Ginny sat on the floor of the guest room, playing chess agenst herself. She had just taken her queen as the door opened, and Draco entered.

"Its kindof hard to play chess by yourself..." Draco commented, an amused smirk on his face as he sat on the edge of the bed, leaning over the board. Ginny was wearing a shirt of his that he had worn only the other week. The shorts belonged to Narcissa.

"Well...you could play with me!" Ginny suggested, knocking out one of her pauns. Draco almost laughed at the look on her face as she put herself into check mate, and then sighed, laying her head down on the board, scattering all the peaces.

"Shure...I'll play."

"Really?" Ginny's head jerked up and she turned to face Draco.

"No...not really." Draco said smugly as ginny glared. "But I DO have something that you might be interested in doing..." Draco got up and walked out the door, hearing ginny leap up, and run after him.

"What is it?" She asked, haveing to walk faster to keep up with Draco's long strides.

"You will see..." Draco walked towards the verry western part of the manner, and opened the door to the large garden. Ginny walked through after him, admireing all the beautiful plants. "Woa..." She breathed as some opened as they walked by them.

"This isnt it..." Draco said curtly, walking towards a barn. Ginny followed, haveing to sprint a little ways to recover the distance that draco had walked as she was looking at a beautiful red flower.

"alright, Red.." Draco said. Ginny jumped at being addressed as 'Red'. She looked around the door of the barn and openly gaped. Draco smirked at her face as she ran forward to pet the unicorns. "Wow..." She said again and again, untill draco stepped forward, tapping her shoulder.

"Want to ride one?"

Ginny patted the unicorns long, elegant neck as her and Draco urged their horses through a path in the woods. Ginny's look of amusement and pure delight kept Draco entertained as she swamped him with questions about the house, and the grounds.

"Umm...you dont have like..tame chemiretas, do you?" She asked as he was listing all the different animals they had demestocated. Draco smirked. "No not yet, were working on it." He joked dryly, it took ginny a moment before she got the joke. She laughed out loud and slapped a hand to her forhead. "OOOOH!" She exclaimed as Draco shook his head.

Soon Ginny had Draco asking questions about her family, and she was pretty shocked about it at first, but learned that he enjoyed the storys about the twins and ron verry much. She enjoyed the look of amusement on his face. He never laughed though, but she could tell he enjoyed them.

"And then there was this one time Char-" Ginny's voice broke as she remembered her older brother. He had been murdured by Draco's father...

Draco had thourally been enjoying the littlest weasly's storys. He had almost laughed at one point, but remembered who he was supposed to be. "Red?" He asked, looking at her.

"What about Charley?" Draco asked, and then saw the look on her face. His father...He knew it.

Ginny smiled, her bottom lip twiching. "Ahh...ummm HEY! Whats that plant called?" She asked, trying to avoid the subject of her eldest brothers.

"What? You didnt answ-"

"I dont want to talk about it." She cut him off, quickly.

"What the heck, Weasel, no one cuts me off" He said, scowling at her, makeing her most menaceing face.

"Dont CALL me that!" She turned away from him. Draco knew she had started to cry. A paing of guilt hit him, but then he remembered how much he was supposed to hate the weasleys.

"Why dont you just.." He started to yell angerly, and was shocked when she turned around and slapped him across the face. His hand flew to the spot where her little hand had left a large red mark on his perfect skin.


"NO. You listen, MALFOY." Ginny started, her voice shakeing. In just those few seconds, she had been reminded about how much he had put her through. Her and her family...His family...

"You have been civil, I'll admit even NICE to me this afternoon, but I still cant forget what you have put my family thorugh...I can see you dont mean it." Draco stared at her, not even trying to hide his shock. "You act like you can just run other people! We all have feelings, and I know that you do too! Maybe it was just because of your father, hovering over you all the time, trying to make you into something you arnt. But you know what? Your not your father, Draco! This afternoon, I saw something in you, that I have never seen before, I saw the real Draco...Something that perhaps no one has. Why cant you just...?" She whispered the last few words, her voice cracking. She didnt end the sentence before turning and urging her unicorn into a gallop, her face set.

Draco snapped out of his trance, and turned his unicorn, rideing after her silently, thinking about what she had just said...It was true. And he couldent get her voice out of her head: "Your not your father, Draco!" She had said his first name. And she had seen the real him? What did that mean?

Ginny had locked herself up in the guest room for the rest of the after noon, not even cometing down for dinner. Narcissa could tell that Draco was upset about something... He wasnt angry upset for the first time...it seemed something like...regret.

