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Chapter Twenty-Seven: The beginning of November


I stared glumly at the frosty ground in front of me. Unwanted tears starting blurring my vision, I quickly brushed them away.

“ It's alright, we all miss him.” Angelina put her arm around my shoulder.

“ Yea, but we don't know were Harry, Hermione and Gin..n..n..y are.” I choked up on my sisters name.

“ George, I'm sure wherever they are, they are safe. Come on in, Fred's getting worried and Alicia can't calm him down.” Angelina kissed me quickly before taking my hand and leading me in to the Burrow.

“ There you are! I was wondering where you were.” Fred glared at me. I laughed in spite my misery.

What in the world did I do to deserve such loving parents, siblings and a wife?

***The trio

“ HARRY! Calm down.” Ginny yelled at her fiancee who was trying to blast the the ground in to oblivion.

“ No... Not after what happened, I can't believe I fell for it.” Harry slammed is fist in to the nearest tree.

“ We all fell for it Harry, your over reacting.” Ginny finally caught up to him and pulled him in to a hug.” You scared Hermione, she wasn't sure what you would do.. Come on back to the tent.” Ginny urged Harry flicking her wand and healing his hand as she did so.

***Hogwarts

Blaise Zabini looked at his best friend halfheartedly hoping that he did not just hear those words.

“ Okay... So. Uh.. Does your dad know?” Blaise asked trying not to let his shock show through.

“ Duh no.. It's not like I'm going up to my dad and saying 'Hey dad I love Hermione Granger' or maybe I will, just to see the look on his face.” Draco finished smiling.

“ Woah.. Please don't. And I was just asking, I mean you just told me that.” Blaise looked horrified trying not to think of what Lucius would do to Draco.” You should tell Pansy.”

“ I should, but that's like saying it to the whole world, knowing Pansy she'll start crying hysterically and whining and complain to everyone that her perfect pureblood boyfriend is under the influence of a love potion.” Draco tried to keep a straight face, and failed.

“ It is... But what better way for it to go around?” Blaise was grinning.

“ WHAT? OF-” Draco stopped realizing that Blaise was teasing him.” Your so dead.”

“ Actually I seem perfectly alive and healthy at the moment.” Blaise couldn't resist.
“ Ugh! Stop with trying to make jokes, the Weasley's made better ones then you did.” Draco groaned in fake pain.

“ Well they do have a joke shop, so naturally...” Blaise stopped not wanting to have a broken nose.” So. Uh.. Your in love with a muggleborn who probably hates you and is.. Um.. Off gallantly trying kill the Dark Lord with Harry Potter and his fiancee.. That's great news.”

“ You have such a strange way of saying things Blaise. But that about sums it up.” Draco rolled his eyes.

“ And.. You think she loves a dead dude.” Blaise added trying not to laugh.

“ WHAT? I never said that.” Draco jumped up almost reaching for his wand.

“ Well. Don't you think she's in love with Ron Weasley?” It was taking all of Blaise's control not to start laughing.

“ I don't think, I know.” Draco slumped back down in to his chair.

“ Let's get this straight.. How does someone love a dead person Draco?” Blaise couldn't keep the amusement out of his tone.

“ I DON'T KNOW! I'm not a girl.” Draco sighed.

“ I should hope not.” Blaise muttered, Draco leaned over and slapped him.” You know what I mean!” Blaise said the last part louder.

“ That doesn't mean I can't slap you.” Draco stated.

“ No, that means I can slap you back.”

“ Ow! That actually hurt.”

“ It was supposed to.”

“ I didn't hit you that hard.”

“ Since when have I ever played fair?”

“ Never.” Draco muttered darkly.

***Back to the trio

“ Christmas is coming up, think we should do something instead of sitting around here?” Harry asked conversationally.

“ Christmas is over a month away dimwit.” Hermione resisted the urge to slap him.

“ I was just trying to start a conversation miss perfect.” Harry stuck his tongue out at her.

“ Hey! That's my title! Hermione, did you give him a cheerful potion or something?” Ginny laughed.

“ Oh yea, hers is miss prefect.” Harry ducked Hermione's slap.” And she better not have giving me a potion.”

“ Is that a threat?” Hermione asked holding one of the heavy pots she was cleaning.

“ Did you do it?” Harry countered warily eying the pot.

“ Of course not you idiot.” Hermione glared at him.

“ Stop with the name calling Hermione.” Ginny called from her book she started reading.

“ So do we have any plans for Christmas?” Hermione ignored what Ginny said.

“ That's what I asked!” Harry sighed.

“ Not like that.” Hermione smirked at him.

“ We could go to the Burrow.. Or.. We could go to M Manor.” Ginny suggested sitting up.

“ I said that's a banned subject!” Hermione groaned.

“ I never said the name.” Ginny laughed again.

“ That's not even funny.” Hermione responded.

“ So we just need to destroy the locket, find a Hufflepuff thing, kill the snake. And find a Ravenclaw thing.” Harry cut across Ginny's retort and changed the subject.

“ Because the diary and the ring are already taken care of.. So that's 6, do you think he did 7?” Hermione asked.

“ Hey.. You still haven't explained what exactly where hunting.” Ginny rolled her eyes.

“ Hermione give her some books because she is so persistent.” Harry did his best not to laugh.” You two can drone over the books and I'll go keep watch.” Harry called after them as he started to exit the tent and sit down outside of it...