-1Chapter 14- Party
Okay so I hope that this chapter will help you understand the relationship between Draco and Hermione. If you don't I'll explain on the chapter after.
Don't own Harry Potter in anyway.
"Morning, father." Hermione says appearing outside in the daytime in a long time.
"Hermione!" the king says with a big smile. "Its so great to see you finally out of your room."
The king walks over to his youngest daughter and hugs her.
"I take it your feeling well now." the king says as they pull apart.
"Yeah, I am feeling better now." she says with a smile.
"Well you just miss everyone." the king says sitting back in his comfortable chair.
"Where are they?"
"Your sister went for a walk in the garden with the prince. The king and queen of Gryffindor decided to go shopping for a while in the little town. They will be back to get ready for the party tonight." the king then pauses and thinks of something. "Do you have anything to wear tonight?"
"Yes I bought a new dress in Hogsmead." she stops for a moment and looks around then looks back at her father. "Dad I need to tell you something and I don't think you will like it so much."
"What is it?"
"Well when we met with the king and queen…we…didn't tell them exactly who I was." she says.
"What did you guys tell them?" the king says with force patience.
"Well…just promise to not get mad." he nods as she bites her lower lip. "We said I was a friend name Jane."
"What?" the king screams.
"You said you wouldn't get mad." Hermione says a little scare.
"I am sorry. You probably have a good reason for doing that. Explain." he says.
"I…well…I don't know really why we did that." she winces at her father's stares and continues. "I just wanted to know how it felt to be normal for once. Without any expectations. Ginny said I can do that if I go with her. So when we got there it just happened."
"I will have to explain to them the little joke my daughters decided to do to them."
"I am sorry, daddy."
He shakes his head and just looks disappointed.
"Who else thinks that you are this Jane person."
"No one. Well we told Draco but I already talk to him about it."
"How about Harry?" he ask.
"Never met him."
"Alright, then. I'll figure something out later. Just go have something to eat and don't forget to get ready for the party. We might be in for an announcement."
"What do you mean?" then she understood her father's look. "Do you think…"
"Maybe." king Arthur shrugs.
Hermione squeals and hugs her father before running out the door. Outside she bumps into someone so hard that she almost falls but that person wraps there arms around her.
When she looks up a big smile spread on her face.
"Lord Draco, is nice to see you again." she pulls away from him as her cheeks become red. "Sorry about that."
"What is your hurry princess?" he ask with a smile.
"My dad just told me something that I think is so great." she says looking away. "About you know my sister and your cousin."
"Oh, that." Draco says a little disappointed.
"What?" Hermione says.
"I don't know. Its nothing, really."
Hermione studies him for a moment. Then smiles at him letting go of the subject.
"So where are you going right now?" she says changing the subject.
"I don't know. For a walk I guess. Where are you going?" he ask grateful of the change of subject.
"I am going to the kitchen to have some lunch. Would you like to join me?"
"Of course, I am famish." he says laughing and taking her arm as she leads the way.
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Hermione is giving Draco a tour of her home when he turns to her a little serious.
"So who are you going to the party with?" he says.
"You mean as a date?" she says raising an eyebrow to him.
"I mean as an escort."
"My dad, I guess. Why?"
"Well I was thinking. Since I don't have a companion and you don't have an escort. We can go together."
"Draco, I don't…"
"It's not a date, Hermione. Just two friends accompanying each other. I hope you don't get offended but your like a best friend type of person and I seriously am not thinking of marriage right now. A wonderful woman like you deserve someone looking to settle down and that deserves you. Besides I'll be there scaring all the crazy ones away."
"I… well alright. If that is the case. I will love to go with you to the party."
"Great."
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Hermione is sitting in front of her vanity table brushing her hair. Her mind is on James and the fact that he had ask her to marry him.
'I might be able to go talk to him about that.' she smiles. 'After all my sister is practically engage now.'
Her thoughts are interrupted as her door slams open revealing Ginny in the doorway. Before Hermione can say anything Ginny runs to her sister and hugs her tightly.
"Hermione, he did it. He ask me to marry him." she screams out.
"Harry?"
"Yes him." she screams again but this time Hermione screams with her sister.
She then hugs Ginny tightly.
"Congratulations, sis."
Ginny then shows her engagement ring. There is a big square diamond in the middle surrounded by small onyx gems on a golden band.
"Its beautiful." Hermione says.
"Oh I am so happy. I have to go." Ginny says as she looks at the time. "I need to get ready for the party and to announce my engagement."
Ginny screams one more time before closing Hermione's bedroom door.
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"I've heard the great news." king James says as he approaches his son. "You have made a wise choice my son."
"How can I be sure? She is still out there. What will happen if I see her again?"
Harry says looking down at the entrance way. He has gone up to the castle's roof and have seen every person that has come in and out of the castle.
"She had her chance and she miss it. Don't let go of something good for someone you barely know. Sometimes is not even worth it."
Harry looks at his father in anger but then nods. He has made up his mind now. There is no turning back.
"I have to go now. King Arthur wants to have a word with me and your mother before we join the party. Don't take to long here."
Harry nods again and king James disappears.
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"Wow." Draco says as he walks towards his "date". "You look amazing, princess."
Hermione blushes and looks to the ground. She is wearing a deep blue dress with silver trim. There is silver ribbon that twirls around the long sleeves of the dress. The top is tight but loosens right under her bust line.
The dress that took James breath away.
"Thank you. You look very handsome yourself." she says finally meeting his gray eyes.
"Would you like something to drink?" Hermione nods and Draco goes get them something to drink.
At that moment her father starts walking towards her with the king and queen of Gryffindor behind him. Her cheeks become even redder by that but she soon feels better when Draco hands her a champagne glass.
"Hello." Draco says to them.
"James, Lily, I will like to introduce you to my youngest daughter Hermione. The one that only told you her middle name." Arthur says giving Hermione a hard look.
"Your majesties." Hermione says bowing to them. "I hope you will forget my deceit to you. It was not my intention to offend you."
"There is no problem, child." Lily says. "I am just glad to see you after so long."
"It's alright girl. There is no harm on what happen." James says.
"Thank you." Hermione says bowing to them.
At that moment the sounds of trumpets are heard and everybody's eyes go to the top of the stairs to look at Ginny next to prince Harry as an announcer explains.
When Hermione looks at the prince more closely she becomes very pale and her back stiffens. Next to her she hears Draco mumble something about Ginny being breath taking.
Hermione's eyes stays on Harry's but he has not notice it because he was looking around. Then the pair stop right in front of the kings and the queen. As the other party goers resume there previous activities.
When Harry finally turns to his cousin his eyes stay on Hermione.
"Harry I will like to introduce to you my sister, Hermione."
Okay review and I'll try to get the next chapter up soon. Please, don't be mean because this story is just getting good. Its like a soap opera or something, jk, maybe.