Hello, readers, reviewers and friends! I have just come back from a wonderful experience of seeing the Phantom of the Opera with my friends for my 16th birthday. It was EXCELLENT! This was my second time seeing it, and I loved it and would definitely see it again if I had the money. Lol. The phantom (Hugh Panaro) did an excellent job- he's no Michael Crawford, but he has a great voice still. I disliked the guy who played Raoul, but then again, I always disliked that character. Christine was excellent as well. Meg's voice was annoying, I must say. The rest were great: Mdme Giry, Mssr Andre, Mssr Firmin, La Carlotta, Ubaldo Piangi, Joseph Buquet, etc. Again, I absolutely LOVED IT.

On that note, I shall leave you all with Chapter 7

"Spin around." Ginny blinked at Ron, and nodded, spinning around. Her red dress spun with her, and she looked fantastic.

"It's absolutely gorgey!" Hermione exclaimed.

"Thanks," Ginny said.

"I agree," said Harry. He folded his arms and stared at her with delight. She blushed.

"Well, let's go. We're already late," she said.

"Don't worry, Ginny. We'll be fashionably late. We'll make our entrance with such grace, everybody will be astounded," Hermione said.

"Hermione, where on earth did you read that? I don't think anybody will care whether or not we're late," Ron said.

"Oh, shut up, Ron. What do you know?"

"Let's go already!" Ginny said, annoyed.

"Sorry," Ron said. What's gotten into her?

Harry took Ginny's hand in his and they made their way to the Great Hall.

When they entered, they saw that all four houses were separated. Ginny's eyes fell immediately on the Slytherins.

Draco seemed to be having a boring time. He looked up and, spotting Ginny, grinned. Then he walked over towards Pansy Parkinson, grabbed her, and started snogging her. She giggled and snogged him back, making a scene. Ginny frowned.

"You okay, Gin?" Harry asked.

"I'm fine. It's just that Malfoy really disgusts me," she said.

"Well," he said, "it helps if you don't look." He placed his hand on her chin and turned her head towards him.

"Let's dance, shall we?"

"Okay," Ginny said, "Only, I don't really know how to…" He grinned.

"It's not that hard. Just take my hand, like this, and put your other hand here, like this," He instructed, "and now just follow my lead."

They began to dance, diverting everyone's attention form Draco and Pansy to Ginny and Harry. A Hufflepuff couple joined them on the dance floor. Then Draco and Pansy stepped in, too.

Ginny had her eyes fixed on Harry. He was so graceful, so… charming. This was certainly a side to him that she'd never seen before.

"You look beautiful. By the way," he complimented her. She blushed.

"Thanks. You look great, too."

She rested her head on Harry's shoulder. All was going well.

For a second, she looked away… Draco's ice cold eyes were staring back at her. It was scary, and she didn't want him to let him know she was scared of him. But she felt as if he could see right through her, as if he could read her mind…

She turned away. Harry sensed Ginny's unease.

"Are you okay?" he asked. She ignored him. She wanted to look away, but it seemed everywhere she turned, there Draco was. So she looked up at Harry.

"I'm fine," she said.

Harry looked at her, then at Draco, and then back at her.

"Is Malfoy bothering you?" he asked.

"What? Of course not," she replied.

"He is, isn't he? We can go somewhere else if you'd like," he said. She sighed.

"Okay," she said. Harry took her hand and led her into the hallway.

"So tell me. What did Malfoy do?" he asked her. Ginny's eyes wandered.

"He didn't do anything…"

"Look at me and say it, Ginny!" Harry said. She looked at him.

"Okay," she said, her lip trembling, "he didn't do anything."

"You're lying," he said.

"You think I'd lie to you? I can't believe it!" she said.

"I'm sorry, Ginny. Here, come with me," he said, pulling her by the hands.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"You'll see," he said. He brought her to the dungeons.

"Harry, what are we doing in the dungeons?" she asked.

"We're going to take a little test," he said.

"What do you mean? Harry!"

"Hold on," he said. He went into one of the rooms and brought back a small flask.

"Here," he said, handing it to Ginny, "take one sip of this."

"What is it?" she asked.

"Take a wild guess," he said.

"It's not… veritaserum, is it?" He nodded

"I don't know… What are you going to ask me?" she inquired.

"What it is that's bothering you," he replied.

"There are a lot of things bothering me right now, Harry. One of them is that you don't trust me," she said.

"Then drink the potion and I'll have no reason not to trust you, right?"

"Okay... fine," she said, taking a sip. After a moment, she said, "I don't feel anything."

"You're not supposed to. Don't worry, the potion is working. Now… tell me, do I look good in tie?" he asked.

"Yes… Harry! Why would you ask something like that?" He laughed.

"That was just a test. Well, that and I wanted your honest opinion," he said.

"…Okay."

"Now… what happened with Malfoy that's bothering you so much?" he asked.

"Harry! Oh damn… He- He was giving me quidditch lessons when the season began, and then we got to know each other a little better… and we became friends…. And then- Dammit! - he kissed me, and I-I kissed him back… but then I found out that he was…he was a de-deatheater!" She spat out. Harry was speechless.

"I- wow! -I had no idea! I don't know what to say. You… kissed him?"

