Proclamation

HPOV

I couldn't believe it.

He loved me. He actually loved me.

I would probably remember that day for the rest of my life. The way he started babbling and getting nervous, the way that he breathed out a sigh of relief when I told him that I loved him too.

I could remember the first time that I had to tell him that I loved him. It was awkward as hell and we had a heap of people surrounding us with eyes like hawks and ears flapping like an elephants.

START FLASHBACK- Month of Marriage

"Granger, I swear to god-"

"Don't you dare start, I've had it with your bullshit" I yelled. We were in the middle of Diagon Alley and we were receiving stares by by-passers. We had been shopping all day, looking for dress clothes for the ball that Mrs Malfoy was hosting tomorrow evening.

Draco had been getting on my nerves all day, and the fact that he used my previous last name (I still refuse to think of it as my maiden name; brides choose when they want to change their last names when they get married- I didn't choose to get married) meant that he really had the shits

"You've had it with my bullshit, well I've had it with you altogether" he yelled back, waving a hand in my face

"All you've done today is whinge and whinge and whinge- you didn't have to come today" I said spinning around and storming off, tightly gripping my recently acquired clothes muttering about "stupid slytherin's" the whole time. I knew he was following after me, I could feel it.

The bond that had been created between us when we 'joined in holy matrimony' gave us the knowledge of when our 'other half' was close to us. I can't really explain the feeling- but it made my arms break out in goosebumps and my chest heat up.

"I know I didn't have to come, but I had a suit to buy for myself and my mother insisted that I accompany you" he said in disgust "said that there still crazy people out there"

"Nice to know how much you care for me, Draco" I sneered as I kept walking, a few steps ahead of him

"Oh yes very much, because Im such a loving and caring husband" he spat and I snorted

"Bullshit" I muttered. Loving and caring husband- HA. What a joke. I barely ever saw him in the manor- even though he was in the room next to me. Really the only time I saw him was at work every few days and dinner. Any other time he was cooped up in his room doing god knows what.

My arm was grabbed and pulled back so suddenly. My body didn't have time to properly react so my bags went flying as I was spun around coming face to face with said loving and caring husband.

"Yes I didn't want to come today, my mother wants us to make more public appearances together and she thought that today would be a great opportunity. You can hate me as much as you want but it won't change things" he said in a hushed and furious whisper

"You have no idea how many times I've contemplated changing things" I snarled

"Not as many as me"

"Your unbelievable" I sighed heavily. My breathing hitched as he brought his face closer and rested his forehead on mine

"Now would be about the time we kiss and make-up" He frowned. On the few of the many times that we had been out in public we had an argument. Although on the other occasions is wasn't a full on screaming match in the middle of Diagon Alley- just smaller places like restaurants, and that had been small disagreements.

So this had been the most serious of- disagreements. We would blow previous ones with fake behaviour towards each other. Kisses on cheeks, laughing, snuggling closer together.

Now with many observers to our argument and those in doubt of our scandalous marriage- we had to give them something that would make them doubt less.

"OK, here goes nothing" he mumbled pressing closer to me so our noses were now touching

His lips pressed to mine and I was completely shocked. I would never have though that someone's lips- especially a males- could be so soft. I hadn't kissed him since I had been shamefully too drunk to remember. My hands that had hung limply at my sides, snaked their way up his torso, over his shoulder and into his silky soft hair. His arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me so I was crushed to his chest. I refused to open my mouth when his tongue licked my bottom lip, so instead he pushed his lips closer to mine.

My stomach was flipping over and over, my heart was racing and I could practically hear the blood rushing through my body. The click of a camera brought us back to reality.

Oh thats right- we were standing in the middle of Diagon Alley... SHIT cameras.

I snapped my head around and saw the retreating figure of a daily prophet reporter, he looked over his shoulder and smiled at us. Great.

