-1Author Note: Okay, I know I am about a year late in updating this story, but sadly I have no excuse as to why I didn't. One day I just got really mad that people weren't updating their stories when I realized I, too, was one of them. So, not sure if anyone is still out there waiting for me to update this story, but I am going to finish it anyways…. For those who are still reading, I hope you enjoy!!
A little later that morning, after everyone finished opening presents, Molly, followed by the rest of the women in the living room, walked into the kitchen to make breakfast.
Draco felt as though everyone else in the room was giving him heated stares, but that soon washed away when Charlie said, "So, Fred and George tell me that you won against Harry at the Quidditch game back in October."
"Uh, yeah," Draco said with a smile.
"About bloody damn time too," Fred said.
"Someone had to knock Harry off his high pedestal," George said with a laugh when he saw the evil glare that Harry gave him.
"And I was the lucky one to do it," Draco said and the whole room rang with laughter. After that the conversation just got easier.
After a while, Draco excused himself, and headed to the kitchen.
When he entered the kitchen he smiled and laughed softly, never in all his years did he see a few amount of women cooking so much food in such a tiny kitchen. He spotted Ginny near the stove turning some eggs over in the frying pan.
He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her and felt her jump. "Hi Angel," he said in her ear.
"Draco!" He heard Mrs. Weasley yell at him.
He dropped his arms and turned around, "Yes ma'am?"
"What are you doing in here?" the older woman asked.
"Just seeing if anyone needed any help with anything," He said truthfully. The four women stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him. Draco felt as though he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, "Did I say something wrong?" he whispered to Ginny.
Ginny shook her head and said, "No, it's just that mum's been doing this for years and none of the men come in here and ask to be of some service."
"Oh!" he said as he smiled, hoping that by doing this he would get the older woman to like him just a little bit more. "Well, do you need any help?"
"Sure!" Molly beamed and all the women went back to what they were doing, "You can set the table." she said and then added, "You do…"
Draco smiled and said, "I may have never set a table before, but I have seen a table made. Plates, cups, napkins, and silverware by every chair, right?"
Molly nodded and handed him a handful of plates, "Here you go. You're such a dear."
Draco smiled down at the woman and then turned to leave, but before he did, he turned back around and said, "Oh, by any chance, are we having any apple pie today?"
"Oh, my dear boy," she exclaimed, "Winter is not the right season for apple pie." She smiled and then said, "But I did make one in hopes you'd be here."
He smiled again and left the room.
A little latter that morning the Weasley's received an owl.
Mrs. Weasley went over to Hermione and said, "It's from your parents."
Hermione took the note, ripped it open, and quickly read it. She sighed sadly and said, "They're not coming."
"Why not?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Apparently my dad has come down with the flu and he can't even get out of bed."
"Aw, I'm sorry," Harry said and hugged his girlfriend.
"It's all right, as long as my dad feels better soon. That's all that really matters."
"That's the way of thinking about it," Mrs. Weasley said, "Now go on, get upstairs and get dressed the Browns should be here soon."
Everyone rushed to their rooms to get dressed, with only two bathrooms and 16 people, it was going to take a lot of time for everyone to be ready.
Ginny sat in her room, already dressed in her green dress that she got for her birthday, and was brushing her hair when Hermione walked into the room.
"Lavender, the shower is all yours if you hurry," Lavender jumped up, grabbed her stuff and ran down the hall towards the bathroom. "Never seen that girl move so fast before in my life," Hermione and Ginny laughed.
Ginny stood up and said, "Well, I have to go talk to Draco, Hermione, so I'll see you downstairs," the other girl just nodded as Ginny closed the door behind her.
When Ginny reached the boys room, she knocked three times and heard Draco say, "It's open."
Ginny walked into the room noticing how there was no one else in the room, "Where is everyone?"
"Harry is already downstairs and Ron said something about help conserve the hot water, or something like that."
Ginny let out a small laugh and said, "Seriously them two. They're like rabbits."
Draco lifted his eyebrows, "Is there a problem with that, Ms. Weasley?"
Ginny rolled her eyes and sat next to him on the bed, crossed her legs, and said, "No problem at all, but come on, everyone is awake and knows exactly what's going on in that bathroom. I don't know," Ginny said shrugging her shoulders, "Call me old fashion, but I'd like a bit more privacy then that. I mean, if everyone was asleep, it be a different story," Ginny said.
