Chapter One
Reunions
"Bloody Hell!" Ron yelled, still staring at the letter that had just come through owl post.
"Ronald!" His mother shrieked. Hermione and Harry, sitting together, looked nonplussed, having heard worse back in school. Fluer, Ron's fiance, got up and went to her man, comforting him. Fred and George grinned, sensing Ron would soon get in trouble. Draco just looked bored.
In the nearly eleven years since they graduated, Ron, Draco and Harry had managed to put aside thier differecnes and work together. Draco and Harry were Aurors, while Ron was The Minister of Magic, a job he took after he quit the Cannons. Hermione was the top most witch in the medical field and had even discovered a spell that could stop the Avada Kedavra curse, though only once. Fred and George were both still working on the Wheezes. Fred was married to Angelina from school, while Geroge's live-in girlfriend Assaila Demarco refused to let him pop the question in case he decided to switch with his brother and let Fred get married twice. Ron and Fluer were engaged, as previously mentioned. They had met again after Ron had joined the Cannons. After his third win, Fluer finally got up the nerve to ask him out and tell him how she had felt all the years. Hermione was still waiting patiently for Harry to realize she was old enough to get married.
Draco was not tied down. Ever since Ginny had left, he had been a part of the family. No one more than Molly wanted to see him happy. She was still angry with her daughter for leaving so suddenly and breaking Draco's heart.
Ron looked stunned at his girlfriend then back to the letter. He didn't say anything. Finally Draco asked, "Well Ron, don't keep us waiting. Some one else fall out of a tree?"
Though they had declared a truce of some kind, Draco still dug at Ron occasionally and Ron still responded with bad mouthing all except Ginny's disappearence. It hurt him almost as much as Draco when she left. All his life he'd had a reason to go on, someone to protect. Someone who turned to him when she was in trouble. And then she was gone.
As it always did, this elected a response, just what Draco had desired.
"No, git, it's from Ginny."
The room fell silent. Molly put a hand over her mouth. Draco lost what little color he had. Hermione and Harry looked shocked. Fred and George were alternating between delight, shock and disbelief. Even Fluer sensed what this meant, having heard about the infamous youngest Weasley, and looked startled and a touch curious.
Finally Hermoine took the letter from Ron and read it aloud. This is what it said.
Dear Mum and Dad
I'm sure Harry and Hermione are there as well, so that makes this easier. Least ways I only have to write this once. I'm sorry I had to leave so suddenly. You must understand I had no intention. I have a decent job now, but my work requires I return home to England. I will drop by sometime tommorrow. I hope...
Out of time.
Love
Ginny
There was silence.
Then Molly turned to Fluer and Hermione. "Girls, would you mind helping me prepared Ginny's room?"
As the others were put to work, Ron noticed Draco was missing. Slipping out, he found the blond sitting on the front porch.
He sat down. "Hey Malfoy, wanna talk?"
Draco opened his mouth and for a moment Ron thought he would just say shove it, then began to talk.
