One-Way Ticket
Chapter 27: Not-So-Accidental Portkey
It was september the first, azure blue skies spanned the landscape all around, occasionally dotted with fluffy picturesque clouds, crisp breeze and wild wurthering winds zipped through the spaces, occasionally launching on a dead end and flattening a piece of clothing or coat flat against the wearer. Hermione and Draco stood at the platform, ready to take the first train back to King's Cross, except they weren't going to take the train, and what lay between them and the wizarding world was another portkey, unaccidental this time, ready to transport them both to the aforementioned train station.
"I never thought I'd enjoy these two months more than I have in my life..." said Draco, a fresh, ready, grin on his face as he had his fingers laced through Hermione's. The wild and vividly memorable summer of a first date, amusement parks, a short holiday in Italy with their parents, and more floated to mind. Two vividly memorable months of happiness and laughter, as the newly dating couple learnt more about each other, the things that made them tick, the little details about their Hogwarts lives and general lives that had been previously unsaid all these years. It had indeed been a wonderful two months, with many many great memories to look back on, all of which passed in a blissful summer blur which was beginning to fade now, as the new year and all it would bring loomed ahead. With escalating tensions between the dark lord and his followers, and the rest of the wizarding population.
"As have I," said Hermione, nothing but a crystal sweet smile on her lips as she cast a glance back at Draco. A flock of birds fluttered by and their sombre cuckoos lingered in the air as they stood together, him tightening his embrace on her shoulders a little.
"Are you still going to keep the promise?" asked Hermione, referring to the promise of still being in their relationship once the year resumed.
"Of course," said Draco, "Maybe we'll be out with it in day one and who cares what the other fuckers think. Maybe we'll hide it to avoid tensions but reveal it at the right time. One way or another, we'll figure it out."
And so they smiled as the clock ticked to the right time, and they placed their hands on the portkey - another giftbox, but it's glitzy glamour had nothing on their simple joy that floated in the air around them. As they placed their hands on the not-so-accidental portkey and with a simple gust of wind, they were no more, whisked away to Hogwarts, a life of adventures and new trials and tribulations.
Author's Note: Sorry for the shortness of the chapter, but I did want this particular ending to bring it full-circle. I think that's this story for a wrap, there's possibly a sequel (or you can imagine it ^^), but I don't have the full inspiration right now so assume there's nothing. But I think it's a cool concept (them back at Hogwarts with an already-there relationship and seeing how that goes) and I might want to explore in another story sometime, but depends on inspiration. Don't assume anything but yeah, I thought it ended of on an interesting note. Thanks so so much for reading, hope you enjoyed this last chapter and have a good day~~
-Whymsicalbell