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"Ginny…… Ginny wait!!"
Draco suddenly came to his senses when he realised that he was left sitting in the bath on his lonesome, and Peeves had just spewed to his girlfriend that he had cheated. He immediately jumped out of the cooling bath water, grabbed a towel and legged it out of the room, just in time to see Ginny pull her blouse over her head and make her way to the door.
"Ginny!" Draco rushed to stand infront of the door, blocking Ginny's escape.
Ginny's face was so red, it was a miracle that she hadn't killed off any blood cells. She didn't look directly at Draco. Instead she looked at a spot on the wall, just next to his head. This infuriated Draco.
"Ginny…… LOOK at me!"
This, Ginny did, but the evil glint in her eye suggested that Draco was really in for it.
"Ok Malfoy! You have my attention. WHAT do you have to say?"
Draco gulped. He really didn't know what to say. Never in a million years did he think that this would come back to haunt him. "Look Ginny… I just wanted to say that I'm sor-"
"Its true then?" Ginny snapped.
"Sorry?" Draco asked confused.
Ginny stood at a slight angle, with her hands on her hips. "Well I don't see you standing there trying to deny it. It must be"
Draco gulped again and Ginny scowled. "I guessed as much."
"Look Ginny. It's not what you think"
Ginny forced a laugh. "Oh that's rich, coming from you."
Ginny threw her head back and looked at the ceiling, while trying to calm her breathing. Draco watched her warily, wondering what she was thinking. She suddenly spoke, startling Draco.
"Hermione was right all along. Harry too. I should have put a stop to this while I had the chance. Before I let myself get too involved. Draco Malfoy could never change. He has had almost every girl IN the castle. He's not capable of being faithful to just ONE girl."
Draco rushed forward and grabbed Ginny by the forearms. "No. No that's not true. I love you Ginny Weasley. I love you. That's the difference between you and all the other girls. I never felt anything for them. But I love you-"
"SO THAT'S WHY YOU WENT BEHIND MY BACK AND CHEATED ON ME WAS IT" Ginny screamed in Draco's face.
Draco dropped in gaze to the floor. If he had ever felt worse before, he couldn't think of it right now.
Ginny still had her hands on her hips and was tapping her foot in annoyance by the time Draco looked up. This really wasn't how Draco pictured their relationship going.
Draco took a deep breath, and decided to try again. "Ok. Ginny. I know what this looks like."
Ginny scoffed.
Draco ignored her and carried on. "But I need you to know that-"
"Oh save it you big jerk. I don't really give a toss what you have to say any more. Let's just pretend this never happened."
Draco's heart skipped a beat. "You mean…?"
"Yes. It's over Draco. Kaput. Me and you are finished. Now get out of my way."
Draco wanted to cry… and Malfoy's never cry.
"But Ginny… I-"
"NO. Don't even try it. It's over. Now MOVE"
Draco stood his ground, shaking his head.
"Ok!" Ginny said. She then reached into her back pocket.
Draco saw it happening before it actually happened. Ginny pointed her wand at his chest and yelled….
"RICTUSEMPRA!"
Draco barely had time to blink, before his whole body was hoisted into the air, and went souring across the room, slamming hard into a wall, and falling to the floor in a heap.
He opened his eyes to see Ginny looking at him. He was sure he saw an element of sadness in her eyes, even though her face was set in a stern look. He tried to get up, but having ones body slam into a wall never did any one any good and he just slumped back down from the pain.
Ginny took one last look at him, feeling a mixture of both disgust, and guilt for what she had just performed on him, before she grabbed the door handle, and fled, slamming the door behind her.
Back in the North Tower, it was important to keep a brave face, so as not to let Draco know how much he had hurt her, but now that she was out side, in the empty corridor, the tears were free to fall. And fall they did.
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Hermione was sat in the common room. The majority of Gryffindor house had gone to bed, deciding to get an early night before school he next day.
Hermione was catching up on some revision, well in advance for her NEWTs.
She flicked though page after page of charms when she suddenly heard the portrait door open.
She closed her book and placed it on the small table beside the fire. She then looked over at the portrait hole. No one was there.
Deciding to go and investigate, Hermione stood up and walked over to the portrait hole. No one was there. She then stepped out side and looked around.
"Hello? Who's there?"
When she got no answer, she was about to go back inside, when she heard a sniffling coming from with in the shadows opposite. She edged closer. "Hello. Are you ok?"
