Confusion And Obsession

A/N Thank you for the reviews
Chapter 5


Silver went to bed that night content. She had owled Viktor asking him to come at his convenience in the morning. She was so grateful he was in England and able to get her message quickly. She filled him in on the fact that the Zabinis didn’t know she was Hermione. Not yet anyway. That information would come later that day. She was so nervous. Silver knew that sleep would be difficult that night. ‘Gryffindor courage’ she thought as she drifted off.
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Silver had her back to him. The window in front of her was open and the moonlight shined through causing her short green nightie to become transparent. Her legs seemed endless and her waist tiny. He walked up behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders. She leaned back against him. Her head resting on his chest just below his shoulders.

“I want this so much. To be here with you. To hold you. Please, let me be here.”
He could hear the desperation in his voice but he didn’t care. He needed her to understand how much he needed her.

“Draco, there are things that you don’t know. When you find out you will want nothing to do with me-”

“No, Silver, you are everything to me. I have felt it in my heart even before I laid eyes on you.”

“There is too much in the way of me being able to accept you. Our history. Viktor and Pansy, they will not be happy-”

“They can burn for all I care! Nothing will come between us, Silver.”
Draco gently took her by the shoulders and turned her to face him. “I love you.”

Draco gasped and sat upright in bed. The sweat ran down his face and chest. The sheets were a tangled mess around his waist. Love? What? He had known that he would dream of her when he went to bed. That he would wake sweaty and unsatisfied. The dream however, had not even been about sex. He told her he loved her? Could he? Draco knew the dream Silver had been right. Krum would be a problem. Draco wanted Silver to have no ties to her old life. It would be easier for her to accept him that way. As for Parkinson, she posed no threat. She was nothing compared to Silver. If Pansy tried to make trouble, Draco would handle it. He would do anything to call Silver his own. He had too. He could not stand the thought of a life without her. How could he feel this way after just meeting her? Love at first sight? It did not make any sense. The feelings were there and they were now a part of him.

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Silver greeted the morning with enthusiasm. Today she would see Viktor. It had been so long. She just needed a friendly face. Today she would tell the Zabinis about her life before she came here. She was not as nervous as she thought she would be. If they did not take the news well she would leave with Viktor. A brand new start. She could be any one she wanted.

As she finished dressing for the day, a knock sounded on her door. “Silver?”
Her mother’s voice came threw the closed doors.

“Coming,” Silver opened the doors and let Avani in. “Good morning.”

Silver greeted her as Avani came in.

“Good morning, darling. How are you feeling?”

“Wonderful. Has Viktor arrived?”

“Yes, that is why I came up. He is in the breakfast room with the others.”

Viktor had show up while breakfast was being served. Blaise and Draco were just coming in to sit down when the handsome seeker was announced by the house elf. Avani chuckled as she recalled the cold greeting Draco gave Viktor.

She could not wait to see the greeting Silver gave him. This was going to be interesting.

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Draco wanted to reach over the table and punch to smarmy Bulgarian in the face. Just sitting there enjoying breakfast as if he didn’t have a care in the world. The sooner he was gone the better.

“Viktor!” Silver had come in the room with a smile on her face and her arms wide open. Watching the other man lift Silver into his embrace almost caused Draco to lose it.

“My-, umm, it’s so good to see you. You are absolutely breathtaking.”

“Thank you. It takes getting used to.” Turning to her parents she asked “May we have a some time alone?”

Celso sensing the tension in the room ushered them towards the door. “Of course, my dear. The library perhaps?”

“Yes, that would work very well.” Silver took Viktor’s hand and lead him off.

“You’re leaving them alone? What if he tries something? I-”

“Draco, darling I am sure they will be just fine. She needs to talk with a friend. Now, why don’t you and Blaise find something to do until Silver is ready to talk to us.”

“Mum,-”

“Don’t ‘mum’ me, young man. Now off with you.”

Draco turned on his heels and stormed out of the breakfast room with Blaise right behind him.

“Draco, stop! What the fuck is your problem?” Blaise grabbed Draco by the arm and stepped in front of him.

“Blaise, that arse hole is in there with Silver. Alone. I swear if he touches her-”

“What is going on with you? Are you… are you interested in my sister?”

