Chapter 6- Waking up baby


Sitting on the bed, his feet sprawled over the edge, blonde hair shining in the moonlight was Draco Malfoy. He was wearing dark green dragonskin robes, which Fred later pointed out must have cost a fortune.

"Hello. Was this your room then? Good thing as it's rather shabby. Where's mine?" he said very matter of factly.

"How the hell did you get in here Malfoy?" said Fred angrily.

"Oh it was quite easy, you Weasley's should know better actually especially the trator where is he?"

George pulled out his wand, pointing it at Malfoy. "Don't you dare talk about out brother like that, how'd you get in here?"

"And while we're at it why the hell are you here?" asked Fred.

"Well it was quite easy. You're anti apparition spells were awfully old. The Dark Lord's found methods to get passed them ages ago" George continued holding up his want, "Oh right. Why. Well I saw you walking out of that pub earlier, figured you'd be starting things up again, Snape figured you wouldn't being the ruddy Gryffindors you are, but I went back after to check it out. Of course you'd have imperturbable charms on your doorways being that you're the one's who invented those bloody ear things-"

"Extendable Ears" said Fred coldly

"Whatever, but I got in when the Weaslette was eavesdropping on the traitor and the Mudblood's bloody romance troubles. Honestly you'd think after all these years they'd have shagged already."

"Malfoy-" said Fred warningly.

"Right. So obviously I figured if you were onto eavesdropping on romances you weren't starting anything and Snape was right, you were just ruddy Gryffindors, too cowardly to do anything without Potter, too sad without any of your dead friends. Then you two came in, I heard you talking about the house, the shields were ruddy awful and here I am."

"You still haven't answered the question." Said Fred, warningly.

"Well you're thicker than I thought", Draco spoke very slowly as if talking to a two year old, "I am here because I want to heeelp."

"You want to help us?" said Fred, sounding both angry and shocked.

"Don't sound so shocked, I was before wasn't I?"

"Yeah cause Snape forced you." Put in George, "Why the hell would you want to help us?"

"I'm bored." Said Draco simply, "Now where's my room?"

"Bored?" said Fred, sounding amused, "The great Draco Malfoy, famous around London pubs, and Witch Weekly's Most Eligble Bachelor was bored?"

"Of course, it gets boring after awhile, you of all people should know that, haven't you two been doing the same thing?"

"What do you mean?" asked George.

Draco glared at them; they knew perfectly well what he meant. Charming girls at pubs, buy things for no reason, loveless sex, and tons of alcohol. He did it to cover the bloody boredom of life after war, and, maybe, if he admitted it to himself, the pain. And so did they.

Comprehension drew over the twin's faces but they didn't say anything.

"Will you call us by our names then?" said Ginny speaking for the first time and causing the three men to turn and stare at her.

"What?" asked Draco

"If we let you join us, will you call us by our names?"

Draco smirked, "You never forget a thing, do you? Fine- Ginny, but can I still call the Mudblood, Granger?"

"No way!", said Ron vehemently. They all turned to see Ron and Hermione coming down the hall, "Her name's Hermione!" He turned to Ginny, "Are you seriously thinking of letting this fool join us? What reason have you got to trust him?"

Fred, George, and Hermione looked like they thought he had a point.

"He saved me." Said Ginny simply.

"That I did." Said Draco, looking smug.

Fred, George, and Hermione looked shocked. "He, what?" said Fred.

"Well you see…" began Ginny.

"Don't Ginny." Said Ron, he turned to the others, "He didn't save her, she's had fantasies like this since Harry died, and the fact that this git's going along with her is just another reason to chuck him out."

"I thought you'd have some trust in people being in your current position Weasel." sneered Draco.

"First names Malfoy." said Fred loudly.

"You'd think you could return the favor. Plus, isn't it ironic how well the name Weasel turned out to fit Ron here?"

Ron looked like her could hex Malfoy, but Hermione put a hand on his arm.

"Calm down Weasel." sneered Draco. Several faces glared at him. "Right Ron. Anyway I just though you'd like to know your sister's not mental."

"I'm not Ron." said Ginny, sounding quite distressed, "And I think it's bloody stupid that that's what you thought. You see when I was you know, captured, Malfoy here…"

"Hey!" interrupted Draco smoothly, "I'm insulted."

"Right Draco, was assigned to watch over me. Wasn't meant to bring me any food but he did."

"Problem was getting her to eat." muttered Draco darkly.

"What, you didn't eat Ginny, maybe you are mental!" said George, rummaging into a pocket and handing her a Chocolate Frog.

"Bugger off George!" said Ginny angrily, "I wouldn't eat unless he called me Ginny, I guess I was a bit depressed and it was my way of proving to myself he was on my side. So, well, he called me Ginny, and he made sure I ate. And then when Harry came, they were all fighting the Death Eaters, we'd never have been able to get back through so Malfoy…right, Draco took us through a back passageway."

