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Chapter Eleven: Grudging Acceptance.
Ron glared at the couple infused together, looking Hermione thought, rather like Molly. His normally kind sky blue eyes were diluted and squeezed together in small pinpricks. An impassive Harry peeked out from behind Ron's shoulder in curiosity and his beautiful emerald eyes widened considerably at the sight of his best friend in the arms of Malfoy. He gulped and continued to glare, completely unconcerned about the fact that Ron was so angry he looked like a strawberry about to explode.
"WELL?" demanded Ron, his eyes still fixed on Hermione's. "Well, um you see..." was Hermione's intelligent reply. She sashayed out of Draco's comfortable embrace, the feeling of discomfort creeping in on her. Draco frowned at the loss of contact. He turned to Ron. "Why don't you just bloody mind your own business!!?" Draco said, caught up in a diatribe. "Hermione can see who see bloody well wants, when she wants! It's none of your bloody business, so stay the hell out of it!!" Draco shouted. Ron's incredulous face was priceless. "I think it is my business when it concerns my godchildren" Ron roared, an expression of triumph gracing his angry face. "They may be your godchildren, but they're my children!" Draco said detrimentally, effectively crushing Ron's triumphant expression with one mere blow. "You TOLD HIM?!" Ron shouted rounding on Hermione. "No I never told him" she roared "he figured it out, so stop accusing me! And there his children anyway!!" she said succinctly. Ron's expression crumbled, the truth hurt him. "But, but" he spluttered incoherently "he's Malfoy!!" he said irrevocably as if that proved everything. "Well done Weasley!" Draco praised sarcastically "for figuring out that extremely obvious fact!" "Draco!" Hermione scolded.
Harry, who had been wisely keeping out of the argument, stepped out from behind Ron and entered the classroom. He cleared his throat nervously. "Why were you kissing him Hermione?" he asked empathically. His amazingly green eyes gazed up at her imploringly. Hermione silently sighed at the sight of his forlorn eyes, and nodded her head slightly, a sign of agreement. Harry smiled softly, unnoticed by both Ron and Draco who were silently glaring at each other belligerently. "Well you see, um Draco and I, both teach here. Draco only started about three days ago, he teaches Science" Hermione rambled on, wanting it to be over with as quickly as possible, "and well, you see, Draco met the twins at um figured out the similarities, you know the Malfoy eyes etc, and confronted me. So alas he figured out his paternity." Although Draco and Ron were still glaring at one another, they were both obviously listening earnestly as was Harry. "He joined us for dinner yesterday, I believe. Afterwards we told the twins the truth. Let's just say they didn't react very well." Ron's taut mouth lifted at Hermione's explanation of the twin's reaction. He had taught them well. "Draco he umm, comforted me" Hermione said, a light red blush tainting her cheeks. "We kissed... And the twins caught us, they've come around to the news slightly" Ron's mouth formed a frown again, "and I guess were a couple now..." Hermione finished uncertainly, looking at Draco for confirmation. When he nodded his head at her, smiling ecstatically, she too could not hide the thrilled smile begging for release.
Harry and Ron who had both caught the couple's twin smiles of joy were torn. One side of them wanted to go and drag Hermione away from the evil ferret of their schooldays, and the other wished to go and capture them both in a joyful hug of celebration. They both looked at each other, blue eyes meeting green. They both acknowledged the fact that neither of them had seen Hermione so happy for so long. They came to decision. Harry led and Ron followed as they both wrapped a surprised Hermione in a heartfelt hug.
