Unexpected Love
Summary: A fic that takes place after Hogwarts. Hermione left the magical world behind
after a messy breakup with Krum and became a muggle teacher. Years later she
discovers that one of her new students is a Malfoy. What will happen when
Draco enters her life?
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. The ones you don't recognize
belong to me.
Chapter Five- Meeting Malfoy
As Hermione dreamt, Draco Malfoy lay awake in his bed in the Malfoy Manor, unable to sleep.
"Why do I feel like this when I'm around her?" he wondered aloud. Surely he couldn't have feelings for her! He was a married man! Not happily married though.
Glancing next to him, he noticed that Pansy had once again not returned that night. Sighing, he got up and walked across to the window. It looked out onto a small lake surrounded by a forest, so like the grounds of Hogwarts. Looking upwards, he noticed that the sky was cloudless. The light from the full moon bathed the trees and water in a faint silvery glow. Millions of stars littered the inky sky, glittering like diamonds on dark ebony velvet.
He knew why Pansy hadn't returned. He knew about the other guy. The dark one.
After Voldemort had been vanquished, many of his followers had still believed that he was out there. Waiting, like last time, until he would arise again. Draco himself had believed this, since his father had. Pansy's family had also believed this.
But then things had changed. Draco's father had died from an illness at the end of his seventh year. He had still believed in Voldemort, but then his mother had interfered with these beliefs. She had never sank as far into the Dark Arts as his father had, and she believed that Voldemort was truly gone. She had managed to change his mind, and many other things about him. He was a new man, his personality hardly recognizable from the one he had shown at Hogwarts.
But Pansy's was still the same. She was still a firm believer in Voldemort's return. And Draco wasn't. She wasn't sure what had happened to Draco, why he had changed so drastically and become so different from herself.
They had gotten married as his father's dying wish, and told to produce an heir to the Malfoy fortune. So they had done that 2 years after they had graduated. Draco's mother had died when Justin was a year old, and he had been overwhelmed by grief with the death of the woman who had worked so hard to make sure his life was on the right track.
He had begun to work even harder to change and become a truly good person. And over the years Pansy had gotten tired of the good, nice, polite Draco who no longer believed in being dark and no longer cared about the pureness of someone's blood. They were now complete opposites.
Draco had known about how frustrated Pansy was in the relationship. She had gotten so restless with Draco no longer being part of the Dark side that she had decided to find someone who was. And that someone was Gregory Goyle, his old Hogwarts friend who was still deeply immersed in the Dark Arts.
He knew this had been going on for the past 3 years, and it hadn't really bothered him since he had never truly felt love for Pansy. But Justin had recently found out. It had been a shock for him, but after Draco had sat him down and explained to him everything, Justin had somewhat accepted it. Draco had, at that moment, felt a love for Justin that he had never felt for anyone before. His son was such a strong boy to be able to accept this fact at the age of 6.
As he stood at the window, thinking about this, the sun was slowly rising, painting the sky in a pale yellow glow. In the distance he glanced his owl, Steely, soaring towards him. Standing back from the window, he let the owl glide into his room and land on the edge of his desk. He spotted the roll of parchment tied to the owls foot and hurriedly untied it. Unrolling it, he quickly read the words, 'I'd love to go' that Hermione had written.
He felt his spirits soar at these few words and while staring at Hermione's small, neat, and loopy handwriting, he felt like his stomach did a giant flip-flop. He quickly scribbled back, 'Come to the Malfoy Manor at noon', included directions and sent the owl off again.
He hurried about getting dressed and making the manor look presentable. It was already 9:00am. Hermione would be arriving in a short 3 hours time!
*****
Back in her bedroom, Hermione set about eating breakfast and getting dressed. She decided on a khakis skirt and a red tanktop, which greatly accentuated her waist length curly chestnut hair and her deep honey eyes. It hugged all the right places, showing off her small, curvy frame.
She had just finished dressing when the same silvery-grey owl soared into her window once again. She took the parchment, read it, and got ready to leave. Judging from the directions, Malfoy Manor was about an hour away from her house and it was almost 11:00am already. She put the finishing touches on herself, grabbed her car keys, slipped into some comfortable red sandals and walked out the door.
She drove along the outskirts of the city, and along a road that took her into the countryside. As she rounded the last corner, she saw, looming infront of her, a mansion.
