Total Eclipse of the Heart

In a world ravaged by impeding war, Ginevra Weasley takes the time to learn the intricacies of obsession, hate, passion, loyalty, truth and, most importantly, love. Tom Riddle has come and gone yet his fingerprints continue to mar the image she has created for herself. A chance meeting with the Slyterin Prince and an alliance formed over a cigarette gives her the chance to retrieve the diary that started it all. Plans within plans build on either side, but when the house of cards finally falls apart, who will remain standing, and who will be left crushed in its dust?

Having been left alone, Draco reflects about the many decisions that have come his way since the imprisonement of his father. Then, a meeting reveals to him some unpleasant details about his new allegiances and duties, all whilst he struggles to perfect the plans assuring of his own self-presevation.

Alone in her "laboratory", Ginny thinks about the events in her life that have shaped her personality and have led her to her decisions. She ponders her relationships with her family, professors and the direction of the future. Later, she jumps in between Ron and Malfoy and oversees the humiliation of the latter through a quick and well-placed Charm. What has she to gain from the act? And how will Malfoy's vanity guarantee the success of her secret plan?

Ginny has managed to successfully transform Draco's looks into the patented Weasley genes. Embarrassed, Draco decides to forgo his classes for the day and sit by the lake, pondering his latest predicament. A conversation with Pansy, however, reveals that the War is close to breaking out and indicates that loyalties in Slytherin House are divided between those disgusted with the idea of servitude and those honouring the wishes of their parents.