A/N: Another chapter for you all to read. I haven't got anything to tell you so I'll just let you get ahead with your reading.
DISCLAIMER: If I owned Harry Potter would I be writing fanfics? No…so therefore I don't own Harry Potter…or the characters from Harry Potter. Only the plot to this story.
Chapter 6: A happy outcome.
Hermione couldn't think straight. She had been living with Draco for over a week now and no more of his memory had returned. She knew she had to talk to him but she didn't know what to say to him. Draco himself was having the same concerns as Hermione and had been thinking about how to approach the subject. Thomas had adapted well to living at the Manor because he now had two extra playmates.
Narcissa smiled at Hermione as she entered the room. There was only one person Hermione could turn to for advice about Draco and that was his mother.
"Hello Hermione. How are you?" Narcissa asked as Hermione took a seat on the lounge in Narcissa's study.
"I'm fine I guess."
"You don't sound fine. Is everything ok?"
"Well not really. Narcissa I just need to know something."
"What is it Hermione?"
"Its to do with Draco. Don't get me wrong I love him, it's just his mind is like that of a 15 year olds and well I don't know how to talk to him. I think maybe I should move into the room next to his."
"Well I think that if you talk to him you will find that he feels the same. He expressed his concerns to me about the age his mind is at and he is also worried that it could affect the relationship between you two."
"Really? But how do I bring up the subject?"
"Let's see. Why don't I take Thomas for the day and you two can talk. I did notice that you pair have hardly spoke two words to each other since you moved in."
"I didn't want to say anything but I think I rushed into moving here. I didn't really think about it when Draco asked. I just said yes."
"I thought so. Talk to Draco. You may be surprised." Hermione smiled and nodded.
"Well I'll get Thomas ready. Where will you take him?"
"I thought we might go for a trip to his Grandfather's house. I am sure Dumbledore would love to see him."
"Yes I reckon he would. Thanks Narcissa."
"Don't mention it." They hugged and Hermione left to get Thomas ready. Once Hermione had dressed Thomas and he and Narcissa had left, Hermione went to find Draco. He was sitting alone in his own study. Hermione knocked on the door and Draco looked up smiling.
"Hey Hermione. How are you?" Draco smiled with love at his girlfriend.
"Draco can we talk?" Hermione said a little anxious.
"Sure. What about?"
"Well…Oh Draco I don't know how to say this."
"Just start from the beginning."
"OK. Well…I love you but our love feels wrong."
"Is it because I seem so young? And because I can't remember most of what we had together?"
"Yes. I don't want to loose you Draco but I just feel wrong sleeping next to you. I don't want to move out either. I was thinking that maybe I could have the other room. The one next to yours. We can still be together, just not sleep together."
"OK. Can I tell you something now?" Draco was smiling. Hermione looked at him curiously and nodded.
"I noticed that we haven't talked much this week. I haven't minded though because it gave me time to think about us. Hermione there are more things I remember."
"Really? Are you serious? What do you remember?" Hermione felt a rush of excitement run through her.
"Well I remember our first kiss. I also remember the most important part of our relationship."
"What do you think the most important part is?"
"The day we made Thomas." Draco looked at Hermione's face. It was full of mixed emotions. She was torn between what she had said and what Draco had just told her.
"Are you serious? You remember?" Oh my God Draco. This almost changes everything."
"Almost?"
Hermione leaned in closer and placed a hand on his thigh. She looked into Draco's eyes and saw the man she fell in love with. She smiled up at him as she moved closer. Their lips connected into a fiery kiss. Draco traced Hermione's mouth with his tongue and she parted her lips to allow him to explore inside her mouth. Hermione pulled away a little breathless and looked at Draco. She knew what was about to happen and was ready for it. Hermione led this time. She took hold of Draco's hand and led him to the bedroom. Draco followed silently. Once they had come to the bedroom, Draco took hold of Hermione's hand.
"Mione…are we going to…" Hermione silenced him with a look and led him to the bed. They sat down and once again their lips connected in a kiss. This one was filled with love, passion, and all the emotions that had been running through them for a week. Hermione pushed Draco back onto the bed and started unbuttoning her blouse.
Hermione rolled over and faced Draco. He was sitting up looking at her. Hermione smiled and trailed a finger over his bare chest. She kissed him softly on the lips. She smiled before getting out of the bed and slipping into her dressing gown. She walked over to the bathroom and turned on the shower. She turned around to see Draco standing behind her wearing only his boxers. He wrapped his arms around Hermione's waist and looked deeply into her brown eyes.
"Draco what I said earlier doesn't matter anymore. I was wrong about you."
"No you were right. Everything you said was the truth. What you didn't know was how mature I was at the age of 15. In the past week I have learnt a lot about the way I was before the Great Battle. Most of my memory has returned but there are a few grey spots."
"I have changed my mind about moving rooms. I want to stay here in this room, with you."
"Well that's fine by me." Draco smiled. Hermione kissed him lightly on the lips. She slipped her dressing gown off and hopped in the shower. Downstairs Narcissa arrived home. The house was silent and she was curious as to why. She took Thomas into the kitchen and set him up with one of the house elves. She made her way upstairs and went up to Draco's study. He was sitting at his desk writing. Narcissa knocked on his door.
"Hello mum. How was your day with Thomas?"
"We spent it with Dumbledore. Those two are great together. Dumbledore really knows what he is doing with Thomas."
