Ginny looked at herself in the mirror one last time before she headed downstairs to leave for the party. She had on a long dark green velvet dress that fit her body like a glove and it had a very high slit that came up to her thigh. It was sleeveless with a single strap of rhinestones over her bare shoulder. She wore her hair back in a long sleek ponytail with an elegant bump in front and actually managed to put some makeup on. She looked down at the matching rhinestone heels she wore and groaned at the uncomfortable feeling.

She just glanced over herself once more before she made her way downstairs to meet the others in the kitchen. This was probably the most dressed up she's ever been and would probably be one of the fanciest parties she's attended. She saw Harry and Pansy talking in the kitchen and walked up to them.

"WOW!" was all Harry managed to say when he saw her. "You look...amazing," he said, a bright smile stretching across his face. "Sorry, Pansy, I didn't mean-"

"Oh, please Harry, I might have to take the Weaslette upstairs and shag her myself because girl you look fuckin hot as hell," Pansy teased, looking Ginny over head to toe.

"Well, I feel weird and ridiculously uncomfortable," she whined, as she sat down at the table and placed her hands over her torso as she attempted to breathe through the tight fitting dress. "Mum, are you sure I can't wear jeans?" Ginny asked as her mother walked into the kitchen.

"Ginevra, enough, it's not going to kill you to look decent for a few hours."

"I beg to differ," she mumbled, as she felt her ribs desperately trying to expand in her dress.

Once everyone was ready to head out, Ginny managed to pull herself out of the chair and make her way to Malfoy Manor with the rest of her family.

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"Calm down, relax...everything is going fine so far," he assured her.

She nodded as she saw more people making their way over to greet them.

"Mrs. Malfoy, what a lovely home you have, we are so honored to be able to share this night with your family." said a woman as she made her way into the ballroom.

"Ugh, that was so fake I...I need a drink before I hex the hell out of everyone," Narcissa mumbled to Draco before she went into the ballroom as well.

Draco kept looking for Ginny, but he hadn't seen her yet. He was trying to keep his mother's nerves under control while piles of people kept showing up for the occasion. Draco was surprised by how many people showed up so far, way more than they anticipated. He knew a lot of people came just to be nosy and to see what the Malfoys were really up to; he couldn't help but smirk at that thought. Some guests were too intimidated to even shake their hands, which made Draco smirk even wider.

He finally gave up on finding Ginny and made his way into the ballroom to find his mother. He knew she would have to mingle with these people and she didn't have Lucius as a buffer since he was already deep in conversation with some people from the Ministry.

As Draco made his way through the crowd he couldn't help but overhear the different things people were saying, some of which made it hard for him to keep his mouth shut.

"...I heard the boy was in a mental institution for some time, he was probably the one who killed that poor girl..."

Draco overheard this statement and turned around with a snarl when he felt someone grab his arm tightly and lead him away from the group of people.

"Don't listen to any of them, Draco, people make up their own stories just so they have something good to gossip about," Hermione said. "I suppose it's to keep their lives more interesting and well, now they have a thriving topic for the next few hours."

He just looked at her hand on his arm and then up at her before he grabbed it away from her more roughly than he intended to. "I don't give a shit, I don't want people thinking I killed my fiancé." he snapped.

"Well, people are going to think whatever they want, does it really matter? I mean you're a Malfoy... like you really care what people think?" she said, looking at him with a raised eyebrow.

"I don't," he said through clenched teeth.

"Mmhmm," she said with a small smirk before she walked back towards Ron.

Draco walked up to his mother and grabbed a drink off the table behind her and downed it before he stood there with a sneer on his face. "Well, everyone thinks I killed Astoria...this is going marvelous," he drawled.

Narcissa just took a sip of her wine. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, apparently I'm a cheating whore who has been sleeping with Mr. Zabini behind Mrs. Zabini's back because it's the only way I know how to comfort a friend from the loss of his son," she said, mocking the way she overheard the lady talking about her.

They both just looked at each other and started laughing.

"Oh my, how ridiculous...I rather like them thinking we are such a dysfunctional bunch," she casually said.

"Mother, we are a dysfunctional bunch," he said with a light chuckle.

She just smirked at him and then saw his eyes scanning the room. "I take it THAT"S who you are looking for?" She asked, nodding towards the ballroom doors.

