Chapter 5 – Harry's Party
"I told Harry about us."
This got Draco's attention from his book.
"Oh, how do you feel?"
"Ok I guess. Harry is having a party to celebrate his becoming the seeker for the Windborne Wasps. I'm going."
"When is it?"
"He didn't say. I asked. He well send me a reply soon hopefully. That is if he is still talking to me."
Draco stood and gathered Hermione in his arms. "Of course he's still talking to you. Why wouldn't he?"
"Well I am dating his sworn enemy."
"Sworn? I thought Voldemort was his sworn enemy."
"He is. But you two have always been at each other's throats."
"That was mere Syltherin influence if I had been in a different house I probably wouldn't have bugged him or Weasel."
"His name is Ron!"
"Whatever."
"No. not whatever it's Ron and that's that!"
"Whoa! Chill Kitten! You know I'm just teasing you."
"I wish you wouldn't."
"Where would I get my kicks if I didn't? It's not like I have Potter or Weasel around to bug."
"Oh shut up malfoy!" Hermione said as she punched Draco in the arm.
"Malfoy?" He raise an eyebrow, He pulled Hermione over to the cement bench. He sat her down.
"Hermione close your eyes."
She gave him a questioning look then closed her eyes.
"No peeking."
"Draco." She said warningly. Her tone told him that if he dare do anything sick she would kick his ass.
She felt him take her left hand. She heard something snap open and then close. She felt something slide up her ring finger.
'Is that what I think it is.' She thought to her self.
She then heard another thing open and shut with a snap. She felt his hands go behind her bare neck. Then he removed them she felt a weight on her neck.
"Hermione open your eyes."
She opened her eye to see him on one knee in front over her. Her left hand in his. She looked at her hand and staring back at her was a 3 karat diamond. Beside it were two slightly smaller garnets. The band was sliver.
"Draco." Her eyes filling with tears.
Draco wiped away her tears with the light touch of his back hand.
"Hermione, I love you and can never imagine my self with out you. Please make me that happiest wizard ever and say you'll marry me."
A lump formed in her throat. She couldn't speak so she just nodded franticly. She wrapped her arms around him. Hermione looked over his shoulder and at the bigass ring on her finger.
"Draco where did you get this ring! It's too beautiful!"
"My Grandmother gave it to me. On my 18th birthday she sent it to me with a note saying that I was old enough to start looking for a wife. She said she didn't care who so long as I was happy and in love. My Grandmother is a bit of a romantic."
"Do you think she would like me?" Hermione asked in a very small voice.
Draco lifted her head so that she could see in to his eyes.
"Trust me Hermione she is going to love you."
They embraced.
Hermione looked up at him. "Lets go tell my folks." She grabbed his hand and dragged him down the hall.
"Mum! Dad!" she called
"Miss, your parents are in the study." A young house maid said as she carried a pile of towels in the other direction.
"Thank you. Come on Draco!" Hermione once again set with a speed that would make a cheetah jealous. Draco almost trip quite a few times.
They entered the study to see Hermione's parents readying, her mother the Daily Prophet and her father a muggle news paper.
"Mum dad great news."
Her mother looked up while her father just kept reading.
"What is it darling? Oh My God! Look at that rock!!" Her mother jumped of the small couch and was now clutching Hermione's left hand about 10 centimeters from her face.
Mr. Granger just kept reading his paper.
"Dad, Mum as you have guessed draco has asked me to marry him."
"That's great dear," Mr. Granger drowned then his daughter's words reached his brain. "WHAT!! But your to young! Your only seventeen!" Her father was snow inches from her face yelling.
Mrs. Granger grabbed his arm and pulled him back. "Darling shut up! Do you remember how old I was when we married? 16." (Hermione's mother was 16 at the end of seventh year had graduated early)
"But that's different! She's my baby girl. Draco all I can say is that you had better take good care of her or you'll answer to me I may not have magic but I do have friends."
"Don't worry sir I'll take good care of her. She'll want for nothing."
"Good." Was all Mr. Granger said then he went and sat down a reopened his paper.
"Have you two set a date yet?" Hermione's mother was all excited and had a million thoughts going on at once.
"No. He just asked me mother but I would like a late summer wedding and I'm not waiting another year. So mom do you think you can whip something up in four weeks?"