Blaise looked at Draco in disbelief. “Look, you’re my friend. My best friend, but I won’t let you use her. Silver is not someone I will let you use and toss away like nothing.”

“No, Blaise. It’s not like that. I.. I want her yes. But I want the whole package. Not just her body. I want her heart. I know I just met her but I feel like my whole life has been leading up to this. To her. I.. I love her.”
Blaise turned away from Draco. After walking a few steps away from his friend, he stopped. “If you mean that, really mean that I give my support. However, I will tell you this. Don’t hurt her. If you are not sure or can’t keep yourself just for her, walk away now. Please, Draco.”

“Blaise, I have never been more sure of any thing in my life.”

“So what do you plan on doing about her and Krum?”
Draco smirked and clasped Blaise on the shoulder. “Well, I am going to fight for her, Blaise. As hard and as dirty as I have to.”

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Silver managed to wait until the doors were shut before jumping in Viktor’s arms. She tucked her head in his chest and let out a sob.

“Shhhh, Myknee, I am here.”

“Oh, Viktor, I don’t know what to do. Everything lately was been so wrong. I feel like the whole word has gone crazy.”

“Myknee, tell me what is going on. I don’t understand.”
Silver told him everything. The Burrow, the Grangers, what Ron did, and ending up with the Zabinis.

“The miserable son-of-a-bitch! When I get my hands on him! How dare-”

“Please, I don’t want you to do any thing!”

“You know I can’t let this go. He was your friend-”

“I know. I will deal with him. He will not get away with this. We were sent a letter from the Ministry that Anna and Marcus have pleaded guilty and the sentencing is later today. I plan to go and press charges against Ron.”

“Myknee,” Viktor stopped took a deep breath and went on, “So, how will you tell these people what you just told me?”

Walking to the settee, she sat down with a plop and put her hands on her face.

“I will just tell them. We have avoided it long enough. Either they are okay with it or they are not. I can’t change who I was or am, whatever.” as Viktor sat by her, they leaned back with his arm around her shoulders. “I am just so confused. The people who were my friends, my family all treated my horribly. While I have been here the Zabinis and the Malfoys have been so…. nice. But will that change?”

“Nobody will hurt you while I am here. Is that not why you called me? Tell me, do you think that will happen?”

“I don’t know, Viktor. We will find out soon though. I do know I need to find myself again. I can’t be this scared little girl anymore. I am better then this. I can’t be angry that they didn’t raise me. I get that it was not their fault. But all I can do is be my self.” She lets out a laugh, “Now, all I have to do is figure out who that is.”

“Whatever happens, you have a home with me.” Viktor placed a kiss on top of the beautiful girl head.

Viktor looked down at the girl in his arms. He had always had a soft spot for her. There was something about her. The way she looked at him, as if he had something important to say. That meant a lot to him. When others only saw a celebrity, she saw a man. He would do what he could to help her. What were friends for? He would also protect her. He had felt the glares of the younger Malfoy during breakfast. Viktor had assumed that Malfoy had resentment left over from years ago. Now, he knew different. Malfoy’s face when Myknee came into his arms told the whole story. Malfoy wanted her. The question was what was Malfoy willing to do about it?

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Draco and Blaise joined both sets of parents in the library after their talk. Both men sat and waited for Silver and Krum to come in. Celso held Avani’s hand while Lucius and Narcissa had their head together talking quietly.
Draco was tense and withdrawn after entering the room. Draco had thought about what Silver could say. He knew she believed that what she told him, well them, would change their feelings about having her there. Draco realized that his feelings were irrational and boarding on obsession. He didn’t believe that she could say anything to change that.

Viktor opened the doors and walked in. Silver was clinging to his hand. Draco seethed. He wanted to be the one Silver clung to for support. She walked in with her head held high and looked around at everyone.

“I asked that you all be here so we can get this out in the open. I first want to thank you for taking care of me when I was hurt.”

Viktor’s body tensed with this statement and the people in the room could tell he knew who the culprit was.

“As you know I went to Hogwarts. I was enrolled as a muggleborn,” Silver gave a hard look at everyone around the room as if daring them to make a disparaging remark.

