A/N - Thanks for all the reviews/favourites/ follows. I hope you enjoy the final part.
Saturday.
"You look stunning, Hermione." Ginny gasped at her best friend.
It was less than an hour to the wedding ceremony and Hermione was fully dressed in her wedding gown. The fitting on Tuesday really hadn't done the dress justice, as lovely as Hermione had looked then she looked ten times more gorgeous with her hair and make-up done and her jewellery in place.
"Thanks." Hermione smiled at her friend. "It's not too much is it?" She asked, nervously checking her reflection. "Do you think I should have gone with a plainer dress?"
"No, dear. You look gorgeous." Kate reassured her daughter. "The dress is perfect."
Molly and Narcissa also reassured Hermione she was stunning before the three older women left the room. Molly and Kate were heading to take their seats for the ceremony while Narcissa was making a final check on the boys before she took her place for the wedding.
"Before we all go and get sorted we have something for you." Ginny told Hermione, handing her friend a small silver box tied with a purple ribbon.
"What is it?" Hermione asked, looking at the box in her hand.
"Open it and find out." Pansy said.
As Hermione began opening the box the girls gathered round, eager to see what their friend would make of their present. Lifting the lid off the box Hermione gasped at the sight of a silver charm bracelet.
"We all designed a charm for the bracelet." Daphne explained as Hermione lifted the bracelet from the box and began to examine it. "And the charms all represent you and Draco."
"Thank you, it's gorgeous." Hermione said.
While Hermione was looking at her bracelet the girls pointed out which charm they had designed. Ginny's charm was an interwoven D and H, the D was silver with emerald stones while the H was gold with ruby stones. Angelina's charm was an intertwined lion and a snake, representing the couple's school houses. Pansy's charm was a green dragon wrapped around a red heart. Luna's charm was a book with an H on one page and a D on the other. Daphne's charm was the word love with the O represented by an enchanted stone that changed colour depending on Hermione's mood.
"If you five designed a charm each who added the Malfoy family crest?" Hermione asked, finding a sixth charm on the bracelet.
"That was Draco." Angelina answered. "He's been helping us with the bracelet. We gave our designs to him and he passed them onto a jeweller to make them. He then added his own charm to the bracelet."
"He also helped us get them enchanted this week." Ginny added. "Each charm has a different quality embedded into it. Mine for example brings you happiness."
"Mine's luck." Luna said.
"Good health." Daphne said.
"Mine's got a fertility charm on." Pansy explained.
"My charm has a peace and tranquillity spell on it." Angelina told Hermione. "And Draco's charm has a protective spell embedded into it."
"Thank you all so much." Hermione smiled at the girls as she fastened the bracelet onto her wrist. "I can't believe you went to so much trouble for me."
"You're worth it." Ginny shrugged. "We just wanted you to have something special."
Hermione smiled widely at her friends before giving them all hugs. Once they were finished it was then time for the girls to go and get ready for the wedding. After giving Hermione a final hug and wishing her luck the girls all left the room, giving Hermione a moment on her own.
Hermione walked over to the window and observed the activity down below. She watched the last few guests heading towards the ceremony for a minute or two before she turned away. Looking around the room Hermione couldn't believe how quiet it was, all morning there had been a flurry of activity and the room had been really noisy but now everything was quiet and peaceful.
Hermione's peace and quiet was shattered a minute later when there was a knock on the door and her father popped his head into the room.
"Are you ready?" Mike asked, entering the room.
Hermione nodded and turned to grab her bouquet. Once she was holding her flowers she returned to face her father.
"You look beautiful, Hermione." Mike looked at his daughter with tears in his eyes. "I'm so proud of you."
Hermione smiled and hugged her father. Mike held onto Hermione for a few minutes before he released her and composed himself. Holding onto her father's arm Hermione walked out of the hotel room, heading towards her future with Draco.
The wedding ceremony ran completely flawlessly and snag free. Throughout the entire thing Hermione and Draco only had eyes for each other while Narcissa, Molly and Kate all ended up shedding a few tears. When it came to the kiss at the end of the ceremony Blaise and Ginny had to subtly nudge the couple so they would come up for air.
After the ceremony everyone headed into the ballroom where the reception began. Blaise's rather raunchy best man speech was met by a disapproving glare from Narcissa but she was soon distracted by the start of the dancing. As expected Hermione and Draco's first dance ran perfectly, it was the dance after that involving the entire wedding party that was the nerve wracking part. Luckily even that ran fairly smoothly, Ron and Luna were still slightly off kilter with the others and the music but everyone else managed fine. Even Harry and Pansy managed to stay on their feet, despite one wobbly moment inches away from the wedding cake.
