Up at the house, Ginny slowly opened the kitchen door and walked in cautiously. "Mum, are you in here?" Ginny asked as she glanced around the dark kitchen. "MUM! Where are you?" She yelled up the staircase.
"Ginny? Why are you yelling?"
"Yeah, what's the bloody problem?" Ginny wheeled around to face her older twin brothers Fred and George. "What's the bloody problem?" George asked again.
Ginny shrugged and shook her head. "Nothing, just looking for Mum." The twins raised their eyebrows and nodded skeptically.
"She out in the garden with Fleur's mother. What's her name?" Fred said, looking at his brother, who just shrugged. "Renee, right?" George laughed.
"Sounds good to me!" he replied. Ginny shook her head in disbelief.
"You two are absolutely hopeless!" Ginny exclaimed, causing Fred and George to beam brightly. "Her name is Dominique."
"We are so glad you finally see that, Gin-Bug!" The twins yelled simultaneously, and then they both yelped in pain as Ginny's fists made contact with their jaws.
"Don't call me that!" She said angrily as she stormed up the stairs to her bedroom. Fred and George looked at each other confused and shrugged.
"Must be her time of the month." George commented.
"I heard that! And no, it's not!" Ginny yelled down the stairs at her brother. George flinched and glanced at Fred, who was shaking with laughter.
"And what is so funny, brother mine?" Fred cleared his throat and shook his head. George raised his eyebrows and nodded skeptically. "Sure, I'll let it go for now. But next time, I expect you to back me up!"
Fred then doubled over with laughter, tears forming in his eyes. "Y-you know something?" He gasped, George shook his head.
"Well, I always knew it was so." George and Fred turn around quickly coming face to face with Charlie. "How've you two been?" He asked, the twins shrugged simultaneously.
"Fine, I suppose. And you, dear Charlie?" Fred asked, feigning innocent sweetness. Charlie smiled and walked over to his brothers.
"Very well. Now, where are Mum and Dad? I've been looking for them everywhere and I can't seem to find them." Charlie replied George and Fred started sniggering, causing him to raise his eyebrows.
"What exactly is so funny, twins?" he asked.
Fred cleared his throat and pointed out to the garden, from where Charlie had just come. "They're out in the garden. They must be wearing invisibility cloaks when you were out there, because I can see them now." Charlie turned to face the window which Fred was pointing out of, to his mother and father talking with a flaxen haired woman in her mid to late forties and very tall, dark haired man about the same age.
"See? Right there, talking to Fleur's parents." George said. Charlie nodded and walked towards the door. "Leaving so soon, Charlie?" Charlie looked over his shoulder and smirked.
"You know, I heard you got some poor, innocent seventh year pregnant, George. Or was that just a rumor?" Charlie responded, George's face instantly paled and his mouth dropped open.
Fred looked over at George in shock. "George Weasley! What the bloody hell?!" Fred yelled in George's ear, snapping him out of his daze.
"I didn't! Charlie's making it up!" George yelled back. Both boys turned and glared at Charlie, but he was already out the door and walking towards their parents. "We can't let him tell them that rumor. They'll skin me alive!" Fred nodded in agreement.
"It was nice knowing you, my dear brother." Was all Fred said as they rushed out the door after Charlie.
Malfoy Manor was eerily quiet as Cassie and Draco walked back down the stairs to the den. Cassie glanced sideways at Draco, a slight smirk on her lips.
'Something good finally happened…' Cassie thought, starting to giggle softly. Draco looked at her in confusion.
"What on in Salazar's name are you giggling about?" He asked, Cassie shook her head and smiled, causing him to raise his eyebrows.
"It's nothing you'd want to know." she replied. Draco shrugged and turned the corner at the bottom of the staircase.
"Draco, wait for me!" Cassie yelled running the rest of the way down the stairs and around the corner, only to run into Draco.
"Ow." Draco whispered as he placed his hands on Cassie's shoulders to steady her.
"You know how much your house scares me." she scolded, looking up into his eyes. Draco nodded and smirked.
"Yeah, but I never really cared before." Draco replied. Cassie stared up at him indignantly and scoffed.
