Chapter Four- Draco Kidnapped?
Two weeks had gone by since the Tom had "gone home". Hermione's parents and grandparents(0n her mother's side), who were staying with the Grangers, had all excepted Draco without a moments pause. Hermione's father felt as if a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders, for though he never said anything he had always felt that Tom was a very cruel person. Hermione mother who had only like Tom as a baby went about in a cheerful manner. In secrete she had started planning a wedding. (Even though the young couple never said anything that would even suggest it.) Hermione's Elders were absolutely adored Draco and his charming attitude. All around Draco was welcomed with open arms.
Hermione and Draco were out horse back riding when a snowy white owl swooped down and landed on the shoulder of Hermione.
Hermione had let out a small sheik at the sudden weight on her shoulder. Then she felt the familiar nip on her ear.
"Headwig! You scared the hell out of me." She said reining her dusty gold mare. Draco pulled his chocolate brown stallion to a stop.
Headwig moved from Hermione's shoulder to the horn of the mare's saddle. Hermione slipped off the note that was attached to Hedwig's leg.
Dear Hermione,
Sirius has been cleared they caught Wormtail! I'm going to live with him!
Harry Potter
"Count on Harry to get right to that point." Hermione said with a smile. Then she frowned. "Damn I don't have a quill or even a pen on me to sign this."
"Just use your wand. Yeash Hermione I'm surprised that you don't know that spell for writing. I thought you know every thing when it turns out you can't even do a simple little spell." Draco teased with a smirk.
"Oh shut-"
"Up Draco. God! Hermione get a new come back!"
"Draco… If you don't shut up I'll-I'll…"
"You'll what?"
"Just shut it I need to write Harry." She said as she turned over the piece of parchment.
Dear Harry
That's great. I'm so happy for you! Finally you'll be away from the Dursleys. No more Dudders or whatever his name is. Do you think that Voldemort well try some thing?
Hermione Granger
She folded the note up and retied it to Headwig's leg. Headwig flew off with a whoosh of air.
"So what did Potter want?" Draco asked with a hint of disdain in his voice.
"I really wish you guys were better friends. Surely now that we are going out you'll at least try to get along with them?"
"I well If THEY well. You didn't answer my question."
"Oh! It's great news Mr. Black has be cleared and they have Wormtail in custody."
"Wormtail?"
"Oh yes! You don't know. Wormtail is really Peter Pettigrew an old follower of Voldemort. I would have thought you would of known that your father being a Death-Eater and all."
"I never took interest about father's other life. When ever he brought it up I would merely go into a day dream.
Ten Days later
Draco sat at the table of Hermione's balcony drinking tea and reading a book. Hermione had gone off with her mother on some shopping expedition for Merlin knows what. The book Draco was reading was a very interesting muggle book called Pride and Prejudice. He was so deep in the book that he hadn't heard the foot steps approaching him. He raised his tea cup to his lips.
"Draco!," Tea sprayed out of Draco's mouth. "So this is where you've been hiding while my daughter is out." Mr. Granger stood behind Draco. Draco was wiping up the spilt tea.
"Good morning Mr. Granger."
"Ah come now that's to formal call me Howard."
"Um. Ok. Howard."
"I'm going to the golf course with a few friends you want to come."
"I don't know how to play."
"Don't worry the guys and I well help you."
"Ok."
"Good. How long well it take you to get dressed?"
"15 minutes?"
"Great! See you down stairs in 20 minutes." Mr. Granger turned and walked out of sight once Draco was sure that he was gone he stood ad went to Hermione's and his closet. He now shared Hermione's room with her. It had been Mrs. Granger's Idea. And Mr Granger had agreed after he had a private chat with Draco. It still sent goose bumps down Draco's spine. He Quikly got dressed and headed down stairs.
Meanwhile. Down town London
"Hermione look at this isn't this beautiful?" Mrs. Granger held up a maroon dress.
Hermione lifted her attention from a silk blouse.
