DR mumbles while holding Viktor's burned and tattered robe.

MOK sighs and puts out a fire she was using to roast marshmallows.

DR: "He got away." Holds up the robe for MOK to see.

MOK: "Well what did you expect? He doesn't like marshmallows. How did you think you were going to trap him with those?"

DR: growls. "Update now!"

MOK: Fine I'm updating now! Seesh….I don't own anything but Amber and her owl. On with the story.

Hermione and I were woken the next morning by Harry and Ron.

"What are you doing in here?" I asked sitting up gently rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

"McGonagall told us you were in here," Harry said sitting next to Hermione.

"Besides it's Christmas and you two have presents to open," Ron said as he stood in the middle of the room looking like he was about to burst with excitement.

"How are you feeling Hermione?" Harry asked his voice full of worry.

"Better then I was yesterday," she replied.

"Amber?" he turned to me.

"I've been better," I replied.

"Come on, come on," Ron said impatiently. We just looked at him then to the pile of presents at the bottom of our beds. I was about to crawl down to get them but Harry and Ron surprised us by moving the presents closer to us. We slowly opened the gifts. I got a few books from my aunt and cousin, not too surprisingly I got something from a few other Gryffindors. When I looked up at Hermione she had a small pile of books and few other assortment of things. The ones I had left to open were from Harry, Ron, my friend in America Alex and one that I didn't recognize who it was from Hermione suddenly squealed and hugged Harry as I was opening Ron's, which was a pack of chocolate.

"Thank you Harry I had been looking for that for so long!" she said. He had given her a book that I couldn't tell what it was about. I then opened Alex's it was a photo album of Alex and I our last year in America. I just smiled as I opened Harry's gift it was a small plush fox, it looked a lot like a beanie buddy and it was silver. I looked up at him in shocked.

"I thought you would like it Amber," he said quietly. Hermione was behind him opening her last gift which was from her parents.

"I do thanks. But how did you know I love stuffed animals?" I asked he smiled and shock his head. I then reached my last gift it was an odd one. It had a note on top I pulled it off and read it. "I know you don't know me Amber but I'm your great aunt. I like your father was kicked out of the family. Before I left I grabbed a few things that I thought would be helpful. I don't know how helpful these will be but here. Your Great Aunt, Pam." The note said. I just looked at it for a moment before I opened the box. Inside the box there were four gems. They were blood red gems which sat in what looked like sliver that was shaped almost in a triangle around the circle gem.

"AmHer," Hermione and I called at the same time. Ron and Harry looked at us.

"What is it you two?" Harry asked.

"I don't know my parents just gave me this," Hermione said as she held up four gems almost like mine.

"No way!" I said as I held up the four that I got. Our eyes went wide, just then a tap on the window caused us to look away. Harry stood and opened the window letting in Ron's perky owl Pig. It was carrying something but I wasn't sure what it was. It went straight for Ron. He was pail as his owl dropped a red envelope into his lap.

"RONALD CLIFFORD WESASLY! HOW DARE YOU AFTER ALL WE HAVE TAUGHT YOU!" It was a dreaded howler we all plugged our ears. "HOW DARE YOU GO TRY TO SHAG SOME GIRL. IN THE COMMON ROOM NO LESS!" the letter continued yelling at Ron telling him how improper he was. "IF I EVER GET MY HANDS ON THAT GIRL WHO TRIED TO SEDUCE MY SON! I'M GOING…." It trailed off for a moment then came back in full force. "RONALD WESASLY I DON'T WANT YOU EVEN TALKING TO THAT LITTLE WENCH! SHE LOOKS LIKE A MALFOY WENCH IF YOU ASK ME! SHAME ON YOU BOTH, YOU REALLY SHOULD KNOW BETTER!" the holler ended. I don't believe it she called me a Malfoy? And a wench! It was all Ron's fault, and his brothers. I thought as I tried to get my ears to stop ringing. The voice of Mrs. Weasly could still be heard echoing in the halls. Ron was red as red could be. "How did mum find out?" Ron asked as he just stood there.

"I don't know but…Clifford!" Hermione said trying not to laugh. It struck me as very fitting.

"I think it fits!" I said.

"How? I think it's the worst." Ron said as Harry, Hermione and I were trying not to laugh.

"Oh not the letter Ron, but your middle name, hmm…..Clifford, Clifford the big Red dog. Red hair……" I started laughing while Hermione and Harry just laughed at the fact of his middle name.

"Peeps is Clifford!" Hermione laughed.

