Chapter 8

On their way to the lake Ginny and Seamus stopped at the kitchen to get some food and drinks, the house-elf's were happy to give them anything they wanted.

When they arrived at the lake all the students form their Potion calls were outside enjoying the time off.

Ginny and Seamus were sitting on a blanked a few feet away from the lake and Ginny was lost in her own thoughts about a certain blond Slytherin, who was haunting her mind, drams and heart.

"Ginny what do you think?" Seamus asked her causing her to snap out of her thoughts.

She was totally confused by who was sitting next to her that the only name that name to her was Draco's, "Dra—" when she realized that she wasn't looking into stormy gray eyes the next name that came to her was her old friend Colin, "Coli—" she quickly realized that she was Seamus and not with any of the other names she was about to say. "Seamus could you excuse me for a bit, I need to—go talk to Pansy." Ginny said standing up and walking over to the three Slytherin's that were just hanging around the grounds like the rest of the students.

"Malfoy can I talk to you?" she asked avoiding any eye contact with him.

"Whatever." he said in his cold voice but followed her away from everyone, they came to a stop behind the school so that no one could see them there.

"I need to talk to you." she said as she gave him his green and silver ring back.

It hurt him so much to see the ring in his hands instead of on her slender finger, he wanted to fight it but he didn't see the reason why if she wanted to just drop this like nothing happened, then that was fine with him, it had too, he was a Malfoy and Malfoy's don't go after something that didn't want them. "Save your breath I know what this is about. Here just take this." he said shoving a small box into her hands.

"What?" she asked a little shocked and confused at the same time.

"Look it was made for you so there is no point in me keeping it and then giving it to someone else just take it, okay." and with that he walked away leaving Ginny with tears on the verge of her beautiful eyes.

Ginny stood there for a second confused and just staring at the black velvet box in her hands, tears were making their way down her cheeks once again and she felt like some one had ripped her heart out making her feel like she had just received the Dementors kiss.

She slowly pulled the top off the box and looking in side it, at the sight of the ring her breath caught in her lungs and her heart stopped beating for a second. There in the box was a ring with a silver band and a small gray stone. Ginny's vision went blurry for a second and she fell to the ground and was lost in her pain, after a few minutes passed she pulled the ring out and placed it where the silver and green one used to be. She smiled down at it, and then decided to remove it from her hand, but when she tired to the ring wouldn't budge. She looked into the box for an explanation and there was a piece of parchment, she stretched her shaky hands out to it and pulled it out of the box.

She slowly unfolded it and it read:

My Angel,

I know form now on there will be no Angel for me, I know what you have to do and I don't understand but I accepts because it is your decision if you just want to drop what we have.

She started to sob even harder now, she continued to read with her tears falling onto the parchment and smudging some of the letters, but it was still readable, although she had to stop herself for a second to let her vision return to her.

My Angel, I want you to know that I will miss you and you'll always be in my heart not matter what you say or do, nothing will change the feelings that I have developed for you.

Do not stop singing just because there is no us anymore. I bet your wondering why the ring wont come off if you put it on, well it's because it was only made for you, the reason for the colour it is, is because it's a tear that shed from my very own eyes for you (Yes Malfoy's do feel things and they do have a heart). The other reason is because, I still love you, and the ring will only come off if you find new love, someone that will be true to you, and that will care for you as much as I do and always will, but if you want it off before that just put your wands tip to the gray tear and say 'Broken Heart'.

I wish you the best luck in the world and I hope you find some one who will love you as much as I do, and always will.

Draco Malfoy,

"Ginny, you here?" came the three voices, the voices of her best friends, she looked back and there they were.

"Leave me alone." she said running past them, leaving the letter and box on the ground.

Kay picked up the parchment from the green grass, that lay next to the small black box, and started to read out loud, when she was finished she looked up at the two others and took off running after Ginny to find her.

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Draco had watched Ginny out of a corner she didn't know was there, when he saw her falling to the ground he wanted to run and pick her up and tell her everything was going to be okay, but he couldn't because nothing was okay and never would be since she left him, the only person that he ever cared for just left him without an explanation, nor did he want to know the explanting in case she wasn't easy on him, because he wanted to remember how she had told him that she loved him, and how her eyes looked at him with pure love in them.

He couldn't watch anymore of her crying, because it made him still have hope that she loved him and he hated himself for even thinking that she did, so he left her there on the ground and walked away from her and her love.

Draco was making his way back to the dungeons when he heard Finnigan talking to some one in the corner. "Where is Ginny?" Hermione questioned him.

"I don't know, she called me something with Dra, and then said Coli, which I'm guessing is Colin and then finally said my name and left in a hurry." he said as Hermione cornered him.

"She's out side Granger." Draco said smirking at her, Hermione ran out side to search for Ginny and left Seamus alone with Draco.

"How do you know?" Seamus questioned Draco as he walked by him.

"I know a lot about her that you don't." Draco hissed at him, he hated Seamus for ever wanting Ginny, because he was the only person that truly loved her and wanted her.

