Her Unknown Love
Chapter 7
Before the rays of light came through the window on Tuesday morning, Hermione had already been awake. Her mind was already at full speed thinking about everything that would be happening before the day was over. The plan was simple, Harry would adopt her allowing him to sign the Betrothal contract between herself and Draco. If everything went according to plan, then the Weasley's wouldn't be able to get their hands on her. The plan was good, but she knew that even then the Weasley's would still try to come after her. She tried to see the bright side of things, little rays of hope were becoming bigger everyday. She hated Divination, but somehow she could feel it in her that everything would turn out just fine in the end.
She stopped contemplating things further as she needed to get ready for the day. She would be following the same schedule as yesterday, she would attende breakfast and dinner, missing lunch. She didn't want any of the Professors to come looking for her, especially not today. None of the Professors had spoken to her the day before, but she knew it was only a matter of time. She needed to be seen at some point, allowing her to be left alone otherwise. She was hoping that today would be a repeat of the day before, and she could go about her business. She would be picking up a book on the way to the Great Hall, then missing lunch would be more believable, as she tended to miss out on it all the time when she got caught up in a book.
As she left the bed she made sure not to disturb Draco, who was still sleeping. Yes, she was still sharing his bed, and she knew perfectly well that it wasn't just because of the nightmares, at least not anymore. No, she was rather attached to him, he made her feel safe, protected, and other things she couldn't describe. He didn't treat her like a possession, but more like someone he cared about, and he seemed to care about her a lot. She knew it was selfish, but she wasn't willing to give it up. After all, they had admitted that they liked each other, and even if things went slow she knew he would wait. Not that she wanted to go that slow, sure she didn't want to jump into his pants, no matter what her body told her, but she did want to cuddle and kiss. And as attentive as he was he still hadn't made a move, all she wanted was to give him some hints and hope he figured it out. She didn't want to come of too forward, she'd seen the way Lavender had thrown herself at boys,and she wanted the opposite of that. With the couple of hints she'd thrown his way the day before, hopefully he would be making a move soon.
Entering the bathroom she readied a bath, she had just enough time to kill before going down to the Great Hall. She wanted to relax just for a few minutes. Getting in, she let her worries disappear, and simply enjoyed the relaxing water. Not once thinking about anything, which was harder than it sounded, especially for her. She knew that if Draco was up he would know not to come in until he heard her bedroom door close. She hadn't moved any of her belongings, seeing as she hadn't taught that staying in Draco's room would be a permanent move, but it was starting to look like it was. Keeping her things in her room would also keep the Professors from asking question, should they ever have to go in, like how Madam Pomfrey had done days earlier. It would do her no good if they saw her belongings were missing.
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Draco woke up as soon as Hermione left the room, but he wanted to give her a little privacy so he left her be. His nerves were in overdrive, today he would be getting engaged to the woman he loved. Sure they were courting, but he wanted to ask her out, he wanted her as his girlfriend. That was why today he was going to ask, and if his luck held out she would say yes. He just needed to get the nerve to ask her, as it was he'd tried twice the day before, and failed simply because he got nervous. Knowing she would follow the same schedule as the day before he needed to make his move soon. Especially since he wanted to do it before they left for Potter's house.
He waited until he heard the door close in her room before he gathered his Lordship robes or 'special robes' as Potter liked to called them. His Crest was easily recognized on them, and he used them when he had business to conduct, and as sad as it was, today it would all be business. Not that he didn't have emotions about the proceedings, but today was about protecting Hermione, and it would be done in a business contract. Robes in hand he made his way to the bathroom, settling for a shower instead of a bath. He wanted to catch Hermione before she left for the Great Hall, or he would miss another chance. During his shower he started thinking about his visit to his solicitor the day before, not that he had told Hermione much about it. He figured that she would find out about it after they signed the contract, and then it would be too late to do anything about it.
