Sorry about the wait, holidays and work, but still, I have managed to bring you chapter 3. And where's Draco in all this? Who knows?

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Ron's POV

Once everyone had left, I used some Floo power and flooed into the Hog's Head, where I ordered a Firewhisky and sat by the window, looking at everyone do their business outside, rushing around Hogsmeade from the Three Broomsticks to Zonko's and other places. I downed my drink and ordered another, downing that one quickly

I was drinking heavily to drown out my sorrow, the pain I felt after I discovered Hermione was pregnant with Malfoy's child and the hurt I had simply because she refuses to believe he's dead and is still waiting for him

Hello, I'm here you know, I can comfort you. I also want to be with you

I wanted Hermione badly, but I didn't know how I could get her. I could make a Love Potion, but I was terrible at potions. I could use a Memory Charm and make her forget about Malfoy, but I didn't have that power

I downed my fourth glass of Firewhisky and ordered another, but realized I didn't have any more money

"Sorry, mate, you're gonna have to go"

"No, I want another drink," I cried

"No!"

"Please, one more and I can pay you later"

"Here, take this"

Someone had arrived at our argument and slipped the bartender a handful of Galleons. The man was covered in black: black robes, black gloves, black cloak and a black hood. I couldn't see his face, but I didn't care, I could drink again

I sat down, as the person in black sat across from me. The bartender handed me another drink and I took my time with this one, studying the man

"What do you want?" I asked

"You seem like someone who has some problems," said the man

"Ha, yeah, maybe"

The man leaned forward, resting his head in his hands

"Tell me"

"I was in love with this beautiful girl," I said, "but she turned me down"

I looked out the window and felt the heartache again, the pain of losing Hermione to a git. I had hoped I could get her back when he left, but she fell pregnant to him

"Go on," he encouraged

I finished my drink and ordered my sixth. This time, I was getting larger glasses of Firewhisky, which increased my satification

"The guy she slept with disappeared and then she gave birth to his child. Now I don't think I'll get her, but since the guy is gone, I think I have a chance"

"I see and you want this girl so bad?"

I nodded, drooping my head on my chest, as my hair fell around my face

"The problem is, I'm kinda terrible at magic, so I doubt I can hoodwink her into liking me, ever"

"I can help"

"No you can't"

"I already helped you with your drinks, didn't I?"

The voice seemed familiar, but I was too fucked over to care. I just wanted to drink and drink, until the heartache was gone

"What do you want?"

"I can help you achieve your dreams. All you have to do is do a little sacrifice, that's all I'm saying"

"What kind of sacrifice?"

"The chance to become something more, the chance to be more powerful, the chance to unlock all those hidden powers inside of you"

This guy wasn't making any sense! But he did get me drinks, so I'm happy that I downing my ninth glass of Firewhisky

"Join up with me and you may have to turn your back on what you thought was good, in order to become more powerful and get what you want"

All I want is Hermione in my arms and Firewhisky. When I had Hermione in my arms, then I can forget about Firewhisky

"I can get what I want by joining up with you"

The man got up from the table and I saw something shiny under his hood. But I dismissed and finished my drink. But he whipped out a small card and handed it to me

"When you think it over and you want to join, owl me and I'll come and fetch you. This is a one-shot opportunity, Ron, don't waste it"

I took the card and ordered my tenth drink. Maybe I'll think about it tomorrow

End POV

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Harry's POV

It was a good idea to bring Ginny and Hermione to Diagon Alley. They both needed to get out every now and then. The bad thing was they dragged to shops to find baby wear for little Elizabeth, where they oohed and aahed over the tiniest things. That was annoying, but I got over it by standing some distance away and pretending like I didn't know them

"Hey, are you Harry Potter?"

Oh no, I don't want this at all. I looked at the guy, who clearly had excitement in his face

"Yeah I am"

"Congratulations on defeating You-Know-Who, you've done us all proud"

"Yeah, that's nice to hear"

"You should meet my son; he can't stop talking about you"

I groaned inside. I seriously didn't want to hear any of this. I took a step closer to Ginny and bent down

"We've got company"

"Like what?"

"I've got a lot of fans"

Ginny looked over her shoulder. I turned around and nearly died of shock. About twenty or thirty people had arrived, several more outside the shop, all so they could see me!

"Okay, Ginny, Hermione, we're going"

They got up to leave, but as I turned around to face the door, I gasped. There in front of the crowd, was none other than Rita Skeeter, one of the most horrible women around. She had stirred up a lot of controversy about me and Hermione in fourth grade. I wasn't going to let her get me here

"Rita's here," I hissed to Ginny

"Her!" cried Hermione, holding Elizabeth close to her, "Why is she here? And how did she get here so quickly?"

"Who cares," I said, "Let's go"

We opened the door and tried to push our way through, without hurting anyone. But we barely got far and I could hear Rita's voice over the crowd

"Whose child is Granger carrying? Is it yours and Miss Weasley's? No, the child has blonde hair!"

I heard the shock in her voice and I had a feeling she was going to catch on

"Come on; let's go," I said, "Move out my way! Move!"

I grabbed Ginny's hand and with my wand out, I managed to push my way through the crowd

"Where's Hermione?"

I looked back and saw a glimpse of brown, smooth hair

"Oh no"

I let go of Ginny and forced my way back into the crowd, until I got to Hermione, but I saw Rita hanging over her like a hawk

"Is the child Draco Malfoy's or not? When was she born? Where is Mr. Malfoy now? What will his parents say?"

I grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her back, before thrusting my wand into Rita's face

"Back away, you wench, just back away and I won't have to hex you"

"Oh my, Potter, you've become more muscular and handsome since I saw you last. How did it feel to face You-Know-Who and finally bring him down? What is life like now? How is Miss Granger coping as a young mother?"

"That's it! Silencio!"

Rita glared at me, unable to talk until the spell was removed, but I didn't care. As long as she wasn't talking, I was happy. But I had drawn gasps from the crowd and using the chance, I dragged Hermione and Liz out of the mess, before joining up with Ginny and heading back to the Leaky Cauldron

"Imagine what Rita is going to put into the Daily Prophet," said Ginny

"I couldn't care much, Rita is not one of my problems," I said

"But she will be a problem when she makes up all this bullshit about us," said Hermione

"Yeah, but we know it's not all true and besides, there was a crowd, so hopefully, they know we didn't answer her questions"

"Yeah, but you hexed her"

"About time too"

We flooed back home and went to our separate rooms. I laid down on my bed, as Ginny came in and curled up to me. I laid an arm around her shoulders

"I hope she doesn't get the spell removed," said Ginny

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