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The Source - Chapter Eight

"Speaking"

<Thinking>

AN: I know you all really want to know how Ginny gets her information, but it will not be revealed yet. It will be in chapter 16. Hope you can wait till then.

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Draco could see Ginny was feeling nervous because she was fidgeting. He was waiting patiently because there was no way she would be able to avoid this.

The hospital wing doors swung open and in came two first years. One was limping so the other was helping him walk in.

Ginny's relief was evident on her face and a smile broke out on her face,

"I have work to do Malfoy."

Before she could run off Draco had grabbed her wrist and stared into her eyes. He tapped the board and she looked down.

/Answer the question, Weasley/

Ginny recovered her nervous look again and tried to pry her wrist away from Draco but he was holding on to it fairly tight so she gave up and sighed,

"OK. I bought the information off of the Source when I was studying about Vervexia. I have medical backgrounds of other Hogwarts students as well, just in case something happens. There, are you happy now?"

Draco let go of Ginny's wrist and she pulled it back quickly.

/What about Parkinson? Why did you need that information? /

"She just really annoys me and I thought knowing some of her secrets could come in handy."

/That's it?/

"Of course, now is that all you wanted to know?" Ginny snapped

/Yeah/

Draco didn't really believe her but thought there was no use in continuing because she would just start to stay away from him to avoid his questions, and he didn't want that.

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Ginny knew that Draco didn't really believe her story but if he chose not to ask any more than she wasn't complaining.

She walked over to the two first years and busied herself with cleaning up the little boy's grazed knee.

After she was done she escorted them out of the hospital wing and returned back to Draco. She picked up her bag and looked at him once more.

"I'm going to dinner now and then I have detention so it'll be pretty late by the time I come back."

/I thought your detentions were after class /

"Yeah but then he changed it to after dinner for my last one. I don't have time to make your medicine now so I'll have to do it when I come back. Just don't stress or try to talk while I'm gone. Madam Pomfrey can't stand it when you thrash about coughing."

Ginny left the hospital wing and Draco was left to think about what she had said. There was more to it than just medical records. He just couldn't actually place his finger on it.

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Draco had fallen asleep by the time Ginny came back from her detention. She quietly walked over to his bed and noticed that his face was scrunched up and he was gripping the sheets tightly.

<Oh no, he's having nightmares again.>

~ Draco's Dream ~

Dumbledore, Draco and Harry were in the Chamber of secrets along with five other people from the Order and they were facing Lord Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy.

Curses and hexes were shot and in the end Dumbledore and the five people from the Order were laying unconscious on the floor. Harry had a bleeding wound on his head and Draco had a bleeding leg. Lord Voldemort was still standing along with Lucius Malfoy and the final duel was going to happen.

Lord Voldemort spoke and shivers ran down Draco and Harry's spine.

"Once I get rid of him, it will just be you and me Potter," He hissed.

Lucius Malfoy was shocked. Voldemort was going to kill his son. Though Draco had refused to join him on the dark side and chose to help defeat his Lord, Lucius wasn't mad. And now that his Lord wanted to kill his son he just could allow it, even if he did betray them.

"But my Lord, Draco has just been misled, if you'll just let him come back with me I'll…" Lucius said to Voldemort.

"Silence Lucius, your son has betrayed me. No one is allowed to betray me and live to see the next day, including that wife of yours."

Lucius stumbled back and was shocked. Voldemort was going to kill his wife as well. Voldemort lifted his wand and aimed it at Draco, but Draco was not going to let Voldemort kill him that easily. As Voldemort was about say a spell he was shot from the side by Lucius Malfoy.

"I will not let you kill my son. Great Lord or not."

Though Voldemort was hit it didn't affect him that much so in return he hit Lucius with a stabbing curse.

Draco and Harry threw hexes at Voldemort and his curse on Lucius stopped. While Harry was constantly hitting Voldemort with hexes Draco ran towards his father and lifted him into his arms.

"Father, wake up. Please. Father." Draco was shaking Lucius to get him to wake up and eventually he opened his eyes.

While Draco was with his father Harry had been hit by Voldemort and landed on the floor a few metres away. Voldemort turned to Draco and hissed.

