For spring it was a rather miserable day. It had been dribbling all day but not enough for it to be fun to run round in the rain nor was it light enough not to be bothered by it but what really made the day bad for Draco was his mother. "No mother I don't agree and I don't think you've really considered this" he told the head in the fire, a nice new bonus they had received when they got their new dorm.
"I have considered this and I very much like the idea."
"Well I don't."
"I know that Draco but by all means let us discuss this later for we have plenty of time. It will not be done quickly and I still need to finish decorating. Don't worry I haven't touched your room yet but we are going to clean it young man"
"Yes mother," she gave one short exasperated sigh. "I will see you soon. Work hard at school and try to enjoy yourself as it is your last year."
"Yes mother but please try to reconsider," Narcissa laughed. Draco wasn't a huge fan of change even though he understood that change was inevitable.
"Good bye darling" Draco sighed. It had been three months since he and Hermione had gotten together leading them straight into early April. They had done their mock exams and were now studying for the real thing which didn't leave his as much time as he wanted with Hermione in other words he wasn't spending all his time with her and that pissed him off. But the long Easter holidays were coming, something he had to discuss with Hermione.
Draco sat on the sofa checking the clock. Hermione had said she was only quickly going to talk to Professor Flitwich but she should be back by now. Perhaps he should go looking for her, check if she was okay.
Just then she walked through the door. She felt stressed, tired and her bag was far too heavy for her since the strap was straining from all the new books she just received. She dumped it aside and slid next to him a groan on her lips. "You feel terrible."
"I just got a few new books and then I met Peeves on the way here and got my leg stuck in that sinking step and Professor Flitwich wasn't big enough to help me out so I had to wait as he went to get help," Draco scowled. He should have felt that she was in trouble but she was too far away to feel which is exactly why he preferred it when they were in the same room. But he could feel her now and she was safe and unharmed aside from her back which was aching. He didn't like that shoulder bag of hers, it didn't have good support, he would get her a new one, dragon hide so it could hold all her books without trouble.
"Come on," he said pulling her up, "you're exhausted." He placed her on the bed and started getting his things ready for the morning giving her time just to quickly doze. She went to the bathroom just as he laid out his clothes for the morrow on a chair giving him a chance to change. They hadn't spoken anymore about sex but, thanks to Theo, it was at the front of his mind. The first time they had gotten dressed in the same room it had been unusually awkward making Draco decide he would break his usual routine and change at whatever suitable time.
He climbed into bed and pulled the muggle story book open. He was now on the tale of Cinderella, a bit girly he decided but an interesting tale anyway. He sometimes read to Hermione when sleep deprived her and had gotten hooked into the tales as only children's stories could.
Hermione slid into bed next to him too tired to even read and closed her eyes. She felt it difficult to find a comfortable position with her back aching so much and soon decided just to go on her side as usual and hope it would eventually go away. It really was bad for her to have back pains when she was only 17.
Draco sighed, "Turn over," he told her putting the book down. She was confused but did as she was told laying on her front, her cheek on the silk pillow. She felt Draco's thighs on either side of her body and realised what he was doing. He was giving her a massage. He slid his thumbs gently up her back finding all the knots in her muscles and gently rubbed them away relaxing her. She groaned in pleasure as her body just melted. He was so good at this. Where had he learned such an amazing technique she wondered as his continued to rub her senseless. His hands soon left her shoulders moving slowly down her back to her waist rubbing there, not so much that it was ticklish but just the perfect pressure. She closed her eyes accepting his generous gift and let herself simply feel his soft hands, his strong thighs and her warm lips gently kissing up and down her spine to her neck. She could die very happily here.
Draco hands reached the bottom of her back, playing with the edge of T-shirt daringly. It was like he was asking her permission his hands simply waiting there. She closed her eyes and imagined his hands under her shirt touching her bare back hoping he would get the message.
He did.