"He is a good man. He helped Hermione a lot during 7th year."
"Yes he is. How was your day?"
"Well, Hermione and I talked. I've remembered so much this week. About Hermione and myself I mean. Mum I even remember when Thomas was conceived."
"Well I am glad that you remember all this. Will Hermione be staying in your room then?"
"What? How did you know that she was planning on changing rooms?"
"Draco do you really think Hermione would have talked to you before she talked to me?"
"Well I guess not." Draco smiled and his mother left the room to tell the house elves what to make for dinner. Hermione came in a few moments later and her and Draco went to find their son. He was playing with his trains in the lounge room. Hermione and Draco sat down with him and played a few games before dinner. The conversation at the dinner table was more enjoyable tonight and Thomas learnt a new word, "Thankyou."
About a month later, Hermione was busy with her patients and Draco had taken Thomas to a muggle theme park. They wanted him to know both the magical and muggle community. It would give him a wider variety of things to do when he finished at Hogwarts. Hermione had put his name down on the list for Hogwarts as soon as he was born. There was no way that she would ever send him to Durmstrang. They had both agreed before he was born that Beauxbatons was to far away.
"Mrs Goodman you have done a very good job on yourself." Hermione told her patient as she removed the spell, which had given the old lady an outbreak of hives.
"Yes well I was trying to hex old Mrs Haggot. She was trying to steal my great Grandmother's china tea set." Chuckled the old lady. Hermione smiled and helped her up off the bed.
"You are right to go now. You can pay at the desk. I think you should get your wand checked over. It might be a little faulty."
"Thankyou dear. Congratulations by the way." The old lady left and Hermione watched her with a puzzled look.
"Congratulations. What for?" Hermione muttered to herself. She sat down behind her desk and began doing some paper work. She looked at her watch and saw that it was almost time for her to finish. Draco had owled her earlier that day requesting that she go to the new restaurant that had opened in Diagon Alley. Hermione packed up her work and headed for her bosses office. He wasn't in there so she put the paperwork on his desk and left St Mungo's after another long day of work. All she wanted to do was go home to her boyfriend and son but Draco wanted her to meet him at that restaurant so she apperated to the Leaky Cauldron. She walked through to the back, tapped on the correct bricks and watched as Diagon Alley materialised before her. She walked through the archway and heard it close up behind her. She headed up the cobble stone street and rounded a corner to see a magnificent looking building. The sign above read, Restaurant Lurrve. Hermione looked in one of the windows. She gasped slightly at the inside of the restaurant. There were tables for two, four, six and eight. The tables for two had candles in beautiful gold holders upon them. Hermione walked up to the door and pushed it open. She felt a little underdressed for this type of restaurant but the waiter who took her coat didn't mention it. He led her over to a table set for two and pulled out a chair for her to sit on. Draco hadn't arrived yet so Hermione read the menu while she waited. After about 5 minutes, Draco came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Hermione jumped a little but calmed down once she realised it was only Draco.
"Draco you scared me!" She chuckled. He sat down opposite her looking rather nervous. Hermione frowned at him, "are you ok Draco?"
"What. Oh yeah I'm fine. Should we order something to drink?"
"OK. What would you like? There are a few different types of wine on the menu."
"Why don't we get the most expensive one?"
"Ok then." Hermione called over the waiter who had taken her coat and told him their request. He came back a minute later with two wine glasses and poured them their drinks. He placed the wine bottle in a metal bucket with ice and walked away smiling.
"So how was work?" Draco asked sipping his wine.
"Oh you know…same stupid witches and wizards trying spells they don't know. Fighting in duels when they are only young. It gets annoying sometimes." Hermione told him. She had small bags under her eyes but Draco would find her beautiful even if she was the size of a whale. He loved Hermione and nothing anyone could do was going to take that away. He slipped his hand into Hermione's, which was resting on the table and smiled.
"Do you want to order?"
"Sure. I'm starved. I think I might get the baked dinner but with pork."
"Sounds nice. I might try the chicken parmigana. Mum makes a really nice one so I want to see if this one rivals it."
"Cool. Are you going to have an entrée?"
"Yeah just a light salad. I heard the main meals here are huge."
Draco smiled and called over the waiter.
"Hermione are you having an entrée as well?"
"Yeah same as you."
"Ok. I would like two small salads for our entrée, one chicken parmigana and a baked dinner with pork please." Draco winked as he said Hermione's order and the waiter bowed and walked to the kitchen. Hermione hadn't seen the wink that Draco had given the waiter. While they waited for their food to arrive, Hermione and Draco talked about their day and things that had been happening in the wizarding world. They got through their entrée's and started on the main meal. Hermione took a bite of potato and her teeth hit something metal. She put her napkin over her mouth and spat her food out. She looked in the napkin to see what she had bitten and saw a beautiful diamond ring. She gasped and looked at Draco who was kneeling in front of her on one knee.
"Hermione I know we have only been together again for a short time but I really don't want to loose you again. Will you marry me?" Draco asked before Hermione could ask him what was going on.
"Draco…oh my god…of course I will." Draco took the engagement ring from Hermione and slipped it on Hermione's wedding finger along with the ring he had given her in their 7th year. Hermione pulled Draco up and wrapped her arms around him kissing him lightly on the lips. It was one of the happiest moments of her life.
The newly engaged couple finished their meal with chocolate mousse for dessert and headed home to tell Narcissa about their engagement. She was over the moon for them.