Draco followed her gaze and finally found Ginny, she had just gotten there and he felt his heart speed up suddenly. He couldn't take his eyes off of her as he watched Kingsley greet her and her family. He saw her turn her head his way and her eyes fell right on him, through the huge crowd of people she found him in an instant. The biggest smile stretched across her face as she looked at him and then excused herself before walking over.

"My, my, don't you look handsome and look, you're wearing your favorite cufflinks," she teased him.

"Damn, you look...just damn," he said as he stumbled for words.

She bit her lip at his inability to describe the way she looked.

"You look stunning tonight, Ginny," Narcissa said over Draco's shoulder before shooting her son a smirk.

Draco gently guided Ginny a few feet away from his mother and whispered in her ear. "I really would like to take you into one of the closets and rip that dress off of you, but I suppose I'll try to control myself."

She slapped him hard on the arm as she laughed at his comment. "Stop it, you're not ripping anything off, do you know how long it took to squeeze into this thing? Ugh, I miss my pajamas," she sighed.

Draco suddenly saw his father waving him over to talk to, who he assumed was an old family friend. "Damn, guess I have to mingle, listen, let's get through this party and then plan a sleepover tonight... I'll help you get out of that dress later," he said with a smirk before he left her side.

Ginny just shook her head at his desire to shag her brains out and couldn't help but smile at his open flirtation with her. She never thought about them being so close in front of all of these people. Draco didn't really give any indication that he had a problem with it, although it wasn't like they were an actual couple anyway...right?

"People are going to start talking," Narcissa said from a few feet away.

Ginny turned to look at her and made her way over, "About what exactly?"

"If there was one thing people at the Ministry knew about, it was how much the Malfoy family despised the Weasley family and vice versa of course." she scoffed. "Just look at us now," she said with a wide grin before she sipped her wine again.

Ginny just laughed and then her smile turned into a forced one as Chamberlain made his way over to them.

"Ah, Ginny, nice to see you as always. Mrs. Malfoy, it's been quite some time since we've last spoken, which is unfortunate since I've always found you quite charming," he said, looking at the blonde before him.

Narcissa just rolled her eyes before downing the rest of her wine. "I wish I could say the same about you, William, but I'm afraid just the thought of having to stand here for a second longer and listen to you is making me want to impale myself with the nearest dinner fork," she said before smiling brightly at him and Ginny. "Excuse me," she said, before gracefully walking towards Lucius.

Ginny just started giggling.

"Lovely woman that one," he said as Narcissa walked away.

"Aw, give her a chance, maybe she'll come around," Ginny joked.

"Eh, she's always hated me," he said, waving his hand.

"Well, you're a pretty hateable person," Ginny stated.

"Am I? I mean with this face and these good looks? And let's not forget my charm."

"No, I'm referring to the uneasy feeling you give off," she said, placing her hand on her hip as she stared him down.

"Hmm, do I give off that feeling now?" he asked, taking a step closer to her.

Her eyes traveled up to meet his and she saw him look down to the necklace she had on that Harry had given her. He picked up the coin between his fingers and looked at it for a moment before letting it go.

"Interesting," he said before his eyes traveled back up to hers. "Enjoy the party, Miss Weasley," he said softly before he walked away.

Ginny furrowed her eyebrows at his comment as she watched him make his way through the crowd.

"Everything ok? You look deep in thought." came Harry's voice as he walked up to her.

"Yeah, that guy is just so creepy," she said, staring after Will. "Anyway, how's it going? How are people responding to the news of Lucius working at the Ministry again?"

"A lot of mixed feelings on it, everyone has something to say," he shrugged. "Someone did ask me about you and Draco though, that was quite an interesting conversation." he laughed.

"What about me and Draco?" she asked.

"If you guys were together," he simply said.

"And what did you say?" she asked, her voice rising.

"I said, absolutely," he said with a smirk, knowing it would put her mind into a whirlwind.

"Why did you say that? I don't think Draco wants people knowing that and besides, we aren't a couple or anything." she said nervously.

"Relax Ginny, it was like one person that asked, everyone here is spreading nothing but rumors because that's what they do," he said, gently grabbing her by the shoulders and looking at the nervous look on her face.

She just nodded.