"I will be rid of you, young Malfoy."

"I wont be gone that easily Voldemort." Draco raised his want but was disarmed. Voldemort laughed.

"I will enjoy killing you young Malfoy."

Anger boiled inside of Draco and he held his father tighter in his arms. Voldemort was getting closer and closer. Sweat was pouring down his face and he was trying to shield his father with his own body. Once Voldemort was right in front of Draco he raised his wand and muttered a spell. A Purple beam shot out and hit Draco on the side if his stomach, it would have gotten his heart if Lucius hadn't lifted Draco up at the last minute. Draco was clutching his side trying to stop too much blood from flowing out when Voldemort spoke.

"I'll kill the both of you, and then go back to finish off the wife," he hissed.

Voldemort raised his wand to perform the killing curse but at that moment Draco raised his hand and a green field appeared sending Voldemort stumbling back to protect his eyes from the bright light.

"Potter! Get up and finish him off," Draco yelled.

Harry shook himself awake and picked up his wand. He aimed and threw the curse he had been practicing for the last two years, at Voldemort. Voldemort screamed and so did Draco's father. Voldemort eventually burst into flames and turned into a pile of ashes while Lucius spat blood out of his mouth. Voldemort was destroyed and Lucius was going to die.

"Father!"

Draco shot up in bed sweating and wanting to scream but no sound came out, he was breathing heavily and his heart was beating so fast it hurt. His father had not died that night, but was sent to the hospital where he is still unconscious and being guarded by Ministry officers. Draco felt a hand rest on his back and on his chest where his heart was; he looked to the side and saw Ginny with a pained look on her face.

"It's alright Malfoy. It was just a dream. It's all over now," she said gently.

Draco's heart stopped beating that fast and his breathing was slowing down. Ginny eased him back down onto the bed and Draco could only stare at her while she got a wet cloth from the bed side table to wipe away his sweat. Finishing that, Ginny got a vial of blue liquid and handed it to Draco; he drank it quickly and handed it back to her. She tucked him in, while he watched her the whole time and then she moved her chair closer to Draco and sat down. She placed her hand on his chest and patted it softly.

"Go to sleep Malfoy. I'll see you in the morning."

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The next morning was a Saturday so Ginny had no classes, which was good because she had spent the whole night sitting next to Draco and was really tired. She wanted to be there if he woke up from another nightmare and luckily he didn't have another one last night. Ginny had woken up at 5am that morning to go back to her room to change and shower. When she got back to the hospital wing Draco still wasn't awake yet, so she stood beside the bed and brushed his silky hair with her fingers. Draco's head started to move which signalled he was waking up. His eyes opened and he sat up straight but started coughing because he was trying to talk.

Ginny placed one hand behind his back and one on his chest. She was soothing his back and patting his front as to help stop his coughing.

"I told you not to try and talk. It just makes it worse you know," Though her words were meant to be a warning, her tone was far from angry, and instead it was really understanding.

Draco coughed a few more times and then stopped. Seeing this, Ginny made to move her hands away from him but he grabbed the one on his chest and pressed it closer to his heart. He looked into her eyes and noticed how rich and brown they were. Her hair was not tied up so it was dangling close to Draco's nose and he could smell her shampoo.

"You're the Source aren't you?" Draco croaked. His voice had returned and the first thing that came to mind was to know for sure if Ginny was the Source.

Ginny stopped breathing for a moment but quickly tried to act normal. She stood up straighter and tried to move away but Draco still held onto her hand.

"Malfoy, you got your voice back. Well that's good; I guess your lungs weren't that damaged after all. Well you can go back to your room now. I except you'll have to come and get you medicine everyday to prevent yourself from having another attack. Also don't stress too much because that can cause your condition to get worse, you know," Ginny was panicking so she was just blabbing out all this information while Draco sat patiently waiting for her to stop talking.

"Well since you're all fine and dandy I guess I better go, you know, classes and homework and all," Ginny made a move to try and run away but Draco just pulled her back closer.

"You haven't answered me yet, Weasley. Are you the Source?"

Ginny looked into Draco's eyes and didn't see the menace or the coldness but just pure curiosity.

"Don't be silly Malfoy," she whispered.

