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A/N: I don't have many ideas for the Tournament, so I'd really like some ideas. I have a few but they really suck and I was wondering if any loyal reviewers might give me a few ideas :)

A/N 2: Yes a second one but this one is good…I guess. I'm thinking of up-ing the rating on this fic. It's at K+ and I'm thinking of making it T; would anyone object? I have a few plot ideas that would really only work with a T rating. What do you all think? I'm probably going to do it anyways but I just want to know what you guys think.

Disclaimer: There are 2 things I know for sure: Jesus is my personal savior and He totally rocks and I don't own Harry Potter

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"Ron, I know you've been wondering where I've been the past few days and why Dean and I aren't together anymore. I'm dating Draco Malfoy," Ginny said, the glow of the fire enhancing the fear in her eyes.

"You're going to give him a heart attack if you tell him like that," Harry said as Ginny slumped her shoulders. She wanted to tell Ron soon so she and Draco enlisted Harry and Hermione for help. The four of them were now sitting in the Head common room and Ginny was practicing what she was going to say to Ron. Harry and Hermione were leaning against the couch and Draco was in the over stuffed armchair to their left.

"I don't think you should say it quite like that," Hermione said as Ginny sat on Draco's lap and buried her face in his chest.

"He could always catch us while we're doing rounds," Draco said thoughtfully as he ran his fingers through Ginny's fiery red hair. She looked up at him and buried her face in his chest again.

"He might as well. I don't think I'll ever be able to tell him," Ginny mumbled as Draco rubbed her back. Harry looked at the clock in the corner of the room stretched.

"It's almost 2:30. We all need to get to bed," Harry said as the four of them stood up.

"Do you mind if I sleep here again?" Draco asked.

"No. Do you need an extra blanket?" Hermione asked as she grabbed an extra pillow.

"I'm fine. Dobby comes in around 3 and keeps the fire going. Thanks," he said as he made the couch into a make-shift bed.

"Good night, don't stay up too late," Harry said as he and Hermione went to their room. Ginny curled up next to Draco and stared into his eyes.

"Are they still mad at you?" she whispered and he nodded.

"I just can't take the staring. I don't mind the silence but the staring…and when I started dating you the whispering got worse. I'm surprised they haven't told Ron yet," he said.

"I think as much as they want to, they're afraid of his temper," Ginny joked slightly but sighed, "I don't know how we're going to tell him."

"We don't have classes tomorrow, why don't we tell him after breakfast? Harry and Hermione can be there…you know, just in case," he said, smiling when she nodded. Ginny lifted her hand and ran her fingertips across his cheek and stopped at his lips. Draco slightly parted his lips as she ran her fingers across them idly. "Are you staying here tonight?" he whispered against her fingers and she nodded.

"You're entering aren't you?" she whispered and he nodded.

"Just thinking about it. Do you want me to?"

"Not really. I know it won't be as dangerous as last time but I don't want to loose you. I love you too much," at this Draco pulled her tighter against him and buried his face in her hair.

"If you don't want me to I won't. Now that I finally have something to live for I'm not losing you to a competition," he stated clearly but in a low voice.

"You'd do that for me?" she whispered. Draco looked down at her and kissed her with a passion she had never known before as one hand wrapped tightly in her hair and one pushed her lower back towards himself until they were flush against each other.

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"Edward," Hermione said thoughtfully as she sat cross-legged on her bed.

"Edward? Where did you get that name?" Harry asked from the bathroom.

"Austen. I really like Edward or maybe Edmund," she said as he stood in the doorway, a toothbrush in his hand.

"I'm not naming our son Edmund," Harry said, his voice muffled from the toothbrush.

"You mean the son I'm not pregnant with and won't have for several more years? That son?" Hermione asked, trying her hardest not to laugh.

"Yes, that son," Harry smiled as he left the bathroom.

"What do you think he'll look like?" Hermione asked as he lay down next to her.

