AN: Long time coming, but here it is. Thanks for all the lovely reviews guys, they mean alot. I've had a bit of writters block with this story recently, but i think i'm past it. Hope those of you who hated me for killing off ron like this chapter!

It was around midnight when Draco snuck out into the Forbidden forest. He suspected Ginny would be waiting for him when he got there, so he walked as quickly as he could, following the markings on the tree's. They had marked the tree's with little D's and G's so as not to get lost when trying to find their way though the night.

He was lugging an assortment of books with him, as well as many ceremonial tools they would need. He finally saw them all standing in the small clearing waiting for him. Ginny was sitting on a rock, and Granger and Potter were curled up in each others arms. But he also saw someone he did not expect.

Cassie Sanders, a Gryffindor, was standing next to Ginny looking down at what he supposed was the Weasels preserved body. Draco scowled. She wasn't supposed to be here.

"Draco!" Ginny leapt up, coming towards him. He hugged her tightly and bent down to kiss her.

He heard the Mudblood mumble "Ron would turn in his grave if he had one." Draco pulled away from Ginny, glared in the direction of Potter and Granger and finally looked back towards Sanders.

"What's she doing here?" He demanded. Ginny looked back as though noticing her for the first time.

"She was Ron's fiancée. She has as much right to be here as any of us." Ginny whispered fiercely, leaving no room for argument. Draco nodded and let it go, though he wasn't happy about it.

"Do you have the Mandrake root?" Draco looked at Harry pointedly, but it was Hermione who produced the vile. Draco took it from her and quickly set up the pentagram blanket. "Help me move him." He ordered.

Potter helped him get the Weasel in the middle of the pentagram. He then took the mandrake root and poured it down Weasley's throat, and a minute later he unfroze. They had prettified him to keep him preserved after he died, so that his body would not change.

As soon as the potion was down his throat the weasel's body went limp and lax on the ground.

"Alright, let's hurry. Ginny, stand at the point near his foot. Sanders, you take the other. Harry, you stand at his head. Hermione, stand near his left arm." Everyone did as they were told, and Draco opened up the spell book. "I'll take his right side." He mumbled, stepping into place. "You all have your items?"

Everyone held up something that linked them to Ron; for Harry it was Ron's wand, for Ginny it was one of his sweaters, for Cassie it was her engagement ring, and for Granger it was a picture of the golden trio. Harry nudged him.

"Here's yours." He mumbled, handing him an owl's feather. Draco nodded and took it.

"Alright," He looked over the spell one last time, making sure everything was in the right place. The moon was coming into position overhead. He snapped the book shut. "Everyone hold onto your items, but join hands. Repeat after me."

Everyone nodded, joined hands, and Draco took a very deep breath.

"Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo." His voice was quiet and unsteady at first, but as he continued he felt the air around him thicken, and he was suddenly more confident. He nodded to the people around him and closed his eyes.

"Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo." The all repeated in unison, unsteady and quiet, then louder and strong. "Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo. Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo. Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo!"

They were screaming now, and the air around them was blowing wilding. Their hands were all clasped so tightly they were turning white, but Draco could feel the moon above them becoming brighter and brighter.

"Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo! Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo! Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo!"

It felt as though they were in a tornado, the wind swirling around them, and Draco was sure he could hear voices other than their own in the wind.

"Adulescens ademptio decessus, iamdudum reddo abluo!"

Finally, in one last shout, Draco felt a large amount of energy leave him and be pulled to the center with a round of gasps. Then suddenly it came back like a bursting of warmth in his chest. He opened his eyes to see the Weasel on the ground with his eyes open… and breathing.

The wind around them quieted, the moon's light diminished, and they were left in the pitch blackness of the forbidden forest. Suddenly everyone let their hands drop as Ron sat up, and Ginny and Cassie were on him in a minute.

Cassie was crying and kissing him, and Ginny was holding onto his hand. It seemed to take a minute for it to sink in for Potter and Granger, but they grabbed each other in a fierce hug and then dropped to their knees next to their friend. The Weasel seemed to know exactly what was going on as he was trying to comfort his girlfriend while saying that he couldn't believe they'd done it.

Draco rolled his eyes. "I've probably just sold my soul for him, and do I even get thanks? No, not so much as a bloody post card." He shook his head and looked one last time at the brilliant smile on his Ginny's face before turning around and beginning to walk back to the castle.

Ginny apparently noticed his absence however, because she quickly followed him. "Draco! Wait!" She called. He turned and waited for her to catch up to him. When she did, he smirked.

"Are you alright?" He asked, reaching up to brush away a tear from her face. She nodded, throwing herself on him.

"Thank you." She whispered, hugging him for dear life. "Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you, thanks you."

Draco held onto her as though he would never let her go. "Your welcome."