Summary: Pansy Parkinson just can't seem to take a hint. Everyone knows that Draco Malfoy is in love with Hermione Granger. Everyone, it seems, but Pansy. Warning: Hints of mental illness/obsessive behavior.

Disclaimer: This is a work of (fan) fiction using the world and characters of Harry Potter belonging to J.K. Rowling. Only the plot belongs to me.

Rating: M

Genre: Romance

Characters: Hermione G., Draco M., Pansy P., Theo Nott., Luna Lovegood., Blaise Zabini

A/N: This story is AU and OOC. - Reviews not necessary but always welcomed!

What Pansy Witnessed

~ooOoo~

Being vain and forceful was two of Pansy Parkinson's best traits; at least she thought they were. She had just finished putting on her makeup and used a charm to set it for the party she was attending. Admiring herself in the mirror for the final time, she spun on her heel and apparated to Nott Manor.

She landed just outside the main door and before she could walk up to it and knock, the door was swung open by none other than Draco Malfoy, the wizard she was determined to capture as hers that evening.

Draco had opened the door when he was surprised by the raven haired witch that he had been hoping to avoid. She constantly dogged him, which was appropriate; he thought with dark amusement, as she was very pug-like in appearance.

Pansy smiled widely and ran on tip toes towards the sexy blond with her arms outstretched. "Drakie, darling! I knew you'd be anxious to see me tonight." She screeched.

The wizard grimaced at the high pitched nasal tones directed at him. He quickly side stepped out of the way as she rushed towards him, obviously hoping to catch him in her greedy grasp. She stopped and frowned for just a moment. "Drakie, don't be like that." She reached his side and clutched his left arm in both of hers.

Draco shook his arm to dislodge the tenacious hold Pansy had on him. Finally, after several attempts, he was able to shove her off of himself. "Let go, Pansy." He ground out at her while walking into the main hall. He looked around and finally spotted his friend, Blaise Zabini.

Pansy took no notice of the dark scowl that Draco was wearing. She followed him hoping for another opportunity to get a hold on him. She wasn't going to be put off easily tonight. She just knew that he was playing, probably hoping to pull off a romantic and passionate make up session later. She hadn't come on just any whim, after all; she had overheard Loony Lovegood and Theo Nott talking while having drinks at the Leaky Cauldron the other day. They were speaking in lowered tones about the surprise Draco had planned for his witch at this party. Obviously, she surmised, the surprise was for her.

Blaise smirked as he noticed his blond friend make his way over with Parkinson right on his heels. He would have laughed but knew that Draco would probably pull out his wand and hex his arse into next week if he did. Instead, he cleared his throat and called out, "Draco, I thought you were going to meet..." He saw the look on his friend's face and continued, "um, someone at the door." He finished.

Pansy latched onto Blaise and gave him a noisy kiss on the cheek. "He did, Blaise and here I am." She giggled in what she assumed was a flirty manner. Both wizards rolled their eyes at her but she didn't seem to notice.

Theo and his blond fiancée, Luna, chose that moment to walk over to the three Slytherins. Theo caught the looks between the wizards and smirked, knowing that it was Pansy that was causing them to be disgruntled.

Luna stared, unblinking at Pansy and cocked her head to the side. She seemed to be studying her intently for a moment. Suddenly, she broke into a wide grin. "I have never seen such a manifestation of Whackspurts on someone." She sing-songed. "Your aura is very dark. Have you been eating tainted fish?" She asked the Slytherin witch with genuine concern in her voice.

Pansy scoffed and wrinkled her nose at the blond Ravenclaw. "Don't be absurd. Keep your ridiculous opinions to yourself." She hissed while stomping a foot.

Theo, who had been mildly amused at how oblivious his former classmate was, became quite annoyed at how she spoke to his witch. "I believe that you should learn some manners, Parkinson, especially since you weren't actually on the guest list for this evening's soiree." He sneered.

Pansy realized she had irritated the wrong wizard and mumbled a quiet apology to him. She stepped closer to Draco but he walked away from the small group. The witch was confused as to why he had abandoned her when he should have been protecting her and demanding that Theo apologize to her. She furrowed her brows and looked at Blaise. "Where did Drakie go?" She asked.

Blaise gave an exasperated sigh as he turned away and began conversing with Theo and Luna, ignoring her. Pansy was livid. How dare they treat her that way? Well, she thought, they would be sorry when she was the new Lady Malfoy if they wanted to continue being friends with Draco. She stormed away and looked for her blond wizard.

