The Trouble With Weddings

A Harry Potter Fan Fiction Story

Chapter 40:

As Draco made his way back up the path to the castle, he was on his way to the infirmary. He needed to find me, and make amends. He was going to try his best to get me to listen to him if it was the last thing he ever did. He knew that there were things in his past that he has done especially to me and my friends that he could never take back, but yet I saw through all of that to the real him, and that is all he wanted… for me to see him and know how wrong he was about leaving that day. He closed his eyes and remembered he had people on his side after all. He thought maybe if he couldn't make me see my best friend would.

(Flash back)

Draco sat in Blaise and Ginny's kitchen. He had come there to beg forgiveness for ruining there wedding reception and making a spectacle of himself. He knew they both deserved better than that especially from him. If it was one thing his family raised him into it was manners and respect, especially for family and friends, and Blaise wasn't just his friend he was his family. Draco asked about me, and was expecting to be thrown out of there home, but held out new hope when things went a little differently.

" Well then why don't you explain to me why you would do it in the first place!"

" Why so that you can criticize me and tell me how much of a jerk I am for hurting your best friend?" This time Ginny's expression changed after she looked him over, she smirked.

" No, I am going to help you to get her back" She watched his expression. " That is if you think your man enough?" Draco smirked and looked up at her as if she had just said something so foreign he wasn't expecting that.

" Why would you help me?"

" We'll depends on why you care. I need to figure out if you are being genuine or just a wanker." She looked at him seriously and he actually looked frightened. He knew Ginny was not a witch you wanted to piss off. " Hermione is my best friend, and I saw how her heart broke when she was with my brother. I saw it over time and I never said or did any thing to help her. I hate him for everything that he has done to her even though he is my blood. If I could of gone back in time I would have stopped it before he broke her heart, but I cant. Now with your situation I can do something. I saw how you two grew close over the two weeks you were together. Now you need to tell me if it was all just a show to make my brother jealous, or if it was real. I know it had to have been your idea to play this game with her. She most likely went along with it because it pained her to be around him , especially with Lavender there. Hermione isn't fake, and she doesn't normally try to be some thing she isn't. She fell in love with you for real, and the day you left her standing there I saw her heart break all over again. Now I do not know the whole story or what was going on through both of your minds, but I do know that if you want me to I can help you get back to her." Draco smiled as he listened to her speak.

" Ginny… what you say is true. At first I never expected to fall for her. I did want to be civil with her and call a truce, but then I saw the opportunity to have a little bit o fun and mess with Ron. I didn't care about the end result, but then as I got to know her I did care. I cared about how he hurt her, and all I wanted to do was make her happy and be there for her. I wanted to be with her every second of every day. I Fell hard for her." He had trouble breathing as he explained to Ginny. " I know this must have all been confusing for Hermione, because it was for me. She was everything that I was taught to hate, but it didn't matter any more. We accomplished in making him hurt, as we both saw after his extremely interesting toast. That moment I should have felt some amusement like I thought I would I was concerned for Hermione, and felt the anger that she had to have felt. I didn't want everything to end between us. I knew what I felt was real. I tried to talk to her about it, but every time that I did Ron interrupted every time, and caused her more pain, and just made everything more complicated. I started to wonder if all her feelings toward me were just pent up from Ron, and she could never really love me like she had him, I mean after all I was always a monster to her, me and my family."

" Why did you leave?"

" I was scared, I needed to figure out if it was all real or I just thought it was real, but the minute I left I knew I was wrong for leaving like that. I should have fought for her. Ron may have wanted her back ,but I should have found out if she wanted him back. I let everything influence me when I shouldn't have. Now its too late!" He slammed his fist into her table.

" No, it's not too late, you may have a window of opportunity to get to her, but it is a small window and I will help you" She reached up and grabbed hold of his hand. " She is stubborn but I know that she will listen , you just have to force her to. When she is trying to hide her pain, she will work, run ,and avoid you. You have to get her to slow down, and make her listen. If you wait to long to go to her, her heart will start to heal and I fear for both of you what will happen if it comes to that. Now Draco, you have to go to Hogwarts, and get her back. It isn't going ot be easy, but damn it you better fight and not let what ever she does stop you. She is going to write me the minute she sees you. I am on your side and I am going to try my best to push her back to you." She let go of his hand " Good luck!"

" What about Blaise?" he asked wanting to talk to his best mate about all of this too.

" Don't worry about Blaise, you have the both of us on your side. Now go, and If anything goes wrong owl me!"

( End Flash Back)

Draco opened his eyes remembering Ginny's words to him. He knew that she was avoiding him, and possibly had the staff including Hagrid covering for her. He was just going to try harder.

I sat on the floor of the owlery, and began to write to Ginny. I needed advice. As I wrote I began to sob.

Ginny,

Draco has showed up at Hogwarts, I ran into him on my morning run. I am trying to get over him and forget that I ever let him in, and he shows up here… why? Do you think he is looking for me, and why now? I don't know if I can deal with this. I ran to Hagrid's and I explained to him everything that happened, after I had him cover for me and lie to Draco and say that he hasn't seen me. I don't even know what I would say to him it's been almost a month since I have seen him, not even a letter explaining everything. Gin I miss him so much but it hurts t see him, I cant go through this heart ache again, like I had with Ron. I didn't think falling in love with Draco Malfoy would hurt this much.

~ Help me,

Hermione

I sent the letter with an owl and made my way back to my room.

About an hour later Ginny opened her window to a brown owl flying in at her. He dropped the letter in her hand and flew away. Ginny smiled to herself as she opened the letter from me. Blaise came u behind her and put his hands around her waist.

" What do you have there?" He looked at the letter, as they both read.

" Looks like phase one of helping those two idiots out is in motion." She giggled.

" Do you think it will work?" He asked She just smiled kissed her husband on the cheek.