Cissa/Ginny

(Strictly platonic, motherly advise type)

Ginny collapsed into the comfortable chair in the lounge. Her dark eyes flickered up as Narcissa entered the room. She sat down across from the younger girl. In a weird way, Ginny looked more like Narcissa than her own mother. Both women were tall and slim. They had bodies built to bear children but porpotioned to look elegantly fit. Neither would ever be called fat, but they quite obviously weren't starving themselves.

"Hello, Ginny."

"Cissa." Ginny nodded.

"What are your intentions with my son?"

the question caught her off gaurd slightly. She recovered quickly. "What do you think they are?"

Cissa smiled. "I think you're leading him on a merry chase."

"Well..."

"And just what is the prize at the end of your race dear Ginevra?"

GInny looked at the older woman. "I rather hope one he'll love."

Cissa nodded. "And if he doesn't?"

Ginny's pretty face clouded. She looked away. "He can find his own damn prize then."

Cissa moved closer. "No need to be crude."

Ginny didn't reply. Cissa put her arm around the younger girl's shoulders. "It hurt didn't it?" She asked quietly.

Ginny turned to look up at her.

"When Harry left you. For his best friend."

GInny bit her lip and nodded. "I... I always knew. All the hidden looks. The way he chose her over me for everything. At first I lied to myself. Told myself it was because she was smarter. Not untrue, but not the whole truth."

Cissa sensed the young woman wasn't finished. She waited patiently.

"So I thought it would easier to just pretend I wasn't in love. Almost every one bought it. Not him though. Not Draco." She smiled. Remembering. "He teased me mercilessly. I returned in full form, but I couldn't explain the feeling. I was strangly attracted to him. I was always obsessed with bad boys and your son was the worst. Time passed and soon I was the one going out of my way to bump into him. Always had a reason, but managed to exchange insults at least once a day. The insults were getting kinder in a way. We both moved towards sexual innuendos. Rumors started flying that we were going to do it. I think that's the real reason Harry became fascinated with me. The idea of getting one up on Draco thrilled him."

"So you fell in love."

GInny smiled weakly up at her. "Yeah. God help me. I fell in love."

(A/N: This is post HBP, Post war with one exception: Sirius is still a live. I love Sirius. He still lives! Short, I know but I'm working on it.