"Don't lie to me, Weasley. I know you are, I can tell from your eyes and your smell. Not to mention how much you know about me really gives it away."

Ginny got mad and snatched her hand from Draco's grasp.

"Well then if you're so sure, why ask a question you already know the answer to?"

Ginny stormed to the back room and returned with Draco's clothes in hand and then dumped them onto him.

"You can change and then leave. Come get your medicine here tonight."

Ginny left the Hospital Wing fuming while Draco sat there surprised at her outburst.

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Ginny was storming down the hall heading towards the great hall for breakfast. When she arrived she sat next to Ron as usual and grabbed some eggs and bacon but hardly ate any of it.

<Stupid. Stupid Ginny. How could you slip up and let Malfoy know. What am I going to do now? If he tells anyone I won't be able to find out anything anymore. Not to mention a lot of people would probable come after me for spilling their secrets. What if Mum and Dad find out? What would they think? They would be so disappointed. Stupid Malfoy, why did he have to be so observant and curious all the time? >

The Owl post came in and a letter was dropped onto Ginny's plate. She picked it up and saw Gringotts usual symbol on top. She opened it up and read the contents she could recite by now. She sighed and looked at Ron, he too received a letter. He looked back at her and placed a reassuring arm over her shoulder.

Ginny left breakfast early and went back to her room. When she got there, it was empty. Everyone was heading off to Hogsmeade, which suited her quite well because then she could do her work in the open and not try to hide it all the time.

<I'll worry about Malfoy later>

She unlocked her top draw and took out a pile of parchments. Half were your normal yellowy brown Parchments and the other half were pink. She picked up the first yellow one and unfolded it. Out dropped a sickle and then she read it over.

Is Lisa Hutchins from Ravenclaw still in love with Draco Malfoy?

Daniel Jones - Sixth Year Hufflepuff.

Ginny took out a red leather bound book with a Golden R on it and flipped through it quickly. When she found the page she wanted she got a quill and started to write on a pink piece of parchment.

No. Lisa Hutchins doesn't love Draco Malfoy anymore. Quote "The stupid git doesn't deserve my love. I can do so much better." She said this herself.

Clarified

$

Ginny got a piece of pink ribbon and tied up the rolled piece of pink parchment. She continued reading through parchments and taking out different red leather bound books, she had four in total. G, S, H and R, one for each house. She collected all the money from her desk and placed it into a red velvet pouch. She then grabbed the pile of pink parchments and went up to the owlery to send off the letters.

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After getting changed in the Hospital wing Draco didn't go to the great hall for breakfast but instead went to the kitchens to grab something to eat in private. When he was up in his room he spent the next few hours thinking about Ginny and the Source.

<Well she didn't actually admit it, but then she did say why I shouldn't ask questions I already knew the answer to, so if she agreed with my answer that would mean my answer is right then? Does that even make sense?>

<Besides that, all things point to her being the Source. First of all it's a girl and she's a girl. Secondly, she knows things about me hardly any body knows. Thirdly, I recognise her eyes and her smell. Fourthly, she moves around so carefully it's like she does it all the time. Fifthly, where did she get the money to buy information from the Source? So the only way she would know any of this stuff would be if she was the Source>

Draco slapped his hands on his knee.

<It's Definite. She has to be the Source.>

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Ginny was in the hospital wing waiting in the back room. It was getting close to midnight and Draco still had not come for his medicine. She was hiding at the back because, first of all, she was the one who has to make the medicine for him and secondly, she wanted to make sure he came to get it, and obviously he wasn't coming. Madam Pomfrey walked out of her office and looked at Ginny.

"Ginny, it's getting late so why don't you go back to your room. If Mr. Malfoy comes I'll give him his medicine."

Ginny thought about it for a while but she didn't think Madam Pomfrey would be able to stay up all night waiting for Draco.

"I think I'll take the medicine to him Madam Pomfrey. Is that aright?"

"Of course Ginny, you really are a very caring girl."

