'You should tell her.'

Draco looked up from his desk, Ria had just left to collect Teddy. Weasley was looking at him with a serious expression

'Ria.'

'I should tell her what exactly?'

Weasley scowled, 'Just why the Malfoy Manor wards let her through with no problems ... she thinks you just hadn't had time to reinstate the original wards ...'

'Potter was-'

'Potter?' Weasley laughed, 'Seriously? ... You're living with her now ... and she's gone back to Potter! What did she do?'

'Fine, Ria was imaging -'

'Bullshit!' Weasley said, 'and we both know it - Ria knows what she is talking about ... plus there is the fact the wards wouldn't let me through the gates - I had to Floo in.' Weasley paused, 'Speaking of which - that's how we think .. you know ... he got in.'

'It would explain why ... mother had been in ... that ... room.' Draco said, shaking his head.

'It's only been two weeks ... give yourself some-'

'Do not finish that sentence Weasley - I'm fine!'

'You're not fine,' Weasley said, 'You are not Ria ... so don't try the "I'm fine" act with me ... I've been friends with her long enough to know when someone is fine and when they're not.' Weasley gave another sigh, 'you let her come near you while transformed ... I know what that means Draco - I've got a sister-in-law that's part Veela - I know that you love her, you would have attacked her otherwise -'

'It doesn't matter!'

'Doesn't matter?' Weasley replied, 'Of course it does ...'

Weasley trailed off noticing Draco's glare.

'Fine - it's none of my business - I just think you should tell her is all!'

'You're right,' Draco snapped, 'I do - I do love her ... but with what happened to-'

'Ria has the heaviest warded place in Britain,' Weasley said, 'No one can get there unless she let's them into her wards ... a little charm called the Fidelius Charm.'

'But Ria took me to her place - I thought she had to reveal -'

'She did, you don't have to tell someone the name of the place to let them in on the Secret -'

'So if she - oh, this is even more of a reason not to - they could make her-'

'Ria would rather die, than have Teddy get hurt - she trusted you - don't ask me why, I haven't got a clue.'

'Because ... it was the right thing to do,' Draco responded, 'I wanted - after that surveillance we did in the club, I wanted to see her home - and she let me.'

'You're the first person to be let in on the secret - well outside of the family anyway.' Weasley said, 'So, the question is now, what do you do with this information?' Weasley paused, 'I'm not saying you shouldn't grieve - or that you should jump into a relationship ... 'cause if you hurt her I have no problems in castrating you.'

'Weasley don't you think you're being a bit hypocritical?' Draco said, 'Didn't you tell Ria she wasn't allowed to go around threatening people?'

'This is different,' Weasley shrugged, 'firstly because I'm an Auror and can make it look like a complete accident - secondly because she is my best friend and thirdly, because I'm the one who's threatening you.'

'Well you can stow away your wand - I have no intentions of hurting her - hell I don't even want to tell her -'

'Yeah well you're just being foolish there, mate,' Weasley said, 'Don't let our killer stop you from doing stuff or taking the risk with Ria. If you do ... it will be like he got to you ...'

'Point taken - I'll talk with her ... soon, but not right now.'