The Bonds That Unite Us

° Chapter Seventeen °

The Yule Plans.
"So we can be a family. Finally, I can feel happy with someone."

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Harry felt the bed dip next to him. Ginny, Hermione, Ron, and Neville sat on the bed. He rolled his eyes behind his book. "Yes?" He heard Ginny scoff and someone took his book. "Hey! I was reading that."

"Yeah, you can later. We want details about last night." Ron smiled brightly. Neville nodded quickly as they all waited for Harry to start. "Are the Slytherin's and Luna doing the same to Draco?" The shortest Gryffindor asked. 

"Duh," Ginny smirked. Hermione smacked her arm gently. "Knock it off. Give him some time to explain guys."

"Fine. He took me to Paris-"

"PARIS?" Hermione yelped. Ron had his mouth hanging open while Ginny was huffing. Neville had a dreamy expression on his face. "Draco never spends that much money unless you mean something to him. That's what Pansy says anyways." Hermione smirked.

Harry rolled his eyes as he continued with his story. "We ate at a Wizarding Restaurant then we sat on the Eiffel Tower-"

"WHOA!" Everyone was in an uproar. The same sounds were coming from the common room. Harry let out a soft chuckle as Draco entered the room with all the Slytherins saying the same things the Gryffindors were.

"Date Night Story?" Draco asked loudly. Harry nodded and a blush appeared on his cheeks. The two laughed while the large group kept rambling on about the whole thing.

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As the week went by, Harry became more anxious. He knew Draco was getting worried but he didn't have a way to ask the Slytherin to come over for Yule. Neville, Ron, Hermione, and Harry were sitting in the library. The others were in the common room working on homework while the four Gryffindors were chatting quietly.

"I'm guessing you haven't told Draco. Or even mentioned it to him, correct?" Hermione asked, not even looking up from her book. Harry sneered at her with a roll of his eyes. "Well, I want to teach Nev the traditions of being a Pureblood. If you guys want to join you may Ms. Granger." 

Ron raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly. "Bloody hell." The ginger mumbled. Hermione looked at him with a glare, letting out a soft sigh. Neville just shook his head with a small smile on his face.

"Guys! What if I also want a few days to myself and Teddy? This summer was the first time I was at Grimmauld Place by myself. I need to fix up some of the rooms because Kreature changed them into a small library." Harry sighed loudly. "I also need to search the vaults at Gringotts, I hear there might be a will for Sirius and my parents. Then I need to get Teddy and get him settled for people to be over." He rubbed his temples, a headache coming on. He felt his antler tattoo warm up ever so slightly. He looked up and saw Hermione's face change to sadness.

"You'll have Ron and Blaise in one room, Theo and Neville in one, Pansy and I one, You and Draco in one, plus Luna and Ginny in one. The Weasleys will be there for one night and that's it. Teddy will probably be in Regulus's room huh? So in total, all you need is six rooms open." She whispered

"Okay, okay. We understand so how about since we will be gone for four weeks. We leave next week. We will give you one week then may we come over?" Neville asked. Ron smiled slightly at the pair. "Maybe even for Yule, we can bring over the family. Mum would love to see you and George has been dying to chat with you." Ron whispered, something in his eyes flickered but Harry couldn't see what it was.

Harry nodded slightly, his emotions all over with the situation. "Fine. I need to send a letter to Andy about Teddy then I need to talk to Draco. Your jobs are to talk to your Slytherins, and I can talk with Ginny and Luna. Deal?"