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Hogwarts: Valentines Vs Single Awareness challenge:
(dialogue) "You're ridiculous, but you're mine." / (word) proposal

Hogwarts: 365 Prompts
Prompt - Behavior

Hogwarts: Insane House Challenge
Title: Written in the Stars

Written in the Stars

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Lucius took Hermione into his arms, holding her close as the music played in the background. They softly swayed to the mesmerizing sound.

Hermione sighed as her eyes drifted closed, her head pillowed by her dance's partner's muscular chest. She knew Lucius was romantic, but she still sometimes found his behavior bizarre. Until their one year anniversary, she never knew he liked to dance.

"Enjoying yourself?" he asked, his voice muffled by her hair.

"Very much so. I love jazz."

"You're full of surprises," he said with a soft chuckle.

Hermione pulled her head back. "I'm full of surprises? Look who's talking. You could probably redefine the term 'surprise,' Mr. Malfoy."

Lucius smirked, his hands moving lower on her body, resting on her tailbone. "You like my surprises. Just like I like yours. Every time I learn something new about you, it's like opening up a new present."

Hermione rolled her eyes. "There. Another surprise! Lucius Malfoy is corny!"

Lucius bent down and claimed her lips in a swift kiss that made her toes curl.

She was breathless when they separated. "You sure know how to make a girl swoon," Hermione drawled once she managed to catch her breath.

Lucius smirked. "I love you with all my heart. And I want to spend the rest of my life showing you I'm worthy of you. I think we were meant to be. In fact, I'm sure of it. We were written in the stars. Will you marry me?"

Hermione blinked. The proposal had come out of nowhere. They had been together for nearly four years, and Lucius had never shown any indication of wanting to marry a second time.

Hermione opened her mouth and closed it.

"You're speechless. It's a miracle," he teased.

"You asked me to marry you," she stated uncomprehendingly.

"Yes, I did, my love. I still need an answer, though."

She shook her head. "You're not supposed to spring something like that on a girl. Especially when there has never been any talk about marriage."

He poked her nose. "I like keeping you on your toes. It's one of my great joys in life.

She sighed tiredly. Sometimes, he was utterly exhausting. "You're ridiculous, but you're mine."

"Is that a yes?" Lucius asked, cupping her cheek.

"Of course it's a yes."

He swooped down and gave her another kiss that made sparks fly. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held him close, breathing through her nose to keep the kiss going as long as possible.

Loud applause could be heard, and Hermione pulled back. She smiled at the sight of balloons floating up to the ceiling as the band stopped playing jazz and started playing faster dance style music.

Her friends appeared from various spots of the room, shouting congratulations.

"You were pretty certain of my saying yes, weren't you Mr. Malfoy?"

"Not a hundred percent certain but hopeful, Mrs. Soon-to-be Malfoy."

She sighed for the fiftieth time that night. Being married to Lucius certainly wasn't going to be boring.

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