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Make my chapters longer (except for this one) Make my story a bit different from the real story Make the characters act like they're supposed to Answer all your questions and try to follow what you want

Oh, and just take note that the first part of this fanfic will be the only part that is almost exactly the same as the movie, ok? Anyway, on with the story!

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

BY Rage

CHAPTER TWO: THE FAMILY

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The nurse closed the door behind her. She had just helped the young woman enter the private room of the patient, even though she wasn't allowed in it. The nurse giggled to herself and sighed, congratulating herself for doing a job well done. She helped a person who was undoubtedly in love see and be with the one she loved…

The nurse sighed once again, going deeper in thought. She looked inside the room and saw the teenager stroking the hair of the boy. She sighed dreamily and squealed in delight. However, she was interrupted by a wrinkle-faced old wizard.

"Is she the one who saved his life?" He asked in a raspy voice, scratching his head.

The nurse nodded in reply. "And it gets better," she said, smiling widely. "She's his fiancée."

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Hermione sighed, thinking of how lucky she was to be beside Derek. She watched him as he slept, though she didn't know if he would wake up anytime now. Though Derek was quite ashen-faced and obviously unconscious at the moment, to Hermione, he still looked handsome as ever. Hermione blushed, and stroked his hair gently.

At that moment, an old wizard entered the room. Hermione stood up cautiously, holding Derek's clammy hand. "Yes?" she said politely.

The wizard gave her a pleasant smile and extended his hand. "Good evening, miss," he said, "I'm Titius Groppling and I'm just here to ask a few questions regarding Mr. Malfoy's accident."

Hermione shook his hand and nodded. "Oh, sure. Why don't we start—"

At that moment, a sudden wail came from outside and a large number of people entered the room. Hermione instantly knew that these were Derek's relatives and so, suddenly realizing that she was a stranger, she backed away and went to one corner of the room, deciding to just observe them from afar.

An elderly woman who was holding a large red handkerchief approached Derek. She put her hand on her forehead and said, "He's so cold and he's so pale!"

"Why did this happen to him?!"

"Oh dear—"

"Poor son—"

Everyone started wailing again, causing a lot of noise. Hermione bit her nails and gulped. Meanwhile, a doctor, accompanied by the same nurse who allowed Hermione to enter Derek's room, came in.

"What's all this noise?" he said, an annoyed look on his face. "This is a Hospital for crying out loud!"

A bearded man stepped forward. "Doc, how did this happen to my son?"

"Well—we…er…don't exactly know—"

"He was mugged and he almost got run over by the Knight Bus." Hermione had finally stepped up and spoke to Derek's relatives. Everyone in the room turned to look at her. Hermione gulped.

"Who's she?" the bearded man asked, pointing his thumb at Hermione.

"She's the patient's fiancée," the nurse replied, looking unsure. "Isn't she?"

Everyone gasped. "Derek's fiancée?"

Hermione gaped at the nurse and mouthed, "WHAT??"

"Isn't she?" The nurse had a confused look on her face.

There was utter chaos in the room. The woman sobbed once again and the bearded man was enraged. "He didn't even bother to tell us that he was getting married??"

"How is she even connected to all this?" a teenager younger than Hermione asked, eyeing her closely.

"She's the one who saved him." The old wizard said loudly. "She brought him to safety."

"You saved his life?" The aged woman repeated, awed.

Hermione laughed nervously and shrugged her shoulders. "Well—yeah, kinda. But you have to understand—I'm—I'm not his—"

However, Hermione didn't have the chance to finish her sentence. The woman had gotten teary-eyed once again and hugged Hermione tightly. "Oh—thank goodness—thank God you're the one Derek picked." Soon after, everyone crowded around her and hugged her as well. Hermione bit her lip, not knowing what to do.

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"So, how did you meet Derek?" Delilah, the aged woman, asked.

Hermione's cheeks reddened. "Er… we met at the office."

Everyone around started giggling, causing Hermione to blush even more. Heather, the teenager, smiled widely. "What's one thing you like about my brother?"

"Ohh…his smile, I guess." Hermione sighed dreamily, recalling the way Derek always charmed her with his smile. "He's got a really great smile."

Once again, everyone giggled. David, the bearded man, who was leaning on the wall, chuckled. "When did you meet my son?" he asked.

"Oh—it was on—" Hermione was cut off. Someone had just arrived at the waiting area, panting loudly. Everyone turned around and faced him.

"There you are!" Delilah said, standing up. Hermione furrowed her eyebrows and bent sideways to see a glimpse of the person. "We've been waiting for you!"

"I came from the Manor, that's why, Aunt Del." The person replied, leaning on the wall to rest. Hermione blinked, scratching her head. Why was that voice all too familiar?

"Well, all that matters is that you're here now," David said, walking over to him. "Because we're going to introduce you to someone."

"To who?" There was a hint of curiosity in his voice. Hermione leaned in closer to hear the voice much more clearly.

David stepped aside, allowing Hermione to see the person.

And she gasped.

And the other person did so as well.

David smiled widely and put his hand on Hermione, and the other on the other person. "Meet your future cousin-in-law." He said proudly, patting Hermione.

Hermione's mouth was agape and she was speechless. The person had the same reaction as well. Her mouth gagged and she pointed her finger at him.

"YOU??"

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A/N: I'm sorry this chapter sucked 'cos I'm really not feeling it. I just wrote the other chapter of my other fic and my inspiration ran out right after I finished it… but all the same, I WANT ALL OF YOU TO REVIEW! My goal is… at least 16-20 or more reviews!

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