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June 28 2008
Hermione was in the break room when it happened. She was supposed to be hiding from him but so far she wasn't lucky in that one. For whole morning Hermione avoided looking at theo who voiced his concern when she didn't attend the gala and took the day off to visit dingle just to clear her head. After all she was stressed and she needed to get away from everything . She wished it could stay that way.
She began to think about her choices , how she made them after the war , maybe if she wasn't so stubborn and had listened to ron and harry maybe she would not have end up like this.
But life gave her few good things out of it, she was a mother to two most bueatiful girls in the world and a healer and a daughter in law.
She would like to include the word wife but she didn't feel like one.
Women fawned over her husband even after her marriage, she noticed it right after her wedding , how jealous women would want claw her eyes out just because she married draco.
If only they knew how it was like getting married to him.
Then draco went away those same women who fawned over draco were highly pleased that draco left her.
But draco wasn't theirs either.
Instead he was in new york with a family of his own. But she saw that emerge again when they took the trip to madam malkin's.
All women at every age would stop them and bat their eyes at him, they would ask how he have been and if he was back and when he was finally leaving Hermione.
Hermione could only control herself by silently cursing at them .
Draco who enjoyed this attentions in past payed no heed to them and led her straight to the robes shop.
They tried to work it out but the tension was too much between them , Hermione whose mood gone sour just by seeing draco tried half heartly to attempt her fake play of even-though-he-went-but –its – ok – because – I – don't – mind act in front of narcissa , who called their bluff immediately.
She said it would take more than that weak act to make her see that if draco is in good graces or not.
Draco's face was broken.
Hermione huffed and silently cursed draco at the moment.
Then narcissa insists to Hermione come to ball with her, and made a point to call nott boy too.
Draco left the shop.
And narcissa smirked.
Hermione got annoyed and told her even though she would love to but she has things to do so she apologized for not coming.
Narcissa could only rise her eyebrows.
When she came out of the shop , draco already left , where she didn't know.
He wasn't at home either but he had taken the kids to quidditch match in Bulgaria when twinkie explained.
Hermione felt free for first time and went to shores of dingle in Ireland.
She loved that place, she always came here when she was stuck. So far nothing helped.
And as the sun set down she went back home to her real life .
And now here she was looking for another escape, she avoided her co workers who asked her absence in the ball but only theo would ask if draco stopped her from coming?
That blew it all.
She hid in her break room.
And when the sound of footsteps neared the door, she knew at heart that it was theo.
"why are you hiding here?" he asked as he sat down beside her.
Hermione moved an inch from her hoping theo would not notice.
But he did.
" are you avoiding me?" he asked her.
Hermione looked at her friend tearfully, she wasn't a bad person but she felt like one. Here was theo sweet and caring and there was draco aggressive and passionate.
Her was her best friend and there was her husband.
Although draco never made her choose she felt like he wanted to take her pick, those grey eyes of his would always stare through her as asking question.
And hermione's eyes would always he has no right.
And theo he was understanding and gentle he cared for her deeply.
His blue green would ask if she is sane enough why doesn't she leave her husband?
And her eyes would say she doesn't know.
" Hermione?" Theo made her break out of her thoughts with his question " are you ok?"
" i….i …I don't know" she said softly.
" what happened? Did draco do something?" he asked.
Yes he did, he always confused her and left her unanswered.
" can we not talk about draco today theo?" she asked weakly.
Theo smiled, it was rare to see him smile and only Hermione knew that he always did that in front of her.
" allright what do you want to talk about?" he asked her lightly.
" I don't know , why don't you ask me something?" she stated.
Theo played with her brown hair, it was a habit of his when he was in a good mood.
" why weren't you at the ball?" he asked.
Hermione sighed and closed her eyes telling him truth would not be wise thing to do so she did what draco was great at.
Lie
" I had some places to go" which could be half truth.
" ok, and are you allright?" theo asked.
" iam fine theo , let me ask you something" Hermione's head snapped at the idea.
" what?" he smiled at her again.
" theo why don't you have a girlfriend?" she asked. She wanted to know why theo didn't had any girlfriends , he was handsome if not rich enough but surely they could be girls who are overlooking that factor.
Theo's smile sinked and his eyebrows creased .
Hermione immediately felt bad at asking him that , she wanted to apologize but she thought she would mess this more if she asked further more.
" I don't have girlfriend because I am in love with someone" theo said softly.
Hermione's eyes widened.
" really? Who theo? Do I know her?" she asked excitedly, theo never confessed his personal feelings to anyone , Hermione thought whoever the girl was a lucky one indeed.
Theo smiled again and nodded.
" you know her well enough" he said.
" but who theo ? what is her name?"she asked joyly.
Theo sighed a happy sigh and closed his eyes .
" that is a secret" he said.
Buzzkill.
" theo just tell me , iam sure I will help you if you have to approach her" she said.
" and how will you help in that?" he laughed.
Hermione laughed too, for first time she felt free , laughing with her best friend in the break room when she is supposed to be working made her feel like when she followed all the rules in hogwarts.
" theo just tell her name and I will tell you how to deal with this". she said.
Theo laughed again. His eyes were shining and he looked really amazing when he was relaxed.
" what's in a name?" he quoted.
" fine don't tell , tell me does she love you back?" she asked excitedly.
Theo's smile went into a deep thought. His eyebrows creased again, he looked like he was fighting an inner battle within himself.
" no" he said after a long time. " I haven't told her and its complicated"
Hermione felt pity for her friend if anyone deserves happiness that would be him.
" what is it theo?" she placed a hand on his shoulder , theo looked at her shoulder and sighed.
" I can't tell you that either" he said.
The two drifted into awkward silences, now they were missing their moment of fun , of escape out of reality .
