Chapter 19
"What did you say?"
"Nothing kitten." Draco tried to cover, but her face-hardened and she started to pull away, but Draco did not let her. "Mi, I said... basically it... I... I..."
"Draco?" She whispered softly, almost a moan of his name.
"Mi, I think I am in love with you."
"You think your what?" Hermione's eyes were wide; she couldn't believe what she was hearing. Draco Malfoy, in love with her?
"No, you're right. I don't think I'm in love with you. I know I'm in love with you. And you don't have to love me back, Mi. I won't even court you if you don't want me to. But please, let me hold you just once. That's all I ask." He pulled her close to his chest, and held her tight. He felt her sigh, and hoped she would say something.
"I love you too, Draco." Hermione whispered, making Draco's heart leap into his throat.
Harry and Ginny had left Dami's suite, saying something about homework, though Dami and Ron knew better. The four of them had spent the afternoon together, and Dami had felt right at home with every one. She smiled at Ron, who was gazing at her. "Ron, what is it?"
He shook his head and smiled. "I dreamt of you, Dami. I dreamt of nights holding you in my arms, kissing you and... other things. For a while I thought you were Mia, until one night, I noticed, really noticed, your eyes. They were blue, a lake I could drown in and be happy. I cannot believe you're real sometimes. It's like, I have to be dreaming."
Dami smiled. "I dreamed of you too Ron."
"Dami, I don't want anything to happen to you, I don't think I could ever bare seeing you hurt."
Dami walked over to Ron sitting on the couch. He pulled her into his lap, and she smiled again. He brushed her hair from her face. "Are you trying to seduce me Ron?"
"Would I do that?"
"Yes."
"Not today, Dami. Today I just want to hold you."
Dami leaned her head on his shoulder. 'How strange,' she thought as she felt him rocking her gently, 'to be loved by some one you've only seen in dreams.' She started humming softly as they drifted off to sleep.
At the same time, Hermione started humming while Draco kissed her neck and cheek. He smiled against her skin. "What ya humming?"
"It's called, "To you I belong."
"Really?"
"Yes." She started to drift off, but then realized something. "Draco?"
"Do you ever stop talking." He teased playfully.
"Nope."
"Then what?"
"You know, that you need a nick name."
"You think you could give me one, Kitten."
Thinking back into her reading on the Ezil Wis, she smiled. "oh, I already have one for you... but you won't find out until you grace my... sheets."
"Wait, you mean..."
"Not any time soon, mister. But there is a tradition of the Ezil Wis I am thinking about up holding."
Draco nipped at her neck. "Can I persuade you to tell me?"
Hermione giggled at Draco, but hopped up. "Nope. Besides, we need to go to Dinner." Draco Wrapped and arm around her waist, pulling her back into his lap. "Draco, let go. I am hungry."
She pulled away and Smiled at him. He groaned and got up. "Alright, let's go to Dinner." He then flung Hermione over his should and carried her toward the portrait, which swung up revealing Dami, Ron, Harry and Ginny. They all started laughing, while Hermione kicked her legs and yelled, "PUT ME DOWN!"
At dinner, they all saw Athos sitting beside Dumbledore. All the girls in the hall were staring at Athos, making the six smile. If they knew how old Athos was, they wouldn't be Drooling. But then, Dami and Hermione had a lot of attention too. The six were all settled at the Head's table, annoying the Slytherins, RavenClaws, and Hufflepuffs that the Giffindors had four at the head's table. Dumbledore called the school to attention.
"Students, I have two guest that I would like to introduce in a moment, but first I will tell you that our Halloween ball with also be the celebration of the 1000th year that Hogwarts has been open. We will have a very large group of wizards, witches, and magical beings alike. I want your best behavior, you will show them all what Hogwarts is like. Now, the first two guests for Halloween are Athos Dumbledore." Athos rose, and bowed Gracefully to every one. "HE is my brother, so respect is desired, I am sure." Then he raised a hand to Damiana and Hermione. "Your Head girl will introduce the next one, and tell you why she has been absent lately." Hermione shook... this wasn't planned. She wasn't supposed to do this.
