Can You See Me?

I'm laying it on the line to show you

I'll never let you go

On the line for your love

There's nothing I want more

The bell rang and almost instantly, the hallway was flooded with children, some that were as young as eleven and some that were as old as seventeen, each bustling off to their next class. One particular seventeen-year-old, a Slytherin prefect named Draco Malfoy, searched the hallway frantically. He was looking for a girl and ignoring the one that was tugging on her sleeve. He was looking for Virginia Weasley.

Another dead-end street, another love gone wrong

Another shattered dream, always the same old song

I started thinking that you never come along

Since the beginning of school, he had had this thing for her, call it a crush or an obsession, and if you were brave enough, call it love; it was there nonetheless. For months, he would watch her secretly, eating dinner or chew on her thumbnail over a hard problem in the library. He smiled when a smile was written across her beautiful face, and was always there for something. He, of course, could never, ever show open concern for her, too many people, including her and himself, might get hurt, but he would always bump into her or make some snide comment to her in poor attempts to make conversation. And if she just gave the word he´d drop all things and do anything for her. Anything.

I've got all this love inside and that was all that was tonight

I'm wish you knew what I've been through to get to you

Even if it meant leaving her.

He had noticed a very sudden change just the week before. No longer did she smile or laugh. She was mute and deaf, nodding vacantly with her once animated-now-lifeless brown eyes. They had lost their luster, their shine. It was scary to watch her bite her lip and nod, but with no sound. She was fading...

I meant it on the line to show you

I'll never let you go

On the line for your love

So he teased her. He had to. It was his way of showing care to her. That he was there for her, whenever she needed anything. But more and more often than not, she was silent. Absolutely quiet. Draco had noticed that she never said anything, never even looked up, even when he had commanded it. It wasn´t just to him either. She never spoke to anyone, never looked up, never smiled, not even to Harry Potter. It was as if she was falling, trapped in her own little world.

There's nothing I want more

When you smile

I feel my heart open and I know there's nothing that I wouldn't do

So Draco kept of the teasing, the sneering, and the bumping. He even stepped it up a notch for effort. He felt helpless that he could never come right out and tell, and yet, at the same time, he felt as if he was the only thing keeping her, holding her up. He felt that if he stopped, her entire world would fall and she´d fall with it. Into somewhere he didn´t like to think about; into herself. There, he couldn´t pull her out, not even with open affection. At that point, nothing would.

I layin' it on the line this time

Just to be with you

He had seen with his own eyes what happens when people fall into themselves. They either went insane... or... they killed themselves. It happened all the time with people connected with his father... He didn´t want either of them happening to Virginia. His Virginia.

After everything my heart's been through

I treasure every moment I spend with you

For me to feel this way is something new

But she kept falling. It almost seemed as if she was doing it voluntarily, he thought appalled. From each day on, he begged and pleaded mentally with the sixteen-year-old to hang on, to hang in there. He feared that if he lost her, he would fall too. He sought out the source of this depression, but could find none. Draco began to get frustrated at this mysterious source. What was it that was causing her change? That was causing her to fall?

Now it's got a hold on me it's making me believe

The love we got is something unlike any other

Draco was a prefect. With the new threat of Voldemort´s rising, he had gone to special training to learn new spells, hexes, and charms. The School Governors had been very cautious when they chose the prefect for Slytherin, and most hesitant when they finally chose him, but he was the best qualified to be Slytherin´s prefect, and they desperately needed one before school started.

I layin' it on the line to show you

I'll never let you go

On the line for your love

The change for him had occurred a day ago. Patrolling a relatively high tower on the North side of the school, he had seen a shadow of a retreating figure taking the stairs up to the tallest tower. He left his routine watch to follow mysterious and possibly dangerous figure. When torchlight or moonlight hit it, he had a glimpse of red hair and a large kitchen knife. Draco gripped his wand tightly as he noiselessly followed the figure into a deserted classroom with a balcony.

There's nothing I want more

When you smile

I feel my heart open and I know there's nothing that I wouldn't do

I layin' it on the line this time, just to be with you

The figure stopped for a few seconds, bending over and writing a note. Draco could see the hair fall over the shaking shoulders in soft curls and quiet, muffled sobs filled the room. He recognized the figure in a heartbeat. It was Virginia who was sobbing, who was writing, who was holding the knife... realization hit Draco as if he had run into a brick wall. She was going to kill herself and she was, writing her suicide note.

If you think it wasn't thinking, all you gotta do is say the

If you tell me what you need then I can give you what you ask for

When I didn't have a prayer, I thought nobody cared

I turned around and you were there

In all honesty, he shouldn´t have been surprised. He had seen the effects of what was eating her, and subconsciously knew that his would happen sooner or later. But it felt so odd to see Virginia, a Weasley, coming out in the dead of night to kill herself. The Weasley´s weren´t all that off, but they were generally happy and satisfied. It was so surreal. Like he was living in some sick muggle fantasy.

Now I've been waiting for you

And I want you to know

On the line to show you

On the line for your love

But no, this was reality. Each star that reflected light, making her hair shine around her like a rose-colored halo was real, each tear that fell was a genuine tear of pain and sorrow, each word she scribbled on the yellow parchment was there, in black, for the world could read her story.

He had to stop her. Somehow. Without showing too much concern for her. He almost laughed, but with the gravity of the situation, he stopped himself immediately. It would be impossible to not show affection towards her. Especially now. Draco began to hope that she would lose her nerve, like he always did. He hoped that she would find something worth living for before it was...

Too late.

When you smile, I feel my heart open

And I know there's nothing that I wouldn't do

She stepped away from the note and out into the moonlight, taking one last look at the stars. Draco still had draw a breath, to him, Virginia, standing there in moonlight was absolutely beautiful. He briefly caught a glimpse of the her before her transformation, the gorgeous sixteen-year-old that had started each day with a smile that showed her love for life, her radiant ruby hair bouncing behind her. That was when she was still smiling. He shook his head at the memory. No, this was now. This was when Virginia never smiled.

I'm layin it on the line to show you

On the line for your love there's nothing I want more

When you smile, I feel my heart open

He quickly scanned her suicide note, taking notice of the many good-byes she had written. It was well written, though some of it was stained by her salty tears. His eyes widened in surprise and delight as he read the last line. `Give Draco my love´. She was in love with him, it was him that was causing her to fall. She was falling in love, and she thought that he didn´t feel the same way! Draco´s heart soared at the latest revelation and he smiled broadly, but it soon faded as he saw her look up at the stars and raise her large knife.

And I know there's nothing that I wouldn't do

I meant it on the line this time

just to be with you