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"Why were you lurking under our window?"
"Yes -- yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?"
"Listening to the news," said Harry in a resigned voice.
His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage.
"Listening to the news! Again?"
"Well, it changes every day, you see," said Harry
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Fire-and-ice-89 I haven't been to one of his concerts, but I love his music. What I mean by the line 'Probably back to her old self' she thought, Hermione thinks about how her mum was before she was born, when they were wizards and witches, before they went into hiding after the attack by Voldermort, Hermione's mum was bossy and because they were higher in the aristocracy she has a reputation to think about whereas when they were muggle Granger's it didn't matter too much because they were in hiding and starting as new people, but now she is back home, her natural world, she wants to keep the reputation in tact. I've always called pigtails, pick tails; it's just my accent, where I come from. We do call then pig tails in England, but my little part of England I just call them pick tails. And regarding the length of her hair, she cut it short. Hope you under stood all of this.
Riality – wedding will be soon don't worry.
Danish Pastry 28 – the wedding will be very soon.
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Chapter 10
20th September
Hermione walked down into the common room, thinking about tomorrow, it was the day before the wedding and she still had to go to class, which was fine with her, she didn't want to get married so she needed to get it off her mind. She skipped breakfast that morning and went straight to her first lesson, Care of Magical Creatures.
She met with Harry and Ron on the way down and walked with them, while the Slytherins made stupid comments at them and all the other Gryffindors. This didn't bother her, because the name calling from their rival house was part of their day.
Hermione sat with Ron and Harry during Hagrid's lesson on unicorns, which was a perfect way for Hermione to forget about what was going to happen the next day. She loved unicorns; they were her favorite magical creatures.
"So..." Ron started "Being head girl, abused its perks yet?"
"What? That I have to share a bathroom, common room and everything else in our room except a bed room with Malfoy?" Hermione said irritated 'pretty soon a shared bed will be included' she said in her head, knowing Ron wouldn't take well to this.
"Take that as a no then" Ron mumbled to Harry and continued making notes.
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"Can you believe that my Drakie gets a full week off school, just because he wants to, and he gets to go home" Pansy Parkinson wined as they made their way back to the castle. Hermione heard her moaning about it and had the laugh, she couldn't wait until she got back after her honeymoon to see the look on her face when she found out Draco had married Hermione, and it would be priceless, in fact that was the only thing she was looking forward to about the whole wedding.
"Can you believe him, Malfoy hasn't even told them about the stupid wedding" Hermione whispered to Harry and Ron
"Wonder how she'll take it?" Harry asked
"Oh I reckon getting mauled by Buckbeak then squished by the giant squid would be better" Ron said
"But not as good to watch" Harry said laughing
"I'm going to go back to my room, guys I got a free lesson" Hermione said
"Bye" the boys shouted and entered the castle taking off in a different direction. Hermione walked back to her room, she sat on her bed and soon fell a sleep.
"Hermione, Hermione...Hermione" someone called her. Hermione woke up to look and see who was calling her, it was her mum.
"Finally, thought we would have to throw water on you" she joked
"What are you doing here? Your not suppose to come until tonight" Hermione grumbled and got off her bed
"Honey, its 9pm" Hermione looked around her room, and saw the darkness outside and groaned
"I missed class, oh my god"
"Its ok, you needed the sleep, your going to have a long and stressful day tomorrow, but it will be the happiest day of your life" Libby reassured her
"No, mum it wont, me and Draco hate each other we have done for several years. Don't make me marry him, please," she begged "Mum please, remember when we use to talk about how I wanted my wedding, remember, love and everything…. this marriage lacks everything I ever wanted and the most important factor…. love, me and Malloy don't have love, don't make me do this…. please"
"Hermione, your getting married to him, not matter what, now come on we need to get you home."
"What about free will?"
"You haven't got any as far as this is concerned, Hermione you cannot get out of this, Draco is a lovely young man and will make a fine husband"
"Then you marry him, because I sure as hell wont"
"HERMIONE I'm warning you" Libby said angry "This is the last straw, Draco shall be your husband and you his wife. OK?"
"Fine" she said dangerously humoring her mother.
"Have you invited anyone to the ceremony?" Narcissa asked as she walked into the room
"Harry, Ron and Ginny, could bare to have more friends there"
"Well a few professors will be there, friends of the family," Libby said
"Can I go see my friends before we go, I haven't spent much time with them recently"
"Just be back here in a hour"
Hermione ran out of the common room and into the Gryffindor common room
"Can we talk?" she said to her 3 friends
"Sure, my room's free" Ginny said as she led them to her room
"I just want to know how you feel about this whole wedding thing, mum and Cissa are waiting for me and I have to go home in a hour," Hermione said
"Well I think its totally unacceptable, been forced into marrying is bad enough, but Malfoy, that's just wrong" said Ron bitterly
"Can I have a word with Ron please" she asked the others
"Sure" Harry said and left with Ginny
"Ron… were still going to be best friends," she said quietly
"You don't understand 'Mione, I should be the one"
"What do you mean the one?"
"I've loved you since second year. I should be the one marrying you"
"Oh Ron" Hermione said as a tear slid down her face
"Hermione, when I asked you to marry me on the train, I meant it. It wasn't just a way to get you out of marrying Malfoy, it was because I love you"
"Ron, you know I love you too, but not in that way, your like a brother to me"
"I don't want to be a brother to you, I have a sister and I don't need another, I just need it to be me and you together forever."
"What brought all this on?" she asked looking pleadingly at him
"I've been wanting to say it for ages, and just thought since there hasn't been anyone else in your life lately then you would wait until I was ready and then we would be together, the golden foursome, you and me and Harry and Ginny"
"I know, but we will be like that, just as friends"
"NO, it wont is it will be you and Malfoy, Harry and Ginny and me. There won't be any more Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny, Malfoy has made sure of that"
"Ron calm down its not entirely Malfoy's fault"
"So you sticking up for him now?"
"No, you know that I hate him"
"Do you hate him?"
"God yes, the analogies you said about Parkinson this morning sounds better" she laughed. "I gotta go, see you tomorrow?"
"Maybe, I don't know if I can be there" he said looking away from her
"Ron don't be angry with me"
"Just go Hermione" and with that she left wishing that she hadn't come to see him.
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