'Oh no,' she thought to herself as the door opened.
"Hello Hermione," Draco said as he walked in with a little house elf trailing behind him. It was carrying what looked to be like her meal and some medicine.
"How long have I been asleep?" She asked trying to stay calm and polite as she looked down.
"A week," Draco replied. She looked up in shock, she didn't think it could have been that long.
"You were traumatized, I'm surprised it was not longer."
It was unusual, he normal was more confident and talkative. But now he was quite and calm not at all the Draco she knew or was used to.
After a few moments of silence realizing he wasn't going to leave she asked "Where's Xavier?"
"In his room. He's sleeping."
She looked out the window and noticed it was dark.
"Oh." was all she could say.
"Voldemort is dead."
"What?" Hermione asked shocked and finally looking up to meet his face.
"He tried to kill Xavier a few nights ago. And...I had to kill him"
"Just like that. The Dark Reign is over?"
"No. Hermione, I am in charge now."
"But you could change everything! I mean you could could end all the muggle hatred and pureblooded prejudices!"She stated, maybe Harry's death hadn't been in vain.
"That's what you want Hermione! Not me!"
"Well it's not like what I want is an awful thing!"
It got quite neither felt like yelling. Draco was still trying to get over the fact that he was in control of everyone and everything in the wizarding world and Hermione was too weary.
"So what are you going to do now?"
"I don't know."
"Well you have to do something!"
"I know!"
"But I do know one thing," he replied.
"And what is that?" she asked crossing her arms across her chest.
"I'm not letting you go."
She looked up at him.
"Draco, why? Why do we have to be like this?"
"Like what?"
"You know, like this! Even if I did love you again I would never get over the fact that you killed Harry, Ron and everyone else I held dear! "
"I didn't kill Harry."
"Well you might as well have. If you hadn't of challenged him to that duel , Xavier would have never of seen you on the ground and thought Harry was a threat!"
"He never liked Harry, Hermione. He would have killed him eventually."
"You don't know that!'
"No, we both know that! That's what the whole prophecy was about!"
"I'm sick of that damn prophecy! I wish had never had been foreseen. Then everything would have been all right!"
"I'm not! Without it I would have never of had you."
"Well guess what Draco, it caused you to lose me too!"
"No! No! I won't believe it!"
"Well you better," She shouted at him!
"No," he said before standing up out of the chair. Hhe pushed her tray aside and grabbed her face forcefully. Before she knew it he was kissing her.
She fought him as hard as she could. She would not lose this battle. She couldn't.
When he let go she stared at him.
"I told you no, Draco."
"Fine," he said with malious "You should go to sleep I'll wake you when it's morning."
With that he walked out of the room. His cape gliding behind him. She felt bad but it had to be done. He didn't deserve her and she didn't want him.
She sat there all night afraid to fall asleep. She had finally been concious since Harry's death. Not only was she afraid of what Draco might do if she did fall off guard and she was completely stunned by Harry and Voldemort's death.It was almost too much for her frail body. Let only the fact that it was her son who killed her beloved and was almost murdered. At the thought of Xavier almost dying she burst in tears. it was just all too much. She finally did fall asleep only to be awaken a mere three hours later.
"Mother,mother!" came a hopefull little voice.
This voice not only made her face but her heart smile.
"Darling!" she practically shouted as she wrapped her arms around him as he climbed into her lap. Draco walked in shortly after him. He still had an ugly scowl across his face, but as hermione had thought 'He would just have to deal.'
"Morning" she said curtly.
"Morning, breakfast is ready."
"We'll be down in a few."
Hermione and Xavier got out of her bed not long after Draco left. Xavier headed to the kitchen as did she after she grabbed her robe.
All day was quite. Neither Draco nor Hermione spoke or looked at each other though he acted secretive all day. She wasn't quite sure why so she stayed on guard.
That night the strangest thing happeend. Draco kissed Hermione night and as she went off to her room, he quickly walked off to his office. Once he was out of sight she turned around and followed him. This was her time to shine. If he was meeting other Death Eaters she could do something to stop them.
She reached his office and looked though the crack in the door. there was murmuring but the crack in the door was too small for her to see who was in there. the voices sounded familiar though. She didn't like how the conversation was going. The man in the room was very hostile towards Draco. As if he would turn on Draco at any moment. Which wasn't very safe for her or Xavier.
"DAMN IT, MALFOY!"
At this she shrieked. She had been so lost in her thoughts she screamed from shock. It became extremely quiet. 'Nooo,' she though.
"Malfoy, who else is here?"
"It's no one Fudge."
She was almost floored. 'FUDGE! A Death Eater!'
This couldn't be happening was the whole wizarding world going mad! She heard shuffling so she ran off as quietly as she could. When she got to her room she almost screamed.
"Draco! Don't scare me like that!"
"Why were you eavesdropping?"
"I was curious. By the way how did you get here before me?" She asked still clutching her chest.
"Appartion. Curious, about what?"
"What do you think? My husband is the leader of the Death Eaters and I'm a Muggle!"
"What?"
"You heard me," she snapped at him.
"No, that's the first time in so long that you've actually admitted that I was your husband."
"Only on paper Draco."
It was quite for a few moments until she could hardly stand it.
"How long has Fudge been a Death Eater?"
"Not long," he said quietly "Only since Harry's death."
"What was he here for?"
"I can't tell you that."
"And why not," she argued.
He ignored her though. "Go to bed Hermione, it's too late to be arguing ."
"No,No I won't not until you tell me." She said sticking her chin up .
"What are you going to do for me?" she asked provocatively.
"What do you mean," she asked "are you asking for sexual favors from your wife?"
"Is that so absurd?"