Hello again!! I'm gonna make this quick. It's Christmas Eve/Christmas Day THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REVIEWS!! Keep them coming!!
I don't have anything to do with Harry Potter he belongs to the rich and famous JK Rowling.
It all started with...
Chapter 11
A Guest.
Hermione refused to answer any of the boys' questions concerning the dance. She pulled out a book and ignored them. Ginny came into their carriage after a while. "Harry, Ron? Neville and Seamus want to know if you'd care to join them for a game of exploding snap." Harry looked to Ron, getting up they threw Hermione one last look hoping she might stop them and tell them what had been going on, but she remained mum on the subject.
"So are you going to tell me what happened last night?" Ginny asked gently as she sat opposite Hermione. Hermione looked up then back at her book.
"Nothing happened." She replied dryly. Ginny raised her eyebrows in disbelief.
"You were crying halfway in your sleep." Hermione refused to meet her blue eyes. "Come on Hermione! I didn't make sure that Harry and Ron left you alone for nothing. You know I won't tell them. I kept it a secret what happened between you and Krum."
Hermione was silent for a minute then she put down her book. "He pretended that he was someone else. He said he wanted to get close to me...to get to know me better." Hermione broke off, tears forming in her eyes. "But I told him personal stuff! I told him things I don't tell anyone! How do I know he didn't read them in front of everyone?"
"But even so...what you felt about M it's really the same for Draco." Hermione looked at her confused. "Before you realised it was Draco...did you like M?"
"Of course! It was like talking to a male version of me...he made me laugh." Hermione admitted softly. Ginny gave her a quick smile.
"And when you realised it was Draco?" Hermione looked at the window.
"Everything changed." She replied quietly. Ginny let out a deep breath.
"Do you think it's possible you might've had the slightest crush on Draco?" Hermione stared at her like she was crazy. "I mean M and Draco are the same person so maybe...you feel the same way about both of them."
"Ginny. I fell for the guy on parchment. Not the guy at the dance." Hermione replied sadly. Ginny bit her lip to top her coming out with another comment that would make Hermione sink further into denial.
"Guys! We gotta change!" Ron said suddenly bursting in. His fingers had black dust over them showing that he kept losing or winning. Harry was right behind them. "Quickly!"
They tore off their black robes on put them away in their bags, the moment Ron sat down Lavender came past their carriage. She stood at the door for five minutes drawing little love hearts and leaving R+L all over them. She blew him a kiss and sauntered off. "So that's why." Ginny said giving her brother a nudge.
"She's driving me insane! All she wants to do is kiss! My lips are bloody chapped!" Ron moaned, Harry and the others couldn't hide their amusements. The fact that Ron was tiring of his first girlfriend was amusing.
"Don't you do anything else?" Hermione asked for the first time feeling happy since the dance.
"Not really...I mean...I don't talk to her like I talk to you...she mostly talks about me and her. It's depressing!" Ron said enjoying watching Hermione laugh. It made him feel reassured that she was ok. They'd been quiet worried about her.
"She must be the clingy type." Hermione said slowly. "That means she might mention marriage." Ron stopped smiling and looked at her horrified.
"Poor Won-Won." Ginny teased imitating Lavender.
"She did mention that she was going to give me something after the holidays to cement our relationship!" Ron looked ill at the thought. The others laughed at him.
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"Won-Won have you peeled the sprouts for mum?" Ginny asked watching Ron squirm.
"I'm doing them!" Ron shouted back. Harry chuckled and carried on peeling the potatoes while Hermione set the table. Ginny was taking out the mince pies.
"Oh look at the little children!" Fred's voice echoed through the kitchen. Ron stopped what he was doing and glared at his brother.
"Aw and they're using little knives like muggles!" George said ruffling both Harry and Ron's hair. Ron moved away quickly from his brothers.
"Soon I'll be seventeen! Then you'll see!" Ron muttered angrily.
George sat down placing his feet on the opposite chair. "I'm sure little brother." Fred sat down and did the same as George.
"But until then. Tough luck." Fred said finishing George's sentence. George smirked and looked at Ron.
"And from what our sources tell us you've been seen with a rather clingy girl...Lavender Brown? Ring a bell?"
"Shut it!"
"Aw look George he's blushing!"
"I know. Hey be careful with that!" Mrs Weasley entered the kitchen just in time to see Ron pull out his wand at his brothers. "Hey mum!"
"RONALD WEASLEY PUT THAT DOWN RIGHT AWAY!" Ron hastily put away his wand and gave dirty looks to the twins as he returned to peeling the sprouts. "Now Tonks and Remus will be here any minute! Oh dear and the turkey isn't even in the stove!" Mrs Weasley panicked, the teenagers stepped back and watched as Mrs Weasley began to multi-task, and using her wand she put the turkey in the oven, along with the sprouts and the potatoes and the other vegetables.
"Come on out back! Before she notices!" Ginny whispered opening the back door. All of them escaped without her noticing. "Come on! I'll show you the lake."
"Lake? You guys have a lake?" Harry asked finding it hard to believe that after six years of knowing Ron he had never mentioned a lake.
"Well kinda but we don't use it." Ron said tugging up his gloves. They trudged up a small slope the snow sinking in their boots.
"What are we gonna do when we're there?" Fred asked rubbing his hands together.
"Ice skate!" Ginny replied as they reached the top of the slope, it circled a small patch just by the slope.
"WAIT! But we don't have skates!" Hermione shrieked as they tumbled down.
