Disclaimer: I own nothing, all credit to J.K Rowling for the creation of the Harry Potter universe. I just found a plot for this ship.

Warning: Later chapters will contain adult themes. There is an M rating for a reason. The story will NOT contain rape or sexual violence. Lemons and fluff expected. Basically what you would expect from most romance novels nowadays.
There will also be the use of profanity.

Music speaks to my muse.
This chapters song was: Mother We Just Can't Get Enough, New Radicals
Lyric of choice: There's something about you haunting and strange.

Charmed to You

Chapter 20
Ten Points to the Girls

Hermione sat with a radiant looking Ginny who was just back from her honeymoon. She smiled shaking her head and then said in a whisper. "You're glowing Ginny."

Ginny giggled and then sighed closing her eyes. "He took me to Italy. I had thought we would be staying on the Island, but after the four days were up, he took me to Italy. It was so beautiful there. His family has a villa, with orchards and a winery and it was," Ginny sighed and opened her eyes. "It was so lovely, Hermione."

Hermione nodded feeling herself tear up a little. "You're in love," she said in awe.

Ginny flushed but didn't break eye contact; instead, she bit her lower lip and nodded. Hermione let out a small squeal and hugged her best friend.

Ginny hugged her back and shook her head. "When I first opened that letter I wanted to throttle you for your stupid matching charm."

Hermione laughed wiping at her now damp eyes. "I must admit, I was shocked you didn't."

Ginny chortled. "I just- it seemed so impossible- me and Gregory Goyle!"

Hermione looked at her. "What kept you from throttling me?"

Ginny got a faraway look on her face. "Do you remember how Dean didn't take our breakup very well my fifth year?"

Hermione nodded curiously.

Ginny sighed. "He cornered me once in a deserted corridor and we got in an argument."

Hermione frowned. "Dean?"

Ginny nodded her face going tight. "Yes! Trust me I was shocked too. He wouldn't let me pass and then he shoved me against the wall and tried to kiss me."

Hermione's hands flew to her face. "What?"

Ginny snorted. "Well obviously I hexed him and he starts yelling bloody murder and McGonagall shows up and she is about to throw me in detention when Goyle steps forward and says he hexed him."

Hermione's eyes went wide with shock. "He took the blame?"

Ginny smirked. "Well, not really. He did hex him. That toenail jinx, I got him with the bat bogey hex. He was screaming because of the toenails though."

Hermione sat back. "Oh my goodness! He stuck up for you?"

Ginny shrugged. "I was never sure, but I remembered that as I sat there staring at his picture that day, and I decided to give him a chance. Go and talk to him." She let out a dreamy little sigh. "When I asked him about that he went all red and got flustered. He said he had followed us because Dean had said some things and when he saw him try to force me he just lost his temper. But, you know me; I asked him why he would even bother following me."

Hermione nodded. "And what did he say?"

Ginny's smile was brilliant. "That he had always thought I was brilliant, and he just couldn't help but make sure I was going to be okay. Dean really was very angry that day."

Hermione sighed and leaned back. "Wow. Goyle had a crush on you."

Ginny giggled and then nodded looking rather pleased. "That's what I took away from the conversation, and then I thought back to every encounter we had at school. You know he never took the dark mark, and that year Snape was headmaster, he wasn't as awful to us as some of the others. He mostly just didn't do or say anything to us."

Hermione nodded. "After learning a bit more about what the children of Death Eaters had to go through, I must admit I feel rather sorry for them, it's amazing they turned out as well as they did in school," she said thoughtfully. "I know that Ron thought it was because Goyle was too stupid to do anything, but I don't think so."

Ginny frowned but then shrugged. "I think he was terrified. Could you imagine things from his perspective? His father was a Death Eater, his best friend was a Death Eater, people were dying all around him."

Hermione gave a small knowing smirk. "And the girl he had a crush on was leading the resistance from inside the school."

Ginny flushed. "Yes, I was," she sighed. "A few times I wondered how on earth we got past their patrols. Now I am left drawing the conclusion that Goyle was helping us. I saw him a few times, at the end of a hall or as I ducked into a dark corner. And the silly girl that I was, I just assumed I was smarter than him."

Hermione laughed. "And now you've learned he was purposely looking the other way?"

Ginny flushed and then laughed. "He won't admit to it, but yes, he was."

