A/N - One of the reviews thought she would do the ceremony the day of the invites. The reason I didn't do it that day was because even the great Hermione (Granger) Phoenix(-Malfoy) needed time to prepare. And while she may have been ticked at the moms, there were people she wanted at her wedding. Plus she has this strange desire to finish school. Had they married than this chapter would have happened and she would have had some sadness over leaving her classes early (even though NEWTS were done) and her students. Gryffindor to the end.

It's their honeymoon, need I say more? There is some magic involved in this whole chapter and Hermione continues acknowledge sexuality is not the indecent activity the Victorian books she loved to read implied. (It turns out she really, really, really, did I stress really, enjoys the stuff Draco does to her.)

If I owned them, the story wouldn't have been written for kids.

I did split this chapter into two. It was long and where I broke it seemed appropriate.

There are three chapters left (after this one) and that includes a short epilogue. Hopefully mine is a more realistic than what we were given in the original. ;)

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Draco and Hermione landed on a beach in front of a villa. "This is more than I imagined Draco!" Hermione was swung in a circle as she hung onto the neck of her husband.

"I hoped you would like it. Happy wedding Hermione, welcome to the newest Malfoy property and your wedding gift from me." Hermione almost let go of Draco because of the extent of his gift. She shouldn't have been that surprised given his tendency to go overboard for her. But, needless to say, she was shocked.

"I didn't get you anything near this impressive." Hermione felt inadequate with the cufflinks she had in her bag. Draco tightened his hold her and placed a quick and hard kiss to her lips.

"You've given me your love, there isn't anything in the world I can give you to balance out your gift." Draco looked into the eyes of his wife praying she saw his sincerity. She did.

"These aren't my love or as grand as this but, happy wedding Draco." She extracted the small wrapped gift from her bag and handed it to him. Draco opened the box and saw a set of cufflinks. He lifted them and realized they were antiques.

"Hermione where did you find these, they are exquisite."

"They are a Phoenix family heirloom. Father said that they belonged to his father and his father before that and so on. Well, you get the drift, they are or were handed from father to son for as far back as anyone remembers. None of the portraits actually know the origin either. Since my Father didn't have a son, they now belong to his son-in- law. I liked how they seemed to represent us, a dragon on this one and a phoenix on that." Draco was pleased with how perfect the gift really was.

"I will cherish these always. Now let me show you our bedroom." Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her into their home. Her giggles echoed on the beach as they disappeared.

Draco wasted no time in getting his wife to their room. Hermione's shock at the beauty of the outside of the house was only increased by the beauty of the room she assumed was the master bedroom. She was happy to think they would be spending a good amount of time here. Gazing at the room, she turned in time to see the way her husband was looking at her.

"Draco, I'll need your help in getting my dress off. The buttons and tie have been charmed so they wouldn't loosen during the ceremony." Draco gazed at her wolfishly as he started to undo his wife's dress.

"I just thought that I was undoing my wife's dress. My wife! Do you realize how long I've hoped to say that?" Draco started to kiss her neck as her dress dropped to the ground. With a flick of his hand the dress was hanging in their closet. He was pleased at how handy wandless magic really was.

"No Draco...I've wished to be your wife as well. I just can't believe it actually happened." Hermione groaned as Draco began to bite her neck. "That feels really good. I never thought I'd like it but, by Godric's Ghost, I was apparently wrong." Draco grinned and continued to increase the pressure until he could taste the coppery tang of her blood was on his tongue. He carefully licked the spot until his magic healed the cut.

"That was one love. To fulfill the Malfoy side of the bonding I need to mark you in three places. The first was your mind, which is the mark on your neck. Before I can take you and consummate our bond and our marriage, I will need to place the second mark. The final mark will be as we climax the first time."

Hermione was neither surprised nor was she worried. The sensation of his bite was near orgasmic and she could only image what the other two would be like. She could feel the wetness already gathering at the mere thought of what had happened. She hadn't progressed to thinking about the actual consummation of their marriage. "Draco I've already given myself to you." Draco spun his wife and captured her lips in a deep kiss. They pulled away and Draco drank in the beauty that was his wife. Her wedding lingerie made his mouth dry and his brain stopped working.