Not knowing what to do, Hermione sat down next to the figure, who's face she still couldn't see. She placed a hand on the person's shoulder, who jumped, then suddenly flung them selves in to Hermione's arms, knocking her off balance, and sending her flying to the floor.
Hermione was shocked to say the least. She was about to push the person off, when she noticed a lock of red hair, and suddenly realised that it was…
"Ginny!! What's wrong. What happened?"
Hermione tried to sit up, but Ginny wouldn't budge. She just cried into Hermione's robes.
Hermione, deciding that she couldn't do any thing while Ginny was in this state, decided to let her cry herself out, before she questioned her any more.
Ginny finally stopped crying, and wiped her eyes on her sleeve as she sat up. Hermione sat up too and just watched, waiting for Ginny to speak. When she didn't, Hermione grabbed a hold of her arm and hoisted her up. She then pulled her into the safety of the common room so they couldn't be heard.
"RIGHT. OUT!!" Hermione yelled at the top of her voice to the few remaining people that sat in the common room.
A few first years looked like they had seen a ghost as Hermione stalked towards them. "Didn't you here me. I said OUT!" She yelled.
No one had to be told again, and they all hastily grabbed their belongings and shot off up their own sets of stairs like they had a fire breathing Dragon on the heals.
Hermione smirked, and turned back to Ginny, who, by now, had lodged herself in between the pillows on the sofa. The tears still leaked from her eyes, although they were less now.
Hermione walked over to her and joined her on the sofa. She then transfigured and tissue into a blanket and spread it over them both.
Ginny smiled up at her. "Abusing your privileges as a prefect I see."
Hermione laughed. "Well ill just grab them tomorrow and tell them I was just having an off day." She replied. "Now. Why did I find you crying just now?" Hermione asked, in a serious yet gentle voice.
Ginny opened her mouth to speak, but instead of words coming out, she let out a strangled cry and broke down into another set of sobs.
Hermione, who was still anxious to find out what she was crying about, just put her arms around her and rubbed her back soothingly. "Shhhh" She whispered. "Come on Gin. You need to tell me. Is it something to do with homework?"
Ginny mumbled a 'no' into Hermione's chest.
"Ok. Are you being bullied? Harassed?"
This time Ginny just shook her head.
"Well I'm afraid you're gonna have to tell me coz I am not a sere" Hermione joked.
But Ginny didn't laugh.
"Come on Gin" Hermione pleaded. "I can help."
Ginny paused for thought, before nodding. She lifted her head off of Hermione's chest, and looked her in the eye. Hermione was her friend. If she couldn't tell her then who could she tell. Even though she knew that the moment Hermione found out she would march off down to the dungeons and kill that cheating bastard.
Ginny took a deep breath… and began.
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Since the incident with Potter, Pansy hadn't left the safety of the common room, Incase she bumped into him. Her words with Draco had helped. It was good to get it off her chest.
It was now late in the evening, and she hadn't eaten for who knew how many hours, having skipped dinner.
She looked at the clock on the mantle piece next to the fire. It was 11:23. No wonder she was hungry. From her spot on the sofa, and made her way to the kitchens.
She made her way to the kitchens in record time. Probably trying to get there without being seen by any one, especially Potter.
She gave the pear a stroke, and was allowed entrance to the kitchens.
At the sound that someone had entered, every house elves in the vicinity, dropped what they were doing, and practically pushed each other out of the way, just to get to Pansy first.
"Miss Parkinson." They all chorused at once. (AN/ like the dudes out of Toy Story… haha… THE CLAW!!!…any ways…)
Pansy just laughed. She had to admit. The service here was 5 star.
10 minutes later found Pansy eating a 3 course meal. The house elves were rushing around her feet, constantly asking if she needed any thing.
As Pansy was taking a sip of her Pumpkin juice, she heard the portrait door open, and was shocked to see Draco walk in.
"Draco!" She gasped.
Draco saw her sitting with house elves practically kissing her toes, and touching her hair, and he laughed.
"It's a hard life isn't it?" He joked.
Pansy laughed. She then noticed that he had extremely red blood shot eyes and began to worry. Not may times had she seen Draco cry, thanks to his Malfoy pride, but when it did happen, it was for a very good reason.
