Author's note: Hi guys!I haven't updated for 2 month because of too much
school works. So, I have only little time to write this. Lucky for me it's
our vacation already. Anyway, I don't know what to say about this chapter.
It's nice though. Enough with this stupid author's note and let us read.
Chapter 5
The Proposal
~*~*~*~*~*Draco's POV*~*~*~*~*~
It's been 2 weeks since our encounter with Voldemort. No one knew of what happened except Hermione, Professor Dumbledore and me. None of the townspeople knew about it. Professor Dumbledore told them that the cause of my sudden disappearance was because I was ill. That good old man. Never lets anyone down.
Hermione is living in the manor now. I asked her to live with me. I have no one and she's all that I got left.
Now, I'm in the Malfoy Library. This is also one of my mother's favorite part of the Manor. My father didn't allow her though. Speaking of my mother, she was given a decent burial a day after she died. I know she's safe from the clutches of Lucius up in heaven.
Anyway, I'm going to give the library to Hermione this morning. The books are not that new but they are valued and well taken cared of. Then I heard Hermione's angelic voice.
"Good morning, Mrs. Johnson. Um…did you see Draco?" she said.
"I'm sorry but I haven't seen him, Madame. I was cleaning at the west wing."
I went out of library then to the living room where I saw Hermione sitting on the couch.
"Hi, Herm. You were looking for me?"
"Actually, I was looking for you. We have an appointment don't we?"
"Appointment? I get it. Shopping. Yes. But I wanted to show you something."
"What is it?"
"Come on. Follow me." I led her to the library door.
"Draco, you never showed me this room. What's in there?"
"Let's find out. I want you to close your eyes." And she did what I told her. But I still covered her eyes with my hands. I opened the door and we walked slowly to the center of the room.
"Are you ready?" I asked and she nodded. I removed my hands and she opened her eyes. They grew big with astonishment.
"Wow! I've never seen so many books in my life. Not even Hogwarts library can contain this much books."
"This is all yours now, Hermione. Do you like it?"
"Like it?! I love it. Are you sure about giving this to me, Draco?"
"Yeah. Not all books in this library can be found in Hogwarts. I thought that if I give it to you, it will add up to your collection." She hugged me tightly that I nearly lost my breath.
"Thank you very much, Draco. I really really love it. I love you very much." Her words brought not only happiness to me but also all the good things one wants to have.
"I love you too. I'll always will. You know that." That's why I'm doing this to make you happy. "Don't you think we should go now?"
"Can we stay here for a while? I want to scan some books. Please?"
"Of course. If you want we could stay home and cancel our shopping."
"No way. This is the only time we could have the whole day together. It's you free day isn't it?" she protested.
"I guess you're right. You could read them anytime you want anyway. Well, I'll just wait for you outside." I knew it. She would want to stay with her books for a while. Sometimes I think that she loves her books more than me. Stupid me, jealous at her books.
I waited for at least 30 minutes before she came out of the library. Then we immediately apparated to Hogsmeade.
On the way to each shop, we see someone we know and look at us differently. There was Parvati, Dean, Seamus and Lavander. We planned to have a drink at Three Broomsticks when Ginny appeared.
"Hi Herm. Hi Draco. Hi guys, fancy seeing you all together. By the way…" she turned to me "…I'm sorry to spoil the fun, Draco. But it seems that we have some trouble. Neville…"
"What the hell did Longbottom do now? Never mind." I looked at Hermione and was about to apologize for this.
"It's okay. It's your work anyway. At least we spent some time together." I smiled at her then we apparated to the Ministry.
After fixing the whole mess, I walked home. Not knowing why I wanted to walk. But then I saw a jewelry shop and thought of Hermione. What if I do it now? I better should.
I went inside and looked at the different jewelry. I this large box and opened it. It was filled with various rings. I saw this very unique ring and examined it closely. Perfect. It will symbolize me. I bought it right away and asked to put it in a decent small box.
~*~*~*~*~*Hermione's POV*~*~*~*~*~
When Draco left, the others and I went for a drink. It was too bad for him he missed the laughter. They were allshocked at Draco and me.
"I can't believe you and Draco are together. Imagine when we were still at Hogwarts he despised you so much. And now, you're in love with each other." Parvati declared.
"Tell me, Hermione. How did you two get together? When?" asked Lavander.
"Well, no one really knew that we were in love with each other when we were at Hogwarts. Not even Harry and Ron. And…oh it's a long story. I better get home. And tell it you when we get together sometime when Draco's here."
"And when is that? When it's your wedding?" Seamus teased.
