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At Last the Light
Chapter 3
Hermione felt an awkward shake and woke up with Draco's arms around her, he looked terrified.
"I'd thought I'd lost you there, did he hurt you?" Draco asked.
"No," Hermione looked around as if to be expecting something else to happen. "Where are we?" Hermione whispered.
"My father's manor" Draco looked into her eyes, they were full of fear, and yet strong at the same time. "Hermione do you have any clue how you came here?"
Hermione was already thinking about it. "The last thing I remember was our wedding, at the church, I remember looking at Harry, because you asked him if he had the ring, He took it out, and you put in on my finger. All of a sudden I was here." Hermione suddenly looked worried "Do you remember the day you proposed to me?"
"Of course," Draco was bewildered considering that he thought she had just died in his arms. "I was waiting for hours back at the flat because you came home so late, I put your wedding ring around the napkins as a holder at dinner, you didn't notice until you had pasta all over your face. But why are asking me that, at a time like this?"
Hermione looked at him, and remembered. "Yes you thought I wasn't clever enough to see a diamond ring right in front of my face...well what did you expect it was great pasta."
"HERMS, we can talk about it later, I want to make sure you're alright!" Draco's voiced cracked, and he began to tear up.
Hermione took his hand and continued. "Draco don't you remember what happened the next morning?" Draco looked at the floor in thought. "That's when Harry called us, telling us that he finally caught your father, and that Lucious had committed suicide right before he could bring him into Azkaban."
Draco suddenly had the look of someone who had just been struck in the back of the head.
"Draco, how did your dad get wind of our getting married, when he was supposed to be dead?"
Draco stared at his father's body on the floor completely unconscious. "Because he wasn't dead at all. Your wedding ring was turned into a portkey that would bring you here." Draco shot up, and walked straight over to his father, who was totally unconscious. "Herms, we have to leave now, this place brings evil, even when the master is weak."
"Where are we going?" Hermione asked.
"To see Mr. Potter, and have some questions answered," Draco replied.
*Three months earlier, the morning after Draco Proposed to Hermione*
"Harry," Ginny was calling from downstairs. "Harry Potter, you've been sleeping forever." Harry looked at the clock and saw that it was only 10:00 in the morning. "Ginny," Harry moaned," I don't think forever means what you think it means."
"Come down for breakfast then, I'm just about finished with it." Ginny was always baking something. Her mum had made quite an impression on her. But she was still wild and exciting, probably the reason why Harry loved her so much.
Harry came down the stairs, half dressed, and yawning like crazy. "The point of working the second shift is that I can get some rest from the work I do at night."
"Well, I don't want a sick auror protecting me from danger." Harry grabbed Ginny by the waist, her spatula flew behind her and bacon went everywhere.
"Well I can assure you that I will always be here to make sure your safe." Harry kissed her on the nose, and then went to retrieve the bacon.
After breakfast Ginny looked at Harry and asked,"Why did you come home so late last night?" Harry knew that she didn't like it when he came home after work hours, her dad use to do it. Ginny especially knows how dangerous it can be for an auror at night, alone.
"Well I was so close to cracking the code on that bloody book that Lucious left behind." Ginny stared at him.
"Not Lucious Malfoy's book." Ginny's eyes went cold filled with hatred, "I can't believe you're still wasting your time on that rubbish."
Harry looked at her completely shocked, "Ginny you know all the trouble he's caused, don't you remember what he did all the years we were in school, and even after, all the horrible things he did to Narssica, and Draco." Harry was getting angry, "My God he was there when Cedric was murdered!"
"I know," said Ginny, "But it just seems that if he has fled the wizard world for this long, what is now four years and counting, maybe he is gone for good." Ginny tried to clam Harry down, she knew that Cedric was his soft spot.
"Besides it's Hermione you should be thanking, if she hadn't stopped in the office, I would've worked all night." Harry said in a tone of annoyance.
Just then an owl flew through the opened window in the kitchen, and a letter dropped on Harry's lap. "It's from the Ministry." Harry read. Without a word Harry jumped out of his seat, ran upstairs to change into his robes, and dashed over to Ginny.
"Sorry I can't stay home longer, but they've caught him." Harry panted.
"Caught who Harry?" Ginny yelled after him.
"Lucious!" Then he was gone, and Ginny was left alone again to wait for her husbands' return, all night if she had to.
