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Chapter One- A Crazy Summer Begins
Draco Malfoy arrived home at Malfoy Manor after his 6th year at Hogwarts feeling more free then he ever had before. His father didn't control him anymore. Thank god for that. After Voldemort's downfall two months ago, Draco had been key in exposing his father, Lucius Malfoy, as a Death Eater and sending him to Azkaban for life. Defeating Voldemort, however, led to some surprising consequences. For one, Draco had been ostracized from the Slytherin house after he supplied the key information that led to the Dark Lord's downfall. Finding himself without friends nor family, he was openly accepted into the Gryffindor house and found himself allied with the clan of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"I can't believe how much I used to hate those three." Draco thought to himself after the house-elves unpacked his things and he'd settled himself into an easy chair by the gigantic fireplace in his room. "But after I helped overpower Voldemort with them, we all realized what hopelessly insufferable gits we were being. Am I ever glad for that. I finally feel accepted, something I never had with the Slytherins. That Hermione is really something too. I wonder..."
"Draco? Draco darling." called Draco's mother, Narcissa Malfoy, from the door of Draco's room, snapping him out of his thoughtful gaze. "You haven't spoken ten words to me since you've arrived. Is something troubling you?"
"No mother, not really. I was just thinking."
"Draco, let me tell you something." said Narcissa, crossing the room and taking a seat in the chair opposite Draco. "If there's anything on your mind, and I mean anything, you can talk to me. Your father can't hurt us anymore, thanks to you."
"I know, I know mother. I feel better then I have my entire life, now that I'm not in his power anymore. Are you happy?"
"Why of course Draco. You know my marriage to your father was arranged by Voldemort, and that I was never very happy. Thank you for everything you've done, Draco dear. I love you." said Narcissa, her eyes beginning to mist over.
"I love you too mother."
Narcissa hugged her son tightly, then got up and left the room, leaving Draco alone with his thoughts once again.
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Hermione Granger stepped off the Hogwarts Express and practically ran into the arms of her waiting parents.
"Mione, oh how we've missed you." crooned her mother. "Come come. lets get your trunk into the car and get home so you can tell us all about what happened the past year. Why with that Voldemort business and all, we were terrified"
Hermione's parents were muggles, so they had yet to hear all the details about Voldemort's defeat, and the major part Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Draco had played in it. Hermione herself wasn't even sure of all the minor facts. After loading her trunk into the family car, the Grangers headed home.
"Wow, I can't believe the school year is over already." reflected Hermione to herself in the backseat of the Granger's luxury sedan. "What am I going to do all summer? Maybe I could owl Ron and Harry and we could get together and do something. Oh wait, there's Draco now too. It just all happened so fast, I'm not even sure..."
"Mione, sweetheart, you're awfully quiet. What's on your mind?" questioned Hermione's mother from the front seat.
"I was just thinking that you guys will be away in the States most of the summer and I'll be home bored by myself. I'll finish all the books on the reading list in a week or so, and then what?" Hermione answered.
"Oh yes dearest, about that. Your father and I have decided that you can owl Ron, Harry, and that new boy you're friends with now, what's his name again?"
"Draco. Draco Malfoy."
"Well Draco too. You can owl them and ask if they'd like to spend the summer with you at our house, so you don't get lonely. We've already asked the Weasleys and Dursleys, and they all said they don't mind. Now you've got a week to contact that other boy, Draco did you say his name was? Well we don't mind if he comes to stay too."
"Are you serious! Oh thank you thank you!" Hermione cried ecstatic with joy. Now she just had to get in touch with Draco and the summer would be perfect...