She groaned when their skins connected sparks shooting up her spine. He was leaning forwards now his groin pressed exotically against her behind as he raised the shirt over her head and his hands started moving again along with his mouth finding little sports on her back that make her twitch when he bit there. Soon she was out of breath gasping lightly every time his bulge moved against her. His hands trailed to her waist pulling her up into a sitting position their hips still moving together. His hands moved round to her front and cupped her large round breasts. Her breath sped up as his fingers started rubbing them everywhere aside form her large nipples pointing up just waiting to be pinched and when he did pinch them she let out a gasp and a groan letting her head fall back onto Draco's shoulder.
Excitement raced through Draco because of her reacting making him pull her areolas releasing them causing pleasure pain. It felt unbelievably good and she couldn't help imagine what it would be like if his lips replaced his fingers. As soon as she thought that she could picture it in her mind suddenly desperate to try it. Draco growled and flipped her over so he was in between her legs, his lips going straight to her nipple and biting. Hermione let out a loud noise in pleasure arching her back and lifting her knee up which Draco grabbed so she could really feel him rubbing against her making her deliciously wet. She put her hands in Draco's silky fine hair egging him on to continue pleasuring her chest. She felt a tiny stab of pain from Draco, his fangs were coming out and she wanted him to bit her, to take her to make her his. She opened her mouth to say the words, to tell him to mark her as his own when:
"Ahem," a tiny little cough so similar to Umbridge's stopped them. The portrait was staring at the too of them a woman with greying hair and a Victorian dress on. She was sitting at a brothel desk. Draco growled at her baring his long thin diamond like teeth.
"I know honey but I do have orders you know." They were being watched! Hermione pulled Draco's chest towards her hiding her from view. As she grabbed around for her shirt, it was ripped. Again.
"You owe me a shirt," she said quietly slipping under the covers her face burning with embarrassment. Draco nodded giving her one of his as he loved the sight of her in it. He needed a cold shower. Now. He left knowing Hermione would understand.
"I'll be back in 5 minutes" the lady said after Draco was well gone and she heard the shower start, walking through to the next picture of a permanent sleeping mule. Hermione collapsed a mess. She was still so hot and bothered as memories of what had just happened rushed through her head. She could still see the teeth marks on her nipples. Curiously she pinched them gently a pleasant feeling going through her. She slowly, shamefully, ran her hands down into her shorts. She was dripping wet the entrance to her cavern ready to be stretched. Never in all her life of self pleasuring herself had she even encountered this. She started rubbing her clit and pinching her nipple imagining Draco removing his shirt reaching for the strings of his trousers climbing towards her his teeth out, desire radiating from every pore of his body as he captured her eyes. She rubbed her nub fast trying to reach an unknowing deadline as she felt a small something coming closer and closer. She imagined his trailing his hands down her naked chest reaching her shorts and taking them off alone with her underwear spreading her legs and slowly thrust into her. The feeling in her stomach exploded and she gave a small cry in pleasure her body shaking slightly as she came down from her high. She quickly removed her hand wiping it on the sheets and threw Draco's top on just as the lady reappeared.
"I recommend you go to sleep now before the urge takes you again." Hermione blushed but climbed into the bed aware of the woman's eyes on her. She was grateful when Draco came back joining her under the warm covers placing himself between her and the portrait. He was shivering from his shower and his heat beat was fast then normal telling her he had done some 'strenuous exercise' in the shower. She burrowed herself in the crook of his neck but still could not get to sleep.
"Once upon a time," Draco whispered in her ear, "there was a girl called little red riding hood." By the end of the story she was fast asleep.
Theo crept quietly down the hall his feet bare, his shoulders shivering in the cold. If he got caught out of bed he would be in bullshit. He had already been caught sneaking out of the Ravenclaw house. Theo turned left and made a dash for it.
"Snow White," he hissed and the door sprang open. Chuckling in victory he did a superman dive through the door.
"Very talented," a voice said from in front of the fireplace.
"Damn you! Its 4am why are you up this early?"
"Why are you?"
