Chapter 4

Hermione woke up the next morning surrounded by green silk sheets. She rolled her eyes as she cuddled up to the warm body pressing against her back. She turned her head and smiled at what she saw. Draco had one arm wrapped around her waist his head laying on the other one, his expression was peaceful and content, his blonde hair a messy. It had been months since she had woken up in Draco's arms. She rolled over and cuddled up to his chest. He mumbled softly and his arms tightened around her. She smiled more and placed her hand on his sculpted chest. He mumbled more and a small smile covered his lips. Hermione wrapped one arm around his torso and moved closer.

"Hermione." Draco mumbled softly, Hermione smiled happily and pressed a kiss to Draco's check. His eyes fluttered and he looked down at her with his quicksilver eyes. "Morning beautiful." He whispered huskily.

"Morning." Hermione smiled. He kissed her softly holding her close to him. Hermione kissed back happy to be close to him.

They lay in each other's arms for another half an hour in blissful silence before Draco's tummy growled and they decided to go down and get breakfast. Hermione grumbled softly when she picked up what had once been her best skirt, she could have used a repairo charm on it but Hermione knew from past experience that her favourite skirt was beyond help. In the past she would have taken it to Mrs Weasley and asked her for help but they hadn't been specking much since she had turned down Ron's countless requests' to go on a date. She hadn't told anyone other than Harry and Ginny that she was married. Ginny had tried (and failed) to get her brother to leave Hermione alone but Ron being Ron hadn't taken the hint and had kept asking her only to be shot down every time. Hermione now went out of her way to avoid Ron since every time she saw him he'd ask her out then look like a beaten puppy when she said no. She hadn't told him about Draco, she had planned to but as soon as Harry mentioned how different Draco had been acting Ron had gone off on a huge rant about not being able to trust Death Eaters. Hermione had tried to defend Draco and say he wasn't a Death Eater, but they had ended up having a big argument about it and they hadn't spoken to each other for nearly a month.

"Galleon for your thoughts." Draco asked.

"I was just thinking about who everyone's going to react."

"By everyone you mean Weasley." Draco said softly walking over and wrapping his strong arms around her petit waist.

"You know me so well." Hermione wrapped her arms around his. "He's going to hate me." Draco pulled her close and buried his face in her messy curls.

"He'll come round… one way or the other." Hermione raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" Draco shrugged. "Draco Malfoy you tell me now!"

"Blaise, Theo and Potter…" Hermione glared at him. "Fine, Harry… happy now?"

"Yes."

"Blaise, Theo and Harry said they would make him come around if they had too." Hermione rolled her eyes.

"And whose idea was that?"

"Ginny's."

"Oh." Hermione looked shocked. Draco chuckled.

"Come on love breakfast."

"I can't go down naked!" Hermione cried. "And my skirt's dead." Draco chuckled and tossed her his shirt. Hermione rolled her eyes but pulled the shirt on anyway. Because Draco was much taller than her, the shirt came to mid-thigh and was mostly descent. She found her knickers and pulled them under the skirt. Draco's eyes gleamed as he watched her. He was clad in a pair of track-suit bottoms and no top. He had his robe hanging open around him and he tossed her the Chinese style made of black silk with a silver dragon design on it. Hermione has laughed so hard when he had given it to her. He had had it custom made so it fit her perfectly and she hadn't been at all surprised that he would put Dragon's on it. She had teased him endlessly about him using it saying he was putting himself on her robe. Draco had shrugged and joked about being caught out. Hermione took the robe from him and pulled it on before tying it shut. Draco offered her his arm and she took it laughing softly.

They walked down to the dining room talking and joking around. When they walked in Narcissa and Lucius were already there.

"So you finally decide to get out of bed." Lucius drawled from behind his morning paper. Hermione blushed.

"Oh Lucius stop it." Narcissa said.

"I'm surprised that you're up at all, to be honest. I didn't think we'd see you until next week at lest." Hermione's blush deepened and Narcissa hid a smile behind her cup of tea. "Did you really have to be so loud last night, I heard you both on the other side of the manor." Hermione looked like she was about to spontaneously combust her face was that red.

"Oh nonsense Lucius, it's not their fault your office is just under their bedroom now is it." Narcissa smirked at the look of relief on Hermione's face. Draco smirked at his father.

"It's hardly our fault father. We haven't seen each other in months unlike you and mother who can do it whenever you want." Narcissa choked slightly on her tea and Lucius glared at Draco over the top of his paper. Draco's smirk got bigger.

"Oh be nice." Hermione hissed softly.

"He started it." Draco complained.

"And you are both a pair of children." Hermione snapped, Narcissa choked again only in laughter this time. Hermione went and sat by Narcissa with a disgruntled look on her face, while Draco and Lucius just gapped at her making Narcissa laugh out loud.

"Oh my dear it's wonderful to see you again." Narcissa said chuckling softly. "You do make life so much more fun."

"I couldn't agree more mother." Draco said wagging his eyebrows at Hermione suggestively. She rolled her eyes and Lucius gagged.

"Wish I could say the same about you, love." Hermione purred back playfully. Draco looked shocked.

"You'll regret saying that witch." He jumped up and lunged for her. She shrieked playfully and bolted around the room Draco hot on her heels.

"Make them stop Narcissa." Lucius whined. "It's sickening." Narcissa laughed softly.

