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Draco felt the ground disappear beneath his feet and a rush of air combed through his hair. Moments later, he hit the ground hard and toppled over. Hermione lay motionless on the floor next to him, but her eyes darted around the room, still very alert.
They only laid there for a few brief minutes before a rush of nurses piled into the room. One flicked her wand and said, "Wingardium Leviosa!"
Draco was lifted immediately off of the floor and was levitated to the nearest stretcher. The nurse let him down gently and another nurse did the same for Hermione. His eyes were transfixed on the motionless body of his fiancée. Her eyes locked with his and she reassured him that everything was going to be okay.
Draco watched the nurses tend to Hermione, checking her vital stats like her heart beat, blood pressure, and brain activity. He listened to the steady beat of her heart on the nearby monitor. The nurses were doing the same to him, but he did not notice until they said his name.
"Draco?"
"What...yes?"
"You seem to be alright. You just need some rest. Your friend here will be fine too."
"Fiancée" Draco stated.
"Fiancée? Congratulations!"
"Thank you."
"She's a lucky girl" the nurse said.
"I don't know what I would do without her. Please keep a close eye on her."
"Will do...it's my job" said the nurse, winking at Draco. "Both you and her will be just fine."
"Thank you, nurse."
"Your welcome, Draco. Get some rest, both of you."
Draco nodded weakly and Hermione lay still. Her eyes fluttered shut as the nurse turned off the light and the room went completely dark. All that could be heard was the sound of her breathing and he was glad that that's all that could be heard. It gave him self assurance that it was all going to turn out okay. At last Draco's eyes closed as well, and his mind wandered off into dreamland.
**
Hermione was lying in her bed in the safety of her own apartment. Her chest rose and sunk as she breathed in and out steadily. Her brunette hair was sprawled out on top of her pillow, her delicate curls cascading down the pillow.
All of a sudden there was a *POP* but no one was visible. There was the eerie feeling that someone was lurking in the shadows. Draco walked down the hallway of her apartment but found no one there. He then walked back down the dark corridor and opened the bedroom door.
Draco could feel a pair of beady eyes watching him, but still could not identify what it was.
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
The silence continued.
"Show yourself!"
There was no answer. Draco glanced over his shoulder down the corridor again and heard a vaguely familiar laugh in the bedroom. As he turned his head, he saw a hooded figure standing over Hermione. Its wand was in its right hand and was pointed directly at her.
"No!"
"Avanda Kedavra!"
Draco watched the scene in front of his eyes. The room flashed a bright green and he heard a blood curdling scream come from Hermione's mouth. The room went silent and then he heard the malicious laugh of Voldemort.
"Finally! I have finished what I started!"
Draco heard another *POP* and he was gone.
**
Draco's eyes snapped open and his head turned to Hermione. His skin was covered in perspiration and he rubbed his eyes viciously to make sure he was awake. Hermione lay peacefully in the bed next to him. He strained to hear her breathing and he relaxed when he did. He looked and her chest was rising and sinking with each breath she took in.
Draco sighed of relief when he saw so and his closed his eyes once again. After a few brief moments, exhaustion and relief overtook him and he fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning, Draco awoke to the nurse bustling around in the room. Hermione had not yet awoken and Albus sat on the side of her stretcher, holding her hand.
"How is she doing?" asked Draco.
"Oh, you're awake!"
"Yes, how is she?"
"She's fine. She should be waking up soon."
"Thank you." Draco smiled warmly at her and she returned it to him.
"She really is a lucky girl to have someone care about her so much."
"She is the love of my life. She's beautiful, isn't she?"
"Yes she is. I hope it all turns out wonderfully for you two."
"Thank you."
"Would you like to get up and walk a bit?"
"Yes, that would be nice."
Draco hauled himself out of bed and she supported him as he took a couple steps.
"I think I can manage this myself. Thank you anyway though."
"Well, alright."
Draco began walking on his own and walked over to Hermione's bed. He took hold of her other hand and placed a kiss on her forehead. Hermione's eyes fluttered open to his touch.
"Draco..."
"How you doing?"
"I feel like I've had a horrible nightmare, like some one has beaten me with a bat."
"You're a tough cookie, you know that?"
"Hey, you're walking already. I probably won't until tomorrow."
"I'm just glad to see that you're up."
"How are you doing Albus?"
"I'm fine" he said calmly.
"There is one thing I don't understand."
"What would that be?"
"How on Earth are you so calm in situations like you were last night?"
"I can't explain. I just am. We'll leave it to that. I don't take things personally and that allows me to remain calm."
"Anger isn't one of my better suits, is it?"
"You shall learn."
"What happened last night?"
