Virginia groaned as streaks of light penetrated her eyes. She blocked out the sun with her elbow and looked up from the ground where she lay. Splatters of blood remained on the ground. Her leg bore the bruises of last nights events and her pounding head spoke of the mental anguish it had caused her. She looked up at the table. If she could just reach it. She could use it to help her get off the ground. The door creaked open and a person walked in.
" Virginia is that you?"
She looked up at the pale , sleek face of Draco Malfoy. He held out his hand and helped his cousin up. Virginia moaned as she straightened but her legs gave away and she fell down just as hard.
" Here " said Draco. He waved his wand and her body rose in the air and landed on a couch by the window.
" Thank you " whispered Virginia.
" What happened? " asked Draco as he sat on a chair. " Who did this to you?"
" My Mother and him."
" Voldemort."
" Yes , the one and only."
Draco sighed and stood up. " Then I shouldn't even be here Virginia."
" I heard about the grave yard. I heard you rescued that Weasley girl. What I dont understand is why you did it."
Draco stiffled a sigh and pulled his robes tightly across his chest. " She was going to kill her Virginia."
" My Mother?"
" Yes. I couldn't just stand and watch her do it."
" You watched Snape kill Dumbledore " said Virginia. " Even though it was fake. You believed it was real and that didn't bother you."
" Virginia they handed me the wand , they were going to make me kill him. If Snape hadn't come...they may have killed me in fustration."
" But the girl ...this Weasley girl. What is so special about her?..."
" Ginny Weasley is a blood traitior " said Malfoy. " But I know her from school and I panicked Virginia. I just saved her. It's no big deal."
" It is when Voldemort is after you."
" My Mother is protecting me. I shouldn't have come here. If he knew..."
" I'm glad you did Draco. Otherwise I would be stuck here in pain."
" I am in deep trouble Virginia. The Dark Lord is hunting me down. He wants to kill me after what I did."
" So now you know what it's like to be Harry Potter."
Draco snorted.
" No you are right Draco. None of us could imagine what its like to have our family murdered and then be hunted all our life by some crazed racist freak."
Draco cursed. " Dont go insulting him Virginia. You dont want to suffer do you?"
Virginia laughed. " Look at me Draco. Can you tell me that I dont suffer."
" Look at us Draco. Children of crazed pure blood fans. How is that the off spring always suffer."
Draco sighed. " Did he do this to you?"
" He slashed me with some spell across my face and then he used Crucio."
Draco shuddered. " He's capable of anything. Why did he use Crucio? You must have said something really awful."
" I told him Harry Potter was a better wizard."
" Jesus " cried Draco. " I'm surprised you are still alive. Are you crazy? Why did you say that?"
" I wanted to test him " replied Viriginia. " I wanted to see how far he would go."
" You really are insane " said Draco. " He could have killed you instantly."
" Yeah he mentioned that alright. He didn't follow it through though."
" Well you are lucky " said Draco. " Others haven't been."
" I doubt it Draco. I think he has plans for me. I shouldn't be alive after yesterday. No something has been planned. I could see it in my mothers eyes yesterday."
" She let him torture you didn't she?"
" Of course. She even helped in after he left."
" They are so alike , your Mother and my Father " said Draco. " At least my Mother would care for me. My Father has always been disappointed."
Virginia sighed and looked away. " I dont look to please my Mother. As far as I am concerned. She can go to hell. She handed me to Voldemort yesterday and let him abuse me. She would have let him kill me if he had wanted too , if it would have saved her. I'm nothing to her Draco. Nothing."
