I am so sorry for the long wait!! School has been hectic, but I only have one more day left so I should be able to update more often. Anyhow, to make up for the long wait I have chapters 11-14 ready to go.

Chapter 11

"Ginny, Harry! Welcome, welcome!" a red-haired man said as he greeted them at the door. "Ah, you must be Kia. I'm Arthur Weasley, your grandfather. It's so nice to finally meet you."

"Hello," she said, shaking his hand.

"Kia!" someone screamed. She (who turned out to be Ashley) jumped on her and gave her a big hug. "How are you doing?" she asked leading Kia into the living room.

"It's going to take some getting used to. So tell me who everyone is."

"Ok, who've met the twins from their store?" Kia nodded.

"The boy in the blue sweater, Ryan, is Uncle Fred's and the girl, Lizzie, playing with the doll is Uncle George's. Uncle Fred's wife, Aunt Mary, is the dirty blonde; and Uncle George's wife, Aunt Dana, has dark brown hair.

"Got it," Kia acknowledged.

"You know me and Derek, our parents are talking to yours, and you already know them. Er…the man near the platinum blonde is Uncle Bill, that's his wife, Aunt Fleur, their daughter is Rachel."

Kia nodded.

"Uncle Charlie's talking to Grandpa and his fiancée, Sara-redhead, is helping Grandma in the kitchen. Uncle Percy may stop by later, but don't count on it. He's in the middle of a divorce. Aunt Penelope says he spends all his life at work—doesn't surprise anyone here really. Got it all?" she asked, finishing the brief family intro.

"Got it. Can I, er…nevermind," Kia said, shaking her head.

"What? C'mon, please tell me," Ashley begged.

"How does everyone feel about the Malfoys?" she asked.

Ashley paused for a moment, trying to find the right words. "We're not on best terms with them."

"Oh, so will it cause trouble that I'm with Damon?"

"Er…it might. I don't really know," Ashley said shrugging. Just then Jacob walked up, followed by Lizzie, who looked to be about four.

"Lizzie has a question," Jacob said smiling.

"What is it?" Kia asked politely.

"Are you a princess?" Lizzie asked in a high baby voice.

"No," Kia said, laughing a little.

"Are you sure? You look like Snow White out of the story."

"I'm not a princess and I'm not Snow White," Kia clarified.

"Will everyone please stand against a wall so we can set out the tables," a woman, who Kia could only guess was her grandmother, commanded.

"What?" a confused Kia, asked Ashley.

"Follow me," Ashley said standing up and sheparding Lizzie and Jacob behind the couch.

"Ah, Mum, it's like you don't trust us," Fred, or George, said indignantly.

"I raised you, didn't I?" she said, to which everyone laughed. Fred/George and Bill raised their wands and a large table and chairs appeared.

"Come on," Ashley said, leading Kia to the table. Ginny, Hermoine, and Fleur started bringing out the food. Everyone began piling their plates with food and continuing with their happy chatter.

The platinum blonde girl, Rachel, sat to the left of Kia and Derek sat across from her. Ashley sat to her right and let out a quiet groan.

"So, I'm Rachel," she said in a thick French accent.

"Nice to meet you," Kia said, trying to be pleasant.

"So Kia," Derek said between mouthfuls of food. "How are things between you and Malfoy? Breaking up anytime soon?"

"No, not that it's any of your business," Kia said stiffly.

"He will soon enough, now that he knows you're not a Pureblood."

"You're making judgments on what you don't know," Kia defended.

"Psh," he snorted. "The Malfoys have a strong reputation for their Pureblood pride. Nothing has ever stood in the way of that."

"Things change, people change."

"Whatever, he just keeps you around 'cause he knows he can screw you as much as he wants," he said, stuffing his mouth with food.

"Ouch!!!" he yelped. Everyone turned to look at him.

"What's wrong Derek?" Hermoine asked.

"My fork—it burnt my hand!"

"Derek, unless a spell was said that's not possible," his mother stated calmly.

"Well, maybe a spell was said," he defended.

"No one has a wand out, sweetheart; nice joke, very entertaining."

"But I wasn't—where's Kia?"

"She said she need some air," Ashley said.

"Oh," he said, as he and everyone turned back towards their food and conversations.

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Kia trudged down the hill to the town near the Weasleys'. That was easy, she thought. Her distraction had worked perfectly. She rounded a corner and saw Damon sitting in a coffee shop. She walked towards the shop and was thankful for warmth inside.

"Hey," she said, taking her coat off. He stood up and kissed her.

"Did you mss me or something?" she teased.

"Terribly. You came."

"You sound surprised. Did you think I wouldn't?"

"More curious as to how you would."

"I'd tell, but then I'd have to kill you."

"Hmmm, maybe I should take you somewhere private?"

"Hmm…maybe you should," she said, kissing him softly.

"Is that an answer?" he whispered.

"Lead the way sir," she said grabbing her coat.

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