"Yes."

"How do you feel about him now?"

"He's not a good person… and he has this advantage over me... I'm scared of him, Harry!" Ginny found herself admitting. She started to cry. Embarrassed and ashamed, she hid her face in her hands. Harry hugged her.

"It's okay," he said, "and I'm sorry. I didn't realize what was going on. I was too busy worrying about myself…. I had no idea Draco's been tormenting you. But it's okay, you don't have to be scared."

"I just don't want to go back up there!"

"Why not? He can't hurt you."

"I know, but…I just don't want to face him," she sobbed.

"Shh…" Harry said as he held Ginny close.

No more talk of darkness,

Forget these wide-eyed fears;

I'm here, with you, beside you,

To guard you and to guide you.

Let me be your shelter,

Let me be your light;

You're safe, no one will find you,

Your fears are far behind you.

Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime;

Let me lead you from your solitude.

Say you want me with you, here beside you,

Anywhere you go, let me go too,

That's all I ask of you.

Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime.

Say the word and I will follow you.

Share each day with me, each night, each morning.

Say you love me,

That's all I ask of you.

"I'm here for you, Ginny," he said, holding her close.

"Thank you," she whispered, hugging him back.

Behind a desk in that same room was a spying Draco Malfoy, wearing an invisibility cloak. He had gotten there without their knowing of it, and he had seen and heard the entire thing.

I made your song take wing.

And now, how you repay me,

Deny me and betray me…

They hugged once more, this time more passionate than the last.

Harry kissed Ginny's hand and got up, pulling her up with him.

You will curse the day you did not do…

All that the phantom asked of you!

Draco held the cloak tight around himself, got up, and left back for the Great Hall, infuriated. Ginny had given away their secret, and she had promised not to.

"We should go back. Hemione and Ron will wonder where we've gotten off to," Harry said.

"Okay," Ginny said. Harry now knew her and Draco's secret. He knew that they had kissed, and he knew that Draco was a deatheater.

They went back to the Great Hall together, holding hands as they went. Somehow, with Harry right beside her, Ginny didn't feel so scared of Draco. She felt… warmth and safety. It was something very different, and unexplainable. Something that she definitely did not feel with Draco.

The two began to dance again, and Ginny rested her head on Harry's shoulder. She looked down at their synchronized feet, moving to the rythym of the music that was playing. He gently lifted his hand onto her head and stroked her hair. She smiled, and looked up at him. Then he placed his hand on her cheek, pulled her face towards him, and kissed her! Ginny seemed to go along with it, as if she was waiting for it to happen all night. She pulled back, and looked at Harry, but then she froze. Looking past Harry, she saw Draco standing there. She'd forgotten about him, and he had seen the entire thing! He was smirking, as if he'd been waiting for that to happen too. Why! He looked so sinister, standing there with his mischievous grin.

"Well done, Weasley; you've finally gotten a kiss from your precious prince charming," he said, "but it wasn't as good as my kisses, I'm sure." He smirked.

"Shut up, Malfoy," Harry remarked, holding Ginny tight like she was his most precious possession.

"What's wrong, Potter? Are you offended? You're not the only one who's been with Ginny, so deal with it! She's never going to forget about me, and I won't let her," he said.

"You are nothing to Ginny anymore, Malfoy! She hates you!" Harry said.

"I'm nothing to her? You can keep telling yourself that, Potter, but it will never be true. I will always be something to Ginny, and like I said, I'll make sure she doesn't forget it."

"You're sick, Malfoy," Harry spat, "Get out of here."

"What?" Draco was taken aback.

"You heard me. I said get out," Harry repeated himself.

Draco just stared at Harry and muttered two words: "Make me."

Harry had let go of Ginny at this point and walked up to Malfoy with his wand at his side. Malfoy grabbed his own wand. Ginny couldn't take it any longer. She had to do something.

Just as the two wizards were about to fight, Ginny stood in between them.

"Stop it, both of you! You're acting like a bunch of fools! Harry, I'm sorry to put you through this. This is all my fault. And Draco…" she looked at Draco, suddenly not afraid anymore, and said, "Leave me alone."

Both Draco and Harry were shocked at this.

"Ginny, it's not your fault… Draco just needs to learn to keep his mouth shut," Harry said.

"It is her fault! She made me feel this way about her!" Draco shouted, upset.

"What are you talking about, Draco? You don't care about me! You're a bastard and you will never be anything higher that that!" Ginny screamed at him with her newfound confidence.

Draco looked hurt. He stumbled backwards, not taking his eyes off of Ginny, and went ballisitic.

"You know what, Weasley? Fuck you! I don't need you! You just wait and see! One of these days you'll realize how bad you want me," he said. And then he left.

Ginny broke down and started to cry. Harry held her in his arms and tried to comfort her, but it was no use. She'd never been through so much abuse in her life since she opened Tom Riddle's diary.

Well that's it. How do you think it turned out? What do you think should happen in chapter 8? Tell me, and I just might write about it! Or I might write the opposite… who knows?

Oh, and please don't complain that I don't update enough. I already know that I don't update enough, and I'm trying. I updated pretty quickly this time, though, didn't I?