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Chapter Eight
The days following the battle were full of change and non stop work. Minerva with Sevs help had managed to get a wards system up and running.It was pretty impressive to watch, the strength and power from both Professors. Each wardline leading into a lay line that illuminated like diamonds underwater.
Most of the injured were transfered to St Mungos for treatment, Cissa had been kept here because I had asked for it. Madame Pomfry agreed and she had a private room as she recovered from her werewolf injury and nearly depleted magical core.
Her wandless capabilities although impressive nearly drained her core completely and as such she has bed in a magical induced coma and potion regimen for the past ten days.
News articles over the past couple of days has been full of surprises, Narcissa and I apparently had been in competition for the greatest love story. Severus and Lilys lost love was one, Harry and Ginnys love at the battle was the other and my own relationship with Narcissa had also came out.
Trials were being held at the newly revamped Ministry. Kingsley had offered anyone whom fought in the battle and was of age a place in the Auror Training Program. Harry, Ron, Susan Bones and many others had taken him up on that with them starting immediately.
Tonks had been asked to head up the DMLE and to train the next generation of Aurors before the Trials which were beginning in a month. I had stayed behind with a group of volunteers to help repair the castle and basically just clean up following the devastation of the battle.
My days were spent repairing classrooms, restocking the hospital wing or helping Minerva with the academic school year hopefully starting in September. My nights were spent beside Narcissa and waiting for her to wake up. The sun was starting to come up when I was changing beside her bed and a slightly croaky voice interrupted me.
"Well that is a nice view to be woken up by." I whirled around and saw her eyes open and alert, I knew Poppy had weaned her off in the early hours of the morning but I had never been more happy to see her smirking at me.
"You scared the shit out of me, what part of you thought it would be ok to tangle with a werewolf." I came over and sat down on the bed beside her and helped her pull herself up the bed slightly with a small wince. Her wound on her back had healed very well but I could tell she was still in a bit of pain.
" Well to be fair, I didn't start it." I smiled and slowly kissed her, for once we didn't have to worry about our time being limited, instead we could just be.
"I love you... As soon as you are fit and well I am going to show you how much." Looking at her now with no make up on and her long blonde hair down her face she looked years younger.
"How bad is it? The scar? I know its bad because it hurts like hell but I mean, will I turn?" I didn't have to say anything because Remus came into the room and smiled at us both.
"The Jury is still out on that one Narcissa. We will have, to wait until the full moon to see but I will help you if it turns out that you will." She, nodded at him before Remus told me that Minerva was looking for me, I nodded and gave Cissa a kiss before leaving her in the capable hands of Remus Lupin
"So where are those baby pictures Remus. I can't wait to see my great nephew." Was all I heard as I walked out of the hospital wing and made my way up to the Head mistresses office.
It didn't take me long and when I arrived I was surprised to see Severus waiting also, both of them had a civilised look between them but the room seemed unnecessarily tense.
"You wanted to see me Professor?" She smiled and offered me a chair on the other side of the desk before Severus took a, seat beside me.
"Yes Hermione have a seat. How is Narcissa doing?" I nodded and smiled and informed both of them she had woken which cheered them up. I could see Minerva pluck a letter off a pile and when she handed it to me I couldn't help but allow my curiosity to get the better of me.
"I don't know whether to be worried or not." I opened up the letter and as I read through the contents I couldn't help but let my jaw drop.
"Is this real? Are you serious?" She nodded her head at me and suddenly it made sense why Severus was here.
"I know you want to get your actual NEWT exams but I figured considering you helped me rewrite some of the curriculum over the passed few days I figured being stuck in a NEWT class would bore you so this is the alternative." As I read through the letter the words early access to NEWT exams and Foundation Access to Mastery Studies in Potions and Transfiguration.
"You would both teach me? I would not want to learn from anyone else but you both." Both of them nodded their heads and I smiled and agreed.
We came up with a plan and they were putting me into the exams which the Ministry were running at the end of July. I left the office with a spring in my step and thankful I actually had a plan now.
When Harry and Ron came to me and told me they were joining the Aurors I was happy for them obviously but it also filled me with dread at my future. I had no clue what I wanted to do of course, I knew that I wanted Narcissa in my life but that was realistically as far as I had gotten.
"What has that large grin on your face for Granger?" Draco Malfoy was an enigma, we had grew closer in the past week and I knew that he had grown accustomed to the idea of me having a relationship with his mother and in turn was trying.
His actions in the battle was enough to absolve him of any wrongdoing, he not only saved Fred Weasleys life but the fact that he threw his wand to Harry twice which enabled his defeat of Voldemort made him quite the eligible bachelor.
"Well if you must know I am coming back in September but not as a Seventh year but I am doing a Mastery with Minerva and Severus." He smiled at me and surprisingly it was genuine as he fist bumped me, it was something the Twins had taught him which was rather disturbing.
