When Hermione woke the next morning, Draco was not beside her. She sat up
in bed and ate the breakfast that was sitting next to her and read the Daily Prophet.
One article in particular caught her interest.
Goodbye Harry Potter
It has been almost two years since Harry Potter, Ron
Weasley and Siruis Black had disappeared to seek out You-Know-Who
and kill him. Their sudden departure left Harry's fiancée, Hermione
Granger and Ron Weasley's fiancée, Lavender Brown behind. When asked
about it the day after they left, Granger told us "Where ever
You-Know-Who is, Harry, Ron and Sirius will find him and there will
be an end to fear in the wizarding world.", Brown had no comment.
There have been no deaths involving You-Know-Who since the
time they left and yet there has been no sign of Potter, Weasley,
Black or You-Know-Who. Some speculate that Potter has killed
You-Know-You and is in hiding from vengeful Death Eaters. Others say
that Potter was killed when he killed You-Know-Who. Some say that
both are still a live and are hiding from one another. Whatever the
case may be, they are probably dead and it's about time that someone
ventured to say it out loud. Lavender Brown is unmarried at this time
and it is known that Hermione Granger was married to Draco Malfoy on
June 3rd. Granger is heartless witch, she claimed she loved Potter,
but turned around and married his school enemy. Potter is to good of
a wizard for her and even thought Potter is dead, we are happy to see
that he did not marry such a witch as Granger. We were not able to
contact the couple for a comment, but it is uncertain if we would even
want to speak to someone as low as Hermione Granger.
Sirius Black will be remembered as a misunderstood wizard,
framed for murders that Peter Pettigrew committed and who aided in
the destruction of You-Know-Who.
Ronald Weasley, the second youngest of the Weasley clan, was Harry
Potters best friend. Ron had helped Harry defeat You-Know-Who during
their years at Hogwarts and had helped put an end to You-Know-Who once and
for all.
Harry Potter, famous before he could talk, grew up with a
Muggle family and didn't know he was a wizard until he started his
first year at Hogwarts. Continually fighting the Dark Lord and Dark
Arts every year at Hogwarts. He will be remembered for stopping
You-Know-Who numerous times and finally killing him.
Today should be remembered as the day that the wizarding world
acknowledged Harry Potters death and remembered him as one of the
greatest wizards of our time.
She pulled a robe around her, grabbing the article; she went to the study
where she found Draco immersed within his work papers. "Draco?" Hermione asked "Good
Morning Sunshine, what can I do for you?" "I can't be married to you anymore. This
is wrong." Draco looked at her, perplexed "Whatever do you mean Darling?" Hermione
gave him the Daily Prophet article and he read it. "You don't actually believe that
Hermione? If they knew the things I know about you Hermione, they wouldn't be saying
that about you." Draco kissed the corner of her mouth and Hermione pulled away.
"I can't do this anymore." "You read the article, Harry is dead. I'm here right in
front of you and I won't leave you." Draco kissed Hermione again and this time she
didn't pull away. Draco pulled at the tie holding her robe on, and Hermione let Draco
kiss her doubts away as they made love on the floor of the study.
*********
Draco lay on his back and Hermione used his chest as a pillow. "I love you Hermione"
Draco said to her. She lay there and didn't reply. "Hermione? Did you hear me?" "Yes
Draco. I love you, but," "But what?" Draco asked "I told you the first night that we
made love that there would be no doubts, no regrets, we are man and wife, Potter is
dead and you cannot keep yourself from loving someone else because of someone who
used to exist. You love me, Hermione, but what?" "But, I'll never love you the way I
loved Harry." Draco shoved Hermione off of him "For God sakes Hermione! Harry is dead!
