Ron Weasley walked into his office at the Ministry. He said hello to his assistant, and after making a bit of small talk, he went into his office and closed the door.

As he was working, he heard a knock at the door. "Come in!" he called.

"Mr. Weasley, there's a Mr. Zabini here to see you", his assistant told him.

He looked puzzled. Why was he here? He nodded and told her to let him in.

He looked up to find Blaise Zabini walking into the room. "Zabini", he said, "what can I do for you?"

Blaise smirked. He had been thinking about how bloody miserable his best mate had been the past few days. And he knew it was all because of a certain witch. He had decided he would try to get Draco to call off the wedding and admit he wanted to be with Hermione, blood status forgotten. But, to do that, he needed to enlist the help of some nosy Gryffindors.

"I actually needed your help with a...personal problem", Blaise responded.

Ron looked at the dark skinned wizard with a puzzled expression. "Listen, Zabini, I don't know what you've heard, but I don't swing that way", Ron laughed. He knew Blaise had a reputation with women, and couldn't help to make the joke.

Blaise looked absolutely appalled. "Please, Weasley, I just ate", he said, gagging.

"I need you to help me get Draco and Granger together", Blaise finished explaining. Ron narrowed his eyes.

"And why, may I ask, would I ever help Mione get back with that git? He played her for years, making her fall in love with him, when he had no intentions of reciprocating that love", Ron seethed.

Blaise rolled his eyes. "He does love her back, he's just too stubborn to admit it".

Ron relaxed a bit after hearing this. He hesitated a little bit.

"And...you're sure he loves her back? She can't handle getting her heart broken again", he said to the other wizard.

"I'm positive", Blaise nodded.

Ron thought it over before holding out his hand.

Blaise took it and they shook while Ron said, "So, how do we do this?"

Blaise smirked again and said, "Well, we'll need the help of Potter and the Potterette".

"They have names", Ron mumbled annoyed, "and they don't exactly know about the relationship", Ron finished sheepishly.

"Well then, you'll have to tell them, won't you?" Blaise responded to the red head before telling him the rest of his plan.

Hermione had just gotten home from Draco's apartment. She was breathing heavily still, but she was happy she had kept her resolve and not slept with Draco.

She thought about the blonde man and anger seethed through her. She didn't want to just be his toy because his perfect little pureblood fiance needed to be pure on her wedding day. She had hoped that maybe she meant more to him than that, but she didn't want to convince herself that he cared about her as more than someone to sleep with, because she was trying to get over him.

She was even angrier because she had just begun to forget about him, but he brought her right back to square one.

She felt tears threatening to spill over her lashes, but she blinked them away. She would not shed any more tears over Draco Malfoy, she decided.

She shook her head to relieve the thoughts of the former Slytherin, and she went about straightening things up. As she was cleaning her flat, she heard a knock at her door.

She opened it to find an ecstatic looking Ginny.

"Mione!" She exclaimed, running into her flat and giving her a big hug.

"Hi, Gin", Hermione laughed, "it's nice to see you, too."

"I was wondering if you wanted to have a girl's night?" Ginny inquired, holding up a bag containing ice cream and popcorn.

"I'd love to!" Hermione told her, taking the bag and putting it in the kitchen.

Ginny sat down on the couch and beckoned for Hermione. Hermione made her way over to her and sat down next to her.

"I have some news", Ginny told the older witch.

"I'm pregnant!" she screamed.

Hermione squealed and jumped up off the couch. "Oh my gosh, that's so exciting!" she gushed, ushering Ginny up and hugging her.

"Does everyone know?" Hermione inquired.

Ginny shook her head. "Harry's telling Ron tonight, and then I told you. We're going to tell Mum and the rest of the family at dinner at the Burrow. You'll come, won't you?"

Hermione nodded. "I wouldn't miss it for the world!"

Ginny smiled at her best friend.

"Hurry up and snag Carter so my little ones can have friends", Ginny told her friend while smirking.

Hermione laughed, "Gin, we haven't even slept together yet!"

Ginny's eyes widened. "You had that beautiful man here after the engagement party and you didn't sleep with him? What are you waiting for?"

"I just...want to take things slow", Hermione said slowly. It was the truth, but more specifically, she didn't want the same thing that happened with Draco to happen with Carter. She didn't want to just be a hole Carter could fill himself in. While she didn't believe that's all he wanted her for, she couldn't be too careful.

Ginny nodded in understanding. Sensing her friend did not want to talk about it any longer, she went into the kitchen and microwaved a bag of popcorn.

The two ladies then decided to commence their girls night with a movie and a bag of popcorn.

Draco walked into his the manor after a long day. His father had asked him to come there after he was done attending to his business. He had no idea what his father wanted, but he hoped he would make it quick. He walked into his father's study and looked up and found his mother and Astoria in there as well.

"Draco", his father drawled, "so good of you to join us".

Draco smiled weakly, which looked more like a grimace. "Hello father, mother. Astoria," he nodded at her.

"Hello, Draco", Astoria said as she smiled tightly.

"We just wanted to discuss the last minute details for the wedding", his mother stated.

"Why? The wedding isn't for months", Draco questioned.

"Oh dear, it seems like we've forgotten to tell you", his father started, smirking. "We've moved the wedding up...to next week".