The Year in Montreal
By Jess Fern
Chapter 9
The feast was brilliant! The food was amazing, and there was always something to talk about. My mother asked about my bridesmaids, and in response, Ginny stands up and bows, making everyone laugh. Then Lavender stands, and she curtsies but knocks Ron's glass out his hand, and it falls with a crash. Lavender blushes, and bends down with Ron to help pick up the glass. Then we all remember we're wizards, and things start getting out of hand. Draco pops some real champagne and pours himself a large glass, and drinks it all. All of the wizards take a glass, except for Lavender and Ginny for some reason, because Ginny almost always drinks alcohol at parties. My mother also declines, so only the men drink. They become completely drunk because they start putting there hands around each other's shoulders and singing an irish drinking song, but they sing so terribly, that we all just laugh at them. Once the alcohol is all gone, we all retreat to our sleeping arrangements. Me and Draco attempt the stairs, but Draco fumbles up the stairs and almost trips.
"Shit, Draco! You cannot have a hangover on our wedding! Ginny? Do you have anything that can cure hangover? Before it starts?" I call down and ginny walks over to the stairs, looks at Draco, rolls her eyes, and nods. I take Draco to our bedroom, where things end with me knocking him out. He tries countless times to remove my clothes, asks for more alcohol, and a blow job. I finally grab my wand as he starts giggling at my fat, and think of the only thing that comes to mind in my upset mind.
"Stupefy! Oh thank Merlin!" I say in relief, and he falls to the bed, as the inevitable happened. I hear Ginny making her way up the stairs and open the door for her. She sees Draco asleep on the bed, and looks at me.
"Did he pass out?" She asks and I twirl my wand.
"Sort of, I may have stupefied him?" I say nervously. Ginny laughs and asks why.
"He was becoming a pain in the ass. Asking for a blow job, trying to take my clothes, then the thing he did to make me snap . . . he laughed at my fat." I say and look at his lean form on the bed. Ginny rubs my back.
"He didn't mean it, Mione. He was drunk, believe me. Harry was the same way, except asking for . . . Its stupid." Ginny says, but she finally gives in.
"He was asking for his cloak of invisibility, but I said 'It's not here, so you cant have it. Why do want it?' he answers,'I wanted to fuck you invisibly!' then he passed out! Don't laugh!" She says and punches me in the stomach. She regrets it when she sees my grimace.
"Sorry! I didn't mean to, I mean you can too!" She says and smiles, but I shake my head.
"You arent pregnant though! It wouldn't be the same affect!" I say jokingly. She looks away, with a distant look in her eyes.
"Well, um, there is something I should tell you. You see about a week ago, I was eating my favorite food; scrambled eggs. And I got sick after I ate them. Harry was all worried. So I told him to calm down, that id go to a healer in the morning. Well, I went to the healer, and she told me there wasn't anything wrong, but then I said well if there isn't anything wrong, what's wrong? And she said very slowly, Mrs. Potter, you are pregnant." Ginny says with a shrug. I punch her what I assume is her uterus, and she holds her stomach.
"Thats for not telling me." Then I hug her and whisper, "Congratulations." She hugs right back. We remember that Draco will have a hangover if we don't do anything, so we get to work. I open his mouth and ginny sticks a funnel in and she pours the potion in his mouth. Instantly, he sits up and runs to the bathroom and turns the faucet on. He pushes his head into the sink and starts chugging the water.
"Ginny, that was a potion right?" I ask suspiciously.
"Uhm, not exactly. I found a bottle of whiskey, champagne, cinnamon, gunpowder, and Cyenne pepper, mixed together, and and some water." She says nervously. I look at her confused.
"Where the hell did you get gunpowder in the middle of the woods?" I ask and she says she found a gun locker, with old guns inside. Draco stands up, looks at us satisfied, then turns to the loo and starts throwing up.
"The only problem is the concoction works, but gives you a wicked case of the stomach flu for an hour or so." She says and I look at her like she's crazy.
"And how did you pass your healer exam?" I ask her with all seriousness.
"I missed 9 questions total, and you can only miss 10." She says and I tell her one thing.
"Study!" I say and walk into the bathroom and kneel down next to Draco, who is wrenching his stomach out. I rub his back soothingly. Ginny walks back to our room and takes the potion downstairs, and I only hope Harry and Ron are prepared for the wrath of Ginny. When Draco finally stops vomiting, he falls to the floor. His face is paler than usual, but it soon returns to his normal shade. He looks a bit dazed, but looks at me. He puts his hand to my bump and I smile. I grab the counter and help myself up and flush the pink and orange sludge down the pipes. When Draco has finally caught his breath, he stands and is about to kiss me, but thinks better and brushes his teeth several times to my delight.
"Are you better?" I say and he looks at the toilet one last time.
"I'll never be able to look at the loo again without having nightmares." He answers and I laugh. I grab his arm and haul him back to our room, and he sits on his side and me on mine. He gets under the covers, pulling them only to his waist, and I do the same. He reaches his hand over and sets it on my belly again. I put my hand over his.
"Draco, do you remember anything before?" I ask and he nods.
"Yeah, well some. I remember lying on the bed and then I remember you yelling stupefy, but thats about it. Why did I say something?" He asks with a worried face.
"Yes, you were laughing at me, my fat, and thats why I stupefied you. I'm sorry." I say and he rolls over so that he's on top of me. He looks me straight in the eye and kisses me hard. When I pull away, he still looks me in the eye.
"You know that I would never insult you on purpose." He says and lays his head on my breast.
"I know, ginny told me something similar. Oh speaking of Ginny, she's pregnant." I say and he shifts his head so he's looking at me.
"Really? Who would have thought Potter had the guts. Definitely not me." He says and I flick his head.
