A/N: Thank you so much to all my lovely reviewers! Every review I get fills me with happiness :D teehee!

To Wolvesdrinktea: Don't worry, I got a little confused myself, I live in New Zealand! I would love to be able to do what Fred and George and you and your brother do!

To almost all of my reviewers: I LOVE FRED AND GEORGE TOO! That's why I had to include them :D

LyndahJune: Thank you for clearing that up :P I totally get it now! Teehee

Thank you, Blibbering Humdinger!

Thank you, Shivvy!

Anyways, next chapter! And it's Christmas time for the people of the Wizarding World! (But not for us. I mean seriously people, it's October, no need for Christmas sales yet!)

Chapter 13

Hermione was shocked. "You... What?"

Draco also looked shocked. "Um. Never mind." He strode off towards the castle quickly, leaving Hermione lost in her thoughts.

Did Draco just imply that he loved me? Hermione thought wildly. Oh Merlin. Does he really feel the same way that I feel about him? She was confused. Wait, did she love Draco?

Merlin, help her.

The next day, neither Draco nor Hermione had mentioned what Draco had said. At breakfast, sitting at the Gryffindor table, Draco was withdrawn, looking pale, and Hermione guessed that he was nervous about meeting all of the Weasleys.

"Hey, you okay?" She asked him quietly.

Draco looked at her, dark circles under his eyes. "What?"

"Are you okay? Did you sleep at all? No offense, but you look terrible. Are you nervous?"

Draco gave a weary chuckle. "I'm fucking terrified. This is the one family that hates mine. We have never, ever gotten along. I'm worried that this is a ploy to get me on their territory, where they will torture me in turn, then string me up by my balls and laugh at me. Of course I didn't sleep!"

Hermione's eyebrows rose. "Oh, is that all?"

"IS THAT ALL? What do you mean, is that all?" Draco sneered.

"Oh, relax, would you? I was kidding. You know, humour, ha ha? No? "

Draco glared at her.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. But really, they will do no such thing to you."

"Oh? And you can promise me that, can you?"

"I can. They wouldn't want to hurt me. And I would never let them hurt you." Hermione soothed, leaning against his shoulder. He relaxed at her warmth, and leaned down so that his cheek rested on her soft hair.

There was a large group sitting in a compartment on the train. Harry, Ginny, Ron, Katie, Hermione, Draco, Neville, Lune, Blaise, Theo and Daphne were all crowded into the small room. Draco was sitting next to the window with Hermione on his lap, because of the lack of seats. He had absolutely no problem with this situation, and he could see Harry had no reservations about Ginny perching on his own lap. But Draco was quiet, thinking. Hermione sensed this, as she put her hand under his chin and forced him to look at her.

"Relax. Everything will be okay, Draco."

When he looked like he was going to reply, Hermione pressed her lips gently against his. He responded enthusiastically, only to have Hermione magically ripped away from him. Blaise had levitated Hermione out of his mate's arms and safely into his own, and grinned.

"Mate, seriously, you guys aren't actually alone! Feel for us onlookers."

Hermione was bright red, squirming uncomfortably on Blaise's lap. He let her go with a smile, then went back to talking to Theo, while everyone else laughed. Hermione stumbled back to Draco, and sat down.

"That was embarrassing." She murmured.

For the rest of the journey, Draco managed to forget about his worries, and laughed and chatted with the rest of his new friends. But as the train pulled up to the station, and everyone scrambled to put on scarves and gloves, he started to freak out again. And again, Hermione sensed this. She put her gloved hand into his, and squeezed it tight. He looked down at her and she smiled encouragingly. He took a deep breath, and they stepped off the train. He spotted the red haired family immediately, and was relieved when he only saw four of them. He could deal with them in small doses. Ginny and Ron were quickly embraced by Mrs Weasley, followed by Harry, then Hermione and Katie. Draco stood back as he watched Hermione be hugged warmly by Mr Weasley, then Fred and George. Mrs Weasley caught sight of him and beamed.

"Oh, I'm so glad you decided to join us!" She cried in delight, and rushed forward to hug him. Draco was shocked. Apart from Hermione, he had never really been hugged before. It felt nice to have a motherly figure that was actually happy to see him. He looked over at Hermione when little Mrs Weasley pulled away, and saw that she look happy and smug.

I told you so! She mouthed.

Draco rolled his eyes and smiled sheepishly. Mr Weasley came forward then, and gripped his hand strongly. "Draco. Nice of you to come along," he said warmly.

"Thank you for having me, sir." Draco responded sincerely.

Everyone gathered their trunks and followed the Weasleys to their hired cars for the ride back to the Burrow.

"Right, Harry, you're in with Ron as usual. Hermione, dear, and Katie, there's a bed each in Ginny's room for you. Charlie will share with Bill. Fred and George, sorry dears, but you will be in with Percy, and Penelope and Ellie will share with Alicia and Angelina, when they all arrive, and Draco dear, you can have the twins' room. That should make everyone comfortable."

"Oh, Mum! Not with the twat!" Fred – or George – grumbled.

"Mrs Weasley, I have no problem sharing," Draco said quickly, not wanting anyone to think anything bad of him.

"Not at all dear!" Mrs Weasley said, but Draco was adamant.

"Oh, all right, you can share with Ron and Harry, okay boys?" Harry nodded straight away, but Ron only agreed when Harry smacked him on the back of the head.

Everyone quickly dispersed. Draco followed Harry and Ron up the flights of stairs to the top floor. Ron looked over at him and gave him a warning glance before opening his bedroom door. It was... Cosy, to say the least. Too. Much. Orange. Really, the Chudley Cannons? Weren't they the worst team in the league? But Draco said nothing.

The next couple of days were great. They spent hours outside, either flying or having snowball fights. Draco had never had such great food. Mrs Weasley was an amazing cook; he had never eaten as much as he had over the past few days ever. Everyone was comfortable, and Draco was relaxing, when the rest of the family arrived.

First, Charlie and Ellie apparated from Romania. There were squeals of delight from Mrs Weasley as she greeted her son and his girlfriend. Ginny and Hermione were ecstatic to have another female to talk to. Then Bill and Fleur arrived, bringing news of Fleur's pregnancy, which caused more squealing from the women. Finally, Percy, Penelope, Alicia and Angelina all arrived at once, and the Burrow was filled to capacity with red heads and their other halves. Things were tense at first with Bill, Charlie and Percy. After all, Bill had been savaged by the Death Eater werewolf, Greyback, and Percy had been trapped working for the Ministry when it had been taken over by Voldemort. It didn't help that Draco had teased and tormented Alicia, Angelina and Penelope at Hogwarts either. Hermione was great though. Bill, Charlie and Percy were protective of her, first glaring at Draco when she explained their relationship, then trying to argue with her. She was patient with them, talking about how Draco had changed, and that she completely trusted him. The elder Weasley boys obviously trusted Hermione's judgement, as they quickly warmed to Draco after that.

Draco breathed a silent sigh of relief.

Only two days to go until Christmas. Nothing could go wrong here, right?

Wrong. Very, Very, wrong.

A/N: Please review! I would love your responses, and I swear, that if I get enough, I will put up the actual Christmas chapter up really soon! Oh, and I tried my hand at a cliff-hanger... Thoughts? Love, KaylaKay xxx