Recap from chapters 1-8

Four days after the Battle of Hogwarts Hermione finds her parents in Darwin, Australia. She restored their memories but the fear and stress had finally taken its toll. Hermione experienced nightmares, frights and relived the horrific memories sometimes. After two months everything got better, while she kept a diary. In this diary is also written about the concerns she has of what it is that her parents are not telling her. Aremo moves to Shafiq Manor in Aberdeen. Draco and Narcissa are cleared from all the charges. Hermione meets a charming Australian wizard named Michael Caldwell, who is so charming that they actually want to kiss but don't because of his iron grip on her. Aremo meets Draco and Narcissa and gets invited to a party where he meets Astoria Greengrass, Lucretia Rowle and much others. Harry receives an apologetic letter from Draco to give to Hermione. Hermione feels horrible at the memory of the night in Malfoy Manor, which fades away after a good talk and a good night sleep and continues studying. Draco meets Theo's girlfriend Lisa Turpin at the quidditch party. Aremo and Astoria have a lovely time together, cheering on the quidditch players. Harry is introduced to Aremo and recognizes something from him. Blaise is flirting shamelessly with Ginny after she'd lost the match.


Chapter 9: Code of Safety Regarding Attacks, Not Likely.

8:27AM Sunday September 6th 1998 – United Kingdom – Zabini Manor

Ginny

When I woke up, my body was softly aching everywhere. I inhaled the smell of sex and a grin formed on my dry, swollen lips. The satin sheets that were wrapped around my naked body felt amazingly soft, but it didn't stop my breasts and pussy from being extremely sensitive. While moving my cold toes to get the blood circulation running, I licked my dry lips and I remembered how his lips were pressed against mine. I remembered the hot and passionate kisses and the way his hands had moved over my whole body. The way he'd thrusted into me, hard. His smug smile just after he came for the third time.

As the full memory slowly came back, I could feel my neck starting to tingle. I moved my fingers softly over the sensitive place where he had sucked on my neck so hard that a moan escaped my lips.

And I never moaned, never. That was the moment where I knew I couldn't head back. He'd made me come in four different positions and filled me completely (it was definitely true about what they said about tall men). His stamina wasn't even close to mine, but he was even more fit underneath his robes than I'd expected. At the memory of last night, my pussy started to throb softly but I knew it was a onetime thing even though it was the best sex I've ever had. With Harry everything had been sweet, loving and soft, but this rough, all night long hungry sex had been bloody mind-blowing.

My stomach growled in hunger, my pussy throbbed and a painful headache started to develop. Suppressing a groan, I moved the sheets off my body and stepped out of bed. I looked at his naked muscled back and turned around. I soundlessly accioed all my clothing, put them on and walked over to the fireplace in the living room. Just before stepping into the fireplace, I soundlessly accioed a hangover relieving potion, not knowing whether he had one, but the bonking in my head was so painful that I wanted relief now. After 5 seconds, a bottle with hangover relieving potion written on it, came flying towards me. I took a large gulp and set the rest back on the table.

I stepped into the fireplace and flooed home.

Once at home, I walked over to the shower. After showering and taking care of my sore body, I walked into the kitchen to get some food. After eating a few pieces of toast, a bowl of soup from last night's dinner, and two glasses of pumpkin juice, I looked at the clock. I had 4 hours left before the first training at the Holyhead Harpies would start. I decided to head back to bed, and write Hermione afterwards, telling her all about the quidditch game from last night.


11:49AM Sunday September 6th 1998 – United Kingdom – Zabini Manor

Blaise

I moved my hand over the bed behind me, in search for my goddess. All I could feel was cold satin, no warmth, no skin. Weaslette had been, no doubt, the best shag he'd ever had. Not even the French twins came close to this woman. Her stamina was amazing, her legs were to die for and the way she unloaded her frustration into the sex, fucking amazing. Absolutely fucking amazing! I groaned, got out of bed and stepped into the shower. This would take a while to get her out of my head…


2:15PM Wednesday September 16th 1998 – United Kingdom - Malfoy Manor

Draco

When I descended the stairs (I had arrived via floo in my own room) I walked over to the redecorated tearoom, since mother had requested my presence there. I wonder what she wanted, calling me home from work this early on the day. We only needed to catch two more deatheaters and then all the known death eaters with records that varied from; very dangerous, dangerous and mildly dangerous would've been captured. The hardly dangerous and not dangerous death eaters and passive pureblood supremacists wouldn't be captured, but at least it was a lot safer, safe enough to go outside.

