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Trust of the Elements	By : Dracona63 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 31020 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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A week later Khira walked into her and Alex's bedroom to find her wife was laying in bed reading a book. She studied her for a second before realizing she wasn't reading, but thinking. She tried to pry into her thoughts but noticed Alex's walls were up and she growled.

“Alright talk. Why are you blocking me out?” she said, sitting next to her.

“I was just thinking about what it'd be like if we did have a child.”

“And?”

“I worry I won't be the best mum for them. I've always put my job before a lot of things in my life and I fear I will do it again.”

“You won't babe. Look at how you are with the students. Think about how it was when Draco was born. You have always been an amazing godmother to him. Yeah you spoiled the hell out of him but he has grown to be a good man and adores you” Khira said cuddling next to her.

“I know. I just worry that's all” the dark haired witch said and laid down her book turning on her side to face her wife.

“Alex?”

“Hmm?” she looked at her wife and shuddered at the look in her eyes.

“Did you forget what today is?” Khira asked, pushing a memory into her wife's mind; the memory of their first kiss.

“How could I forget?” Alex smirked as she pulled her closer to her.

Khira smiled at her wife and kissed her deeply before pushing her onto her back and laying across her chest, smiling up at her. Suddenly they heard a loud banging from the main doorway to the common room. Khira groaned and glared at the wall and Alex laughed, leaning over to nip at her ear. Khira pouted as a second knock was heard and sighed before they both went to the common room.

“Who is it?” Alex called out.

“Professor? I need to talk to you” Pansy's voice floated through the door and they shared a look before opening the door.

“What's wrong?” Alex asked as she entered and she had a worried look on her face.

“Runcorn and Matthews are up to something” she said quietly and Alex growled.

“Tell me what happened.”

“I was walking back from Ancient Runes when I heard them around the corner. I hid in an alcove and listened” she sat down on the couch and they sat across from her. “They said they're going to hurt Draco and Hermione. They plan to torture Hermione to punish Draco.”

“Where did you hear them at?”

“Sixth floor stairwell near the loo there.”

“Stay here” Alex stated, standing up and grabbing her outer robes and pulling them on before zipping from the room.

Alex rushed as fast as she could to the spot Pansy described, but found there was no one there. She scanned the area for any traces of someone having been there but came up short. She started walking up and down the hallway looking for other clues when she noticed a portrait at the end of the hall. As she grew closer she noticed the portrait was of a woman in a red dress. As she approached the woman scowled at her and she knew this wasn't going to end well.

“Excuse me, but I never knew there was a portrait back here. I was hoping you could help me.”

“You and every other brat that comes to visit the Bloody Maiden think you're entitled to my help. Be gone you beast! I have no time for the likes of you” she screeched at her.

“I meant no disrespect. I simply was asking for help. I had no knowledge of you being here as I never took Ancient Runes when I attended here. I also have never had to go down this hall before. My rounds are on the first two floors” Alex replied and the woman rolled her eyes.

“You are a beast Professor Kruss” Alex's eyes widened, “Oh yes, I know who and what you are. A vampire halfbreed teaching students. It is preposterous! The students are better off being taught of someone of pure blood, someone who is not tainted by filth like you.”

“That is not for you to decide. That is Headmaster Dumbledore's choice” Alex said, glaring at the woman.

“It does not matter. Those Slytherins who were just here will show the world what filth has happen if they do not stay in their place.”

“You tell me who they were or I'll have you burned and destroyed” Alex stated, pulling her wand out.

“You wouldn't dare!”

“I will if you do not tell me who they were or where they went.”

“It doesn't matter if I tell you” Alex raised her wand, “Alright! They said they were going to go to the library. They needed to study for the Potions exam on Monday. I don't know who exactly they were, but it was three older boys and two girls.”

“Your cooperation is very appreciated. Thank you Bloody Maiden” Alex bowed her head slightly and walked off to look down the hall.

