Title Lune Soleil
Author: Samantha Riddle aka Slytherish
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by J.K. Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Oh, and it has some Order of the Phoenix Spoilers.
Summary: Ginny Weasley has always been stereotyped as the youngest, innocent Weasley. No one in her family seems to understand her, and she secretly wishes for her chance to show them the truth. When she's captured by Death Eaters, her new backbone is put to the test. Why does Lord Voldemort want her? What does it have to do with her first year at Hogwarts?
Meanwhile Draco Malfoy is asked to gain Ginny's trust and watch her in between her 'lessons' with Lord Voldemort. When he's not frustrating himself with thoughts of Ginny, who is the only girl who manages to make him speechless, Draco is worried about his now broken family. Determined to make sure his mother is happy, Draco must turn against his father.
But what happens when an love forms between them, and suddenly the most important issue at hand is how can they stay together forever? Will Draco break away from Voldemort? Will Ginny turn on her family?
Notes: A new chapter! Happy reading!
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Chapter Twelve: And The Moon Fades
Draco didn't know what to do. He was stuck, trapped, in a situation that he had absolutely no control over and no way of doing what he knew he had to. Standing there helplessly, he watched as Lucius through Ginny across the room roughly. Following her with his eyes, he had to fight with himself not to move a muscle. If he tried to help Weasley, Lucius would take that as a threat against him and therefore putting Narcissa at risk.
Draco watched as Ginny struggled to get up, and then fell bad down obviously hurt. He didn't move his eyes from her, and at the same time tried to decode the feelings in his gut. Their earlier kiss came back to mind as did Ginny's attitude just before when they were alone. But before he could try and understand what he was feeling, a voice from the doorway had his eyes leaving Weasley and focusing on the one who had spoken.
Having seen Severus Snape angry on many occasions, mostly because of Potter and his friends, Draco was surprised. Infuriated would have been a light way of putting how angry Snape was. His cold black eyes moved from Ginny to Draco and then back to Lucius as if he had been surveying them.
"Leave her alone," Snape repeated his voice deadly. Lucius looked back at him suspiciously.
"If your worried about what the Dark Lord will say, he'll probably approve of the discipline. The girl needs to learn her place Severus."
"That is not what I'm worried about Lucius," Snape said smoothly, "Don't touch her again."
"I will do as I please, she is in my care." Lucius's voice raised slightly, his eyes reflecting his own anger. Nevertheless, Severus did not back down.
"If you touch her again, I will be forced to hurt you."
The effect of his words was startling, or perhaps it was how Lucius took the words. It seemed as if Draco's father had forgotten about everything else in the world except for Snape, and if he hadn't been so keen on watching this fight unfold, Draco would have easily been able to go to Ginny's aid.
"Is that a threat?" Lucius asked, his hand twitching as if to move for his wand.
"Yes, it is," Snape replied.
"Where do your loyalties lie Severus?" Lucius coldly questioned, "No proper Death Eater would feel remorse for the girl."
"They lie where I lie them," was Snape's only answer, but it suddenly seemed to Draco that Snape almost faltered. He was hiding something, and Lucius noticed it as well.
"Really now, Severus? Perhaps I should inform the Dark Lord of your actions tonight?" Lucius pulled his wand from his pocket, "Or perhaps I should inform you of what the Dark Lord would do if you felt your wandering from our cause."
"Who is it that is threatening now Lucius? I am as loyal to my cause as you are." Snape's voice had an icy edge to it, and his own hand was moving slowly for his wand.
"I'm sure you are," Lucius sneered and he turned to Draco so quickly that Draco nearly started in surprise. "Take that girl to the dungeons Draco. Prove to me that you are my son for a change."
Draco didn't move at first, and even looked at Snape before nodding. He turned away from the fight and walked to Ginny's side as the two men began to talk again more angrily and fiercely as before. Blocking them out, Draco knelt by Ginny.
"Ginny?" He whispered his hand moving to her shoulder. Her eyes opened and Draco got the full view of two round hazel orbs looking back up at him. It was the first time he had actually looked her in the eyes.
"I always knew you hadn't fully returned to us Snape," Lucius was now saying from behind them, "But now I will kill you and present you to the Dark Lord himself."
"You will do no such thing,"
Draco's head whipped around, his contact with Ginny's eyes breaking. Narcissa stood in the doorway now, her icy eyes blazing. Fear flooded him as Draco looked over at his mother, obviously coming to the aid of Severus. His early thoughts of something between them confirmed as Narcissa moved to Snape's side.
"Narcissa go back downstairs, this doesn't concern you," Severus warned.
"No," Narcissa replied hotly, "It concerns me greatly."
"Mother!"
The words were out of Draco's mouth before he could stop them. Lucius, Snape and Narcissa all looked over at him, all three with very different expressions. Snape's was unreadable but his parents had opposite reactions. Narcissa looked at Draco with love and warmth, Lucius with sudden hatred and anger.
"Boy didn't I tell you to get that girl to the dungeons?" He ranted, "remember what you were told-"
"Yes sir," Draco snapped back quickly pulling Ginny to her feet. She let out a cry, and Draco put his arm around her to steady her. He could feel three sets of eyes on his back and removed his arm. Suddenly realizing Ginny was looking up at him and his cheeks were red he looked at the ground.
"What was he told?" Narcissa demanded, "What ridiculous thing have you told him to make him do what you want?"