"Ok, so now we say sorry and all the sappy shit"

"Im sorry that your an arrogant asshole that complains when he doesn't get his way" I said clearly and a few people walking past snickered and I smiled proudly

His eyes narrowed "Im sorry that your a virago and can't stand that I can make my own choices" He smirked and walked away with that cocky strut of his

"A VIRAGO" I yelled. He turned around slowly and took me in just as slow. When his eyes reached my furious face, his smirk dropped and he actually looked nervous

"Uh- well- no- but- you-mmm-I"

"Listen up" I said pointing my finger at him as I stalked over to him. When I reached him he cringed back as I poked him repeatedly with my finger

"Just because you don't get your way doesn't mean that you can run about complaining about boring this is, or whinging about how many dresses I tried on or how bad you want to go home! You may be used to getting what you want but not with me" I fumed as I pushed his chest

"Your very abusive" he said as if he wasn't affected by what I had said at all

"You bring out the best in me" I said sarcastically

"Truce" he held his hand out. I think I may have made a growling sound deep in the back of my throat and he smirked

"Fine, truce" and I shook his hand

"So now say what my mother told us to say in public when we had a disagreement" he whispered barely moving his lips

"Im not saying it first"

"And you think I am?"

"Together" I suggested

He nodded and I took a deep breath. I don't want to say this, I don't want to say this, I don't want to say this, I don't want to say this

"I love you" I said, but then I noticed that he hadn't said it with me and I was about to start yelling at him

"I love you too" he said when I opened my mouth. He dropped my hand, walked over and picked up my bag that had landed on the floor not far from us, then came back over swung an arm over my shoulder and started walking with my down the alley.

END FLASHBACK

I smiled to myself as I looked down at the plate of food that had just appeared in front of me. How times have changed- going from enemies to husband and wife that loved each other.

I looked over to Draco and smiled when my eyes met his soft gaze. I wanted nothing more than to just leave the room and go home, but I had to make a speech soon and I had to figure out what to say.

"I would like to thank you all for coming today" Kingsley said after waiters passed around glasses of champagne to everyone. "Today marks the third anniversary to the end of the war. We lost many strong, amazing witches and wizards that will be remembered in history as brave soldiers, that fought for the freedom and independence for future generations. Everyone in this room today, fought for the world as we now know it, a much happier and brighter place for us to live in. But I would like to introduce three very important people to the stage that made winning more possible for us. So please welcome Harry, Hermione and Ron- otherwise known as the Golden Trio" he stood back slightly and started clapping along with the rest of the audience.

I grew slightly nervous as I stood. I smoothed down my dress and was about to step away when Draco grabbed my wrist softly and pulled me down so we were at the same eye level.

"You'll be fine, don't worry" he whispered softly before he pressed a soft kiss to my lips

I sighed and pulled away from him and walked up to the stage. I looked out at the people sitting down in the chairs, smiling up at us. But only a pair of silvery grey eyes caught my attention

"I know that you all think that Im some sort of hero, and that we won the war because I killed Voldemort. But the truth is that none of that would have happened if all of you hadn't been there, backing us up and fighting along side us" Harry said. "We all fought hard, and although we had many losses, we still came out strong and brought down the bad side. I don't have much to say, Im not going to say that I don't appreciate your help, because that would be a straight out lie- what Im trying to say is that you all helped and I don't think that I should be getting all this praise when you all did the exact same thing as I did" Harry spoke to the silent crowd.

To this day he had always hated that he got all the praise when-like he said, none of this would have happened if it weren't for the other people in the room at the moment. He he looked to me and I shook my head, cause truly I didn't have anything to add.

"We've all come across endeavors in life that have shaped us into the person that we are now, and everyone in this room is a strong, brave and accomplished witch or wizard that I have had the privilege of fighting alongside with in the darkest parts of our lives. But those who stick by you in those times is who you will find waiting there for you when you need the help. Hermione and Ron have been my best friends since the first year of attending this school. Since the time that Professor Quirrell ran through the doors behind you screaming that there was a troll in the dungeon. They have been there by my side until very end. Together we have changed and I couldn't ask for any better friends"

He smiled at me and Ron then looked back at the stage "Today we celebrate three years of our freedom, but Im celebrating that I still have my closest friends here next to me. So lets make a toast" he said, and a waiter walked up to the stage and handed us each a glass of champagne "for friendship and moving forward" he raised his glass as everyone repeated his words

I took a sip of my wine and slowly descended the stairs back towards the table. Draco sat with his chair turned to face the front of the hall, he had a wine glass in his hand and looked like a male model in his charcoal suit, white shirt and emerald tie. And his hair! It was left in a messy disarray on the top of his head and all I wanted to do was run my hand through it, period. I moved to walk past him to get back to my chair, but he grabbed me around the waist and pulled me into his lap

I landed straight on his hard erection and I breathed in sharply.