After checking no one was around, she turned back towards the portrait and smirked. The Bloody Maiden glared at her as she returned, before the glare turned into a look of horror. Alex raised her wand at the painting and made a quick slashing motion, and the hall filled with a quick shriek as the Bloody Maiden's portrait was frozen and her banished from the frame. Alex smiled at the frame one last time before walking down to the library. There would be no proof of her banishing the Bloody Maiden from her frame permanently. Once at the library she looked around but found no Slytherin students. She sighed and started to walk away just as a group of students walked around the corner. They quieted down as she approached and stopped when she held up her hand to halt them.

“Quite late for students to be going to the library instead of leaving it wouldn't you agree gentlemen?” she asked, looking at the three Slytherin boys in front of her, and ignoring the two girls.

“We were returning some books Professor, then heading back to our dorms” said the boy on the far right, Deverill as she recalled was his name.

“Really?” she looked around and all of them nodded, “Well then I shall not keep you any longer. Be sure to get back to your dorms before curfew.”

“Yes Professor” they all said quickly and rushed past her into the room.

Alex watched them and quickly dove into each of their minds as they went. She had confirmed her suspicions and quickly turned to go back to her private quarters. Once there she told Khira to wait for her in the common room and walked over to Hermione and Draco's room, before banging on the door. She heard rustling behind the door and smirked upon seeing Draco answer with a pair of pajama pants on, fully giving away what the two lovers were up to.

“Get dressed, BOTH OF YOU” she smirked when he blushed and she heard the groan from Hermione behind the door, “We need to talk to you both in the common room. You have five minutes.”

“Alright, we'll be there” Draco stated, closing the door and turning to look at Hermione, groaning at the sight before him.

“Do we have to?” she asked, seeing the look in his eyes as she laid there nude before him .

“Unfortunately we do love” he said walking over and kneeling to lay on top of her.

Draco slowly lowered his lips to hers and let his hands wander down her body before grinding his hips against hers. She moaned in response and deepened the kiss. Over the past week they had been more experimental than ever on their sexual desires. They were cautious in not letting their creature bloods take over though, and soon it was known by all their friends to knock before entering their room. After Harry had walked in uninvited one day to find Hermione with no bra on they all agreed it was best that everyone knock before entering rooms.

“Let's get dressed so Alex doesn't get upset” Hermione said a moment later when her and Draco pulled apart.

Draco nodded and pulled away before grabbing clothes and pulling them on, Hermione doing the same. Once dressed they walked out of the room and down to the common room to find Alex sitting with Khira and Pansy. They looked at each other and sat down across from them before Alex sighed and rested her hand on Pansy's shoulder reassuring her.

“There's a plot with the Slytherins to harm the both of you” she said quietly.

“What kind of plan?” Draco asked.

“Deverill, Higgs, and Dawlish are all plotting to torture her to get to you. They've got Runcorn and Matthews helping them. They're all sixth years but they're dangerous. They plan on kidnapping Hermione one day after class and torturing her to hurt you both.”

“What can we do to stop them?”

“You stay together at all times. We don't know when they'll strike, but you both need to be ready to act the second they do. If we keep you together it might give us time until you do the ritual to bind yourselves. Otherwise you're at risk of dying.”

“How do you know this is true?”

“Pansy heard them and Alex went to find the students and found them by the library. She read their minds when she was there and learned the entire plan.”

“What day?” Draco asked.

“Next Friday after your Ancient Runes class.”

“We'll be on our guard” Hermione stated and Draco nodded, pulling her close.

“Hermione, tomorrow is your parent's funeral. You're still wanting Khira and I to escort you and Draco to the funeral?” Alex asked and she nodded.

“I'd rather have you two there than anyone else. At least you can fit in more among muggles than Moody or Tonks could.”

“Too true” Khira said with a smirk just as there was a knock on the portrait, “Come in!”

The door swung open and they all watched as Snape walked through. He quickly closed the door behind himself, before turning to look at the group. Upon seeing Draco and Hermione he turned to Alex.

