Chapter 32-

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Draco woke up the next morning when he heard the door open. He saw Mrs. Weasley walk in and open her mouth, "Kids--" Mrs. Wesaley's word were cut off when she saw Hermione and Draco sleeping together. Then, Hermione chose that very moment to snuggle closer to Draco.

Draco took a deep breath and opened his mouth to explain, but he was cut off be Mrs. Weasley's yells. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TEENAGE BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD NOT BE SLEEPING TOGETHER!!! YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO BE DOING THAT!!"

"What happened?" Hermione asked as she looked up and saw a fuming Molly Weasley. Hermione's face paled as she tried to find an explanation. "Mrs. Weasley, I-I….umm…"

"Ma'am, Hermione and I were not doing anything. We just sleep next to each other. We have both been through a lot this year, and it is nice to have someone to hold when the nightmares come. If you don't approve, we will not do it anymore." Draco said easily.

"Oh, well…I guess that's okay. Well, come on downstairs. I have something to tell you all." she said as she quickly turned and left the room.

"Wow, how did you come up with that so quick?" Hermione asked when she knew Mrs. Weasley was gone.

"What do you mean, 'come up with it?' That's how I really feel. The only reason that we ever started sleeping with each other was to be protected and held." Draco replied.

"Your right. The first time we slept together was when Ron broke up with me, right?"

"I think so."

"I am so glad that you came that night."

"I'm glad that you came the night that my mother…" his voice trailed off, but he quickly recovered as he grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her off the bed. "Let's go. People are waiting for us downstairs."

Hermione nodded and went to the bathroom to change.

Five minutes later, they joined the others in the kitchen. When they sat down, Harry, Ron, and Ginny all began silently laughing. Hermione looked at Draco, who was giving everyone death glares, and he gave her a weak smile.

"Now that everyone is here," Mrs. Weasley began. "I have surprise for you. I have been instructed to tell you that you will be leaving the Burrow tomorrow." Draco's ears perked up at this. "You will be going on a cruise for a week and a half. The cruise is on the Disney Cruise Liner and goes to the Bahamas, and is a muggle thing. Therefore, you will all go shopping in Muggle London today. Harry and Hermione know what muggles wear, so listen to their advise. We will go to Diagon Alley to switch your money first, then you will proceed into London without me. Any questions?"

"Yes, when are we leaving?" Ginny asked.

"We leave for Diagon alley in an hour, and the portkey that will take you to Florida leaves tomorrow at nine am." Mrs. Weasley replied. "Now, go change into muggle clothes."

"Ginny, come with me. I think I have some clothes you can borrow." Hermione said as she grabbed the girls wrist and pulled her up the stairs.

"Ron, Draco, come with me. My clothes aren't the nicest, but they are muggle clothes." Harry said as he headed for the stairs.

"No thanks, Potter. I think I have something in my trunk." Draco said as he headed to his room.

"Whatever." Harry said as he and Ron headed to their room.

When Draco got to the room, the door was closed and he could hear giggling from inside. He rolled his eyes and knocked.

"Draco?" Hermione asked from inside the room.

"Yeah, can I come in?"

"Hold on one second…okay, you can come in now." Hermione said.

Draco opened the door and walked in. Hermione was standing in the middle of the room. She was wearing a black spaghetti strap shirt and a short jean skirt. 'I think I like muggle clothes.' Draco thought as he turned and looked at Ginny. Her outfit was almost identical to Hermione's except her top was white and her skirt was longer. 'She looks pretty good for a Weasley.'

"Ahem, you like?" Hermione asked when she noticed Draco staring at them.

Draco immediately straighten up and said, "Yeah, sure. I am going to get dressed now, bye." He opened the door and let them out.

Draco rummaged through his trunk to find the perfect outfit. As he was looking their was a knock on his door. "Draco, can we come in?"

"Sure." Draco responded.

Harry and Ron walked in wearing clothes that we old and dirty and about ten sizes too big. "Do you have any extra muggle clothes?" Harry asked.

