Chapter 6: Surprise Visit
Hermione had tears streaming down her face. He sounded so genuine. How could he have lied about something like that? He opened his arms for her and she leaned in and proceeded to cry on his shoulder. There was nothing else she could do.
His strong arms were around her. He smelled so good. But how could he have been such a little rat bastard in school, and then have come to love her like this. Malfoy had never been one to be nice to anyone so it wasn't just that he was covering up his feelings for the former Gryffindor. There had to be more than that. There just was.
It was like Draco had made a crazy transformation. Like he had become the antithesis of himself. She liked this Draco but how could she know for sure that it was the real him. That this wasn't some kind of mean joke. She believed everything he had said about Harry and Ron dieing. Perhaps they had all become good friends over the years in some alternate universe, or maybe Draco had been in a serious accident. That would explain a lot as well.
'Why are you so suspicious of him?' she asked herself. 'He has really changed.'
'No, I can't believe that. He would never change.'
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Draco was surprised when she leaned into his embrace. She was really hurting now. He hated seeing her like this but knew that if he told her about enough of the memories that she had lost then her mind wouldn't have anything to hide from her and would unlock itself to her. He wanted her to remember so badly. He wanted more than anything to be able to hold her romantically in his arms again, to be with her whenever he wasn't at work. He loved this woman, and all he could do was comfort her through her tears. The death of her friends had really taken a toll on her and within minutes she was sleeping again. Enjoying the feel of her in his arms, he sat there a while just holding her. Picking her up in a sweep like motion he took her up in his arms. She moaned a little with the shifting of positions but stayed asleep. Laying her on the bed he kissed her cheek and closed the door. He paced around the living room thinking about what he was going to do with this. He couldn't not sleep in the same bed as his wife, though she didn't remember the handfasting, he wondered if it was now null. How valid was their wedding if one party had no recollection of it? This was just too much to deal with. He needed help with this. And there was only one person that Hermione would listen to.
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The door to Hermione's bedroom slowly opened letting out a small creak, and a small petite red head made her way over to sit on the bed. She brushed a piece of hair from Hermione's face causing her to stir.
"Draco, I thought I told you to leave me alone!" She moaned rolling over defensively.
"Honey, if I'm Draco, there is something wrong with my anatomy."
Hermione rolled over shocked. "Ginny?"
"Yupper de doodlerz." She smiled. "Whom were you expecting?"
Hermione's eyes changed. They were full of sorrow. "Actually, I was hoping to wake up from this bad dream. I don't know what's going on anymore. I mean it seems that a few days ago I was 16 and dueling with Malfoy and then I wake up here and I'm married to him. Geez Ginny, he was like the antithesis of everything I wanted in a man. What on earth would have possibly changed my mind about him?"
"The fact that he changed all that for you. None of us were happy that you were seeing him either, 'Mione. We all hated him just as much as you remember hating him. But he has truly changed. I wish you could remember."
"Yeah, me too. Cuz if he truly changed that meant I missed hell freezing over."
"Hermione, don't be like that."
"I'm sorry but this all seems a bit too to be believable. I mean come on Ginny. You can't possibly expect me to believe this."
"Hermione if you can't see how much he loves you then maybe you don't deserve him. He is as great a man as Harry was!"
"IS! He's not dead! I won't believe it!" She knew that Ginny would never lie to her. They had been best of friends since Hermione's second year. They had always confided in each other. "And I wouldn't have fallen for Draco when I had already fallen for Harry!" she clapped her hand over her mouth. She had never told anyone that before. She had loved Harry almost as long as Ginny had. It had driven her mad seeing him fawning over Cho. She had been going to tell him the day after the duel.
"Hermione. Harry loved you so much more than you ever would have imagined. He knew he could never have you. Everyone saw the love that you held for Draco. He could see it better than anyone."
"Stop saying that! I do not love Draco! I could never love that monster!"
"Hermione!" Ginny screamed. "I know that this is hard to believe. I know that this is not easy to understand. Just give him a chance to show you just how much he has changed. Hermione, I promise you won't be sorry. Promise me that you'll at least give it a chance."
