Hermione and Draco sat around talking all day , until 10pm at night .
" sorry , i have to go , my mother would be expecting me home , i'll see you tomorrow ?" he asked on his way to the door , with her following quickly behind
"yeah sure , and its okay .... you know i think this marriage thing is going to be a lot better than i thought it would " she replied with a smile
"yeah me too , ill see you tomorrow then 'mione " he said before he kissed her cheek and left
"see you tomorrow dray " she whispered to no one as she lifted her hand to touch the cheek he had kissed
as soon as she had closed the door she fell against it and smiled to herself , still holding the cheek he kissed
When he heard the door close he let out a breath as he was leaning against the wall on the left hand side of the door and smiled widely as he had heard her soft whisper .
"hermione , how can i tell you i love you?" he asked in a whisper , more to himself , rather than any one else
He straightened himself out and then apparated home to tell his mother the name of the person he was due to marry .
Malfoy Manor
"mother? are you here ? " he called out to the darkness as he began to light the candles in the hall
" i'm here my dragon , in the kitchen " she called back
he walked through and placed a kiss on her cheek
" mother , you know of Hermione Granger correct?"
" yes shes the muggle-born that you have been caught up on since you met in first year and shes the brains of the Golden trio , why?"
"well she's no longer going to be Hermione Granger , she's getting married "
" oh , really , to who ?"
"me"
she screamed
" Draco this is amazing !"she all but shouted
" i know " he stated simply
" aren't you more excited about this ? "
" i'm trying to keep my cool , we have a date tomorrow "
"okay , okay , now its my turn to keep my cool " she stated softly
"okay mother , good luck with that , good night , I'm going to bed " he replied chuckling
"okay my little dragon , goodnight " she stated before she kissed him on the cheek
That night Draco slept the whole night for the first time since his first year , however it was not a dreamless sleep it was one filled with images of Hermione and her smile and laugh and everything he loved about her
Back at Hermione's apartment - same night
She strolled into her room after 5 minutes of sitting against the door and day dreaming of Draco . She changed into her night gown and got into bed . She slept the whole night , dreaming of herself telling Draco of her feelings and him returning them , for the first time in 4 years she did not have a night terror and slept peacefully .
Next day - 10am
Hermione had just finished getting ready when she heard the same soft knock on her door as she had the day before . She strolled over , this time knowing who it would be .
" hey Draco , come on in , i just need to get my bag " she stated sweetly
" hey 'mione ....okay " he replied softly
he walked inside and closed the door quietly . He stood by the door for only a minute until she arrived back .
"hey , ready to go?" he asked as she strolled over to him
"yeah sure " she replied softly
"you look beautiful tonight 'mione " he said sweetly
" you look pretty dashing yourself dray " she replied , smiling gratefully
"why than you " he said offering his arm for her to take . She took willingly and smiled widely
They left the apartment still chatting animatedly whilst hermione placed a charm on her door to lock it .
Draco led her to Diagon Alley and as they walked along the streets they received many unpleasant looks from passers by .He took her to a new restaurant called: 'La Franc,ais salon' it was french and the name meant : 'the french salon'
They reached the reception area and a young gentlemen arrived shortly after .
"table for two under the name of Malfoy " Draco said softly
"yes sir , follow me please " the young man said before he turned on his heel and walked away .
"ooh impressive" hermione whispered in Draco's ear .
Draco nearly shivered from the feel of her breath on his neck .
"yes , yes it is "he joked in a whisper
She nearly shivered as she felt his lips graze her ear lobe as he talked in a whisper to her . The waiter led them to a romantic table in the back , that was secluded and hidden from everyone else in the restaurant .
"are you planning on killing me tonight?" she joked as he pulled out her chair for her
" no of course not "he chuckled"why would you think that?" he asked
" oh i don't know , were in a secluded spot in the back of a restaurant and were the only ones in the back " she stated chuckling
"yeah true , you best be on guard then aye 'mione "he joked
"yes , i suppose i should "she replied jokingly and chuckling
"so what's it like being the holiday librarian at Hogwarts?" he asked changing topic of conversation
"well it's actually very amazing , i mean i only have to go in for like six weeks of the year and i get to stay at my home for seven years whilst i work , i mean come on wouldnt you like to visit Hogwarts again sometime ?" she asked him sceptically
"yeah i suppose , i mean it is my home , its the only place i felt peacefull and safe atleast for a while , until all of that death eater stuff " he replied softly
" i've been meening to ask you , why did you agree to be a death eaterr?"
" oh , well the dark lord said that if i didnt i would get punished and my mother would be killed as i watched , and as you could guess the dark lords punishments arent exactly kind "
"oh draco , why didnt you ask anyone for help , i'm sure you and your mother could have been put under protection by the order of the phoenix , you could have even asked me , i would have helped you" she stated softly
"why ? why would you help me ? you made it pretty clear that you hated me in school , so why would you help me , let alone believe me ?" he asked now confuesed
"hate is such a strong word , i never really hated you i just....... well let me tell you something that nobody else knows ......."-
"dont worry you can trust me "he said as she took a breath to calm her nerves .
