Colorless Memories

Chapter 6

Amusement Parks and Run-Ins

Thursday morning Ginny woke up early so that she could get to the Borrow before eight. She still hadn't told her mom about this date and her brothers didn't even know about her going to the matchmaker and she wanted to keep it that way for as long as possible. They would more than likely act as if Draco was the devil and demand that she not see him again and because of the contract she couldn't do that.

About twenty minutes after Ginny woke up she was dressed and headed for the Burrow. All she had to do was work out side of the school grounds and apparate to the Burrow, which she still considered home. Sometimes she would just go to the Burrow to relax and spend time with her mom.

The moment Ginny arrived at the Burrow Molly was all over her about her date and her brothers were all ears. Their mom had been talking a lot about the young man that Ginny was dating but she wouldn't mention a name. She just told them that he was very nice and that he had attended Hogwarts during Ron's year.

"Did you have a good time on your last date?" questioned Molly and Ginny's face lit up. The only thing that Molly knew about Draco was that he was a member of the Order and a one point he was probably a Death Eater. Though she didn't jump to conclusions a lot she did know that it was not good to think the best about people either. She knew how Lucius was in school even though he was a year older than her. She remembered seeing him at society parties and more than anything she knew that Lucius Malfoy would have been her husband if she didn't visit the matchmaker. She really disliked Lucius but her mother and father both adored him. He had a bank account about twice the size of the Pruitt's but money wasn't the world to Molly. If the person that you love makes you happy then so be it.

"Yes, I had a good time. I'm going on another date today." Molly grinned big at Ginny and Arthur shook his head. His wife had told him who the young man was and he could say that he would approve. He did promise though that he wouldn't tell any of the boys about Draco.

Breakfast went by fairly quickly and Ginny was asked many question that she chose not to answer. She knew that her two older brothers wouldn't care much but Ron would probably go crazy or something. She remember when she dated one of the Ravenclaw boys and that wasn't pretty. Ron swore that they were all Death Eaters to.

"Bye, mom," said Ginny after she had spent about an hour talking to her dad. He had a lot of questions about Draco but he said that he trusted her and whenever she was ready to bring him to meet the family that he would support her one hundred percent.

Ginny spent the rest of the morning doing some shopping with Hermione then they parted their separate ways. Hermione really thought that she was pregnant this time but was going to wait about a month. She miscarried sometime last year during her second month so she was scared.

At around 12:10 Ginny arrived in the front of Kazoos Amusement Park and Draco stood there waiting on her. He was dressed very casual and that made Ginny look twice. He had on a male tank and shorts but he still looked like Malfoy. He didn't look like the young man that she had spent hours with in the kitchen of the restaurant but what did Ginny expect.

"How are you, today?"

"I'm doing good good," replied Ginny and both of them made their way inside the park. Draco paid for admission and the two of them both bought little robots that allow you to not have to wait in line. They cost about 4 times more than admission but to them it was wroth it.

"So where to first?" asked Ginny and eventually they both agreed on the genie, a circle ride that goes about fifty feet up in the air and turns really fast in circles.

"I've never liked that ride," said Draco trying keep up his manly appearance but Ginny had saw it. He seemed to be really scared and she couldn't help but laugh.

For hours Draco and Ginny walked around the park enjoying the rides and eating more candy than Ginny could stomach. She was having fun watching Draco and his fear of heights but he was in deed being brave.

Currently they had both decided that they needed a break from the ride and we're sitting in a small side diner that Ginny usually ate at with her family when they came. They served mostly hamburger and French fries.

"When I was young I always asked my mom why they called these French fries and she told me that she didn't know but if I wanted I could call them English fries because she couldn't imagine a French man creating something so wonderful." Draco smiled at Ginny's joke about the potato wedges but stopped quickly when he saw the man that was staring at him with a death glare.

"Ginny, how does your oldest brother look?" asked Draco slowly as the man continued to walk towards them.

"Well he looks like the rest of my brothers just more built and muscular." replied Ginny turning. She came face to face with Bill who had a death glare on his face.

"Hello Bill, Alana," said Ginny in her calmest voice but Bill didn't seem to like her demeanor.

"I'd like a word, now," hissed Bill but his wife glared at him, though he didn't back down. He couldn't believe that his sister would be seen in public with Draco Malfoy.

Bill practically dragged Ginny off to the side and just stared her down for awhile. He really couldn't believe that she would be dating this fool without letting at least one her brothers know.

"How can you let yourself be seen with him?" asked Bill and Ginny just smiled. She knew that Bill wanted her to hold her head down in shame but she wasn't about to. She enjoyed the time that she had been spending with Draco and if he wasn't being such a butt whole then she would tell him that.

"Draco is very nice and he has took me on two of the best dates that I have ever been on," said Ginny ignoring her brother's initial question.

"Does mom and dad know that you have been hanging around with that death eater?"

"He is not a death eater," hissed Ginny and she couldn't believe that Bill of all people would say that," do you know how many people said that you had to be a death eater after the Goblins took sides in the war. Our family went through hell standing up for your honor and I would think that you would give others the same respect that the wizarding world gave you. There is no evidence that Draco is or has ever been a death eater. And yes mom and dad both know that I am going out with Draco but they had the common decency to not judge people by their parentage." Ginny glared at Bill and he glared at his little sister back until he finally broke. He knew that she was right but he wanted her to be involved with a decent man with respect and values. He didn't want to see his sister have her heart broken.

