June-
"I can't believe we got grounded!" Harry shouted, running through the Burrow. "I defeated Voldemort- again- and we got grounded!"
"Mum said it was because we were out after curfew," Ron said, running right behind Harry.
"I don't know what you lot are talking about, I didn't get grounded," Draco said, grabbing his broom.
"Yeah, thanks for that, wanker. No one cares about you," Harry said, rolling his eyes and grabbing his broom.
"Aw, that's not true. I care about you, Draco," Ginny said, appearing at his side. " I care about you helping George and I beat these twats when Nev finally shows up."
"I'm here!" Neville announced, only slightly panting. "Is Lee coming to even out the teams?"
"Naw, he couldn't get away. His mum made him get a summer job, whatever that's about," Fred said, leaning an arm on Ginny's head.
"Ginny, can I play seeker? You've been training me all year. I want to see how I do against Harry!" Marly said, tugging on Ginny's shirt.
"It's up to Fred and George. They're the team captains. But, you two should know, she'll give Harry a run for his money," Ginny replied.
"Sure, it'll even out the teams. If you're okay playing against a little girl, Harry," George shrugged, knowing he would get the seven year old.
"I've already lost to one girl without trying. What's another loss? Besides, if we train her now, she'll be ready to go when I leave Gryffindor. Gotta leave a legacy," Harry said with a shrug.
"Men," Ginny and Marly said, rolling their eyes.
"When does Hermione get here?" Ginny asked, curious about this girl that made Ron, of all people, use table manners better than their mother. At least, that's what the rumors said.
"She'll be here next week. Her parents want to spend time with her before school starts," Harry answered. "She'll stay at Potter Manor with us."
"As fun as this all is, let's play some Quidditch to celebrate the liberation of two thirds of the Golden Trio!" Fred and George shouted together!
They played until the snitch was caught, this time by Harry, which was a lose-lose situation for him. He beat a seven year old girl. He may as well have beat Ron's Aunt Muriel. At least Ginny had taught Marly how to fly while they were away at school. He wondered what Marly was going to teach Atria and Adhara while Ginny was at school this year. Marly, for her credit, didn't throw a fit like she had been prone to do in the past when she lost, so he thought she would be good competition for him. He liked competing against Ginny better, but that always got his teeth knocked in by Draco later.
July-
"Charlie!" Ginny yelled from the top of her broom, abandoning the boys and their bickering about changing up the teams.
Hermione, who was on the ground reading, looked over to Ginny, who literally jumped off her broom and into his arms. The rest of the group flew down to join the hugging siblings. Hermione slowly walked to the group her book in hand.
"What, he isn't the only Weasley back," another voice yelled from the kitchen. "Come get supper before it get's cold!"
"Bill!" Draco, Neville and Ron yelled, dismounting their brooms, well, not Neville, he tripped.
Hermione looked at Bill and blushed a little as Ginny linked arms with her as they reached the Burrow. "You never told me you had two hot brothers."
The jaws on Fred, George, and Ron all dropped simultaneously and stared at the two girls.
"That's because Bill is a manwhore and Charlie, hell, no one knows what Charlie likes." Fred said with a pout. Bill put his hand over Fred and George's mouths, knowing the next comment would be from the other twin.
"Ignore him." Bill said with a smile. Hermione nodded with a dumb smile on her face, her cheeks red.
"Gin," Draco said putting some drinks on the table. "Want to sit next to Charlie and me?"
"Don't be ridiculous," Harry said pulling out a chair. "She's sitting with Bill and me."
Ginny shifted her weight from one foot to the other. "I think I'll sit with Marly." She told them, grabbing a plate of food and going into the other room with the younger children.
Bill and Charlie looked at one another and burst into laughter, puzzling everyone in the room. The group was used to Draco and Harry fighting over Ginny's attention, but none of them would laugh at it. Fred and George took the seats open next to Hermione, who was becoming redder every moment.
