Rating
Mature
Chapters
21
Words
34,343
Characters
Lucius, Narcissa, Draco, Pansy, Blaise (M), Scorpius, OtherCanon
Primary Relationship
Draco/OC
Secondary Relationship(s)
Lucius/Narcissa, Other Pairing
Genre(s)
Drama, Romance, Young Adult
Era
Post-Hogwarts
Advisory
Mild Language, Mild Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme, Contains Spoilers
Story Reviews
Status
Completed
First Published
2010-01-05 1:41pm
Last Chapter
2010-05-18 6:45pm
Last Updated
2010-08-07 3:46pm
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| Ch. # | Chapter Title | Word Count | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Me, Myself and Her Unfortunately, life seldom plays fairly. And I was about to fall in its clever game. |
1,726 | 6 |
| 2 |
The "Plan" Note to self: one should never make plans when drunk. Much less see them through. |
1,884 | 3 |
| 3 |
Pureblood Duties “This isn’t a game Draco.” |
1,227 | 2 |
| 4 |
The Real Question Wonderful. My future wife is mentally unstable. |
1,603 | 2 |
| 5 |
The Other Greengrass While I freely admit that I know almost nothing of marriage and love, I was pretty sure this wasn’t how it usually went down. |
2,070 | 2 |
| 6 |
The Bribe And I’m not talking about pocket change. |
1,972 | 3 |
| 7 |
The "Big Day" All too soon, the “big day” arrived; although, I had awoken that morning feeling as disappointed as usual. |
1,252 | 4 |
| 8 |
Moving In “You want to move in with me?” she asked, yet spoke as a statement. |
1,813 | 2 |
| 9 |
Wales The window to my right provided a welcomed escape for my thoughts, even though it was only animated by the horrible weather of Wales. |
3,273 | 3 |
| 10 |
A Grieving Wife I felt strangely sorry; after hearing her pain every night, I knew better than to judge her. I sometimes even found myself wishing she would stop hurting, not for my ears’ sake, but for her own. |
2,133 | 3 |
| 11 |
The Art of Lying Of all the reactions in the world, I panicked. |
1,630 | 3 |
| 12 |
Of Responsibilities and Debts Alright, so I didn’t want to write nor read poor articles, Daphne, to be like her, to waste my life nor to depend on my reputation/heritage. Sublime: my life had always and only been just about this – with the possible exception of my sixth year at Hogwarts. |
1,633 | 6 |
| 13 |
What Had I Done? I was eager to learn more about her, I wanted to, and this genuine sentiment surprised me. |
1,126 | 8 |
| 14 |
It's a Start “I’m so, so sorry. I really am.” |
1,305 | 6 |
| 15 |
Apologizing, Pleading and Misunderstanding “Of course I do,” I spoke through clenched teeth. |
1,438 | 5 |
| 16 |
The Big Book and the Small Book If I had had to label this photograph with one word, it would, without a doubt, have been “Happiness” with a capital “H”. |
1,513 | 6 |
| 17 |
Alone It was astonishing, really, how much she had been through – alone. |
1,513 | 4 |
| 18 |
My Pleasure She wasn’t exuberantly overjoyed or gasping for air, no. She looked contented, serene. Which was what I had been hoping for. |
2,024 | 5 |
| 19 |
Paying the Relatives a Visit The expression on her face was priceless as she saw us, dressed as we were and in each other arms, smiling for no apparent reason. Astoria actually giggled a bit. |
1,357 | 4 |
| 20 |
A New Life A new beginning. A new life. I liked that. |
1,242 | 6 |
| 21 |
Epilogue The end. |
609 | 6 |
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