"I just don't want you to get hurt, Gin Bug," Bill and he pulled her to his chest and kissed her head. She was his only sister and he really saw it as his responsibility to protect her. "I'm sorry for overreacting and I'll keep this a secret until you want the other boys to know." Ginny thanked Bill before heading back to the table with Draco ad taking her seat. They both acted as if the encounter with Bill didn't happen and Ginny liked it that way. She wasn't really ready for her family to know of her relationship with Draco because she knew after thirty dates it would be over. Just another colorless memory of her past.

They arrived back at Hogwarts right around dinner time but they both decided that they weren't really up to crowds at the moment. Draco walked Ginny to her door and said goodbye but Ginny asked him if he wanted to come in for some tea or something. She really wanted him to know that she had been enjoying herself and she didn't feel that this was any longer something that she just has to do.

"Would you like to come in for tea or something?" asked Ginny and Draco kind of just gave her a sideway glance. He really wasn't expecting them to get on coming into each other's houses so fast but he did feel something with Ginny that he had never felt with a other females. Kind of like a force fulling them together.

"Sure."

Draco and Ginny spent close to three hours just talking and enjoying each of other's company.

"I remember when I was young and I always wanted someone that I could be just open with. I enjoy talking to you," said Ginny as she was showing Draco to the door. He didn't respond immediately but he looked in her eyes as if looking for away to see if she was using him. One of Draco's biggest fears has always been allowing the wrong person if and not knowing how they can use you.

"You are something unlike I've ever seen. I never thought that one of the nicest people I ever met would be a Weasley. I enjoy my time with you also."

Once school was back and classes were in full swing, Ginny and Draco kind of drifted apart. Neither of them noticed how much kids needed the undivided attention of the adults around them.

Since school has started Ginny has sat up every night with one of the Gryffindor first years and it was really taking a tole on her. Other than staying up late night some of the older students had been taking her as some sort of a joke because she was so young and she didn't know what to do with some problems that didn't transpire when she was at Hogwarts.

Draco's first week had been a lot less chaotic than Ginny because this year both of the heads were from Slytherin and they had been really helping him. Slytherin wasn't having problems with crying little first years but some of the students were acting as if he was their friend and not his teacher. They weren't trying to run him over or anything but he had to be a authority figure and they weren't allowing that.

Neville, Ginny, and Draco were required to have their first teacher meeting today and they were all looking forward to it. They had decided to sit down on the lake after the students had went to their Hogmeads trip They just wanted to spend about an hour evaluating their week and then decided what they could do to make it better.

"Who wants to go first?" asked Neville once all three of them had made it down to the lake and were sitting in kind of a circle. Once no one had volunteered Neville turned to Ginny and said,"Ladies first."

Ginny began to tell the two men about her week and really about how tired she was. She hadn't had a good night sleep since the first day the students came and she was really stressed.

"So what can we do to make next week better for you?" asked Draco trying to become apart of the conversation because Neville had been kind of leading it. Asking Ginny questions when she was talking and trying to comfort her. For some reason his comforting her made him uncomfortable.

"Maybe you can come to my sixth and seventh year classes and help me with authority techniques. It's very hard to try and be difficult with people that aren't that much younger than me."

"Think about giving a little busy work and when people complain really explain that your word is final. In your class room your word is the gospel; like muggles say."

Draco, Ginny, and Neville sat around for an hour longer talking about techniques that they had been using and discussing other stuff as well. Once they were finished Draco and Ginny walked back toward their apartments but Neville went to find Luna who was suppose to be seeing McGonagall.

"So how have you really been?" asked Draco when they were getting closer to the steps that feel downwards instead of going up like the other staircases.

"Just really tired. Very time I try to go to sleep I get really sad. Usually when I can't sleep I lay on one of my brothers or parents lap and they rub my hair until I fall asleep but I just can't go home. McGonagall has asked that we stay here for the first few weekends." Ginny looked really sad as she talked about going home and knowing that she couldn't. She just wanted to be held by her daddy like she did when she was young.

"I can come and hold you if you want me to. I really don't mind."

Ginny thought about what Draco had said as she walked back to their room. She really needed some rest this weekend and she couldn't imagine it happening any other way.

"Did you have plans?" asked Ginny and Draco said no.

Draco went into Ginny's apartment with her and sat on the couch while she walked to her room. About five minutes later she came back in a pair of cartoon sleeping pants and a matching tank shirt. After standing up for a minute she just kind of looked at Draco but then she laid her blanket on the couch and laid her head on his lap.

"Are you okay?" asked Draco after awhile and Ginny just closed her eyes. Draco began to run his hands through her hair and Ginny slowly fell asleep.

Once Ginny was fully asleep Draco picked her up and walked her into her room. He tucked her in and kissed her head. She looked so peaceful and for a long while Draco just stood and watched her. She smiled in her sleep for a minute and then Draco finally left.