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Chapter 5
Over the next few days Ron and Ginny did their best to make friends with Draco. They explained more about the Order of the Phoenix and who was involved. They also reintroduced him to Buckbeak the Hippogriff. Draco was much nicer to Buckbeak than before and Bucky almost let him come near him.
Every so often, Ron would catch Draco looking at Ginny. As soon as Draco would see Ron looking, he'd make an excuse to leave the room. Narcissa was going out of her way to help Mrs. Weasley with all the chores around the house, though she wasn't very good at any of it. "I really miss our old house elf, Dobby. He did all these things for us. But, Lucius set him free, accidentally of course."
Mrs. Weasley just smiled. She knew too well the story behind how the Malfoy's house elf was granted its freedom. "Here Narcissa, let me help you with that." Mrs. Weasley rushed over to stop the iron from burning a hole right through the cloak Narcissa was trying to iron.
"Thank you, Molly. I really am useless, aren't I?"
"Of course you're not, don't be silly. I really will need your help in the kitchen this afternoon because Harry and Hermione will be coming for the summer. They will be arriving shortly before dinner."
"Ah, yes. I remember them from the Quidditch World Cup. They sat in the top box with us, I believe."
"Yes, that's right." Mrs. Weasley searched for a different topic because she didn't want to think about the awful things Narcissa's husband did during the World Cup. "The children seem to be getting on well, don't you think?"
"Oh yes, Draco doesn't have any siblings, so it's a very good change for him. The boy needs something to keep him occupied. I don't want him to dwell on thinking about his father. I really don't think he's dealt with those feelings at all yet, but maybe he just needs more time."
Draco walked into the sitting room and found Ginny all alone reading. "Oh, hi. What's that you've got there?"
"It's Quidditch through the Ages. Not very interesting, but it's better than having Ron follow me everywhere making sure you stay away from me." Ginny felt his gaze but wouldn't dare look up into those gray eyes.
"Does Ron always keep such tight reigns on you?" Draco asked trying not to notice how good she looked with her hair up in a ponytail.
"Of course he does. Just be glad Fred and George are too busy with their joke shop or it'd be 3 times as bad." She giggled. "I really hate it, but being the youngest of 7 and the only girl, I would worry if they weren't overprotective."
"So, what's up with you and Potter?" Draco asked trying to sound casual.
Ginny blushed at the mention of Harry and said, "What do you mean? The part about him not knowing I'm alive or the part about me being his best mates little sister?"
"How can he not know you're alive? Even he isn't that thick, is he? Ginny, I..." Draco never finished the sentence because just then Ron walked in and sat down between them.
"Hey you two, what's up?" Ron shot a glare at Draco.
"We were just talking about Harry, Ron, you know he and Hermione are coming tonight." Said Ginny.
"Yeah, can't wait to have my best mate back. And Hermione, of course," Ron added with a sheepish grin.
"Weasley, what's the deal with you and Granger anyway? Are you an item?" Ron turned bright pink right up to the top of his head and Ginny curled up in a fit of laughter. "What's so funny? I just asked a simple question." Draco said with a grin.
Once Ginny regained her composure, she said "Yes, Ronald, what is the deal with you and Hermione?" Now it was Draco's turn to laugh. "Are you two an item?" Ginny asked.
"Ron glared at Ginny and said "No more than you and Harry are!" Draco's heart leapt in his chest. So there isn't anything going on with them. He needed to figure out how to get Ginny to notice him. That wasn't going to be easy if Harry and Hermione were coming. If possible, they hated Draco more than Ron and Ginny had when he arrived. At least Ron had sent Harry a note with his owl, Pig (which, by the way, was the funniest thing Draco had seen in a long time) so Harry would at least be prepared. Draco was a little nervous though that Harry hadn't sent a letter back. He was probably just too busy packing. Everything will be fine when he gets here. Look at how things have worked out with Ron. Of course if Ron knew that I wanted to make a play for his sister, that might change, He said to himself.