A/N: TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE DAYS WHEN I DIDN'T UPDATE IS…………..THE ENDING!!!!! HEY I'M GONNA MISS THIS STORY, IT ALWAYS MADE MY DAY, AND OF COURSE THE COOL REVIEWERS WHO INSPIRED ME! ANYWAY, HERE'S CHAPTER TWENTY!
Chapter Twenty- True Love Never Dies!
Hermione was now in 2004, walking. She wanted to go to the Malfoy Manor but didn't want to Apparate because she was too tired from the trip (and when you Apparate you get all whoozy).
She took out her wand, and said "LUMOS," for the street was SO DARK one cannot see anything, and Hermione didn't have a Put-Outer like Dumbledore. She turned into a curb, looking for a sign that says "Beaufort Gates," where the Malfoy Manor was. She saw what she had looked for. Good. She was on the right track.
UNFORTUNATELY, it started to rain. But still, she walked. She walked with all her might, her suitcase in her pocket. She almost slid from a candy wrapper but she still walked. She was very determined to tell Draco the truth: "that she still loved him."
Finally, she was there. She opened the creaked golden gate and stood before the door. A dragon appeared.
"Password?" it asked.
"Draco is our baby poopie," Hermione said, giggling softly. The password was Narcissa's idea, naturally.
The door opened and Hermione entered the grand living room, muddy shoes and all.
"IMPOSTOR! An impostor has entered the house!!!" screamed a house-elf named Dilly.
"Relax, Dilly, it's me, Hermione!" Hermione reassured the elf.
The elf's face suddenly brightened.
"Miss Granger, you say?" it said. "Well, let Dilly get you clean!" It waved its index finger into a swirl and then Hermione was as clean as crystal.
"Let me get Master Draco for you," Dilly said. It bowed and disappeared with a loud POP!
"MASTER DRACO! MASTER DRACO!!!!!!" Dilly screamed for its master, who was asleep.
"Mmmmmm!" groaned Draco. "I ain't hungry!"
"Master it is not about food! You is having visitor downstairs!"
"Who's the visitor?"
"Miss Granger!"
Draco woke up.
"WHAT?! Dilly, don't play games with me. She's in the past with her new lover."
"NO!! Miss Granger is here, master. She is being drenched by the rain and Dilly cleaned her up, yes sir, for you!"
"And?"
"Sir, Miss Granger says she is wanting you to go there."
"What if I don't go there?"
"She is telling your mother, sir!"
Draco stood up. "I'm going!" He didn't really want to get to the bad side of her mother because she was very strict.
He Disapparated while combing his perfect hair.
When he appeared into the living room, Hermione was sitting in the couch, arms folded and she had a serious look on her face.
Draco had forgotten how beautiful he looked. She was just as stunning as ever!
When Hermione saw Draco, her eyes welled up with tears and she stood up and hugged him.
"Oh, Draco! I really really LOVE YOU!"
Draco rolled his eyes.
"Right, Hermione. You can go back to Tom now. I understand you're getting married, right?"
Hermione pulled away. "How did you know?"
"Lucky guess," Draco smirked.
"Actually, today WAS supposed to be my wedding day but guess what? I didn't show up. In fact, I didn't show up because I realized I still loved you." Hermione said all those words with tears streaming down her face.
Draco so wanted to wipe those tears away, but he chose not to. He was mad that Hermione chose him over a git who was a warfreak.
"YOU DIDN"T SHOW UP??!" he yelled. "DON'T YOU REALIZE IT IS VERY WRONG TO ANGER THE LORD VOLDEMORT??! WHY, WHEN HE WAS ANGRY MY FATHER WAS CRUCIOED 16 TIMES!"
"Whoa!" Hermione gasped. "But…Draco, I WAS there, but it was not entirely me. It was a friend of mine from the past." She looked at her fingers and saw that the engagement ring Tom gave her was still into her right ring finger. She threw it away.
"And??"
