It was Friday, Hermione was in her room packing quickly, getting ready to go home with Draco and Mookie. Mookie was sitting on her floor playing with something, Hermione wasn't really paying attention.
'Oh, Draco, better be packing and not lounging around like a lazy bum.' Hermione said to herself.
'Draco lazy bum! Draco lazy bum!' Mookie repeated.
Hermione turned to scold Mookie, and she saw him playing with a tube of face scrub. It was all over his body.
'No! Mookie! What are you doing? Don't play with that!'
Hermione ran over to the toddler gnome and took the nearly empty tube, and handed him a bag of Bertie's Bott's Every Flavor Beans.
'Here, play with these.' She spoke.
The gnome dumped the beans onto the floor and began to squish them, laughing hysterically.
Hermione rolled her eyes and walked over to the door.
'Draco! I hope your packing!' She yelled out.
'Draco lazy bum! Draco lazy bum!' Mookie cried.
'No, Mookie, don't say that! It's not nice, I shouldn't have said it!' She told him quickly.
'Yes mother I'm packing!' He yelled back, mockingly. Then he complained to himself, 'Damn woman…always on my case about something…'
Hermione threw her last item into her trunk and shoved it out the door. She then picked up the empty bag and magically cleaned the squashed beans from her carpet.
'Come on, Mookie.' She said to the gnome as she grabbed another bag and filled it with things needed for Mookie, and headed out the door.
Hermione walked out, wearing a nice outfit her parents would like. Brown khakis, a white sweater and her Gryffindor outerwear on for good measure.
She told Mookie to go sit on the couch, he did, and then she walked over to Draco's door and knocked.
'Draco? Are you almost finished?' She asked.
The door opened and he stepped out carrying his trunk. Hermione smiled when she saw what he was wearing.
'Your parents like this sort of muggle outfit, right?' He asked her.
She giggled.
'Draco, you're so sweet. Yes my parents will like it.'
He smirked and tossed his trunk next to hers. He turned to shut his door and Hermione took another look at him.
Draco had his hair, combed and neat. He wore light khakis and a gray sweater, with a light blue collared shirt under it. The collars were folded over the top of the sweater, and the bottom tails of the shirt were poking out from his gray sweater. He had that hot, preppy look going on. Well, he made it look hot at least.
'I can't believe you had that outfit.' Hermione said.
'I didn't. I conjured it up. You think I'd buy something like this??'
'No, that's why I couldn't believe it.' She replied. 'Now, come on, Mookie and I are all ready.'
'Mookie…stupid gnome…going to ruin my fun…' He grumbled.
'Draco lazy bum! Draco lazy bum!' Mookie shouted, as he laughed.
'What??' Draco asked, 'Did that thing just call me a lazy bum?'
'Ahh…Mookie! Where did you hear such a thing?' Hermione scolded quickly. 'I have no idea where he picks up these things.' She lied.
'Draco lazy bum!' He shouted again, laughing harder.
'I wonder? Whom does he spend all of his time with? Hermione?' Draco crossed his arms, smirking at her. 'You're teaching him bad things.'
Draco then walked over to Mookie.
'Can you say, Hermione is a know-it-all prude?'
'Draco!' Hermione scolded.
Mookie looked at Draco for a few seconds and then cried out,
'Draco lazy bum!'
'Ahhh! Stupid gnome…with that idiotic name. Mookie? Who names a gnome Mookie?'
'Stop complaining , you git.' Hermione said.
'You git! You git!' Mookie shouted at Draco.
'Granger, why the fuck does that thing only listen to what you say??' Draco asked angrily.
'Because,' Hermione said as she picked up Mookie, 'I'm nice to him and he likes me. He doesn't like you because you are mean.'
'Well, I really hope that thing doesn't do anything stupid and annoying on my vacation smoozing your parents…I wonder if anyone else's gnomes act this contumacious.'
'I'm sure ours isn't the only one who is disobedient.' She replied, 'Can you please grab both trunks, I have to grab Mookie and his bag.'
Draco mumbled under his breath and made his way over to the coat closet. He pulled out his coat, hat, scarf, and mittens. He then put them all on.
'Draco, aren't you going to get hot? We aren't going outside yet.' Hermione asked.
