Disclaimer: Nothing recognizable is mine...
Previously:
"Beautiful," Draco murmured, and Skye got the impression he wasn't talking about the ring.
He kissed the ring on Skye's finger before kissing her on the mouth gently.
"I love you," Skye said.
"Love you more," Draco murmured against Skye's lips. "Always and forever."
"Skye, come on," Jono pushed the compartment door open impatiently. "WHOA! I really didn't need to see that."
Skye broke away from Draco regretfully and unwound their intertwined bodies.
"Bloody hell Jono," she groaned. "You have the best timing don't you?"
"Well if you weren't taking so long I wouldn't have to come and find you!" Jono shot back. "Can you hurry it up please?"
"Yeah, yeah," Skye rolled her eyes. "I'm just saying goodbye."
"I think you've said enough," Harry appeared smirking in the doorway. "Let's go."
His tone left no room for argument. Sighing, Skye turned back to Draco.
"Write to me," she said.
"Of course," Draco replied instantly.
Skye smiled and kissed him chastely.
"Love you," she whispered.
"Love you too," Draco replied.
Skye turned back to her family. "Now we can go," she said.
"Great," Jono grinned. "Mum said she made the best cookies."
He grabbed Skye's hand and pulled her out of the compartment, leaving Harry to take her trunk.
"There you are, Skye dear," Lily said, upon noticing her eldest daughter. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, Mum," Skye said, hugging her mother. "What about you?"
"I'm great, sweetheart," Lily replied. "It's so good to see you all again.
"SKYE!" A little voice cried out. "I missed you loads!"
"Hey Manda," Skye grinned, bending down to pick up her little sister. "How are you sweetie?"
"I'm good," Amanda said. "Mummy let me help make chocolate cookies today!"
"Oh wow," Skye said. "That's pretty cool."
Amanda nodded importantly. "Yeah and she wouldn't let Suzie help cause she's too little."
"But I helped," Zach's little hand tugged on Skye's. "I helped too."
"Well then," Skye said. "Bet they're going to taste fantastic."
Skye winked at Harry who was trying to answer all of Lucas' questions about Hogwarts. The ten year old was desperate to finally turn eleven so that he would be able to go as well.
"Hello Princess," James kissed his daughter. "What took you so long?"
"Oh you know," Skye responded vaguely. "Just saying some goodbyes."
"Oh, so that's what it was then?" Jono muttered. "Could have fooled me."
"Grow up," Skye rolled her eyes.
Jono stuck his tongue out at Skye.
"Can we go?" Iris asked suddenly. "I want to get home."
Skye followed her sister's line of sight and saw the Lupin family headed towards them. Skye squeezed Iris' shoulder reassuringly.
"Yeah, let's go," she said. "I'm tired."
"Oh of course!" Lily exclaimed. "We're all here? Good, good. James, take Zach's hand for me would you?"
"Right, through the barrier then," James said.
The Potter family left the platform and soon were arriving back at their home in Godric's Hollow.
"Ah," Skye sighed. "Home sweet home."
Amanda was wriggling in her arms, so Skye placed her back on the ground. Amanda instantly ran inside, yelling about how she wanted Skye to taste her cookies. Zach followed not too long after.
Skye stood staring at the house, absently twirling her promise ring around her finger. As much as she loved to be home, she half wished that she could spend this Christmas with Draco at school. She wondered what he was thinking now and if he was missing her as much as she was missing him.
"So, what's his name?" Lily's voice startled Skye out of her thoughts.
"Who's name?" Skye asked, feigning ignorance.
Lily gave her daughter a pointed look.
"I'm not stupid you know," she said.
Smiling slightly, Skye turned to face her mother.
"Harry didn't tell you?"
"No," Lily shook her head. "But I think he wrote to your father."
"Oh god," Skye grinned. "I'm surprised Dad didn't show up at Hogwarts then."
"I don't think he included a name," Lily smiled at her daughter. "Just that you had a new boyfriend."
"Interesting," Skye mumbled. "I would have bet on Harry telling Dad everything."
Lily shrugged. "Who knows what goes on in that head of your brothers," she said. "Anyway, are you going to tell me?"
"You have to promise not to get angry," Skye said.
"Why would I get angry?" Lily raised an eyebrow.
"Er," Skye began unsure. "It's kinda complicated."
