Secrets Behind Her Smile Chapter 6: Marriage, a harry potter fanfic

Author's Note: Finally I have another chapter for my wonderful readers. I hope everyone enjoyed the book. I was a little disappointed by who died but other than that I thought it was great…anyways on to the chapter.

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Chapter Six

Marriage

"There was an attack in Liverpool!" Tonks said as she entered the kitchen of the Burrow. "The ministry and healers have dealt with it but there was one death eater. She was pretty clever.

"They were caught and ready to be taken to Azkaban when she had three muggles in the air. We couldn't attack for fear she would drop them. By this time another death eater had followed the example and then I watched her and some other death eater apparate out of there.

"I don't like it one bit. She was strong magically according to the head auror. She was important enough to leave without the rest and let them deal with it." Tonks sighed "I don't know but her identity is very important to get"

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley both nodded. They said nothing but just nodded. Remus who also sat around the table stood "I'll be back soon" he said.

"Honey, where are you going?" Tonks asked following after him.

"I have a meeting to get to. I completely forgot. I'll be back in an hour." He then kissed her on the cheek and left the house.

They were all there waiting for him. The circle was already formed when he entered the room "I gave no permission for that attack!" he said simply "Lucius step forward"

Hermione watched as he moved from her side and stepped towards Voldemort "why do something you know would not amuse me. They nearly caught all of you!"

He pointed his wand at Lucius and put him under the cruciatus. Lucius did not scream but his pained look hurt Hermione to even just see. She felt Mie next to her take her hand and smiled lightly. Mie had turned out to be a really good friend and knowing her for only a few hours Hermione had already told her anything and everything about herself.

Mie too had shared a large amount of things with Hermione and now they were perfectly happy with one another and felt like they could tell each other anything.

The meeting ended rather quickly and yet Hermione was a little shaken up over what had happened. As she made to apparate Lucius walked towards her. Even someone as he who was so strong would still be in some sort of pain.

"Hermione" he said "I can't apparate"

She took his hands and then apparated the two of them to Malfoy Manor not saying a thing. Hermione left him inside where he would be alright and was about to leave when he saw how he was looking at her.

"Hermione, thank you" he smiled softly and then went inside.

Hermione took a long breath with her eyes closed. She thought of what he had asked her to do earlier and about his eyes watching her they way they had. There was something there some sort of feeling directed at her and yet whenever she got even deliberately close to anything he would leave her.

Draco and Dawn were both smiling furiously. They had spent the last two hours getting to know each other and had found that they were very similar in many ways. While Dawn had at some point vowed to never succumb to his charm, she had.

"I've never met someone like you" Draco whispered "I mean, I've been with many a girl but none of them have ever gotten to me such as you"

"I bet you tell them all the same thing" Dawn said with a small laugh.

"I don't" he said "I'm being serious now."

Dawn nodded sitting up a bit and staring at him. It was as he was about to say whatever it was he had been trying to tell her for past fifteen minutes that they heard the door close and then Lucius was entering the room and staring at them.

"Miss Dolohov, if you are staying the night inform one of my house elves. It is rather late and your parents might be worried. Draco we shall talk in the morning. Where is your mother?"

"In her room" Draco answered and watched him go.

"What should I do?" Hermione asked Mie who was staying with Hermione for the night. "I mean the way he looks at me sometimes makes me think that maybe he might like me like I like him."

Mie sighed "But what about Draco. You said it yourself just a few hours ago"

"Yes. I guess that it is because he looks so close to his father and the fact that I see him more often and I get annoyed when he's with someone else. Dawn didn't bother me tonight like Lavender did before but that is because I was focusing on Lucius"

"Marry him" Mie suggested then "I mean your parents would never accept that you become Lucius Malfoy's mistress. They wouldn't want you breaking up Lucius and Narcissa's marriage. It isn't done. You know that marriage is forever in the wizarding world and that the only way to get out of it is death or a mutual agreement."

Hermione nodded "so, I should agree to marry him"

"Yes" Mie said "it is the best you can do at this moment. While Draco and Dawn at the current moment are very well together Draco will do what is expected of him and marrying you is one of those things. He will date Dawn for the rest of this school year even while engaged with you.

"Draco will not give her up until the last moment and maybe even after that he may cheat on you but would you care? You will be his wife but the two of you will never love each other. This is simply about blood, as Lucius put it. You will have to have a child with Draco eventually but that isn't a lot of our worries. In fact you're marriage will be a scam"

Hermione thought about what she was being told and found that it was all true and that it was all going to just work for her somehow in the end.

"He told me to tell him my decision as soon as I made it. I want to talk to my parents first. Will you be alright in here?"

