..::AN: Thanks guys! u rock, im really busy right now and im sorry the chapter is short but im having writers block. But thanks i luv ya'll If anyone here's elfwood fans look me up under Amanda Emyln Moss i got a ginny piece in my fanart im kinda proud of. Hopefully i'll have a big update before school starts::..

Ron and Hermione both shouted at the same time, jumping to their feet, their eyes wide in

horror. Ginny looked to Draco who also had a shocked expression on his face, Ginny felt

like she should drop his hand. But instead she tightened her grip on it as Ron pushed

several people, slightly roughly, out of the way of he came striding up angrily towards his

sister.

"What's he doing here?" Ginny seethed, her temper rising seeing how

overprotective her brother still was. Draco said nothing, smirking to see the look on the

red headed brothers face. Before he could help himself he had snaked his arm around

Ginny just to watch Ron's face turn more red. Sure he had changed, but this was still

Ronald Weasley.

Draco still couldn't stand the guy, he was annoying, overbearing towards Ginny

even when she was still at school, and had a jealousy problem. He had been a bit cocky,

for a Gryffindor back at school which added to the reasons Draco didn't like him in

school.

"Ron relax!" Hermione protested, she wore a light blue gown and surprisingly

Ron's tie matched perfectly. She tried to grab a hold of his arm but he shrugged her off.

"What the hell do you think your doing?!" he bellowed at Ginny. Ginny raised her

head to him defensively.

"Dancing?" she said, her voice stern yet cool showing she wasn't afraid of him.

"Try all out snogging! And Malfoy no less!" Ron yelled. A small vein was pulsing

on the side of his head, he turned towards Draco. "And what the hell are you doing

touching my sister?!" he yelled again.

"I know exactly what I'm doing Weasley, now if you don't mind I believe I've got

a speech to make." he said leading Ginny up towards the podium with him. But Ron cut

him off again.

"What sort of curse have you put on her?!" He yelled again. He roughly grabbed a

hold of Ginny's wrist and pulled her away from Draco's side. Ginny's face contorted with

pain for a minute and she tried to wrench it out of his grip. He wasn't trying to hurt her,

she knew that, but he could never control his temper.

"I didn't do anything, she was kissing me of her own accord. Now you better let

her go before she hurts you.." Draco warned, crossing his arms. Ron pulled his wand out

of his robes threateningly, Draco didn't even bother to flinch.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER YOU DEATH EATER SCUM!?!" Ron

bellowed, all the guests' jaws dropped at hearing the owner of Vraleish being referred to

as a Death Eater.

"RON!" Ginny yelled, her hand came into contact with the side of her brothers

face. He released her instantly, his hand flying up to hold his brightly coloured face. "You

take that back! Honestly your impossible! When was the last time you even talked to

Draco?!" she yelled at him.

"Well..I uh...What does it matter?! Its Malfoy!" Ron snapped back. Ginny glared

at him, stepping back beside Draco.

"He's changed, besides you don't even know him." she said crossing her own

arms. She looked at Draco, his jaw was set firmly and he didn't look at her at all. Why

wasn't he saying anything?

"What did you do to her?!" Ron roared again, looking at Hermione for help. She

remained silent just watching the going-ons. "Don't you have to say anything?!" he

roared at her. Hermione jumped and stepped closer to the three.

"Well, I think Ginny's got a point, I mean we haven't talked to Malfoy since

graduation..." she started.

"What have you been drinking Hermione?!" Ron yelled, Ginny heard the chains

of the chandelier tinkle. "If Harry was here he'd tell you and Ginny both how out of your

minds you are!"

"The Mu-Granger finally said something smart for a change. You all didn't even

know the first thing about me in school..which I'm not really unhappy about after all you

we're a punch of do-goodie pansies. But by the looks of it you haven't changed much

Weasley." he shot back cooly.

Ginny looked up at Draco, where had that come from? She had expected some

sort of sly but witty comeback, not something like that.