"Baby, I love this but it has to come off." Draco's fingers caressed the tops of Hermione's breast that were beautifully extenuated by the white lace corset she wore. Hermione turned showing him the corset was secured with a Slytherin green tie along the back. In a few moments the corset was on the ground and Draco was placing Hermione on the bed and on top of the marriage license. She knew it was there and why. It was a little gross to think about what the Ministry needed as 'evidence' of their consummation but at this point she didn't care. He removed her shoes, garters, stockings and panties.

"Draco you are overdressed." Hermione sat up and started to remove his clothes with reverence.

"Hermione please lay down." Hermione nodded and moved so that her head was on the pillows. Draco began to crawl up her body and when he reached the junction of her legs and body he began to kiss and lick her while she moaned in pleasure. He started to suck on the skin where her left leg met her pelvis and as gently as possible he began to bite the flesh until again her coppery taste was on his tongue. Again he licked and kissed the mark until it was healed.

Hermione's head was spinning; in all the activities that they had done she had never felt like this. The fire in her belly was so intense she thought she would die right here. She felt his fingers graze along her slit but it was the trail of kisses his lips were leaving that held her attention.

Draco pulled away and removed the rest of his clothing. Hermione was panting as Draco resumed his kisses. He slowly had made his way to her lips and was on top of her. As Hermione adjusted her hips she felt him positioned perfectly. Her fingers wrapped around his cock and pumped him twice. Draco's fingers where sliding up and down her slit spreading her juices.

"Draco, please take me now. I can't imagine a moment longer not knowing what it feels like to have you in me." Draco moved his hips a little and the head of his cock slipped between her folds. "Keep. Going." Draco chuckled as he continued to push deeper into her channel.

"Love this may hurt. Just let me know when you are ready." Draco had stopped when he felt her virginal barrier. Hermione groaned at the feeling knowing that it was only going to get better.

"Please Draco. I need you inside of me. Fully inside of me." Draco could no longer resist. He pulled out so that his head was barely in and thrust forward. Hermione let out a scream of pain while Draco's was a scream of pleasure. He had never felt anyone this tight. Even her ass didn't compare to this. Hermione was panting and trying to will her tears to stop flowing. Draco knew he had to wait. He was buried balls deep into his witch and decided to take the moment to memorize everything. He gazed at the point where he ended and she began. The slight movements of her muscles were caressing him. The feeling of being completely and totally encased in her warmth was better than his fantasies had portrayed.

It may have been minutes or hours, Draco wasn't sure, when Hermione's voice broke through his thoughts."I'm ready Draco please move." Draco groaned as he pulled out and entered her again. The sensation was even more amazing, he didn't know how but it was. Hermione felt that she could feel every ridge on his cock. Draco's pace; however, seemed to be a little on the slow side. It was too gentle. Her body was screaming for more. "Love you can go faster. I'd really like it if you did." Draco was stunned. He didn't want to go faster he didn't want this to end.

"Please I want this last. I need to be in you. This feels amazing." Despite Draco's best efforts his pace was speeding up and the thrusts were getting harder.

"Yes Draco. More. I need you." Her unintelligible moans were acting like shocks of power to his cock. With each moan he was that much closer to exploding. He needed Hermione to go over the edge first. He slowly started to rub her clit.

"Baby come on. You are so close just let the feelings flow. Cum for me baby. Cum now." When he said now he pinched her clit and screamed as her first orgasm from penetrative sex was achieved. Draco was equally close. As Hermione's walls started to milk him he started to kiss from her belly up. Somewhere in the back of her head Hermione knew exactly where they were headed. To her breast.

The second bite had represented that she had given him her body. The breast would represent her heart. As this revelation came to her mind she felt his mouth reach her left breast. He was sucking, licking and nibbling on her nipple. She felt the pinch of his teeth pushing into the nipple of her left breast. She then felt his final thrust as he began to pour himself into her. As with the other two bites there wasn't a pain just a feeling of warmth before it was over. She was his for all of eternity. Draco rolled them to their sides so that he could remain in her.