Hermione felt a pang of guilt. It was true that she hadn't even given Malfoy a chance. She had just assumed it was some evil game that he had come up with to get even with her for whatever she had done in school. "Ok, I'll give him a chance. Talking though... nothing more."
"That's all I ask. I have to get back to St Mungos, I have an exam I have to take."
"Exam?"
"Well it's more of a check up really." She paused. "Oh yeah, I forget that you don't remember. I'm three months pregnant."
"Harry's?" Hermione asked and when Ginny nodded she leapt into a hug.
"It's what I always wanted, I just wish they were going to have a father." Her mood dropped a bit. "But at least a part of him will always be with me."
"They? There's more than one?"
"Yup, twins. A boy and a girl they think." There was another big hug and then Ginny said her goodbyes.
Draco walked her to the door and handed Ginny her coat.
"I really think she is gonna listen now. But I just want to mention that all she wants to do is talk. So please don't make her do anything she's not ready for yet."
"I would never..." Draco started and knew that there were something... "Good evening Mrs. Potter."
Ginny only smiled and made her way down the drive.
Draco went in and tapped on the bedroom door.
"Come in." "Before you say anything, I just want to talk. Nothing else."
"Good."
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A/n: I know I know... I'm getting there... its still a lot of raw emotions that are just plain hard to deal with. I promise that Hermione wont be such a crybaby in future chapters... well maybe a bit, but if you just found out that ur best friends died then... whoa... dejaveux... or how ever it's spelled... I think I said that already... anyway on to individual notes to my readers.
Cruel-intentions: It's no problem. After you pointed out that mistake I got confused and had to think about it for a few minutes. But I'm glad its all sorted out now. Thank you again.
North2south: Yes, I hate sad endings so it does get happier. I know how that goes, I hate it when stories make me want to cry, but if it brings up that kind of emotions then it is well written so I take that as a compliment.
Jade Starr: You know what's funny... my friend was reading the story and said that Hermione is sexually frustrated. I almost died laughing... but yeah you two think alike I think.
Meesah and Burn: Awww... I miss reading your reviews. I hope you start reviewing again.
Come on guys I want to hear what you think about all this. Please read and review. Thanks a bunch
~*~AngelMagick~*~
Hermione had tears streaming down her face. He sounded so genuine. How could he have lied about something like that? He opened his arms for her and she leaned in and proceeded to cry on his shoulder. There was nothing else she could do.
His strong arms were around her. He smelled so good. But how could he have been such a little rat bastard in school, and then have come to love her like this. Malfoy had never been one to be nice to anyone so it wasn't just that he was covering up his feelings for the former Gryffindor. There had to be more than that. There just was.
It was like Draco had made a crazy transformation. Like he had become the antithesis of himself. She liked this Draco but how could she know for sure that it was the real him. That this wasn't some kind of mean joke. She believed everything he had said about Harry and Ron dieing. Perhaps they had all become good friends over the years in some alternate universe, or maybe Draco had been in a serious accident. That would explain a lot as well.
'Why are you so suspicious of him?' she asked herself. 'He has really changed.'
'No, I can't believe that. He would never change.'
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Draco was surprised when she leaned into his embrace. She was really hurting now. He hated seeing her like this but knew that if he told her about enough of the memories that she had lost then her mind wouldn't have anything to hide from her and would unlock itself to her. He wanted her to remember so badly. He wanted more than anything to be able to hold her romantically in his arms again, to be with her whenever he wasn't at work. He loved this woman, and all he could do was comfort her through her tears. The death of her friends had really taken a toll on her and within minutes she was sleeping again. Enjoying the feel of her in his arms, he sat there a while just holding her. Picking her up in a sweep like motion he took her up in his arms. She moaned a little with the shifting of positions but stayed asleep. Laying her on the bed he kissed her cheek and closed the door. He paced around the living room thinking about what he was going to do with this. He couldn't not sleep in the same bed as his wife, though she didn't remember the handfasting, he wondered if it was now null. How valid was their wedding if one party had no recollection of it? This was just too much to deal with. He needed help with this. And there was only one person that Hermione would listen to.
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The door to Hermione's bedroom slowly opened letting out a small creak, and a small petite red head made her way over to sit on the bed. She brushed a piece of hair from Hermione's face causing her to stir.
