A Snowglobe Broken
Chapter 7

The first snow had gone, disappearing along with the icy winds that had brought it. It really had just been a sample, an early taste of what would come when winter truly arrived. The icy wind was back, however, too cold for snow to fall, causing the grass to lay completely frozen covered in what looked like milky glass. It sparkled in the moonlight, making the grounds look like a dream, an enchanted fairytale that one could only imagine.

Ginny smiled her palm once again upon that icy glass or her window. She loved winter; it was her favorite time of the year, the glittery wonderland that would manifest itself outdoors and the warm comfort that accumulated inside. She wanted to go out again, feel that iciness on her skin, but she was weary. Draco could be out there, reveling in the cold; and she didn't want to come down with another fever.

She decided to go out, even if Draco was there, and padded over to her wardrobe, pulling the doors open quietly. She knelt down, pulling her neatly folded muggle clothes from a box that lay at the bottom. She slipped her one pair of jeans on, the old jeans that were a little too small but still warmer than the skirt of her school uniform. She looked down at herself, the pants no longer needing cuffed as they fell just to the floor, no more, no less. Her hips had widened a little; she was becoming a woman; the waist was tight, hugging every bit of flesh on her lower body.

She slipped on the dark brown socks her mother had knitted for her, followed by the matching sweater, the neck dipping in a comfortable V. She pulled on the muggle jacket that used to belong to Charlie. The golden brown hue outside matched her eyes and the white sheepskin inside accented the little flecks in her sweater. She didn't zip it up as she pulled on a pair of boots, carefully pulling her pant legs over them.

She didn't bother with a sweater or hat, but pulled on a pair of gloves that matched her knitted sweater and socks before grabbing her Cleansweep. She walked over to the window and pushed it open softly. She flew out, making sure to shut the window behind her, she'd left it open last time, causing all the girls in her dorm to get the sniffles. She flew down to the ground as the snow began to fall, the weather finally warm enough to allow the large flakes to fall.

The grass crunched under her feet as she landed. She looked into the sky; the dark clouds were illuminated by the full moon, which was visible through small breaks in the clouds. It shone with an intensity that seemed to reach down and take hold of your soul. A tear leaked from Ginny's eye, partly from the icy wind and partially from the beauty of the night.

"Drawn out by the beauty of the grounds, stuck by the beauty of the moon," Draco said softly from behind her, his breath clouding as left his mouth, "I was drawn by the same, stuck by another."

She turned around, their bodies dangerously close. She looked into his steel eyes that held warmth. His cheeks were red from the cold and he had a thick hat covering his head and ears. She took half a step towards him, their bodies still not touching.

He looked regal and sophisticated, even if he didn't have on his usual robes. He wore a thick black wool coat, the collar folded perfectly. It wasn't buttoned as his hands held it out from his body, fighting off the cold. He too was wearing a sweater, a crisp black with an even crisper white shirt underneath, it's collar folded perfectly as well. He wore no tie, no semblance of Slytherin colors, just black. Everything was black save for the white button down shirt that seemed to pop out in an attractive way.

She just looked into his eyes and brought her gloved hand to his face. She would've caressed it if she hadn't felt odd; instead she pulled the hat from his head and threw it towards the lake. It sailed spinning through the air and fell upon the ice, the scene invisible to the two. His white blonde hair was ruffled; he was once again the boy she liked. He wasn't pale and was disheveled in a way that rivaled even Harry.

Their hearts were beating fast, each excited to even be around the other. Ginny wondered if there was a girl in Draco's bed or if she'd been the target of the night. Draco wondered if he'd ever get to feel her lips upon his again.

He didn't glance down lustfully at her body this time, he'd been able to bring the disgusting boy out this time, unable to push down the feelings he held for her. He wanted to insult her, to tell her she was poor, to push her down so his feelings for her would stop, but those eyes, they seemed so familiar.

"I've found you," he said softly. He hadn't even meant to speak; he hadn't even been thinking those words; he'd been too caught up in her eyes. His heart had taken control; after months of fighting, it was in control. It had pushed those words from his lips, hoping the girl standing just a hands width away would remember them.

Ginny slowly brought her hand into the air, knowing that if she wanted to she could touch him, but she wanted him to take her hand, touch his finger tips to hers. She remembered those words, she'd said them so many weeks ago in her dreams, but why did he say them? Maybe he'd simple said them hoping to seduce her, but if his fingers touched hers, she'd know.

Draco brought one of his hands from his coat; his eyes still focused on hers, and touched first his fingertips to hers. Both of their hands were gloved muting the shocks that shot through them, but not silencing them. He pressed his hand onto hers, his palm firmly pressing against her own. His fingers were longer than hers, each finger extending over her own a few centimeter or two.

A fire danced in her eyes, before his fingers intertwined with hers. He pulled her into a kiss, his free hand slipping out of his coat and under her arm to be firmly planted on her back in one fluid motion. Her hand gripped his bicep as his lips swallowed her, moving hungrily. They held each other's hand tightly, squeezing as if they could barely hold on.