I'm you're husband! You've shared my bed and you still don't love me!" "Draco, I love
you, but not as much as I love Harry." "That's not acceptable Hermione. I won't be
satisfied with only part of your love. I won't! I need all of it!" "That is the most
greedy thing I've ever heard anyone say!" Hermione yelled at him and she yanked her
robe back on her. "That is not greedy thing to say! It is what is required of a
husband and wife. Not partial love but all of it! I have given all my love to you,
and yet you only give me half!" Hermione stood and looked at him with anger, fear,
frustration, and sorrow behind her eyes "You don't understand." She stood to leave
"Hermione!" Draco jumped up and grabbed her arm "Explain it to me." Hermione yanked
her arm free but Draco grabbed her forcibly and kissed her, but she shoved him away
and ran out of the room. Hermione avoided him for the rest of the day and spent it
destroying the hate mail that came for her. When night fell she sat out on the
balcony of their room. Draco came outside where she was sitting "It's pretty late"
he commented, "Yes, it is." Hermione replied, "I thought you would be in bed by now"
Draco added "Did you?" Hermione asked, "It's been a busy day, you must be pretty
tired." Draco said, "That's right." Hermione replied "Look Hermione," Draco began
"No Draco! You look!" Hermione yelled, her tear-streaked face looked deathly pale
in the moonlight and she poked his chest with her pointer finger " I've loved Harry
for most of my years at Hogwarts, and I've had to hate you for most of them. I called
you my friend when we first talked over the summer at the orphanage and every day
after that." Hermione turned her back to Draco and walked to the edge of the balcony
and looked over it "I've had dreams about love and marriage, and all of those dreams
included Harry. Never would I have thought about you in those dreams. I don't think
I'll ever stop loving Harry, but since the day we were married, I began to love you
and it grows every day we spend together." Draco came up from behind her and wrapped
his arms around her "My love for you will always grow." Draco pulled Hermione back
inside "You should never be uncertain about our love, Hermione." She opened her mouth
to say something but Draco quieted her with a fervent kiss and closing the drapes to
the bed behind them. Hours later, after Draco had fallen asleep, Hermione remained
awake. She gently stroked one of his arms that were wrapped around her as he was
softly snoring. For the first time since they had been married, Hermione felt
complete and absolute love for him. She felt complacent and she pulled his arms
tighter around her and closed her eyes trying to fall asleep. Hermione heard a
small "pop" come from behind the drapes. It was loud enough to make Draco stir but
he didn't awake. Hermione barely made out the footsteps walking from the corner of
the room to the foot of the bed. The intruder flung the drapes to the side; Hermione
pulled the sheet over her chest, terror filling her. "What the…" Draco asked sleepily,
when he realized what was happening he snapped awake and made a grab for his wand
but the intruder already had his wand pointed at him "Expelliarmus!" he said and
Draco was slammed against the headboard with a sickening crunch. "Avada Kedav-"
"NO!" Hermione screamed a flung herself over Draco "Get out of the way!" The voice
said, "You will not kill him!" Hermione replied "Stupefy!" the intruder shouted
and Hermione's world went black.
********
in bed and ate the breakfast that was sitting next to her and read the Daily Prophet.
One article in particular caught her interest.
Goodbye Harry Potter
It has been almost two years since Harry Potter, Ron
Weasley and Siruis Black had disappeared to seek out You-Know-Who
and kill him. Their sudden departure left Harry's fiancée, Hermione
Granger and Ron Weasley's fiancée, Lavender Brown behind. When asked
about it the day after they left, Granger told us "Where ever
You-Know-Who is, Harry, Ron and Sirius will find him and there will
be an end to fear in the wizarding world.", Brown had no comment.
There have been no deaths involving You-Know-Who since the
time they left and yet there has been no sign of Potter, Weasley,
Black or You-Know-Who. Some speculate that Potter has killed
You-Know-You and is in hiding from vengeful Death Eaters. Others say
that Potter was killed when he killed You-Know-Who. Some say that
both are still a live and are hiding from one another. Whatever the
case may be, they are probably dead and it's about time that someone
ventured to say it out loud. Lavender Brown is unmarried at this time
and it is known that Hermione Granger was married to Draco Malfoy on
June 3rd. Granger is heartless witch, she claimed she loved Potter,
but turned around and married his school enemy. Potter is to good of
a wizard for her and even thought Potter is dead, we are happy to see
that he did not marry such a witch as Granger. We were not able to
contact the couple for a comment, but it is uncertain if we would even
want to speak to someone as low as Hermione Granger.
Sirius Black will be remembered as a misunderstood wizard,
framed for murders that Peter Pettigrew committed and who aided in
the destruction of You-Know-Who.
Ronald Weasley, the second youngest of the Weasley clan, was Harry
Potters best friend. Ron had helped Harry defeat You-Know-Who during
their years at Hogwarts and had helped put an end to You-Know-Who once and
for all.
Harry Potter, famous before he could talk, grew up with a
Muggle family and didn't know he was a wizard until he started his
first year at Hogwarts. Continually fighting the Dark Lord and Dark
Arts every year at Hogwarts. He will be remembered for stopping
You-Know-Who numerous times and finally killing him.
Today should be remembered as the day that the wizarding world
acknowledged Harry Potters death and remembered him as one of the
greatest wizards of our time.
