Author's Note: I am glad that so many people are loving this story as much as I am. I love Oliver Wood. I think he is so adorable, and I think Mags needs someone adorable. For those of you asking if the attack will be in this story…ummm…NO. You can't rush these things! We have two very reluctant heroines right now. They need to change their minds. Also, Hermione had a dream about her parents dying. But she goes home to be with her parents in this chapter. This is explained as well in this chapter.
Disclaimer: You seen one you seen them all.
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Draco looked and the tall dark haired man and smiled a tad nervously. The way to meet your girlfriend's father was not while snogging her senseless in a public train station. This was not going according to plan! So he stuck out his hand and said as politely as he could, "Hello sir. My name is Draco Malfoy."
"Mr. Malfoy are you aware you are snogging my daughter in a public area?"
"DADDY! Behave! Draco is my boyfriend! Not some random guy I snagged as he was exiting the train. Now shake hands and be nice! Or I will tell mummy you threatened another of my boyfriends." Hermione said with an extremely exasperated look on her face.
Mr. Granger stuck out his hand as a pretty lady with auburn hair came to stand next to him, "My name is Paul and this is my wife Kara. We are Hermione's parents."
Kara Granger smiled at Draco and hugged him. A stunned Draco looked at Hermione to figure out how to handle this. She was too busy hugging her father. She looked over and saw she had a distressed boyfriend on her hands. She giggled and freed him from her mother.
"I am going to show him to the Weasley's car. Be right back!" and then she tugged him over to the Weasley family, which was across the station. He was already out of his element but was nothing compared to the welcome he got from Molly Weasley. He was pulled into a tight hug and then told he obviously needed to eat more because he was much too thin. Then Hermione was lectured for not making him eat. At which point she pointed out Harry and Ron had not helped there either and escaped for two weeks at home with her parents. She blew a kiss over her shoulder to all of them and threw Draco a wink and then she was gone.
She darted across the station and into her family car before she could run back and hide with the Weasley's. Her father had caught her and Draco. Could life get any worse?
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Draco thought it could. Harry and Ron were teasing him mercilessly. Although they felt his pain.
"So you took her somewhere private to say goodbye and her dad still found you two? But you were CAUGHT! I am sorry, but you two had this one coming. Only getting caught once? And by two guys in an invisibility cloak? No, you two have to get a lot more than that!" Ron said with glee.
Ginny was his lone defender, "Harry and I have never been caught."
"GINNY!" Harry groaned.
"YOU have been snogging my sister!" Ron bellowed glaring at Harry.
"Ron, what do you do with your girlfriend?" Draco asked in a very reasonable tone of voice.
"We have stimulating conversation." Ron replied, very unbelievably.
Draco, Harry and Ginny all exchanged looks as they climbed out of the car and Draco got his first look at the Burrow. It was no Manor but you could feel the love all the way out to the car and at the Manor all you would feel is the fear and the pain.
"I love it." Draco said with a grin. This grin took some getting used to! Most people never got to see it. It floored Arthur and Molly. They had never seen a Malfoy grin. Ever.
Ron and Harry looked at the elder Weasley's and laughed, "We didn't think it was possible either. Wait till Mione gets here and he gets the dopey love smile on his face."
Draco blushed and grabbed his bags along with everyone else and headed into the house. All three boys were sharing Ron's room since Percy was still living at home, and Charlie and Bill were coming home for Christmas. Ginny would be sharing with Hermione when she arrived.
Draco was then promptly escorted to the kitchen and placed in front of a piping hot plate of food. He then pondered how all the Weasley children were so skinny if this what their mother considered a snack. Everyone sat down and munched and chatted. Draco shocked the elder Weasley's again by laughing and joking with the rest of them. He really was starting to open up.
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"But Hermione I thought this boy had made your life hell. And isn't he a Death Muncher or something?" her father argued over dinner.
"First of all it is Death EATER – not Muncher. And secondly no he isn't! And thirdly he has grown up a lot and I finally let him get to know me and he let me get to know him. I really like him daddy."
Paul Granger groaned, "My brother would roll over in his grave if he knew about this."
Hermione felt a wave of pain roll over her at the mention of her real parents. It still hurt after five years. These wonderful loving people took her in and loved her. And she loved them. But they were Muggle, Paul was her late father's stepbrother, and so her world mystified them.
"Oh, Paul! She can change her mind! After all I hated you when I first met you and then I changed my mind. So, give the boy a chance."
Paul groaned, " I need another guy around. I am too outnumbered here."
"Daddy, you will always be outnumbered." Hermione said sweetly while patting him on the head.
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"Harry? Can I borrow Hedwig? I need to send Hermione a letter." Draco asked as they cleaned up after dinner.