"I met up with a shag buddy. He's a little weird about being with a guy but I think he saw reason tonight. I got him all nice and soft and by the way he was screaming I think he enjoyed it." Theo knew he had a smug look on his face but he was smug. Before he had 'come out the closet' being gay was scary and taboo but after people saw how happy, amazing and incredibly likeable he was they had a different change of mind. Well not entirely. Soon after he had 'come out' a group of guys cornered him saying, in far ruder language, that they weren't happy with a gay guy staring at them and getting an erection. Theo had retaliated by saying he wasn't gay but bisexual and the guys' didn't give him an erection. For some reason that had made them even angrier.
The battle had turned to fists and at that time Theo was a weed, just tall thin skin and bones so he had gotten thrashed until Draco came along. It had been during 6th year and Drake was in a bad place so he let the boys have it, cursing them violently. If it wasn't Snape who had found them Draco would most likely not be in Hogwarts but it was Snape so the boys were punished, Draco wasn't expelled and news went round the student body that if someone had a problem with Theo's sexual preference Draco would be involved and he would not be merciful. Soon after that guys had started flocking to Theo in secret and he took them, showed them what it was like to be with another man then let them be to make their own decisions. Without Theo they most likely would still be lost and very awkward.
"You still haven't answered my question missy," Ginny for some reason was quiet, a character trait she seldom possessed.
"I couldn't sleep so i decided to come down here for some light reading" The veela book lay on her lap her fingers ready to turn to the next page.
"And the reason you can't sleep is you still haven't decided whether you want to move in with Harry at Grimmald Place or Godric's hollow?"
"Yes how did you know?"
"My new shag buddy overheard Harry discussing it with Ron in their dorm," Ginny took in this information with raised eyebrows. One of the guys sharing a dorm with Harry and Ron were gay?
"Finnegan?" Theo smirked. He liked this Weasley a lot, she was a sharp girl.
"The very same but if you do chose Godric's hollow make sure you don't get rid of Grimmald Place because according to Finnegan, Potter has an emotional attachment to that house." Theo knew nothing about these places he just had two very good ears for gossip.
"I was thinking that Godric's Hollow was better because Harry would dwell too much on the past in Grimmald Place and I don't want that but then we could keep Grimmald Place and do it up and use it as like a secret base or something." Her enthusiasm was contagious and her eyes brightened at the words 'secret base'.
"Great idea! That kept you awake resulting in your insomnia?"
"No of course not. I lied to you. The reason I can't sleep is because Lavender was shagging Dean Thomas again." There was an evil little smirk on her face, "And i wanted to beat you to the chair, it is after all the best spot." Theo laughed a good natured laugh.
"So where you up too?" gesturing to the boom in her lap, "Found any new dirt?" The book actually contained loads of erotic pervy stuff as well as information and facts which made it all the more worth reading because believe it or not, pervy stuff always made better reading. Don't you dare deny it.
"Have you got to the bit with synchronized wanks yet?"
"Yes!" It turned out that every time mates wanked they could only wank to their partner and they would climax at the same time.
"It's kind of like long distance sex," Theo chuckled, "I feel sorry for Hermione, Drake wanks loads but then all the better for her to get more stimulation than normal." He highly doubted that she fingered herself just as she woke up and just before bed, maybe one or twice a week but not more.
"It's kinda romantic don't you think? Having a partner that can only ever wank to you, loves you, and basically can't cheat on you and are perfect for each other. Makes the rest of our romances and relationships quite bland." Ginny was right. Theo doubted he would ever find someone the way Hermione and Drake had found each other and sometimes in the few nights he spent himself he realized the depth of his loneliness. He wasn't a player because he wanted to be mean but because he had never found someone who suited him. Ginny had it fine, she had Potter at least, and from the way the smexy hero watched her, he was smitten with her. What Theo would give to have a taste of his arse...
He wanted to change the subject, this one made him feel solemn and horny at the same time and he really couldn't have that with an out of bounds girl in the room.
"How long do you think it will be till they're married?"
