Chapter 14

Hermione left the ministry on Friday evening and made her way to the Atrium. She ran into Cho and Greg who were also waiting for the lift, he had his arm draped around her waist.

"Hello Granger" Greg greeted her with a smile.

Cho Slapped his shoulder.

"Sorry Darling, its habit I can't seem to kick" he turned to Hermione "Sorry about that" he apologised to her

"It's alright Greg" she smiled as they all stepped into the lift.

"so, what are you guys up tonight?" she asked the couple

"We're going to Greg's, just watching a movie two, getting take away you know" Cho answered smiling.

"Sounds fun" she winked at the couple as they exited the lift and made their way to the car park.

She farewelled the couple as she came up to her car as they continued to walk to where Greg's car was parked.

Hermione arrived home, she stepped out of the lift on to the Penthouse floor to find Blaise waiting outside her door.

He saw her approaching "Hello Hermione, how are you?" he asked

"I'm fine, what about you? Why are you outside my door?" she asked him as she unlocked the door through wandless magic and walked into her place with him following.

"I'm good thanks, are you going to Ron's for dinner tonight?" he asked as he sat down on an armchair in her living room.

"yes I am, why?...wait! since when do you call him Ron?" Hermione asked him in surprise

"I thought I'd try it out…..turns out its not too bad" he said smiling

"So I take it you're going tonight as well?" she asked Blaise

"Yeah, how are you getting there?" Blaise asked he as picked one of the many books on her coffee table, which made Hermione scowl at him

"By Floo, Heritage Manor is too far away to drive to" she explained

"Are you kidding me? He lives in a Bloody Manor too?" Blaise asked in disbelief

Hermione smirked "He sure does"

"You don't have a Manor too, do you?"

"No, don't you think I have enough space here?" Hermione told him gesturing around the room

"No, it's bloody more than you need, at least for one person….that is" he told her in response

"Exactly, what are you implying Blaise?" she asked raising her eyebrows with her arms crossed

"Just saying you need a man in your life" he responded

"meaning you?" she asked changing her tone to playful

"What! No sorry, you're not my type" he responded quickly

"Good, cause you're not my type either" she told Blaise

He nodded "Anyway, I have my heart set on someone else" said Blaise

"Oh really?...anyone I know?" she asked him

"Possibly, but I'm not going to tell you, if you're lucky you might find out in time.." he responded as he stood up "For now, I'll let you get ready, see you later"

"Bye Blaise, see you soon" she said as he left her apartment.

Hermione then showered and walked into her bedroom, opened up her wardrobe began flicking through the dresses, skirts and tops that were hanging up. She finally chose a one shoulder light green mid-thigh dress and got a matching underwear set out of the draw and got dressed. She finished off her look with strappy tan coloured heels. She of course wanted to look her best for Draco, she suspected that he had a thing for green

On her way to the fireplace, she collected her wand and placed it in her handbag, put up the security wards around her apartment and stepped into the fireplace and called out Ron's address.

As soon as she stepped out of the fire place in Heritage Manor, she spotted Ginny and Susan chatting together by the window and made her way over to them.

"Hi Girls", she greeted them both

"Hermione! I feel like I haven't seen you in forever" exclaimed Susan hugging her

"Yeah I think I last saw you at Malfoy's Birthday, right?" asked Hermione. She had to make to still call Draco by his last name, if they were starting to date, so as to not sound suspicious to her friends.

"Yeah I think that's right" replied Susan mentally calculating the dates in her head

"How's work going?" Hermione asked her

"Fine thanks, I really love working with Children" replied Susan

"That's good, and how's Ben?" Hermione asked wiggling her eyebrows

Susan Blushed, before replying "He's fine also, currently he's debating Quidditch keepers with Ron" as she pointed to the two men behind Hermione.

Hermione turned around and spotted them, "I see" she said laughing

Ginny chimed in "So, Mia, what happened to the mystery bloke you received those flowers from"

"What`?, oh I don't know, he just stopped sending them" Hermione quickly replied, having been caught off guard.

"What mystery bloke are we talking about?" asked Susan looking at both Ginny and Hermione

Ginny stepped in quicker than the brunette could reply and answered "On the day of the wedding Hermione found a vase in her room filled with beautiful flowers, the card wasn't signed by anyone, hence mystery bloke" Ginny finished smirking

Hermione buried her face in her hand shaking her head

"Oh I See…so you never found out who it was?" Susan asked Hermione

"No, never got a chance to" she replied. In all honesty she did find it was Draco who had sent both flower displays after having asked him in a letter she sent him while he was in Morocco. He also told her that Harry was only person who knew of this.

