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5 Drabble Collection Competition:
Prompt - (Setting) The Burrow
Once Upon a Time: Rumplestiltskin
Prompt - Write about a Slytherin.
Friends Competition: TOW Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad
Prompt - Write about a protective parent.
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Meeting the Parents
Draco's legs nervously bounced as he waited for Arthur and Molly Weasley to return from the kitchen, where he was sure they were angrily whispering to each other.
Ginny put a soft restraining hand on the leg closest to her. "Will you relax? Nothing bad is going to happen."
"Easy for you to say," Draco grumbled.
"It's my parents I have to contend with as well, in case you've forgotten."
"Yes, but you're their baby girl. Their little princess. And I'm dating their little princess. Not to mention the years of animosity between the Malfoys and Weasleys."
Ginny laughed. "Maybe, but if we can look past the animosity and find happiness together, shouldn't my parents be happy for us?"
Draco stared at her. "Were my parents happy?"
Ginny cringed as she remembered how that meeting went. "Well, no, but thankfully my parents have always been more open-minded and accepting."
"You did tell me how your family, and you, treated Fleur at first. That doesn't sound very open-minded or accepting."
She cringed again. "Okay, that wasn't our finest moment, but things are better now since the war is over, and you saved me from Yaxley during that final battle. That will count with my mum and dad."
Draco opened his mouth but snapped it shut when Arthur walked in.
"Where's Mum?" Ginny asked.
Arthur scratched the back of head. "She decided to take a walk."
"That doesn't bode well for me," Draco mumbled.
Arthur glared at him. "Ginny is very special."
Draco straightened. "I know."
Arthur didn't look away. "And I don't want her heart to be broken."
"That's the last thing I want as well," Draco said, his face a picture of seriousness.
"If you hurt her, I will hunt you down," Arthur vowed.
Draco nodded. "Understood."
Ginny looked back and forth between her boyfriend and father. "Um, Dad?"
Arthur finally ended the staring match. "Let's go eat lunch. Your mother will join us when she's ready." He went into the kitchen.
Ginny and Draco shared a look.
"That was weird," Draco whispered.
"I think everything is going to be okay," Ginny whispered back.
"Kids!" Arthur called.
Ginny and Draco hurried after Arthur. They felt a bit more at ease now, but they still didn't want to take the chance of upsetting him. He might be their only ally against Molly.
Fin
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