"Draco, I thought I told you to leave me alone!" She moaned rolling over defensively.
"Honey, if I'm Draco, there is something wrong with my anatomy."
Hermione rolled over shocked. "Ginny?"
"Yupper de doodlerz." She smiled. "Whom were you expecting?"
Hermione's eyes changed. They were full of sorrow. "Actually, I was hoping to wake up from this bad dream. I don't know what's going on anymore. I mean it seems that a few days ago I was 16 and dueling with Malfoy and then I wake up here and I'm married to him. Geez Ginny, he was like the antithesis of everything I wanted in a man. What on earth would have possibly changed my mind about him?"
"The fact that he changed all that for you. None of us were happy that you were seeing him either, 'Mione. We all hated him just as much as you remember hating him. But he has truly changed. I wish you could remember."
"Yeah, me too. Cuz if he truly changed that meant I missed hell freezing over."
"Hermione, don't be like that."
"I'm sorry but this all seems a bit too to be believable. I mean come on Ginny. You can't possibly expect me to believe this."
"Hermione if you can't see how much he loves you then maybe you don't deserve him. He is as great a man as Harry was!"
"IS! He's not dead! I won't believe it!" She knew that Ginny would never lie to her. They had been best of friends since Hermione's second year. They had always confided in each other. "And I wouldn't have fallen for Draco when I had already fallen for Harry!" she clapped her hand over her mouth. She had never told anyone that before. She had loved Harry almost as long as Ginny had. It had driven her mad seeing him fawning over Cho. She had been going to tell him the day after the duel.
"Hermione. Harry loved you so much more than you ever would have imagined. He knew he could never have you. Everyone saw the love that you held for Draco. He could see it better than anyone."
"Stop saying that! I do not love Draco! I could never love that monster!"
"Hermione!" Ginny screamed. "I know that this is hard to believe. I know that this is not easy to understand. Just give him a chance to show you just how much he has changed. Hermione, I promise you won't be sorry. Promise me that you'll at least give it a chance."
Hermione felt a pang of guilt. It was true that she hadn't even given Malfoy a chance. She had just assumed it was some evil game that he had come up with to get even with her for whatever she had done in school. "Ok, I'll give him a chance. Talking though... nothing more."
"That's all I ask. I have to get back to St Mungos, I have an exam I have to take."
"Exam?"
"Well it's more of a check up really." She paused. "Oh yeah, I forget that you don't remember. I'm three months pregnant."
"Harry's?" Hermione asked and when Ginny nodded she leapt into a hug.
"It's what I always wanted, I just wish they were going to have a father." Her mood dropped a bit. "But at least a part of him will always be with me."
"They? There's more than one?"
"Yup, twins. A boy and a girl they think." There was another big hug and then Ginny said her goodbyes.
Draco walked her to the door and handed Ginny her coat.
"I really think she is gonna listen now. But I just want to mention that all she wants to do is talk. So please don't make her do anything she's not ready for yet."
"I would never..." Draco started and knew that there were something... "Good evening Mrs. Potter."
Ginny only smiled and made her way down the drive.
Draco went in and tapped on the bedroom door.
"Come in." "Before you say anything, I just want to talk. Nothing else."
"Good."
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A/n: I know I know... I'm getting there... its still a lot of raw emotions that are just plain hard to deal with. I promise that Hermione wont be such a crybaby in future chapters... well maybe a bit, but if you just found out that ur best friends died then... whoa... dejaveux... or how ever it's spelled... I think I said that already... anyway on to individual notes to my readers.
Cruel-intentions: It's no problem. After you pointed out that mistake I got confused and had to think about it for a few minutes. But I'm glad its all sorted out now. Thank you again.
North2south: Yes, I hate sad endings so it does get happier. I know how that goes, I hate it when stories make me want to cry, but if it brings up that kind of emotions then it is well written so I take that as a compliment.
Jade Starr: You know what's funny... my friend was reading the story and said that Hermione is sexually frustrated. I almost died laughing... but yeah you two think alike I think.
Meesah and Burn: Awww... I miss reading your reviews. I hope you start reviewing again.
Come on guys I want to hear what you think about all this. Please read and review. Thanks a bunch
~*~AngelMagick~*~