Our Story
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters or ideas of the Harry Potter franchise; all Belongs to J.K. Rowling
Chapter 1: Writing Our Story
It has been nine years since the war ended. The light side won, with the loss of so many lives, but we look at it as a small price paid for the surpassing amount of lives saved from the wrath of Voldemort. It was scary and hard in the aftermath; some of us lost our loved ones, friends, people we felt we could never replace. But we also gained so much. We had finally all been able to rest well at night, knowing that death might not find us during the night. Harry Potter, defeated Voldemort, and we all owe our lives to him. I had no idea in the end, how much I truly was affected by the war. Even being the great know-it-all, one third the Golden Trio Muggle-born Hermione Granger; I had worked night and day along side Harry and the Order of the Phoenix to see the end of Dark Magic. Though my body and mind had been drained of energy and even after the last battle ended, I fought to hold on to my life, because of just shear worry and exhaustion. When I was struggling to gain my health back, I met my true love and he saved me (and no…sorry it was not Ronald Weasley, which everyone was expecting). The man that helped nurse me back to health and kept telling me I must live, while with no battle wounds, there was no way in hell he could allow simple fatigue take the life of the Brightest Witch of her Age; this man to everyone's surprise was none other than the Slytherin Prince, Draco Malfoy.
The week after the war ended, the Ministry of Magic held a great ball commemorating the Golden Trio, the Order of the Phoenix, and all of the war heros. Well along with everyone in the Wizarding community, Draco Malfoy was there as well. During the war, he along with Blaise Zabini came to the light side. Draco was a spy for the Order and fought along side us in the last battle. Everyone had not trusted him at first, but Dumbldore had seen Draco's change of heart long before anyone. And for some reason I completed trusted him and knew that Draco had thrown his old beliefs out the window, when he showed up at my door, crying and giving me his sincerest apologizes for all of the harm he may have caused me the last 7 years of our lives. I had not known then, that I was the first he had gone to, to ask for forgiveness and help in changing sides. At the time, I was still a bit weary, but what can you do when the boy who called you mudblood for almost half your life, all of sudden wants your forgiveness. So when he came up to me during the Victory Gala, he requested my hand for a dance. We danced for hours, and talked and laughed, and I couldn't help but feel everything had finally been set right. Draco then looked into my eyes, with concern, and I began to feel so overwhelmed that I fainted. I woke up 10 days later in his bedroom, with him holding my hand and sleeping. He was completely disheveled and his hair was a mess. But his grip on my hand was so loving and warm, and at that point, I knew I loved him. Draco, feeling my movements, awoke with a start and looked down at me and in one swift movement gently placed a kiss on my chapped lips. Once he pulled back, I was flooded with questions and vice versa, and while getting me more healing potions and food, I learned that my body had given out on me and I had been unconscious for the past week and a half, with a worried Draco, tending to me night and day. He said he had learned that soothing words and comforting you even while I was asleep, could help me recuperate. He did all of this, while battling the press, and Harry and Ron attempting to take me away for "better health care". He felt he needed to take care of me, along with his personal healer, and not just needed but couldn't help because he was talking so fast that he didn't realize he confessed his love for me. Well he looked down at me and I smiled in amazement and shock. He tried to recoil and cover up what he just said, and I simply stated that I loved him as well. He was dumbfounded, and speechless, I just giggled and explained that I had always had feelings for him and knew since the day we met, you had just been brain washed, and the day you showed up on my doorstep crying, our relationship changed. Well from that day on Draco Malfoy and I rarely left each other's side. I made a full recovery three days later and we spent another two days explaining to our friends and family of our new found love. Some of them welcomed the news, including Ginny, Mrs. Weasley and even Narcissa, but of course Ron fainted and when he finally came around, I explained everything and he ended up giving us his blessings (of course we got those after Harry, Ron, , my dad and every other important male figure in my life lectured the shit out of Draco).
We had decided to take things slow, and first he courted me, which lasted only 6 months, then we moved in together, and by the end of the year he proposed. Harry and Ginny had already tied the not almost three months after the end of the war, and Ron, well he had his head wrapped around the press, Quidditch, and Lavender Brown, so I was only to happy to say YES!! Yes everyone, I Hermione Granger married the bad boy slytherin, Draco Malfoy, and it was, if not, the best decision in my life. We had a simple ceremony, only close relatives and friends, at the Malfoy Manor, on a spring day. It was simple, elegant and beautiful. We exchanged vows and we both had tears in our eyes, showing how we truly would give anything for each other's love. The reception was extravagant and we had an amazing time. By the end of the night, when the last guest finally retired and the last glass of champagne was emptied, we made our way into the manor. Lucius, had died in the war, and Narcissa went to live in their French Estate, leaving a large fortune and the Malfoy manor to Draco and the now Hermione Malfoy. Well you know what happens on a wedding night; Draco did not only steal my heart, he stole my virginity, well I gave it up with no fight, that's for sure. It was well worth the wait. That night, we began our life anew and together. We were crazy in love and our match was all but unorthodox, but to this day, I could not see myself loving any other man.
