A/N: AHH, runs screaming to the corner and hides don't hurt me! Hey I know it's been a while since I updated, but I have had softball and homework, and some family stuff, so I haven't exactly had a chance to get on here. Plus being the big Cadet I am I had to work the Girl Scout Father Daughter dance last night. And I went to a birthday party yesterday, and shopping. I got the best dress ever for my graduation in June! Then when I got home they were doing mantenece so I couldn't upload anything. Ok now that I have gone back and read, I have refreshed my memory, oh and BY THE WAY ABSOLUTE FLUFF! Oh yeah love and cookies to those who review... I need 2 think of a new food to give away... NAH! (updated)

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"Draco! Where is my Herbology book?" Ginny asked looking under the bed.

"I don't know where did you do your homework?" Draco asked walking into the bedroom. It was a month after the event had happened, and November was upon them. The leaves on the trees around the school and in the Forbidden Forest had long since turned to the autumn colors of red, yellow, orange, and brown. The days were now chillier and going to the Green house for Herbology and out to Care of Magical Creatures wasn't so much fun any more. On this particular morning Ginny was trying to procrastinate as long as she could, though she truly didn't know where the book was.

"Well I was doing my homework in here, but we kind of got sidetracked." Ginny answered with Draco's trade mark smirk on her face. She had become accustomed to using this sly look when ever she had a smart comment for him, and found it amusing that he liked it.

"Yes, well I wasn't really expecting to find you down here, usually Wednesday nights you are up in your room. So like any one who finds his wife after a long day, and mind you it was a rather rough day, I had a right to-,"

"FOUND IT!" She shouted after throwing a pair of pajama pants, that it had apparently been under, at his face. "What was that you were saying, I missed it." She said with an evil smile. He just glared at her before wrapping his arms around her.

"You know what? I don't know why I even deal with you." He said shaking his head before kissing her nose.

"Hmmm, maybe because I am stuck to you forever?" She questioned rasing her eyebrows in an it's-so-obvious-it's-stupid look.

"That could be it, or I just like knowing that when ever I want to I can-," Once again Draco was interrupted, this time not by Ginny, but by Dumbledore knocking on his door. Draco sighed. "Get to class, I will finish with you later." He said letting her go.

"Is that a threat?" Ginny asked wrapping her cloak around her.

"No it's a promise!" He said smacking her butt as she walked towards the portrait hole. "No, floo out, I don't want Dumbledore knowing you were down here!" He said chasing after her.

"You know he knows." She answered before pulling open the door to find a very amused Albus Dumbledore standing in front of the door. "Professor," She said quietly not being able to conceal the small smile that fell on her lips.

"Ah, Ginevra." He replied, a glint of mischief in his eyes. Ginny nodded, walking up the corridor and bursting into a fit of giggles when she knew she was out of ear shot.

"Ginny," Collin said catching up with her as she made it to the front door. "What's so funny?"

Ginny shook her head, "Don't worry about it Colliflower," She answered as the were met by a gust of cold air.

"Ok what ever. Where were you last night girl. I so needed to talk to you. Don't tell me you were down there with Draco." He said looking at her, his eyebrows raised, anticipating her answer.

Ginny looked innocently at the ceiling, but she couldn't help smiling and that completely blew her cover.

"I thought you weren't supposed to be down there! What happens when Professor Dumbledore finds out?" He asked as the pushed their way through the wind to the green house.

"He knows, he came to speak to Draco this morning and I bumped into him in the door way. That's why I was laughing, the look on his face was so funny. He knew I was in there and I can only imagine what he was thinking when I walked out!" Ginny giggled softly to herself.

Collin smiled, he had seen her after she had been attacked and it was not a pretty sight, she was constantly looking around corners and hated being alone. Now she was almost back to her normal self, though she was still not liking to be alone in the room where the dreadful night had taken place. He, along with their friend Cassidy had spent many nights in there with her, or out in the common room where she was sure there were plenty of witnesses.

"Hurry inside, and do shut the door." Professor Sprout said as the walked into the much warmer green house. Ginny pulled the door shut behind them and they walked over to their usual work table.

"Gin, where were you last night?" Cassidy asked from across Collin. Ginny smiled, but class started before she could respond."

