These next two chapters are 100% AU. I needed some things to happen and questions answered. I needed Draco and Ginny to get closer and for Ron and Hermione to break further apart.
Harry Potter belongs to this wonderful British lady who helped me grow.
Chapter 29: Christmas Part 1
Hermione's POV
Christmas holiday and everybody has to leave the castle this year. Harry is going to Sirius and Parvati gets to spend a week with him. For some astonishing reason Malfoy was visiting The Burrow with Ginny much to Ron's obvious refusal.
He refused to go home while Malfoy was there so him, me, Harry, Lavender (bitch), and Parvati were sitting in a cabin trying to figure out what he should do.
"Well Won-Won (what in the heck is a Won-Won?!), you can always come with me to my house. My mummy and daddy would loooooooooove to meet you!" said Lavender enthusiastically.
Somebody shoot me now. ..
"I don't think my mum would allow me" said Ron. "She has never met you nor your family and she is quite sensitive as to where I spend my time."
"Well, you could come with us Ron," said Harry. "You already know Sirius wouldn't care if spent the holidays with us."
"And have to sit around and watch the two of you go at it? I'll pass"
Harry and Parvati blushed.
"I'll figure something out. Maybe Bill will let me come stay with him. Or I could even go and help the twins at the shop."
Before I could stop myself I said it.
"You could always come to my house. You know Mum would be glad to see you and would love to have you over"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" yelled Lavender standing up and stomping her foot. "I refuse to have my boyfriend in another girl's home!"
All of us look at her like she is a toddler.
"I've been to Hermione's before Lav" said Ron. "It's not that serious"
"But...but what if she tried something?! She might try and seduce you!".
She must be a seer because she just read my mind
"Lav, Hermione is my best friend. What could possibly happen? " said Ron to his immature girlfriend
If only he knew...
"But...fine! Whatever! She better keep her bloody hands to herself!"
No promises.
"Whatever Lavender, Ron is my friend. Stop being so parinoid." I said with a smile.
Lavender got up, sneered at me, pulled a resisting Parvati away from Harry and out the door, going who knows where.
Ron looked at me with those gorgeous blues. "Thanks for the offer Mione but are you sure it's okay?"
" Of course why wouldn't it be? We are best friends after all and its not like you didn't spend a couple weeks at my house already. Plus Mum would love to have you around."
We arrived at King's Cross where my parents agreed that Ron could come spend the holidays with us. And while Mrs. Weasley didn't really like the idea of Ron not spending Christmas at home, she also didn't like the idea of her home being demolished over two feuding boys. It was bad enough that Malfoy lied to his parents and told them that he was staying elsewhere. That alone was making her mad. But she had agreed to get to know him and it seemed like within minutes of meeting him Malfoy looked comfortable.
We said goodbye to Harry and Parvati and got into the car and headed to my home.
Draco's POV
I never been to a farm before. I actually never had been to the country before. So my surroundings were completely new to me. And yet it felt better than home.
I almost passed out when Ginny had invited me to stay with her over Christmas holiday.
*Flashback*
I was passing the Quaffle back and forth to Ginny on the quidditch pitch. Normally her brother would help her with her drills but since they apparently wasn't talking I was recruited.
I actually liked spending time with Ginny like this. She is a great chaser and she seemed in her element when she was playing.
"So...Peasant" said Ginny in her sassy voice that I had learned she uses when she is about to ask me to do something she would consider crazy.
I love that voice.
"So Princess..."
"How would it be if I asked you to come home with me?"
I missed the quaffle as she had said this while throwing it at me.
"Me? Go to your house?'
"You sound surprised. Is my castle not worthy enough for you to stand in?"
"Ginny..."
"I'm teasing Draco. But really how would you like to?"
I think the question over for a minute. "It sounds okay, however I'm pretty sure your brother wouldn't have that shit."
"We aren't talking about Ron and what he will and will not have. He's probably inviting that slag of his over anyways and he knows I don't want to be anywhere near that cow so why would I care if he didn't want you around?"
"What about your parents? My father and your father don't get along"
"I wrote to mum and dad and they are okay with it. As long as you don't let your dad know. That a problem?"
"No. But why invite me anyways?"
She looked down and rubbed the broomstick she was on.
I got a broomstick she can rub...bad Draco!
"Well I figured you would not want to be around folks making you do things you don't want to for awhile. I figured you could use a break during the break. But if not I could always invite Dean"
She trapped me. She knew how I felt about her and Dean being around each other. I absolutely hated it. She didn't know why I hated it but she knew I did.
Using what I hate to get what she wanted. Such a vixen! She truly excites me and with every show of power she does she slowly turns me on more and more.
"Fuck that! I'll come. But if something happens I'm kicking your ass"
"Ha! You couldn't kick my ass if I bent over and allowed you to."
There are a lot of things I want to do to...okay stop it Draco!