After the official dancing and all the formalities the reception became lighter hearted, especially for Harry and Pansy, who were no longer expected to dance. Several of the other couples continued to dance here and there. Currently George and Angelina were flying around the floor, until a hand on George's shoulder halted the couple. Turning round George was surprised to find Lucius and Narcissa standing beside them.
"Would you be interested in a partner swap?" Narcissa inquired with a smile.
George's mouth fell open and he looked at Draco's mother in horror. He began stuttering a reply when Lucius's laughter interrupted him.
"My wife was talking about dancing." Lucius chuckled. "But we can always discuss the other option later on, if you wish."
Angelina laughed at her husband as he turned bright red and began to splutter as he tried to speak. Shaking her head at George, Angelina let go of him and stepped into Lucius's arms, with the wizard whisking her onto the dance floor after giving George a sly wink.
"Shall we?" Narcissa said, grabbing hold of George as he watched his wife being whirled round the dance floor.
George's attention returned to the witch in front of him when she grabbed his arm and placed it on her waist. George was slightly uncomfortable with being as close to Narcissa, especially after the embarrassing incidents he had endured earlier in the week, but he summoned his Gryffindor courage and began dancing with Draco's mother.
Luckily George only had to endure a single dance with Narcissa before Lucius returned to reclaim his wife. Grabbing Angelina by the hand George quickly whisked her towards the large table the group of friends were currently sitting at.
"What's the matter with you?" Ginny asked her brother as he flopped into his seat, sighing dramatically.
"I've just had a very lucky escape." George declared. "I was propositioned by an older woman."
"You weren't propositioned, you just have a dirty mind." Angelina told her husband.
"What happened?" Hermione asked.
"George and I were dancing when Narcissa and Lucius approached us. Narcissa asked if we fancied a partner swap and this dope got all flustered. He thought she was talking about swinging or something." Angelina explained, causing the group to laugh at her description of a bumbling George.
"It was a logical conclusion." George muttered.
"You could be right. I would watch out if I were you." Draco told George, causing the redhead to look at him in horror. "My parents are up for almost anything so I wouldn't put a bit of partner swapping past them."
"You're winding me up." George shook his head, looking at Draco and trying to decide if the blond was being serious or not.
"I'm not. I'm just saying my parents will try anything once, and mother has clearly taken a liking to you." Chuckling at George's stunned expression Draco stood up and turned to Hermione, holding his hand out to her. "Would my wife care to dance?"
"I'd love to." Hermione beamed up at Draco as she took his hand and allowed him to pull her up.
Together the couple headed onto the dance floor where Draco took Hermione into his arms. The couple then spent the next half hour wrapped in each other's arms and talking quietly as they glided around the floor. After they had finished dancing Hermione and Draco stopped to talk to some relatives and friends before making their way back to the table that contained the wedding party. When they arrived at the table they found Blaise collecting money off the other groomsmen.
"What's going on?" Hermione asked as she and Draco sat back down.
"Blaise has just won the betting pool." Theo muttered, reluctantly handing a stack of galleons over to Blaise.
"What were you betting on?" Draco asked.
"You two." George replied. "After a week of abstinence we were betting on how long it took you to sneak off for a quickie."
"And what bet did you place, Blaise?" Hermione asked, suspecting Draco's best friend had used his knowledge that she and Draco hadn't been quite as deprived as the others thought to his advantage.
"I bet you would last the entire reception." Blaise replied smugly. "I had every faith that you two could wait until tonight before consummating your union."
"The reception isn't over yet." Draco pointed out. "What's to stop us from sneaking out now?"
"But if no-one predicts correctly the nearest guess wins." Blaise explained. "Even if you did leave now my guess is still the closest as the others all thought you would crack hours ago."
"Yeah we did. How have you managed to last so long?" Theo asked, eyeing the newlyweds up suspiciously. "Have you snuck off and we haven't realised?"
"I can promise you, we haven't snuck off today." Hermione replied truthfully.
"Not that they could say that for the rest of the week." Ginny muttered.
"What do you mean?" Pansy asked. "What are we missing?"
"Not much." Blaise shrugged. "Gin and I have just been helping these two sneak about all week."
"Bloody hell, you cheated." Ron exclaimed. "You've been pretending all week to be deprived when you're getting more than us."
"Never mind that. What about Blaise?" Theo questioned. "He knew what was going on when we placed the bets this morning. That's betting with insider knowledge and I demand my money back."
