Chapter 2

After the feast, Draco, Blaise, Ginny, and Pansy made their way to the Slytherin Common Room, Crabbe and Goyle still stuffing their faces in the Great Hall. They turned towards the main staircase as Ron came out of the shadows, his face oddly calm. Draco and Blaise instinctively stepped closer to Ginny, wands out and ready.

"Way to go Ginny. Just embarrass the family more than you already do." Ron sneered cruelly. Ginny stepped out in front of Blaise and Draco to get a better look at Ron. His face showed no emotion but his eyes, his eyes flashed with rage, with true and pure hatred.

"I don't care about the damn family! They never cared about me anyway! Me being in Slytherin means that I can be away from you!" Ginny shouted at him. Ron's face twisted in rage as he stepped forward and backhanded her hard across the face. Pansy screamed as Ginny fell to the floor, hand clutching her burning cheek. Within seconds, Draco and Blaise had hexed Ron with every hex that they knew and had gotten in a few good punches. When Ron was lying on the ground unconscious, Draco and Blaise hurried to Ginny's side where Pansy was already trying to comfort Ginny, whose eyes were glossy with unshed tears. Draco pulled Ginny to him in a warm, comforting hug. He then picked Ginny up and headed off to the Slytherin Common Room. Blaise and Pansy, after being helped up off of the ground by Blaise, followed behind.

When they reached the dungeons, instead of taking Ginny to her room, Draco took her up to his dormitory. By this time, Ginny's tears had fallen and were streaming down her face. Draco settled her onto his bed, sat beside her, and put his arms around her in a comforting way. Blaise sat on her other side while Pansy sat on the end of the bed. The room was quiet, except for Ginny's occasional sobs.

"I hate him. I hate them all."

Draco, Blaise, and Pansy jumped, surprised to hear Ginny's quiet, and choked up voice. Ginny abruptly sat straight up and looked around.

"Where am I?" she asked confused.

"You're in the Boy's Dorm." Blaise replied softly, "You're on Draco's bed."

Ginny nodded looking slightly embarrassed. "I'm sorry."

"What for?" Draco questioned loudly.

"For being a burden. For causing you guys to have to look after me." Ginny said her voice getting stronger.

"You're never a burden to us." Draco told her calmly.

"Yeah, you're this friend. It's this job to look after you and protect you." Pansy voiced for the first time.

"Thanks guys. You're the best friends that I could ever have." Ginny said, her mouth turning up into one of the few smiles they had seen from her.

A/N: VERY IMPOSTANT! I had to change my name from mavsfan36 to mavsfan3692 due to computer issues. Damn viruses. This is the last chapter on this name. The story will be on my new name soon.