Something there that wasn't there before

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-Ginny-

Some of the tension started to leave my body as my feet struck the pavement. I don't know why I was so upset and hurt. Draco infuriated me, one minute I wanted to throw myself at him and the other I wanted to smack him upside his head. I sighed and finally let my pace slow to a walk, I looked down at my watch and realized I had been running for nearly forty five minutes. I was walking back towards my apartment building when I saw Hermione and Ron walking out of one of Hermione and My favorite book stores. I thought about hiding but I was too close, it would have been far too obvious that I was avoiding them. "Gin! What are you doing here? I thought you would be at Hogwarts?" I nodded 'yeah, some things happened and long story short I'm going on Sunday' Ron tilted his head and narrowed his eyes at me. "This has something with Dads 'be nice to people' speech at dinner last night doesn't it." I swallowed hard. I knew that I had to tell him, Draco was going to be in my life. It wasn't exactly like I could hide a tall platinum blonde boy, especially when Dad.. and probably Mum already knew. "Yeah, so you see.. I sort of, have a .. a.. Um soulmate?" I said it almost like a question. Hermione stilled and looked at me, Ron looked frozen. 'That's very Rare Ginny, how would you even know' Hermione looked skeptical. "It um, happened with Kingsley present. He watched the bond being created." Hermione was prattling on a million miles a second and Ron hadn't said anything to me. He was just watching me with his eyes and I could see the wheels turning. "It's Malfoy, isn't it?" Hermione and my eyes snapped to Ron's. "That's why he was coming into your apartment the other night and you were so upset about him leaving." I sighed and shook my head. 'It is Malfoy, but I didn't know then. I didn't know until they went to grant his magic back and we had this weird, magic transfusion thing happen.' Tears threatened to drip down my face but I blinked them away. Ron smiled sadly but stepped closer and gave me a hug. "It's okay Gin, Dad really likes him now and I don't think he can hurt you cause of the bond.. besides I think you already liked him a little before you knew." I hugged Ron back and smiled up and him but Hermione had her jaw set and her arms crossed. "So that's just it? Your not going to fight it?" I shook my head. 'We're designed for each other, Hermione, and even if I felt like we weren't or I hated his guts, he or both of us could die if I tried to sever the bond. I'm not interested in murdering people anymore.' I said quietly but seriously. Hermione's body language softened a little but her jaw was still set. "I don't know how you can forget about everything he's done so easily" I shook my head. 'I haven't Hermione, and believe me, neither has he. We all have done things we're not proud of. We all have ghosts. When it comes down to it, there's not a thing I wouldn't have done to protect my family. You of all people should know that. You took different paths but it was for the same outcome.' Ron squeezed me again and stepped back. "It seems someone's looking for you Gin, we'll see you soon. Be sure to owl!" Ron rushed out and whisked Hermione away. When I turned around Draco was almost to where I stood.

"I'm sorry I made you mad." I shrugged and then nodded. "I'm new to this whole thing and I'm not very good at it." I sighed and took a step closer to Draco. 'I know, I know you haven't had a normal life. Not even close. I know there's things you haven't told me and what I know is bad enough.' Another step and I had to tilt my head back to look into his grey eyes 'we are in this together and we have to figure out how to be enough for each other' "Ginny, we grew up together. I know without a doubt that you are more than enough" I shook my head 'but you didn't really know me, and Draco, I believe you are beyond anything I could imagine despite all of the evil and death eater stuff. You are a smart, caring, handsome individual and nothing stops you when you set your mind to something.'

-Draco-

I nodded at her words, Actually hearing her for the first time. I had never had anyone fight for me, fight for me to see things the way they wanted me to. I looked down at Ginny in amazement, we grew up as enemy's because my family thought we were better because we were pure and I was taught from a young age that purebreds like the Weasleys were traitors because they welcomed muggle ways and Muggle borns into the wizzarding world, yet here we are at nineteen and twenty and we are expected to be together for the rest of our lives and Ginny hasn't even batted an eye at it. I straightened my shoulders and offered Ginny my hand, when she took it i laced our fingers together and we started our walk towards our apartment building.

I somehow felt lighter when Ginny was beside me, like the weight of everything I had ever done wasn't quite so crippling. "Will you be disowned?" I glanced over at Ginny. 'truth be told, my mother and I were already disowned. The moment she lied for Potter, Ron and Hermione she started the disown meant and I finalized it when I gave Potter my wand during the battle' Ginny frowned but nodded like she understood. 'I don't mind, I wasn't particularly close to any of them. They were always cold and distant. Sure, they would give me money on holidays and my birthdays for gifts but we weren't close.' Ginny nodded looking slightly lighter. "So far it looks like at least part of your family is taking it well" Ginny nodded and smiled. 'Yeah, even Ron took it pretty well. Way better than Hermione.' I gritted my teeth, hating that I felt like I needed to ask the next question. "And what about Potter? Have you seen him?" She sighed 'not since the night he came and took a necklace back. It was a family heirloom and he was with Astoria Greengrass now so he needed it for her' my fists clinched, not only because  I was hurt at the sadness etched in her voice but also because Potter was a fucking ass hat. I wrapped my arm around Ginny's shoulders and gave her a squeeze. "We have to tell him, even if it's a closed door Ginny. I don't want this getting out and then you bumping into him and it being ugly."
Ginny nodded and leaned into me.