'So how do feel about everything?'

Harianna rubbed at her face, it had been three weeks since she had first slept with Draco.

'Lighter ...' she replied honestly, because she did feel as though something had been lifted from her shoulders, 'Draco's been ... amazing.'

'In bed or just amazing?' Ginny teased.

Why had she agreed to come go to The Burrow? Oh yes; a birthday celebration, but Harianna should have known that this would happen, especially after filling Ginny and Hermione in.

She felt her face heat up, 'Both.'

Ginny squealed in delight and Hermione gave a small knowing smile.

'I still can't get my head around it ... I never thought that you and Draco would ... get together.'

Years ago Harianna would have said the same thing, things were so different now, she certainly knew him better and it helped he was no longer the arrogant prick he had been whilst at Hogwarts.

'People change ...' Harianna replied. 'Things change...'

'Told you, you just needed to get out a little and find yourself a man,' Ginny said smugly.

Harianna didn't reply to that comment, she knew what they all thought, they had told her often enough ... that she was wasting away secluding herself off to the world when she could ... it wasn't her fault that she had the I'm a nutter and a writer syndrome. Well she had got herself into writing to let out emotions where she couldn't in real life, but still it wasn't entirely her fault.

'Teddy seems happy at least.' Hermione said, 'Have you told him about ...'

'He was elated,' Harianna said, 'couldn't calm him down for ages ... it was like he was on a sugar rush.'

Ginny and Hermione laughed.

'So have you .. you know ...,' Ginny inclined her head in Draco's direction, '...since.'

Harianna nodded. 'Quite a bit.'

'Details, details ...'

'Shove off and find your own man,' Harianna replied, 'though I have to say his wings are just ... yeah ... just wow ...'

Hermione and Ginny giggled.

'I never thought I'd see this day again ... Harianna Potter blushing like a school girl.' Hermione teased.

'Like I said ... he has been ... amazing ... really understanding too - doesn't push matters, doesn't question if I ask to stop something - it's no wonder I haven't been able to ... keep myself away from him ...'

In honest truth Harianna thought it felt like she was lusting after Draco, under no power of her own, though she knew Draco had never used the Veela Allure on her, and they both hadn't been -

'Drugged!'

'Sorry? What do you mean drugged?'

'I just thought of something ...' Harianna scanned the distance for Draco, who was teaching Teddy a Quidditch manoeuvre. Though she was saved as Ron returned to the table, carrying Hugo in his arms, she caught his eye.

'What is it?'

'I ... I know how ... I know how he's doing it!'

'So you mean to tell me, all this time our ... you know ... has been drugging our case victims with a lust potion.' Draco said.

They had secluded themselves off, in the sitting room of The Burrow, though they still had to be careful in what they said. It hadn't taken Ron long to figure out which he Harianna had been speaking about, though prying Draco away from Teddy had felt like a mission.

'I think so, why else would the women trust the man enough - I don't know why I didn't think of it before, I used the spiking drinks with lust potions in my second book... so he could have gotten the idea ...' Harianna run a hand through her hair, 'I was so fixated on the victims whereabouts and learning their movements that I overlooked how they could have been taken ... or lured.'

'We have no way of proving it though, it's been ages since his last killing ... potions only stay in someone's system for so long ...'

'OK, so, we now have then when he likes to strike; packed places. We know that it is someone with knowledge of how we work ...' Draco said.

Harianna smirked, always the Slytherin.

'And now we know how he likes to lure them,' Ron said. 'So what do you reckon will be his next move? There are two more killings left ... and we can't survey every wizarding club, pub or event, in the hopes we will get him.'

'Event ... the next wizarding event is a Ministry Ball,' Harianna said, 'it will be a prefect place to strike next .. and naturally the Aurors will be there.'

'I think,' Draco said, 'it's best if we work on this one alone ... given what we now are aware of.'