“I wish to speak with you and your wife privately about something Professor Kruss. It is of great importance that I speak to you immediately about this” he said and glanced at the three students quickly.

“Alright” Alex stated, “Pansy go back to the Slytherin dorms, but keep an eye on things. Draco, you and Hermione go into your rooms. We'll talk more on that subject later.”

The three nodded and got up from their seats. Draco and Hermione walked back into their rooms and silenced and locked the door. Draco grabbed his wand and waved it, vanishing their clothes, causing Hermione to gasp. She went to turn to look at him but he stopped her, placing his hands on her hips and pulling her back against him. She smirked upon feeling him harden against her and leaned back to kiss him, grinding her hips against his making him groan.

“Such a tease” he growled, pushing her on top of the bed, “We have some unfinished business to attend to.”

Climbing on top of her the two of them kissed as Draco trailed his hands slowly down Hermione's sides and across her stomach. He heard her gasp and smirked into the kiss as he moved his hands to ghost across her stomach. She pulled back from the kiss and looked into his eyes, grinding her hips against his slowly. He groaned and kissed her deeply before trailing kisses across her jaw, neck, and shoulders, slowly moving down to her breasts. Once over the right one he nipped at the flesh lightly before latching onto the nipple and sucking lightly, causing Hermione to moan. Moving his other hand up he slowly palmed the other one, before alternating back and forth with his mouth and hands. After a few minutes he looked up into her eyes and growled upon seeing they were glowing.

“Damn I love seeing your eyes glowing like that” he said, before passionately kissing her, their tongues battling for dominance.

“Draco if you don't fuck me already, I'm going to pin you down and do it myself” she groaned, arching into him again.

“Let me take the potion and then I will,” he replied, summoning the vial and drinking the contents, before vanishing the vial.

When Draco turned back to look at her he noticed her eyes were glowing even brighter and he gasped upon seeing it. She reached up and grabbed him by the neck before flipping them over and straddling him. Draco groaned feeling her wetness against him and reached up, placing his hands on her hips. She smirked and reached down to grip his length, slowly massaging it while looking at him and her smirk widened when he moaned. Slowly she started grinding her pussy against his length, letting her wetness coat him and moaning lightly when he brushed over her clit. Draco watched her and gasped as she ground her hips against his roughly, before flipping them over again, pinning her down below him.

“I can't wait any longer” he growled, lining himself up at her entrance and thrusting roughly into her.

The two of them groaned as he did so and Hermione gripped his shoulders, feeling him fill her entirely. She pulled his head down to hers and kissed him, rocking her hips against his and letting him know she was ready. He started slowly thrusting in and out, rolling his hips to get a new angle. The two of them moaned at this and he started speeding up and thrusting faster. As the two of them lost themselves in their passion they both felt their creature blood trying to take control. Draco tried to hold back but knew what his creature truly wanted; to claim Hermione as his own. He gasped as he felt it try to take control again and looked down at the woman beneath him, seeing her eyes were now glowing gold and looked to have fire beneath them.

Hermione grew tired of the slow pace and flipped them over straddling him before gripping his length and lowering herself onto him again roughly gasping at the angle change. Draco groaned as she did this and looked up to see her smiling, before leaning up to kiss her. He pulled back a little and looked into her eyes, before she nodded and started riding him faster, rolling her hips against his. He moaned at this and thrust his hips up to meet hers, as his creature blood tried to take control again. Both of them fought down the urge to let it take control and soon the urge went away. He leaned up and kissed her deeply just as he flipped them over, never pulling out of her, before thrusting deeper and faster than ever inside her. Hermione and him started moaning and gasping as they felt themselves get closer, Hermione gripping his shoulders tightly and digging her nails into his skin, surely leaving marks there. Just as Draco felt himself getting close she moved her hands down his arms and they interlocked their fingers, while he pinned her hands above her head. She responded to this by wrapping her legs around his waist and arching into each of his thrusts. He groaned as she did this and moved to kiss and bite her neck, sucking on the pulse point roughly as she tightened around him. He felt his body seize up and shuddered as he came, feeling her climax with him. As he came back down he collapsed next to her and pulled her close to him, panting as he felt his creature blood subside.