"Of course, I'm going into your closet now" Mie smirked at her.

Mythir and Lucretia Sombroy were sitting in library with a book each. They were both so interested in their books they did not hear the door open and Hermione walk towards them.

"Mum, dad" she said "I have to talk to you about something"

Lucretia marked her page and then set the book down on her lap. Mythir read a sentence or two more before doing the same "what about, sweetheart?" Lucretia asked then.

"Lucius and I talked today and he asked me to marry Draco" Hermione said watching them.

"That's great news!" Lucretia said "I think he is a respectable young man and a great match for you, Hermione"

Mythir said nothing but then stood up and walked towards Hermione "I always told you that if you truly wanted something you could do it. I really don't think that marrying Draco Malfoy is something that you want to do much less that you feel you have to.

"You don't love him and he does not love you. While it does make a great match I want you to be happy and I don't think that marrying him is something that would make you happy"

Hermione said nothing as her father took her into a hug. Tears filled her eyes but she didn't let them spill and run down her cheeks. She knew that her father wanted what was best for her but he didn't understand.

"I was thinking of saying yes" she said to them "I may not love him but I know that it is the right thing to do. Of course the marriage won't be for at least a year. I will agree to this because I don't believe I need to be in love"

Lucretia was alright with this. She nodded at her daughter and said nothing more about it. Mythir gave Hermione a disappointed look and said nothing more. The two of them returned to the book.

LM,

Yes, I will marry your son.

"Narcissa" Lucius said once she entered his office "I wanted to talk to you about Hermione Sombroy and Draco."

"What about them?" she asked. Narcissa had not taken a liking to Hermione since meeting her and this conversation was not something that she was too happy discussing.

Lucius watched his wife "I have asked Hermione to marry Draco. She sent me a letter earlier saying that she shall accept. Draco knows nothing of this yet but I will talk to him later. I believe that their marriage will be a great thing"

Narcissa shook her head "what about Pansy? She would too make a great match for Draco if you are looking for a wife for him for after Hogwarts"

"She is as dumb as a doornail. No son of mine will marry someone like her" Lucius stated this simply. "Anyhow if he doesn't marry Hermione he would have to marry a mudblood, or worse yet a muggle"

Narcissa just stared at him "and you mean what by that, Lucius?"

"I mean our blood is tainted. If we don't get any new blood in the family we might as well die out. Why do you think we only have one son? Why do you think that our first child was a stillborn?"

Narcissa had never thought much of what could have happened to make her lose so many children. Because of this as she heard Lucius tell her that their blood was tainted she knew that she had been lucky to have Draco.

"But why her?" she asked then.

"Because Hermione Sombroy is a half-blood, Lucretia Sombroy is a muggle-born. This is how that family has stayed so powerful and alive for all these years. They have muggle blood in there" Lucius sighed "I don't want Draco to know about the blood problems. Hermione already knows. Draco believes highly in pure blood"

Narcissa had no argument left in her to make Lucius think over this proposal. She knew that it had to happen but there was only the question of how to tell Draco. He had a new girlfriend and she seemed nice enough. Draco seemed to like her a lot but how would they feel if they knew that Draco would be engaged to Hermione by the end of the week.

Katariina smiled while she watched Severus reading on her couch. Lately she had been noticing him in a whole different light. She liked him as much more than just a friend and while he showed no motion of feeling the same Katariina knew that he often hid his feelings.

"Why are you looking at me?" he asked.

"No, um, nothing" she said and stood up "do you want some tea? I was just about to make some for myself"

"That'd be great, thanks" Severus said returning to his book.

He had been staying with Katariina for the past few days. Before it had been a meeting a week but as of late he had become much closer to her. Sometimes it annoyed him how much he depended on her. It annoyed him that he cared for her.

He wasn't supposed to have friends, or to care for anyone at all but she knew him better than anyone that had ever met him and he was beginning to find that life was better when she was around.

Severus didn't realize that she was watching him from the doorway with a loving look. He also did not realize how many of his walls he had let down and how he was allowing her into his heart.

"Severus" she said making him turn. His eyes still held that look that he got when thinking about her and she smiled. "I just wanted to ask if you wanted milk"

Katariina knew Severus took milk with his tea as well as a lot of sugar. Not a lot of people knew this about him but he liked his sugar. He loved candy.

"Yes" he said "I want milk"

"I'll see you at Hogwarts then" Draco said to Dawn.

"Yeah, see you then" she leaned towards him and kissed him. Draco pulled her closer and kissed her back. Their short sweet kiss turned very passionate within the moment. They stopped when there was a knock on the door.

