A/N: i know it took a while but here it is and ihope its worth the wait...two more chapters and its over so thank you for reading and reviewing and keep it up..love you guys!-manda

Chapter 20 Memories, Preparations, New Arrivals, and Love

Draco and Blaise entered their room to the laughter of their love and her brother. "Well, we didn't mean to interrupt." Draco drawled but his smile gave him away.

"How was there anything to interrupt? We just left Dumbledore's office a few minutes ago and you guys were barely ahead of us." Blaise looked at the two Weasleys with amusement shining in his.

"Not sure about that one, but I was just telling him about a dream I had last night."

"Wow, a dream, a real one? That's the first in awhile."

"Yea, but it was a memory mostly I just had to remind him of it and we started laughing and now you guys are here."

"Well what's so funny then?" Draco and Blaise walked around the couch and sat in the floor with Ginevra leaving Charlie on the couch alone.

"K, so Gin was like six then, and she had this dream we have no clue what it was but apparently in it she could fly. Well she told Ron about it and…."

"The git told me I couldn't fly!"

"So she runs outside and climbs this big tree in the backyard. When I got out there she was talking to Bill already and he was telling her she could fly."

"And Charlie comes up the hill saying Ron's just jealous and of course I can fly."

"Bill holds out his arms to her and tells her to fly to him and then gives me a slight nod. So right as Gin jumps out of the tree I cast Wingardium Leviosa and she floats to Bill."

"Only I didn't know he'd made me fly until this morning." Gin said laughing.

"Anyways Bill plucks her out of the air and she runs inside screaming at Ron…."

"Told ya so!" Gin hollered and they all started laughing.

"Damn Drake, why didn't we have childhoods like that?"

"Because we got her." He said nodding to Ginevra.

"Where's everyone else staying?" Charlie asked.

"I guess you're staying here and our mums are down the hall near Severus's room."

"Bet she's thrilled about that." Blaise said laughing.

"Probably, but I'd rather not think about that right now." Draco said turning green. The others laughed and Draco shook his head in an attempt to rid himself of the thoughts he was now having of his mother and the only man he considered a father.

"Ok, you've heard about my childhood now I wanna hear some of your good memories, new or old." Gin said.

"Alright," Said Blaise biting his lip in concentration "just remember Drake and I have known each other most of our lives. Let's see…. Second year…."

"Damn! I was gonna do that one!" Draco yelled.

"Yea well, blow me. So me and Drake get on the train beginning of second year and we're looking for people to terrorize when all of a sudden this girl gets on and we stop dead in the middle of the hall. She's hidden under layers of baggy, old clothes but she's still beautiful and Drake looks at her and sighs and says all sad like 'Yea I met her this summer; she's in love with Potter.' We watched as she looked for a compartment and then hid when the mudblood came into the car. When she disappeared we went back to our compartment and kicked Crabbe and Goyle out and started thinking of all the ways we could make Potter look like an idiot and possible torture plans." Blaise looked from Ginevra to Charlie and said, "Yea been in love with your lil sis for a fair bit, we have." Charlie just nodded.

"Hmm, good memory… ah! Ok this was what last year? Year before? Anyways me and Blaise were already together but we were still moping about you being with anyone other than us. So due to all the pining over you we noticed the moment you realized you didn't really love Potter, though that was a few years ago, and you moved on- we still thank the Gods for that. This particular year, Blaise and I took it upon ourselves to rid you of every dumbass you let near you." Ginevra and Charlie stared open mouthed at Draco, while Blaise rolled around on the floor laughing. "Ok let's see, Gryffindor number one in the library in what, October? Yea, October. So guy's lookin' at a book and when ya got near him- bam- it's a dirty wizard magazine!" Gin was shaking her head at Draco as he continued. "Gryf number two: Christmas weekend, we slipped a, umm, well, sort of an anti-love spell into his pumpkin juice, made him check out every girl but you. So naturally he had a boner for everyone else when you went to thank him for the diary you were never going to use." By now Charlie was holding on to Blaise laughing and Gin was still staring in shock at the sexy blond in front of her. "Only Ravenclaw: Valentines Hogsmeade trip,"

"Oh Gods, that was you! You're bloody evil both of you!" She shouted and Draco finally howled with laughter.

"Wait, what? What'd you two do?" Charlie asked.

"We…."

"No!" Gin shouted and dove at Draco pinning him to the floor and covering his mouth, Blaise used this opportunity to lean in and whisper in Charlie's ear.