Draco leaned over, "Relax, Kitten. They don't have to know what you are, just hat you are pureblood, and that this is your sister. We are all right here." With that Hermione stood.
"Greetings, fellow students. I would like to tell you all that I am not what I seem. I am the daughter of a Wizard and an Ezil Wis. I have two sisters, one is the Aleva-Reia, and one stand here beside me. This is Damiana. She and I are twins, and she will be staying with me here at Hogwarts for the Remainder of the year."
A shout from the Slytherin table came. "What is your Family name, then? If you are truly what you say."
Draco stood, shooting a glance to his table, but Dumbledore interjected. "I have not told them yet. But, if it is alright with you two," Dami and Hermione nodded, "Then I shall answer that question. Girls, come here." Athos and Dumbledore stepped in front of the table. Athos Picked up Hermione's hand, Dumbledore picked up Dami's. "We give to you your true name. Hermione and Damiana Dumbledore."
"WHAT!" Hermione and Dami said at the same time.
"You are our nieces. Our youngest Brother William was your father."
The great hall was full of discussion, and Hermione and Dami stared at their now uncles. "You're kidding, right?" Dami said first.
"No. You can keep your old names of Granger and Tzira, but know that you truly are apart of our family." The four remains at the heads table walked up to the two girls, Draco and Harry grabbing Hermione's hands, and Ginny and Ron Grabbing Dami's hands, They turned to the Students, with Draco shouting, "They are wizards, pure or not. If any one has troubles on this, they will take them with me..."
"And me." Harry shouted.
"And me!" came Ginny."
"AND ME!" Ron yelled the loudest, squeezing Dami's hand. The crowd cheered, even some of the Slytherin. Mostly because none of them would ever have the courage to go up against Draco Malfoy.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing kitten." Draco tried to cover, but her face-hardened and she started to pull away, but Draco did not let her. "Mi, I said... basically it... I... I..."
"Draco?" She whispered softly, almost a moan of his name.
"Mi, I think I am in love with you."
"You think your what?" Hermione's eyes were wide; she couldn't believe what she was hearing. Draco Malfoy, in love with her?
"No, you're right. I don't think I'm in love with you. I know I'm in love with you. And you don't have to love me back, Mi. I won't even court you if you don't want me to. But please, let me hold you just once. That's all I ask." He pulled her close to his chest, and held her tight. He felt her sigh, and hoped she would say something.
"I love you too, Draco." Hermione whispered, making Draco's heart leap into his throat.
Harry and Ginny had left Dami's suite, saying something about homework, though Dami and Ron knew better. The four of them had spent the afternoon together, and Dami had felt right at home with every one. She smiled at Ron, who was gazing at her. "Ron, what is it?"
He shook his head and smiled. "I dreamt of you, Dami. I dreamt of nights holding you in my arms, kissing you and... other things. For a while I thought you were Mia, until one night, I noticed, really noticed, your eyes. They were blue, a lake I could drown in and be happy. I cannot believe you're real sometimes. It's like, I have to be dreaming."
Dami smiled. "I dreamed of you too Ron."
"Dami, I don't want anything to happen to you, I don't think I could ever bare seeing you hurt."
Dami walked over to Ron sitting on the couch. He pulled her into his lap, and she smiled again. He brushed her hair from her face. "Are you trying to seduce me Ron?"
"Would I do that?"
"Yes."
"Not today, Dami. Today I just want to hold you."
Dami leaned her head on his shoulder. 'How strange,' she thought as she felt him rocking her gently, 'to be loved by some one you've only seen in dreams.' She started humming softly as they drifted off to sleep.
At the same time, Hermione started humming while Draco kissed her neck and cheek. He smiled against her skin. "What ya humming?"
