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Chapter One:
The Meeting
Pansy Parkinson was many things but she wouldn't miss watching one of her best friends get married- even if she wanted to be anywhere but here. When she had been younger she had expected to become the next Mrs. Malfoy. Now she was glad she'd gotten out of it. Blaise of course seemed happy too, everyone seemed happy.
The wedding itself was held at noon. Mrs. Malfoy had had the gardens redone for the event- the house elves doing most of the work. Yellow flowers, both wild and not, were lined along the table. White table cloths and white chairs also had the flowers on them. House elves were carrying the drinks as the toasting began. Pansy scowled she didn't want to be here- but she didn't want to be home either. Pansy noticed how most didn't talk to her and avoided her. She sat alone until the other table guest joined her. She would talk to Draco later.
"All by yourself Parkinson?" sneered Ginny Weasley.
"Do you see anyone else Weasley? Or is it Potter now?" Pansy bit back. She didn't like the Weasley family and never had. Ginny of course turned red at this comment and opened her mouth to answer. Pansy had a feeling that the Ginny-Potter saga was over for one but not the other.
"Pansy! Draco is looking for you," Blaise said quickly walking over. Pansy scowled he'd probably been watching to make sure everything went well for this day.
"Of course…" Pansy said glaring at him before walking off. She was stopped by a loud crack and a house-elf standing in front of her.
"Miss. Parkinson yous is needed at home!" said Dokey one of Pansy's house-elves.
"Why?" Pansy asked she had told them not to bother her until after the wedding was over.
"The Mistress is…" Dokey began but Pansy nodded. She sighed and made her way towards the Malfoys.
"Draco!" Pansy said putting on a smile, "I have to leave, family and all that. But I loved your wedding."
"Thank you Pansy," Draco said giving her a quick hug. He gave her a look which meant he guess why she couldn't stay later but Hermione looked confused and hurt. Pansy was fine with that, as long she Hermione didn't interfere with Draco friendship she'd be fine.
"I hope you're happy," Pansy said. Draco gave her a smirk before pulling Hermione closer to her.
"Couldn't be happier," Draco replied before kissing Hermione.
Pansy scowled she read the Daily Prophet. Hermione and Draco had been married two month and already someone was calming there was cheating going on. She hadn't seen the happy couple since her escape from the wedding. Pansy put down her breakfast bowl when a house elf entered the living room.
"Mrs. Malfoy to sees yous," the elf bowed. Pansy muttered under her breathe and slowly walked to the foyer. Hermione Malfoy stood looking happy, Pansy knew why- everyone knew why.
"How can I help you?" Pansy asked unsure why she was here. She would have asked her to come in but her mother would have had a fit, something she didn't want to deal with.
"You can go to lunch with me," Hermione told her. She tried to peek her head to see what else was in the house. Pansy smirked, the foyer was big and made so that the people of the house would never have to see them.
"Now?" Pansy asked. It was Hermione's turn to smirk she seemed to have picked it up from Draco. Pansy wanted to tell her she was perfectly fine staying home and that she was going out with her friends later. But she knew Draco had probably told his wife that Pansy didn't get out much and if she did it was to visit two people- himself and Blaise.
"Of course, or should I just meet you there?" Hermione asked.
"Tell me the restaurant and I'll meet you there," Pansy sighed. Hermione's smile turned into a grin.
"Alright, I'll be at table number 26 at the Dragon's Garden Café. I hope you like the place, Draco and I just love it…" Hermione began. Pansy frowned, the place was formal and it would mean dressing up too much for her taste.
"What time?" she asked resigned to the fact that Draco's wife wanted to be her friend.
Harry Potter was doing his best friend, well one of them, a favor. His sighed as he waited for Ron to come over, for moral support. Harry was going on a blind lunch date set up by Hermione. Draco, when Harry had asked who it was, had shaken his head and muttered about inferring in friends lives. That was when Harry knew this could go horrible wrong. He also cursed Ron for having married Hannah Abbot.
"So…Draco wouldn't tell you who it was then?" Ron asked in way of greeting. Harry frowned wondering how strong his wards were if Ron could just pop in.
"He told me in advice that he'd take me out after as an apology. He also said it would look like some good "male bonding" because Hermione's down his back about that," Harry shrugged.
"Well this is probably for good. I mean when was the last time you dated?" Ron asked. Harry frowned.
After the war Ginny had clung to him like white on rice. He however had needed space from everyone, not just Ginny, but she couldn't seem to take the hint. Harry had then moved north for a bit, after the clean up, after the rebuilding, before coming back and dating Ginny. At first it had been fun and he had loved her. Then once he started working he found himself attracted to many other women. But he had above all wanted to date Luna Lovegood. So Harry and Ginny had broken up and Harry and Luna began.