Flashback
After aparating to Diagon Alley from Hogsmeade he quickly made his way to his solicitor's office. As he made his way, some wizards acknowledged him, while others avoided him at all cost. One such wizard moved so far away to the other side of the street that he fell into a display outside a store front. After months of donations to several charities, some of the Wizarding world was starting to see he was not his father, but he still had a long way to go. He was still seen as nothing more than a Death Eater to some, even if the dark mark he took had been to help the light side. Helping Potter had been the right thing to do, he would never doubt that, but he still wish he could stop being the Death Eater in the eyes of some. Ignoring everyone around him he walked into his solicitor's office, after saying hello to his secretary he entered the office. He didn't care if his solicitor was busy, he was on a time limit and he was the biggest account, as conceded as he sounded he did use his Lord Malfoy status when necessary. At the moment he thought it necessary, because the faster he finished, the faster he could go back to his Mia.
"Good Morning Lord Malfoy, I wasn't expecting to see you today." His solicitor said as he looked up. Draco was simply glad that he didn't have to kick anyone out.
"Yes, well here I am. Have you finished the arrangements I owled you to make."
"Yes of course, but Gringotts wouldn't give me any further information about the contract besides what you sent over Lord Malfoy. I'm afraid that I have only been able to let them know how much the Dowry is, and that you agreed to all their terms. May I ask who the lucky lady is, Lord Malfoy?"
"You may, but for the moment I want to keep it quiet, her brother is taking care of everything with Gringotts."
"Of course Lord Malfoy, I didn't want to pry. Is there anything else that I can do for you?"
"As a matter of fact, I want you to add Malfoy Manor to her Dowry, make sure that you state that even if we end our contract, she is to keep it, sell it, or destroy it if she wishes."
"But...but Lord Malfoy, that is your ancestral home, besides its priceless. Are you giving her everything inside too or just the property?"
"No, I will collect what I consider valuable to future generations of Malfoy's, everything else will be destroyed. She is to receive the Manor with the surrounding lands of course. I want it done today, do you understand?"
"Yes Lord Malfoy, I will have it done today. She is certainly a special lady."
"You have no idea. Now as I said everything is to be done through Gringotts, after today don't worry yourself with this anymore." After going over some of his businesses new guidelines he left his solicitor.
He made his way to Gringotts without incident. Once inside he asked to be taken to his vault. Inside his vault he looked around for what he was looking for. Almost half an hour later he found the little piece of jewelry. It was the engagement ring he'd read about in his family history, one that even Hermione should be okay with wearing. He still needed to make sure that the ring was safe, it did belong to a bigoted Pure-blood family after all. He took it with him to see if a goblin could look at it once back in the lobby.
"How can we help you Lord Malfoy?"
"I need to make sure this ring is safe to wear, and add some extra features."
"We would be glad to help you with that, for a price."
"The price is not a problem. But before anything is added, could you tell me what features are on it? " After he was ushered to an office, and spending nearly an hour with the goblin, the ring was ready. Paying he left Gringotts, but instead of returning to Hogwarts he decided to make one last stop. After all he did need to make sure that the Manor was empty before it was turned over to Hermione, and that the house-elves understood that he wouldn't abandon them. He would simply send them to another property.
End Flashback
Changing after his shower he made sure that he had the ring in his pocket. He made his way to the common room. He didn't see Hermione right away which made him think that she had left, until he caught sight of her in the kitchen. There was a spread of food on the table, he could guess was for him, since she would be eating with the other students.
"Morning, Mia." He said taking a seat next to her.
"Morning, I asked a house-elf to bring you breakfast."
"Thank you."
"I should go." She said, making no effort to leave.
"Well, they do need to know what smart looks like before they start their day." He said teasingly.
"You're right, I should go." She said with a smile.
After agreeing on their meeting place, and what she would be doing until that time, Hermione got up to leave. Before he even realized what she was about to do, she had her lips pressed against his. He only managed to kiss her back for a second before the kiss ended. She made her way out the common room leaving him wanting a repeat. As he sat there he thought about how she had been acting the day before, bolting upright he cursed himself for not picking it up faster. Hermione wanted to move the relationship a bit faster, although he guessed not too much. Maybe just kissing and holding, something that they hadn't done yet, well except for the holding in bed and in the most innocent way possible. He was still a gentleman after all, he could take care of his urges without offending her. Sitting back to finish his breakfast he thought about how he would ask her out.