Draco opened it to find Hermione standing there in front of him "come in" he said "why are you here?"

"To see your father" was all she said as she entered the house "hello, Dawn"

"Hi" Dawn repeated looking at Hermione.

While she had been surprised about Hermione's true alliance she was more surprised that Hermione spent so much time with Lucius Malfoy. She had noticed they were gone during the first few minutes of dinner and then there was the fact he pulled her away before they left for the attack.

Dawn also remembered seeing Hermione and Lucius talking after the death eater of which she and Draco had left the second they were dismissed. Dawn knew something was going on with her.

Draco turned to her "what were we doing?" he asked innocently.

"Oh, just a bit of this" she kissed him and this time pulled away "I have to go"

"Have you told him yet, Lucius?" Hermione asked.

"No. That is the reason why you are here. We will tell him together." He sighed "Narcissa isn't too happy with the outcome of this but she shall have no say in the matter of this. I mean why would I let her have a say in this? She's a nuisance."

Hermione laughed "Come now, Lucius, you must care for her if even a bit. She is your wife"

"Yeah, I rather she wasn't" it was the way he stared at her that made Hermione walk closer to him

"And who would rather be your wife?" she asked.

"Oh, I don't know" Lucius said setting his hand on her cheek and caressing it somewhat softly. Hermione leaned onto his hand as he leaned his head towards her. His hand moved under her chin and pushed her head upwards.

His lips brushed against hers and she sighed. It was just as she had imagined it. His arms were around her and his lips were upon her.

When the two of them ran out of breath they pulled away. Hermione said nothing but just looked at him and a smile broke out onto her lips "I think that maybe marrying Draco would set us a step back"

"No, it shall bring us closer" he leaned his forehead against her "much closer"

"But it would be wrong. You'd be my father in-law wouldn't it be a bit weird?" she asked as she traced his lips with her finger.

"Do you think Draco would remain faithful to you? Oh, Hermione, he wouldn't and you know this anyhow he hasn't even said he's okay to it yet. You are a free woman for a whole year. I could find a lot of things that could be done during that time" he raised his eyebrows suggestively. Hermione grinned and pulled his head down and kissed him again.

"Draco, I believe your father wanted to see you in his office. That Hermione girl is in there" Narcissa said with annoyance "I don't like her one bit"

Draco shook his head "maybe if you got to know her better"

"No, I just don't like her. There is something about her that gets on my nerves. Maybe the fact that she spends so much time with your father or maybe that Lord Voldemort thinks she is the next best thing. I just don't like her!"

Draco nodded and let his mother walk off muttering about Hermione Sombroy. He then walked towards his father's office and opened the door.

Hermione was laughing on the couch while his father was handing her a butterbeer. "There you are, Draco. Care for some butterbeer?"

"No, thanks" he said "I think we should begin with whatever it is you want to discuss with me. I am going to Diagon Alley with Blaise in an hour."

Hermione nodded as Lucius sat down next to her. Draco seemed to notice how Hermione smiled at his father and how close they sat. He was still wondering about what went on between them when Hermione spoke.

"Draco, your father and I have been discussing future life and we ended up with the conclusion that you and I getting married would be perfect, not only are we from best families at the moment but we are both powerful. Our children, if any, would be powerful and I guess that this is just what we need"

Draco could see how much she did not totally agree with the idea. There was something else they weren't telling him. Something that he wanted to find out but that he knew they would keep very secret.

When Draco had first figured out that Hermione was a Sombroy he had thought about what would happen once his parents knew. He had always thought that this would happen. An arranged marriage between the two of them and yet he did not expect what he saw between his father and his future wife.

Draco knew his father and he knew that he did not love anyone. He barely cared about his mother and for that matter seeing the way he looked at Hermione he knew that his father didn't want them to get married. Not really but it was something he was willing to sacrifice. For what, he didn't know.

"You really think that letting her go ahead and marry Draco is a good thing?" Mythir asked his wife "honey, when we got married we loved each other. It was our love that still keeps us together and we've always wanted that for Hermione"

"Yes and she will have a chance at that" Lucretia responded "didn't you see it that night? The way in which she stared at him; oh, Mythir, our Hermione is clearly in love"

Mythir looked at his wife surprised "but with whom?"

"Lucius Malfoy of course" she stated. "Do you remember when we first talked to Lucius about Hermione? Do you remember why we did it?"

Mythir nodded. He knew. How could he not know? He had thought about what had happened about three months before Hermione was born for a long time.

"So it will happen" he said "I hoped it wouldn't"

Lucretia nodded "I believe that it is out of our hands from now on."

"Yes" Mythir agreed "and now we only have to wait and see how this will turn out in the end.

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