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CHAPTER 4
HPOV
We were walking in silence when Amelia began to squirm around. I stopped and put her down. She began to run dawn the length of the hall. I called out for her to be careful and to wait for me. She stopped and began to talk with one of the portrait that was hanging on the walls. I watched her with admiration. She was so young but still so confident even with everything that happened to her. I smiled. I seemed to be smiling a lot more these days. "You know you should smile more, it makes you look bearable." He smiled as he said it and i smirked at him and said, "You should too, it make that image of you as an amazing bouncing ferret look so much funnier." His face turned tourcherous but his eyes showed that he was mocking me "when will you forget about that? It's been years now" i laughed and said, "That will forever be remembered." Then he seemed to have realised something and he smirked saying, "you think I'm amazing? I knew that i held a special place in your heart!" i didn't miss a beat and replied saying, "Well of course, you will forever be the little blonde ferret." I laughed and how his face changed from amused to shock that i hadn't messed up my come –back.
A smile was plastered on my face as i ran after Amelia. I scooped her up in my arms and spun her around, making her laugh. I joined in on her laughter and said cheekily, "do you want to race? First, one to the end of the corridor wins. We began to run, i deliberately ran slowly so that she could win. As we reached the end, i stopped running and began to walk instead. I watched as she jumped for joy at winning. I picked her up and walked to McGonagall's office door. I set Amelia down and held her hand as i knocked on the door. A few seconds later, the door opened to reveal the professor sitting at her desk writing. I felt Malfoy come up behind me. He cleared his throat and asked to come in. The teacher nodded and waved at Amelia. She shyly waved back. I sat down in one of the chairs and pulled Amelia onto my lap.
The teacher looked at both of us and said, "Why you are not in uniform Miss Renaldi?" i replied saying, "i wasn't planning on going to any classes today. I was hoping on spending the day with Amelia. I haven't seen her in over a year." She looked thoughtful said, "You have the day free but you must go back to classes tomorrow. Now how are you? How's Amelia adjusting to the magic?" i smiled. McGonagall was very charmed by the little girl. "I'm good. Amelia is having the time of her life. The talking portraits and the moving pictures keep amazing her. Whenever she sees's an owl she squeals for joy and runs after it. I'm beginning to think that the owls are starting to form a petition against the use of my services." McGonagall laughed and said in a serious "now Miss Renaldi, would you please let little Amelia go play whilst i talk to the two of you."
i nodded and set Amelia down. I pulled out my wand and made a telescope appear. She squealed and ran towards it as fast as she could. I turned back to my teacher and waited for her to begin. I didn't need to wait long. "Professor Dumbledore informed me about your agreement. To say that i was upset wouldn't be the right worlds. I have to ask you why Hermione? We could have found another solution. I could've made some arrangements." I looked at her and said slowly, "i really appreciate what you're saying but there was always the chance that it wouldn't work. George is after us. If i got married then my name and Amelia's would be changed and we would be able to live in relative normality. You probably wouldn't understand but i did it for her. I grew up with a father, even if it was a short period, but i still had a father. She's been hurt. George almost killed me countless times and on all occasions she would somehow manage to see it all no matter how hard i tried to shield her from it all. I would hide her in the bathroom cupboard but somehow she always got out to try and help me. He hurt her almost as bad as he hurt me. i didn't want her to grow up hating men for the rest of her life. She's barely even three years old and she already knows how to hate someone. If i was to get married then if he did find us and he did manage to finish what he began then at least i would know that there would be someone to look after her after me. i don't expect Malfoy to look after Amelia if i were to die, but i would die knowing that she wouldn't end up with him. it would be better than anything." I looked at her and i saw that she really wanted to say something to me. "What exactly do you mean by finish what he started?" Draco said almost reluctantly.
I turned to look out of the window and said "to kill me. to kill or be killed. That's what he told me. he said that if he couldn't have me then no-one else could. He said that he would find us, kill Amelia and make me watch." I look back at Draco and continued "he did many things to me but he could never have me. i didn't fight back when he beat me, but i did fight when he tried to touch me." i let out a sad laugh and said "on the occasions where i would fight he would look just as bad as i did." A small smile spread across McGonagall's face when i said this. Malfoy looked like he wanted to say something to me but was stopped when McGonagall said "Hermione, i know that the reason that you just gave was part of the reason that you agreed to get married, but i want to know what the real reason was. Why you really agreed to get married."
I looked at her remorsefully and said "its sort of scary how well you know me." she let out a short laugh. I smiled and said slowly "marriage is something that i never thought that i would have, or be a part of. George always said that no-one would ever marry me and that i'd live the rest of my life alone. When i looked at the Weasly's and saw how in love they were, i wanted it too. my whole life it was always get good grades, look after your sister. I never felt like i was really loved. When Dumbledore made the proposal i thought that it would be my time to be loved. When i thought of marriage i thought of the other person loving me and wanting to spend their whole lives with me. i thought of love. I always wanted to walk down the isle in a white dress and marry the man of my dreams. I'm not saying that i love Malfoy or anything or that he loved me, but that i wanted that. I wanted to be married and loved or the very least cared about. I wanted to have a family who would accept me for who i was and not for what the world see's me as. I want to grow old with a person who would love and be with me." i looked at McGonagall and said "that sounds really cheesy doesn't it, that makes me sound like one of those love struck girls searching for their soul mates and what not."