Draco was kissing Hermione as the bond was strengthened. She was suddenly driven to mark Draco as well. She pulled her lips from Draco moved down his jaw to his neck. She began to suck the tender flesh where his neck and shoulder met. With a swift snap of her jaw his blood was on her tongue. As Draco had done she licked his neck until her magic stopped the bleeding.

"That's one Draco. I have two more marks before you are mine." Draco groaned knowing this wasn't the normal practice but he didn't actually care. He did belong to her and if she wanted this, he was going to allow it. Draco didn't want to pull out but, a quick check of the clock told him he still had a little over two hours to complete the ritual. In two hours Hermione would be pregnant with his child. In the meantime, Hermione had starting to kiss down his chest. Her fingers were drawing runes across his stomach as her tongue wrote her name over his heart. Her left hand was resting between their bodies and slowly stroking his flaccid member. It didn't take too much work before he was ready for her again. Before she would allow him to take her again she needed to mark him the second time. She continued to stroke him as she licked and sucked the tender flesh where his balls met his body. Finally she broke the skin. She knew he was close and she wanted him inside of her again. As quickly as possible she stopped the bleeding and sat up.

Looking into the lust filled eyes of her husband she decided that she would be on top for their second time. As she crawled on top of him, his hands deftly moved onto her bottom and began to pull her down. He apparently had the same thought. He slowly positioned himself as she lowered herself onto him. A mutual groan escaped their lips as she fully took him. Draco's thumbs were on her hips while his fingers were burying themselves into her ass checks. He helped her set the pace and then watched as those perfect breasts bounced with each thrust. Hermione was getting lost in the sensation. Draco slipped his right hand down and began to rub her clit in a maddeningly off beat pattern. This is what was occupying her mind so she didn't notice that the fingers of his left hand were beginning to push their way into her ass.

"Oh Merlin, that feels amazing. Please baby don't stop."

"I'm never going to stop. Fuck. You are so hot. Your pussy was made just for me. I'm going to stay buried in you. Between this amazing pussy, your ass and your mouth I have no reason to leave this bed."

Draco's words were driving her crazy and then between his fingers and cock she was so lost to the sensation that when the orgasm came they were both shocked. Her walls were not fluttering this time they were squeezing and pulling him farther into her. He could no longer take it and exploded. As his seed continued to cover her womb, Hermione had collapsed on his chest and began to lick his left nipple. When she bit Draco instantly was hard again. Neither understood what happened but, Draco was suddenly dominant. He flipped Hermione in a manner that seemed impossible. She was on her knees and he was buried so far he swore he felt her cervix.

"I don't know what just happened but this is going to be fast and hard." With that Draco began to thrust aggressively. Hermione didn't mind. She was meeting him thrust for thrust. His right hand was splayed across her stomach and pulled her toward him with each thrust. His left hand had a handful of hair which he pulled to keep her pace in time with his. The only sounds in the room were pants and skin slapping. With a roar Draco came more than ever before. It felt as if he would never be spent. Hermione came a thrust or two later.

"You are mine as much as I am yours." Before falling asleep Draco checked the time and realized he had succeeded in impregnating Hermione. They had each climaxed three times in three hours. The final part of the ritual was complete. Tomorrow he would tell her. Now he rubbed her flat belly knowing soon she would be round with his child. Her breasts would be full with milk. He had yet to notice the Malfoy crest forming on Hermione's nipple.

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Hermione wasn't sure where their villa actually was. They had been there for 10 days and all that Hermione had seen was the beach when they arrived, the bedroom, bathroom and terrace off of the bedroom. For all Hermione cared the villa could only be those 2 rooms. She assumed there was a kitchen since the elves had brought them food regularly. After the first few days the newlyweds were able to sit, talk and eat without instantly wanting the other. Some decisions had been made during this time. They would not take the offer to work for the Ministry. With Hermione's pregnancy neither wanted to risk being in that line of work. Kingsley would understand and they would be surprised if he expected them to accept his offer. They also knew the offer would always be open to them.