"I believe our services are in order, Fred if I may?" George said as he picked up some clumps of grass. "Learnt this ourselves." With a flick of his wand, George managed to produce some skates.
"Now for my part, can't let George take all the credit." Clearing his throat Fred took out his wand and placed it over the transfigured skates. "Geminio!" The skates duplicated into five pairs of skates. "Now let's enjoy what little freedom we have until mum finds us!"
They had to be careful were they skated, some parts of the lake had thin ice but they enjoyed themselves. Ron and Harry couldn't skate so Fred helped Hermione round; George helped Ron leaving Ginny to help Harry. Just as they got into it Bill, their eldest brother suddenly appeared. "There you are! Mum's having kittens!" He shouted.
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By the time they had reached the Burrow it looked amazing. The living room had been decorated so beautifully that it rather looked like sitting in a Christmas card. They noticed that the angel on top of the tree would move every now and then and presumed that one unlucky garden gnome had the duty of being their angel. Old Christmas carols were playing in the background.
"Now here you go Remus." Mrs. Weasley said passing him his filled plate. They were sat all round the large table, Fred and George were discussing with Tonks their latest scheme with their business, Mr Weasley was chatting to Alastair Moody about the Ministry Hermione and Ginny were chatting and Ron was watching his brother's fiancé, Fleur Delacour as she ate her chicken next to her fiancé.
"But Harry what if Snape was only using Draco to get information?" Remus said responding to Harry's theory and what he had heard. Hermione was ignoring the topic; she wanted a holiday that avoided Draco.
"He said his mother had asked him and something about an unbreakable vow!" Harry insisted.
"You are blinded by your own hatred for Snape!" Remus argued back. "If Dumbledore trusts him then I do too."
"Dumbledore said that he can make mistakes!" Harry retorted. "You didn't hear him! No one can be that good at acting!"
"Maybe he's right." Tonks said gently tugging Remus's shoulder. He shrugged her off making her look away embarrassed.
Remus shook his head at Harry. "Do you like him?"
"I neither hate nor like him." Remus paused as he took a bite of turkey. "There has been too much bitterness to let us be friends."
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"We'll do presents in the morning!" Mrs Weasley said as she sent the teenagers off to bed. "See you on New Year's Remus. Tonks are you still coming tomorrow?"
"Yes Molly. See ya Harry!" Tonks cried waving to the teenagers before she apparated after Remus. As they trudged upstairs a tawny owl screeched loud inside Ginny's room. The girls dashed up stairs leaving the boys to head to Ron's.
"Hermione you got a letter." Ginny said holding out the small parchment. Hermione took it with shaky hands. She only had to look at the writing before she knew who sent it. "It's Malfoy isn't it?" Hermione nodded dumbly, slowly she unravelled the note.
Hermione.
I know I'm the last person you want to hear from and especially on Christmas Eve. I'm at Malfoy manor at the moment, be on your guard this Christmas, father's mentioning something to do with the Weasleys. Once again I'm sorry. I'm worried for your safety.
Draco.
"I don't know who I can show this to." She said finally. Ginny took the note and looked up at Hermione who had started to cry. "What can I do?"
"Reply back to him? Tell him to leave you alone." Ginny offered. "But I can tell Dad to keep an eye out. With Harry being here we'll need the protection." Hermione smiled, she was glad that she had a friend like Ginny. Ginny left Hermione alone as she went to see her Dad.
Draco.
I don't know what to say. I haven't forgiven you and I'm not sure if I can. But thank you for the warning.
Hermione.
P.S: Don't reply to me until after the holidays.
Hermione attached the letter to the owl and sent it off.
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"Ok Harry, this is from me and Arthur." Mrs Weasley said as she passed a medium sized package covered by green wrapping paper. Harry opened it and discovered it was a jumper but instead of it having 'H' it had a small picture of himself, Hermione and Ron when they were in their second year at Hogwarts.
"Thank you!" Harry said rushing up to hug them, he had felt that Molly and Arthur had adopted him into their family; he enjoyed being part of a family, it made him feel close to normal.
"Think nothing of it." Molly said patting Harry on the back. "This is for you Hermione." She passed a small package wrapped in pink wrapping paper. She discovered it was a Celtic design bracelet on it was three hearts clipped on it each had hers, Ron and Harry's name inscribed on them.
"Thank you!" Hermione said as she slipped it on. "I'll wear this for a very long time!" Ron glimpsed at it.
"It used to be mums; apparently it'll bring you good luck." Ron said showing off his knowledge. They opened the rest of their presents; Hermione received a red silk scarf off Bill and Fleur, a box of ice mice and chocolate frogs of Ron, a pair of gloves off the twins and a book from Harry.
Harry received a green silk scarf off Bill and Fleur, a large box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans and a box of different fudge from Ron, a box of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes from the twins and a miniature snitch model from Hermione.
Ron received a brown scarf off Bill and Fleur, a collection of sweets from Harry, a pocket watch off his parents, a box Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes from his brothers and a small book on Quidditch from Hermione. Afterwards they enjoyed ice skating, but Hermione couldn't shake off that someone or something was watching them.
The poll will be open until next chapter. Have fun! I also know that the Weasley's don't have a lake so I invented it. It's very much needed for the next chapter. Don't forget to review!!!
How should Draco make up to Hermione?
A- Do a Seth Cohen (The O.C) and stand on something and confess something to her.
B-Give her a bunch of flowers.
C-Your choice 'cause I've run out of ideas.