"Calm down Theo, I'll buy you a drink with my winnings." Blaise told his friend with a smirk.
"That's not the point." Theo protested.
"Theo, stop arguing over the bet and concentrate on the real sneaks here." George said. "How many times have you two managed to sneak away this week?"
"Every day." Draco answered.
"Every day?" George yelled. "You've had sex every day, that's more than I've had. I haven't even managed it once and I'm not the one on a sex ban."
"Will you keep your voice down?" Hermione hissed. "Narcissa thinks we've stuck to the tradition and we don't want her to find out the truth."
"It's too late for that, dear." A feminine voice came from behind a nearby column and seconds later Narcissa appeared, followed by Lucius.
"You heard?" Draco questioned his parents.
"Yes." Lucius nodded. "We heard all about how you two have been sneaking around. And I would like to thank you both, you've helped me win a bet."
"What sort of bet?" Hermione asked.
"Narcissa and I had a bet on whether you two could last the week. Because you didn't I win." Lucius smirked, clearly pleased he had won the bet with his wife.
"Of course you were going to win." Theo scoffed. "Draco was never going to last a week without sex."
"Hey, I could have managed fine." Draco protested. "It was Hermione who couldn't resist me. She organised the entire thing."
At their son's words both Narcissa and Lucius shared a look before bursting out laughing.
"I told you Hermione was like me." Narcissa told her husband. "True, they may not have lasted the week like I hoped but Hermione showed the same ingenuity I did."
"What do you mean, she showed the same ingenuity you did?" Draco asked his mother.
"Well, for all your complaining both you and your father would have gone along with this tradition. Luckily you both had fiancées that were willing to solve the problem for you." Narcissa replied.
"You told us you followed the tradition." Draco exclaimed, glaring at his mother for putting him through a week of torture when she hadn't even endured it herself.
"I said we followed it, I never said we stuck to it." Narcissa smirked at her son.
"You implied you stuck to it." Draco protested.
"Implying something is not the same as confirming it." Narcissa said.
"I think it's time we headed upstairs. I've got to make plans for our next holiday." Lucius told Narcissa. "I recently read about a new resort that has a nudist beach, I thought we could try there."
"Why go somewhere with a nudist beach?" Narcissa questioned as her and Lucius turned to leave. "If we go to one of our private properties we can be naked the entire time, we don't even have to take clothes with us."
"Remind me to never go back to whatever house they visit on their next holiday." Draco whispered to Hermione as his parents walked away. "I just won't be able to look at the place in the same light, knowing those two have spent their entire holiday there without wearing clothes."
"Definitely." Hermione nodded, agreeing with her new husband. "Although it does sound like fun spending your entire holiday naked."
"We can try that on our honeymoon if you want?" Draco suggested. "We are going to a private island, after all."
"I like the sound of that." Hermione grinned before leaning over and capturing Draco's lips with hers.
As the kiss gradually got more heated the rest of the group wandered off, leaving the newlyweds to have a bit of privacy. A few minutes later Hermione and Draco got up and wandered out of the ballroom, barely able to keep their hands to themselves.
"Can you believe those two?" George asked. "They've been sneaking about all week and they still can't keep their hands off one another."
"I think it's nice." Luna sighed. "They have passion."
Hermione moaned loudly and pulled Draco into a searing kiss as she shattered around him. Draco followed his wife into ecstasy before collapsing onto the large bed next to Hermione.
"Was that the wedding night you hoped for, Mrs Malfoy?" Draco asked once he had recovered and had propped himself up to look at Hermione.
"Yes, it was amazing." Hermione smiled at Draco.
The night had gone exactly as she had always hoped. While the passion that always simmered between them was present it was tempered slightly after the week they had just had. The couple had taken the time to undress each other slowly and explore each other's bodies' thoroughly. The lovemaking had been long and drawn out, nothing like the frantic sessions of earlier in the week.
"Aren't you pleased I arranged for us to sneak about this week?" Hermione asked with a grin.
"Definitely." Draco nodded. "This week has been great."
"Do you think the rest of our lives can live up to it?" Hermione teased. "After tonight it might just be a big let-down."
"It won't." Draco grinned as he rolled over and pinned Hermione under him. "The rest of our lives will be amazing."
"Promise?" Hermione looked up at Draco, her brown eyes filled with love.
Draco bent his head and gave Hermione a slow, sensual kiss. "I promise." He whispered as he moved his hips and buried himself in her once again.
As the couple began to slowly make love again they knew their life together would be great. They had so much to look forward to and couldn't wait to begin their lives as a married couple.
The End.