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Chapter 12
Draco
found himself in a situation he was eight years before. Hermione had
disappeared again. He hadn't seen her since Lucius's execution,
which was four months ago. He searched everywhere the leaky cauldron,
ministry and Diagon alley and as far as everyone else was concerned
they hadn't seen her either.
Draco sat on a chair next to his
bed and looked towards the fire. He decided to do a little bit of
work at the ministry and apperated away.
"What
is the spell used to turn a snake in to a bird?" Hermione asked
her 3rd year class
"Serpentranfos" the class
murmured
"Great! 10 points each." The bell rang
through the school and everyone began to pack their stuff. Hermione
called to the retreating backs of her students "remember to have
finished that 1 foot essay about the law against illegal
animagus!"
Hermione missed dinner and took a short walk
around the school like the one her and Draco would take when they
where head boy and girl. Soon Hermione got a bit bored and decided to
go back to her room.
"Iris" Hermione murmured to the
picture of Salazar slytherin.
"It's been four months miss
granger and I thought I told you to think about what I told you. I
see you everyday you want to go I can tell you just don't. You're not
going to live forever! Draco might not be here by next week, you
never know and if the worst should happen to him you'll regret it for
the rest of your life. If I were you, I would go see him today. Now
infact you have nothing to do "
"What are you on
about?"
"You know very well what I'm talking about
miss granger I think that it's time that you grew out of this stupid
game of yours. Goodnight!" he opened the portrait and let
Hermione through.
Hermione walked in and looked in the mirror
"I guess he's right again!"
"I agree with him
my dear." Replied the mirror peacefully.
"You would
wouldn't you? Fine! I'll go!" Hermione cleaned her clothes and
walked out of her room. And down to the third corridor of the charms
tower.
"Dissendium." Hermione whispered at the one
eyed witch. She came to life and made enough room for Hermione to
walk through.
After what felt like an hour she made it to the
cellar of the sweet shop honeydukes. Hermione apperated out of the
shop and walked down the road for a little while. "What am I
gonna say hey Draco long time no see. I need a drink I'll go to the
three broomsticks before I go see him."
Hermione walked
into the warm welcoming pub and sat at the bar." A beer Madame
Rosemerta"
"A beer?! Miss granger?!" exclaimed
the ever young bar landlord.
"Yea I really need one"
"
What ever for dear?"
"I'm going to speak to the man
who I thought had broke my heart at the age of 18 after eight years.
I finally found out that the only reason he did was to save me from
his father's hatred and I feel so guilty because I have treated him
like so much crap. I feel so guilty!"
"Don't worry
my dear I'm sure he'll forgive you if he really loves you."
"Thank
you." Hermione gulped down a whole lot of beer.
"I
think you don't need a drink to help you through that. Scorfiggy."
The beer disappeared. "You go to him dear. He'll forgive you if
he really loves you."
"Thanks." Hermione
reached into her pocket to pay for the beer.
"Don't pay
for the drink love it's on the house."
"Thanks
again." Hermione hugged Rosemerta and apperated away to the
ministry.
Hermione smiled at the house elf at the
reception.
"What can poppy do for you miss?"
"I'm
looking for Mr. Draco Malfoy."
"What department does
he work for miss?"
".Um I really don't
know"
"That's ok I'll go find him with the
information that I have."
Draco sat at his
desk doing a load of boring work. He stared writing up a new case
when he heard someone come in and stand in front of his desk. Draco
looked up and saw one of the ministry elves standing there looking at
him. He carried on with his work. When he looked up again and it was
still there.
"WHAT!?"
"A Hermione
granger is waiting at the reception for you Mr. Malfoy shall I send
her in?"
"Yes! Now! Go on what are you waiting for!"
the ministry elf apperated away with a crack.
" Oh god
what am I gonna say. What if she feels like slapping someone? What if
she thinks I have stolen something from her ahhh god god god."
There then came a knock at the door. "Oh shyt!"
The
person opened the door. "Draco! You in?" Hermione's voice
echoed round the office.
"Yes I'm over here."
Hermione restrained herself from running to the voice
"Well
show yourself then!" Draco stood up.
"Why are you
here?"
"To get some answers."
"To
what?"
"What do you think!" Hermione's voice
oozing with sarcasm
Draco beckoned her over. He sat down while
she stood. "Sit down then" Hermione sat. They sat there in
silence for about ten minutes "Well?"
Hermione
looked at him." Why did you do that to me? Eight years ago
infront of your father?"