"Shut up Cuddles!" Ron said. Hermione just continued to laugh along with Harry and I. Ron just groaned as we continued to tease him. After teasing Ron our subject turned back to our Christmas gifts and other things.

"I just don't understand I thought you and Viktor…" Harry started.

"No, when I visited him he was a complete jerk. That and I found out from Amber here that even before I went to visit him he was cheating," Hermione huffed.

"What?" Ron and Harry said turning to me. I just nodded saying that it was true.

"Question," Harry started after a moment. "What would you do if you caught your boyfriend/girlfriend cheating?" he asked.

"I'd dump the jerk." Hermione said.

"And embarrass them to make them pay for breaking and playing with my heart," I said.

"Kick the guy's" Ron said. Harry looked thoughtful.

"Why do you ask Harry?" I asked.

"Uhh…just wondering," Harry said as he walked out of the room.

"Don't know what's up with him. Last night after the attack he chucked Cho's Christmas gift out the window," Ron said, leaving Hermione and I confused as to what was going on. I looked at Hermione as Ron left the room. "Do you think that his feelings are changing?" Hermione just shook her head and said, "I don't know."

A little bit later Hermione and I got up slowly and headed down stairs. We were still in pain but I was getting sick of just laying in bed, besides the fact that the fest was in just a few minutes. Harry was the only one in the common room and he was sitting in a chair by the window.

"Harry," Hermione called to him. He turned and I could see the hurt in his eyes but it turned immediate to worry as he gently grabbed Hermione and set her on the couch. I just joined her wincing as I sat.

"You two shouldn't be up! If McGonagall finds out she'll kill me," he said as he sat in between us.

"It's Christmas Harry do you really think we are going to stay in bed?" I questioned.

"No, but Dumbledore said that he was going to bring up the feast to us so you two could get better as fast as possible and to stay safe," Harry told us as he looked at the fire.

"What do you mean safe?" Hermione asked. Harry's head snapped up like he had been slapped.

"They don't know where Viktor is," Harry said looking at the fire.

"What? I thought that they would have found him by now!" I said in surprise. Harry just shook his head. I was about to ask another question when there was a tap on the window it was a dark brown barn owl. Harry stood and let it in.

"Wonder who it is for and if it's a late Christmas gift?" I asked as it came up to me. It had a letter and thank goodness it wasn't a holler like Ron's. Harry had joined us again as I opened the letter.

"Dear Amber Lanobi, I'm your uncle Lucius Malfoy." I almost dropped the letter.

"What is it?" Harry asked as he looked over my shoulder.

"It's from Malfoy," I said in a harsh whisper.

"What does Draco want this time?" Hermione asked as she looked at me.

"Not Draco Hermione, Lucius!" Harry said as he looked at her and all color left her face. I looked back at the letter. The letter went on being somewhat polite. He said that he was sorry that I couldn't have known him and my cousin as I was growing up. Finally he got past all the sugar coating, to what he really wanted. He started telling me that there are weak and strong people and that I should ally my self with the strong. If you ask me I already was but it went on to say, "Amber, I have an offer for you. If you work for Lord Voldemort then the stain of our family would be lifted. Don't be a stupid weak fool and throw your life away as your father did by marrying a weak muggle. You can have power beyond anything you could imagine. Your Uncle Lucius Malfoy."

"What a jerk! How dare he insult your father like that!" Harry exclaimed as he was reading over my shoulder.

"Yeah very sneaky way to do it," I replied as the owl waited for me to reply.

"What an idiot." Hermione added as I spotted some parchment and a quill sitting near by. I quickly wrote. "I wouldn't help you or Voldemort out even if hell froze over and you were the last two things on this planet dying! Your ever loving niece Amber." I wrote quickly. Harry chuckled as I sent the letter off. Just as the owl flew out the window Dumbledore walked into the common room with several house elves that were carrying food, causing Lucius' Letter to be forgotten. Neville, Ron and Dean joined us in our personal feast. Dumbledore stayed eating with us for a little bit before he was called away. We were all chatting away as we finished the food, when the portrait opened. I turned to see the twins walk in so I didn't pay attention to who followed them because Harry had just said something.

"Hermione, dear are you alright?" I heard a woman's voice call as Hermione was wrapped in her arms.

"Mrs. Weasly?" Hermione asked. Hermione was being hugged by a well rounded older lady who had bright red hair. Behind them was a tall man that also had red hair.

"Oh your parents want to come but couldn't so they wanted us to come. Oh are you alright?" Mrs. Weasly said pulling back as Neville and Seamus went to their room.

"I want to get my hands on him!" the man said behind Hermione.

"Take a number dad. We all want a piece of Viktor," Fred said.