"I hope he has green eyes, but I really hope he doesn't have your hair," she said teasing him as she lay against him.

"My dear, our children are going to have unruly hair no matter what. As long as they have your brains, I'm happy," Harry said as he lazily trailed his fingertips up and down Hermione's back.

"Are we going to talk with them tomorrow?" Hermione whispered. She felt Harry's hand pause for a second before continuing its path.

"Well, it is Saturday. We could just talk with Dudley. How he has a gang of 3rd and 4th years is beyond me but they do listen to him," Harry marveled. He readjusted and put his right arm behind his head and cradled Hermione in his chest.

"No, we need to talk with all of them," Hermione said and she felt Harry nod. After a few minutes Hermione felt Harry breathing deeper and evenly than normal, he had fallen asleep

"Sleep well love," Hermione whispered as she kissed his jaw. Within minutes she was asleep too.

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"Good morning," Draco whispered when he saw Ginny's eyes flutter open. She smiled and snuggled closer as he wrapped his arms around her, "Are you ready to go?" he whispered into her hair a few minutes later. Ginny sighed.

"Yeah, are Harry and Hermione up?" she asked as she sat up and stretched.

"I've already talked with them and they're looking for Ron. They've decided it's best to let him eat first, that way he at least is happy before we tell him," Draco grimaced. She nodded but stood up and let Draco perform a cleaning and straightening spell on their clothes before they snuck out of the Head Room. Entering the Great Hall, Ginny saw Ron, Harry, and Hermione getting up from the table and heading her way. She turned around and quickly met Draco who was standing right outside the door.

"Are you ready?" Ginny whispered and Draco nodded as the trio walked out and turned towards them.

"Hey Ginny! We were just about to…what are you doing with Malfoy?" Ron asked. He turned to look at Harry and Hermione but they were now standing over near Ginny and Draco, "What's going on?" he asked warily.

"I…well, we have something to tell you," Ginny whispered. Draco gently squeezed her hand, giving her the courage to continue, "You know Dean and I broke-up. What you don't know is I'm now with someone else."

"Who?" Ron asked carefully, he wasn't an idiot but he was hoping against hope it wasn't who he thought it was.

"Me," Draco said, "We've been together almost 2 weeks."

Ron looked from his baby sister to his enemy to his best friends. What was going on? His enemy was dating his sister? Then it hit him and he laughed. "That's great guys! Really funny, but seriously what did you want to tell me?" he asked wanting to know the truth, or a different truth that he would be more willing to accept.

"Really, Draco and I are dating. I love him…" Ginny started but Ron turned purple and she decided it wasn't a good idea to finish that particular statement.

"…and I love her," Draco finished. At this Ron turned an ashy color and sank to the floor and a loud THAWCK was heard throughout the hall, "What!? He asked so I told him! Don't hit me again Potter or so help me…" Draco said when Harry smacked him across the head.

"All of you leave. You too Draco, I need to talk with him alone," Ginny said and practically pushed the three of them outside. Once they were gone she took a deep breath and sat down next to her brother. It was quiet for a few minutes while color returned to Ron's face and Ginny thought about what to say.

"You and Draco?" Ron whispered and Ginny nodded.

"I don't know how it happened. I used to hate him but when he turned and helped us last summer I just…I love him," Ginny said, looking at her brother who was shaking his head, "What?"

"How can you even consider him? After everything he's done to us and our family you've chosen him?" Ron asked.

"Ron, he turned to our side and killed his aunt. He handed his parents over to the dementors and hasn't looked back. He's changed," Ginny said as she took his hand in hers, "I'm not asking you to…I just want you to accept my decision. You don't have to like it, just respect it," she said.

"I don't like it. I don't, I think he's dangerous and it will take a long time before I will ever trust him. I'll be here for you, that's all I can promise," he said as he hugged her.

