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It had been two weeks since she had talked to any of her friends. Well, except Ginny. Hermione's only true friend who can look past the fact that she and Ron are related and can see that he's a jerk to her. She started to feel lonely but pushed it aside since it was time for their Life Survival class.
Sarah had decided to make her self comfortable on the coffee table as Hermione fumbled with her coffee thermos and milk. She spilled a lot of it and cursed out loud before cleaning it with her wand.
She heard music coming from Draco's room and she pressed her ear against the door until she realized he was listening to an American muggle song. 'Love like woe' by The Ready Set.
Giggling to herself she gave a swift knock and opened the door to see him in a tight cotton crew shirt with his button up shirt over it.
"Need something Granger?"
"I see you've updated your wizpod."
"Obviously."
He smirked at her and sang to the chorus while buttoning up his shirt. She picked up his tie from his bed and handed it over. With a wave of his wand the music stopped and they headed out his door and out the portrait.
"Couples! It seems I have forgotten something important. Your wedding rings! Based on your income they are sorted and the groom must pick. Don't try to pawn these off afterwards because the moment this school year is over they disappear. And be warned, they won't come off either. They're charmed to stay on 24/7."
Hermione watched Draco and Blaise head up to the table and took a good five minutes before coming back. Draco gave her a smirk that could be passed as a smile if she didn't know better. He opened the black box and inside was a huge diamond in the shape of a heart with two small green diamonds on the side. Her heart filled with warmth and she gave him a hug around his middle again. He didn't push her away, but he didn't hug her back either. Instead, she head him chuckle before she pulled away.
They had to chose something form a hat that could either be a good thing or something terrible. Hermione felt her hand shake as she picked a slip of paper and read the sentence.
"Your boss has seen you slip up but you make up for it by giving money to a charity. You lose a thousand dollars."
Hermione mentally calculated the loss before handing the slip to Draco. They charted it down and shrugged at each other. It really was no loss.
They sat finishing up their homework while eating some spaghetti and giving attention to Sarah when she demanded it.
The door opened unannounced by Dumbledore and they sat up quickly.
"I see you two haven't bitten each other's heads off! That's great news!"
Hermione smiled at him before glancing awkwardly at Draco.
"Is there anything we can do for you Professor?"
"Yes, the prefects scheduled tonight have both ended up in the hospital wing due to a potions lab gone wrong and I was wondering if you two could fill in for the night."
Hermione gave a weary look at Dumbledore's twinkle but Draco answered first.
"We'd love to. We were just finishing our homework anyways."
"Excellent! Happy patrolling!"
He left and Hermione felt herself let out a breath she had been holding.
"What's wrong Granger?"
"He's a very tricky man that Headmaster. Whenever he gets that twinkle in his eye it means nothing good is about to happen."
He looked at her for a good five seconds.
"You're paranoid Granger. Let's get this finished up shall we?"
Hermione heard her slippers echo in the hallway as they patrolled in silence. So far they've busted up five make outs and two couples about to have sex. What is with teenagers at this school?
"Thank god we're almost done. If I catch one more couple, I swear I'm going to scream."
Hermione nodded and the last door they checked did indeed have a couple.
"RONALD!"
Ron and Lavender were all over each other until Hermione shouted. She slammed the door and ran down the hall blindly to the Gryffindor common room.
"Why are you up this time of night? You're Head Girl!"
"Leadership!"
The portrait hole opened up and she saw Ginny on the couch reading a book and she immediately went to her. She explained what she saw and Ginny gave her a sympathetic look.
They talked for a good ten minutes before the portrait door was opened again. Lavender came through first, followed by Ron who was being held by his collar by Draco.
"Alright love birds off to separate rooms. Granger we have to get soon. Do you want me to wait or what?"
"No, I'll be coming soon."
He stepped out and Ginny gave her another hug before smirking at her.
"What?"
"Getting cozy with Malfoy?"
"Excuse me?"
"Oh come on Hermione! I would!"
Hermione stared at her with a shocked expression before remembering said man was waiting outside.
"Look Ginny I better go. I'll talk to later."
With one last hug she left to see Draco leaning against the railing.
"So why do you Gryffindors get a cozy room?"
Getting cozy with Malfoy?
"You mean you don't?"
"Granger it's a dungeon. It's comfortable still."
"Would you like to trade?"
"Ha, I would!"
Oh come on Hermione! I would!
"Shut up."
"What?"
"Nothing."
They had a trip to the village planned today and she was up and about trying to find her special purse that doubled as a pet carrier for Sarah. Hermione herself wore a pair of jean shorts and a wide neckline forest green shirt that cinched at an empire waist. After placing Sarah in the bag she strode out of her room ready for a date with Ginny when she stopped in her tracks to see a very sexy Draco Malfoy sitting at the kitchenette. He wore muggle clothes well with a pair of khaki shorts and a black polo shirt.
"Hot date Granger?"
"As a matter of fact yes."
He gave her a double take but she just giggled.
"With Ginny of course! You know I've sworn off boys Malfoy."
With that she strode out of the door and made her way to the main hall to meet with Ginny.
It had been months since the start of term and Hermione was starting to notice a lot of weird things happening. First, Ron was STILL silent. This, by any means, is a miracle. Draco and herself had been becoming more comfortable with each other. Ginny was hopelessly flirting with Blaise Zabini. And their Life survival teacher was completely mad.
It started with picking situations every two weeks but now, they had to spend their Christmas break as a couple, and spending it half and half with their 'in-laws'.
"You're kidding me."
Draco's head hit the desk and Hermione groaned out loud.