"So," Draco said, "if I were to start kissing you right now, you'd push me away because everyone was awake and someone could walk in on us?"
"Well," Ginny said and pretended that she thinking about her answer. She didn't get to answer his question anyways because Draco placed his hand on the back of her neck and pulled her into a deep kiss. Ginny ran her fingers threw his thick mane, as Draco wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer so she was practically sitting in his lap.
Draco slightly pulled away and said, "I thought you were going to push me away."
"I'm not stupid," Ginny said with a smile. She kissed him again and pushed him down onto the small bed.
The two didn't know how much time had passed, but the next thing they heard was, "Oy!" the two broke apart and saw Harry standing in the doorway. Ginny got off the bed and smoothed out the wrinkles in her dress.
Draco propped himself on his elbows and said, "You could have knocked, Potter."
"Did," Harry said, "three times," Harry held up three fingers to prove his point, "So, when I didn't get an answer, I didn't think anyone was in here. Anyways, I heard the shower shut off a few minutes ago. So, be happy that it was me and not Ron, he'd have all the Weasley boys tackle you."
"Anyways," Ginny said, still slightly pink, and still slightly wrinkly, "I should get back to my room. Draco, you still need to get dressed, the Browns will be here any moment."
"Correction, they're already here," Harry said.
"Great," Ginny said and went to the room to leave as she said, "I'll see you two downstairs then." Harry left the room right behind Ginny. As Ginny was walking back down the hallway to her room she felt Harry walking behind her. Ginny swiftly turned around and said, "Save it, I don't want to hear it!"
"Hear what?" Harry asked confused.
"Aren't you going to lecture me or something?" Ginny asked.
"No, I'm just off to see Hermione. Gin, he's your boyfriend now and he's staying at your house. If I do say so myself, Draco has more bravery then some of the Gryffindors."
Ginny slightly blushed at her outburst and said, "Sorry."
"No problem, Gin, though next time, could you try to remember to lock the door?" Ginny smiled and nodded. Instead of going into her room, so she could give Harry and Hermione a little privacy for whatever reason why Harry needed to see Hermione, she went to her parents room, knowing that they were already downstairs. She quickly said a spell on her dress so all the wrinkles were gone and her hair back up. When she was happy with the way she looked she left the room and went downstairs.
As Ginny went downstairs she saw the Browns and went to go and introduce herself. As she was talking to the two older adults she heard someone exclaim, "Daddy!" It was Lavender, and she was running down the stairs with Ron right behind her, and Harry and Hermione was behind him. Introductions were given again and Ginny excused herself to help her mother in the kitchen.
"Where's Draco?" Molly asked her daughter.
"He was just about to get dressed when I saw him last. He's probably taking his time to pretty himself up. He always needs to make a good entrance," Ginny laughed and so did her mother.
"Well, as long as he's down here in time for dinner."
"As soon as he smells food I'm sure he'll be down here," the two women laughed again.
"We're not laughing at me, are we ladies?" Draco said as he entered the kitchen.
"No," both women said in surprise.
"Of course not," Draco said. "Am I dressed okay?"
Ginny looked at him and even though some of his bruises were still prominent, he still looked good wearing his school white dress shirt, with his Slytherin tie, and a pair of dress slacks with black shoes, "Draco, you could of just worn a pair of jeans or something, that's what the rest of the boys are wearing."
"Well, I don't have any jeans with me and all my dressy clothes are still at Hogwarts. Besides, I have to look better then everyone else," Draco said with a smile.
"Ah, yes, the Malfoy ego," Ginny said, "Are you ever going to grow out of that?"
"Hopefully not," Draco said with a smile and kissed Ginny on the cheek.
"Draco, dear," Molly chimed in, "You look wonderful. Now would you mind placing the turkey on the table and then going to tell Mr. Weasley that dinner is ready?"
"Sure," Draco said and retrieved the plate and left the room.
Draco went into the room and walked over to Mr. Weasley when he heard Mr. Weasley say, "Ah, here he is!" Arthur stood up and said, "This is Draco Malfoy, Ginny's boyfriend."
Draco turned around to greet the Browns and said, "Hi," as he shook Mr. Brown's hand.
Draco watched as Mrs. Browns eyes widened in surprise, more then likely a reaction to his cuts and bruises, but instead of asking about it she said, "Arthur was talking about you just now. He said that you're top student in Defense of the Dark Arts."