She pulled a robe around her, grabbing the article; she went to the study
where she found Draco immersed within his work papers. "Draco?" Hermione asked "Good
Morning Sunshine, what can I do for you?" "I can't be married to you anymore. This
is wrong." Draco looked at her, perplexed "Whatever do you mean Darling?" Hermione
gave him the Daily Prophet article and he read it. "You don't actually believe that
Hermione? If they knew the things I know about you Hermione, they wouldn't be saying
that about you." Draco kissed the corner of her mouth and Hermione pulled away.
"I can't do this anymore." "You read the article, Harry is dead. I'm here right in
front of you and I won't leave you." Draco kissed Hermione again and this time she
didn't pull away. Draco pulled at the tie holding her robe on, and Hermione let Draco
kiss her doubts away as they made love on the floor of the study.
*********
Draco lay on his back and Hermione used his chest as a pillow. "I love you Hermione"
Draco said to her. She lay there and didn't reply. "Hermione? Did you hear me?" "Yes
Draco. I love you, but," "But what?" Draco asked "I told you the first night that we
made love that there would be no doubts, no regrets, we are man and wife, Potter is
dead and you cannot keep yourself from loving someone else because of someone who
used to exist. You love me, Hermione, but what?" "But, I'll never love you the way I
loved Harry." Draco shoved Hermione off of him "For God sakes Hermione! Harry is dead!
I'm you're husband! You've shared my bed and you still don't love me!" "Draco, I love
you, but not as much as I love Harry." "That's not acceptable Hermione. I won't be
satisfied with only part of your love. I won't! I need all of it!" "That is the most
greedy thing I've ever heard anyone say!" Hermione yelled at him and she yanked her
robe back on her. "That is not greedy thing to say! It is what is required of a
husband and wife. Not partial love but all of it! I have given all my love to you,
and yet you only give me half!" Hermione stood and looked at him with anger, fear,
frustration, and sorrow behind her eyes "You don't understand." She stood to leave
"Hermione!" Draco jumped up and grabbed her arm "Explain it to me." Hermione yanked
her arm free but Draco grabbed her forcibly and kissed her, but she shoved him away
and ran out of the room. Hermione avoided him for the rest of the day and spent it
destroying the hate mail that came for her. When night fell she sat out on the
balcony of their room. Draco came outside where she was sitting "It's pretty late"
he commented, "Yes, it is." Hermione replied, "I thought you would be in bed by now"
Draco added "Did you?" Hermione asked, "It's been a busy day, you must be pretty
tired." Draco said, "That's right." Hermione replied "Look Hermione," Draco began
"No Draco! You look!" Hermione yelled, her tear-streaked face looked deathly pale
in the moonlight and she poked his chest with her pointer finger " I've loved Harry
for most of my years at Hogwarts, and I've had to hate you for most of them. I called
you my friend when we first talked over the summer at the orphanage and every day
after that." Hermione turned her back to Draco and walked to the edge of the balcony
and looked over it "I've had dreams about love and marriage, and all of those dreams
included Harry. Never would I have thought about you in those dreams. I don't think
I'll ever stop loving Harry, but since the day we were married, I began to love you
and it grows every day we spend together." Draco came up from behind her and wrapped
his arms around her "My love for you will always grow." Draco pulled Hermione back
inside "You should never be uncertain about our love, Hermione." She opened her mouth
to say something but Draco quieted her with a fervent kiss and closing the drapes to
the bed behind them. Hours later, after Draco had fallen asleep, Hermione remained
awake. She gently stroked one of his arms that were wrapped around her as he was
softly snoring. For the first time since they had been married, Hermione felt
complete and absolute love for him. She felt complacent and she pulled his arms
tighter around her and closed her eyes trying to fall asleep. Hermione heard a
small "pop" come from behind the drapes. It was loud enough to make Draco stir but
he didn't awake. Hermione barely made out the footsteps walking from the corner of
the room to the foot of the bed. The intruder flung the drapes to the side; Hermione
pulled the sheet over her chest, terror filling her. "What the…" Draco asked sleepily,
when he realized what was happening he snapped awake and made a grab for his wand
but the intruder already had his wand pointed at him "Expelliarmus!" he said and
Draco was slammed against the headboard with a sickening crunch. "Avada Kedav-"
"NO!" Hermione screamed a flung herself over Draco "Get out of the way!" The voice
said, "You will not kill him!" Hermione replied "Stupefy!" the intruder shouted
and Hermione's world went black.
********