The second meeting

CHAPTER 2

The next morning found Hermione with a happy and cheerful mood. She had had a good night's sleep. During breakfast, she was recapping all the places that she had already gone to and made a list in her mind of the places she still had to visit. Her line of thought landed on yesterday's night, her conversation with draco. She remembered how good it felt talking to him.

Hermione had no idea why, but she wanted to talk to draco and relieve all her stress. It had felt extra-odinarily good telling him about her parents. So, she wrote him a letter saying-

Dear draco,

Hi, I actually liked talking to you yesterday night and I would like to meet you again, I want to know you better. Now, you are not the same old draco. You have changed, and I'd like to know this draco better. If you don't think that you don't want to become friends with a mudblood like me, then please answer and we could meet again. You can decide the place and time.

H.G.

She had no idea, if she was going to make a fool of herself or if she was going to have new friend. She got her owl- hermes- tucked the letter in her leg and flew it away. With a good mood she decided to take a one day vacation, and stayed home. In her bedroom she sat in her favourite chair by the window with her favourite book in her hands, Emma by Jane Austen. Hermione sat there for hours, taking turns in reading and watching out the window. At around 1:30pm a massive eagle owl flew and pecked on her window, she knew in a second that it was draco's owl. She quickly opened the window and let the owl in. the owl dropped the letter in hermione's hand and flew over to the bowl of owl treats Hermione kept for hermes. When he had eaten half a bowl he flew outside the window, then Hermione turned her attention to the letter. It was a green envelope with the malfoy motto on it. It was a short note.

She opened the envelope and read-

Dear Hermione,

I am glad you wrote to me. I myself enjoyed last night. Talking to you somehow calmed me. I would meet you at 'da madarin' for lunch on Saturday.

D.M.

Hermione thought, that was unexpected. I didn't thought that the draco malfoy would like to meet me! Hermione was half way through her shoch when her fire place chimed and there came the face of ginny weasley. "hey moine!". "hi ginny. What are you doing here?". " oh, actually I was missing you and had no letter from you, so I decided to stop by". "well, now I am going to tell you something very exciting!". " tell me, tell me, tell me" ginny said excitedly. " ummmmmm, ok ok, I will say it. I am going to meet draco malfoy for lunch on Saturday". " draco malfoy? Is he even alive? Well if he is, then are you going on a date?" ginny bombarded her with questions. "no no no ginny Hermione said with an amused expression " yes, he is alive ginny, and no it is not a date". Then Hermione set on explaining ginny what all had happened, about the conversation, and how she felt about it. By the end ginny had an awed expression. She said, " you like him, don't you?". "no ginny, I don't. I don't even know him"

After a little more conversation, ginny left. Hermione only had the question ginny had asked her. Well he did look good, no one could disagree. She asked herself did I really like draco malfoy? And her mind answered, no you don't. she didn't need to think about it anymore.

It was a Friday afternoon and so she decided to go to Ginny's. As she reached for the doorbell of the burrow, the door opened and out came harry. He said, "hey Hermione! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Australia?". "well, I should be, but I took the evening off and came here to see ginny.". "ohh well have fun then, I just came here to take a coat I had forgotten yesterday. Bye!". "bye harry!"

In the kitchen, molly was cleaning the dishes and ginny was at the table, reading the daily prophet. Molly and ginny were very surprised to see Hermione. Molly hugged Hermione and asked, "want some tea Hermione?" Hermione politely declined and motioned ginny to meet her outside in the garden. Coming out of the kitchen, ginny asked, "is this about malfoy?". "yes it is, actually not literally but kind of". "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" Ginny cried in excitement " so what is it you want to talk about?". "I wanted to ask you…. What should I wear tomorrow ginny? I don't know if it is formal or casual!". "wear your black dress, it is neither formal and neither casual. AND you look stunning in that dress". Hermione was relieved to hear that she calmly asked ginny, " so ginny, what about you and harry? How are you two doing after the war?". " we are doing fine moine, we are getting back together.i love him" ginny said slowly but excitedly. "well, that's good to hear!" happily Hermione took herleave and went back to her house.

At her apartment, draco's owl was waiting at her window. She went andopened her window. This time the owl didn't wait, it dropped the letter and flew away. Hermione opened the letter and read-

Dear Hermione,

I have really good news for you , I am sorry to interfere but when last night I saw you so sad because of your parents I searched about them a little. As you told their names mr. and mrs. Mathews, they are found to be working in a health center in a very small and outer part of paris. If you want more news right now, pls come to the bar we met in last night.

D.M.

By the time Hermione read the letter she was soo happy she almost flew out of her house and was at the bar in 5 ht bar she saw the white blond hair from a distance. She slowly walked towards him. When she reached him, she said, "hey!". "hi Hermione. So you came..". yeah" Hermione said impatiently. At this draco grinned amusedly and said "do you want to go somewhere more private?". "yes that would be fine".

Outside the bar draco asked, "do you know where sir robert's is?". "no, I don't". " then you would have to side along apparate with me". When draco held her hand a sudden wave of electricity went through her. Before she could react, she felt the effects of apparition take place. In a second they were at the restaurant. They went inside and took a table. The restaurant was a little high class, and Hermione was sure she wouldn't be able to afford it. She said in awe, " we have come to TALK in a restaurant like THIS?". Draco laughed and said, " dinners on me". "oh ok then". She took her menu to looko something to eat. They both ordered their dinner and and started.

"draco tell me, what did you find today". "yeah, so actually, I did a bit of research of every dentist in Australia and found out that they had their private clinic, when I went to their clinic, the person present there said that 6 months ago they had shifted to paris." Hermione remembered that her mother loved paris. "so, I searched more about dentists in paris and found that they were working there" he finished. "and exactly why did you do this?" Hermione asked. "I didn't like that you were so sad and upset, I have seen my mother like that my whole life and while leaving I swore to myself never to see a women in pain and not to help her.". "oh!" Hermione was surprised.

"I think I would not be able to come to lunch tomorrow draco, I would like to go find my parents as fast as I can. I am sorry" Hermione said after ordering dessert. "I know that, ummmmm…. I was thinking that, I would like to come with you. I mean if it is ok with you. Actually as I have started my research with you right, so I thought I would finish it with you." He said sheepishly. Saying that Hermione was surprised and shocked was an understatement. "of course you can come, after all I wouldn't be going if it weren't for you, would I?"

They decided to meet outside the same restaurant at 8am the next morningand to take an international portkey to Paris. The portkey was to be registered by draco the next morning before meeting Hermione. After dinner they separated their ways with an awkward goodnight, outside the restaurant. Hermione decided to take a little walk before going home, and so she apparated to the park nearest to her apartment. As Hermione went around the park, she processed all that was happening in her life. She thought about the war, draco, her parents, Australia, and was finally happy to conclude that her life was going good. The war had ended and she was about to find her parents. Happily she went home and slept for the last time in her hotel room.

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