Disclaimer: All the beautifully and individually crafted characters belong to a wonderful Mrs. J.K. Rowling.
A/N: Well we are finally getting rolling...
Chapter 4: First Recall (In which Draco begins to remember...)
Draco was at midsummer's at six thirty. He remembered Ginny's threat and did not dare doubt her. Six thirty became six thirty four. Draco looked at his watch again. It was only six forty five. Draco sighed, folded his arms, placed them on the table, and buried his head in them.
"No. Please...don't!"
"Silence wench! You were supposed to bring it to me!" a man roared.
"I tried!"
The man laughed coldly. "Yes, and you failed as well. Draco, retrieve my cane. Draco?"
"Draco?" Ginny said as she shook his shoulder gently. "Draco, are you okay?"
Draco sat up breathing heavily. He didn't speak right away. He needed to try and hold on to the dream but it was steadily slipping away. Draco thought it was just a nightmare. He need not panic. But it seemed so real he thought.
"Draco?" Ginny asked again. He looked up at her and he got this woozy feeling again (with a mixture of relief.)
"So this man you can't make out is attacking a woman?"
"No, I can make out the man. He's tall, muscular; he had fancy black robes, and long blond hair. It's the woman I can't make out."
"Your father." Ginny said quietly.
"Pardon?"
"You were dreaming about your father." Draco's jaw dropped.
"There's no way he is that cruel." Draco said. Even his own words didn't convince him.
"Do you want the truth?" Ginny said arching a brow. Draco nodded. "Cruel is an understatement."
"They spent the rest of the evening chatting over dinner. Draco was grateful for this. It took his mind off of his dream. Ginny told him about Draco's exploits at Hogwarts. He was quite the arse but a funny one. The dinner was coming to a close, when Draco saw a familiar walking down the pavement toward them.
"Harry." Draco said quietly staring over Ginny's shoulder. A panicky feeling came over him. This was the second time he had been out without informing him.
"Harry?" Ginny said in confusion. She followed Draco's gaze, turned around and saw a miffed looking Harry marching toward them.
"MALFOY!" Harry yelled as he approached the table. "Are you aware of what the hell you're doing?!"
"I...am having dinner with Virginia Weasley." Draco answered simply. He found it very easy to cover up his fear of Harry.
"I don't ca- Ginny?" Harry said looking confused. He turned around and gave a gasp of surprise. Ginny was smiling at him brightly. "Ginny! It's been ages how're you?" He beamed. He conjured a chair and sat next to her.
"I'm great! We've missed you at the Burrow. Mum's been having kittens about how you don't visit."
"I know but work is just so consuming," he glanced quickly at Draco, "at the moment. I bet if..." at this point Draco saw red.
"Ahem!" he said loudly. "Sorry to burst the reconciliation bubble Potter, but I was on a date." Draco said as he grit his teeth together. Harry looked at him.
"Of course Malfoy. I'll leave you two to it. See you at home." Harry said to Draco. He gave Ginny a kiss on the cheek, then said to her "I'll see you later." Then he disapparated.
"What was that?" Draco asked angrily the moment Harry had gone.
"What?" Ginny asked pantomiming innocence.
"You know perfectly well what!"
"Oh, if you must know," said Ginny dramatically, "while we were at Hogwarts I had an immense crush on Harry. When I stopped liking him, he started liking me so we did this whole love tango of sorts. You tortured us about it of course."
"Did I?" Draco asked with interest.
A/N: I am aware that Ginny's real name is Ginevra but I like Virginia better. Anyway
Stay tuned for Chapter five! In which Draco and Harry argue (as usual) and Draco continues with his disturbing recollection.
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