A sound of annoyance parted Mia's lips as she tried to hull her case- that she was sure had gotten heavier since she'd arrived onto the train. Thankfully Draco was only a step behind her, and was now lightly pushing her sideways so he could lift the case for her.

"Thanks" the third year said, hopping on after and going to their carriage.

"Well, you'd still be struggling now without me" Draco declared, causing her to swat him around the head. She wasn't that weak" the book incident had not been spoken of, much to Mia's relief, and she had no idea if he'd thrown it away or stashed it somewhere to keep.

"Are you sure they'll be alright with me coming again this year?" she asked quietly, once they were seated and the train was underway. Unfortunately the dogs, Pansy and Blaize were sharing the carriage with them, Pansy sat the other side of the blonde and throwing daggers at the other girl with her eyes at the mention of she being the one invited over to the Malfoys.

"Mother suggested it" he reassured, though only mentioned one of his parents views on the matter. He turned his head and leant closer, adding quieter so only she could hear, "And if she hadn't, I would have anyway,. You make it bearable" a small smile appeared on Mia's lips at that, although the sad truth behind it soon made it vanish.

"Do you want me to come before she does Draco?" Pansy questioned, as if he actually wanted to see her. The younger third year bit her tongue rather than responding, and instead entwined her fingers within his. He gave a slight squeeze before answering,

"She'll be gone two weeks if that. I don't think I'll need you to come." That made Mia laugh, a lot, and she had to try and cover it up by coughing into her free hand.

The next few hours were relatively calm after that, with the flower only saying the occasional insult which the other chose to ignore. Draco kept a hold of her hand for the whole journey, and tightened his grip once the train stopped, as if he was scared she'd let go.

"Who's waiting?" she asked as they stood up and everyone exited the carriage.

"Only mother" Well that at least answered why he was still staying so close.

"Will he be-" She started again after jumping down the final step of the train, though got cut off by his quick response again.

"Yes. He's having to keep a low profile, so staying at home most of the time." The raven haired girl made no attempt to hide her disappointment at that, though did ignore the glare he gave her.

Narcissa was in fact waiting beside one of the brick pillars, and looked far more elegant than most of the other parents, although that could just be thanks to how much money she had to look so good.

"Hi Mrs Malfoy" Mia greeted, choosing to use her last name even though she had been told on numerous occasions otherwise. Draco didn't say any kind of hello, and instead dropped the younger girls hand to carry his trunk which had appeared at his feet.

"We should get going" Narcissa said once her son had stood for several seconds going from foot to foot, and turned on her heel to leave the train station. She didn't seem to be in a particularly good mood today, and although Mia was curious as to why, there was no way she would ever think about asking. Maybe it was just having Lucius around all the time. That would put a dampener on anyone's mood.

"I'll be around in a few weeks" She said when Narcissa had begun to walk off, making a mental note to send him a letter to make he remembered she would be coming. Draco nodded as response, heading off after his mother. "Good luck" she whispered, though knew he wouldn't hear. Unfortunately the red head whom was now stood behind her could.

"What would he possibly need good luck with?" Turning, Mia put on a confused expression, ignoring that her friend clearly wasn't buying it. Rather than try to find out further, Ginny just shrugged and changed the topic, reminding her once again why she was such good friends with the girl. "Mom's waiting, she said we can go to yours first in case you need anything". The darker haired girl thought about it for a moment, deciding it was probably best to see if there was anything that could be useful later on,

"Sure, sounds good" she answered, picking up her trunk. The two girls made their way towards Mrs Weasley, the plump woman offering smiles all around, before ignoring the twins pleas to join them, and jumping into the nearest fire place.

Andromeda was the only one in the simplistic house when they got there, and Mia 'gracefully' exited the fireplace by tripping over a new rug that hadn't been there before. Apart from that, the rest of the room was still exactly the same. Pale green walls, perfectly matching, yet just as boring furniture, and pictures of family on every spare inch possible. The tall mother like figure greeted the two, much like Mrs Weasley had, only without all the hugging. Andromeda had never been that much of an emotional person, though that trait certainly hadn't been inherited by her daughter Tonks, who was more emotional than anything.

"I'm picking up a few things for the holiday" The newly finished third year explained, rushing past and up to her room. Ginny followed, but stopped short of actually entering the bedroom and it took Mia several confusing seconds to realise why, the look on her friends face a mixture of awe and jealousy. Although her room wasn't exactly huge, it wasn't small either, especially when compared with the little redhead's in front of her. Thank God she would never see the size of Draco's.

"Could you take the extra clothes left in the wardrobe and put them in the spare bag on my bed please?" Well, at least it would give he something else to do than stand and stare.

Whilst Ginny got on with that, Mia went over to her wooden dressing table by the window. There wasn't much left on it, as with the rest of the room, most had been things she'd taken to Hogwarts, but there were still a few odds and ends that might come in handy at some point in the future. Scooping it all up, even including the several half empty nail polishes in vibrant colours- at least she was nothing if not thorough, she placed them all into another, smaller rucksack before joining the other girl on the bed. "Thanks" She said, noting all the clothes had been neatly folded and now packed. Picking up that bag too, both girls headed back down stairs, and once Mia had said goodbye to Andromeda, they used the 'lovely' floo network to finally go to the burrow.

Shouting was heard instantly before the sight in front of them unfolded.

"WHAT DID I TELL YOU" That was Mrs Weasley.

"It wasn't me!" George... Possibly.

"HOW DID THOSE GNOMES TURN BLUE?"

"Maybe they wanted to be smurfs?" Now Mia wasn't sure how Fred knew of a muggle creation, but she was sure Mr Weasley was to blame. Either way, she found the idea rather funny and couldn't help a small laugh. Unfortunately that drew the attention off all three redheads who were currently in the kitchen and the discoloured blue gnome stood frozen in the corner. Well, his body was frozen, his eyes however appeared a mixture of bewilder and anger, probably at being turned blue. Ginny hardly batted an eyelash at the whole situation, and instead took one of the bags and walked through the kitchen, her footsteps still being heard as she made her way up to the bedrooms. Part of Mia wanted to stay and watch what would unfold, but a call from above of her name got her attention enough to leave, laughing once more at the blue gnome and the wink Fred gave her.

"They turned it red last time" Ginny mused once the Slytherin had joined her. It really must have looked angry then.

"You have my sympathy" Shutting the door behind her, the darker haired girl went over to the mattress that had been put in especially. It wasn't as comfy as a proper bed, and was slightly awkward with how low it was, but it would do just fine.

"Are you still going to Malfoy's in a few weeks?" Mia looked up from her temporary bed, a frown on her features. What was with this family and using last names?

"He's different without others around" She confessed, positive that wouldn't be enough to get her into trouble. Ginny looked sceptical however,

"Next you'll be telling he's nice" She actually opened her mouth to argue so, but decided against it, there was no point.

"All I'm saying is, people aren't who they always appear to be" Giving up on the conversation, the older of the two lay back on the bed, wondering if anyone else would ever know the truth of her comment.

A/N: Hey guys! I hope you enjoy this chapter, it's a little longer than my normal ones which i'm proud of xD I would've got this uploaded soon but it was my birthday the other day, sorry you had to wait. Please favourite and review! Everyone who does it amazing! Z-Nugget xx