Life, It Used To Be Perfect
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Chapter 2: Kelsi and Another Flashback
Hermione woke up in her bed, next to Draco. He had carried her easily and quietly into their room the night before after she had fallen asleep. She smiled as she remembered her dream. She loved the reunion and couldn't wait for the next one. She was disappointed that the other was put off for another year. She was looking forward to it, since it was supposed to be happening soon.
She cautiously unwrapped herself from his arms and got out of bed. She silently went down to the kitchen and began to look for something to eat. She was pouring herself some coffee when the phone rang. Hermione made sure that she and Draco had a phone in their house, so Hermione could keep in touch with her family and friends.
She picked up the receiver, "Hello?"
"Hello, dear, how are you?" Her mother's voice came.
"I'm great, thanks, how's everyone?"
"We're all great, how are Justin and Nina?"
"They're good. They're at the Zabini's house for the day," she said.
"Sounds nice."
"How are Kelsi and Emme?" Hermione asked. Emme was Kim and Danny's child. Her full name was Emerson Rose Andersen. Her brothers weren't Grangers because they had a different father.
"Great! You'll never believe what happen!" her mum said.
"What happened?"
"Kelsi got accepted to Hogwarts!"
"Really? I've never heard of two muggle-borns from the same family get accepted to Hogwarts," Hermione said excitedly.
"Yes, we're all very excited."
"That's great. That means she'll be in her second year when Justin goes in."
"Yeah…Oh, here, Kelsi wants to talk to you," her mum said and Kelsi's voice was now coming through.
"Hi, auntie," she said.
"Hey, baby," Hermione said lovingly, "I'm really glad you got accepted to Hogwarts."
"Thanks. I'm really excited and I can't wait. I have one month until September 1st."
"Okay, well, how about you come down sometime and Draco and I will tell you a little about Hogwarts?" Hermione suggested.
"Okay, sounds like fun."
"Okay, well, I'm going to find something to eat, so can I call you later and set up a time for you to come down?"
"Yeah, sure, Auntie," Kelsi said, "I'll talk to you later, then."
"Okay, bye, baby."
"Bye," Hermione hung up the phone. She smiled at the thought of her niece going to Hogwarts. Just then, Draco walked into the kitchen. His eyes were droopy, but he smiled and kissed her lightly nonetheless.
"Good morning," he said.
"Mornin'," she smiled. "Guess what I found out."
"What?"
"Kelsi is going to Hogwarts this year."
"Really?"
"Yeah, have you ever heard of that kind of thing? Two muggle-borns coming from the same family going to Hogwarts?" she asked.
"No, actually," he was more awake now.
"I told her she could come over sometime and we'll tell her a little bit of what to expect there," she stated rather than asking.
"Okay, I'd be glad to help…We should tell Justin too; we haven't told him much either. Just bits and pieces."
She nodded, "Good idea." She set down a plate of food in front of them both. They were at separate ends of the table and were starting a conversation.
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Later that night, Hermione and Draco arrived at the Zabini house, but they didn't leave immediately. As usual, they sat down and talked a while. Hermione told Ginny and Blaise about her niece going to Hogwarts. She had asked them, too, if they had heard of two muggle-borns from the same family go to Hogwarts.
"No, have you?" Ginny asked Blaise, while tucking her flowing orange hair behind her ear. Ginny had become taller and her hair was longer. She still looked quite the same, but her face and body seemed to mature into an adult. Blaise did too. He always kept his brown hair cut, but he had quite a few inches on Ginny, height-wise.
"No, I haven't either, but there's a first time for everything," he stated.
"True," Ginny said and turned back to Hermione.
"Hey, Ginny," Hermione asked, "isn't your anniversary coming up?"
"Yeah, actually, we were going to have a party here," she said and Blaise nodded. "We still need to plan everything though."
"Good idea," Draco said, "it's not so hard to have it home though."
"Yeah," Hermione interjected, "when we planned ours, we didn't have to do so much. It was much easier than renting a place."
Draco smiled at the thought of his Anniversary. He remembered June 1st as if it was yesterday. They had a simple party at home and invited everyone they could think of, since they had such a big home.
Flashback
"Happy Anniversary," Draco said as he gently woke Hermione up. He had made her breakfast to have in bed. She smiled up at him.
"Happy Anniversary," she said a little groggily. "Oh, Draco, you didn't have to do this, you know."
"I wanted to," he said.
"I would have been fine with just a 'Happy Anniversary', " she told him.
"Well, my job has been full-filled, now, hasn't it?" he smirked.
"I guess it has," she said and started picking at her food. He had made her some pancakes, French toast, sausages, and coffee. She smiled and gave him a piece of her pancakes.
