Ginny had come back from outside. As she made her way up to her dormitory, she thought about how sad she would be if Draco actually went far enough to kill himself. Sure, Ginny had thought about it herself, but if he actually did it, she didn't know what she'd do with herself. She went and flopped on her bed after walking into her dormitory, sitting up; she pulled the small razor knife that she had taken from Draco. She could tell he had used it before because there were blood stains up the side. She was about to wipe it off, when she remembered what her uncle had said to her about knives.... "The blood stays on it baby girl", she smiled, remembering her uncle's belly laugh after he had seen the frightened look on her face. Ginny put the knife safely in the drawer next to her bed, got her PJs on, and slowly drifted off to sleep
Mean while......
Harry potter was
sitting in the common room with Shawnee...his girlfriend. They were
having a heated discussion about what they thought was happening with
their relationship
"Shawnee, I've told you, I love you, and
I love Ron as a brother, I think he needs to know what his sister is
doing" said Harry
"I know Harry, I know, but I just don't think you should tell him, first of all, she'd kill me, and second of all, Ginny truly believes that malfoy has changed" said Shawnee
"Yeah, changed my butt" said Harry
"Harry, please be reasonable" said Shawnee
"I'll think about it" he said, standing up, kissing Shawnee and heading for bed
Ginny woke up the next
morning at seven o'clock to a ray of sunlight. She smiled to herself,
and got dressed.
Meanwhile
Harry and Ron had just woken
up and went down to play some chess.
Ron was winning, of course,
but Harry didn't really care. He was too distracted. Just then,
Shawnee, Tasha, and Hermione walked into the Common Room.
"Shawnee,
we need to talk," said Harry.
Tashe sat down. "Weasley,
I'll play you in chess. Prepare to meet your match."
"Fine,
Tasha," said Ron, rolling his eyes. They began a fierce battle.
Hermione sat down to watch.
"What is it, Harry?" said
Shawnee.
"I have to tell, him, Shawn, I have to." said
Harry.
Shawnee looked alarmed. "You promised, Harry."
"I said I would think about it. I have to tell him that
despite his wishes, his younger sister is dating a guy totally wrong
for her." said Harry.
"First of all, Harry Potter, you
cannot tell her what to do. Second, so what? He has changed."
said Shawnee defensively. "And finally, why do you care so
much?"
It took a short while for Harry to answer. "Shawnee,
it's what is best for her."
Shawnee rolled her eyes. "You
have no idea what is best for Ginny." And at this, she
went down to breakfast.
Ginny walked down the staircase to the
Common Room. Tasha and Ron were playing chess, and Tasha looked as if
she was winning, while Hermione watched.
Ginny was going to go
down to breakfast, but Harry beckoned her over.
"Harry, what
is it?"
"Why are you doing this, Ginny?" said
Harry in a whisper.
Ginny was confused. "I am going down to
breakfast, Harry, now excuse me."
"Ginny, I know you
are seeing Malfoy."
There was a pause.
"Who told
you that?" said Ginny.
"That isn't important,"
said Harry. "Look, he isn't right for you."
Ginny was
getting annoyed. "So you think you know what's best for me?
Well, Harry, you don't." And she marched off to eat breakfast.
Draco grimaced in pain.
Another cut was added to the collection on his wrist. Ginny may have
his razor knife, but he had the pocket knife, which strangely hurt
more than the razor.
He had found the pocket knife on a muggle
street one day last year, and kept it since, feeling it may come in
handy. And it did, for the first time, today.
He was in his
dormitory. The one he used to share with Crabbe and Goyle, but not
anymore...
Draco quickly put the sleeve of his robe down and
walked out of his dorm room, to the Slytherin Common Room. He could
hear whispers about him, rumors of romance, lies and deceit, and it
was amazing that no one knew he was suicidal.
Draco walked down
to breakfast. He sat at the end of the table, facing the rest of his
schoolmates. He wouldn't sit with his back to them if he had too.
They couldn't be trusted.
He looked around. Every one was chipper
and happy. It was sickening. How could everyone else be so happy when
he is so unhappy?
Truthfully he was jealous. Jealous that most of
everyone here had proper family. Jealous that near everyone here was
happy.
Draco picked up his fork bitterly. He knew how grumpy he
must look, and frankly, he didn't care. He ate his porridge feeling
that if nobody cared for him, he won't care for anyone else either.
Shawnee you told
him!!!" siad Ginny as she walked over to Shawnee.
"He
promised not to tell Ron" said Shawnee.
"Well he is
going to tell Ron" said Ginny.
"He is so immature he
doesn't respect you" said Shawnee.
"You have to stop him"
said Ginny.
"Me!?! Why me?" said Shawnee.
"You
told him and you can stop him" said Ginny.
"Look I
can't" said Shawnee.
"Why?" asked Ginny.
"I
won't meddle in your life" said Shawnee.
"Look keep him
away from Ron okay and make sure he forgets about telling him"
said Ginny.
"Okay" said Shawnee.
Ron, Harry and Hermione
just finished with Potions.
"God, I hate Snape! He gave us a
12 inch long report on the 1,000 uses of troll bladders." Ron
made a disgusted face. "And it's due tomorrow!"
"Well,
Ron, maybe if you did your studies you would know all of them by
now." said Hermione.
Harry laughed. "Hermione, I don't
think even you know all 1,000."
Hermione frowned.
"Oh, my gosh, Harry, you're right! I only know 994!" and
Hermione ran off mumbling the 994 she already knew.
"Where
do you think she's going Harry?" said Ron sarcastically. "Not
the library?" Ron and Harry laughed.
Shawnee walked
over. "Hi Harry." she kissed him. "How was Potions?"
Harry sighed. "Snape still hates us... we have a 12 inch
report on troll bladders due tomorrow."
Shawnee frowned.
"That doesn't seem fair. Harry we need to talk..."
"Um,
Shawn, we have to go to Transfiguration." said Harry.
Shawnee
frowned again. "Well, okay, Harry. Bye." She waved goodbye.
Ron turned to Harry. "What was that all about?" he said
as they set off for Transfiguration.
"Nothing, Ron."
said Harry quickly.
Ron had the strangest feeling that Harry
wasn't telling him something, but he would have to wait until lunch
to find out.
