Hermione woke up in the hospital wing with her family around her bed, Narcissa holding her hand. She felt like the past... not even, twenty-four hours was a dream.
"Am I dreaming?" She asked sleepily.
"No, but if your up to it, lunch has just started. Dumbledore is going to re-sort you, he confessed to tricking the hat into placing you in Gryffindor as well." She closed her eyes and groaned.
"I hope it won't be in front of everyone again?" She asked.
"No, Miss Malfoy," Dumbledore said her family's last name because Madame Pomfrey was around. "I have brought the sorting hat here." She straightened up and Lucius snatched the hat from Dumbledore, unwilling to let him near his daughter and placed it on her head.
"Ah, Mrs Malfoy-Krum... welcome back! The meddling old fool has been caught out I see. Yes, yes... I seeeee. Well then, there's only one place for you dear... SLYTHERIN. The hat said the name of the house out loud. Lucius removed the hat and handed it back to Dumbledore without looking at him, Hermione closed her eyes.
It'll be fine love, I love you no matter what you look like, you are my mate, my wife, my beautiful rose. It's taking me an awful lot of effort to keep my ass here. I miss you so fucking much love.
I miss you too, I haven't seen myself yet except for the blonde hair. Now I'm going to have to get used to being in a new house with people that hated me before, and now I am who I'm meant to be, will be fake-nice to my face. The girls especially in Slytherin are very catty
You are better than them love. I'm proud of you for how you handled Mr Malfoy as a Veela, I've never seen one in person so that was interesting, nobody has angered or made us feel threatened enough for the Veela to break through our skin in our family. I enjoyed seeing McGonagall squirm a little, as you told her my mother is in a bit of trouble with me, for revealing you. I will also be seeing you sooner than soon love, the Tri-Wizard Tournament will be taking place at Hogwarts. The other school is Beauxbatons Academy, that has been selected to be a part of this thing. I have told Karkaroff I won't be putting my name in the cup because it is not just me anymore, and because he was vague about the tasks. I told him I will act the part but won't be involved.
That makes me feel better knowing I will see you sooner than the October holidays. The pain never truly goes away does it? She asked her husband.
No love and I can't wait to make love to your beautiful body and get to see the real you. If the look in your father's eyes was anything to go by. I'd say you are even more beautiful than before. I think you need to go now love, we'll talk again later, I love you always.
I love you always too.
Hermione re-opened her eyes and she blinked a few times, had she been asleep? She'd obviously said that bit out loud.
"Yes, you've been asleep since lunchtime. It is now almost time for the evening meal. Your body has been through a lot. Did your husband feel anything of the change?" Lucius asked his daughter, then said, "Narcissa had to go back to the Manor as she'd arranged drinks with her friends before finding you, and Draco went back to his classes after lunch. He's collecting the work for you."
"Yes he felt confused at first, I may as well tell you like I told Draco, we don't want our mothers to know though. Viktor feels they'll change in behaviour around us if they do... but he has felt, seen and heard everything. When he marked me, we didn't just receive empathy but telepathy as well." She explained. She watched his eyebrows raise and a surprised look appear on his face, as she said this. Hermione felt it only fair as Viktor told his father.
"Interesting... you must have had a stronger connection, in order to be blessed with two gifts or perhaps it's because you are a Veela as well... I can only feel your mother's emotions, I'm assuming Todor and Athena are the same as myself and your mother?" Hermione nodded.
"Your new school uniform arrived whilst you were sleeping. I made it a priority order, you've not seen yourself yet have you? Except for your blonde hair!" He said in amusement, she shakes her head no. Lucius placed her uniform on her lap and left behind the curtain. She sighed and slowly got up, to change out of the hospital gown and into her new uniform.
Stepping around the curtain she saw her father sitting on the bed next to her. He smiled at her and produced a mirror out of nowhere, and then she felt her jaw drop at the stranger staring back at her. Long blonde hair, fell over her breasts with grey-blue eyes staring at her. Similar face shape but is more toned and sharp. Her skin didn't have a single mark on it. Her husband is drooling on the other side. Her breasts look bigger too, and her body is slimmer and taller. Before she was a head shorter than Draco, and now she's almost the same height as her husband. She fixed her hair a little bit. The mirror vanished and she noticed Lucius has also changed.
"No offence to Severus, but my skin isn't accustomed to cheap and itchy material, and so I had Narcissa bring me spare clothes from home, after I got Draco to use Severus' floo to tell her you are yourself, she had to come through and see you for herself. Do you want to go to the feast or eat privately?" Her father asked her.
"May as well get it over with." She felt rather reluctant but it was also unavoidable, the only reaction that mattered to her is her husband and judging by his response to seeing her in the mirror he liked what he saw.
Not just like love, I'm going to be even more overprotective. I'm one lucky wizard. I'd take you now if I could, make love or fuck your beautiful body. Thank fuck our mating mark is still there. I was a little worried about that when you changed. Hermione felt herself blush and her father looked at her questioningly but she shook her head and he thankfully did not ask, as she willed her blush to go away.
"I'm glad your feeling better Miss Gr-Malfoy," Madame Pomfrey said, as she saw them ready to leave.
"Yes thank you." The old Lady shooed them out of the hospital wing closing the doors. Lucius offered her his arm and she slowly accepted it, as he walked her to dinner and when they rounded the corner Harry and Ron stood there staring at her in shock.
Ron's eyes narrowed and his mouth started to open but Lucius stood in front of her, they made some kind of squeaking noise and scurried off to the Gryffindor table, every head turned to face them as they entered and Lucius led her to the Slytherin table completely ignoring them all. Hermione on the other hand was not used to these kinds of stares and didn't particularly like it. Lucius moved Crabbe out of the way and Nott, as he sat her down between himself and Draco.
The Slytherin bench was enlarged to accommodate Crabbe and Nott. Theo Nott sat down first next to Mr Malfoy. Heads turned to stare as new plates and cutlery appear, and they began to eat. The family completely ignored those around them. Mr Malfoy wanted to make sure that his daughter was not bullied on her first day at least for becoming her true self, which is why he is here. Plus he'll admit he's a little overprotective having just found his stolen child, he's a little reluctant to part with her so soon.
Yes, he knows she's unfortunately married and has another male in her life that isn't him, something he's not particularly pleased about... BUT at least he knows Viktor Krum will never hurt his daughter. Like he said before the lad is lucky he's a Veela, it has saved him from meeting the end of his wand. Despite what some people may think, he values his life, and wouldn't dare piss off a newly mated Veela male. He had tried to find Hermione when he noticed her name change on the family tree. The lad has his place well and truly protected wherever it is.
He escorted his two children down to the Slytherin common room and told Draco not to leave his sister's side hugging them both goodbye for now. He told Hermione he'll contact Todor himself and tell him what has happened, she nodded and hugged him herself which gave him a warm feeling inside. He missed all those years with his daughter but he'll not miss a single moment of his grandchildren's lives, he was young once and he's not blind. He knew what that blush was from earlier, no girl blushed like that if it isn't you know what!