Soft plump lips touched Hermione's in a passionate embrace her hands fumbling with her robes.
"I am starting to realise that I am utterly and hopelessly in love with you" Hermione whispered against her lips.
She broke apart the blonde's blue eyes twinkling in mischief. "That's all I ever wanted to hear my love".
Hermione's unconscious body laid sprawled upon the cold stone floor.
"Why would you not at least try to reach out to her?" Hermione asked watching her lover pace a path in the carpet.
"Some things can never be forgiven Hermione" Narcissa sadly replied her blonde hair hiding her tear stained face.
Hermione bravely stood in the distressed woman's way forcing her to stop. "She needs you now more so than before. The past is the past and the only way to move on is to open your heart and speak to your sister she is alone raising her grandson."
"You can not understand any of this you are just a child" her voice devoid of emotion.
Hermione snapped baring her teeth in anger. "You have every chance to make things right but instead you are throwing it away to protect yourself from Andromeda's anger. You are a coward Narcissa Malfoy".
Narcissa stepped back as if she was slapped.
"If I had a chance I would jump to take it whatever the costs to myself" Se rasped out.
"Hermione it is not that simple" Narcissa softly replied.
"Yes it is I will never get that chance but you still do" Hermione cried her knees buckling underneath her the blonde bringing her in to her safe embrace. "Don't leave it to late or you will lose her like I lost my parents".
The stone doors suddenly swung open. Narcissa gasped collapsing beside Hermione, pulling the cold witch in to her body.
"Wake up for me my love" Narcissa fearfully begged. "Please." Tears of anguish falling down her snow white cheeks.
"Do you ever wonder if there is more to this life?" Draco yawned stretching his arm above his head.
Hermione giggled resting her head on his shoulder, both of their backs soaked from the wet grass they laid upon. "When did you become such a deep thinker ferret?"
The blonde boy playfully smacked her on the arm. "Hush you. I mean do you think this is it or is there infinite number of timelines where maybe we became friends in first year?"
Hermione rested her weight on her elbow. "I like this timeline Draco where I am your friend now even after knowing every single embarrassing secret about you."
"Mothers been gossiping again hasn't she. Well I know plenty of secrets concerning my dear momze I assure you."
Hermione giggled again. "Tell me one please!"
"You never heard this from me. During the rather chaotic year with us as prisoners in our own home with the snake face king polluting the manor, mother would hide herself away in the library with a large bottle of elfish wine. One night shortly before our imprisonment ended I found mother drunk flat out on the couch.." Draco's face suddenly went bright red.
"Come on don't stop now" Hermione eagerly encouraged her blushing friend.
"My mother's robes were open and her.. er.. her lady parts" Draco managed to spit out "were on show. Oh Salazar why did I tell you this. She had some strange toy wedged in there".
Hermione spluttered her drink over the blonde wizard. "You caught her masturbating?" She threw her head back and laughed.
"It was not funny I was traumatised and I can barely look my mother in the eye any more without that image floating to the front of my mind."
Lucius laid the unconscious witch upon the bed and politely taking his leave.
Hermione glared angrily at her bespectacled friend. "Why bring me here Harry?" Waving her wand around the empty cafe.
"You are getting worse Hermione and we are worried" Harry carefully replied.
Slamming her fist down on the table fumbling around her pocket for her flask. "Cheers" she mockingly saluted her friend with her flask.
"Enough! Can you not see the damage this whole mess is causing you. I am losing you too" Hecried clutching her hand tightly.
"Mess! You call my friends murder a mess" she loomed drunkenly over him. "Fuck you Harry Potter. What sort of fucked up person are you?" she sneered stabbing her finger in his chest sloshing her whiskey over his lap. "Now look what you made me do."
"Hermione please stop this nonsense can't you see I'm trying to help you" Harry stumbled back.
"You should of saved him just like you did for everyone else their chosen one." She spat "I should of saved him protected him just like I promised." Tears slipped down her flushed cheeks. "This is all my fault."
"Stripping her will help your body heat warm her up gradually without Hermione going in to shock." Andromeda explained helping vanish the ruined robes. "You too sister. Skin to skin."
Narcissa blushed pushing down the urge to flee, she quickly stripped down to her panties and slipped in to the sheets wrapping her arms securely around the cold younger woman's waist. Her chest snuggled in Hermione's back.
"I shall start the fire" Andromeda inwardly smirked burying her face behind her hair as she set the logs in to the fire pit.
"You are one of a kind Miss Granger" Lucius haughtily replied.
Hermione raised her eyebrow glaring half heartedly at the regal man. "What is that suppose to mean?"
"Quick to jump to conclusions Miss Granger. What I mean by one of a kind is just that you are the only person with so much compassion that you helped your enemy to escape punishment you then became a friend to my son who bullied you mercilessly through out your schooling and you cursed Mr Weasely when he tried to attack my son. I am taken back by your kindness".
"Surely one of your friends would of helped you".
Lucius firmly shook his head. "Not unless they get something out of it. Which begs me to ask why did you help us when you have received nothing in return?" His grey molten eyes scrutinising her with suspicion.
Hermione leant forward. "I don't believe I received nothing out of helping you and your family Mr Malfoy after all I have made an irreplaceable friendship with your son and I would like to believe I am finally coming to tolerate you."
"What about my wife?."
"What about your wife Mr Malfoy?"
Lucius raised his finely groomed brow at her blatant avoidance of his question. "Friends with my son, you tolerate me but never said anything about my wife."
"I am in love with Narcissa" Hermione boldly revealed.
"Come on Hermione you need to come back to me."