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Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER.... OKAY? I DO NOT HAVE THE IMAGINATION TO CREATE SUCH

A FANTASTIC STORY....

Author's Note: Hi, everyone! How are you? I would like to thank all of you who reviewed... I do not know if

I would finish this story... But I promise that the story would at least reach Chapter 15...

And, the 6th chapter was supposed to e longer because I planned on ending the chapter when they started

talking... But plans have a way of changing sometimes... This is THE REAL VISIT...

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Again, I would like to apologize about the font but please do not be discouraged in reading my fic because you

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### RECAP ###

"We do not have all day. We should set out early so we could come home before dark." Draco said irratably.

"Yes, my lord." Hermione answered.

Cupping his hands, Draco helped Hermione to climb her mare. Draco then motioned Brodick to his side

and then told him that they were abot to head out. After five minutes, Hermione and Draco accompanied

by ten knights, including Brodick left the Bosmer Keep.

### End of RECAP ###

~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER SEVEN " THE REAL VISIT " *~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A few hours after they left the Keep Bosmer, Hermione was not feeling very well bacause she was not used to

riding on a horse at long period of time and riding with a high speed. " You know, you should tell me when you

are tired." Draco picked Hermione

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It was almost noon when they arrived at the Keep of Solum ( means LAND or GROUND ). Before they reached the

bailey Draco went down the horse and took the reins and led the horse near the steps. There he helped Hermi-

one come down the horse. He couldn't resist letting Hermione's body slide down his length before letting go of

Hermione.

Hermione was confused by Draco's actions and was more befuddled by her body's own reaction in being held by him

had caused, even if it was only for a few seconds.

"Welcome to my keep." came a booming voice. Hermione turned to see a handsome man coming towards them.

He first went to greet Draco with a hug and then he went down on his knees and gently kissed Hermione's hand.

Thefirst thought that Hermione had was that she could easily be enamored with this man. They could have a

happy future together. Meanwhile Draco was having the opposite reaction to the scenario before him, he was

suddenly consumed by a great urge to beat somebody up but of course he didn't give in to silly urge. He just

dismissed the idea as totally crazy and followed Hermione and Harry inside the keep.

Once inside, Hermione was pleased at what she saw because the keep was clean and very magical. It was very

beautiful. There were elegant moving paintings and magnifident draiperies hanged on the walls. There were also

unique weapons that were hanged and there were different kinds of precious gems that were encrusted in the

weapons. "Magnificent aren't they?" came Harry's voice behind her.

"Yes, they are..." Hermione answered in a very awed kind of voice.

Draco witnessed this act and he again had a violent reaction that he couldn't understand...

"My lord, my lady please come this way" said a young house elf. They were led to the great hearth.

There they saw Harry already comfortably sitting in a chair. When he saw them he immediately stood up and said

in a somewhat booming voice "Come, come!!! Have a seat. You just rest there for a while while we wait for the

food and drinks to come."

They took their seats and talked about nothing of great importance. But once the food appeared in front of them

everyone automatically digged in. (they were really hungry because of their travel...)

After everyone appeaced their stomachs Hermione, Draco and Harry sat around the hearth to talk. ( Harry still does

not know the real reason they came to see him... )

"Potter, I would like to make a proposal..." Draco said.

"What kind of proposal?" Harry asked in return.

"A proposal that would probably be hard to turn down." Draco's answer really got Harry very curious. He wanted to

hear this intriguing proposal.

"What is this proposal?" Harry questioned.

"I know you know of Lady Hermione's problem with the ap Weasel and I would like you to help me erase the problem."

Draco continued.

"Ohhh... I'm ready to help you. What would you like me to do?" Harry said.

"I would like to propose that you marry Lady Hermione here." Draco stated.

Harry was momentarily dumbfounded. He turned his attention to the lady and looked at her as if he was trying to

read her every thought. There was a long silence after what Draco stated. Harry was taking a very long time to

recover from the shock of the offer. Finally Harry asked Hermione, " And you're okay with all of this?"

"Ummm I think that we could have a peaceful future together." Hermione answered him.

"You do not speak of love, don't you have a special someone? Someone that you have loved for a very long time?"

Harry asked Hermione.

Hermione thought of THE MAN she loved but it was out of the question. That love didn't exist anymore after

what he unknowingly did to her. (Or at least Hermione thought so but deep down she knew that she still loved him...

if only he asked for her forgiveness, she would willingly come to him ) "I do not object to the match..." Hermione

answered. "I think we could have a good future together and I know that you will not beat me."

Before Hermione answered a frown crossed her face and Draco saw this doubt. But the frown was quickly masked

so he didn't have the opportunity to question Hermione.

"I really don't know... Why don't we spend some time getting to know each other first? Maybe about a month or two?

Then let us see if we are well matched or not... i do not want either of us to have any regret should we get married."

Harry answered.

"I think I agree with his suggestion Draco..." Hermione looked at Draco and saw that his mind was roaming else-

where."Draco?" Hermione asked and still didn't get an answer. "Draco?" she said now with a tap on his shoulder.

This seemed to have brought Draco home and he answered "Yes, I agree."

"Ok then it is decided." Harry said.

"Wait!" Draco exclaimed. "What was decided?" he asked.

"Were't you listening?" Hermione asked in a exasperated tone. And then she answered the question of Draco, "It

was decided that we should first try to get to know each other before we decide our future together so that we

do not have regrets afterward."

"Ohhh..." Draco said with a sigh. "Alright."

TO BE CONTINUED....

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