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CHAPTER 29
"Wh-what?" Hermione asked breathlessly. She looked at his face searching to see if there was any trace of deceit or if he was joking. He looked back at her with an expression of determination, nervousness and passion mix together.
Draco took a deep breath, taking both of her hands as he tries to confess to her how he really felt all these years. "Um... I'm not really good with these 'romantic' things, seeing as I've never done anything like this before. But, there's always a first time for everything right?" He paused to get some of his thoughts together and continued. "Usually, people would have experience this so-called 'love at first sight' thing, right? But when I first saw you, it wasn't love at first sight. I'm not gonna lie, I hated you," He laughed nervously. He continued mindlessly massaging her hands with his thumb and looked at her. "I remembered you walking in the castle with you're humongous bucktooth, and you're ridiculous bushy hair"
"Hey" Hermione laughed, smacking him in the arm.
He grinned and continued, "Then as time went on, I was confused. I was raised to believe muggle borns are unworthy of magic. But you proved that wrong with your witty remarks and your annoying cleverness and being a bloody teacher's pet." He winced when she smacked him playfully in the arm again. "I started secretly admiring you, though. Now seventh year continued and I found out you've been made Head Girl. Big surprise. I've got to admit, I was pissed. I had to be stuck with a muggle born! But now that I think about it, if you and I were not made as Head Boy and Girl, we would never have gotten to know each other well."
She smiled, placing a hand on his cheek. He took her hand with his and held on to it tightly.
"I never thought I would be getting married. Especially to you. I didn't think I would find someone I would even want. My parent's just wanted to arrange a marriage for me, and I didn't care. I thought I haven't found someone made for me, anyway. But all this time, I didn't realize the person I've been looking for has been living with me this entire time."
Hermione blushed, but didn't say anything.
Draco smiled at the redness of her cheeks. "You're smart, clever, beautiful, brave, feisty, so annoying and an over bearing know-it-all." He laughed when he saw her face turning from smiling to frowning. He traced her lip with his thumb and continued, "All these years, I didn't want to believe you're the type I want, simply because of your blood. I couldn't see myself getting with a muggle born, it's not how I was raised. That was why I was so harsh to you and your friends back then. I was trying to convince myself I didn't like you."
Hermione nodded with understandment, "I know what you mean."
"I didn't want to believe I'm in love with you. You're everything against of what I was raised to believe in. I was confused and angry with myself. I usually just do whatever my parents wanted me to do, just to please them. But you know what? I don't care anymore. I don't care what my father thinks or what you're blood is. For once in my life, I want to do something that I want to do." Draco said, looking at their interlocked hands.
"And what is it you want to do?" Hermione teased, slowly swinging their hands back and forth playfully.
He looked at her, holding her hands tightly "I want to marry you"
He was quiet, waiting for her to say something else. Only she didn't. He looked up and saw her eyes watering, but thankfully no tears running down her cheeks. That always made him feel uncomfortable.
"Hermione?" He asked nervously, scared of what she's thinking.
"Yes?" She answered hoarsely, trying to clear her throat.
"Will you marry me?" He asked, feeling heat radiating his body and feeling his heart beating faster than ever, keeping his face down. "I know I don't have a proper engagement ring, I mean like I said I didn't plan to propose to you this fast. But I really do love you, and if I have to marry I want it to be you. But if you don't want to I under-"
He couldn't continue because Hermione pressed her lips against his suddenly. Smirking, she pulled away and said "You talk too much, you know that?"
He blushed, "Yes" Honestly man! Get a grip!
She laughed and took his hands. "Yes"
Draco's head snapped up to look at her, "Yes?"
Hermione snickered and said slowly as if he was a five-year-old. "Yes, Draco. Yes, I would love to marry you"
"Yes?" He whispered again in shock, but his face being lit with happiness.
She laughed, "What happened to your vocabulary, Draco? Surely you're vocabulary contains more than the word 'yes'."
Draco smirked and wrapped his arms around her. "How dare you insult you're future husband."
Hermione lifted her head and kissed him on the cheek and then on the lips. He kissed her on the forehead and held on to her tightly, knowing he hasn't felt this happy in a very long time.
"Why are you so giddy this morning, Hermione?" Ginny teased her friend, placing some scrambled eggs on her plate.
"Nothing" Hermione giggled, feeling unlike herself in a good way.
Ginny raised in eyebrow. "Uh-huh."
Harry looked at Hermione's plate and frowned. "Why aren't you eating?"
"I'm eating, Harry" Hermione said, taking a bite of a sausage."Just because I don't stuff my face like Ronald, doesn't mean I'm not eating"
"Hey!" Ron yelled with his mouth full.
"Disgusting" Ginny muttered, shaking her head.