Being with Luna at that time had felt right, no pressure, no expectation and no smothering. They had broke up mutually after a year and a half. Harry had then gone on the prowl as Hermione had called it. Ron always laughed and called it his "player" years. Harry then decided after that that he wanted to settle down- Ginny then came back into the picture. She had just dumped her boyfriend and it had seemed natural. Hermione had questioned his decision but at the end of the day it was his alone to make.
Hermione had been right it was the worst time of Harry's life. Ginny was demanding, jealous and rude to everyone. She seemed to think that since she would become Mrs. Potter she demanded the same respect if not more than the minister. Harry also realized that if he had had sex with Ginny it would be like a promise to marry her. Purebloods her had learned from Ron were suppose to stay a virgin until marriage. Now the males didn't have to follow that rule but women did- Harry was pretty sure that Ginny was saving herself for him anyway.
It was after being sex deprived and miserable that Ron and Hermione demanded he break things off. Harry had agreed but not realized Ginny would not believe a word of it. And so for the next year any women Harry dated would get hate mail and curses from Ginny who had not gotten over him.
"Amanda I think," Harry shrugged.
"Is she still doing it?" Ron asked quietly.
"No, I think she's still bitter though," Harry snorted.
"Well you better get going, Hermione will kill you if you're late!" Ron reminded him. Harry looked at the clock, he was a little underdressed but who ever it was could suck it up.
Pansy hated people who were late and knowing Hermione Draco had probably kept her a few moments. Pansy cringed, she didn't want to think of Draco in that way. She didn't want to think of anyone in that way. After the war people left and right got married but not Pansy- stuck at home taking care of dying parents. Her father went first while her mother was still clinging on to life.
"Sorry I'm la…"Harry Potter told her. He had stopped mid sentence meaning he wasn't expecting her either. Pansy narrowed her eyes in thought, Hermione was most likely setting her up- with Potter.
"Did Hermione send you?" Pansy asked. Potter's eyebrow raised and he sat then laughed for a second.
"Yeah, blind date. She told me it was time I get out and see the world. Of women she meant," Potter talked. Pansy rolled her eyes unable to believe that she had been set up on a blind date. She was going to kill both Malfoys.
"She told me to meet her here for lunch," Pansy stated.
There was an awkward silence that loomed over the table. Pansy was to stunned and hurt that her best friend's wife had taken and interest in her love life. She didn't mind being alone in a huge mansion. In fact Pansy was grateful she'd never have to for-fill some contract her father signed- that she could chose her own husband when the time was right.
"What can I get for you to eat?" the waiter asked. Pansy jerked from her thoughts looked at the menu.
"I'll have the chicken and pasta, no mushrooms please," Pansy said. Potter smiled then ordered too.
"I'll have the roast duck sandwich with a salad. Also a bottle of white please," Potter told the man. They sat there trying to avoid either other's glances when finally the meal came. Pansy watched as Potter poured the wine into two glasses. He raised his as if ready to toast.
"To meddling friends!" Potter said. Pansy frowned and complied with his toast.
"So where do you work now Potter?" Pansy asked. She never really followed gossip columns unless it had something to do with friends.
"I'm next in line to become head of the auror department," Potter told her.
"I see, that must be wonderful," Pansy said. She somehow knew that was what he'd do and she wondered briefly if the red head had followed him into the field.
"And what do you do?" Potter asked. Pansy sighed.
"I take care of the house, read, nothing special," Pansy shrugged.
The waiter came back to take their plates. The wine glasses were refilled, Potter and Pansy sat in silence the tension simmering. Pansy wondered if he'd ever forgiven her for trying to give him up to the Dark Lord. After all he'd mended fences with Draco, or they'd tried to and got along. She knew that most of the wizarding world hadn't let it go even six years later.
"Sorry, what?" Pansy asked having realized Potter had spoken.
"I was just wondering if you were ready to leave?" Potter asked.
"Yes, I am," Pansy replied. She pulled out her purse but Potter was quicker, leaving both the check and tip he escorted her outside.
"Thank you," Pansy said.
"Yeah," Potter replied. Then he kissed her cheek before apprated.
Hello HP fans! I become a lover of Pansy Harry and just had to write one myself. So please no Flames. Also I view this as a very rough draft that one day I will go back and edit. I hope you enjoyed this seeing how I'm writing it for myself. See you soon!
