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Hermione had run up to her room after receiving a letter. Draco wondered what was in the letter, but forgot about it when he saw Julian and Lily walking towards the floo hand in hand. When they reached the fireplace, Julian leaned over and placed a soft kiss on Lily's lips.
Draco smirked at his son, who had just turned around to face his father. "Dad?" Julian asked. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Yes?"
"What's this thing with you and mum? Are you two getting together?" he asked his father.
Draco was taken aback. He assumed Julian would ask him something about sex or girls, or something of the sort. He hadn't expected this question.
"Well..." Draco began. "It is very complicated. What happened last night was the first time it happened in a very long time. It wasn't planned." Draco said carefully.
Julian nodded and looked at his father. "Well, is it going to continue?" he asked.
"I'm not sure" Draco said slowly, "Would you be opposed?"
"Honestly, no. It's about time you two plucked up the courage to be together."
Draco let out a laugh. "Be together? I can't stand Granger, but she's a bloody good-"
He was cut off at this point by Julian. "Please, please, do me a favor and do not finish that sentence" he groaned.
Draco looked up at Julian and smirked.
"Anyways" Julian continued, "I think you and mum should be a proper couple."
Draco quirked an eyebrow. "You do?" he questioned. "And how do you suppose I go about that?" Now it was Julian's turn to smirk. "Ask her to the Ministry Ball" he said without missing a beat.
Draco's eyes widened. "That's a big deal. If we go there together, people will think we're an actual couple" Draco said uneasily.
"Yeah, and?" Julian retorted. "You guys have two bloody kids together, I doubt anyone will bat an eyelash." Julian could tell that his father was not convinced yet, so he added, "Just think about it, okay?" With that, the younger Malfoy walked away.
Draco went up to his room and began pacing. Should he ask Hermione to the ball? Julian was right. He never took anyone, and neither did Hermione. Draco decided he would just go for it. He opened his bedroom door to find Alexandra lurking in the corridor with one of her dolls.
"Hi, angel" Draco said. Alex looked up from her dolls, and got excited, just like she did every time she saw Draco. "Daddy! Do you want to have a tea party with me? Mr. Snuggles will be there and everything!"
Draco chuckled and said, "Wow, sounds like a lot of fun, angel, but maybe later, Daddy's got some things to take care of. Maybe Julian will want to play?"
She happily nodded at him and ran down the corridor, looking for Julian, Draco assumed. Draco smiled at the thought. He knew Julian wouldn't say no to his baby sister.
Draco was thinking about his two fantastic children, and before he knew it he was standing in front of Hermione's door. He felt very nervous all of a sudden. Was Julian right? Did he actually like Hermione?
He slowly raised his fist and knocked on the door.
Hermione opened the door a couple seconds later. "Draco?" she said.
His eyes widened. She never called him Draco, except when they were having sex.
"Hermione" he said, testing it out. It felt weird coming out of his mouth, but he continued anyways.
"May I come in?"
She stepped aside and he stepped into her room. It looked like she had just been lounging on an armchair reading a book.
Draco decided he would get straight to the point. "The Ministry Ball is coming up, and year after year, we always go stag. So, I was wondering, or really it was Julian's idea, that we go...together."
Hermione was taken aback. Why did he just ask her?
She looked down. "Oh, uhm, Draco. I've already been asked to the ball, and I've said yes." She didn't want to tell him. She wanted him to find out on his own.
He looked shocked but didn't say anything. He was turning to leave, when he turned around. "Dean's a lucky fellow." With that he left. He couldn't believe that he let Julian talk him into asking Hermione to the ball. He sighed and went into his study.
He poured himself a generous amount of firewhiskey and murmured, "Here's to another year dateless" and he swallowed the alcohol in one gulp.
Soooo, I know it's reallly short. But next chapter will be Hermione and Ginny getting dresses, as well as the ball! And lots of dramaaaa.
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