*End of Flask Back*
At Last the Light
Chapter 3
Hermione felt an awkward shake and woke up with Draco's arms around her, he looked terrified.
"I'd thought I'd lost you there, did he hurt you?" Draco asked.
"No," Hermione looked around as if to be expecting something else to happen. "Where are we?" Hermione whispered.
"My father's manor" Draco looked into her eyes, they were full of fear, and yet strong at the same time. "Hermione do you have any clue how you came here?"
Hermione was already thinking about it. "The last thing I remember was our wedding, at the church, I remember looking at Harry, because you asked him if he had the ring, He took it out, and you put in on my finger. All of a sudden I was here." Hermione suddenly looked worried "Do you remember the day you proposed to me?"
"Of course," Draco was bewildered considering that he thought she had just died in his arms. "I was waiting for hours back at the flat because you came home so late, I put your wedding ring around the napkins as a holder at dinner, you didn't notice until you had pasta all over your face. But why are asking me that, at a time like this?"
Hermione looked at him, and remembered. "Yes you thought I wasn't clever enough to see a diamond ring right in front of my face...well what did you expect it was great pasta."
"HERMS, we can talk about it later, I want to make sure you're alright!" Draco's voiced cracked, and he began to tear up.
Hermione took his hand and continued. "Draco don't you remember what happened the next morning?" Draco looked at the floor in thought. "That's when Harry called us, telling us that he finally caught your father, and that Lucious had committed suicide right before he could bring him into Azkaban."
Draco suddenly had the look of someone who had just been struck in the back of the head.
"Draco, how did your dad get wind of our getting married, when he was supposed to be dead?"
Draco stared at his father's body on the floor completely unconscious. "Because he wasn't dead at all. Your wedding ring was turned into a portkey that would bring you here." Draco shot up, and walked straight over to his father, who was totally unconscious. "Herms, we have to leave now, this place brings evil, even when the master is weak."
"Where are we going?" Hermione asked.
"To see Mr. Potter, and have some questions answered," Draco replied.
*Three months earlier, the morning after Draco Proposed to Hermione*
"Harry," Ginny was calling from downstairs. "Harry Potter, you've been sleeping forever." Harry looked at the clock and saw that it was only 10:00 in the morning. "Ginny," Harry moaned," I don't think forever means what you think it means."
"Come down for breakfast then, I'm just about finished with it." Ginny was always baking something. Her mum had made quite an impression on her. But she was still wild and exciting, probably the reason why Harry loved her so much.
Harry came down the stairs, half dressed, and yawning like crazy. "The point of working the second shift is that I can get some rest from the work I do at night."
"Well, I don't want a sick auror protecting me from danger." Harry grabbed Ginny by the waist, her spatula flew behind her and bacon went everywhere.
"Well I can assure you that I will always be here to make sure your safe." Harry kissed her on the nose, and then went to retrieve the bacon.
After breakfast Ginny looked at Harry and asked,"Why did you come home so late last night?" Harry knew that she didn't like it when he came home after work hours, her dad use to do it. Ginny especially knows how dangerous it can be for an auror at night, alone.
"Well I was so close to cracking the code on that bloody book that Lucious left behind." Ginny stared at him.
"Not Lucious Malfoy's book." Ginny's eyes went cold filled with hatred, "I can't believe you're still wasting your time on that rubbish."
Harry looked at her completely shocked, "Ginny you know all the trouble he's caused, don't you remember what he did all the years we were in school, and even after, all the horrible things he did to Narssica, and Draco." Harry was getting angry, "My God he was there when Cedric was murdered!"
"I know," said Ginny, "But it just seems that if he has fled the wizard world for this long, what is now four years and counting, maybe he is gone for good." Ginny tried to clam Harry down, she knew that Cedric was his soft spot.
"Besides it's Hermione you should be thanking, if she hadn't stopped in the office, I would've worked all night." Harry said in a tone of annoyance.
Just then an owl flew through the opened window in the kitchen, and a letter dropped on Harry's lap. "It's from the Ministry." Harry read. Without a word Harry jumped out of his seat, ran upstairs to change into his robes, and dashed over to Ginny.
"Sorry I can't stay home longer, but they've caught him." Harry panted.
"Caught who Harry?" Ginny yelled after him.
"Lucious!" Then he was gone, and Ginny was left alone again to wait for her husbands' return, all night if she had to.
*End of Flask Back*
