A/N: Hi! Just so you know I am watching Pirates of the Caribbean as I write this! Best movie ever! (Other than Harry Potter of course…lol)

Chap. 3 Details

Hermione, Draco and Narcissa sat down for a quiet dinner together, discussing future plans and such.

'Well, Hermione, tell me how my son proposed. Please, I beg of you, tell me it was romantic. Please tell me I didn't raise a domineering man you can go down on one knee.'

Draco rolled his eyes and his head hid in the palms of his hands.

Hermione smiled.

'Well, he didn't go down on one knee ' Hermione began.

'Draco,' Narcissa scolded disappointingly.

'No, Mrs. Malfoy, it was very beautiful. Draco did a wonderful job.' Hermione said, sticking up for Draco.

'Oh, good job honey.' Narcissa replied, correcting herself.

'Yeah, thanks mum.' Draco said with a fake smile.

'I'm so happy that my son finally proposed. I thought I would be dead before he was married. I knew my Draco was very popular with women,' Narcissa said as Draco turned red, 'but I didn't think he'd ever want to settle down with one woman.'

'I know, I'm very lucky.' Hermione said with a grin.

'No, I am the lucky one.' Draco smirked at her.

'Well, after you two are through ogling over one another, shall we discuss the details of the wedding?' Narcissa suggested.

Draco gulped nervously.

'Sure, what shall we talk about?' Draco asked.

'The wedding.' Narcissa replied in a "duh" tone.

'No, mother, I know that part. What about the wedding?'

'Well, my dear, when is the wedding?'

'We don't know yet.'

'Well, that's an important detail, don't you think?' Narcissa replied smartly.

'Yes mother.' Draco replied coldly in defeat.

Hermione laughed at Draco's expense.

'So,' Narcissa began turning to Hermione, 'when do you want the big day to occur?'

'Hey! Don't I get any say in this?' Draco asked.

'No, dear, now be quiet. And don't talk until you are told.' Narcissa said sharply, turning again back at Hermione, 'So, does July sound good?'

'This year?' Hermione cried in astonishment.

'Well…how long did you want to be engaged for?' Narcissa asked, 'Forever?'

'No, but July…that's next month!' Hermione cried, 'What about next spring?'

'Sounds good to me.' Draco stated.

'Next spring?' Narcissa asked. 'That's an awfully long time…what if you discover something you don't like about Draco and decide you don't want to marry him?'

'Mother!' Draco cried in shame. 'That's very superficial of you.'

'Well, Draco, does she know you have a collection of Hermes the Sorcerer comic books?' Narcissa asked.

'Mother! Those from when I was five!'

'I recall giving you one for your…12th birthday.'

Draco sat back and pouted.

'Draco,' Hermione said softly, 'I don't care if you collected comic books, many boys did that.'

Draco spat his tongue out at his mother in a childlike fashion.

'Well, that was very mature of you, dear.' Narcissa reprimanded sarcastically.

Hermione laughed.

'Okay…well what are you two going to do until next spring?' Narcissa asked.

'What do you mean?' Hermione asked.

'Well, when are you going back home?'

'Hermione can stay here.' Draco said.

'What?' Hermione and Narcissa asked simultaneously.

'Yes, Hermione and I are out of school and I think Hermione should live here at the manor until we get married…and then live here some more.' Draco said. He then turned to his fiancée, 'What do you think?'

Narcissa replied first.

'Well, Draco, I think that's very inappropriate for Hermione to stay here, with you, unmarried.'

'Mother, I know you aren't naïve so I am going to be blunt. I've had many women spend nights here with me, and Hermione is my fiancée so it is even more sensible now.'

Hermione cringed thinking of the "many women" who spent nights with Draco.

'Exactly, Draco,' Narcissa began, 'Hermione is your fiancée, not one of those promiscuous women who agreed to be a companion for a night, so you should do this the right way now. Your father and I never lived with each other before we married.'

