He knew that it would cost him dear, but yet he dare not say

Where he'd been that fateful night, a secret it must stay

He had to fight back tears of rage

His heart beat like a drum

For with the wife of his best friend, he spent his final night of freedom

Over the hills and far away- Nightwish

Ginny was walking through the empty halls of Hogwarts, hoping to find some place where she could be by herself and think about everything that was happening in her life recently, she didn't mean for any of this to happen. She didn't imagine herself as being the abused party in another relationship. She didn't want to live her teenage years wondering when Harry would strike again, wondering when his anger would leave her in pain and she definitely didn't expect Malfoy to be there for her when no one else was. 'How did my life get so messed up? What did I do to deserve this punishment?' she wondered, knowing that only she could answer that question.

She walked into the Prefects bathroom knowing that it would be empty as it was time for everyone to be at dinner anyway. Letting the water run at a temperature that she was comfortable with she slipped into the tub. With her was the one thing that she knew no one could take away from her, no matter how much she wanted them to, her knife. She looked at it silently for a little while, knowing that the minute she let the blade slip into her skin all of her hard work would slip away, along with the pain that she was always in, the pain that she couldn't talk to anyone about because it would hurt them as well as herself. She watched the shiny blade as she slipped under the water, trying to clear her brain of all of the thoughts that were slowly drowning her. She lifted herself from under the water but still she felt the need for the blade to be digging into her body, the need to remove all of the pain that just seemed to be following her. She threw the knife away from her in anger, managing to cut her finger in the process.

She swam to the end of the bath, stepping out on to the cold floor, hoping to freeze her pain rather then cutting her pain out, it didn't work. She slowly walked towards the knife, knowing that as soon as she got there it would be her undoing. Slowly, as though to savour the feel of her token in her hand she raised the weapon up, well above her head and slowly it came down upon her wrist, and with it brought the pleasant feeling of all of her problems drifting away from her, only to come back as quickly as they left. She dragged the knife across her wrist, hoping that this time the feeling would last longer, only it didn't. She watched her tears falling out of her wrist knowing that it would be the only way she'd cry. Still the pain came back until it felt that her body had been drained of all of it's life. She looked down on herself, saw that all of her arm was covered in fresh cuts, but it wasn't enough for her she wanted to dance with the devil and so she started to cut her legs as well. 'Finally the pain has left me' she thought just before she slipped into a deep slumber.

"Draco have you seen Ginny-bean?" shouted Pansy from across the common room, fear evident in her brown eyes.

"No not since earlier, I went to meet her in you know where after dinner but she didn't turn up." he answered worried that Potter had hurt her. He pulled Pansy into his room after noticing the looks that they were getting from their fellow Snakes.

"Look I'm sure she's fine but just in case where are the most likely places that she would be?" he asked knowing that Pansy would be able to figure it out.

"Erm... I don't know, The Chamber, Gryffindor common room, on the quidditch pitch. I honestly can't think of anywhere else. Dammit what sort of friend am I!" she cried out in frustration.

"Look we need to find Gin then we'll work on your beating yourself up okay? One problem at a time" he told her trying to calm her down because he had a feeling he'd need her help to find, and save Virginia.

"Draco, promise me something" Pansy asked in a quiet, nervous voice. 'This isn't good' he thought before answering with;

"Anything Pansy, just as long as we get Gin-Gin back I'll promise you anything."

"Good, because you've just promised you'll tell Ginny-bean what she means to you" Pansy told him with a smirk on her face before dancing out of his room and into the hall through which you can get to their common room.

They walked silently through the castle trying to find a place to be by themselves, listening out for anyone coming by, even with the invisibility cloak they felt like they were going to be caught at any moment.

"come on, in here it seems empty enough." she whispered to him, hoping that she wasn't to loud.

"Right then come on" he whispered back, kissing her neck before walking into the room, knowing that what he was doing was wrong but still not caring. So what if it was cheating, they both knew what was going on, that they were both in relationships and that this could go no further then in the secret places. That this was no relationship it was purely physical.

"Oh God I love you. I can't do this anymore!" she muttered, tears in her eyes.

"Can you see her in there Pans?" Draco asked, waiting outside the Chamber, thinking that it would be best in the long run, considering what he had stupidly agreed to do. "note to self" he muttered "don't agree to anything ever again"

"Pans, have you seen Blaise lately" he shouted into the Chamber.

"No to both of your question" responded an angry and worried woman who was suddenly stood in front of him.

"Do you think we should see Dumbledore about this?" she asked, clearly worried about her best friend.

"I think we best, I've got a really bad feeling about this." he responded , already running towards Dumbledore's office, hoping that their Headmaster would help without asking to many questions. Not that he would answer any that he didn't want to anyway but it would be so much easier if none was asked in the first place.