Hermione eyes tear ducts kicked into action as she was wrapped in a beautiful hug from her two best friends. She willed herself not to cry. It would not do to teach her next class with tear stained cheeks and puffy eyes. She patted both men on the backs, as they slowly released her. She grinned hugely at them as they trudged over to Draco who was gazing at them with complete confusion in his aqua orbs. His confusion soon reached a maximum high as they both shook his hand, albeit grudgingly, but nevertheless it was an invitation of friendship. Draco allowed himself to release the tiniest of sincere smiles at the pair, who both reacted as if an alien had suddenly morphed in front of them. They grew serious then, Ron threatening to painfully castrate Draco if he hurt Hermione or the twins even slightly. Harry seconded Ron's idea, whilst adding, "We don't like you and you don't like us. But nevertheless for some astounding reason Hermione does. So I guess we can tolerate you for the simple reason that you make Hermione happy. But as Ron has said, if you put one toe" he indicated this with his pinkie and forefinger making the smallest of gaps, "Ron and me, will hunt you down and castrate you. Painfully." Harry threatened. Draco nodded his head slightly, not trusting himself to speak under the surprisingly apocalyptic gaze of one Ronald Weasley.
"On a lighter note" Harry said clapping his hands lightly, as if the prior argument had never happened, "Ron and me dropped by to see how you were Hermione. But seeing as we know how you are" he said, his head moving towards Draco meaningfully, "then I suppose that seeing as Ron has lost the power of speech for the moment," Indeed Ron was standing still, a glazed expression clouding his eyes, his lips slightly parted and a bewildered expression gracing his face, he obviously hadn't comprehended what just happened, "then I guess it falls to me to inform you that Ron has invited you all to his match tonight!" Harry told them, wearing an excited look, almost identical to Draco's when he had informed Hermione of his tickets.
"Oh Harry, Draco already got us tickets, sorry" Hermione said sheepishly. "Oh, no worries" Harry told her obviously disappointed, but trying fruitlessly to conceal it. An idea struck Hermione. "Draco where are our seats?" she asked. "The Top Box, why?" Draco asked. Harry grinned like a little boy who had just discovered where the Christmas presents were being hidden. "You can sit with us after all!" he exclaimed. Hermione grinned at Harry, as Draco scowled.
RINNNGGGGRIINNNGGGG!!! The bell had sounded. Ron sprang to life in shock. "I gotta go see the twins!" Harry called out; surprised the bell had gone so quickly. Thirty minutes had flown by! He kissed Hermione's cheek lightly, his actions quickly repeated by Ron. They then left the classroom together in search of the twins, leaving Draco and Hermione very much alone. "I have a class to teach sorry love" Draco explained. Hermione's heart fluttered slightly at the use of the word 'love'. As he kissed her lightly, loud 'oohhss' flooded the room. Hermione tore her lips away from Draco's to be met with the sight of her year sixes, grinning like cats in the doorway. Her face flushed red and Draco laughed slightly, before kissing her softly again. On his way out he bowed to his audience who all giggled at the sight of their handsome science teacher.
Hermione sighed again as she sat herself down behind her desk, preparing herself for a disrupted lesson. A hand flew into the air. "Miss, miss?" Sarah Levingstone asked. "Yes" Hermione asked. "Are you and Mr. Malfoy going to get married?" she asked curiously. The girls in the class all giggled and sighed dreamily, whilst the boys all rolled their eyes at the girls, not understanding why they wished to talk about boring things like this.Hermione didn't answer this question, but resisted the urge to bang her head on the desk in disbelief. 'I'm gonna kill Draco!' she moaned silently whilst observing the curious class.
A: N: This a quick update! I only posted Chapter Ten a few hours ago!! Lol. Again this chapter is rather short. There shall be an update by Sunday (I hope!), but there shall be more updates next week due to the fact that it's half term!! I also have loadsa homework/coursework to complete, before Thursday, so if I don't update soon, that's why!!
My visit to the circus went swimmingly, except for the end. The circus itself was rather magnificent, especially with the extremely good looking skater boy's, dancers, BMX bike tricks (shown by a drop dead gorgeous man!), and being waved at by some of them on their way out of the circle, (we were right at the front!). Disaster struck however at the end, with me publicly humiliating myself by managing to fall over a bloody bench. I'm such a klutz. But at least it was right at the end when most people had left and the performers were all back stage. But still, how embarrassing! My friends won't let it go, they teased me all day! My friend even told my Maths teacher!!! Lol, review again!!
No news as yet on the cat front, except that the amputation has been put back till next week. She's home from the vet's today to be smothered in love again! Lol,
Love K-Lee xxx :-).