1A/N: PLEASE READ THE SONG! IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE CHAPTER!
Chapter 13
"It's Your Love "
"Dancin' in the dark
Middle of the night
Takin' your heart
And holdin' it tight
Emotional touch
Touchin' my skin
And askin' you to do
What you've been doing all over again
Oh it's a beautiful thing
Don't think I can keep it all in
I just gotta let you know
What it is that won't let me go
It's your love
It just does something to me
It sends a shock right through me
I can't get enough
And if you wonder about the spell I'm under
Oh it's your love
Better than I was
More than I am
And all of this happened
By takin' your hand
And who I am now
Is who I wanted to be
And now that we're together
I'm stronger than ever I'm happy and free
Oh it's a beautiful thing
Don't think I can keep it all in
And if you asked me why I changed
All I gotta do is say your sweet name
It's your love
It just does something to me
It sends a shock right through me
I can't get enough
And if you wonder about the spell I'm under
Oh it's your love
Oh it's a beautiful thing
Don't think I can keep it all in
I just gotta let you know
What it is that won't let me go
It's your love
It just does something to me
It sends a shock right through me
I can't get enough
And if you wonder about the spell I'm under
Oh it's your love"
- Tim McGraw
Darkness.
It surrounded Ginny, drowning her, suffocating her, threatening to pull her in. There was no light.
Only darkness...
And then everything began to change.
Images flashed before Ginny's eyes like a rolling movie.
Chains.
Trees.
A dead Draco.
Ginny screamed.
No... No...This isn't real...
The image of Draco faded away, and what replaced it was a figure in a long, black cloak. Its face was hidden by darkness.
The black, penetrating, darkness...
Ginny screamed, but not a sound escaped her lips. She twisted and jerked, trying to break free of the chains that bound her so tightly. She could feel the pain of the metal dig into her skin. She could feel hot tears running down her flaming cheeks.
The figure grew closer.
Ginny closed her eyes tightly and continued to sob.
It's all just a dream, she whispered quietly to herself.
She could hear the figure's feet crunch against the leaves on the ground.
Ginny clinched her teeth.
Its a dream...a dream...
Ginny heard a high-pitched laugh. It echoed throughout her mind.
Just a dream...
But everything seemed so real. She felt a cold breeze sweep over her. It burned the tears on her cheeks.
It was a nightmare...
And she couldn't escape.
Reality hit Ginny and her heart began to thump harder. She kept her eyes closed, refusing to look at the shape that was approaching her. She just wanted to leave this nightmare...
A sob escaped her lips.
The high-pitched laugh grew louder and louder, until it hurt Ginny's ears.
But then, something could be heard dimly in the distance...
"Ginny..." it spoke quietly. Ginny could make out the words barely over the laugh. It was the voice of a man.
The gust of wind picked up. She kept her eyes shut.
"Ginny..." the voice spoke again. It was louder this time, sounding as if it was growing closer and closer. The voice was deep and soothing. Ginny felt her heart beat slow. The tears stopped.
Suddenly, a warm sensation filled her body. Ginny's numb hands and feet filled with fire. Her body felt lighter, and warmer. She was filled with a new sensation. The sensation of hope.
Ginny could feel the warmth and smoothness of a pair of lips pressed softly against hers. It felt so refreshing, so warming, and so, so familiar.
The lips pulled away slowly. The wind was blowing fiercely now, ripping and whipping the hair across her face.
Ginny opened her eyes.
She had no time to scream.
The last thing she saw was a pair of big, red eyes surrounded by darkness, before she jerked awake.
A blurry Draco stood standing over her...
-----------------------
Draco jerked awake. Somebody was screaming.
He jumped out of his bed and looked around, and to his horror, saw Ginny twisting, writhing, and screaming on her bed.
Her eyes were shut tightly, and her face was distorted in pain. Her hair flew around her, sticking to her face from hot sweat. She grabbed the sheets in agony, her body twitching and twisting on the bed. A scream echoed around the room.
"What is going on?" a voice to Draco's right asked. He flew around, and met a head of big, bushy, brown hair.
"What are you doing here!" Hermione screeched. Her brown eyes were opened wide in shock. Her hair flew out in bits around her face. She still wore her pajamas.
