Draco stormed through the castle, muttering curses all the way to the Head Dorms, wincing with each step he took. Ready to break every possession he owned again, he threw open his door, but stopped short at the sight before him. Ginny Weasley was curled up in his bed, sleeping peacefully. Hearing her soft breathing made him forget the ordeal he endured with Voldemort and his father that evening. Taking in the sight before him, he felt amazed at how fast his life had changed. He and Ginny had gone from being fairly good friends for a year to something he never thought he could experience. His musings were interrupted when he caught a glimpse at his bed sheets. Draco's cheeks reddened and he grimaced as he watched the snitches race gleefully across his bed. Why hadn't he requested that the elves put his silk sheets on? Stepping forward to wake Ginny, Draco doubled over as pain emanated from his body.

Ginny stirred as she heard Draco's muffled cry of pain. Ginny bolted out of Draco's bed, a little embarrassed that she had fallen asleep, and ran to help her bleeding boyfriend.

"Sweet Circe, Draco, what happened?" Ginny was wringing her hands with worry. Had the situation been different, Ginny would have been horrified at how much she was channeling her mother. Ginny ushered Draco to the sofa by the fire so she could get the full story. Before he could start talking Ginny jumped up to grab the hot chocolate and her wand. Sitting down next to Draco, she instinctively grabbed his hand to coax him to talk.

"It was horrible Gin," Draco began as a dark look of pain crossed his face, "Voldemort punished me for my insolence…after my father tortured me first. When I arrived late, Voldemort was already in a fit about something and showed no mercy to my lateness. He accused me of diverting his call and being a disloyal follower. He ordered my father to prove his allegiance and torture me." Ginny gasped as Draco described the horrors of the Cruciatus curse he had suffered by his father's wand. "Voldemort was most displeased that evening and took out his rage on me."

"Why was he so angry, Draco?" Ginny prodded as she handed Draco a sip of hot chocolate. It had been her experience that chocolate helps soothe any injury.

Drinking deeply from his mug, Draco continued, "He was yelling at all his servants and walking around in a murderous wrath. He was brassed off at Dumbledore because the Order had foiled one of his plans to murder the Ministry of Magic's assistant," as Draco said that, he gave Ginny a pointed look. Ginny's eyes went wide when she recalled that Percy was now Rufus Scrimgeour's assistant. She became furious that the Order never let her in on anything, especially when it came to her own family. Ginny suppressed her anger in order to listen to Draco's ordeal.

"He said that now that the wizarding world was fully aware of his return to power, we would have to increase death eater activity and new recruits. He also was pissed that his 'loyal' followers were not offering up their children to join in his ranks. Voldemort's quest to destroy Harry Potter has increased tenfold. He believes that Potter is Dumbledore's weakness and if Voldemort can finally succeed killing Potter, that will be Dumbledore's ultimate downfall. Unfortunately, Voldemort has decided that I need to play a role in this plan and bring Potter to him to prove that I am loyal to his cause. My father believes that this is my chance to bring glory to the Malfoy name because I have been a disgrace so far." At this point, Draco dropped his head into his hands and let out a cry of frustration.

Ginny sat stunned as she took in this new information. She had so many questions to ask and felt that Draco had more to say, but didn't know how to put it into words.

"What is Voldemort having you do to, uh, kill Harry?" Ginny asked as her voice wavered.

"Voldemort told me that in order to prove myself as a loyal follower, I would have to come up with my own fail-proof plan to bring Potter to him.. Damnit Gin! This isn't what I wanted for my life at all! I don't mind being branded with the mark, but I don't want to kill the only hope for the wizarding world either! I have no fucking clue what to do!" At this point, Draco picked up his empty mug and threw it across the room. "Excellent hot chocolate, by the way," he added with a tired sigh.

"Draco, don't get off topic," Ginny warned, "We need to figure out what to do. What are the consequences if you don't complete the mission?" Ginny had a feeling she new what Draco's answer was going to be and dreaded the words she knew were coming.

"Avada Kedavra," Draco whispered.

An idea occurred to Ginny and she was determined to set it in motion, "How long do you have to complete your mission?"

"I have until graduation. I just want this to go away. I know you want to help Ginny, but how can you?"

"Snape," Ginny said simply, "You can use Snape's position as a spy for Dumbledore to your advantage. He was at the summons, I'm assuming, and is expecting you to ask him for help."

"How is involving Snape getting me any closer to killing Potter?" Draco asked.

"You are going to tell Snape that you know that he is a spy for the order and tell him that you also have an interest in switching sides. That way, you can get in closer to Harry and if word gets back to Voldemort that you've gone to the light side, you can tell him that you're just pulling the wool over Dumbledore's eyes to get to Harry."

"But what if Snape is actually working as Spy for Voldemort? Won't that fuck me over in the end? Draco was secretly relieved that Ginny was such a smart witch because he was beginning to see the silver lining amongst the dark stormy clouds.

"It doesn't matter who Snape is working for, as long as you're protected. Also, Dumbledore trusts Snape and that should be enough proof that he isn't working for Voldemort."

"This sounds like a good plan, but Voldemort will want more evident results. He wants to know that he will finally be able to get his reptilian hands on Potter and finish him off." Draco was beginning to regret being a death eater now more than ever because he had dragged Ginny into all of this. He looked into her eyes and saw that they were glimmering with adventure, excitement, and fear. Intrigued, Draco leaned forward to hear more of Ginny's master plan.

"I know he'll want proof that you're doing your mission Draco… that's you're going to give him me." Ginny said with a tone of finality.

"Ginevra, NO!" Draco shouted. Thank Merlin his room came equipped with a silencing harm. "I will not hand you over to the cruel hands of Voldemort. I want you to stay protected from his wrath!"

"You don't understand Draco, you're not handing me over as a prisoner. You're going to present me to Voldemort as a new Death Eater."

A/N sorry if this seems like there are a lot of loose ends or if it seems a bit rushed, I wrote it at 2:00 in the morning. Lol. Thanks for reading!