Draco woke up to the feeling of a fist slamming into his solar plexus. He gritted his teeth against the pain and raised his head to look at his father.
"Here I am, ready to reveal the glorious plan that captured Harry Potter," Lucius ranted. "And you go to sleep?"
Glancing to the right, Draco noticed that both Harry and Ron were now awake. "What can I say father," Draco spoke. "I had a long night last night."
Lucius pulled his wand and leveled it at Draco. "One more word from you boy, and I might choose to forget the fact that you are my son."
"Well, you're a little late seeing as I've already forgotten that fact that you are my father," Draco hissed evilly.
Raising his wand to attack, Lucius was about to utter an incantation when an explosion was heard from down stairs. Harry and Ron took the welcome to distraction to try to struggle out of their bonds, but Draco just stood still, praying the explosion was not what he thought it was.
Turning on his heels, Lucius raised his wand towards the door and began muttering warding spells. More explosions were heard, this time they were on the second floor landing. When Lucius finished protecting the door, he turned back to the three young wizards.
"I don't know who you told foolish boy, but believe me, they are not making it through my wards," he screamed angrily.
The door to the study shuddered as it was attacked. Explosion after explosion rocked the frame and showered dust down from the ceiling. Finally, the door buckled underneath the pressure and blew inward with a shower of sparks.
As the dust settled, Ginny Weasely appeared. Demurely tucking stray strands of hair behind her ears and adjusting her robes. "Never cage a wild animal," she said. "They always find a way out." Ginny winked at Draco.
"Crucio," Lucius screamed at the intruding girl.
Eyes widening slightly, she raised her hands. One towards the wave of green evil energy rushing in her direction and the other at the wizard who had cast it; both froze.
"BLOODY HELL WOMAN," Draco screamed out as he unwound his ropes using his gift.
Side stepping the cursed cloud, Ginny faced Draco, hands on her hips. "What do you want Malfoy?"
"Don't take that tone with me," he raged, now free and stalking in her direction. "I saw the look on your face, you had no idea if your power would work on that curse or not."
Raising her head defiantly, Ginny smirked, "Well it did, did it not?"
"Blast you woman," Draco waved his hand and sent the floating Crucio curse to splash harmlessly into the wall. "NEVER, do something like that again do you hear me?"
Ginny stamped her foot in agitation. "I wouldn't have to if some daft bastard didn't drag his sorry arse, along with those of my brother and his best friend, into mortal peril."
Draco and Ginny stood there glaring at each for a few seconds, neither backing down, when someone in the background cleared their throat. "Um guys," Harry spoke. "Can you un-tie us please?"
"And while you're at it, will one of you please explain to me what the bloody hell is going on here?" Ron fumed struggling against his bonds.
Draco raised his hand and a knife came sailing across the room from his father's desk. Stepping around Harry, Draco began to cut the ropes. "There you go Potty, all nice and free now." Sticking the knife in his belt, Draco began to walk away back to Ginny.
"Hello." Ron bellowed. "Forgot somebody did we not?"
"Blimey Weasely," Draco acted surprised when Ron spoke. "I didn't even see you there mate." With a smirk on his face, Draco cut Ron lose.
Turning back around, Draco saw Ginny circling his father's frozen form. "Ginny," he said warningly. "What are you doing?"
Her eyes met Draco's before turning back to Lucius. "I want to know what he wanted with me." Raising her hand, she unfrozen is head.
"Take that you Mudblood loving…" Lucius' scream trailed off as he realized Ginny was standing in front of him, and that Draco, Harry, and Ron were free. His eyes knitted in concentration as he tried to move his frozen appendages. "What the hell did you do to me?"
Shaking a finger in his face, Ginny shushed him. "I don't think so Mr. Malfoy. I'll be asking the questions here."
Lucius sneered. "Just what makes you think I'm going to answer to the likes of you?" He spat out.
Taking a quick look around the room, Ginny spotted a portrait of Lucius hanging on the far wall. Waving her hand in that direction, the painting erupted with a bang; the frame landing on the floor in a smoldering heap. "Now, unless you want your bits and pieces to join the charcoal club," Ginny said as she lifted her hand to a most private area. "I would tell me what I want to know."
