Summary: Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger lives together in the Malfoy Manor. They have a perfect relationship, or so Draco thought. Hermione suddenly leaves him. Could he convince her to come back? Post-Hogwarts and HBP didn't occur

Disclaimer: I really hope that I was the one that invented Harry Potter but JK Rowling beat me to it :)


Chapter 3 – Invitation to the Reunion

Hermione smiled at herself in the mirror, trying to look optimistic for all its worth. She turned her head and patted her shining sleek hairstyle, checking for stray hairs that have might escaped from the beautiful coiffeur. She had her hair trimmed in a quite stylish wizard salon. She then proceeded to treat herself with a day of pampering in the spa making her rosy peach skin glow and her often stressed out body relaxed and her aura peaceful. She needed this. Especially with the coming event this evening.

The Order of the Phoenix was having a party for all its members to celebrate the finishing of the very last trial of the very last deatheaters that they have captured after Harry had defeated Voldemort. And they suspect that Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall have something to announce (wink wink).

The reunion was to be a formal social gathering at the Crystal Palace Grand Hotel. Every one of the members was expected to be in attendance.

Hermione was not feeling excited with the reunion. Well, in some ways she was eager to see her fellow Order of the Phoenix members again such as Neville Longbottom who had married Susan Bones last year. She was also pleased that the party would give her opportunity to catch-up with the couple Ron and Luna seeing that she had not yet spent time with them for the last months. The rest of the Weasley family would also be there, whom she was very grateful to be considered to be part of the family. Many more were probable to attend, namely, Mr. and Mrs. Remus and Tonks Lupin, their professors and many more. Then again, this reunion would also mean that she has to see Draco again outside the office, in the social aspect.

Hermione was not sure if she was prepared to see him with a different woman on his arm. They were told to bring dates. Her choice has been limited given that her male friends all seem to have married these past few years. The others have serious girlfriends whom they are already planning to bring with them in the reunion. She had no choice but to bring Gyver Dolt. Gyver is her closest friend in Desmond International and the relationship for her is just a friendly one. It's not to make Draco notice or jealous or anything…right?

Ginny and Hermione had brought gowns together for another shopping spree. Hermione wanted to make sure that she looks her best that night. She was determined to look like she was happy with her life right now and nowhere near her present predicament. She convinced herself that it was for her date, not Draco. Especially for Draco.

At exactly 7:30 p.m. Hermione heard a knock on her door. She straightened her body, checked herself again on the mirror to see that everything's in place and fixed a smile on her face.

'This is it. You could do it Hermione! Time's a-wasting!' she cheered herself in her thoughts. She glided slowly towards the door to finally welcome her date for that evening.

Her gracious smile was on her face when she opened the door. Gyver was looking dashing this evening. He wore formal robes of classic black, his normally wavy brown hair tamed to look elegant and stylish. On his right arm he was holding a bouquet of orchids and baby breaths. He appears to be calm and poised. But as soon as he saw Hermione his jaw dropped down and his blue eyes widened with admiration.

Hermione wore her brown hair in a French braid with wisps of hair falling down the side of her face and the back of her neck to soften the look. She was wearing a filmy thin dress of silk and lace made to look like a gown of a fairytale princess. The top part exposed her graceful shoulders, gleaming lightly in the soft light, and a small amount of cleavage. Crystals and small shining beads adorned the top with swirls. The cut at the back was low making a v- shape until it touched the base of her back. Her skirt was full of layers like the skirt of the dress of Cinderella. Hermione's gown was of the color emerald green and silver (only because it was the best color on her of course, not that it has anything to do with Draco). The only jewelry she wore was the diamond and pearl drop earrings that her parents have given her for her 18th birthday. Her make-up was very soft and very naturally lovely on her face. She was glowing with beauty and more.

Gyver was still gawking at her when Hermione took the flowers from his arms. "Hey stranger, you look like you've seen a ghost. And thank you for the lovely flowers," Hermione laughingly said to her friend, blushing from the way Gyver looked at her. "Come in, I'll just put the flowers in a vase."

Gyver raised his eyebrows at her, "You know Hermione, if you weren't my friend I would have definitely flirted with you now. You look gorgeous, woman." He smiled slyly at her, making Hermione laugh.

"Come on now, stop kidding around. We'll be late, you flirt." smacking her palm lightly at his arm.

"You don't actually need a date! What you really need is a bodyguard to keep those male hands off you!" The wizard laughingly declared, wisely stopping himself from mentioning a certain male.

Hermione smiled at her friend's joke, ruefully shaking her gorgeous head. "We must go, Gyver."