"Why mother that is drop dead gorgeous!" She walked over to it. Her fingers touch the softness of the velvet dress.
"Oooooo. So soft! Do they have my size?"
Both mother and daughter quickly checked to row of dress.
"Ha-ha! I found it!" Hermione said as she pulled the dress from the rack.
"Well go try it on!"
"Okay!" Hermione waved over one of the attendants and asked for a fitting room.
Hermione slipped the soft red dress over her head. The dress fit perfectly except in one spot.
"Mommmmm!" She cried. The door flew opened as her mother rushed into the small room.
"What!!"
"Look it doesn't fit!"
"Yes it does."
"No it doesn't! Look!' Hermione as she pulled the top of the bodice away room her chest.
"We can have it taken in?"
"No that would rune the look of the dress."
"I guess we'll just have say good bye to it then."
"I don't wanna." Hermione pouted. Then it came to her. "An enlargement spell!"
"Hermione."
"What it's not like it well hurt anything."
"But what if you get the spell wrong?"
"I won't. As Hagrid said in 3rd year 'they've yet to make a spell that our 'ermione couldn't do.'" She said with Hagrid's accent.
Her mother let out a laugh. Then said," Wait till we get home."
"I'd have to any way I don't have my wand here."
"Ok lets go buy this beauty and get some lunch and then head home. I have a feeling Draco is going to need some rescuing."
"WHY! Motherrr what is it?"
"Your father said something about taking him golfing with his friends."
"But all of daddy's friends are muggles. Oh no! Hurry mom no time for lunch we gotta go!"
Hermione quickly jumped out of the dress.
"I'll go pay for this while you get dressed." Mrs. Granger said and walked out of the dressing.
Hermione pulled back on her jeans and sweater. She slipped her feet in to her high heels. She came running out of the dressing room. She saw her mother putting her credit card back in her purse.
Mrs. Granger grabbed the shopping bag linked arms with her daughter and they both zoomed out of the shop.
Hermione got pulled over by the cops for speeding on the highway.
"Great just great! Mom please don't tell dad he'll flip."
"Don't worry."
"Okay Draco stand facing the whole. Okay now turn and aim."
"Ok you can do this Draco just breathe, keep your arm straight, watch the culb hit the ball and fallow through." Draco whispered to him self. He raises his arm and swung.
"Holy crap Draco you got a hole in one on a par six!"
"Is that good?"
"Is that good!? Is that good!!? That is great!" Mr. Granger stuttered.
The other guys that had come were now wiping off the smug grins.
After getting the highest score out of the men Draco felt a great swell of pride.
He and the other men stood at the bar in the country club.
"Draco! Draco!" A female voice cried behind him.
He turned round as Hermione came running straight at him. She skidded to a stop. Snapping the heel of her right shoe, sending her forward into Draco arms.
"You okay?" they asked each other.
"Yah."
"Yah what make you think that I wouldn't be?" Draco asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Dad kidnapped you!"
"No he didn't"
"But…but…mother said."
"Hermione I'm fine in fact I just beat these muggles at their own game." He whispered in her ear.
She looked at him with a slight frown on her forehead.
"Golf."
"Oh you didn't use well you know did you?"
"No. And it was me first time playing."
"Really that's great!"
"Um as much as I hate to break up this love fest but we have to get going. Dinner at Grand mum's." Mr. Granger said (On Hermione's father's side.)
The Granger's and Draco with Hermione clinging to his arm, for support that she lost from her heel.
"I'll drive me and Draco there and you two can drive alone."
"Draco and I dear." Her father corrected
"Whatever dad." She answered with a shrug.
She towed Draco to her car and pushed him in.
"See you there!" She called.
"Are we going back to the house to get changed?" Draco asked.
"No. Don't worry you look fine."
"But what about your high heel?"
"Easy, Can you fix it?"
"Huh?"
"Wand?"
"Oh! Yah sure." He reached into the inside pocket of his sports coat and drew out his wand. Hermione slipped off her high heel and kept the gas peddle down with her left foot. Draco Reached down and grabbed the shoe and took the heel from Hermione.
