A/N: ok sorry…I haven't updated in a WHILE. I was hit by some R.L.S. We are movin soon.  Hooray! Lots of packing to do… Thanks again for all the comments! I love you guys. Me don like this chappie much, but hey, it is needed.

Sage woke early the next morning and jumped over to Ginny's bed. A sigh of relief escaped her lips as she saw her friend sleeping soundly. "GIN BUG! WAKE UP!" She said cheerfully, pulling the covers off of her. Ginny sat up, with out even looking at Sage. "Get out of my face..." Ginny replied, rubbing her eyes, Ginny then turned to face Sage.

Sage had to stop herself from screaming.

Down stairs, Collin was pacing, his features betrayed his effort to keep cool. He looked worried, and his hair was sticking up, where he had ran his fingers through it, tangling it.

He breathed a sigh of relief when the two girls walked down the stairs. He frowned at the look on Sage's face. It was confusion, and hurt. Ginny walked over to Collin, and brushed past him like she couldn't see him, or was ignoring him.

"Ginny, what is WRONG with you?" Sage screeched at her friend, who gazed at them coldly. "What's wrong, Ginny!" Collin said, looking into her once bright brown eyes, which were now had a dark, haunted look to them. The playful twinkle that was always there before was gone. Taking a step forward He reached out to his best friend.

Ginny suddenly lashed out, grabbing Collins arm, twisting it painfully, Collin's eyes grew wide, and he gasped. Ginny let go with an evil chuckle, and walked out of the portrait hole.

Ginny was looking at her friends, but she couldn't control herself. NO! RIDDLE PLEASE STOP! She thought desperately, as her own arm lashed out and twisted her best friends.

Ginny, I need a body, and you can't do anything about it. You're even easier to control than in your FIRST year! An amused cold voice blasted through her thoughts.

Ginny was steered by Riddle to a bathroom, where he broke control of her. She broke down, kneeling on the wet bathroom floor, sobbing.

Coming to her senses, she ran out of the bathroom, and headed for the hall. She could hear Riddle cursing and threatening her mentally, but she ran until she ran into something solid.

"BACK OFF WEAS-"Draco started, and then dropped all he was holding. The redhead was crying and talking to herself, her usually glittering eyes clouded with hopelessness, and the dark haunt to her eyes that had always been there, the one that only Draco could see, was now taking over.

Draco had noticed this change in her eyes the moment he first saw her after she had left the Chamber of Secrets. It was the same look that suggested that the person had gone through a lot. Over time Draco had seen the darkness slightly fade, but it had never disappeared all together.

"no, riddle please" she whimpered, before her features stoned over, almost so suddenly that Draco had to conceal his shock, and he failed.

"What's WRONG with you?" He asked, looking instantly to her neck. He knew EXACTLY what was wrong. Well…Almost. The locket hung there, glowing green underneath her robes.

She stood, and brushed herself off, and Draco grabbed her shoulders. He looked into her eyes deeply and saw cold, darkness. But somewhere in the middle of all of that was a hopeless look.

Malfoy, Riddle STOP! PLEASE, anyone! Oh don't do this to me! Ginny screamed mentally at Riddle, who chuckled at her and pushed Draco off with force. Draco looked shocked, and fell to the ground, only to stare up at her. I knew he was a traitor, but at least he delivered that necklace to you? Eh? Riddle said mentally to Ginny as he steered her over to the Gryffindor table, sitting her next to Harry, and made her start to eat.

Ginny's heart sunk and a new bubbling anger took over. So Malfoy IS a death eater! Stupid, insufferable-

No my pet, He is almost a death eater, but his father says that he refuses to get the mark. Riddle paused and chuckled.

Its too bad that I'm going to have to kill him for that. Again, he has served his purpose, as you will serve yours as well, soon. Soon enough.

She started to feel Riddle lose his Grip on her as he made her fight the urge to scream what had happened, to tell Harry.

She lost.

Harry looked over at Ginny and smiled feebly, feeling guilty for what had happened in Diagon Ally.

She seemed to be trying to tell him something and he looked at her intently, but her face was screwed up, as if she was battling with herself, whether or not she should tell him.

This battle looked intense, Harry almost laughed as a stupid thought came to his head. She looked as if she was fighting a battle with the dark lord! Harry sighed and smiled.

He had no idea how close he had come to the truth.

Suddenly, she gazed at him coldly, before turning back towards her bacon.

Harry looked at her for a moment more in confusion, and then did the same.

Draco ran through the halls in confusion, running into many other students, and knocking over a teacher in his rush towards the dungions. He needed to see Professor Snape.