Narcissa wondered what that girl had done to her only son. Narcissa could see a change in her son, not verry large, but it was there. Maybe there was hope for him after all.

Ginny had been upstairs, telling Narcissa she didnt feel too good, and that they should have dinner without her. Narcissa seemed to know what was going on, but had left, telling her if she needed anything, all she had to do was ask.

Ginny was thinking, feeling bad about how she had treated Malfoy, but also felt like he needed the wake up call. It seemed crazy to her that all this happened in such a short time. Her parents...

no. She wouldent think about that.

Draco. Narcissa...how did she end up here, of all places? "Everything happens for a reason..." said a little voice in the back of her head. Ginny looked up at the ceiling, her eyes traceing the intricate dezign of silver, black and white weaving around the corners. Ginny sighed inwardly and decided that she should take a shower.

Ginny walked into the bathroom, and stared into the mirrior.

"have you been crying?" The mirrior said in a knowing way. "Yes actually." Ginny replyed curtly. "Oh well are you alright?" The mirrior said. "Yes...It was Malfoy's fault...but I guess he cant be responcible for everything..." Ginny felt a bit of guilt. "I shouldent have yelled at him."

"He needed it." Draco whispered through his mirrior at Ginny's reflection.

Draco watched Ginny shrug at the mirrior, and then walk into the shower part of the bathroom.

Sighing, draco layed back onto his sheets, knowing he would not be able to sleep soundly tonight.

Ginny crept through the long, dark hallway, makeing her way down the stairs trying to find the kitchen. "Oh drat..." She muttered to herself as she found a dead end.

"care to accompany me on my way to the kitchen?" Narcissa malfoy's cool voice sounded through the night air, scareing ginny.

"Oh..you scared me!" She exclaimed, clutching the front of her pajamas.

"Sorry about that.." She muddered, lighting the tip of her wand and walking towards another staircase.

"Dont you ever get lost in here?" Ginny asked, looking around yet another hallway. They seemed to never end!

"I remember, once, when i was visiting, my sister and I got lost in the Dunguns. Ever since then, i have been determined to make a mental map of this place. Yes, i do get turned around once in a while. I do beleive there are still parts of this house that have never been discovered.." She replyed, tapping a painting of a black tulup, which swung forward to let them in.

Ginny stepped through after narcissa, looking around the kitchen. Instantly house elves appeared at their sides, wanting to know what they wanted. She was reminded of Hogwarts, only these house elves seemed scared to death of them.

"Oh just a cup of coca." Narcissa said simply as four house elves rushed off to focus on her request. "And you, Ginerva?" SHe asked, looking at her expectantly.

"Oh..uh...I.." She studdered, completely embarassed. How would she know if they had things she asked for. She didnt want to make herself seem stupid!

"Might i suggest something?" Narcissa offered, knowing the girls distress. "The roast we had tonight was exceptional, how about you have some?" She asked, as Ginny nodded greatfully. The house elves rushed off without looking back.

There was a comfortable silence in which they watched the house elves cook and bring them their food.

"You have an effect on my son." Narcissa started, after she had sipped her coca. "He dosent know it yet, but I saw a change...what did you do to him?" She asked, facing Ginny.

"OH, I didnt, i mean, I dont know what I did-" "Oh dont worry about it Dear...I was just wondering...but anyways. How are you likeing your stay here?" Narcissa cut her off, smileing at her.

"Oh your manor is wonderful." Ginny stated, her eyes traveling around the room once again. "It seems so.."

"Empty?" Narcissa suggested, sipping her coca again. "Oh well, no, that wasnt the word i was looking fo-" "But it is. Draco and myself...thats all that live here. We should really go live somewhere else but since...recent events occured...we have to stay in here. It's supposed to be safe, and Dumbledore and the ministry are doing all they can..." Narcissa told ginny, as if they were merely discussing the weather.

"So they dont know where.." Ginny asked before she could stop herself. "No..there have been no reports on Mr.Malfoy's whereabouts, but we can always hope he will turn up in the papers somewhere.." narcissa said bitterly. Ginny looked down into her roast. "This is delicious." She stated, hopeing to travle away from this uncomfortable subject.

"Thank you...well i really must be off to bed. Do you think you can find the way back?" Narcissa asked, standing and brushing off her skirt.

"Oh,I think so..." GInny replyed smileing. "Thank you.." SHe muttered as Narcissa smiled.

"See you in the morning."