"All I want is a name," Lily said. "Not an in depth description of your entire relationship."
"Sorry," Skye smiled sheepishly. "I guess I'm just worried because some people have reacted badly to who it was."
"Like Orion?" Lily eyed her daughter knowingly.
"Who told you that?" Skye asked in surprise.
"Remus."
"Oh, of course," Skye rolled her eyes. "The all knowing Remus. You could have told me he was going to be teaching!"
"He wanted it to be a surprise," Lily defended herself.
"Some surprise," Skye muttered darkly.
"It wasn't that bad was it Skye?" Lily asked.
"Of course not," Skye replied sarcastically. "It's just like having your parents watching your every move..."
Lily rolled her eyes at Skye's dramatics. "Anyway," she said. "I just would like a name."
"Draco Malfoy," Skye said finally.
"Lucius' son?" Lily asked in surprise.
"The very same," Skye mumbled.
"Does he treat you well?"
"Very."
"Good," Lily said decisively. "When can I meet him?"
"WHAT?" Skye yelped. "You want to meet him?"
"Of course," Lily said. "I can't have my daughter going out with a boy I've never met now can I?"
"Pretty sure you can," Skye retaliated.
"Not going to happen Skye," Lily said in her non-nonsense voice. "I'm going to meet him before you go back to school, even if it means going up to him on the platform."
"You wouldn't," Skye narrowed her eyes at her mother.
"Try me," Lily challenged.
"ARGH!" Skye yelled. "Can't you just leave my life alone?"
"HEY!" James' voice sounded from behind the pair of red-heads. "Don't talk to your mother like that. She's only trying to help."
"Well maybe she shouldn't," Skye snarled, storming into the house.
She stomped past the kitchen and Amanda chased after her, waving a cookie in her hand, oblivious to her sister's anger.
"You want to try my cookie?" she asked excitedly.
"No," Skye snapped.
Amanda's eyes filled with hurt tears and Skye instantly felt her anger leaving her body.
"Oh I'm sorry Manda," Skye said, crouching down. "I really want to try your cookie. I'm just a little angry. Please don't cry. I'm sorry."
"That's kay," Manda sniffled, handing Skye the cookie. "Here."
Skye bit into the cookie.
"It's really good!" she exclaimed honestly. "You did a really good job."
"Thanks," Amanda said shyly.
"Come on," Skye said. "Why don't we find Suzie and play with your dolls."
Amanda's eyes lit up excitedly; Skye never wanted to play dolls with her and Suzie! She ran off to find her little sister and, of course, to get the dolls.
"That was nice," Harry came up behind her, wrapping his arms around Skye's waist.
Skye leaned back into her twin's warm embrace, Harry's head resting on Skye's shoulder.
"Yeah, well, I kinda made her cry," Skye admitted.
"Cause you're angry with Mum for butting into your life?" Harry guessed accurately.
"Yeah," Skye nodded. "I want her to accept Draco but I don't want her to try and control us."
"She won't, Skye," Harry said reassuringly. "If you stopped to think you'd know that."
"I supposed," Skye admitted grudgingly.
Amanda came back with Suzie hanging off her arm. In her other arm, Amanda carried a handful of dolls.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yeah," Skye forced her voice to sound energetic. "And guess what?"
"What?" Suzie screamed excitedly.
"Harry's going to play too!"
"Really?" the two girls turned to their older brother expectantly.
"Of course I am!" Harry ground out, from between his clenched teeth. "Just like Skye said."
Skye smiled cheekily at her brother, before pulling out of his arms and dropping to the ground with her sisters.
"Come on Harry," she grinned. "You can be ballerina Barbie."
"Great," Harry said sarcastically.
He sat on the ground and took the doll Suzie held out to him.
"You're dead," he whispered into Skye's ear.
Skye simply smirked at her twin.
"Ah well," Skye sighed dramatically. "At least I get to live to see The Great Harry Potter playing with Barbie's."
Harry glared at his sister as she burst into laughter, completely baffling both Suzie and Amanda.
A/N So, they're back at home! Remember that if you get confused about the characters, check out the list on my profile. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review! Also, I'm going to be posting a one-shot song-fic about Draco and Skye in the next couple of days so I would really appreciate it if you checked that out to and let me know what you think...