"Draco..?" She asked. When he looked her in the eye, Pansy didn't need to go any further. She some how knew the answer to her own question. "Its Ginny isn't it?"
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"Why that little shit!" Hermione seethed. She had been sitting on nails the entire time that Ginny had been talking. Of course, this revelation hadn't come as a surprise to her. She knew all about Draco cheating, but with all the goings on, it had kinda been forgotten about.
Ginny just nodded and sighed.
Hermione knew she should have beaten the crap out of Draco as soon as she found out. But now, the real problem was…. Should she tell Ginny that she knew about Draco cheating? Would it jeopardise their friendship if she did?
Hermione didn't want to go down that route, so for now, she would just ignore it and maybe it would go away.
"So…" Hermione began. "That's it between you? Its over?"
Ginny sighed again. "Yup. I told him it was over. I 'm sure he guessed that much any way." Ginny looked like she was going to cry.
"Look Gin. Its obviously been a long day for you. Why don't you go to bed. Get some sleep and everything will be a lot clearer for you in the morning"
Ginny nodded. She gave Hermione one last hug, thanked her, and made her way over to her staircase.
When Hermione was sure she was gone, she jumped off the sofa, and ran up the boys staircase.
She barged into the 7th year boys dorm, where she caught Seamus in the middle of changing. He screamed at her, but she ignored him. She just ran over to Harry's trunk. She rummaged around for a while, until she found what she was looking for.
She then fled the room, ignoring Ron's protests, trying to get her to spend the night with him.
She then grabbed her jacket, and ran out of the portrait hole.
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"Oh Draco Malfoy. You prize idiot" Pansy said, exasperated. "Here I was complaining about Potter cheating, yet you are just the same."
"What. You knew about it any way. Why does it come as such a big shock to you?"
"It doesn't!" Pansy yelled. "But I'm sure it does to Weasley. You should have been honest wit her to begin with-"
"I know" Draco dropped his head in his hands. "I know what I should have done, but the reality of the situation is that I didn't, and now I have just been dumped. So yay me" Draco said sarcastically and gave a pathetic jump.
Pansy laughed.
Draco summoned a house elf and asked for an extra fork. When it came back, he dug into Pansy's food, much to her displeasure.
They had been eating for a maximum 10 minutes, when the portrait opened again, and in strolled….
"Granger" Draco drawled.
"Yes Malfoy its me. Who else did you expect?"
Draco stood up. "I guess you have come to give me some shit about cheating on Ginny am I right?"
Hermione laughed. "SOME shit. More like a whole LOT of shit." When Draco was about to retort, Hermione slapped him hard across the cheek.
"WHAT. GRANGER. Don't you dare touch me in this manor!" Draco fumed.
"Oh. And what are you going to do about it. Hit me back?" Hermione provoked.
"Don't tempt me" He snarled.
Pansy suddenly dropped her fork and intervened.
"Listen..Guys. Arguing isn't going to get us any where. So why don't we just agree that what Draco did was wrong, he is sorry for what he did, but its too late to do any thing now because now the Weasel knows and that's just too damn bad."
Hermione almost choked. "NO. That is not GOOD enough. I have just sent my friend to bed, in a wreck. I want to see this piece of shit suffer for what he did to her."
"Well Granger I-"
But neither party found out what Draco was, for at that moment, there was a sudden popping sound, and infront of the portrait hole, stood two hooded creatures.
Draco flinched when he saw them, having had bad experiences with hooded creatures.
Pansy gasped and moved to stand behind Draco, and Hermione, much to her disgust, did the same.
As all three students cowered from their spot in the middle of the kitchen, house elves bustling around, screaming their heads off, the two hooded creatures approached the group.
Hermione suddenly began to feel feint. She frantically grabbed a hold of Draco's robes, but the feeling was over powering her, and she suddenly fell to the floor in a heap.
One of the hooded creatures, reached out a hand to Draco as he got closer.
Draco panicked, thinking it was going to be just like the last time, when his dad came and took him from school, but instead, the creature pushed him aside, so he fell to the floor, and landed on his side pain.
Pansy was then left, standing in the middle of the room, with no one to aid her.
One of the hooded creatures suddenly took off his hood. Both Pansy and Draco gasped.
"D-dad?" Pansy croaked out.
"Yes Pansy. Its me"
Pansy hadn't expected this. What was her dad doing here?
As if to answer her question, he spoke.
