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Back to the story... BTW... this chapter is for the ppl who were interested as to where Peter got his name... hehehe
Chapter 10: Neverland
Draco and Hermione apparated inside of a building and Draco covered Hermione's eyes with his hand. Hermione tried to feel her way around, moving her arms around wildly, which earned a chuckle from Draco.
"You wouldn't be laughing if you were in my position..." Hermione muttered.
Draco ignored her comment and removed his hand, but asked Hermione to keep her eyes shut. "Ok. Open them!" he said.
Hermione could see nothing. "Draco! It's pitch black!"
Draco chuckled again. "I know, I haven't turned on the lights yet."
Hermione rolled her eyes, but Draco couldn't see. Hermione squinted as bright lights began to shine, and it took Hermione a while to realize what were lining the walls all around her.
Books. Completely surrounding her. Hermione found herself in the most beautiful library she had ever seen. (Think "Beauty and the Beast"). She turned in circles to soak in the beautiful sight. It was simply amazing. She looked up to the domed ceiling and saw a magnificent mural of the night sky, then something near the door caught her eye. It was a plaque, with the library name and dedication.
Neverland Library. For the one I love, may we never grow up.
Hermione was on the brink of tears. "Draco-"
"So, do you like it? It's quite lovely, wouldn't you say?" he said with a bit of resentment in his voice.
"Yes, it's beautiful," Hermione whispered. "Draco, why?"
Draco sat in a blood-red, velvet couch and summoned himself a glass of wine. "Well," he said after a sip, "after my father died I was siting in my manor, alone, and thought to myself 'I've just inherited a great sum of money, what should I do with it?' and this is what I decided on." He took a reasonably large gulp and looked at Hermione.
Hermione stared at him in awe. "I-uh-" she started, but Draco cut her off.
"You know," he said looking at the mural "a part of me wasn't surprised that you called our son Peter. What's his middle name, Pan?" Draco said. He didn't say it meanly or coldly, but with a small amount of amusement in his voice.
Hermione blushed slightly and sat next to Draco. "So I like the story of Peter Pan... so sue me!" she said a bit offensively. Ever since Peter had been born, people would ask, Why Peter? And Hermione would always shrug.
Draco summoned Hermione a glass of wine and smiled at her. "Come on! I wasn't making fun of it!"
"It's not that Draco. It's just... why did you dedicate it to me?" Hermione asked with a lump in her throat.
Draco finished his wine, then magically refilled it. "I don't know really. I opened it right after we graduated Hogwarts, I guess I thought it would help take my mind off of you... a way of saying goodbye, letting myself let go." Draco was staring at the floor and couldn't bring himself to look at Hermione.
Hermione smiled sadly and got up from the couch and began to look at the books lining the walls.
"Pick one," Draco said from the couch.
Hermione turned to look at him. "What?"
"Pick one, to keep."
Hermione opened her mouth to protest.
Draco put his hand up. "Think of it as a belated baby shower gift or something."
Hermione rolled her eyes. She began studying the titles and realized that there were a great deal of muggle books too. Hmmmm... let's see... which one? Hermione studied the shelves and after about 5 minutes of deliberation, come to a conclusion. She showed Draco her pick, and he nodded in approval. Hermione looked back down at the cover and smiled to herself. The Secret Life of Bees. Hermione was very happy with her choice, she never had the chance to read that muggle book, but had heard great things about it (An: it's my fave non-HP book!). Hermione sat back down and looked at Draco. "Thank you, for tonight. I had a lot of fun."
Draco smiled. "I'm glad." then to his great surprise Hermione kissed him gently, then with a little more force. He smirked into the kiss as he felt Hermione pull away.
"Uh, do you want to come back to my place?" she said bitting her lip.
Draco raised an eyebrow. "I'm sorry Ms Granger, but I don't put out on the first date," he grinned.
Hermione pouted her lips. "That's too bad..."
"But I'll make an acception just for you," he whispered into her ear.
Hermione smiled. "I have a better idea. Would you like to see Peter's baby pictures?"
Draco smiled. "That would be great."
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