'I am not letting anyone see me in these clothes, are you insane?'
Hermione shrugged and laughed, then left with Mookie.
Draco grabbed the trunks and left, all bundled up.
The three reached the entrance, Hermione went over to Harry, Draco walked over to Blaise.
Harry was holding his gnome, Parvati was arguing with him.
'We are not dressing him.' Harry said firmly.
'Babushka needs clothes!' Parvati squealed, 'He'll get cold!'
'It's a plant gnome…he won't get cold.' Harry snapped.
Hermione laughed.
'Hey, Hermione,' Harry said, acknowledging her.
'Hi Harry, hi Parvati.'
'Hi Hermione. Will you please tell Harry that we need to bundle up Babushka, so he won't freeze?' Parvati asked, hands on her hips.
'Well, I'm not bundling up Mookie.'
'Mookie?' Harry asked. 'Wow. I thought Babushka was bad.'
'Be nice.' Hermione snorted.
'I like it! It's cute!' Parvati laughed, putting her face in the gnome's, making cutesy faces at him.
Mookie cringed and snapped at her.
'Ahh! Your gnome tried to bite me!' Parvati shrieked.
'He's just a toddler, he doesn't know any better.' Hermione replied.
'So is ours, Hermione. And Babushka is completely calm all the time.' Harry said.
Hermione looked at the sleeping gnome in Harry's arms.
'Well, Mr. Matherson did say each would have a different personality. Mookie already calls Malfoy names.'
Harry laughed heartily.
'Really? Well, the ol' ferret deserves it probably, what does he call him?'
'Lazy bum and git.'
Harry and Parvati both laughed.
'I like Mookie.' Harry decided.
'All right students! Whom ever is leaving to go home for the holidays, please line up!' McGonagall shouted.
'Well, I got to go, Harry.' Hermione said, 'Happy Christmas and New Years.'
'You too.' Harry smiled, winking at her.
'Now don't bring Babushka back here, looking like a girl, Patil.' Harry told her, handing the gnome over to her.
'I won't, but he will look cute! I'm going to take him shopping!' Parvati squealed.
Harry slapped his face in defeat and annoyance.
'Fine! Fine! Just go!' He cried, waving her away.
'Bye Harry!' She smiled, running off to find Dean.
--
Draco walked over to Blaise, who was with Lavender.
'Oh, Blaise, your gnome is so cute. Are you going to take it over break or it Dean?'
'Dean. Draco and I don't want to baby-sit over break.' Blaise replied, winking at Draco.
Draco walked up to them.
'Hey, are your gnomes really defiant?' Draco asked.
'No, Rascal is pretty well behaved, despite the name. He just sits and plays with some fucking rocks he found outside.' Blaise replied.
'What? What about yours, Brown?' Draco asked her.
'No, Napoleon is well behaved too. He'll sometimes spill something he's eating or drinking, but that's it.' Lavender replied. 'Hannah has him right now, but I'm taking him home over break.'
'Ahh fabulous.' Draco snorted, 'Mine is the only stupid one. I blame it on Granger babying it all day. She taught it to call me names, and it doesn't listen to me, so it won't call her names.'
Lavender and Blaise started to laugh.
'Haha, fucker! Well at least you'll be gone from it for a whole two weeks!' Blaise replied, knowing Draco actually was going to have to be with Mookie the entire time.
'Yeah.' Draco snapped, 'Thank Merlin I'm coming over to your house.'
'Well, I have to go find Hannah, I'll see you later.' Lavender said. She kissed Blaise's cheek and ran off.
'So, not going well with the gnome?' Blaise asked.
'Hermione named it Mookie.'
Blaise laughed again.
'Oh man, you really got screwed over with the whole gnome thing.'
'Yeah, well, let's get in line and hurry and get outside, it's hot in here.'
'Well, you are wearing a coat, scarf, hat and gloves.'
'I'm just over prepared. Got ready too early, that's all.' Draco lied.
'You are wearing goodie-two-shoes clothing to impress Hermione's parents and you don't want anyone to know.' Blaise replied smartly. 'Can't fool me, fucking suck-up.'
Draco snorted and got in line. Hermione just happened to be in front of him, talking to Neville.
