Disclaimer: Harry Potter and like characters belong to J.K. Rowling, I just like playing with them.

Chapter Two – Welcome Back

The rumbling and squealing of the train coming to a stop woke Ginny from her short nap. Hermione was sitting across from her, reading their new Defense Against the Dark Arts book, Ron and Harry nowhere to be seen.

"You should hurry up and change, Luna said she'd meet you outside the train." With this she slid the book into her bag and after smoothing her skirt, left her alone in the compartment.

She quickly changed into her uniform, and went to meet Luna outside the train. This time when they arrived at the carriages she could see the thestrals.

"Amina, you need to put o your uniform. We're almost there." Draco shook her awake causing her to hit him and fell to the floor with a curse.

"Merde, you scared me." She picked herself up taking the bag to go change her clothes. Amina returned a few minutes later, the train coming to a stop just as she opened the sliding door, causing her to fall once more.

"Nice Grace." Draco extended his hand, pulling her to a standing position again and led the way out of the train. All second years and above took the carriages to the castle while the first years were led across the lake by Hagrid.

"This is not as fine as Beauxbatons but I'm sure I can manage. Aunt Marie attended school here, she told my cousin Facal and I that there's even a ghost for a teacher!" Amina went on and on about the things she'd heard as they made their way to the Great Hall only to be hushed by Professor Dumbledore a few minutes later.

Ginny and Luna chatted about the summer occurrences throughout the carriage ride. When they reached the Great Hall the two separated and Ginny took a seat with her roommates. The new students were sorted into their houses including a girl in her year transferring from Beauxbatons. The girl, whose name she found to be Amina LeStrange was sorted into Slytherin and took a seat next to Draco Malfoy.

After the feast they headed to the Gryffindor Common Room for the night. Once again she was plagued by sleeplessness and after lying awake in bed for almost an hour she left through the common room to take a walk outside.

There was already a light fog rising from the lake leaving dew on the grass. Just as she approached the tree she had planned to sit under, Ginny heard a voice ask:

"Who's there?"

Draco and Amina had parted in the common room, and he went to make sure all his things were in his dorm room. His roommates fell asleep one by one, soon leaving him alone. Since there was no chance he could wake Amina he left the dungeons for a walk.

Once he had snuck outside he took a seat underneath a tree by the lake. He sat there so long he watched the fog rise from the water. Suddenly he looked up to see someone walking towards him. By instinct he said:

"Who's there?"

"Malfoy? What are you doing out here?" Ginny demanded as she pulled her dressing gown tighter around her.

"I could ask you the same thing. Let's discuss detention now, because I think you're in for a whole lot of it." He stood from the now dewy grass with a smirk, taking a few steps towards her.

"We should as both of us are prefects. Or we could just forget this whole encounter ever happened." Ginny put her hands on her hips, smiling up at him while he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"I suppose you're right. If that's how we're going to handle this then I have to say goodnight." As he walked away from her he stopped and looked back, "Get to bed Weasley!" With a sigh she started back to the castle as well.

When Ginny made it back to her dorm room she stopped to think of her encounter with bloody Draco Malfoy. Damn she hoped it never happened again.