"Does anyone in here know what a Cassener root is?" The professor asked, when no one responded, she reminded them, "Open your books, go ahead take a peek. I will pass one around."

A small ginger-like root was passed around the room. When is reached Ginny she merely looked at it and burst out laughing. "What is so funny?" Cassidy asked.

"It...it... it looks like a...a.." She couldn't answer between the giggles and gasps for breath. She leaned over the counter, grabbing her sides.

"A WHAT?" Collin asked looking at it.

"A shriveled up..." This started a whole peal of laughter between the three.

"IT DOES!" Cassidy said as she fell to her knees from laughing so hard.

Collin tried to pass it to Ginny, but she refused to take it. "EWW, I'm not touching it." She said backing up only laughing harder.

"Miss Weasley, Miss Feraura, and Mr. Creevey, please calm your selves and quit interrupting my class!" Their teacher scolded. Other student's had began looking at them.

"If you do not wish to calm down, you can leave my class. Or I can take House Points." Ginny looked sideways through her tear filled eyes, she met Cassidy's eyes and the three picked up their belongings and walked out of the room.

"You know what? We got in trouble and I don't really care. We have the next 2 hours to our selves now." Collin said as they walked back up to the castle.

"Ya, except getting kicked out of class, especially in seventh year isn't the smartest thing to do right now though is it. We probably missed the homework, and how are we going to do it if we don't know what it is?" Cassidy asked.

Ginny stopped dead in her tracks. "You...You are going to do 'it' with the Cassener root?" She asked falling to the hard, cold, ground laughing. Cassidy got a look of horror on her face.

"GINNY!" She said as she went after her friend. Ginny stopped laughing and got up and ran into the castle. Looking back to see how far Cassidy was behind her she hadn't realized she slammed into something rather solid.

"WOAH Gin!" The voice said as strong arms steadied her. She knew that voice. Her eyes grew wide.

"Draco." She whispered, not being in class and being caught by your husband, who is a teacher, is almost as bad as being caught by a parent.

"What are you doing, Miss Weasley," He tried to contain his smile as he called her by her maiden name. "I believe you are supposed to be in Herbology. As are the two of you?" He said pointing at Cassidy and Collin.

Ginny frowned. "We kinda got kicked out." Collin answered after a moment seeing that his other two best friends weren't going to say anything.

"Kicked out?" Draco asked looking at Ginny, who had smiled, a look of innocence covering her features.

"Draco, er Professor Malfoy, do you know what the Cassener root it?" Ginny asked looking at him, trying to hide the smile that covered her features.

Draco closed his eyes, slowly licking his lips. "Don't tell me that's what you were doing today in Herbology." He said opening his eyes. Cassidy and Ginny were both on the floor laughing Collin leaning against the wall.

"We weren't doing 'it' Professor, though Ginny seemed to think Cassidy was. We were studying it." Collin answered when he had calmed some.

"Ginny you started all of this, huh?" Draco asked with a chuckle. When she didn't respond he continued. "Look guys you're going to get in ever bigger trouble if McGonagall finds out you were hanging out in the tower all morning. Go on down to the flat and hang out there, ok?" He instructed, walking away with a wave of his hand.

"We got to go int to the teacher's personal living space?" Cassidy asked, suddenly serious.

"Well technically it is your best friend's living space, as I am his wife, there for I live there as well, but yes you get to go down there. Let's go quick before like Draco said McGonagall finds us!" Ginny said and broke into a run.

When they reached the portrait hole, Ginny said the password. "Wait, his password is your name?" Cassidy asked as the walked in to the spacious living room. "What is someone walks by and says it? Will the portrait just swing open?"

"Well first of all, this portrait is of Draco's Great-Great-Great-Grandfather, he was once a potions professor here, as well. He knows only to open if Draco or I say the password, and besides no one knows my name is Ginevra. To everyone I am Ginny." She said throwing her bag on the couch and walking to the small kitchenette. "Butter beer?"

"Thanks," Cassidy said catching the bottle and walking around the room. "This place is huge!" she commented.

"Not really, our flat is way bigger." Ginny said flinging herself on the couch.

"Oh right, you also have a flat, I forgot about that. Where is it agian, Hogsmade?" Collin asked from the recliner.