Secondly, they would attend the reception their mothers had planned assuming they received some form of apology. Draco had forgiven Narcissa almost instantly. There was very little the woman could do that would ever offset her saving him from Lucius. Hermione knew this and realized she was more upset, after everything the war represented, her mother was so willing to use the 'it has always been this way' line as an excuse.

The third decision was for the short term they would live in the 'cottage' Percy had given them. At some point they would have a choice of either Manor as they were the only heirs to the Phoenix and Malfoy families. The cottage was large enough for them and would give them some needed privacy. Even after forgiving their mothers both Draco and Hermione had some hard feelings about what happened. They had never envisioned their wedding not prominently including their families.

The final decision wasn't very difficult. When Dumbledore and Severus returned an arrangement had been made. Hermione and Draco would attend University full time. In four years they would return to Hogwarts as the new Transfiguration and Potion professors. Severus had agreed to Draco being his apprentice as part of his potion master program.

During those four years Albus and Minerva will work together as the headmaster and mistress while Minerva took over the transfiguration classes again. This also opened some time for Minerva to take Hermione on as her final apprentice. Severus would return as the potion's professor. At the end of the four years, Minerva would become the new headmistress, Severus would retire, Albus would spend his time on Black Lake and the Malfoys would return.

Hermione's university work load would have to be reduced so that it took her the full four years instead of her initial plan which included overloading the first couple years and finishing off her study with electives that would be very useful. She wasn't overly upset about the change; she did have the libraries at both of the manors plus the restricted section at Hogwarts.

She also had to think about the small bundle of cells currently growing in her belly. Draco had done the conception spell as soon as they were awake on their second day at the villa. Hermione couldn't believe she could already have been pregnant but, the spell did confirm Draco's belief. Hermione smiled when it was revealed the baby would be a boy. The next Malfoy heir was here. Draco told Hermione he would never be able to explain how deeply he loved her and everything that she had given him over the last year and a half.

After performing the spell, Draco felt a bit worried as they had decided to not try for children until after they received their mastery designation. Hermione did not seemed upset about the major change in plans. Based on Narcissa's description on how a witch becomes pregnant, it could only happen if Hermione felt safe, secured and loved. She knew she truly believed she felt all those things and if a child was the result of that happiness, he would be a living reminder of those feelings.

After determining his son was present, Draco was surprised to find the Phoenix crest forming on his left nipple. As with Hermione, they believe the magic involved with marking each other manifested with the others crest. Upon discovering this the newlyweds spent most of the second day lavishing love on the marks and strengthening the bond. They stopped only to eat when the head house elf mandated it was time to eat actual food.

While Kitmu was possibly the most adorable elf Hermione had ever seen, he was a force and not even Hermione Phoenix-Malfoy won against his wishes. After ensuring his Master and Mistress were fully nourished, Kitmu left warning if they hadn't eaten in ten hours he would again force the issue. Neither felt it wise to upset the elf and set an alarm. Nine and a half hours after the elf left, Draco rang for their meal. He made sure to ask the elf who brought in the meal, Lilac, to inform Kitmu they had eaten and would ring for breakfast when they woke in the morning. Lilac laughed lightly knowing the threat Kitmu had made. She nodded at Draco and popped out of the room. Both ate quickly and resumed more pleasurable activities.

Hermione was sitting at the table eating her breakfast and thinking over the last couple of weeks, she was still stunned at how her life had changed. Her thoughts were broken when Harry's new owl, Hermes, started tapping on the French doors. When Harry first got the new owl home, he was shocked at how quickly it flew and named it after the messenger of the Greek Gods. Percy was fully on-board with the naming and the bird now regularly visits Percy, just to get some special treats from the man.