But until then, every auror and auror-supporting team member was busy helping out, filing all the paperwork, saving and copying the memories of arrests and finding that have been made by the personnel. Lucky for me, the auror department was well staffed today so I could leave early. Just before I wanted to enter the tearoom I could hear my mothers' voice laughing.

Not knowing that we had company, I call for Squaffy.

"Squaffy!" I say clear.

The house elf appeared with a bang and bowed deeply.

"Yes master Draco? What may Squaffy do for master Draco?" his high-pitched voice sounds.

"Who is in the tearoom with my mother?" I ask him, while looking at the white smears of paint on his pants.

"Lord and Lady Greengrass master Draco. They is very happy to meet with you," he answers.

I swallow and set my face expressions on pureblood. My expression becomes neutral and I nod towards Squaffy.

"Thank you Squaffy."

Squaffy bows deep again and disappears with a loud bang.

I walked straight into the tearoom, where Lord and Lady Greengrass were seated around the table with my mother.

"Draco, I'm so glad that you could join us," says my mother, while smiling broadly.

After I have welcomed them appropriately, I sit down between my mother and Lord Greengrass.

"You are probably wondering why I've asked you to come here," my mother starts.

"Yes, actually. But I think I can guess," I say.

"They were wondering why they haven't seen you going out with Astoria," mother says while pouring me a cup of tea as well.

I sigh. I pick up my cup of tea, blow on it and slowly take a small sip.

"Has Astoria not been nice to you?" Lord Greengrass asks me.

I know I have to make Astoria and myself look good, otherwise they would not be so merciful.

"Astoria has never been anything but nice to me. She's an extraordinary witch," I pause for them to take in my words and smile politely at Lady Greengrass before I continue: "However, the safety of the common wizard, even the purebloods and the sacred 28, is not guaranteed yet. It will come very soon, but until then, I won't be putting her safety at risk by taking her somewhere public," I explain.

Lord Greengrass seems to be satisfied with this answer, but Lady Greengrass smiled almost evilly.

"And yet you let that awful Zabini boy escort her to that Quidditch party. I believe she is yours to escort at all times, unless your mother requires an escort, but this was not the case," she says way too friendly.

I could feel that my mother sends me a glance and I deliberately avoid looking her way. I smile back towards Lady Greengrass in my friendliest manner, because I have the last trump.

A trump by the name of Aremo.

Lord Aremo Shafiq.

"I was not able to escort her because I had invited someone else to be my plus one," I try not to sound too smug, but I know I would win this hands down.

Lady Greengrass' mouth opens in shock but quickly restores herself.

"And who was this plus one then?" she asks me.

"Lord Aremo Shafiq. He doesn't have many friends and I found it rather rude to make him Blaise's plus one, seeing as I believe he is very uncomfortable near new people. I believe you have had the pleasure of meeting him?" I ask casually.

"Well yes, but…" Lady Greengrass starts but as soon as Lord Greengrass raised his right hand she stops midsentence.

I hide my smugness under my mask of a polite awaiting face.

"What my wife is trying to ask tactfully is why you haven't asked her out on date to anywhere else yet?" Lord Greengrass asks without as much as a change in tone.

"To be honest, I am very busy helping the department of magical law enforcement to capture the last deatheaters. And after the scandal of my father I didn't know if she wanted me to ask her out," I say, not knowing if I had bended the truth too much by saying this.

"Of course she does. She knows that the fact that your father has gone mental isn't your fault," my mother says after taking a sip from her tea.

I follow her example and take another sip of my tea.

"Did you at least spend some time with her at the Quidditch party?" Lord Greengrass asks.

"I'm afraid not. I was playing Quidditch myself, but she did cheer me on together with Aremo," I say, planting the seed very silently.

"Very well then, but make your move quickly. We want her to have an official fiancée by the time she is making her debut into the society, which is the 21st of August, so eleven months," says Lord Greengrass final.

I nod while taking a large sip of my tea.

When the silence fills the room, I outweigh my options. I have to move quicker than I had previously thought. Just when I wanted to get up and arrange the setup, I heard her name.

"Has Hermione Granger been seen recently?" Lord Greengrass asks my mother.