"well i actually wanted to be your friend , all through school i did , it was just you were so strong throughout everything , even though i knew you would sometimes cry at night"-
"how did you know about that ?" he asking cutting her off mid-sentance
"dont you remember?"she asked confused
"remember what?" he questioned
"well in myrtles bathroom , you were in there crying and i comforted you , i held you for an hour until you stopped crying " she stated sofly
"honestly?"she nodded" i thaught that was a dream " he said blushing
" really?" she asked with a smile
"yeah i mean i didnt think the person i had bullied for years would comfort me , especially that much and i always made sure no one saw me like that , so i presumed it was a dream or something , i guess thanks are in order , so thank you " he stated softly
"no preoblem , but did you seriously dream about me sometimes , i mean you cant just be with someone randomly and presume its a dream "she questioned sweetly
"yeah , you popped up a few times in my dreams , to be honest they were the best dreams i ever had , they had nothing to do with war , voldermort or death and torture , it was amazing . "he replied with a smile and blushing furiously .
"aww thats so sweet "she said smiling widely " and honestly sometimes i dreamt about you too , what it would have been like if i was pureblood , what our friendship could have been like , what you were like under your mask of arrogance "as she said it her cheeks were engulfed in a light red hue and she was nearly blushing as furiously as him .
"has anyone told you your cute when you blush?" he asked sweetly
"no never why?" she replied with a sad smile
" well it's true , you are very very cute when you blush " he accounted
"thank you , so what are you going to order ?" she changed the subject
"i dont actually know , you?"
" no idea , though the deserts look really good "
"seriously ? we havent even eaten and your thinking about desert?"he questioned chuckling
"what they look really nice "
"i'm sure they do 'mione , i'm sure they do " he replied placing his hand over hers on the table
she turned her hand around and held his in her own and smiled up at him kindly . He smiled down at her and lightly squeezed her hand to double check that she was holding his in her own . When she returned the squeeze his smile widend , that was util the waiter came over and asked for they order .
"what would you like sir?"
"hmm , how about this -i'm sorry i dont know how to pronounce it "he said pointing to a dish on the menu .
"good choice sir , and you maddame?"he asked turning to Hermione
"i'll have whatever he chose "she said with a smile
"yes maddame , your meals will be with you shortly , may i offer you a selection of wines ?" he asked before he walked away
"yes white please"draco replied looking at hermione for confirmaction that the choice he had made was correct, so when she nodded and smiled widely he went on .
" yes sir , i shall be right back with your wine and your food will be here in a few more minutes " the waiter replied before he turned on his heel and walked away .
"what exactly did you order" Hermione asked concerned at her choice of food .
"oh it's this "he said pointing to the same dish he had shown the waiter on the menu .
"oh thank merlin "she released a sigh of relief
"why what did i order?"
"steak and salad with a side of chips , it's just written in french to keep the image , because that way theres an alternative for those that dont eat the french delecacy " she replied in a matter of factly tone
"oh thats great , i was getting worried for a second too" he stated chuckling
" yeah , i'm glad i can read french , we'd both be shitting ourselves until the food came "shee replied gigling "so what do you do for work?" she asked once she had calmed down from her giggling
"oh well i'm a potions master at st mungos , i make potions for patients and i make cleansing agents for the hospital itself and for the patients that have infected or dirty wounds "
"wow , so what got you started in that field of work ?"
"well , during 6th year when snape was made to look after me i learnt a few things about potions , and with my mother getting beaten and crucioed by my father all of the time i learnt a few healing spells so i just took a course , passed it in 2 weeks and now i'm potions master for the hospital " he replied plainly
"wow , that's amazing , how did you pass a 2 month course in 2 weeks?"
"well it was easy , i already had all the basics down , i just had to get to the hard stuff ,so once that was out of the way i had it pinned "
"oh my , that's incredible ........ so tell me about yourself " she said after a couple of minutes
"well lets see ..... what do you want to know ?" he asked finally
"everything"she stated plainly
" oh ok then , i was born on the 5th of june , my favorite colour is red , and i would like children someday , is that enough for you so far ?" he asked changing the subject of himself
"yes , that's enough for now , but 1 why red? and 2 why do you want children?" she asked dazed by his response
"well i like red because it's the colour of all blood , and so it proves that no one has dirty blood it is all the same , and also because it is the colour of most roses , which mean 'i love you' . Oh and ,children? well i want my own family someday , and i'd like to think that i could have that with someone special regardless of my past , i'd like to write my future and turn it all around , you know ? be the doting husband and the loving father , who the son looks up to and the little girl adores because she's my little princess " he replied casually
" oh draco that's so sweet ...... but you know with this marriage thing?" she asked changing the topic of conversation again
"yes " he replied softly
"well would you ever think if having that family life with me ?" she asked shyly
"well that depends if your still stook on that guy from school 'cause if so bringing children into a marriage not based on love or civilship is wrong to them "he stated softly
"okay , can we make a deal ?" she asked seemingly changing the subject , though staying on topic for a change
"okay but what sort of deal?" he questioned , confused by her uneasiness
"well if we both say who it is , it might be easier to work through this and then we could work out something that would benefit the both of us , 'cause we both really want families , why shouldnt we have one ?"
"yeah true , okay then on the count of three we say who it is yeah?" he asked unsure of himself
"okay .....one "
"two"he filled in
"three " she finished before.......