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Hermione made her way to the Library quickly, putting Draco out of her mind, she couldn't look happy after-all. Especially not to the Professors, they would wonder if she'd gone crazy for smiling so much only days after her attack. When she arrived she exchanged pleasantries with Madam Pince before looking for a book. Picking a book on household charms, she made her way back up to the front desk and checked it out. Going to the Great Hall, she could see that Professor McGonagall would be speaking to her, simply from the look she got. Sure enough not ten minutes after she sat down with her book and breakfast, did the Professor make her way to her. Gathering herself up she waited, remembering that even if she didn't feel like a victim at the moment, in the eyes of the Professors she was.
"Morning Miss Granger."
"Morning Professor."
"I wanted to see how you're feeling."
"I'm better." Was all she said, not wanting to get into it too much.
"Good, I see you won't be joining us for lunch." The Professor said, pointing at the opened book in front of her.
"Oh, yes I was planning on reading in my room." She said, making sure to sound just a little sad.
"Well, as long as you make it to dinner."
"Yes Professor, I'll be here for dinner." With that the Professor made her way back to the Head table.
It was almost half an hour later before she was able to leave. She had spotted Professor McGonagall speaking with the other Professors at one point, who mostly nodded before continuing with their breakfast. They no doubt thought she was better off in a book, instead of her own memories. She made her way to the common room, not wanting anyone to spot her heading in a different direction. Half way up she hid in an alcove, and took out her beaded bag from her pocket, then took Harry's Invisibility cloak from it, which Kreacher had delivered for just such occasion. Making sure no one was around again she quickly made her way out into the castle grounds. She was able to make her way to the Whomping Willow unnoticed, by simply letting the falling snow cover her tracks. With the cloak on she was also able to get inside the tunnel without having to touch the knot on the tree making things easier.
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Draco was standing out in the cold waiting for Hermione, until he heard the sound of snow being walked on behind him. He turned knowing it was Hermione, and true enough when he turned around he saw her taking off the cloak and putting it in her bag. He decided he had to ask her out before anything else happened, or they had to leave. Going over the words in his mind he almost missed her question.
"Hey, have you been here long." He shook his head, and taking a deep breath he took her hands in his.
"Mia, I know you wanted to take things slow, but...I want to know if you would be my girlfriend." Even though she didn't answer right away, he could see that she looked happy.
"I'm glad you asked, and yes I would love too." A swirl of emotions flooded him, happiness being the most prominent.
"Good." Was all he said before leaning down to kiss her.
When she started to kiss him back she felt something between them click, as odd as it seemed, she felt like a part of her belonged with him. Whatever it was, she was more than happy to just let the feeling continue. Forgetting that they needed to be somewhere they, continued to kiss. Neither of them had truly ever felt as happy and complete as they did at that moment.
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Harry was still in bed, even though he knew he should be up. After all today was an important day, he would be adopting Hermione as his sister. He just wished that he could spend all day in bed, especially after yesterday. His visit to the Weasley's home was unbearable. The time he didn't spend trying to get away from Ginny, was either spent trying to keep his emotions in check, or trying not to just curse them all. Even worse than Ginny clinginess though had been Ron's constant complaints about their money issues. He did spend some time just paying attention to how they behaved towards him. He understood how they had been able to fool him for so long. It was like going to a Muggle magic show and knowing all the tricks, even the smoke and mirrors weren't enough to fool him any longer. He did his best and acted like the little lost boy they wanted him to be, he played his part just as good as they did.
After his horrid visit to the Burrow, he started thinking about all the times that Ron had driven away people. Neville was the one that came to mind the most. He was in just as much need of a friend in first year, but Ron's attitude had kept a shy Neville away. Even though they shared a room he was still not as close of a friend as he should be. Hermione had been kept away from him at first by Ron's bullying. He hated bullies, yet he'd stayed friends with Ron. He'd even denied Malfoy any kind of courtesy when they first met, granted Malfoy hadn't helped by being such a git back then. He needed to do better, he knew the truth now and he needed to regain his friendship with people like Neville, even if he had to start from the beginning.
