M&M's: Malfoy's and Mudbloods
Chapter Six: Meeting Grand Dame Malfoy


Several weeks had gone by; Hermione hadn't seen Draco since the night at the club. She had avoided him, staying home when Blaise and Ginny would go out. She avoided going into the wizarding world, opting to stay muggle as much as possible. She had heard from all of her friends that Draco was a mess without her, yet she refused to take his calls, or have anything to do with him, she was still hurting from that night and needed some time and space to reevaluate her relationship with the blond dragon.

As the Head of Magical/Muggle Relations, she could choose to work from either world. A job she loved seeing as it allowed her to keep in touch with her muggle roots as well as promote equality between the two worlds. She was immensely grateful for that fact now, seeing as the more she stayed in the muggle world the less chance she had of running into Draco. She still couldn't get over the harsh words he had said to her, and her heart broke a little more each time she thought about it.

She sat at her desk staring out the window, down at the busy London streets. She could hear the phone ringing but opted not to answer it, leaving the job to her assistant instead. Ryan, her overly feminine assistant was under strict orders not to put anyone through that he didn't know, and since he didn't know Draco, she was positive Ryan wouldn't let him through.

The only flaw in her plan was that Ryan didn't know what Draco looked like either (Ryan's a muggle) so when he entered her office just before lunch she wasn't prepared for what was about to transpire, "Hey sweetie, there's a total hottie outside asking for you." The gay man smiled, his eyes twinkling, "He's an uber-babe."

Hermione smiled and laughed, "Alright, just how hot?" she got up and followed him into the lobby and stopped in her tracks; there stood Draco, holding a white lily, "What are you doing here?"

"I need to talk to you." She shook her head as he continued, "Please, just give me a chance to explain."

"Draco," she began to back away.

"Please," He pleaded.

Ryan could see that Hermione was giving in; he gently nudged her towards Draco. She looked back to protest, 'Go' he mouthed. "I'll take care of the office."

She nodded, "Ok." She then followed Draco outside. They walked towards the bridge that over looked the river, "Before you say anything," she silenced him before he could get a word in, "I'm not getting back together with you," he stared to talk, "Not yet."

"Why not, how many more times do I need to apologize?"

"It's not just about apologizing Draco! You really hurt me!"

"I know and I'm sorry." he took her hands in his.

"Draco you have unresolved issues about me, you said that it embarrassed you to have to have a mudblood for a girlfriend." Draco flinched at the word.

"I said I was sorry. Please think about it before you make a final decision."

"I have," she said, her voice breaking a bit, "I've thought of nothing else for three weeks. Our fight today proved to me that there is something wrong with us. You resent me Draco. Yes you do," she added when he started to shake his head. "You're embarrassed to be seen with me, I don't want your resentment to destroy what we have. Draco, you have to accept me as I am. I can't change my blood to suit anyone. I know this is hurting you but it is hurting me too. And I can't take it." She cupped his smooth cheek in her hand feeling his warmth. Her hand left his cheek, "I'm sorry but I can't." she whispered. Hermione fled away the tears brimming over.

Draco watched her run away, "You will be mine again Hermione, I am not letting you go that easy."


Three weeks later, Hermione was leaving the office late, busy digging into her purse she didn't realise that Draco was waiting for her leaning on her car.

"Hermione?" he called out softly causing her to startle, "Can I talk to you?" Hermione could feel her heart begin to hurt, and the tears build in her eyes. She hadn't seen or spoke to him since the day he came to the office, he had sent flowers and other gifts to the house saying he was sorry, but she hadn't had the strength to confront him. "Hermione, please just give me a chance to explain." He stepped towards her, and she noticed that he had tears in his eyes; she could feel the salty drops stinging her eyes as well. "Will you please go out to dinner with me?" Hermione wanted to say no, but once she stared into his eyes,she found her self-nodding and saying yes.

"I want to take you somewhere special, but it's a bit cold where we're going, so dress warmly." Draco instructed when they arrived at her house. A few minutes later Hermione came downstairs in a white turtleneck sweater, and a pair of jean pants. She pulled on her boots and was ready. "Wow, you look great. But you still might get cold, here." He handed her his expensive Italian cloak.

"I don't need it." She stated icily as she pulled her coat out of the closet.

"I wanted to take you to the Manor, to meet my grandmother; she's dying to meet you. I asked Ginny, and she said that you didn't have anything planned until next weekend when you have your wizarding/muggle camp and she packed you a bag to come to the Manor with me for the week, if you want." he smiled lovingly at her.

Hermione turned to look at him, "No way, why should I?" She began to leave, but Draco pulled her to him and wouldn't let her go.

"Hermione, please don't go," his voice cracked, "I didn't mean what I said, I was frustrated that you wouldn't let me explain about Cho."

"Draco please don't," she squirmed "I don't want to know" she buried her face in her hands and began to cry, "I don't want you to break what's left of my heart." Draco slowly let her go, as it sunk in just how much he had hurt her, she sat down. "Draco. I've been with you for five months, you were with her for two years, you can't expect me to be able to compete with the pureblooded love of your life."

