Chapter seven- No news is good news
"Hermione you might want to see this." Said Mrs. Granger who had just picked up her copy of the Daily Prophet. Hermione walked over form her desk where she had been going over menus for the wedding.
A picture and a Heading caught her eye.
EX-MALFOY ENGAGED TO MUGGLE WITCH
"Oh dear. This could be bad. Who's it written by?"
"A Miss Rita Seeker."
"Damn I thought I put an end to her gossiping. She has no idea what she has just done. She just let every Death Eater including Draco's father that a Malfoy is marrying a mudblood. She just put mine and Draco's life in danger."
"Who did what?" Draco said his voice sharp and demanding a tone that Hermione didn't like.
"Rita Seeker your old friend. Just told wrote about our engagement in the Daily Prophet." Hermione spat out.
"Shit! It's ok my mione I wont let anyone hurt you, ever."
"Also we well have to invite some of the press and we'll have to make a bigger deal of this then I originally did."
"Fine let's do it."
"Excuse us Draco but with the wedding only days a way Hermione and I have some work to do."
Hermione stood in a small stool creamy silk flooded all around her. Her wedding dress was one of fairytales. It as I said was a creamy silk, white rosettes accented the neckline and waist. It left the shoulders bare, though it had sleeves that were very sheer and only slightly tinted the skin a light white. The skirt was just an over lapping of silk it reached about 3 feet wide in diameter. A traine that was removable attached to the back it was made of cream velvet, it trailed five meters behind her.
White pears were added on the largely cleavage showing bodice.
"Me dear you are going to look like a queen to think there are still things to do to that dress why I almost think that anymore would be too much." Said the seamstress that they had hired to make Hermione's dress.
"No there are still some important things to add. Like the rosettes for the sleeves and don't forget my gloves."
"Hermione I never heard you talk like that to anyone." Hermione's mother scolded.
"I'm sorry mother, Mrs. Weedle but this is my wedding dress we're talking about."
"We know dear. You are going to look like a Queen."
"Only if we can do something with my hair, but I'm sure molly well astound us all."
Mrs. Weedle kneeled at Hermione's feet putting pins in to get the right length for the hem.
"I agree with your mother you well look very grand indeed and when people ask you who made your queenly garb I expect you to tell the Mrs. Weedle."
"Of course!" Hermione said with a laugh.
"Ok I think we are done here I'll have you dress ready in two days."
"Thank you so much. That leave only one day for it to get into an accident. My god in two days I'll be a Mrs. Draco Malfoy. I think I'm going to pass out. I marrying the man who teased me all through school. The guy who would pick on Harry and Ron and a lot of other Gryffindor. Mom quick get me Draco I really need to be reminded why I'm doing this." Hermione was hyperventilating.
"Dear breathe in…out…in…out…in…out. Darling look at your locket."
"What locket?"
"The one around your neck dear."
"Oh!" Hermione instantly grabbed her locket she opened it and as soon as she saw Draco's smiling face she relaxed.
"Oh, Ah!" she silently walked over to a chair, she was about to sit down.
"Stop! Dear if you sit you be undoing to past two hours work I just did."[
"Oops. Sorry."
Mrs. Weedle helped her out of her dress and put in a dress bag and left.
Hermione's mother brought Hermione her purple bath robe and a cup of very sweet peppermint tea.
"Here dear." She said as she handed Hermione the tea.
Hermione took a deep whiff of the tea and sighed.
"I think I'm going to be ok now."
"Good I have to go and make sure the kitchen staff are preparing for tomorrow's bridal shower."
"Ok mother you go do that and see if Father can spare Draco for a couple of hours, if so send him to me."
"Yes dear."
Hermione sat drinking her tea. She had an open sketch book. Draco came behind her and put his hands over her eyes.
"Guess who?" He made his voice high and squeaky.
"Oh come off it Draco. Try to be a guy next time you have hands that are to large to be a woman's or girls."
"Your no fun!"
"Tuff!"
"So you wanted to see me?"
"Yes there is something I need that only you can give."
"And that is." His voice now low and he asked knowingly.
"A kiss."
"Oh is that all." He put a small peck on her cheek.
"That's not the kind of kiss I mean Draco."