"We're not sure of that yet, Seamus.I don't know. I better get going. Bye now." Then, at instant, I was at the Malfoy Manor. I wasn't sure if Draco is already home. I just wanted to go home so I can start reading. I went to look for Mrs. Johnson in the kitchen.
"Mrs. Johnson?"
"I'm here, Madame. Good evening. Where's Master Draco?"
"He went to the Ministry to fix some things. He might be late but I suggest that it's better to cook earlier if ever he comes home early. Please tell him that I'm at the library when he comes." She smiled at me knowing it's a yes. "Thank you."
I went to the library and got a book titled Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. I sat on a couch and opened the front page. There were some writings:
To my one and only Narcissa,
My love for you will never change
Though someone holds your heart.
Remember me and those times
That we shared together
For eternity.
Sirius
It was true then what Professor Lupin said. Sirius and Mrs. Malfoy are…were lovers. She was forced to marry Lucius and leave Sirius. How could her parents do that? Having an arrangement so that their daughter won't have difficulties in looking for a man. I don't know, but what if they were destined to be together and not Lucius? Draco might not be here then.
I think this library holds many secrets regarding the Malfoys and Dark Arts. Sometimes I wonder, what makes the Malfoys so scary and powerful? And how they went to the dark side?
I heard Draco's voice in the living room. I put the book back on one of the shelves and went to meet him.
"Hey, you're late." I said trying to joke him a bit. He looked stressed. But then I hugged him. "How did it go?"
"Longbottom? Well, he lost some of the documents and sent them to Alaska. We used a Finding spell to look for it and used a Time Turner to get it. He's always like that, isn't he? He never gets to do something right. I even wonder why he was given points in our 1st year."
"Don't be too rash. He just doesn't believe in himself that's all." I felt pity for Neville. It's true. I never saw or heard that he had done something right ever since that time. "Let's forget about it. That's finished. I know you're tired so let's go and have dinner."
"I guess you're right. Shall we?" We walked to the dining room for dinner. I told him what happened when he left a while ago except what Seamus had said. He just laughed about it thinking that it's true. We had a nice day generally even if Neville had to spoil it for me. Draco and I don't get together for a long time because of work. He goes to the Ministry and I go the shop. Draco finished his dinner and gave a soft moan.
"You better rest. You're stressed too much. If ever you need me, I'll be at the library." I stood up.
"Yeah. Okay. I think I have a headache. Blame it on Longbottom." he complained. I led him to his room.
"Good night. Sleep well." I bade.
"Good night? I don't think I can fall asleep with a headache."
"Should I get some medicine?"
"No, it's okay. I can manage."
I went to the library and got another book. Something about some Malfoy ancestors. I got it for I was curious about Draco's family tree. I haven't asked him about it. I read the book until someone knocked.
"Mrs. Johnson?"
"No. It's me, Draco."
"Why don't you just come in? As if you don't own this house. Please, there's no need to knock." He opened the door and came in. He doesn't look like he's tired anymore. He must have drunk a potion.
"Hermione, do you remember anything particular that happened this exact date but in a different year?" He came to me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Not really. Ummm…what is it?"
"Three years ago before we graduated. When we broke up?"
"Uh-huh. What about that?" My heart beats faster thinking that he might do it again. Break my heart to pieces.
"Nothing. I just remembered what I did to you? I'm really very sorry…"
"Enough. You said we'd forget what happened. Now I think of it only as a nightmare."
"That's not my point actually." Held my hand and opened it. He was tracing my heart line with his fingers once. He brought out a small box from his pocket and put it on my hand.
"What is this?"
"Open it. I hope you'll like it." I opened it and I was amazed to see a ring made of silver. It was 2 dragons meeting each other from tail to tail and from head to head. Both had eyes of azure sapphires. It was so beautiful.
"It's so…so…beautiful. Why are you giving this to me?" He got the ring and put it on my finger. I just stared at him.
"Pleas marry me, Hermione. Will you?" He looked like he was sure that my answer was yes. This time, if I tell him yes, no one could take us apart. We'll be bonded together by fate.
"Draco, I…I will" I said it. At first I felt unsure but then it would be best because I love him.
"Thank you." He hugged me tightly. I knew that he was sincere. "I promise my loyalty to you, Hermione. I'll never leave you…ever."
He held my chin up. And he pressed his lips on mine. It was sweet…passionate…and filled with love. Everything that a girl would want in a kiss. The only difference is, it was blessed. A kiss sealing a man's promise.
Author's note: Did you like it? I'm already writing the wedding. The problem is I need some advices whether I revive Harry or not.
I just thought that it might spoil the plot.So please review.