"I am here today to take you to our master. Today my beautiful daughter you become one of us." He winked at Draco. "You are to receive your mark."
"NOOO!" Draco yelled. He tried to get to Pansy, to save her, but the second hooded creature held him down.
"Nooo!" He yelled again. "Noo pansy don't do it. Don't go. Its all wrong. This shouldn't happen. Not to you"
Mr Parkinson laughed. "Ignore the boy. He's delusional. Come my daughter."
Mr Parkinson turned to leave, but not before Pansy answered.
"No!"
Mr Parkinson stopped. "Excuse me. No?"
"You heard me right father. I don't want to be like you. Like…them" She spat.
"But Pansy… "
"No dad."
Mr Parkinson suddenly got angry. "You WILL obey me" He suddenly grabbed her arm. She struggled against his grip as Draco began to yell.
Hermione suddenly stirred. She cracked an eye open just in time to see Pansy, in the grasp of one of the creatures, disappear. The second one did too, leaving just her and Draco, in shock, house elves running around them like headless chickens.
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Harry was aimlessly wondering the corridors. He was getting tired of this. He hadn't seen Pansy all day. She hadn't been outside. She hadn't been to meals. Surely she did actually eat?
At that thought, Harry suddenly began to feel hungry.
He took a few short cuts, and he soon found himself standing outside the kitchens. He was about to stroke the pear, to allow him entrance, but instead, he stopped, hearing voices coming from inside.
There were two voices. One female, one male. They were arguing about something. He was about to go away, and leave them to their argument, when he heard the male voice shout..
"For fucks sake Granger…."
Ok… now Harry was intrigued. He stroked the pear, and entered.
At first, he just stood in the shadows, trying to figure out what they were arguing about.
"We HAVE to tell Dumbledore."
"NO! We cant. He can't do any thing."
"But we have to. I don't like Pansy but her life is at stake."
At the mention of Pansy's name, Harry shot forward and made his presence known.
"What about Pansy?" He yelled. "What's' wrong?"
"Oh Fuck off Potter. This doesn't concern you" Draco yelled.
"Yes it does. I have a right to know!" He yelled back.
Draco scoffed. "You lost that right the moment you cheated on her,"
Hermione fumed. "Oh like you cheated on Ginny"
Harry's eyes shot comically wide. "You cheated on Ginny?!!"
"Yes Potter. I did. Now can we get back to the subject at hand."
"Why you little-" Harry made to launch himself at Draco, but Hermione intervened.
"No Harry. I promise you can kick his butt later. But right now we HAVE to go to Dumbledore."
"Right" Harry nodded.
Draco sighed angrily. "Didn't I just tell you. We CAN'T!"
"Why not?" Harry and Hermione said together.
"Because there is NOTHING he can do."
"How do you know?" Harry yelled.
"I just do ok. Deal with it"
"No. Not until you give us a just reason." Hermione said.
"Why the hell should I?" Draco yelled.
Harry jumped in. "Because if you don't we'll go and tell Dumbledore.
Draco was ready to climb the walls. "Fine. FINE POTTER, You want a reason. Here's you're bloody reason." And with that, he pulled up his sleeve, and bared his dark mark.
Hermione gasped. Harry did too.
"You're a….a "
"…. A Death Eater" Draco snarled.
Harry got over his shock and began to yell some more. "All the more reason to go to Dumbledore"
"What?" Hermione and Draco asked together.
"We have to tell him about Malfoy. " Harry said in the kind of voice that implied the other two were mad.
"No Harry. Dumbledore must already know about this. Am I right?" Hermione asked Draco.
"Of course you're right. You don't think he would let a random Death Eater roam around the school do you. Besides I'm not a death eater just for the record. I'm on your side. And any way. This is the reason why there is no need to go to Dumbledore. He knew I was meant to get the dark mark, yet there was nothing he could do to stop it. . All we can do….is wait."
But that wasn't enough for Harry. "NO. We can't just sit here. We have to do something."
Then, Draco did something he never though he would do. He grabbed Harry by the arms and spoke to him like a real person in a calming voice. "No Potter. We can't. We have to hold tight. Pansy will be fine. She's strong. We just have to keep our fingers crossed for her."
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Ginny was sat in bed reading her book. She tried to get to sleep, but it was difficult. Everytime she blinked she saw Draco's face.
She tried to think of something else; anything else. Just to get her mind off Draco.
