Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter universe, that characters or the plot. The only things that are mine is my plot and the way in which I manipulate the characters.
A/N: I'm taking the idea for the continuous speech from Colubrina's 'The History Project' which is a fantastic story which I can only recommend to anyone who hasn't read it or any of her stories. The text is as follows:
Draco – all speech is bold.
Hermione – all speech is italicised.
I'm just scared that one day you're going to wake up and be like:
I can do so much better than her.
Hermione, we both know that would never happen.
I love you too much to ever contemplate leaving you.
You've got to know that surely.
You're the only one I ever think about, the only one I'll ever want in my whole life. You're my soul mate, my perfect fit.
You were made for me.
I know xx
Just sometimes I get worried that you'll finally start believing what your parents tell you.
It's probably the hormones talking, I know I sound melodramatic…
I'd never do that you.
I could never just leave you because of your parents and blood status.
We fought a whole war which contested that idea, remember?
I remember xx
I just think that perhaps sometimes it might be easier for you if you went through with marrying Astoria like your parents want you to.
You wouldn't face their anger everyday if you just left me and married her.
You wouldn't have been shunned from society and Pansy might still talk to you, I know you miss your best friend.
But Hermione, it's not her I want, it's you.
Don't leave me, please I'm begging you.
I know every time we see my parents they tell me I should have left you years ago, I know it hurts you and for you I'd never see them again if that's what would make you happy!
I just want you, I love you Hermione
Oh Merlin…
Draco, I'd never dream of leaving you. You're my other half, the only one I'll ever want or need.
I want us to get married, I've been attempting to leave hints for months.
Mum has even been helping by asking when she's going to get grandchildren from us.
I never wanted you to think I was leaving you, I love you too much to ever let you go.
Oh, sweet Circe and Merlin.
I will never want to let you go for the sake of Pansy, if she was so quick to abandon me she was never my friend really.
Blaise and Theo didn't abandon us, did they?
Although, they are together and have been shunned themselves but that's different…
I was going to ask you to marry me tonight anyway.
I have this huge romantic dinner planned in our favourite garden and I was going to ask you to our song.
But I didn't tell you that, because that was going to be a surprise when I rang you on my way home from work and said, "We should go to Paris for dinner. I want to treat you because you've been unwell and we haven't been on a date properly in a while."
I love you Draco xx
Just don't panic when I tell you that I have news of my own.
It will explain the hormones and the feeling ill this past week and a half…
And don't pass out when I tell you, you'll probably end up damaging yourself like what happened when I said yes to going out with you and I'd prefer you not in St. Mungo's ideally.
Are you going to tell me the news now or when I'm home?
I think when you're home would be appropriate.
It's a good thing I'm at the door now then.
….
Later, inside the house:
"I'm pregnant Draco. You're going to be a father!", Hermione told him.
"That's great, Hermione…", Draco managed to say before fainting dead on the floor.
"Oh, that's going to leave a bruise again…", was Hermione's only response.
