Authors Note: oh my crap, sooo sorry guys, but school started and everything got messed up with my time on writing…and I have coop now which is from 12:30 PM till 5 PM so…I haven't had much time to write between school stuff, and my own reading time. Anyways here is the next chapter , and I will try and update quicker if I can…but I can't promise anything.

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Chapter Three

"Can I go now?" Dumbledore just nodded his head and Draco left his office in a hurry.

When he came to a stop just out side of Dumbledore's office, he smirked at the stone wall that stood before him, and with an even bigger smirk the punched it with his healing hand. As his hand connected with the wall he heard to familiar sound of his bones breaking.

"Off I go to see Poppy." he said with one last smirk at the wall and then ran towards the Hospital wing.

As he came closer to the Hospital wing it dawned on him that she would see how badly he had scrwed up his hand, and for a split second he thought that she would still care but as he opened the door he saw her lying on a bed with her eyes glued to the window.

"Goddamn it Draco Malfoy!" Pomfrey yelled as she saw him coming through the door. "That is it! That one I will let heal on its own no special potions to hid the pain or any fast healing potions that one young man will take you as long as it needs, and by the look of it and the fact that you where in here just a week ago, it will take a very long time to heal, I hope that will teach you a lesson!"

"Sure" he said as he dropped himself down on his usual bed, right at the front not close to Ginny herself at all.

"Don't be so cheeky young man!" she exclaimed finally losing her cool with him.

"Yes ma'am" he said with a smirk on his lips as she started to undo his bandage. When it was all off he heard a little gasp from the direction that Ginny lay in and he smirked but didn't look over at her.

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Ginny felt relieved as she heard Pomfrey yell his name, but she kept her eyes on the window, she was afraid of what she would do if she actually looked over at him.

Her eyes slowly made their way towards him and to her surprise he had become even better looking then he was a year ago. A year changed a lot in a person if you don't see them.

He was tall from what she could tell, at least the way he lay there on the bed his feet touching the end of the bed and his head resting on the pillow. He didn't have his hair slicked back, and it looked good…no great…even sexy…but she would never admit it to herself. She had remembered telling him he looked like a prick with his hair slicked back and something made her believe he'd changed his hair because of her.

As she watched closely she could see a couple of scars, and she wondered where those had come from. Was it all his father fault, or were some of those from his own doing by getting into fights with Ron and Harry.

Her stomach was doing flips and her body tensed as his eyes shifted over towards her, and on his lips was his trademark smirk.

His eyes where a deep grey, light grey that once existed there were gone and that was when it hit her: how much he had actually changed and at the same time, he had stayed the same. She knew that she could have recognized him anywhere, no matter how much time passed between them, they always had that friendship long time ago to go back to.

Their eyes locked and a flood of memory rushed through her mind.

She had arrived late, in her black skirt, and a plain white tank top. She hadn't planned on what happened after she got there. She was only finished with her first beer when she spotted the boy that she could never give up on standing in a corner with girls surrounding him but he didn't pleased.

She made her way over to him, and before she could stop herself, his eyes locked with hers. "Hey," he said in a slurred voice, and she knew that he was drunk out of his mind.

"Hey," she said back and started to walk away from him.

Just as she had made her way out of the crowed and out into the hallway she leaned against the wall putting her head into her hands, and let her body slide down the cold wall.

"Ginny, this was supposed to be the year you didn't see that prick." she mumbled to herself. "That was the whole reason for switching schools you dumb ass!"

"Hey you," she heard him say from the door way, "Where are you going?"

She lifted her head out of her hands and looked at him, shock written all over her face. "Err…I was just leaving," she said as she quickly got to her feet.

Surprisingly, Draco, even in his drunken state was good on his feet, sure he had a little wobble, and a few times almost fell, but he was still a lot better then she was when she was drunk.

"Why are you leaving?" he asked as he pushed her up against the wall with his body.

"The-the party…" she tried to speak but with his body so close to hers she didn't know what to say or do, "—is err…boring." she finished and then tried to push him away from her but he only pushed her further back against the wall.

