The Trouble With Weddings

A Harry Potter Fan Fiction Story

Authors Note: Sorry everyone I apologize for the lateness of my update, hope you enjoy the chapter

Chapter 24:

" Why on earth does everyone have Jordan Almonds at a wedding?" Draco held up the sample bag of Jordan almonds wrapped in a silver lace with a green bow. " I mean really… what is so special about almonds anyway?" I tried to hold in a laugh and watched Draco play with the bag. Ginny and Blaise had gone off together to have a romantic dinner together and the rest of us stayed here making hundreds of Jordan Almond bags.

I stood at the end of the table with Draco next to me and Fred and George across from us.

" Bloody Hell why don't we just do these by magic it would be so much quicker?" Draco was getting frustrated trying to tie a simple bow on the bag of almonds. Fred and George both looked up at the same time. The stared at him with sheepish grins.

" Hey Fred it looks to me that Draco Malfoy is going ot lose his marbles!" Fred tilted his head and nodded.

" Indeed George it does. I'd say he looks frustrated enough." Draco tried to ignore the twins mockery, but I could see him get tense. Draco hated failing at anything, he was a lot like me in that way. We both had to be the best, no matter what it was. I looked over at Draco and smirked.

" This is how the Weasleys do things any way. They only use magic if they have to."

" Why?" Draco raised an eyebrow.

" Wouldn't you appreciate something more if you took the time to create it yourself with out using magic?" I watched as Draco kept trying to tie the perfect bow on the bags. He seemed to be really getting frustrated. I watched as his face slowly got a little red. I had to admit that it was quite charming. I picked up some Jordan almonds and put them in my next bag, but I held one in my hand for a minute and tossed it at Draco. It hit him in the head ,and he stopped working and slowly looked up at me.

" Did you just throw a Jordan Almond at my head?" He raised his eyebrow and I lost it, I started laughing. " Oh, I see, well how do you like it?" He smirked as he threw one at me ,but I ducked in time and it hit Lavender on the shoulder. I gasped and tried to look away. She looked up and tried to look around. She thought it was the twins that had thrown it, because it seemed like something that they would do. Soon everyone was tossing around almonds at each other. I looked at Draco and we started to laugh. Draco motioned for me to follow him, so we walked down the hall to his room.

" What is it?" he shut his door and looked to me as if he needed to tell me something.

" It was getting a bit crowded in there, I needed air" he came toward me, and my heart began to flutter. He was now inches from me, I held my breath and threw my arms around his neck, and crashed my lips down hard on his. I found myself doing that a lot lately. I find myself staring longingly into Draco's eyes, admiring his ruggedly handsome features, and Dreaming about kissing him. Which was what this just was a fantasy.

I shook my head and continued to tie Jordon Almond bags.

I decided I needed a break from the hundreds of Almond bags, so I decided to take a walk down the path to the beach. This time it wasn't a run, I didn't feel much like running, but a nice steady walk.

I wanted to feel the spray of the ocean on my face ,and smell the warm salt air. I sat down in the sand and just watched the waves go by.

" Is this seat taken?" I looked up to see Ginny smiling down at me, carrying a photo album. I smiled in return.

" Hey, Gin, not at all sit" She sat down next to me on the sand and stared out into the ocean as well.

" This is nice, and calming, no wonder you take a run out here every morning." I nodded.

" I would have ran with or with out the beach" Ginny looked over at me with a sheepish grin.

" And with Draco?"

" What?"

" Hermione, you're my best friend and you are very smart, but right now you are very stupid." I gasped, what on earth. How could she call me stupid?

" I'm sorry?" I folded my arms to search for her answer.

" I know you, I have known you for years, and I have never seen you this calm, and well able to be yourself so much as you have been for the past week. I know that you say your just using him to make my brother jealous, but Hermione I think its deeper than that" I felt my heart beating out of my chest, and my throat get really dry. I knew what she was going to say. " You've fallen in love with Draco Malfoy… Haven't you?" I let those words linger for a moment while I closed my eyes and tried to deny what I was feeling. Sure I loved spending time with him, he was easy to talk to , he was equally smart as I , incredibly handsome, and a great kisser, and not to mention we slept together. However I was still trying to figure it all out. I was confused. How could Ginny know what I didn't …yet? The last time I let someone in and let my guard down to love I got hurt, I cant do that again.

" Ginny… I Don't know if I can" I stood up and started to run back to the cottage.

Ginny just sat there shocked and watching me run. She laid back into the sand and just stared up at the sky.

I was able to walk quietly to my room with out any interruptions. I sat down on the bed, and that envelope that Harry gave me to give to Ginny fell off the end table. I looked over and picked it up. I really wanted to know what was inside the envelope, but I couldn't bring myself to open it. I knew I had better give it to Ginny. I really did wonder if that would be me years from now. Where I would go crazy with everything I'd been through, and secretly still pine for the one I lost to another. Would that be Ron and Lavender ? I sighed and continued to fiddle with the envelope. I sighed . Even if I was falling in love with Draco, I could never tell him, because it would just be a joke to him. How could I keep loving someone when they don't love me in return?

Knock Knock Knock , I stood outside of Ginny's Door. It was nearly midnight, and I couldn't sleep yet again. I kept staring at the envelope I was supposed to give to Ginny.

" Hermione… What is it?" Ginny asked wearing a light blue silk bath robe. I grabbed Ginny's arm and dragged her out into the hall.

" Gin, I need to talk to you."

" Ok" We began to walk slowly into the kitchen. Ginny went into the fridge and pulled out a cheesecake that she had made last night. She pulled two forks out of the drawer, and sat down next to me. " Now what did you need to tell me?"

" Do you remember when you had asked me to go see Harry, because he told you he needed to give you something?" She just nodded. " Well I went with Draco and Ron" She gave me a very curious look. " and he actually seemed pretty …well lucid. He was well aware of what was going on. Moody said that he had been doing much better." I saw Ginny force a smile. " Well my point is he gave me this" I reached into my pocket and pulled out the very envelope Harry wanted Ginny to have. She just stared at it for a moment before reaching out and grabbing it.

" Thank you" She looked like she had just seem a ghost when she took it from me. She looked at it for a moment and then back up at me. " Did you…?" I shook my head.

" No I didn't read it" I reassured her and she just nodded.

" Oh and one more thing" I stood up before leaving. " You were right, but how could I let my self love again just to get my heart broken again?" Ginny gasped and put the envelope on the table.

" Hermione… " I shook my head.

" No Gin, it's the way it has to be. I cant go through the pain al over again, but I just thought you would want to know you were right. I think I am head over heals in love with Draco.