"I arrived last night. But forget about that now, what's wrong with Ginny?" Draco asked frantically, his eyes resting once again on Ginny's shaking body.
Hermione scrambled over to the bed. She placed her hand gently on Ginny's red forehead.
Ginny screamed louder and Hermione jerked her hand back.
"Oh no..." Hermione whispered softly, her voice shaking.
"What? What's wrong?" Draco yelled as he ran over to Ginny's side.
"I don't think she took her potion last night..." Hermione trailed off. Her hands were shaking.
"Potion? What potion?" Draco yelled louder.
"HER POTION! She takes a potion for nightmares! She's been having them since the beginning of the year. She must've forgotten to take it last night!" Hermione screeched, her voice unusually high.
"Well we have to do something!" Draco spoke angrily. Ginny let out another piercing scream. Her body shook violently.
"GINNY!" Hermione screamed, grabbing hold of Ginny and shaking her. Ginny screamed louder. She flailed her hands out in front of her.
"She's not waking up!" Hermione screamed.
"GINNY!" Draco screamed, his hands gripping her shoulders. Ginny screamed again.
"Ginny..." Draco spoke softly, tears forming in his eyes. Ginny stilled. Her body stopped shaking. Her breath came in pants, and her hands still shook.
"Ginny..." Draco spoke again, his voice smooth and soft. Ginny breaths became smoother, but she still didn't wake up.
Draco's mind raced. What was he going to do? What was he supposed to do! How was he going to get her to wake up?
Draco closed his eyes. Tears threatened in pour down his flushed cheeks.
And then he did the only thing he knew to do.
He kissed her.
His warm lips connected with hers perfectly. Her body immediately stopped shaking. Her breathing became normal.
Draco pulled away softly, and as he did Ginny's eyes fluttered open.
Her eyes grew wide as she gazed up at Draco. Her forehead was red and dotted with sweat. Her hair was wet, and her clothes were twisted around her.
Ginny sat up, leaned over the side of the bed, and vomited all over the floor. Hermione stood frozen to the ground, her eyes wide, filled with concern and fear. Draco rushed to Ginny's side as she threw up again.
Draco patted her gently on the back. He pulled a strand of loose, red hair out of her face. Ginny looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
"Draco..." she whispered softly. Her voice was shaky and cracking. Draco leaned in forward and wrapped his arms around her.
"Ginny, it's okay. It was only a nightmare," Draco spoke softly. Ginny sobbed onto his shoulder.
"D-Draco, you were d-dead and, and–"
"Shhhh, it's all okay now, I'm here," Draco whispered as he rocked slowly back and forth. He cradled her head in his hands. She continued to sob onto his shoulder.
Once Ginny contained control over herself, she pulled away from Draco.
"Are you okay?" He asked as he wiped away the tears on her face with his thumb.
"Yes, I think so," Ginny replied. She smiled slightly at Draco.
Draco heard a creak and looked over to see a still shocked Hermione rooted to the spot. He had almost forgot she was standing there.
"Hermione, are you okay?" Ginny asked softly as she stared up at her dazed friend.
Hermione seemed to snap back into reality.
"Yes, yes, I'm fine. I'm so sorry Ginny, I was just shocked to see you like this. I'm so, so sorr–"
"It's okay," Ginny interrupted, giving her friend a soft smile.
Hermione gave her a small smile back.
"So now that Ginny is all taken care of, will someone explain to me what he is doing here?" Hermione asked, pointing at Draco.
Ginny sighed.
"He came here last night. We're not sure how he got here. He says he doesn't remember anything. I let him sleep in here because I thought it was the best place to hide him. I was going to tell you in the morning, because I knew you'd understand," Ginny stated. She looked apologetically up at Hermione.
Hermione looked at Ginny and then looked at Draco.
"You mean you don't remember how you got here?" Hermione stuttered.
"Not a thing. The last thing I remember is getting into a fight with my father. I stormed out of the house, and the next thing I knew I was standing in the doorway with Ginny in front of me," Draco spoke, his grey eyes bearing into Hermione's chocolate ones.