"She's right my love." Lucius looked confused. "You are a child." He looked outraged but before he could reply there was a shriek of giggles as Draco caught Hermione around the waist and began kissing her neck pulling his witch close to his chest. Narcissa smiled.

It had been a while since she had seen Draco so happy. He was normal so busy with work that he didn't have time for fun or so he said. Narcissa knew for a fact that her son had buried himself in his work to keep himself busy. She had seen in the day's running up to his birthday, her birthday and Valentine's Day he would lessen his work load and he would smile more. Christmas had always been the best for him, since Hermione would arrive a week before Christmas and wouldn't leave until a week after New Year's. Draco had always been the happiest at that time and it warmed her heart. Last Christmas had been wonderful. Blaise and Theo had come around and the three boys had argued about who Hermione was, then Harry had arrived and promptly stolen her off all three. Narcissa had laughed so hard that she had ended up crying as the three boys argued about whose she was. Lucius had had the last laugh however when he had stolen a kiss off Hermione by using mistletoe. Hermione and Lucius had laughed after it at the look on the boy's faces. A mixture of scandalised and horror. Draco had then picked her up and sat on the loveseat with her on his lap glaring at anyone who got to close his arms holding Hermione tight to him. Ginny Potter had liked him to a Dragon hoarding his most precious things. Hermione had smiled and nodded.

"He's my dragon." She had said making Blaise, Theo and Harry all gag and Lucius snigger.

"Keep the pet names in the bedroom please." He had teased, Hermione had ignored him.

"My strong, loving Dragon." She had cuddled close to Draco and Narcissa had caught the girl flick her wand behind his back before saying louder than needed. "Look… Mistletoe." Narcissa had had to cover her mouth to hid her giggles at the look of pure joy on Draco's face when he had seen it then he had quickly began snogging her, causing every other male to groan loudly in disgust.

"Stop it Draco." Lucius had groaned loudly.

"You look like you're eating her face." Theo had called hiding his face.

"That's so gross." Blaise had moaned.

"Move you hand's off her arse!" Harry had yelled angrily, Draco had purposely groped her arse more just to piss Harry off. Narcissa remembered shaking her head at her son's antics'. Hermione had just laughed and nuzzles Draco's neck softly, he looked very smug. Narcissa had heard Harry mutter.

"Smug git."

Narcissa watched as her son cuddled the giggling witch to his chest mumbling softly in her ear. She'd nod or giggle over what he said.

"So what happened yesterday?" Lucius asked. "I assumed there would be something in the Prophet about you getting off." The laughter stopped and Narcissa looked at the pair. Draco was clinging to Hermione, who looked like she was about to bolt. Narcissa stood up and glided over. She wriggled the girl from her son's tight grip and led her over to her chair and sat her down and took her hands.

"What happened my dear? What has made you so upset?" Narcissa asked Hermione softly as she saw the tears clinging to the girl's long eyelashes. She mumbled something that was lost in a sob. Draco started forward a pained look on his face but Lucius stopped him. Narcissa smoothed Hermione's hair. "Tell us love; we can't help if you don't tell us." She nodded her messy curls bouncing.

"They… said… that... Draco…" She broke down in to sobs. Lucius looked at his son. It was clear Draco wanted to run to her and hold her but Lucius knew she had to say what was wrong without Draco. Narcissa gave her a cup of tea and helped her drink some of it the warm liquid helping to sooth her.

"Let us help." Lucius said. Draco glared at his father as he again stopped Draco going to her.

"Listen to Lucius." Narcissa said softly. "Tell us." She had heard off Harry that Draco had got off because Hermione had explained but he hadn't said much because he had to run off and do something. She had been very angry when the ministry had forbidden her and Lucius from going to her son's trail.

"When I came in, they were questioning him and he was sitting there like a smug git." Narcissa smiled as a watery smile crossed Hermione face. "They didn't believe he had a wife and were yelling at him. I got nervous thinking they were going to charge him so I stepped in. I tried to vouch for him but one of the Weasley's…"

"Percy." Draco spat. Lucius glared at his son.

"Go on dear." Narcissa said.

"He didn't believe me so I showed my… mark." Narcissa nodded. "Harry was trying to explain what had happened and Draco came over and hugged me, it was so nice." She began crying. "I was so happy to be back in his arms." Narcissa rubbed her arm and Draco strained against his father's hold. "Then the minister said I broken the law." Hermione wailed. Lucius and Narcissa froze and Draco bolted over pulling her to his chest. He mumbled softly to her smoothing her hair. "And that's not even the worst thing." Hermione sobbed.

"What do you mean?" Lucius asked.

"They said we aren't married." Draco said softly, holding Hermione's shaking form close to him. He watched as anger covered Lucius' face.

"That is unacceptable." He snapped. "She bares our family mark she is your wife." Narcissa rubbed Hermione's back.

"We'll sort this out. If we have to you will get married again." She said stubbornly. "And this time you will do it properly." She threw a look at Draco, who rolled his eyes. Hermione gave her a watery smile.

"Really?"

"Yes dear. You can have a proper wedding this time."

"You make me sound so unromantic mother." Draco grumbled causing Hermione to giggle.

"We'll sort this out Hermione we won't let anyone make you unhappy. You're a member of our family and we protect our own." Lucius said standing his full height and puffing his chest out proudly. Hermione looked at him with big watery brown eyes, before she launched herself at him and hugged him tightly. He smiled down at her and hugged her back.