Draco was hurriedly running around the room murmuring something about a suit and the shower when Harry knocked on the door.
"Hey guys it's Harry" he shouted whilst knocking.
"Come on" Draco replied before the door opened.
"Morning, are you ok to come out for dinner with all of us plus Neville and Luna?"
"Yeah sure. We have to be at court this morning but we should be free."
"Great. Good luck" Harry said before going back out the door.
Draco had gone in the shower, leaving Hermione in the room. She decided to get them both some breakfast.
"Kreacher" she called.
"What can Kreacher do for miss Hermione" Kreacher said whilst bowing.
"Could you bring me and Draco up some breakfast please Kreacher"
"Why of course miss Hermione. Kreacher shall bring you and master Draco breakfast." Then with a snap of his fingers he was gone.
Draco returned from the bathroom wearing a light blue shirt, dark blue waist coat with red inside lining, a matching tie and trousers. He was running around drastically searching for his shoes whe Kreacher appeared with breakfast.
"Hermione's in the shower, Kreacher." Draco said to the elf before he had a chance to speak.
"Miss Hermione told Kreacher to bring up breakfast for Master Draco and herself once Master Draco was out of the shower." Kreacher said.
"Put it down on the table. Oh and, Kreacher, thank you." With that Kreacher had disappeared again.
A few minutes later Hermione came out of the bathroom in her "formal" jeans and teashirt.
"Thanks for getting breakfast for us." Draco said kindly.
"Oh it wasn't me Kreacher did all the hard work." She replied, waving him off.
He gestured for her to take a seat before they both dag in to their usual breakfast items Kreacher had clearly memorised.
"Right," Draco said after breakfast, "We'd better get going I don't want to be late." Draco said.
"Are you sure you don't want to aparate, it would be a lot quicker."
"No I'd like to get used to the muggle way of life."
"Better have a driving test then."
"My farther already made me take one."
"Oh cool. Better get you a car sometime"
"Yeah, that'd be cool."
"Anyway let's go."
They set off towards the closest underground station to get the tube to the ministry of magic. 25 minutes later they were standing in the telephone box that would transport them down to the ministry. It began to move, and Hermione could sense Draco's fear. She grabbed his hand.
"It'll be ok, ya know. You aren't that stuck up greasy haired boy anymore." Hermione said reassuringly. Draco returned with a small smile. The box suddenly emerged in the middle of the rows of fire places at the ministry of magic. Everything was exactly how she remembered it. Except for the people. They no longer either wore death eater robes or expressions of fear, they now wore smiles of joy or frowns of tiredness. The prophet sellers yelling out the headlines in attempt to persuade people to buy the rubbish they wrote whilst wizard after witch ignored them. The whole place was alive, and this itself made Hermione smile.
They were now sat in the waiting room outside the court room. When Draco's name was finally called they both entered the court room. It had a domed ceiling just like the last time Hermione had been there but no dementors. Just some guards who took Hermione to the witness bench and Draco to the chair that once chained up the occupant, now only a chair with a charm that would stop you getting out before the judge dissmissed you.
"Draco Malfoy" Draco nodded. "We need you to confirm some information before we get cracking on your testimony" said a somewhat kind judge. "At your last court appearance you told us that you were forced by your father to say all the things that you did?" Draco nodded, "and that when Voldemort asked you to do something which you did it was only to stop him from killing your mother, correct?" Draco, again, nodded, "Right then. Please tell us everything that You have started doing which will show us you have changed."
" Ok umm, I'm wearing muggle clothing. I have a wardrobe full of it. I have a mobile phone from the muggle world which I use rather than floo or owls. I have began using muggle transport and plan on getting a car." Draco said shakyly.
"Right, and apart from them any lifetime changes showing your change in beliefs after the war" The judge said.
"Ok, I have a muggle born girlfriend who I used to torment and bully at school. I live with my old enemies: Hermione Granger, Ron weasley, Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. I changed my name in the muggle world to Draco Black. I donated all of my Malfoy inheritance to muggle and wizarding charities and am only keeping my Black inheritance from my mother's side. And finally I'm going to change my name to Black in the wizarding world as well." Draco said, letting out a breathe he didn't know he'd been holding.
"Thank you Draco. I will just need your witness to verify this and you can be on your way. Hermione?"
"Yes I can fully verify everything that Draco said here today. It is all true" Hermione confirmed.
"Thank you miss Granger, you both are free to go."
The rest of the day was quite uneventful.
"RONALD BLOODY WEASELY GET YOUR ARSE DOWN HERE THIS MINUTE OR WE WILL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU" Harry screamed up the stairs to Ron. At this rate they would all be late to dinner with Neville and Luna.
Thankfully they got there just in time.
"Harry" Neville smiled pulling Harry in for a hug.
"Good to see you Neville." Harry replied.
Neville went on to to hug everyone else. And to everyone's surprise even Draco. Just then Luna arrived, hugging everyone as well. Finally they were all seated at the table. Harry and Ron headed to the bar to get everyone's drinks in, leaving the others to talk.
"So you and Ron then ay" Neville said to Seamus.
"Yeah, 'ts it early days. But I'm confident It'll last" Seamus replied blushing a little.
"How are you and Harry, Ginny?" Neville asked.
"We're good. Harry let me get a dog the other day."
" awww what breeds he" Luna asked.
"Black Labrador called Tonka" Ginny answered.
"Bit jumpy if you ask me" Draco said from behind Hermione, having returned with the drinks, making Hermione jump. The table erupted in laughter whilst Harry and Draco handed out the drinks as Hermione recounted the first time Draco met Tonka.
After a lot of talking drinking and main course eating, the group was settling in to the deserts menu, picking out what they each wanted, when Luna suddenly blurted out,
"Why do you keep staring at me Neville.' In her airy voice.
"Umm I err was looking at the piping. It's very shoddy if you ask me." Neville attempted to cover up.
"Nice try mate" Harry began, "but I think everyone knows you've been staring at her."
"Maybe I was a bit... But not that much" Neville defended.
"You know, if you want to go putt with me Neville you should have just asked. I'd have said yes."
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