"To save you. Don't you get
it he would have killed you!" Draco cried out "I didn't
want you dead. I broke my own heart so you could live. But you didn't
see through the act did you? No you didn't and you left and hurt
everyone else and what did you achieve nothing!"
Hermione
looked at him sadly. " I didn't kn-"
"That my
dear is obvious and you still didn't listen! What made this sudden
change anyway?"
"The portrait of Salazar
slytherin."
Draco raised an eyebrow "slytherin?"
Draco smiled finally after eight years the slytherin prince finally
got back his princess.
Hermione looked in Draco's eyes and saw
the happiness she saw in his eyes when they were younger not the sad
lonely person she saw in the daily prophet.
"So you work
in the control of magical creatures department."
"Yea
it's a crap job but I manage. What about you? Where do you work since
I made you lose your old one?"
"Hogwarts. I am head
of griffindor house and transfiguration teacher."
He
grinned widely; " I can imagine you as a teacher. What happened
to McGonagal?"
"She left her post for a year so I'm
taking over for her."
"Oh ok." Draco gave
Hermione a hard look and then asked, " you wanna go have some
dinner?"
"Yea sure"
"Great theirs a
great restaurant called Park Royal I'm sure you'll like it."
"Ok"
"Here take my hand." Hermione
smiled and took it gratefully "Park Royal!" and they
apperated away together.
Hermione walked inside and her jaw
hit the ground. The restaurant was massive with a beautiful view of
the lake and the look of the Ritz hotel. "Mr. Malfoy do you want
your normal seat by the riverside?"
"Yes please. But
this time can you make it a table for two?"
"Certainly
sir. Let me take your coats and come this way." Hermione and
Draco followed the Chinese waiter and sat at their table.
"Here
you are madam, sir;" he gave them the menu " all you have
to do madam is call for what meal you want and the meal will
automatically come on the plate."
"Thank you,"
the waiter then walked away.
"Have you ever tasted lamb
steak with mint sauce?"
"Yea that is so
lush!"
"When did you taste that?"
"When
I went to penbridge with Ginny weasley"
"Oh"
Draco replied. "When do you need to be at school
again?"
"Anytime before 9:30 tomorrow
morning."
"Two lamb steaks and mint sauce." The
food magically appeared on their plates.
"Butterbeer."
Draco looked at Hermione "and you?"
"Archers"
Draco
looked at Hermione straight in the eye "why did you run away
from us?"
Hermione looked straight back "I loved you
even when you told your father those things. I tried to leave all of
my past behind me."
"I'm glad you didn't."
Hermione
smiled at him. "How was your marriage with pansy?"
Draco
looked at her with a sad smile, "I didn't love her I only cared
for her like a sister." Tears stung his eyes. " She
suffered the same way that I did, trained to become a deatheater,
beaten from a young age. She never had a good memory or felt love
before. That was the only difference between us I felt love, I was
once happy. She had an unfair life full of hatred and greed but now
she's a free spirit and I hope she's happy."
Hermione let
a lone tear fall down her face. Pansy had more reason to run than she
did. Pansy stayed strong and stayed to her path of life until the day
she died. Now she thought it Hermione finally realised that a few
people wouldn't talk to her but people still loved her. She became
distressed and thought how pathetic she had been.
"Hermione?
You said that you loved me. Does that mean you don't love me
anymore?"
Hermione stared Draco right in the eye and
whispered "never," their faces were inches apart when they
finally noticed and carried on eating in silence.
When they
finished dinner they walked out the restaurant and smiled at each
other; "well it's time for me to return to the school,"
Said Hermione.
"Yea." Draco looked a bit
disappointed. "Umm I hope you enjoyed yourself."
"Yea
I did thank you." They were silent again.
She pulled out her wand before Hermione could apperate Draco shouted "WAIT!" he grabbed onto her arm as if scared she would run away.
"You wanna go out
tomorrow night?"
"Sure! Tomorrow night it is then."
They looked at each other uncomfortably for about a minute.
Before
Hermione could stop herself Hermione she closed the gap and gave
Draco a passionate kiss filled with the emotion of eight
years.
Finally getting over his shock Draco kissed backed with
all the love he could muster.
To Draco's
disappointment Hermione stepped out of the kiss with a gorgeous smile
on her face. "Goodnight" she whispered and apperated
away.
Draco looked at the place that she apperated from smiled
and apperated himself back home.
Both Hermione and Draco lay
in their beds thinking of that night. They both switched off their
lamps and had dreams of those happy days when they were back at
hogwarts together. Now they knew they were happy but finally
content.
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