"That's it! You are going down Mione!" He jumps up and starts kissing me on the lips then kisses down my neck down my breasts, and stops at my bump. He kisses it, and I smile so wide that I cry. He turns his attention to me.
"What?" He says and it takes me some effort not to scream this out to the world.
"You . . . are going . . . to make a . . . wonderful father." I say and he smiles and puts his hand to my cheek. He lies back down on his side. We lie still for a bit, then I break the silence.
"What do you want to name her? I have no ideas.' I say and he turns to me.
"I always liked the name Eleanor." He says softly.
"I like that one too. We'll call her Eleanor than." I say and we doze off.
The wedding day begins at 10:00 am, as the ceremony doesn't start until 3:00, but I have to get ready. Ginny, lavender, and my mother all come into my room and wake me up. I look at them and they are obviously excited, especially my mother.
"Come on Hermione!" She says and I get out of bed, and kiss Draco goodbye. They pull me away and to my mothers room, which has been decked out as a salon. I sit in the chair and Lavender begins. She starts with my hair; putting the loose curls in a bun, with some curls nicely placed falling out as my mother and Ginny do my nails. Then lavender begins my makeup; only putting on some mascara and eye liner and a little blush. Then my dress goes on. I remove my dressing robes, and put the heavy dress on. Ginny zips it up and I look in the three mirrors and smile at the woman with an obvious bulge in her lower abdomen. I put on the shoes but they pinch and hurt my sore feet, making my feet red. This becomes problematic as there is an hour till the big event. Ginny apparates away to who knows where and Lavender puts the veil and jewelry on. My mother looks on happily. Lavender and mother go to get themselves dressed and I watch from the window to the beautiful outdoors where Harry and Ron are setting up the alter. They are stringing a big roll of green ribbon in the trees and on the tree-branch-woven gazebo. Ginny appears on the front lawn with a bag and hugs harry and walks in. I sit back down into the chair and wait until Ginny opens the door. She opens the bag and pulls out a blue box. She hands me the box and I open it and find some simple silver flats.
"I think those will be better." She says and heads off to get ready. I sit there for a bit and hear the door open and close, assuming its my mother.
"Well, ginny found some flats that don't hurt my feet like the heels." I say and stand up and find Draco leaning against the wall staring at me with lust. He walks over to me and doesn't say a word, he just stands there looking down at me. He looks so amazing, he wears a black tux, a white shirt, black pants, shiny leather shoes, and then seductive hair hanging over one eye. I hear the guests arriving, and I'm sure Draco does too, so our time is limited. He puts his coat on, completing the ensemble. I grab a red rose from the vase on the table and cut the stem a bit then tuck it into his lapel. He grabs my hand after the flower is in place
"I really love it when you are so much shorter than me. Its cute when I have to lean down to kiss you." He says finally and does just that. We stay there for a bit, and then Ginny and Lavender walk in on our make out session and shoo Draco out, muttering bad luck and nonsense. I sigh and Ginny and Lavender fuss over my hair and makeup a little longer so I look "perfect". They nod and open the door for me. We walk down the stairs and find my mother standing before the closed french doors. She is holding a large bouquet of red and white roses. I kiss her on the cheek and breath.
"Are you ready dear?" My mother says to me and I nod nervously. Ginny waves her wand and the doors open, sunlight streaming the trees, a small orchestra playing the wedding anthem. I slowly walk down the isle towards a smiling Draco. Harry and Ron are his best men. I walk up the stairs of the gazebo, and give be bouquet to Ginny. Draco and me grasp hands, and the priest begins his speech.
"We are gathered here today to celebrate the companionship and Love between Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. These two wizards could never be separated; not by miles, not by sickness, not even my disaster, they will still have each other, and their beautiful soon to come baby girl. They love each other to no end and will, if needed, be taken back to this memory, to remove any thing that makes them incapable of showing their love to each other. Do you both have your vows?" He asks us and we both nod.
"Draco Lucius Malfoy is the love of my life. Though you tormented me in school, I have forgiven you, and always will for anything you say or do. I am proud that you will be the father of my children." I say and look to Draco.
"Hermione Jean granger is beautiful, no matter what any asshole says to her. I will always see her for what she truly is; not a muggleborn, not a wizard either, a goddess. She is the most beautiful human I have ever seen, and no human could ever be that beautiful. I love this goddess who has stolen my heart, and I will always chase her down for my heart, but I will never catch her. Never. I love you Granger." Draco finishes and I know it's all he can do not to kiss me right then.
"Draco Malfoy, will you take Hermione Granger to be your wife? To have and to hold, to keep and to comfort, in sickness and in health, will you always love her as long as you both shall live?" The priest says and Draco stares at me with so much love.
"I do." Draco says as he pull a small red velvet box from his pocket and slips a beautiful ring on my finger. It has a large square diamond in the center and tiny rubies surrounding it.
"Hermione Granger, will you take Draco Malfoy to be your husband? To have and to hold, to keep and to comfort, in sickness and in health, will you always love him as long as you both shall live?" He says once again, and ginny hands me the blue velvet box.
"I do." I say and open the box and put he ring on his finger.
"By the authority vested in me by the ministry of magic, I pronounce this couple husband and wife. You may kiss your bride." He says and Draco does not hesitate. Everyone stands up and claps for us and we all go inside for the reception. Draco, though stays behind and pulls me back. We stand on the gazebo and stare into each other's eyes. He leans down and kisses me passionately and I hear the french doors creak open and assume Ginny or mother is getting this on muggle video. It seems like we kiss forever when we finally break away.
"Now you're mine, Draco Malfoy. What should I do to you on our first night of being married?" I say naughtily. He smirks and answers.
"I have a few ideas." He says and pinches my ass.