His tongue eventually found its way to her lips, softly prodding them until they opened. Their tongues met sending fireworks through their bodies. They began to feel the throbbing between their legs, the longing desire for each other spreading to every pore in their skin. They pushed their mouths together even harder, fighting to pull the other in as much as possible. The passion seemed to melt the falling snow around them, even if it clung to their hair and coats.

He moved his free hand to her neck, caressing her breast in an innocent way with his wrists and forearm. For that moment in time he was innocent, reverting back to the innocent boy that had been corrupted so many years ago. The innocent boy was one who was still inexperienced with women, still reveled in their touch and the parts he knew nothing about. His experience was still there, helping to guide his lips that moved motivated by love, it's guidance was barely there, though. It was being wiped out by the emotions he was receiving, almost knowing how to move his lips to fit Ginny's.

They pulled back after what seemed like only minutes but was really over an hour. Their heads moved into the nooks of the other shoulders, their breath labored as they fought to calm their bodies. They squeezed each other tightly, almost to make sure the other was real. No one could've pried their arms apart, not even with the strongest magic.

"Don't let me go," Ginny said softly.

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Draco watched Ginny fly back to her room, his heart still pounding fast as he memorized the location of her window. He locked its position in his mind, not wanting to every forget it, in case he had need to use it. He walked back to his window with a simmer of a smile on his lips, his first smile of happiness in years. He'd always been filled with hate and anger and so had his smiles, until now.

He slipped into his window and pulled his clothes from his body, happy he'd gone outside, happy he'd gotten to kiss her once more, even if they'd only shared a few words together.

He climbed into his bed and fell asleep with a tear of happiness sliding slowly down his face.

They pulled each other into a hug with out a word or a second's haste. They'd pushed through that barrier and were holding each other tightly. They felt so much warmer, even if a little hazier, then they had minutes ago. It was a dull warmth that spread through the bodies, not as vivid as it had been in the snow.

"I love you, Ginny Weasley," Draco said firmly, as if afraid he'd be protested. He'd never said his name, he'd always known it in his sleep, but he'd never said it. Neither of them had said their names, they hadn't been able too.

"I love you, Draco Malfoy," Ginny said just as firm. It didn't feel strange to utter those words and name with such force and emotion, it just felt right.

They hadn't said that in the snow, they hadn't been able too. They were still caught up in each other, the unsaid emotion exploding inside of them.

"You didn't let go," Draco said with a smile as he pulled back to look into her eyes.

"Neither did you," Ginny said softly before he pulled her into a soft kiss. A soft kiss in which their lips pressed against each other with softness and firmness at the same time. The world faded away slowly, each of them not moving just holding each other.

Draco's eyes fluttered open, the sunlight shining on his face. He smiled oddly as he stretched his naked limbs. He crawled out of bed, his eyes hanging open in a loose way that let his tiredness be known.

He stretched again, not bothering to get dressed; he did have his own bedroom. He didn't have to worry about a group boys staring at his naked body and being embarrassed by the fact that he didn't care. He walked across his room, not noticing the blonde girl watching him from his overstuffed chair.

"Just the way I like you," she said in a seductive tone. "You haven't been with a girl in weeks though, suppose it would be a little faster than I like."

Draco stopped realizing he was completely naked and had nothing around to cover himself. She had seen him naked he realized so he turned around his hands planted on his hips. "Get out."

She looked hurt, and stood up. She walked over to him and brushed her body against his naked flesh, thinking that he'd become aroused. He didn't, she was disgusting to him and the touch of her made his skin crawl in the most unpleasant way. She ran her finger down his chest and the small trail of hair before moving it sideways across the protruding muscle that formed a V on his waist.

He didn't feel a tingle in his stomach and he didn't push her away, knowing if he did she'd take it as a victory. She'd think she was getting to him, running her fingers across the areas that when touched in any way drove him insane. He'd never been able to resist her when she'd run her fingers along his lower stomach, not that he'd tried.

"I'm immune to your touch," he spat at her, sick of the girl trying to seduce him. He just now realized how disgusting and degrading it was. She didn't seem like a person anymore, she seemed less, like a creature seeking only one thing, the one thing she'd never again have. "Or that of any other pig really," he said bitterly.

She looked up at him and then walked out of the room, leaving the door wide open. There were girls standing outside, a few boys too, waiting to hear the sounds of Pansy and Draco, but they'd been denied and now all they had too see was Draco completely naked.

The boys gulped as they looked below his waist before subconsciously glancing down at themselves. They walked away embarrassed at themselves compared to him.

The girls stared happily at his naked body, their hearts beating faster and the throbbing between their legs erupting. They didn't look away, they weren't embarrassed to stare at his body, but he was sick of their eyes that looked to eager, too corrupted by desire.

He walked over to his door and shut it with a loud slam.

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