Draco was about to make a rude comment when he realized how much it took for the two boys to ask him that. "Sure. Hold on." he replied as he reached in his trunk to find them clothes. He pulled out two muscle shirt, one white one blue. He threw the white one at Harry and the blue one at Ron. "You know I am only doing this because I don't want to be seen anywhere with anyone who looks like you do in those clothes." Draco said as he pulled out two pair of blue jeans and threw them at the boys.

"Yeah whatever, but why do you have all these muggle clothes?" Harry asked.

"My mum and I used to go into muggle London once a week for one of her ladies groups. I would walk around and buy things that I liked while she was at her 'meeting.'" Draco replied as he pulled out a black muscle shirt and a pain on faded blue jeans for himself.

When they were dressed, they went down stairs to meet the girls.

Hermione and Ginny were talking about the things they were going to buy when the boys came down the stairs. Hermione looked up and saw that they were all wearing matching outfits, except for the colors. Draco was wearing black matching Hermione and Harry and Ginny were both in white. Ron, on the other hand, was the only one in blue. "Hey guys. It looks like you all went shopping together before." Hermione said.

"It is a freaky coincidence." Draco said before anyone else got a chance to talk. He didn't want anyone to think he had gone completely soft.

"That is freaky." Ginny said.

"Yeah, but anyway…Ginny and I decided that we are going to go shopping together and you guys can go shopping together." Hermione said.

"Yeah, that way, there is one person who knows about muggle clothes in each of our groups." Ginny said.

"Whatever." Draco said as he took a seat next to Hermione and wrapped his arm around her.

"Good. Mrs. Weasley will be here in a minute and we are going to floo out of here." Hermione said as she leaned against Draco's chest.

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"I am NOT coming out!" Hermione said from inside the dressing room.

"Oh come on, 'Mione. It can't be that bad." Ginny said as she stood outside Hermione's dressing room tapping her foot.\

"Wanna bet?" Hermione asked.

"Just come out and show it to me." Ginny demanded.

"Fine, but only for a second. Is anybody out there?"

Ginny looked around her and saw three boys looking at some clothes about five feet away. She turned back to the door and grinned wickedly before saying, "Nope. No one is anywhere around here."

"Okay, here I came. Don't laugh." Hermione said as she opened the door and walked out, staring intently at her feet.

Ginny looked up as the door opened. Hermione came out wearing a hot pink bikini. It had a triangle bikini top and little shorts for the bottom. It really didn't leave much to imagination. "Wow." Ginny said, causing Hermione to look up from her feet.

Suddenly, Ginny saw Hermione's eyes shift and she slowly followed Hermione's horrified gaze. When she reached to source of Hermione's fear, she saw the three boys staring open-mouthed at her. Then, as if broken from a trance, they began walking towards Hermione.

"Hi, my name is Erik." a tall, blond boy said as he held a hand out to her.

Hermione hesitated before taking his hand and shaking it. "I-I'm Her-Hermione." she stuttered.

Then, a second boy pushed through and held his hand out. This one was even taller than the first. He had orange hair and blue eyes. "My name is David."

Hermione nodded at him as the third boy pushed him way between the other two. He had black hair and green eyes. "I'm Gary." he said as he shook her hand.

Hermione smiled at the boys as the stared at her. "I am going to change now. I'll be right back." she said as she turned and went back into the dressing room.

Ginny, wanting a little attention, walked up to the dressing room and knocked on the door. "Almost ready?" she asked.

"Yeah, Gin. I'll be out in a second." Hermione replied.

"Okay." Ginny said as she turned around to look at the waiting boys.

"Hello." said David in a sly, seductive voice.

"Hi." she replied, smiling as the three boys looked her up and down.

David opened his mouth to say something, but the door opened and Hermione came out. She was once again wearing the black top and the jean skirt.

"Hey, are you ladies hungry?" Erik asked.

"I'm staving.'" Ginny replied as she elbowed Hermione in the ribs.

