All Harry Potter characters don't belong to me

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Chapter Four – Miles Apart

"Speaking"

Thinking

Ginny's POV

It's the first weekend since Draco has gone to school and I still have to go to Malfoy Manor. Aunt Nissa and Grammy said that even though Draco isn't at home anymore I can use the time at Malfoy Manor to learn some rules about being a proper lady. I don't know what they mean by that, but I don't mind spending time with them, so it's alright.

I know that I have been visiting Malfoy Manor every Saturday since I was five years old but it hasn't always been a nice visit. For the first three years, Uncle Malfoy and Draco totally ignored me and left me on my own. Aunt Nissa and Grammy made me stay in Draco's room for a few hours every Saturday so that we could get to know each other, but they didn't know that he didn't even look at me, let alone speak to me during that time. I didn't mind just sitting in his room and simply observe him. He didn't know that I was studying him though. I found him interesting because he was so different to my brothers. I thought Percy was weird, but he was even weirder. I was very curious about him.

Draco and I share a Nanny. Her name is Sarah and she's very nice. Whenever I wasn't in Draco's room, she would stay with me and I would ask her questions about Draco and his family. I felt so sorry for him because he never seemed to have any fun. One day when he came into his room for the time we were to spend together, I noticed that he was slightly different. He was sitting at his desk with a very odd posture. He soon started to shake and I saw that his eyes were closed tightly. I've seen my brothers try to hold in their tears many times so I knew the symptoms. I knew that Draco would be too stubborn and proud to let himself cry, so I helped him.

I remember that seeing him sitting in the shower all wet and eyes closed made me cry too. I wondered why he had to live like he did. Why couldn't he just cry openly? He hid everything from everyone and the only thing I could do was to help him hide.

After I had dried off, he came into my room and asked me a very stupid question. He wanted to know why I was crying. I thought it would have been obvious. I cried because he cried.

"Keep your back straight," Lady Malfoy said as she sat across from Ginny at the dinning table. Ginny had her back hunched but was now forcing her back straight.

"Good. Now when the salad comes, which fork do you use?" Narcissa asked. Ginny bit one of her finger nails while she was thinking. Narcissa pulled Ginny's finger away. "Don't bite your finger nail, Ginny. It's not very proper," Narcissa scolded.

Ginny let out a sigh and placed her hands in her lap. "Back straight, Ginny," Serena said again.

Ginny sat back straight and kept her hands in her lap.

"Now which fork do you use when the salad comes?" Narcissa asked again.

Ginny picked the fork closest to her. Both Serena and Narcissa shook their heads. Ginny put the fork down and picked another one. They shook their heads again. Ginny went through all the forks until she came to the right one by chance.

"Remember it's the furthest one from you, Ginny," Serena reminded her.

"Now which spoon do you use when soup is served?" Narcissa asked.

Ginny was so fed up that she placed her elbows on the table, buried her head in her hands and groaned. "Grammy, Aunt Nissa. I don't want to learn this. It's too hard and boring," she whined.

"It's proper and sophisticated." said a voice from the door. Ginny immediately shot up and sat rigidly in her seat with her hands in her lap.

"Uncle Malfoy," Ginny said quietly with her head slightly bowed.

Everyone in the room was quiet as Lucius walked over next to Ginny.

"Ginny," Lucius called for her attention. Ginny looked up at Lucius and waited for him to speak. "I expect you to know how to dine properly by the end of the day. You will be attending dinner parties with us soon and the suitable manners are needed. Anything less and your parents will be notified. Do you understand?"

Ginny swallowed the lump in her throat. "Yes, Uncle Malfoy," she answered timidly.

"Good," Lucius said and then turned around to face Narcissa. "Make sure she learns it correctly." He gave his wife a kiss on the cheek and then walked out of the room.

Once Lucius was gone Ginny let out a big sigh and was able to relax. Both Serena and Narcissa cleared their throats loudly. Ginny sat up straight once again.

This is going to be a very long day Ginny thought miserably.

Draco was enjoying school very much. He was sorted into Slytherin easily and had found two very interesting friends. They were much better than Grabbe and Goyle. Blaise Zabini and Isabelle Hoffman hit it off with Draco practically immediately after they met because hey had so many things in common. All three were children of very rich respectable men in the wizarding world. They were all sorted into Slytherin and were proud of it. All had a very warped sense of humor and loved to tease others, especially the Gryffindors. And most of all they all hated Harry Potter.

Draco's POV

I have only known Blaise and Isabelle for a week now, but we stayed up to chat about our lives at home every night so it was like I had known them for ages. I found out that Blaise had four older sisters and was the only son in the family. Growing up with all his sisters and mother, he had developed a talent for knowing exactly how to sweet talk girls. I could tell that he was going to be a ladies man when he got older. He was also a funny guy and was quite sensitive to how others were feeling.