"Just a price for your beautiful head," Lucius promptly told her, "Now boy!"
Draco looked away from the floor and muttered several cusses under his breath, directed at his father. Trying his best to look as if he was hurrying, Draco began to help Ginny out of the room. As he passed his mother she whispered something to him.
"I love you."
Draco didn't want to leave the room. He opened his mouth to protest, but Narcissa shook her head, and Snape gave
him a piercing look. He wasn't looking at his father, however Draco knew he was probably looking ready to kill him.
With one final look, Draco left the room.
He could hear arguing as he helped Ginny down the hallway, and did not dare to speak yet. He couldn't. He just couldn't take the possibility that Lucius would use anything he did to hurt Narcissa. That was something Draco could not bear. If he lost his mother.... he'd... he'd kill Lucius. Unaware that the son was beginning to rise out of the windows, Draco pulled Ginny down the stairs.
"I can walk you know," Ginny snapped wrenching one of her arms free.
"Fine walk by yourself," Draco shot back angrily, "but I have to lock you up so don't try to get away."
"And if I do?"
"I'll be forced to kiss you."
"You disgusting bastard."
Draco stopped short, turning towards her. He remembered their earlier kiss well and he didn't remember Ginny complaining or pulling away. If anything she had helped increase their moment of passion, and had put her arms around his neck. He had seen the sparkle in her eyes before his mother had interrupted them. Although he had to hide all feelings with his mother there, Ginny had not and he knew she felt something too.
"What is wrong with you? The first time I show affection and you act as if I called you a Mudblood!"
Draco was outraged and rather annoyed. The only other girl he had actually kissed before was Pansy, and then it was just because Narcissa had found them to be a good match. This time it had been something completely different, something that Draco didn't understand. This something he had been hoping Ginny shared so he didn't feel like an idiot. Obviously she didn't share it.
"I saw your smirks! Narcissa told me how you are Draco! I know that kiss didn't mean a thing! You are disgusting for trying to kiss me when all you want is my body!"
Draco felt as if he had been slapped in the face. He looked at her stunned, his mouth open slightly. Her eyes were now shining with tears. He couldn't believe she thought that of him. A sarcastic, arrogant, selfish, jerk... yes that he was. But to use her for her body? What had his mother told her?
Angrily he grabbed her arm and started to walk towards the dungeons again. He didn't know what to say and even if he did he didn't know how to say it. Never before had Draco been in such a predicament. Tugging her along after him, ignoring her protests of him letting her go, he went the rest of the way to the dungeons without another word to her.
What had that feeling... that something been? This he was going to need to figure out if he ever wanted to set Ginny straight of what she thought of him. Deciding maybe he should ask Snape, Draco almost walked past the entrance to the dungeons.
It was a dark, musty place the Malfoy dungeons. The walls were stone as were the floors and were slightly wet. It seemed of mold and rust as the cells that were in the dungeon were metal and rusting. Draco had only been to where the cells were kept, never the back door beyond them. He suspected there was a torture chamber in there and had didn't think it would be wise to ever take a peek. What that room had in store probably would have even Draco running for the bathroom.
Looking for the cell that had the least amount of rust and water, he gently shoved her in. Yet Draco did not shut the door. She turned around to face him, her eyes again filled with tears. He stood in the doorway, leaning against the door eying her carefully. If he didn't say something now, he'd never be able to say it. He bought himself more time by looking beyond Ginny into the cell that only had a simple cot in the back.
"Ginny..." His voice trailed off and he took a deep breath before staring again, "Look, whatever my mother said to you... I don't know.... but I'm telling you this truthfully. That kiss wasn't in any way about using you or your body. I don't know what made me kiss you Weasley, but there is just something about you that isn't what I'm used to."
"Maybe its because I'm not mean, evil or a git?"
"Yeah that could be it," For the first time in a very long while he grinned. After a few seconds Ginny smiled back.
It was like her face had suddenly been lit up. The feeling that had made him kiss her the first time returned and Draco understood what it meant. Standing there in the shadows, Virginia Weasley looked like a complete angel. Her eyes were shining, her hair sparkling and her smile lit up the rest of her face like a light.
Draco Malfoy was in love.
The thought scared him to death, but it was true. Ginny wasn't like any other girl he had met. Not by a long run. And right then in that cell, was one of those rare chances when he actually understood that and loved that about her. He really loved everything about her. She was perfect.
Draco moved forward a few steps towards her, and took her hand in his own. Both hands gently wrapped around her one he brought it up towards his face and gently kissed it. A strange expression passed by her face and she almost stepped backwards but Draco quickly let her hand go gently as not to scare her.
They looked at each other for a few moments, and Draco did not hear the dungeon door shut harshly. If he had heard that he wouldn't have suddenly pulled Ginny into his arms and tilted her head up and probably would not have leaned down and kissed her, no matter how right it felt.
And it was right. He knew that Ginny felt that something too as she kissed him back. In the passion Draco could smell the lilacs in her hair, taste the sweet sugar of her lips. He could feel her soft skin against his palms as he rubbed them against the bare skin of beneath her neck.
Thats when Ginny let out as gasp and pulled away. He spun around in time to see the cell door shut and lock. Lucius stood outside it, a insane expression on his face. Draco's heart stopped for a moment. He knew what his father was going to say seconds before he said it.
"She's dead boy. Dead. No more mother dearest." And with laughter that matched his insane expression, Lucius left the dungeons in search of Narcissa.