Snow Storm - D.M , H.G

26. Ring Shopping

With the help of Hermione's parents, Draco was able to schedule a day for Hermione to spend with her parents, just the three of them. Now all Draco had to do was see if he could get the she-Weasley on board with the plan. Fortunately, on Mondays Draco had just one class with the incredibly pregnant teen that Hermione was not also in. He knew this was the only time he'd get the chance, so before the class began, instead of taking his usual seat, Draco slipped into the desk next to Ginny's, much to the irritation of the girl who was accustomed to sitting there.

"Weasley," he greeted the redhead with a smirk. "How's it going? How's junior?" he asked in a poor attempt to spark conversation.

Ginny was surprised when Draco sat next to her, knowing he usually sat elsewhere. She assumed he wanted something, but he asked about James, and she was all too happy to talk about it. "It's going good, he's doing flips as we speak," she told him with a smile, feeling the baby moving around inside her stomach. She had her weekly appointments, so she knew he was doing well, but it always eased her mind to feel him moving around.

"How are you doing? I bet you've gotten extra attention from Hermione, what with helping get her parents back and all," she said, wiggling her eyebrows playfully at him, a smirk playing on her lips.

Draco couldn't help but smirk shamelessly at what Ginny was insinuating. "If she wasn't in the family way already, she certainly would be now," Draco leaned in and whispered for only her to hear. "In fact, she's going to be spending the evening with them tomorrow night, and I was hoping you might be free." He didn't let on to his intention just yet, curious to see her reaction at the idea of being alone with him. She seemed quite warm to him, usually, but they'd never been alone.

Ginny raised an eyebrow, though she had figured he wanted something from her. "As grateful as I am, I'm not as grateful as Hermione," she told him sarcastically. Even as pregnant as she was, she couldn't help making the joke. "I am free, though. What do you need with me?" She asked him curiously.

"I could use a second opinion," Draco whispered to her as the professor stood to begin the class. "On a ring." He knew that one word alone would pique Ginny's interest.

Ginny rose both eyebrows, looking over at him in surprise and excitement. "Count me in," she whispered back, and then flipped her book open to the page the professor had instructed. She was not going to pass up a chance to help pick her best friend's engagement ring!

Draco chuckled, he knew he'd got her on the line as soon as he said "ring". When the class was over, Draco passed Ginny a note, telling her to meet him Tuesday night outside the great hall after dinner. Hermione would be gone by then, so they'd be safe to leave without being seen.

Ginny took the note, glancing at it briefly, before nodding to Draco so he would know she planned to meet him. Now excited to go shopping the next day, Ginny hobbled off to her next class happily.

The following afternoon after class, Draco returned to the dorm so that he could see Hermione before she left to go see her parents for the evening. "So, what do the three of you have planned?" he asked her, wrapping his arms around her middle. He knew she was trying to get ready, but he was enjoying being a bit of a pest at the moment.

Hermione smiled into her mirror, looking at him as she attempted to do her makeup. "We're going to dinner, I'm not sure what they have planned after that. They just said they wanted to spend some time with me," she told him, she was more than happy to have a relaxing evening with her parents, and they had made it very clear that not inviting Draco was simply because they had missed her, and not because they didn't want him around. "What are you gonna do without me?" She teased him, figuring he would just sit around the dorm, or do some homework.