A/N: Two days in a row! This is a record for me. I know I ended chapter 3 on a cliffhanger, and don't worry, that will be revisited in chapter 5. I have prolong the Hermione/ Blaise conversation to keep the interest going. LOL. Thank you again to all those who are reading this and for the wonderful comments. They truly brighten my day!

A/N 2: Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, but I do enjoy playing in the world JKR created.

Chapter 4

Stepping out of the floo and walking into the Ministry, Draco gritted his teeth, and flexed his hands willing the blood to return to his fingers. He took the lift to the fourth floor. Walking to Potter's office, he saw a very red faced Weasel, an almost purple Potterette, and a very angry "Boy Who Lived". The tension in the room could be cut with a knife.

"Is this a bad time?" Draco asked with a slight smirk on his face.

"Not now Malfoy." the Weasel snapped.

"You swore to me that you told Mum and Dad about this." Potterette yelled. Thinking quickly,and looking at Potter, Draco threw up a quick Muffliato.

"I had every intention to." Weasel said scratching the back of his neck.

"Ron, I'm sorry, but you swore to me last night, while Gin was gone, that you had told your parents." Harry said trying to be diplomatic. "I have stood by and watched as you broke Hermione's heart with the divorce. Gin is going to kill me when she hears this, but I covered for you with Hermione when she asked where you were after she received the papers."

"YOU WHAT?" Potterette turned here eyes on her husband, and smacked him hard with a file she picked up off his desk. "You are like a brother to her! You gave her away at her wedding. Why in Godrics name would you cover for him?"

"I agree with Potterette." Draco said looking around the room.

"No one asked you Malfoy." The Weasel spit out. "What the hell are you doing here anyway? No one invited you into this conversation."

"I seem to remember a very angry patronus telling me to 'get my ass to the office'. I came as quickly as I could after getting the statement." Draco said magically conjuring it up and setting it on Potter's desk.

"Great, you gave Potter the statement, now get the hell out of here." Weasel said.

"Why? I am quite enjoying the entertainment." Draco said with a smirk.

"Harry, how could you lie to Hermione. She has always been honest with you. She stood by your side when Ron left you while on the Hunt. Hermione didn't. She has stayed with you through everything." Potterette glared at her husband, her hands on her hips. Draco shivered a little at the look on her face. He didn't know how Potter ever risked pissing off the youngest Weasley. After all, if she took after her mother, who killed his psycho bitch of an aunt, pissing her off wasn't smart.

"Gin," Potter said softly. "I didn't have the heart to tell her that he was with Susan. Could you look her in the face and tell her that the man she loved wasn't home, where he should be, because he was at his new girlfriend's house?"

"Thank you for that mate." Weasel said. Draco watched in amusement, and Ginny sent her infamous Bat-Bogey Hex on her brother. This was almost the highlight of Draco's day. Seeing Weasley running around Potter's office with flying snot chasing after him. "CALL IT OFF GIN!"

"Don't do it Potterette, this is the most I have laughed in months." Draco said while wiping the tears from his eyes. "Wish Hermione was here to see it!"

"What did you say?" Potter asked, turning his green gaze on Draco.

"I wish Hermione was here to see this. It might be some justice served." Draco said with a grin.

"Oh trust me, when Charlie, Bill, George, and Percy hear about this, what I am currently doing, will look extremely pleasant." Ginny said with a grin.

"Are you going to be selling ticket to the show?" Draco asked looking at the redhead.

"Okay, Gin, enough, call off the hex." Potter said looking at his wife. "Malfoy, no tickets will be sold. I am not going to arrest my brothers-in-law for assaulting an auror."

"You're no fun Potter." Draco said.

"Thanks Harry." Weasel said leaning against the door to catch his breath.

"Don't thank me Ron." Harry said glaring at his best friend. "I have already sent a clipping to your brothers. You owe your whole family and Hermione an explanation. Ron, we don't even know why you left Hermione."

"Do I have to tell you a reason?" Ron asked glaring at everyone in the room.

"We would just like to understand it. That's all." Potterette said glaring at her brother.

"Fine, you want to understand it." The Weasel glared at his sister and his best friend. "I could never love Hermione. She was in love with Fred. She settled for me, and I played the 'Good son' for Mum and Dad. They always wanted us together, even if it wasn't what I wanted. So, after finding out at the Hermione more than likely couldn't have children, I figured what the hell, I always had a thing for Susan. I decided it was time to think about what I wanted,and to hell with every one else."

"You bastard!" Potter said balling up his fist and punching his best friend in the face. Blood started pouring out of his nose. "Get the hell out of my office. I will talk with Kingsley about getting you transferred out of my department. I can't have an auror that I don't trust."

"Harry" Weasel said looking at his sister and best friend.

"It's ." Harry cut him off. "Get the hell out of my office, and I don't want to see you for the rest of the day. In fact, take the day off. Be with your new fiancee, and don't come back here until you get the owl from Kingsley."

"You're going to let the slag ruin our friendship?" The weasel said. This time, Draco stepped in and punched the man, knocking him out cold.

"Don't ever call her that again." Draco flexed his fist.

"Good one Malfoy." Potterette said.

"I learned it from Hermione." Draco smiled as he remembered back to their third year when she had broken his nose. He still gets turned on when he thinks about it.