"It matters not, my boy. It only matters that you are both safe. I couldn't go and let my son-in-law to be, be killed, now could I?"
"You know?"
"Yes, and I am very happy for the both of you."
"Thank you."
"Well, I have matters that I must attend to. I shall be off."
"Thank you for everything."
"You're welcome."
With a *POP*, Albus disappeared and Hermione and Draco were left in the room alone.
"I'm so sorry Hermione. None of this was supposed to happen."
"Draco, it doesn't even matter."
"Yes it does. I hate seeing you like this. We should be ready to go this afternoon."
"You look as good as you always do, even in the night gown."
Draco's cheeks turned a light shade of pink.
"You get some more rest."
Hermione nodded and Draco took a seat near the bed. He still held her hand and he massaged it with his own hands. He too fell asleep, his head resting on the bed.
A couple hours later, they both awoke and the nurse told them that they could go. They got dressed and thanked the nurses for everything. Draco helped Hermione up out of the stretcher and supported her with her arm around his neck.
Hermione stopped him and kissed him passionately on the lips.
"Let's go home."
"Mine or yours?"
"Yours" she replied.
They arrived at Draco's home a couple hours later and Hermione was now walking on her own. They stepped over the threshold and went into Draco's bedroom.
"Draco, when are we going to get married?"
"Well, why don't we do it tomorrow?"
"So soon?"
"Yes. I don't want a big wedding. I want to be me, you, and Albus. I don't care about anything more."
"Alright."
"Hey, what's your view on kids?"
"Do you mean...?"
"Yes..."
"Come here."
Hermione pulled Draco closer to him and kissed him roughly on the lips. Draco pulled away from her. A smile was planted on his handsome face and he put his lips to hers again.
Draco left a trail of kisses down her torso until he could reach her shoes. He slid them off and let them fall to the floor. He then slid his own off. Draco pulled her shirt off and discarded it on the floor.
"Wait, before we get too far, I have to go to the bathroom."
"No, you're staying here."
Draco captured her lips in his once again and his tongue dove into her mouth. He massaged her tongue with his and began to unhook her bra. He kissed her jaw line and down her neck until he reached her breasts. He went to the left one first, sucking at it, probing at it. Hermione groaned with pleasure as he began to deliver the same scrumptious torment to the other one.
"Draco, please..."
"No..."
Hermione pushed him away from her.
"I'll just be a second."
Draco looked disappointed but allowed her to go. She arrived back moments later.
"That wasn't so bad was it?"
"Yes...it was..."
Hermione crawled on top of him and kissed him roughly. She traced the muscles on his chest with her fingers after ridding him of his shirt. Her hands then moved down to the fly of his pants and undid them slowly. She pulled them off along with his boxers and threw them on the floor.
Draco began to undo her pants and pulled them off her slender hips. He threw them to the floor and flipped her over onto her back. She winced with pain as he thrust into her but moaned as he rocked his hips into hers. Draco began screaming Hermione's name and Hermione Draco's. Draco rocked into her slowly and he let out a long moan as he came to his climax. Draco collapsed onto Hermione and Hermione said through panted breaths, "I love you."
"I love you too."
Hermione ran her hands through his dripping wet hair and kissed him on the forehead.
"I'm tired Draco."
"Go to sleep."
Draco rolled off of her and then pulled her close to his side. Her eyes fluttered closed and he fell asleep shortly after.
~~
The next morning, Hermione awoke first and shook Draco to wake him up.
"I don't want to wait anymore. Let's go."
Draco kissed Hermione and both got out of bed and got dressed. Hermione glanced at the clock which read 10:30 am and pulled Draco out of the door. They quickly drove to a nearby church and begged the priest to wed them. He agreed to do a brief one for them for a small fee. They paid and he began.
"We have come together on this day in the presence of God to make the sacrament of Holy Matrimony..."
"Make this quick. Skip ahead to the 'I do's'"
"Very well. What is your name?"
"Draco Malfoy."
"Draco Malfoy, do you take, what's your name?"
"Hermione Granger."
"Do you take Hermione Granger to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, through sickness and in health, through rich and poor, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do."
Draco slipped a wedding band on Hermione's ring finger and the priest proceeded.
"And do you Hermione Granger, take Draco Malfoy to be our lawfully wedded husband, to have a and to hold from this day forward, through sickness and in health, through rich and poor, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do."
Hermione slipped a wedding band on Draco's ring finger and allowed the priest to advance with the wedding.
"I now pronounce you as man and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
Draco smiled at Hermione and pulled her close to him for a deep kiss. They then thanked the priest and walked out of the church, hand in hand.
***
Author's Note: I hope you all liked it and I would appreciate if you would please review. I'm planning on having two more chapters I believe. I'll keep all you updated.
