Chapter 9: Happy Endings
Hermione and Draco walked hand in hand across the sprawling emerald green lawns and neither said anything, they both just walked quietly lost in their own thoughts and taking in the beauty around them. They finally reached the lake and sat under a tree that Hermione had sat under countless times before while doing her homework. Draco placed his arm around Hermione's shoulders and she lent her head o his shoulder. The students that were outside left the couple well alone so Draco and Hermione could only hear occasional shouts from them, and they were quite happy about this, as they wanted their privacy. Hermione sighed and finally turned to look at Draco, the sun had begun it's slow decent and Draco was bathed in an orange glow and Hermione thought that he resembled a Greek god, though she didn't tell him that, his head and ego were inflamed enough as it was! Finally, Hermione took a deep breath and decided it was time to tell Draco what was on her mind. Draco, it seemed, had had the same idea, and they both spoke at the same time,
"Hermione…"
"Draco…"
They both laughed and then at the same time said,
"You go fist…"
They laughed again and Hermione held up her hand to stop Draco from talking, "you go Draco," but he seemed to have lost his nerve for whatever it was that he was going to say.
"No, I insist that you go first, you know with you being a lady and all," Hermione who had also lost the nerve to say what she wanted to looked at Draco and glared. Draco could not help but think of how beautiful that she looked bathed in orange and gold hues and even angry she had the ability to take his breath away, though he knew that this was not the best time to tell her.
"Draco I have my wand and I know more hex's and jinx's than you do, so if you value your beautiful face you will say what you were going to say." Hermione smiled sweetly at him, though Draco was not fooled and knew that she was still angry with him for wimping out. However, the thought did not cross his mind that his brave Hermione was doing the exact same thing.
"I'm not beautiful, men are not beautiful!" Draco feigned outrage and Hermione could not help the giggle that followed.
"You're not going to get out of it that easy, what d you want to tell me?" Hermione was completely serious now and she looked up at Draco with big eyes and waited for him to tell her what was on his mind. Though Hermione knew that he loved her there was a part of her that was a little bit scared of what he had to say to her, what if he was going to tell her that he wasn't going to return to the magic world even though people wanted him to. Or maybe he was going to return to the magic world but leave her because well, just because! Hermione was beginning to panic though on the outside she looked completely calm.
"I have been thinking, and well what Dumbledore had to say has given me a lot to think about, and with seeing mother again after all of that time and she's sick you know, I have decided that I want to get to know her properly. Without father there to dictate what our lives."
"I think that that is a wonderful idea, you and your mother need to have some time together again so that you can both get to know each other. You always were a great wizard and it will be fantastic if you could get that part of your life back again." Hermione pasted a smile on her face, inside her heart was breaking and even though Draco had made no promises to her she had been hoping that he would mention her and the both of them having some sort of future together.
Draco was confused, with the way that Hermione was talking, it didn't seem that she wanted him in her life and that was a direct contradiction to the night that they had shared. Suddenly it dawned on him, she did not want to put any pressure on him, and she did not want to force him to make any decisions that he was not ready to make. This thought made Draco fall even more in love with her than he had been five minutes ago.
"Hermione, I want to be a wizard again but I will only do it if you make a promise to me…"
Hermione looked at him curiously and when she realised that he was waiting for her to ask what the promise was, she thought that she better answer him. "What promise do you ask of my Draco?"
Draco smiled and some of his old evilness shone through and Hermione began to worry. "You have to promise me that you will…" Draco looked slightly nervous and though he knew what he wanted to make her promise, he was not sure how Hermione would react. "I want you to promise…" he tried again, "I need you to promise that you will be my wife and never leave me. I love you Hermione, with all of my heart" Draco looked down at his hands that he had been wringing in nervousness and held his breath while he waited for Hermione to reply.
Hermione was speechless! She took her hand and placed it under Draco's chin, forcing him to look up at her, her face was completely serious and Draco began to worry. Then suddenly when what he had asked her finally sunk into her shocked brain a smile as bright as the sun lit her face and Hermione launched herself into his arms, knocking Draco over so that they were lying on the grass and they were showering each others faces in kisses.
They were both laughing and both were incredibly happy, happier than either had been in their entire lives. "I take that as a yes then." Draco said when they had finally calmed down a little bit.
"I love you so much Draco, however before I can say yes I have a condition to make," Hermione thought that it was about time that Draco tasted some of his own medicine. Hermione stood and pulled Draco up and they began to walk towards the castle again for the feast.
"And what condition is that love of my life, would you like me to slay you a dragon?" He asked, he would do anything for her, she had given him back his old life, only much much better, and for that he would be eternally grateful to her.
"Oh, something much more dangerous!" On the inside, Hermione was laughing but her face held an expression of seriousness.
"Ok then," Draco readily agreed, though he was starting to worry, what could be worse than slaying a dragon??
"My condition is… that you have to come with me when I tell Harry and Ron!"
Their laughter floated around the grounds as the couple walked hand in hand back to the castle bathed in a orange glow, their love evident for all to see, they would live a happy and love filled life together, and they owed it all to a romantic old wizard with a heart of gold.
~ Fine ~
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Hello all, well I hope that you enjoyed the end of my story, thank you once again to all whom reviewed, without you I would have not continued. And I don't think it's to bad considering that it is my first fan fiction!!
A special thank you to Avri, my most loyal reviewer! Hugs and kisses to you :) :) :)
If you have any comments about the story, you can e-mail me at spaced_out_space_cadet@hotmail.com or review.
Look out for my new story that hopefully will appear soon, I will try to write as much as possible before I post the fist chapter so that you wont have to wait ages for the next one!