"I know but I really shouldn't be here I had to knock your father over the head just to get away and then there's the whole superstition thing."
"That's Right get out get out right now!"
"Holy chill My Mione I was just jokeing."
"Well I'm not I totally forgot about that. Out right now."
"Fine but I'm not going till I get what you asked me here for."
He came in front of her he grabbed her shoulders and brought her up to him. His lips were hard and demanding against hers, but she loved it.
He let her go after a few moments, turned and walked away.
The next day.
**knock**
Hermione lay in her bed alone. She had kicked Draco out and back into his old room. She lay missing the extra warmth he provided. She also lay in a daydream of what it would be like to wake up with him beside her every day for the rest of their lives.
**knock**
She turned and moaned.
"Go away I'm dreaming!" she called to the continuous pound on her door.
"Go AWAY!!" She yelled
The door opened. Molly, her mother, Ginny and Mrs. Weasely were standing in the door frame. Each hold something behind their backs.
"Come in or go away! You interrupted a very good dream about Draco!"
"Sorry dear." Mrs. Granger said with no sympathy on her voice.
"What are you guys hiding?"
"Oh nothing." Ginny said unconvincingly.
But unknown to them Hermione saw a flash of brown hair and red hair behind them.
"Harry, Ron Stop trying to use those poor woman as a shield."
The woman parted guiltily, Harry and Ron stood with wide gins on their faces till they saw the expression on Hermione's
"You woke me up just to bring them in?" Hermione said angrily and stuffed her head back under the pillows. A muffled go away was heard.
"Sorry dear but it's one in the afternoon."
"It's what!!!"
"Yes dear it's one o'clock."
Hermione leap out of bed then realizing that she had only slept in her bra and underwear, she gathered her blanket around her and grabbed her wand from under her pillow.
"Accio robe!" Her purple robe came flying. She hurriedly put it on.
"How could you let me sleep so late I got work to do. I have to… do something I got a very busy day a head."
"Dear some down. It's all been taken care of. Mrs.Weasely helped me as did Harry and Ron and Draco."
Hermione sat on her bed dumb founded.
"Well then what am I supposed to do today."
"Look pretty and greet your guests. I think we should pull out the red velvet."
"Of course."
It was the others turn to look dumbfounded.
Mrs. Granger shooed the guys away and brought the other women in.
"One thing mother where'd you put the dress?"
"I gave it to molly to put away."
"Oh ok."
Hermione walked over to her wardrobe opened it and instantly found the dress. The other women all ooooed at the sight of the dress.
"Ok lets see if I can remember the enlargement spell. Don't worry mother it well wear off in a day or two." Hermione pointed to her chest. "Embiglist." (ok I'm not sure if that is the right one but oh well) Hermione went from a cup a to a cup c her bra only covered enough to remain some what modest and not completely bare.
"Ok I'm going to go have a shower. Molly can you stay and help me with my hair later?"
"Of course dear, it me job."
"Good, mother why don't you take Ginny and Mrs. Weasely out to the gardens. Oh and can you have Ron, Harry, And Draco de-gnome the garden?"
"Sure thing dear." And with that they left leaving Hermione alone with her maid.
Hermione loved the feel of the hot water against her skin. The shower was very hot. Once she stepped out Molly handed her a robe to cover her pink skin. Hermione sat at her vanity, Molly blow drying her long brown hair. For once Hermione's hair wasn't going to be a mass of tangled, wavy, ball of hair. Once molly was done Hermione's hair had a slight wave to it and flowed down her back. Molly then took the hair that framed Hermione's face and brought it behind her head and put it into a bun tied with a red satin bow.
Hermione pleased with the enlargement spell put on the dress that down fit. It hugged every curve.
'Watch out ladies and gentlemen Hermione Granger soon to be Malfoy is on the loose.' Hermione thought to her self.
"You look drop dead gorgeous."
"Was there ever any question?" Hermione and Molly were laughing.
"If this doesn't just kill Draco I don't know what well." Molly said with a laugh.
"Well my guest should be arriving now I guess I'll just have to go greet them." Hermione said looking at her clock that now said 4:30.
She walked gracefully down the hall to the stairs down to the entrance Hall.
