Chapter eight - Showers and Parties
All the guest had arrived and were mixing. Hermione was talking to her cousin Maria who was to be one of her bridesmaid, when Harry and Ron came up to her with misceviuos looks on their faces.
"Hermione we are here on a matter of great importance." Said Harry with a tinkle in his eye.
"And that is?" Hermione asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well before every man gets married it's tradition that a guys friend take the groom out get him pissed drunk and have a stripper dance for him. So, we were wondering if we could do that to Draco?"
"Hahahahahahahahahaha!" Hermione burst out laughing and couldn't stop.
"Hermione this is a serious matter, Draco won't come with us if we don't have your permission." Ron said.
"Smart guy." Commented Hermione's cousin.
Hermione just keep laughing. With a silent nod she kept laughing.
That was all the guys needed, they were gone in flash. Hermione was bent over she was laughing so hard. She then stood up coughed and watched as Harry and Ron were rounding up the other men like cattle. She shook her head.
"Well Ladies now that the men have left lets go into the garden and have our selves wedding shower." Hermione's mother said.
The women all walked out to the garden. There was a cough behind them Hermione turned to see Professors Snape and Dumbledore standing there.
"If you ladies don't mind we wish to join you for we don't care for what the other men are doing." Said Professor Snape, Dumbledore nodded.
"Of course we don't mind, so long as you don't mind a bunch of chatty kathies." Answered Mrs.Granger.
"Not in the least."
"Good."
A table for presents and a table for food had been set up. Both were heaped with stuff. Women and two men filled little plates with food and sat down. People were chatting and eating.
"Thank you for coming and I think that now is a good time to start opening gifts."
Hermione reached for a gift.
"Wait!! Hullo! Not late are we?" Said to women one older then the other. It didn't take a genious to know that they were Draco's Mother and Grandmother. The women neared.
Draco's female relatives stood in front of Hermione.
"You are even more beautiful then Draco said you were." Said Mrs. Malfoy, She put her hand to Hermione's cheek, to Hermione's surprise it was warm. "You'll make us proud."
"Shove over girl and let me see her." Said Draco's Grandmother, nudging her daughter out of the way.
"Like me daughter said you are beautiful but I don't give out compliments. I have heard a great deal about you girl good and bad. But the bad just came from that useless son-in-law of mine and the good from Draco which is all I take into account. I agrees with me daughter when she says you'll make us proud. So here open this one first." She said handing Hermione a gift that seemed to have magically appeared.
Hermione took it form her. She started to carefully open it.
"Just rip it girl!"
"Ok." **Rip**
It revealed a small chest. Hermione lifted the lid, her eyes nearly flew out of their sockets. The chest was filled the jewels and other treasures.
"Those are the Serpent family jewels. We thought it wise to give them to you before my son-in-law tried to take them from me."
"Their beautiful this is too much."
"No it isn't you'll be insulting me and Draco's family if you refuse them."
"I well treasure them."
"Good now I'm going to sit down my legs are old and tired."
Two chairs appeared beside Snape.
Once the two women were seated Hermione continued with the gift opening.
From Her muggle family she got money and appliances. From Her wizarding family she got an assortment of wizard money, a broom, books, quills, more money and a cauldron.
From her guest from Hogwarts she got from Dumbledore a basket filled with candies, from Mc Gonagall she got a lovely tea set, From Snape she got a book on potions, and from Hagrid she had gotten a tin filled with tentacle toffee. From the Weasely family she got a large (fake) hippogriff rug. From Harry and Sirius she got an amulet with a large black dog on it. And from the girls of Gryffindor a gift hat made her blush from head to toe as soon as she opened the box.
"Well, what is it dear?" Her mother asked. Hermione just blushed harder, Mrs. Granger grabbed the box.
"My, my do your friends have interesting tastes. At least they know how to get good silk and not that cheap stuff." Mrs. Granger pulled a red, lacy, silky, nightgown along with a lace shawl and stiletto heels.
Every one laughed at Hermione's descend into a deeper shade of red.
"I had wondered why the girls had asked me what your size was." Mrs. Granger said looking at the tag on the night gown.
"I don't care if she gave you guys her permission she didn't give it to me and I'm not about to get her pissed off at me the day before our wedding." Draco yelled at Harry and Ron as he made his way to the garden.
"But Draco you can't see her till tomorrow at the wedding."
"I don't bloody care!"
The sounds of yelling pulled The women and two men from their gossiping (though the guys didn't say much just smiled and nodded.)
Hermione's mother put the gifts on the table and went to see what was going on.
"Draco what are you doing here I thought Harry and Ron had taken you out to a stripe club?" Mrs. Granger's voice sounded over the rose bushes. At the name Draco Hermione was surrounded by females in attempt to block her from sight should Draco enter that part of the garden. They then heard.
"He wouldn't let us. He wouldn't believe that we had ask Hermione already." Ron's voiced.
They saw the back of Mrs. Granger enter the garden her arms were as if to shoo or to block.
"Let me see Hermione." Draco said his voce very cold.
Mrs. Granger looked over her shoulder to see that Hermione was covered before she put down her arms.
Before Draco could say anything Hermione voice sounded.
"Harry, Ron got get Draco drunk, mind you not to drunk I expect him at the alter at 1 tomorrow."
"There you see Draco she gave her permission lets go."
"Fine."
Once the guys were out of sight the women de-surrounded Hermione. It wasn't till well after sundown that Hermione's pillow felt her head.
Meanwhile after getting shooed away by the women the guys went to the club in the near by city. Drinks were ordered and randy joke were told.
"Okkk, Dddracooo I tink this should beee thee last drink you heard hhhhhhherrrmmmioneeeee. Shhe kill uss id yourrr lattt."
"Yahhh I tink soo too." Draco stumbled out of his chair. "Ok letts ccc If I can gettt hommm." He though really hard and apparated back to his room. He stumbled to his bed.
