Name: The girl next door
Whom I happen to hate…
Rating: M
Summary: Draco Malfoy and his family have to be part of the Death Eater rehabilitation program. To do that, they must give up all their money; give up magic for a year, and move into a muggle neighborhood, guess who his next-door neighbor is? A funny story!
Author: Chaos
Warning: Does not follow all of the books plot.
A/N: Well this story is coming to an end. The next chapter will be the epilogue. I promisse that not long after the epilogue I'll have my personal thank you's up in my profile. I'm sort of sad to let this story go as its been my best yet. I hope you'll all continue reading and reviewing my upcoming stories.
An added disclaimer for this chapter: Parts of the speech Blaise makes aren't mine they're from the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral,"
Quote: What is love? That's a stupid question. You don't describe love, you feel it. -Chaos
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Chapter 23: A Peaceful Sort of Love
Draco paced around his bedroom, in his black dress robes. How was he supposed to put this thing on? Why did always have to make things so complicated? He wondered as Blaise stepped in and laughed slightly.
"Can't get your bow tie on?" he asked. Draco groaned and threw it onto the bed.
"Whatever, I'll just wear a regular tie," he grunted and took a black one from his drawer. He placed it on, but would not sit still. Blaise continued to laugh. He walked towards Draco and grabbed him so that he would stay still.
After straightening out Draco's tie for him, Blaise slapped him on the back and grinned.
"What would I do without you?" Draco asked, thankful he had Blaise there with him.
"You'd go looking like shit to your own wedding," Blaise answered. Draco playfully glared at him, but his smile lighten up the mood once more.
"I can't believe I'm so nervous. I mean it's Hermione right?" Draco asked his voice trembling.
"It's normal to be nervous Draco," he said. "After all you'll be tied down to this woman for the rest of your life," he said. "On second thought, you sure you want to do this?" Blaise asked playfully.
Draco nodded vigorously. "Yes," he said defiantly. Blaise smiled at his best pal.
"Good, no cold feet then," he whispered.
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"Oh My God Ginny, I think I've got cold feet," Hermione said. Ginny smiled.
"Hermione, their just nerves calm down," Ginny explained. She was wearing a lavender colored dress that was held up by spaghetti straps. It was made of silk up to her waist then flowing light cotton down to just after her knees. It had small dark purple beads tracing here and there on the top part of the dress, though they were hardly noticeable.
Hermione sighed and stopped looking at herself in the mirror. Ginny was right. Besides it was only Draco, and she knew for sure she wanted to be with him. Though the thought did nothing tho calm down her stomach.
Hermione was wearing a white dress that was held up by large straps. It was also made of soft silk down to her waist, but then opened up to the floor in flowing silk. The top part of her dress had very small red flowery-looking fabric pieces, which Hermione had also added to her hair.
Her hair was half up in a bun and the rest left to flow down to lower than her shoulders. Her make up was done with light earth toned colors. Hermione smiled at her image in the mirror. Her mother and Narcissa fluttered over her dress, everything had to be perfect. Narcissa smiled down at Hermione and placed a diamond necklace around her neck.
"It's the Malfoy choker," she said. Hermione smiled.
"It's been passed down many generations. At last it is yours," she said. Ginny, who had left the room a few minutes before rushed through the door with a box in her hand. Jane and Narcissa left to make sure everything else was in order.
"Here we go," Ginny said, as Luna, and Nikki walked rushed through the door as well. They wore dresses identical to Ginny's.
"Did we miss the first one?" Luna asked. Ginny shook her head, no.
"Well, get on with it then," Nikki said impatiently. Obviously patience was not one of her virtues.
"Alright, Alright, Hermione," Ginny said as Hermione turned towards her.
"Something old," she said handing Hermione a tattered old book that read Describing Love.
"Something new," Luna said taking out a picture album reading Our New Family.
"Something borrowed," Nikki said handing her a sea shell she had kept with her in her bag for good luck since her last incident with the Cruciatus curse.
"And something blue," They all giggled madly handing Hermione a pair of blue man boxers. Hermione blushed.
"That's more like something stolen," she teased. Nikki smiled mischievously.
"Not if your giving it back to the wife of the man it belongs too," she answered smartly. Hermione blushed. They had given her Draco's boxers. As the four girls laughed along. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Hermione said. Robert Granger sighed at the sight of his daughter. "Wow," he said. Hermione blushed slightly.
"You look beautiful, sweetheart," he said. Hermione smiled. "Well then, everyone ready? The show's about to begin," he said taking Hermione's hand.
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As the music began everyone sitting on Hogwarts Grounds stood and watched as Hermione and her father turned down the aisle. Draco turned towards her and his breath was caught. It was the most beautiful sight he had ever witnessed in his life, apart from his son, who was sitting with his paternal grandmother at the moment.
"I love you," he mouthed towards Hermione as she walked down the aisle, her arm wrapped around her father's. Her bouquet was made of white Gardenias, which Neville had insisted meant -unspoken love.
Hermione smiled at Draco and mouthed an I love you too. As she reached the alter, Dumbledore smiled down at her.
"Who gives this woman to this man?" he asked.
"I do," said Robert, letting Hermione go, as she grabbed Draco's hand and stepped onto the alter with him.
"Dearly beloved," Dumbledore said. "We gathered here today to join together in holy matrimony Hermione Jane Granger, and Draco Lucius Malfoy. Two people who have found each other, in a world where we so rarely stop to let ourselves be found," he said.
Hermione smiled at Draco, and he back at her. They seemed to be blinded by each others love to even bother hearing the wonderful ceremony Dumbledore had created for them.
Time seem to blur through and before they realized it, Nathan, with the help of Narcissa of course, had given them their rings.
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As the reception dinner went on, Blaise stood in his seat and slightly hit his fork on his cup. The noise slowly died down and he perform sonorous on himself.
"Well, I'm a bit nervous about making a speech here for my best mate, Draco, and his lovely bride." Blaise began nodding at Hermione, who smiled. "See this is only the second time I've been best man, first time was two years ago for my cousin Billy. I- I think I did a good job, I mean the couple in question is still talking to me, unfortunately their no longer talking to each other," everyone chuckled slightly.
"I like to think I had nothing to do with that. After all, I'm sure Tanya knew Billy was sleeping with her sister even before I mentioned it in the speech," he continued. There was a small round of laughter. "The fact that he was sleeping with her mother came as a bit of a shock," Once again they laughed.
"Anyway, I decide that today I couldn't give out any deep dark secrets, because it sounds to me like Hermione already knows them all, mind you, see tends to know everything." There was another round of laughter.
"Someone very wise once said, that love means letting someone fight their own battles sometimes, it's doing things you don't want to just because the person who you love asked you to," he said. Hermione blushed as she remembered saying those very words to Ron when they had argued. Ron looked up at her and smiled.
"I guess all I can say is that I'm extremely happy that Draco and Hermione have found each other and that they have the kind of love we all wish for, whether we be man enough to admit or not," he said, raising his cup of champagne. "To Draco and Hermione," he said, "May your love finally bring some peace to this castle," he smiled.
"To Draco and Hermione," Everyone recited taking a sip of their cups.
"Alright lets PARTY," Blaise yelled as the music began to play. Hermione smiled as Draco winked at her and pulled her onto the dance floor, with a small baby Nathan in their arms.