Draco felt the ground disappear beneath his feet and a rush of air combed through his hair. Moments later, he hit the ground hard and toppled over. Hermione lay motionless on the floor next to him, but her eyes darted around the room, still very alert.
They only laid there for a few brief minutes before a rush of nurses piled into the room. One flicked her wand and said, "Wingardium Leviosa!"
Draco was lifted immediately off of the floor and was levitated to the nearest stretcher. The nurse let him down gently and another nurse did the same for Hermione. His eyes were transfixed on the motionless body of his fiancée. Her eyes locked with his and she reassured him that everything was going to be okay.
Draco watched the nurses tend to Hermione, checking her vital stats like her heart beat, blood pressure, and brain activity. He listened to the steady beat of her heart on the nearby monitor. The nurses were doing the same to him, but he did not notice until they said his name.
"Draco?"
"What...yes?"
"You seem to be alright. You just need some rest. Your friend here will be fine too."
"Fiancée" Draco stated.
"Fiancée? Congratulations!"
"Thank you."
"She's a lucky girl" the nurse said.
"I don't know what I would do without her. Please keep a close eye on her."
"Will do...it's my job" said the nurse, winking at Draco. "Both you and her will be just fine."
"Thank you, nurse."
"Your welcome, Draco. Get some rest, both of you."
Draco nodded weakly and Hermione lay still. Her eyes fluttered shut as the nurse turned off the light and the room went completely dark. All that could be heard was the sound of her breathing and he was glad that that's all that could be heard. It gave him self assurance that it was all going to turn out okay. At last Draco's eyes closed as well, and his mind wandered off into dreamland.
**
Hermione was lying in her bed in the safety of her own apartment. Her chest rose and sunk as she breathed in and out steadily. Her brunette hair was sprawled out on top of her pillow, her delicate curls cascading down the pillow.
All of a sudden there was a *POP* but no one was visible. There was the eerie feeling that someone was lurking in the shadows. Draco walked down the hallway of her apartment but found no one there. He then walked back down the dark corridor and opened the bedroom door.
Draco could feel a pair of beady eyes watching him, but still could not identify what it was.
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
The silence continued.
"Show yourself!"
There was no answer. Draco glanced over his shoulder down the corridor again and heard a vaguely familiar laugh in the bedroom. As he turned his head, he saw a hooded figure standing over Hermione. Its wand was in its right hand and was pointed directly at her.
"No!"
"Avanda Kedavra!"
Draco watched the scene in front of his eyes. The room flashed a bright green and he heard a blood curdling scream come from Hermione's mouth. The room went silent and then he heard the malicious laugh of Voldemort.
"Finally! I have finished what I started!"
Draco heard another *POP* and he was gone.
**
Draco's eyes snapped open and his head turned to Hermione. His skin was covered in perspiration and he rubbed his eyes viciously to make sure he was awake. Hermione lay peacefully in the bed next to him. He strained to hear her breathing and he relaxed when he did. He looked and her chest was rising and sinking with each breath she took in.
Draco sighed of relief when he saw so and his closed his eyes once again. After a few brief moments, exhaustion and relief overtook him and he fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning, Draco awoke to the nurse bustling around in the room. Hermione had not yet awoken and Albus sat on the side of her stretcher, holding her hand.
"How is she doing?" asked Draco.
"Oh, you're awake!"
"Yes, how is she?"
"She's fine. She should be waking up soon."
"Thank you." Draco smiled warmly at her and she returned it to him.
"She really is a lucky girl to have someone care about her so much."
"She is the love of my life. She's beautiful, isn't she?"
"Yes she is. I hope it all turns out wonderfully for you two."
"Thank you."
"Would you like to get up and walk a bit?"
"Yes, that would be nice."
Draco hauled himself out of bed and she supported him as he took a couple steps.
"I think I can manage this myself. Thank you anyway though."
"Well, alright."
Draco began walking on his own and walked over to Hermione's bed. He took hold of her other hand and placed a kiss on her forehead. Hermione's eyes fluttered open to his touch.
"Draco..."
"How you doing?"
"I feel like I've had a horrible nightmare, like some one has beaten me with a bat."
"You're a tough cookie, you know that?"
"Hey, you're walking already. I probably won't until tomorrow."
"I'm just glad to see that you're up."
"How are you doing Albus?"
"I'm fine" he said calmly.
"There is one thing I don't understand."
"What would that be?"
"How on Earth are you so calm in situations like you were last night?"
"I can't explain. I just am. We'll leave it to that. I don't take things personally and that allows me to remain calm."
"Anger isn't one of my better suits, is it?"
"You shall learn."
"What happened last night?"
