DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter

A/N(January 21, 2007): Once again I am very sorry this has gone so long without an update(2 1/2). I was both stuck and lazy. I love this story though and I finally added on enoguh for another chapter in class this week! For the past 2 years I've actually been adding a paragraph or two at a time. So I am SOOO excited it's finally enough to update!!!

And also thank you to my wonderful reviewers. Some of you who reviewed like 2 years ago, and some more recently who reviewed a dead story hoping it would come back! Well the reviews really helped me work a bit harder!

London After Midnight – Thanks and I'm sorry about the person. And thanks, I was worried if the scene would be believable or not.

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CHAPTER 7

It was two days later when Ginny Weasley finally woke up. She opened her eyes thinking, I don't feel dead. Her vision was blurry for a few seconds but then it cleared and she could see. Sitting asleep in chairs around her were Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and her brother Ron.

They were fast asleep so she didn't try to wake them. She couldn't have even if she wanted to, she felt so week. Looking around for those few seconds had tired ut her eyes so she closed them and went back to sleep.

For the past two days Draco had been hard at work trying to learn everything that he had fallen behind on for the first two months. And at the same time he had to cut down on the weed so that he could actually think.

As soon as he'd walked into the common room the other day, in his ruined blood soaked robes, and eagle had come from his father with a letter of outrage. He hadn't even read it, instead he'd blown it up.

In between desperately memorizing charms, and spells; his mind would wander to the Weasley girl. He hadn't gone back to the hospital wing after that day. No one in the school, especially not the Slytherins, had dared to ask him why he had saved her. He didn't even know why. But now he couldn't get it out of his head. And she was doing bad. That's what people were saying. She was still unconscious and showed no signs of coming back soon.

He heard this information in whispers. Before he turned a corner in the halls, in class, at lunch, in the bathroom, in the library. Everyone was talking about it, how the Weasley girl had gotten stabbed and almost bled to death. There were many different stories. In some of them she had slit her wrists because she wanted to die. In others Harry Potter had done it. But, people's favorite story was that Draco had done it.

The two days were not pleasant for Draco.

After sleeping a few hours Ginny woke up again. This time her vision came back after only a few blinks. She looked around and saw that Harry and Hermione had left. Now it was only Ron, sitting in a chair to her left, staring off into space. "Ron" Ginny whispered.

Ron whipped around to look at Ginny, a big grin on his face. "Ginny you're awake!" He jumped out of his chair and wrapped her up in a big hug. "I was so worried," he murmured "we all were."

Ginny sighed, resting her cheek on his chest, "I'm sorry Ron." She felt horrible. She had meant to stop hurting everyone, except now she had hurt them even more. What was she thinking? Killing herself…..she shuddered, and Ron wrapped his arms tighter around his baby sister. Her vision became blurry and she felt tears running down her face.

They dripped all over Ron. "It's ok Gin, don't cry" Ron said in a pitying voice. This just made her cry harder.

Draco was walking back from the Great Hall after lunch. All day he'd had to deal with the stares and whispers. He'd even heard some of the younger Slytherins gossiping about him.

Someone bumped into him as they hurried by him. It was a girl with frizzy brown hair tied in a loose braid, walking next to a boy with messy jet black hair. Granger and Potter. "Watch it Granger!" he growled. Granger ignore him, but Potter sent him a glare before going back to his conversation. Draco was busy frowning to himself, when he heard bits of their conversation that caught his attention.

"Ginny—awake—Hospital Wing—"

He glanced up quickly as Potter and Granger turned a corner. He shoved through some people and hurried after them, getting close enough to hear them again.

"Ron's with her now, he's been there every day."

"He must be exhausted, poor Ron, having to go through something like this again."

"I know, I feel so horrible for him" said Harry, coming to a stop in front of a portrait of a fat lady.

That must be the entrance to their Common Room, Draco thought, coming to a stop. He quickly turned around and left before they saw him.

Ginny was sitting up in bed thinking about what had happened. Ron sat in a chair next to her bed working on his homework.

"Ron?" Ginny said quietly.

He looked up quickly, looking worried, "Yes Ginny?"

"I've been wondering," she said nervously, "who found me? You know... in the bathroom?"

Ron frowned "Malfoy." He shook his head, still not understanding it himself.

Ginny looked surprised "Really?" The last time she had seen Malfoy he had made her cry. "But he hates me" she whispered.

Ron shrugged "I guess he's not entirely evil." He sighed, and leaned back over his homework.

Ginny thought about it a little. She owed Malfoy her life. Even though he was an ass she was still eternally thankful. "I should thank him" she said thoughtfully. Ron didn't answer. "Ron?"

"I don't know Ginny!" he snapped, looking annoyed. "This whole situation really creeps me out!" Ginny felt tears in her eyes and she gulped, trying not to cry.

Ron sighed, "I'm sorry Gin, I'm just having trouble dealing with all this. I mean you wanting to end your life" he shook his head, looking sick at the thought. "I just don't get it. And," he looked mad, "the fact that Malfoy was the one to save you, well it really pisses me off!"

Ginny let out a shaky sigh, "I don't know how I feel about Malfoy, it's all so strange."

"I'm glad you think I'm strange!" a cold voice said from the doorway. Both Ginny and Ron turned to see Draco Malfoy standing in the doorway.

A/N: So it wasn't a super long chapter but I think it was longer then the last. I'm soo excited to finally be updating this story, you guys have no idea!!! I have been bringing my notebook to class every week and working on this story when we are in the language lab cuz I am utterly lost in there. lol So no promises but I'm hoping to have another chapter up soon, maybe a month? Don't wanna make any false promises but I am hoping it will be soon!