The Trouble With Weddings

A Harry Potter Fan Fiction Story

Chapter 19:

When we had made it back to the cottage, Ginny was in the kitchen with Blaise. She stood over a firing pot and Blaise had his arms around her waist. She was spoon feeding him homemade soup from the pot. I watched them laughing and enjoying their company, unaware that they were no longer the only ones in the kitchen. I loved seeing my friend so happy, but I hated to say that I was jealous of her. I envied everything she had. She truly was lucky to have a good man like Blaise Zabini come into her life. I admit I was one of the first ones to judge, but I could see it now, they were truly happy and in love. I smiled to my self. They had looked up and noticed we had come back when Ron slammed the door shut.

" Something smells good" Ron blurted out, I swear that really was all he thought about was his stomach. Molly came into the kitchen with Lavender following behind.

" Leave it to my boy to always have food on his mind. Dinner is just about done" She walked over to Ginny to help her serve the food, and Blaise had left the room to clean up. Lavender ran up to Ron, and wrapped her arms around him.

" Oh, Won Won I missed you" I watched Ron give Lavender a soft kiss on the lips, and I felt my stomach churn. I wasn't jealous, but I was angry with my self. Why couldn't I find a love like everyone seems to have? I quietly made my way to my room. I wanted to change my clothes before Dinner. I closed the door behind me and sighed. I walked over to my bed and sat down on the edge. I reached into my pocket and pulled out the envelope Harry had given me to give to Ginny. I stared at it for a while just wondering that could be inside of it. Harry had said the biggest mistake of his life was letting Ginny go. He is lucid now and he is starting to realize what is real and what is in his mind. Was that going to be me in a few years, alone and pinning for the love that got away? I looked u when I heard a knock on my door.

" Come in" I said not really caring who it was or what they wanted. I saw the door open and Draco came in closing the door behind him.

" What are you doing in here?" He came over and sat next to me.

" I just wanted to be alone" He nodded and was about to leave. " I was contemplating the envelope Harry gave me to give to Ginny." He turned back around to face me.

" What do you suppose he wants to give her? I mean how sane can he be right?" I shrugged my shoulders.

" He seems to be quite lucid, and he knows Ginny is Marrying Blaise. So I don't know it could be anything. I do know that is hurting though." I laughed. " I was thinking about how maybe that might be me one day"

" What insane?"

" No, sad, alone ,and pinning after the one that got away" I closed my eyes, and I could sense him standing in front of me.

" Only if you let yourself be, I know your stronger than that , and way better than Weasley deserves." I smiled and looked up at him. He saw him smiling back at me. I wiped my tears from m eyes.

" Thank you" He nodded and held his hand out for me. I grabbed and he pulled me off the bed.

" Any way I came in here to tell you Dinner was ready and Ginny would drag you out if you don't get at that table. Every one eats together!" I laughed " Her words not mine" I nodded and we left to eat with the group.

Draco and I started our run at 4:00am like usual, and just lay on the beach until the sun came up. It had become way too normal to share this with him. I have never ran with any one before but it was nice. Even though we didn't say much I like to just enjoy the silence. We had another dancing lesson with Madame Jezebel. Ginny wanted Her and Blaise's family to learn to dance as well. Now that every one was almost here that was supposed to be things were getting even more crowed. So I enjoyed every quiet moment I had gotten. Both Mothers were trying to run everything , Ginny spend all her free time cooking and baking, Blaise tried to be the mediator, and things seemed to be a little weird between Ron and Lavender. Draco and I were walking back along he path, and we could here screams coming from the main cottage.

" Can you hear that?" Draco asked looking to the dimly lit window in the distance.

" Yea, I wonder what happened now" We both looked to each other. I didn't want to get in the middle of what was going on I just wanted to get a shower and get this dancing over with again.

" Don't think I don't know Ron!" Lavender screamed at Ron who was pacing around the kitchen. Lavender was standing in the corner with hands folded across her chest.

" There's nothing going on! Your bloody insane!" Draco and I just stood there and stared at them. It was like we couldn't look away, I know I couldn't.

" Oh yea, I saw the way that you are always looking at her." Wait what? Who is she talking about? Ron just angrisly shook his head and rolled his eyes.

" Your seeing what you want to"

" Oh yea I really want to see your eyes glued to you Ex all of the time. You don't even look at me like that any more. I don't think you ever did." Lavender yelled and then stormed out of the cottage to the one she was staying in with Ron and his family. I just stood there staring at Ron. Wow I really was making him jealous? I suddenly didn't feel so victorious, and I felt bad for Lavender. Ron looked over and noticed we were standing in the room.

" What are you two looking at?" Draco raised and eyebrow.

" Nothing" I cleared my throat and started to walk to the bathroom.

" You two are nauseating! " I stopped and turned to face him.

" Excuse me?"

" You heard me!" He shouted staring at me. " Running together every morning ,and whispering secrets in each others ears. Your different Hermione." I shrugged.

" I'm the same as I have always been." She just shook his head.

" NO, how could you be with that …snake?" I gasped and looked at Draco. I was surprised at how calm he was being.

" Why do you care who I am with, You left me for Lavender, remember?" I snapped back. I saw his face get redder and knew I had pissed him off way more than he already was.

" Yea I did, and now I have to see you literally glow with Malfoy!" Glow, what was he talking about? Draco didn't drive me crazy, and was nice to be around, but there was no glow. This was just pretend.

" What ever Ronald Leave me alone!" I ran off toward the shower, and Draco followed after.

" That's right go shower with him." How dare Ron bring me into his fight with Lavender. I slammed the door to the bathroom shut. I watched as Draco Apparated into the bathroom.

" What an ass, can you believe him?" Draco smirked

" It happened quicker than I had thought but isn't this what you would have wanted?"

" What are you talking about?"

" Your making him jealous" he reached up and pushed a piece of hair out of my face and behind my ear. " Well actually we did" I felt a chill go through my body. He was right. That is what I had originally set out to do, so why do I feel like this? I closed my eyes at his touch.

" Draco…" I whispered He smirked and grabbed my hand. I opened my eyes and looked into his eyes begging him to do what I think I sub consciously wanted. He put his hand behind my head and leaned down and kissed me. I felt a fire release from with in me, that I had no idea was there. I started to kiss back with such a passion. He put his arms around my waist and brought me closer to him. I ran my hands through his soft blond locks. We finally pulled apart ,both gasping for breath. We just stood there staring at each other. I closed my eyes, but When I had opened them Draco had already Apparated out. I stood there reliving the kiss we had just shared and tried to think about what this meant.

I turned on the warm water and let the water hit my bare skin. His lips were soft and dangerous. He brought a sensation out in me I thought I could not know. I had to keep going with the original plan, I thought. I had to keep reminding myself this isn't real it is just part of his plan to help me make him jealous. I wanted him to admit it was the biggest mistake of his life leaving me, and feel the pain that I felt.