Draco couldn't believe that he had to deal with Pansy's obsession once again. He didn't know how much clearer he could have been for her to finally get it. He completely regretted his hasty decision to sleep with her once, back in their fifth year. She had become entirely fixated since then and was determined to become his wife.

He found himself in the foyer and smiled when he saw his witch come through the door. She was wearing a beautiful silver and red halter dress that ended mid thigh. It showed off all her sexy curves without being too revealing. He quickly made his way to the curly brunette. "You look stunning, love." He complimented as he leant down and kissed her.

Hermione was pleased with Draco's reaction to her new dress. She had taken more time than usual as this gathering was mostly made up of Slytherins and their partners. She understood that this was part of their informal rituals; a way for Draco to claim her as his to the other wizards and witches. Once upon a time, Hermione would have objected on principle at such a barbaric notion but living in the magical community for the last ten years, she realized that some traditions continued. At least Draco treated her as an equal in their relationship in all ways. This was just another declaration of their exclusivity.

After the kiss, Draco led her to the main hall and they immediately spotted Theo and Luna. As they made their way towards the other couple, they didn't notice Pansy glaring at them from the other side of the room.

Mudblood, thought the raven haired witch. How dare he humiliate himself and me like this? She was beyond enraged. Who did that disgusting Gryffindor slag think she was? Touching a pureblood like that. Pansy's thoughts raced as she began to pace while still watching her wizard with that filthy know-it-all.

Hermione was having a delightful chat with Luna about an old, odd tradition of wizards wearing a string of garlic around their bullocks during the blue moon phase to ward off Vampire Pixies in Transylvania. While the brunette was often a bit skeptical of her friend's quirky tid-bits, she did enjoy speaking with her. She had also discovered that there were frequent nuggets of insightful knowledge amongst the Ravenclaw's stories.

Draco chose that moment to take Hermione's hand and motioned with his head to go with him. Luna giggled and gave a wave to the couple. Hermione wondered where her boyfriend was leading her and why.

Pansy witnessed the mudblood being pulled along by Draco and saw them heading towards the guest wing of the Nott Manor. She narrowed her eyes and then she smiled. He must be getting rid of her and being decent and not wanting to cause a scene, he's taking her away from the party. She thought. The Slytherin witch decided to follow as she wanted to observe the heartbreak of the foul-blooded bookworm.

Blaise had meandered his way back to the hosting couple and was speaking about returning to Italy for his mother's wedding to husband number eight when Luna saw Pansy following Draco and Hermione. She kissed her fiancé on the cheek and headed toward the guest wing.

~ooOoo~

Draco brought Hermione to the guest room that he claimed whenever he stayed at Nott's. Once inside, he led her to the bed and bade her to sit down. The curly haired witch sat and grinned at her boyfriend, "You couldn't wait? A bit impatient are we?"

The tall blond waved his wand and as the lights went out, several candles lit up around the room. He knelt down on one knee and pulled out a small box from his pocket. Hermione placed both of her hands in front of her face as she realized immediately what he was doing. The wizard patiently waited for her to move her hands from covering her eyes and when it took too long for him, he reached up and tenderly brought one hand down to his mouth to sweetly kiss each fingertip. Looking directly into her caramel orbs, he began his heartfelt plea, "Hermione, I knew after the first date we had that you were the witch for me. I decided right then that I was going to court you and ask for your hand in marriage." Draco took a deep breath and kissed the inside of her wrist before continuing, "I love you with all my heart and soul, Hermione. Would you please do me the honor of becoming my wife?" Draco opened the small jewelry box that he had been holding and waited for his true love to answer him.

Hermione, still crying softly, looked from the wizard to the beautiful diamond ring and then back to Draco. She nodded as she spoke. "I love you completely, Draco. Yes, I will marry you." She answered.

Draco smiled and took the ring out of the box and then slid it onto Hermione's hand. "Love, you have made me the happiest…" Draco was interrupted by a yell from the doorway. He turned just in time to see Pansy aiming her wand at his girlfriend. Before she could call out a hex, Luna hit her from behind with the body binding spell. Pansy stiffened and fell straight to the floor with a loud thud.