Sorry that this took so long to post! www.fanfiction.net wasn't working! So sorry to all of those who were waiting for this! :)
Hermione and Draco walked hand in hand across the sprawling emerald green lawns and neither said anything, they both just walked quietly lost in their own thoughts and taking in the beauty around them. They finally reached the lake and sat under a tree that Hermione had sat under countless times before while doing her homework. Draco placed his arm around Hermione's shoulders and she lent her head o his shoulder. The students that were outside left the couple well alone so Draco and Hermione could only hear occasional shouts from them, and they were quite happy about this, as they wanted their privacy. Hermione sighed and finally turned to look at Draco, the sun had begun it's slow decent and Draco was bathed in an orange glow and Hermione thought that he resembled a Greek god, though she didn't tell him that, his head and ego were inflamed enough as it was! Finally, Hermione took a deep breath and decided it was time to tell Draco what was on her mind. Draco, it seemed, had had the same idea, and they both spoke at the same time,
"Hermione…"
"Draco…"
They both laughed and then at the same time said,
"You go fist…"
They laughed again and Hermione held up her hand to stop Draco from talking, "you go Draco," but he seemed to have lost his nerve for whatever it was that he was going to say.
"No, I insist that you go first, you know with you being a lady and all," Hermione who had also lost the nerve to say what she wanted to looked at Draco and glared. Draco could not help but think of how beautiful that she looked bathed in orange and gold hues and even angry she had the ability to take his breath away, though he knew that this was not the best time to tell her.
"Draco I have my wand and I know more hex's and jinx's than you do, so if you value your beautiful face you will say what you were going to say." Hermione smiled sweetly at him, though Draco was not fooled and knew that she was still angry with him for wimping out. However, the thought did not cross his mind that his brave Hermione was doing the exact same thing.
"I'm not beautiful, men are not beautiful!" Draco feigned outrage and Hermione could not help the giggle that followed.
"You're not going to get out of it that easy, what d you want to tell me?" Hermione was completely serious now and she looked up at Draco with big eyes and waited for him to tell her what was on his mind. Though Hermione knew that he loved her there was a part of her that was a little bit scared of what he had to say to her, what if he was going to tell her that he wasn't going to return to the magic world even though people wanted him to. Or maybe he was going to return to the magic world but leave her because well, just because! Hermione was beginning to panic though on the outside she looked completely calm.
"I have been thinking, and well what Dumbledore had to say has given me a lot to think about, and with seeing mother again after all of that time and she's sick you know, I have decided that I want to get to know her properly. Without father there to dictate what our lives."
"I think that that is a wonderful idea, you and your mother need to have some time together again so that you can both get to know each other. You always were a great wizard and it will be fantastic if you could get that part of your life back again." Hermione pasted a smile on her face, inside her heart was breaking and even though Draco had made no promises to her she had been hoping that he would mention her and the both of them having some sort of future together.
Draco was confused, with the way that Hermione was talking, it didn't seem that she wanted him in her life and that was a direct contradiction to the night that they had shared. Suddenly it dawned on him, she did not want to put any pressure on him, and she did not want to force him to make any decisions that he was not ready to make. This thought made Draco fall even more in love with her than he had been five minutes ago.
"Hermione, I want to be a wizard again but I will only do it if you make a promise to me…"
Hermione looked at him curiously and when she realised that he was waiting for her to ask what the promise was, she thought that she better answer him. "What promise do you ask of my Draco?"
Draco smiled and some of his old evilness shone through and Hermione began to worry. "You have to promise me that you will…" Draco looked slightly nervous and though he knew what he wanted to make her promise, he was not sure how Hermione would react. "I want you to promise…" he tried again, "I need you to promise that you will be my wife and never leave me. I love you Hermione, with all of my heart" Draco looked down at his hands that he had been wringing in nervousness and held his breath while he waited for Hermione to reply.
Hermione was speechless! She took her hand and placed it under Draco's chin, forcing him to look up at her, her face was completely serious and Draco began to worry. Then suddenly when what he had asked her finally sunk into her shocked brain a smile as bright as the sun lit her face and Hermione launched herself into his arms, knocking Draco over so that they were lying on the grass and they were showering each others faces in kisses.
They were both laughing and both were incredibly happy, happier than either had been in their entire lives. "I take that as a yes then." Draco said when they had finally calmed down a little bit.
"I love you so much Draco, however before I can say yes I have a condition to make," Hermione thought that it was about time that Draco tasted some of his own medicine. Hermione stood and pulled Draco up and they began to walk towards the castle again for the feast.
"And what condition is that love of my life, would you like me to slay you a dragon?" He asked, he would do anything for her, she had given him back his old life, only much much better, and for that he would be eternally grateful to her.
"Oh, something much more dangerous!" On the inside, Hermione was laughing but her face held an expression of seriousness.
"Ok then," Draco readily agreed, though he was starting to worry, what could be worse than slaying a dragon??
"My condition is… that you have to come with me when I tell Harry and Ron!"
Their laughter floated around the grounds as the couple walked hand in hand back to the castle bathed in a orange glow, their love evident for all to see, they would live a happy and love filled life together, and they owed it all to a romantic old wizard with a heart of gold.
~ Fine ~
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Hello all, well I hope that you enjoyed the end of my story, thank you once again to all whom reviewed, without you I would have not continued. And I don't think it's to bad considering that it is my first fan fiction!!
A special thank you to Avri, my most loyal reviewer! Hugs and kisses to you :) :) :)
If you have any comments about the story, you can e-mail me at spaced_out_space_cadet@hotmail.com or review.
Look out for my new story that hopefully will appear soon, I will try to write as much as possible before I post the fist chapter so that you wont have to wait ages for the next one!
Sorry that this took so long to post! www.fanfiction.net wasn't working! So sorry to all of those who were waiting for this! :)