"No way!" he shouted and fell off the couch laughing, "You, you….oh Gods." He was rolling around on the floor when Gin finally noticed that Blaise had already told him.

"Stupid blighter." She laughed relaxing against Draco and taking her hand off his mouth. He wrapped his arms around her and held her. "I can't believe you two got away with that, I mean honestly a teacher and a student in the pub…."

"Yea, prolly would've been funnier if he hadn't been a virgin."

"Nah that was half the fun, the other half being that they did that of their own free will! I mean seriously Trelawney!" Blaise shuddered and they all looked to Charlie who was now laughing so hard he was silent and crying. Ginevra gave a little grin and crawled off Draco and over to her brother who she then proceeded to tickle.

"Ma… make… her… stop!" Charlie cried between breaths. Draco and Blaise pulled her away from Charlie and Draco pinned her to the floor while Blaise was tickling her in all the usual spots but to no affect.

"Won't work, I'm not ticklish." She said matter-of-factly.

"I swear we've tickled you before… I just can't 'member where." Charlie sat up and leaned his back against the couch.

"It's her thighs." He said and she shot him a glare before she was assaulted by Blaise's hands.

"Ok, ok, I give!" She shouted five minutes later. "I'm tired. Let me up so I can go to bed. If you guys are staying up for a while I'm gonna put a silencing charm on the curtains so I don't have to listen to you. When you're done make the couch into a bed for Charlie, night bubba." She said giving him a kiss on the cheek and heading to her chest, taking out a pair of silk green PJs. She changed in the bathroom and then headed to bed. Ginevra crawled between the sheets and had the curtains close around her, drowning out the stories of her childhood.

'I love you two, good night.'

"Cissa when Lucius dies are you going to move in on Severus?" Selena asked her friend.

"I might, if Draco's ok with it, and if he'll still have me."

"Honey, he's waited this long, I don't think another few months will be a problem."

"Really?"

"He's been in love with you since we were all here, but since you were in an arranged marriage and he couldn't stop it, he waited. He already treats our sons like they're his own. He loves you and Draco, Cissa, and more importantly: you both love him."

"What would I do without you Selena?"

"Whither and die, my friend, whither and die." She laughed. "Oh I'm only joking, Honestly, Cissa." She added when the other woman gasped.

"What about you? What will you do when Zach is dead?"

"I dunno, with Sirius gone, I'm losing faith in love. Blaise is all I have left, I'll make the most of things I suppose."

Blaise and Draco had stopped dead when the heard their mothers' voices and a pink tinge covered their cheeks.

"What's up with you two?" Charlie asked looking from one to the other.

"My mum." They both said.

"I don't wanna know."

"My mum is in love with Uncle Sev."

"Mine's in love with Sirius, I think I win since he's kinda, well… gone."

"Why is it that when someone says 'I don't wanna know' people always go and tell them? I mean does anyone ever think that they actually mean they don't want to know? 'Cause honestly, I didn't want to know." Charlie said his voice a good deal louder than when he had started. Draco and Blaise laughed and mumbled an apology and Charlie just grinned. "Eh, been holdin' that one in for awhile, bound to blow up sometime. Sorry it was on you two."

"So, back to the point, what're you guys gonna do 'bout Gin? I mean we're cool with same sex marriages, unlike the muggles, but how are you gonna pull off a wedding between three people? Or are you not gonna get married or what?"

"Damn, you're thorough."

"This is my baby sis we're talking about, and she is my favorite in the family."

"Yea, we noticed."

"Dunno yet…. We'll work the technicalities out later."

"Right now we just want to be together."

"Well, not that it matters, but when the time comes, if it does, I approve, of both of you."

"It matters, thank you Charlie." They said together and Blaise stood and headed for a cabinet by the fridge.

"Wanna get smashed?" Draco asked looking at Charlie.

"Hell yea."

"Blaise." Draco said turning to look at his dark lover who was holding three bottles of Firewhiskey.

"If we put that… no the Gryffins are there… damnit." Severus was mumbling to himself over a map of Hogwarts and a bunch of miniatures of the people and things on their side. "She wants the Dragons there backing up the Gryffins while we train, so they'll prolly be airborne during the fight. We'll keep our people away from the lake…." The wards went off and he stood knocking a Dragon to the floor. He called to the others and headed to the double doors of the Entrance Hall. 'Albus, What is it?'

'Durmstrang has arrived, go greet them while I finish preparing the rooms.'

'You're putting them in the Dungeons aren't you?'