"Don't leave" he muttered and then his hands found their way to her waist.

"No…"

"No you won't leave?" he asked as he neared his head to hers.

All Ginny could do was shake her head yes, and as she nodded he let his eyes light up, and a real smile spread across his lips.

"Hey get away from her." Ginny smiled as she recognized the voice and looked over to see a tall figure standing on the other side of the hall. From the light that was provided, it wasn't much but just enough to make out who was standing where.

"Matteo," Ginny shook her head, "it's all right." Matteo was Ginny's first friend since she moved schools. He had become just like another brother to add to her collection. He was just as tall as Draco, but had the dark features about him that all Italians did. His hair was darker then Harry's own, and his eyes where the deepest ocean green you could find in the world.

"Are you sure Bella?" he asked as he studied Draco.

"Yes Matteo" she answered.

"Si, find me if you need me," and with that he disappeared into the door again.

"Who is he?" Draco asked puzzled.

"A friend,"

"Just a friend or more then a friend?"

"More like a brother friend," she said and watched his face light up again.

"Is you're name Bella?" he asked as he continued to watch her oddly light maroon coloured eyes.

Ginny just nodded her head.

"You remind me of someone I once knew," he said as he watched her eyes so very closely, like he was trying to look passed the barrier she put up.

"Oh"

"Not a bad thing actually," he said as he moved closer, "I miss her a lot," he said as he rested his forehead against hers. "She was my best friend, and then I had to go and fuck it up." he said as he pressed close to Ginny.

"Why did you?"

"It doesn't matter anymore; she hates me now anyways…she switched schools probably because of me" he said and then pulled away from her, and kissed her on the lips.

Her lips trembled as he continued to kiss her.

Ginny looked away as a shudder of pleasure ran through her, as her mind remembered what had happened just after that kiss.

"Bella"

Ginny's head snapped back to Draco's direction thinking that he knew what had happened that night, but when she saw Matteo standing there she jumped up into his arms.

"Matteo," and just as relived she was she stared crying in his arms.

"Shh, Carina, it'll be alright." he spoke softly into her hair.

As she calmed down, she looked into his eyes. "Why are you here?"

"Dumbledore informed me last night of what happened and I came to see you, and make sure you were alright." he said smiling, and kissed her cheek tenderly.

"You didn't have too." she said smiling up at him and wiping her face off the tears.

"Bella don't do that you know it makes you're face red." he said as he pushed her sleeves away from her face and softly wiped her cheeks with his hands.

"I was so scared I wouldn't see you again." she said and hugged him closer.

"Hey isn't that Drac—" Matteo started to speak but Ginny covered his lips with her small hand. "Oh right sorry." he said and smiled at her.

"Right," she said as she looked down into her lap, and just then noticed that she was sitting in Matteo's lap. As her eyes made their way back up she saw Draco looking at her and sitting in Matteo's lap suddenly became weird, like she shouldn't be there.

"You shouldn't be here, what if they find out and go after you?" Ginny said worriedly, and had decided to ignore the pair of grey eyes.

"It's to late anyways; I was there with Fred and George so they already saw me." Matteo said as he took a glance over at Draco.

"Oh…I'm sorry, I have been nothing but trouble for you this past year." Ginny said as she looked up at him, with a frown on her lips.

"Bella," he said as he took her small round face into his large tanned hands, "If I didn't want to take care of you I would have left you there that night by yourself crying." Matteo lowered his lips to hers and gave her a gentle kiss, Ginny had gotten used to it, Matteo explained to her that's how his mother always tried to ease his pain when he was a little boy, and further more it was an Italian thing.

"Matteo—"

"Bella, I have told you, I love you and that's all that there is to it, si?" he asked with a cocky smile.

"Si," Ginny answered with a grin. The first thing about Matteo that made her like him was his cockiness that could be matched up with the same cockiness Draco had. Matteo was a lady's man just as much as Draco was, and yet they had little differences, Matteo loved Ginny as his own sister, where as Draco always cared about her more then friendship could take them.

