Last time:

"Don't leave me, I need your touch." she replied in a very soft voice. Lucius quickly scooped her up and carried her to his bed, she could talk but still not move much. He laid her down and crawled up next to her, covering them up and wrapping his arm around her.

"Is this what you wanted?" He asked

"Yes" is all she replied before falling asleep in his arms.

Now:

Over the next few weeks, Hermione had come around more and more. She could sit up on her own, walk short distances and function on am almost normal level. The night she had spoken for the first time had triggered him to push her harder then he had before, he would take her outside almost daily, massage her muscles to keep them from stiffening up, even had Harry making daily trips to the manor trying to fully get her back. Since that night she stopped visiting him in his dreams as she could communicate freely with him.

They had conversations that seemed to last hours, He told her about the first time he had given her a bath, how he was afraid she would wake up and smack him. Draco's reaction to finding her in the manor and the women in the shops that would make comments when he was buying her clothes, saying he had the taste of a woman, they earned glares from him that day.

The ministry was not letting up, he had received owls weekly stating they were going to remove her life support, even though he had already written them, informing them that she was back to her old self and they were not needed. The day had come for the ministry to visit, which didn't bother them in the least, she had no life support to be removed.

Harry, Lucius, Draco and the healer all stood behind her as she opened the door for the ministry worker.

"I've come to take Ms. Granger off of her life support, unless you can prove she has improved." the official said without looking up.

"I'm afraid there is no need for you here, Ms. Granger is fine and improving daily." Hermione replied with the smirk Lucius had taught her.

"I understand your reluctance to let me in, but I really must investigate on my own whether she has improved at all." the woman continued, still digging through her purse. Hermione was annoyed that the woman was paying so little attention to her.

"If you will stop digging in that damn bag for one second and look at the person you are talking to and is talking back to you, you would see that Hermione Granger is fine and does not need your opinions, besides – it's rude to not look at someone when speaking."

The woman glanced up, ready to put the woman in her place for talking to her as if she were a child but froze. "Ms. Granger...is that really you?"

"Yes, we have been sending the ministry owls telling them that I was fine."

"We still have to check it out, people are willing to do anything to keep someone alive who just isn't going to get better. This is a special case, considering I've never seen anyone who was in a coma as long as you come out and still be able to talk and walk, it's absolutely amazing."

"Well I had the best team available to help me" she said with a smile, looking back to the four men standing behind her. Lucius stepped forward closer to Hermione, "If the ministry is satisfied, I believe I have promised Hermione a shopping trip for some new clothes."

"Oh yes, we are satisfied, but I still have a few questions to ask." she replied

"Okay, what are the questions?"

"How long has she been in this condition, as in walking, talking and so forth?"

"About three weeks, she is still improving as her body is weak from the months of being confined to a bed." The woman wrote down a few things in her folder.

"If she suffers a relapse, will you remain her guardian?"

"If she wishes." he replied.

"I need a yes or no answer Mr. Malfoy."

"Yes, he will remain my guardian." Hermione told the woman while rolling her eyes.

"Alright Ms. Granger, Are you to continue living here at the manor or will you be relocating?"

"I – I am not sure what happens next."

"She will remain with me at the manor unless she chooses to leave."

The woman sighed and finished writing in her folder. "Alright, thanks for your time and once again, congratulations on your recovery."

"Thank you"

The woman left the ground and everyone burst out laughing at Hermione.

"Whats so funny?" she asked confused

"Whats so funny is your lack of patience for that woman, you chewed her out like she was a complete moron." Draco replied still laughing.

"Oh, I guess I did didn't I." starting to chuckle herself.

"Come on Hermione, I believe I promised you shopping and lunch." Lucius said with his arm out for her to take.

"Alright, I'll see you guys later" waving to Harry and Draco as Lucius apparated them away.

"I think my father is smitten with her." Draco said while shaking his head.

"I do believe your right, she also seems smitten with him. At this rate, Hermione may very well end up your step mum." Harry replied, causing Draco to pale a little.

"Well she saved his life once, just as he saved hers, I guess if that end up happening I'm fine with it." Draco said with a shrug of the shoulders.

Lucius and Hermione arrived at Diagon Alley and instantly caught the attention of everyone. No one had ever expected to see her up and about, most had thought she had died as nothing was ever printed about her after the announcement some months ago stating that she was being removed from support.

She smiled as she walked down the street, realizing how close she had actually come to never seeing any of this again. She could picture herself with Ron and Harry, shopping for school supplies and going into the different stores, she was so excited and overwhelmed, that without warning, she flung herself into Lucius arms, placing a huge kiss on his lips. It wasn't planned, or even thought about, but it was happening and he was returning the kiss. A crowd had gathered resulting in cheers and wolf whistles, but they couldn't seem to break from the kiss. Pictures were being taken, but neither noticed.

After what seemed like hours, they finally pulled apart and continued with the shopping. Hermione ended up with a new wardrobe, even though she protested and the dinner was great, she really was happy to finally be getting back to normal.