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Ginny awoke to her face nestled against a warm chest. A well-built arm wrapped securely around her waist. She yawned and gave a small smile as the handsome man next to her woke up.
"Morning sleepyhead," she said playfully kicking the covers off of them and getting out of bed.
"What time is it?" Draco groggily asked.
"Time for you to get up!" she said, leaving the room.
"Right," Draco said, rolling over and going back to sleep.
It had been a week since the attack. They had reported it to the authorities but nothing had shown up yet. Ginny tried each night to sleep alone in her own bed and each night she woke up screaming in Draco's arms as he carried her to his bed where she slept more peacefully.
Ginny waved her wand, casually laughing as she picked out clothes. A blast of cold water hit Draco in the face in the other room.
"Ginny!" he screamed angrily.
Ginny just laughed and made her way down to breakfast.
"Why are you so cheerful this morning?" Draco asked begrudgingly walking into the kitchen, immaculately washed and dressed.
"Because it's Saturday!" Ginny replied cheerfully.
"Yeah, Saturday—the day most normal people sleep in," Draco said pointedly.
"Oh, get over it," Ginny replied lightly.
Draco mumbled something into his cereal that sounded relatively like, "Demanding little thing," and began to read the day's newspaper.
At every rustle of his paper Ginny glanced hastily around. Draco, not yet used to her week's worth of paranoia, stood up quickly.
Ginny whipped around nervously, startled by the sound of his chair.
"That's it," Draco said, grabbing her by the wrist and dragging her to the apparation port.
"Where are we going?" Ginny asked confusedly.
"To see a crazy single-minded freak as he scours a cheerful village looking for innocent woman to chat up with his delusions," Draco said as if it were obvious.
"We're going to see Blaise?" Ginny asked amusedly.
"Hogsmeade weekend," Draco clarified with a pop.
The re-appeared sitting neatly in a Hogsmeade carriage at the Hogwarts gates.
"So how are we supposed to find Blaise in an entire village full of Hogwarts students," Ginny asked.
"Oh, he'll come to us," Draco replied confidently.
Ginny gave him a disbelieving look and he rolled his eyes.
"This is Blaise's and my carriage," Draco replied obviously.
"You have your own Hogwarts carriage?" Ginny asked, astounded.
Draco put his hand over her mouth to silence her and pulled her back into the dark section of the coach as the door entered and a stunning dark-haired man in green robes stepped into the dimly-lit carriage.
"Dear Merlin, who dressed you this morning, Zabini?" Draco asked sarcastically, his face veiled in the shadows.
"Who's there?" Blaise asked, offended, peering across the space to the other seat.
"Do I need to verbally abuse you again or are you starting to catch on?" Draco asked amusedly, leaning forward into the light.
"Draco!" Blaise said surprisedly.
Ginny gave a tiny giggle.
"And Ginny!" he added delightedly, "To what do I owe this extreme pleasure?"
"Well, we have a problem we we're hoping you could help us with," Draco started.
Draco and Ginny proceeded to tell Blaise about the intruder as the carriage rolled on to Hogsmeade.
By the time the carriage came to a stop Blaise was thoroughly angered at the potential harm to Ginny and extremely curious about this masked man.
"I was thinking that it might have been some-one from the wizard mafia," Draco said trailing off.
"I'll make the call and have the answers within the hour," Blaise said seriously.
"So Blaise has got dangerous connections with the underworld," Ginny joked.
"The best sort of connections," he said smiling.
Draco had just finished buying Ginny a Honeydukes fudgesickle when Blaise came frowning into the shop.
"Well the mafia's not the culprit," Blaise said worriedly, "Besides, if they were I'd have their heads."
"I'm so glad you're no longer my enemy," Ginny said in awe of his powers.
"Me too, love," He said, moving to the front to purchase a licorice wand for himself.
"Blaise," Draco warned as Blaise reached for the candy.
"But Draco!" Blaise whined like a four-year old.
"Remember what happened last time?" Draco said seriously.
"Aah, licorice fetish, I remember," Ginny piped, "What happened last time?"
"Last time he wanted 'just one' licorice wand he ate an entire bag and ended up in a sheer rush of sugar high-madness turning McGonagall's robes into pink fur," Draco explained.
Ginny started laughing hysterically as Draco continued, "But that's not nearly as bad as the time before that when…."
"Alright, Alright already," Blaise cut in sulkily, "Let's get out of here."
"Do you think you'll be alright for a while on your own," Draco asked Ginny, once outside in the cloudy daylight, "I've got something personal I need to discuss with Blaise alone."
"No, that's fine," Ginny replied, "You boys be good and I'll meet up with you at the Three Broomsticks in a little while."
"Yes mom," Blaise replied playfully grinning.
Ginny smacked him lightly on the arm and headed off smiling in the other direction.
"Private business," Blaise asked Draco, raising an eyebrow in skepticism.
"Come on," Draco said, hurrying into Dervish and Banges.