"Shipu perfectus." The heel snapped back into place.
A few minutes later the car pulled to a stop.
"Come on Draco."
Hermione pulled a reluctant wizard out of her car.
"Hermione are you sure I look okay?"
"Yes." She said with a kiss.
"Thanks I needed that."
"Ok Lets go in she probly heard us pull up."
"Weren't your parents behind us."
"Not for very long my father drives 20 km below the speed limit."
"Really?"
"Yah. Come on." She pulled him towards the surprisingly small house.
"It's so small!"
"After forty years of cleaning a large house she finally got fed up and moved into there."
"How old is she?"
"65. Why?"
"Just wondering. Ok. Now don' mention Hogwarts or magic. My grand mum doesn't know I went there she thinks I went to a private school."
"Hermione I'm surprised at you keeping such a thing from your own grand mum."
"Oh I have told her many times but she I guess just chooses to not listen."
"Oh."
"Hermione!" A large portly woman came out of the house with her arms wide open.
'Now that's what a grand mum should look like!' Draco thought to him self. His own grand mum on his father's side was thinner then a rail. And the one on his mother's looked like the whole world smelt bad and she had a very cranky attitude. This woman just screamed joyfulness and looked very healthy.
Draco watched as the two woman hugged.
"Grand mum. This is my boyfriend Draco Malfoy. Draco this is Grand Mum Granger."
"Nice to met you madam." He reached forward his right hand. The elderly woman grabbed his hand and pulled him down to meet her height. She stared in to his eyes as if she could see into his very soul.
"He kind but with a bad side. I like him! You done good girl."
Hermione blushed and smile as Draco went beat red.
"Come on Draco lets go in side and eat I made all of Hermione's favorite things." The GM Granger said as she pulled Draco in side.
They were just about to start dessert when they heard a car pull up.
"That well be my slow and safe loser of a son."
Hermione hide a giggle behind her napkin.
The door opened.
"Mum!" Mr. Granger said with open arms.
"Well it sure took you long enough. We are about to have dessert you two can grab something from the fridge."
"But mum!"
"No buts! That's what you get for getting here late."
Mr. Granger slumped to the fridge.
"That boy of mine almost makes me wish I never had children or at lease have stopped after his sister was born but no I had to have a son."
"Grand mum you know you love daddy more then life it self."
"Yah well don't let him hear that."
"Daddy? Where is mum?"
"Your mother had a headache so she deiced to stay home."
"Oh. Katharine have another of her migraines?"
"Yes."
"I'll put something together for her."
It was after playing a few games of poker with the Grand mum Granger that they finally went home.
When Hermione and Draco got into their room a snowy white owl sat on their bed looking very upset for having to wait for so long.
"Headwig you could of given my mum the letter." Hermione said as she took the letter off of Headwig out reached leg. She unfolded the letter.
Dear 'mione
Sirius is letting me throw a party. I've been made seeker for the Windborne Wasps. How has your summer been so far? Have the ministries owled you yet? Have you heard that slimy git malfoy got disowned by his father? Isn't that great! Finally that stupid git got knocked of his high horse. Well, send answer with Headwig.
Your's truly
Harry Potter
"Boy news sure travels fast in the wizarding world. I'm surprised that they haven't found out about us." Hermione pondered aloud to Draco
"Yeah well." Draco answered he sat reading his book.
Dear Harry,
Love to come, what time? Congratulations. I was there when Draco was disowned; in fact Draco is staying with me. He is actually very nice and sweet. In fact he's my boy friend. Summer has been great!!
Hermione Granger.
"There!" She said and went to tie the letter to Headwig. Headwig sat nibbling on a biscuit. "Headwig come here I have a letter for Harry." The Owl swallowed and flew over. She stuck out her right claw. Hermione quickly tied the letter to the owl's leg. Headwig flew off in a swoosh of white feathers.