"Thank you. He's not perfect but he has changed, you can see that for yourself. Just treat him tolerably. Please?" Ron nodded and they stood up and dusted themselves off.

"I'll do my best. Can I tell Luna, I need to talk with her," Ron asked and Ginny nodded. Ron patted her shoulder and walked off, leaving Ginny in a daze. She slowly took a step and then another and found herself outside and next to Draco before she realized what had happened.

"How did it go?" he asked as he took her hand and led her to the edge of the Black Lake.

"I think he's okay. He's talking with Luna right now but he was…not upset but questioning of my decision," Ginny whispered as looked into his silver and blue-greenish eyes.

"That's the best we could have gotten, right?" Draco asked but Ginny shrugged.

"I was hoping that he could see for himself that you aren't the same person that you were 2 years ago. You've changed," she said softly as she caressed his cheek but looked over the lake at nothing in particular. Draco embraced her and held for a few minutes before gently kissing her temple.

"At least we don't have to hide and hope he doesn't find us," he said into her hair and she sighed. At least their relationship was out in the open and the only one's that didn't know were outside of the grounds. She melted into his embrace and just relished in the fact that she and Draco were together.

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"Are you sure?" Dudley whispered to Mark who nodded. He looked at the small bottle containing a clear liquid. Matt and Doug had nicked it from the Potions master supply room and the 4 of them had spent countless, well really only 7 but it felt like countless, hours in the library trying to figure out what the small vial held. Mark had said it was probably Veritaserum and Dudley was giddy at the thought. He could get Potter to tell him anything! Mark had done some more research and confirmed the fact that the vial held the world's most powerful truth serum.

"What are we going to do with it?" Doug asked as he eyed the vial like it was a treasured prize.

"I'm giving it to Potter, what else?" Dudley said but the boys looked disappointed.

"Potter? We could get the answers for the test next week and you want to give it to Potter?" Matt asked but Dudley scoffed.

"We grew up together; he's not as powerful as you think he is. I beat him up when he was little and even during the hols. He may have magic on his side but I have years of beating him on mine," Dudley said but the boys looked questioningly from one to another.

"I don't know Dud. He is Harry Potter and that means something to us," Doug said slowly as the idea sank deeper in his mind.

"He means nothing to me. Come on, what would you rather do? Get the stupid answers or trash Potter's reputation and that girlfriend of his," Dudley said and the boys reacted.

"It would be fun to trash Potter but he doesn't have a girlfriend. He dated that Weasley before Malfoy but he's not dating anyone right now," Matt said but Dudley grinned.

"I went with him to Diagon Alley and he met that girl…the Head Girl," Dudley announced and waited for the news to sink in. Smiles slowly crept to the boys faces and

"Granger? He's dating Granger? Dud, either you're off your rocker or we just found the best thing since Quidditch," Doug said laughter in his voice.

"When should we do this?" Matt asked and the 4 boys put their heads together to form a plan.

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"Harry stop it!" Hermione giggled. He turned from the window and brushed her off before resuming his position in front of Hagrid's window, "Harry, you can't see what they're talking about unless you can see through walls."

"I know but this is huge Mione. I just…" Harry started but couldn't complete his sentence. What did he want? Slowly Hermione got up from the table and stood next to him.

"You're doing your 'rescue' thing again. I know you want everything to turn out alright but Ron has to work this out and Draco and Ginny know they're going to be fighting for themselves. At least they aren't fighting for their lives," Hermione whispered thoughtfully but Harry shook his head.

"If someone ever tried to take you away…remember the quote in the ring. You are my life and I would fight for you. I know Ginny and Draco haven't been together that long but look at them, I'm positive they feel the same about each other. They aren't fighting life and death but they are fighting for their life," Harry said as Ginny slowly walked out of the castle and met Draco near the lake.

"Really?" Hermione whispered and Harry looked at her.

"Really what?" he asked confused.

"You love me that much? I'm your life?" she asked again and Harry turned to fully look at her.