"Just what are my parents going to think?"
"Well my mother will be thrilled."
She looked at him with a weird gaze.
"You're joking right?"
"Afraid not Granger; my mother is always pushing the thought of marriage on me every break."
"But this isn't a real marriage."
"Oh trust me, she'll try to play match maker."
"And your father?"
"Oh please, he'll only listen to my mother now since his house arrest. He's like a completely different man."
"You're kidding!"
"No! I mean I don't mind but I've grown up with the bastard and now he's all the sudden loving and caring. He's been agreeing with my mom about marriage and giving them grandchildren."
Hermione laid her head in her hands and sighed.
"This is going to be fantastic."
"Oh, you said it."
They owled their parents and packed a suitcase for the trip in two days. Hermione walked out of her room to make hot chocolate and saw Draco's door was cracked open.
Probably Sarah trying to weasel her way in there.
Hot chocolate in hand she slowly opened the door to see Draco on his wiztop listening to his wizpod and absentmindedly scratching Sarah behind her ears.
She leaned behind him and absently noted he was listening to an American rapper named Eminem and was IMing Blaise Zabini.
"Can I help you Granger?"
She almost spilt her hot chocolate on his head before stepping back in shock.
"How did you know?"
"You always smell like vanilla."
He notices the smell of my perfume?
"Creep. Shouldn't you be packing?"
He pulled the ear buds out of his ears and pointed to the end of his bed that held his trunk.
"Already done professor."
With a 'hmph' she laid at the foot of his bed.
"You enchanted your ceiling?"
"Yeah, the spell how to do it is in the new Hogwarts : A history."
"I know I finally read it remember?"
"So are you here to return it?"
"Oh, you wanted it back?'
He looked at her appalled before standing up to lay beside her.
"Please tell me you're kidding."
Hermione giggled before smirking at him.
"And if I'm not?"
He unleashed an attack on her ribs and she gasped for breath as he wouldn't let up on his tickling.
"Mercy!"
"Never!"
He was on top of her now, his actions never ceasing.
"One, two, three, tap out!"
"I win!"
Hermione caught her breath as he laid beside her.
"Good night Granger."
Taking that as her cue to leave she went to roll off his bed but he caught her wrist.
"Going somewhere?"
"Well, yeah but-"
"Stay Granger, what's the harm?"
She slowly nodded before getting under the covers, Sarah soon sliding in between them.
"Good night Malfoy."
"Good night Granger."
Hermione yawned and turned on her side to see Sarah staring right at her.
"Morning Sarah."
"Morning Granger."
She sat up a little more to see Draco Malfoy at his desk on his wiztop.
"Morning Malfoy"
Hermione shook her fingers through her hair and sat up fully.
"What time is it?"
"Almost noon."
"What?"
"Yeah, weasel king thought I was holding you as a hostage or something."
"Oh whatever why should he even care?"
"Are you daft?"
"I saw him and Brown eating each other's faces off months ago!"
"I know, I was there."
"Whatever. When are we leaving for your place?"
"T minus two hours."
Hermione whipped the blankets off and ran out of the door and into her room to change. She chose a tight fitting purple off the shoulder sweater and a pair of dark skinny jeans with a pair of black suede boots. Her hair looked blonder in contrast and she pulled it up into a pony tail with her bangs framing her face. With a double check on a minimal of make up she placed Sarah in a black purse that was actually a pet carrier and levitated her trunk behind her.
Draco met her in the common room dressed in a dark pair of jeans and a black sweater. They walked briskly down to the great hall with everyone else where a few fireplaces were lined up like in the ministry.
"Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy, over here!"
Their teacher called to a fireplace that had other couples in line.
"So how do you like being called Mrs. Malfoy Granger?"
Hermione blushed but said nothing and soon it was their turn.
Draco took a handful of floo powder and turned to her to wink and shout "Malfoy Manor!"
Soon he disappeared and Hermione took a deep breath as she caught Ron's eyes in the crowd and shouted "Malfoy Manor!"
She stepped out of the fire place to see Draco on her right and Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy in front of her. Lucius looked at her with a bored expression and Narcissa looked absolutely bubbly.
"Father, mother, this is Hermione Granger. Hermione, these are my parents."
She shook Lucius' hand firmly, not trusting the man, but when it came to Narcissa, she enveloped Hermione into a gentle hug.
"Oh Hermione! We are going to have a great time theses two weeks! I must say I love the idea of Draco getting married! In fact-"
"Mother, we're famished, may we leave to unpack and be down for lunch?"
"Don't interrupt me Draco dear. But yes, that seems like a good idea."
She pinched his cheek before giving it a soft pat before ushering them to their rooms.
This woman, is officially crazy.
Narcissa wasn't just for the idea of this project, she was enforcing it whole heartedly. Hermione was to sleep with Draco in his room, and Narcissa had charmed the other bedrooms to not let Hermione in.
With a sigh said girl waved her wand and her clothes found room in Draco's closet some how before she laid on his bed.
"Your mother is-"
"Crazy about marriage. I told you so. I should've known she'd plan something like this."
"So what do we do?"
"If I remember correctly, you slept in my bed the other night."
"Sarah did too!"
Speaking of said cat, she crawled out of Hermione's bag and stretched out before surveying the room. Hermione dug out her charmed litter box and food bowl before freshening up for lunch.
Sarah followed them downstairs and Narcissa saw her easily.
"Oh what a pretty kitty!"
Sarah hopped up onto the coffee table and let Narcissa pet her.
Does my cat only like me and slytherins?
"Come now, let's eat!"
A/N: Second chapter : how'd it go?