"As soon as they leave school though I don't know what Hermione will do. I don't think she wanted to settle down for at least a few years. I'm not sure she wants to have kids so soon either."
"Well she doesn't have much of a choice does she?" Ginny paused. What did Theo mean by that? Was there some sort of time limit for them to have kids by?
"Ah so you haven't got that far in the book. Don't worry you'll come across it soon enough but there was something in there about a woman's - how do i say this - femininity growing so her want to have children will grow or something across those lines so babies I expect won't be so far away." There was a pregnant pause as they mentally went over what had just been said.
"Shotgun best man and Godfather!" Theo shouted, "And you my dear simply must be maid of honor and Godmother, we could be the ultimate godparents!"
"If it's a boy he lives with me!"
"What? Don't be ridiculous I am far manlier than you are and he would need some male influence in his life."
"You're gay! Harry would be the best influence for him especially since he's a hero and all not to mention you're bad with kids."
"I am not! He would be living in my amazing mansion where he could run in miles upon miles of amazing grounds and live the life a boy should, rolling around in mud and-" BANG! The door burst open behind them and there stood a very tired, very pissed off Draco. He was glaring daggers at the pair of them mainly Theo.
"Do you have any idea what time it is?" he growled.
"It is exactly 17 minutes and 52 seconds past 5. Why do you ask? Have you lost your watch again?" Draco opened his mouth to retort but the fireplace smoldering embers went up in hot waves, making Ginny shriek.
"Draco?" Theo recognized the voice of Narcissa Malfoy just before her head appeared in the flames. "Ah Theodore how are you this morning?" Mrs. Malfoy had always been extremely kind in a very strict manor as she knew he still missed his deceased mother but it was well known that Lucius didn't like the Nott family particularly therefore Narcissa was forced never to be too kind to him but a woman as cleaver and cunning as Narcissa Malfoy knew how to overcome her boundaries without actually breaking them.
"I'm very well Mrs. Malfoy thank you for asking. Would you like Miss Weasley and myself to leave for a few minutes so you have a chance to chat with Draco privately?"
"That would be lovely Theo." Theo dragged Ginny to Draco's bed room where Hermione still dozed in bed, awake because Draco was also.
"Good luck" he hissed as he closed the door.
Hermione was simply exhausted. She had gotten to bed late then an owl had arrived around 5 to tell Draco to get up and go to the fire place. Truthfully she didn't think they would have woken up had it not been for the very noisy Theodore Nott who was right now climbing into bed with her picking up Draco's book examining it. "Why is Draco reading a story about a prince holding a glass shoe? What would happen if the shoe broke, you could very likely cut your foot. Oh and look here it smashes on page 20! 'The Prince gave a gasp of shock and he kneeled to the wreck. How would he ever find his Bride now? None of the girls who had tried it on had fitted it, they were not the beauty he had seen on the night of the ball' Aww I feel sorry for the prince. Perhaps he should just become bisexual like me." Ginny laughed
"If he's a Prince I don't think he's allowed to be homo or bisexual Theo and if he's already found his," she glanced at over the book, "bride of innocent honour and grace why should he look for another?"
"While we're on the subject of people designed for people how are you and Draco fairing?" Hermione groaned and rolled over. For once in her life she couldn't be bothered but Theo was such a persistent boy and once he'd caught on to something he wouldn't back down till he got his answer.
"Awww the poor darling's tired. Did Draco keep you up all night pleasuring you to the abyss of heaven itself?"
"No we weren't allowed." Theo and Ginny looked shocked they hadn't actually…
"What do you mean you weren't allowed?" Ginny shouted annoyed. If they want to have sex they should be allowed to have sex no matter the circumstances especially if the couple are veela mates!
"I mean we were making out but the portrait interrupted us and she reported it to McGonagl and everything. It was disastrous." Hermione didn't have the energy to be kind to the woman and she was sure she had suffered enough insults through her life to not care about her rudeness.
"No wonder Draco looked pissed."