Hermione felt compelled to ask him this one thing she knew if she asked him this it would cost her years of friendship with him, this was the reason she was avoiding him in first place, that she didn't come to the ball , that draco would not even look at her , that how she didn't understood why her friend did this.
She shoved out a wrinkled prachment and handed to theo who was shocked.
" how …how did you get this? this was for draco" he spoke softly as he touched the prachment to discover his writing.
" I came across when I was clearing the table, he forgot about it and went to his room so I read but I want to know why theo ? why did you write such thing to him?". She asked him while his face turned red with anger.
" he had to know Hermione, he had to know where he stood" he gritted his teeth
" but I don't see the reason why you would do such thing to him ! I thought you were my friend!" she yelled.
" exactly, and friends don't let other friend suffer Hermione , you are suffering from him!" he spoke softly but angrily.
" theo I know that but this is so unasked I don't want to get you in middle! You didn't had to do this for me" she said .
" yes I do, I always be in middle ever since the bastard left you!" he spoke.
" but you wrote it so harsh theo, you could have written in more subtle way , he is furious with you !" she said.
" good then, let him stew, after all one does not get everything" he smirked.
Hermione couldn't believe him, she never saw theo like that so determined so evil, it was like he wanted to destroy draco.
" you are talking rubbish theo , do you what he could do ? he will sue for writing such thing to him, he is powerful , please don't mess with him" she pleaded to him
" if I don't mess than who will Hermione? Potter? Weasley? Longbottom? There are heroes ofcourse , but not one of them came to you when you needed them , I did and it tears me apart to see you like this" he said with his voice full of raw emotions.
Tears appeared in Hermione 's eyes, she didn't mean to cry but to hear someone say that just made her feel that she has people who care for her. She wished draco was same .
" I just don't want you to do it again , iam flattered thankyou but I just don't like you getting under draco's neves that's all" she spoke quietly.
Theo didn't speak at all.
But instead he did something else.
Something she never expected from him.
He kissed her.
It was a moment maybe it was one second or a minute or a day or month or a year but to Hermione that one moment was so unexpected that she almost thought she would miss it if not theo nott kissing her.
The kiss was itself was very unexpected.
It was brief and short, lasted half a second or so but she would never forget the sensation of his soft lips minutely connecting with hers.
Draco never kissed her after that night, he not even did the ' deed' with her again, claiming look where they got them in first place.
Neither did she expected to draco to do this with her either.
So they never kissed nor they shared the bed , they basically just lived as husband and wife as labels not anything else.
And when draco left she gave up her search for love seeing now she was married with two kids.
But now at this moment , it was so unexpected, beyond shocking as well , she might have trembled when he did this , this man who was not her husband but her best well wisher in the world.
Just then a flash of something shiny caused by the rays sun blinded her.
It was her wedding ring, her simple diamond wedding ring shone with contrast in sunlight.
A painful reminder.
She gently pushed theo away who didn't seem to like this.
" theo I am married" she said quietly.
Theo wiped his hand over his mouth looked down and nodded.
Something dawned on Hermione , all the teasing apart she felt like cold icy water thrown at her.
" the girl you love theo , who is she?" she asked just to be sure.
Theo laughed a hollow laugh .
" and they call you brightest witch of the age" he said while boring answer in his eyes.
Hermione realized that it was her, Theodore nott was in love with Hermione malfoy.
Now she sighed.
Theo nott chose to be in love with a person who could if she wished not give anything to him, maybe if divorce papers hurry and her daughters adjust maybe at that time. But she felt he fell in love with a wrong woman in wrong time.
" I am married" she repeated.
He nodded back and ran his hands in his hair.
" leave him" he stated.
" what?" she asked shocked.
" leave him, he doesn't deserve you nor you deserve this life , leave him with his son and be with me" he said.
" are you insane?" she asked him, he was really was uttering bullocks.
" no, but I know for a fact that you deserve more, not some sly cheating liar who goes around and have rounds with woman you deserve more , someone who loves you dotingly , who asks nothing in return and respects you" he said while looking at her eyes.
Hermione was confused.
" I can't do that, my children they -"
" I will love your girls like my own , I always did, I will make sure that I am a better father than him , I will make them my own Hermione just please say you will do this" he begged her.
Could she do this? here was life knocking in her door giving her way out of that hell she and draco created where everything could be free , could she escape ? but if she does then what will happen to her daughters ? what will happen to lyra? She loved her father! And why was she was seeing draco's eyes at the moment?
" I , I -" Hermione started.
Theo could see her inner battle But he was determined .
" Hermione you honestly don't care about draco do you?" he asked
" he is my husband theo" Hermione stated.
" and he left you for another and came back with a son which isn't yours, can't you see Hermione ? he is using you ! he has been using you!" theo screamed.
" theo i-"
" No Hermione , I know what are you thinking, poor draco left all alone with a baby , I mean look at him ! he is pathetic and a coward , he is never ever going to take the blame , he hates you , your kids he doesn't even treat you propely! And he is vile and cruel , always calling you mudblood made your life hell during school and now, he has no right to do that!" theo yelled.
Hermione only looked down.
" just remember Hermione you have to have your self respect first and draco malfoy doesn't deserve you at all" with that theo angrily went from the other door slamming it for emphasis.
Hermione winced. Tears spilled from her cheeks as she sat down and cried.
Her wedding ring was still shining.
And just as she was crying she didn't notice a pair of grey eyes looking at her from the entrance door which was left ajar and bouquet of lilies dropped with a soft thud as fast his footsteps could take him.
a/n really an emotional chapter, hope I have done the justice! It took me whole night to write this, I hope you all like the theo and Hermione moment, I am not very much romantic myself but I tried as hard I could be, do check my tumbler guys it has loads of surprises for you. its link is on my profile too .
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