Arigato gozaimas to:
Blue dragon
Kohrin
U don't know me
Amilia
Starshine
Michee
Jen20069
For reviewing. I hope you'll continue reading until the end of the story and my coming fanfics. :o)
Chapter 5
The Proposal
~*~*~*~*~*Draco's POV*~*~*~*~*~
It's been 2 weeks since our encounter with Voldemort. No one knew of what happened except Hermione, Professor Dumbledore and me. None of the townspeople knew about it. Professor Dumbledore told them that the cause of my sudden disappearance was because I was ill. That good old man. Never lets anyone down.
Hermione is living in the manor now. I asked her to live with me. I have no one and she's all that I got left.
Now, I'm in the Malfoy Library. This is also one of my mother's favorite part of the Manor. My father didn't allow her though. Speaking of my mother, she was given a decent burial a day after she died. I know she's safe from the clutches of Lucius up in heaven.
Anyway, I'm going to give the library to Hermione this morning. The books are not that new but they are valued and well taken cared of. Then I heard Hermione's angelic voice.
"Good morning, Mrs. Johnson. Um…did you see Draco?" she said.
"I'm sorry but I haven't seen him, Madame. I was cleaning at the west wing."
I went out of library then to the living room where I saw Hermione sitting on the couch.
"Hi, Herm. You were looking for me?"
"Actually, I was looking for you. We have an appointment don't we?"
"Appointment? I get it. Shopping. Yes. But I wanted to show you something."
"What is it?"
"Come on. Follow me." I led her to the library door.
"Draco, you never showed me this room. What's in there?"
"Let's find out. I want you to close your eyes." And she did what I told her. But I still covered her eyes with my hands. I opened the door and we walked slowly to the center of the room.
"Are you ready?" I asked and she nodded. I removed my hands and she opened her eyes. They grew big with astonishment.
"Wow! I've never seen so many books in my life. Not even Hogwarts library can contain this much books."
"This is all yours now, Hermione. Do you like it?"
"Like it?! I love it. Are you sure about giving this to me, Draco?"
"Yeah. Not all books in this library can be found in Hogwarts. I thought that if I give it to you, it will add up to your collection." She hugged me tightly that I nearly lost my breath.
"Thank you very much, Draco. I really really love it. I love you very much." Her words brought not only happiness to me but also all the good things one wants to have.
"I love you too. I'll always will. You know that." That's why I'm doing this to make you happy. "Don't you think we should go now?"
"Can we stay here for a while? I want to scan some books. Please?"
"Of course. If you want we could stay home and cancel our shopping."
"No way. This is the only time we could have the whole day together. It's you free day isn't it?" she protested.
"I guess you're right. You could read them anytime you want anyway. Well, I'll just wait for you outside." I knew it. She would want to stay with her books for a while. Sometimes I think that she loves her books more than me. Stupid me, jealous at her books.
I waited for at least 30 minutes before she came out of the library. Then we immediately apparated to Hogsmeade.
On the way to each shop, we see someone we know and look at us differently. There was Parvati, Dean, Seamus and Lavander. We planned to have a drink at Three Broomsticks when Ginny appeared.
"Hi Herm. Hi Draco. Hi guys, fancy seeing you all together. By the way…" she turned to me "…I'm sorry to spoil the fun, Draco. But it seems that we have some trouble. Neville…"
"What the hell did Longbottom do now? Never mind." I looked at Hermione and was about to apologize for this.
"It's okay. It's your work anyway. At least we spent some time together." I smiled at her then we apparated to the Ministry.
After fixing the whole mess, I walked home. Not knowing why I wanted to walk. But then I saw a jewelry shop and thought of Hermione. What if I do it now? I better should.
I went inside and looked at the different jewelry. I this large box and opened it. It was filled with various rings. I saw this very unique ring and examined it closely. Perfect. It will symbolize me. I bought it right away and asked to put it in a decent small box.
~*~*~*~*~*Hermione's POV*~*~*~*~*~
When Draco left, the others and I went for a drink. It was too bad for him he missed the laughter. They were allshocked at Draco and me.
"I can't believe you and Draco are together. Imagine when we were still at Hogwarts he despised you so much. And now, you're in love with each other." Parvati declared.
"Tell me, Hermione. How did you two get together? When?" asked Lavander.
"Well, no one really knew that we were in love with each other when we were at Hogwarts. Not even Harry and Ron. And…oh it's a long story. I better get home. And tell it you when we get together sometime when Draco's here."
"And when is that? When it's your wedding?" Seamus teased.
"We're not sure of that yet, Seamus.I don't know. I better get going. Bye now." Then, at instant, I was at the Malfoy Manor. I wasn't sure if Draco is already home. I just wanted to go home so I can start reading. I went to look for Mrs. Johnson in the kitchen.
