The after wedding party was in the back garden also. I had changed into my blue dress and was now in the garden with Ginny, Lavender, Parvati, Harry and Ron. I had no idea where Malfoy was. i Wait, what am I going to call him now? /i I thought to myself. i I can't exactly call him Malfoy because I'm a Malfoy as well. Oh this is so awkward. I'll just call him Malfoy for now. /i It was about 8pm. We had all had dinner and the party had begun at 7pm. All the wedding props had gone. Now there was a long buffet table at the back of the garden and lots of tables and chairs surrounding a dance floor area thing. The music hadn't started or anything. That begun at 8:30pm which was when Malfoy and I would have to dance.

"Hey 'Mione, what's up?" Harry asked. He must of noticed me with a concentrating look on my face. Not that that was unusual but anyway.

"Nothing, I was just doing some thinking."

"Oh ok."

We started chatting about a lot of different things and before we knew it I was being called up for the first dance. Draco was already on the dance floor waiting. When I reached him once again he put his arms around my waist. Almost as if automatic reaction I put my arms around his neck. The music started playing. I felt so awkward dancing with someone I didn't even like but then again I was married to someone I didn't like so dancing was nothing. I fixed my eyes on a part of his shoulder. It was only when he spoke I jerked them to look at him.

"Hermione." he said.

"D..D..Did you just call me by my first name?" I whispered.

"What else can I call you exactly?" he said smirking.

I thought about this. It was true. He couldn't call me Mudblood because I actually wasn't and he couldn't call me Granger because I was now a Malfoy. The thought sent chills down my spine.

"I suppose." I said.

"Anyway I'll get to the point. I don't like you anymore than I ever have but I think we should act more civilized to each other. After all we are married."

"Um...Ok."

"Which means calling me by my first name!"

"What?" I gasped. "I've called you Malfoy since I was eleven. I'm surprised I even know your first name."

"Well you're a Malfoy as well so it would make more sense to call me i Draco /i ."

"I'll try."

"Good." he said smirking again. I really wanted to slap that stupid smirk off his face but at the same time I thought it looked cute. I came back to my senses and scolded myself for thinking it. I can't like him I thought. It's not right. Wait, why isn't it right? I am married to him. Oh it was so confusing. The music did eventually stop and I made my way back to Ginny and co. We all started chatting again. I saw Parkinson out of the corner of my speaking to someone discreetly. I took no notice of it. Five minutes later the person she had been speaking to approached me and handed me what looked like a very pretty trinket box. The person said it was a wedding gift and walked off. Ginny urged me to opened it. When I did I got the shock of my life. Inside it was a small poisonous snake. Before I could clamp the box shut the snake rose up and bit my finger. I passed out with pain.

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