"Miss Weasley, so nice to see you again," said Kingsley walking up to her.

"I'll catch you later," Harry whispered to her before he left her and Kingsley to talk.

"Good evening, Sir," she said with a smile.

"Quite a turn out as far as people go, wouldn't you say?" he asked, looking out into the crowd.

"Yes, everyone wants to know what's going on, especially if it involves a Malfoy," she said, making them both laugh.

"Indeed," he chuckled.

Ginny noticed the music get a bit louder and people started dancing, she couldn't help but laugh when Ron was trying to talk Hermione into dancing with him. Hermione shot Ginny a concerned look as she was dragged onto the dance floor.

"Looks like Miss Granger's feet are in for a long night." Kingsley joked at Ron's inability to dance without stepping on Hermione.

"Well, technically its Mrs. Weasley now,"

"Ah, yes, that's right, they are married now. Perhaps there will be another Weasley wedding in the future," he said, shooting her a smirk before leaving her side.

Ginny just stared after him, surely he didn't mean...nah, she thought to herself. Before her mind could carry her off into a thousand different directions she saw Draco making his way back over to her.

"Damn, that guy can talk," he said, giving a fake smile across the room to one his parents' friends waving hello. "Fuck, I hate people."

"You're doing great, you haven't hexed anyone yet and neither has your mother," Ginny teased.

He just smiled at her.

"I guess we should dance," he said.

Ginny just looked at him in surprise. "What? You mean like...you and I dance? Together?" she asked, stumbling over her words.

"Who else would I be dancing with?" he said with an amused smirk.

"What about us being seen together?"

"Oh, that's fine if you don't want to-"

"Oh no, I'm only asking for you, I wasn't sure if you-"

She stopped talking when he grabbed her wrist and dragged her onto the dance floor.

"Dancing is one of the things I excel at, so get ready, Weaslette," he said smugly.

She just gave a soft giggle at his conceited comment.

Draco placed one of his hands on her hip and took her hand in the other and flawlessly guided her across the room. She was definitely impressed by his graceful movements and control he had over leading her about the dance floor.

"I'm impressed," she lightly laughed at his smug smirk. "I think people are starting to think you've gone mad," she said, noticing quite a few people looking their way and whispering back and forth.

"Yeah, they are probably wondering why you aren't dancing with Harry," he joked as she gave him a light shove.

"Mr. Malfoy, a word please?" said a man that walked up to them.

Draco looked at him with a raised eyebrow as he tried to identify the man, but didn't know who he was. "Uh, sure?" he said.

Ginny just watched the man lead Draco across the room as he talked his ear off and shook her head in amusement.

"Looks like he's gone and left you again." came a voice from beside her.

She turned to see a woman standing there. "I'm sorry, do I know-"

"Catherine Roberts, I work at the Ministry and I'm an old acquaintance of the Malfoy family."

"Oh, I'm Gin-"

"I know who you are," the woman said with a sneer.

"Oh?" Ginny said, taken aback by the woman's sudden expression.

"Funny to see these two families in the same room celebrating something like them working together," she said, as she looked out into the crowd of people.

"Funny? How so?"

"The Weasley family sticks out like a sore thumb in a setting like this. You think anyone here cares that your father is getting this position? They don't, most everyone is here to see if it is true that Lucius Malfoy was being accepted back at the Ministry. Him being back is far more of an asset than some useless Weasley." she said casually.

Ginny just stared at her with a blank expression as she was somewhat shocked by the words she was hearing.

"Don't look so surprised, dear, you can't possibly think that hanging on the arm of a Malfoy will get you somewhere."

"I don't-"

"It's so disappointing to see poor Draco with someone of such low class, he deserves so much better," she said with a sigh as she turned back to Ginny and saw her angry glare. "Don't be upset, you should feel so lucky to be around so many people of great importance and to have Draco be interested in sharing a dance with you...quite lucky indeed. Now Astoria, bless her soul, now she was quite the lady, her family was very well known amongst the Ministry."

Ginny lowered her head as she grew uncomfortable with the conversation. "Excuse me," she said before she left the ballroom.

She made her way outside for some fresh air and let out a long sigh. Why the hell was she letting some stuck-up snob get to her like that? Normally Ginny would tell someone like that off or knock her out if she was pushed enough. She just knew how important this night was and she didn't want to get in the way of anything.