For some reason an awkward silence fell over the three girls, until Hermione spoke up

"So Ginny, how's everything going?" asked Hermione with her eyes momentarily flicking towards the red head's abdomen.

"Oh its well, I'm five weeks along and Susan told me what precautions I should take so this pregnancy goes well" she smiled

"I'm glad to hear, so you're due end of February or early March?" asked Hermione after mentally calculating the dates.

"Yeah, from experience most first time mothers…." Her eyes flickered over to Ginny who offered a smile "go into labour early, by about a week or two" replied Susan

"Well I wish someone would have told my daughter that" said Pansy as she joined the three girls

"Oh, that's right I remember you continually cursing Theo anytime he came near you" said Hermione laughing

"Yeah, I was sure glad when she finally decided to make her arrival nearly one week late" said Pansy

"She was just enjoying herself too much in there" said Susan causing all four of them to laugh.

A few minutes later as Pansy was pouring a glass of wine for herself and Hermione, the Brunette asked her "so how are you feeling?"

"Honestly, I'm a little nervous" Pansy admitted "Even if Ronald had to calm me down earlier when I freaking out before everyone arrived"

Hermione cocked and eyebrow at her raven-haired friend.

"Oh it wasn't that miss Granger, sometimes I swear your mind is more dirtier than mine" joked Pansy

"Well you can't blame me" replied Hermione

Pansy replied slyly "Well, that happened this morning" before making her way back to the kitchen leaving a dumbfounded Hermione in her wake.

A few minutes later when Hermione was talking to George and Angelina, Ron announced to his guests that dinner was ready.

As everyone made their way to the dining room and to the table, Draco spotted Hermione who smiled at him to which he responded with a small nod and smile.

Hermione sat herself in between Susan and Angelina and opposite Draco who had Blaise to his right and Neville to his left. Ron was sitting at the head of the table with Pansy sitting to his left who busy cutting up the chicken into small pieces for Scarlett.

Dinner was in full swing, with people hungrily digging into the fabulous meal that both Ron and Pansy had prepared. Though this stage, everyone thought it was Ron's doing by himself.

Hermione could see Ben whispering something to Susan causing her to giggle like a school girl. Opposite them she was surprised to see Blaise and Padma having an animated conversation about something, her conversation with him earlier in the evening now made sense to her. George was telling Neville about the new products at the store, so he knew what to look out for when the new school year resumed in September. Taking a sip of her wine she caught Draco's eyes, they made small talk, like they normally would, so as not give away anything to their friends. Hermione noticed Pansy fumbling with her hands as she watched Scarlett eating her food, she also saw Ginny glancing at the former slytherin trying to work out what was happening.

After it appeared that everyone had finished eating and before the dessert was served, Ron took one look at Pansy who nodded before he stood up.

"Can I get everyone's attention" he addressed the rest of the table. Everyone ceased their respective conversations and looked in his direction.

"Firstly I just want to thank everyone for coming to dinner tonight and I hope you enjoyed the food" he smiled at everyone

"you burnt the potatoes" yelled George earning a slap from Angelina

"ow"

Ron rolled his eyes "Anyway as I was saying, I have a announcement…..you see I've been dating someone for the past six weeks and I've asked her to move in with me….and she said yes"

"Who is it?" asked Ginny

"Alread moving together?" asked Draco looking back at Hermione before she hushed him

Pansy looked at Hermione who smiled back her before standing up and saying "It's me….we have been dating"

At Pansy's statement, several things happened, Ginny dropped her glass, causing water to spill onto the floor, "What the flippin hell" exclaimed Blaise earning him a very nasty glare from Padma and George shouted "my brother is finally getting some" earning him another nasty whack on the head from his wife.

Scarlett then piped up and said to no one in particular "I like Mr Ron". Pansy looked down at her daughter, smiled and kissed the top of her head.

"Are guys upset?" asked Pansy. She addressed this to many of their guests but was looking at Ginny and Harry.

"Well…..no, just in shock….give me a minute" replied Ginny

"I'm happy for you both" Harry told them smiling

"Thanks mate" replied Ron beaming at he looked at the rest of the table. Hermione and Angelina were smiling at him, as were Audrey, Percy, Draco and Padma

Pansy noticed the shock of most of their other guests and excused herself to get the dessert. Hermione and Padma followed her through the kitchen door.

"Pans, you okay?" Padma asked her

"Yeah I'm okay thanks girls" she responded smiling, although it didn't reach her eyes.

"Mummy!" said Scarlett as she came into the kitchen with Victoire in tow.

"What's wrong darling?" Pansy asked her daughter crouching down to her level.