He finally got up, knowing Hermione and Malfoy would be arriving soon. He shower and put on his 'special' robes for the fourth time in his life, the Crest could display either the Potter or Black crest and even divide them in half to show both. He was Lord Potter-Black in a more formal setting but he prefered just Lord Potter if it could be helped, although he rather be just Harry. He was just finished when Kreacher announced that his guest were waiting for him in the ground floor sitting room. As he made his way down to the sitting room he heard laughter. Walking into the room he saw Hermione, and Malfoy scoot away from each other, but continue to hold hands. He was actually glad that she looked happy, even Malfoy looked happier than ever before.
"Good Morning, Hermione, Malfoy."
"And a Good Morning to you too Harry"
"Morning Potter, had a good night?" Draco asked playfully.
"Still not as good as yours Malfoy." Giving them his version of the blond's famous smirk.
"Hey! I take offence to that Harry, and wipe that smirk off your face." Although she said it with a stern tone, both him and Malfoy started laughing.
"Fine laugh it up. Since you're both already wearing your robes, I'll go change into mine." She gave him a hug before she walked away. He simply sat, and waited for Malfoy to start speaking.
"She agreed to be my girlfriend." Malfoy said as if it was nothing major, but he knew Malfoy was probably jumping up and down inside.
"So its official, congratulations." He told him and they continued talking until the conversation came back to Hermione.
"I have to tell her before we leave..." He stopped talking mid sentence because he heard Hermione coming back.
"Oh Harry, this place looks amazing." Hermione said cheerfully.
"Thank you, Kreacher has worked hard on it."
"Malfoy told me, I'm happy for the two of you." He saw her smile.
"Thank you, it means a lot to me that you approve."
"Um...Hermione, about that. I need to tell you something." Her confusion showed so he moved to sit on the table in front of her taking hold of her hand. Looking over at Malfoy he saw him taking hold of her other hand, letting her know that she wasn't alone.
"Harry have you changed your mind?" He quickly spoke out to reassure her that wasn't the case.
"Hermione, I have kept a secret."
"Harry, we all have to keep a secret sometimes, don't look so scared."
"True, but I have to tell you about it before the Adoption."
"Okay, what is it?" She said playfully, trying to defuse the tension.
"I went to see your parents after you came back from Australia." Harry saw Hermione paled at his admission, but he continued when she didn't speak out. "I know that I shouldn't have but I was worried about you. You hid it well, but I knew you, I could see the sadness in your eyes when you talked about them."
"Oh Merlin, Harry I didn't want you to find out."
"I have more, you see they told me about the ultimatum they gave you. I tried to explain that you belonged here but they didn't agree, and things got a little out of control." He could see the sadness in her eyes, but she hadn't shed a tear, he wondered if she was cried out from the attack or just about her parents attitude.
"What did they do?"
"Screamed mostly, your dad and I ended up fighting."
"I understand, but that's not all, is it?"
"No."
"What happened?"
"When your dad and I started fighting your mom got a gun out. I was trying to get away from your dad, and when we split up your mom gave it to him, and I reacted, I'm sorry. I know they love you, they just want you back with them for good."
"Please tell me they didn't shoot at you?" She was terrified that her parents had pulled a gun out, he dad was very good with guns and the thought of Harry having to face her dad truly scared her. This was just another thing that came between her and her parents, they would never understand that she would never be normal. Even if she did go back to the Muggle world, she she would never be like them. She could marry a Muggle and her future children would more than likely still have magic and she couldn't bring herself to keep they away for this world just to satisfy her parents.
"No. I stunned them before they got a chance. I'm sorry using magic against them was wrong."
"No, I'm sorry that you had to go through that."
"Can you forgive me?"