"Good Morning Hermes." The owl flew in and perched itself on the chair next to Hermione. She relieved the bird of his responsibility and offered a plate of food. The bird happily ate and made no move to leave. Hermione knew Harry must have told the bird to wait for a response. She opened the letter to see a number of other letters fall to the table. The first letter was from Harry.

'Mione and Draco,

Hopefully your honeymoon is enjoyable. I've held the attached letters for a few days in order to give you both some needed time and space. Know that Percy was the first person to provide me a letter. He arrived bright and early in the morning. The reaction to the wedding has been marvelous. You have received presents from all over the country and world. There have been a few individuals that were not pleased that one or the other of you married the other; however, I suspect that will happen when all of us wed. Ginny says hello and expects you to be pregnant when you return. I do not need to hear the specifics in your response; this is something you can tell her in person, if you wish.

Please let Draco know that our plan for Pansy was a success. Blaise says 'thanks'.

As for why Hermes is still there. Please read the other letters and let me know how you would like to respond. I suspect if Hermes were to directly deliver your response they may be able to track him. Send them to me and I will hand deliver.

I love you both and cannot wait to see you again. Love always,
Harry (& Ginny)'

Hermione smiled at the letter; she suspected Blaise had proposed to Pansy but she would have to confirm what their 'plan' had been. First, she had a few other letters to read. Three of the letters were addressed to Hermione, two to Draco and one to both of them.

"Draco, the letters have arrived." Draco had been lounging on the bed while Hermione ate. He had been planning on ravaging his wife soon but, knew that they had to deal with the only unresolved issue in their life. The sex after this would either be happy, sweet sex because the letters made Hermione happy or it would be angry sex. Draco didn't know which he wanted more.

"Well, what do they say?" Hermione stood with the handful of letters and sat next to Draco on the bed. She handed him the letter from Harry to read while she sorted the rest of the letters.

"Do you think Hermes would want to watch us?" Draco was eyeing the bird that hooted and turned its head to look out the window.

"I think that answers your question." Hermione chuckled as she opened the letter from her father.

Hermione,

I hope this letter finds you safe. I do not know where you and Draco went; however, Harry told me he is aware of your location and has the ability to get this letter to you. Having spent time with you prior to graduation I should have assumed you would want to be married at Hogwarts. I could not have imagined a better setting for your union. I am amazed at your ability to realize your plans and make them work as you desire.

Severus informed me of your request and I would be honored if you would allow me to escort you into the reception. Please know I am more than pleased with you and Draco finding each other again. He has treated you with the respect I expect from the man whom my daughter chose. I am writing this letter in my study, the morning after your wedding. I was stunned when I gazed at you on the family tree but not surprised. The love that the two of you share has always been deep and binding. I know you are now with child. Please allow me to be part of my grandson's life. I was forced to miss out on raising my daughter. I will do anything you wish in order to watch him grow.

With love,
Father

Draco wiped the tears that were streaming down Hermione's face.

"Hermione is it ok?" Draco was concerned at his wife's reaction. Narcissa's letter had him on the verge of tears also. Hermione handed Draco the letter she had just finished reading while she attempted regain her composure. Draco was very pleased with the comments Percy had made about him.

"I do have a question about his letter." He paused for a moment before Hermione looked at him. "As you are more than aware, I was not raised with a good father figure in my life and I would greatly like to have Percy be part of our lives. I am going to need some guidance. Severus and Percy are the only men I know who I respect enough to include in the life of my children."

"Of course he is going to be part of our lives. I'm honored that you look to him as someone you want to emulate. Before I read any of the other notes I'm going to reply to him. Would it be ok with you if I included your request in my letter? Or would you prefer to respond yourself?"

"I could just add something at the bottom of your note; assuming there is room left." Hermione nodded as the parchment, quill and ink flew to her.

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A/N - I wonder who else wrote them letters. Gotta love a dad that has no qualms about admitting his perceived failure and desire to be part of his grandson's life. Not very Slytherin, but he realizes, better than most apparently, Hermione doesn't react well to people who try to trick her into doing something.

The next chapter are the rest if the letters and newlywed's response.