"Have they found him?" Harry questioned. Mr. Weasly, I assumed, shook his head. Harry just looked down. Suddenly Mrs. Weasly spotted me. I just happened to be sitting between Harry and Ron.

"You…" she started dangerously, but Hermione said, "Mrs. Weasly…" in a very whinny voice. Mrs. Weasly turned back to Hermione and hugged her again. Thanks I mouthed to Hermione and she nodded as Ron's father came up to him.

"So who's this?" he asked somewhat politely, like he was trying to decided if he wanted to congratulate his son or yell at him for his wife.

"This is Amber Lanobi," Ron said.

"She's new," Mr. Weasly said.

"I just transferred. I'm from America," I said as I spoke Mrs. Weasly looked up.

"No wonder you were…" she started on me.

"Now Molly," Mr. Weasly started.

"She is the one that saved Hermione's life!" Harry blurted out shocking us all. He placed a hand on my shoulder and added. "She took Viktor on saving Hermione."

"You did?" they both chimed. I nodded then decided to clear up what happened in the picture.

"And may I explain that picture, it was an accident. Ron just stole my chocolate and…" I started but wasn't able to finish.

"RONALD WEASLY!" His mother yelled letting go of Hermione and coming towards him.

"I thought that Ginny taught you better!"

"But that was my sister! How was I suppose to know that Amber would be just as possessive!" Ron said as he cowered before his mother.

"RON you idiot! Never mess with a woman and her chocolate!" Hermione, Molly and I all said as the same time surprising us all. It was dead silent as Hermione, Molly Weasly and I looked at each other before we started laughing.

"I'm sorry dear for calling you a wench," she told me as she hugged me.

"No problem," I said as she let go of me.

"Now come on you two should get to bed," she said as she guided Hermione and I towards the stairs. She told us that she would be up later to talk to us for a moment when she walked back down into the common room. As we shut the door to our room we could hear her yelling at her three sons. After Mrs. Weasley gave a very stern talking to her boys, which mostly consisted of 'Ron how dare you!' and 'you two why did you even send the letter', she asked us a few questions. We told her about the attack, with out saying anything about how I knew that Hermione was hurt Then we told her about the chocolate fiasco.

The next morning a shrill yell woke me up from my wonderful dream.

"Ronald how dare you!" I heard Mrs. Weasly yell.

"Honestly Ron!" I heard his father yell. I could just see Ron's face and I could hear his thoughts running around as to what he had done this time.

"Malfoy?" I heard someone say. My brain slowly started to work. I heard a knock on our door and before either Hermione or I could answer it Harry burst in.

"Sorry but Amber what did you do with that letter?" Harry asked a bit out breath.

"The letter?" I asked as I looked at his face. He looked terrified as he nodded. I looked at Hermione and she was just as lost. "Malfoy let.." Harry started as I realized what he was asking.

"I left it…in…the…common room…last night," I said broken and slowly.

"I'm going to Dumbledore about this!" we heard.

"I just knew that she was a Malfoy! You can never trust a Malfoy!" I heard Mrs. Weasly yell. That did it I jumped out of bed and flew down the stairs. Not caring that I was only wearing a tank top, shorts, and in pain.

"Stop please!" I yelled as I reached the common room. Ron was sitting in a chair with a stunned look on his face while his parents were glaring at me with the portrait wide open.

"Why should we?" Mrs. Weasly asked in a voice that said don't mess with me.

"If someone is aliening themselves with he-who-must-not-be-named Dumbledore should know," Mr. Weasley said.

"But I'm not! Please believe me I dislike the Malfoys as much as you do, and maybe more!"

"She is telling the truth," Harry said coming to my side.

"Did you read this!" Mr. Weasly questioned holding up the offending letter. Harry nodded.

"I also saw her write the reply to that letter," Hermione said slowly walking up to Harry and I. They gave us a look waiting for us to continue.

"It said that I wouldn't help him," I said.

"Even if hell froze over," Harry added.

"And they were the last things on this planet dying," Hermione finished. The Weasleys looked stunned.

"DRACO MALFOY! IF I EVER HEAR YOU EVEN TALKING TO THAT DISGUSTING MUDBLOOD AMBER LANOBI I WILL…" we heard just as Mr. Weasly closed the portrait.

"Mr. and Mrs. Weasley I didn't even know about the Malfoys till I came to Hogwarts." I said.

"And to add to that Draco has been hitting on her!" Ron added.

"Your own cousin is hitting on you?" Mrs. Weasly asked as her face soften. I just nodded and slid to my knees the pain in my side finally got to much for me.

