Chapter 3

It was a week after the incident, Snape did speak to him, but he was uncomfortable, he wasn't natural. The wound would heal. For Snape, deep down, believed him, if you heard that, wouldn't you want to believe it?

Draco walked out onto the school grounds, it was a day of, and he would enjoy it, he was to meet his friends at the benches.

There they were, Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise, Scarlet, Ethan and a man in a suit pulling at Ethan's shirt, wait. That wasn't right.

"Draco!" They called over to him, he ran over. "Pansy's not feeling well, she's at the hospital wing now" "Oh" it was hard to concentrate when there was a man that nobody else saw pulling at your friend's shirt, frantically.

They started to walk, "Ethan, can I talk with you, privately" "Sure, we'll catch you up" Ethan called. "What's up Drake?" The man had stopped he looked at Draco hopefully, a voice sounded in his head "Tell him he can see me again, we can be together, he needs to come with me now"

Draco froze, no, Ethan was going to die? "No, he's not going with you!" Draco yelled out loud to the man. He became frantic. "What did you say?" "Ethan, we need to go to Dumbledore, now!" He pulled Ethan toward the school. Ethan yanked him out of his grip. "What, why?" "Please, uh" he had to explain, quickly. "There's a man, in a suit, he has dark hair, and is tall, very tall, he has blue eyes" "Draco what are saying" Ethan was getting worried, he was explaining his uncle! "Ethan please! He's there, now, I see him, he says you're going to die!" "What! Draco stop it your freaking me out, what's wrong with you?"

Draco groaned, he knew it must be hard to take, but he couldn't die! Draco looked crazy, wild eyed and his voice was fast and harsh. "Come with me to Dumbledore and I'll explain"

He dragged a frightened Ethan to McGonagall "Professor, we need to see the headmaster, immediately!" "Ok, Mr. Malfoy, Ok" She took them to the headmaster's office. They knocked on the door. "Come in" the calm, elderly voice sounded behind the door. Draco dashed in, Ethan and the spirit in tow. "Professor, we need to protect Ethan, he's going to die!"

Draco explained everything. The uncle had left, with angry eyes at Draco, "he was supposed to come with me!" then he was gone. Ethan was safe.

"That's a very interesting gift, Draco" the headmaster was talking it through with Draco. Ethan had left, a bit shaken up, but alive.

"I know, I help when I can, but, it's hard"

"Yes, Severes mentioned an encounter with your ability, it's extraordinary, you could be famous for this, you know"

"It's tempting, but, I like life the way it is"

"As you wish, you saved Mr. Rein's life today, but, maybe it was supposed to happen, it's a good thing you did, but it's a grave thing to mess with history"

Draco nodded "Yes professor"

"Carry on as your doing, but try to keep out of trouble, and avoid any major dramas, hm?"

Draco laughed "Yes professor"

Draco left, that was hard, it was rare when he saw dead relatives taking the living with them, it was the hardest thing to do, so much for enjoying the day off.

He sat down in the great hall, the slytherins were talking about him and asking questions, for a moment he wished he had never had this ability! But then he thought again, it was a part of him, and without it, Ethan wouldn't be there now, drinking that goblet of pumpkin juice.

After answering the fourth question of "so, what's with the sixth sense?" he walked out, wanting to be alone. He felt suddenly drained, he hadn't realised how tired he was!

He collapsed on the library sofa and took out a book. Reading quietly. He didn't see the red haired girl walking in and sitting on the table to the right of him. She took out a book and started to read. It was Ginny. He just turned his head; he didn't want to get in an argument.

Hermione followed after, he looked up, what was that, a little girl was following after her, 5 years old, Hermione had no idea. Draco rubbed his eyes "Oh no" he murmured. Not Granger. He felt that pang of sympathy, Granger must have really loved this little girl, and she lost her. Maybe he could just leave this one; the little girl's voice rang in his ears though, not letting him rest!

"Tell 'moine, tell 'mione, tell her, tell her!" "Ok, I will"

The girls looked at him, had he said that out loud! Man, was that embarrassing. Oh, well.

"Granger" "No, 'mione!" the little girl screeched in his ear. "Ok" Hermione and Ginny were looking at him as if he was crazy.

"Look, there's a little girl, about 5, standing right behind you, tugging at your robes" Hermione spun round, she raised her eyes at him "Malfoy, what are you pulling?" "Nothing, she has long blonde hair, in an Alice band, she has blue eyes and-

"Oh, are you doing that weird sixth sense thing" Ginny said. Hermione had gone pale; she kept looking around, expecting the little girl to come out of the shadows. "Does that mean anything to you?" "Yes" "Who is she"

Hermione swallowed "She was my best friend, as a child" Ginny spoke up, "look Malfoy, Hermione doesn't want to hear this- "No, I do" Hermione said. She stepped toward Draco. "Where is she?" Draco smiled, he hadn't expected her to believe him, he expected to be chased out the library by her, and an equally mad Madam. Pince, with a broom maybe. But he was glad she had.

"She's right beside you" Hermione gasped and stepped away form where he was pointing. The little girl ran to him. Hermione looked in astonishment; he had kneeled down and was acting as if he was listening to a little person, a little girl. But no one was there. He nodded "Ok, right, she says that, you will always be best friends, but she doesn't like you being sad when you think of her, think of the fun times, she is happy, oh"

He leaned down again "she says the little puppy, is with her, does that mean anything to you?" Hermione was in tears, her hand had covered her mouth, she nodded. "she loved that puppy, it got hit my a car, she cried so much, she got cancer, and- Ginny put her arm around her shoulder "Come on Hermione" "No, what else, what else does she say"

Draco felt like breaking down himself "She doesn't want you to cry" Hermione wiped her eyes "No, no I'm not" "She just says she is happy, and you should be to" Hermione nodded and smiled her eyes red and sparkling. "Wave" said Draco. "What?" "She's waving to you" Hermione grinned and waved, exactly where the little girl was standing. Then she was gone, Hermione continued to wave "Bye Megan, bye" "She's gone"

Hermione stopped and looked at Draco with watery eyes "Thank you, I don't know how you do it, but thank you" Then she lent over and hugged him. Draco stiffened, he hadn't bargained on that. She let go and walked away, Ginny in tow. Draco whistled, long and low.