Why had he done this to her? She thought he loved her. She was sure she loved him.
Well at least now she didn't have to worry about telling Ron.
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"What time is it?"
"Two minutes after the LAST time you asked."
"Oh…sorry"
Draco, Harry and Hermione, were all seated on the kitchen tables…waiting.
Draco was picking dirt out from under his nails. While Hermione was drumming her hands on the table top. Harry on the other hand, was sitting on his hands, trying to control his feelings.
He suddenly gave in, jumping off of the table and standing infront of the other two.
"That's it. I can't stand this any longer. I'm going to tell Dumbledore."
"NO!" Draco yelled.
Harry turned around. "I don't get you. It's almost as if you don't want to help her."
Draco scowled. "Don't be absurd Potter. Ofcourse I do. But I know that Dumbledore is going to do fuck all. He can't stop the inevitable."
Harry huffed.
Draco then turned around, thinking he had finally gotten through to Potter. However, when he wasn't looking, Harry suddenly made a bee line for the door.
"Potter! Get back here!"
Harry ran out of the portrait hole, with both Draco and Hermione at his heels.
He made it as far as the Entrance hall when he suddenly noticed Dumbledore, aswell as McGonagal and Snape, heading to the dungeons.
"Professor" He yelled.
"Not now Harry" Dumbledore replied.
"But sir I-"
Dumbledore turned to him. "Ok Harry. Be quick"
"Sir its about Pansy"
"Albus we have to be quick. Poppy's already there." Snape said hurriedly.
'What?' Harry thought.
Draco and Hermione suddenly appeared on scene.
Dumbledore turned back to Harry. "Yes Harry. I know. We are on our way to see her now"
"What. Where is she" Harry almost yelled, towering down over the professor.
"Why, she is in her chamber-"
That was all Harry heard as he pushed pat all three teachers and ran down to the Slytherin common room.
Draco was soon at his side, and they ran together, Hermione not far behind, the teachers behind her.
They stopped outside the Slytherin common room. Draco said the password, and they ran in.
They ran through the common room, Harry following Draco, not knowing where Pansy's chamber was.
He followed Draco up a flight of stairs that he assumed led to the girls dorms.
He noticed how they didn't turn into a slide as the boys ran up them.
They then ran down a corridor, and stopped outside a pretty decorated door.
Draco pushed it open, and they both walked in.
What Harry saw, made him gasp.
Pansy lay in the middle of a large bed, fast asleep, with Pomfrey standing over her.
Pansy was so pale; she almost matched the sheets.
Harry walked over to her, as did Draco.
Harry took her hand and brought it to his lips, where he kissed it.
He wanted to cry. He hated seeing Pansy like this. He then noticed a black shadow on her arm. So they had done it. She was officially one of them.
Both Draco and Harry sat down on the side of the bed. Neither said a word. There was room for arguments here. Right now, all they want to do was help Pansy; That was what she needed.
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The next few hours were spent at Pansy's bed side. Harry and Draco sat in companionable silence; Hermione sat in one corner of the room, not really knowing what to do with her self, but she thought just being here helped.
Harry was about ready to tear his hair out. Madam Pomfrey had told both he and Draco that Pansy would be perfectly fine. Apparently she had taken no curses to her body. She must have just let them give her the dark mark with out question.
Harry felt physically sick. How dare they do this to her. How dare they mark her perfect skin. It was so wrong.
Draco had similar feelings, although, unlike Harry, he could just imagine what Pansy had gone through, having been there himself. He had told Pansy the torture that his father had put him through. He guessed that Pansy knew better than to argue with her own father. It was best to just accept the inevitable rather than fight it.
The minutes passed. Still Harry sat on one side of Pansy; one of her hands in his, Draco the same.
As it got later, Hermione excused herself, saying she needed to get some sleep. Harry nodded while Draco simply ignored her.
As more time passed, Dumbledore dropped by. He told the two boys that they should really get some sleep, and that Pansy would wake up all in good time, but neither listened. Dumbledore left, and again they were left in silence, simply wishing that Pansy would awaken.
By about 3:30am, Harry began to feel the effects of sitting for too long, and let go of Pansy's hand to have a walk around the room to stretch his aching muscles.
He walked over to the far wall and leaned against it, letting out an audible sigh that echoed around the room.
