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Chapter 3

Ginny and Hermione were getting ready to leave for the dinner. Ginny was wearing a nude color dress, and Hermione was wearing a dark green color dress. Both of them collected their Coats and apparated to burrow. While walking towards the house Hermione felt more excited than awkward, she had not met everybody from a long time, especially on the whole family together, and she missed Mrs. Weasley's cooking. Although Ginny had told her that Malfoy was also invited she decided she would not let his presence affect her jolly mood.

"I understand Harry accepting Malfoy, but Ron why could not he be on her side and tell Harry to stay clear. Is there more to the Malfoy story than I know?" thought Hermione and made a mental note to ask Ginny afterwards as they had just reached the burrow. The moment she entered Burrow she was enveloped in big hugs, from all Weasleys, Molly was already fretting over how she had lost weight, and how she never visits. At that she was a little red in face, she knew it was a mistake on her part, a mistake she realized she did not want to repeat. All of them were settling down when they heard another knock at the door.

"It must be Alyssa" said Ron, as he walked towards door letting his Girlfriend of 8 month in. After everybody had greeted her they sat down for dinner. Molly had as always prepared a delicious dinner, and everybody took second helping. After finishing their dinner and helping Molly cleanup everybody settled on chatting, gossiping, Playing Chess(Ron). She noticed how Malfoy was in conversation with Bill and Charlie about curses. He looked at ease, he knew all of them as he was working with Harry and Charlie in Romania, They will soon be shifting back to Britain as a new Dragon reserve was currently being setup here. Harry even bought a flat to live. It pleased Molly to no end that Charlie would be living somewhere near. She also noticed Alyssa laughing at something twins had said.

Alyssa was a reporter with Daily Prophet's sport section. And that is how she and Ron met; she followed quidditch players around the world to cover all the news. Hermione knew Ron fell for her easy going nature. Though she had have paparazzi following her and Ron on their dates, it never bothered her. Infact nothing ever bothered her, though she belonged to a rather rich pure blood family in USA, she moved to Britain to establish herself outside her comfort zone. She was exact opposite of Ron who would take everything to heart.

The first time he told her about his relationship, he was very embarrassed, but he relaxed when she told him how she was happy that he found someone, her exact words "Oh Ron, She is perfect for you, it was actually me and Harry who suggested Ginny to tell Alyssa to ask you out. We knew you would not do it yourself."

That memory still made her smile at the simplicity of her relationship with her two best friends. Nothing could ever come between them.

"Hermione" Harry broke her train of thought.

"Hmm?" She looked at Harry still a little lost.

"The way you are looking….Staring at Ron and Alyssa with that smile, I think I should alert them that you are having less than noble thoughts" joked Harry.

"HARRY POTTER, if you were not one of my best friends in the world I would have hexed for even saying something so perverted. I am just happy that Ron finally found someone who completes him."

"Yeah! Well even he thinks that…..scratch that all of us think that. Actually Ron wanted to talk to both of about something so we were wondering if you are free on day after tomorrow for lunch at our flat."

"What is it about?" asked Hermione at which Harry just shrugged before been called by Charlie.

Hermione took a second look at atmosphere around her, Charlie and Ron were playing Chess. Harry was sitting enjoying the game between two brothers. It was then she noticed Alyssa was now talking to Malfoy. Her eyes looked in suspicion, Alyssa might know Malfoy and it was in her nature to get comfortable with everyone, but Malfoy the way he was talking to her. He was relaxed…..almost carefree, until he looked in her direction and noticed her looking at him.

Alyssa turned to look at what Draco was staring at, when she noticed Hermione looking at them.

"Mione!" Alyssa broke the staring contest between former nemesis. "Why are you standing there all alone? Come over, Draco and I were just chatting about life with dragons and you know how interesting they are" She continued as Hermione moved nearer to them. "Seriously I almost faint every time a bludger nears past Ron, if he was working with Dragon, I am sure I would have had a few hundred Heart Attacks already. I don't know how Ginny Keeps up."

Hermione noticed that Malfoy was no more in the relaxed state his guard was up. She decided to ignore it and started talking to the Alyssa "Ginny has seen Harry in much more dangerous situations she is use to it. And I don't know about you fainting, I read your article about Ron's awesome save in their Match against Puddlemore." Said Hermione teasing the girl who was now laughing.

"Oh well, Quidditch is fun, and that save was awesome….. and just like that my boyfriend is again been awesome by winning another chess game." Beamed Alyssa and moving towards Ron's Side leaving Hermione and Draco in uncomfortable silence. She looked at him, he was looking at everywhere except at her. She decided to broke the silence

"I am sorry about your mother."

He looked at her, she could see he stiffed at the mention but still replied "Hmm. I knew it was coming she was in depressed state even when she was in America. She did not like that we could not go out and socialize more, she kept saying that it was her fault that father was dead. It was the guilt that killed her" He did not know why was he telling her all this? But the mere mention of his Mother filled him with emotions.

She admired Narcissa Malfoy for loving her child so much that she took such a big risk on her life of lying to voldemort, a lie which saved the whole wizarding world. Hermione understood the reason why Malfoy kept his guard up. Right now she could see so many emotions swirling in his eyes. She was surprise to know he had all this emotions she always thought of him as a cold, heartless git. Just then she had the strangest of urge to touch him and check if his skin was actually cold, liked she imagined, but bit her lip when she realized how she would look of she suddenly tried to touch him. She decided it was about time that she moved away from his company. She politely excused herself and moved outside to get some fresh air.

She was sitting in the grass looking at moonlit sky, and that is how Ginny found Hermione.

"Pray tell…..Why would you leave all of us and sit here alone? I know you are not interested in Chess but you can at least stay in the house then in the blasted cold out here." said the redhead.

"Ginny I have question" Hermione said.

"Umm okay! But I m surprised you have a question, you usually have all the answer" Laughed Ginny.

Hermione rolled eyes and asked "I noticed that Malfoy and Alyssa get along really well. Does it have anything to do with him and Alyssa both living the same country before moving back here?"

"Oh yeah , Malfoy was working with The Magic Times in US along with Alyssa. And once he heard that she was doing sports section for prophet he introduced her to Ron and Me, And the rest is History" Ginny answered. "But why do you ask Miss Granger?"

"Oh I asked because I was wondering, since when Ron became so accepting that he would actually end up as Malfoy's friend" Hermione said.

"you know he is not that bad." stated Ginny looking at Hermione.

"ofcourse not. But Ron knows how to hold a grudge." Hermione replied.

"I am not talking about my brother. I am talking about Draco, he has changed, and he is continuously trying to get accepted for things that matter." Ginny said softly.

Ginny started to get up to go inside "And Mione, here its not Ron who is holding the grudge. Its about time we see each other as equals otherwise the war did not end. Now let's get inside before mum comes here"

Hermione nodded in response and went inside with Ginny lost in the thoughts about what the red head just said.

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