“The Slytherins made my life hell. I had to protect myself from them everyday. I was a muggleborn, a Gryffindor, and Harry Potter’s friend.”

The room went quiet as they all worked it out in their heads.

“Oh Merlin,” Blaise went to Silver and went down on one knee in front of her. “I .. am so sorry. I can’t tell you how sorry I am.”

Celso joined his children and placed a hand on Blaise’s shoulder. “Silver, this does not change things. You are still our daughter. A Zabini. I hope that you will give us an opportunity to treat you like one.”
Avani had at some point sat next to Silver. “My daughter,” With out any other words she placed her head on Silver’s shoulders.

Narcissa squeezed her husband’s hand and cleared her throat. “We just wanted to say that we would understand, Silver if you felt that you could never get over the treatment you received from the Malfoys. However, we do hope that maybe some day you can. If you would get to know us you would see that we do care about you and would dearly like to be a part of you life.”

Draco was stunned. The love of his life was know-it-all Granger? Looking at the beautiful girl he only saw Silver Zabini. He would still do what he could to win her. True, he would have to work a lot harder then he thought. However, she would be worth it. He would make her forget her past. He would be the center of her world. Her entire life. Just as she would be his. Yes, every thing would still be as he planned.

Silver took a breath and looked up. “I will be honest. That is the kind of person I am. I can’t forget the harsh words and abuse. Not overnight. I know that the chance of rising me was taken away from you and that things would have been very different had that not happened.”

Grasping Viktor’s hand for support, she continued. “I most likely would not have been friends with the Weasleys. Considering everything they put me through that would have been good thing.”

“What do you mean? They are your friends aren’t they?” Draco was confused. What did those dirty blood traitors do to his Silver?

Silver started to cry and asked Viktor to explain.

“That family was the only family Myknee had in the Wizarding world. They would let her know all the time that nobody else would bother with her. That she should be grateful, that she had them. The older ones were not so very bad. Other then ignore how the younger ones treated her. The girl was very cruel to Myknee. Putting her down and making her look bad to the others. Ronald thought she was his personal property to do with as he wanted. He will pay for raising his hands toward her.”

At Viktor’s statement, the room erupted in noise.

“What the hell!”

“It was him?”

“How could he?”

Everyone was talking at once and Silver could not keep up with everyone.

“Please, stop. I know that he will not go unpunished-”

Draco interrupted her with a growl. Silver turned to him with a questioning look. “Malfoy, as if you cared how Ron treats me.”

Draco crosses his arms in a stance that Silver recognizes as pure Draco.

“Silver, we may have treated you badly in school,” Silver’s eyebrows went up at that. “But we were not your friends. These people were. The fact that the weasel touched you in any way has earned him punishment. Now that we know we are your family we will hand out that punishment.”

The rest of the males nodded in agreement.

Celso was not upset at the young man for speaking what, as her father, he had the right to say. Draco summed it up perfectly.

“When we go to the sentencing today I fully intent to press charges against him. I see now that they were never my friends. I do believe Harry was in the same position as me however. Neither of us had anywhere else to go.”

Draco didn’t give a rat’s arse about Potter. He was worthless to Draco. Ron Weasley however did concern him. Every breath he took was an insult to Silver. Draco with Blaise’s help of course, would make him very sorry.

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Silver was standing in front of the panel of judges. They were imposing figures who all seemed to be glaring at everyone else.

“Tell me Miss. Zabini, your opinion on the sentencing of the criminals.”

“Your Honors, I believe that no sentence could be too harsh for the people who pretended to be my parents. I trust that you all will take into account the pensieves that I have submitted detailing the crimes and come up with the right punishment.”

Silver’s family sat in the spectator section of the gallery and beamed with pride. Silver held herself with dignity. A true Zabini pureblood.
Blaise smirked at the others around the gallery. He could not be more proud of his sister. The ‘Grangers’ looked on in the shabby black and white uniforms of Azkaban. They were cursing and insulting Silver. He could have split with pride when she merely gave them a cold look and turned back to the panel. Telling them with her actions that they were beneath her and not worth her time.