"Not that I'm aware of, though I've heard from the Cliffs that…"

I tuned out. I've never heard back from her, or Potter about the letter. Not that I'd expected it of course, but still. I could still see the way she looked after she was tortured. I felt a stab in my ribs and excused myself from the current company with the excuse of not feeling well. I walked over to my wing and entered my room. I took off my robes and changed into a pair of green shorts. My tattoo on my arm was gone after two weeks of the Dark Lords' death but there were quite a few other scars that didn't fade. I looked into the mirror and pointed my wand at myself.

"Finite."

The scar hiding spell was taken down and the scar across my cheek showed the huge contrast to the colour of my skin. Sighing, I conjured a quill and a piece of parchment and started writing the things that needed to be done.

"Squaffy," I frustrated called out in the open room, Lord Greengrass had killed my good mood.

With a loud bang Squaffy appeared and bowed deep again.

"I'd like you to go to Theo and tell him to meet me at Zabini Manor. I need his advice. Immediately," I add.

"Yes master Draco."

How on earth would he arrange Aremo and Astoria for them to meet coincidentally before she would return to Hogwarts? Or wouldn't Astoria return to Hogwarts either?

I put on a white t-shirt, placed a new scar-hiding-spell and stepped into the fireplace.

"Zabini Manor!"


3PM Wednesday September 16th 1998 – United Kingdom - Zabini Manor

Draco

I walked into Zabini's room in his wing where I found him with a girl. They were so busy that they didn't even hear me come in, but I didn't have time for this nonsense.

"Blaise, I need you now!" I demanded.

The redheaded girl, who reminded me of Ginny Weasley but wasn't, screamed shortly at my presence. But when she saw Blaise's relaxed face, she shut up. Blaise turned to me slowly and grinned.

"I'm kind of in the middle of something here," he said with a grin.

"Well, it can wait," I deadpan.

When Theo entered the room as well, Blaise sighed.

"What's the emergency Draco?" Theo asked, his tie and hair askew.

"You've got to go," Blaise said to the girl while conjuring his boxer shorts.

The girl looked at him, first shocked as if she didn't think he would mean it, and then angry when she found out he did. She conjured her clothes as well and stepped into the bathroom.

Blaise stepped out of bed and walked into the bathroom as well. Theo and I waited in silence for the girl to scream, and when she did and ran past us, she left by floo immediately. After 3 minutes Blaise came out of the bathroom as if nothing had happened and led us to his living room in his suite.

"What is so urgent that it couldn't wait 15 minutes? I was kind of busy with her," Blaise asked while a slight tone of frustration sounded through his voice.

"You are always busy with someone, now focus. I need your help," I stated.

Blaise poured Theo and I a glass of firewhiskey and we sat down in the chairs.

"What seems to be the issue Draco?" Theo asked.

"I need to find a way to make Aremo and Astoria fall in love before she returns to Hogwarts, because her parents and my mother are breathing down my neck and I want out."

"They randomly meet somewhere they both like to go?" Theo suggested.

"You set them up in a romantic bedroom with glasses that are filled with lust potion?" Blaise suggested.

Theo gave Blaise a punch on his shoulder.

"Oow!" Blaise said, while rubbing his shoulder.

"Focus, I want out now," I said in a tone like I was explaining them that 1 + 1 = 2.

"What's got you in this crappy mood? You'll get out of this arranged marriage either way. She doesn't even want to marry you," Theo said.

"What? How do you know that?" I asked quickly.

"I might have overheard a conversation between her and Lisa the day before yesterday…" Theo started.

"And will she return to Hogwarts?" I quickly asked him.

"She will, just like Daphne and their parents are forcing them to take Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts. They want that they can protect themselves as best as possible," Theo said.

"And what about us? Will we go back to Hogwarts too?" Blaise asked while taking a sip from his firewhiskey.

"I don't know, what do you think Nott?" I asked.

"Yes, we will go back, all three of us," he stated matter-of-factly.

"And why?" Blaise snorted.

"Blaise, Theo is thinking with his dick, not with his head."

"That must be a well-known sensation for you Blaise? Oh wait, not anymore," Theo started slyly.

"What why?" I started.

"Because since Blaise has shagged Weaslette at the night of the Quidditch party, he's only interested in redheads, who look a lot like Ginny Weasley, hence the chick in his bed today," Theo pointed out bluntly.

Feeling my mouth drop open, I quickly regained my posture and straightened my face.

