Chapter 4: Proving it's not LOVE

In hopes to prove to himself and Lucius that he is not in love with Ginevra Weasley, Draco starts taking up with a Hufflepuff named Beth. She was willing to keep their relationship quiet at school. But while Draco was home for the Easter Holidays, Beth was by his side at the Manor. He had been sexually active on a regular basis since 16 and he had been without for the six months he was dating Ginny. It felt good to be back inside again, but afterwards he felt guilty. He was continually fighting this feeling. He didn't love Ginny. He couldn't love Ginny.

Once back at Hogwarts, Draco spent most of his free time with Ginny. He would snog her until she'd put a stop to it. He'd walk Ginny back to Gryffindor tower, go get Beth from Hufflepuff, and fantasize that it was Ginny below him. After the fifth time of calling her Ginny during sex, Beth began pretending to be Ginny. She used polyjuice potion a couple of times, though she wasn't a big fan of it. Draco found Polyjuice truly duplicates the person inside and out, Ginny was a virgin, so under the use of the potion so was Beth.

Draco's game came to an end the night of his graduation. After a rather heavy snogging session with Ginny in which Draco got her down to only her knickers before she stopped him. Draco took Beth back to his room. They were above the covers, going at it, when Hermione, and a number of other prefects came in to wish the Head boy well. (In his rush he didn't ward his door.) Of course at first everyone thought it was Ginny with him, until they saw her in the hallway minutes later.

As the group of Slytherin boys made their way into the great hall for breakfast, Harry and Ron smirked at Malfoy. "What's up with you two gits?" Draco questioned.

"You're a dead man Malfoy." Ron informed him.

"I'd like to see you try, Weasel", Draco sneered.

Laughing Ron replies, "I won't have too." Draco turns to see a very infuriated Ginny Weasley, wand in hand, approaching him. "She's going to do it."

Draco is alarmed to see the woman who loved him advancing toward him with murder in her eyes. "Gin, Love – what's wrong?"

"Don't you give me that you…. You…. You… OH…. Draco, I thought you LOVED me!" Tears began running down her face, and her wand shaking in her hand.

"Sweetheart…. Baby…. We can fix whatever the problem is here."

"The problem is YOU! You RANDY slut SHAGGING BASTARD!" She points her wand at his manhood. "I should…."

Frightened Draco pleas, "Ginevra put the wand down please."

Ginny begins the vanishing spell "ENAV….."

From behind Draco, Dumbledore yells, "Expelliarmus", Ginny's wand flies out of her hand. She covers her eyes with her hands and starts to cry. Draco goes to run to her, but is pushed away by a number of Gryffindors. He fights to get to Ginny until Seamus grabs him. "You're a bloody idiot. Let her calm down." Crabbe and Goyle pull Draco from the room, followed closely by Snape.

"I hope she was a damn good shag Draco, you almost lost your bits over it." Goyle said with an amused anger.

"How could you do it, Draco? You love her." Countered Crabbe

"I'm not in love with Weasley" Draco stated.

"Keep saying that Draco, and maybe you can convince yourself it's true." Yelled Goyle.

Snape adds, "Mr. Malfoy, I think it would be best for you to apparate home now. You can come and collect your things later. I believe many of the Gryffindors would like to see you harmed."

Draco walked off the Hogwart grounds accompanied by Crabbe and Goyle. They wished their friend good-bye, and told him they would make sure his belongings got on the Hogwarts express the next day.

To Draco's disbelief Lucius couldn't hold back his laughter when he spotted his son that evening. "Did Professor Snape send you an owl?"

"Yes, your Godfather informed my of your near loss of appendage. I knew it was a risky game you were playing Draco."

"What game was Draco playing, Lucius?" Narcissa asked has she walked into the room. Lucius takes a drink in hopes to stop his snickering. "Draco" Narcissa welcomes her son by giving him a quick kiss on his cheek. "How is your lovely Ginevra doing?" Narcissa adds, causing Draco to exhale loudly. Lucius snickers into his drink. "Is there a problem?" Narcissa asks.

"Only, a small one my love."

"A small one", Draco yells, "The bloody bint nearly hexed my bits off."

"Draco", Narcissa yelled, "Were you dipping your wick in another candle?"

"MOTHER!" "NARCISSA!" Both men yell in a stunned unison, this was not like Narcissa.

"Well, if she was after his bits, he must have been doing something wrong with them. I'd like to hear the truth from my son, afterall, I'll know all the rumors after tea tomorrow."

"All right, mother. Yes, I was caught with my pants down by a group of prefects. Some how it got back to Gin and she tried to vanish my bits away in the great hall. Dumbledore stopped her, and I apparated home. Now, I have to figure out how to get her back."

"Son, do you think that is wise?" an astonished Lucius asks.

"A Malfoy always get what he wants, and I haven't gotten it yet." Draco replies with a little anger. He takes a couple calming breath and adds. "I'm tired. I'll have dinner in my chambers."

"Goodnight, Draco dear." "Goodnight, Son"

As Draco heads to his room he hears his parents talking.

"He is in love with her, isn't he Lucius?"

"He denies it. But he must be. Only a man in love would take that big of a risk."

"Does it upset you that she is a Weasley?"

"I could think of better choices but she is a pure blood."

"I'm not in love." Draco told himself. "I should have never let Beth use the potion. Ginny's pussy was so tight and milked me just right. I need to have the real thing now. That's all it is. But gods, she was heart-broken this morning. She needed to be cuddled and loved. I hope Weasel took her home to her mum. That's who she needed."