"Right Gin." Said Ron, clearly still not believing her, "And why the hell did no one ever tell us this?"

"Well there were several reasons." said Ginny, reddening, "First of course that no one was suppoused to know Mal-Draco was a spy."

"But we knew that." said Hermione.

"Right, but that's why it couldn't get out to the news and I suppose we just sort of forgot."

"Bullocks!" said Draco, smirking, "I witnessed a bit of an embarrassing scene between Pot-but he's dead-fine Harry and Ginny here and I made a deal with them."

Fred and Goerge burst out laughing, "Really what happen-"

Hermione interrupted them, "But why wouldn't you want us knowing you saved Ginny, we already knew you were on our side?"

"I'd have thought it would be obvious." said Draco, smirking, "I wouldn't want to be hugged by a million ruddy Gryffindor men. Sorry but I don't swing that way."

He received several glares.

"I just didn't want you all hailing me as a hero, ok? I'm the enemy in this little group and I like it that way. Right, now that we've got this sorted out. Will you two good men, show me to my room?"

He put an arm around both Fred and George.

As they walked off Ginny heard Draco saying, "Now you two are frequent pub goers, right? I need to find a new one. Would you recommend Lola's? Looked a bit dodgy."

She rolled her eyes, then turned to Ron.

"I'm insulted, I can't believe you thought-"

"What was I supposed to think Ginny, it's not like it never happened before?"

"Yeah, but in front of the twins? I was trying I mean, did they have to know and Malfoy?"

"Well what if I'm insulted you never told me. You know once it was over. I told you things." he said, with a glance at Hermione.

"Yeah well it never came up."

"Yeah well it should have!"

"Why?"

"It was MALFOY Ginny."

"Yeah you're bloody enemy right."

"Yes actually."

"Well I suppose I'll go to bed."

"Oh come on Hermione you don't have to do that."

"Yes I do Ron. It's at least midnight. And besides, I left Hope in the crib, when we found our rooms, remember? And now that you all have finally settled down I can hear her crying. Thanks so very much for waking her up." She said sarcastically, "Goodnight. Let the others know we'll have a strategy meeting, 9 tomorrow morning." She was glaring at Ron and Ginny.

"Right." they said quickly, "'Night"

Hermione quickly walked down the hallway, her walk betraying annoyance.

"Sorry Ron" said Ginny quietly, "I guess anyone would have assumed, what you did and well you always took care of me when I was really, you know, mental, and I probably should have told you, it's just that, it was sort of an, unspoken agreement."

"Yeah everyone seems to have an unposken agreement to leave Ron in the dark this days." said Ron, bitterly.

"Ron, I didn't mean-"

"I know Ginny, I guess I shouldn't have assumed anything, I'm sorry too." Ron sounded weary, "'Night Gin."

"'Night Ron."


The next morning Ron was awoken by the sound of Hermione's voice.

"Ron!" she called, "Get down here, we're starting in five minutes!"

"What the hell- 5 more minutes!" yelled Ron sleepily.

Hermione marched up the stairs. "Ron, remember, the Order, a meeting, get up!" she said angrily pulling him up by the hand.

Ron sleepily fell into her and then gained his senses and stood back up. They both blushed, both at the close proximity and the fact that Ron was wearing only boxer shorts.

"You look tired." said Ron.

"Yeah, cause I was up all night, with a crying baby, thanks to all of you!" Hermione muttered, darkly.

"Right I'll be down in a minute." said Ron, quickly and rushed of to the bathroom.

Once he was dressed he headed downstairs. Everyone else was already around the table mugs of coffee in hand.

"So what's our plan to recruit?" Draco was saying, "I mean we can't put an ad in the bloody newspaper?"

"Can't we?" said Hermione.

Ron took a seat and looked at her with a confused expression, as did everyone else.

"Well while I was up all night. I came across a spell. A variation on the spell we used for that DA list. I think I can fix it so only those loyal to us, will be able to see the notice, the rest will see an ad for the Wizarding Wheezes."

"Excellent." Said Fred, happily, "Free advertising."

"No." said Hermione, "You're paying for it."

"What? No fair! Make Draco pay for it!"

"You're getting the advertising!" said Draco.

"You're Voldemort's bloody pet!" said Fred.

"So? That's irrelevant!"

"Oh yeah? What if we get caught?"

"I see looking out for yourself. Thought that was a Slytherin trait."

"Oh yeah? Well…" Fred trailed off.

"We're paying Fred." said George, with a grin.

They all began to laugh.

And so it was that all through November an ad was published in the newspaper. To all others it looked like an ad for the Weasley twin's shop. Quite amusing, yet nothing to look twice at. Yet to a few it was a miracle.


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In the next chapter we will be introduced to the rest of our characters as they read the ad, and yes Ron and Hermione will have another encounter, of course. :)