This suddenly caught Draco's attention. For some reason it aggravated him. It was like he was seeing for the first time that Potter was still here, and not in his own common room, where he should be.
"What are you still doing here?" He asked angrily.
Harry looked up from the wall and sighed again. "Same as you."
Draco let go of Pansy's hand and stood, stretching his back so it made an audible 'click'.
"This is Slytherin territory. You're not meant to be here."
Harry almost laughed. "Malfoy. I have been here for the last 5 hours. How come you're telling me this now?"
Draco sneered. Then he yawned. He was so obviously tired. "What ever. I can't be bothered to-"
Draco suddenly stopped talking when he heard a sigh coming from the bed.
Harry heard it too, and rushed over to his spot next to the bed and grabbed Pansy's hand.
"Pans" Draco said. "Pans its Draco. Come on open your eyes baby"
Pansy turned her head to the side a bit, as if trying to get her eyes focused.
Finally, she opened her eyes fully and looked into the panic stricken face of Draco.
"Oh …..Draco…." She let out a strangled sob and Draco wrapped his arms around her as she cried.
Draco rubbed her back soothingly, and whispered sweet things in her ear to make her calm down.
Harry sat still. He looked on at this display of affection. Never in his life had he seen any kind of emotion come form Draco. He believed Draco incapable of any kind of emotion at all.
When Draco and Pansy pulled apart, Pansy could sense another form next to her bed. She tore her eyes away form Draco, and turned her head to the right.
"Oh….. my…..Draco what's he doing here?" Pansy began to panic, and gradually moved her body nearer to Draco. As if Draco were her body guard, he immediately stood up and glared at Harry.
"Get out!" He said.
"What?!" Harry asked confused.
"I said get out. Its evident that Pansy doesn't want you here. Now GO!"
Harry stood too, so the two boys were facing each other from separate sides of the bed.
"No. Not until I have had my say. I have been sitting here for FIVE. WHOLE. HOURS and I am not about to leave now"
"Well boo fucking hoo Potter coz you're just gonna have to aren't you. Before I THROW you out."
Harry wasn't the least bit faired by Draco's sentiments. He simply turned to face Pansy and spoke.
"Look… Pansy… I am perfectly aware you don't wanna talk to me, but weather you like it or not you are gonna listen…."
"Potter I'm warning you"
"I'm sorry for what I did. I want you're forgiveness. That's all I'm asking. I made a big mistake and I AM sorry." With that Harry stopped. He realised that he had no more to say. He had said sorry, and he had told her what he wanted. So what more WAS there to say. He thought about this for a while, before saying. "Ok… I'll go now" He smiled sweetly and turned to leave.
Draco breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.
Pansy was shocked. She had expected to see Harry down on his knees and begging. But of course he was the boy who lived. He wasn't going to be reduced to begging. Pansy watched as Harry opened the door and left. She couldn't help but feel guilt. Not because she hadn't forgiven him for his mistake. No she would let him spew for a bit longer on that one. But because he had sat with her for a whole 5 hours. Just to see if she was ok.
Pansy felt Draco take her hand again. She turned to him and smiled, before closing her eyes, and letting the dream world take her.
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The next day was set to be a long and hard one.
After the events of the weekend, there was definitely more than one person in the castle wanting to forget everything that had happened.
Ginny woke up after a peaceful slumber. She stretched and yawned, the events of the previous day still fresh in her mind, but she was ready to forget them until they really needed to be dealt with.
She met Hermione down in the girls bathroom, and they talked for a while as they got ready for the day.
Hermione told Ginny about the whole Death Eater sinario, and also mentioned to her, that she knew about Draco being one too.
"Did you know this?" Hermione asked, as she passed a flannel over her face.
Ginny laughed. "Ofcourse I did. You don't think me and Draco did the things we did and I just happened to not notice that he had the dark mark on his arm."
Hermione grimaced. "You did things with him?"
Ginny sighed. "Yeah. I did. Shame really. I kinda wanted to loose my virginity to someone special. I guess he just wasn't."
Hermione gasped. "GINNY. You didn't. Not with him?"
Ginny nodded. "Yup. The other night infact. Just before I found out that… that"
Hermione could see that Ginny was about ready to cry again, so she pulled her into her arms, and hugged her tight.
"It's ok Gin. He's finally out of your life."
Ginny nodded. "Yeah… he is"
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Harry turned up for his first class of the day, Charms, with Ron and Hermione.