'That was a different era.' Draco stated, 'Besides, Hermione and I have been living with each other this whole year, at Hogwarts.'

Narcissa shrugged.

'It's your life, your house, and you are 18 so you can do what you want I suppose.'

'Do I not have say?' Hermione asked bravely.

'Sorry, love, tell my mother why it's a good idea to live together.' Draco said.

'Actually, Draco, I think my family would like to be with me. I haven't been with them since Christmas. Their baby girl just graduated and she is getting married soon. I think they would like if I lived with them for a bit.'

Narcissa smiled. Draco pouted again.

'If it's what you want.' Draco replied.

'It's settled then.' Narcissa said with a smile. 'Hermione will go back home to her family at the end of the week, after the ball.'

'The ball!' Hermione and Draco questioned together.

'Yes, of course. Draco don't tell me you've forgotten.' Narcissa scolded.

'Of course not…what haven't I forgotten?'

'Draco, this Friday is the Malfoy/Black family reunion. And it is to be held, here, we're hosting it.'

Draco groaned.

'No! Not another family gala! The Blacks and the Malfoys don't even get along. Can't we just cancel is because of our "family tragedy"?' Draco asked.

'Don't use your father's death as an excuse to not have the gala.'

'Are you sure I shouldn't go home before this "gala", Mrs. Malfoy?' Hermione asked.

'Nonsense, dear, you are family now.' Narcissa said. 'And call me Narcissa, dear.'

'Oh, yes sorry.'

'I hate these family balls.' Draco groaned.

Hermione laughed quietly.

'Can't say Hermione does though.' Draco replied smartly, raising his eyebrows at her.

Hermione stopped laughing and turned white.

Narcissa ignored the comment. She obviously is more carefree about what her son does…or more correctly, whom her son has done.

'Draco, just dress up, be civil and dance at least once and you'll be fine.' Narcissa stated, 'Besides, Hermione has never been to one, show her a good time.'

'I don't need a family gala to show her a good time.' Draco said with a smirk.

'Draco, stop with these sexual jokes.' Narcissa scolded, 'Hermione is obviously uncomfortable with them.'

Hermione blushed and just sat back in her chair quietly.

'I think it's funny.' Draco said.

'Yes, you think any slight word that can relate to a sexual position or body part is hilarious. You really need to grow up, son. You're going to be married soon, and a father not long after that, you can't be making sick jokes around young children, now can you?'

'You never know,' Draco replied smugingly, 'I can discipline them that way. If they cause trouble I can threaten to share with them their mother's and mine's escapades the night before.'

'Draco!' Hermione cried.

Narcissa simply shook her head.

'See, Hermione dear, you are going to discover all these little quirks my son has, and he has many, and want to not marry him any more. The wedding day must really come sooner.'

'Well, if I am to discover Draco's bad quirks and decide I don't want to be with him anymore, as you predict, I'll just divorce him. So, why would marrying him sooner deflate this problem?' Hermione asked.

Narcissa's eyes widened.

'Divorce? Heavens dear! Divorcing is a great sin!'

'You should have done that to father years ago.' Draco muttered.

'Hush, Draco, I loved your father. He used to be a great man…' Narcissa paused, she looked as if she had begun to reminisce of happier days with Lucius. 'Divorce is a horrible ideal.'

'Well, you seem as if I'll be horrified at Draco's behavior, disgusted. Why would I stay with him if his habits disgust me?'

'Because he's your husband.'

'Divorce is a horrible thing, but if one of his bad habits are excessive drinking and no hope of stopping, I'd divorce him.'

'Oh! No quirks like that…' Narcissa said. Then she snapped her head toward her son, 'I don't think.'

'No, mother, I don't make it a habit to drink excessively.'

Hermione looked at Draco nervously, remembering when he got drunk after they had a fight. Draco noticed her look and looked at the floor. He remembered promising her he wouldn't drink anymore…

'Well, let's get off this subject about how much Draco sucks, shall we?' Draco suggested.