"There's nothing to forgive, I should apologize to you. If I had just told you the truth from the beginning you wouldn't have gone to see them."
"It's like you said we all have to keep a secret sometimes."
"I rather not talk about them any more today."
"If that's what you want, we'll finish this...later." Harry knew why she didn't want to talk her parents. He would let her be, he knew better than to go digging around now, unless she was in trouble of course.
When Hermione excused herself he got up to fill two glasses with Firewhiskey. Even with the early hour this was something he needed and knowing Malfoy as he did (even though he would deny it) he would need it too. Handing Malfoy his drink, he sat down without saying a word but apparently he didn't need to as Malfoy already knew what he was thinking.
"Stop blaming yourself, they tried to kill you, even you can see that it was a little overboard."
"I guess."
"Potter you don't think that she got the same treatment when she saw them. Do you?"
"I really don't know, but it must have been really bad if she hasn't talked to them yet."
"She has the two of us now, we wont abandon her."
They stopped talking when they heard her coming back again. They however had no chance to put the Firewhiskey away, they saw a frown appeared on her face as soon as she walked in.
"Why are you two drinking this early?"
"Um..." He looked at Malfoy when he was unable to come up with an answer.
"We were just celebrating the Adoption." Draco answered.
"Sure, because that's believable." She said as she sat down next to Draco again. "Are we ready to leave, I don't know what to expect and its making me nervous. I don't know why I didn't look it up."
"Let me go get the Portkey." He walked out without waiting for acknowledgment.
"How are you really?" Draco asked when Harry had left.
"Truly, I hate what my parents did to Harry. I truly don't blame him."
"Will you ever tell him what happened?"
"Another time, right now I can't. You know it's funny they used to like that I was magical, but now they want me to leave it all behind because they want normal grandchildren."
"I understand, my Father was like that, except he wanted Pure-Blood grandchildren, not Half-Bloods."
"Thank you for everything." He was about to kiss her when he heard Potter coming down.
"Alright, this is the Portkey." He showed them a stuffed teddy, apparently the goblins thought it was funny to have the boy-who-lived-twice walk around with it. He noticed Malfoy and Hermione both trying not to laugh. He waited for them to walk over to him and hold the teddy before saying the word that would activate the Portkey.
"Okay, were ready." Hermione told them as they grabbed the teddy bear, and both wizards grabbed on to either side of her.
"I really hate this part..."
"Man up Potter." Harry ignored Malfoy.
"Goblin..." Harry called out and before he knew it they were landing. Of course he landed on his back, while Hermione was only half standing because Malfoy was holding her up. Malfoy, of course was standing upright like nothing had happened.
"Greetings Lord Potter, Lord Malfoy, Miss Granger." Said a beastly looking goblin, who was apparently waiting for them to arrive. "If you excuse me, I will alert Director Ragnok of your arrival." Without waiting for an answer the goblin left.
They only had time to straighten themselves out before Ragnok arrived. Ragnok exchanged greetings with all three of them before asking them to follow him to his office. "Don't worry, I made sure that none of the security wizards are near." That put them at ease, and they followed silently. Arriving at his office, they took their seats on either side of Hermione while Ragnok started pulling out rolls of parchment from his desk.
"Now before we start have there been any new developments?" Instead of answering him right away, he looked at Hermione, seeking permission to speak about her parents. Receiving a nod he spoke.
"As a matter of fact there are." Harry then began to go into detail about Hermione's parents, and he finished off by telling Ragnok about Hermione and Malfoy being in a relationship.
"I see, well that will make some things easier later on. Now, I have everything ready for both the Adoption and the Betrothal contract. Lord Malfoy's solicitor arranged everything, including the Dowry, among some other things we will go into that later. As requested we accepted everything without issue. Everything is in the accounts as we agreed, we will also go over that once the Adoption is complete. I have two options that will suit you all, although I think that a full Blood Adoption will be a better choice than a Ministry approved adoption."
"What is the difference?" She asked unaware of the process.