"Ah, Miss Weasley, in need of some fresh air?"

She turned to see Lucius walking over to her.

Ginny just shook her head. "Ugh, some of those people just get under my skin."

"Indeed they do, there's a lot of pressure on me to...let's just say, go back to old ways," he said, throwing the drink he had in his hand back.

"I take it your in need of some fresh air as well then?" she asked with a sad smile.

"Not many people like being told no, especially when it comes to business. Many of these people are old business partners who knew of my family's involvement with Voldemort but were smart enough to stay away. It's assumed I'll be dealing with some of them again and that is not the case this time around." he explained as the thought of what his family went through years ago ran through his head.

Ginny wasn't sure what to say, she just mostly listened.

"I've made some bad choices and I know what kind of a toll that took on my family...what it's still doing to them. I won't do that again," he said firmly. "No matter how many times I've been told I've gone soft," he added with a scoff.

She just gave a small giggle. "Oh, yes Mr. Malfoy, you're a real softy," she said sarcastically.

He just gave her a small smirk. "Well, I guess we should get back in there," he said.

"Yeah, I don't know about that, I'm not really making the greatest impact in there. I think it's best if I just keep a low profile." she sighed.

"And by keeping a low profile you mean, stay away from Draco?" he asked, looking at her with a raised eyebrow.

She just looked at him with a frown. "Maybe," she mumbled, looking down at the ground.

He took a few steps closer to her. "After everything you've been through these past few months and a few stuck up Purebloods and Ministry officials have you running to the sidelines? As if you really care what these people think? I think not." he drawled.

He started to walk back inside before he turned back to her. "Your relentlessness is something to be admired...incredibly annoying, but still something to be admired," he said before heading back into the ballroom.

Ginny just let his words set in before she gave herself a reassuring nod and followed him inside.

As she walked back into the ballroom her eyes somehow always managed to immediate find Draco. She was surprised to see his eyes lock with hers as he seemed to be looking for her. She couldn't help the smile that crossed her face as she made her way over to him.

"There you are, is everything ok?" he asked her.

She just looked at him, the genuine concern in his eyes made her heart melt. Even the way he gently placed a hand on her arm made her love for him grow. She could literally feel how much he cared for her just in the way he touched her and how he looked at her. All he ever cared about was her happiness, whether it was for his benefit or not. She thought back to the memories he gave her of Lily and how happy it made her and Harry.

"Ginny? Are you ok?" he asked again, this time gently grabbing both of her shoulders.

She started to nod. "Yeah, everything is ok," she said with a smile.

Both of their attention turned towards the entrance to the room where a few Aurors came in. Ginny gave Harry a confused look who looked just as lost as she was as to why they were here. Ginny wasn't sure why, but she felt a knot form in her stomach as she watched them approach Will and some other Ministry officials. She could tell they were here to arrest somebody and for whatever reason, she felt it had to do with the consequence of burning that letter to a crisp last night.

She turned to Draco, who knew something was up as they started to walk their way. She watched them make their way closer and closer to them and hoped they would change direction. She felt a lump form in her throat when they stopped in front of her and Draco.

"Draco Malfoy?" one of them asked.

"What's going on?" he asked with a sneer.

"You're under arrest for the murder of Gregory Pines," the man said, getting ready to bind him.

"WAIT, WHAT? THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE!" Ginny shouted, getting in front of him to block Draco from his path, her hand already traveling towards her wand.

She felt Harry grab her wrist and pull her back. "Do. Not. Get yourself arrested." he whispered in her ear. "You can't do much right now, so just keep quiet," he warned her.

"What is going on here, Mr. Chamberlain? I thought this case was resolved?" Kingsley asked as anger filled his voice.

"I thought it was as well, Sir, but there was new evidence that apparently has Mr. Malfoy's prints all over the scene AND the murder weapon."

"Where is this evidence?" Narcissa demanded. "Is there really any at all or are you just so desperate to see him behind bars?" she snarled at Will.

"I'd be happy to show you back at the Ministry," he said, a slight smirk forming on his face.

He grabbed Draco by the arm and went to bind him.

"I don't think that's necessary," Harry said through clenched teeth as he stared the man down.