"How could he not," Mr. Brown said, "He's Lucius's son," Draco looked a bit put off at that comment and was about to say something when Mr. Brown said, "Your father and I go way back. We used to be best friends back when we were in Hogwarts."
"Really? Were you in Slytherin, too, then?" Draco asked shocked.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown laughed out loud, "Heavens no!" Mr. Brown said, "I was in Hufflepuff."
"But…"
"I used to live next to his grandmother's house and he spent every summer there. We became really good friends. We lost touch after Hogwarts, actually even before we finished our 7th year we didn't get along too well."
Draco wanted to ask what happened in their 7th year. There were so many loose ends and no one seemed to want to explain what happened so long ago. "What…" Draco was about to ask what happened when Mrs. Weasley came into the room and interrupted him.
"Time for dinner," Mrs. Weasley said.
"Oh, sorry, Mrs. Weasley," Draco said. "Forgot to tell everyone about dinner."
"No harm done. Now, let's go and eat."
Draco was surprised to see that 18 people sat comfortably in the small house. Draco concluded that the Weasley's must have put a spell on the room to extend it to fit the large amount of people. Everyone had a good time talking with one another. Molly and Arthur sat next to the Browns and discussed Muggle items while the rest of the Weasley clan talked about Quidditch and their up coming games.
Once dinner was done and the table was cleared, everyone retreated to the living room. Ron challenged Ginny to a game of wizard chess. Hermione and Harry flooed to Hermione's house to see her parents, and Draco went to sit with Mr. Brown to talk to him. Mrs. Weasley on the other hand went around and gathered pie orders.
"Okay," Molly said as she came over to Mr. Brown and Draco to see what they would like, "we have Apple Pie, Grasshopper Pie, and Sheppard Pie."
Draco just smiled and said, "Yes, please." Mrs. Weasley just laughed and continued with the dessert orders.
Later that night, after the Browns left, and everyone had helped finish cleaning up, Draco laid in bed starring at the ceiling. Harry and Hermione wrote back telling the Weasley's that they decided to stay with Hermiones' parents for the next few days and Ron hadn't come back from wherever it was he went. Draco sighed and looked over at the clock; 3:30 in the morning. Draco flung the sheets off of him and headed to the bathroom Good time as any to take a shower he contemplated as he shut the bathroom door behind him and stepped out of his pajamas and into the shower.
Meanwhile…
Ginny had no trouble falling asleep that night, after being happy and contented. Later that night, though, Ginny woke up and noticed that Lavender still wasn't back in the room. Ginny sighed, and rolled her eyes, "I swear those two are like rabbits," Ginny said aloud to no one. She looked at her clock and read it; it was 3:30 in the morning. Ginny flung her sheets off of her and decided that she could spend some quality time with her boyfriend before everyone else got up and the house became all busy again.
As Ginny walked out into the hallway she saw Draco walk into the bathroom; with a smile on her face and an idea in her head she waited a few minutes and followed Draco into the bathroom.
Once Ginny walked into the room she heard the water running and heard Draco whistling a tune she couldn't recall. Ginny jumped up onto the counter and contemplated on what to do; should she just pull back the shower curtain and join him, or wait till he got out? Before she could even decide what she wanted to do she heard the shower water turn off and saw the towel that was once hanging over the curtain rod was taken down.
Draco wrapped the towel around his waist while still standing behind the shower curtain, and still whistling his tune. When he pulled back the shower curtain he saw Ginny sitting on top of the bathroom counter with her legs crossed, wearing his jean shirt.
"Ginny," Draco said with a gasp. Ginny crooked her finger and beckoned him to her; Draco swallowed hard and walked towards her. "So," Draco said, "what's up?"
Ginny, who was now an inch or two taller then he was, because of the height of the counter, looked down at Draco and smiled seductively, or at least she hoped it was seductively and said, "Oh nothing much," she said as she uncrossed her legs and used one of them to wrap around Draco's towel clad hip and drew him in closer to her, "just thought we could have some Ginny and Draco time while everyone was still asleep."
Draco smiled up at her, "Really. What did you have in mind?" he asked playing her game.
"I have a few things in mind," Ginny said as she wrapped her other leg around him. She quickly bent down and captured his lips with her own. Ginny wrapped her arms around his back to pull him closer to her.