"Amber?" Harry and Hermione called. Hermione reached for me but Harry stopped her.

"Come on Amber before McGonagall has my head for letting you two out of bed," Harry said somewhat joking.

"I'll go get Madame Pomfrey," Mrs. Weasley said.

"And Amber may I please bring this letter to Dumbledore's attention?" Mr. Weasly asked.

I nodded then found my voice, "Please tell him I said no." Mr. Weasley nodded as Ron asked if he could come. I started to stand to head back to my room but I was surprised by Harry picking me up.

Once we were back in the dorm room Harry, Hermione and I talked till Madame Pomfrey showed up and made Harry leave. Hermione and I were strictly told to stay in our dorm rooms so we could get better. The rest of that day was uneventful especially because I spent most of it sleeping. I woke up to a soft voice. I rolled over to see Hermione talking with Mrs. Weasley.

"I don't know dear, Ron just told me that he hasn't been talking to him. Ron just said that he over heard Harry talking to Cho, but didn't know what about other then Cho said something that upset Harry," she said. Hermione just nodded as they chatted for a little longer until they realized that I was awake.

"Amber are you alright?" Mrs. Weasley asked coming to my side. I slid back a little somewhat scared.

"You're not mad at me are you?" I asked. She just smiled and shook her head.

We ended up talking quietly until a knock on our door startled us all.

"Dinner," Harry called.

"Come on in Harry dear," Mrs. Weasly said. Harry slowly opened the door. Behind him were Fred and George, all were carrying trays of food.

"So how are our favorite girls?" Fred asked bring food over to us.

"What about Ginny?" I asked smiling.

"Ah she's our favorite sister." George said and I just smiled as he set a platter of food in front of me.

"Are you guys feeling any better?" Harry asked softly.

"Better," Hermione and I answered. Harry looked worried and sad at the same time. "Wonder what's wrong?" I thought.

"Don't know...Do you think he found out?" I heard Hermione ask, I just looked at her and gave her a 'I don't know' look. It was taking some getting use to being able to hear not only her thoughts but some of Harry's and Ron's.

The next night I heard the dorm door open and close. The Weasleys had left that morning.

"Hey Amber are you awake?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah what's wrong?" I asked as she came and sat on my bed. I rubbed my eyes to get them some what working again.

"I was talking to Harry." That made me sit up. "I got sick of staying in here and I needed to return a book so I snuck out. When I was in the library I heard some one crying. It was Harry. He told me what happened the night before Christmas Eve."

"He found Cho and Viktor didn't he?" I said and Hermione nodded. I just grumbled a few choice things under my breath.

"Anyway he broke up with Cho."

"Did he tell her why?"

"No, he said that he told her that he just didn't have any feelings for her and that it was time to move on."

"Oh I bet that went over well," I said rolling my eyes.

"She through a fit and accused him of," Hermione paused.

"Of what? Cheating on her with you?" I asked Hermione nodded, again I rolled my eyes.

"Anyways, Harry just told her to leave his friends out of this and to leave him alone. I talked to him for a bit and told him about what you told me. Then he said I like Amber's idea of embarrassing her. I agreed and we chatted for a bit longer then he surprised me."

"How?" I asked.

"He said that for the past couple of weeks, even before this little problem, his feelings for Cho had changed to being just friends… if that. Also he said even though he didn't have feelings for her that it still hurt," Hermione said looking out the window.

"Well that is good to hear and I imagine it would hurt to be used like that," I said as I laid back down.

"Anyway Amber do you have any good ideas of how to embarrass Cho?" Hermione asked suddenly.

"umm…I can think of a few why?" I replied.

"Well," she turned and looked at me. She was smiling and had a mischief look in her eyes. "Harry told me it is up to us to do it."

"No way!" I said excitedly. Hermione nodded and we started to put our heads together and think of ways to embarrass Cho.

"Hey Hermione the next Quidditch match that's coming up. It's Gryffindor against Ravenclaw," I said smiling. Hermione looked at me and we knew that we had the perfect time to start our "dis Cho" plan.

DR: "Oh… Cho's in for it now. Can I help?"

MOK: "You help...do I want to know how you'll help?"

DR: "By providing the supper glue and blow torch!" Proudly displays the items.

MOK: "I had to ask."

DR: "Well… what did you expect?"

MOK: "A bag of marshmallows.

DR: Blinks for a few moments in confusion.

MOK: "Yeah I finally confused her!" Jumps around in circles.

DR: Scowls. "Just update before I use the blow torch and super glue on you."

MOK: ok ok ok I'm going I'm going.