Isabelle liked us to call her Bell and said that only her parents called her that but she felt comfortable with us and wouldn't mind us using her nick name. She was the only child and had been pampered her whole life. She was far from being a rotten brat though. She was very perceptive and calculative. She was nice and sweet, but could be quite sinister to the people she didn't like. I think all three of us were your typical Slytherin. We were of course quite smart and mature for our age. We all hated Potter and couldn't wait to play pranks on some of them Gryffindors. Blaise and Bell were turning out to be pretty good friends, just like Ginny.

I didn't tell them about Ginny though. I don't think they need to know about her just yet. In the mean time I think I'll concentrate on making life a living hell for others first.

Time flew by quickly and it was very soon Christmas. Draco couldn't wait to go home and tell Ginny all about Hogwarts and about the things that were going on. Ginny however was going to Romania for Christmas to visit her brother Charlie and wouldn't be there when he came back.

Draco stepped off of the Hogwarts express and looked around for Martin. Once he spotted his butler and called for him to come and carry his luggage.

"How was your trip, Master Draco?" Martin asked while taking the trunk that was placed at the side of Draco's feet.

"It was bearable," Draco answered casually. "Let's get back quickly, Martin. I have much to do."

Martin carried the trunk and guided Draco to where the horse and carriage was waiting. Once they were inside the carriage, the horses magically traveled to Malfoy Manor. Draco walked up the steps to the front of his house and the doors opened just in time for him to walk straight in. Without giving anything a second glance he quickly made his way up the stairs and knocked on Ginny's door. Since there was no answer, he turned the handle and stepped inside. He looked around but couldn't see Ginny. Draco frowned and closed the door behind him. When he looked up he was surprised to see his mother standing in front of him.

"Your father wants to see you, Draco," Narcissa said while placing her hand on Draco's shoulder and guiding him back down the stairs.

"Mother," Draco started. "Where's Ginny?"

"I'll tell you later," Narcissa whispered, since they were now outside Lucius's study. "Now go and see your father."

Draco pushed the double doors of the study open and walked inside. Lucius was sitting at his desk and looked up when Draco walked in.

"Sit down, Draco," Lucius said and Draco sat down in front of his father. "It's nice to know you had the time to come and see me first," Lucius said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"I wanted to put some things in my room before I came to see you, Father," Draco lied.

Lucius didn't answer and just looked at Draco with a raised eyebrow. Draco looked back without moving a single muscle. He had learnt to lie flawlessly and the trick was to not move at all.

Lucius stopped staring at Draco and stood up from his seat. "I have important information to tell you Draco. It is vital that you understand the situation that is going on at Hogwarts."

Draco was confused. "What situation?" he asked while looking at his father's back.

Lucius turned around and faced his son with a grim look on his face. "The Dark Lord is rising to power again."

Draco frowned. "But I thought he had died?"

"Apparently not," Lucius said sadly and then turned serious. "You have to listen carefully, Draco. When you return to Hogwarts you must pay special attention to anything you feel is not right; especially anything to do with Harry Potter, because The Dark Lord will be targeting him. If anything strange happens at all, I want you to notify me immediately. Do you understand?"

Draco could not remember a time in his life where his father was as worried as he was right now. Lucius Malfoy had educated his son on Dark Magic and Evil creatures substantially; therefore Draco understood the seriousness of the situation which was now at hand. The Dark Lord was a thing to be feared and had to be dealt with carefully. Though Draco didn't clearly know what his father's intentions were, he believed that his father would always have his family's best interests at heart.

"I understand, Father."

"Good," Lucius answered while placing a reassuring hand on Draco's shoulder. "Has anything weird happened at Hogwarts so far?"

Draco creased his eyebrows together trying to think of any significant or relevant situations. He simply shook his head. "No. Nothing I can think of right now."

"Alright. But you must tell me if anything comes to mind. You may go now, Son."

Draco stood up from his seat and walked out of the room. Narcissa was just outside and brushed past Draco as he was heading out.

"What's the matter Lucius?" She asked.

Lucius gave Narcissa a small smile and took her hand. "I just told him about the situation."

"How did he take it?" Narcissa asked with a hint of worry.

"As expected for a Malfoy; calm and collected while assessing the situation."

Narcissa smiled at her husband's words. "Well right now our calm and collected son is wondering where his fiancé is, so I better go and tell him before he starts to panic."

Lucius let out a big sigh and frowned. "I'm a very disappointed though," he said and this caused Narcissa to give him a questioning look.

"Why?" She asked.

"He went to look for his fianc, instead of coming to see me first. I don't like how he's so nice to Weasley's daughter."

