A/N: not a new chapter (unless you haven't read chapter 14 yet) just a brief edit made. Sorry for the confusion. Enjoy!

Hermione stood in the corner, arms crossed, glaring at her husband across the room. He was sitting with Gemini, smiling at her, but not associating with anyone else. Hermione was furious. This was supposed to be a happy event, where she got reacquainted with those she had fallen out with, but instead she was angry at her husband for being so antisocial.

She understood he didn't like them, but he's never given them a chance. Everyone sitting around the Burrow was willing to give Draco Malfoy a second chance, that's why they were there, but Draco refused to talk to any of them. It was infuriating.

To top it all off, he had hardly spoken three words to her since arriving there, choosing to sit by himself, or with their middle daughter. Hermione didn't know if she should curse him or hex him, both seemed like plausible options.

"Malfoy looks like he's having fun," Ginny muttered, walking up to Hermione and looking across the room, "is he always like this at social gatherings?"

"No," Hermione said through gritted teeth, "honestly Ginny he's usually the belle of the ball, so to speak."

"So it's just us," she said, "figures; it's always been us, huh. You'd think after all this time he'd have learned to just let it all go."

"I thought he had," Hermione said sighing and turning away at last, "I don't understand why he has to be like this. He seemed fine with Harry and you, he's even working with Harry to find Ron."

A pained expression crossed Ginny's face at the mention of her brother, "yeah," she sighed.

"I'm sorry Gin," Hermione said, placing a hand on her friend's arm, comfortingly, "I didn't mean to upset you."

"It's not your fault Mione," Ginny shook her head, "we're all a little sensitive on the topic, that's all."

"Tell me about your experiences with the Holly Head Harpies," Hermone said changing the subject.

"But you don't even like Quidditch," Ginny pointed out.

Hermione shrugged, "well, as it seems like Ara is going to be a professional Quidditch player some day, I may as well get used to it."

"Well then," Ginny said, flipping her hair, "I'll hold nothing back."

Hermione stood there, smiling at her friend as she talked her ear off about Quidditch. She told Hermione how she enjoyed playing as a reserve player for the team, and all about the travelling she's done, both for the team, and for the Daily Prophet, who she wrote Quidditch articles for.

They talked for an hour without interruption, to both the woman's surprise.

"Isn't it a bit odd the children haven't bothered us?" Ginny asked.

Hermione nodded in agreement, "I know Ara's with Teddy, and last I saw Gemini was with Draco, but I haven't seen Lyra is quite some time."

Ginny nodded, "James was helping George with his tricks, but I haven't seen Albus since we arrived, and Merlin knows Lily is usually attached to my hip!"

Hermione glanced around the room, seeing Neville talking to Charlie, Luna and her husband were engaged in conversation with Angelina, and Mr. Weasley and Bill were setting up tables for dinner. Draco, Hermione noticed, had disappeared again.

"Dad!" Ginny called to her father. Arthur Weasley looked up, glasses sliding down to his nose. "Have you seen Lily?"

"Your mother put her down for a nap about twenty minutes ago,"

"Really?" Ginny asked surprised, "she doesn't usually nap at this time."

"She was tired," Mr. Weasley said shrugging as he turned back to Bill.

"I'm going to go find Draco," Hermione said. Ginny nodded in understanding, letting the brunette go.

Hermione searched the house for fifteen minutes, looking in every room she could think of, but she hadn't found Draco anywhere. She did come across Gemini, who had hidden herself in a small sitting room that hadn't been there when Hermione was last at the Burrow. Inside there were two book shelves, full of books, and a bunch of picture frames. Couches, chairs, and other furniture were also placed around the room; it reminded Hermione of a mini-library.

"Gem," Hermione said, sitting down next to her daughter, "how come you aren't playing with the other kids?"

"They're boring," Gemini shrugged, flipping the page of her book.

"That's not a very nice thing to say," Hermione said, frowning, "you realize these people are friends of your father and I."

"That's not what he says,"

"What does your father say then?" Hermione asked, voice hardening.

"He says these people are powerless, that they're a poor excuse for wizard kind."

"He did not say that about the Weasley's," Hermione said angrily.

"Take it up with him," she shrugged.

"I will," Hermione said, "by the way have you seen your father?"

"Not for a while,"

"How about your sisters?"

"I heard that girl, Victorie, complaining that Teddy and Ara are hiding from her, so I assume Ara is with him, wherever they are."

"And Lyra?"

Gemini shrugged, "haven't seen her since we got here."

Hermione let out an angry breath and stood up. "If you see your father, tell him I'm looking for him."

