Letters to Ginny
Chapter 6: New Conclusions
Authors Note: I AM SO SORRY!!! I am so sorry for keeping everybody waiting this long! cries softly I had a bad case of writers block and I had to study for finals in school. So here's chapter 6. Please enjoy and review!
(Ginny's dorm, mid December, Saturday night, sleepover!)
"So Gin, how's it going with Draco? Are you totally head over heels for him?" Kat was very inquisitive about others relations.
"I'll tell you if you will tell me what it was like with Brendan. I just want to know, and are you absolutely in love with him." Ginny wanted to know if the feeling in the pit of her stomach was an ulcer or her heart telling her that she loved him with all of her being.
"Oh, it was amazing Gin. Like nothing I've ever felt before. And the important thing that I learned was to make sure that I was ready. I was happy that I waited and didn't do it last September with Devon. I only liked him for his body."
Devon was a sixth year from Ravenclaw that Kat had been dating for two years. When he asked her to sleep with him she broke up with him and went out with Brendan a few months later.
"Let's not talk about stupid gits like that here tonight. I will not have it. And I am so happy for you!" Ginny said and gave Kat a big hug.
"Ok Gin, time to fess up. How do you feel about him?" Beccs asked from her side of the popcorn bowl on top of Ginny's bed. They had placed and engorgement charm on so they could all fit onto it.
"I think I love him girls. But I have a question…" Ginny said.
"What is it?" Beccs asked.
"Whenever I am around him I get this wiggly feeling in my stomach, like I want to throw up. But it's only when I see him in the halls. When I am snogging him or something, I feel like I am free. That no one can hurt me. Like I feel that I am safe in his arms. I feel protected. I don't know what the stomach feeling is though, maybe it's anticipation. I don't know." Ginny answered honestly.
Kat and Beccs looked at each other. "You love him." They said together.
(A/N: YAY!!!!!)
"I knew it! I knew I loved him but I just wanted to confirm. And you gurls don't hate me for falling for him do you? I would hate it if you did."
"Of course we don't hate you! You can't plan who you fall for. It just happens." Beccs said.
And on that they went on discussing everything until Saturday morning, and the long awaited quidditch match against Slytherin.
(Next morning before the game)
"Ginny! Love, come here for a sec." Draco said as everyone was eating breakfast before that morning's game.
"Hey, Draco." Ginny said as she walked over to him at the Slytherin table and giving him a kiss.
As they broke apart, Ginny asked, "What is it baby?"
"I need to talk to you about something. Follow me." He said and held her hand and led her out of the hall, with many people whistling at them. "Would you lot of prats shut up?!" Draco shouted at the idiots doing the whistling. Mostly Slytherin house.
The whistling stopped and he led her to the bottom of the grand stair case out of earshot and sight of anyone.
"What is it Draco? Has something happened?" Ginny asked.
"This morning I got a letter from my mother saying that a group of aurors came to our house last night to arrest my father. The ministry finally had enough evidence to arrest him after the incident in the department of mysteries this summer."
"What happened Draco?" Draco had an unreadable expression on his face.
"They came to the house to arrest him, and he put up a fight. Managing to wound one auror. They killed him Gin." He looked into her eyes with that unreadable expression again.
"Oh, Draco, baby I am so sorry." She gave him a hug and he held her close for a while.
"I hated him though. I'm glad he's dead. But I need to go and see my mother. And attend to his preparations and all. And I was wondering if you could come with me. For support, and I want you to meet my mother. She would like you. I hope you come with me Ginny. I mean I would be leaving at the start of holiday next weekend and you could spend as much time at the manor as you wanted. If you are comfortable with this and all. I don't want you to go for the sake of pleasing me ok?" Draco looked at her with a small look of pleading.
"I will think about it Draco and get back to you at dinner ok? I need to floo my mum and ask her. I also need to tell her about us… but that's a completely different subject. And we'd best be getting down to the Quidditch pitch; the other players are starting to leave."
Ginny said as part of the teams started to make there ways out of the hall.
"Thank you for thinking Gin. You don't know how much this means to me. And I wish you luck today. Hope your brother's keeper skills are up to snuff."
"Well you guys are gonna need all the luck you can get. Harry and Ron have both been practicing every night this week. None of our chasers can score a goal on him." Ginny said with a smile at her beloved.
"Thanks lovely. Who will you be supporting today?" Draco asked as he led her out the entrance hall doors and out into the light snow that had started to fall after the many days of blizzards, making the grounds look like a winter beauty.