'Yes Severus and Beauxbatons when they get here as well.'

Draco, Blaise, and Ginevra had caught up to the Potions Master by the time he got to the doors and they all walked outside together. After ten minutes of waiting and no sign Gin spoke,

"That's it, I'm going." Her wings broke from her back through her PJs and her cloak and she took off into the night. She called her fiery eyes and looked out on the grounds searching for movement. At the edge of the lake she found them, along with a pissed Gryffin and a handful of Goblins. "The Castle is that way, don't wait for me. Go!" she shouted and they took off running, leaving her in the dark out numbered.

Draco and Blaise watched from the steps but saw nothing, "I can't take it, where are they?" Blaise said.

"Wait, there they are!" They ran to meet them as Charlie came out of the Castle.

"Charlie," Draco yelled over his shoulder "get them inside!" The students ran past them but the Professors stayed with Draco and Blaise.

"Where's Gin?"

"There were Goblins, she stayed."

"Show us, now!" They ran after the Professors and found Gin standing in the middle of a pile of Goblins and holding one up by the throat.

"'Ello boys." She said smiling at them.

"I don't understand. Why did you have to stay and fight them, what about the Gryffin that was here?" one of the Professors asked.

"I sent her away, I felt like relieving a little stress. That and if I would've left her alone with them we wouldn't have one to question." The Goblin passed out from lack of oxygen and they headed back to the Castle.

"What about them?" asked the other Professor.

"The Gryffins need to eat, and I will not listen to your objections on that matter. I don't like being questioned. Now then, obviously we don't have much time so I want to go over strategies and shit but I want the other students training."

"But what about…."

"Or helping to train, whatever." She glared at the male Professor. As they entered Dumbledore's office. "Narcissa, when Beauxbatons gets here I want you to take all of the strong Veelas with you, if they aren't strong enough to fight as a Veela then they'll fight with the others. Teach them how to control their powers longer or teach them things they don't know. I'm not a Veela so I dunno what all there is, just take care of it… please." The older woman nodded, "Thank you." She turned to the other Professors. "What are your names?"

"Korvich."

"I'm assuming that's a last name."

"I am Mila Druz."

"Alrighty then, do your students have any special training? Is there a reason they should be helping train instead of training?"

"They have Dark Arts training." He said like that made all the difference.

"I'm supposed to be impressed? Tell me what they can do then maybe that will mean a little more."

"They can turn Dark magic back on the person that used it, if it is being used in a way it shouldn't be."

"See, now that's something. Can they teach the others to do this?"

"No."

"Then they'll be training like all the others." He went to interrupt her but she kept talking. "You will work on their skills; I don't know how it works so just do what you can alright? Alright, moving on… can your students fight?"

"We just…."

"No, can they fight physically speaking?"

"Yes."

"Ok, are we teaching them to fight?" she asked Dumbledore who shook his head. "We should, as a last resort, when you're in a jam sock the shit out of 'em. Yepp, mkay let's talk strategies tomorrow, I want everyone to get some sleep now, I don't care if you have to take a sleeping potion just get some rest." She said and walked out of the office back towards the room she shared with Draco and Blaise, who were now walking beside her. Severus was showing the Professors to their rooms when Korvich pushed him into a room on the other side of the hall.

"Why are the students running this war?" he snarled at the younger man.

"How 'bout I lock you in a room with them and let you figure it out on your own?" he hissed. "They have more power than anyone else here, and that includes Dumbledore, who by the way is the one who put them in charge. Now get the hell out of my way before I move you."

"But they're children!" he shouted exasperated.

"They are not. If I have to tell you to get out of my way one more time I really will let them play with you." Korvich had a look of pure venom on his face but stepped aside anyways. The door opened and Draco, Ginevra, and Blaise walked in and Korvich tried to run but the door snapped closed and he was trapped, the four of them staring at him.

"Got your message Sev, what seems to be the problem?" Blaise said his eyes never leaving the pale man in front of him.

"He seems to think you three are unworthy of leading us into war." Severus replied coolly, his eyes laughing.

"Really? Is there anything we can do to change your mind?" Draco asked.

"What is so special about you three?" he glared at them as they burst out laughing remembering the little fuss they had over the same topic a while back.

"Nothing, nothing at all." Gin said before taking her wolf form, Draco spread his wings and Blaise threw lightning at the man. They returned to normal and the four of them left a shaking Korvich alone.

"Oh." Was all he said as he crumpled to the floor having fainted.