'Are you happy to go see your grandmother?' Hermione asked, holding a calm Mookie.
'No.' Neville said holding a yellow gnome, 'She's going to be so upset when she sees I ruined my gnome.'
'Other than it's color, what's wrong with it?' Hermione asked.
'It can't talk.'
'Ahh, yes that would be a problem considering it is supposed to give advice when it's a bit older.'
'My gnome is just slow.' Neville said maternally, 'But I still love Rupert.'
Draco and Blaise laughed.
'Something funny, Malfoy?' Hermione asked snottily.
'No, nothing, Granger. It's just that it's a little cliché for Longbottom's gnome to fuck up, isn't it? And to think he worsened the fact by naming it, Rupert!'
Hermione made a face at Draco.
'Ooh, I'm scared Granger…' Draco teased. 'Have fun taking care of that bundle of hell you call Mookie.'
'Draco lazy bum!' Mookie cried, 'Draco git!'
Blaise started laughing uncontrollably.
'Oh my god!' Blaise cried, 'that's the greatest thing I've ever heard!'
Draco rolled his eyes.
'C'mon, Blaise, let's get further up the line so we can get a good head start to the train.'
'Haha, all right, lazy bum.' Blaise joked.
'Shove off.' Draco snapped.
Draco made a fake evil eyebrow raise to Hermione as he sauntered off.
--
An hour or two later everyone was situated on the Hogwarts Express.
Hermione was with Parvati and Dean.
Draco was with Lavender and Blaise.
'Where's Ginny?' Hermione asked, trying to make conversation. She had a feeling Parvati and Dean were going to go at it as soon as there was silence.
'Umm…she decided not to go home. Ron's still home and all, besides Harry is back at Hogwarts.'
'Oh yes. Ron. Wasn't he supposed to be in detentions with Snape by now?' Hermione asked.
'I guess Dumbledore extended the suspension until after break. He didn't want Ron to come back, do a few detentions and then go on break with everyone else.' Dean said.
'That makes sense.' Hermione sighed as she looked down at Mookie. He was sleeping in an extra trunk, with a pillow, next to her.
Silence.
Dean slid a hand between Parvati's legs. Parvati smirked and pulled his face toward hers.
Hermione rolled her eyes.
I wonder where Draco is. She thought. Doesn't hurt to go look around the train…its not like I'll find Draco. And if I do, I'll casually catch a glimpse and keep walking. As long as I'm not here.
'I'll see you guys later.' Hermione told them, even though she knew their sounds would over power her comment.
She put a quick spell on Mookie, to make sure he wouldn't wake up. Then she stepped out of the berth, for a bit of…fresh air.
--
Draco sat across from Blaise and Lavender. Lavender was playing with Napoleon and Blaise was sleeping.
'I can't believe how normal your gnome is.' Draco sighed angrily.
'Maybe you guys messed something up during its growth.' Lavender suggested.
'No. Impossible. Infeasible. Granger was obsessed with taking care of it the correct way and the best way.' Draco told her.
'Well, I don't know what to tell you.'
Draco watched the gnome roll around the seat, and get tickled by the giggling Lavender.
Draco laid back in his seat, bored out of his mind. Then Blaise woke up.
Finally. Draco thought.
Blaise woke a bit out-of-it. He turned and saw Lavender still tickling Napoleon.
'What do you say we put that thing to sleep and you play with me, eh?' Blaise whispered in her ear, but Draco heard.
Lavender grinned and put Napoleon in a crate with a blanket, and shoved it under their seat.
'Go to sleep, Napoleon.' Lavender ordered.
'Okay.' Napoleon answered, immediately lying his head down on the blankets.
Draco rolled his eyes, at Napoleon, and the horny couple.
Dear Lord I need Hermione right now. He thought to himself. I better go make sure she's in a good berth. Can't be too drafty or anything, she might catch cold…yeah…I gotta make sure her berth is up to par. I won't talk to her or anything, just make sure…yeah.
Draco stepped out of the berth, not even bothering to tell them he was going.