"I think I will be supporting both today," as she removed her winter coat and showed him her ensemble of red, green, gold and silver.
"I think it goes along with the holiday season. Very festive." And Draco kissed her lightly on the forehead.
"Thank you. Now, you have to go get ready and I have to get this blasted snow out of my hair." Ginny said shaking her hair violently trying to get the flakes out.
"But it looks beautiful; you look like a snow queen, my snow queen." Draco said as he bent down to pull her into a long passion filled kiss.
"Get a room you lot!" Ron said as he walked by with his arm precariously low on Hermione's back, with Harry walking in front of them, his I-pod blasting a Nickelback
song.
"Shut up Ron! I never tell you that when you are on the common room couch snogging Hermione like there's no tomorrow." Ginny said and went back to kissing Draco.
"Fine." Ron walked off in a huff, yet again having been defeated by his sister and her boyfriend.
"I love it when they're mad at us." Draco said starting to cheer up.
"I love it when you're bad." Ginny said tugging on his shirt and pulling him down to her level to kiss him again.
"Ginny, I've got to go play; the crowd is starting to get here." Draco said breaking apart from Ginny as she started to pout.
"Don't do that to me Gin, you look so cute when you do."
"Fine. But can I have a good-bye kiss? And I have to go find my girls and sit with them. It's a tradition. We've never missed a game." Ginny smiled and he kissed her on the lips one last time before running off to the changing rooms.
"Bye Gin!" He shouted as he ran off.
(In the stands. Ginny is sitting with Kat, Beccs and Richard.)
"Go Brendan!" Kat shouted as Madam Hooch blew her whistle for the game to begin.
"Go Draco!" Ginny yelled.
"And Ron!" Beccs shouted.
Brendan was a beater on the Gryffindor team. Malfoy was Slytherin seeker, and Ron was the Gryffindor keeper.
"Girls, I've got something I want to talk to you about." Ginny said to her friends, sitting down on the stands.
"What is it?" Kat asked.
"You can't tell anyone do you all understand?"
"Yes hon. What is it?"
"Draco's father, a real git, was killed last night by aurors. His mother is really upset, and he has to get things at home straightened out over the holiday next weekend."
"His dad died? That's got to suck." Beccs said.
"Well, you never knew his father. Anyway, he wants me to come to Malfoy manor over the holiday and spend it with him. And he wants to introduce me to his mother. And from what he told me of his mother she is an amazing woman, part veela. And I have to ask my mum, and she doesn't even know about us. What should I do girls?" Ginny asked.
"Go with him over the holidays? What is your family going to do?" Beccs asked.
"They are going to visit Charlie this year. They haven't seen him in a long time. So Ron and Harry are staying over break." Ginny replied.
"I think you should tell your mum the truth. You never know how she'll act 'till you tell her, you know?" Kat suggested.
"Ok. Right. Now, back to the game." Ginny said with a look of determination on her face as she cheered for her dragon.
(Later after the game)
"Congratulations you guys!" Ginny said as she walked up to the castle with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Kat, Brendan, Beccs, Richard and Draco, with his arm slinked around her shoulders.
"Thanks Ginny." Harry said.
To Draco, she said, "Bad luck love, sorry."
"It's alright, Potter and your team played much better than us today. Good game." Draco said as he offered a hand to Harry and His friends.
Harry looked a bit shocked for a minute, but extended his own hand to shake Draco's. "Good game yourself Malfoy. Thanks." Harry said awkwardly.
Draco then turned to shake Ron's hand in congratulations. "Good game Weasley."
Ron looked stunned. For a minute he just stood there, looking at the outstretched hand before him. Finally, after Draco was just about to give up and put his hand down, Ron shook it. "Good game mate." Ron said as he shook Draco's hand heartily.
The small crowd surrounding them looked stunned that Ron had just been… nice… to Malfoy…
(A/N: Sign of the apocalypse!!)
"Umm… Ron, could I have a word with you?" Ginny asked her brother after he had stopped shaking Draco's hand,
"Sure Gin."
They walked back towards the quidditch pitch.
"Ron? Is that you in there? What was that just now?" Ginny asked.
"I've come to a new conclusion. So far in your adventures with Malfoy I have noticed that a.) he has been nice to you beyond all reasonable niceness I thought he could behold.
b.) You seem so happy when you are around him, and I don't want to see you unhappy Ginny." Ron said.
