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Chapter 5- Not Meant To Be

Hermione apparated back home. Taking off her heels, she walked wearily up the stairs.

"Hermione?"

Hermione turned around to see Pansy standing at the bottom of the stairs, looking up at her. She looked expectantly at the black-haired girl, waiting for her to talk.

"I'm sorry" Pansy whispered. "I just thought that Draco deserved-"

"Don't" Hermione interrupted. "Don't say anything else" She turned around and continued up the stairs, walking towards her room. Opening, the door, she noticed Ara fast asleep on her bed. She dropped her shoes, and sat on the bed, gathering her daughter in her arms. Burying her face in her blonde curls, she could no longer hold back the tears, and she cried. She cried hard for herself, she cried hard for daughter, and she cried hard over Draco.

Draco and Hermione sat on the couch in Hermione's new flat, reminiscing over their last year at Hogwarts. "Remember how Trelawney thought we were a couple?" he said.

"How could I forget? That loony, and we actually decided to pretend to be one in front of her."

"Mhmm" he nodded

"Weren't you pooh bear, and I was…

"Babycakes!" Draco remembered. "We spent nearly an hour in the common room trying to think up of pet names for each other. There was baby, pumpkin, sweetheart…"

"Sweetums, Drakie-poo" Hermione giggled as he shuddered

"Schnookums!"

"To think she was actually convinced, and she was supposed to be able to tell the future."

"We did make a cute couple though, babycakes" He teased.

"Yeah we did, didn't we, pooh bear?" Hermione grinned and Draco felt his heart jump. "And I think I still have those…" She immediately stood up and headed for her room. She went to the vanity and opened the middle drawer. Draco stood and watched her from the doorway as she searched.

"What are you looking for?"

"It's got to be here somewhere…" She mumbled. "Aha!" she triumphantly pulled out two matching rubber bracelets with the words 'Forever' engraved in them. She walked up to Draco, holding them up. "Remember these?"

"Of course!" Draco replied, taking one of them from her, and studying it. "I got these for us, in order to make our act more believable. We wore them all the time."

Hermione took hold of his wrist, and put the one she was holding on him. She smiled, looking up at him. "It still fits"

Draco took the bracelet he held, and put it around her wrist. He kept a hold on her hand, staring at the word 'Forever' "What if what Trelawney said could be true?" he wondered out loud.

"What?" She asked, confused.

"What if we are meant to be?"

"Draco, Trelawney is just a loon, not a psychic."

"She could be right about this one." He placed a hand on her cheek. "Hermione, every time I'm around you, I get this weird feeling in my stomach. Just looking at you makes my heart act all funny, especially when you smile. I think, no, I know that I just want to be with you."

"Dra-" Hermione suddenly felt soft, warm lip on hers. She gasped, closing her eyes, and wrapping her arms around him. She moaned as he nibbled on her bottom lip.

Draco pulled away, and rubbed her check with his thumb. "I love you, Hermione"

Hermione smiled, pulling his face back closer to hers. "I love you, too" she whispered, before reconnecting their lips.

Hermione slowly opened her eyes, holding onto the dream she just had. She felt a weight holding her arm down, and saw Ara still fast asleep. She gently pulled her arm from under her, careful not to wake her up. Standing up, she walked to the window, pulling the curtains aside. She stared up at the moon as it shone brightly over the eerie quiet night. She thought about the dream she just had, and walked over to her jewelry box, opening it. A bracelet immediately caught her eye. It was the same one that was in her dream. Holding it in her hands, one thought went through her mind. 'Trelawney was wrong after all. We were never meant to be.'

Ooo

Hermione levitated her stuff from the closet to her suitcase. She could hear fits of giggles come from the bathroom, as Knobby helped Ara take a bath. "More bubbles, Knobby, make this one a fairy, please!" Ara squealed. Hermione sighed. They were going to miss Knobby. Those two have become practically inseparable even since they got here. She went to the conjoining room, temporarily known as Ara's room, and started to pack the little girl's things.

Ara came running in all dressed a little while later. She immediately stopped when she saw all her stuff being put in a suitcase. She knew what that meant. "Mummy, are we leaving again?" She asked sadly

Hermione kneeled down in front of her. "I finally found a home for us. We're going to have our own home again. Don't you want that?"

"Is Knobby coming with us, and Aunty Pansy?"

Hermione sighed. "They have to stay here. This is their home. Don't worry, we're not moving far away, and we'll visit them."

"Anytime?" Ara asked hopefully

She nodded. "Anytime."

"Yay!" Ara screamed, running out of the room to tell Knobby.

Hermione stood up, and took their suitcases downstairs. "Hermione, are you leaving?" Pansy asked, shocked, as she entered the foyer.

"Pans, you knew we were never going to stay here forever."

"I just didn't expect it to be so soon."

"Yeah, well…"

"You're leaving because of last night, aren't you?"

"Kind of, yes, now that Malfoy knows that we're staying here. Well, I don't want him finding us easily." Hermione said

"You're really going to keep Ara from Draco."

"Yes!"

"But Hermione!"

"No, Pansy. I wasn't ready for him to find out about Ara just yet, but you went behind my back anyways, and brought her to him!"

"I just thought-"

"Well whatever you thought, you thought wrong"

"Mummy?" Ara called, watching the two arguing women.

"Ara say goodbye to your Aunty Pansy, we have to go."

Pansy let out a defeated sigh, and bent down to give Ara a hug. "Bye sweet pea, I'll see you soon, okay?"

The little girl nodded excitedly. "Mummy says we can visit anytime!"

Hermione took hold of Ara's hand. "Goodbye Pans" she said before apparating away.

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