"We knew your father was a Death Eater..isn't that enough? Plus you were a

slimy worthless git of a Slytherin" snapped Ron.

Draco rolled his eyes. "So that's it then? Because every child is exactly like their

parents?

You study batteries in your spare time and Granger there likes to inspect peoples mouths?

My what dumpster did you get your education in Weasley?"

Ginny continued to look at Draco, feeling quite hurt by what he was saying. Sure

Ron was being a prat, but he was still her brother. Why wasn't Draco taking that into

account?

"How about you sod off and leave me and your sister alone, stop playing this

'brave' brother coming to her rescue I wasn't hurting her. See any physical damage?

Bruises? Maybe a couple beating marks from where I forced her to dance with me?"

Draco smirked, taunting Ron had been one of his favorite past times.

Ron said nothing, he just looked angrier, his breath was heavy and he looked like

he wanted to strangle Draco with his bare hands.

"Now how about you go back to your table with your mudblood girlfriend and

leave me and your sister the hell enough alone." Draco ordered, waving his hand at the

two. Ginny looked at him horrified, Hermione glared and Ron shot a dirty look at his

sister.

"Changed has he?" Ron asked, in a 'I-told-you-so' sort of way. Ginny stepped

away from Draco, like she was looking at an angel in her dreams turn into a demon.

Draco looked at her, his face softening but Ginny just looked at him with wide eyes.

Before he knew it she had gathered up her skirts and ran rather gracefully considering her

footwear, up the great entrance's steps and through one of the rotating doors.

Ginny stopped in the main parking lot, letting go of her hold on her dress she put a

hand to her forehead, massaging her temples.

"What just happened? How did Draco just change like that? I stuck up for him

and he goes and pulls out the old him to not only make me look like a liar but him like a

total jerk." she thought desperately. She swore quietly as she heard a loud rumble right

overhead, distinctively thunder.

Holding back the tears that were brimming in her eyes, she tried to push away the

overpowering feeling of disappointment she was feeling. How could he let her down like

that? She had expected him to make some wise and thought provoking speech, to make

everyone see how he had changed. How could they possibly believe that now? Everyone

had just witnessed the row they had experienced in there, he had even called Hermione a

mudblood. Just like he had in school.

"Ginny!" someone yelled quite a ways behind her. Ginny sighed, pursing her lips

to stop them from shaking, then turned to see Draco across the parking lot from her at the

top of the stairs.

Ginny crossed her arms and looked at the pavement. She heard him start to run

slowly over to her but she looked up and heard herself say;

"Stop." quietly. He did, looking a little surprised.

"I'm sorry Gin I-" he started. Ginny stopped him by raising a hand, a gentle mist

started to come down but she ignored it.

"Stay there because if you come closer I wont be able to say what I want to. What

was that in there Draco?" she asked quietly, her voice full of hurt and confusion.

"I-I'm not sure, but your brother he.." he began defensively, Ginny gave a small

cold laugh.

"So that's it? Your going to point at my brother and just say its all his fault?"

"You were there Ginny! He came at me out of nowhere! What the hell was I

supposed to do? Just stand there and take that?"

"Of course not!" she said desperately. "But you didn't have to act like you did!

How could you call Hermione a mudblood after she even defended you!" she felt her skin

wet with the light rain, tears starting to find their way out of her eyes as the rain started to

come down a little harder.

"I..don't know." he said quietly, he ran a hand through his hair. Ginny took a

shaky breath throwing her hands up a little.

"I was so sure you had changed, I believed it with every cell in my body. But after

that I'm not so sure." she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her heart felt like it was

breaking into a thousand pieces. Who knew that within the time it took a song to start

then end, she could fall so completely head over heels, then have her heart shattered like

delicate glass.

"I have changed Ginny, you know that." he said, there was a hint of pleading in

his voice, but she also her anger and that threw her a little more.