Narcissa looked sympathetically at her husband but still managed to smile. "I think it's rather cute." This made Lucius frown even more.

"They're engaged, Lucius," Narcissa reasoned with her husband. "They're going to get married some day. You wouldn't want them to hate each other for the rest of their lives would you?"

Lucius only grumbled. He knew that his wife was right, but he couldn't help hating the Weasleys. Narcissa took his silence as an agreement to what she had said and left the study to look for their son.

Narcissa found Draco in his room sitting at his desk looking at an envelope. Draco turned his head when his mother entered the room and stood up to greet her.

"What are you looking at?" Narcissa asked.

Draco lifted the envelope and showed it to her. There were no words addressing who it was too, but there was a drawing of a dragon. Anyone could guess who it was for.

"Are you going to open it?" Narcissa asked.

"Yes, of course," Draco answered and then ripped open the envelope. Taking the letter out, he was about to unfold it but stopped. Narcissa was looking over his shoulder.

"Mother," Draco said hesitantly. "Could you…"

Narcissa noticed how rude she was and took a few steps back so she couldn't read the letter. Luckily a House elf came in at that moment and called Narcissa away so that Draco was able to read the letter in private.

Dear Draco,

I'm really sorry that I am not here, now that you are home from Hogwarts. My Mother wants me to go to Romania with the rest of the family to visit my Brother, Charlie. I didn't want to go, but she insisted quite forcefully.

I'm still learning how to be a proper lady with Grammy and Aunty Nissa but the lessons are so difficult and boring. I miss you terribly and can't wait till I can see you again. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday.

Sincerely,

Ginny

P.S – Your Christmas present will be late.

Draco blushed after reading the last sentence of the letter. Every year on Christmas day, Ginny would give Draco a very special present.

FLASHBACK

A nine year old Draco was sitting in his room staring at a wrapped package sitting on top of his desk. He had started being friends with Ginny for a few months now and had gotten her a Christmas present. He didn't know what to get her, so he thought a sketch book and some magic color pencils would be nice. He remembered she said something about drawing when she was bored, so he thought she might like some supplies.

There was a knock on the door and Martin stepped in to the room.

"Miss Ginny has arrived, Master Draco," He said. Draco picked the package up from his desk and walked down the stairs to meet her. Sarah was taking off Ginny's cloak and putting it away while Ginny was admiring the big Christmas tree that stood in the foyer next to the stairs.

Ginny heard footsteps and turned her head to see Draco. "Merry Christmas," She said cheerfully.

"Merry Christmas," Draco replied and then handed the gift to her.

Ginny was surprised to receive a gift and didn't know what to do with it. "Aren't you going to open it?" Draco asked anxiously.

Ginny snapped out of her surprised state and carefully opened her present. She was very happy with the gift she got but felt guilty that she didn't get him anything.

"Thank you, Draco," She said. "But I didn't get you anything."

"You don't have to," Draco replied sincerely. "It was just a thought."

Ginny smiled and after a few moments of silence, leaned in to kiss him quickly on the cheek. The blush was quickly evident on Draco's pale skin and his hand flew to where Ginny's lips had touched.

"Wh-What was that for?" Draco asked shyly while in shock.

"It was just a thought," Ginny said softly, now suddenly very shy.

Draco was silent for a while but then smiled. "Thank you," he said.

END FLASHBACK

After that, it had become a kind of tradition for them. Whether Ginny gave Draco a material gift or not, she would always give him a kiss on his Birthday and Christmas. Draco's hand unconsciously moved to touch his cheek and a silly grin dawned on his face. There was a knock on the door and he turned his head to see who it was.

"Madam requests your presence in the lounge, Master Draco," said Martin.

Draco folded the letter up and placed it in his drawer before going downstairs. Narcissa was in the lounge room drinking tea when Draco walked in. She motioned for her son to sit next to her and he was happy to do so.

"So what did Ginny say?" Narcissa asked.

"Nothing much," Draco replied casually. "Just that she can't be here because she has to visit her brother."

Narcissa looked at Draco carefully and smiled. "You must really miss her?" She stated.

Draco looked at his mother and was about to lie and say that he didn't really care, but Narcissa's eyes saw right though him, so Draco just nodded. Narcissa brushed at some of Draco's hair to get his attention and show some affection.

"You can always send her a letter," she said.

Draco frowned. "Father won't allow me to. He says it might distract me from my school work."

"But we're not at school right now," Narcissa said with a sneaky grin. Draco raised an eyebrow while looking at his Mother. Narcissa was also a famous Slytherin.

"Can I attach a present with it?" Draco asked quietly.

"Certainly," Narcissa whispered. "We'll go to Diagon Alley tomorrow."

"Sounds great," Draco answered excitedly.

End of Chapter Four. Thank you for reading and I hope you review.