"Mrs. Johnson?"
"I'm here, Madame. Good evening. Where's Master Draco?"
"He went to the Ministry to fix some things. He might be late but I suggest that it's better to cook earlier if ever he comes home early. Please tell him that I'm at the library when he comes." She smiled at me knowing it's a yes. "Thank you."
I went to the library and got a book titled Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. I sat on a couch and opened the front page. There were some writings:
To my one and only Narcissa,
My love for you will never change
Though someone holds your heart.
Remember me and those times
That we shared together
For eternity.
Sirius
It was true then what Professor Lupin said. Sirius and Mrs. Malfoy are…were lovers. She was forced to marry Lucius and leave Sirius. How could her parents do that? Having an arrangement so that their daughter won't have difficulties in looking for a man. I don't know, but what if they were destined to be together and not Lucius? Draco might not be here then.
I think this library holds many secrets regarding the Malfoys and Dark Arts. Sometimes I wonder, what makes the Malfoys so scary and powerful? And how they went to the dark side?
I heard Draco's voice in the living room. I put the book back on one of the shelves and went to meet him.
"Hey, you're late." I said trying to joke him a bit. He looked stressed. But then I hugged him. "How did it go?"
"Longbottom? Well, he lost some of the documents and sent them to Alaska. We used a Finding spell to look for it and used a Time Turner to get it. He's always like that, isn't he? He never gets to do something right. I even wonder why he was given points in our 1st year."
"Don't be too rash. He just doesn't believe in himself that's all." I felt pity for Neville. It's true. I never saw or heard that he had done something right ever since that time. "Let's forget about it. That's finished. I know you're tired so let's go and have dinner."
"I guess you're right. Shall we?" We walked to the dining room for dinner. I told him what happened when he left a while ago except what Seamus had said. He just laughed about it thinking that it's true. We had a nice day generally even if Neville had to spoil it for me. Draco and I don't get together for a long time because of work. He goes to the Ministry and I go the shop. Draco finished his dinner and gave a soft moan.
"You better rest. You're stressed too much. If ever you need me, I'll be at the library." I stood up.
"Yeah. Okay. I think I have a headache. Blame it on Longbottom." he complained. I led him to his room.
"Good night. Sleep well." I bade.
"Good night? I don't think I can fall asleep with a headache."
"Should I get some medicine?"
"No, it's okay. I can manage."
I went to the library and got another book. Something about some Malfoy ancestors. I got it for I was curious about Draco's family tree. I haven't asked him about it. I read the book until someone knocked.
"Mrs. Johnson?"
"No. It's me, Draco."
"Why don't you just come in? As if you don't own this house. Please, there's no need to knock." He opened the door and came in. He doesn't look like he's tired anymore. He must have drunk a potion.
"Hermione, do you remember anything particular that happened this exact date but in a different year?" He came to me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Not really. Ummm…what is it?"
"Three years ago before we graduated. When we broke up?"
"Uh-huh. What about that?" My heart beats faster thinking that he might do it again. Break my heart to pieces.
"Nothing. I just remembered what I did to you? I'm really very sorry…"
"Enough. You said we'd forget what happened. Now I think of it only as a nightmare."
"That's not my point actually." Held my hand and opened it. He was tracing my heart line with his fingers once. He brought out a small box from his pocket and put it on my hand.
"What is this?"
"Open it. I hope you'll like it." I opened it and I was amazed to see a ring made of silver. It was 2 dragons meeting each other from tail to tail and from head to head. Both had eyes of azure sapphires. It was so beautiful.
"It's so…so…beautiful. Why are you giving this to me?" He got the ring and put it on my finger. I just stared at him.
"Pleas marry me, Hermione. Will you?" He looked like he was sure that my answer was yes. This time, if I tell him yes, no one could take us apart. We'll be bonded together by fate.
"Draco, I…I will" I said it. At first I felt unsure but then it would be best because I love him.
"Thank you." He hugged me tightly. I knew that he was sincere. "I promise my loyalty to you, Hermione. I'll never leave you…ever."
He held my chin up. And he pressed his lips on mine. It was sweet…passionate…and filled with love. Everything that a girl would want in a kiss. The only difference is, it was blessed. A kiss sealing a man's promise.
Author's note: Did you like it? I'm already writing the wedding. The problem is I need some advices whether I revive Harry or not.
I just thought that it might spoil the plot.So please review.
Arigato gozaimas to:
Blue dragon
Kohrin
U don't know me
Amilia
Starshine
Michee
Jen20069
For reviewing. I hope you'll continue reading until the end of the story and my coming fanfics. :o)