"It's called, "To you I belong."
"Really?"
"Yes." She started to drift off, but then realized something. "Draco?"
"Do you ever stop talking." He teased playfully.
"Nope."
"Then what?"
"You know, that you need a nick name."
"You think you could give me one, Kitten."
Thinking back into her reading on the Ezil Wis, she smiled. "oh, I already have one for you... but you won't find out until you grace my... sheets."
"Wait, you mean..."
"Not any time soon, mister. But there is a tradition of the Ezil Wis I am thinking about up holding."
Draco nipped at her neck. "Can I persuade you to tell me?"
Hermione giggled at Draco, but hopped up. "Nope. Besides, we need to go to Dinner." Draco Wrapped and arm around her waist, pulling her back into his lap. "Draco, let go. I am hungry."
She pulled away and Smiled at him. He groaned and got up. "Alright, let's go to Dinner." He then flung Hermione over his should and carried her toward the portrait, which swung up revealing Dami, Ron, Harry and Ginny. They all started laughing, while Hermione kicked her legs and yelled, "PUT ME DOWN!"
At dinner, they all saw Athos sitting beside Dumbledore. All the girls in the hall were staring at Athos, making the six smile. If they knew how old Athos was, they wouldn't be Drooling. But then, Dami and Hermione had a lot of attention too. The six were all settled at the Head's table, annoying the Slytherins, RavenClaws, and Hufflepuffs that the Giffindors had four at the head's table. Dumbledore called the school to attention.
"Students, I have two guest that I would like to introduce in a moment, but first I will tell you that our Halloween ball with also be the celebration of the 1000th year that Hogwarts has been open. We will have a very large group of wizards, witches, and magical beings alike. I want your best behavior, you will show them all what Hogwarts is like. Now, the first two guests for Halloween are Athos Dumbledore." Athos rose, and bowed Gracefully to every one. "HE is my brother, so respect is desired, I am sure." Then he raised a hand to Damiana and Hermione. "Your Head girl will introduce the next one, and tell you why she has been absent lately." Hermione shook... this wasn't planned. She wasn't supposed to do this.
Draco leaned over, "Relax, Kitten. They don't have to know what you are, just hat you are pureblood, and that this is your sister. We are all right here." With that Hermione stood.
"Greetings, fellow students. I would like to tell you all that I am not what I seem. I am the daughter of a Wizard and an Ezil Wis. I have two sisters, one is the Aleva-Reia, and one stand here beside me. This is Damiana. She and I are twins, and she will be staying with me here at Hogwarts for the Remainder of the year."
A shout from the Slytherin table came. "What is your Family name, then? If you are truly what you say."
Draco stood, shooting a glance to his table, but Dumbledore interjected. "I have not told them yet. But, if it is alright with you two," Dami and Hermione nodded, "Then I shall answer that question. Girls, come here." Athos and Dumbledore stepped in front of the table. Athos Picked up Hermione's hand, Dumbledore picked up Dami's. "We give to you your true name. Hermione and Damiana Dumbledore."
"WHAT!" Hermione and Dami said at the same time.
"You are our nieces. Our youngest Brother William was your father."
The great hall was full of discussion, and Hermione and Dami stared at their now uncles. "You're kidding, right?" Dami said first.
"No. You can keep your old names of Granger and Tzira, but know that you truly are apart of our family." The four remains at the heads table walked up to the two girls, Draco and Harry grabbing Hermione's hands, and Ginny and Ron Grabbing Dami's hands, They turned to the Students, with Draco shouting, "They are wizards, pure or not. If any one has troubles on this, they will take them with me..."
"And me." Harry shouted.
"And me!" came Ginny."
"AND ME!" Ron yelled the loudest, squeezing Dami's hand. The crowd cheered, even some of the Slytherin. Mostly because none of them would ever have the courage to go up against Draco Malfoy.