“Wow” Draco smirked as he looked at the girl next to him.

“That was intense” she smiled back at him and leaned back to kiss him.

“Yes it was love” he replied, resting his head against her shoulder, “I don't think I can move.”

Hermione snickered at this and curled into his body, feeling drained. Draco pulled the cover over the two of them and sighed as he felt sleep come over him. The two of them fell asleep within minutes, just as their door opened slightly and Alex stuck her head in and looked around. She quickly moved over to the side of the bed Draco was on and placed the book in her hands on the bedside table, before sneaking back out. As she walked back to her room she noticed a soft melody floating from inside her room and slowly opened the door to find Khira was playing the piano near the window. She smiled and moved behind her wife, placing her hands on her shoulders listened to her play.

“Still questioning if you'll be a good mum?” Khira asked with a smile.

“Always” she replied, leaning over to kiss her cheek, before humming along with the song.

“You are always so gentle and kind to those you love Alex” she paused in her playing to look up at her, “You may not see it, but you are. It is that love you have that will make you such a great mother. Yes, you have moments where you are strict, and you make mistakes, but that is part of being human.”

“I know babe. I just worry is all” she replied as she watched the witch start playing again.

“I have never doubted you once in our entire marriage. You should not doubt yourself either.”

“They need the ritual as soon as possible. They're going to lose control and not be able to stop their creature blood from taking over” she said quietly and Khira looked up at her.

“Even after we warned them?” Alex could tell she was angry and gripped her shoulders lightly.

“Yes, but we cannot fault them for it. It will be their choice to do so. They will deal with the consequences.”

Khira reached up and placed her hands over Alex's and sighed. She remembered the first time Alex and her let their blood take control. Alex being part vampire had to drink her blood and it was almost enough to kill her. Alex hadn't learned to control the thirst yet and she shuddered remembering the feelings. Alex sensing her pain wrapped her arms around her from behind and started whispering loving and soothing words in her ear and kissing her neck. She'd always known Khira to have anxiety over the memories of that night.

“Let's get some rest love” she finally said after calming down.

Alex nodded against her neck and kissed her cheek pulling her up against her chest, before leading her over to the bed. She waved her wand and their clothes changed into their pajamas before climbing under the covers and pulling her wife close. Soon the two of them were asleep.

Hermione was walking through a forest and shuddered at the cold around her. As she looked around she noticed it was winter and all the plants were frozen. She heard a twig break behind her and turned to see Harry walking through the forest. He looked to be in a trance so she followed him. She called out his name but he never answered. Once she was directly next to him she said his name again.

“Harry?” she waved her hand in front of his face but got no response, “Harry it's me Hermione.”

“Don't do it Potter!” Harry turned to look behind him and Hermione saw Draco and Pansy standing next to a tree.

“I have to Draco. It's the only way.”

“Alex can remove the horcrux. You don't need to sacrifice yourself for us” the dark haired witch stated.

“You guys need to go back. Go back to Hermione and Ron. Take care of them for me.”

“They were the ones who sent us after you Potter” Pansy stated and Draco nodded.

“I have to do this. If he doesn't kill me the horcrux will never be destroyed and he will continue to live. I have to let him kill me to get rid of it.”

“There is another way-”

“NO!” Harry yelled at them, “Tell Hermione and the others I'll miss them and I love them all.”

“No Harry!” Hermione cried, watching as he walked away from them.

As Draco and Pansy faded she followed after Harry and watched as he walked into a clearing in the forest. On the other side were at least fifty Death Eaters. She recognized Bellatrix, Lucius, and Wormtail, along with Voldemort standing in the front of the crowd. As Harry grew nearer he was noticed by Bellatrix who cackled and pointed to him.

