At some point during the hour following the ceremony a sleeping Hermione rolled over and buried her face into the warmth that was Draco's chest. He smirked, she was like a small child. He dared to run his hands through the stray strands if hair that had fallen from her hair combs. He carefully pulled them from her hair and called for Willa with a whisper.
. "Put these away in my mother's room please." He stated handing the small elf the silver combs. She nodded and popped out without a sound. Draco continued his assault on Hermione's hair with his fingers, he had been dying for this moment since 4th year when she walked into the Yule Ball and he realized it wasn't hatred but lust he felt for her. She was much more tolerable when her mouth was shut, he decided leaning down and tempting fate by kissing her lips. It was then that her eyes shot open, she had woken up slowly at his original soft touches but she hadn't been fully conscious until his lips pressed to hers. Part of her brain screamed at her to pull away but Her body refused to do anything but answer his kiss. She had always valued his intellect and she would be lying to say that she and Ginny hadn't discussed his good looks but his attitude had always out weighed his appeal to her. Just as quickly as it had started Draco pulled away.
. "Sorry," he mumbled letting her go before realizing she was still holding him.
"I.. Well you see.. It's my fault too I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, nor did I stop you." She mumbled her eyes cast towards where there legs tangled together.
"I shouldn't have pushed you, it must be the attraction rune." He said guiding her eyes back to his with a tilt of her chin.
"I don't think it was, not this soon they are still setting in." She whispered "I didn't mean to wrap myself around you, you're just, god given the situation we are about to face this is going to sound ridiculous. You're very comforting."
He chuckled and ran his hands through her hair, "I'm glad I can feel your jitters from here and that is from the bonding."
"I know, I'm sorry. I'll try to calm them they just seem amplified." She took a deep breath.
"They've mixed with my worries, it's part of only having one soul in two bodies," he stated almost content that he had he knew something she didn't. She laughed,
"Don't act so smug Draco, I can't think straight with all these new emotions I'll be back to my bossy know it all swot self shortly."
"Mmm there she is, you have been much too out of character since mother told you of the plan." He chuckled unable to keep his hands from returning to her hair.
"It all still feels like a dream that I'll wake up from one day in my room at my parents." She stated, " All of it. The magic the war the hate. None of it has felt really real since I was 12."
"It's real, unfortunately, very real." He said looking down at her as she pulled up the sleeve on her jumper and played with the overlapping scars. Her runes were doing a good job of masking the crudely carved beginning of the word mudblood. "I'm sorry I couldn't stop her." Before she could tell him not to worry his lips found hers again with a need they hadn't had earlier. She responded almost as passionately as her hands left her own skin and started to pull his best over his head. "It's... The... Runes..." He mumbled apologetically between their heated kisses. She shook her head.
"Bonding ceremony needs to be consummated." She explained as they broke so he could pull her jumper over her head. "The runes are just pushing it along."
"Merlin, I don't care at this point." He groaned as her fingers grazed the front of his pants. Before either knew what they were doing their bodies were beneath the sheets in a tangled mess of kisses and moans. It was no where near the fantasies he had indulged himself in invert the last three years. It was better but far too short as soon as he had insured she reached her pinnacle he let himself get lost her body.
"I've wanted that for years! Years, Hermione." He mumbled with passion as he pulled her close to him and kissed her forehead. She smirked and buried her head into his shoulder further.
"And now you have me forever, we've sealed the bond the blood of a virgin bride shed." She whispered.
"Tell me what I need to know to help Potter," he told her kissing her again in bridge of her nose. She set out explaining where she thought the horcruxes would be what he'd need to destroy them and how to do so without Harry knowing. It was naked, tangled in the sheets that Severus found them.
"I see your mother preformed the bonding ritual. " he observed interrupting the couple. Draco strategically pulled the bedding around his new bride. "I suggest you dress as Mr Potter has breached Hogwarts and we are about to be summoned. Miss Grang - er Mrs. Malfoy I suggest something similar to Narcissa's taste should we not succeed in aiding Mr Potter you must look the part of a pure blood wife."
"Thank you Uncle Sev. " Draco said dismissing his godfather. The professor gave the odd pair one last look before striding out the door towards Narcissa's rooms. Draco reached for his undergarments before sliding out if bed and grabbing Hermione's and tossing them in his side if the bed. He smiled and nodded as he grabbed up some clothes from his wardrobe and headed to the washroom to change giving her the privacy she had hoped for. He had retrieved her wand from the snatchers after claiming her and she found it on the bedside table next to one she could only imagine to be a spare he had. She scrougified herself again and went to her wardrobe pulling out an outfit Narcissa had clearly picked out. She dressed quickly and was picking a traveling cloak out for both of them when she heard him call her name. "I'm dressed you can come back." She called back to him.
"It's time." He said reaching for her before the two apparated away.