"Congratulations Granger, I mean it. Well I don't mean to brag but I got accepted into the Healer program in St Mungos. I am doing my exams in July and as such will start the training in August pending my results." I hugged him and it seemed to startle him slightly because when I pulled back he looked so uncomfortable.
"I'm really happy for you, I can see you as a Healer Malfoy, good for you." We walked down to the Eighth floor which was the newest floor to be constructed. With the helps of the elves, students and volunteers we had nearly fully reconstructed three quarters of the entire castle and hopefully it would be completed pretty soon.
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Narcissa
As I watched Hermione leave the room I lifted the blanket from my lap and held my arm out for Remus to help me to my feet, at the look he gave me I glared right back.
"So if you're here it can't be good. The least you could do is help me to the bathroom. I am not allowed to do Magic so please." He just nodded and helped me to my feet before guiding me to the bathroom. I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror and noticed how wretched I looked.
As I went behind the door to the toilet I heard him shuffle his feet outside in impatience. I knew there was something wrong and so I decided to rip off the band aid.
"Whats wrong Remus?" He didn't say anything to me but I have known him for long enough to know when something was bothering him.
"I wanted to warn you about the possible side effects of your new scar. If you do suffer from Lycanthropy then there will be certain changes to your person over the next few weeks, leading up to the Full Moon." As I relieved myself and righted my clothes he came back and offered his arm to me and helped me over to the sink.
" What kind of changes? "As I washed my hands and cleaned the sleep from my face, I realised someone must have bathed me because as far as I could remember Greybacks blood went all over my face and chest. Now I was clean as a whistle.
" Your hearing will become heightened, your sense of smell also. Your sexual appetite will grow possessive, especially around others so watch yourself when Hermione is around others ok?" I shook my head to try and gain control of what he was, saying.
"So basically I will become a jealous , sex fiend who wants to hump their girlfriend all the time?" He smirked at me and nodded with a slight grimace.
"It might take you a few months to get your mind and body reconnected, if you do start feeling things out of the norm just send for me ok?" I nodded as he helped me back to the bed and I perched myself on the edge.
"I want to see it...the scar. Please Remus." He nodded and conjured a mirror and held it up for me to take before conjuring another one and helped undo the top I was wearing. As soon as my eyes landed on it a shudder ran across my body.
It was dark and purple in colour, it ran from my right shoulder blade the whole way down to just above my buttock. In a, way I wasn't sure what to expect, I hated it already but I knew I could have been dead so there was also that. A small tear escaped my eye and it felt so stupid that it was affecting me this way.
I had spent my whole life being told I had to look perfect and not show any flaws, now I had a gigantic flaw scratched all across my back for the world to see and the woman I used to be was horrified.
"Has Hermione seen it?" Remus just nodded and told me she helped Madame Pomfry heal it and care for me over the past seven days. I know she had her own hang ups about the scar on her front she recieved from Dolohov but I also knew it did not bother me.
She was no less attractive to me so why wouldn't she think the same of me? I had been waiting for her for nearly twenty years. This would work, we would work and no matter how many obstacles were put in our way. If we could survive all of this then there was nothing else that could.
Remus spent and hour showing me baby pictures and telling me about his son before heading out to help with the rebuild. I was tired and eventually fell asleep once Poppy came in to give me my potions.
When I opened my eyes again I found Draco sitting holding my hand at the side of my bed and it was in that moment I could see my boy was now a man. He was all grown up and I couldn't be more prouder of him.
"Hello my boy." He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and I knew this war had broken his spirit, I could only hope he regained the lost part of himself.
"I heard you were awake, how are you feeling?" I smirked at him and squeezed his hand tighter in my own.
"Like I got mauled by a, werewolf." The small smile fell from his face and I couldn't stop smirking at his horrified expression.
"That is not funny." I nodded in understanding and realistically it might be too soon for jokes but I knew if I didn't try and make light of it then he would feel sympathetic to me.
"I'm sorry, I feel good, hopefully Madame Pomfry will evict me soon." He nodded and handed me a stack of letters and today's copy of the Daily Prophet. It surprised me to see two photos on the front page, a photo of Hermione from what looks like her Fourth year and one from myself at a Gala in the ministry.
In large capital letters it said 'BLACK ENTHRALLS GRANGER?!' It went on to speculate about our relationship, how we met, how long we had been together and whether or not I was Pedophile for falling in love with an underage witch.
In my head I knew Hermione was nineteen but with that damn time turner she was averaging out at twenty one. Not that the public needed to know that. I just shook my head at set it to the side, I will read it of course because regardless of anything else I am Pureblood and will follow along with the world events post war.
"To be fair, Potter is, getting it just as bad, it seems Weaselette got sent a letter with a curse attatched to her at her home because her relationship with the Boy Wonder is public knowledge. Ever since The Dark Lords death though it seems the Curse Breaker Brother has been screening all of the mail." I nodded and listened as he updated me about everything I had missed up to this point.