'Good idea.' Hermione replied, 'Besides, Draco and I hated each other for about six years, I think I know all his bad habits by now. I am not going to divorce him, Narcissa, don't worry.'

Narcissa nodded.

'All right, well let's get back to the details of the reunion gala instead.' She stated, 'Draco, you now own this home so you are the host.'

Draco groaned.

'I don't want to be the host! Why can't you be the host, mother? You're the woman.'

'I'll be the hostess, but the man of the house is always the main host. What theme would you like?'

'Theme! Have we had themes before?'

'Yes. Usually it's the dark, gothic-style theme.'

'Well, let's just go with the normalcy.'

'But, Draco, why don't you change it up? Try to change past aggressive-like history of the Malfoys?' Hermione asked.

'I don't want to throw off the rest of the Malfoys. They'll already be in dire stress from my father's death…mother…do they know I sent father to prison? They'll all kill me for sure!'

'Darling…calm down. Most of the elder Malfoys are in azkaban because of you and your little friends. It'll be a very small reunion, but a reunion nonetheless!'

'Everyone is going to be angry and frustrated with me because of what I did! No one will come, and those who do come will put arsenic in my punch.'

'Draco don't be silly…they'd use the Kedavra curse if they wanted to kill you.'

'Oh thanks mum.' Draco snapped.

'Wait, are people really going to be angry and death-set when they come here? I don't want Draco or myself here…that may sound cowardly, but I don't want relatives of yours here plotting to kill him.' Hermione spoke up.

'Hermione, no one is going to kill Draco. He's Lucius' only heir. They'll worship him before kill him. They don't know Draco sent Lucius to Azkaban, they think he was caught by Dumbledore. The ministry kept details of your rescue of Mr. Zabini and all the events following, hush-hush.'

Hermione looked over at Draco looking for comfort.

'I believe her. The ministry always hushes things up.' Draco said, almost with spite.

'When is the gala again?' Hermione asked.

'Friday.' Narcissa replied, 'Your parents can come if they wish. Your whole family even I suppose.'

'No, thank you but no. I don't think they would feel comfortable. Especially my dad, he'd die in a room full of Malfoys. And my mum wouldn't feel "proper" enough, my brother would rather die than go to something called a "gala" and my sister…well I wouldn't let her go.'

'Oh, well whatever suits you.' Narcissa replied. 'Do you have something to wear, dear?'

'Umm…well how dressy do you have to be?' Hermione asked.

'I'll take you to get a dress, Hermione.' Draco said.

'There, Draco will take you.' Narcissa said, taking a small bite of her dinner. 'First thing tomorrow, Draco, that way if you don't find anything you have all week just in case.'

'Yes, ma'am.' Draco said in annoyance.

'I'll go owl my parents about living at home.' Hermione said, getting up from the dinner table.

She lifted her plates from the table, preparing to bring them into the kitchen.

'Oh, leave those there, dear. The house elves will take them. That's what they're there for.' Narcissa spoke non-chalantly.

Hermione closed her eyes and counted silently.

'No, it's fine. I am perfectly capable of taking them.' Hermione spoke.

Then a house elf ran up to Hermione.

'No, Miss Granger, let Daly take thems for you.' The elf called Daly said persistently, grabbing for the plates.

'No, Daly, its all right I can take them.'

'No, it's not right. Let me, miss!'

Daly then quickly grabbed them from Hermione's hands and ran off.

'I told you. They live for this style of work.' Narcissa said.

'No, they are raised in this style, they don't know any different.' Hermione said. 'One day house elves will realize that they have more opportunities and they will long to be free.'

Narcissa remained silent but looked at Hermione with slight annoyance. Draco sensed this angst and stood up quickly and went to Hermione.

'Come on, Hermione, let's go owl your parents…' Draco said putting his arm around her waist and pulling her from the dining hall.

'These poor house elves…' Hermione sighed once they were in the hall, 'They probably all were abused like Dobby.'