"Yes. How can you doubt that after everything we've been through?" he questioned.

"I know you love me. I don't doubt that it's just amazing that you love me so much you consider me to be your life. I've know it but it just hit me…I promise we won't name our son Edmund okay?" she slightly joked before Harry pulled her into a hug and kissed the top of her head.

"Oy you two! What are you doing in my house?" Hagrid bellowed as Harry and Hermione jumped apart, wands whipped and ready to attack, "It's just me! You would think when you break into someone's house you would expect them to come back some time. What are you two doing here anyway?"

They put their wands away after apologizing and sat down at the table as Hagrid put some water on the stove for tea and set out some cookies. They both took one and started gnawing on it.

"Ginny just told Ron about her and Draco and…" Hermione started but the yell of surprise from Hagrid stopped her. Harry looked at her and they both realized it at the same time; they hadn't told Hagrid about it because they hadn't had time since school began.

"Ginny is with that ferret!? Since when?" he asked as he sat down at the table and looked across at the teens.

"For about 2 weeks," Harry told Hagrid as he shook his head, "She's really happy Hagrid, happier than I've seen her in a long time."

"I guess we can't do anything. If Ron allows it then no one will be able to stop her," Hagrid sighed as he got up to get the water.

"Technically she was just asking Ron for his blessing. She doesn't need, or will she ever need, anyone's permission," Hermione softly corrected as Hagrid poured them cups of tea. He nodded and sat down again, grabbing a cookie of his own.

"How're classes?" Hagrid asked as he threw a cookie over to Fang.

"Not bad. They're much harder but it's easier to concentrate without the threat of death looming over your head," Harry answered as he watched Fang slowly sniff the cookie, take the cookie gently in his mouth and then hold it there to soften it up. He almost laughed; Fang was used to Hagrid's cooking.

"Unless you enter the Tournament," Hagrid said as he took a sip of tea.

"I'm not entering. I'm done with all of that. I think Ron and Draco are entering though so if you have any hints for them…" Harry winked in remembrance of Hagrid's tip-off of the first event. Hagrid boomed with laughter.

"You were the youngest champion and you were refusing help, how else were we supposed to help you?" he asked, chuckling. Harry looked at his watch and set his cup down.

"It's almost noon. We have to get back in time to talk with Dudley," Harry reminding Hermione before they got up.

"Tell him I send my regards," Hagrid said, smiling as they left and Harry laughed. Outside Hermione asked what the exchange was about.

"When Hagrid came to pick me up, he made me a birthday cake. It was really good, in fact it was the first birthday cake I had ever gotten and Dudley wanted it. When Hagrid and Vernon were talking Dudley snuck over and started eating it. Vernon made Hagrid mad and he cursed Dudley with a tail. He told me later he had been trying to turn him into a pig but there wasn't much left to do so hence the tail," Harry finished as Hermione was chuckling. They slowly walked back to the castle and had just entered the castle when Dudley and his gang emerged from the hallway leading to the Slytherin Common Room.

"Dudley, can we speak with you for a moment?" Hermione sweetly asked as she stood in between him and the doors to the Great Hall. He nodded and the 6 of them stepped into an empty classroom; Harry and Hermione stood in front of the boys who were sitting on a table.

"What are your hours this weekend?" Harry asked as he looked at the gang.

"We're helping Madam Hooch today after lunch and Madam Pomfrey after dinner," Dudley answered but Harry shook his head.

"You can't help Madam Pomfrey after dinner. At 6:30 the other schools arrive for the Tournament. You can do it Sunday before dinner, is that alright?" Harry asked and Dudley nodded.

"That's fine. Anything else Potter?" Dudley asked before getting up. Harry stood aside and the gang walked out. Harry and Hermione walked out a few seconds later and ran into Luna in the hallway.

"Luna! Where's Ron?" Hermione asked as she hugged her friend.