Finally, they headed for the get-together. They used Gyver's car (He is a half-muggle so he knows how it was used) for the ride to the reunion. Their formal clothes were sure to be ruined through other ways of transportation such as apparition and floo powder.

As the hotel appeared to their sight, Hermione hands clenched as she felt a quaint jerk in her stomach, out of absolute nervousness that she could not control.

The hotel was magnificent looking. It design was created from old Roman buildings with white marbles and boulders. It has fountains shooting out water in certain patterns and rhythms with flashing lights of different colors. The air was full of delicious scents that would relax the body and mind, the hotel staff determined to make their guests comfortable and pleasured. As soon as they got out of the car, the hotel's grand doors opened wide to welcome them.

Before they entered the ballroom reserved for the reunion, Gyver tucked her slender hand into the crook of his arm. She was so tense underneath the look of calm and perfect smiling face she presented to everyone, that when she looked casually around the room to find Draco, she sagged slightly against Gyver when she realized that the person that she was so afraid to see wasn't there yet. Gyver patted her arm in understanding, but wasn't able to say anything to her for they were abruptly swept into the group that were present already.

"Hermione!" someone shrieked at her. She turned to see an excited Tonks leaping towards her in beautiful rose colored gown. Suddenly she was enveloped in a hug, with Tonks saying, "Oh my goodness, Mione, you look totally ravishing!"

"Honey, I think you're suffocating the poor girl now," a happy-looking Remus pulled his wife off Hermione. "But you know Hermione, you are quite a picture today." said the smiling man.

"Why thanks you Remus. You look quite dashing yourself tonight as well," Hermione laughed at her friend for being so prim and proper but happy to see that the shadows in the depths of his eyes were replaced by contentment and life.

"So, where's Dra...Oh," Tonks was beginning to question Hermione when she noticed the man by the brunette's side, her natural honey blonde eyebrows rising. "I mean…who's this handsome man by your side Mione?" She quickly changed her query, smiling quickly to Gyver while she curled her arm around her husband's arm, suddenly embarrassed.

Hermione let the slip-up slide knowing that this was bound to happen. Most of the people still did not know that Draco and she had recently broken up. She touched the arm of Gyver lightly and introduced her date to the married couple. After a few chit-chats, Hermione and Gyver moved on near to back of the ballroom where she spotted the duo Harry and Ron with their wives.

"Mione!" she was greeted almost instantly when Ginny spotted her, "Over here!"

"Ron! Luna!" she was immediately enveloped in the arms of the redheaded man, feelings of happiness and excitement coursing through her, "You're pregnant again! I'm so happy for you!" She beamed to the glowing Luna, kissing the pregnant lady's cheek.

"Yes, and I'm really hoping for girl this time," Luna was patting her still small stomach with just a little bump that indicated her pregnancy.

"But," interrupted Ron, holding his wife's right hand in his, kissing the back of it while he smiled adoringly to his beautiful glowing wife, "we'll still be happy for whoever he or she will be as long as the baby would look like my lovely wife and be healthy, of course."

Hermione was indeed glad for her friends' marital bliss. She and Ron went to one date their sixth year but it turned out that what they felt with each other was just brotherly and sisterly love. After that Ron and Luna started dating in Ron's sixth year and Luna's fifth and after Ron helped Harry and the Order of the Phoenix to hunt down Voldemort down and defeated the evil wizard 4 years ago, Luna and Ron married straight away, Like Ginny and Harry, wanting to make up for the lost time. However, almost immediately, Luna was pregnant with twins, Caleb and David.

Hermione introduced Gyver to her friends and almost immediately, he hit it off with them. They were laughing at something Ron had said when Hermione was diverted by a stirring of attention towards the door. And soon she saw the reason why.

Hermione stiffened as she took in the couple that just entered the ballroom. Draco had just arrived and clinging to his arm like a limpet was Diana Honeyville, one of the most popular and successful models of the year.

Draco was wearing a black formal robe with dark silver lining. He, as always, looked elegant and cool. Diana was wearing a ruby red gown that perfectly complimented her straight black hair and eyes. Draco's platinum blond hair and Diana's exotic look were both arresting to look at. Together, the two made a striking couple.

He stood proud and remote as Diana was chatting with somebody who asked for her signature. He gave no indication about the attention he and his date was having, his expression cool and bored as his gaze roamed across the large ballroom among the well-dressed crowd. But all that changed as his gaze passed and sharply returned to Hermione, his eyes narrowing as he took in the sight beside her. His sneering look passing from her to Gyver and then back again, his eyes calling her a liar when she told him that she didn't have a relationship with Gyver.


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