Knight in Shining Armour
After that incident, they both started to avoid each other. Many of the staff as well as the students noticed this and asked her.
"Did you and Professor Malfoy have a fight?"
"No, why do you ask?"
"You're avoiding each other"
"No, we're just busy"
One night, she was walking towards the library, when she felt someone following her. She turned around to face whoever it was behind her. She found herself face to face with Professor Luther, the new Defense Against Dark Arts teacher.
"Professor Luther, what are you doing here?"
A chill ran down her spine. There was a scary glint in his eyes. The next thing she knew, she was being pinned on the wall and he was removing her robes. She was being raped! No matter how hard she fought, she was no match for him. When she had given up hope, she saw a flash of blonde hair and then Professor Luther was on the floor. She watched helplessly as he and Draco threw punches everywhere. She didn't have the strength to stand up. Just then Professor Dumbledore and the other Professors came. They pulled Draco and Luther apart. Draco had a bloody nose and his lips were bleeding. There was blood on his robes. Madam Promfey helped her up and put a robe around her. They went to the hospital wing. Madam Promfey treated their cuts while Draco and Hermione told Dumbledore what happened.
She couldn't sleep that night. She quietly slipped out of bed so as not to wake up James and went out. She headed to the one place where she could think; the Astronomy Tower. She sat by the window for a few minutes when a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Mia?"
She turned around to see Draco standing there.
"What are you doing here?"
"Can't sleep. What about you?"
"Same thing"
"Still thinking about what happened earlier?"
He sat beside her.
"Yup, Um… Thanks for saving me"
"It's nothing… I'm sorry…"
"Why?"
"For not being there for you"
"But you were there for me, you saved me"
"But if I had been walking with you then none of these would have happened"
She hugged him.
"Stop blaming yourself"
"I couldn't forgive myself if something happened to you"
"Why?"
"Because I love you, Mia. I love you so much that it hurts"
She had tears in her eyes when she looked up at him.
"I love you too"
He leaned down and kissed her.
The next day, she was having her class with the Gryffindors and the Slytherins. Nobody seems to be listening to her. All the girls were giggling and the boys were talking. It was near the end of the class, when Sally Finnegan raised her hand.
"Professor, are you and Professor Malfoy together?"
She blushed.
"Um… I don't know…"
"Then why did you kiss him?"
"I… uh… wait a minute! How did you know we kissed?"
"Well, you see Professor, Peeves was singing aloud in the library this morning."
"What was he saying?"
"He sang; Draco and Hermione sitting on a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love, second comes marriage, then comes a baby sitting on a carriage"
"I see…"
"So Professor, what was it like?"
"What was what like?"
"The kiss"
Before she could answer, someone answered for her.
"Oh it was the best thing she'd experienced"
They all turned to look at the doorway where Draco was leaning on the door smirking. The girls giggled and blushed while the boys scowled. She blushed when she saw him.
"Actually, it was not that great"
She replied smugly.
"What are you trying to imply Granger? That I'm a terrible kisser?"
"Practically, yes"
"I'm hurt"
He pouted at her and she couldn't help but laugh.
"Honestly, Malfoy, I was just joking around"
The students were watching with interest.
"So Professor Malfoy, to what pleasure do I owe this visit?"
"Oh, it's about James"
She stared at him.
"Ok class, dismissed"
She followed Draco to their common room. When they got there, James was sleeping.
"What's wrong with him?"
"Nothing"
"But you said…"
"I said it's about James, nothing more, nothing less"
"Ok, what did you bring me here for?"
"I just want to be with you, is that a sin?"
"You are a bad man, Draco Malfoy"
She tried to give him a stern look but she couldn't help laugh as he pouted at her. She kissed him on the cheek and his face brightened.
"Next time, don't interrupt my class, ok?"
"Yes, Ma'am"
She laughed and struggled to get away as he tickled her. With all the commotion, James woke up and saw Draco tickling his mother and joined in the tickle torture.
After the tickle torture, they were all lying on the bed. Draco in the center with James on his right and she was on his left. James turned to them.
"Mom, Dad, can we go flying?"
She was shocked at what he called Draco. She turned to Draco and saw that he was looking at her.
"Well?"
"Its up to you…"
"Okay, come on sport, let's go get my broom"
Draco hoisted James up to his shoulders and went to his room. Then they headed out. She watched as Draco and her son flew on his broom. Then they landed and James was pushing her towards the broom.
"Come on Mom!"
"No!"
"Come on Mia, you're not afraid are you?"
"Um… yes"
"I won't let you fall, I promise"
"No"
"Come on Mom"
"No"
"Mia, don't you trust me?"
She looked into his eyes and sighed.
"Oh, all right"
She got on the broom and held on to Draco. Slowly they were off the ground. When they were way up in the sky, Draco whispered to her.
"Open your eyes, Mia"
"It's beautiful!"
"Just like you"
She blushed.
"Mia, I love you"
"I love you too, Draco"
Authors Note: I forgot to put the disclaimer in the first chapter, so here it is.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters (except for Professor Luther, James and Sally Finnegan). All the characters in the story (except for Professor Luther, James and Sally Finnegan) are property of J.K. Rowling.