"He stopped in the loo," she said as Harry saw Ron round the corner. He left the girls to talk and cautiously approached his best friend.

"How are you?" Harry asked warily but Ron just shrugged.

"I wish you would have told me but it was better it hear it from Ginny. I probably would have thought you were mad at me and made it up to get even," Ron told him as they stopped for a minute.

"So you and Ginny…are you okay?" Harry asked and Ron nodded.

"I'd be better if she wasn't with that ferret but I have to admit, he is different," Ron said and Harry gave him a hug and they walked towards the girls. "Are you busy after lunch?"

"No, why?" Harry asked as they sat down at the Ravenclaw table for lunch. Harry waved to the first years who were staring at him and they immediately looked away.

"I was wondering if you want to go down to the pitch and fly around for a while," and Harry nodded.

"You could ask Ginny and Draco to come then we could play a game," Luna said as she and Hermione loaded everyone's plates with potatoes and salad and steak.

"Wait, you can fly?" Hermione asked as she passed the pumpkin juice around and Luna nodded.

"I'm not good but Ronald taught me over the summer," she said as they all dug in.

"We need one more player," Harry said as he slyly looked at Hermione. It took her a second to realize they were looking at her before violently shaking her head.

"No, I'm not doing it. You know how much I don't like flying!" Hermione said as they continued to look at her, "I can't fly! You remember our first year and the keys! I can't…you're not going to stop looking at me until I say yes are you?" Hermione finally realized and Harry chuckled.

"Love, I've never been able to change your mind. We're just asking if you would like to play," Harry said as he leaned in and whispered in her ear. His breath tickled but was warm against her skin.

"What position would I have to play?" Hermione asked tentatively as the boys faces lit up.

"Any one you want. You can be a Keeper; we'll make sure the Chaser doesn't let the quaffle near you," Harry said, trying to keep his enthusiasm out of his voice. Hermione had never really liked flying so to keep his excitement down might help her to decide to play.

"As long as I'm on your team…I can't believe I'm agreeing to this, but I'll play," Hermione said as she buried her face in her hands. Why did she agree to do this? Oh yeah, because the way Harry was rubbing her leg and lower thigh was making her lose every mental facility she had. How was it she was putty in his hands now that they were dating?

"YES!" Ron shouted as he punched the air and then started eating again. Hermione shot him a look that would have killed if it was able to.

"Ronald, for that I'm telling Luna about the dream," Hermione shot at him and his eyes went wide. He dropped his loaded fork and silently opened and closed his mouth, as if a Silencing Charm had been placed on him.

"I'm just excited you decided to play! I'm sorry, please don't," Ron begged once he found his voice and the rest of the table laughed. Luna looked from her fiancée to Hermione and back again.

"What dream is this?" Luna asked and Ron turned a deep crimson.

"Never mind Ron, just don't act like I'm impossible," Hermione said as they continued their lunch. Ron carefully eyed the two girls the entire meal and Harry never moved his hand from Hermione's leg. Ron sent a note over to Ginny to ask about the game and both she and Draco agreed to play.

"So who's on what team?" Draco asked after Harry retrieved 6 of his brooms from his Captain's office. The 6 of them were all on the pitch and Harry was handing everyone a broom; a Lighting Strike for himself, Draco, Ginny and Ron and Rockets for Luna and Hermione. Hermione took hers but held it at an arm's length; the discomfort was in her face.

"Well, I'm assuming you want to be a Seeker," Harry pointed and Draco nodded, "Ginny and Ron can play either Keeper or Chaser and Luna and Hermione are our wild cards," Harry finished.

"Seeker's Captain?" Draco asked and Harry nodded. They stood about 10 feet from each other and Ron pulled a sickle from his pocket.

"Harry, call," Ron said as he flipped the coin. Picking heads, Harry won the flip and immediately chose Hermione who rushed to his side. Draco picked Ron, who looked surprised, but went to stand next to Draco. It was down to Ginny or Luna.