"Hermione! Well if that's what you want lets start planning!" She grabbed Hermione's hand. "You're lucky I was expecting this sort of thing I already got a bunch of ideas."
They were gone before Draco new what happened he was still in sort of a haze when he heard Mr. Granger call to him.
"Um yes sir?"
"Come here Draco."
Draco rushed over to Mr. Granger's desk.
"Sir?"
"Draco, how do you plan to support my daughter? She has grown up with every pampering thing there is. And as far as I know you are with out a dime to your name."
"Well, I well be able to support her if we live in the wizarding community. I have a large private vault at Gringots Bank under my grandmother's name. You see sir, my grandmother on my mother's side has never trusted My father so when I was born she started an account for me at the bank. Along with that when she passes away I will inherit all that is hers. All so I have private Estate that my father can't take away from me."
"About your father, Draco, will you protect Hermione from him and Voldemort?"
"Yes" Draco answered without hesitation.
"Good. Lets go see how much of my money this wedding thing is going to cost."
He and Draco laughed and walked out of the room.
Mean while…
" Ok Girl lets talk wedding."
"Ok I don't want anything to big only people who are really close to the family."
"Ok so that your grandparents, your uncles, aunts and cousins. That's 50 people right there. Are there any one you want to invite from school?"
"Well Harry and Ron and their families, Lavendar Brown, Professors Dumbledore, Mc Gonagall, Snape for Draco and Hagrid. Oh and Sean Thomas Finagin, Neville Longbottom, and maybe Crabbe and Goyle if their still talking to Draco. I think that's it."
They had al the name written down and now had to pick the invites.
They were in the middle of trying to find the right invitations when Draco and Mr. Granger came in.
"Draco is there anyone you wish to invite? I already have down Snape and your firends Crabbe and Goyle. Is there anyone else?"
"Yes my grandmother and mother if she'll come."
"Ok now we have to pick the right invitations."
Draco seemed to only have to nod or frown and something was either tossed aside or put into the ok pile. They had managed to pick out the invite; which read we welcome you to the joining of Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy on August 28 at one in the afternoon and was a light purple color with silver lettering and a picture of the happy couple, the style of the tuxedos and bridesmaid dresses and flower girl dresses when a Snowy with owl flew into the room.
Hermione carefully opened the letter thinking it a howler.
Hermione,
What!! Party's at seven tonight hope that doesn't inconvenience you.
Harry
Ps you can bring HIM if you want.
Harry,
Well I never expected that. I think it best is come alone.
See you then
Hermione
Hermione looked at her watch to see that she had two hours to get ready.
"Eep! Stupid Harry does he not know how long it takes for a girl to get ready?" Hermione mumbled as she run out of the room to get ready. Leaving a very confuse and over whelmed Draco alone with her mother and father.
Hermione took a quick shower, pulled her wet hair back into a bun with a white satin ribbon. She slipped out of her bath robe and put on her under clothes along with white panty hose. She pulled a periwinkle blue dress over her head. It reached her feet and ties at the back with a big white bow. It had a white sailor collar and cuffs. As she was putting on a necklace she realized that she was already wearing one. It was the one Draco had put on her neck when he asked her to marry him. She now took this moment to look at it. It had a sliver snake wrapped around a red heart on a diamond shaped locket. In side of the locket was a picture of Draco. He had pleased look on his face. She looked down at the ring that weighted down her finger. It was truly the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.
"How'd I get so lucky?" She asked her self aloud. Then her eye caught the sight of her clock. She had ten minute to put on some makeup and leave.
She flew in to action. She applied lip liner, lip stick, eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara, and misted her self with a pear scented body mist. She did one last go over in the mirror.
"You look beautiful."
She turned to see Draco leaning on the door frame. A cocky grin spread on his face.
"You're just saying that. Besides with that look on your face how can I believe you?"
"It's the truth you are very beautiful my mione."
A shiver of pleasure ran down her back. He walked in to the room he stopped only a few inches a way from Hermione he leaned for ward and kissed her, his arms went around her back pulling her against him. Hermione love this the way he clamed her as his and the way he made sure that she knew it too. He slowly drew back, though his arms still encircled her.
"You are the most beautiful woman in the world Hermione don't you ever doubt it. Now get going or you'll be late." He said and let go.
"Draco could you make sure that mother owls those invites."
"Sure thing."
"I wont be to late. See you later." She blew him a kiss and apparated.