The elder Zabinis also spoke against them. Telling of the pain and heartbreak, they went through everyday with the loss of their child.

When the announcement rang out that, they were each given life in Azkaban everyone was more then pleased. Silver turned caught her parent’s eyes and smiled.

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Nobody noticed the man with the cloak with the hood up sitting in the back. What did Hermione think she was doing? Acting like this in public. Allowing those people near her? Well, he would just have to explain to her that it was unacceptable. She was going to be his wife and she would need to understand he was the only man that could be around her. And Harry. But only when Ginny was there. Ginny would keep Harry from interfering in things that where between Hermione and himself. Now he would need to figure out how to rescue her from the Deatheaters. Damn, that girl could not be trusted to take care of herself for one minute. She was lucky to have him.

Walking into the Law Enforcement division of the Ministry, Silver straightened her back. She could do this. What Ron did was criminal and he needed to be punished.

There would people from her past life that would not understand. How could they? The picture perfect example of friendship that was portrayed by the Golden Trio fooled everyone. Nobody really knew the way things really were. Silver was determined to live her live the way she wanted. For too long she was told what to do and how to do it. Now was the time to find out what she wanted. Silver Zabini was going live her life on her terms. Nobody was going to dictate her life. Not anymore.

Chapter 6

The rest of the afternoon was spent answering questions she did not want to answer. What was her relationship with Mr. Ronald Weasley? What exactly happened? Where was the evidence? After an in-depth interview, she signed the necessary forms and left the Ministry.

The Malfoys, including Draco, had a meeting and the Zabinis had to meet with the family barrister. Silver had a feeling it had to do with her but she did not want to ask. Viktor offered to escort her home and it was agreed that they would all meet for dinner at the Zabini home.

Viktor had caught the look of hate that the Malfoy heir had tossed him but he was not too concerned. Silver was his friend and he was not about to let this arrogant boy run him off. Silver had wrapped her arm around him to joint apparate them. He let out a chuckle at the sight of Blaise holding Draco back.

They appeared in the library. Silver seemed to find comfort there.

“Myknee? How are you feeling?” The look of concern and love on Viktor’s face overwhelmed her.

“I am fine. Confused, overwhelmed, mentally tired, but fine.” She lets out a small laugh and squeezes the arm she was still holding. “Thank you for being here. For supporting me and helping me stay sane.”

“Anything for you. Myknee, I … I was glad for the chance to speak to you. I had some news and, well, I wanted to tell you in person.”

Silver could tell he was nervous by the way he ran his had through his short hair. “Viktor, now you know you can tell me anything.”

Taking her by the arm gently, he led her to the large overstuffed sofa in front of the fireplace. “I have been seeing someone.”

Silver let her hands fall out of his grasp before looking him in the eyes. “Really? That is wonderful. Who is she?”

“A sweet girl. Reminds me a lot of you. Her name is Aleksandra.”

Silver was happy for him she really was. She supposed it was that she was feeling alone and was grasping the familiar. She knew that she was misplacing feelings on her friend. She was grateful for the reality check. Silver didn‘t want to lose any other friends. “I can’t wait to meet her.”

“Myknee, …”

“I only hope that I can be as lucky as her one day, to find a man as wonderful as you.”

Thinking of Draco, Viktor wanted to ask her something.

“Will you be staying here? What are your plans?”

“I think I will. I want to get to know them and spend some time with them. I don’t know beyond that.”

“If that is what you want. I will support you. But, can you really forgive them? All of them? The hurt that they put you through…..”

Silver sighed and leaned against him. “It is all I can think about. Can I truly forgive? I think….that I have to. At least try. I want to know them and I have to forgive them for that to happen. If things don’t work out at least I know that I tried.”

“If that is what you want to do I will support you. You can always count on me. I had planned to stay for a few more days but it seems I am needed at home.”

“When will you leave?” Silver had hoped that he would be able to at least join them for dinner. She needed as much time with him as so could get.

“I will leave in the morning. I have one more thing I have to do first.”

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When meeting with his parents and the Minister finished, Draco rushed back to Zabini Manor. He wanted to speak to Silver and if he could interrupt her time with Krum so much the better.
After popping in the foyer, he spotted Snitch rushing past.