“Look my Lord! Wittle baby Potter has come out to play!” she yelled and all the Death Eaters and Voldemort turned to him.

“Ah Harry!” Voldemort stated, striding forward from the group, “Come to give yourself up and die?”

“No, I came here to end you Tom!” he yelled, raising his wand lightly.

“I think you are mistaken Harry” Voldemort chuckled as he raised his wand, “For today is the day YOU die.”

“Let's end this once and for all” Harry said, before waving his wand, “Ignisio Totalum!”

“Avada Kedavra!”

Hermione shot awake as the two spells collided with their targets. The killing curse had hit Harry square in the chest and the fire spell had collided brutally into Voldemort. She remembered watching as Harry could do nothing to block the spell and fell instantly to the ground while Voldemort turned to ash before the Death Eaters who all were stunned and started running away. Now awake she looked around before feeling her eyes stinging and reached up to discover she was crying. She wiped her eyes and slowly got up, checking the time to see it was nearly five in the morning, before moving over to the armoire in the corner to retrieve her clothes. Today was her parents funeral, but it hadn't truly hit her yet. She was upset, but the pain wasn't too great. As she grabbed her clothes for the funeral, a pair of slacks and a black dress shirt, she looked over at Draco as he slept. She walked over and leaned over to kiss his cheek, before placing the clothes on the dresser nearby seeing the book Alex had left. She picked it up and studied the cover before going into the bathroom and taking a quick shower, changing into a pair of shorts and shirt. Once done she went back into their room to find him still asleep and decided to read in the common room. She grabbed the book and quietly walked out of the room and into the common room.

“Morning Hermione” Alex greeted her, as she sat down across from her on the couch with the book in hand.

“Morning, how long have you been up?”

“About an hour. I wake up early most mornings. Being part vampire I don't sleep as easily as most mortals do.”

“I don't know if I can do this today Alex” she said, and the older witch sighed and moved to sit next to her, hugging her.

“Draco, Khira, and I will all be there for you alright. We'll help you get through this.”

“I know, but I never really got to say goodbye to them. I left Harry's, then went to your house, but never got to say goodbye. It all just feels so odd that they are gone.”

“These type of things will happen. My father died in my third year and I never got to say goodbye to him” she replied.

“I think I had another vision” she said silently off and Alex looked at her.

“Another vision?” Hermione nodded and she pulled back, “Want to tell me what you saw?”

“It's really vague, but I can try.”

“Go on then.”

“I saw Harry traveling through the forest and Draco and Pansy tried to stop him. They said that you could remove the horcrux but Harry said he had to sacrifice himself for it to be destroyed. He ran off from them, and went into a clearing where Voldemort was waiting. Then he told Voldemort he was going to end it and they both fired spells at each other. Harry's was a fire spell but Voldemort's was the killing curse. They both got hit and died from the spells” she wiped her eyes as she finished saying this and Alex handed her a tissue before hugging her again.

“I feared this Hermione” Alex whispered and she looked at her, “I had a suspicion all along Voldemort had made Harry into a horcrux unintentionally.”

“What?!”

“It seems that when he killed Harry's mum he made a horcrux and it bound itself to Harry. I pray there is a way to kill it, but I have not found that out yet.”

“So you think Dumbledore knows about this and hasn't told him?” Alex nodded and Hermione gasped, “That's ridiculous!”

“What's ridiculous Hermione?” the two witches turned to see Khira standing in the door to her and Alex's chambers.

“The Horcrux theory I told you about” Alex explained and Khira nodded.

“Must you always wake up so early Alex?” she asked with a frown and the dark haired witch chuckled.

“Sorry love. Force of habit” she said moving to sit in an armchair and Khira sat on her lap.

“Yes, well your force of habit is an irritating thing when I can't sleep because you're not there.”

“I know love” she replied before whispering something to Khira in Russian.

“Suka” they heard Khira mutter before she rested her head on Alex's shoulder and closed her eyes, while Alex chuckled lightly.