"Ya, you'll have to show it to us next Hogsmade Weekend." Cassidy's voice came from down the hall where she was in the loo taking in the marble bath tub, and silver faucet handles.

"Well it's closed for the school year, but we decided to open it back up for Christmas, that way we aren't intruding on his mother's space, or back at my house. Maybe you can come visit for a few days."

"Ya if he doesn't hold you prisoner in the bedroom for two weeks." Collin said now getting up to examine a picture of Ginny and Draco at a wedding they had attended together over the summer, that sat on the mantle.

"Oh please. I would get hungry." Ginny replied, chucking to herself.

No one replied and they all sat in silence sipping their beverages. The fire was on in the fireplace and Ginny got up to add another piece of wood. Watching the flames grow larger still no one spoke.

"What's it like to be married?" Cassidy asked quietly from where she had sat down beside Ginny, both leaning against the couch.

Ginny shrugged. "I got introduced to marriage in an unusual way." She replied, not speaking for a few minutes afterwards. "And I mean, I hated it at first. Merlin to be married to Draco Malfoy, the most Arrogant ferret on the planet. Then not being able to do anything about it because it was a wizard marriage, was horrible. But we got over it and the summer was hard, but I now realize that marrying Draco wasn't so bad after all, and that I learned to live with him, love him even."

"You were lucky." Collin whispered, breaking the eery quietness of the all too serious moment.

"In some ways, I mean I don't know what would happen if I still thought he was an ass, I mean I do think that sometimes he is, but that is just," She shrugged. "When it came to what happened with the baby and Lucius though. I don't think a husband could have been more supportive. The baby was his, I didn't lie." She was speaking in a whisper, but Collin and Cassidy were dead silent, waiting for her to continue. "I wouldn't want any other man to father my kids. He's incredible."

Their moment of thought was interrupted when the fire went out and with a swoosh and pop Harry was in the fire place. After stepping out, the fire lit back up again.

"Oi, Ginny what are you doing down here?" He asked wiping away the soot on his shirt.

"HARRY! I have white carpet, and I just cleaned it!" Ginny said in her best Molly impression.

"Sorry Mother," He said casting a quick scourgifying charm on the spot where he stood. "Anyway where is Malfoy?"

"I'm right here." She answered grinning at him. His face took on a serious look.

"I see that and I would like to know why, but I need to find your other half." He answered looking into the kitchen.

"He isn't in there. I don't know where he is. I am here because I got kicked out of Herbology." Ginny answered.

Harry looked at her. "How the hell did you get kicked out of Herbology?" He asked turning so he could look at Ginny's friends as well.

"Harry, I am sure you know of the Cassener root?" Ginny asked. She saw Harry close his eyes and nod, a small smile on his lips.

"Yes, I am very aware of the Cassener root. Ron and I had a hard time doing anything serious in that class last year. Hermione had to put a calming charm on herself just so she could work, and that's when you know it's pretty bad." The three seventh years nodded. "Any way... so you don't know where Malfoy is?"

Ginny shook her head. "Dumbledore was came down here this morning as I was leaving for class, to talk to him, he may be up there." She answered.

"I don't even want to know what you were doing down here this morning, but hey it's none of my business. I'll talk to you guys later ok?" He asked before re-entering the fire place and with a swish and pop disappeared.

He wasn't gone 4 seconds another swish and pop brought Hermione into the room.

"Ginny why aren't you in class?" She asked the moment she saw the three occupants of the room. She hadn't even stepped out of the fire or explained her presence yet.

"Hermione, now don't get mad, but I got kicked out of Herbology. WAIT," She said holding up one hand before her friend could say anything. "It was the same lesson you could barely get through last year." She answered.

Hermione nodded knowingly. "The Cassener root?" She asked.

All three nodded, "I don't know why she would even show that to seventh years, that is just so senseless, though I don't think a younger age level would take it any better. She probably thought we were mature enough. Guess that tells you who still needs to grow up." Cassidy spoke up for the first time.

"Yes, well, have you seen my fiancé? I seem to have lost him. We were in Diagon Alley, and he was talking to some one when he came up to me and said something about talking to Malfoy. Has he been through here?"

"Ya, just went up to the head master's office. Why what's up?" Ginny asked standing up to offer the soon-to-be-bride a drink.

