A/N: Hey people…thank you to all you that reviewed…I'm so happy. Anyways…once again people have asked me "why does Nick talk like a house elf?" or something along those lines…well the answer is simple...Nick is a little boy of four and although his intelligence at times seems to expand much further than that of a mere four-year-old…he can't be a complete know it all…he's a little kid guys and if he doesn't talk the way I make him talk he'll be an even bigger know it all than Hermione, and we can't have that now can we so all of you people that get peed off by his accent I'm sorry I really am, but I simply can't change it, after all he has to have a bit of "Malfoy stupidity" in him doesn't he…okay…dude…I'm starting to sound like Dumbledore…before the situation gets worse than it is (dammit I did it again) I shall get on with the story…oh and people please do review…I checked my stats just then I have a total of 114 256 hits and only 695 reviews…come on people itty not hard to review…please... I dun care if they're bad…tell me watcha think…YAY
Chapter 28: A Day With Friends
Harry, Ron and Ginny stayed until that afternoon and surprisingly there were no more fights. Whether it was for her sake they were behaving the nice way they were or something completely different, Hermione did not care. She was glad she had her friends back and extremely glad that neither her fiancé nor her friends were at each other's throats. After an enormous lunch, Hermione took Ginny for a tour around the house. She had offered to Harry and Ron, but they had declined her offer and Hermione had a feeling it had a lot to do with the fact that if they were to compliment Draco's house, his ego would only inflate further. She didn't care though; she could finally talk to Ginny in private. She only hoped that when she came back, she wouldn't find the veranda torn apart.
'So tell me Hermione' asked Ginny as the two climbed the grand staircase 'what is it that prat has done to make you fall completely head over heels in love with him'
'To tell you the truth Ginny I really don't know' replied Hermione 'it's just that Draco is so much more of a person once you get to know him'
'You're hiding something Hermione' said Ginny causing Hermione to stare at her 'Harry and Ron may be stupid, but I'm not'
'I-I- don't know what you're talking about Gin' Hermione said looking at anything but Ginny
'Hermione come on, I'm one of your best friends, you can tell me, I understand if you don't want to tell Harry or Ron, I know how difficult they can be, but why won't you tell me?' pleaded Ginny
'I don't know how to' said Hermione lamely
'Just start from the beginning'
'Okay, but lets go to my bedroom'
Once they were seated comfortably on Hermione and Draco's bed, Hermione began her tale. She told Ginny how Draco had practically raped her that night in the Head's common rooms, and how it had been completely against his own will, she told her about their meeting in Flourish and Blotts, and how Hermione had to show him her actual memory for him to believe her, she told her of the deal Draco had forced her to make and how she had tried to avoid it by running away, but he had found a way to stop her, she told her how he had given St. Mungo's her resignation without her consent and then how he had told her that they were to be married. Then Hermione told Ginny how Draco had changed, she didn't know how, she didn't know why, but he had, he had proposed to her properly, introduced her to his mother, how he had taken care of her after her fight with Harry and how now she was sure he was completely in love with her, and she felt the same way. All the while Ginny sat there and listened, she added in an occasional gasp or "that asshole" but other than that she was silent.
After Hermione finished, Ginny pulled her into a hug that Hermione gratefully accepted. She felt as though a great burden had been lifted from her chest, and it was nice to confide in someone other than Draco.
'Thankyou for telling me Hermione' said Ginny
'That's okay Gin, but please don't tell Harry or Ron, you can tell them the good stuff, just not the bad, because I know that they'll come and slaughter Draco with their own hands if they find out'
'I know Hermione, I won't say a thing, trust me'
After that Hermione told Ginny of her wedding plans. Ginny almost fainted when she heard that her dress was going to cost eleven thousand galleons. Hermione at that moment felt like the luckiest girl in the world, her life at the moment was almost near perfect. She was going to be married in less than a month, to a man she had completely fallen in love with and she had her friends back, she could ask for nothing more.
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After a while of chatting the girls decided to go check that neither of the guys had killed each other. They walked into the living room to find the tree bent over a chess board, their eyebrows furrowed; Ron and Draco were playing each other. Shocked beyond belief at their civility, Hermione walked up to them and said:
'Nice to see you boys are getting on'
None of them replied, just made shushing noises.
'Well.'
'Hermione, baby, we're sorry, but chess is a game of concentration, and you wouldn't want me to loose to Weasley now would you? Not that it's possible anyway' said Draco, smirking as his queen took out Ron's knight.
'Shut up Malfoy, you wait I'll show you' replied Ron, his face red
Hermione just laughed and watched the game, along with Harry and Ginny. In the end it was Draco that ended up winning, a fact that made him very proud.
'Well its good to see that the ferret is good at something besides walking around with his head up his arse' grumbled Ron
'Watch it Weasley, I don't want my son learning foul language of you' replied Draco smirking once again. His smirk grew as Hermione gave him a pointed look, and he leaned in and kissed her full on the lips, a fact that made Harry and Ron turn around in disgust.
'Daddy what does arse mean?' asked Nick from over in the corner where he played with some action figures
'Nick it is not a word that you will repeat again said Hermione, poking Ron in the process.
'Okay Mummy' replied Nick before going back to his playing.
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Later that night Draco walked into his mother's room and said 'Mother I'm planning on taking Hermione out tomorrow night, she's been stressed about the wedding preparations, and also the pregnancy, I think that she deserves a break'
'That's a wonderful idea Draco' said Narcissa
'Would you mind baby sitting Nick for us then?'
'Oh of course not dear' replied Draco's mother.
Draco walked into his room with a huge smile plastered on his face. It faded a little out of disappointment when he saw that Hermione was already a sleep but he was still happy as his own head hit the pillow and he fell into a deep slumber.
A/N: there we are people. That is all for now…hope you like it and remember REVIEW!!!! i had been trying to put this chap on for 4 days grrr...now finally it uploaded..grrrrrrr