So that is where it began, and now we are both 26 and have three beautiful children. We of course are still all in contact with Ginny and Harry, who now are parents of two children, Ron who is now always dating a different girl every month, and we still go to the Burrow for dinner every Sunday. Blaise married Pansy, and we see them almost once a week. Luna married Neville, and they are the owners of a Magical Herbology Nursery. When I look at all of my family and friends, and look at what we have overcome and survived, all I can say is that I am overwhelmingly happy and I am truly lucky.
Now eight years later, Draco and I had the large family we always dreamed of. Our eldest son, Ares Scorpius Malfoy just turned 7 and he is the spitting image of his father from his blond hair to his sometimes colorful attitude. Our daughter, Athena Jane Malfoy, looks like me with caramel curls and she can already speak perfect English and learning a bit of French from her Granny Cissi, at only the age of six. Then there is our youngest and daddy's little girl; Cassiopeia Gaea Malfoy. She is eight months old and has daddy's blonde curly hair and my brown eyes. We call her Cassi, and she just loves Draco. I constantly find him at his happiest while playing with his children. Even with his hectic schedule maintaining the Malfoy Corporation; he is always home by 6, and has yet to miss one single prominent moment in our children's lives. He flooed home the minute I owled to tell him Ares began to walk, and when he landed in the fire place, Ares made it across the room without one fall to greet his gleeful daddy. Athena's first word was dada, and well even though I wasn't too happy, he just looked at me with the happiest tears in his eyes. And now he has Cassi, who refuses to go to sleep without being rocked on her daddy's chest, to listen to his heart beat at night. Draco is the best father and he once told me while rocking Cassi, that he does it not only because he loves them with all of his heart, but he refused to ever be the hateful father Lucius was. Every time I see Draco with our kids, it warms my heart, and I fall hopelessly in love with the man all over again. Of course some days I am jealous with the attention the kids give him when he comes home from work, but of course I get them all day, and he tells me he is the one who should be jealous! After the war, Draco refused me to work, fearing I would overstress myself again, and he couldn't risk loosing me. So after renovating and redecorating the manor and making it a house full of love, I decided being at home and raising my babies was the for best. But of course on my less busy days I find time to write my books. I write everything from fiction, non-fiction, information on magic, and I am currently working on Hogwarts a History: Today. So Ginny and I are constantly back and forth between houses with kids, stories and messes. Draco and I created a wonderful family, and I don't know what I would do without them.
Well you must wonder why I am writing all of this. Today is our eight year anniversary. We said our "I do's" on April 8th. Ares was born in the eighth month of the year. Athena was born at exactly 8:00 at night, and Cassi is eight months old today. So I have recollected some of our memories together of how Draco and I came to be here today, and how I have an undying love for him and our family.
"Baby where are you?" Draco playfully seeks me out, as I sit at my desk in our library. "There you are. Only you would be hiding in this library on such an extraordinarily beautiful day as this" He enthusiastically states.
"And what makes it so extraordinarily beautiful…" I question as he comes and kisses my forehead.
"Well my love, as I wrote on the note I left on your pillow before I left for work this morning, it is our anniversary." He so proudly states. He gently picks me up so he can fully embrace me and gives me a heart stopping kiss. If that man would need me to do anything in this world, I would do it in an instant for one of his kisses. I moan into his kiss, as he gently puts me down and releases me. I pout, and he just smiles at me.
"Yes Dray, I knew it was our anniversary, this is why I am here finishing up your gift. And I think we both should make dinner together, because it is just us tonight. The kids are with Ginny and Harry till tomorrow afternoon." I say excitedly, seeing as it is Friday night, and no work tomorrow, we will enjoy a wonderful night alone together.
"You mean I didn't even get to say goodbye to my children, before you let them go. I don't think your gonna get your present because you have just completely ruined my coming home routine. How is Cassi going to sleep without me rocking her?" Draco questions me as if I had committed some kind of crime.
"Well first of all you know as well as I do, that you and our kids had a party in our bedroom last night and this morning, so you had your fun and games with them, they will not miss one night without their daddy. They love their Aunt Ginny and Uncle Harry. Especially Atty, she adores Ginny's baking. Oh, and I did not give Cassi her nap this afternoon, so after dinner she will fall right asleep with the help of Harry. So don't you worry your pretty little head about them, you know they are in good hands." I say as I begin to walk away from him into the kitchen. "In fact I love how this day is about us and the first thing you want to do when you come home is to wrestle with Ares!" I playfully shout as I use my wand to get out the proper things to start our dinner of pasta. I then turn around to notice he is not in the kitchen with me. I walk back to the library, and there he is reading his anniversary gift. I swear the man always ruins surprises. He looks up at me, clearly finished. "Well, Happy Anniversary…I guess I won't even give you the card…" I state, my words dripping with sarcasm.