Ginny blushed and grabbed the vial of blue liquid along with her coat. <Stupid Malfoy. I specifically told him to come get his medicine every night. Doesn't he know how sick he will get if he doesn't drink it.>

Ginny was walking down the hall so quietly you couldn't even hear her footsteps. This came with many years of practice and was very handy when snooping around. She reached the portrait, which was the entrance to the Head boy's room and whispered the password. "Superior."

The portrait swung open and Ginny walked into a small hallway, which lead to a large room. On the left side of the room there was a king sized bed, two comfy chairs and a small coffee table. On the right side of the room was a desk, a bookcase filled with books, some closets and drawers for clothes and then right in front of her, on the far side of the room was another door, which leads to the bathroom.

Ginny was standing at the entrance to the grand room yet she was not overwhelmed by its beauty and size. She had been here many times before, hence how she knew the password.

Draco emerged from the bathroom in his pyjamas and was a little surprised at seeing Ginny in his private room, which was password protected. But after remembering who she really was (The Source), he relaxed and walked over to her.

"Why is it, Weasley that I should not find it surprising that you know the password to my private quarters?" Draco was sitting on the edge of his bed now and looking up at Ginny.

"You can cut the crap Malfoy. So you know I'm the Source, no big deal."

"I can make a big deal out of it if you want," he was teasing her. She knew he couldn't resist. But she still couldn't help getting scared. It would all be over if he told even one person who she was.

"That is of course unless you tell me what I want to know." Draco had a smirk on his face again. That meant he wanted to do business.

Ginny glared at Draco. "What do you want to know Malfoy?"

"What Harry Potter is afraid of?"

Ginny clenched her hands and tried to stay calm. Draco stood up and was circling Ginny like she was his prey,

"It all makes sense now. Gryffindor's have to be loyal to each other. That's why you refused to tell me before, but also because he's your precious Potter. You wouldn't dream of letting me hurt him would you?"

Ginny grabbed the front of Draco's shirt and pulled his head down to hers.

"Don't threaten me, Malfoy. I know quite enough about you to make your life a living hell," Ginny said through clenched teeth. Draco smirked and pried her hands off his shirt.

"Oh really, then please enlighten me on how you plan to make my life a living hell."

"I could tell the whole school about your little run away in the forbidden forest in your first year. I could tell the younger years about how you were turned into a ferret in your fourth year; lets see them get scared of you then, eh? Also how you're afraid of mice and about your collection of muggle story books and..."

Draco was quite impressed about how much she knew about him but he could see in her eyes that she was bluffing. Her secret was worth a lot more than any of his little 'secrets' and it wouldn't matter to him of they were spread around the school. Even if she did do that, it wouldn't benefit her anyway because she'd never get back the money she would earn. And she knew it, that's why she's scared.

"You know I don't care Weasley," Draco said cutting Ginny's long list short. "You know it wouldn't benefit you even if you did spread all my secrets around, because you wouldn't be able to keep your business anymore. Now just tell me Potter's fear and I'll keep your little secret."

Ginny knew she had lost and was really angry. Angry that she could not beat Malfoy and angry that she could be so careless and accidentally let him know what she was doing. She had no choice but to tell him.

Ginny grudgingly looked at Malfoy and gave him a glare.

"Fine Malfoy, I'll tell you. Harry's afraid of Hermione."

Draco was confused. "What? Wait a minute, that doesn't make any sense. The little Mudblood? What's so scary about her?"

"In case you've forgotten Malfoy, you promised Harry you wouldn't call Hermione a Mudblood anymore. And he's scared of her because he likes her."

"How did you know about my little deal with Potter?"

"You're not very bight are you Malfoy? I guess you've also forgotten that I know everything about everyone."

Ginny took the vial of medicine from her book bag and slammed it on Draco's desk.

"And here's your medicine. Go get it yourself tomorrow or else if you die it's not my fault."

Draco was mad that Ginny had said he wasn't very bright. All the people who have ever met him always said he was quite sharp and intelligent.

"I don't need your bloody medicine to survive Weasley. I can do perfectly fine on my own."

Ginny was heading back towards the little hallway now but before she left she turned around and spoke to Malfoy one last time.

"Well good luck then, I'll make sure to come to your funeral."

And then she slammed the portrait shut behind her.

End of Chapter Eight. Thanks for reading and I Hope you Review.

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