"We'll take Ginny," Harry said as she walked over to join their team. Luna floated over to where Ron was standing and stood next to him. Now on teams, they walked onto the pitch and Harry handed Ron the quaffle as Draco released the Snitch in the air.

"Can we have five minutes?" Draco asked Harry who nodded and both teams went into planning mode.

"Hermione, I know you don't like flying but Ginny is a great Chaser, she'll keep the quaffle away from you. Ginny, just keep possession of the quaffle. Are you even paying attention?" Harry asked Ginny who was eyeing her broom.

"What?" she said as she tore her eyes from the hand-stamped platinum serial number she was fingering and looked at Harry who was suppressing the urge to laugh.

"Did you hear the plan?" Harry asked again.

"Keep the quaffle away from Luna?" she guessed, she hadn't really been listening and she still really wasn't. In her hand was a broom that probably cost more than Bill and Fleur's wedding and honeymoon combined and Harry had handed it to her without a second thought.

"Close, keep the quaffle away from Hermione," Harry corrected gently and Ginny nodded. With the time they had left over, Harry showed Hermione how to mount the broom and she gently hovered in the air a few feet above the ground as she practiced flying in different directions.

"Time," Ron said as she landed and stumbled off the broom into Harry's arms. She gave a small half-smile and mounted her broom again, preparing to really take off.

The Captain's shook hands and threw the ball high in the air. Harry quickly mounted his broom and took off high above the pitch to look for the elusive Snitch. He saw Ginny take possession of the quaffle but was stunned for a second as to why Ron was chasing her. He looked down the pitch and saw Luna guarding the rings; apparently Ron really had taught her a thing or two about Quidditch. She was slowly drifting in a circular pattern in front of the rings and keeping her eyes peeled on Ginny who was slowly making her way towards her.

"How's it going?" Harry heard a voice yell and looked to see Draco about 30 feet away from him.

"Nice switch, I never thought you would allow Ron to play Chaser," Harry yelled back and quickly looked back to continue looking for the Snitch.

All afternoon the 6 played Quidditch and it wasn't until Madam Hooch intercepted a throw from Ginny that Harry looked at his watch, it was 4:30! As Heads, he and Hermione were expected to help line everyone up and look presentable for the other schools so they all quickly landed and put the brooms in Harry's office. He locked the door but when he left he saw Dudley and his gang handing bottles of water to his friends.

"What are doing?" Harry asked as he sidled up to Hermione's side and watched as they all gulped the water down.

"We thought you might be thirsty after playing for four hours. Do you want water?" Dudley asked as he handed Harry a bottle. Harry took it and downed it, letting the cool water run down his parched throat. He quickly drained the first bottle and Dudley handed him a second one, which he slowly sipped.

"Thanks Dudley. Come on, we need to get back and be ready by 6:00. Thanks again Dudley," Harry said, tipping the neck of the bottle towards his cousin as the group left the pitch.

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"Was it in the bottle?" Mark asked as he watched Potter and his friends walk towards the castle.

"No, I've thought of something a little different." Dudley said and the three boys stared at him, "Look, if we give him the Veritaserum and let him tell the reporters we get nothing. If we tell them we have information about Potter's love life we'll be rolling in money," Dudley smiled wickedly as his gang agreed. They would somehow get a reporter to the side and tell them what they knew. If the reporter had any sense he would pay a trunk full of money for the information the boys had.

"Potter is going down," Mark said as the boys left the pitch after their plan was totally together and they all laughed.

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A/N: Sorry it took me so long to get this out but in my defense this is 12 pages long and 4,715 words! I'd like to promise I'll update really soon after this but with work (they're making me work 60 hours a week) and school starting soon I have no idea. The more reviews I get the faster I'll update. I've checked my stats and a lot of you aren't reviewing! I don't care what you say, it could be a flame or one word or anything just please review! Those who write know what I mean when reviews really motivate you to write!

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