I'm baaack and I bring you a new chapter, telling you what happens next in this story. Enjoy everyone

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That night, Harry sat by the fireplace, chin in hand, as he tried to think how he could find Ron and where he could find him. The question that worried him was why Ron had joined over with Lucius. It didn't make any sense. Why would he do it? Ron hated Lucius with a passion and also hated all Death Eaters

So why would Ron switch sides? Surely he wasn't that stupid

Yeah, sure, he liked Hermione, Harry knew that, everyone knew that, but that didn't count…

Or did it?

Harry leaned closer to the roaring flames

Was Hermione the reason Ron joined the Death Eaters? It was stupid reason, but Harry knew Ron also hated Draco and seemed resentful of Elizabeth because she was Draco's daughter

A noise!

His head whipped around, but it was only Ginny, as she walked in, tying up her nightgown and tussling up her hair

"How long are you going to sit there for?" she asked as she sat next to him

Harry looked back to the fire. Ginny rested her head on his shoulder

"I'm just trying to figure out why Ron joined the Death Eaters"

Ginny yawned

"Have you worked it out?"

"No"

"Come to bed, please, come on, it's like eleven o'clock and you're not sitting here all night"

Even though Ginny's parents didn't mind her sleeping in the same bed as Harry, he still felt a little nervous. But once he was with her, all worries evaporated

He got up from the lounge

"You coming?" Ginny asked hopefully

"Yeah, but I'm going for a shower first"

He Apparated to the bathroom, knocked and when no one entered, he went for a shower. Ginny returned to bed and waited for him to come in. She looked around as he entered and hopped into bed, pulling her close to him

"Goodnight, Harry"

He kissed the back of her neck

"Goodnight, Ginny"

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Draco and Hermione had just into bed, the baby monitor on Hermione's side, as Elizabeth slept in her crib. Draco laid a hand on Hermione's back, bringing her closer to his body. She kissed his throat, just under the jaw line, as her arm went around his back

"See you in the morning," Draco yawned

Hermione just nodded as she closed her eyes. Draco followed suit and was soon fast asleep. An hour after they had fallen asleep, their bedroom window began to slide open…

A dark figure slipped into the room and looked around. Draco and Hermione were fast asleep in bed, while their baby daughter was in her crib

The figure silently crept over to the crib and looked down on the sleeping child. The figure reached into his robes and drew out a wand, before pointing it at the baby. That's when something pressed against the back of his neck

"Step away from the crib, turn around and then I'll hex you," hissed Draco

The figure stepped away from Elizabeth and turned around, showing his face

"So, Weasel-bee, preying on defenceless children, are we?" Draco asked

Ron's upper lip curled

"We both know you don't belong with Hermione"

"So this is what it's all about? You want Hermione, but since I got her, you become a Death Eater with my father?"

"He's promised to unlock all my powers so I can kill you," Ron snarled

"How talented he is. Don't know what he'll unlock, but it won't be much"

Ron raised his wand, but Draco knocked his arm away and elbowed him in the face

"You don't have any business here," said Draco, towering over him

"Never do you! You leave when you find out Hermione's pregnant, you go missing and then you return after the baby is born"

"I had to take care of some business before the child was born and I was delayed, asshole"

"So, tell me Malfoy, why did you go running back to the Dark Lord during the night we went to defeat him?" asked Ron

"Well, since you're a traitor, both in blood and mind, I'm not telling you. That's something for me to keep"

"Won't you even tell Hermione?"

Draco looked over at her sleeping form

Bad idea!

Ron kicked him in the shins, and as Draco fell back, jumped up towards the crib, aiming his wand at Elizabeth

"Expelliarmus!"

Ron's wand went flying from his hand. He glared at Draco, who raised his wand for another spell. Ron lunged at him, catching Draco off guard. They slammed against the floor, Draco's wand flying from his hand, as Ron started to punch him in the face. Draco's right fist flew up and connected with his ribs, which were still broken. Ron cried out and fell away, as Draco lunged towards his wand. Ron knocked it away, before grabbing Draco by the shoulders and throwing him against the cupboard. Hermione shot upright from the sound and gasped, as Ron aimed a kick at Draco's head

Draco dodged and punched Ron's calf muscle, throwing him off-balance. He took the chance to jump up and slam Ron against the bed. Hermione jumped out of bed and hurried over to Elizabeth, who was kicking and crying

Ron drove his elbows into Draco's back, striking his burn scar and making him let go. Draco hissed in pain, as Ron lashed out with his right fist, connecting with Draco's nose

"Ron!" cried Hermione

His head whipped around to see Hermione holding Elizabeth fearfully. Draco grabbed Ron by the shoulders and pulled him back, slamming him against the window. Ron went to break away, but Draco slammed his foot into his stomach, forcing him out the window. Ron hit the ground hard and scrambled to his feet, as Draco looked out

"You forgot something"

He threw Ron his broken wand, before lifting his own and sending a jinx at him. Ron took the hint and Apparated away

Draco turned back to Hermione and saw her scared look. Touching his nose gingerly, he went over to her

"It's okay, I set a Sensor Charm on the window, so don't worry, okay"

Hermione nodded and climbed back into bed, holding Liz close to her body. Draco crawled in and snuggled up to Hermione's back, before closing his eyes. Elizabeth had been lucky then. He did not want anything like that to happen again if he could help it

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