"I don't know." Hermione answered, shaking her head to the offer of a refreshment. Ginny could tell however that Hermione did know something, but she didn't question.

"Well I will head up there and see what I find out." She said and with a wave was gone.

"Interesting." Collin piped up from the corner. "Well if there will be no more interruptions I say we start our homework."

"What homework we weren't in class long enough to get homework. " Cassidy said standing up and reaching for her bag.

Collin looked down at his hands in his lap. "I didn't exactly get a chance to finish my transfigurations homework last night." He answered sheepishly.

"Nice Collin, real nice." Cassidy said taking out one of her trashy romance novels.

/-/-/-/-/

Draco what was going on earlier?" Ginny asked as she felt Draco crawl into bed beside her that night. The rest of the day had gone normally, but she hadn't seen Draco, not having Potions that day. She had been waiting up for him, but fell asleep before he had returned.

"Nothing, why?" He asked pulling her too him. Half asleep she scooted towards him.

"Well," She said laying her head on his chest. "Dumbledore came to talk to you, then Harry flooed in so he could talk to you. And Hermione came in looking for Harry, and though she denies it, she knows something. So what's up?"

Draco sighed. "You are too smart for your own good you know that?" He asked kissing her hand.

"Not as smart as Hermione, but sure why not?" Ginny asked softly. "But quit stalling, what are you not telling me?"

"Well, I'm sure your aware of the fact that he-who-must-not-be-named is gone. But his followers are not. And unlike last time things are happening." Ginny stayed silent that idea rolling around through her head.

"So what's gonna happen?" She asked, she was afraid to know the answer, but knew that it would intervene in her life at some point, so she might as well know.

"Potter, your brothers, and I, along with the other aurors, and some of the kids that were in the DA? Well we are going to war. It isn't for a long time off, but Dumbledore wanted to talk to me about it. Potter knew already, but rumors were spreading around Diagon Alley so he thought he would come and see how far our planning had gotten.

"Why you? Aren't you linked to all these people, your dad and aunt being who they are?"

"That's exactly why I have to do this." He answered softly. "Because I am so directly related to them, I have to help get rid of them."

Ginny shook her head. Tears were about to spill. "My brothers, which brothers?"

"Well obviously Ron, and also Fred, George, and Charlie." He knew she didn't want to hear this, all her men going off to war, but it wasn't what he wanted either.

"Don't worry about it Ginny. This is why I wasn't going to tell you." He said. "Now come on, get some sleep."

Ginny nodded, and nestled closer to her husband, however sleep was the last thing on her mind.

/-/-/-/-/

Friday, finally.

"Gin what's up? You look...horrible." Cassidy said as Ginny sat next to her at breakfast that morning.

"I didn't get much sleep last night." Ginny said taking a piece of toast. "No not because of that." She answered, not smiling. Collin who had been, shrugged. "Don't worry about it ok?" She asked. Both friends looked up at Draco who was sitting beside Dumbledore. He was also tired looking, then looking to Dumbledore's right, they saw, none other than Harry Potter.

"Gin, why is Harry sitting at the head table?" Collin asked, looking at the raven haired boy.

Ginny's neck nearly snapped, her head whipped up so fast. "Shit." She mumbled under her breath. Draco looked at her, his eye catching her's, she gave a slight smile.

At this point Dumbledore stood. "Students, good morning. I am sad to say that Professor Hillby had to resign. However in his place we have the great HARRY POTTER!" The student body all stood clapping and whooping, only the Slytherins had stayed seated, rolling their eyes.

Ginny too was sitting. 'Harry is replacing Defense Against the Dark Arts? Not good, not good, not good.' A look of panic must have taken over her features, because Collin turned to her.

"If this has anything to do with why you didn't sleep last night, I am sure everything is going to be ok." He said giving her a one armed hug.

Ginny nodded, 'Ya... we are all safe if Harry is here.' she thought. Putting on a small smile she joined in with the rest of the school as they congratulated Harry.

Only Draco saw this little piece. He hoped she wouldn't worry. With his father gone the death eaters were no match.

A/N: Here it is. Hope you liked it. There is a sort of cliff hanger but hey don't worry it's nothing big, just some idea I got. Love and cookies

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