A/N: Hey all. Sorry for the wait. I tried to post yesterday, but there was a problem in the site. I hope you enjoy.

Chapter Eleven

"So what are we going to do about Molly?" Draco asked.

Harry looked up at Draco and then his eyes shot to Ron, trying to gage his reaction. Ron's eyes were big, but his face was resolute.

"I have an idea, but it may make us a bit uncomfortable. I promise she will shit her pants though." Hermione said.

"What do you mean uncomfortable?" Ron asked, shifting slightly in his seat.

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As their conversations died down, Ron glanced towards the door and then at Draco.

"Well, I think we should be off now. See you all on Sunday." Draco said, scooting out of his booth after Ron.

"See you later." Ron said over his shoulder.

As they left Harry snaked his hand around Hermione's waist and pulled her closer.

"Harry" she said under her breath, but moved without argument.

"Before we do this, I want to get a few things straight. No matter what you see on Sunday, I love you." he paused and met her honey brown eyes. "There is something we have needed to talk about for a while, but I've been avoiding it."

"Really and which of the many topics are you referring to? I can think of about five at the moment, but please go on." she threw him an amused look. He was so adorable.

"When we broke up the, what was it," he halted and thought for a moment. "The second time?" Hermione nodded her head. "You had a conversation with Draco and Ron about us. They told me one of the reasons you left was I hadn't proposed…" Hermione nervously shifted in his arms. "I want you to know what I said to them. I need you to understand why I haven't. I would marry you in a heart beat. You are everything to me, but the war and just my life in general has taught me that good things aren't meant to last. I'm afraid that if we attempt to make this permanent it will just be taken from me. I know that its selfish, but it is why I never brought it up and why I never acted on my impulse to make you mine forever." he squeezed her waist a bit tighter. "I lived most of my life thinking I wouldn't see past sevente-" he was halted by a finger caressing his bottom lip.

"Harry, I never meant to pressure you. I don't want you to think about that again until you know you are ready. Granted, I may not wait forever, but where else would I go when the love of my life is right here? I will wait for you." she said as she rested her head back against his shoulder and then sighed pleasantly.

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Draco and Ron entered Draco's apartment and collapsed on the couch, a tangle of limbs. As they got comfortable, Draco's back against the couch and Ron facing him, Draco put his hand lightly on Ron's waist.

"I need to know that you are ok with Sunday." Draco said rather suddenly. Ron's eyes flickered to grey.

"I only assured you five times during dinner that, while it may bother me, I will make it and I trust you. I have a feeling I won't have a problem with my part in this though." he said a smile gracing his features.

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Sunday came a little too quickly for the four. Draco and Ron met up with Hermione and Harry outside the front gate. Draco gave Ron an apologetic look, Harry doing the same to Hermione, as they grasped hands. Hermione cast an invisibility spell on herself and followed closely behind Ron. Draco knocked lightly on the front door. Ginny answered and her eyes grew wide as they raked over the couple in front of her.

"Oh my god, you ass hole, the both of you!" she screamed, hitting Harry and Draco once forcefully on the arm. "Where is Hermione?" she directed this question at Ron, as she was ignoring the other two completely.

"We- we don't know. She ran out last night after these two…" he trailed off, not really sure how to finish his sentence. Not that he needed to, Ginny knew and she hit them both again.

"You are so lucky I don't have my wand on me." she shot them one more murderous glance as she turned and left the door way.

"That could have gone worse." Draco said to Harry.

"Too right." Harry said, flinching and thanking the ominous deity that gave them a wandless Ginny while thinking about what would have happened had she had her wand. Shuttering again, he dragged Draco through the door by the hand. Ron, while already wearing a perturbed scowl, schooled his features into a hurt and angry mask. He held the door open just a second longer than necessary to let Hermione in.

As they all entered the living room, it grew increasingly quiet. Molly was the last one to stop talking, but didn't even realize why. Her eyes flickered to her son and they grew soft at his expression. She took a step towards the three and finally saw the intertwined fingers, that weren't her sons, laced with Draco's. Slowly, her eyes met Harry's.

"What- what happened?" her voice barely above a whisper.

"I chose Harry." Draco said, a false calm lacing his voice. Molly's eyes grew wider.

"But the potion, it wore off days ago." Those wide eyes now full of fear. Finally, she registered the missing person.

"Where is Hermione?" there was a long, pregnant pause.

"She ran out last night." Came Ginny's voice. Her mother's gaze flickered to her and sent a questioning glance her way.

"What, don't look at me like that. I answered the door and asked the same question. Those three obviously weren't going to answer some time this century."

"To answer your first question, the potion wore off, but it helped me realize my true feelings. I've always loved Draco, I just couldn't see it." Harry said, finally finding his voice. He let go of Draco's hand and pulled Molly into a loving hug. "Thank you."

This was messing with Draco's mind more than he thought it would. To hear Harry say that he had always loved him, after all those years of pining, was unnerving and confusing. Ron cleared his throat uncomfortably behind them and Harry let go of Molly. Instantly, she moved past the two boys and embraced her son.

"I'm so sorry, darling. I never meant for it to be this way." She was crying now, mostly due to Ron's lack of reaction. His arms lay limply on her shoulders. This part was easy for him. He could actually show his true resentment toward her and everything she had put them through. His palms rested on her shoulder blades before pushing her away slightly and stepping back.

"No." he said softly. "I think this time you went too far. I- I can't just forgive you, not yet." he walked past the three shocked faces and sat on the couch near Fred. He could hear his mother's cries growing louder. It didn't affect him nearly as much as it should.

Hermione sat, invisible, in the doorway. Everything was going exactly as they planned. It was unnerving to see her boyfriend with Draco, knowing that there were true feelings between them. She no longer worried about it, even as their hands naturally entwined again. Draco was right, they loved each other, but as long as she was in the picture, what she was seeing would never come true. This is exactly why she wasn't in their plot, not yet.

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