“Snitch, where is Miss. Silver?”

“Miss in the library. Miss loves being there.”

Without another word, Draco headed to the library. Opening the door, he was satisfied to see her sitting on the floor in front of the fire. Alone. Thank Merlin. He would have hated to murder Krum in front of her.

“Silver?”

When she turned around, he smiled at vision of perfection in front of him. He immediately noticed the red eyes and puffy cheeks. “What is it? Why are you crying?”

Silver rubbed her face with the back of her hand. She turned away from him as she spoke, “Why do you care? Most of the time you were trying to get me to cry. Come on, Malfoy, I’m sitting here bawling. Take your best shot.”
Draco sighed and gently placed his fingers on her chin. He turned her face back to him.

“Silver, you told me that when I knew what I was apologizing for we could talk. Well, I know now so I want to apologize for hurting you.”

Draco looked into her eyes as he held her in place. Even that small touch sent shivers through him.

“Malfoy,-”

“Draco”

“There was a time you would have hexed me for calling you Draco. When you would only refer to me as mudblood, bookworm, beav-”

“Silver, can you forgive me? You realize that if you were never taken we would have been friends?”

“You have never liked me, Draco. I don’t believe it had any thing to do with my blood status. We are just too different.”

Silver moved her face away and clutched the book she had been reading to her chest. “Why are you even bothering me?”

“Because I think that if you gave me a chance I could make it up to you. That we could move on from the past.”
Twisting his body to face her again, he looked into her eyes. They were wet with tears and her eyelashes formed little spikes. Draco fell even more under her spell.

“I won’t fall so easily. If you want my friendship, you will have to earn it. I am tired of my friendships being a one way street.”

Gently taking her hand, Draco gave it a squeeze. “That’s all I ask for. You won’t regret it, Silver.”
They sat quietly for a few minutes each lost in there thoughts.

Draco noticed the glances she gave him and fought to keep the smirk from her face. She would fall in love with him. She had too.

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Ron loved it when the Burrow was empty. His parents were at Diagon Alley, Ginny and Harry had gone with them. He knew Harry has hoping to talk his parents into agreeing that he should find his own place. Ha, like that would happen before he asked Ginny to marry him. Ginny always got what she wanted. And she wanted to be Mrs. ‘the boy-who-lived’.

Ron walked over to the window with a photo of Hermione in his hand. Knowing where she was and not being able to get to her was driving him mad. He was so close to breaking her. He could feel it.
Ron happened to look out in time to see Viktor Krum appear on the front lawn.

What the bleeding hell? Was that wanker looking for Hermione? He would show him. Coming to his home, looking for his women.

Ron hurried downstairs, opened the door and greeted the arse.

“What the h-”

The fist came too fast for Ron to dodge. He looked at Krum from the floor holding his face.

“MY NOSE! You broke my nose!”

“Weasley, that is just the beginning.”
Viktor grabbed the younger wizard’s threadbare robes in his fists and hauled him up. Taking another swing, he smashed his fist against his head. Ron toppled to the floor on his knees. Victor was reaching for him when he heard the cracks of apparation.

Several aurors surrounded them as Ron struggled to get up.

“You’re going to pay, Weasley. Azkaban is too good for you.”

“Krum! What is the meaning of this? You knew we were on our way to arrest him!”
Ron was still coherent enough to understand that they were here for him. Clutching his wand, he disappeared with a pop.

“Dammit! Krum, we have lost him! Zabini and Malfoy are going to have my head.”
Shackelbolt pointed his finger at Krum. “You had better hope we apprehend him soon. This is all we need. When the press gets a hold of this… War hero tries to kill war heroine. Perfect.” Gathering his men, he left to face Celso Zabini. This was not going to be pretty.

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Celso was sitting at the boardroom table with Lucius, Blaise and Draco going over some reports. Blaise had left to fetch Draco awhile earlier and when he returned with Draco, Draco didn’t seem too happy about it. Blaise however was smirking about something.

“Care to tell us why Draco looks so unhappy with you, Figlio?”

“Papa, I believe you should ask Draco.” Blaise chucked as Draco glared. He looks could kill, Silver would again be an only child.