"Mind if I sit here?" A familiar voice asked.
They turned their heads to see Draco standing next to Hermione, holding a plate full of breakfast.
"Of course!" Hermione beamed, scooting over for him to sit.
Draco immediately took a seat beside her and pecked her on the cheek. People in the Gryffindor table began whispering and staring at the two, as the Slytherin table began hissing as they saw their house mate sitting next to the muggle born.
Ginny, Ron and Harry looked at each other, then back at the unlikely couple.
"Malfoy." Harry greeted him.
"Potter." Draco nodded back.
"So, why are you hear?" Ron blurted out, earning a look from Ginny.
"He's my fiancé" Hermione said, emphasizing on the last word strongly.
Ginny gasped and beamed with happiness. "I knew it! Oh you guys are so predictable!" Shaking her head and grinning madly.
Harry raised an eyebrow then smiled. "Congratulations!"
Ron blinked then frowned. "Yeah. Congrats."
Harry elbowed him in the side.
"Seriously, Hermione. I'm glad you're happy" Ron added, sincerely this time. He sighed when he saw Draco place an arm protectively around Hermione's back. "He's a good man for you"
Draco looked at him in surprise. "Thank you, Weasley."
Ron nodded back and continued stuffing his face with food.
"But what about Parkinson?" Harry asked. "I'm guessing you two found a way?"
Hermione nodded, "I read that the contract their parents bind them was the one used long time ago for wealthy witches and wizards. It was made for protection of their wealth so they can't break up and have the other person take their money. Plus, I guess they were serious back then about marriage being about love that's why you can't back out of the wedding in the last minute" She shrugged. "They only arranged Draco and Pansy to be engage because they didn't want him and I to be together. He can't back out of getting married because of the old magic in the contract, but he has the chance to replace Pansy as long as it's before or during the original wedding."
"Which is why I asked her to marry me" Draco added.
"So you're only marrying her, to get out of marrying Pansy?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No, Potter" Draco rolled his eyes, "The way you make it sound is as if I'm just using her. I truly do love her, you know that. I mean yes it's a little too soon to propose. I was hoping to do it within a few years or maybe even after graduation. But it doesn't matter, now. I just get to spend more time with her as my wife" He explained.
Harry nodded then looked at Hermione. "As long as you're happy, Hermione."
"I am" She answered happily.
Harry laughed and shrugged, continuing with his food.
"Hey Malfoy!" Ron and Harry called out after they got out of their first class together.
Draco turned around and nodded. "Potter. Weasley."
Harry said, "Listen Malfoy, we know you love Hermione and all-"
"But if you make her life miserable-" Ron added.
"Or hurt her in anyway-" Harry continued.
"We will get you ourselves because-" Ron threatened.
"She's like a sister to us and she loves you a lot so-" Harry explained.
"Would you two shut up!" Draco snapped.
Harry and Ron glared at him, but didn't speak.
Draco laughed and shook his head. "I'm not going to hurt Hermione. I love her, she loves me. If you're scared of her being hurt, help us get Pansy off our backs. Hermione figured out that Marcus has a thing for her. So if you two could somehow get the ministry to shorten her time in Azkaban when she's on her trial, there's a chance she might like him back and would leave Hermione and I in peace."
"My dad works in the ministry. I'll see what I can do, but I can't guarantee anything" Ron explained.
"Worth a shot" Draco shrugged.
"Alright, we'll help you then" Harry said. He paused and looked at him with interest. "Draco."
"What?" He answered in annoyance.
"No I'm just testing out to see how it feels to say your first name. Hermione's already used to it, but I'm not. Ugh, sorry I'll keep calling you Malfoy for now" Harry said shaking his head.
Draco smirked, "Fine by me, Harry"
Harry smiled, crossing his arms.
Draco made a face of disgust, "Ugh you're right, feels so unnatural."
Harry and Ron shook their heads, laughing as they turned around to leave.
"You boys are so immature" A voice giggled behind Draco.
He turned around and smiled back at her. "Hermione. See how come your name feels natural to say, but those two doesn't?"
She rolled her eyes, "You're an idiot"
He scowled, "Muggle"
"Seriously? We're doing that again?"
"Muggle." Draco repeated.
"Draco stop. It's getting old. Grow up." She said, taking his hand.
"Muggle" He grinned.
"Shut up, will you" Hermione rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"Muggle" He continued just to spite her and smirking.
"Ferret" She smirked back.
"Shut up" He said, making a face.
Hermione laughed, shaking her head and kissing him on the cheek. "You're quite irresistible when you scowl like that"
He squeezed her hand and glanced at her, smirking. I knew she found me irresistible.
STORY IS ALMOST DONE! Haha just to let ya'll know =) lol
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