Disclaimer: I own nothing, all credit to J.K Rowling for the creation of the Harry Potter universe. I just found a plot for this ship.

Warning: There is an M rating for a reason. The story will NOT contain rape or sexual violence. Lemons and fluff expected. Basically what you would expect from most romance novels nowadays.
There will also be the use of profanity.

Music speaks to my muse.
This chapters song was: Wonderland, Taylor Swift
Lyric of choice: Life was never worse but never better.

Grammarly is my beta: 7-17

Charmed to You

Chapter 23
Magnolia

Hermione sighed as she sat behind her desk, tired and starting to get a headache, and ready to throttle her best friend.

"Harry you can't keep acting like this. It's not fair and you're better than this. The paper has us having a torrid affair this week."

Harry scoffed at that looking amused. "No one who knows us believes that."

Hermione let out a large breath and prayed for patience. "Harry your fiancé thinks we hate her, why wouldn't she believe this?"

Harry frowned. "I don't hate her and you don't hate anyone."

Hermione gave him a small smile. "I am not a big fan of Ron right now."

Harry sighed. "With good reason, he's being obnoxious."

Hermione sat up. "And so are you! Please, invite her out to dinner with us tonight. I want to meet her."

"You met her."

Hermione groaned in frustration. "Harry."

He raised his hands in defeat. "Fine, I will go and floo her."

Hermione sighed. "Thank you. Constance and Ginny wanted to get to know her too. I am going to ask her to go out to lunch with us tomorrow and I will let Draco know about dinner tonight and hopefully, he can be a buffer so that we can explain to your fiancé that we are not having a torrid affair."

Harry sighed. "It's not that I don't like her you know Hermione. She is just so bloody smart and so young."

Hermione nodded and felt herself melt a bit, he really did look irked. "She gets to you doesn't she?"

He nodded and ran a hand through his already messy hair. "She is just so perfect. No hair out of place, never a wrinkle in her robes, always so polite. It leaves me feeling flustered and it's so hard to read her. She's so contained. I admit sometimes I just try to ruffle her just to see what will happen if she blows up at me."

Hermione shook her head at him. "That's not very smart, I have a feeling she will flatten you if you keep being a git."

Harry gave her a smirk and then ducked out to floo his fiancé.

Hermione checked her watch and then rushed out after she had sent off an owl to Draco, she had to meet with the Muggle Prime Minister and then she was rushing over to meet Harry at a restaurant near Number Ten after that, they usually met up twice a month and this week had worked out for them.

She was surprised to run into her mother in law outside the minister's office.

Narcissa frowned at her looking her over. "Dear, do you ever wear robes?"

Hermione smiled and kissed her mother in law who was in a beautiful sea green set of robes that made her skin shine.

"I do, I promise, but I am off to speak with the Muggle Prime Minister before I meet Harry and his fiancé for dinner."

Narcissa smiled nodding. "Well, at least we got you some new Muggle dresses, that one is very lovely. Will Draco be meeting you there?"

Hermione frowned and then sighed. "I sent him an owl but he was in Cambridge today meeting with someone."

Narcissa's smile faded a bit but she nodded. "Good dear, very good. Don't forget you can have dinner with Lucius and I any night you wish."

Hermione smiled and nodded but then jumped looking back at her watch. "Oh I have to go or I will be late and this man is so hard to pin down an appointment with."

Narcissa waved her off. "I have to meet with Kingsley about a function we are hoping the ministry will sponsor. Lovely seeing you, Hermione."

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By the time Hermione made it to the restaurant she was ready to burn her heels and desperately wanted to eat having forgotten lunch. Harry was already waiting for her with an immaculate Magnolia seated across from him.

Hermione sank into the both smiling at Magnolia and handing Harry her purse to set over by him. "Sorry, am I very late?"

Harry snorted. "A bit, but it's not like you are ever late, so I think we can forgive you."

Hermione snorted sipping the water in front of her. "I find that I am late more often than not lately. I have to try and work around Kingsley's schedule and the Muggle Prime Ministers and neither of them are ever on time."

Harry laughed. "I ordered for you."

Hermione flashed him a grateful smile and then turned to Magnolia who was watching them but hadn't said anything. "Hello, Magnolia, thank you for coming tonight."

Magnolia gave her a polite smile. "Do you two usually meet in Muggle restaurants to avoid the press?"