"Draco Narcissus Black Malfoy I love you with my whole heart and soul and I am surrendering myself to you!" she said. "You know.." she added. "the crazy gypsy was right. You are my true love. Only I was put to the test to test my love for you and here I am Draco. Here I am!"
Draco couldn't say anything. He was shocked.
"D-Draco," Hermione asked in a trembling voice. "Do you still love me?"
"I know the things that I am afraid of
I'm
not afraid to tell
And if we ever leave a legacy
It's that we
loved each other well"
quoted Draco.
Hermione's eyes were filled with tears again.
"So you don't love me anymore?" she asked. She put her head down. "That's okay. Really. It's your decision and I agree with you, we did love each other well." She started to walk away.
"I'll be going now, Draco," she said finally. "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!"
She sobbed and ran into the middle of the street.
Draco closed his eyes. "UGH! I shouldn't have said that!" he roared. "I still love the woman!"
He Disapparated.
When he was at the street, he went to find a figure of a girl. Darn, he Apparated at the end of the street, and it was raining, so it was impossible to run without slipping. But, his love for Hermione was firm and true, so he ran and he managed not TO SLIP!!!!
He saw Hermione standing in the middle of the street, in the rain, crying.
"HERMIONEEEEE!!!" Draco ran towards her and gave her a hug.
"Shh….stop crying, you'll ruin your perfect face," he said soothingly.
"But you don't love me so what's the use of being perfect?" Hermione cried.
Draco brushed wet and wild curls out of Hermione's wet face and cupped her face with his hands.
"Hermione," Draco began. "I LOVE YOU, alright. Totally. More than anything in the world it is you who I love the most! I never stopped loving you okay? That was why I followed you into 1944 and made a huge fuss! Hermione I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU! I was offended when you thought so."
Hermione kissed Draco softly, then warmly, then passionately. The most passionate kiss anyone can ever imagine.
When they pulled away, Draco said: "Let's get married."
Hermione giggled. "Oh, come on! Think of something, more…more romantic. Or else I won't marry you."
"Yep, you're back," Draco said. Then he took Hermione's hand. "Shall we dance?"
Hermione looked around. "But Draco, there's no music…"
"That's what you think!" Draco sniggered then with a wave of his wand, a compilation of their theme songs filled the whole street.
Close your eyes, dry your tears
When everything's unclear
You'll be safe here, from the sheer weight
All your doubts and fears
Weary heart
You'll be safe here…ohhh
Loving you, whoa
Such an easy thing to do, oh you'll never know
It's driving me crazy coz it grows and grows
But I won't let it stop, no, I'm not givin up
Loving you…loving you…ohh…whoa
So we're okay, we're fine
Baby I'm here to stop your crying
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I'm stronger than the monster beneath your bed
Smarter than the tricks played in your heart
Look at them together and we'll take them apart
Adding up a total of a love that's true
Multiply life by the power of two
While they danced, people started going out to see them. "Aw, they're so romantic!" one neighbor commented.
Narcissa, who was reading, heard people gushing. She looked out the window and saw her fellow witchy neighbors gushing at someone. She went out, silk satin nightdress and all, and saw her baby and Hermione dancing in the middle of the street, as if they were the only ones there. She looked proud, then teary.
"Ohh..my baby's growing up!" she said, then went back inside the house.
When the music stopped playing, Draco whispered into her ear: "Romantic enough?"
"More romantic than ever!" Hermione squealed. "Yes, Draco, I'll be honored to be Mrs. Draco Malfoy!"
"Yyyyesss!!!!!" Draco roared. He looked at the people. "DID YOU HEAR? WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!!"
Narcissa came out again and found her son jumping like a maniac.
"MUM! MUM!! WE'RE FINALLY TYING THE KNOT! WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!" Draco hugged his mother.
"Why, that's great news, Draco!" she said, then looked at Hermione, who smiled warmly at her.
"Oh, welcome back, dear!" Narcissa said, hugging her.