"That's strange," Hermione spoke worriedly," That's really, really strange..."
"Yeah, I know," Ginny replied.
"Well, is Draco staying?" Hermione asked.
"Yes. He got into a huge fight with his father and he can't go back," Ginny replied, looking at Draco with sympathy. Draco hated it when people felt sorry for him.
"Well, how are we going to get him around the house without anyone knowing?" Hermione asked once again, sitting down on the bed.
"Your not going to tell?" Ginny spoke unbelievingly.
"Of course not! Me and Draco aren't exactly fond of each other, but I wouldn't tell on him, or you," Hermione smiled.
"Oh Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed, running over to Hermione and throwing her arms around her.
Hermione laughed and patted Ginny reassuringly on the back.
"Anything for you.." she chuckled.
Draco smiled. This was going to turn out to be fine. Now all they had to do was bring him food, keep him hidden, and make sure nobody came into the room he was in.
Easier said than done, Draco thought.
"So, now that we've had our little 'moment', let's figure out how to do this, shall we?" Draco smirked. Ginny glared at him.
"Me and Ginny can bring you up food whenever we have meals. Mrs. Weasley cooks so much that no one will even notice if we take a few scraps off the table," Hermione stated, shrugging her shoulders.
"And you can sleep in here. Hermione can put a few charms on the door so that no one will be able to enter but us. We can't get in trouble for using magic either because there are so many wizards in our house that no one will know it was an underage wizard who cast the spell," Ginny added. Draco nodded his head knowingly.
"What about when it's time to go back to school?" Hermione asked. Her eyebrows burrowed in frustration.
"Well..." Ginny began, biting her upper lip in concentration," We floo back to Hogwarts, right?"
"Yeah"
"So whenever we floo, Draco can just wait until everyone is gone and when they are he can sneak in and floo himself back to Hogwarts," Ginny finished.
"Good idea. We can wait outside McGonagall's door for him when it's time to make sure he got back okay," Hermione added.
"Perfect," Ginny smiled.
"You two aren't so bad after all," Draco sneered.
Ginny glared at him once again.
---------------------------
So for the next week Ginny got scraps off of the table for Draco. Hermione had placed a few spells on the door so that whoever opened it had to be either her, Ginny, or Draco. Draco usually stayed in her room, and on occasions they had to sneak him off to the bathroom. Whenever they thought it was safe, Draco would sleep with Ginny. Otherwise he'd sleep under the bed. The Christmas holidays were ending soon, and everyone was getting ready to go back to Hogwarts.
"Pass the butter," Fred demanded.
"Get it yourself," George sneered.
"It's right there!" Fred stormed.
"Well I don't feel like reaching for it!"
"I don't care if you do or not I want that butter!"
"Well then get your lazy ass up and get it!"
"Why you little–"
"BOYS!"
"Sorry Dad," Fred and George answered in unison, sending glares each others way.
"So, whens do ya'lls gos back to school?" Charlie slurred, his mouth full of potatoes.
"Charlie, your manners!" Mrs. Weasley snapped.
"Two days," Ron answered before digging into roast.
"Oh how I wish I could go back to those wonderful days at Hogwarts," Fred spoke dreamily.
"Good times, boys, good times..." George chuckled before stuffing his mouth with toast.
"I remember when I was there. I always let kids sneak out. I hated telling on them," Bill laughed.
"BILL!" Mrs. Weasley gasped.
"Well, just telling the truth mum," Bill replied before taking a sip of pumpkin juice.
"Your not setting a good example–"
"It's not like we're going to go and copy everything Bill does!" Ron roared.
"Well I was just saying!" Mrs. Weasley said, throwing her hands up into the air.
"GIVE ME THE POTATOES!" George thundered, gripping the spoon Fred was holding fiercely in the middle of the table.
"YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME MY BUTTER!" Fred bellowed, wrestling the spoon out of George's hand.
"BOYS!"
"Give...it...to...me..."
SPLAT.
The spoon had flew out of their hands, flinging a big glob of mashed potatoes right on Mrs. Weasley's face. Harry, who had just took a gulp of pumpkin juice, spit it all out as he rolled over laughing.
