Epilogue

"Damn, that itches," Draco muttered, scratching at his leg.

Ginny slapped his hand down. "Stop it. You won't heal if you keep playing with it.

Draco made a face but moved his hand away.

"How's my favorite Slytherin git?" George crowed, entering the room with Fred in tow. Draco smiled at the twins.

"Been better."

"That was some fall you took," Fred said.

"Well maybe you should have told him about that trapdoor," Ginny said.

George laughed. "Why would we want to do that?"

"You know, people might think you're trying to kill my fiancé," Ginny commented dryly.

Ginny and Draco had gotten engaged nearly three months ago. The Malfoys had practically disowned Draco until they realized he was serious.

Ginny's own parents had accepted it begrudgingly. Now Molly and Narcissa were in an all out war over who would get the final say on the wedding which was scheduled for the spring.

"What are you wearing to the wedding?" Ginny asked spitefully. She knew the twins wanted to wear full kilts, complete with jackets and flashers. Both mothers had put their feet down and the twins were trying to come up with a better, more vibrant ensemble.

The twins looked at each other then grinned. "Sorry, Gin. We've got research to do."

Draco watched them go. "That just looks like something bad about to happen."

"Isn't that the truth."

"Hey, Ginny," Draco said after a few moments of silence.

"Yeah, sweetheart?" she replied, drawing patterns on his chest with her finger.

"I have a question."

"Fire away."

"I don't want to sound jealous, but what was going on between you and Potter?"

She smiled. Though it had been months ago, she knew it bothered him still.

"You remember Bill's wedding? How Harry asked you to watch over Gabrielle for him?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, as you probably figured out, he fell in love with her."

"That still doesn't explain why you started dating him."

"Well, Harry first met Gabbie back in the spring, when he saw her at our bridesmaid's fitting. You remember how I disappeared for that weekend? That's what we were doing. Hermione, Gabbie and I were getting fitted. Harry came with to watch over us and he saw Gabbie. He didn't want to put her in danger so he asked me to pose as his girlfriend."

"Wasn't he worried about you?" Draco asked, his voice tight.

"Not really. I can take care of myself. Besides, he knew you wouldn't let anything happen to me."

Draco sighed and Ginny kissed him. "I love you when you're being protective," she said.

"I love you too," Draco said.

The end

(A/N: Well, it has been a long hard road with this one. But for a fic that I frequently despaired of ever finishing, it came out nicely, don't you think?