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Hermione walked out of her room to be cornered by none other than the famous flying ferret Draco Malfoy. "What do you want?" spitting the words out at him. His face scrunched up in disgust.
"If you must know Granger, I came by to tell you congratulations on the article in the magazine." He smirked as he held up the article.
"You know very well that my boss makes me write the articles Malfoy."'
"Yes, but you are quite creative for the quibbler. If you were in my Magazine you could be paid more, write about whatever you want, and have an office of your own." She tried hiding her glee from him but her smile was just too large to cover up. "I'll give you a day to think it over," he came within an inch of her face sliding something into her pocket, "here's my number." As the elevator door opened he sauntered in turned around and winked at her. Hermione Granger stared in disbelief as her enemy had just offered her a job with some of the best privileges a column writer could ask for. She waltzed back into her room swiftly closing the door behind her.
"GINNNY, GINNY, WHERE ARE YOU!" she screamed out excitedly. The redhead came through the bathroom door towel around her waist and in her hair, blood slithering down her left leg.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL! WHAT DO YOU WANT WOMAN? YOU'RE SCREAMING LIKE A MANIAC, I WAS SHAVING MY FREAKIN LEGS!"
Hermione still frantic tried calming herself down with a couple of deep breaths, "I was just given a job offer!" she couldn't keep the excitement out of her voice.
"That is fantastic Hermione! Where at?" she was silent, "Hermione where?" again she was met with silence.
"Ginny don't tell anyone I still need to think it over, but it's at DM Magazine." Ginny's face became sour at the name.
"Hermione you do understand if you take that job you will be worse off than you were at the quibbler, right?"
"Wrong Ginny, listen he offered me my very own office, more pay, and he is allowing me to write whatever I want."
"On the off side everyone at that magazine probably hates muggle-borns and Malfoy is there."
"Well I know how to deal with them, I'll just give them the old one two!" Ginny laughed as she saw the scrawny women pretend to fight.
"Alright well if you have that under control. What are you going to tell Luna about why you are quitting. I mean obviously if you lie she will see your column in something else."
"I'll tell her the truth what else. I'm actually straight forward with my problems."
"Well you'll just have to grow out of that." She gave a cheeky smile.
"Oh you…" She chucked a pillow at towel clad girl.
~DMGH~
Hermione stood in front of the purple and red door. Her knuckles froze before they touched the wood. 'What am I doing this is going to break the girls heart,' the door in front of her lurched open breaking her from her thoughts. "Oh! Hermione, Just the person I wanted to see. How are you doing?"
"Hi Luna, I'm doing very well. Why did you want to see me?"
"Well actually we wanted to see you."
"Who's we?" she looked in the room as Luna opened the door more. There in the seat was Draco Malfoy.
"Mr. Malfoy here wishes to have you transferred to his magazine."
"Please just give us a moment Mr. Malfoy." He nodded in recognition and Luna pushed Hermione out the door. When she knew they were safe to talk she grabbed Hermione by the shoulders and with the sternest face said, "Hermione, Draco said he'll pay for my magazine to run for as long there is the name of Malfoy, all I have to do is have you fired so he can hire you. Please don't be mad at me!"
"No not at all Luna. I just need to talk to him for a second do you mind if I use your office?"
"Please, go right ahead!" She said a little too cheerfully. She walked as fast as she could away from her former boss to the office that had her new boss waiting for their return.
"Granger, have a nice chat with loony?"
"Be good Malfoy she is still a friend."
He put his hands in the air as a sign of him giving up, sarcastically saying, "Yes ma'am!"
"So you are a sly one. Why do you want me to work for you so bad?"
"Because Granger, this is my deepest darkest secret but I've been longing for you since 4th year." She snorted in indignation. "I thought we went over this, I like the way you write."
"I still get the same perks right?"
"No! I'm just going to promise you something and then not do it." He looked up to see her quirking her eyebrow up. "Well I'm not!"
"Alright, don't go getting all protective."
"Well if you would not do those stupid faces…" There was a knock on the door, Luna walked in.
"Do you guys need more time or are we ready to settle this?" Hermione looked Draco up and down, his leisurely face made her nervous, but she nodded none the less. "Good! Well then Hermione you are fired. Mr. Malfoy I believe you have a contract for her."
Malfoy pulled out the contract from his inside coat pocket, opened it up, leaned towards the table and slid it across to her. Luna ran over with a pen for Hermione to sign. She looked up to see Luna so happy she was glowing. 'I can't go back now, look how happy she is. I have to do it for her.' Hermione thought to herself. "Granger we don't have all day just sign the contract!" exasperatingly he flung his arms into the air, and slammed back against his sit with an irritated stare.
"Stuff it Malfoy!" she signed the contract and handed it over.
"Thank you! It was a pleasure doing business with you Ms. Lovegood." He held out his hand for her to shake she just looked at it curiously. Putting down his hand he smiled politely, "See you bright and early Monday morning Granger,' and exited the office swiftly.
"Hermione you can go ahead and pack your stuff up from your desk." She nodded curtly and started to exit as she got to the door, "Hermione," she turned around to see Luna staring at her, "Thank you for doing this, I know you know how much I needed the money. You're a great friend."
"Really it was no problem what so ever." A small smile spread across Luna's face as Hermione exited the office.
~DMHG~
"So she fired you! Hah! Well at least you didn't have to let her down. So what did you agree to in the contract?" Hermione's eyes widened, "Oh! Hermione don't tell me you didn't read the contract. What were you thinking especially with Malfoy!"