"I know with Lucius awaiting trial I would be taking over the family holdings but I was hoping to hold off for a year or two." I was confused and sat up as straight on the bed as I could before taking in his features. He was nervous, for why I don't know but he looked as if he would rather face a dementor than to ask me that.
"Can I ask why?" He, straightened his back and faced me square on before his Occlumency Shields were well and truly up at this point.
"I have been offered a place in the Healer Program at St Mungos, contingent on my exams which I decided to take in July." I did not know why he was nervous but looking at him now I could see the way he was looking at me was very reminiscent of the way he and his father spoke about business.
" Dragon, you never have to be nervous to ask me for these kinds of things, I am very proud you have been acceoted into the healer program, it will be an extraordinary career opportunity for you. Never be worried or nervous because I am not your father. Ok?" He nodded his head and I held my arms out to hug him and for the first time since he was a third year at school he hugged me the way he used to as a boy.
Lucius had it drilled into him to not show weakness nor affection and he taken it to heart, now however as he clung to me I couldn't help but be grateful for him. He was still my little boy regardless of anything else.
"Thank You Mother." I nodded and he sat back down again as the door burst open and Hermione came waltzing into the room and pressed a soft kiss on my lips in front of Draco who looked momentarily disgusted.
"Please stop, as I said before I may be vaguely aware of your relationship with my mother Granger but I do not need the visual of you with your tongue down her throat to add to my nightmare of problems." She, turned to my son and smirked before plopping herself down on the bed beside me in defiance.
" Well then I suggest you leave because you're really not going to like it when I have my hand buried deep into her... "I placed my hand over her mouth at his sick expression. When I took my hand away she, shrugged.
" I was going to say hair but you Slytherins and your dirty minds." He offered a final farewell to us both and left the room as Hermione turned around to me.
"You cannot tease him like that Maya. He is adjusting pretty well considering but I don't want to make it awkward for him." She nodded her head at me before a large grin overcame her face as she, told me about her day. I realised that Hermione Granger coming home and telling me about her day was something I wanted for the rest of my life.
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I spent the night curled up into Narcissa in her hospital bed and as we awoke the following morning she was able to get up and about herself. Madame Pomfry had her on a regimen of Potions to help with her depleated core.
She devoured her breakfast and as I pressed my lips to hers I could feel her hands wrap around my body. A tightness on my waist as she pulled me closer than I thought possible. Considering she still had a private room I shouldn't have been surprised when she practically threw me onto the bed.
As she kissed my neck and ran her hand down my body I caught a glimpse of her eyes, which seemed to glow a, strange yellow for a, second and it was then I knew she had some form of Wolf in her. I needed to do more research but seeing her above me looking at me as if I was her lifeline really threw me.
"Cissa your eyes." She sat back and looked at her reflection in the mirror before turning back to me with just as feral an expression as before. The excitement running through my body at the way her eyes were devouring me caused goosebumps to erupt the whole way across my body.
"I guess that answers thst question." As she , dismounted from my knee and flopped down onto the bed beside me a look of terror appeared on her face.
"I am a werewolf Hermione. A fucking werewolf and the more I think about it the more angry I get at the whole thing. Its like I am not in control of my body nor my impulses and for me that is difficult. I have always been in control...always." I nodded my head in understanding and knew it was all hitting her in that moment and she needed to let it out.
"Baby its ok, its ok to feel out of sorts. I am here for whatever you need ok?" She breathed and looked into my eyes in a way I swear looked directly into my soul and she pushed me down against the mattress and climbed on top of my body with a small growl.
"God Maya! I can smell you, I can smell your want and need for me." A shiver ran through my body as she pinned my hands above my head and threaded her leg in between my own to press against centre. A shot of pleasure shot through my body and held on to me tightly like a blanket and drifted her hand up my top to squeeze my bra clad breasts.
"This is still a hospital wing Cissa." She didn't dismount but instead turned to glare at Poppy and Minerva as they walked closer to the bed. The latter looked flushed and embarrassed at catching us in this state.
"Well you can thank Greyback and his, lovely fucking side effects." Poppy came over and gently pushed her over so she was sitting up in the bed and looked her over.
"You're showing Lycanthropy symptoms?" She just nodded her head at the woman whom just nodded and cast a diagnostic spell on her before nodding her head.
"Ok, well it seems now your magical core is healed your Lycanthropy is making itself known. It has completely healed up all of your injuries and your magical core seems to be over half full capacity. I am happy letting you go Narcissa but no magic for a week ok?" I smiled at her and took her hand in my own.
"On that note I would like to ask you something Narcissa." Minerva looked nervous for a moment and I decided to go and give them a moment alone and walked out with Poppy.
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