"Trust me. If you bent over in front of me the last thing I would do is kick your ass"
"Pig!" she laughed
*end flashback
I liked Mrs. Weasley. She reminded me a lot of my own mother only she cooked. My mother hates cooking. I even started to like Mr. Weasley despite the fact he and Father didn't get on. They had welcomed me with open arms. Even the twins that I knew hadn't liked me either when they were at Hogwarts had set aside their differences and been nice to me. Even though one of them tricked me into eating a Canary Custard. That was pretty fun.
The more time I spent with the Princess and her family, the more I started to regret even more the things I had said about them and what I knew I had to do soon. I should have never agreed to it. But I wanted to please Father.
Now I wish I would have listened to my mum.
I had to find a way to talk to Ginny. The more time I spent with her, the more I found myself falling in love with her. If someone would have told me I would fall for a Weasley my first and second year I would have laughed and probably hexed them.
I had to tell her how I felt before it was too late.
It was Christmas Eve and we were sitting in her living room. Her parents had gone to a Christmas party and the twins had gone out with their girlfriends.
It was just me and her.
We were playing exploading snap and trading stories about growing up and things we had dealt with at school when I started opening up to her.
"I noticed you when you first came to Hogwarts."
She looked up at me puzzled. "I'm sorry?"
"I noticed you when you first came to Hogwarts. I remember when I first saw you. I thought you were this quiet mouse of a girl. You hardly spoke and you used to either look out of it or worried all the time."
"Oh. Well my first year I was too busy being possessed by Tom Riddle to be talkative." she said ashamed of the memory.
"Sorry that happened."
"Eh"
"Your second year you seemed like you opened up a bit more. I had noticed that you have a wicked smile. The smile that you get when you are about to be a smartass"
She laughed at that
"Your third year you made me mad"
"Why? You never talked to me."
"Because I wanted to ask you to the Yule Ball but the day I actually planned to ask fucking Neville had asked you and you said yes."
"You can't be mad about that. You didn't step up to the plate. That was all on you sir"
"Touche Princess. Your 4th year you started getting into a place where I didn't need you to be.
"And where was that?"
"My mind."
Ginny seemed taken aback by my words.
"And now, your 5th year you have made it somewhere that I REALLY don't think you need to be"
Ginny moved away from me a bit but starred into my eyes as if she wanted me to keep talking.
"And where is that?"
I moved closer to her. "My heart"
Ginny's eyes got wide. She looked like she couldn't figure out her emotions.
"Look," I said. "I don't expect you to like me in that way. And I could never expect you to love me. I just felt like I had to tell you how I felt before something bad happened. I don't want you to stop being friends with me either. I'd rather have you as a friend than nothing at all."
Ginny got up and started pacing. She does that when she doesn't know what to say.
"Draco I don't want you to think that I don't like you because if I lied and told you that I would be lying to myself. But you know why we can't be together"
" I know"
"You're not safe"
I stand up and stop her from pacing. "I know"
"Your friends would leave you"
I put my hands on her shoulders. "I don't give a fuck. If they did then they weren't my friends to begin with."
Ginny looked down at her feet. "Your family, they would disown you"
I take her chin, lift up her head, and looked directly into her eyes.
"I don't care"
I couldn't help myself and neither could she. Next thing we know is that our lips are crashing into each other. Waves of passion are being sent from her lips to mine and I can't seem to get enough of her.
I start moving forward as we kissed causing her to move backwards until she ended up against the wall. Our kissing got more intense and I started to make my way to her neck.
"STOP!" she yelled and I let go of her and backed away.
"We can't do this...I can't do this..."
"Ginny please," I begged her. "Tell me what you want."
"I want...I need...but..."
"Ginny.."
"No! You can't do this to me. You can't just come in here and fuck with my head and tell me your feelings, so say you have"
"I'm not fucking with you Ginny I love you!" I shouted without even realizing it.
"No!"
I threw up my hands in frustration. Great now I'm the one pacing. "This is why I shouldn't have told you shit. I knew you wouldnt understand."
"I understand perfectly Draco Malfoy! I understand that you do care for me. And like I said before I can't deny that I care for you too. I do. But you have to do things that I know you can't tell me about and its not right. It isn't something I can be a part of"
"But I don't want to do it Ginny! Please believe me. I don't want to and I won't if you tell me not to do it!"
"But I can't tell you not to do it Draco. Your dumbass made an unbreakable vow. You have no fucking choice! You'll die."
"I'd rather die than not have you in my life Ginny!"
She gasped. I stared at her not knowing what else to do with myself.
"The feeling is somewhat the same. Which is why we should just be friends."
My heart felt like it shattered into a million pieces but I couldn't even be mad at her. All of this was my own fault. And all I could do is accept the consequences and at least be her friend.
"I understand. And I'm okay with that."
"Are...are you sure?"
"Positive Princess. I'd rather be your friend than be nothing to you at all."
I opened my arms to her and she came to me and I held her. She held me. We held each other and just cried.
