Love or Infatuation?
By
Cherished Dreams

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.


Chapter Six

Ginny tightened her hold on my hand again, and the tension in the air grew thick. Everyone other than Harry stiffened, and Fawkes cried out. Dumbledore stroked his feathers to calm him but had a serious look on his face, and paid close attention to what else Harry might have had to say. Harry's forehead wrinkled in concentration. He suddenly turned pale again, cold sweat appeared on his forehead, like he had come out of a nightmare, and his eyes were wide. His voice was barely above a whisper, as he said the next words.

"..An attack on Hogwarts."


A scream escaped my lips, eyes wide. Silence soon blanketed over the room and Harry's eyes were half closed. Ginny was hugging me tightly. Dumbledore crinkled his eyebrows even more and waited. "Thirty death eaters, m-maybe more. Thirty death eaters including..."

"My Father."

We all looked up wondering who had spoken. Dumbledore spoke first. "Mr. Malfoy, it's nice of you to join us." He stood at the door head high, but eyes down cast. His hair was unruly and he was still in his Quidditch robes. His hand was white from gripping a piece of parchment in his hand. He walked over to Dumbledores's desk and dropped it onto the table and straightened it out. "Don't touch it. Father's hexed it to burn non-authorized people's skin on contact. It's only meant for me."

Dumbledore nodded and waved him to a chair next to me. Malfoy sat wringing his hands, eye still down cast as our headmaster read the contents of Malfoy's letter. Harry had a hard look on his face but he looked at Malfoy understandingly. I frowned wondering what the look was about because Malfoy and Harry weren't the best of friends. Ginny held Harry's hand. I kept my eyes on Malfoy wondering whether or not to comfort him. Finally Dumbledore had finished reading the letter and took his glasses off.

"This letter states what you just told us Mr. Potter but in a little more detail." Harry nodded grimly and I saw that he had tightened his grip on Ginny's hand. "Thank you M. Malfoy for this letter. Would you mind if I kept it a little longer?" Malfoy shook his head and our headmaster smiled reassuringly. He stood from behind the desk. "It is getting late and I suggest that you all go back to your dormitories and get some rest for your classes tomorrow."

Harry stood frowning. "But…" Dumbledore raised a hand and his words were silenced. "Ret assured Mr. Potter, that I will look into this matter further." We all stood and filed out of the small office. We stood outside the gargoyle for a bit. Harry looked at Malfoy and he looked back. "You're not the only who get information then huh Potter?" Malfoy said without his usually cocky smirk or sneer. Harry nodded and replied, "I guess so..." Ginny and I looked from each of their faces in confusion. "See you then Potter." Malfoy said walking away down the hall, his robes fluttering around behind him.

We turned the opposite way and headed to our common room. Questions filled my mind and I'm sure Ginny had some too, from the look on her face. When we got back, Ginny said that she had an astronomy practical and needed some sleep before her midnight class. She bid us farewell and kissed Harry on the cheek before turning to her dorm room hesitantly. Harry and I sat down at one of the deserted couches and watched the fire as time passed and everyone slowly left the common room. Gin had just left the common room when Harry spoke up.

"It was terrible. He laughed. He said that this attack would benefit them." I held him and he held me back as if it were for dear life. We talked and talked more. I found out that Malfoy was in his 'secret' auror training. It was not until Ginny and the other Gryffindor returned from their midnight astronomy class, that we realized the time and headed to bed.

I hadn't gotten a lot of sleep that night and I doubted that Harry would've either.


More sleepless nights passed and I received more gifts from my S.A. as Gin had named him. Malfoy acted civil towards us from then on and I think it was from then on, that Harry, Gin and I realized that he was more mysterious and different from what he had acted towards us for the last five years.

Dumbledore allowed me to take auror training and I started using the time turner again but this time with Harry too. A month had passed from the 'announcement' and the training had left me with hollow eyes, a pale complexion and my robes just hanging off me. Aurors were placed around the school acting as teachers or so. Snape had brewed more potions to help the Order and I researched for useful spells.

Malfoy helped me research as Harry learned about the school's layout and possible entries. We were constantly in the Room of Requirement as Harry was taught how to use wandless magic. Nights passed and I was soon introduced to the Draco Malfoy that I hadn't seen in all our years together in Hogwarts.

My heart always quickened its pace, whenever he would turn his eyes towards me. But deep within my mind, I felt guilty. I was in love with Ronald Weasley! Yet however much I kept restraining myself, I somehow fell slowly for Draco Malfoy.

Little did I know, back then, that he was falling for me too.


A/n: eep..!! I'm sowies peeps for leaving this for so long... It's just that... I kinda lost the piece of paper that had chapters 6 and 7 written on them. But I've finally found them and here they are..!!