Chapter 10

Ginny was pacing around her kitchen anxiously when a large eagle owl came tapping at the kitchen window of 12 Grimwald place. She didn't recognize the owl, but suspected that it was what she was waiting for, since she had to leave to go to Hermione's in an hour to help her get ready for her date with Draco.

"It's about time" She grumbled at the owl, as it hooted for a treat for having to carry such a heave package from Diagon Alley. She gave him a few treats and he took off. Ginny opened the package, so that it would look like it came from her closet, instead of a shop. She gasped as she saw the gorgeous dress and shoes that Draco had picked out. As she was putting the dress and shoes in a garment bag, Harry came into the kitchen, with a very inquisitive Lilly, right behind him.

"Are you going out on a hot date with someone?" Harry started laughing as the look on his wife's face was of utter confusion. Then it hit her that Harry had seen the dress, and she remembered that she didn't tell him that Hermione had a date with Draco, and she was going over to help her get ready.

"Harry, I need to tell you something and you promise not to get mad at Hermione. Plus, she will kill me when she finds out that I told you what I am about to tell you. Do you promise not to get mad?" She asked Harry with her puppy dog look that she has perfected over the years.

"You know I could never be mad at you love, you are helping her move on. So what do you need to tell me?" Harry asked with love in his eyes, only for his beautiful wife.

"Well you remember back in our last year at Hogwarts, and Hermione was sort of seeing Draco? And he claimed that Pansy had imperioused him? Well after she started back to work and found that she was going to be Deputy Head instead of Head of the department, she found out that Draco was the other Deputy Head. They have been getting along, surprisingly, since he is really the last person that she would want to work with. Well I found out, well accidentally eavesdropping, as I walked passed his office, and I heard him talking to Blaise about how he still loved her after all these years and he has been the one sending her flowers every day. So the other day after I had lunch with 'Mione, I went to ask him if he still loved her. And as I was asking him, I could see the love in his eyes as I said her name. So I told him that I would help him. And told him that when she asked him for lunch today, to tell her no, but then ask her to dinner instead. And he said that he would make sure a dress would be delivered, so it looked like it was from me and not him." Ginny said excitedly as she took a deep breath waiting patiently for her husband to say something.

Harry looked at Ginny, with a smile that reached his eyes and took her into a big hug. "How could I be mad? I have always known she still loved Draco, and even though he and I don't talk as much anymore, a few weeks after Ron died, he came to me to ask how she was, and if we had any leads. I knew he was temporary head while she was out on leave, and I know he was working just as hard as we were looking for the wizard who had done it. And with his help is how we got the man. After she came back I could see how he would look at her while they were talking and getting along, I could also see how she would look back. I know she loved Ron, but I think at the same time she still loved Draco." As he let her go out of the hug, he kissed her on her cheek and told her that she should get over to Hermione's so she can be ready for when Draco picks her up.

"Ok love, I will see you in a few hours. I hope she loves this dress as much as I do just looking at it, maybe I can borrow it one day" Ginny said with a cheeky grin. And at that she apparated to Hermione's house.

Hermoine was pacing back and forth as she was waiting for Ginny to show up. Twirling her frizzy hair around a finger as she was thinking, thinking about Ron, and how he would feel about her moving on, and with Draco no less. She had to giggle, knowing that he would be fuming mad! Just as she thought she was going to knot her hair up by twisting it all around her fingers, when she heard a familiar pop in her living room, knowing that it could only be Ginny.

"Gin, I thought you wasn't going to show! I was starting to get cold feet, about to talk myself out of this date!"

"Do you honestly think that I would abandon you on the biggest night of your life right now? I know that your feelings for Draco never went away, so I was making sure that I found you the perfect dress for tonight!" Ginny started to pull the zipper down on the garment bag as she said "I hope you liked what I found in my endless closet!" The red head laughed as she pulled the dress out.

"Oh my God Ginny it is absolutely gorgeous! I have never seen this dress before, when did you get it?" The brunette asked.

"I bought it for an event shortly after Ron passed, and I didn't go, so it has been sitting in my closet for about a year. I hope you love it on as much as you love just looking at it. I don't really want it anymore so you can keep it, maybe you can charm it at a later date to change color or design later. Oh and I got shoes too! Do you have any jewelry to go with it? What about that necklace Harry and I got you a couple years go for your birthday? That should go perfectly!" Ginny said excitedly

"Yes I do, and you are right, it will go perfectly. So I was thinking maybe we can do my hair in pretty ringlets, something that won't be too frizzy, I am so nervous that it seems more frizzy than usual. I really do need your help. And I leave my face in your skilled hands with my makeup." Hermione told Ginny.

"Oh Hell 'Mione, you are going to make me work, I can see that your hair is frizzier than usual. Lets get to work, Draco will be here soon, oh and by the way, Harry knows." Ginny said sheepishly.

"UGH, what did he say? I can't be mad that you said anything, because I didn't tell you not to tell him, I just wanted to wait, I know he is probably upset that I am going, being that I was married to his best friend." Hermione said.

"Harry was actually very understanding about it. He said he can tell that you still care for him, and even though you did love Ron, he doesn't think that you ever stopped loving Draco. You know it was because of Draco that they found the wizard who killed Ron right? Harry said that he came to him a couple weeks after it happened and had offered to help any way he could, asking every day how you were doing, I think he was afraid to come and ask you personally, after what happened between you two." Ginny said.

Hermione just let her mind wander as Ginny went to work on her unruly hair. She had to admit she was surprised to hear what Ginny told her. No one told her that Draco was asking about her, she may have been a little nicer to him when she first came back.

After what seemed like forever, but possibly just a couple of hours, and almost a whole bottle of Sleekeasy's, her hair looked perfect! And then Ginny started to work on her makeup. God's Draco is going to be here soon and I have no idea where he is taking me, I am so excited Hermione thought.

"OK makeup and hair are done, go get dressed and come on out, I will let you see what you look like when you come out." Ginny said with a smirk that could rival Draco's.

"Ginny can you come and help me lace up this corset? I can't seem to reach!" Hermione yelled from up in her bedroom.

"Sure I am on my way up! I can't wait to see what you look like all put together!" Ginny yelled back as she ran up the stairs.

As Ginny opened up the door to Hermione's room, she saw the brunette with her back to her, holding up the dress waiting for help with the corset ribbons.

"Ok all done, turn around and let me see!" Ginny said as excitedly as if it was her going on a first date with Harry. " Oh My God Hermione you look absolutely stunning!"

Hermione looked at herself in the mirror, and she just gasped, she hasn't looked this pretty since her wedding day. The final touch was her necklace and she was ready, and Draco should be there in just a few minutes.

"Ok 'Mione, I am going to leave, it is about 5 minutes to 6 and Draco should be here any minute! Are you still going to come tomorrow for dinner?" Ginny asked.

"Yes Ginny I will still be over for dinner tomorrow, just us three and the kids right? I really don't want to deal with Molly crying the moment she sees me like she has every time over the last year." Hermione stated.

"Yes just us and the kids, you know, if everything goes well tonight, you can always bring Draco with you!" Ginny said as she apparated away.

Just as she left, the doorbell chimed, and Hermione opened the door to a very wide eyed Draco…

OOHHH cliff hanger (kind of). Wonder what Draco thinks of what Hermione looks, and where in Paris is he taking her? Find out when I get the next chapter done! Much love to those who are reading and following! Please let me know what you think! Dramione love!