Lucius' eyes darted back and forth between Ginny's hand and Draco. Seeing the evil grin on Draco's face, he gulped nervously. "What do you want to know?" He finally squeaked out.
Lowering her hands to her hips, Ginny spoke. "Why did you bring me here?"
The corner of Lucius' eye twitched, "To capture Harry Potter when he came to rescue you."
"What made you think Harry would want to rescue me?" Ginny questioned.
Lucius gulped again. "Potter rescues everybody."
"Wrong answer," Ginny waved her hand, and a bookcase exploded into cinders. "Now humor me with a better one."
"Alright, alright," Lucius gasped. "Back in your first year, when the Dark Lord controlled you, he sensed the love you held for Harry Potter deep in your heart."
Draco frowned at the reminder that Ginny had once loved Harry. As if she could read his mind, Ginny looked over her shoulder and him and rolled her eyes. This made Draco smile. 'She might have loved Potter then,' He thought to himself. 'But she loves me now.'
"Continue," Ginny snapped when she turned back around.
"My lord could tell how beautiful you would become; it was one of his gifts. He assumed that eventually you would make young Potter fall in love with you. Therefore, he cast a spell. A very complicated spell, that when the one you loved, who loved you in returned, when the two of you admitted your true feelings to one another, and thus bound your souls together he would know. And so, when Potter proclaimed his love for you last night and you proclaimed your love for him, the Dark Lord knew, and he whisked you away this morning to lure your love into this trap." Lucius sighed in defeat. "Our intelligence never informed us however, that you could perform wandless magic."
Ginny, however, burst into a fit of giggles. "Oh my God, that's the, that's the funniest thing I've ever heard." Wheezing with laughter, Ginny doubled over grasping her ribs. Finally, she regained her composure. "You thought Harry was my soul mate? Now that is rich. Let me give you some advice Malfoy, never assume. Assumptions always seem to make an ass out of everybody." Ginny waved her hands for emphasis, and Lucius cringed from the gesture.
"Virginia," Draco scalded. "Such language, and in front of your future father-in-law to," Draco was grinning from ear to ear.
Turning the ring on her finger, Ginny gazed at the diamond for a second. Then she turned to Draco," Don't think that you are gaining any matrimony points by reminding me," she pointed to herself. "That by marrying you," Ginny pointed at Draco. "That I'll become related to him," She pointed at Lucius, who for once actually had something in common with Harry and Ron.
All three of their mouths were hanging open, like a bunch of fish out of water. "YOU," Lucius finally screamed, glaring at Draco. "You are her soul's mate?" Lucius was trying to struggle against the freezing spell.
"Draco dear," Ginny said. "I think we've had just about enough reminiscing with dear old dad don't you?"
Nodding his head in agreement, Draco gestured with his hand and sent Lucius flying backwards into another bookcase. Harry seemed to have accepted the news of Ginny and Draco being together quite well, however, Ron was still petrified.
"Ron," Ginny called him. "RON!" She slapped his face lightly to snap him out of his comatose state.
"Gin," he finally came to. "I just had the weirdest dream. I dreamt that you were gonna marry Draco Arsehole Malfoy."
Ginny patted Ron's shoulder softly, "Well you see Ronnikins, I kind of am."
"WHAT?" Ron screamed.
"Why me?" Ginny asked the heavens. Waving her hand, a near by chair exploded, and succeeded in regaining Ron's attention. "Look, I love him, and he loves me. I love you to, and I would it if you would just accept the fact that Draco is going to be a member of our family soon."
Draco grimaced slightly at her mentioning him being a member of the Weasely family. At least, he grimaced until Ginny pointed a finger threateningly at him too. Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward and held his hand out to Ron. "What do you say we put the past behind us? No more pranks or smart remarks, a truce?"
Ron looked to Harry for his opinion, Harry nodded slightly, and Ron grasped Draco's hand in a manly shake to seal the deal. "Great," Ginny beamed. "Now that that is all settled, can we please get back to Hogwarts?"