The Malfoy Manor.
It was an extremely large house, looking like it was also extremely old. It probably dated back to the 1500's, she concluded, as the house had a unique Tudor style to it, yet with a rich and almost menacing air about it. It was situated next to a small lake and was nestled within great pine and oak trees.
She immediately fell in love with its charm, richness, and mystery, and sat looking in awe at it until she realized that it was already 12:04. She got out of her car, walked up the grand steps leading to the large, wooden front door, and knocked on it swiftly 3 times.
From within the house, the knocks echoed throughout the large rooms, and Draco hurried down the grand staircase in the entrance area to answer the door. Pulling it open he let out a small gasp. She looked like a goddess. The red was the perfect colour for her and the skirt showed off her long, elegant legs. She was standing with the sun behind her and it cast a certain glow on her hair that made her look like an angel.
Hermione had let out a similar gasp when Draco had opened the door. He was wearing very simple jeans, but his shirt was a bright blue that made his eyes look almost silver, yet a comforting sort of silver, not a harsh one. His hair fell around his face perfectly, framing his gorgeous eyes. He smiled at her and she could feel herself melting.
"Shall we go then?" said Draco, interrupting her thoughts.
"Of course," she replied, as together they walked down the front steps. "Are we Apparating there?"
"I thought that would be the quickest way," he replied. "Shall it be infront of the Three Broomsticks then?"
"Sounds good," said Hermione. "You go first."
"No no," he argued. "Ladies first."
Hermione looked at suddenly as if she were seeing him in a new light. She realized that he really had changed; he really had become a whole new person.
"Alright then," she replied softly. And with a crack, she Disapparated.
"What am I getting myself into?" Draco thought to himself. And with a crack, he followed her to Hogsmeade.
***** *** *****
AN- So there's chapter 5! Not as interesting as I said it woud be, but like I said, it IS gonna get better! I kinda explained the whole Pansy situation but if you still dont get it lemme know and i'll try to explain it better. Thanx to everyone who reviewed so far! Keep em coming and i'll keep writing! ~*~FieryPhoenix~*~
PS- if anyone wants me to email them when i update, lemme kno in a review, or email me at fieryphoenix123@hotmail.com.
Summary: A fic that takes place after Hogwarts. Hermione left the magical world behind
after a messy breakup with Krum and became a muggle teacher. Years later she
discovers that one of her new students is a Malfoy. What will happen when
Draco enters her life?
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. The ones you don't recognize
belong to me.
Chapter Five- Meeting Malfoy
As Hermione dreamt, Draco Malfoy lay awake in his bed in the Malfoy Manor, unable to sleep.
"Why do I feel like this when I'm around her?" he wondered aloud. Surely he couldn't have feelings for her! He was a married man! Not happily married though.
Glancing next to him, he noticed that Pansy had once again not returned that night. Sighing, he got up and walked across to the window. It looked out onto a small lake surrounded by a forest, so like the grounds of Hogwarts. Looking upwards, he noticed that the sky was cloudless. The light from the full moon bathed the trees and water in a faint silvery glow. Millions of stars littered the inky sky, glittering like diamonds on dark ebony velvet.
He knew why Pansy hadn't returned. He knew about the other guy. The dark one.
After Voldemort had been vanquished, many of his followers had still believed that he was out there. Waiting, like last time, until he would arise again. Draco himself had believed this, since his father had. Pansy's family had also believed this.
But then things had changed. Draco's father had died from an illness at the end of his seventh year. He had still believed in Voldemort, but then his mother had interfered with these beliefs. She had never sank as far into the Dark Arts as his father had, and she believed that Voldemort was truly gone. She had managed to change his mind, and many other things about him. He was a new man, his personality hardly recognizable from the one he had shown at Hogwarts.
But Pansy's was still the same. She was still a firm believer in Voldemort's return. And Draco wasn't. She wasn't sure what had happened to Draco, why he had changed so drastically and become so different from herself.
They had gotten married as his father's dying wish, and told to produce an heir to the Malfoy fortune. So they had done that 2 years after they had graduated. Draco's mother had died when Justin was a year old, and he had been overwhelmed by grief with the death of the woman who had worked so hard to make sure his life was on the right track.
He had begun to work even harder to change and become a truly good person. And over the years Pansy had gotten tired of the good, nice, polite Draco who no longer believed in being dark and no longer cared about the pureness of someone's blood. They were now complete opposites.
