DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN THE CHARECTORS OR THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER. J.K. ROWLING OWNS THE CHARECTORS AND THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER.
Rita Skeeter was in the Leaky Cauldron that day as she wrote two articles for the Daily Prophet. One article stated that Harry Potter the Chosen One, The Boy Who Lived Twice, Ronald Weasley the King, along with the Star Chaser of the Holly Head Harpies had befriended a childhood nemesis Death Eater Draco Malfoy. The other was one that brought hate and disgust as the Brightest Witch of Her Age, the new appointment Head of the Magical Law Enforcement Office at the Ministry of Magic and the Star Chaser of the Holly Head Harpies are indeed in engage and will soon be married.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley woke up like any other married couple content with the emptiness of the house. The kids were all grown up and the house would soon be filled with visits from the children and grandchildren for the weekend. The thoughts were interrupted as a hundred owls or more were waiting for them to open the windows.
"What is this?" Molly yelled. "Molly look at this, how does this evil woman know how to hurt our children" he said thrusting the paper onto the table out of anger with an apologetic look at his wife. Molly picked up the paper and read as how Harry, Ron, and Ginny had turned to the dark side and would soon be joining the Death Eaters. Ginny and Hermione were now said to be under the Imperious Curse as the unnatural union could only be explained. The people to blame for all this were indeed Molly and Arthur Weasley as they allow the children to run around without any boundaries. They would even blame them for Harry and Hermione as they are from the Muggle world because they are the role models who accepted them into their home.
Today was supposed to be a happy day for the family but now it was not. "Molly I am sending everyone an invite to an emergency family meeting including Draco. I feel sorry for the boy and he is involved in all this as well. I would like to see how he is doing." Arthur said as he picked Molly up to be settled in his arms of protection as he ordered the owls to go to the Ministry to be checked for curses.
Draco
Draco woke up as an owl tapped on his window. He got up and opened the letter. It was an invite from Arthur Weasley asking him to attend a family meeting. Draco stopped reading and asked himself why Arthur was being so nice. Then he remembered how much of a heart that Molly and Arthur had, it use to make him sick. Now he was touched and continued reading. Arthur worried about him and didn't blame him for the war because children follow their parents blindly. He also said how proud of him he was for changing his ways. He had become a wonderful man.
Draco thought about his parents being sent off to Azkaban leaving him to help rebuild Hogwarts and the world. Draco wasn't sent to prison because Harry Potter spoke on his behalf. Potter stated that Draco couldn't kill Dumbledore and lowered his wand as Severus Snape walked in, Draco also didn't tell his parents that Potter was indeed in front of him at Malfoy Manor, also Draco wasn't trying to hurt anyone just protect himself and his parents. Potter told the court that Draco didn't have a choice in the matter and now he deserved one. Draco cleaned himself up, and became a better man.
He also won the heart of Astoria Greengrass who was not like the rest of the Pureblood girls. She was kind and loving to all, she never belittled anyone, she was kind to all magical creatures including her House Elves, and she never judged him instead she helped him change. She listened to every horrible event that Draco witnessed or took part in. She would always encourage Draco to go on and won't react with a disgusted face. She would be there when he had nightmares about his past. She would hold him and run her fingers though his hair while rubbing small circles on his back.
Draco was pretty sure that he had indeed turned his life around. Now he was willing to the show the world that a person should never be defined by their past. He was going to start by being open to the Arthur and Molly. Hopping that they would be just as understanding and would be able to forget as Harry, Ron, and Ginny were. He also hopped the other boys wouldn't want t to kill him. But most importantly he wanted to apologize to Hermione for not being a proper man and stopping his Aunt Bella from hurting her, allowing her to write that horrible word in Hermione's hand. Above all else this troubled him the most, he could still hear her screams.
Draco wrote a formal reply accepting the invite. Draco knew that his time to change was now and to prove it as well. Draco got ready and sent ahead fine wine and pumpkin juice for the children. He knew that he was also going to ask Astoria to escort him as well, because she was mentioned in the article as well. He needed her support now more than ever.
Preparing
Everyone got ready at their homes for the upcoming meeting all hating that evil Rita Skeeter. She had gone too far and it was time to band together to protect Ginny and Hermione at all costs. Harry and Ron could handle her claims as well. They were both also not going to let her ruin the new friendship they formed in hope for peace to grow, after all that is what countless people lost their lives for as well as fought for. It is time for change.