"Well, the Ministry Adoption is nothing more than a couple of signatures, and although it's hard to do, it could be overturned. A Blood Adoption is more than just signatures, you would be accepted into the family as if you had been born to them. You would be required to give up your parents and accept Lord Potter's as your own, in other words you would be his sister, and a Potter in every sense of the word. There are a few more things that you should know, the Blood Adoption is not Ministry approved, it was banned. There will be no repercussions however as it will be conducted inside Goblin territory. The decision however is between you and Lord Potter." They were speechless for a few minutes, going over all the possible benefits, and drawbacks of doing the Blood Adoption. When when they recovered Draco was the first to speak.
"If they do the Blood Adoption, what are the benefits and drawbacks?
"The benefit is that it can't be undone, unlike the Ministry Adoption. The drawbacks are few, like the change in appearance because of the new Blood, and that once it's known that she is Lord potter's sister she would be flooded with marriage offers. Although once we sign the contract later they will be denied, unless otherwise specified."
"Harry, I don't want you to feel like I'm taking your parents away from you."
"Hermione, I admit that this is not how I thought the Adoption would go, but I can't say that I'm upset about it. You have been like a sister already, and that's one reason we're here today, but with this you would be my sister in every sense of the word, down to our parents. I just don't want you to regret this later, you would be giving up your parents. I don't have the right to ask you to do that, but at the same time I can't help but feel excited about the outcome. I know my parents would have loved you."
"Miss Granger, you would still be able to see your parents, you wouldn't forget about them, or they you."
"In that case I would like to do the Blood Adoption."
"Will it be under Potter-Black?" He asked without looking up, they knew that he was speaking to Harry though.
"Yes, I am Lord Potter-Black, so she will be Lady Potter-Black until she marries, that is." Besides him Hermione started laughing, and Malfoy cleared his throat.
"What's so funny about that Granger?" Draco asked in an amused tone.
"Oh, it's Granger again, is it?"
"Well, I wont be able to call you that anymore, so I thought that I'd use it while I could." Hermione gave Draco a playful look before turning to Harry.
"Harry, I was laughing because I was thinking about all those people who will think that we're married when they find out I'm Lady Potter-Black."
"I hadn't thought of that. You're right people will think we're married. But have you thought about how many will die when they find out you're engaged to Malfoy, that's funnier." Ragnok cleared his throat to get them back on track.
"We may do the Blood Adoption now, If you would please follow me." They stood and followed him through many hallways until they reached a plain-looking door. When the door was opened it was clear that the room was more than it appeared outside. In the center of the massive room was a circle covered in runes, and not much else.
"Lord Potter, you and Miss Granger will step into the circle, and drink a potion, then we will start to chant around you. At that time you Lord Potter will use this dagger to cut your palm, then you will hand it to Miss Granger who will do the same." He handed him one of the potions and the dagger, and Hermione the second potion. "You will spill your blood on the ground Miss Granger. Lord Potter you will then take her hand in yours and spill your blood over her palm. There will be a flash of light around you, that will signal the rituals acceptance. There is no need for words as the ritual along with your magic will understand your intention. After it's complete you will then be taken to a time chamber, and allowed to rest. I will speak to all of you afterwards as you will be too exhausted then."
"What's a time chamber?" Harry asked.
"It's a room where we control the time inside. While only minutes or hours may happen here, inside we can make weeks, months, and even years go by. You will be kept in there for about 15 minutes of real-outside time, and about 15 hours inside, enough for a good rest. That way you can both regain your strength, as the ritual will use a lot of your magic, weakening you afterwards."
"Mia, what's wrong?" He heard Malfoy ask at her uneasiness, which escalated when all eyes were on her.
"Um...I haven't slept alone." She said hoping that Draco would understand that she wanted him there, especially if she was to sleep for so long.
"Ragnok, is there a way that Lord Malfoy can stay inside with us"
"Of course, he could be given a sleeping draught, if he wanted to rest as well." Harry, could tell that Ragnok understood but didn't' pry.