Wrapping an arm protectively around Ginny, Draco stepped over the pile of rubble that use to be the study door and into the hall. "Bloody hell," he gasped, looking at Ginny as she tried to bury herself in his robes. "If you wanted to redecorate love you just had to say so. You didn't have to blow up my whole damn house."
"I'm sorry," Ginny said between giggles. "It's your fault. You said you were upstairs, you never said where upstairs so I had to check everywhere." Ginny looked at the rubble filled hall.
"Ah, come on, you even blew up my bedroom," Draco whined when he saw his door blown in. "I had plans for that bed later on tonight." Draco heard a growl come from Ron's throat just before he felt Ginny's elbow ram into his already sore stomach. "Just, kidding," he wheezed.
Taking Ginny's hand once more, Draco was leading them down the main staircase when the door burst open. On instinct, Harry, Ron, and Draco all drew there wands. "Uncle Spike," Draco called out happily when he saw who it was. Putting his wand away, he gripped Ginny's hand and ran down the stairs.
"Bloody hell Draco," The tall, thin, blond man said as he enveloped Draco in a hug. "It looks like I port-keyed into Beirut or something. I've heard of redecorating your crypt man, but this is just blimey pathetic. I'd ask for my money back."
"What are you doing here?" Draco questioned when he finally released the man.
"The watchers from the ministry said they heard some bloody big explosions, and of course they called Wolfram and Hart since they handle all of Lucius' legal matters, and those pansies sent me seeing as I'm related to you lot and all." Spike explained as he turned to look at Ginny. "And I came at the right bloody time it seems. Aren't you just the beauty to keep a vampire in line, soul or no soul." Reaching down he lifted Ginny's hand and kissed It gently.
Blushing from the compliment, it took Ginny a minute to realize what he had said. "Vampire?" She asked.
Spike smiled, "Yeah, I'm actually more like great, great, great, great, great, great, uncle Spike, but you can't tell it by looking at me." He winked at Ginny, and then pointed at Harry. "Unruly hair, scarred forehead, the same vacant 'I don't what the hell is going on' look that Angel always has when he tries to save the world. You must be that Potter bloke."
Harry scratched his head nervously at Spike's scrutiny of him. Thankfully, it didn't last long, he soon turned to Ron.
"Red hair like the pet's here," Spike said, once more winking at Ginny. "Although you are much taller and dumber looking, hmmm," Spike stroked his chin in a minute of concentration, as Ron's face grew red from the insult. "You're definitely a Weasely. I'm guessing you're that one that owes a wizard's debt to Draco here?"
Ron's red face paled and he turned to look at Harry who was trying to hide himself from view. "Blast it Harry," He screamed. "Where is Hermione when you need her?" Ron advanced on Harry. "Hermione would never have forgotten about the debt I owed Malfoy. She would have reminded me to use it as a bargaining chip for my sister, but no, Hermione's not here. You are, and you go ahead and let me hand over my baby sister to Malfoy, when he still has a wizard debt hanging over my head."
Ron's eyes had become unfocused during his rant, and when he stopped to refocus them, he noticed Harry disappearing up the stairs into Malfoy Manor. "You can run Potter but you can't hide," Ron called out as he ran after him.
Draco, Ginny, and Spike all burst out laughing at the scene they had just witnessed. "You two get out of here," Spike said. "I'll deal with twiddle dee and twiddle dumb up there."
Shaking Spike's hand in farewell, Draco looped his arm around Ginny and led her out of the Manor and into their new life together.
A/N: Ok, these last two lines here aren't as good as I wanted them to be, but I had this ending scene planned a little differently but then I saw last night's episode of Angel and I decided I wanted Spike to make a cameo!! So There HE IS!! Anyway, this is the end, after all of this time, the fic is over. I hope ya'll enjoyed it. I really do. I might do a sequel but I don't have any ideas right now about what it would be like, if you have any, just review and send them to me ok?? Anyway I hope this was a satisfactory ending!!
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