The Curse of Love
Summary: Sequel to Destined to Love. Draco is back, but there's a problem. The curse of Love is about to take place, will Hermione and Draco be safe? Will their love win out? Or will they lose everything, including their unborn child?
Starring: Draco/Hermione (well…yea…), Harry/Ginny, Ron/Luna, Blaise/Lavender (eventual)
A/N: Unbeted – sorrryyy. Check note at bottom.
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Chapter 14: The Party begins
Hermione sighed. This day was getting longer. She couldn't wait for seven. It was still only four and Harry hadn't even shown up yet! He had sent her a note and told her he would meet her soon but he was busy during the day. Hermione in her room stared at the clock on the wall. It felt like it was frozen!
"Stupid clock," Hermione muttered.
She pointed her wand at the clock and changed the style of the clock from a classy black and white clock to a bright yellow clock shaped like the sun. she grinned, at least it lighted up the room. Literally.
As Hermione grinned at her accomplishment, Ginny appeared at her door.
Hermione got off her bed, "What are you doing here?"
"Nice to see you too!" Ginny grinned. "I'm here to get you ready and me."
"Get me ready for what? And you for what?"
"Well you have to dress up for this dinner with your parents and Harry is taking me out tonight so I have to dress up as well. I thought I'd get ready here."
"But…I've still got three hours to go!"
"I know, I should have arrived an hour ago but I was distracted," Ginny smiled.
Hermione rolled her eyes, "Why on Earth would I need, or anyone for that matter, need four hours to get ready?"
"It's called making an effort!" Ginny sighed.
She opened her back and took out tiny sized boxes. Then she pointed her wand at them to enlarge them.
"I shrunk all my makeup and hair accessories as well as my outfit and yours."
"My outfit?" Hermione raised her eyebrow.
"Yeah, well it is your birthday so it's a present. We're all doing something special tomorrow right?" Ginny smiled. "We'll get some lunch and do what ever you want for the day."
Hermione nodded, she wasn't too fussed about her birthday.
"This is your last birthday before the baby," Ginny sighed and came and hugged her best friend, "Happy birthday."
Hermione smiled, "Thanks."
Then Ginny did what she did best, she giggled and laughed and poured some champagne before showing Hermione her outfit.
"If this is how you behave getting ready for my birthday dinner, I wonder how you'll behave when we're getting ready for your wedding!"
"A lot more champagne," Ginny grinned.
"Why did you bring champagne anyway?"
"Because I wanted to."
"But I can't even drink it!"
"Well more for me then!" Ginny laughed.
Hermione sighed, "Let me see the dress then."
Ginny smiled as she showed her the dress. Hermione gasped. It was beautiful. A red silk floor length gown. It was a halter neck dress, the neck up to the bust was all see through red lace. The dress itself was the same lace on top of red silk. The skirt was tight around Hermione's hips and the bottom swept the floor. She loved it, especially when she had got it on.
"Oh Gin, I love it!" Hermione grinned as she looked in the mirror.
"I'm glad."
"You know, Draco hates red," Hermione sighed.
"I'm sure he'll love this if he sees it," Ginny smiled mischievously. After all he's the one who bought it. But I can't get Hermione's hopes up.
"It's beautiful," Hermione whispered.
"I've done your make up, so just the hair to do," Ginny smiled. "How would madam like her hair?"
"Shouldn't you put on your dress?" Hermione asked.
"After I do your hair!"
"Well I'm just leaving my hair curly, clipping half of it back and that's it."
"Maybe you should wear a tiara."
"No."
"A crown?" Ginny offered.
"No! This dress is enough, a bit revealing thought."
"No it's not! It's only the top half, but you'd wear a low neck otherwise, stop moaning."
"I'm not moaning!"
Ginny sighed as she helped with Hermione's hair. Then she changed into her dress.A long gold dress, with silver embroidery on the top half of a string top style dress, and a black belt just above the waist. It was gorgeous.
"I love it," Hermione smiled.
"Good," Ginny grinned. "Come on let's head downstairs and wait for your parents."
"We can wait up here!" Hermione argued, nervous that Draco would see her.
"Come on woman," Ginny smiled leading the way. Hermione had no choice but to follow. Ginny had gone when Hermione was outside her door. Hermione sighed, where was Ginny? She headed down the stairs. Why is it dark?
"SURPRISE!"
"ARRGHH!" Hermione screamed and pulled her wand out.
Ron was on the floor in hysterics. Harry was trying not to laugh but couldn't help it. Ginny came up to Hermione and hugged her. Then her parents. Then Narcissa.
"What…" Hermione began after her parents hugged her.
"It's a surprise birthday party," Narcissa explained. "Draco's idea."
Hermione blushed, she looked around, "Where is he?"
"He was here," Narcissa looked around. "He saw you come down and…that boy!"
Hermione sighed.
"Maybe doing something nice made him ill, so he's gone to lie down," Ron offered. "You should have seen your face!"
"And the wand!" Lavender joined.