Gunny wiped a tear of joy off her cheek. "Ron you have no idea how much this means to me!" And she threw her arms around her brother and gave him a huge hug.
"You're welcome Gin. I just want to see you happy." Ron said.
"Thank you Ron. And there is something I want to talk to you about as soon as I talk to mum, ok?" She asked him.
"Sure Gin. What ever it is I am here for you ok?"
"Good. Now I have to go to my fireplace and make a floo call to mum." Ginny said.
(Later in front of Ginny's fireplace)
"Mum? Are you there? It's Ginny I need to talk to you." Ginny said, sticking her head into the fireplace.
"Ginny? What's wrong dear? Is everything ok?" Molly Weasley stepped into the view of the fireplace in the kitchen of the burrow.
"Everything's grand mum, I just wanted to have a talk with you about some things. And
can you promise me that you will not flip out about it and are you alone?" Ginny asked.
"Yes I'm alone. And I will try not to 'flip' as you put it. What's the matter?"
"Ok." Ginny took a deep breath. "Since the week before Halloween, I have been going out with Draco Malfoy."
"Ginny… are you aware of the fact that if any of your brothers, especially Ron, finds out they will skin him alive. You are aware of this correct?" Her mother said.
"Actually Ron's known since Halloween. And this afternoon after the quidditch match he had an epiphany. And he says that it's ok that I am seeing Malfoy. Ron's happy for me mum. And he approves."
"Ginny, there is something you are not telling me. What is it?"
"Draco's father was killed last night by aurors when they tried to arrest him for the antics at the ministry last summer. And Draco invited me to spend the holiday with him and his mother at the Malfoy manor. Mum, before you make your decision, I want you to know two things. One, I have no intention of doing anything this holiday. And second, I love him mother, I feel safe around him, like I never want to leave. And I have heard many wonderful things about his mother. She sounds like a wonderful person. And I also heard that she has a temper you do not want to meet. I thought she sounded a bit like you. And Harry accepts Draco too. And I hope you will let me go, I know our families have history, but there's no reason to hate someone whose father was a cruel man, not his son." Ginny said.
"Ginny… I will let you go on one condition. I will be sending an owl to Narcissa Malfoy about this weekend. And once I hear back from her, and make sure you two are in separate rooms, I will let you go. I will send you my reply by owl. Ok? And I am happy that you have found someone you love; just don't make any rash decisions. Alright?" Molly Weasley said to her daughter.
"Thank you mum! Thank you so much. I'll go tell Draco to send an owl to his mother about you sending her an owl." Ginny said, very gratefully.
"Thank you. And do tell Draco that I am sorry for his loss."
"I will mum. Thank you again. Bye! Love you!" And Ginny pulled her head out of the fire and ran downstairs to Kat's room to tell her the news.
(Great Hall, Dinner)
"Draco!" Ginny called as he walked in to dinner.
"Hey love." He put his hand around her waist and kissed her on the forehead. "What' going on?"
"I've asked my mother. And she said yes, on two conditions, if I get my own room, and if she sends an owl to your mother. And she sends her sympathy." Ginny said smiling up at him.
"Ok. Let me tell my mother. Want to come with me to the owlry?" Draco asked.
"Sure, let me get my stuff. I can drop it off in the tower on the way. But you have to be a good boy and not come in with me. Ok?" Ginny smirked at him.
"Did you just smirk at me? You little witch." He smiled playfully at her.
"You wait just one minute." Ginny went off to grab her stuff.
"Gin, where you goin'." Asked Kat, halfway through snogging Brendan.
"Owlry. Got to mail a letter. Be back later." Ginny ran back to Draco. "Ready." She said.
(Owlry)
"Now to continue our earlier conversation, you have been a bad boy." She stood on her toes, placed her hands around his neck for support, and started playfully nibbling at his ear.
"Oi! Gin what are you doing?" Draco said trying to suppress a low moan.
"Your punishment Mr. Malfoy. You have been bad." She continued while Draco tried to get his owl.
"Gin, I've got to get to my owl. I want to tell my mother that you will be coming." Draco said trying to get out of her clutches but trying not to knock her over because she was precariously balanced.
"Fine." Ginny said.
Draco mailed his letter to his mother.
"Now, you are coming to the manor for Christmas. You can punish me then." Draco replied with another smirk.
Ginny pouted. "Gin… don't do that. You know"
Ginny lunged at his face and started snogging him. Another evening was spent snogging by our hero's.
What will happen next time? Find out soon!
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