Hello dear readers this is a new story. If you arent already following my other story "Samantha Dursely" you hould check it out. Also the plot is borrowed from Lightness moon and any similarities you see is hers. I just took her version of a very complicated engagement and turned it into mine.

Draco was glaring at both of his parents with utter shock but he had a reason to glare. He recovered extremely quickly though and glanced at his father who's face was extremely stern, and he realized that this little problem was not going away,

Draco glared at his parents. He couldn't believe that this was his freaking birthday present.

"Now Draco there is no need for that, it is a Malfoy's tradition, and you will follow it." Chided his mother Narcissa Malfoy.

Draco slowly paced back and forth. He needed to think of a way out of this. "I'm eighteen I'm too young for this.

Lucius scoffed at his son "I was much younger then you are when I got engaged to your mother."

Draco frowned. He couldn't claim that has a lie and well his parents were happy together. "I understand that but this is my last year I'm lucky at all to be going back to Hogwarts, shouldn't I be concentrating on my studies," he made a valid point to his parents.

Draco smirks at himself for his cleverness and had to stop himself from smirking, very Slytherin like. Yes, when in doubt bring up the war, the family wasn't exactly standing on its credibility after all we had aligned ourselves with a dark lord however his mother is also on his trail of thought. "Oh Draco, don't you see this engagement is the perfect thing. The elite family expect old family traditions to be followed."

"Lucius sighed "Your studies are important son, yes you should focus on hem, but you're also a Malfoy, and you have duties towards this family. Also, we are not expecting you to marry the girl straight away."

Draco grumbled there was only one thing left. Even though he had lost most of his prejudice he knew his parents were blood supremacist "What if the ring chose a muggle born?'\"

Draco looked at his parents face and he knew at the moment he had lost. His mother spoke "Draco do you understand the meaning of mudblood?"

Draco looked confused of course he did and so he nodded. Narcissa looked at his son questioningly "Well tell me the meaning then."

Draco sighed "It means dirty blood."

Lucius let out a heavy sigh "Draco do you really think it literally means dirty blood. Think for a second if we really cared for all the blood purity would we have named Severus Snape as your God father. Hell we have ancestors who have married half blood and sometimes even muggle born. No Draco the word mudblood is used it is used for those muggle borns that don't integrate into society. Those muggleborns that are hell bent on changing the old ways."

Draco looked at his father still not impressed with his father "But you expect me to live the rings choice?"

"We've explained to you a million times that it is your desire the ring follows. It all depends on your desires, and how about this we make a deal Draco." His fathers

Narcissa Malfoy glanced towards his father with her eyebrows raised.

Draco stopped pacing "What do you have in mind?"

Lucius smirked knowingly. His son had fallen into his trap and knowing Draco he would try being a Slytherin. What his son failed to realize that he was a Slytherin longer then him. "Go through with this engagement. Take the year to get to know your finacee, do everything like you would do as a couple, go on dates, we would like to meet her and expect updates on your progress as well."

"If I don't?" questioned Draco.

Narcissa stepped in. Lucius had a soft spot and spoiled there son and gave into everything he wanted, but this time it would be different. She wouldn't allow Draco to win this argument. "then we will stop your allowance until you agree.

Draco started pacing back and forth. This wasn't going how it was supposed to "What if she doesn't want to marry me or even speak to me?"

Lucius glared at his son "Then convince her to spend time with you. You're a Slytherin Draco."

Draco finally stopped and realized something "You do realize that she can just throw the ring in my face."

Narcissa smiled "That wont happen, it's old magic that is on that ring. Once you have made your desires known it lock ontot he magical signature, only you will be able to remove the ring from her."

Draco finally admitted defeat. He had tried everything in the book "And if this doesn't works out and I don't want to marry the girl that the ring choices. I get to pick the girl of my own choosing and in my very own time."

Both of his parents smiled. He smirked there was a way out of this after all. He just had to tell the ring to choose someone he would never even dream of marrying. He could get around the date thing and meeting his parents. Soon enough they would realize that the person was wrong and well they would call off the thing. He turned to his parents and held out his hand "Then we have a deal." His father shook his hand sealing the bond.

His mother smiled "now that is settled maybe we could get on with the rest of your birthday celebration."

"That would be lovely mother," Draco said with a smirk back on his face

"Oh one last thing before we proceed to other plans," his father smirked.

Draco fidgeted a little "Yes father."

"Tonight when you make your desires known upon the ring only your true feeling will make the magic behind the spell work."

Draco stopped dead in his track and the smirk on his face was quickly wiped off of his face.

Lucius Malfoy had a big smirk on his face "I must of forgotten to mention that."

Draco let out a groan. Why did he think he could trick a Slytherin such as his father and if the knowing smirk on his mother's face is anything to go by then they both knew his desires. He needed to be more cunning and hide it from them in the future. There was only one girl who he had wanted. If he thought about about it she was the only one since he was eleven if he was practically honest. No celebration was going to cheer him up because he had to somehone convince this girl, agree to meet his parents and go on dates with him. Draco sent deathly glares at both of his parents.

He knew he couldn't bribe the girl and she wouldn't fall for him just because he was a Malfoy. She was way to headstrong and to much of a Gryffindor. In fact he had a whole plan set out to win her affection once 8th year started, but unfortunately his parents put a stop to that. The girl would not like the fact that she had no choice in this engagement. She would be absolutely furious when a ring popped up on her finger without even an explanation. He was royally screwed! Draco heaved a heavy breath and asked "I don't have to make my desires known tonight do I. Can I not have a few days at the very least?"

Lucius Malfoy stared at his son "absolutely not. It is tradition that your bethrothed doesn't knows before hand, and I will not have you ruin this surprise."

Draco grumbled "but she is a muggleborn. She would never understand and would be extremely pissed off."

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At the same time in Australia Hermione Granger had just arrived to the house that her parents were staying. She had just restored her parents memories back. When she did that her parents had been quiet upset about the fact that there memories had been wiped clean but once Hermione explained her reasoning behind it her parents had calmed down. There were many tears and hugs.

Currently she had just closed the lights off and went to bed. When morning broke she stretched out and felt around the side table for her wand. As she did she noticed something sparkly catch her eyes, she blinked a few time thinking maybe that she was dreaming. Unfortunately she came to a startling conclusion that it wasn't a dream but where in the world did a diamond ring come from. She tried to pull it off, but unfortunately it wasn't possible.

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