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A Witch's Tale	By : snowblind12 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 27756 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 5
Disclaimer: This fanfic is based off the Harry Potter books which are owned by JKR. I make no money from this fanfic and these characters as well as the Harry Potter books and world belong to JKR!

Chapter List
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I will probably be posting chapters weekly instead of every 2 or 3 days like I was before. Real life is kicking me pretty hard right now, but I'll post more frequently as I'm able to. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.
Midday Saturday
Hermione woke to warm, soft kisses on her neck. "Kitten, wake up. It's after 11. Everyone's hungry." She slowly opened her eyes and smiled at the handsome wizard hovering over her. He smiled, "There's a starving pregnant woman in your living room who's starting to look at Crooks in a very predatory way. You'd best get up."
"I'm up..I'm up." Hermione sat up on the side of the bed. She looked at her watch and saw it was 11am Dallas time, which meant it was 5pm London time. Wow, that had been a really hard nap. She obviously needed it. She stood up and looked at herself in the mirror over the dresser. Her hair was a mess. She looked around on the floor and gathered up her clothes, starting to put them back on.
Theo pointed to the corner of the room, "I brought your two duffle bags in." Hermione looked and saw the two bags as well as Theo's smaller overnight duffle next to them. She ruffled through her bag and pulled out clean underwear, a clean shirt and a pair of shorts as well as a cute pair of sandles she had just bought.
She changed, threw her hair into a pony tail and then followed Theo out to the living room.
"Finally!" Ginny said, exasperated.
Hermione smiled at her indulgently. "There's fruit on the bar over by the kitchen, you know."
Ginny made a face. "Please, I'm not that desperate."
Draco came walking out of the kitchen, LeRoy flying in behind him. Hermione threw Draco a smile in thanks for letting her owl back inside.
"Everybody finally ready?" Draco asked, cutting an impatient look at Hermione. Draco didn't wait for an answer as he led the way into the outside hall.
They apparated to the street and Hermione got a look at the outside of the building. It was a towering presence. She turned to Draco, "what floor are we on?"
"On the top floor," he responded. "Which is really the 14th floor, but it's called the 15th floor because there is no 13th floor."
Everyone threw him a confused look. He shrugged. "13's an unlucky number, and many tall buildings just skip the number 13 on their lifts. They go from 12 to 14."
"Well, that's ridiculous, the 13th floor is the 13th floor, no matter what you call it." Hermione said in a very Hermione, know it all voice.
Theo chuckled. "Five points to Gryffindor...There's the Hermione from Hogwarts. Been wondering when she would make an appearance."
Hermione turned pink and slapped him on the arm. He laughed and pulled her to him, kissing her head.
"What else is in the building. Is it all magical occupants?" Harry asked curiously.
"Yeah, this building as well as this whole six block area is all magical. Poppinstock takes up the bottom 2 floors as well as the basement, there are a couple other businesses on the 3rd through the 5th floor and 6th floor and above are all residential."
"Wait, Poppinstock headquarters is in the building?" Hermione asked, surprised.
"Yeah, when I bought the business, I bought the rest of the building as well. Need to be able to expand as needed and I didn't want some pesky landlord getting in the way. So I made a generous offer and bought it."
She looked at him, shaking her head. "Of course you did."
They started to walk down the street and passed several shops and businesses. There were witches and wizards hustling and bustling tending to errands and shopping. Hermione noticed that most were dressed in traditional robes. Only a few were in regular muggle attire. "Aren't they hot? How do they stand it?"
Draco shrugged. "I guess they're used to it. They use lighter material for their robes."
Hermione noticed they were wearing lighter colors and their robes looked like they were made of linen or cotton instead of the heavier fabrics she was used to.
Draco led them into a corner restaurant, across the street from their building. "This place has great food."
Hermione looked up at the sign, "Trina's Taste of Texas."
They feasted on chili, brisket, corn bread, cole slaw and sweet iced tea. Afterwards, they spent the afternoon exploring the many shops and boutiques. Draco took them to an inn called, 'The Broom Closet.' The Broom Closet, like the The Leaky Cauldron, was the portal to muggle Dallas. There was a mirror in the back hallway that you simply walked through and you would be standing on the sidewalk in trendy Uptown Dallas. Draco explained that muggles in the US were called 'No Maj's'. They didn't venture into no maj territory today, but they spent a lot of time exploring the magical community. The witches and wizards they met as they explored were very friendly and welcoming and Hermione grew more confident that she would like it in Dallas.
They apparated back to the apartment and Hermione started taking pictures out of the boxes. Ginny helped her arrange them on the surfaces around the apartment. The apartment was so big that Hermione was able to find places for every picture. She was going to need more frames, but was pleased how much it personalized the space and it made it more her own having the pictures on display. There was a high end muggle stereo in the living room that fed built in speakers throughout the entire apartment. She put her CD's and albums away and next placed her candles around the apartment. It was starting to look like a home and not a photo out of 'Contemprary Witch' magazine.
Theo had left for the market to get some groceries and Harry had gone with him. Draco had simply disappeared, probably having gone back to his own flat. Hermione and Ginny had just sat on the sofa to relax when Draco walked in. Hermione sighed as he walked in like he owned the place, which technically he did.
