She had said, specifically, that he could torment Ron 'within reason' and as long as he never figured out who he was under the polyjuice. She never mentioned that he wasn't allowed to hit on the Weasel King and his cohort while wearing a horrendous hawaiian shirt. Playing a flaming gay man could be very entertaining. He had smirked at Ginny the first time he had hit on Ron and she had actually laughed back, shaking her head.
"You are such a prat" was mouthed in his general direction "Ron, Harry, Mione—This is my new flat mate—Lennie. Don't mind him, he just went through a nasty breakup. He's just looking for a rebound man." That last was said with an evil look back at him.
The evening went from there. Every little comment turned Weasels face a brighter shade of red. Even Potter and Granger were laughing at him. He had never had so much fun and as an added bonus, Weasel King and Potter avoided him whenever they didn't have a girl with them. It was enough to make a Malfoy giggle like a girl.
They stayed for almost a week, giving him insight into the group dynamics of the Griffindor Gits and company. They were so very 'un-Slytherin'; almost everything was fodder for discussion. There was no calculation, no façade. Everything was said honestly and without forethought. Apparently the weasel had actually married the frizz headed object of his desires while Potter had a thing for his flat mate. There was a level of comfort between the four of them that was almost heartening to watch. No he was getting sappy.
He was almost sad when they finally left, supposably they had sound all they were looking for, he overheard something about his aunt and her husband and a locket, but the conversation ended when he walked in the room and was never mentioned again. There were extra big hugs all around and wishes of good luck. He was almost sad to see them go, if nothing else it had been so very entertaining. It was nice to be back in his skin again.
Strolling back into the house after work, he was surprised to hear someone slamming around in the kitchen. Apparently when Weasleys got stressed they cleaned and reorganized their kitchens.
"So, Cleaning for any particular reason, or just wanted to have a go at the mouse under the sink." Judging by the shriek and the sound of a head meeting wood, mice were not on the favored animal list.
"I just miss my brother- get over it. You should be happy to be back as your albino self ferret boy"
"I have to wonder" the white haired boy muttered, choosing to ignore the slander, "Why you moved so far away from everyone when you are so obviously close- why leave the country?" He glanced up at her. He could wait her out, and least offensive would probably work best with her. He could bide his temper for that.
The red head looked at him, making him suddenly belt up. He really wanted the answer to this one. He did respect her, and he honestly wanted to know what would make a person who had a loving family and protective friends disappear. From what he had heard, especially while he had been with Remus and Tonks waiting his escape, was that no one knew where the youngest Weasley was. She had, at least for most of her friends and family, just vanished one day.
She just looked at him for awhile, Draco knew he was being sized up. This made him more interested- he knew this would be good. When she broke away and headed over to the small wine collection she kept in the pantry, he knew he would be getting the entire juicy story.
She looked almost resigned when she started talking. "Do you remember your second year, the whole mess with the heir of Slytherin and the Chamber of Secrets?" Her eyes took on a distant look as she continued. "After that mess, even the good guys didn't want to trust me and to top it off it appears that Tom… Voldemort and I might have some type of connection."
She looked back towards him "add to that being Harry Potter's girlfriend and I become an instant target. I was putting my whole family and all my friends in danger just because they knew me. When I was offered a chance to leave the country, hide, start over and do something I always wanted to do, I
Jumped on it."
She smiled at him, a real smile this time " I always wanted to be a doctor, I just never thought I'd be able to go. I got to protect everyone and do something I always wanted. It became a win-win."
Draco had a rather incredulous expression on his face. A cross between shocked and surprised. "Well" he slowly drawled "you sound like you should have been in Slytherin." He shook his head slowly. "A Weasley in Slytherin- my dad would have had a cow."
The smirk she gave him almost cemented her a place as an honorary snake. "The hat offered, I just wanted to stay with my brothers."
That pretty much set the surprised look on his face.
"Of course, you do know it made the same offer to Harry, didn't you?"
It was really funny to see Draco. The boy who spent the better part of six years at Hogwarts looking perfect and together, who had teased others for not being able to perfectly handle a situation, who had tormented and teased… OK, she was getting carried away. But it was really funny to see him gaping and gasping like a fish out of water. She laughed.