"MUM…"
"Alright, I know Draco." Narcissa rolled her eyes. "Cupid's just admiring her job." She returned back home.
"So…Hermione…" Draco said, rubbing his hands.
"Didn't I just say yes, Draco???"
Suddenly, Draco grabbed her and kissed her. The two kissed on what seemed like forever, and that's commitment! And they got married and lived happily ever after.
As for Tom? Well…he died, thanks to Harry with a little help from Draco too. Poor dear, he was a cute fellow.
THE END
BONUS! THERE'S AN EPILOGUE!
(ELEVEN YEARS LATER…)
"MUMMY! MUMMY! I GOT MY HOGWARTS LETTER! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT MUMMY!!!"
A small boy with sleek brown hair and a pale face jumped around like crazy.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, son, calm down!" Draco said, laughing. He carried his son. "Congratulations, Marc."
"NO FAIR! I DIDN'T GET A LETTER!!!" whined a little girl with curly blonde locks.
"Oh, you will, Cassandra…soon…" Hermione said, laughing.
"Well I want soon TO BE NOW!!" said the girl angrily.
"Well…well…well…we got a brat!" Hermione winked at Draco. "She takes after you, dear. Like father, like daughter!"
"SILLY GIRL!" Draco said, snogging his wife.
"Aw, shucks don't do it here!!" Marc said, disgusted. He looked at his sister. "Let's get out of here!"
"I'm with you!" Cassie shuddered and they ran upstairs.
(A MONTH LATER)
"DRACO! LOOK! A LETTER FROM MARC!!" Hermione squealed.
"What?! Open it!" Draco said excitedly.
"Okay." Hermione tore the envelope and read their son's letter:
"Dear Mum and Dad,
I have been sorted to Slytherin!! YAY! Just like Daddy. I like the classes. They're pretty cool you know. But there's this girl who's a Gryffindor, and she's a Mudblood. She's really annoying really, such an overachiever and a bookworm kind of girl. But the problem is she's so pretty. But I really hate her. Mum, Dad, I don't understand! What should I do??"
-MARC
The couple laughed.
"Seems like we have the same problem," Draco commented.
Hermione gazed into her husband's blue eyes.
"What?"
"I'm in love with a Gryffindor, a Mudblood, an overachiever and A BOOKWORM!! And you know what I did? I married her!!"
"You're right about three things," Hermione informed him. "But I'm a half-blood remember?? My grandfather was a Slytherin."
"Oh, right…" Draco said. "Okay, fine."
"Draco……I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!" Hermione jumped into her husband's arms and kissed him.
Cassie stepped in but when she saw her parents snogging, she groaned.
"QUIT MAKING OUT IN THE KITCHEN! GET A ROOM!" she hollered. "OH AND DADDY I WANNA PLAY QUIDDITCH AND THAT MEANS I WANNA PLAY NOW!!!!"
They pulled away.
"Guess that's done," Draco said bitterly, glaring at his daughter, who glared at him back.
"Wanna piece of me?" Cassie said toughly, making a fist.
"Takes after me!" Draco agreed, ruffling her hair.
"HEY! MUMMY JUST BRAIDED THAT!" she protested.
"Come on, princess, let's play QUIDDITCH!!!" Draco said. Then he looked at his wife. "We have tonight, don't worry." Then he left, chasing his daughter.
As Hermione watched his husband teaching their little girl how to play Quidditch, she began to think that they had to have to go through a lotta tests to really test if they really loved each other. But now, as she watched her family, she knew. They would hold on into each other no matter what. And if somebody would protest, they should see the video of their wedding (yes, folks it was a Muggle/Wizard wedding).
Hermione's grandfather was there. He died a few years back though, of old age.
Hermione leaned her head on the window. She felt grateful for everything she had. A handsome and hardworking husband with a good job, two wonderful, smart, talented, and beautiful children, and one on the way too!
As Hermione patted her bulging stomach, she heaved a sigh and said in a satisfied expression: "TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES."
THE END!!!!!!
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