Hermione hid her flinch and caught Harry rolling his eyes. "Um, no, although it's a nice benefit. The truth is Harry and I were raised by muggles so we are rather comfortable in places like this."

Magnolia's eyes widened and Hermione saw her flush a bit before she nodded. "Oh, right, I hadn't thought of that."

Harry looked a bit uncomfortable and ran his hand through his hair, messing it up more. "Where is Draco?"

Hermione shrugged feeling a mix of irritation, sadness, and loneliness move through her. "I sent him an owl with the restaurant for him to try and meet us. He was in Cambridge today."

Harry nodded and they lapsed into uncomfortable silence.

Magnolia broke it by saying. "Oh, here he is."

Hermione looked up in shock to see Draco walking over in a perfectly tailored suit and a green tie. She looked him over and then felt a flush move over her as she saw him doing the same to her. He sat down with a long suffering sigh and then said to her. "You couldn't give me a bit more warning, love?"

Hermione smirked and leaned over to kiss his cheek. "Sorry, it was a last minute thing."

Harry was waving over the waiter who took Draco's order and then rushed back handing him a scotch and water.

Draco drank it and then grimaced before he said to Harry. "Potter remind me to start carrying a flask, this muggle shite won't do."

Harry snorted and then reached into his pocked pulling out a flask and handed it over to Draco who discreetly vanished his scotch and poured out the fire whiskey. He sighed as he took a sip and then nodded at Harry who smirked at him.

"So, to what do we owe the pleasure of an impromptu double date, Potter?"

Harry's eyes narrowed but then he sighed and said slowly. "My fiancé is a little concerned about the articles in the Prophet lately." At Draco's blank expression he clarified. "About me and Hermione I mean."

Magnolia looked at Draco her eyes narrowed. "Aren't you, Draco?"

Draco gave her a long accessing look before he said in a bored tone. "Not at all."

Hermione set her water glass down and maintained her smile. "Magnolia, Harry and I never dated. In fact, we have never been anything more than friends."

Harry sighed. "She's like my sister, Magnolia."

Magnolia looked between them for a moment and then said. "But the paper-"

Hermione nodded. "Says really sensational things that are completely false. I am married, and Harry is pretty much my brother. You have nothing to fear from me."

Harry nodded earnestly. "You really don't."

Draco snorted and then said dryly. "Magnolia my wife views your fiancé as a member of her family. He has my complete trust with her, and I am sure you realize I don't give that out often or easily."

Hermione looked at him and the smile she gave him had him shifting uncomfortably in his seat while her ring made him flushed. He gave her a quelling warning look which she ignored and then turned back to a rather stunned looking Harry whom he just rolled his eyes at.

Magnolia was sitting back looking rather shocked. It was clear that she hadn't expected Draco to say that he thought of Potter as family. She was chewing her lip, obviously processing what she had just been told.

Draco smiled at her, not unkindly. "Magnolia, you're a bright girl, do you honestly think I would let my wife around Potter alone if I didn't trust him impeccably? Or that Goyle would let his wife around him if he didn't trust him as well?"

Magnolia sat up at this and went red but before she could say anything Hermione spoke up. "Magnolia, Ginny loves Goyle very much and Harry and her-"

Magnolia stiffened cutting her off. "You can't convince me he thinks of her as a sister."

Harry snorted and Hermione laughed. "No, he doesn't. But he isn't in love with her either and he is pretty much an honorary Weasley."

Magnolia considered this for a moment and then said. "I don't care for Ronald."

Hermione's smile was wide. "Something we have in common. He is being a total prat about all this. Hex him to your heart's content, no one will stop you."

Draco said into his drink. "I will pay you to do it."

Magnolia looked appalled. "I would never!"

Hermione smirked. "Well, Ginny and Constance want you to join us for our weekly lunch date and I think they plan on teaching you how to give him warts."

Harry laughed as Magnolia smiled and then inclined her head. "I would like to go to lunch, not sure about the warts though."

Hermione raised her water glass in a salute. "Well, give us time; we will convince you they are necessary."

Harry cringed. "You can only go if you promise not to use that spell on me."

Magnolia looked horrified. "I would never-"

Hermione cut her off glaring at Harry. "She would never need your permission to go out with us. Watch it, Harry James Potter."

