A/N: thanks to my reviewers and the people who favorited/alerted. You are wonderful and I'm sorry for the delay, I got to caught up in writing What She Can't Get Back. I've decided to make this series a trilogy because I've finished this one and started on the third one, I just need to figure out a name.

Chapter Six

Morning had come rather early. Hermione was the first to wake, instantly regretting opening her eyes. The sun seemed rather bright this morning. Then it hit hir, the hangover of the century, her first hangover.

She gave Draco a slight push, knowing he would have one too. She didn't want to suffer through this alone.

Hermione looked down and realized what they had done. Despite her overwhelming urge to sleep, she got up. She gathered her clothes from the floor and got dressed. By then, Draco had started to wake up.

"Hermione?" He said, but no one was there.

Hermione had quietly shut the door and made her way downstairs. "Narcissa, do you have any hangover potion?"

"I made it last night." She handed Hermione the potion.

Hermione accepted it, leving half for Draco. "Thank you, I shouldn't have gotten drunk."

"Hermione, honey, it's okay to get drunk every once in a while."

"I guess, but with that being my first hangover, it hurt more than I expected it to."

"Draco was the same way with his first hangover. It was the night you gave him a bloody nose." Narcissa chuckled at picturing him getting punched by a girl.

"He started drinking- in third year?"

"Yes, he stole a bottle of Fire Whisky from Severus' room. Snape was pissed off at Draco and brought him here to sober up."

"But why would he start drinking after something as childish as that?"

"This is Draco were talking about. He doesn't, well didn't, take things as easy as he does now. That morning after a few hours of letting him suffer, I gave him the potion and made him tell me why he did what he did. He said something about losing his dignity and gaining an ounce of respect for you."

"He never told me that."

"Because he's trying to move on from his past. It's pretty hard to do, but with you he looks to the future. Hasn't gotten drunk since the end of sixth year until now. He does tend to handle hangovers better though."

"Well, if you don't mind, I'm going to see if I can get a change of clothes from Draco."

Narcissa watched the brunette go into the foyer. She still couldn't believe that the she had changed and grown so much since her first year. Narcissa smiled to herself and went back to sipping her coffee.

Hermione went up the spiral staircase, which was a quicker route to her fiancé's room. She hesitated at the door, not wanting to go in just yet.

She opened the door to see Draco pulling on a white button up shirt. He heard the door and faced her. "Hermione, did we...?"

"Yes, I think we did. Can I borrow some clothes?"

"Of course love." He wenyt to the closet and found a pair of jeans and a black tee shirt. He handed them to her after shrinking them down a few sizes to fit her. "Here you are. I'm going downstairs for some potion because, you obviously don't have a hangover." He gave her a peck on the lips and went to find his mother.

Narcissa wasn't kidding when she said he handled hangovers well. "I still can't believe I did that with him last night." She thought to herself.

"HERMIONE JEAN GRANGER!" A voice that she recognized as the youngest Weasley yelled while coming up the stairs.

"I'm in here." She called back.

"When did you and Malfoy get engaged?"

"Oh, yesterday morning. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I meant to ask if you would be my Maid of Honor, but seeing as though you're mad at me, I might just ask-"

Ginny cut her off, "Of course I'll be your Maid of Honor. Wait, 'Mione, do you have your dress?"

Hermione pulled Ginny into Narcissa's room. She went to the closet and found the dress. She showed it to the girl, "This is it."

Ginny gasped, "It's beautiful! Dod you get it at Victoire's or Avalon?"

"Victoire's and Narcissa bought it for me."

Ginny smiled and asked, "So, when's the wedding?"

"Three months away, it gives me plenty time to plan." She put the dress back, "Also, after breakfast I'm going with Narcissa to Xanthos castle. Want to come?"

Ginny gawked. "You're getting married at Xanthos Castle? How did you swing that?"

Hermione explained to Ginny everything that Narcissa had told her. Her were eyes were wide at the end. "It's the most beautiful place I have ever seen, Ginny."

"Hermione," Narcissa called. "Come get your breakfast, it's getting cold."

"Coming Narcissa," she said rather loudly. "Come on Gin."

Draco and Narcissa were waiting for the girls in the dinning room. "Would you like something to eat, Ginny?"

"No thank you," she replied, "I ate before I came here." Narcissa smiled and went back to eating her eggs.

"Narcissa, would it be okay to bring Ginny with us today?"

"Actually, I need to run a few errands, so I'll be out for a while. I can open the portal up before I leave though."

"Thanks." Hermione took a bite out of her toast.

Ginny sat down at the table and waited for her best friend to finish. Narcissa finished and went to go put the plate in the kitchen. She passed them again on her way to open the portal in the library. Once Hermione was through, she and Ginny made their way down to the library, unaware that Draco was close behind.