So, my good friend Kerri comes to me one day and suggests that she write a chapter for this story. Of course, being the wonderful, kind, loving person that I am, I agreed. Hence, this chapter.

This chapter is written by Kerri, from an idea belonging to Kerri, with permission from not Kerri. P And I stuck some stuff in here and there.

The tearful reunion soon came to an end (thank God) and Ashley determined that it was well worth their time to a) go pick on Hermione, and/or b) go pick on Hermione. So, Ashley and Victoria practically skipped away to engage in one of their favorite pastimes - torturing the Mudblood and talking about Quidditch at the same time.

While Ashley was gone, Kerri walked over to Draco. Kerri sat down in Ashley's seat, getting a quizzical look from Draco. "What do you want?"

"Can't I just stop by for a hello?" Kerri asked back.

"No."

"Ron and I are not together," Kerri said through grinded teeth. "I heard what you said to Ron at the game. Just thought I set the record straight."

Draco gave a brief nod and waited for her to leave. When she remained seated he asked, not hiding his annoyance, "Why don't you go join Weaselby and stuff your face with food?"

Kerri glowered at him and explained, "Because unlike Ron, my appearance for my job is important. I have a presentation on Monday where I have to look pretty enough so they'll pay attention to me, but not so pretty where they'll only pay attention to me."

"I bet the second one isn't so hard for you," Draco said with a smirk.

Kerri mouthed some words that were probably too vulgar for some of the student's ears and remained silent for a minute. Finally she asked,

"How did you manage it?"

"Manage what?"

"Creating the pyramids," Kerri retorted. "How did you mange to raise a child alone?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Well, I'm just trying to find some common ground. Since we both had to raise a child alone," Kerri started.

"What, Weasel knocked you up and then left you?" Draco asked with a sneer.

"He didn't knock me up," Kerri defended. "Well he did, but not in that kind of way. So how was it raising Victoria with out Ashley?"

"What, was Weasel too poor to help raise Krystal?"

"No, he didn't know about her," Kerri blurted out.

This intrigued Draco, as he grinned broadly. "He didn't knock you up in that way, but he didn't know about her. What did he do and know?"

"He is, was a great guy and we, uh, had a child together and that's all you need to know," Kerri told him.

"You brought it up," Draco reminded her.

"What did you do to raise Victoria?"

"I got a nanny, isn't that what you did?" Draco asked, leaning back and crossing his arms over his chest.

"Let's see, I was going to move out with Ron, but …" Kerri paused and took a deep breath. "That didn't work out to plan. Then I found out I was pregnant and I wanted to move out, but I couldn't afford it. Thus, after much yelling and lecturing, I was allowed to stay with my family. So yes I had a nanny, when I couldn't afford K-Mart."

Draco shrugged, which infuriated Kerri. "Here was what an average day was like. Wake up; make Krystal breakfast, try to make myself breakfast and half the time not being able to. Then try to do my term paper while taking care of Krystal, lunch, nap for Krystal, and more homework for me. After that, Krystal wakes up, cries, I play with her, finish term paper, make dinner family for family and separate dinner for Krystal, give Krystal over to my mother, and head off to night school.

"At the school I hand in term paper, get more work to do while learning things vital for a marketing career, go home. At my home give Krystal a bath, try to get her to sleep, work on homework and then try to some sleep. After walking up a few times in the night to Krystal's cries, start day over again."

Draco didn't say anything at first. He picked up a fork of chicken and took a bite. Then he smirked and said, "Must suck being poor."

Kerri's mouth dropped open in total disbelief. She glared at him and picked up Ashley's drink. She went to throw it in Draco's face, but stopped suddenly. She put the drink down and smiled. "Must suck knowing your wife is only with you because her true love left her for a sport."

Draco froze and looked away from Kerri. He spotted Ron giving Hermione a kiss and said, "Must suck seeing the father of your child be with another woman."

"That was low," Kerri said quietly. The two of them sat in silence till Kerri said, "You must really love her."

Draco looked at her quickly but said nothing. Kerri went on. "To wait all those years for her. It's rather admirable of you."

Draco dropped his fork and said, "First off, you know nothing about me. Second, I don't want to make friends with you just because you knew my wife from long ago. I understand the fact that you marry into a person's family, but you are not her family."

"Did you write to her a lot?"

"Would you just shut up! Just because your relationship with Weaselby didn't work out, doesn't mean you can question mine," Draco told her with a sharp look.

"First off you don't know anything about me or my relationship with Ron. Second, I don't want to make friends with you either." Then Kerri added with a cruel smile, "I just wanted to remind you that in every relationship there is someone who loves the other more."

"Who loved the other one more in your relationship?" Draco asked despite himself.

"I wrote at least three letters to him a week, he wrote one a month. I guess I should have figured it out from that," Kerri said with a desperate look to Ron.

Just then, Ashley came back.

"Kerri, what are you doing in my chair?" Ashley asked.

"Just telling Malfoy about your obsessions with Mustangs and guys named Mark," Kerri answered her with a forced smile. "Well, I better get going. Ashley, we must have tea with Celia sometime, alone."

"Not even with the fiery gates of hell on my heels would make me go to another social event with you, Bailey."

Kerri nodded and walked back to her daughter and Ron. Ron smiled at her, with his faced covered in barbeque sauce, jus like Krystal's. Kerri laughed softly and wiped Krystal's face clean. Krystal protested, while Ron chuckled. Kerri had a small grin on her face as she wiped Ron's face clean, while Krystal started laughing at her dad. Kerri smiled lightly at them and looked at Ashley and Draco. Draco had his arm around Ashley and the both seemed happy.