"Oh, come on now. Eat up before you all go back home," Molly insisted, setting a massive bowl of mashed potatoes on the table. Neville and Ron started talking about Quidditch, and when they could eventually try out for the school's team.
"If you like her, stop admiring from afar." Charlie said next to Draco at the table.
"If you really like her," Bill said to Harry from across the table from Charlie and Draco, "then just be you."
Hermione looked at all four boys. "If you any decency you will all stop this. She is eleven!"
Bill and Charlie both looked at her and smiled a little, before turning to look at their little suitor, ignoring Hermione's request. Fred and George looked at one another, shook hands and went to their respected side of the table. Fred to Bill and Harry's side of the table, and George to Charlie and Draco's side.
Hermione scoffed and pulled out her book.
After supper, the group sat around the little pond in the back. The sun wasn't close to setting, and the heat was still blistering. Without the breeze of being on their brooms, it was almost unbearable. Ginny was with Marly, Atria, Hermione, and Olivia, swinging on a vine and dropping into the lake.
The boys, however, sat in awe, listening to Bill and Charlie swap stories about their lives. When Ginny finally came over to grab a towel. Draco looked over to Charlie and George, both encouraging him. He picked up her towel and handing it to her.
"Are you excited about school?" Draco asked nervously.
Ginny laughed a little, and took the towel from him. "You know I am. I'm just nervous about what house I'll be in.
"Ginny, you're going to be in Slytherin, because all Malfoys are." Draco said as he had practiced. Charlie and George high-fived one another behind Ginny's back.
"Thanks." Ginny blushed, leaving the group. Draco sat down with a smug look on his face.
August-
Draco and Cissy had been putting this off for the last ten years, but now, it seemed that it was finally time for Draco to return to Malfoy Manor and clean up. Sirius was main reason for this final change. He complained enough that he had dealt with his families annoying things, and now it was time for Draco and Narcissa to do the same. They waited until Snape had left for the school year, complaining about who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
Atria was with Olivia and Marly, planning on what they wanted to do when the older children went away.
Draco opened the dusty house, with his wand, since it wouldn't work for Narcissa anymore. After lots of pleading looks, she finally broke down and opened the doors, the eerie silence echoing the noise of the doors.
"Let's do this quickly, shall we?" Narcissa said, pulling out her wand and letting the room clean itself.
Draco watched in awe but some items remained, unmoved. Cissy sighed. "I thought they got all of this junk out of here. If it looks like something you don't think you'll want in the future, then dispose of it."
Draco nodded to his mother as they slowly worked around the house, even to Draco's old nursery. He picked up the baby toys, putting them into a bin, pulling them off the shelves when he came across a small black diary.
He inspected it and saw a name on the bottom of it in sliver ink. Dropping the bin, he pulled it from the shelf and opened it, seeing it was empty. He turned it over again. The binding was fragile.
"Draco," his mother called. "Are you almost finished, dear?"
"Yes," Draco called, putting the diary into his sack, then walking out of the room.
"Are you ready for the summer party?" Narcissa asked, putting her hand on his head, smiling.
The twins had gotten ahold of something that Harry could only assume was from Bill or Charlie. Mrs. Weasley was yelling out to them, begging them to stop playing around with the potion set they had been working with over the summer. All of the younger kids were playing tag, while the adults sat around talking to one another.
Harry, however, was trying to figure out why a woman who looked exactly like Hestia came out of the fireplace. His eyes went wide as she smiled at him. "Aunt Hest!" He screamed as loud as he could until the Hestia finally appeared. The two stood next to each other, commenting on they/she looked. "Mommy?" Rigel called from the door before having the same look as Harry had. He, however, had tears in his eyes.
"Game over, Tonks," the real Hestia said as the other Hestia changed to a girl around Charlie's age, but with pink hair and a nose ring. She winked at Harry as she walked out of the living room and into the party.