"Thanks Nott! Though, I haven't said anything about your hair and tie askew and your fly being open for the last fifteen minutes now have I?" Blaise reacted.

Theo turned to look at his fly, which was closed.

"Very childish Blaise," Theo said while straightening his tie.

"You've shagged Weaslette?" I ask him calmly and composed.

"Yup."

We all take a sip from our firewhiskey in silence.

"So?" I ask after I had a while to think about it.

"Fucking best shag I've ever had. Ever," he said before taking another sip.

"Anyway, are you going back to Hogwarts?" Theo asked us.

I thought about Hogwarts, about the person who reminded me of Hogwarts. Granger had always been very present at school and I didn't think Potter and Weasley would approve for her to go to Hogwarts if they didn't find it safe enough.

"Don't know, at least not until all the dangerous death eaters have been caught, but after that, I might as well," I say thoughtful.


1:50AM Wednesday September 23rd 1998 – United Kingdom – The Burrow

Arthur

I wake up rather slow because a warm hand is placed on my side.

"Arthur, wake up," I heard the faint voice of Molly.

I blink a few times and her wand is the only source of light in the room.

"What's the matter?" I babbled.

"A ministry's owl is here. Harry wrote us a note, Ron has captured the last dangerous death eater," she said soft.

This made my brain wake up almost instantly.

"Are you serious?" I ask, feeling a jolt of tension ebbing away.

"Yes!" she said, tears streaming out of her right eye.

I took her in my arms and accioed my glasses. She handed me the note and I took it.

Dear Molly and Arthur,

Ron caught the last dangerous death eater! He is busy with filing the last files and going to the memory control office, so I offered to write for him. Officially I can't tell you anything but I might be able to say that the code of safety regarding attacks will change from strong to not likely today. I just wanted you to be the first to know. I've sent an patronus to Hermione already.

See you at home,

Harry

"That's great," I say, my voice husky from the emotion.

I look down at my crying wife and she looks up at me, smiling through the still streaming tears. I caress her back and she starts sobbing against my shoulder. While placing the piece of parchment on the bed side table, the door opens.

"Dad, Mum? What's going on?" the sleepy voice of George sounds from the door opening.

My wife smiled through her tears at our son and pulled him closer for a hug.

"Oh Georgie, it is over sweetheart. Ron has captured the last dangerous death eater. We're safe."

"We are safe," I say as well.

I can see the unbelief in George's eyes and he looks at me.

When I nod back at him, the tears well up in both of our eyes, while the fear (that was felt for too long) fell off of us like raindrops from the sky.

I hug them both.

After a minute or two I release them and know that someone should tell Ginny and Andromeda as well.

I walk over to Ginny's room, knock three times and enter.

"Ginny? Wake up sweetheart, I have some good news."


9:05AM Wednesday September 23rd 1998 – Australia – Granger's Residence

Hermione

"Mum! Dad!" I yelled.

Mum just stepped out of the bathroom and dad came running back in from the garden.

"What? What? Hermione what's wrong?" my dad asks me worried.

"Nothing's wrong! The wizarding and muggle world in the United Kingdom is safe again!" I say while hugging them hard.

"That is amazing! So we can move back?" mum asked me.

"Yes! And I can go back to Hogwarts! I can go back!" I yelled, jumping up and down.

"This asks for celebration pie! I'll go to the bakery! Will you make the coffee?" my dad asks me.

"Yes!" I say while the happiness is flowing through my body.

I could go back now, to Harry and Ron. I could go back to Hogwarts…


OMG! You guys are incredible! 19 reviews, 34 favs and 69 followers! I haven't even hoped to reach this many readers! Okay, so back to the story. I've made a very large Microsoft excel file where I've put all the students (and the classes they're taking) who were going back to Hogwarts at the first of October. So I hope that will save me some time in the future.

Also, I have two possible new betas who've given me tips already, but if it is final, then I'll let you know who they are! Until then, a silent thanks!

About the voting for Harry's girlfriend, this was the result from the poll:

Luna: 40%

Pansy: 25%

Daphne: 20%

Tracey: 10%

Lucretia: 5%

Belvina: 0%

This means that the winner of the poll is Luna Lovegood!

I want to thank you all for voting, reading and being patient with me. The next chapter will be taking place on the first of October, which means: Hogwarts!

Xxxx Aimee