"I guess I should call security and get him out of my office." Potter said sending an interoffice message to Kingsley and to security. "By the way Malfoy, you just made a lot more paperwork for me."

"I would apologize, but we all know that I wouldn't mean it." Draco smirked at the head auror and his wife.

"One think Malfoy." Potterette said as she gently grabbed his arm before he could walk out the door. "Hermione doesn't need to hear about any of this okay. When she found out about the fact that children might not be in her future, it broke her to a degree that I never thought possible. She was so afraid that he would leave her because of it. I assured her that he wouldn't because he loved her. Looks like I was wrong."

"She won't hear it from me." Draco squeezed Ginny hand gently. He turned on his heels and walked out of the office.

Harry looked at Ginny, as she finally settled down onto the corner of his desk. He leaned back in his chair shook his head. Security had just been in and levitated, a still out cold, Ronald Weasley out of his office.

"I'm sorry Gin. I would have rather lied to her than told her that her fears were genuine." Harry said shaking his head and rubbing his neck.

"Harry, I know you love Hermione, we all do. But at some point you are going to have to tell her that you knew where the ass was staying." Ginny said as she leaned over and kissed Harry's cheek. She looked down at her wristwatch, and stood up. "I need to get to the Leaky and check on Hermione. She was so down last night, Harry, I'm scared for her. I haven't seen her this down since Fred's funeral."

"I know love. I wish I knew what to do to make all this pain of hers go away. She deserves so much better." Harry rubbed his hands down his face. "When you see her, please insist that she come to the house and stay until she finds a place. If she gives you grief, explain to her that it is for my peace of mind."

"I'll try Harry, but she is the only person I have ever met that is more stubborn that all of my family put together." Ginny said with a smile, a small wave, blowing a kiss, Harry watched his wife disappear into the floo. Harry smiled, and set to work on wrapping up the case that Malfoy and Ron had been working on. Harry had just signed and sealed the paperwork, when his office floo turned green, and a distraught Ginny flew out and landed on his carpet by his desk. Jumping up, he ran over to his wife, who was inconsolable. "Gin, what's wrong?"

"I went to the Leaky looking for Hermione. Hannah said that she wasn't there. She's not at her old place, and she's not with Mom and James at the Burrow. Harry, I can't find her anywhere. I even went to Fred's grave to see if she was there. Harry, she's gone. She doesn't have any family. Where else would she go?" Ginny said distraught. Harry wrapped his arms around her.

"Did you check the hospital. She might have gone into work to take her mind off of things." Harry said soothingly. Hermoine wouldn't just up and leave without at least letting him know.

" I spoke with the head healer, Healer Banks, and he said that she had requested today off. So she wouldn't be bombarded by people after the news broke." Gin said trying to reign in her sobs.

"Don't worry Gin, we'll find her." Harry quickly helped Ginny sit down in one of his chairs, and walked out his door. "Malfoy, Finnigan. I need you please."

"What's up Potter?" Malfoy asked leaning against the wall and looking Seamus. Harry cringed. He knew that the two of them didn't get along, but aside from Ron, Malfoy was the best he had, and Seamus was a close second.

"I need some feelers put out. Ginny is really upset, no one seems to know where Hermione is, and with the news that broke this morning, we just need to know that she is safe." Harry looked at the two. Malfoy's gray eyes showed surprise for a moment before he quickly schooled his features.

"There's no need to do that." Malfoy said softly.

"Why is that Malfoy?" Seamus asked him belligerently.

"I know where she is, and she's safe." Malfoy said looking at all the people in the room.

"You know this how?" Ginny asked looking at the blonde.

"Because I spoke with her this morning. I would tell you, but I want to make sure she is okay with you all knowing. I would be more than happy to pass along a message of some sort." Malfoy looked at his fingernails.

"That would be great."Ginny said and she quickly jumped up and huggged the Slytherin. Malfoy looked quite uncomfortable, before gently patting her on the back. "Thank you."

"Don't mention it Potterette." Malfoy said with a smirk. "Is that all you were needing?"

"Wait, there is one more thing, and I know neither of you are going to like this." Harry said with as much authority as he could muster. "You two are partnered together for the foreseeable future."

"What!"

"You have got to be fucking kidding me!" Seamus and Malfoy said simultaneously.

"I don't want to hear it. I am already down a man, and after the situation this morning with Ron, I need my two best aurors together. You two are it. Work your shit out, and work together." Harry glared at them. "Now, get out. It's almost lunch time, and I am going to have lunch with my wife."

"Do you get the feeling that Malfoy is hiding something huge?" Ginny asked Harry, as he closed his files on his desk, and grabbed her hand.

"Love, don't be so suspicious. I am sure that if he was hiding something that could be threatening, the ministry would inform me right away." Harry smiled down at his wife lovingly.

"I am not saying that he is hiding something deadly. You are going to think I'm crazy at the next words that are about to come out of my mouth, but what if he is in love with 'Mione?" Ginny smiled widely.

"I don't know love. That's a huge leap in my opinion." Harry put his arm around his wife. "But, stranger things have happened. I think my six years at Hogwarts could testify to that."

"True." Ginny said with a smile, as they walked out of the ministry to grab lunch together. It had truly been a rough morning.