"When Mr. Zabini first came to see me, he told me an interesting story about how he and Draco Malfoy had a system set up so they could both escape from the Death Eaters. I have in my hand the exact letter that Mr. Malfoy sent to Mr. Zabini. It seems that the night that both of them were to become Death Eaters, Mr. Malfoy was told first. He immediately sent a letter to Mr. Zabini. Blaise left his home to come to Hogwarts, but Draco was captured and forced to become a Death Eater." Dumbledore handed the parchment to the head of the court and sat down.
The court discussed the letter in quiet voices for a few minutes. The head of the court stood up and sighed out a quiet, "next".
Ginny stepped forward. She grabbed Draco's hand and squeezed it reassuringly.
"As you know, my group of Aurors has received two letters containing information pertaining to the cases we had been trying to solve; the elder Malfoy case and the Flint case. In the letter from the Flint case the writer wrote that if we came in contact with him, he would say, 'take me out to the Quidditch Pitch for one last game.' When I first met Mr. Malfoy, a few days ago, the first thing he said to me was those exact words." Ginny handed the Wizengamot the letters. "They are also in his handwriting. If you wish we could take a sample of Draco's handwriting and compare them." The head waved her hand for silence and passed the letter on the rest of the court.
"Is there any other evidence you would like to present the court?" She asked.
This time, Ron stepped forward. "This isn't evidence, Ma'am, but I think it is important. Draco Malfoy willingly saved my sisters life, twice. All of us can give a testimony on this." Ron stepped back.
"Very well then," the head waved her hand again. "Please go. We will reconvene in an hour to give our verdict."
They were ushered into a small white room with three chairs. Draco sat down with a sigh.
"It's hopeless. There is no way they can overlook the fact that at one point I had the Dark Mark tattooed on my arm."
Ginny slid into his lap with a sigh of her own. "It's simple. If they say no, we escape. We can go into hiding together."
"No," Draco snarled. "There is no way that you are going into hiding to protect me!" Ginny just smiled knowingly at him before snuggling into his chest and falling asleep.
Draco looked up at Ron for help. "She can't go with me."
Ron nodded, touched at how much Draco cared for his little sister. "I'll restrain her myself."
An hour later a Ministry official walked into their room. "They are ready for you now." The man walked out and everyone followed him back into the courtroom.
The head of the Wizengamot stood up. "Mr. Draco Malfoy, please step forward to hear the verdict."
Draco walked forward, his shoulders clenched with worry.
"After hearing everything that has been addressed this afternoon, both in your defense, and against you, we have come to a decision. Mr. Draco Malfoy is to be cleared of all charges," she held out a hand to stop the happy cheer that filled the room. "But, Mr. Malfoy was a Death Eater at one point. Therefore, we think it is best if a trained Auror were to watch Mr. Malfoy at all times. That means that an Auror would have to live in your house, and would have to shadow you when you leave the house."
Draco nodded. "Who will this Auror be?" He asked quietly.
"That has yet to be decided. A memo will go out to the Auror head quarters after this meeting is complete." The head answered.
"I'll do it!" Ginny called from behind Draco. Everyone turned to look at her and she blushed. "Well I'm going to be there most of the time anyway." She grumbled.
"Miss Weasley," The head called. "Why do you want this job?" She sounded genuinely curious.
"I want this job because I don't have any problems being near my boyfriend for a long period of time. Plus, I'm going to be there a lot, even during odd hours, and we wouldn't really appreciate someone watching us." Both Ginny and Draco were bright red by the time she finished.
"Oh." The head was blushing slightly too. "I will send the request to your supervisor Miss Weasley. You may leave now. Mr. Malfoy must stay in this building until we hear from the Aurors." She added with a wave of her hand.
Draco and Ginny were walking down the halls of the Ministry of Magic, hand in hand.
"Are you positive that you want to be with me all the time?" Draco asked quietly.
"Yes. I'm very sure." Ginny answered with a small smile.
"But what if they assign someone else to watch me?" Draco whispered.
Ginny stopped walking and turned to stare at Draco, her brown eyes wet with happy tears.
"Draco Malfoy, I let you go once. I'm never letting you go again. I will personally chase you down wherever you decide to hide. One pesky Auror will not be able to stop me." She hugged Draco close to her body. "I love you Draco Malfoy. I love you with all of my Weasley heart. If you even think about leaving, I will tie you down with ropes and I will sit on you until you come to your senses. You can't escape me that easily."
"I love you too." He whispered, tears shining in his gray eyes. "I love you and I never want to leave you again."
THE END