"What's for dessert?" asked Victoire who was standing next to her

"You Uncle Ron, made his apple pie, how does that sound?" Pansy replied smiling

"With Ice Cream?" asked Victoire expectantly

"Yes I made Ice Cream to go along with it" chuckled Pansy in response

"Since when do you make Ice Cream?" asked Hermione

"Since, last weekend Ron taught the recipe and I decided to make it for tonight" replied Pansy

"Are you dating Uncle Ron?" Victoire asked her. Pansy stopped dead in her tracks at the question and looked down at her "Yes darling I am"

"Oh good, you cook nice food" exclaimed Victoire before returning to dinning room

She saw Padma and Hermione both sporting amused looks.

"Well I'll be known at the aunt who cooks nice food" she laughed with the other two joining in.

They all returned to the Table and as Pansy set down the dessert Ginny looked at her and said "sorry it just the shock, but I am happy for you two"

"Thanks" replied Pansy smiling

Ron looked over and joked "now you two can help us move in"

Pansy without thinking interjected "Well maybe Harry can, but Ginny should rest" at her own words her eyes widened at the realisation of what she just said and she turned and looked at Ginny who was also in shock

"Why would Gin need rest? in preparation for the world cup surely not?" asked Ron

Ginny stood up pulling Harry along with her "Everyone, since the time seems appropriate Harry and I have an announcement to make"

All heads turned in their direction

She took a deep breath before continuing "Before Easter next year, we will be joined by another Potter"

Silence followed while everyone tried to compute Ginny's words

Angelina was the first to recover, she stood up and cried "You're pregnant?"

Ginny nodded as Fleur, Audrey and Angelina ran over and grasped their sister-in-law in a large group hug.

Meanwhile Ginny's brothers turned to Harry, each of them giving him a very nasty glare.

Hermione noticed this and urged her best friend "Run Harry!"

"Oh Shit" exclaimed Harry before darting out of the room, with the Weasley Brothers following after him.

"Holy Hell" cried Blaise before following after them trying to save Harry

"Mother of Merlin" cried Draco before he too darted out of the room

"Oh Darn! look what I've started" cried Pansy

Ginny looked at her "It's okay Pans, you weren't to know they would react like that, but I better go rescue my husband" she said leaving the room with Fleur following her.

After all the commotion following Ginny's pregnancy announcement, dessert was served and guests were slowly starting to make their way home.

Hermione and Draco were standing around the island in Ron's kitchen finishing off a bottle of red wine.

"Granger, which do you prefer, white or red?" Draco asked her

"I'm not really fussed Malfoy, I like wine as a whole" she replied

Draco nodded "would you like me to take you home?" he asked her

Hermione's eyebrows rose up in surprise "why Malfoy?" she asked him

"Because Granger, I know you had a bit to drink and I wouldn't want anything to happen to you" he replied flashing her a smile

"Fine, I guess you could" admitted Hermione

Hermione went over and said her goodbyes to Harry and Ginny followed by Ron and Pansy and kissed Scarlett's forehead as she was sleeping in Ron's arms. She promised to help them move when the time came.

Draco too said his goodbyes before following her to the fireplace .

She discreetly whispered her address to him causing his eyes to widen and Hermione to smirk.

The both flooed over to her Penthouse, causing Draco to gazed around in awe at where Hermione Granger lived.

"You live in the Bloody Penthouse?" he questioned aloud

"Yes I do, is there a problem with that?" she asked him

"Well, when Blaise told me you lived here, I wasn't expecting this" Draco replied

"Jealous?" she asked taking a few steps in direction

"I'm a Malfoy we don't get Jealous, we get Even" he replied Smugly

Hermione snorted " Yeah and, how do you get even?" she questioned him further taking another step towards him

"Oh I have my ways, if you'd like me to show you" Draco casually replied stepping forward, closing the distance between the two of them.

"go on then…." Hermione started to reply before Draco reached forward grabbing her arm, pulling her flush against his body, he wrapped his arm around her waist, he took her hand began an impromptu dance with her in her living room.

"Draco, what are you doing?" she questioned him

"Well Hermione, I believe I am dancing with you" he replied with smirk

"Well then, lets put some music on, it's a bit ridiculous to dance without music" she said as she waved her hand in the direction of her sound system, causing it to turn on with a CD starting to play.

"You're a-a-a wandless?" Draco Stuttered

She nodded "Yep" replying popping the 'p'

"Since When?" he asked somewhat cautiously

"When I turned 21, I came back sick from an assignment in Romania, nothing too severe but it meant I was tired a lot, so the healers gave me a combination of potions, which caused the magic in my body to heighten and coupled with the after effects of the Cruciatus Curse meant that I could perform magic wandlessly." Hermione replied as they continued to dance

"Can you control it?" asked Draco

"Yes, most of the time I can, unless I'm really angry or upset, like a few weeks ago when I made rolling pin fly at Harry's head….unintentionally of course" she replied causing Draco to laugh

"I'll keep that in mind, not to make my girlfriend angry or upset" Draco told her smiling.