"Have it your way Mr. Potter," he said, roughly grabbing Draco by the arm to escort him out.

"I got him, why don't you just get the hell out of here," Harry said firmly, his voice filled with anger. He turned back to Ginny, "Come down to the Ministry, he'll be in a holding cell there until I can figure out what's going."

He went to walk away when Ginny grabbed his arm and turned him back to her. "Harry, he's not going to end up in Azkaban is he?" she asked, her eyes traveling over to Draco, who was helping his father to keep Narcissa from hexing the living hell out of every Auror in there.

Harry just looked at her and didn't say anything. "I'll see you at the Ministry," he said before he turned and escorted Draco towards the door.

She couldn't believe this was happening, she saw Draco look her way and she could tell he was unsure of his future. She went to run after him and put up another fight and just as she went to catch up to them she felt someone stop her.

"Ginny, don't, you can help Draco a lot more from outside of a cell. Trust me." Arthur whispered to her.

She just turned to look at where he firmly held her wrist and then up to meet his gaze. She turned to watch the entire room erupt into gossip as Draco made his way across the room. She could only imagine what people were saying and she grew angry, but she also grew worried.

She turned to look at her father once more and ripped her hand out of his grasp before she quickly made her way across the room.

"Wait," she called out. "WAIT!" she then yelled as she watched him continue to walk away.

Draco wasn't sure why, but for some reason hearing Ginny yell out to them made him want to keep walking. He was unsure of what was awaiting him and a cell in Azkaban seemed not too far away. He wasn't sure what evidence there was to prove that Draco killed Pines, he didn't even know how his prints were found on the murder weapon. He knew it must have been a setup and his mind wanted to immediately go to Chamberlain, but he was here at the party with them and he helped Harry cover the whole thing up so why would he be behind it.

He suddenly was pulled from his thoughts when he heard Ginny call out his name. He felt Harry grab his arm to stop him so Ginny could talk to him. He just looked at Harry, who just nodded towards Ginny.

Ginny quickened her pace as she called out to Draco and Harry to stop and squeezed herself through the crowd of people. She saw Draco finally stop and turn to face her and something inside her made her body and mind act on their own accord. She suddenly didn't care how many people were around and what they had to say, as soon as she was in arms reach she threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his.

Draco was completely caught off guard by the kiss, but as soon as her lips were on his he couldn't help himself. He had kissed Ginny many times, but this one was different, he could feel the love behind it, her worry for him and her need to protect him, even her strength...she had put everything into that kiss.

She pulled back a bit and looked into his eyes, "Draco...I love you, I just had to tell you that."

He just stared at her, surprised by her open affection for him in front of a room full of people, in front of his parents and even Harry, who had a smirk on his face.

"Well, I guess that works out perfect because...I kind of love you too," he said with a smirk.

She just gave a small tearful laugh before she went to hug him again.

"ENOUGH OF THIS! THIS MAN IS A KILLER!" Will yelled, grabbing Draco and binding his hands.

"THAT'S A LIE!" Ginny shouted.

Will was suddenly in her face. "Watch yourself, Miss Weasley, we wouldn't want your fingerprints to suddenly show up at that crime scene, now do we?" he whispered to her.

She wanted to jump on him, but it was Ron that had a firm hold on her upper arm before she could do so. She just watched Draco be practically dragged out of the room as a few tears slid down her face. She wasn't sure how, but she was going to get Draco out of this mess.

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Ginny walked down the hall of the Ministry filled with rage, the only sound that filled her ears were her heels hitting the floor. Her once sleek ponytail was a mess and her elegant bump that laid on top was coming undone as anger filled her.

"You need to keep your head when we get there if we want any chance of helping Draco," Lucius said as he and Narcissa tried to keep up with Ginny's pace.

"Yeah, yeah," she mumbled in response.

She saw Will down the hall outside of his office talking to Harry.

"What's going on? Is Draco still here?" Ginny asked as she approached them.

"He's downstairs in a holding cell, I can take you down to him in a minute," Harry said as he placed his hands on her shoulders to calm her down.

"How did this evidence come about all of a sudden? Who presented it to you? And more so, why is it automatically assumed my son is a murderer?" Narcissa hissed.