Draco sat beside her, "Hermione, I didn't mean to hurt you when I said what I did, but it's true, you are the first muggle born woman I've dated... that anyone in my family has ever dated. My friends just make me feel insecure about being with you, but that's something that I need to deal with. I thought that my family would have a problem with me dating you, but most of them are dead, and are only alive in portraits, portraits that can be hidden down in the basement. When my grandmother found out we were together, and that I mucked everything up, my grandmother, the only family member I have that was actually nice to me, the one family member I actually like, yelled at me for letting you go. Your being with me is worth the jokes from my stupid prejudiced friends. Besides, you're better at witchcraft than all of them combined. And as for Cho." Hermione began to cry harder, Draco lifted her face so her eyes looked into his. "Yes, we dated for three years, and I thought I loved her, and yes seeing her again made me wonder if she and I could make it work again," Hermione couldn't take it anymore, she got up and had just reached the door, Draco continued, "it's because I was insecure, I had never felt this strong about anyone before you, I wanted to make sure it was real. And as for the kiss, I know now, you mean the world to me. You are my everything. Please tell me I haven't lost you. Hermione, promise you'll be mine." He pulled out a promise ring; it was platinum, with seven small diamonds and completely gorgeous. "And she wasn't the love of my life... I don't know if what this is," he motioned between them, "If it's love or not, but I know it's a lot stronger than anything I ever felt for Cho or Pansy for that matter. Please Hermione, give me another chance."

Hermione looked up, holding the tears back, "You think that just cause you are who you are you can say the perfect words," she turned around, "buy a beautiful ring," before she could finish Draco swept her into his arms and kissed her passionately, "That I'll forget about being mad." She didn't know what to do; she couldn't deny the way her heart felt. She looked deep into his eyes, "Draco, as long as I'm in your heart, you'll never loose me, and you'll always be in mine."

Draco smiled, "Now, this is a promise ring, a promise that I won't hurt you ever again, and a promise that you are mine, and I am yours." He explained as he slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her tenderly.

"Will you come with me to meet my grandmother?" he asked, a hopeful tone in his voice, "She's the only one of my relatives that I ever liked, she wasn't too keen on the way my grandfather and father were led astray by Voldermort." Hermione shivered slightly at the mention of the dead dark lord, "She'll love you Hermione, please say you'll come?"

Hermione smiled then nodded, "I would love to meet your grandmum."

Draco's grin grew as he wrapped her up in a hug, apparating them to the entrance of a grand and opulent looking manor.

Hermione began fidgeting, nervously, worrying as to weather or not Draco's grandmother would like her, her anxiety was halted, when Draco's grandmother took her into her arms in a big bear hug,

"You're everything I've ever wanted for Draco." she whispered into her ear. "I've never cared for all the blood rubbish, you're caring, intelligent and beautiful, what more could a grandmother wish for her grandbaby?" Hermione almost cried. "I knew when he flooed me and told me about you he was serious about the two of you. Take care of him, he's my baby."

Hermione shed a tear, "Thank you, you have no idea what this means to me, what he means to me." Draco's grandma led her away from Draco who went to put their bags away and sat her down on the couch, "I've never met anyone like him before, and I really think that he is too good for me, I keep on expecting to wake up and find all this to be a dream, he treats me with so much love and respect, and you raised him well."

His grandmother chuckled, "Thank you my child, I've never seen him this happy, and believe me, I've known him a long time." She joked.

Hermione smiled, "I have to tell you, I was so nervous about meeting you. I mean we never got along in the past because of all the prejudices he was raised to believe, I was afraid that you wouldn't like me because of my blood. He told me all about you and how close to you he is, I was so afraid that I would let you down, or that you wouldn't like me."

"Even back in your Hogwarts days when he would complain about you besting him, I knew he fancied you on some level… there was always the slightest bit of admiration in his voice when he would rant about you." His grandmother smiled again when Hermione blushed, "I'm a good judge of character, and I knew the moment that you walked through the door that you were something special." Draco entered the room and Hermione's eyes lit up. "We'll talk later." She smiled and patted Hermione's knee. "My baby." She opened her arms to Draco who gave her a huge hug. "Draco, Hermione, is a wonderful girl, don't you dare let her go." she whispered into his ear.

"I don't plan to." he winked at Hermione.

"Well, I have a meeting with some friends of mine at the tea house down the street, Draco why don't you show Hermione around the house, I'm sure she'll find the east wing of particular interest." Grand Dame Malfoy stood up and headed to the fire place, "I'll see you darlings for dinner."

"Thanks Gradmum, have fun with the girls."

"Yes thank you Dame Malfoy," Hermione curtsied with respect causing the elder Malfoy to laugh.