He immediately spotted Draco sitting near the back of the class, and rushed over to him.
"How's Pansy?" He asked.
Draco jumped. "Geez Potter, do you have to do that ? She's fine actually. Dumbledore said she could have the day off to recover, so she'll be back tomorrow." Harry sighed. Relieved.
"That doesn't mean you get to pester her though Potter."
"Huh?" Harry answered glumly.
Draco smirked. "Eloquence Potter, your strong point."
"Being a dick Malfoy, your strong point"
"Ha. Ha. Seriously Potter. If you go anywhere near here. You'll regret it"
Harry smirked. "I don't doubt that!" And he didn't give Draco time to answer, as he turned around and marched back to Hermione and Ron.
"What was that about mate?" Ron asked.
Hermione gave him a questioning look to which he nodded, Hermione smiled. "Oh nothing Ron. I just wanted to rub it in Draco's face that we won the game the other day."
Ron smiled and didn't press the subject any further.
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Ginny's day started out bad, and only got worse. She was late for Potions first thing, because she had left her books in her bedroom and had to run up to the 7th floor to go and get them, resulting in her getting detention and having to stay behind after class to clear up the mess that Colin had made of his cauldron.
After that, during care of magical Creatures, Hagrid had accidentally set lose a heard of flobberworms, that ended up taking refuge in Ginny's school bag.
Ginny had to go up to the girls bathroom on the 3rd floor to clean it up, where she met Moaning Myrtle, who spent the entire 15 minutes asking her why she looked so glum, and wouldn't stop questioning her until Ginny threatened to throw another book through her head like she had 1st year.
It was now lunch time and Ginny was sitting outside in the cold wind, under the shade of a tree, trying to avoid Draco….no Malfoy.
"Hey Ginny"
Ginny looked around and saw Harry walking towards her. She smiled. "Hey Harry. How's it going?"
Harry sat down next to her and moved in close to keep warm. "Could be better. I've been down in the dungeons trying to get into the Slytherin Common room to see Pansy. But it's being guarded by the bloody Baron"
Ginny laughed at Harry's sullen face. "Ah yes. I heard about that. I hope she's ok" Ginny sounded suddenly serious.
Harry just sighed. "I'm sure she is. Malfoy assures me that she-"
Harry suddenly stopped as Ginny flinched. "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to speak his name."
Ginny looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Hermione told me all about it. I hope you don t mind" Harry bowed his head.
Ginny was silent for a while before she nudged him in the arm to look at her. "No. Ofcourse not. I guess it's for the best any way. We would never have worked out" Ginny sounded sad.
Harry sighed. "Dont say that. You give me little hope that it will work out with Pansy"
Ginny looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "Does that mean you still want things to work with you and her?" She asked.
Harry almost laughed. "Ofcourse I do. I'm sure she hates me now but I really want her to see past what I did and forget it. I really think we can make it work. I.. I think we could be really happy together. I mean we WERE happy together right before she found out about Hannah. We got on really well, we had a laugh. She can't deny that"
Ginny nodded. "I guess" Harry's word suddenly made her think of Draco.
Harry seemed to read her mind. "You know, I never really gave you and him a chance. Did he make you happy Ginny?"
Ginny bowed her head and let out a small hic up. "Yes. He did" She desperately tried to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall.
Harry noticed this and hugged her close to his body. "You know, I really don't think I should be saying this to you, I mean if Ron ever found out…. but maybe you should give him a chance. I mean I would be a hypocrite if I sat here and spewed my guts about how I think he's a lying rotten toe rag huh?" Ginny laughed.
"Yeah you would Potter." Ginny suddenly sighed. Harry may be right, but she still had that horrible gut feeling that Draco didn't deserve to be forgiven. She may have loved him, but the fact of the matter was, he had gone behind her back and cheated on her. That was something she wasn't sure she WANTED to forgive.
Harry suddenly stood up, making Ginny loose her balance and fall o over the snow. Harry laughed at this.
"Don't laugh at me POTTER!" Ginny teased, as she stood up. Once she was facing him, she whispered a spell under her voice, just a simple mumble, but Harry wasn't ready for the large amount of water that came splashing down over his head.
"GINNY!" He screamed, and Ginny burst into hysterics and held on to her tummy, which began to ache with all the laughing.