Mrs. Weasley had her eyes closed. Her teeth with gritted together and she breathed heavily.
"One..." began Fred
"Two.." George counted.
"Three!" they spoke in unison.
"BOYYYSSSSSSS!" Mrs. Weasley screeched.
"Nice talking to you guys," George bowed.
"See ya later," Fred laughed.
Fred and George ran from the room as an angry Mrs. Weasley charged after them.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were still rolling over, laughing. Even Mr. Weasley managed a small smile.
Ginny glanced around the table. It was the perfect time to take some food to Draco.
She took a piece of bread, pork, and a potato, rolled it up in a napkin, and rose from the table.
She was just about to walk out of the room when she heard Ron yell after her.
"What's that?" he asked as he pushed his chair out.
"Nothing.." Ginny replied, quickly stuffing the napkin behind her back.
"Why are you taking food up to your room?" Ron questioned her as he got out of his seat. Harry pushed his seat back too. Hermione was slowly getting out of her seat to, her eyes wide in fear.
"I get hungry, Ron. Must you make something out of nothing?" Ginny lied.
"I was just asking!" Ron spoke. Ginny began to make her way upstairs. Ron, Harry, and Hermione followed her.
Now what was she going to do!
Ginny reached her room.
"RON and HARRY why are you FOLLOWING ME into MY ROOM?" Ginny asked, speaking loud and clear to let Draco know that they were coming into her room.
"Gotta get my Quidditch gloves. We're playing in a minute and mum got our stuff mixed up again," Ron sighed.
Ginny's heart starting thumping. What if Draco hadn't heard her?
But she had no other choice...
Ginny slowly opened the door. Her heart beat quickened. She glanced around the room.
Draco was no where to be seen.
Ginny sighed.
Ron thumped into the room behind her and ran over to her dresser. He began opening drawers and throwing things out of them in search for his gloves. Harry plopped down on Ginny's bed.
"RON! Stop that!" Ginny screeched as she watched a shirt fly over her head.
"I can't wait to play!" Harry exclaimed. "We're going to murder you, Ron." Harry stood up on Ginny's bed and punched the air.
"GOT EM!" Ron announced triumphantly, holding a pair of black gloves over his head.
Charlie popped his head into Ginny's room.
"Quidditch!" he yelled as he thundered down the stairs.
My family is insane, Ginny thought.
"Gin, you coming?" Ron asked before he zoomed out of the room.
"Um, maybe later. I have something to do," Ginny answered.
"Your loss. Come on Hermione!" Ron spoke and he grabbed Hermione's arm and jerked her out of the room. The last thing Ginny heard was a small "Oi!" from Hermione before the house grew still and quiet.
"Potter must have gained a lot of weight. He about killed me when he sat on that bed," a voice from behind Ginny sneered. Ginny turned around to see Draco crawling out from under her bed, rubbing his back. Pieces of Draco's bright-blonde hair stuck out at odd angles. Ginny laughed at the sight of him.
"What's so funny Weasley?" Draco smirked.
"Your...hair..." Ginny spoke as she clutched over in laughter. Draco brought his hands up to his head and began to smooth it down. Ginny laughed harder.
"Oh, you think this is funny, do you? Try having Potter's big ass sit on top of you and see what you look like," Draco scowled.
Ginny laughed even harder.
"I see I'll have to teach you then," Draco smiled evilly. He began creeping towards Ginny. All of a sudden, he ran forward, wrapped his hands around her waist, and threw her gently onto the bed.
"Draco!" Ginny screeched.
Draco put his knees on top of Ginny's hands so she couldn't move.
"Draco...stop...!" Ginny gasped in between fits of laughter.
"Look who's helpless now, huh?" Draco smiled wickedly.
"Draco Malfoy you better get off of me!" Ginny snapped playfully.
"Or what?" said Draco as he lowered his head closer to her.
"Or this."
Ginny's lips met Draco's once again. The familiar warm sensation flooded through her body. She pulled away slowly.
"I think I'll be staying here for a while then..." Draco smiled.
--------------------
"Everybody line up in front of the fireplace!" Mrs. Weasley hollered up the stairs. Ginny heard the thumping of feet as they rushed down the stairs.