Hermione shook her head as the connotations of this revelation formed in her mind. "Wow. I doubt Malfoy even knows about this."

Ginny leaned forward looking at her. "Hermione, why is he back to being Malfoy?"

Hermione sighed in irritation and then shrugged. Draco had been a bit difficult the last week; she honestly didn't know what was wrong with the man. She was once again left a bit miffed that she didn't have a charmed mood ring to figure out what was going on in his head. Not that having one would necessarily help her. His emotions were so well hidden, it was like he said, he was far too good at occlumency.

"He's very busy," Hermione said finally when it was clear Ginny was still waiting for a response.

Ginny was still looking at her questionably but she nodded, as if in understanding.

The girls sat drinking their pumpkin juice and watching Molly Weasley hang out the sheets to dry in the warm summer breeze. After a bit, Molly came in and gave them startling news.

"George wants to wed weekend after next, here of course."

Hermione looked up in surprise. "Here, really?"

While Ginny said in surprise. "So soon?"

Molly nodded looking flustered. "Well, her parents are handling all of the food and such. We just have to keep the yard clear of gnomes."

Ginny smirked and then shrugged. "Well, that's easy enough. Let us know if you need our help, mum."

Hermione nodded. "Yes."

Molly nodded a bit distractedly and then she sighed. "They will be here for dinner; they asked you to stay Hermione. I think Constance wishes to get to know you two girls. Can Gregory come Ginny? What about Draco, he works far too much. Has anyone spoken to Ronald?"

Ginny lost her grin and sat back folding her arms. "I haven't seen Ron since my wedding and of course Gregory can come to dinner I will send him an owl."

Hermione sighed. "Draco is in France tonight so he won't be able to come. Sorry, Molly."

Molly made a small nod and then stood up and walked out, mumbling to herself about Ron.

Hermione and Ginny shared a look between them and then Ginny said softly. "Prat."

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Hermione wasn't sure what to think of Constance Avery but she was surprised to find that she was a bubbly lighthearted woman with a wicked wit and the rare ability to put up with George Weasley.

If she had doubted her charm, the couple before her proved it apparently worked very well.

Constance was even working with George in developing a new line of patented day dream charms.

"Because honestly, he is brilliant but not at all romantic," Constance said with a small laugh.

George raised his glass and said. "Too true."

Ginny giggled and winked at Hermione. "We might try them out now, we never did before."

George sighed dramatically and then made a face. "I could have used a daydream charm for that stupid purification ceremony yesterday."

Ginny looked up as Hermione asked. "What was it anyway, Draco won't tell me."

Constance giggled. "He had to fast for an entire day before and it took almost ten hours," she turned to Ginny and Hermione and said in a low whisper. "He is really ghastly when he doesn't eat you know."

Ginny covered her mouth laughing and Hermione leaned in to whisper to her. "You never said they made you fast."

Ginny's eyes were laughing as she said softly. "They didn't. I just had to drink a potion and they chanted over me. Greg fasted though and he said whatever they did was awful."

Hermione's eyes widened and she had to cover a laugh before she turned back to a grumbling George and said in a scholarly voice. "George, would you mind enlightening me on what they finally decided would work for this purification?"

He snorted. "Well there was the fasting, and then we had to drink this bloody awful potion. Wouldn't have been so bad if that was all they did but they spent about six hours scrubbing me raw and then I had to sit in this room with bundles of stuff burning that made you a bit sick and spend an hour with some old bastard chanting over me. Then another hour while I was lectured to about remaining pure until the binding or next time it would take two days to be purified."

Hermione looked over at Ginny who was now slouched over trying to hold in her laughter.

Constance was grinning too. "And that would explain why the wedding has been moved up! He's terrified he might kiss me and have to go through the whole thing all over again."

Now Hermione joined Ginny laughing and Molly walked back in frowning. "What's all this about?"

George huffed in annoyance and stood up storming out as his fiancé started laughing as well.

It was another hour before the lot of them calmed down after they had told Molly what had happened of course and she had spent a good ten minutes in giggles over her sons' indignation and ill treatment.

Notes:
Yes, the boys got the raw end of this deal. Yes, that was on purpose. I have to thank ndavis77 for working with me on this chapter idea. It was written just for you, thanks for the inspiration to write about the purification ceremony!

Up Next:
George and Constance get married and Draco acts like Draco…sigh.