"Oh child, please call me Azdaja." She smiled, "Dame Malfoy makes me feel so old," she glared playfully at Draco when he disguised his laugh as a cough. "Au revoir my darlings!" and with that she disappeared in a puff of green smoke.

"You were named after your grandmother?" Hermione tried to control the twitch of her lips, as Draco looked at her in shock,

"How did you know?"

"Azdaja means Dragon in Yugoslavian doesn't it?" she giggled, "The all mighty Draco Malfoy was named after his grandmother!" she laughed even harder when Draco gaped like a fish. "Mister 'my name means Dragon, fear me!' Was named after his grandmum!" She laughed hysterically as she grabbed a nearby chair for support, "Imagine if I had known that back in our Hogwarts days, I never would have let you live it down!"

Draco loved hearing the sound of her laugh, so the fact that she was making fun of him hardly bothered him… so he had been named after his grandmother, he was proud to be named after such an amazing person… he just hoped no one else was as well versed in obscure languages as Hermione.

He pretended to pout like a petulant child as she calmed down, "Well if you're quite done making fun of me," he kissed her nose, "perhaps you'd like a tour of the house."

Hermione had stopped laughing but her cheeks were still flushed and her eyes a glow with mirth, "I'd like that Draco." She giggled as he linked their hands and lead her down the hall, "Why did your grandmum think that I would enjoy the east wing?"

Draco smiled back at her, "Cause the east wing, my dear, is where the library is."

Hermione's eyes grew large, reminding Draco of a child at Christmas. Hermione had heard about the extensiveness of the Malfoy library, word has it that not even the library at Hogwarts could compare to the vast array of literature the Malfoy family owned.

Draco chuckled at her childlike expression, as he threw open the doors to the library, "Pick one." He smiled as she wandered in, a look of awe and reverence on her beautiful face.

"I could no sooner choose a favorite star in the heavens." She whispered in awe.

Draco came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist, "Well it's a good thing they're all for you then isn't it?"

Hermione turned in his arms to face him, "Really?"

"The library was a part of my inheritance, and since I don't posses the same, albeit at times disturbing passion for books as you do, they're yours… providing you let me borrow them from time to time." He smiled as her face lit up.

"Oh Draco!" she jumped into his arms, her legs securing themselves around his waist, "It's the best present ever! Thank you!"


Three hours later after Draco dragged her from the library, Hermione was in the bathroom getting dressed when there was a knock on the door. "One sec!" She sprits a hint of her Angel perfume and was ready. "Come in!" He opened the door; there stood Draco in a navy blue Armani suit.

Her beauty stunned Draco. Her usual wild hair was pulled back into a high sleek and sophisticated ponytail. She had on a midnight blue strapless dress that had an a-symmetrical cut bottom. It swished gently around her knees. She had done a light and simple sparkle effect to her eyes, and he inhaled her sweet scent, she was intoxicating. "Here." He placed a small white rose corsage on her hand. She blushed, as she placed a matching buttoner in his lapel.

She smiled shyly as she looked up at him, "It's like a dream, almost like a Yule Ball."

Draco nodded, "Except," he drew her to him "this dream, won't ever end." She smiled as he kissed her passionately. Then again, with more intensity, he lifted her up and sat her on the counter. She wrapped her legs around his waist, the deeper their kiss became; she could feel him become excited. They were interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Master Draco, your grandmum wanted me to tell you she isn't getting any younger." Kiddy one of the house elves stated through the door.

Draco snickered as Hermione blushed, "We'll be right there." He smiled sheepishly at Hermione, who just grabbed his tie and pulled him to her for another earth shattering kiss.

They went downstairs to where Draco's grandmother was waiting, and headed off to dinner. A couple of hours later, the restaurant the trio was at, opened up a dance floor, "May I have this dance?" Draco extended his hand to Hermione.

She nodded, as he led her out to the dance floor. He placed his hands on her waist as the two rocked gently to the music. The song they were dancing to soonended as a new one began, "To all the lovely couples out there tonight, this is for you."

Several couples were on the dance floor, but to Hermione and Draco they were all that existed as they danced to Coco Lee's A Love Before Time.


Yay! Finally another chapter... sorry it took so long, I've been having issues with the uploading of new chapters... is anyone else having problems?
Once again, I don't own any of the songs or characters... except I suppose for Ryan and Grand Dame Malfoy... who's name really does mean dragon in Yugoslavian... It's pronounced As-dah-sha... I found it on a website that gives you the word Dragon in a whole bunch of different languages. www(.)draconian(.)com
If you guys see any mistakes, please let me know! Any critism's are welcome too... after all if WannaBArtist hadn't said anything about the last chapter, the fight scene never would have played out :)

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To all my readers, I just have to recommend a fic to you by Siriusly Draco's... it's entitled The Abduction of Draco Malfoy it is seriously one of the best fics I've ever read. It's a Draco/Hermione fic that's managing to stay incredibly in cannon... it's snarky, sexy, and brilliant... it's in my favorites so go check it out!

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June 21, 2006