Draco had known about how frustrated Pansy was in the relationship. She had gotten so restless with Draco no longer being part of the Dark side that she had decided to find someone who was. And that someone was Gregory Goyle, his old Hogwarts friend who was still deeply immersed in the Dark Arts.
He knew this had been going on for the past 3 years, and it hadn't really bothered him since he had never truly felt love for Pansy. But Justin had recently found out. It had been a shock for him, but after Draco had sat him down and explained to him everything, Justin had somewhat accepted it. Draco had, at that moment, felt a love for Justin that he had never felt for anyone before. His son was such a strong boy to be able to accept this fact at the age of 6.
As he stood at the window, thinking about this, the sun was slowly rising, painting the sky in a pale yellow glow. In the distance he glanced his owl, Steely, soaring towards him. Standing back from the window, he let the owl glide into his room and land on the edge of his desk. He spotted the roll of parchment tied to the owls foot and hurriedly untied it. Unrolling it, he quickly read the words, 'I'd love to go' that Hermione had written.
He felt his spirits soar at these few words and while staring at Hermione's small, neat, and loopy handwriting, he felt like his stomach did a giant flip-flop. He quickly scribbled back, 'Come to the Malfoy Manor at noon', included directions and sent the owl off again.
He hurried about getting dressed and making the manor look presentable. It was already 9:00am. Hermione would be arriving in a short 3 hours time!
*****
Back in her bedroom, Hermione set about eating breakfast and getting dressed. She decided on a khakis skirt and a red tanktop, which greatly accentuated her waist length curly chestnut hair and her deep honey eyes. It hugged all the right places, showing off her small, curvy frame.
She had just finished dressing when the same silvery-grey owl soared into her window once again. She took the parchment, read it, and got ready to leave. Judging from the directions, Malfoy Manor was about an hour away from her house and it was almost 11:00am already. She put the finishing touches on herself, grabbed her car keys, slipped into some comfortable red sandals and walked out the door.
She drove along the outskirts of the city, and along a road that took her into the countryside. As she rounded the last corner, she saw, looming infront of her, a mansion.
The Malfoy Manor.
It was an extremely large house, looking like it was also extremely old. It probably dated back to the 1500's, she concluded, as the house had a unique Tudor style to it, yet with a rich and almost menacing air about it. It was situated next to a small lake and was nestled within great pine and oak trees.
She immediately fell in love with its charm, richness, and mystery, and sat looking in awe at it until she realized that it was already 12:04. She got out of her car, walked up the grand steps leading to the large, wooden front door, and knocked on it swiftly 3 times.
From within the house, the knocks echoed throughout the large rooms, and Draco hurried down the grand staircase in the entrance area to answer the door. Pulling it open he let out a small gasp. She looked like a goddess. The red was the perfect colour for her and the skirt showed off her long, elegant legs. She was standing with the sun behind her and it cast a certain glow on her hair that made her look like an angel.
Hermione had let out a similar gasp when Draco had opened the door. He was wearing very simple jeans, but his shirt was a bright blue that made his eyes look almost silver, yet a comforting sort of silver, not a harsh one. His hair fell around his face perfectly, framing his gorgeous eyes. He smiled at her and she could feel herself melting.
"Shall we go then?" said Draco, interrupting her thoughts.
"Of course," she replied, as together they walked down the front steps. "Are we Apparating there?"
"I thought that would be the quickest way," he replied. "Shall it be infront of the Three Broomsticks then?"
"Sounds good," said Hermione. "You go first."
"No no," he argued. "Ladies first."
Hermione looked at suddenly as if she were seeing him in a new light. She realized that he really had changed; he really had become a whole new person.
"Alright then," she replied softly. And with a crack, she Disapparated.
"What am I getting myself into?" Draco thought to himself. And with a crack, he followed her to Hogsmeade.
***** *** *****
AN- So there's chapter 5! Not as interesting as I said it woud be, but like I said, it IS gonna get better! I kinda explained the whole Pansy situation but if you still dont get it lemme know and i'll try to explain it better. Thanx to everyone who reviewed so far! Keep em coming and i'll keep writing! ~*~FieryPhoenix~*~
PS- if anyone wants me to email them when i update, lemme kno in a review, or email me at fieryphoenix123@hotmail.com.