“Hermione we're going to leave here at around nine so I suggest you go get some more sleep if you can. Don't worry about your dream for now. We'll figure something out” Alex said and she nodded standing and walking back into her and Draco's room.

Hermione crawled under the covers and curled up next to Draco who immediately pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. She sighed and closed her eyes before falling asleep. About three hours later Hermione awoke to Draco watching her sleep. She smiled and looked at him and he smiled back lightly kissing her lips.

“Morning beautiful” he said and she sighed.

“Morning.”

“You ready for this today?” his eyes gave away his apprehension.

“It just hasn't fully hit me yet. I think it won't until we get to the funeral” she said quietly.

“Let's get dressed and get ready to leave. Alex said we're leaving soon.”

“Alright. I'll meet you in the common room since I know you need to shower and such” she replied getting up and changing into her clothes.

Hermione walked out into the common room half an hour later to find the two witches. She walked over and sat down, waiting for Draco. When he emerged from their room a half hour later she walked over to him and he pulled her close to him, resting his head on top of hers. She sighed and placed her head on his shoulder as she looked at the three of them. They all had somber looks on their faces and when she pulled back Alex walked over and hugged her lightly.

“It will be alright Hermione. We'll help you get through this” she said when she pulled back and Hermione nodded.

“How are we getting there?” she asked and noticed Khira holding an old tattered shoe in her hand.

“The portkey will take us to the field behind your grandmother's house and then we'll be driving to the funeral home with her” Khira said and she nodded.

“We need to head to the gates and then we can use the portkey. It's set to go off in ten minutes” Alex stated, looking at the clock.

Hermione nodded and followed them down to the gates. Once there the shoe started glowing and they all placed their hands on it, before feeling the pull behind their naval. When they landed her grandmother was waiting for them on the back porch. Hermione walked over to her and hugged her tightly, her chest tightening when she heard her crying. Amelia hugged Alex and Khira as well as Draco before pulling back and wrapping an arm around Hermione's shoulders.

“We need to get going. We'll take my car to the funeral home which is only a few miles away” she said quietly and motioned for them to follow her over to her car.

Once inside the vehicle, which Hermione found Draco was surprisingly accustomed to riding in, Amelia drove them to the funeral home. When they arrived Hermione said hello to the few groups standing outside and regrouped with Amelia to head inside. Draco grabbed her hand and she smiled lightly at him as they headed down the hall. When they arrived at the door Hermione braced herself and took a deep breath. Amelia slowly opened the door and stepped through, turning to let her walk through.

“It's alright sweety” she said and Hermione nodded, before stepping inside.

As she looked around the room Hermione felt her chest tighten and her knees get weak. There were bouquets of flowers scattered around the room in whites, purples, and yellows of all kinds. At the sides of the room was photo boards with various photos of her parents during their lives and times spent during holidays. Her heart clenched when she turned and she caught sight of the caskets in the front of the room. She felt her knees give out and fell to the floor as the tears filled her eyes. Draco immediately was next to her, and holding her close as she cried. After a few minutes she looked up at him and nodded, standing up slowly, before taking a shaky breath and stepping forward. As she neared the caskets she felt her heart clench upon seeing her mother laying inside it. Draco wrapped his arm around her when she turned towards him and started crying.

“I can't do this Draco.”

“Yes you can love. You're strong enough that you can do this” he whispered to her.

“Remember Hermione” she turned towards Alex upon hearing her voice, “We're all here for you.”

“Okay” she said and turned back to look at her parents again, “I can do this. I can make it through this.”

Alex nodded and Khira placed her hand on Hermione's other shoulder above Draco's and Hermione felt the pain ease slightly. She looked over at Khira and nodded to her, silently thanking her for using her ability to calm her. She stepped closer to her mother's casket and placed her hand on top of hers, leaning over and kissing her forehead and telling her she loved her. Afterward she moved to her father and did the same thing, before moving to sit in the front row with her grandmother. Draco sat next to her and Khira and Alex sat behind her.