"Have you?" she asked quietly. There was a silent pause, that lasted way too long

for Ginny's liking. She shook her head and looked at him one last time before walking

away from the hall and Draco.

Ginny sighed stepping into her hotel room and closing the door behind her. She

flicked her wand watching her stuff appear in the room neatly. As soon as she smelt the

smell of her old room at the manor, sobs choked at her. She collapsed on a simple ivory

chaise, holding her head in her hands.

She felt so strange and full of doubts. She had felt so sure, so completely and

utterly sure that he had changed, she had loved that change, loved him for that. Now that

she didn't have that sense of secureness that he was different, that he may still be like he

was before, her world felt like it was crashing down, and there was no one there to help

her pick up the pieces.

She was soaked, her dress would be ruined if she didn't fix it soon. She got up and

wiped her eyes on a tissue she pulled from the box beside the bed, looking down at the

smudged eyeliner, mascara, and glittering eyeshadow. She smiled bitterly at how when

she had looked at herself in the vanity mirror at the manor she had felt on top of her

game, better then ever and looking awesome while doing it. Now she felt she looked like

a drowned red furry rat who felt like her point score was in the negatives.

She fixed her dress with her wand quickly and took it off, hanging it up carefully

in the closet before climbing into a hot shower. Her mind was numb while she got in,

then out quite a while later of the steamy shower, and while she got dressed in a light

green tank top and matching pajama bottoms.

Then ordering up room service Ginny was attempting to drown her sorrows in a

bucket of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, a carton of her favorite chocolate

milk while watching Sex and the City. It was then she noticed about thirty envelopes

being slipped under her door. There was a gentle knock followed by a slightly muffled.

"These came at the main desk for you, with some strange birds..do you want them

sent up here too?" said a confused voice. Ginny sighed picking up the envelopes and

opening the door forcing herself to smile.

"My brother he's in the circus..strange people you know. You can just let them all

go, I'm sorry for any inconvenience." she handed him a muggle tip that was too large

really, but she didn't notice or care and closed the door in the bellhops face.

She flipped through them all, they were all from Ron. She slammed them angrily

on the small table that was by the window. She didn't give a damn what her brother had

to say right about now. Sighing she went back to her ice cream and television show.

Draco swore loudly, throwing the expensive crystal decanter that held his

Firewhisky watching it shatter against his bedroom wall and spray the goldish-brown

liquid everywhere. He picked up one of the antique crystal glasses and through that too.

"How could I have been so stupid? To just let her walk away like that!" he yelled

aloud at himself. He knew he had changed, and now that he wasn't watching her, hearing

her sounding so heart, feeling his heart breaking for her, he could think of a thousand

different ways how he had changed.

"One I used to loathe the idea of staying with one person, Two I didn't I believe I

could fall in love with anyone, let alone a Weasley. Three I didn't think anyone could

ever, ever care about me like she did. Four, I didn't turn out to be a Death Eater. Five I

don't really care what blood people are. Six.." he shattered another decanter. "SIX I

WASN'T EVEN REALLY WHAT THEY THOUGHT I WAS THEN!!" he yelled, he

turned and put his head against the wall. Pounding the wall angrily with his fist.

He continued to swear angrily at himself. He wanted to find her, hold her, kiss her

and just tell her how sorry he was. But would she listen? Was that really what she wanted

to hear? He couldn't tell if she had wanted him to just beg for her to forgive him, or to go

and stab his wand through his eye.

He left his room slamming the door noisily. He wandered aimlessly to Ginny's

room, he didn't dare even think old room. And sat down on her bed, laying down, he felt

the pillow was a little hard. He picked it up to try and fix it, but that was when he saw a

bright red book, half open with the title.

"The Witch and the Cathedral." he read. He picked it up, it smelt lightly of

vanilla. He looked at the back and read how it was a tail about a witch who regained her

faith in the world after the death of her father, by being inspired by paintings in a

cathedral.

Sighing angrily Draco fell asleep, fully dressed, angry and bitter at the world.