Just a Warm Up

Chapter 2

Ginny's POV 

"Lucius Malfoy! Leo's been trying to get into that thing for months!" Hermione scolds the           ex-Death Eater. Im standing there in shock, watching their conversation when she turns back towards us. "Sorry guys, I'll be right back." She says and turns away, but not before she shoots another scary glare at the man standing next to her. 

Lucius Malfoy turns back towards us and I can feel Harry stiffen again next to me. 

"Thank you for coming tonight, please enjoy." He says to us, the satisfactory smirk still on his face from his conversation with Hermione. Then he simply walks away, leaving all three of us in a state of shock. 

"What... Just happened?" Harry asks us, eyes wide. 

"I have no idea." I reply, still trying to process seeing my best friend again after 10 years and the fact that Lucius Malfoy just greeted us politely, and Hermione actually scolded him like a child and lived. 

"Was Lucius Malfoy just...nice to us?" Ron asked, eyes as wide as Harry's. 

"Did you hear what he said? Hermione has kids already and he seems to know who they are." I said, mostly to Harry. 

"I know. He said twins so she at least already has 2. Maybe her husband knows Lucius and that why they are so familiar?" Harry suggest, trying to come up with an explanation. I nod but my mind is already thinking of another explanation. 

"You think Hermione's married?" Ron asks, totally oblivious that their friend has long since moved on. 

Ginny rolled her eyes. "Yes, Ronald. Didn't you see the huge ring on her finger? She probably been married a few years if they already have twins and another on the way."

Ginny scans the crowd for a certain blond Slytherin. She finds him on the other side of the room standing with Blaise Zabini, and a very pregnant Pansy Parkinson. Malfoy looks to be consoling her, pulling her into a hug while Blaise grimaces and looks around the room. Ginny deflates a little. She remembers visiting Hermione in Hogsmead during her last year at Hogwarts. The Boys were always oblivious but Ginny swears she would catch Hermione and Malfoy giving each other looks when they thought no one was paying attention.

Ginny never said anything to Hermione back then, to afraid of the answer but she always figured something was going on. But then Hermione left to Australia and Malfoy started working on building his company. As far as she new, he wasn't married but by the way he is comforting Pansy, and given how pregnant she is, it looks like the pair got together just like everyone at Hogwarts assumed. 

"Well Im just happy to see her. Hopefully we can all reconnect. I miss having her in our lives." Harry says. 

I nod to agree just as Luna Lovegood walks up to us. 

"Luna!" I greet her, giving her a hug. Harry and Ron do the same. "How are you? We haven't seen you in ages!" 

"Hello. It has been awhile hasn't it? You guys have been watching out for Nargles this season I hope? They are particularly attracted to redheads." She says in her typically dreamy voice, giving pointed looks to Ginny and Ron. Ginny and Harry chuckle while Ron just looks at her like shes mad. 

"Luna! There you are, I've been looking for you." Blaise Zabini says as he reaches the group, Malfoy and and pissed looking Pansy  coming to join as well. 

"Hello darling." Luna greets him. "I was just warning Ginny and Ron here about the Nargles." 

"Oh yes, of course. Because of the red hair." Blaise nods, not missing a beat. He puts his arm around Luna and turns to face the 3 Gryffindors giving them all a nod in greeting.