"Well, first Mrs. Malfoy, he is a murderer-"

"You know that Draco and Ginny were both there with Pines and they both told you he took his own life. You just helped me cover this up and now your wasting no time locking him up?" Harry asked angrily.

"Yes, I did agree to help you keep HER safe," he said, nodding to Ginny, "But when another Auror looked into the case further I couldn't really do much more about it. So what if I'm not as upset to see at least one Malfoy behind bars, I think the whole lot of them should be there." he spat as Narcissa grabbed her wand, but was stopped by Lucius' hand on her wrist.

"I know you would like to think that I'm the bad guy here, but I'm just happy to finally see the piece of trash where he belong-"

He was cut off when Ginny lunged forward and punched him so hard in the face he stumbled backward.

"GINNY!" Harry yelled, grabbing her back from him.

Ginny was pleased to see Will's face full of blood.

"YOU CRAZY BITCH!" he yelled, stepping towards her.

Harry went to step in front of him, but it was Lucius who got there first. "Perhaps you should go...clean yourself up, Mr. Chamberlain." Lucius drawled with a smirk.

Will just shook his head in anger and glared at Ginny, "Alright Miss Weasley...if that's the way you want it." he said, before walking into his office and slamming the door closed.

"Thank you for doing that," Narcissa whispered in Ginny's ear.

Ginny just gave her a small smirk. "Please take me to see Draco," Ginny said, as she initiated the walk towards the downstairs cells.

They all arrived downstairs and Ginny's heart broke when she saw Draco in that cell. She knew it was probably because of her ignoring the letter that this was happening.

"Draco, are you alright? Did anyone come and speak to you yet? Did you talk to Kingsley?" Narcissa berated him with questions as Harry unlocked the cell for her to grab him into a hug.

"I'm fine, Mother, and no, I haven't spoken to anyone. How are my prints all over this case? I mean for me to look guilty, Ginny's prints were all over that house just as much as mine, so something isn't adding up." he said.

"It's my fault," Ginny suddenly said as everyone turned to look at her.

"What do you mean, Gin?" Harry asked.

She looked at him and then over to Draco. "I got a letter last night and I ignored it...this is probably the consequence...I'm so sorry," she choked out.

"Stop that, something of consequence would have happened eventually, Mr. Potter, shall we go find Kingsley?" Narcissa suggested.

Harry nodded and then turned to Ginny. "I'll be back in a few," he said before he followed Narcissa and Lucius out of the room.

Ginny just looked up at Draco, who had his eyes firmly on her. She felt so guilty as she stared into his eyes from across the room. He nodded his head for her to come over to him and she slowly made her way towards him until she was in front of him.

"Draco, I'm sorry, the letter wanted me to destroy those memories you gave me and...I just couldn't," she explained as her eyes welled with tears.

"Good, I wouldn't have wanted you to destroy them and I will gladly rot in Azkaban just so you could keep them," he said with a smile.

She flung herself into his arms and pulled him close to her as his words sunk in.

"Do you think Will had something to do with this?" Ginny asked against his chest.

"I don't know, why would he go through all that trouble to help us out and then just undo all of it? He sounded rather happy though when that bit of supposed evidence turned up."

"Don't worry, I punched him for you, he bled all over and everything," Ginny laughed.

"Seriously? I'm kind of upset I missed it."

She pulled back and looked up at him. "I really do love you," she softly said as she stared into those silver orbs.

He just smiled at her words, "And I really, really love you," he said before he gently cupped her face with one hand and pulled her closer to meet his lips.

After a moment she pulled back and looked at him again with sad eyes. "Are you going to be ok? I promise I'll figure this out."

He just smiled at her and nodded, but she could tell he was worried about being sent off to Azkaban.

"Ok, so I just had a quick chat with Kingsley," said Harry as he walked back into the room. "I'm not going to lie, it's bad."

Ginny felt her heart sink.

"Wherever this evidence came from or whoever it came from...it's pretty solid, everything checks out. In fact, Ginny, there's not one trace that you were ever there," he explained.

"So, this person is framing me? Maybe it is Chamberlain?" Draco suggested.

"There's no denying how much Will hates you and your family and was ecstatic to see you locked up, but this all happened while Will was at the party. Kingsley said-"

"I'll be right back," Ginny suddenly said, leaving the room.

