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-------------------------------- Chapter 10: What is the Capital of Zambia? a.k.a. The Visit

Draco strutted out of the lavatory. He knew he should help, but he had already done too much to betray himself to Potter, so he thought it best not to. He was so preoccupied, he forgot to sneer and insult the first year that bumped into him. He really didn't know what was getting into him. Why would a Malfoy have any type of concern for a Weasley? Draco knew he had more than friendly feelings towards the girl, but he tried to deny those feelings.

Draco sat in History of Magic waiting for Blaise to show up. He was getting very anxious and started fidgeting, something he never did. He was at a breaking point when Blaise arrived.

"Is she alright?" he burst out right as Blaise took the seat next to him.

"Draco, I didn't know you cared!" said Blaise in a false impressed voice.

"Shut up, I don't care. I was just curious."

"Well, I don't know, we took her to Dumbledore and he sent me to class."

"Oh, well I was just—"

"Mr. Mayfly, Mr. Zambia, if you don't mind, I am trying to teach a class."

Everyone came out of their stupor a bit to look over to Draco and Blaise. Then Professor Binns started to continue droning on about the Vampire-Wizard Negotiation Act of 1657 and everyone sank back into his or her trance.

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Harry entered Charms in a horrendous mood. His mind was racing with everything from anxiety to guilt. Voldemort had gotten into the mind of Ginny and it was all his fault. If only he had destroyed that stupid diary Ginny would be fine. He could not imagine the pain she must be going through at that moment. He knew that Voldemort had been trying to get to her, but he didn't know that they still had a connection from five years ago. Why Voldemort was after Ginny was unknown to him though. To his aggravation, Dumbledore had not told him why she was important to Voldemort.

"Where were you, Harry," said Hermoine, practicing the healing charm they had learned.

"Yeah, mate, you kind of ran out on us at breakfast," said Ron. Then after looking Harry over he continued, "You look you just saw Snape being nice, Christmas being cancelled, and someone breaking your broom."

"Yeah, well this is worse." Harry told Ron and Hermoine everything.

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Draco was on his way to go see Ginny in the Hospital Wing. He was hoping that no one else would be there. He figured no one would be so close to curfew. He was glad he was Head Boy because he did not have to worry much about curfew. The halls were quiet. Some had a warm comforting feeling, while others had a cold eerieness. Draco preferred the latter for if he had been taught one thing over the years, it was that things are hardly ever what they seem. Like Ginny, he thought.

He was relieved when no one was in the Hospital Wing. Ginny was in the bed by the window. Draco sighed. She looked quite all right, excepting that she looked quite a bit paler than normal. He sat observing her for a while and then decided that he had best leave.

As he walked down to the dungeons, Draco had a strange feeling that he was not alone, that someone was following him. As he turned a corner, he hid himself in the shadows. Sure enough, less than a minute later, a dark figure came into view and passed him. Draco stepped out of the shadows and put his wand to the back of the figure's neck.

"Nice night for a stroll, don't you think?" ask Draco. The figure started to turn. " I wouldn't do that if I were you. Expelliarmus!" The figure's wand was thrown into Draco's hand and the figure was thrown back a few feet.

"Very good Draco, but if I had wanted to hurt you, it would have been very easy."

"Father?"

"Yes, Draco, I have come to do a little checkup on you."

"Are you sure this is wise? What if someone saw you?"

"They won't. Now, down to business. How productive have you been in your task?"

"I have gotten quite a bit of information, Father."

"Ah, tell me everything."

"Well, I found out everything I could about what happened to her in the Chamber of Secrets."

"If that is all you found out, you are very stupid indeed, boy. We already know all that."

"I found out more. Miss Weasley is very sensitive when it comes to that incident and when it comes to her family. She has a hell of an attitude and is not as weak as she seems. She has also has been having some odd mishaps. She will do something and then not remember it. Most recently, it seemed that she was hearing voices. She ended up knocking herself out."

"Perfect."

"What is, Father?"

"Everything is working out perfectly. I have better be off, but I need you to get Miss Weasley," Lucius said the name with a look of disgust, " to trust you. This is very important. Don't fail me."

With that, he disappeared, leaving a very confused Draco in his wake.

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A/N: And there is Chapter 10. Not very exciting. I like Chapter 11, so I think I will post that soon. I want to give a big thank you to all the reader and a very special thank to: myeighth ever reviewer, who also happens to be my seventh ever reviewer, IRISHslytherin22; to my ninth ever reviwer, who also happens to be my fourth reviewer, HQLuver; and last but not least, to my tenth ever reviewer, Princess JB!

PS-- Draco has problems with wanting to maintain his bad guy reputation and Harry, well, Harry as we know has his own issues.