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Chapter Two
As the three boys walked into the common area, Hermione and Ginny looked at one another and then the boys. All three boys looked each other, confused to as to what they walked into. Ginny and Hermione busted out laughing, not sure if they should be embarrassed or impressed they made those three speechless. Draco looked at the two girls and decided to be brave "Uh Granger, Weasley what is wrong with your faces? I thought you said you were having a girl's night; you look like you have mud on your face." By this point, Ginny was on the floor in tears, so Hermione took a deep breath to answer them. "Well Malfoy, it's a muggle face mask. They use them to clean your pore and to de-stress. Now if you excuse us, Gin. We should probably wash these off." As the girls got and left to go the bathroom, the boys took a seat down on the couch. As Hermione and Ginny eat the bathroom, they look at each other, and a new fit of giggles began. Hermione walked to the closet to grab two wash rags so they could clean their faces. As they got their giggles under control, they got their faces cleaned and got ready to face the boys.
Walking out to the living area, they found the three boys eating their snacks and drinking what looked to be fire whiskey. Ginny being the firecracker she was barked "Hey who said you could have those? You haven't even said hello to us, but you help yourselves to our food!" All three looked up like they had been caught red-handed. Hermione shook her head "Hey Blaise, Theo. Draco, how was the Slytherin Common Room?" Both boys said "Hey" to Hermione. Draco looked at her with a small smile "It was fine Hermione, they're throwing their own party, and it was just too much so we came back." Hermione nodded, and Gin asked, "Well since you guys are here now what are we going to do?" Blaise and Theo smiled big, and both said "Strip Poker" at the same time. Hermione blushed bright red; Ginny said: "NOT HAPPENING!" Both Theo and Blaise were disappointed that their idea was shot down. Draco came to the rescue with the idea of a drinking game. The girls shrugged their shoulders and joined the guys around the table. Theo got up to get everyone a new drink or to top off their current one. "So we can do truth or dare or never have I ever," Blaise said. Hermione, Draco, and Ginny and said Never have I ever, Theo didn't care. Blaise started never have I ever got punched by a girl. This lead to both Ginny, Hermione and Draco drinking. Theo went never had I had a three-some. This lead to all three boys taking a drink and both of the girls were blushing. Draco said never had I ever dated a Quidditch player leading to just the girls drinking. The game went on for another 2 hours, as the girls started to get somewhat tipsy, Hermione told Ginny that she was heading to bed. Ginny looked at the clock reading 1:30 in the morning and agreed she was bowing out. All three guys being the gentlemen they were said good nights to the ladies and told them they could clean up.
As the girls headed to Hermione's room, the guys took all the cups and food to the kitchen area for the house elves to collect. Draco went to get the bottle of fire whiskey so he and his two friends could drink some more. With only the light from the fire now, Draco toasted "To us for surviving this last year and getting out of our father's shadows. Theo said "Here, Here" Blaise who was usually the playboy and just winging it type was quiet for a few minutes looked at his friends and asked " What's next for us? Former death eaters aren't going to be welcomed everywhere just yet. Changes take time. " Both Theo and Draco looked surprised at this statement. Draco downed his drink in one gulp because the hard reality just hit him. After tomorrow, he may have his freedom but what was he going to do. Both he and Theo had that ugly black mark on their forearms, thanks to their fathers. Theo who hadn't said anything yet "It's time to make a difference if this year showed me anything is I don't want to be anything like my father. We were given a second chance her at Hogwarts, it's not going to be easy, but I want to go into law. Open my own place with you guys and not only make amends but a difference the right way." Blaise being Blaise "damn that is inspiring." Theo laughed and looked at Draco "D what do you think? Is it lame or something you think we could do?" Draco knew that all three of them had money, coming from the oldest pureblood homes. Draco looked at his friends "Theo it's not lame, but bloody brilliant. I know some of our ancestors are probably rolling in their graves at that idea. But I agree it's time for us to make some changes and to be our own bosses doesn't sound half bad either." Blaise started to fill everyone's glass a little. "Well let's toast to us snakes taking Wizarding Britain by storm and to being the best lawyers ever." Theo and Draco smiled at their friend, drink to his toast and put their empty glasses on the table. Draco got up "Well first we need to graduate from here first which means we need sleep dudes. You know where everything you need is, I'm heading to my room. Night guys." "Night D." Theo and Blaise said while laying down to go to sleep. As Draco laid down in his bed, listening to his friends snoring, he couldn't help but think what would has happened this year if it wasn't for his change in heart.
After Goyle cast the Fiendfyre in the Room of Requirements and Potter, Weasel and Granger saved him, he knew everything he was taught was wrong, and needed to change if he made it out alive. Thanks to his mother lying to Voldemort, Potter won the war which meant he needed to stay true to his promise. Unfortunately, all three Malfoy's were courted off to Azkaban along with any other death eater to await trial. Both Draco and Narcissa Malfoy spent a week in Azkaban before they faced trial. As the day came to face trial, both Malfoys got to sit together and listen two not only Harry Potter testifying but Hermione Granger as well. The Ministry said Narcissa was innocent because acted in duress, but was because she lied to Voldemort face about Harry Potter being alive. Draco trial was harder because of the mark on his arm. As he hung his head in shame, listening to everything being said he knew he would be going back to Azkaban. When the minister asked he had anything to say, he nodded his head yes. "Minister, I am not asking to be let off for those crimes, what I did was unspeakable. After listening to my two classmates, I feel even more ashamed of myself because I bullied them for six years and here they are defending me. Sir, during the battle my life was saved, and I made myself a promise that I was going to change. It's still a little unclear how I am going to make good on that promise, but I will keep it till my dying breath." Everyone in the courtroom was amazed to hear something so filled with emotion from the Malfoy heir. The Minister took a deep breath "Well Mister Malfoy, we all agree that although you have the death eater mark, it was while underage and was forced upon you. I am clearing you of all charges but Mister Malfoy, please do not ever come back into my courtroom. I hope to see you be a man of your word and make that change." The gavel hit the stand, and Draco was brought back to the present.
Theo's idea was brilliant and just what he was looking for. He could get the thrill of the fight in the courtroom and was keeping his promise. At the end of the day, he'd have his friends, and they'd support him but if this last year didn't teach him that he could make friends with anyone as long as he kept an open mind. Working with Hermione for head duties not only open his and his friend's eyes to what they were missing but filled a void he didn't know what was missing. Hermione and Ginny taught them different muggle things and showed them that muggles held good ideas whether it was food, music or games. The partnership as heads meant they had to work together a lot which help promote house unity and form a friendship. They went from working on patrols, to planning balls and working on class assignments together. As the school year progressed, Draco, Blaise, Theo, Hermione, and Ginny formed a study group to prepare Newts which lead to late night study sessions, Quidditch talks and even the start of friendly games nights. This meant other Gryffindor's would come and go but that lead to Draco inviting other Slytherin as well. Draco had a smile on his face from thinking about how this year went. By far it was the best year he had, and it was because of a curly hair muggleborn opening his eyes and maybe just maybe his heart.