Draco was saved from answering when Caitlin, Celso assistant knocked then poked her head in the room.

“Lord Zabini, Mr. Shackelbolt is here to see you.”

Celso had been expecting him. Wanting to know the details of Weasley’s arrest, he had asked that Shackelbolt keep him informed.

“Yes, please show him in.”

He quickly explained to the Malfoy men and Blaise as the other wizard came in.
“Zabini,” With a nod of acknowledgment he turned to the other wizards, “Gentlemen.”
Tossing his cloak on the seat next to him, he stood behind it and grasped the back with both hands. While he wasn’t in any way afraid of these men, he knew they were capable of anything.

“Before getting in what happened, I need to know how secure Hermion-”
Draco and Blaise cut him off at the same time.

“My sister-”

“Silver is protected-”

Holding up his hand, Shackelbolt stopped them mid tirade.

“After searching the home we came across evidence suggesting Mr. Weasley is… obsessed with Miss. Gr- um Zabini. There were numerous photos of her in a shrine-like closet. A Wizard-psychologist believes that given the chance Weasley would try to harm her.”

The men in the room seemed to swell in size. Later Kingsley would swear that the wizards in the room actually became larger and darker.

“Well, lucky for him you have him in custody. If he were out in polite society something bad could befall the young man.” Celso sat down in the nearest chair and leaned back.

“When my men and I arrived at the Burrow,” He ignored the scoffs of the young men. “When we arrived we encountered Viktor Krum… dispensing his own form of vigilante justice. Though hurt, Weasley was able to escape.”
The sound of glass shattering had them all looking at the source. Draco had crushed the water glass in his hand in his furry.

“What the fuck do you mean he escaped? Can’t your men do their damn jobs?” Slamming his hands down on the table he hissed, “You had better hope you find him before I do. I will kill him.”

“Draco,” Lucius knew trying to calm his son was in vain, however he didn’t want him making threats in front of an official. Threats he knew Draco was not making idly.

Draco disappeared but they knew he was going to Silver so they let him go.

“Now tell us everything.” Celso said to Shackelbolt while the other two also turned their glares on him.
This is not my day Shackelbolt thought as he started his tale.

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After Blaise came in and interrupted her time with Draco, Silver continued to read her book. Just the thought of her having ‘time with Draco’ was disturbing. Still in her heart, she had to admit it was nice. Not that she would say so aloud. Not ready for that thank you very much. She was dealing with enough life changing events.

Deciding that a bit of normalcy was in order she decided to go to her flat. She was determined to put that fear to rest. There was no way Ron was going to terrorize her into giving up all her treasures. Her books, old school stuff, pictures of friends, books, clothes, books. She wanted to get that stuff and what better time?

On the way to her bedroom, she encountered Snitch.

“Snitch, I have some things to do. If anyone asks I will be back before dinner.”

“Yes, miss, Snitch tell them.”

Smiling at the elf, she entered the room and went to get dressed. After deciding to go, she didn’t want to waste any time.

Every thing looks the same. She appeared in her bedroom to avoid the blood she knew was on the floor in the living room. Silver hauled her trunk out of the back of her closet and set it down by one of her bookcases in her room. After she did it, she snorted in disgust. Hello, I’m a witch. She could have used her magic. Urgh, sometimes she didn’t impress herself too much. Oh, well.

Starting at the top shelf, she shrunk her books and started to levitate them to the trunk.

The noise of someone else in the flat causes her to stop midstream. She clutches her wand tightly in her hand as a voice rings out.

“Granger, you better get your sorry arse down here!”

Silver lets out the breath she had been holding as Ginny’s shrieks bounce off the walls.

Walking down the hall, she sees Ginny first. The redhead was jerking Harry by the arm and hissing in his ear.

“Well, some things just don’t change.”

“No they don’t. Some witches are still bitches even after their not mudbloods anymore.”

“Ginny! Don’t say tha-”

“Harry, let me handle this.” Ginny moved closer to Silver.

“Ginny, dear you know that while your words have been able to hurt me you are no match for me. In a dual, I could take you down in a heartbeat. Don’t try me.”