Draco raised an eyebrow and shook his head. "I always knew you were an idiot Potter."

Magnolia laughed. "What would you do to him in a muggle restaurant?"

Hermione gave her a superior look. "Oh, you would be surprised. I don't need magic to keep him in line. Take notes."

Harry groaned. "I knew I shouldn't let you two become friends."

Draco smirked and leaned back throwing his arm around his wife. "Could have told you this, Potter."

The rest of the dinner passed pleasantly and Hermione was excited that Magnolia agreed to go to lunch with her and the girls tomorrow, totally ignoring Harry who was complaining to Draco about that as they paid the bill.

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Ginny was sitting next to Hermione fidgeting with nerves. "She's going to hate me."

Constance who was across from her sister in law snorted. "She's too nice to hate you."

Hermione sighed and grabbed Ginny's hand to stop her from tapping her spoon against her tea cup. "She's really nice, Gin. Please try and calm down."

Constance looked up and grinned. "Here she is."

Hermione and Ginny turned to see Magnolia heading their way.

"How does she get her hair that perfect?" Asked Ginny in a whisper.

Constance laughed. "I have no idea; she's managed that since she was a child."

Magnolia smiled and hugged Constance before smiling and hugging Hermione Ginny held out her hand and Magnolia took it her face carefully neutral. Ginny let out a long sigh and they all sat down.

Ginny let out a long sigh and they all sat down.

Hermione looked to Constance who nodded and then said. "Right, so Magnolia we are here so that you can get to know Ginny and find out that she is really a lovely woman."

Ginny gave a rueful grin. "No pressure or anything."

Hermione smirked and then said. "Harry and I consider the Weasley family to be our adopted one, we both spent time there over school breaks growing up, and we are there every Sunday. I know it would mean a lot to Harry if you could get to know Ginny and her family."

Constance nodded. "They're really fantastic Magnolia. We'd love to have you join us with Harry."

Magnolia picked at her sleeve. "It just seemed inappropriate."

Ginny flinched but nodded. "Because Harry and I were engaged?"

Magnolia looked up her eyes cold. "Yes, until rather recently."

Hermione gave Constance a long look and watched the woman sigh as Ginny seemed to pause, obviously considering her words.

Constance tilted her head and then said. "Perhaps if Ginny were to enlighten us on why she and Harry broke things off that might help ease the tension? Because I have spent a lot of time around the two of them Magnolia, and truthfully they don't act like lovers."

Hermione raised an eyebrow at this. "Actually Ginny, that's a fair point. I can't recall the last time you and Harry acted like a romantic pair."

Constance nodded. "I've never seen it, but I showed up after they broke up."

Magnolia spoke up. "Why did you two break up? Harry won't talk about it but he doesn't hate you, he seems to love you still."

Ginny went pink and then looked a bit upset. "We did love each other, just, it wasn't enough."

The three women looked at her and she sighed. "It sounds really silly, but the truth was Harry and I were great together, there was nothing wrong."

Constance frowned at her as Magnolia stiffened and Hermione gave a nervous laugh.

Ginny flushed again and cleared her throat. "I guess I am not doing a very good job explaining this," she frowned and got a distant look as if she were going through stores of memories. "I fell in love with Harry when I was just a girl, and we started dating his sixth year, just as the world collapsed."

Hermione saw Magnolia frown in interest. "You were engaged for years."

Ginny nodded. "We got engaged right after I graduated."

Constance leaned forward eagerly, clearly, she had been wondering about this for some time. "So what happened?"

Ginny shrugged her face sad. "Nothing happened, that was kind of the problem. We got along, my family loved him, we had the same friends, everyone thought we were the perfect couple, and I think if it hadn't been for Hermione developing the charm I would still be engaged to him," Ginny let out a deep breath and then said suddenly. "Harry was safe but I wasn't really happy. So I tested the charm on us and when we didn't match I sat down and had a long talk with him."

Hermione's tone was soft. "What did he say?"

Ginny's smile was so sad. "He was totally calm. He nodded and listened and then wished me well."

Constance sat back in shock. "What! You two had been together for years and he just nodded and sent you on your way?"

Ginny nodded. "And that was when I realized that he was probably just as bored with me as I was with him. He never fought for me Magnolia. I wanted someone to fight for me."

