Authors Note: This is it!! Just minutes before the wedding! Hope I will keep it in suspense for you…mwahaha!
Draco and Hermione were settling down for and Americanized tea time at their local Starbucks, as Hermione was nibbling at a scone in one hand and a latte in the other; as she sat on a sofa. However Draco was drinking his mocha coffee accompanied with buttered croissant. It was that Saturday evening- the evening they would fly into London for Cho and Harry's wedding (which would be the next day). Hermione taking a break from blowing at her utterly hot latte looked at her watch,
"Draco I believe our flight to London is going to be arriving in about an hour…I think we should err start to head home and get dressed…" She said quietly as if she didn't feel like going.
"Then we'll go to where again?"
"J.F.K. I believe"
" Indeed…" Draco peeped. There was a long silence between them, Hermione still didn't know what to say to Harry, and what Harry would say about her and Draco. Just then her cell phone started to ring-it was Ron.
" G'day---Hermione here" she replied while managing to hand Draco her latte in order for her to hold the cell phone to ear.
" Hello Hermione…Having fun with my old roommate?" Ron laughed jokingly.
" Lot's I suppose…" Hermione smiled
" Um… I hear that you are invited to the wedding as well" Ron suddenly said, as Hermione said yes in agreement. " I wanted to know if I could join you folks-I'm at the airport ready to leave, I was wondering if you are here too? So-so we could meet up or something." Ron sounded like he was fumbling for his belongings or stuffing some kind of dinner into his mouth.
" No, sorry- we're leaving for the airport in about an hour." Hermione said
"Oh, shame…I'll meet you two there you blokes. By the way tell Draco I said hello…" Ron finished and then hung up.
" Ron is on his way to London…I suppose we should get going." Hermione sighed. Draco placed his arm around her as they left Starbucks. For they had a long day ahead of themselves-or should I say Hermione would.
" Cho you look utterly fantastic!!!" said one of Cho's bride's maids as she jumped up and down in delight. Cho was in the dressing room at the church in her wedding dress. It was a white crème color, with sewn in Swarovski crystals upon the top. Her hair was curled at the bottom, as a long flowing vail was placed upon her head. She beamed as she looked into the mirror, for she couldn't wait for Harry to see her. Harry however was outside on the front steps, accompanied with Sirius in ghost form (if you read the 5th book when he err- somewhat died) that was rubbing his forehead probably because the wind was blowing it away. It was quite dim outside, as if it was about to rain, however quite warm.
" Sirius---I'm having second thoughts on this," Harry stammered
" Everyone does- James had second thoughts on your mother on their wedding day…mainly it was because he was nervous." Sirius laughed.
" But I love her so much…" Harry sighed " But for some reason she wants me to mend things between Ron and Hermione…"
" Ron and Hermione?" Sirius said, "I forgot about them chums…Hermione was such a sweet girl-reminded me of your mum-besides the fact she was part muggle…yet she was quite sophisticated. What happened?"
Harry looked at Sirius for several moments; did this mean he was really the match for Hermione? But once he had Cho in his grip he didn't want to let go…for this was a chance in a lifetime-besides…it was Cho-his love since-since forever.
"We-we-" Harry was about to finish but just then he saw a taxi drive up. He saw a guy around his age get out of the car with red hair and tip the driver. It was Ron.
"Hello Harry!" Ron said joyfully. Harry looked a tad confused.
"I bet you'll have a happier weddin' if I told you this piece of news" Ron paused as he closed the door to the taxi cab. " I moved out with that bloke o' yours Draco."
" Moved out?" Harry questioned as if half relived and half astonished. "We'll that's a change…" he started to drift off and had his eyes travel to his corsage.
"Well-how's the lucky bride?" Ron stammered placing his hands into his pockets
" Fine-she-she's oh so nice Ron…you should've gotten to know her better—it's my-my fault." Harry managed to blurt out in bits. Ron looked up at the sky and exhaled.
" I think I know Harry…I know why you sent me the invitation-cause you didn't-Cho did…" Ron sighed, " She's quite the type-err—no offense…"
" I-I-you're right…" Harry sighed as well. He then sat on the steps once again as Ron followed.
"Cho wanted me to mend things between us three-you Hermione and I." Harry rubbed his forehead. "It's much easier to-be the same around you but- it's- it's going to be utterly hard to sort things out with Hermione…." Harry looked up at the gray sky as the clouds blew by quicker than usual. Ron looked at Harry for a moment; his friendship was now revived-and the memories were now apart of them once again. However there was still Hermione.
"You-you're not telling me that you still have feelings for err- Hermione are you?" Ron said as he looked down at his trousers-which were tied very messy.
"No-it's just…" Harry lost his words and instead just sat silently as he looked up at the sky. In turn Ron bit at his nails for sure knowing what Harry was thinking.
"How- how is uh--"Harry was about to say
"Hermione?" Ron interrupted, and Harry slightly nodded.
"Oh…" Ron paused. He first thought of Draco and her-which would be an awful thing to bring up….so instead he thought about the bloody incident at her apartment-with the dream-no-no that would be worse.
"I----I—I wonder….what are you having at the reception? The dinner reception?" Ron said suddenly
" Always wanting to know what's for dinner eh?" Harry laughed
" Friends ol' chum?" Ron blurted out as he held out his hand.
"F-Friends…" Harry said; firmly shaking Ron's hand
Hermione and Draco got off the plane that same Sunday as they ran to a nearby hotel to check in. Hermione quickly unpacked her things with Draco as she scampered to the bathroom to place on her makeup, wash her hair and paint her nails-which longed desperately for a manicure.
" I think things will go quite well…" Draco said as he was flipping through some channels on the television as he sat on the divan. " I got a call from Ron while you were doing your nails that Harry is deciding to come through-he already mended things up with Ron as if nothing has happened-or as if I never took Ron in." Draco continued.
" I wonder if Harry would feel the same way with me…" Hermione sighed as she placed on some eye shadow. " I don't think he'll be so happy about-about---"
" About us…" Draco mumbled as he threw the remote control upon the coffee table which was next to a card that said Thanks for attending this hotel with the hotel name printed in gold upon the sides.
" But I don't care what he thinks, I really don't anymore…" Hermione said as she came out of the bathroom and started to get dressed into her clothes for the wedding. Hermione went to the bedside as she pulled off her top and Levi jeans as she zipped open the cover to her dress.
" Darling-" Draco said as he was about to come in " Oh…" he said as he walked in on Hermione. " You look fantastic—well even without-err- the dress." He leaned over to her and placed a long kiss upon her lips as she breathed in deeply.
" Draco---I want you to know that whatever happens tonight, I don't ever want to see Harry again." She said as she placed on her dress and motioned Draco to zip the back. The dress was silk that had a deep red color with chiffon on the bottom, it has slim spaghetti straps, and to top it off she had black Gucci high heel shoes which looked utterly wonderful. Draco was left speechless.
" Now with that said-" Hermione sighed wiping her hands on her sides " Let's go…" Draco smiled- picked up his corsage, pinned it to his suit jacket and escorted themselves out of their suite. They went into the elevator as silence flowed between themselves, walked through the lobby and out to the street as they called for a taxi cab. Hermione was ready to witness the wedding of her past love- and she was ready to now let go….after all she now had Draco.