AN: Disclaimer on the first chapter. Notes are on first chapter.

*Hermione POV*

Well. Lunch was rather interesting. I mostly kept to looking at my food, I looked around once and a while, Ronald was looking at me like a love-sick puppy, Ginny and Harry were completely immersed in their own conversation, Molly was bustling around as she usually is, and Arthur was reading the newspaper.

Luckily, lunch came to an end, and I was unpacking in Ginny's room. She knocked and came in.

"Okay, we NEED to talk!"

"What is it, Ginny?"

"Well," She moved to sit on her bed, "I told you about Harry and me dating, right?" I nodded, "Well, Ron isn't too happy. You see, I told him that I was dating someone, and he flew off of the handle going on about how it wasn't fair that I was dating someone, and he wasn't." She sighed, "I haven't told him that it's Harry yet, I feel like he'll get even angrier." I looked at her in pity, and I sighed.

"Gin," I motioned for her to sit on the bed as I sat down, "I think that we both need to stand up to your brother. I hope I have your mother's help on this, but Ronald just won't listen to me – he never has," I hug her before I stood up to finish packing, " So, tell me, does your family know about Harry and you?" In response, she just gave me a sly smile. I squealed as we hugged again.

Someone cleared their throat while we jumped and hugged, I turned around to see Harry. He gave Ginny a look. She nodded at him and told me she'd see me later. Harry closed the door behind her.

"We need to talk about Malfoy," he said as he sat on the bed. I nodded and sat down next to him,

"Well, I think he could be an ally," Harry gave me a look, "His family DID switch sides at the end of the war,"

"That's my point, the END of the war. Could they have been doing it just to save face, and their own arses?" All I could do was nod, and then I was struck with a thought.

"Harry, I have an idea. What if we became acquainted with him – not friends – just acquaintances, to see where his loyalties lie. We could wing it after that."

"Hermione Granger wants to wing something? What has the world come to?" he joked. I laughed with him. I told him that we should probably respond do him and tell him that we consider getting to know him, but not anything further than that. I certainly hope Ronald doesn't fly off the handle about this.

*Draco POV*

It's been a day since I sent my letters off. I hope that I didn't make a mistake. An owl that I recognize as Potter's flies in with two letters attached to its leg. It's from Potter and Her-Granger! Why on earth did I doubt myself?

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