He threw his mittens into his coat pocket and traveled down the train corridor. He looked into the berths as he wandered. He spot a few empty ones, a few with students, none of which were Hermione. He then decided to go to the next train. He walked up to the door and slid it open, and moved into the next train. He turned into the train and saw Hermione walking the other way. He smirked and quietly strolled up to her.
'Granger, what are you doing out here?' He asked arrogantly, 'Shouldn't you be hosting your Gryffindor study party right about now?'
'Very funny Malfoy. Shouldn't you be bossing around Crabbe and Goyle right now?' She snapped.
The two mocked each other loudly, knowing students would be listening in.
'Why are you out here? Looking for friends?' Draco asked.
'I could ask you the same question, ferret.' She spat.
He narrowed his eyes at her playfully.
So, we're pulling out old nicknames, eh? He thought to himself.
'Well, as much as I'd love to chat with you, mudblood. I have more important people to do.'
'You mean things to do?'
'No. I spoke correctly.' He said with a playful grin.
She rolled her eyes.
He turned and began to walk back to his train. He quickly looked back at her, motioned her to follow him and continued walking.
Hermione grumbled loudly to herself, muttering about what an ass Malfoy was, but then walked the same direction as he went.
Hermione walked into the next train, not seeing Draco anywhere. She took a few steps, and was about to turn around when a door to one of the berths flew open and someone pulled her inside of it.
'What the--?!' She cried. As the door shut, with her inside she quickly turned to see her assailant.
She turned and saw her Draco grinning back at her.
'Lookee, what I found…an empty compartment.' He smirked. 'What luck that you happened to be walking by…'
Hermione laughed and wrapped her arms around him, kissing him. He kissed her back, but then stepped away. She sat down and looked outside the window. It was still daylight outside. She turned back to Draco, who was removing all of his outdoor apparel finally.
'Hasn't it been awful for you?' She asked, 'Wearing all those items this entire time?'
'Yes, thanks for bringing back fond memories.' He joked.
He set his coat, hat, scarf, and mittens on the seat next to him. He sat down and looked across at Hermione.
'Are you excited to go home and see your family?' Draco asked.
'Oh yes! I miss them a lot, especially Krista and Bradin, I haven't seen them in so long because they are off at college most of the time, but no they'll be home for their break too!'
'Krista and Bradin, eh?'
'Yes, my siblings, remember?'
'I remember…I'm starting to regret this idea of mine.'
'Oh don't!' She cried, moving across the berth to sit next to him. 'It was so wonderful of you to think of it! I'm so happy you want to meet my family.'
'Yes, well, it will give us more time together.'
'Yes, it will.'
'Okay, your parents names are?'
'Richard and Anne. They are both dentists, so smile a lot, you have nice teeth, they'll like that.'
Draco laughed and nodded.
'All right. Anything else I should know about?'
'Well, Krista loves ballet, Bradin loves football and hockey.'
'What the fuck are those?'
'You've been to America, Draco, and you don't know what football and hockey are?'
'Well, Miss Know It All, I have heard of them but I can't remember everything I hear about, can I?'
'I suppose not. Football is that rough game in which you throw around a pigskin ball to make touchdowns.'
'Ah, yes, I recall a bar I visited playing it on a television once.'
'Sounds right. Hockey is another rough game in which players are on ice and shoot a little black puck around to aim it into nets to score goals.'
'Yeah, not so clear in my mind but I remember a bit. Anything else?'
'Krista, I love her dearly, but she isn't really like me a whole lot so don't act stupid to make me mad.'
'What does that mean?'
'Krista is somewhat of a flirt. If she flirts with you, don't you dare say anything that will upset me.'
'Does she look like you?'
'A bit, but she's taller and her hair is blonder.'
'Ahh…well, she looks like you, so it might be hard to avoid her siren-like charms.'
Hermione rolled her eyes.
'Well, then, if she does entice you, I'm just going to have to repeatedly remind you of the charms I give off.'
'Give off? Or put out?'
Hermione smirked and leaned in to kiss Draco. He cupped her face gently and kissed back passionately. He then grabbed her around her waist, and moved her up on his lap. He kissed her neck as she gripped tightly on shoulders…her grip was tight so she wouldn't be tempted to run through his nicely combed hair.
