Eleven Years Later
Bill turned and pointed at a cottage situated on the large hills. Ginny smiled slightly looking at it. It was beautiful. There were trees surrounding it and a peaceful feel to the area. The house looked down on the countryside and it was another perfect French house.
"It's lovely Bill."
"Indeed. It was bought seven months ago by a Mr Black."
"So?"
"I met him down at the village a few days after he moved in. There was something about him that made me uneasy. I could sense magic. Gin this is a muggle area the only wizards in this area are the Delacour's."
"So what a wizard bought a house here big deal."
"That's the thing it is a big deal. It's a big deal because the wizard that bought that house is Draco…"
Everything became slow motion to Ginny. She could see Bill's mouth move and her ears picked up the name but it seemed to take forever for it to reach her. The words danced around her brain without much effect. She blinked several times as the feeling of being underwater took over.
"Ginny snap out of it."
Bill shook her gently but she still didn't feel right. She couldn't see him as she stared up at the house. Draco couldn't be living there. He was dead. He had to be dead otherwise he would have found her. Bill had to be mistaken.
"Ginny look at me."
"Bill tell me this is a sad joke."
"Gin it's the honest truth. Draco is very much alive. He's living in that house up there. I bumped into him several months back. He looked very scared."
"He's not Draco."
"Yes he is. I confronted him with the truth from back when Charlie was alive. He told me that he knew where you were, that you were safe."
"Draco's dead."
"Then he told me that he was going to get you. He promised to bring you back to the wizarding world."
"It wasn't Draco Bill. Draco's dead."
"He's as dead as you are!"
Ginny looked at her oldest brother. This couldn't be right. Draco wasn't alive he was dead. If he was alive he'd be with her. Standing up she looked down at her brother, tears running down her cheeks.
"How can you lie to me like this? Draco is dead and you can't change that."
With that said she took off at a sprint. She didn't know where she was heading, nor did she care. She just had to get away from Bill.