Hermione groaned and rolled over her back aching from the uncomfortable sofa bed. She was currently at the Burrow with the Weasley's and Harry, her bed was on the floor of Ginny's room and she didn't think she'd ever been so uncomfortable in all her life. With a final sigh she rolled onto the floor and got to her feet softly opening the bedroom door and padding down the corridor.
For some reason she was bubbling with excitement, something was telling her that tomorrow was going to be a good day...
Hermione tilted her head back as she looked up at the sky above her, her bare feet wiggling in the grass as she lay on her back. She didn't want to offend the Weasley's but she was bored out her mind. She'd been here for 2 weeks now and nothing had happened.
Ron had insisted that they should become a couple, Harry foretold something dangerous in the future, Fred and George pulled countless pranks, Ginny took Hermione shopping and Mrs Weasley cooked, it was the same old same oh. Taking a deep breath she softly exhaled watching as her perfectly curled chocolate curls floated in the breeze.
She bolted to her feet as Ginny's frightened scream reached her ears, she sprinted round to the front of the house to find, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, George and Mrs Weasley stood staring at Draco Malfoy. Hermione frowned and looked down at her white T-shirt and jeans then flushed an endearing pink whishing she was wearing something more attractive. Hesitantly she walked over to the Weasley's and Harry raising an eyebrow.
"What's going on?" She asked her eyes glued to the gorgeous blonde boy in front of her.
"Malfoy!" Ron spat and Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Yes Ronald I can see that, I meant what is he doing here?" She asked and Mrs Weasley sighed.
"Malfoy's mother contacted me earlier this week, Draco will be staying with us until school starts" She explained and everyone gapped openly at her.
"WHAT!" Ron exclaimed in horror staring at his mother as if she'd grown a second head.
"Don't take that tone with me Ronald Weasley!" She scolded and Ron quickly snapped his mouth shut once again. Draco stood awkwardly shifting his weight from foot to foot. Finally his molten silver eyes connected with the deep chocolate brown ones of Hermione's and he found his breath caught in his throat.
She was beautiful, her hair was developed into perfect curls and the sun had bleached it an entrancing shade of honey. Her skin was tanned and her ruby red lips seemed to gleam in the sunlight. Everything about her had him staring; she was the most stunning thing he'd ever seen. The blush slowly began to creep into her cheeks but this only made his heart hammer faster, the tinted skin looked perfect under the sun.
Hermione was lost in her own world at the sight of the only boy she'd ever had feelings for stood in front of her. His platinum blonde hair shone brilliantly in the sun and his white skin held a slightly tanned looked as he stared at her. His eyes were the part that really held her captivated though; they were pure molten silver swirled with cobalt blue the colour that Hermione felt herself drowning in so often.
"Great well this is going to be fun" Ron said sarcastically as he glared at the Malfoy boy. Draco's attention was snapped back to the red head and he just shrugged innocently.
"Don't think I'm going to find this all fun and games either Weasley" He growled and Hermione felt her heart judder at the sound of his voice. Ginny was as pale as a ghost and Harry had to shake her to get her to start moving again.
"Come inside Draco, I'm afraid we're a little short on room at the moment but I'm sure we can find space." Mrs Weasley's voice trailed off as her and Draco disappeared inside the house.
"What the hell is going on?" Ron sighed shaking his head in disbelief.
"Mum's gone off her rocker" George commented.
"Fallen into the loony bin" Fred nodded.
"Stark raving mad" The twins said in unison.
"Oh God" Ginny muttered holding a hand to her forehead.
"What did we do to deserve this" Harry whispered, Hermione rolled her eyes and left them to themselves while she took up her space on the grass once again.
"Dinner!" Mrs Weasley's amplified voice rang out all across the burrow and people ran from all directions in a mass blur to get to the table first. Hermione laughed as Fred shoved Ron out the best seat before taking it for himself. Ron opened his mouth to complain or maybe even hex his brother when Malfoy appeared. Everyone fell silent as they watched the blonde shift uncomfortably by the doorway. "Have a seat Draco" Mrs Weasley smiled and he nodded gingerly taking the seat furthest away from everyone else.
Ginny entered the room last having been fixing her hair; she froze as she saw that the only seat left was next to Malfoy.
"I'm not sitting there" She announced folding her arms adamantly. Hermione saw the fallen look on Draco's face before he hurried to cover it up. With a sigh Hermione got to her feet and took the seat next to Draco leaving her seat open for Ginny.
Draco looked at her in thanks and she just nodded at him before turning her attention to the happenings of the Weasley family.
The meal had been eaten quietly, well quietly for the Weasley's but now the food was gone the conversation had gone into full swing.
"Oh please Ron Krum could wipe the floor with Gudgeon any day" Ginny snorted as Ron fumed.