Later, when they were done getting read for the party and Draco had taken Hermione to a romantic lunch, they magically set up everything for everyone. Hermione wore a simple black, spaghetti strap dress. She wore a matching pair of heels. She decided to let her hair cascade down just passed her shoulders and wear just a touch of make-up.
Draco wore a green button up shirt and black jeans. He spiked his hair again and had a clean-shaven face. He put a little bit of cologne on, but not a lot.
"Hey, babe, are you ready to go down? People are starting to arrive," Hermione asked him.
"Yeah, let's go," and they walked down the stairs. When they reached the last step, the doorbell rang and Hermione let in Harry and Luna. They all went into the kitchen and outside the arcadia door. They backyard was quite large and they had tables set up with drinks and food. They had a table set up for gifts too.
The first people to arrive were Harry, Luna, Blaise, Ginny, Kyle, and Hermione's family. Hermione had to bring her family by floo, since they lived the wizarding world instead of the muggle one. Sarah and Joseph had finally arrived as well.
Justin and Nina were four and five and were playing their favorite game in the backyard with Kyle; tag. Hermione had dressed them nicely for the occasion, but she really shouldn't have. Nina's dress had gotten dirt on it, as well as her white dress shoes. Justin had a couple missing buttons on his shirt and had dirt on is pants as well. Surprisingly, his shoes were just a bit cleaner than Nina's.
"Happy Anniversary," Harry and Luna said together.
"Thanks, how are you guys?" Hermione asked.
"We're great and…" Harry snuck a look at Luna, "we're engaged."
Hermione smiled, "That's great. I'm happy you finally found someone Harry." she said and gave them each a hug. Harry and Luna told Hermione about how Harry had proposed while under the moonlight on his broomstick, which he mad much trouble because Luna needed much convincing to get her on.
As they were telling her the story, she was suddenly remind of her and Draco's first kiss on Draco's broomstick. She smiled at the thought and continued listening to their story.
"Happy Anniversary," Ginny and Blaise also said together after Hermione had excused herself from Harry and Luna.
"Thank you, guys. Are you enjoying the party?" she asked. Now that it was later, more people had arrived. Some of the teachers from Hogwarts arrived, including Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore. All of Hermione's brothers and their wives and children had come, along with her parents. They had also invited some friends from their work.
Everyone had finally gotten to say 'Happy Anniversary' to the couple. Hermione and Draco sighed in relief. They had finally been able to find each other through the mob of people in their backyard, kitchen, and living room.
After another hour or so of laughing, eating, and just talking, everyone left. Hermione and Draco knew that Justin and Nina would be tired early from playing, so they didn't have it last long because the kids wouldn't be able to fall asleep with all the noise.
"Goodbye," Hermione and Draco said to Hermione's family as they flooed all home. They were the last ones to leave. They waved at the couple as they left one by one.
"Finally," Draco sighed and turned to Hermione, "now I can have you all to myself."
She smirked and kissed him; all exhaust gone from her body. She knew this was going to be a long night, as did he.
End of Flashback
Draco came back to reality and started listening to the conversation that was going on around him.
"And Draco was thinking we should tell Justin when we tell Kelsi about Hogwarts because he hasn't heard much of it, except for the things we've done and what it looks like," Hermione said to Ginny and Blaise.
"That's a great idea, mind if I ask a favor?" Blaise asked. Hermione nodded.
"Mind if we come with Kyle too and all four of us can explain?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure, since Kyle will be going with Justin," she said. Draco was trying to concentrate on the conversation still because his mind kept drifting off to other things going on.
"Alright, we need to go; we need to get the kids to bed," Hermione said and stood up. Blaise and Ginny nodded and Draco followed suit of Hermione and stood up as well.
"Justin, Nina!" Hermione called upstairs. "It's time to go!"
"Okay! We'll be down in a second!" Justin's voice came. Hermione came back to the group and bid her good-byes with Draco and waited by the fireplace for their children. All three kids bounded down the stairs at once.
"Bye, Kyle, Auntie Ginny, Uncle Blaise," Nina and Justin said before they flooed home.
When they got home, they ate a snack and got ready for bed. Hermione and Draco each kissed their foreheads and tucked them in before they left them to drift off to sleep.
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What did you think? I want to know…I only have 2 reviews so far and that's kinda sad, but I have a question: Should Ron apologize to Hermione and Draco at their next reunion? Should they accept? Let me know, someone suggested this in a review so I'm just asking the people who read my story so…let me know. Also, I wanted to tell you guys that this story won't be as long as the prequel, but I'll try to make it interesting and good.
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