"We want to help, Professor." The Golden Trio said as they hurtled into Dumbledore's office.

"That's great Harry, but I'm afraid that call isn't up to me."

"What do you mean? You're in charge."

"Of Hogwarts, the war is out of my hands now. I'm afraid you'll have to brave the Slytherin Dungeons if you really wish to help."

"Snape!"

"No, my sister." He said turning back to the door. "Thanks, Dumbledore!" he shouted over his shoulder and headed for the Dungeons.

"Ron! What're you doing?"

"I'm going to help, Harry. She asked me to fight this war with her and I intend to. If you don't want to then go back to Gryffindor tower, and what was that about up there? I thought you and Snape were doing well."

"We were, before all this war shit. And if he was leading the war I… I might lose him."

"Harry, this is war, people are going to die, and many more are going to get hurt. Either step up and deal or go back." Hermione shook her head at her friend and ran to catch up with Ron.

'Where are you Gin?' he asked himself, "Look around, they've gotta be here somewhere." As soon as he said it the painting behind him opened and Ginevra's head popped out.

"Looking for me, brother?" she said smiling.

"How did you?"

"You asked where I was, I heard you." She held the door open for him and Hermione and was shutting the door behind her when she heard him.

"Wait!" Harry called.

'I'll be right outside, give me a minute.' Gin stepped outside and closed the door behind her, leaving her alone in the hall with Harry.

"Gin, look I don't like you, I'm sorry can we just go in?" she slapped him, hard. "What the hell!" He shouted grabbing his face.

"I am in love with the two most gorgeous men alive and you think I'm out here to try and get your pants? I thought you had changed Potter but you just keep proving everyone wrong, yea, everyone. Severus, he loves you but he's ashamed of what you've become. Ron and Hermione have both grown up this year but they don't want to leave you behind because you're still their friend. Dumbledore, he's worked so hard at you, trying to point you in the right direction but you just, I dunno. But damn Potter, I know you've had it rough, you were different and you tried not to stay that way which is good but… I don't know but until you grow up, you aren't fighting in this war. Go back to the tower, I'll figure something out later." There were tears in his eyes when she finished and she shook her head sadly at him, "Go Potter, you don't belong here right now." Harry gave her one last look and then left. Gin walked back inside to find her brothers wrestling on the floor, she shook her head. "Forgot they hadn't seen each other yet."

"We're… hungry." Ron grunted from somewhere under Charlie, who nodded in agreement. She went to the fridge and opened it then shut it and spoke to it.

"Can we get food for, oh I don't know, twenty people? We're going to have a meeting in here. You've got a few minutes, take your time." 'Albus, meeting in our room, bring anyone we need.'

'Be there in a few.'

'Severus, can you get Korvich and Mila… wait…their here.' She said the last part aloud as well and Ron asked,

"Who?"

"Beauxbatons." Draco and Blaise said.

'Severus, shut those wards off!' she called out to him as the three of them ran out the door.

"Back in a second!" Draco yelled as the door shut behind them. When they got outside Beauxbatons was already filing out of the carriage that they had parked on the edge of the steps.

"Welcome to Hogwarts." Blaise said in a voice like a muggle flight attendant, not that he knew it. "Thank you for coming, we're glad to have you in the fight."

"Breakfast just started if you're hungry." Draco drawled and the students ran past them. "Big doors on your left!" he cried after them.

"I'll get Hagrid to take care of these guys." Blaise said giving the nearest horse a big pat. "And I've got some stuff to do in Hogsmeade, anyone need anything?"

"Not particularly, at least not now."

"If you see anything we need don't hesitate to get it." Draco said as Blaise let his wings out and took off to Hagrid's hut.

'What's he gonna do?'

'I dunno, but it's prolly something we won't like….' They led Madame Maxime inside and met Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Madam Pomfrey on their way to their room. When they walked in the bed was gone and in its place sat a large round table with food covering it and chairs all around. Ron, Charlie, and Severus were already sitting down and the others joined them but Draco was frozen in the door way.

"Some bloody knights of the round table we are." Gin whispered and then saw Draco.

"My bed… what the hell did they…my bed!" he turned shocked eyes to Gin.

"Drake, it's ok…. Right now it's a table… we'll get the bed back later."

"But that was my fucking bed!" he hissed.

"Yes, it was our fucking bed and I promise we'll break it back in later so suck it up." She whispered in his ear and dropped a light kiss on his cheek.

"War over breakfast, how charming."