Hermione felt Draco's hot tongue trail down her neck, as one of his hands pulled her sweater collar down so he could lick further. Hermione began to moan, and involuntarily began to grind into Draco's lap. He groaned softly as she turned him on further.
After a few more minutes of making out, Draco had Hermione laying on her back on the seat, he was on top, where he liked it.
Hermione had Draco's collar clasped in her fingers, keeping his mouth on hers. Draco's hands trailed up and down her body, groping wherever he could reach. As Hermione moaned, he pulled away and kissed her neck, moving up to her ear.
'Hermione?' He asked in a whisper. As he moved his covered, hardened member up and down her thigh, still enticing her, and pleasuring himself without having to get naked with the danger of getting caught.
'Yes?' She replied in a breath.
'I should tell you something.'
'What?' She asked, her eyes still closed as Draco placed kisses on her neck.
'I've never met "the parents" before and I'm fucking scared.'
Hermione opened her eyes and looked at Draco.
She kissed his forehead and smiled up at him.
'Your scared?'
'Well, not scared, per say, but rather unsure of how things will go. I've never been in this long of a relationship before, and what if, by come crazy chance, they don't like me, or loathe me for that matter and --'
'Draco, it's okay to say you're scared. I'd be scared to meet your parents.'
'That's because my father is evil and my mother is enslaved. And I said I'm not really scared, just worried.'
'Draco, my parents and siblings will see how wonderful you are, and all the good qualities I see in you. Don't be scared.'
'I'm not scared.' He repeated more forcefully.
Hermione nodded submissively.
'Yes, Draco, of course not. I meant "worried" and "unsure".'
'That's better.' He replied getting off of her.
'Are we almost there?'
'Soon. We should go back to our own berths.' Draco said.
'Right then. I'll leave you to put your coat and stuff on.' She laughed.
He narrowed her eyes at her, kissed her cheek, and spanked her ass as she left the compartment.
--
The students all piled out of the train, excited to begin their vacations.
Draco flagged down a taxi, and threw his stuff into the trunk.
'I'll meet you at your house.' Draco said loudly to Blaise.
'Okay. I'll see you at my house.' Blaise replied, just as loud.
They smirked at each other and Draco got into the English taxi. He saw Hermione coming off the train, trunk in one hand and unfortunately Mookie in the other.
'Go to that girl there,' Draco told the driver, pointing to Hermione.
'All right, sir.' The driver replied, slowly moving to Hermione.
Draco ducked under the seats of the car, so no one could see him.
'Car, miss?' The driver asked Hermione.
'Sure, thanks.'
Hermione opened the trunk and saw other luggage in there. She looked at the tag on it. It was a silver tab with Draco Malfoy inscribed on it.
She smiled and threw her trunk in also.
She got into the car and set Mookie down.
'Hello, Draco.' She said, without making it noticeable to others that someone else was in there.
'Hey, baby.' He replied.
The driver pulled out of the station, and Draco popped up and sat next to Hermione.
Mookie glared at Draco for moving in on his space.
'Tell that thing to stop looking at me like that.' Draco ordered.
Hermione looked down at the angry gnome.
'Mookie be nice.'
Mookie immediately climbed up into the back window and fell asleep. Draco then slid over and Hermione took his hand.
After about an hour the car pulled up in front of an average sized house. It was beige, with many windows. It had a white picket fence and a garden with a swing.
'This is your house?' Draco asked.
'Yes, I know it's not nearly as grand as your home, but it's mine.'
'Where I live is not a home. It's just a place of residence.' Draco replied. He looked up at the home once again. 'It's great.'
Hermione squeezed Draco's hand. He turned to face her.
'Are you ready?' She asked.
'As I'll ever be.'
A/N: Nice long chapter for ya, eh?!? I gave you a long one because school starts back up for me in the morning and you know what school means…not much time to update. So, I hope this chapter will suffice until I update again! Thanks! Read and Review Please!
Just a few things—
--I don't know where I came up with Mookie, or why. It just popped into my head. I'm glad you guys all like him!
--I don't think Blaise has been in any movies, unless he's the guy with Draco in HP PoA. He might be the guy who Harry (while wearing invisibility cloak) pulls his scarf and swings him around. But I'm not sure, anyone know who that is?
--Hermione's siblings aren't magical