As they all listened to the funeral service they all had tears in their eyes at the words spoken. The preacher at the local church gave a prayer while others told speeches of times they remembered between the two. Hermione started crying however when her grandmother stepped forward and read off a poem for her mother. It was her mother's favorite poem, the one she had read to Hermione for years. Hermione wiped the tears away as her grandmother finished reading and stood to hug her as she came back to her seat. Hermione wrapped her arm around Amelia's shoulder and the two smiled at each other as the service continued. At the end of the service the rest of the people approached the caskets to say their final goodbyes, also stopping to say how sorry they were to Amelia and Hermione. Hermione just nodded and said thank you to most of them, ignoring most of what they said and just hoping to get the service over with. After everyone had come forth the manager of the funeral home approached Amelia and told her that they would need to go outside and get in their vehicle. She nodded and they all stood up, walking outside. Hermione sighed as they stepped into the crisp fall air and Draco pulled off his jacket, placing it around her shoulders.

“Thank you” she said and leaned against him.

“Are you alright?” he asked and she nodded.

“I will be once this is over with” she replied quietly before Amelia called for them to get in the car.

The rest of the funeral went by in a blur for Hermione. She remembered them following the hearses to the cemetery, walking up to the burial plots, and listening to the preacher say a final prayer before her parents were lowered into the ground. The people around her, the words spoken, and such were all a blur though as she arrived back at her grandmother's house. She stepped in and sat at the kitchen table, completely in a daze. Alex noticed her sudden change in demeanor and pulled Amelia aside.

“She's in shock and needs a calming drought” Alex said quietly, looking at the young witch at the table.

“Does Khira have one she can have?” Just then Khira walked over and held out a small vial and was smiling apologetically, “I'll make some tea and you can mix it in with that. Hopefully it will help her.”

“Hermione?” Draco waved his hand in front of her face but she didn't move so he instead kissed her cheek and stood to help Amelia with the tea.

“She's just in shock dear. It's all hitting her harder than any of us thought it would” Amelia said as he approached.

“How are you taking this so easily?”

“I've lived longer than her. The death of a loved one is not something I fear anymore. I have for a long time given up trying to stop it and instead accepted that if God chooses it as our time to leave this place, then we shall leave it. All I know is that they are in a better place now and they are at peace” she said just as the water came to a boil, “Could you be a dear and place this on the table?”

“It would be my pleasure Amelia” he said as she placed the kettle on the tray and handed it to him, smiling at him as she did so.

Draco nodded and took the tea tray, placing it on the table just as Amelia and the others sat down. Alex took the calming drought from Khira and secretly poured it into the tea for Hermione before placing the cup in front of her. They all watched as Hermione having smelled the tea, slowly picked it up and sipped on it, before closing her eyes as the potion took effect. After a few moments she opened her eyes and they all noticed the hazy look she had before was gone. Draco reached over and ran his hand down her cheek and smiled when she reached up to place her hand over his.

The rest of them sighed in relief and started drinking their tea, talking about things that had happened. Hermione kept quiet most of the time, only answering questions and lightly laughing when someone made a joke. Draco noticed her gaze shifting to the photos on the mantle in the living room and looked at them. They were photos of her mum and dad with her at Christmas and various other holidays. He reached over and wrapped his hand around hers bringing it up to his mouth to kiss the back of it. She smiled lightly at him and went back to drinking her tea and listening to the others.

Later that evening they stepped outside just as the portkey started to glow and grabbed the old shoe. They felt the tug behind their naval before dropping in front of the gates to the school. They walked back up to the school in relative silence and back up to their rooms. Once there Hermione went into her bedroom and laid down on the bed. She felt the bed dip behind her and sighed as Draco crawled next to her, wrapping his arm around her. She leaned back into his chest and closed her eyes, the days events draining her. Draco started humming lightly as he noticed her breathing slow and the young witch fell asleep in his arms.
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