"Yes, I would like that, but only a mild one, and I will take it myself after Hermione is asleep." He turned to her, letting her know that he wouldn't leave her alone. He gave her a final hug before Ragnok signaled for him to follow another Goblin. He was asked to stand behind another set of runes that they hadn't seen when they walked in, it was to prevent his magic from reacting to the ritual.
Harry and Hermione stepped inside the rune circle.
"As soon as you take the potion we will begin." Said Ragnok.
"Here we go, see you on the other side, sis."
"Sure thing, dear brother." They said teasingly at each other before they downed the potion.
No sooner than the potion was down their throats, than the chanting began. A white mist surrounded them, and they could feel their magic swirling around. They felt a calm come over them, Harry took the dagger and cut his palm cupping it to keep his blood from spilling. Hermione then did the same with her palm, letting her blood spill. Harry took her hand in his and tipped his bleeding hand over hers, letting his blood spill into her palm, letting their magic take over and guide them. It was then than the calmness was lifted and they saw a flash bright light, that signed the acceptance of the ritual. A simple 'My sister' and 'My brother' was all they said to each other before they felt the tiredness and weakness settle in.
Ragnok quickly healed their hands before another Goblin led them away to the time chamber. Draco had taken a hold of Hermione and led her to the Time Chamber with Potter walking on the other side of her. Once inside they barely had time to look around before Hermione passed out from exhaustion. Draco carried her to the room that was for them. Harry followed behind even though he was ready to pass out himself. Draco laid her down on the bed, moving to the side to allow Harry to lean over her.
"Sleep well, my dear sister." Harry whispered before kissing her forehead, he then turned his attention to Malfoy. "Take care of her Malfoy."
"I will Potter, I will." Malfoy replied, without looking at him, his entire focus was on Hermione's sleeping form.
"As her brother, I can officially say that if you hurt her, I will hurt you worse."
"If I did hurt her Potter, I would help you plan it myself."
"Wake me up when she does please. I hope she doesn't get my mop of hair."
"I'm sure that she'll love what ever looks she gets Potter, now go rest, you're ready to pass out."
"Good night then." He said walking out to find his own room with the help of another Goblin. He knew she would always be true to herself, but he wondered how much of her appearance would change with the Potter blood. One thing was for sure, he would love her no matter what she looked like. Even with all his energy, and magic on low he felt like jumping up and down and screaming at the top of his lungs, because he once again had a family. Taking off his robes and shoes, he jumped into bed not bothering to conjure pyjamas. "I have a sister." he mumbled to himself until he fell asleep, the smile still plastered on his face.
In the other room Draco also took off Hermione's robes and shoes, before transfiguring her clothes into pyjamas. Making sure she was comfortable under the blankets he then proceeded to do the same for himself. Climbing into the bed he wondered how different she would look when they woke up. After all Potter blood seemed rather strong, even Potter only had his mothers eyes, everything else came from his father. He laughed to himself as he picked the sleeping draught from the bedside table. Drinking it all at once he settled down besides Hermione. He could feel the potion working, and he could tell it wasn't as mild as he thought. The Goblins probably thought that it was best that he slept just as long as them, or maybe they wanted to avoid any kind of ungentlemanly behavior on his part. Not that he would ever take advantage of Hermione. He held on to Hermione, and unable to do anything about the sleeping draught he let the sleepiness take over.
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In another part of England a red-headed girl was helping her mother brew several potions, talking about how they would spend a fortune that was sure to be theirs. Upstairs on the odd-shaped house another red-head(or he would be, but he was almost bald) was writing down all the possible ways he could torture a certain know-it-all that was to be his slave. They didn't for one minute think that their plans would fail, after all they had the Great Dumbledore on their side. But as soon as they had started brewing the love potions they had made sure that nothing but suffering came their way. There was no going back, in the end they would get a punishment befitting their crimes.
Hello everyone, sorry for not posting this sooner but my schedule has been packed.
I hope that everyone likes this chapter, I couldn't fit the rest of the Gringotts visit as it was already a long chapter. The rest will be in the next chapter. Again sorry, and enjoy.