"Where are you going?" Harry asked her, but she ignored him and kept walking. "GINNY!"

She made her way back to Will's office with anger running through her as she barged right through his door. She was pleased to see he was still nursing his bloody nose.

"Miss Weasley, come for another go?" he spat.

"What did you mean when you said, "I wouldn't want my fingerprints to suddenly show up at that crime scene?" You framed Draco, didn't you?" she asked.

"I didn't, I told you that and I didn't mean anything by it, I was just intimidating you," he said, throwing his bloody rag aside.

"And I'm just supposed to believe that?"

"Like I give a shit if you do? You and your friends are so set on me being behind all of these letters and attacks, but what it really is, is that you're so sick of not being able to hold someone accountable so it's easier to point fingers at the office prick. Yeah, I do hate the Malfoys, I can't stand them, in my opinion, they should be rotting away in prison, but I still helped Harry cover the whole thing up and I only did it because you were involved." he explained angrily.

"Why would I have an influence on whether you would help Harry or not?"

"Because believe it or not, I actually still liked you at that point and I didn't want to see you get hurt," he snapped.

She wasn't sure what to say to this, she knew they were going back and forth with Will's involvement with these people. She never thought about whether it was actually true or not and he was right, they never really had reason to blame him for a lot of the stuff happening to her and Draco. Maybe Will was right, maybe they were so tired of trying to find out who these people were that he just seemed like the perfect person to accuse.

"Well, it's coincidental that there's not one trace of me ever being there, but Draco's prints are all over the place AND on the knife that both Draco and I watched Pines slit his own throat with WITHOUT hesitation."

"I would agree, it is coincidental, which is exactly why it's probably these people that are behind it. As soon as I saw there was evidence to put Draco in prison I jumped on it and was happy to do it. I did what Harry asked of me before, but having that come up and knowing it was out of my hands was the highlight of my night. I'm just being honest." he said.

She just shook her head in disgust at him. "Your nose is bleeding again," she said before she slammed the door shut and left his office.

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Harry knocked on Ginny's bedroom door and peeked his head inside. "You awake?" he called out into the dark room.

She sighed and sat up, "Of course I am," she said, leaning over and turning on her lamp.

He walked in and sat on the end of her bed. "So, listen, Draco was taken to Azkaban tonight,"

"WHAT!" she yelled, ripping the blankets off of herself and jumping out of bed.

"I tried to get Kingsley to hold him until we figured out what was going on, but it was Chamberlain, who talked him into sending him there tonight and even personally escorted him there."

"THAT BLOODY SON OF A BITCH!" she yelled. "I KNEW HE FRAMED DRACO, HE HATES HIS WHOLE FAMILY!" she went off on an angry rant as she paced around her room. "Harry, do you think he's behind everything?" she asked.

"I don't know, but if he is..." he trailed off as he thought about the possibility.

Ginny ripped her drawer opened and started grabbing clothes.

"What are you doing?"

"I need to go see Draco, can you take me to visit him?" she asked.

"NO, DEFINITELY NOT, I don't want you near Azkaban, not with all those Dementors and-"

"Dementors? I thought the Ministry didn't have them guarding Azkaban anymore?"

"Yeah, for a while, but it changed about two years ago and the Ministry felt the prison was more secure having them around."

Ginny sat on the bed beside him. "Harry, there's no way out of this right now is there? Draco's in trouble isn't he?" she asked, looking at him.

He looked at her. "The files I had on Pines are gone, the only one there is, has Draco looking as guilty as ever."

She buried her face in her hands and started to cry as Harry pulled her into a hug.

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Ginny woke up the next morning and was showered and dressed before she made her morning appearance. She made her way into the kitchen and saw Harry going through some files at the table.

"Find anything?" she asked as she took a seat across from him.

"Nothing," he sighed.

She felt her heart break to pieces. There was no way she would ever allow Draco to rot away in there. She promised him she would get him out of this mess and that's what she was going to do.

"Harry?"

"Hmm?" he answered as he started going through another pile of papers.

"Do you think you could teach me how to produce a Patronus?"

He stopped and looked at her. "But you already know how to," he said, looking at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, but can you show me how to produce one as powerful as yours?"

He leaned in closer to her. "What are you up to, Ginny?"

"I'm going to break Draco out of Azkaban."