"Harry, you have got to be kidding me! He tried killing Dumbledore, he's one of the Death Eaters and he's an ungrateful little ferret! We saved his life twice and he didn't even say thank you! Why should we save his behind again? He deserves everything he gets for being such a git!"

Harry looked at Ron with a look of disgust. Ron had not been there that night when Draco had failed at killing Dumbledore. Harry sighed sadly as he remembered his fallen professor.

"Ron, Malfoy is no more a death eater than you or I. I am positive that if I had not finished off Voldemort that Malfoy would have been dead within days. Perhaps it wouldn't have even been minutes. After all, he and his parents were classified as blood traitors when he failed his task. You were not there the night when he failed to kill Dumbledore. I heard him when he said that if he did not kill Dumbledore that Voldemort would kill his whole family. Therefore, since Professor Snape killed Dumbledore Malfoy is completely innocent in my eyes. He only became a death eater because it was his father's punishment for not retrieving the prophecy that night at the ministry."

"That doesn't mean he's not still a git though. He's always been one and he always will be one. Just face it Harry, he's a lost cause."

"Ronald Weasley, why is it that you always have to be so thick? Grimmauld Place belongs to Harry and if he wants to bring Malfoy here then it is his decision. Besides that, Harry is right. Malfoy turned his back on Voldemort just as Professor Snape did. I told you both time and time again that Snape was good and you never believed it. It's time you got over yourself now Ron and just try accepting Malfoy. You'll get used to him sooner or later. Besides, nobody is saying that you have to be best friends with him. For that matter, you don't even have to be friends with him. Just try to be civil towards him."

"Yeah, like that's going to happen. Ron's not really one to forgive and act civil towards his enemies. Don't you remember him having all those snog fests with Lavender Brown just because he was mad when he found out that you had snogged Krum in fourth year? He's not exactly too logical is he? Anyways, you don't have a problem with Malfoy coming here do you Hermione?"

"Why would I? This is your house and you can do as you please. Besides that, Malfoy isn't really that bad if you ignore his constant jibes and sarcasm."

"In that case we might as well place a Silencing Spell on him so we don't have to hear anything he says, right Harry?"

"I don't think we need to go to that extreme because it won't take that long to find the remaining death eaters. At least I hope it doesn't. In any case, you need to just lay off and give it a rest. "

"Yes Ron, give it a rest! And if you don't like the fact that Draco will be living here, you can always move back to the burrow with your mum and dad."

"Whatever. Fine, I will try to be civil but I am not promising anything so you can't hold me to my word. When does the spineless git get here anyways? Oh, and Hermione, since when do you call Malfoy by his first name?"

Hermione blushed but chose to ignore Ron's question and looked at Harry and waited for his answer as to when Draco would be arriving.

"Malfoy will be arriving first thing in the morning and I expect you to be up and ready for his arrival. And don't call him a spineless git. He has more of a spine than you have and he's much smarter and much wealthier and…"

"And you'll be announcing you engagement to him any day now."

Harry scowled, shot Ron a look of disgust and walked out of the room. Maybe Ron was right. Maybe he shouldn't bring Malfoy into his home but he could not let the death eaters who were still out there get to Malfoy and kill him. He knew more than anyone else that Malfoy was innocent of a lot of things and even though he was a death eater, he didn't deserve to die. He would be safe for the night at the ministry, but Harry had already made up his mind. He had to help Malfoy because if he didn't Hermione would never forgive him. He knew how she felt about him, even though Ron was too blind to see it. Harry had known for a long time now and since he would do anything for his friends, it was the least he could do. Finally he put his thoughts aside and lay down on his bed. He tried to sleep for a few hours, but sleep eluded him. Finally he got up and went downstairs and out onto the stoop to apparate to the ministry to get Malfoy. This was going to be a long morning.