"Well I was annoyed with him at the moment so I just signed there was a lot going on I had to think about. He can't make me do anything illegal."
"Well in the wizarding world if it is in a contract and signed by the person consenting to it, yeah it can be illegal. You signed for it."
"Well I don't think he would make me do anything that would give him a bad reputation."
"Yeah you're probably right. Let's get our minds off of work and go shopping." The two women looked at each other and got into a fit of giggles as they grabbed their purses, and wands to apparate.
~DMHG~
"Well Draco you finally did it. The best reporter of the generation is working at your magazine."
"Yeah, well I'm just talented like that." Blaise smirked and shook his head as he downed another glass of whiskey.
"You're going to need a needle soon, to pop that ego of yours mate."
"Hardy Har Har, you're so funny I forgot to laugh."
"So she read the contract and signed…What's that look for?"
"Well she didn't exactly read it." They both looked at each other with smiles widening across their face.
"This should be fun." Blaise said as him and Draco did another shot of Whiskey.
~DMHG~
"Hermione is that you?" The former Gryffindor turned to look at the brunette.
"Lavender, WOW!" She looked down at her stomach.
"Yeah, I'm pregnant I'll tell you it's quite easy to get pregnant when Oliver Wood is your husband. This is going to be my second baby; oh I tell you when Oliver is ready…" Hermione held her hand up chuckling at what her friend was ranting on about.
"That's great and all, congratulations! I'd rather be left out of the details though, sorry. Do you know what the sex is?"
"No, we want to be surprised." Ginny was behind Lavender waving frantically for her to come over.
"I really must go Lavender I was just grabbing this shirt. Ginny is holding my place in line, and apparently it is my turn with the way she is acting." Lavender turned around to see the over exuberant red head flailing her arms left and right, smacking a woman in the face.
"Ouch! That's got to hurt." Lavender scrunched up her face, "I better let you go over there before she hits a kid. Good Luck!" Hermione laughed lightly as she saw Ginny trying to apologize. The woman was holding her jaw with one hand and using the other to keep Ginny away. Hermione did her civil duty and led Ginny away from the lady until she checked out of the store.
~DMHG~
Monday – 8 a.m.
Hermione wandered into DM Magazine feeling very self conscious as her former school enemies stared at her. 'Why did I take this job?' she kept her head up and smiled nicely at people. As she got to the elevator she sped up a bit just to get away from the prying eyes. As she entered the elevator she hit the button for the top floor. Taking a deep breath and leaning back against the wall of the elevator she tried to calm herself down.
"Had a hard day at work already Ms. Granger?" She bolted up straight to see the piercing blue orbs of Malfoy.
"Don't do that ever again Malfoy, you gave me a bloody heart attack!" clutching her chest she leaned back again and took another deep breath.
"Don't worry Granger everyone knows your working here now…"
"Oh! What a relief." She said sarcastically flinging away the fake sweat on her forehead.
"Granger if you would let me finish, they know you're here and if they are mean to you in any way they will be fired." The elevator doors slid open allowing him to mosey out and leave her there flabbergasted. He turned around to pull her out of the elevator, "Come on Granger it's not that big of a deal, your office is this way." She walked past his and to the right of it there was a door with a golden door plate stating her name on it. She squealed with glee, running past him to open the door. When she stepped on the plush carpet she knew this office was made for her: yellow walls, book case, white desk, and dell laptop with a window overlooking the forest behind the building.
"Cute Granger. Loved the squeal." He drawled, "So do you like it? I designed it myself." Plopping himself down into the office chair in front of the desk.
"I absolutely love it. You did a terrific job. Thank You so much Malfoy!"
A small smile appeared on his face as he enjoyed watching her be excited about the office he designed for her. "Well I must be going, got some paper work to do. Also I gave you an extra copy of the contract you signed the other day just to make sure you remember the terms of which you were hired."
She turned around her face was pale with a fake plastered smile on it. "Okay, thank you." Once he left her office he darted over to his, where it was pitch black with a TV screen, Blaise Zabini and some buttery popcorn. They were about to watch Hermione Granger go haywire.
~DMHG~
Hermione walked over to the desk with shaky hands not quite sure what to expect as she read through the contract. It wasn't so bad, as she turned to the last page that's when it became horrific it stated:
I Ms. Hermione Granger agree to be there for Mr. Draco Malfoy under any circumstances. If I must I shall live with him for the time being. In return I will have my own office space, column, and good pay. If for whatever reason Mr. Draco Malfoy is not satisfied with the product I have given him, he may veto the article and suggest a new topic. Mrs. Granger is to cooperate at all times, if in any way she does not she will have to be punished under Mr. Draco Malfoy's best instincts. I Ms. Hermione Granger will in no way complain about the working atmosphere, and will only quit/be fired if Mr. Draco Malfoy feels he no longer needs Ms. Hermione Granger.
Hermione leaned back in her chair about ready to pop from the overwhelming grief. 'I can't believe I didn't read the contract! How stupid am I!'
~DMHG~
"Best movie ever," Blaise laughed out as he saw the Gryffindor scream into one of her office pillows.
"Yeah, terrific." Draco Malfoy wasn't so amused by her reaction, he was more irritated.
A/N: Okay so here you guys go hope it was long enough! Anyways, PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. REVIEW! I would love to have like 15 reviews before I start another chapter! Thanks!
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