"Ha, that's funny I'm sure I know more about her then you do." he said grabbing Draco's attention, and as soon as the words left Seamus mouth Draco spun around to face him.

"Really?" Draco said advancing on him.

"Yeah really." Seamus said standing his ground.

"What her favorite class, pass time, colour, brother, and favorite desert?"

"Doesn't have one, reading, red, Ron, and Chocolate Frogs," Seamus said satisfied with himself.

"Wrong, her favorite class is Astronomy, singing, bluish gray, Bill, the twins, and Charlie, and strawberries and cream, by the way Ron ignores her, only talks to her when he need something, or if boy wonder and girlfriend Granger aren't around, oh and lets not forget when she's talking to some guy." With that he left a confused, and stunned Seamus staring daggers at the back of his head.

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Later that night when Ginny was alone in her dorm Seamus knocked and entered to talk to Ginny. "Hey Gin, can I ask you a couple of questions?" he asked looking down at her.

"Sure."

"What's your favorite class?"

"Astronomy why?"

"Oh, what do you like to do to pass the time faster?"

Ginny looked at him confused but also wondering if she should tell him that she liked singing. "Singing why?"

"Oh, and what's your favorite colour?"

"Bluish gray? Are we playing 20 questions?" Ginny asked him, as she watched him standing there in front of her.

"Oh, and who's your favorite brother?"

"Bill, the twins and Charlie? Why? Why you asking me all these questions?" she asked as she got to her feet and stood in front of the Irish boy.

"Just wondering how about your favorite desert?"

"Strawberries and cream, Seamus why are you asking me all these questions?" Ginny tried again.

"And how do you feel about Ron?"

"Don't tell him, but he only sees me when he needs something, or when boy wonder and girlfriend Hermione aren't around, and last if I'm talking to a guy. And I hate it!" Ginny said as she sat back down on her bed, remembering that she had once told Draco this.

By the end of the conversation Seamus was amazed at how much Draco knew about her and how much he didn't, he decided to give up on her becoming more then a friend to him and settled for friends.

"Well I have to go and sorry about all the questions, really am." and with that he left her room in a hurry.

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Draco was in his room staring up at the ceiling, when he heard something coming form his fireplace, he knew who it was since Ginny wouldn't be coming anytime soon back to him.

"This is what I tired to teach you, that love is nothing but a word, hate on the other hand is powerful and good too you, if you hate you can't get hurt but if you love, boy, then you get hurt." came the voice from his so-called father, Lucious Malfoy, Voldemort's most trust worthy Death Eater.

"I don't love the little Weasley tramp." Draco replied trying to hide his feelings from his father.

"You're right she is a little tramp but I know very well that you fell in love with her and now you're here lying to your own father." Lucious came closer and grabbed Draco by the neck. "What did I tell you about lying to me boy?"

Draco didn't care what his father did to him, for all he cared he wanted to die, so he ignored his father. "Answer me boy." when Draco didn't answer Lucious dropped him back down on to his pillow and pointed his wand at his own son, his own flesh and blood, "Crucio." he yelled at his son.

Draco body went stiff, pain shot though every inch of his body, he started to have spasms but he wasn't going to give in so soon, he wasn't going to let his father win, not ever again. "Now boy, do you see what love dose to you?" Lucious's voice was a whisper to Draco who was lying on the bed, Draco's mind wandered over to a petit red head, he could still feel the pain but it made it easier when he though of his Ginny, but she wasn't his anymore, and that's when he decided to give up, on his life. "Speak boy!" Lucious barked at his son and lowered his wand.

"Yes Father?" he asked looking at his father.

"I see you only learn the hard way, boy." his father hissed at him, "The Dark Lord wants you to meet him on the 5th of March, at the Malfoy Manor, don't be late, boy or you'll pay." and with that Lucious turned his back and went into the fireplace and disappeared.

"Bloody Bastard!" Draco yelled at his father, a few minutes later he made his way to Dumbledore's office to spill everything to him.

When he entered the olds mans office, Dumbledore looking at him with admiration in his eyes. "Mr. Malfoy I was wondering when I was going to see you." Dumbledore said with the usual twinkle in his eyes.

"I—" Draco started to explain but was cut of by a small red head that burst into his office.

"Miss Weasley." Draco stiffened and looked away at Professor Dumbledore talked to Ginny. "Would you mind waiting out side, I need to finish this conversation with Mr. Malfoy." Ginny nodded and left the office.

"Mr. Malfoy I know what this is about and I know that you want to help, but the only way that you can help is to join them."

"Are you CRAZY! What is this some kind of sick joke?" Draco hissed.

"You see Mr. Malfoy this really is the only way Voldemort can be defeated. I'm afraid but I have to ask you to join them." Dumbledore replied in his calm voice.

"I do not want that ugly skull on my forearm. I refuse to join!" he complained like a little child.

"Mr. Malfoy we can get rid of the dark mark, after Voldemort is defeated, true love will heal everything." He smiled at Draco.