'Dobby abused himself, now forget about the house elves my mother isn't going to let them go free. She relies on them for everything.'

'But Draco! You're the new owner of the Manor and everything in it! You can set them free!' Hermione cried in an epiphany.

'I'm not letting them free. They won't know what to do with themselves.'

'What do you mean? Of course they will! They'll have a life!'

'Hermione, let me put it into terms you might understand,' Draco said with a smirk, 'Let's say you kept Crookshanks a house cat his entire life, and then after like ten years you let him go. You put him outside and let him go free. He wouldn't know how to survive on his own because all he's known in his life is what you've freely given him.'

Hermione crinkled her nose at him in defeat.

'I don't like you.' She stated firmly. Hermione began to walk up stairs.

Draco rolled her eyes and chased after her. He grabbed her arm.

'Hermione, do you really think it's best for you to go home?' He asked.

'Yes, especially now. I don't think I can handle living with mistreated house elves.'

'Hermione, does it really bother you that much? That's kind of sad. Hermione, ask any of them, they like working for us. My mother and I don't yell or hit so they are happier, probably, then they've ever been.'

'It's just pure slavery. You don't pay them or anything.'

'They get to live well in a mansion.'

'Oh well then, please let me be your slave once we're married so I can live under the same roof as you.'

'I think slavery can be arranged.' Draco grinned playing with her shirt trim.

She rolled her eyes and began walking up the stairs again.

'Hermione…please stay here. I don't want you to home for a whole year.'

'It wouldn't be a whole year. It would be like 9 or 10 months.'

'That's forever.'

'Couples live separate all the time, Draco. Usually unmarried couples don't live together…until they are married.'

'Not anymore.' Draco spoke.

'Doesn't mean it's right.'

'Aren't you going to miss me?'

'Of course, Draco, but we can apparate and see each other everyday! It's not that big of a deal! I don't know why you are stressing over this.'

'Well, a lot can happen in that amount of time.'

'Draco, just come out and tell me what you are thinking about because it's obvious that there's a specific thing bothering you.'

'Well…your friend is back at your home…'

'My friend? Jess?' Hermione asked.

'Yes.'

'Draco! I can't even believe you brought him up!'

'Shh! Shh!' Draco cried pulling her up the stairs, 'Let's go talk about this in my room.'

Hermione pulled from his reach and went up the stairs behind him.

They entered his lavish room and he quickly shut the door.

'Draco, are you worried about what might happen between me and Jess!' Hermione asked loudly.

'No, well maybe. I don't know. I just don't want you to leave.'

'Draco, this isn't like you at all. The all-powerful Draco Malfoy should not get jealous this easily! Jess and I were never anything! We're only friends and that's all we'll ever be! I am not jealous or worried about Pansy, or any of the other "many women" you've had! Why is it that when I have ONE guy friend whom I made a mistake with, it makes you nervous for me to go home, but you've had many, many girl friends and just plain sex toys but I am not worried about leaving you alone for ten months? Hmm? Why is that Draco?'

'I don't know! Because it's the only time I've been hurt by someone other than my father so it stuck with me! Or maybe it's because your brother hates me and you'll be with him for ten months, probably trying to brain wash you! Or maybe, but I'm just pulling this out of my ass, but maybe it's because you cheated on me! I never cheated on you! And you are going back home where the person you cheated with is!'

'I didn't cheat on you.'

'Oh, so I can go around kissing other women and it's fine then?' Draco asked.

'No, that's not what I meant! I didn't cheat on you because I was thinking it was you in my heart and mind!'

'Oh okay, so I'll go kiss other girls and pretend they are you. Sounds good, I'll go get my little black book and make a few appointments for when you leave!'

Draco then felt a clean slap across the face.

'Don't joke like that Draco. Don't be cruel. You know I'm sorry for what I did. Stop rubbing it back in my face.'

'What the fuck did you slap me for?'