"Okay, so how are we going to do this?" Draco asked once again, glaring at Hermione and Ginny.
"Come down once everybody is downstairs. You don't have to worry about Charlie and Bill now because they left. All you have to do is wait for all of us to leave, and then my mum and dad to leave the room. Then you'll sneak to the fireplace and floo yourself to Hogwarts," Ginny spoke confidently.
"Oh this is going to be real easy," Draco spoke sarcastically.
Ginny rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Come on Ginny we've got to go. The floo network only opened the fireplace for so long," Hermione stated, heading towards the door.
"Bye Draco. See you at Hogwarts," Ginny smiled, before she exited the room and thundered down the stairs.
"Think he'll be able to do it?" she asked as they reached the bottom step.
"Yeah, he'll be fine," Hermione replied.
Ginny and Hermione stepped into the crowded living room.
Ron and Harry were already waiting for Ginny and Hermione to come down. Mr. Weasley stood in the corner, twiddling with his thumbs. Mrs. Weasley currently had Harry trapped in a suffocating hug.
"Ginny!" Mrs. Weasley spoke through tears as she saw Ginny approach. Mrs. Weasley wrapped her arms around Ginny and squeezed her tight.
"You be good now, okay?" Mrs. Weasley spoke sternly. Ginny nodded her head in response.
"Ginny, can I talk to you in the kitchen?" Mr. Weasley spoke up in the corner as Mrs. Weasley turned to say goodbye to Hermione.
"Sure dad," Ginny replied. Her stomach flipped. What did he want to talk to her about? Did he know about Draco?
Ginny followed Mr. Weasley as he stepped into the kitchen. He turned to face her.
"How is Draco getting to Hogwarts?" Mr. Weasley asked calmly.
Ginny's insides seemed to explode. What did he say? Did he say...no...he couldn't...
"Yes, I know he's here," Mr. Weasley spoke, reading Ginny's mind.
"But how–"
"The first night he came I was about to come out of the bathroom downstairs when I heard a boy's voice. I walked nearer to it and heard you and him talking," Mr. Weasley replied, not a trace of anger in his voice.
"You aren't mad?" Ginny spoke quietly.
"No, I'm not mad. I understand why Draco came here. If anything I'm proud of you for taking him in like that. It seems like something a Weasley would do," Mr. Weasley smiled. Ginny's heart lifted.
"But, I am ashamed that you didn't tell me and your mother," he finished, gazing down at Ginny.
"Sorry," Ginny whispered quietly.
"It's okay," her father smiled.
"Does anyone else know?" Ginny asked.
"Just me. I didn't think your mother would take it very well. And well, as for the boys–"
"I understand," Ginny smiled.
"So how is Draco getting to Hogwarts?" Mr. Weasley asked again.
"He's going to use floo powder after we leave. He was going to wait for you and mum to leave the room," Ginny answered politely.
"I'll find a way to get your mother out as quick as I can so he can floo," Mr. Weasley spoke.
Ginny's heart lept.
"Thank you so much dad!" she praised as she gave him a huge hug.
Mr. Weasley wrapped Ginny in his arms.
"Your welcome," he smiled.
Ginny and Mr. Weasley made their way back into the living room.
"Everyone ready?" Mrs. Weasley asked, tears still forming in her eyes.
Ron stepped into the emerald green flames in the fireplace. He took a handful of powder and threw it into the fire.
"Hogwarts!" he shouted, before he was whisked away into the flames.
"Harry you next," Mrs. Weasley fluttered.
"HOGWARTS!" Harry yelled clearly. The flames swept him away just as they had Ron.
"Hermione.." Mrs. Weasley bustled.
Hermione stepped into the flames and gave Ginny one last reassuring look before vanishing away.
"Alright Ginny, your turn. Be safe at school now," Mrs. Weasley cried as Ginny stepped into the licking flames.
With one last look at her crying mother, and a wink from her proud father, Ginny was whisked away through the fireplace and thrown out on Professor McGonagall's office floor.
-----------------------
Ginny waited impatiently outside Professor McGonagall's office door. Draco should have come out by now!