"Well I guess I'll be dammed for life then." Draco hissed at Dumbledore.

"No, Miss Weasley loves you with all her heart, but there is something you don't understand about her, she has this special power and she is not allowed to have anyone around her that will cause her to be distracted."

"Oh and I'm at fault!" Draco raised his voice.

"No you're not, you have to protect Miss Weasley, with your love for her."

"Whatever, I do not want to join them!" and with that he left his office, as he walked out he saw Ginny sitting on a near by bench, he walked over to her and sat next to her. "Can I ask you something?"

"Uh...sure." she replied a little nervous.

"Can I have a kiss good bye?" he asked looking at her, she looked up at him, her brown eyes piercing right though him and deep down into his soul.

"Y-yes." she replied and leaned in, Draco moved his head over and kissed her cheek.

"Good bye Angel." and with that he stood up and started to walk away.

"That's not a good bye kiss." she said, her voice was merely a whisper, and if he didn't have good hearing he would have missed it.

"Then what is?" he asked turning towards her, she was a little shocked that he had hear her but he did, so she got up and walked over to him.

"This is," she said as she cupped his face into her hands and kissed him deeply. The kiss was soft and loving, as they kissed for what seamed like an eternity the ring on Ginny's finger started to glow but neither of them noticed it since they were so wrapped up in the kiss, when she pulled away she frowned at him because she knew she could never have another kiss like that, and ran away with tears once again flowing down her cheeks.

"Good Bye," he said after her, but she didn't respond because if she did he would hear the pain in her voice.

Ginny ran back to the portrait hole and sobbed the passwords to the fat lady and she swung open for her, Ginny ran past Kay, Anna and Hermione and into her room she locked herself in it and wouldn't come out.

"Gin, babe, let us in." Kay said as the three of them sat in front of her door.

No respond came from Ginny.

"Ginny, please let us in." Anna whined after not getting a respond from Ginny.

Again no respond came from Ginny.

"Please let us in." Hermione said after seeing that the other two girls were getting nowhere with this.

"Come on Gin." Anna tired again.

"NO LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE." Ginny yelled back at them.

They left her be after that and Anna and Kay made their way back to the Slytherin Dungeons, "I hope she feels better soon." Anna said as they entered the common room.

"Stupid Malfoy messes with her heart." Kay said furiously and slumped down onto an empty divan.

"Yeah you can say that again Kay." Anna replied as she sat down in a green and silver chair that was across from the divan.

"Hey where is Pansy maybe she'll get though to Ginny." Kay said sitting up and looking around the room.

"Guess not here." Anna replied as her eyes settled on a blond Slytherin, that was flirting with a blond Slytherin girl, "Bloody Bastard!" Anna said as she stood up and walked over to him, Kay followed her and stood next to her.

"What do you think your doing?" Kay asked stepping in front of the blond girl now.

"What's it look like Kay?" he asked sneering at her.

All he got from Kay as a dirty look.

"Just talking to Kit here," he said looking over Kay's shoulder.

"You know what Malfoy, you are a bloody bastard, do you know that a certain girl has locked herself in her room not talking to anyone, she almost bit our heads off and all because of you, and here you are just 'talking' to Miss Come and Get it." Kay replied raising her voice.

"I'm not the one who broke it off she is now if you wouldn't mind I'd like to talk to Kit." he said pushing Kay out of the way gently.

"God what did she see in him, bloody hell we should have never gotten her into this." Anna said as they walked away from Kit and Draco.

"Kay, Anna." Pansy said as she came into the common room. "Ginny—She...is...is...g-gone." Pansy said leaning her hands on her knees to catch her breath.

"WHAT!" Kay and Anna screamed at her at the same time.

"Ginny is gone!" she said as she calmed down a bit.

"What do you mean gone?"

"I went to her room and she wasn't there, the windows were closed no note no nothing, stuff was scattered around like some one took her." Pansy replied to Anna's question.

"Are you sure that she didn't just leave her room?"

"I asked Hermione who was in the common room the whole time after you tow left and she said the door didn't budge open." she replied to Kay's question.

Anna and Kay ran over some people as they pushed their ways out of the common room. Pansy was about to follow them when she felt an arm on her stopping her, she turned around and was looking into Draco's eyes.

"Screw of Malfoy," she said and ran off after the two American girls.

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Ginny was in her room sitting on her bed trying to do her homework when a pair of hands grabbed her and brought her to the fireplace and hissed 'Malfoy Manor'. She thought that it was Draco but when the person pushed her to the ground she turned around to face none other than Lucious Malfoy.

"Oh great another Malfoy to deal with." she said as she got up and brushed her robes off.

"Who said you can stand up?" Lucious hissed at her, and pushed her back to the ground.

"I did." she answered and got back up. "Now would you mind letting me go back to my room." she said as she tried to pass by him.

He grabbed her arm heartlessly and pushed her against a wall, and hissed into her ear. "No because I need you Virginia."