"Alright, now let us get you back to the Gryffindor tower; they are all waiting for you." Matteo said as she stood up with Ginny still in his arms.

"You know I can walk," she said smiling at him, "these" she said as she wiggled her legs up and down, "are called legs, and they help you walk."

"Oh so now you are being Ms Smart Ass huh?" he said as he put her down on her own two feet.

"I sure am," and with that she walked out of the Hospital wing with Matteo right behind her.

Both, Ginny and Matteo, left an angry Draco behind, ready to strike again. "May I leave now?" he asked as he got to his feet and started to walk out the door.

"Ahh, Draco, how wonderful to see you," Snape said as Draco opened the door to leave.

"Wish I could say the same for you Snape." Draco replied smirking.

"Yes, very well, Dumbledore sent me to get you, and take you to your dorm to pack your stuff, you are leaving immediately." Snape answered as he beckoned for Draco to follow him.

"What about Pansy and Blaise?" Draco asked as he kept his pace with Snape.

"They will be leaving tomorrow with the rest of the students, as for you, you get the privilege to leave early due to your father expecting you to leave tomorrow for the Manor." Snape informed Draco.

"One problem, I have all the privilege to the Manor and the Money and that bastard doesn't." Draco informed Snape.

"Yes I know that, but there are other ways of him getting to you, so we will be keeping you, this summer, in a place he will be to stupid to look." Snape said smiling.

"What his back pocket?" Draco asked smirking.

"No, although that is a mighty good idea Draco," Snape said as he continued to the Slytherin Common room, "I have already told you that I am not telling you where we are going."

"Alright I guess I'll just say here—"

"I have the permission to hex you into tomorrow if needed," Snape informed him, only making Draco even angrier then he already was, but he followed after Snape silently.

As he entered his room, he looked around and spotted Dobby standing next to his packed trunk. "Master Draco, Dobby has packed your stuff," Dobby said as he tucked something else into Draco's trunk.

"Thank you Dobby, come along we are leaving Hoggy Hogwarts." Draco said sarcastically.

Dobby just nodded and walked behind Draco to meet Snape.

"Ready." Snape stated as he saw Draco coming out of a door with his trunk behind him, and his trusty little elf next to his side.

Draco said nothing and just passed by Snape exiting through the Common room door.

"You know you will have to talk to me sooner or later," Snape said as he followed Draco with an amused smirk on his lips. He knew to well that Draco was pissed off, and not just because he was taken somewhere, and no one was going to tell him until he got there, but he had seen Matteo and Ginny walking out of the Hospital Wing before he had entered.

"Fuck off Snape!" he growled and continued to speed walk away from him.

"Dumbledore's office," Snape said after him making Draco turn right on the upcoming corridor.

Snape caught up to him and stood next to him as he muttered Dumbledore's password, causing the gargoyle to move to the side and a stone door slid open to the side revealing the staircase that led up to the office.

"Draco, Severus" Dumbledore greeted them as they entered his office.

"Dumbledore," Snape nodded.

"Am I leaving right away or is there some kind of talk that I need to be bored with?" Draco questioned annoyed.

"No, all I ask of you for this summer is to behave, and not go wondering off anywhere away from the guidelines that are put out for everyone." Dumbledore said as he watched Draco closely, "And please stay out of harming your hand for at least the summer, Poppy wont be around to heal you all the time."

"Can't promise anything," Draco said as he looked around the office.

"Very well" Dumbledore said as he stood up and handed Draco a golden pen from his desk.

"What—" he began but then felt the tug behind his navel and knew what was happening. Before the view of the office started to blur he felt Snape grab onto his forearm.

When they where gone Dumbledore looked at the golden pen that lay on the ground and shook his head, "You are doing the right thing," he said to himself as he sat back down in his chair. His mind never stopped, he hardly slept in the past few years, but he was old and tired out, that sleep over took him without knowing what was happening.