After saying good-bye to Donovan, Hermione arrived back at Malfoy Manor to talk to Lucius.
"How's Donovan?" Lucius asked as Hermione sat down.
"He's fine. I told him about Draco and told him that Draco may be coming to visit him."
"What did he say to that?"
"That it was okay but he would beat Draco up if he hurt me again."
Lucius let out a laugh, "He would try, wouldn't he."
Hermione nodded with a grin, "With every fiber of his being."
They grew silent for a moment before Lucius took charge of the conversation.
"At risk of being hit again, have you given any thought to seeing Draco, Harry or Weasley?"
Hermione nodded, "I have and I think I'd rather remain by myself. I know Draco has a right to see Donovan and now he can, but that doesn't mean I need to see any of them."
"They won't give up." Lucius stated, "They have been making plans all week on how to approach you."
Hermione grinned, "Tell them they can approach me with their wand drawn because the second I see them, I will hex them into females."
Lucius cringed at her words and crossed his legs a bit.
"They want to try and work things out with you."
Hermione shook her head, "Not in a million years."
Ooooooooooooo
Three weeks later, Hermione found herself glaring at the new paper in her hand while Lucius sat on her couch, feet up and smirking.
"Move your big feet so I can sit down." Hermione mumbled.
Lucius did as requested but put his feet on her lap once she sat down. She glared at him for a minute but in the end she just adjusted his feet to a more comfortable position – 11 years of spending time with a person tended to make people comfortable around each other.
"Well?' Lucius asked
"Well what? These people have nothing better to do then to assume things about me."
Lucius laughed at her growing frown as she continued to read.
"It's not funny." She snapped, "They think you and I are lovers."
Lucius smirked, "Read it out loud so I can hear it."
"You already read it." She reminded
"I know, but it's still amusing."
Hermione let out a sigh and started from the beginning, Rita Skeeter was still a news hungry bitch.
Hermione Granger? Alive? By. Rita Skeeter
For a few weeks now, Sighting have been pouring in about a girl who was believed to be dead for over 11 years. I was asked by various readers to investigate to see if these sightings were real and if the mysterious girl was really the missing piece of the golden trio, Hermione Granger.
It did not take long to find the witch as the first time I spotted her was in Diagon Alley, walking with none other then Lucius Malfoy. The pair seemed cozy enough, making me wonder if they were an item.
"Do I really need to keep reading this?" she asked, wanting to throw the paper into the fire.
"Alright, alright, just read me the fifth paragraph and I will leave you alone." Lucius replied with his smirk still firmly in place.
Hermione skipped down to the fifth paragraph and growled.
I have a theory as to why Ms. Granger faked her death. I believe that Hermione Granger got involved with the infamous Lucius Malfoy and bore a child to him. I spotted Mr. Malfoy a week before the sightings began, walking Diagon Alley with a young child, buying school supplies. The young boy had the Malfoy hair to match that of Lucius Malfoy. I first believed the child to be that of Draco Malfoy, but sources confirm that Draco Malfoy has never married or sired any children.
"That woman is going to pay dearly for this." Hermione hissed, "How dare she think you and I – well you know."
Lucius let out a full laugh at her blush, The idea of a 29 year old woman blushing like a 5th year amused him.
"Come now, We both know I am certainly good looking enough to bed a young witch such as yourself." He teased.
Her blush deepened, "Not the point Lucius."
"I know that… it still does my ego good to know that people think its possible."
Hermione rolled her eyes and leaned her head back on the couch, she wished she could have just remained dead.
Draco arrived at Hogwarts at the time Dumbledore allotted so he could finally meet his son. He was slightly nervous but felt he could handle things since his father had filled him in on Donovan little quirks.
Dumbledore arranged a private meeting for the pair in an empty classroom so they could spend time together without other around to interfere. At 3 p.m. sharp, the door opened and Draco's mouth dropped as the boy from the train station walked in just as he expected.
Donovan looked at the man he remembered from the train station. It didn't take rocket science to figure out the man was related to his grandfather. He was nervous about meeting his father, he didn't know what to expect or how the man would act.
Draco walked up to the boy and without a word, pulled his son into a hug. He had been imagining what it would be like to finally know his son, feel his son and knowing he was real.
"Can't breath." Donovan rasped out.
Draco pulled away reluctantly, when the hell did Malfoy's become hugging ninnies.
"Sorry bout that Donovan, I am just happy to finally get to meet you."
"But we have met." Donovan said in a matter of fact voice, reminding Draco of Hermione instantly.
"We have but I did not know you were my son at the time."
Donovan nodded but he still didn't really trust the man, He wasn't sure he wanted to know the man that caused him mother many nights of crying so he got straight to the point.
"Why were you mean to my mum?" Donovan asked
Draco sighed, he wondered how much Hermione had actually told him.
"I was young, Donovan, I didn't know my actions would hurt your mum so much."
Donovan glared, "That isn't a very good excuse. I don't know what you did, but I remember hearing my mum cry at night over you so it had to be bad,"
"It's not a good excuse" Draco started, "But I was stupid back then and I never meant to hurt your mum like I did. I wish I could change things but I cant change the past."
"Then why don't you go and say you're sorry or something?" Donovan asked
"I've tried, sort of, but you're mum wont listen to me."
Donovan nodded, he knew his mum could be stubborn.
"Do you promise not to hurt her again? Because if you cant promise that, then I don't want to know you."
Draco could see the boys affection for Hermione. He really did want to know his son and he intended to try and make things right with Hermione.
"I promise I will not hurt her ever again."
Donovan stuck out his hand, "Deal"
A/N: Hey guys, stick with me on this one as it was meant to be a one shot and I did not have a story planned out. I am sooo winging this as I go, so if you find any inconsistencies, let me know. Also, If you are on my Myspace, I posted a bulletin stating that I am combining both of my accounts to just one. The new myspace link will be added to my FF profile. More Draco and Hermione interaction in the next chapter.