Magnolia's face had softened. "But you love him?"

Ginny shook her head. "I am not in love with him, not like I love Gregory. It's so different, what I feel for my husband. It burns and flashes and leaves me breathless. But it doesn't go away, it's this constant feeling. I don't know how to explain it, but I know that if I walked in and told Greg I wanted to take a break he would fight for me." Ginny smiled, "Maybe not immediately, I suppose he would have to come up with a strategy, but he would always fight for me, for us."

Constance smiled and then laughed as Hermione giggled at that and Magnolia sat back her face thoughtful. "Harry said that he realized that you were right and he was just too stubborn to admit it. He said that you two had been dancing around splitting up for a long time," Magnolia said carefully.

Ginny nodded her face earnest. "A year, actually, we kept putting off getting married. We talked about separating, but it wasn't until I finally made up my mind that it was decided. And by talking, I mean I talked and he just listened and then ignored everything I said."

Hermione snorted as Constance rolled her eyes.

Magnolia asked carefully. "What did you think of him volunteering to be matched with the charm?"

Ginny looked away and then shrugged. "I think I expected him to do it, so I wasn't that shocked."

Hermione cleared her throat. "I wasn't that surprised either."

Magnolia flushed a bit. "Was he upset, to be matched with me?"

Ginny looked to Hermione who sighed. "No."

Ginny interjected. "I think we were all a bit shocked over Hermione's match, to be honest."

Constance nodded and then snorted. "I can imagine. George said that Harry was pretty worried."

Magnolia looked at Hermione who shrugged self consciously. "Draco and I had a rather tumultuous history."

Ginny smirked. "And Draco and Harry hated each other."

Hermione sighed. "Magnolia, I have known Harry since we were children. He is a good man, and you ruffle him, I personally think that's a good thing."

Ginny nodded. "So do we."

"We?" Magnolia asked curiously.

Ginny smiled. "Um, all the Weasley women, plus Hermione."

Magnolia considered this for a moment and then said in a soft voice. "I think I would like to meet everyone if that is okay?"

Constance and Ginny beamed at her and Hermione laughed. "Molly would love to have you over, Magnolia."

Constance nodded. "Come this Sunday!"

Magnolia took a moment to accept the invitation but when she did Hermione saw that the woman's smile finally made it to her eyes. "If you are sure that Mrs. Weasley would not mind, I would love to attend Sunday lunch."

Ginny laughed. "She already told us to invite you Magnolia. You don't even need to show up with Harry."

Hermione hid a smile at Magnolia's horrified expression. "Oh no, I mean, of course, I will accompany Harry."

Constance nodded happily but then she frowned. "Why did you ask for the long engagement, Magnolia?"

Magnolia sighed. "I didn't want to worry about getting pregnant when I was still doing my schooling."

Hermione nodded. "That's very wise, becoming a Healer is rather strenuous."

Ginny smiled. "It's fantastic, by the way. My mum said you had to be pretty amazing to manage to get accepted."

Magnolia flushed and then said demurely. "It wasn't getting accepted that was the fight."

Constance nodded in understanding. "It was getting your parents to let you do it, right?"

Magnolia looked away, pain clearly seen in her eyes before she blinked. "They are still fighting me about it actually. If it wasn't for Harry, I am not sure I could do it. He told my parents that if they tried to block me he would make their lives very difficult."

Hermione frowned as she watched the woman carefully and then felt a sudden flash of inspiration. "You don't really want a long engagement do you?"

Magnolia looked up in surprise and then shook her head slowly. "No, but I don't see a way around it now."

Ginny sat up. "Why not?"

Magnolia flushed and then said slowly. "Harry seems very happy with the idea."

Now Hermione sat up. "I don't think that's true. He'd probably marry you next week if you wanted to."

Ginny was nodding but Constance was frowning. "Magnolia, you should talk to him."

Magnolia sighed a bit dreamily. "I wanted to get married over Yule, at our estate in the Highlands."

Ginny smiled. "So do that! We can all help you plan we have gotten rather good at planning weddings."

Hermione laughed. "Speak for yourself ladies, Narcissa planned mine."

Constance smirked. "Magnolia, pick the date and we will handle the rest!"

Notes:
I wanted to give a special thanks to 'I was BOTWP' for helping me with this chapter.
I hope you enjoyed it!