Luna stepped over the fallen Slytherin and asked the couple if they were unhurt. After receiving affirmatives from both, she bent down and grabbed Pansy's wand and place it in her pocket. "Well, carry on then. I will just go downstairs and add this to the collection of lost wands we have." The blond Ravenclaw waved to the newly engaged pair and skipped out of the room muttering about always finding misplaced wands after their parties and how those mischievous faes always seem to be around.

Draco couldn't believe what Pansy had just tried to do to Hermione. He was grateful that Luna had been there to stop her but he was furious that his former classmate had taken her obsession to this point. He walked over until he was right next to the fallen witch. He sneered as he looked down upon her. "You are a pathetic cow, Parkinson. I have told you over and over that I want nothing to do with you in any capacity and you're just too fucking stupid to get it! This is your last and final warning so you had better pay attention. Never come near me or Hermione again. Don't speak to us. In fact, don't even look at either one of us. If you don't heed my warnings, I will file harassment paperwork with the authorities and have my legal team go after you." He walked back over to where his fiancée was standing and kissed her quite thoroughly.

Hermione pulled away from Draco and raised her wand. She wordlessly cast a spell that had ropes tangling around the still paralyzed witch. She then levitated the bound woman to a chair that had an unrestricted view of the large bed. Once that was done, she tossed her wand down on the nightstand and encircled her arms around her handsome wizard. "I say we give her a show just so she understands that we are truly together." Hermione declared.

Draco smirked at his lover's bold suggestion and after using his wand to cast a locking and silencing spell to the door, he set his wand down next to hers. "I agree completely, my love." He answered as he began to kiss and lick her neck.

Pansy stared at the scene playing out before her in horror. She couldn't move, not even to close her damn eyes to stop having to watch. Anger and disgust raced through her as she observed the wizard she loved enjoy the touch of the repulsive Gryffindor. Not only did he seem to enjoy it, but he was giving her encouragement and touching her body as well. The scorned witch wanted to scream at what she was having to witness.

The engaged couple made passionate love, both screaming one another's name as the each reached their completion. They lay there, still intimately joined, gasping for breath. Draco finally rolled off her and as he lay next to her, he told her again that he loved her. Hermione snuggled against him and declared her love for him as well. He reached for his wand and after unlocking the door, pointed it towards the seething observer and levitated her out of the room where she crashed onto the floor. With another flick of his wand, the door slammed and locked behind her.

Pansy lay there on the hallway floor, furious and humiliated but knew that this wasn't done. She would not lose to that muddy bint. She would make him see reason and she would be the next Mrs. Draco Abraxas Malfoy. No matter what, even if it killed her. The body bind finally lifted, and she became aware that her night of embarrassment wasn't over as she was still bound by the ropes. She continued to lay there, waiting to be found. She tried to forget what she had witnessed.

Hermione cuddled with her love and thought about her future. She would never had imagined this was where her life would be when she was younger, especially with Draco; the one who had tormented her and her friends back in school, but now she couldn't imagine life without him. Draco kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly to him. "We should get dressed and go back to the party before someone comes looking." He sighed. "I'll get Theo to sort out Parkinson." He added.

"Yes, that would be good. I don't want to ever deal with her again." She replied. Draco nodded in agreement. "Let's go and tell everyone the good news." She looked at her engagement ring again and began to gather her clothes. "Also, you owe me a new pair of knickers. Again." She smirked. Draco just pulled her close to him and murmured against her lips that she should just stop wearing the damn things and then snogged her senseless.

~ooOoo~

One year later

Pansy sat, fuming as she reread the Daily Prophets' headline again.

Malfoy Heir Marries the Muggle-born Beauty of the Golden Trio

She balled up the paper and threw it to the floor. It wasn't over. Even though there was nothing to keep her hopes alive, she just knew that Draco would come to his senses and come crawling back to her. She would leave England and find another wealthy wizard to court her, make her Drakie jealous, and then she would make a triumphant return and show him exactly what he was missing. Then he would leave that filthy mudblood. Now she just had to figure out how to convince her father of her plan so he would finance her trip.

Healer Miriam Strout took notes as she observed Miss Parkinson behind the two way mirror. The poor witch had been a patient of the Janus Thickey Ward at St. Mungo's for a year and showed no signs of getting better. She continued to suffer delusional thinking and was still very much obsessed with Mr. Draco Malfoy. The healer shook her head in sadness and concluded that the patient would remain indefinitely for further treatment.

~ooOoo~

The end

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