"What's the sudden interest in woman's jewelry," Blaise questioned as Draco headed towards the high-end jewelry part of the store, "Finally coming out with it?"
"No you bugger," Draco replied, "I'm planning on buying a ring for Ginny."
"A ring?" Blaise asked incredulously.
"Yes, Blaise, an engagement ring, it's what normal humans buy the person they are planning on marrying."
"I realize that, but there are several flaws in your plan," Blaise continued, "One—You are nowhere near normal; Two—I'm not even sure you're human; and Three—You've already married Ginny! Why do you need a ring!"
"Forced, Blaise, Forced," Draco responded, "If I'm going to go about doing this the right way with a wedding and everything, than I need a ring."
"My boy," Blaise replied patting him on the shoulder, "I always knew you had it in you."
"That's great, real nice," Draco replied smiling, "Now shut up and help me find something."
A little while later Draco and Blaise purchased the package and left the shop. On their way to The Three Broomsticks Blaise spotted a shock of red being dragged forcefully into an alleyway.
"Hey Draco, Is that…?" Blaise asked, trailing off.
"Ginny," Draco responded in the affirmative.
"And who's that she's with?" Blaise questioned.
Draco squinted, "Marcus Flint," he finally replied.
Draco and Blaise exchanged a look.
"Uh oh," Blaise said off-handedly.
Draco and Blaise hurried towards the direction of the alleyway as Flint's intentions became clear as he grabbed at Ginny's clothes, seemingly trying to rip them off.
"She's quite a handful, that one," Blaise said, breaking into a sprint.
"I know, what with all the damsel-in-distress and needing to be saved and…," Draco replied his words coming to a halt as Ginny punched Marcus in the nose, hard.
"You were saying?" Blaise said with a smirk, as they finally reached the struggling pair.
"You'll pay for that you nasty little bint," Marcus hissed at Ginny, one hand grabbing her, one hand grabbing his nose.
"And you," Blaise said as Draco pulled Flint off Ginny and shoved him up against the opposite wall, "Will never speak to her in that manner again."
"If you ever come near her again I will personally kill you," Draco added, his eyes flashing dangerously.
"And if you ever touch another woman like that again I will personally castrate you," Blaise continued.
"Guys, guys, guys," Marcus pleaded, "Come on, It's just a Gryffindor."
"She," Draco said, jerking a thumb at Ginny, "Is not just a Gryffindor. She happens to be my Gryffindor and if I ever see your repulsive face again I will personally beat you to a bloody pulp. Understood?"
Marcus nodded and Blaise and Draco threw him out into the street with a parting kick.
"Are you okay?" Draco said turning worriedly to Ginny, "Did he hurt you?"
"It's not too late for us to kick his arse," Blaise added.
"No, that's not necessary. I'm fine," Ginny replied.
"Are you sure?" Draco asked caringly.
"Yeah, I'm just lucky you two showed up," Ginny said with a shaky laugh.
"Come on, Let's get out of here," Blaise said.
The two large Slytherins protectively flanked Ginny as they exited Hogsmeade.
Ginny tried to keep from laughing at their odd, hushed conversation behind her.
"Ask her now!"
"Not right now, not after that!"
"Come on, it will take her mind off things."
"I'll ask her later."
"When I don't get to see? Psh, yeah right, ask her now."
"Later"
"Now!"
"Later"
"Now!"
"Later!"
"Will you stop being a pansy and ask her already?"
"Oh Merlin, gag-reflex! Gag-reflex!"
"What!"
"You said Pansy."
"Will you grow up already and ask her."
"Look, I'm going to ask her already I'm just waiting until the time is right."
"There's no time like the present!"
"Will you come off it!"
"What are you two talking about," Ginny asked, turning around.
"Oh nothing," Draco replied, attempting to look innocent.
Ginny turned back around.
"If you were waiting for the opportune moment….that was it."
"Bugger off."
"Well aren't you just a defensive delight."
"I mean it, Blaise, shut up already."
"I'll shut up when you ask her!"
"No you won't."
"….Very true."
"See."
"Just ask her already," Blaise replied, shoving Draco ahead of Ginny.
Ginny stopped in the middle of the path.
"Uh, Ginny," Draco started, getting down on one knee.
"Yes Draco," Ginny said.
"Go on, already!" Blaise urged from behind Ginny.
"I know we don't really have much choice in the matter,"Dracosaid nervously, taking out the ring box, "But will you marry me? For real this time?"
"Yes, Draco, I will," Ginny said beaming.
Draco gave a broadgrin and slipped the simple yet elegant diamond ring onto her left ring-finger.
Draco stood up as Blaise pushed Ginny into him so Draco caught her in a hug. Hegave her a soft, sweet kissand Blaise erupted into cheers.
"I'm so happy for you guys!" Blaise shouted, grabbing the couple up into an imfamous Blaise bear-hug.
"Mmff, me too," Ginny replied, being suffocated by Blaise.
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