Just as Ginny was about to go inside and see if he was in there, the door creaked open. Draco stepped out and smirked at Ginny.
"Took long enough," Ginny smiled.
"Your mother didn't want to seem to leave, even when your father tried desperately to get her into the kitchen," Draco laughed.
"He knew you were there. He told me before I left," Ginny spoke softly as she began walking down the corridor. Draco walked beside her.
"He wasn't mad?" Draco asked, surprised.
"No. He heard our conversation and was proud of how I acted," Ginny chuckled. She watched as a smile appeared on Draco's face.
"I love your family," Draco spoke breathlessly.
"Even Ron?" Ginny joked.
"Well, maybe not all of your family," Draco laughed as he laced his fingers around Ginny's. Ginny felt that familiar feeling run throughout her body.
She loved him.
And he loved her.
If earlier this year you had told Ginny Weasley that she would love Draco Malfoy she would have laughed in your face, and probably cursed you into the next century. But everything had changed. Draco had changed. He was someone new, someone different. The person he had always wanted to be.
Draco and Ginny approached the place where they had to separate. Draco's common room was to the left, Ginny's to the right.
"Draco can I ask you a question?" Ginny asked as she turned to look into his eyes.
"Anything," he answered.
"What made you change?" Ginny whispered.
Ginny bore her eyes into Draco's grey ones. They seemed to be sucking in Ginny, scanning her and raining down upon her feelings. His eyes were so deep and so caring. They were filled with so much longing, so much love, anger, happiness, hope, and something else that Ginny couldn't figure out. They all clouded together to mix into the perfect shade of grey. Happiness and anger combining to create exactly who Draco was, and exactly who he was becoming.
Ginny saw a flicker of a shadow flash behind Draco's eyes.
"You," he spoke softly. Draco took one last look into Ginny's eyes before turning around, and walking back towards his common room.
A/N: I hope you guys liked it. It was longer than normal, but I was suffering a horrible case of writer's block. This was a chapter I wanted to get out of my way. I only have about three or four chapters left in this story, and the plot drastically comes in next chapter. Finally I'm getting to the end! Props to Emmie Elizabeth for giving me the idea about this song, and the idea about Ron and Harry coming into Ginny's room. Props also to Victoria Lily for helping me (without knowing it) think of some things to say when I was talking about Draco's eyes. I was thinking of her story "Grey" which reminded me so much of how Draco was. A dark person, slowly becoming lighter. But right now, he's just grey. I didn't want to put that plain out, because it sounded like I was copyrighting her story, but that's my overall point.
I'll try and get the next chapter out as soon as I can. I'm ready to finish this fic. It was my first one, and probably not my best. My writing got better on as I wrote more, if you didn't notice. I have so many ideas for fics in my head that it is killing me! I want to know what my readers want me to try out first, so I'm going to give you summarys on what I have in my head right now. Please review and tell me which one you find the most interesting.
Wasting Away
They say I'm crazy. I hear their whispers. But I'm not crazy, I'm just lost. Lost in my mind and I can't find my way out. Wasting away, one memory at a time. And before I know it, they'll be gone. Hermione POV...H/Hr..One-Shot. Based on the book/movie.."The Notebook".
No Name
A dark secret runs within the vein of another. A secret so hidden, so unbelievable that it could crush Hogwarts, the darkest lord, and even fate itself. One boy will have to unravel the mystery to discover what he truly is. Draco Malfoy sat staring out of the Hogwart's Express window...D/G...A lot of chapters.
No Name
Follows the tale of the Maurader's first year at Hogwarts. James fights his need to be the best, while Lily searches for the good inside of everyone. Remus tries to hide his secret, and Sirius stands up for what he believes is right. And all the while Peter is dealing with the destiny that awaits him...The Maurader's 1st year at Hogwarts. This will be a chain of stories following all of their years.
How to Save a Life
Based solely around the 6th Book (HBP) and the song How To Save A Life by The Fray. Ginny met Draco and her world was flipped upside down. Tells the 5 steps of how to save a life, and where Ginny made a costly mistake. Should be about 7 chapters. D/G.
I think that is all. See how crowded my brain is! NO WONDER I HAVE WRITERS BLOCK!
Adalee