Draco watched as Kerri said something to Ron and Krystal, and then got up. Ron's eye raced over to Draco, giving him an angry stare. Ron quickly stormed over to Draco and Ashley.

"What did you say to Kerri?" Ron demanded to know.

"I say a lot of things, how am I supposed to remember everything?" Draco asked.

"What did you say to Kerri? Why is she suddenly leaving after talking to you?"

"Why do you automatically assume I did something, Weasel?" Draco asked with a sneer. "You could have just as easily could have done something to upset her."

"Me?" Ron asked in pure astonishment and anger. "You think I would do something to upset Kerri?"

"Well obviously you did do something to upset her once," Draco said with a smirk.

"Shut up Malfoy." Ron swiftly turned away, not allowing Draco to see how red he was getting. Ron walked over to Krystal, who smiled at him. He noticed Krystal had Kerri's smile. Ron smiled back and all his negative feelings went away.

Kerri approached Draco and Ashley. Kerri pulled out a card and pen. She quickly scribbled down something and handed it over to Ashley.

"My number is on the card, and Celia's address is on the back. Give me a call and Celia an owl. Just give me a call, and nice seeing you again. Bye Ashlies."

Kerri gave Ashley a brief hug and then went back over to Krystal. Kerri gave Krystal a hug and then gave Ron a brief goodbye. As Kerri walked out of the Great Hall, Ron followed her. After a couple minutes he came back looking dazed.

Ashley and Draco spent the rest of the time socializing like a proper Malfoy should, only with the proper people before bidding Victoria goodbye and heading back to Malfoy Manor.

The following week

An owl fluttered in and a letter landed on Ashley's lap. "What's this?"

Draco shrugged and said, "Could be something from the Ministry."

Ashley felt a flood of terrible thoughts flow through her head. She held out the letter and said, "You open it then."

Draco nodded and opened it. As he was reading, he started snickering.

"What are you snickering at?"

"You are cordially invited to tea with on Celia Snape and Kerri Bailey."

At the tea party

Ashley, Kerri, and their friend Celia Snape can be found sitting around, talking and sipping on tea. Celia put down her tea cup and asked, "So Kerri, what's new with you?"

"Oh nothing too much," Kerri answered, taking another sip of tea and putting it down. "Went to Parent's Day, kissed Ron, went back to my flat, had sex with Ron and then on Monday I gave a wonderful presentation."

"Hold up, what?" Ashley got lost after hearing Kerri said she had sex with Ron. "When did you have sex with Ron?"

"After Parent's Day he came to my flat to ask what was wrong," Kerri said.

"So instead of telling him, you slept with him," Celia noted with a smile.

"Isn't Ron with Hermione?" Ashley asked.

"Yes."

"And if I remember, Ron is your ex, right Kerri?"

"Yes Ashley."

"So you slept with your ex who is now married?"

"Yes and shut up. I know it's wrong and immoral. I feel bad enough already," Kerri said, hanging her head in her hands.

"That's hilarious Kerri."

"Shut up Ashley."

"How is he?" Celia asked with a wide grin.

Kerri flashed them a grin that told all. However, soon the grin went away and Kerri said, "All right, no more talk about ex husbands."

"Ok," Celia agreed. "So Hermione and Ron seemed like their marriage will last, doesn't it?"

Kerri groaned, while Ashley smiled. "Well I don't know. Ron did cheat on Kerri and you know what they say, 'once a cheater, always a cheater'."

"Shut up, if all you two are going to do is ridicule me, I'll leave," Kerri threatened.

"No don't do that," Celia said. "You're always so busy with your work, I feel like I never see you."

"Ok," Kerri said. "Ashley, change the subject."

"To WHAT, exactly?" Ashley asked, not particularly caring to be put in charge of such matters.

Both Kerri and Celia shrugged.

"Whatever you want, darling," Celia chimed.

"Does that mean I can go heavily in detail about exactly the way in which I proceeded to kill Jr. St. Prongs?"

"No." Both the others said simultaneously.

"I think we've all heard that story a few more times that we care to admit."

"Yeah, but you haven't heard my part of the story."

"And now would not be the time to discuss that. So, pick another topic."

"Such as...?"

"Something. Anything. Just pick something!"

Ashley smiled slyly.

"All right then, that means we can talk about sex."

Kerri and Celia grinned broadly.

"Good choice. So, who wants to start?"

Ashley raised her hand excitedly.

"Ooh, I do, I do!"

"Ashley, go ahead. So, is Draco as good in bed as he is on a broom?"

"I'm going to ignore the fact that I know you think he sucks, and answer only with not for free."

"Ashley!"

"Hey, he's rich. He can afford it."

Just then, Draco Malfoy strode into the room, much to the surprise of the girls.

"Are you talking about me?"

"Draco!" Ashley said in shock. "What are you doing here? You know I told you not to bother us."

"Ooh, Ashley's gettin' feisty," Kerri said in a singsong voice. Ashley and Draco ignored her as the latter provided an explanation for his sudden appearance.

"Ashley, Father is here and he would like very much to speak to you."

Ashley groaned as the other two females sighed.

"Fine. I'll be there in a minute." She turned back to Celia. "So, how're things going with Snape? Never mind, I don't think I want to know."

"ASHLEY!"

El fin de el chaptero. Yup, I am SO a Spanish III student. xD

Thanks to Kerri for writing the bulk of this chapter, and I am off to go do some hardcore studying for world civ. Ah, who am I trying to kid? I'm off to eat ice cream and watch Gilmore Girls. Luv ya!

And my GOD this chapter is long!