Harry grinned, "Can you say whipped? Sure. She knows where Hermione lives."
Draco jokingly flipped Harry off and went to get his parchment out of his trunk. He was whipped, but for Mione it was worth it. He sat down to tell Mione what had all happened that day.
Mione ~
Well, I think I have scared the Weasley's. Was I ever really that bad that me laughing was considered a newsworthy event? I sincerely hope not! I hope your father didn't go off on you about finding us in the station. I honestly did not mean to meet your father as I was snogging you senseless. I really had wanted to come and get you and meet them in a more appropriate fashion.
Harry and Ron kept teasing me about it if it makes you feel any better. Then Ron had the audacity to claim all he and Lavender do is have 'stimulating' conversation. I didn't hear much talking when we caught them snogging under the stairs that one time during rounds. Unless I was missing something.
I miss talking you at night. By the fire as we drink tea and eat scones. Or as you try and beat me at chess. I cannot wait to see you.
~Draco
He sealed it quickly and sent it off to Hermione with a grin. Then he rushed up to Ron's room to get in on the game of Wizard's Chess that Harry and Ron were playing.
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Mione was just coming in from shopping with her mother when she saw a very impatient Hedwig waiting for her. She grinned thinking Harry and Ron were writing to complain about her man. She set down her bags and gave the snowy owl some treats as she opened her letter.
She burst out laughing. Draco had been that bad! Funny how he never really realized it, until now. Her yes read the letter twice and then she answered him that very night.
Draco~
Yes you were that bad! I hope you ate enough o please Mrs. Weasley. Otherwise you are in for a long two weeks till I get there. Then she will focus on me again. Oh joy! The Burrow is wonderful! But whatever you do – DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT ask Percy about his work. You will die from boredom. Trust me. He makes Binns look like a – well a very interesting person.
I miss the quiet nights talking to you too. My father did rant and rave. But it does make me feel better knowing that you were harassed by my best friends. 'Stimulating' conversation? Tell Ron that conversation requires words and not just tongues.
These weeks will fly by Draco. I swear they will. I hope I get to see you in your Weasley sweater. 'Evil grin' May it be your first of many.
~Your Mione
She gave Hedwig more treats then went to plan Christmas shopping with her folks. After all, you could never shop enough right?
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Hedwig flew back to the Burrow and landed on Draco's head. Which woke him up and he sat up like a shot. He glared at Hedwig till he saw she had a letter attached to her. He fed her a treat and went to read his letter downstairs. He chuckled and rolled his eyes. His Mione had an evil streak all right!
He went back to bed and fell promptly asleep.
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Mags made a face. All professors and student teachers HAD to stay over break...Not exactly her cup of tea. She looked around at everyone seated for dinner and grinned at Oliver. Well, maybe this wouldn't too horrific after all.
Snape noticed the young lady's fascination with the Quidditch player and groaned inwardly. This young lady had enough on her plate without adding a romance into it.
"Ms. Smythe if you could cease your drooling for a moment I was wondering if you would mind explaining your grading system to me. It seems to have no pattern at all." He sneered.
Mags' cheeks flushed and she glared at the Potions Master, "Are you referring to the essays?"
"Why yes I am. I want them all regarded to MY scale."
"Well, let's start with your scale is horrid and move on to NO, and then finish with a hell no." she replied to everyone's amusement. The fights between these two were always amusing.
Oliver had blushed too, and was ready to leap to her defense when he realized she didn't need it. He choked on his pumpkin juice and laughed with everyone else at the expression Snape was wearing.
"Horrid? It has worked very well for me in the past you little snippety girl." Snape growled.
"Snippety? I will show you snippety!" she muttered something and some scissors were snipping at Snape's hair in a very threatening fashion.
He muttered something and they vanished. By this time, Oliver was pulling Mags away and Flitwick was trying to calm Snape. She turned and swept out of the Hall and out in the cold night air. She hoped it would clear her mind. Then she seemed a familiar aftershave and smiled softly.
"Coming after the wayward child Wood?" she asked turning to face him in the moonlight.
"You are not wayward or a child. You are someone trying to gain her own identity and respect. It says a lot about you. Besides you have no idea how many students here would love to do what you just did." Oliver said leaning next to her on the rail.
"Do what? Sic some scissors on Snape?" she shot back with a grin.
"Well, that and other numerous pointy objects. No, to stand up to him and tell him off." Oliver said chuckling softly.
Mags smiled and kissed his cheek, "You are sweet! Thank you. Would you like to go for a ride with me? It is a perfect night to go out."
He grinned, "Give five minutes and I will meet you right here."
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AN: And another one bites the dust. Hope you like it. Now read and review people!