"Who is she," Rigel cried as Hestia pulled him into her arms.
"She is a friend." Hestia said as they all exited the kitchen. Tonks, walked over with a commanding presence over to Charlie, giving him kiss as she sat in his lap.
Harry, who was being joined by Draco were shocked.
"Everybody needs to be embarrassed in front of family at some point." Tonks laughed.
"Who is that?" Harry asked.
"Mine and Sirius's cousin." He told Harry as Tonks looked at Remus, licked her lips, nodded, and clicked her teeth.
"Harry!" Ginny said pulling him to the game of tag. "I have something to tell you." She said, smiling at him and Draco.
"What?" Harry smiled, holding her hand.
"You're it." And she ran away.
"She's going to end us both, isn't she?" Harry said, looking at Draco.
The blonde nodded, and ran.
The sun had set and the frogs in the pond were noisier than ever when the families had finally gone inside. Ginny sat down at the pond with Marly and Atria. They were laughing at something Draco hadn't heard. He approached them slowly until Artia saw him and pouted.
"We're leaving, aren't we?" She pouted, grabbing onto Ginny's arm.
Draco nodded his head. "I've been sent to collect both of you."
"But you leave and that means Ginny does too." Marly pouted.
"It's not like you will see her again." Draco groaned, pulling Marly and Atria up. They sighed and walked to the house.
Draco put out his hand for Ginny, helping her up from the ground. "Excited about Tuesday?"
Ginny nodded, putting her hands in her pockets. "Yes. Nervous."
"Don't be. We'll all be there."
"Draco," Ginny said stopping."Will you be mad if I'm not in Slytherin?"
"Why would I be mad?" Draco asked.
"I don't want you to stop being my friend. Ever." Ginny told him. "You or Harry."
"I doubt that will happen." Draco shrugged, biting his lip.
"Easy for you to say. You have Hogwarts figured have your own friends, and I'm a year younger. What if we don't see each other. What if-"
"Here," He said handing her a black book. "I found this when my mum and I cleaned out Malfoy Manor. I know you like to write. No more what if's. What's not to love about you?"
September-
"Harry, you are going to be late!" Hestia shouted up the stairs, holding a crying Adhara in her arms.
"I'm coming," Harry yelled, his trunk floating behind him. "We both know the Weasleys are going to be late."
"And so will I if you don't floo over there now." Hestia groaned. "You're taking the car with them."
"Yeah, Sirius said to push the middle of the wheel as much as I can. Know what that means?" Harry questioned as he threw powder into the fire.
"Yes it mean-" Hestia was cut off by the green flames.
Harry rushed out of the fireplace to see Ginny waiting on the couch, her legs moving up and down. "The twins are fighting with mum again. She thinks next year they won't get any O.W.L.S and they will spend the rest of the their lives living with her until she dies of disappointment."
"That all, huh?"
"Pretty much," Ginny said, helping him with his trunk and placing it by the car.
"Well, aren't you excited?" Harry asked, stuffing the trunk as the rest of the Weasley
all piled into the car. Ginny just shook her head and got in the middle of the packed car.
The drive was longer than any of them wanted, but it was made worse by Ron begging Mr. Weasley to turn on the flying portion of the car.
By the time they arrived, they had ten minutes before the train was set to leave. Molly and Arthur rushed Ginny to the entrance, making sure she could get through the barrier. But The barrier wouldn't open for the two youngest boys, and Ron and Harry knew what they had to do and rushed to the car.
Kat: Shall we keep score? It's at what? Draco- 2 Harry- 1? There was the kiss last New Years.
Gabs: This is also a great time to remember that THIS IS NOT CANON COMPLIANT! Therefore, somethings WON'T BE LIKE CANON! I REALLY LIKE CAPS LOCK!
Kat: I think they have figured that out, you know, with a few added characters, a love triangle, and ships no one but us know about…
Gabs: Just making sure everyone one is on the same page… 394.
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