Stalker

Chapter ten

"Oh my God, Mione, you're huge!" I said in complete shock as we all started getting dressed for the coming evening. Hermione had just emerged from the bathroom with the maternity dress that Draco had bought for her. The dress was a deep blue and emphasised her bump, that for only 16 weeks gone looked huge. "You've hidden that well at college."

"It helps that we don't have to wear our uniforms anymore! Hoodies all the way." She said with a laugh. "Do you really think I look that big?" She asked.

"Well honestly, I don't know much about being pregnant and all of that but you are pretty big. Not in a bad way mind, I just can't believe you've got two people in there!"

"I know, you should feel them move it's so weird!"

"Aw." I said smiling, "Can I have a feel?" She nodded and I placed my hand on her belly.

"Mione, don't put ideas into his head, there's no way I'm attempting to get Harry pregnant!" Draco said and we all laughed about the thought.

"I think we'd make great parents Dray." I said getting up and removing my hand, apparently the twins were asleep. Draco just rolled his eyes making me laugh.

"Well, I was thinking" Hermione said and Draco groaned, clearly not liking that fact, "I want the two of you go be Godparents to the twins. However you agreeing to that comes with a small catch." She said.

"What's the catch?" Draco asked, I was much too excited about being Godfather to worry too much about the catch.

"Now don't take this the wrong way, I love the Weasley family like my own and I love Ron too but I don't want my children growing up with an violent drunk as a dad. Which is why if you agree to be Godparents to the twins then I would also like you to agree that if anything happens to me the two of you will become their legal guardians."

I was absolutely stunned as she said this, Draco it seemed was lost for words too. "Wow, Mione, that's huge, are you sure?" I asked her and she nodded.

"I can't think of anyone better. Even if my dad hadn't disowned me I would have still chosen you two. There isn't anyone else I'd rather have as their guardians, as soon as their born I'm going to have a will written up so that I can be sure they'll be in safe hands."

I was close to tears at Hermione's huge gesture of love and trust towards Draco and I. Draco still had said nothing, he was still in shock.

"Draco, isn't that amazing?" I prompted him and he nodded.

We continued to get ready as it was getting late. Hermione and I was just plain old guests had to be downstairs when Draco came down half an hour later and greeted his guests all at once, he was practically buzzing with excitement now and I didn't see why.

I looked to Hermione for an explanation but she shrugged and couldn't explain it either. I hadn't seen him so excited in a long time, it made me wonder what he was up to. However I didn't have much time to consider it as Narcissa came upstairs and hurried Hermione and myself downstairs to the ballroom.

I was surprised to see Severus arrive among the guests, it shocked me that he would have been invited at all considering Draco's dislike of him. I actively avoided being anywhere near him though he seemed to be seeking me out as wherever I moved to he was there. Eventually I went and stood with Hermione and didn't move.

I was hopeful that he wouldn't come over and talk to me when I was with her. I was keen for Draco to come downstairs so that Severus would leave me alone.

We were all called into the entrance hall for the grand entrance of Draco. Narcissa subtlety pushed Hermione and myself to the front. She clearly had some idea about what was going on. He began to descend the stairs, he was dressed to perfection, looking beautiful as always.

"Good Evening all." He said with a smile, stopping three steps shy of being on the same level. This way everyone was looking up at him as he spoke making his speech very hard to miss. The press were recording every word and camera flashes were going off in any direction. "I would like to welcome you and thank you all for coming. Of course you know why you are all here. I would like to introduce you to my boyfriend, Harry Potter." Draco offered me his hand and going bright read in the face I slowly made my way to his level.

Everyone clapped and the photographers went mad. "I can't believe you did this." I whispered to him, my face radiating heat.

"If you liked that you're going to love this." He whispered back and immediately my nervousness intensified. "In addition to introducing the love of my life to my friends and family that are gathered here today I would also, in the presence of all our friends and family, ask Harry to marry me."

There were gasps of shock that reverberated around the entrance hall. I too was taken aback by this announcement. I had not been expecting anything close to this. The hall went deathly silent, waiting for my response. I didn't have time to wrap my head around this so I said the first thing that came into my head.

"Yes!" I said a huge smile spreading across my face, "I would love to marry you!" I flung my arms around his neck and kissed him as everyone present in the room cheered and clapped. If I hadn't been so wrapped up in that moment then I would have known that there were two people present at the Manor that evening that were not happy for Draco and I.

Severus Snape and Blaise Zabini both had scowls set on their faces as they both glared in our direction. I couldn't stop smiling and even though I still didn't fully understand what had happened or what I had just agreed to I knew I had made the right choice. The only problem was both Draco and I had admirers who didn't think that we had.

The rest of the party was beyond fantastic. I never left Draco's side, we meted and greeted and received truck loads of congratulations. We had to pose for photos for all the press that were there and it made me feel like an A list celebrity.

Draco had presented me with a beautifully simple engagement ring and of course he had one to match. Both were made of white gold with two wavy groves that encircled the rings. One each there was a single small diamond embedded in one of the groves. Simple yet elegant and absolutely stunning.

After our engagement was announced I didn't see Severus and I was glad of it. I didn't want him ruining our night and it truly was our night. Hermione on the other hand was not as ecstatically happy as me. When I found a free moment, I stole away from Draco and found her sitting in the main drawing room on her own.

"Hey Mione, you okay?" I asked her and she nodded sadly. "What's wrong?"

"I'm so happy for you and for Draco. I think you two are going to be so happy together. I just wish Ron and I could be this happy."

"Oh Mione, I'm sorry. You know, with or without him you're going to be okay. You'll always going to have me and Draco. Your never getting rid of us." I said with a laugh and she smiled. "Come on, come and enjoy the party!"

"Okay," She said as I helped her up off the sofa. At that second Draco walked in smiling from ear to ear. "Harry, there you are, oh and Hermione, fantastic, come I have someone I want you to meet." He said and the smile didn't once falter. He led us over to a surly looking young man who was also dressed to impress. "Harry, Hermione, this is Victor Krum, his father is a business associate of my fathers, they're moving from Bulgaria to here. He'll be in the year above us but he'll be going to Hogwarts starting next week." Draco said.

I watched as Victor raised Hermione's hand and kissed it. "Hello Hermione. May I say you are looking particularly beautiful tonight." He said in a deep husky voice that even made me tingle.

Before I could say hello to him Draco dragged me away, still smiling. "What are you up to?" I asked him suspiciously.

"I was just talking to him. He'd seen her around and if she was taken and I told him no. He asked about the pregnancy and I said that the father was not interested and wasn't around anymore. He then asked me to introduce them."

"You're setting her up?" Draco nodded still smiling, I just shook my head, "You're either hopeless romantic or just plain hopeless."

"I like to think both." He said kissing me again. "Come on, we have a few more guests to talk to."

I groaned, "We've talked to so many people!"

"I know but there are more!" Draco said matter-of-factly.

"Can't we just disappear up to your room and ... you know."

Draco raised an amused eyebrow, "The way you look right now I'd take you right here however we have to behave for the moment. I promise you though that later on tonight I'm going to make sure you know how much I love you."

"I love you too baby." I said and pulled him in for a kiss. "Before we go back can I ask you a question."

"Sure."

"Why did you invite Snape?"

"Ah, well, um, it was a pride thing."

"You wanted to show him that I was yours?" I asked and he nodded.

"Please don't be mad with me. I just needed it to be extremely clear to him that he has no right coming anywhere near you in a romantic sense."

"Okay, I'm not happy about that but right now let's enjoy the party and we'll talk about it later." I said and he nodded in agreement.