"No way! What about Jenkins that guy can hit for miles!" He protested as he failed to protect his sacred Chudley Cannons reputation.
"Come off it Ron! Really! Jenkins!" Fred snorted.
"Yeah we can hit twice as hard as that wimp!" George agreed as he high fived his brother.
"Come on he's got to be the best in the business!" Ron protested but this time it was Draco who snorted. Everyone turned to look at him with expectant and irritated faces he just shrugged.
"You can't actually be serious can you? Jenkins is one of the weakest players to ever walk the pitch the Broadmoor brothers wipe him out every game. I mean for God's sake Jenkins was the person who inspired the Falcon's motto 'Let us win, but if we cannot win, let us break a few heads.'" Draco replied and Fred and George grinned from ear to ear.
"You just got served!" Fred laughed pointing at Ron who flushed the colour of his hair.
"Oh yeah! Well what about Gorgovitch?" Ron fought back and Draco just laughed.
"What about him, miserable excuse for a chaser I think someone needs to let him know that the point is to actually catch the ball." Draco ginned and Fred and George roared with laughter.
"No way!" Ron announced loudly.
"Oh yeah well what about the match against the Kenmare Kestrels?" Draco grinned and Ron visibly paled "Darren O'Hare didn't even have to move to catch the ball Grogovitch actually threw it to him. Or when Maddock flew up next to him and Grogovitch just handed him the ball, what an idiot, the Magpies were in fits. Or even McCormack who knocked Grogovitch off his broom when he was on the ground! Merlin Pride of Portree didn't let him live that down for a decade." Draco smirked; the twins were in hysterics at this point.
"That's not fair!" Ron protested.
"Face it Weasley, the Chudley Cannon's suck" Draco shrugged and Fred and George laughed even harder.
"Shut up!" Ron hissed kicking them under the table.
"Malfoy just owned you!" Fred howled pointed at Ron and grinning widely. Draco grinned too and laughed along with the twins, even Harry was struggling to hold back his laughter. Hermione just shook her head and looked over at Ginny who shrugged and winked at Hermione who giggled.
"Sounds like you know a lot about Quidditch Malfoy" Fred announced and Draco shrugged.
"More than any of you do at any rate" He replied and Hermione rolled her eyes at his stupidity, you never issue a challenge to the Weasley Twins.
"George"
"Yes Fred?"
"I think I feel a challenge coming on."
"I think you may be right"
"Malfoy we bet that we know more about Quidditch than you do" Fred grinned at him and Draco just raised an eyebrow.
"Prove it" He announced and the twins grinned.
"Ginny you ask the questions, Ron, Harry, Fred, Malfoy and me are gunna do a quiz!" George laughed and with a flick of his wand the table was transfigured into a long bench with 5 chairs for each player. Hermione rolled her eyes and set about helping Mrs Weasley clear up the plates.
"Ron, when was Appleby Arrows founded?" Ginny asked and Ron looked blankly up at her.
"No fair that's too hard!" He protested and everyone laughed.
"Harry?" Ginny asked turning to him.
"1612" Harry replied.
"Correct" Ginny grinned happily.
20 minutes later and there were only two players left, Harry and Malfoy.
"Malfoy, what nationality are the Kenmare Kestrels?" Ginny asked and Malfoy sighed.
"Irish" He shrugged and she nodded before turning to Harry.
"Harry, which team is stated to have a '900 year history'?" Ginny asked and Harry froze his mind blank.
"I... I... don't know" He admitted and Ginny turned to Malfoy.
"Tutshill Tornadoes but it's wrong as the team was founded in 1520" Draco shrugged and Ginny nodded.
"That's right, ok so to win... The Wigtown Wanderers were founded by the four sons and three daughters of who?" She asked and Draco stared at her his eyes wide. He had absolutely no idea. Everyone stared at Ginny in bafflement; no one knew the answer to that it was bloody impossible. Ginny just shrugged claiming she was only reading the cards. Hermione looked at everyone in the room, rolled her eyes and answered the question.
"Walter Parkin" She announced and everyone turned to stare at her then quickly back at Ginny for the answer.
"Yeah... that's right... Hermione how the hell did you know that?" Ginny exclaimed as everyone stared opened mouthed at the brunette witch.
"Just because you're not in the team doesn't mean you can't play the game" Hermione grinned before giggling and flipping a page in her book.
"And the winner is... HERMIONE GRANGER!" Fred and George chorused together and Hermione rolled her eyes at the twins.
"What do I win?" She asked and the twins exchanged a glance.
"A free box of love candy!" George announced handing over the gift. Hermione laughed but took the box tucking it away; she knew what the candy did. It was designed to display and enhance the true emotions of anyone who ate it. She glanced up at Malfoy and decided that she most defiantly would not be eating that anytime soon.