"Can you feel what you do to me Hermione" he whispered huskily in my ear, making me shiver

"I want you to feel me inside of you" he whispered and all I could do was nod my head quickly in agreement "What do you say to an early escape?" he continued

"Hey guys, were gonna head home" I turned quickly to the others at the table as Draco kissed my bare shoulder

"Uh huh" Ginny smiled

"Sure" Harry muttered to the two of us with a knowing smirk

"Bye" I said standing quickly and pulling Draco with me

I pulled the two of our bodies through the crowded hall full of war heroes and photographers and out to the front steps of the castle. We rushed towards the apparition point just outside of the school gates, stopping every couple of meters to kiss, then run like teenagers after prom to the hotel

This time would be different. This time I would be having sex with someone I loved, no regrets, no going back. This was going to change our relationship and we would embrace it, like a long time coming experience

As soon as were back at the manor, in the privacy of our own home, we let our guard down and I slammed my lips to Draco's for a long, seductive and passionate kiss. My hands moved down his muscular arms and to his chest. I undid the button on his blazer and pushed it off his shoulders. I could feel Draco's hands in my hair, then he pulled on the clip that was holding my bun up, and my hair fell around my face.

I pulled away from Draco's mouth to catch my breath while he trailed his kisses from my mouth down to my neck. I moaned when he sucked on the tender spot in the crook of my neck. I pulled his face back up to mine and kissed him again, and backed up so I up against the back of the lounge. He pulled away and lifted my left leg up.

My dress slid up my thigh and I watched breathlessly as Draco kissed my calf and undid the strappy heel then repeated the process on the other leg. When the second heel dropped to the floor in a dull thud, Draco lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He walked over to the staircase with ease and I felt my back pushed against the wall halfway up the stairs. I fumbled with his shirt buttons for a minute until the last button was undone, then threw that off his body.

His toned chest was tensed as he held my weight, and he tried to control his heavy breathing. I ran my hands down his chest which tensed at my touch. He put his finger underneath my chin and lifted my face back up to look at him as he leaned in and kissed me again. I could feel his legs moving as we ascended the staircase and move to the left toward our wing within the manor.

As soon as we were in the confines of our bedroom he closed the door and pushed my back into it. I dropped my legs from around his waist, and he reached behind my back to unzip my dress, which fell into a pool of emerald material around my feet.

I pulled back so that our lips were pulled apart and looked at Draco. His eyes were a very dark shade of grey, if it were't for the light overhead I would have thought they were completely black. His hair was a mess from my hands running through it. He was breathing heavily and looking straight into my eyes.

"I love you" I whispered. Now that I had said it once, I couldn't stop. Nothing was holding me back anymore.

"I love you too" he whispered back. I moved my eyes down to his pants and undid his belt and pants. Grabbing Draco's hand I walked us over to the huge bed and climbed on top of the sheets. Turning back around so that I could face Draco, I could see him crouch down slightly and crawl slowly up to where I was seated at the top of the bed.

He gripped my waist and slid me further down the bed so that I was lying underneath his warm, muscled body.

Quickly discarding the remaining items of clothing, I tensed as Draco fingered my entrance.

"Ungh, your so wet and ready for me" he muttered, his voice husky and sexy. He moved his hand away and settled himself in between my legs. He hovered over me and looked me straight in the eye. The look that he have me was making sure this is what I wanted to do, for him to continue. I nodded once and the gasped as he plunged inside of me, filling me completely.

His movements slow at first but quickly picking up pace with each thrust. My legs wrapped around his waist and hooked together, bringing him closer and his movement deeper. Our groans filled the room and I could feel myself start to tighten up around him. My nails clawed into his hard muscled back and I screamed his name as I came, with Draco following a moments later.

After a few minutes we just laid there, catching our breath as the sense of euphoria wash over us. Slowly pulling himself our of me, he rolled us over so that I was lying on top of him.

My eyes started to flutter closed, as I lay there content in Draco's arms. His hands were stroking up and down my spine as I finally lost consciousness.

_A/N

I hope you like, this is the first sex scene that I have ever written so Im not too sure about it.

Next chapter will be up in about a week so enjoy

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