She left the room, fighting the urge to slam the door behind her. That insolent, little prat, how could he say those kinds of things about the Weasleys, and to their seven year old daughter, no less! Hermione fumed, stomping her feet as she walked along the hallway.

"Hermione, you alright?" George asked coming out of a bathroom.

"I am not," she huffed, "have you seen my husband?"

"Malfoy?" George asked, "I heard the git say something about needing fresh air. Have you checked outside?"

"Thanks George," she replied, not even bothering to scold him for calling her husband names, before walking out of the first door she saw.

She looked around; she knew there weren't many places to hide, and certainly not for Draco Malfoy. If she knew her husband he'd be trying to get as far away from the family as possible. That's when she knew where he'd be.

She started walking, determination in her step, until she reached the gates. Walking beyond the apparition point, Hermione spotted Draco sitting at the top of the hill. She stopped, gazing at him for a moment, before marching right up to him.

"What the bloody hell is your problem, Draco Malfoy?" she screamed at him, causing him to jump. "Powerless? Poor excuses for wizards? I thought you had gotten past your prejudice! I thought you were willing to forget all of that? I thought you were a changed man!"

Draco's face hardened, "I am a changed man Hermione," he said lowly.

"Apparently not, as you took the first chance you had to tell our eight year old daughter exactly what you think of the Weasley family! It's nice to know you aren't even giving them a chance! It's no wonder Gemini doesn't want to play with them!"

"She's seven Hermione," Draco growled.

"Only for another month!" Hermione screamed, "and that's beside's the point! The point is you never gave the Weasley's a chance!"

"What about me, Hermione?" Draco yelled, "When are they going to give me a chance?"

"They are giving you a chance or they wouldn't be here!"

"Those people are only here for you, Hermione. They are only here because they care about you! Not one of those people are willing to forgive me for my past, not one of those people are willing to see the man I've become! Not a single soul in that bloody house even cares that I'm there!"

"That's not true," Hermione argued, "Harry cares, and Ginny!"

"Bloody Potter," Draco spat, "all he cares about is using me and my resources to find his friend! He doesn't care a single bit about me!"

"How can you say that?" Hermione asked him shrilly, "How can you stand there and accuse them of such things? You don't even know them!"

"How can you stand up for them while ignoring the words of your husband?" Draco asked her harshly, "Why do you care so much about my feelings for them and so little about their feelings towards me?"

"Draco," Hermione said, "that's not what I was-."

"Forget it, Hermione, I'm not going to stand here and listen to your lousy explanations about them. I don't want to be around people who don't give a damn about me."

"Draco wait!" Hermione screamed but it was too late, he turned on the spot and disapparted away. Hermione sighed, feeling tears sting her eyes as she stared at the spot her husband had just stood in. How could he just leave her like that? Never once, during any of their arguments, had he left. They had always stayed to work things out.

She sighed, wiped her eyes, and walked back towards the house. She would gather the girls and they would go. She couldn't be there without Draco, it didn't seem right. She was fairly certain he had gone home, and she wanted to find him. She didn't want to leave him angry. She wanted to talk to him and work things out.

Walking back into the Burrow, she noticed everyone was gathering around the tables for dinner. She spotted Ara sitting with Teddy, laughing together, a gloomy Victorie glaring at them. Gemini sat by herself at the end of the table, the book she had been reading in the library sat in front of her. Hermione saw the Potter kids, and the many Weasley kids scattered about. What was missing, she noticed, was her youngest daughter.

"Has anyone seen Lyra?" Hermione asked, getting a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"I think she was still playing with Lorcan," Luna replied, "here he comes now."

At once, heads turned to look at the little blonde boy who was running towards them. Hermione could tell instantly that something was wrong. The boy looked afraid, terrified in fact, as he ran straight into his mothers arms. He clutched onto her dress, sobbing.

"Lorcan," Luna said, her typical dreamy stare turning to freight, "what is it?"

"Lyra," he said sobbing, "she's gone!"

"Gone?" Hermione shrieked, "what do you mean gone?"

"A red haired man took her," he said. "I didn't know what to do."

Talking seized as everyone turned to look at Hermione. Her stomach clenched, her world spun. She was dizzy, she felt sick. "Hermione!" a voice yelled as everything went black.

A/N: Dun. Dun. Dunnnnnnnnnn! I've been waiting and waiting for you guys to get to this part! A lot is going to happen over the next few chapters! It's been a lot of work writing these next few chapters though! Some parts I struggled with and almost gave up, but I persevered and made it through, just for you!

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