"Can we get Hermione to move into the ballroom," Blaise said. "We're not the only guests here."
That was true. Most of the students at Hogwarts were here, as well as their parents. A few of Hermione's relatives who knew she was a witch were here. She grinned. This was perfect. All she needed was Draco. There was an amazing band playing as well.
"I want to dance!" Lavender laughed as she grabbed Blaise.
"Me too!" Luna pulled Ron.
"Not me, I need a drink," Ginny said heading to the bar. "Do you two want anything?"
"No," Hermione replied at the same time as Harry.
As soon as Ginny left, Hermione turned to Harry.
"Before you say anything, I'm sorry I didn't come over before," Harry replied.
"I know it's fine. Look I was researching and I found that there's a stone in Rome and if you go there, the person can hear a prophecy or see a part of the past."
"So you want to go there?" Harry raised an eyebrow. "How come I've never heard of it? Why doesn't everyone use it?"
"Because no one can find it. Only one with evil and good in him or her can find it."
Harry sighed, "So how are you going to find it?"
"I've worked out the coordinates, that's how I know it's in Rome but I need someone good and evil to come with me," she looked at Harry with puppy dog eyes.
"Me? I'm not evil!"
"You have a part of Voldemort in you. I know he's gone but the scar, that's the symbol for evil –"
"That makes me feel good."
"Please Harry! I need to hear the curse, I need to hear all of it and I need to hear what will happen. Please."
"Fine, when?"
"It'll take an hour, I'll let you know tomorrow," Hermione beamed as Ginny returned.
Ginny and Harry headed to the dance floor as Hermione went to her parents.
Hermione smiled, "And here I thought I was having a quiet dinner with my parents!"
"This is far from a quiet dinner," Louise smiled.
"Where's my little brother?" Hermione asked.
"With your Aunt Sally, who couldn't make it and offered to babysit," Max replied.
"Max!" It was Hermione's Aunt Shirley, her brother's sister who was around her mid thirties but believed herself to be in her twenties.
Max turned around, "Shirley…"
Shirley however had just seen Hermione, "Ooo the baby is growing up! Happy birthday darling, now I can take you to all the clubs in town!"
"Yeah…" Hermione smiled. "Thanks for coming."
"Oh my pleasure, now tell me who is that red headed man over there?" Shirley asked.
"Which one?" Hermione looked at the group of Weasley's standing by the bar.
"Sorry to interrupt," Draco's voice, softer than usual, interrupted.
"No problem," Shirley smiled. "I'm Hermione's aunt."
"Nice to meet you," he then turned to the Granger's , "Mr and Mrs Granger, thanks for coming and for playing along with the whole thing."
Louise smiled, "I just can't believe my daughter couldn't figure it out."
"The bookworm not so smart huh?" Draco looked at Hermione who blushed. "I was wondering if you would dance with me?"
Hermione looked up, "Um…yeah I'd love to."
Draco took her arm and led her to the dance floor, he had no idea that Hermione's heart was racing.
"You look lovely tonight," Draco smiled down at her.
"Thank you, you have good taste in dresses," Hermione blushed.
"How do you know that?" Draco smirked.
"I…well Ginny said she bought it and well…I…well I was suspicious so I…"
"So you thought you'd have a little peak in her mind," Draco grinned.
"Well it was for…scientifically purposes!"
"What, finding out where the dress came from?"
"Why red?" Hermione blurted out.
"Red looks nice on you."
"Oh."
"Your face matches the dress," Draco chuckled.
"Shut up!"
"Jeez woman!"
Hermione smiled, "Thank you, I love my present and the party, I love it."
"I'm glad but the dress isn't your present."
"It's not?"
"So where's my present?" Hermione demanded.
"I'll have to get it from upstairs."
"Well what you waiting for?"
"We're dancing beaver."
"The song's nearly over ferret."
"Book worm."
"Snake."
The song ended.
"Well beaver, I'll get your present, you wait here."
Hermione smiled and softly said, "Thank you."
Draco just smiled and left the room, leaving Hermione wondering what he had bought her.
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A/N:
I know I haven't updated in a while but I've had my own problems and issues over the last weeks so updates won't be regular. Sorry. I'll try to reply to as many reviews as I can but if I don't I apologise in advance and thnk u for reviewing!
Oh and the dresses Hermione and Ginny wear in this chapter - well there are links on my profile for the dresses.
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'Oh and Hermione is about 3months along, the 4 month scan will come up eventually. She isn't showing because she's carrying a Malfoy child.' Ok so I wrote this at the end of the last chapter which confused a lot of you. Ok, it is possible for women to go through nine months without showing and then they can deliver healthy normal sized babies. Ok? So why can't I do it with three months? It's possible in certain families, to have certain traits, ie not gaining weight till after a specific time, morning sickness in the first seven weeks and then again at the end. on my mother's side for example the women don't show a lot till the 4th month, and before then all they do is throw up. it's normal. Ok? End of biology lesson.
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Coming Up: Present time……from Draco obviously lol.