"It matters not, my boy. It only matters that you are both safe. I couldn't go and let my son-in-law to be, be killed, now could I?"
"You know?"
"Yes, and I am very happy for the both of you."
"Thank you."
"Well, I have matters that I must attend to. I shall be off."
"Thank you for everything."
"You're welcome."
With a *POP*, Albus disappeared and Hermione and Draco were left in the room alone.
"I'm so sorry Hermione. None of this was supposed to happen."
"Draco, it doesn't even matter."
"Yes it does. I hate seeing you like this. We should be ready to go this afternoon."
"You look as good as you always do, even in the night gown."
Draco's cheeks turned a light shade of pink.
"You get some more rest."
Hermione nodded and Draco took a seat near the bed. He still held her hand and he massaged it with his own hands. He too fell asleep, his head resting on the bed.
A couple hours later, they both awoke and the nurse told them that they could go. They got dressed and thanked the nurses for everything. Draco helped Hermione up out of the stretcher and supported her with her arm around his neck.
Hermione stopped him and kissed him passionately on the lips.
"Let's go home."
"Mine or yours?"
"Yours" she replied.
They arrived at Draco's home a couple hours later and Hermione was now walking on her own. They stepped over the threshold and went into Draco's bedroom.
"Draco, when are we going to get married?"
"Well, why don't we do it tomorrow?"
"So soon?"
"Yes. I don't want a big wedding. I want to be me, you, and Albus. I don't care about anything more."
"Alright."
"Hey, what's your view on kids?"
"Do you mean...?"
"Yes..."
"Come here."
Hermione pulled Draco closer to him and kissed him roughly on the lips. Draco pulled away from her. A smile was planted on his handsome face and he put his lips to hers again.
Draco left a trail of kisses down her torso until he could reach her shoes. He slid them off and let them fall to the floor. He then slid his own off. Draco pulled her shirt off and discarded it on the floor.
"Wait, before we get too far, I have to go to the bathroom."
"No, you're staying here."
Draco captured her lips in his once again and his tongue dove into her mouth. He massaged her tongue with his and began to unhook her bra. He kissed her jaw line and down her neck until he reached her breasts. He went to the left one first, sucking at it, probing at it. Hermione groaned with pleasure as he began to deliver the same scrumptious torment to the other one.
"Draco, please..."
"No..."
Hermione pushed him away from her.
"I'll just be a second."
Draco looked disappointed but allowed her to go. She arrived back moments later.
"That wasn't so bad was it?"
"Yes...it was..."
Hermione crawled on top of him and kissed him roughly. She traced the muscles on his chest with her fingers after ridding him of his shirt. Her hands then moved down to the fly of his pants and undid them slowly. She pulled them off along with his boxers and threw them on the floor.
Draco began to undo her pants and pulled them off her slender hips. He threw them to the floor and flipped her over onto her back. She winced with pain as he thrust into her but moaned as he rocked his hips into hers. Draco began screaming Hermione's name and Hermione Draco's. Draco rocked into her slowly and he let out a long moan as he came to his climax. Draco collapsed onto Hermione and Hermione said through panted breaths, "I love you."
"I love you too."
Hermione ran her hands through his dripping wet hair and kissed him on the forehead.
"I'm tired Draco."
"Go to sleep."
Draco rolled off of her and then pulled her close to his side. Her eyes fluttered closed and he fell asleep shortly after.
~~
The next morning, Hermione awoke first and shook Draco to wake him up.
"I don't want to wait anymore. Let's go."
Draco kissed Hermione and both got out of bed and got dressed. Hermione glanced at the clock which read 10:30 am and pulled Draco out of the door. They quickly drove to a nearby church and begged the priest to wed them. He agreed to do a brief one for them for a small fee. They paid and he began.
"We have come together on this day in the presence of God to make the sacrament of Holy Matrimony..."
"Make this quick. Skip ahead to the 'I do's'"
"Very well. What is your name?"
"Draco Malfoy."
"Draco Malfoy, do you take, what's your name?"
"Hermione Granger."
"Do you take Hermione Granger to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, through sickness and in health, through rich and poor, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do."
Draco slipped a wedding band on Hermione's ring finger and the priest proceeded.
"And do you Hermione Granger, take Draco Malfoy to be our lawfully wedded husband, to have a and to hold from this day forward, through sickness and in health, through rich and poor, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do."
Hermione slipped a wedding band on Draco's ring finger and allowed the priest to advance with the wedding.
"I now pronounce you as man and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
Draco smiled at Hermione and pulled her close to him for a deep kiss. They then thanked the priest and walked out of the church, hand in hand.
***
Author's Note: I hope you all liked it and I would appreciate if you would please review. I'm planning on having two more chapters I believe. I'll keep all you updated.
