Chapter Forty

Broken Dreams

"What are you doing here?" Tifa asked looking up from her paperwork.

"You seem upset Tifa darling, is that really the way you want to greet your husband?"

"No, I rather not greet him at all. Once again what are you doing here?"

"The Dark Lord has sent me," pulling up his sleeve revealing the mark on his arm, "The time has come."

"The time for what exactly?"

"To take out that boy and that old excuse for a headmaster."

"You can't be serious Gilroy, you will be killed…"

"That may be true but at least I won't go down alone."

"I don't understand."

"You will be helping me Tifa my love. Now put this robe on and cover your face."

"But…."

"No buts, the Dark Lord has spoken so it will be done. Now get dressed and I'll explain the plan"

Draco paced the floor of his bedroom fighting himself a losing battle.

"How could I let this happen? It was all supposed to be for kicks, I was never suppose to fall in love with her. Father is going to kill me. I'm going to have to tell her, I can't keep hurting her like this. Merlin I hope she feels something for me. Something besides hate. I might as well get this over with, the sooner it's done the sooner father can kill me and I'll be rid of this secret."

Draco finally made his choice and left he room, his heart beating faster then it ever did in his whole life. Walking slowly to the main corridor. He took a right and headed for the Gryffindor Common Room. Hanging back a few feet he waited, knowing she would have to come out sooner or later. Merlin must the decided to smile down on him because not ten minutes later she emerged from the Common Room alone.

Grabbing her arm he spoke. "Come with me we are going to the room of requirement." Letting go of her arm he turned and started to walk away knowing she would follow out of fear. Fifteen long silent minutes later they arrived and he did the required three passes to open the door. Ushering her inside, he followed making sure to close the door completely.

"Give me your wand." "So I have a chance of not getting jinxed"

Ginny handed it over knowing better then to fight him.

"Sit down" he command pointing to the bed.

Draco sat a few feet away on the other end of the bed, he could see the look of confusion mixed with fear in her eyes.

"I need to tell you something, Ginny.."

"Did he just call me Ginny?"

"When my father gave me this spell to put you under my power, I was overjoyed. What better way to get back at Pot..Harry and Ron then to take what I wanted from you. Even when my father joined in it seemed like good fun."

"What in Merlin's name is going on?"

"But sometime around Valentines Day some thing changed…. I started to have … feelings for you. Now three months later, I've realized…. I can't hurt you anymore…

but I want to be with you… I only hope you want to be with me… that you can forgive me for what I've done…"

Ginny was in shock, it must have taken a good three minutes before she could do anything. Draco just stared at her, begging Merlin silently to just give him this one thing. When her sense came back to her, she took her wand off the bedside table and pointed it straight at Malfoy's throat, pushing the tip into the hollow of his neck. Draco stood and backed away quickly as she pushed him into the corner.

"You lousy piece of shit. How dare you do this to me. You hurt me so badly. Do you know how often I cried myself to sleep? How many times I feared walking the halls because of you? How used and worthless you made me feel? Now you come to me telling me you want to be with me, that you care for me and you think I'm just going to say sure why not? I should kill you right now, but I won't. I'm going to take what's left of my life after you and try to make it worth something. Go to hell Malfoy, I sure a sadistic bastard like you will be most happy there!"

Ginny lowered her wand and brushed past a shaking Draco, seeing red as she stormed back to the Common Room. She never saw him slide down the wall to the floor or heard the sobs the wracked his body as he realized he blew it and he had nothing but one sweet memory from Valentine's Day when they were together by choice and he was not forcing her. He was alone, but surely not for long. Soon his father would find out and he would be dead. Maybe then he could finally have peace.

Gilderoy and Tifa Lockheart were halfway to Dumbledore's office when both their dark marks burned and they knew what had to be done. Backtracking to Tifa's office they used the port key that was to be their escape route and were transported to the field filled with deatheaters and the Dark Lord. Bowing and kissing the hem of his robe they backed away slightly and awaited instruction.

"Potter knows, he somehow got into my head and he bloody knows! Now we have to go to plan B. Come forth my children, we have much to discuss. It may not be tonight but I will end this. That old fool and the brat will be mine."

A/N - We are coming down to the end folks.. I know I have readers but no reviews. It does not cost anything to review and you don't even have to be a member, you can summit anonymously. If you want the next chapter let me know no point in me writing it if no one is enjoying it.