"We came up with some new products and made a few changes. It does look pretty good doesn't it?" he smiled, bending down to kiss her. He clapped Harry on the back.

I kissed Ron back and grinned. "So where's George?" I asked.

"He's off visiting Angelina at the moment. You just missed him," Ron announced. "Oooh, look at the time," he said, looking down at his watch. "Sorry you two. I must be off. I have to attend Fenrir Greyback's trial. See you later." He gave Hermione one last kiss and exited the store.

OOC: Night peeps!

I kissed Ron back once more and said,"Goodbye." Harry and I walked out so Ron could close the shop. "See you later!" I yelled to Ron. "So what do you want to do now Harry?" I asked.

"I'm sorry Hermione, I think i should be getting back now. But i'll see you another time yeah?" Harry said, feeling sad to leave. He hugged her goodbye and left the shop.


OOC: Sorry I gotta skidaddle. It's 3.30am here haha. Bye!

I smiled at him. "That's alright Harry." I said hugging him back. "Tell Ginny I said Hi."

I watched Harry leave the other direction. I was alone once again. The only highlight of my day was finally being together with Ron and seeing Harry once more.

I wonder who else I know is around here in Hogsmeade...

Draco's grey eyes widened and he snatched his hand out of hers. "You...You're not serious, are you?" He asked. "That Mark has cost me many lives and nightmares, and you want me to SHOW you the Mark?" He shouted, rustling the glass cups neatly on the table.

"Look, I have tried to make it go away. But I can't! I tried everything, but nothing seems to work. Now I know why my Mother didn't let me. Now I know!" He thundered and slammed Astoria into the wall, almost looking like a demon in the dim light.

OOC: I needed Draco to be kind of psycho; because you should understand the situation he is in.

Astoria's eyes widened in fright. "Drake!" she cried. "Please Draco stop." She grabbed his arm, trying to settle him down at the least.

"STOP!" she yelled. "The only reason I want to see it is because of this!" she pulled up her sleeve to reveal the dark mark branded on her arm. Yes, the innocent Hufflepuff had that awful mark.

Draco's eyes widened more and his hands fell to his sides, for a moment, and then his fingers combed through his hair, backing away from Astoria a bit by little.

"You have the Mark...I told you not to get it, Astoria, why?" He asked, his face close to hers. He had told her not to do anything stupid that he had done in Sixth Year, when he realized that she was in trouble if she was seen with the Slytherin, so at the goodbye, he had told her not to do anything like he did, and a tearful goodbye.

But she had taken it. Why? Why would she, a Hufflepuff, smart as Hermione Granger, brave as Harry Potter, and funny as Ronald Weasley take a Mark that would bind her to the stupidest and the most bloody git of the whole world?

Draco breathed harshly against her face, and pulled her into a so-long embrace, a feeling of someone against his skin and body, something that he had missed so before.

"Draco," she cried. "It was my father! I had no choice!" she wept. "He put me under the Imperius curse back in fourth year. I was forced. Branded by the dark lord himself. I don't remember a thing but when reality hit me again, I found this. Maybe this is why I want to help you so much. Cause you're one of the few young adults who have it." She hugged him tighter. Draco needed her as much of her him.

"Your bloody Father. You could have run. With me. If you have only told me, Astoria!" He growled, but hugging her to his chest as she wept. "Come on, now. It's all right. Don't worry...We'll help each other." He nodded and wiped away her tears with a flick of his finger.

"I didn't know he did it himself...I was branded by him and him alone. He wouldn't have any other way. I...was tied up to be branded, because I was refusing." Draco whispered into her hair.

"That's awful Drake," she whispered, she pulled away from him. "So--so-- will you let me help you? Please Drake? I couldn't bare seeing you be chucked into Azkaban. What would I do?"

"I don't think it's only me who needs help, Tori." He murmured, inhaling her fragrance. He had given her a nickname, which was Tori, when they first met.

"But I would love it you did."

"You're right Drake." She went back to her buisiness like tone. "So, we'll have to discuss about what you are going to say. By the way. You mentioned your mother a little while back. Care to give me an explanation now?" she asked, taking a seat beside him, and slipping her small hand in his.

Draco rolled his eyes at the tone playfully. Then he darkened visibly as she mentioned the terrible thing.

"They hurt my Mother to find information about me. Who? The Aurors. What kind of good guys would torture a women to insanity?" He asked, his fingers running through his hair repeatedly.

"To that question I cannot answer. Maybe they did not mean to, I don't know. Sorry though Drake." She tilted his head up and kissed him.

Draco responded quickly and kissed back. "Mm. I had better go, your parents are coming." He sighed. "I shall see you tomorrow at...Madame Puddifoots?" He asked.

"Too romantic," she smiled, crinkling her nose in disgust. "Three Broomsticks instead." She gave him a last hug goodbye.

"I'll be there, Tori." He grinned. "Until tomorrow, when the Sun shines our approval." He joked, and with a goodbye kiss, he left.

I ran up too Astoria. I had the fakest smiel I could get on. "Well wasn't that just so damn adorable."I smirked."I thought it was the cutest when you showed him, your dark mark."I waited for a reply on her frightened face. This was gonna be good.

"You---" Astoria stumbled. "What are you doing here?! You are the biggest prat Pansy Parkinson! God knows why my stupid sister stayed friends with you all of these years. I--- Ugh!" Astoria clenched her fists and headed toward her room. "Keep in mind Parkinson that if you yell anyone about my mark, Draco will know, and who knows what he'll do from there," she threatened. Then stalked up the staircase and to her room.

Blaise followed Pansy, this might be fun. Hiding behind a rock, he stayed and watched for a cat fight. What! Astoria showed Draco her mark and Pansy the pokey prat is jealous. Wow Blaise thought My life is like a soap opera.

OOC: This is the Greengrass Manor where this happening. Sorry, you might of had to catch up.

Once inside her bedroom, Astoria pulled out a sheet of parchment and wrote:

Dear Draco,

Pansy knows my secret. Instead of Three Broomsticks, it just might be safer all together to meet somewhere in private. How about your house? We can't risk it anymore than we already have.

Love,

Astoria

Daphne apparated to the Greengrass mansion, having taken some time to chat with a healer. She had apparated to the front steps of the grand castle of a mansion when she saw... "Blaise?" She asked, quizically. She traipsed over to him as he peeked through a first-story window. "What the-?"

She turned to look through the window and glimpsed none other than Pansy Parkinson, and Daphne's stomach began to churn. She had been part of Pansy's gang in Hogwarts and things had, well... things had gone sour after Astoria got involved with Draco.

Not bothering to hear Blaise's answer, she grabbed him by his collar and apparated into the room with Pansy and Astoria. WHen they had arrived, she released Blaise and spoke sarcastically, "Now we can start the jubilee."

Melanie:

I apparated to the Greengrass Manor looking for Astoria or Daphne. I knocked on the door several times.

Hermione:

I walked out of the lift of the ministry. I had been sent on a mission with another auror and I was going to my boss to see who it was. The other person was supposed to be with my boss at the moment. I opened the door which I would meet them and gasped. The other person I had to work with was....