Chapter Ten

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The newspaper lay on the door step, unaware of the preprecussions of the words imortalized within its black and white pages. The newspaper appeared to have no idea of the catestrophic events that would be set in motion by the article on its front page.

But then again, newspapers aren't too bright in that respect.

The ancient oak door opened slowly. The jemmed eyes of the dragons engraved into the flawless wood winked in the morning light. A slender young woman slid through the entrance, kneeling to retrieve the paper.

A flash of light caught her eye and she looked up.

Ginny Weasley gasped at the sight of hundreds of camera men and news women. Ginny shot to her feet, one hand pressed to her mouth, the other holding the paper to her chest in an attempt to hide the Slytherin green mans' shirt she was wearing, unbuttoned low enough to show she wasn't wearing a bra.

Questions were fired at her in rapid sucession.

"Miss Weasley, is it true you and Mr. Malfoy have been dating for almost a year now?"

"Miss Weasley, How soon can we expect a Draco Junior?"

"Miss Weasley, how long before the wedding?"

"Ginny, dear, who is it?"

GInny turned as Draco Malfoy opened the door wider. His grey green eyes saw only her for a moment and there was an undeniable emotion reflected there. Then his gaze found the newspeople. His eyes opened in shock. Ginny looked up at him and whispered something. He tore his shocked gaze from the procedings before him and looked to her. He nodded.

He swiftly pulled her into the house and closed the door. A moment later the door opened and a hapless house elf was pushe in front of the the paparazzi.

"Holy fucking shit!"

"Ron, you'd better not let your mother hear you talk like that. She'd make me wash out your mouth." Hermione paused and an evily seductive expression slid over her face. "Not that I'd mind."

Ron looked up at his fiance. Hermione had a distinctively dirty mind. Not that Ron minded. Sex was never boring. But sex wans't the issue, fun as that would be.

He held up the paper he'd been reading. Blazened across the front of the page was a moving picture of Ginevera Weasley dancing to what Hermione guessed was a jazz song. Ginny always liked jazz. That in itself was nothing. It was the man she was dancing with.

She gasped and launched into a tirade about how evil Draco was. As she predicted, Ron was suddenly protective of his sister's choice. Ron could never agree with Hermione on Ginny's love life. If Hermione had tried to defend Ginny and Draco, she would have found Ron adamant in his refusal.

With seeming reluctance she agreed.

The door to the kitchen burst open. Harry Potter stormed into the Burrow, waving his paper in the air. The entire male Weasley population, Hermione, Molly, Fleur, Katie Bell and George's girl toy of the year Kristian General looked up en masse. There were cheerfull hellos as Harry stood stunned.

"Are none of you upset about this?" He snarled, brandishing the paper.

"Why should we be?" Charlie asked, as his wife Kaite handed him a coffee and sat on his lap.

"It's Draco Malfoy!"

"So?"

Harry stopped, struck dumb. "What do you mean so?"

"C'mon Harry. Do you really think we would still be here if we disapproved?" Auther said.

"But... It's Malfoy!"

"He wasn't too bad as I remember. Never could take a joke and trying to get you expelled." George reminesced.

"True, but then again, you managed to get those expulsion things on your own." Fred grinned.

"He's a good fighter. One of the best in the final fight. Well once he came back over." Bill replied.

"I really theenk he weel take good care o' Inny." Fleur added.

Harry looked at Katie and Kristian for help.

"Never met the man. But he seems a decent chap from the papers." Kristian shrugged.

"My company had some dealings with him in the past and Ginny seems genuinely happy there." Katie provided, once again refusing to disclose the business her company actually did.

Harry turned his gaze to Ron and Hermione. "Ron, you remember how it was in school. Give me some back up. Hermione, you remember how many times he called you Mudblood."

Ron looked at his fiance. Then back to Harry. "People change. I trust Ginny's judgement."

Harry exploded. "How can you trust her after that affair with Riddle?"

A freckled hand grabbed his shirt and hoisted him into the air. He found himself nose to nose with Bill Weasley.

"Everybody makes mistakes." He whispered. He dropped Harry. "Now get our of here before I make one."

(A/N: awwwww! kind of fluffy. I like how this chap came out. I was gonna make it longer and put in the events of chapter eleven, but changed my mind. Next chap, we return to Ginny and Draco. Dedications! To Draco and Ginny Forever- Good things come to those who wait! Just kidding. To Channy- glad you like! To Lilemo- You betcha! Sorry, but just a little more suspense! To HarryGinnyfan23- Bows thank you, thank you! thanks for the luck it helped! To Lovenotknown- wow glad you liked! thanks bunches! To bluechild9061- I feel loved! Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it! And second to Rowling aint bad;) To jjp91- Isn't she adorable? glad you like! I might bring Lav back in a later chap, what do you guys think? ToAmericasweetie- ask and you shall recieve! glad you liked, hope this one satisfied! To Bobcat-gurl08- I ususally update monday and friday with sporadic updates when I feel like it. So you should get two chapters ever week. Thanks for the compliment! To deaths-confidant- Oh worry not, there will be much drama coming up! I hope to outline Ginny and Draco's feelings during the next three chapters. I'm feeling nice since I'm on a sugar/Captain Hook high, so I will give you a hint. In chapter eight- the sadness in Ginny and Draco's eyes was not faked. To FairyGirl107- glad you like it! hope this is soon enough. To Tea/Anzufan- sorry to have kept you waiting! here it is! To squirrel-wrath- glad you liked, the rest is still in progress and status is changing I may go further than I originally intended, depending on the consensus. To Norwegian ridgeback- thanks bunches. I never realized I was doing that til you pointed it out, but now I see what you mean. To CCoLoMBiAnMaMi11- ask and you shall recieve!