Hermione stopped dancing but was still holding Draco's hand but dropping her hand of his shoulder

"Girlfriend?" she questioned him raising her eyebrows

"Yes, is this a bad time to ask you to be my girlfriend?"

Hermione smiled before replying "No its not" before wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling her body against his so that they were mere centimetres from each other

"So?" he asked her as he wrapped his arms around her waist

"Yes" she breathed before placing her lips on his.

Draco quickly responded to her actions by licking her lower lip, Hermione opened a mouth allowing his tongue to enter in, with his tongue gently massaging hers she deepened the kiss.

Draco moved to pick her up, he did so with ease. He carried her over to the nearby sofa, allowing her to straddle his lap and they continued to kiss. Draco grew bolder, as his lips left her mouth and he trailed kisses down her neck and onto her collarbone sending shivers down Hermione's spine.

Hermione grabbed his head off her collarbone and pulled him for a searing kiss, Draco moaned at the unexpected pleasure, Hermione placed kisses down his neck causing Draco to close his eyes and sink into the pleasure she was giving him. When she reached the base of neck, she started sucking on a soft spot of skin causing a love bite to form.

"You naughty little witch" he teased her having realised what she had just done.

"You going to punish me for that?" she asked

"you bet! Bedroom?" he asked in response

Hermione leaned into his ear and responded "Absolutely" before trailing her tongue along his skin down from his ear and along his jawline and she got off his lap and made her way down the hallway with Draco not far behind.

"I'll just be a while, make yourself comfortable" she told him as she stepped into her en suite.

Hermione went in the bathroom and removed her dress, leaving her underwear on, grabbed her wand and cast a quick contraceptive spell on herself. They were one of the few spells she wasn't able to do wandlessly

Meanwhile Draco, got undressed but left his black silk boxers on, his manhood was already growing hard in anticipation. He pulled back the pink and peach coloured covers and slipped into bed, propping himself with a pillow against the headboard.

Draco's jaw dropped when he saw Hermione walk out of the bathroom in her lacy strapless bra and matching knickers.

"See something you like?" she questioned him as she approached the bed

"Bloody Hell yes" he exclaimed

Hermione climbed onto the bed and onto Draco's lap, causing his manhood to completely stiffen. Hermione smirked at him as began to kiss him once again.

Draco reached around and managed to unclasp her bra in one move, causing him to smirk across her lips. He held the bra up and asked her "What brand?"

"Victoria's Secret" Hermione replied rolling her eyes as she began to kiss his shoulder.

Draco made a move causing them to roll over so he was on top of her.

Hermione giggled as he traced his tongue down her neck and onto her chest and in between her breasts.

As he began to kiss her nipple, Hermione closed her eyes allowing herself to be swept up in the pleasure that Draco was giving her, a sensual moan escaped her mouth and Draco swirled his tongue around her nipple before moving to the other one.

"Oh Draco" she breathed

Draco looked up and smirked before placing more kisses down her abdomen.

Hermione ran her fingers through his platinum blonde hair as he moved further down her body. She found the hem of his boxes as he moved back up to kissing her lips. She traced her manicured fingernails along his abs causing him to deepen the kiss. She hooked her fingers into his boxers and told him to take it off, Draco leaned over breathed in her ear "Absolutely" before placing kisses along her jaw and down her neck.

Draco removed his boxers and was once on top of her, their foreheads touching. Hermione could feel his erect manhood against her knickers and reached down and began to stroke it gently.

"Hermione" Draco breathed feeling her hand grasp his manhood and he kissed her chest.

Draco slipped is hand into her knickers and began to pull them down. Hermione wriggled out of her underwear and pulled Draco in for another searing kiss and Draco positioned himself in line with her wetness .

"Did you…umm…?" he asked her

Hermione nodded "yes….in the bathroom"

Draco smiled before leaning down to kiss her shoulder as he slid into her. Hermione arched her back in response, causing Draco to suck harder on the skin on her shoulder leaving a love bite.

He thrust more and more in her eliciting more sensual moans to escape from her mouth, until they both came together.

With sweat glistening his forehead he looked down at her "That was….."

"Amazing?" she answered filling in the blank

"Yes Amazing" he agreed leaning down and kissing her lips

Draco rolled off her and onto his back, Hermione rolled onto her side and snuggled into his chest. Draco draped his arm around her.

"Good night babe"

"Good night love" she responded before closing eyes

The couple soon fell into a deep slumber.