'You were being mean!'

'I was stressing to you why I didn't want you going home.'

'Well, I am stressing to you that you have nothing to worry about! I love you, and only you. I am not going to run off with Jess. I promise.'

'Well, what's the big deal if you stay here?'

'I haven't seen my parents in so long! They miss me and I miss them, you have you mother here already, so you don't understand. I want to stay with my family before I leave them forever to come live with you and your mother.'

'My mother? My mother won't be living with us when we're married, are you kidding?'

'She's not? Well where are we going to live?'

'We'll live here, my mother will get her own house.'

'We are going to live in this huge house alone? And make your mother move out?'

'Oh, like it's going to be so much emptier. She's one person. Besides we'll have the house elves, too.'

'Oh…yes…how could I forget.' Hermione said.

Draco reached for Hermione's hands and he pulled her to his body. He kissed her face lovingly.

She sighed happily, relaxing into his strong, lean body.

'Won't you miss this?' He asked, quickly going back to kissing her.

'We can still have this.'

'Don't your parents need to get used to not having you around?'

'They already are used to it…from school.'

He moved his lips to her neck and sucked.

'Come on, love, stay with me…' He pleaded.

'Draco I should go home. Even your mother thinks so.'

'Fuck my mother…I want you to stay with me.'

'No Draco. You can try to seduce me into staying with you, but no. I am going home after the gala this Friday and that's final.' Hermione said moving free from his captivating kisses.

Draco frowned sadly at her.

'Well will you at least stay with me in here until you leave on Friday?' He asked slinking over to her lustfully. 'My mother wouldn't have to know…'

He wrapped his arms around her again and kissed the top of her head. Hermione kissed him between his collarbones, which was the only place her lips could reach at the moment.

'Yeah…I can stay with you a few nights.' Hermione sighed.

Draco smiled and lifted her from the ground, cradling her in his arms. He walked over to his bed and set her down gently.

He muttered something and then the lights dimmed in his room. Hermione could barely see his body in front of her.

He lay down next to her and kissed her softly. He then brushed the side of her face with the back of his hand.

'I can't wait until I can wake up every day looking at you.'

'You say that now, wait until I get old…' Hermione joked.

'You'll still be beautiful.' He whispered to her.

He could feel her smiling.

'I'm going to take you to get the most beautiful dress tomorrow. And don't worry about Friday it'll be fine. I'm sorry if I was stressing out about it down stairs, I just hated those things when I was young. But you'll be there with me so I'm sure it'll be fine.'

'I hope it isn't horrible. All your family members on the Malfoy side will hate me.'

'No, they won't. Not if they know what's good for them.'

'At least I have a tie-in with the Blacks.'

'What do you mean? Potter's godfather?'

'Yes. He was a good man, so hopefully his family will be too.'

'Well, the Blacks are very superficial and the Malfoys are very conceited. Both families are a bore.'

'Oh, so it should be lots of fun.' Hermione said sarcastically.

'Tons…' Draco droned before kissing her again.

A/N: Hey! I know this chapter was mostly talk and not a lot of action whatsoever, so I apologize for that. Well, the next chapter will be getting a dress and the ball. By the way, just so you all know in advance, Hermione and Draco's life will not be all rainbows and butterflies. You all know after Hermione moves back home, things are going to shake up. I am not saying if it's Hermione that will fall or Draco! Or maybe neither of them will! Maybe it'll be someone else! Or maybe she won't move back home! WHAT WILL HAPPEN! Well, I already have it planned out, you will all just have to wait and see, won't you! Muah hahaha! …just kidding…REVIEW PLEASE AND THANKS!

Also, I know I have some readers out there who are big Inuyasha fans out there and I want you to know I saw my first episode of it tonight on Cartoon Network at 2:30 AM. It was pretty good, except I have no idea what's going on because I've never seen it before. I am going to go ahead and assume Inuyasha and Kagome like each other…oh and I like Inuyasha's hair.

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