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Chapter 3- Meet Claire

"Pansy!" Pansy ran down the stairs at the sound of her fiancé's voice. She missed him. Her bed felt lonely without him in it last night, but due to a business thing he had to take care of, there was no other choice. Entering the living room, she saw him standing by the fireplace. "Harry!" she squealed, running into his arms.

Harry kissed her deeply. "I missed you last night."

"I missed you, too" She purred

He placed a hand on her cheek. "How would you like to get married in three months?"

"Three months? That's so soon"

"You already have most of everything planned. You have everything you ever wanted picked out. Lavender has accidentally let it slip that you already have a wedding dress. All you need to do is the booking, such as the church, venue, catering and such, and those are also already picked out. They're just a few phone calls away. We've been engaged for a couple years. Don't you think it's time to tie the knot?"

"I have everything ready for a reason, but something's missing." Pansy said, pushing herself away from him.

"Something, or someone? I know we agreed to wait for Hermione to come back."

"Look, I didn't have much female friends in Hogwarts. In fact, I didn't have any. I don't blame them. I was a big bitch. I wouldn't have wanted to be my friend either. Hermione's the closest female friend I've ever had. She's changed a lot for the three of us, me, Draco, and Blaise. She was actually the first person, outside of family who actually saw the good in us. What I'm saying is that, I really want her to be there. I want her to be up there at the altar with us as my maid of honor."

"Then I'll be there"

Pansy whirled around "H-Hermione?"

"In the flesh" Hermione replied, walking up to her.

Pansy wrapped her arms tight around the brunette. "You're back!" She exclaimed "For how long?"

"For good"

"Mummy, who is she?"

Pansy looked down in shock. A little girl stared back up at her. "Mummy? Mione, who is this?" She asked, kneeling down. She placed a hand on her blond curls, staring in her gray eyes.

Hermione kneeled down next to them, placing her hands on the little girl's shoulders. "Ara, she is one of my closest friends, Auntie Pansy. Pans, this is my daughter, Ara."

"She's also Draco's daughter, isn't she?" Pansy whispered, studying the child as tears filled her eyes. Hermione nodded. "She's beautiful. How old is she?"

"I am almost three" Ara said, holding up four fingers.

Pansy chuckled, standing up. "That night, the night you left. You said you had some news to tell Draco. Was it-"

"Yes, it was about Ara, but now he can't know about her."

"But Hermione, it-"

"Please, Pansy. He can't know, at least not yet."

"But that night-"

"Please promise me you won't tell Draco." Both watched as Harry lift Ara in the air, who was giggling with delight

"He needs to know about her."

"Okay, I'll tell him later, just not now. He has to hear it from me. Promise me you won't say anything."

Pansy looked at her. "Alright, I won't say anything. I promise." 'Slytherins are all about loopholes' she thought

"Pansy, you're spacing out again." Draco said staring at her intently. "Are you sure you're alright?"

"Yeah, sorry. Just a lot on my mind."

"Such as?"

"Harry and I finally decided on a wedding date. It's going to be on the fifteenth of July"

"Three months away. Isn't that really soon? Don't you have a lot to plan?"

"Well we've been engaged for a while now, and I do have most of it planned, and it finally feels complete"

"Beacause Hermione's back."

Pansy's head shot up. "You know?"

"Yeah I bumped into her this morning. Actually, she bumped into me."

"And?"

Draco sighed "And, it was like when we were at Hogwarts, hating each other."

"But-"

"Drakie, darling, is that you?"

Draco looked up and saw a tall blonde heading their way. "Claire, I never thought I'd see you in an ice scream store."

Claire giggled "Of course not! I saw you through the window, and thought I'd come in and say hello."

"Draco, who is she?" Pansy asked, studying the girl with disgust.

Claire's perfectly manicured hand shot out in front of her. "Name's Claire, Claire Dupont. I'm Drakie's girlfriend, and you are?"

Pansy ignored her, and glared at the man sitting before her. "Girlfriend?" She hissed "Since when?"

"This morning" he mumbled

"It was love at first sight" the blonde gushed

"Claire, this is one of my closest friends, Pansy, and this little angel over here is Ara."

"How…precious" Claire smiled, and Pansy noticed her eye twitch. "Honeybunch, I never knew you had daughter."

Pansy raised an eyebrow towards Draco. "Honeybunch?" She mouthed

He glared at her "Be nice!" he mouthed back. "Oh no, Ara's not my daughter. Pansy's watching her for a friend."

"Oh! Sorry about that. It's just that you guys look so similar. I just assumed" Claire giggled. Pansy noticed Draco pause for a second, and again she could see the wheels turning in his head. Claire suddenly gasped. "Wait a minute! You're Pansy Parkinson, Europe's top wizarding designer! I absolutely love you're work!"

Pansy shrugged her shoulder, turning away.

Claire seemed unfazed. "Well, Drakie, darling, I must go. I have a hair appointment. I'm, dyeing it to be the same shade as yours. We're going to match, isn't that just fab. Ciao" she said waving her manicured hand and walking out.

"Her voice hurted my ears!" Ara pouted, eating the last bite of her cone.

Pansy cleaned her face with her wand. "Trust me, me too, sweet pea, me too. How would you like to go to the park? There's a wizarding park near here."

"Yay! Mister, are you coming with us?" Ara asked Draco, jumping up and down

"I ca-"

Pansy glared at him "He is, but it's because we have some talking to do. Hold onto me tight, sweet pea." She turned to Draco. "You know where it is, you better be there in five seconds." She hissed before apparating away.

Draco and Pansy sat on the bench, watching Ara run around. "Pans, I really have to get back to work."

"Tell me something first. Why the hell are you dating that bimbo?"

Draco sighed exasperatedly "Aren't you happy that I'm dating again? It's been a while."

"I'd be happy if you dated someone decent."

"She is decent"

"Draco, darling, that woman is anything but decent. She screams out fake!" Pansy yelled. "Her boobs, her arse, her nails, her eyelashes, her nose, her lips, her hair! They're all freaking fake! She's dyeing her hair the same color as yours so you guys could match. Isn't that just fab?" She asked sarcastically twirling her hair.

"I agree, she may not be the brightest bulb, but we have chemistry. There's a connection"

"Bloody hell! You just met her this morning! What street corner did you get her at?"

"Pansy! She's not a whore!"

"Isn't it just quite the coincidence that the morning you bump into Hermione, you suddenly have a girlfriend."

"Yeah, coincidence. Didn't you hear Claire? It was love at first sight"

"Bullshit" Pansy snapped "You and I both know that that is pure bullshit. Hermione was probably cold to you this morning and you got hurt, so you ran to the first dumb arse slut that threw their self at you. We both know pretty well that they're everywhere!"

"You shouldn't assume things. Claire and I might have something. Eights letter, Pans, I love her"

"Here are eight letters for you, Draco, BULLSHIT! You hate girls like that! You and Hermione can be so infuriatingly stubborn, and blind!" She cried

"Blind?"

"Come with me and Ara, Draco. There's something you need to know."

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