As Draco felt the cool metal of the ring that he gave her just hours before hand, against his heated skin something in him just snapped. Mine. The ring she wore signified her as his and his as hers. He wrapped one of his hands gently around her neck and one around her back as he lifted her off the counter and pushed her up against the wall.
Ginny was a little surprised with his actions, but not in the least bit afraid. She came into the bathroom with the hope that something like this would happen. Draco abandoned his hand from Ginny's back and replaced it on her shirt clad stomach slowly easing his way up until he cupped one of her full breasts in his hand. Ginny threw her head back and arched her back forward as to get closer to him.
Suddenly, they heard someone opening the door to the bathroom. Draco and Ginny automatically stopped what they were doing and froze. "Did you lock the door?" Draco whispered to Ginny. Ginny bit her lip and quickly shook her head. "Shit." Draco cursed under his breath as he made a bee-line to the shower. He threw back the curtain and with Ginny still clinging to him climbed into the tub. Draco lowered Ginny to the ground and then noticed that something was missing. "Where's my towel?"
Ginny took a quick look down, for the first time seeing Draco Malfoy naked, and then stated as she looked up at him, "Looks like you lost it."
"Thank you Captain Obvious," Draco threw her own words back at her. Draco turned and took a peep out the shower curtain and noticed that no one was yet in the bathroom. "Did they leave already?" Draco asked and then yelped when he felt Ginny slap his bare ass. "What the hell?" Draco turned around to face Ginny, while soothing his sore spot.
"Sorry," Ginny said turning a light shade of red, "You got a cute butt."
Draco let out a small laugh, "Wh-," but he didn't get to finish his question as he heard the person who was at the door just moments before open the door and step into the bathroom. The two new occupants were rather loud as they came into the bathroom.
Draco dear not look out there to see what was going on, but the two of them had a pretty good idea when they heard a girl let out a raspy voice of, "Oh, Ronald!"
Ginny gasped and said, "Oh my God! It's my brother!" Ginny said as she buried her head against Draco's chest and covered her ears, "Please do something!" Ginny said in a pleading tone.
Draco tried at first to just clear his throat and get Ron and Lavender's attention, but that didn't work. He looked back down at Ginny who still had her hands over her ears and rolled his eyes, "Excuse me!!" Draco said rather loudly, which got the two other occupant's attention.
Lavender let out a little yelp, now knowing that they weren't alone, "Draco, sorry, didn't know you were in here."
"Yeah, well, that's all right. I was just finishing up, anyways," Draco said and then mentally started to smack himself in the head at what he said defiantly had more then one meaning behind it.
"I'm sure you were," Draco heard Ron say with a merry tone behind it, "Sorry to interrupt you."
Draco, not one to be made fun of by a Weasley and not say something back blurted out, "Yeah, well, you're not the only one here with a girlfriend, Weasley!"
That caught both Ron and Ginny's attention.
Suddenly the curtain was thrown back and Ginny turned towards her brother, "Ron, hi."
"Don't you 'Ron, hi' me Ginny, what are you doing in here with him?"
Lavender smacked Ron upside the head and said, "Don't be such a hypocrite!"
"But, Lave, this is my baby-sister!"
Ginny opened her mouth to say something when Lavender said, "Really, I didn't know! Come on now, let's leave them alone."
"What? No!" Ron protested, but Lavender pulled him away and back out the bathroom door.
"We really need to start locking doors," Ginny said with a laugh.
"Talking about locking doors, how about you do me that favor on your way out?"
"Draco…"
"Ginevra, believe me when I say that I couldn't be happier when your brother interrupted us," apparently that didn't sound so good out-loud as it did in his head. He watched as Ginny's facial expression turned from shocked to hurt. "If he didn't come in, I would have had you up against the wall. Gin, I don't want your… our first time together to be rushed because someone might walk in or…" Draco sighed and ran his hands through his still wet hair, "Ginevra, the first time we make love, I want it to be special… Ginny, you know I'm not good at this mushy talk."
Ginny giggled and said, "I know and I understand what you're saying," she stood up on her tiptoes to kiss him lightly on the cheek.
"If you repeat that to anyone, I will deny it!" he called after her as she left the shower and headed to the door.
"Okay," she called back and shut the door behind her.
Draco gasped and sighed because he knew by the end of the day Hermione and Lavender will both know what happened and what he said. He turned the water on and made it as cold as he could, thus starting his second shower of the day.