With wet eyes she shook her head and said "no, that makes you sound human." I leaned back into my chair and let my eyes wonder towards Amelia. She was looking at a jar that held a pixy in it. i turned back to hear my teacher ask the same question to Malfoy. He stayed quiet for a moment and said "i needed to get married to a muggle-born or half-blood so that my family wouldn't be taken to Azkaban. I didn't want to spend the rest of my life visiting my mother and father in Azkaban. They might've done many things but they did it so that i would be protected, the least i could do was help them stay out of Azkaban." He turned to me and said "i stopped caring about blood status along time ago. I only ever called you that because it was what my father wanted. It took me a long time but you helped me to realise that we all had the same blood, just different backgrounds. I'm sorry for all the things that i did to you." i was shocked. Malfoy, apologising, to me of all people. I numbly nodded. McGonagall brought me out of my shock by saying "well now that some things are in order, i do believe that its time to plan your wedding. It will be held by the end of this month." My eyes all but popped out of my head. I was going to be married by the end of the month. I felt like i couldn't breath. I stood up and quickly walked over to the window. I opened the window and gulped in some air. I looked down at the school and thought 'i was going to be married and i wasn't even nineteen'.
I felt someone place a hand on my back. i inclined my head back and saw that it was Malfoy. He looked guilty and said "i'm sorry. This is my fault. You don't need to marry me if you don't want to. I could find another alternative." I shook my head and said "i said that i would marry you and i will not go back on my word." He smiled and i felt my heart flutter. 'he should really smile more often, it makes him look so much more attractive. WAIT did i just think that about Malfoy? Its okay now i suppose, i mean we are engaged.'
DOV
When she got up and walked to the window, gulping for air i felt something that i hadn't for a long time. Guilt. I came up behind her and put my hand on her back. i said "i'm sorry. This is my fault. You don't need to marry me if you don't want to. I could find another alternative." She shook her head and said "i said that i would marry you and i will not go back on my word." I smiled at her. she was just so selfless. She had gone through hell and she still tried to help everyone. It all just made her so much more attractive. She was beautiful and she had a adorable daughter who, when me and Hermione got married, would become my daughter too.
i grabbed her hand and led her to the chairs in front of Magoniggals desk. I asked as softly as i could "when do you want to get married?" she looked thoughtful for a second then said "could we get married in two weeks. i know its rushed but it would get it out of the way and i want to really focus on my exams not having to worry about the wedding. If its alright with you?" i looked at her and said "no two weeks is good, it would really make things a lot easier. Um, do you want a big wedding or just friends and family?" she said without even hesitating "small. I just want to have the most important people in my life there. That is, if your okay with it?" i nodded. We planned out the rest of the wedding like that. We agreed to have the wedding in the school gardens, then from there we would move into the room of requirements. After we had all the details of the wedding down we agreed to write out own invitations and send them ourselves. When we had made all the arrangements we both left to go our separate ways.
I watched her walk away with Amelia's hand in hers. They went towards the library. I smiled as i heard Amelia say "mummy, is that man going to be your friend now? Is he going to be my new daddy?" "WHAT? The ferret?" she looked confused and said "if that his name? Ferret? What a silly name, he doesn't even look like a ferret." Hermione looked lost for words for a second then said "um, no sweetie, that's not his name. His name is Draco. Draco Malfoy. Um, yes he is going to be my, um...friend. but honey, even though he's going to be my Friend now, it doesn't mean that you have to think of him as your daddy. He could be like your uncle." Amelia shook her head then said "no, i want him to be my daddy. I never had a nice daddy. He's nice. He helped you, and he didn't dob on me. he looks pretty too. does that mean that i'm going to be pretty too? your pretty and my new daddys pretty."
Hermione looked shocked then said amused "hey, i'm the only one who can think that Mal, i mean Draco looks pretty." Amelia laughed. They turned a corner and i could no longer see them. I made my way to the Slytherin common room. I said the password and entered. I saw Blaise sitting on the couch and walked over to him. i greeted him and said down on the seat opposite him. he looked up to me and sat up properly. "I'm getting married, to Hermione Gran, i mean Renaldi. Goodness i got to stop saying that." I looked up to see Blaise looking at me like i had grown another head. "are you the father? Is she pregnant again?"
i looked at him confused and said "ehh, no. I'm not the father of Amelia, and no she's not pregnant again. Why would you think that?" he looked relived for a second then stood up yelling "then why would you be marrying her?" i looked at him and said "Blaise i'll tell you as long as you don't tell a single soul." He nodded and i proceeded to tell him everything about the ministry ordering me to marry and how Hermione tied into the whole thing. When i was finished, Blaise looked thoughtful. "wow, she really is good, isn't she?" i nodded and said "yeah, it kind of makes me feel...guilty about marrying her. she's too, good. And to think that she was a mum at what, fifteen?"
Blaise looked at me for a long moment then cracked a smirk. "you like her, don't you?" i was shocked. "How could you say that i like Gran- i mean Renaldi? Yeah she may have an awesome body, and she may be practically perfect, but that doesn't mean that i like her." Blaise looked like he was about to wet himself. "what?" he replied through laughter, "Yeah she may have an awesome body, and she may be practically perfect, that so doesn't make me think that you like her." i just glared at him and muttered under my breathe that someday i would make him pay.