"Yeh, if I got interrupted halfway through an amazing make out session quickly leading to more I would not be a very happy bisexual hamster." They couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Sometimes Theo you come up with the strangest things-" Hermione stopped her eyes distant. She climbed out of bed reaching for the door as it opened. Draco lifted her into his arms holding her tightly.
"We're alright," he said in relief carrying her back tucking her in.
"What…?"
"Mother fell down yesterday and broke her hip. She's had it repaired and had a healer help her when she was at home but the healer stole her wand and started robbing the house so mother used one of my father's dark magical artefacts to stun him but it turned out he had been experimenting with it and ended up paralyzing the man instead so mother has to go to court soon to give her testimony about what happened. It's unlikely that she'll be prosecuted however there is still a lot of prejudice out there." Draco sighed tiredly, "I might need to get out of school a day early for the holidays so I can attend the trial in case I am required to give testimony that I witnessed my father fiddling with it or something like that."
"I think she'll be fine Drake. Your mum's tough and cleaver so I'm sure she'll make the court bend to her will." Strangely that comforted Draco knowing that someone else agreed with him that his mother, in those instances, was talented at getting what she wanted.
"Also Hermione I wanted to discuss this with you over the Easter holidays you're invited to come stay with us in the Malfoy Mansion" Draco said pointing to Theo and himself. The always came specially over eater as they could revise together and the holidays were too short to go on a proper holiday so they usually just spent the time at home messing around. But these holidays would be different.
Hermione looked nervous fidgeting with the covers constantly. She was scared of that, partly because meeting your boyfriends family is always scary and mainly because of well the manor. She had bad memories in that place and from what little she did see she would likely get lost in the great house.
"Don't be nervous," Draco said nuzzling her again, "Mother doesn't hold anything against you especially the fact you are muggle born. I actually think she quite likes your character." Hermione remained silent. She just did know what to do.
"Plus," Draco continued, "I refuse to let you return to that dump you were living in before." Ginny's eyes snapped open.
"Hermione's house isn't a dump!" She exclaimed angrily. Just because he lived in a mansion didn't mean other normal sort of houses were dumps! Ginny had visited Hermione for a week over the summer and she found her house very comfortable and nice.
Draco glanced over realising his mistake. Sometimes when he was with Hermione people and things just blurred into the background like just then and now he wanted to punch himself. Hadn't Hermione told him she didn't want the others to know? Of course she didn't want the others to know. Talking about your wealth and problems in font of others was not a comfortable subject.
"It's alright Draco" Hermione murmured to him. In fact she was somehow relieved. She knew she needed to tell them soon and Ginny seemed like the perfect person to begin with. And somehow everyone had forgotten about Theo…
"Don't tell me. Your mum and dad are broke so you had to move into this really crummy flat in a bad neibourgh hood and instead of going skiing like you told everyone you were actually working all summer," He said sarcastically, "You didn't want to tell the others because you didn't want to bother them with your troubles. It's just like some soppy book that everyone loves but is really badly written." Everyone just stared at Theo amazed at how close to the truth he got too.
"No not quite Theo. My parents died in a car crash but the rest of it was pretty correct," she snuggled deeper into Draco's arms needing his comfort. The way Theo had said it made her actions sound stupid now. Ginny's eyes were wide with shock and Hermione waited for the scream of 'WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?' to come but it never did.
"Silly girl," Ginny said scolding her lightly. "You of all people should know better but what's done is done and now you've got a rich boyfriend so it doesn't really matter."
"Very true," Theo agreed approvingly, "So what about it Hermione? Actually why did I ask? I DEMAND that you come Hermione and nothing will stop me from hoisting you over my shoulder and dragging you there myself," Draco glared and a small rumble came from his chest, "Apart from Draco," he remembered at the last second smiling guiltily.
"Okay," Hermione agreed. Draco would look after her anyway and parents always tended to like her anyway.
"Good. Now we have that sorted get out of our room we're tired and want to go to bed and for god's sake Theo stop stroking my leg!"
