It's not easy to explain, but . . .

Chapter 43

"Yes, Missy Ginny, her am in the Common Room . . . sleeping on the sofa . . . with Master Draco."  Posey informed them, smile on her face.

"What?"  "Really?"  "Oh, my."  "I suspected as much."

That last statement from Luna made the others turn their attention once more to their blond, dreamy eyed classmate.

"What?" Hermione said, surprised.  "Suspected as much?"

"Of course . . . Draco's waited sixteen years to see her again," Luna shrugged.  "I imagine he wanted to spend as much time as possible with her.  They probably talked most of the night."

"Let's hope that's ALL they did," Ginny growled, as she stormed out of the room, the others hot on her heels.

"Did Posey say something wrong?" asked the House Elf, wringing her hands.

"No, Posey, just something unexpected," Tonks threw over her shoulder, smiling back at the diminutive creature.  "It's quite alright.  Really!"

"We'll see about that!" Hermione muttered to Ginny, who nodded.

* * *

They were standing on the landing, looking down into the Common Room, when Dan, Harry, Neville, Ron & Rupert joined them.

"Morning honey," Harry kissed Ginny on the cheek. "Ah, what are we looking at, by the way?"

Silently, Ginny pointed down to the couch in front of the fireplace.  Two figures could be seen, lying there, arms around each other, partially covered by a quilt, oblivious to their astonished observers.

"Bloody hell!" gasped Ron.

"Shhhhhhhhh!"

"Is that?" Rupert craned his neck for a better look.

Just then, Tom, the twins and Teddy arrived.  Tom took one look down at the couple on the sofa and clamped his hand over his mouth, to keep from bursting into laughter.  Several smacks from the women shut him up, "Ow! Gerroff!" he hissed.

"Why are you laughing?!?!" Hermione hissed back at him.

"Because I told Emma, back when we were at Grimmauld Place, that first day, that Draco, even back then, was falling in love with her.  Seems the wait was worth it . . . for him!"

"Tom!" Dan and Rupert both turned, staring daggers at their friend.

Putting his hands up, he smiled and then pointed.  "Relax you two, they're still fully clothed!  Well . . ." he strained to get a better look over Dan's head.  "In their pjs, at least.  But you two know Emma as well as I, she's not a 'one night stand'  type of girl, even if she wouldn't remember that night. "

"That's what I said; they just talked late into the night and fell asleep," Luna agreed, smiling at Tom.

* * *

Draco, not moving his lips, whispered in Emma's ear, having felt her start to stir in his arms.  "Don't move, Emma . . . we're being watched." 

He felt her tense slightly and then relax.

"Who is it?" she asked, keeping her eyes closed and her lips still.

"The whole gang, except maybe Remus and Sirius.  No, wait, I can hear them coming down to the landing.  I'm trying not to laugh, but this really is too funny.  They think we . . . Tom assured them we didn't 'do the deed' . . . and I quote, She's not a 'one night stand' type of girl, even if she wouldn't remember.  Very loyal, our Tom."