part 27

"A party?" Lavender shrieked reading the invitation.

"What's this about a party?" Draco asked as he and Hermione came out of the bedroom the following afternoon.

"Dumbledore is throwing a kind of welcome back party on Saturday night!" Lavender grinned. "And he didn't even mention anything at breakfast!"

"Cool!" Draco smiled.

Ginny came running in through the common room door followed by Harry.

"I'M GOING TO KILL HER! WHY DID YOU STOP ME?" Ginny shouted at Harry.

"She's younger than you, and I think killing a student means you're expelled and Azkaban!" Harry replied.

"What happened?" Hermione asked.

"ROMILDA VANE HAPPENED! STUPID BITCH TRIED TO KISS HARRY! MY HARRY! WHO THE FUCK DOES SHE THINK SHE IS! STUPID STUPID TROLL FACED SLAG!" Ginny was screaming.

"Gin, calm down," Lavender said softly. "Come on relax."

Ginny took a few deep breaths.

"Calm?" Harry asked.

"Yes," Ginny replied.

"Out of curiosity what were you planning?" Hermione asked once they were all seated.

"I was planning to practice every jinx I knew," Ginny smiled.

"If I was you, I'd Avada her," Hermione said softly.

"Hermione! Don't give her ideas," Harry warned.

Draco on the other hand was smirking, "Must mean a lot to you, if you'd Avada a chick over me."

Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Nice idea, next time I see her..." Ginny smirked.

"Gin! Don't you dare!" Harry warned her.

"Why not?" Ginny demanded.

"Because if I wanted her I would've kissed her wouldn't I? So what's the point of you getting expelled and us not spending the year together!" Harry explained calmly.

"True, but I am going to jinx her, if I get myself detention, oh well!" Ginny smiled.

"Don't do it today, you'll get detention tomorrow night and there's a party," Draco told her.

"Party?" Ginny asked. "I need a new dress!"

"You didn't even ask where the party is!" Hermione laughed.

"Oh yea where?"

"Here, well not here," Hermione started.

"Great Hall, Dumbledore wants to throw a welcome back party," Draco cut in.

"Cool!" Ginny grinned. "I have no classes today neither do the two of you!" Ginny looked at Lavender and Hermione.

"I don't like where this is going!" Hermione moaned.

"Luna's back in about fifteen minutes so we can ask to go Hogsmeade and get new dresses!" Ginny grinned. "I'll go ask McGonagall!"

Before anyone could say anything, she ran out of the door.

"That wife of yours, a little...overactive isn't she?" Draco smirked.

"Yes, and that's why I love her," Harry smiled.

Hermione and Draco smiled at him, yet neither looked at the other. Lavender soon dragged Hermione to the side.

"Listen Lavender I have to tell you something," Hermione started before Lavender could speak. "You've become one of my closest friends and I can't keep this from you."

"I know," Lavender interrupted. "I know what Ron did. When he came in with a broken nose and a black eye well he confessed."

"I'm so sorry!"

"It's not your fault. Neither Ron or I were happy. Yesterday we talked, proper talked. We did everything from the start, talked about childhood, growing up, everything. It helped us. I'm not saying we're at a couple level but we're friends again. Slowly we'll build on that. I think we've both accepted the situation."

Hermione smiled weakly.

"I don't blame you," Lavender hugged her.

"Good because I would never ever do that to you or Draco," Hermione said.

"It's fine," Lavender smiled. "We need to get ready for the party. It's not formal, more like a party party!"

"Ok..." Hermione smiled a little confused. "No dresses necessary."

"None, casual."

"Great!"

Lavender and Hermione were laughing when Ginny came back.

"Permission granted!" Ginny laughed.

Luna came in, "I'm hurrying!" She said looking at Ginny. She headed to her room.

"Did you threaten Luna?" Hermione asked.

"What? Shopping can't wait!" Ginny smirked.

"Mood swings," Lavender muttered so only Hermione could hear.

"Maybe she's pregnant," Hermione joked, Lavender grinned and then both their smiles faded.

"No..." Lavender said.

"Nope never," Hermione smiled. "Just Ginny."

"Come on!" Ginny was linking with Luna as she called the others. Harry came to her and kissed her lightly. Draco moved to Hermione and kissed her before Hermione was pulled away by Ginny.

"Oi!" Draco called after them. "I wasn't finished."

"Well you are now!" Ginny smiled.

"Potter your girl is insufferable!" Draco moaned as Hermione waved to him before leaving the common room.

Harry smirked.

X

A little later in Hogsmeade...

"Who said it's casual?" Ginny demanded as they entered the first store in Hogsmeade.

"The invitation," Lavender answered.

"Casual means anything right?" Luna asked.

"Yes Thank God!" Hermione smiled looking at a few casual looking tops.

"So doesn't mean we can't look good," Ginny smirked pulling a red halter neck top out of the clothing line.

"I want this top!" Lavender grinned, it was a yellow top, it had a round neck and it was sleeveless. Parts of it, at the bottom was wrinkled to form layers.

After a few more shops, they had all bought something new and headed back to Hogwarts.

"So like a party party," Ginny was still talking. "That's so cool, at least it ain't boring like..."

As Ginny talked, Hermione looked over to Lavender, both shocked that Ginny was hyper one minute and down the next. Pregnancy was the only thing they could think of.

"We'll tell her later, lets just see how this goes," Lavender whispered to Hermione as they walked into the common room.

"Yep," Hermione agreed.