"Oh, sure." Hermione said.

"Good. Let's go."

A few minutes later, they were in a fast food restaurant similar to McDonalds. Hermione ordered for both her and Ginny, and they sat down and ate. "So, what are you ladies buying swimsuits for?" Gary asked.

"Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. I mean, it's snowing here." said Erik.

"We are going on a cruise to the Bahamas tomorrow." Ginny replied.

"That's cool. We were thinking of doing something like that." David said.

"I am pretty excited." Ginny said.

Then Hermione chimed in. "Ginny, we have to go! We are supposed to meet them in ten minutes!"

"Oh, okay. Bye guys." Ginny said as she got up and followed Hermione to the door.

"Thanks for the lunch guys. It was nice to meet all of you." Hermione said as she opened the door.

"Hey, what cruise line are you going on?" David asked Ginny when Hermione had walked outside.

"Umm, the Disney one?"

"Okay. Hope to see you again."

"Me too, bye." Ginny said as she walked out the door and joined Hermione. "They were soo cute!!"

"Yeah right. And if Draco or Harry had seen us with them, they would have killed us." Hermione said as she began walking faster.

"It's not like we did anything. We just let some guys buy us lunch." Ginny said innocently as she tried to catch up with Hermione.

"Are you and Harry even an official couple?" Hermione asked as she slowed down and allowed the other girl to catch up.

"Well, not exactly. He hasn't ever asked me to be his girlfriend if that's what you mean."

"Why not?"

"I dunno, I think he really likes me."

"I'm sure that he is just waiting for the right time."

"Probably."

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Draco, Harry, and Ron were inside a shop in downtown London trying on swimsuits.

"I am so dame fine!" Draco said as he stepped out of the dressing room.

"Harry and Ron rolled their eyes from inside their room as they stepped out.

All three boys were yet again wearing identical clothes with the exception of the color. Draco was wearing green with silver flames (always the Slytherin), Harry's were deep red with gold flames (he felt it necessary since Draco's were his house colors), and Ron's were orange, that matched his hair, with black flames. Each boy had magnificently chiseled chest and rock-hard arms.

"You two don't look to bad either. I'm impressed." Draco continued when he saw the other two.

"Okay, we have been shopping for three and a half hours, can we go. I'm hungry." Ron wined.

"You go ahead." Draco said. "I want to try on more clothes."

"Harry?"

"I think I'm going to try on some more clothes too. We'll meet you when we go to meet Hermione and Ginny."

"Whatever. Bye."

Ron walked to the front desk, paid for his clothes, and walked out of the store. He found something called a fast food restaurant, ordered, and took a seat near the front window. As he began eating he heard Hermione's name. His ears perked up as he heard the boys behind him talk bout her.

"…she was so hott! Did you see that swimsuit?"

"Oh yeah. She has got the best body ever. That swimsuit didn't cover too much either." the other boy said as the did a manly chuckle.

"Her friend was pretty hott too, eh David?" said the first voice.

"Shut up, Erik! Ginny is a nice girl." replied the voice of a third guy, David.

"And sexy." came the second voice.

"Well yeah, she was pretty damn sexy." he said with a deep laugh.

"Yeah well you can have her. I want Hermione." said Erik. "What about you, Gary?"

"Duh, no offence David, but Hermione was way hotter than the red-head. Come to think of it, you guys would fit perfectly together." Gary, the second voice, said.

"Did you make the arrangements?" Erik asked.

"Yeah, we leave for the Bahamas tomorrow." Gary replied.

"Good. Let's go. We have to pack." With that, Ron heard footsteps going towards the door and he casually turned his head to get a look at the boys as he tried to contain his temper.

When they were gone, he loosened his fists. 'How dare they talk about my sister and my best friend like that!!! And what do they mean that they are going to the Bahamas?' he wondered as he glanced at the clock. 'Shoot, I have to meet the others in five minutes!!!' He shot up and ran out of the restaurant.

Several minutes later he reached the meeting place and they got the portkey just in time.