Ron hated mornings, especially Saturday mornings but Parkinson had insisted that they meet a 7am so they could go over their plan. He took a left turn then opened the door to an empty class room.
"Did you get it?" the Slytherin bitch snapped at him. God he hated her especially her high pitched voice.
"Yeh. Right here," Ron said holding up the bed of Weasley products.
"Okay. Do you remember what you need to do or do you need me to remind you?" she sneered at him. Ron took a slow calming breath.
"I remember bitch," he said through gritted teeth.
"Then why are you still here?" Ron turned around and fled the room before he changed his mind about hitting girls. He walked glumly to the dungeons. He was sure there was another way to accomplish this without him getting detention but Parkinson refused to change the plan.
He sighed as he got out the box of Weasley Fireworks and lit them waiting till they went off. And off they went making a massive racket as they bounced off the walls crashed into each other scorching the tapestry at the end of the hall and Ron just stood there waiting to get caught. Before long the fireworks stopped half bang and Snape stood out from the trails of smoke they made. Just as Pansy had said.
"Mr Weasley what do you think you are going?"
"Bored," he simply droned knowing that would really piss off the potions wanker.
"Well Mr Weasley detention till the end of term should quench your boredom. 50 points from Gryffindor for idiotic behaviour. Follow me." He slumped behind Snape towards McGonagall's office knowing he would get a massive row there and out of the corner of his eye he spotted Pansy a gleeful smile on her face. It seemed their plan had worked.
Exhaustion continued for Hermione as she went to class the teachers giving them more work than the usual. She was simply thankful that she had all her classes with Draco that day rather than have to go through the pain of leaving him again. When lunch finally came about she was deadly thankful even though usually she tented avoid it because of all the staring figures when she sat at the end of the Slytherin table. It would be much worse of Draco moved to the Gryffindor table.
As soon as she sat down Draco started loading her plate with food making sure she hate a healthy amount. The good thing about being veela mates was that they liked, loved and hated all the same types of foods. There was never going to be an argument about that, thank merlin. Pansy was sitting next to Draco much to her disappointment even though she was engrossed in a conversation with a girl in the year below. She didn't like how Draco didn't deliberately keep her away but then of course he assumed Pansy was no threat and Hermione understood Draco would never go back to her but still…
"Hermione can I talk to ya' a sec?" it was Seamus Finnegan looking extremely nervous his eyes trailing everywhere aside from Draco and her. Draco's protectiveness and mistrust washed over her like water crashing against a cliff.
"Sure Seamus," Draco growled behind her a flash of pain telling her his teeth were out again. She placed a hand on his arm to assure him and comfort him but it wasn't till Theo leaned over and whispered something in his ear that he calmed down a bit.
"Stay in sight," he told her as she strode away. Hermione was curious to see what Seamus wanted.
"I'm sorry Hermione but I've come because of Ron," Hermione thought as much and his facial expression told her he really didn't want to do this, "we had a bet and I lost so… anyway he wants me to tell ya 'hat he's sorry again and 'hat he wants to meet you to come to the Burrow for Easter. Apparently he's asked his mam and she said it's alright. So sorry 'bout that and ya know I wouldnae get involved if I didn't need tae."
"I understand but can you tell him I'm sorry but I can't join him this Easter and next time I'll try to talk to him myself so not to involve you in this little spat." He thanked her and left hurriedly taking once last glance at Draco whose eyes were still fixed on him.
"He was forced to deliver a message from Ron who invited me to Easter with him, Ginny and Harry at the Burrow but I said no. Nothing major."
"Poor guy." Theo said clapping Draco on the back, "No need to worry buddy she's still you bird." Theo picked up Draco's goblet preferring to use his rather than his own as normal. "To Hermione and Draco still the dream couple," he drank a long draft, "You know I'm starting to think that Ronald is finally-" he broke off a confused expression on his face. He looked up the blood draining from his face, his eyes glazing over as if seeing far away and then collapsed to the ground unconscious.
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