Ginny awoke to find the house completely empty, except of course for Draco but he wasn't exactly coming out of his room. She went downstairs and saw his tray waiting on the table. She picked it up and headed upstairs. She knocked on the door. It didn't open. She sighed as she opened the door. It was still dark inside and there was that same sound of someone crying.
"Draco? Are you alright," she set down the tray and sat down on the bed next to him. She put a hand on his shoulder to comfort him. "What's wrong?"
This time, he turned to her. Could he really tell her what was bothering him? He looked into her eyes and he saw that he could trust her. There was something about her eyes that made him feel safe.
"My parents… They died because of me," he sniffled. "If I'd just listened and killed Dumbledore and Harry, it never… It's all my fault!"
"No! Don't say that."
"It's true! I'm so guilty. I put my mother in danger."
"What happened?" Ginny asked.
"Voldemort found out about my mistakes… He promised me if I did it, he'd let my father out of Azkaban. He… He never told me… He never said he'd kill my father! He brought me to Azkaban to watch him kill my father!"
Ginny shook her head. She couldn't understand his pain but she was sure it was something very terrible.
"And then… He made me watch as he tortured my mother. I wanted so much to save her… So I planned an escape, but he found and killed her too!"
His hands were clenched into fists and he was speaking through gritted teeth. Ginny could only listen.
"After that, I went into hiding. When I heard Harry and his friends were coming to find Voldemort, I followed. It was my chance to avenge my parents. When Harry was in trouble, I… I saved him," he ran a quivering hand through his hair, "I hit him with the Cruciatus curse and let Harry finish him off for the both of us."
He sighed. They sat in silence. They'd both become aware that they were now much closer than they were before. Ginny had pulled him into a hug. The feeling of being completely alone was gone.
"I'm sure, wherever they are, they're okay now," Ginny said soothingly. "Hush now. I'm here."
Draco continued to sob. He was just glad she was there. He hoped she'd never leav4e. It felt good to have a real friend.
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When Ginny came back to her room, she remembered that she had had to go back to school. Ginny felt rather saddened by this. She'd just become friends with Draco and she was going to be leaving to go back to school. She felt bad for leaving him. Sighing, she began to pack.
Ginny looked at the snow globe Draco had given her. She smiled. She picked it up and delicately put it inside her trunk. She jumped when she realized that he was standing in her doorway.
"Going somewhere," he asked stepping into the room.
"Back to school," Ginny replied and continued packing.
He nodded. "So soon?"
"Holidays are over and I've got tests."
"Oh," he looked quite disappointed.
"You could write if to me," she said as she reddened. "If you want to that is," she added quickly.
He blushed. "Of course."
"Well, I suppose I'll see you after the school year."
He nodded. He watched silently as she continued to pack. He kind of wished he didn't have to say goodbye so soon. After all, he'd just made friends with her. he helped her drag her trunk down the stairs.
Ginny turned to him before walking out the door. Though she hadn't left yet, he already missed her. they stood facing each other awkwardly.
"Tell everyone I left?" she asked nervously. He nodded.
"I guess you'd better get going," Draco said shyly.
She nodded. "Um, goodbye then." She turned and grabbed her trunk.
"You will write won't you?" Draco asked before he could stop himself.
Ginny turned to him again. "Of course." She replied.
They said their goodbyes for the second time, but this time, Ginny actually left. On his way back upstairs, Draco regretted the fact that he didn't give her a hug goodbye.
Author's Note: Okay so there's another chapter up! Hahaha I've been thinking about the ending to this one... Hmm... Anyway as for Summer At The Grangers, I'm still thinking about it! I still need to get some more ideas. So once again, if you have any, just e-mail them to me. Thanks for reading. Toodles!
