Jealousy.

Draco felt his jealously bubbling up as he watched Hermione kiss and hug a procession of redheads. Of course there was Harry as well, but Draco wasn't particularly jealous of the raven haired wizard. Firstly Harry was far too in love with Ginny to even look at Hermione as anything other than a friend, and secondly, Hermione herself had told him that she shared a sibling like relationship with Harry. However, even though Hermione considered the Weasley's family, Draco had never heard her refer to any of the redheads as being like brothers.

Despite the fact he wanted to tear the Weasley's off Hermione, Draco controlled himself. It was Hermione's birthday, their first as a couple, and he didn't want to spoil the day for her. Also it was the first time he was really meeting the Weasley's as Hermione's boyfriend, and given the bad history between his family and theirs he didn't want to give them a chance to badmouth him and dislike him. Personally Draco wasn't that bothered what the family thought of him, but they were important to Hermione so he knew they would all have to learn to get along.

"If looks could kill we'd have a pile of dead Weasley's littering Hermione's flat." Harry joked as he came up beside Draco. "I take it you don't like that fact they're pretty hands on."

"I know she's not going to do anything, but I still don't like it." Draco admitted. "Must they all kiss and hug her."

"It's just their way." Harry shrugged. "Although I think George may be playing up the attention because he can see it's winding you up."

"Bloody Weasley's." Draco muttered.

Harry laughed at Draco, before he headed off to sit next to Ginny. When Harry headed off, Hermione broke away from the Weasley's and made her way over to her boyfriend.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"Yeah." Draco smiled at his girlfriend, pleased that she was Weasley free for the first time that evening.

"You don't look it." Hermione remarked. "I've been watching you, and you don't look happy."

"I'm surprised you noticed me through your throngs of admirers." Draco retorted without thinking.

"Ah, that's it." Hermione grinned as she realised what her boyfriend's problem was. "You're jealous."

"I am not jealous of Weasley's." Draco insisted. Hermione merely raised an eyebrow at her boyfriend, and he let out a defeated sigh. "Okay, maybe I'm a bit jealous." He admitted. "But they had their hands all over you."

"They were wishing me a happy birthday." Hermione laughed.

"I spotted wandering hands from at least one Weasley." Draco muttered.

"That was just George being George." Hermione said. "He didn't mean anything by it. He was just telling me that he's got a date with Angelina Johnson next week."

"That name rings a bell." Draco said thoughtfully, trying to remember where he'd heard the name before.

"She was the twin's year at school." Hermione told her boyfriend. "She played chaser on the quidditch team."

"Oh yes, I remember her now. She was quite hot if I remember correctly. George's landed on his feet there." Draco smirked.

"You think Angelina is hot?" Hermione questioned with a frown.

"Now who's the jealous one?" Draco grinned, pulling Hermione into his arms. "Luckily, I only have eyes for you." He smiled at his girlfriend.

"You just keep it that way." Hermione warned.

"And you make sure them Weasley's keep their hands to themselves." Draco countered.

"Deal." Hermione smiled, as she leant up and connected her lips with Draco's, putting an end to his jealousy for the rest of the night.