A Family Thing

When they finally reached the manor, Thaden broke the silence.

"You'll be staying in Hermione's room," he stated, getting Draco's immediate attention.

Entering the manor, Draco and Hermione begin to walk towards her room while on the way he started to notice that this manor was huge.

"How big is your room?" asked Draco to Hermione.

"Probably the size of your kitchen, living room, and foyer put together," she replied in a nonchalant tone.

As they entered her room, Draco saw that her walls were flushed with murals, self-portraits and photos. Her room felt regal and semi fancy to a point where it was flushed with Elizabethan Renaissance. She took off her scarves and shoes then threw them up into the air and they drifted towards what seemed to be a closet.

"Anyways, I'm getting sick of your presence in my home now leave," stated Hermione walking away from Draco towards her balcony.

Without hesitation, Draco apparated to a bar on the outskirts of Diagon Alley, his friends and cousins were there to greet him.

"Drake where've ya been lad?" asked one his friends in his rough Irish accent.

"Aye Drake where were ya for the past 3 bloody hours?" asked another person in her rough Irish accent.

"Oi relax Kenneth ...Kerii, I was taking care of some business at home and couldn't bloody leave," answered Draco.

"Did it involve other family members Draco?" asked another female crossing her arms as she walked toward him.

"No Pansilina," snapped Draco.

"Alright it's good that you're here," stated Pansy hugging Draco.

"Jeez cuz, you scared the living crap out of me," laughed Draco hugging her back.

"I know, I love doing that," she replied, a huge smile sweeping her whole face.

"C'mon gent's and ladies let have ourselves a drink," said Draco friend, bowing slightly to Pansy and the other girl.

The small group laughed and drank for hours it seemed but had only been 40 minutes. Soon they all left, except for Draco his last shot still in his hand. He knew he had to sleep in her bed, he knew he had to marry her but it still made him sick to the stomach no matter how many drinks he had to drown out the thoughts. When he apparated back to her room, she was already asleep. After taking a shower and getting dressed, he slipped under the covers on the far end of the king sized bed.

*Morning the next day*

When the morning came, Draco found that he was alone in the huge bed in the same area he fell asleep in. To his surprise, Hermione was nowhere to be found in the room. Taking this opportunity, he slipped out of the bed and went to the bathroom to find that she was soaking in a tub full of bubbles and candles surrounding it.

"What is it that you are staring at?" she asked slyly opening her blue eyes and looking at him with a pissed of f expression on her face.

"Nothing I just got in here, I thought you were gone," he answered as he walked over to the sink and began to brush his teeth.

"We'll you'll be meeting my family at brunch," stated Hermione as she got out of the tub a big towel wrapped itself around her body.

Since there was another sink, she went to it and dried her neck then took out the tight bun that she had her hair in. Draco paid no attention to her and began to gel his hair back. Hermione brushed her hair back, put it into a ponytail then put a clip to make it look like a high ponytail; Draco was already gone.

"Don't be such a wimp-"

"What?" asked Draco; while he buttoned his dark blue vest.

"Why so dressy?"

"My mum and I dress like this for any time of the day during meals or out of the house," he answered facing towards the mirror.

"Well I'm surprised you chose blue-"

"My cousin Diallma Snape, Severus' youngest daughter and Pansy's little sister, died during the war we had her funeral three days ago, she was a Ravenclaw," answered Draco in a remorseful tone.

Silence entered the room soon after; Hermione wore the same colors to honor Diallma's death; he respected her generosity. They left the room in silence and headed towards the sun-room. Draco's mother was there as well as his fraternal twin sister; he sister ran to him and for the first time Hermione saw a real smile on Draco's face.

"Thank you for joining us Draco, Daniela, and Narcissa," said a man at the opposite end of the table.

Draco bowed to the man who spoke, then took his seat; his mother and sister did the same. There were 11 people sat at the table, they spoke lively with one another as well as with the Malfoys.

"So Narcissa did you receive the information sent about the wedding?" asked a woman who sat near Narcissa.

"Yes Serena I did thank you," answered Narcissa.

"Good very good, I can't wait to discuss them with you," stated Serena excitedly.

The two women talked for the rest of the time as if they were old friends rekindling all of their past that they had together even though they just met. Daniela spoke to a young man that sat right next to her; it was one of Hermione's older brothers but one of the youngest brothers. Draco just sat back and looked at it all, it amazed him at how peaceful they easy they all seemed to be with each other.

"Mind-bending isn't it," said Hermione taking him out of his thoughts.

"Yes it is, I don't think my mum will want to ever leave this place since she met your mum," replied Draco with a smirk.

She nodded in agreement and continued to eat her food; Draco did the same. For the rest of the day, Draco and Hermione stayed away from each other while their families intertwined.