"That's it. You're gonna pay for that missy" He said, and Ginny let out a little yelp as she ran away from Harry's attack.
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Draco was sitting at the Slytherin table during lunch, with his two cronies Crabbe and Goyle. He was half way through munching on a chicken leg, when he suddenly felt a pair of eyes on him. Looking up and across the Hall, his eyes met with none other than Hermione Grangers. She looked severely pissed, as she popped a spoon full of sweetcorn into her mouth.
Draco, deciding that she was just being childish, ignored her and went back to his plate of food. However, as the meal progressed, Draco found it harder and harder trying to ignore the painful watch of Grangers eyes, so dropped his knife and fork down onto his plate, making both Crabbe and Goyle jump, and stood up to leave.
"Where the hell you goin'?" Crabbe asked with a mouth full of food.
"Erm…" Draco thought of an excuse to leave. "I'm erm.. going to check on Pansy" He lied.
Crabbe and Goyle shared and look, before Goyle said, "We'll come with you. We kinda want to see how she's doing too"
Draco sighed. "Yeah what eva"
Draco walked round the table, Crabbe and Goyle following close behind.
Hermione watched from her place at the Gryffindor table. 'Where's he's off too.' She thought.
Draco opened the large heavy doors. He then stepped out side into the Entrance Hall, and stopped dead in his tracks.
Ginny stumbled in through the doors to the grounds. She was with Harry, and they were madly laughing about something.
Draco watched them with great interest. It was good to see Ginny smiling again.
"What d'you stop for" Crabbe grumbled from behind Draco as he almost rammed into his back.
Draco didn't answer. He just carried on watching.
Ginny was talking to Harry in a hushed voice about something, when she suddenly turned her head to the right ever so slightly, she caught a glimpse of a blond head.
She gasped, finally noticing that Draco was standing there, watching her.
"Harry, can we go?" She asked, as she grabbed a hold of Harry's sleeve, as if for protection. Harry merely nodded.
Draco suddenly noticed the gesture and made to move forward, ignoring everyone else that occupied the room. "Ginny, wait"
"No Malfoy. Bugger off" Harry yelled as Ginny grip on his sleeve tightened.
Draco carried on moving, trying to get around Harry to talk to Ginny.
"Hey, I said BUGGER OFF!"
"NO! Not until I have had a chance to talk to Ginny"
"Can't you see, she doesn't want to talk to you"
"Draco, what're you doing?" Crabbe yelled stupidly.
Hermione suddenly appeared from around the corner. "MALFOY. Leave her alone."
Draco suddenly turned to her. "Please Granger, this is none of your concern, now PISS OFF"
"HEY. Don't talk to her like that," Harry yelled. But Draco ignored him.
"Please Ginny, just talk to me"
"………….no……I can't" Ginny mumbled.
"..Please." Draco's voice softened. "Please just talk to me"
Ginny hid her face in Harry's jumped.
"Please"
Ginny lifted her face to look at him. His eyes looked swollen and red like he hadn't slept properly, and Ginny's heart began to feel weak.
"Malfoy if you so much as THINK about talking to her I'll-"
"SHUT UP GRANGER. Ginny, look I can't begin to rectify what I did, but never in my wildest dreams did I ever mean to hurt you. It was wrong, I know, and I regret every moment of it, I just wish……wish you'd forgive me for the stupid mistake that I made. I don't expect you to make up your mind right now, I understand that you need time, but please, even if you just wanted to be friends, all I want is your forgiveness."
Draco looked deep into Ginny's hazel eyes and Ginny suddenly knew that he meant every word that he said. As Draco turned around to go, Ginny let go of Harry, jumped forward and grabbed a hold of Draco's' arm.
"No. Don't go Draco. Don't leave me." Ginny hid her face in the crook of Draco's neck. Draco sighed in relief and kissed the top of her head. "I cant live with out you Draco. I love you so much, I forgive you. I don't care anymore. I forgive you."
Crabbe and Goyle nearly feinted. Hermione caught Harry's eyes and sighed. Harry was actually quite pleased.
Draco kissed the top of her head again and smiled. Ginny then moved her head back so she could look him straight in the eye.
"But don't you dare do it again"
Draco laughed. "Never" And he hugged her close.
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"WELL! This is a charming new development"
Ginny froze… Ron!
So sorry….. dozed off…what have I miss…… just kidding……. Im sorry…again….. take care bixxx