Silver was at her breaking point. She had enough abuse from this girl to last a lifetime.

“How did you even know I was here?”

“What? You think you were the only clever one around? Harry put up a charm to let us know when you came back. How could you Hermione? Did you know that they are hunting my brother like a common criminal? Aurors searched
our home. Mum is so upset with you-”

“WITH ME? Your brother tried to kill me Ginny. If-”

“That’s crap, Hermione. IF you were hurt, it was probably your new family. They didn’t want an ugly little-”

“You should shut that mouth, Weaslette. If you don’t I will do it for you.”
Silver looked shocked as Draco came up behind her and placed his had protectively on her lower back.

“What are you doing here? How did you know I was here?”

“After I went to the Manor and found you gone I asked myself ‘where would Silver go and be in the most danger?’ Not to hard to figure out.”

“Hey!” Silver had forgotten the other two in the room as she stared at Draco.

“Don’t talk to Ginny that way! Why is he even where Hermione? Are you completely mental? And you, Malfoy. Why is Hermione any of your concern?”

As Harry spoke, Draco moved if front of Silver. “Let’s start with this. First, you and your ugly little girlfriend will never talk to Silver that way again.” He was temporally interrupted by a screech from said girlfriend. “Second, Silver Zabini is my concern. If any of your ‘family’ causes her any harm what so ever you will deal with me.”

Silver moved from behind Draco to stand by his side. She looked at him and gave a smile of thanks.

“Look, all I want is to get on with my life. You all have made it pretty clear you don’t want to be a part of it. And really? I couldn’t be happier about it. I am done trying to please you all.”
Taking a deep breath, she continued. “Harry, you know how they are. Why do you put up with it? You cannot make a move without approval from Ginny. She-”

“Shut up! You are trying to turn him against me like always! If Ron did slap you around a bit, you deserved it! I hate-”

Silver’s hand went so fast that nobody saw it until Ginny’s face flew to the side. Ginny placed her hand to her face. “You bitch.” Ginny smacked her back before Draco could stop her.
The next thing Ginny knew Draco Malfoy was in her face. “I warned you. You will not hurt her again. If Potter can’t keep you under control then I will.”

Before Draco could put the brash redhead in her place, Harry grabbed Ginny and disappeared.
Draco smirked at wining this round when he turned to find Silver staring at the stain on the floor.
He put his hands on her shoulders and moves her back toward him. “Silver, it’s alright. I am here with you and nobody will hurt you, I promise.”

He kissed the top of her head as he felt her sob. “Draco, while I appreciate the help, I don’t want you to feel you have to ‘save’ me because of the Zabinis.”
Draco kissed her head again.

“Silver, I’m not. I mean I don’t feel that way. I’m doing it because of you, just you.” Using the hands he still had on her shoulders, he turned her to face him.

“When I look at you I see a woman who has come to mean so much to me. It would kill me to see you hurt. I… I want you to let me be there for you.”

“Draco, you hardly know me. What ever you think you feel-” Silver was cut off by Draco’s lips against her own. For a split second she was frozen. Then she became lost in his kiss. She moved her hands to his shoulders then his neck. She couldn’t believe it. Moist, soft, and… perfect.

She moved closer to him on her own and moaned when she heard him gasp.
Draco was in heaven. She was even more perfect then he imagined. She tasted like nothing he had ever experienced before. He always avoided kissing girls. Even went as far as taking them from behind just to avoid it. Kissing Silver was the most sensual thing he had ever done.

Tearing himself away from her, he leans his forehead against hers.
She looks at him in shock. “What was that?”

“Silver, I want you to know that I have never felt this before. This connection.”

“Draco, …. what about Pansy Parkinson? You know what? I can’t do this.” Silver backed away from him just as he reached for her.

“She means nothing to me. Whatever happened between Pansy and I, it is in the past and it means nothing.”

“No, Draco. I can’t take that chance. I can’t be hurt again. Let’s just forget-”

Draco grasped her face with his hands. “No, Silver. I could never forget. That will be burned in my mind forever. Our first kiss.” Draco lightly kissed her forehead and whispered in her ear, “Lets get you home.”
All Silver could do was nod her head. She needed to think.