"Stupid sodding Draco Malfoy." Cassie whispered as she shoved her way past him. Draco chuckled and followed her closely, so closely in fact she could feel his breath on her neck.
"Damn, stop breathing down my neck!"
"Why?" Draco asked, raising his eyebrows. Cassie turned to face him and looked him hard in the eyes.
"It makes me uncomfortable, alright?" she replied, causing Draco to smirk widely.
"What exactly are you smirking at?" Draco shrugged and raised his hand to cup Cassie's cheek gently.
"Nothing, love. Nothing at all." The sound of someone clearing their throat caused Draco and Cassie to jump slightly.
"Well, what have we here?" Blaise asked as he walked up to them. Draco and Cassie shrug simultaneously.
"Okay, then. How about you two join us back in the den, hmm?" Blaise raised his eyebrows at them.
"Blaise, do I detect a hint of jealousy?" Cassie asked him cheerfully as she and Draco walked past him. Blaise shook his head and stared after them before following, confusion clear in his eyes.
Back in the den, Pansy was sitting silently next to Elektra, who was stroking her hair softly. "Shh, it will all turn out. Just wait and see Draco will be crawling back to you before you can say 'Avada Kedavra'." Elektra said soothingly, while Crabbe and Goyle nodded in agreement.
The door opened slowly causing the four teens to look up. Elektra's face instantly contorted in anger when she saw Draco and Cassie hand-in-hand. When Pansy saw this, a new wave of tears washed over her and she buried her face in her sister's lap.
"What's her problem?" Blaise asked, oblivious to the situation. Elektra scoffed loudly and pointed to the two behind Blaise.
"What about them? They're just standing there, innocent as can be." he muttered, raising his eyebrows slightly.
Cassie smirked. She could always count on Blaise in sticky situations.
"Crabbe, Goyle, kindly escort Elektra and Pansy off of the estate." Draco said, glaring at the two girls. Crabbe shook his head and slowly put his arm around Elektra's shoulders, while Goyle rose from his seat and stepped protectively in front of the two.
"Don't be fools." Cassie said calmly as she walked slowly over to them. "Are you willing to risk your pathetic lives for these two?" Both Blaise and Draco looked at her in shock.
"Are you seriously ready to do that?" Goyle's face screwed up into confusion and Crabbe stared blankly at her.
"I'll take that as a 'yes' then." Draco said, pulling his wand from his robe pocket, Blaise and Cassie nodded in agreement, pulling out their own wands as well. Crabbe quickly stood up, pulling the still sobbing Pansy and the shocked Elektra with him.
"We'll take them. Just don't point your wands at us." Crabbe said quickly as he and Goyle dragged Elektra and Pansy past them and out of the den. Draco smirked self-satisfied and glanced at Blaise and Cassie, who were now hugging each other.
'Well, that was entertaining!' Draco thought as he walked over to the sofa and plopped down softly. Cassie and Blaise broke apart and looked at the lounging Draco.
"So…" Blaise started. Cassie looked at him and then back at Draco.
"So what?" She asked confused. Draco laughed and shook his head. "Come on! What?" Blaise laughed and patted Cassie's head as though she were a little child.
"It's nothing to be worried about, Forrester." Blaise said as he walked over to the sofa and sat next to Draco. Cassie looked at Draco pointedly, causing him to smirk again.
"Oh, you two are infuriating!" Cassie exclaimed putting her hands on her hips and turning her back to them. The two boys started laughing and Cassie groaned inwardly. She hated it when they were like this, giddy as schoolgirls and unwilling to let her in on it.
"Alright, I think I'm leaving now." Cassie said, causing Draco and Blaise to stop laughing and stare at her in confusion.
"Whatever for?" Draco asked, Cassie smirked and turned to face him. "We have everything you need right here." Draco spread his hands for emphisis; Blaise sniggered and nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, stay for a while longer. I'm sure we could find something entertaining to do." Blaise smiled and winked at Cassie, who started laughing uproariously. "What's so bloody funny?"
Cassie shrugged and walked over to them, her eyes sparkling with mischief and excitement. Both boys then looked at one another extremely confused.