Hermione smiled when she noticed the beautiful blonde walk in with Draco. Hermione jumped up with a big smile in greeting. "Lexie!"
Lexie smiled back warmly and spoke in her sweet, southern twang, "Hi Hermione. I hope you don't mind us just bargin' in on you." She cut a disapproving eye at Draco. "Draco has all the manners of a honey badger."
Draco ignored her, with his typical bored expression. "Hermione doesn't care." He walked past Hermione and headed to her music collection, flipping through her collection.
Hermione ignored Draco and introduced Lexie to Ginny. The two witches immediately took a liking to each other. "Wait a minute! You play Quidditch! You were playing that day I met Hermione in Daytona!" She beamed at Ginny, "I'd recognize that gorgeous red hair anywhere!"
Ginny smiled back, "well, my Quidditch days are numbered. I'm pregnant." Ginny had a warm glow as her hands immediately went to her abdomen.
Lexie smiled warmly. "Awwww, congratulations!" Lexie then glanced around the apartment and looked at Hermione before walking towards the pictures on the sofa end table."I see you're getting unpacked and settled."
Hermione looked around and responded, "Yeah, it's an amazing apartment. Draco told me you chose the furnishings. Everything is beautiful. It couldn't be more perfect."
Lexie smiled brightly, "I'm so glad you like it. After meeting you, I had the sense that you and I have similar tastes. It was a hunch, but I've found that my instincts usually lead me down the right path."
Hermione gestured to the sofa, "Well, come have a seat. I'm sorry I don't have much to offer in the way of beverages, Theo and Harry should be back soon from the market."
Draco mumbled something about wine as he disappeared down Hermione's hallway that lead to the bedrooms. Hermione realized she really did need to explore the apartment.
She turned back to Lexie. "So, how is your father enjoying his retirement?"
Lexie sighed, "Well, he hasn't really retired yet. He's been assisting Draco with the transition of ownership. A lot of the staff are concerned about 'foreigners' taking over."
Hermine nodded in understanding. "Well, I can understand their fears."
"Yeah, but so far the employees have taken a shine to Draco. Daddy's presence and Draco's closeness to him have proven to be very reassurin' to the staff."
Lexie turned to Ginny. "So Ginny, how do ya know Hermione?" She then smiled at Hermione. "I like to know how all the pieces and parts fit together and that means I need to know how everyone knows each other."
Ginny smiled at Hermione as she answered, "Hermione and I went to school together and she's very close to my husband and my brother."
Hermione felt a twinge of guilt over not having to spoken to Ron lately to tell him she was moving to Dallas. Or, to let him know that she was in a serious relationship. She internally acknowledged she had purposefully avoided that conversation with him. Neither would likely sit well with him.
Lexie's face lit up."Ohhhh, let me guess. You're married to...what's his name...Harry Potter? And your brother must be the other wizard that that helped defeat that evil wizard...Moldywart? I think that was his name." She had a look of concentration, like she was trying to remember.
Ginny's eyes lit up and she burst into laughter. "Moldywart!...oh that's...that's just.." She was laughing too hard to finish her sentence.
Hermione couldn't help but to join in on Ginny's infectious laughter and before long, Lexie was laughing as well, even though she didn't know why.
Ginny slowly composed herself. "Oh Lexie, I'm sorry. I'm not laughing at you... the name Voldemort struck terror into the hearts of most every witch or wizard in the U.K. for so many years, and its just so perfect that you just called him that. He's rolling over in his 7 graves right now!" Ginny's expression slowly morphed into a distant stare and her eyes sparkled with a touch of moisture. It was obvious to Hermione that Ginny was thinking of Fred. He was never far from any of their thoughts.
The three witches turned towards the front door as Harry and Theo walked in. At the same time, Draco walked in from the bedroom hallway with several bottles of wine. Hermione stood to introduce Lexie to Harry, but before she could get the words out of her mouth, Lexie ran to Theo and gave him a huge hug.
"Theo!" She exclaimed as Theo hugged her back. Hermione couldn't help the twinge of jealousy at the obvious affection Lexie and Theo had for each other. Lexie really was stunningly beautiful. She was wearing faded Levi's and a white button down blouse with a brown leather belt and brown boots. It was a simple outfit, but Lexie made it look like it was right out of a fashion magazine. Her long hair was pulled back out of her face into a loose braid and she had on minimal, but beautiful silver jewelry.
Hermione introduced Harry and Lexie. After all the introductions were made, they congregated in the kitchen, unpacking the bags of groceries. Hermione looked around the room and her heart swelled with happiness. Draco, Theo, Harry and Ginny as well as her new friend, Lexie were all talking and laughing and having a good time together. Three weeks earlier, she would have never imagined a scene like the one before her being an actual moment in her life. Yet, here they all were.
It was past 9pm and Hermione, Ginny and Harry were exhausted. Lexie wasn't jet lagged and was ready for more fun, so she and Draco left to head to a party she had been talking about. The rest of them were just too tired. Ginny and Harry headed to the guest room for bed as they were spending the night. Hermione made sure Crooks and LeRoy were settled and then she and Theo headed to bed.
Hermione crawled into her huge, king size bed and Theo climbed in after her. They spooned, as they had earlier, looking at the night skyline over Dallas. It was really something to behold and very different from her view of the neighbors yard at her London flat.
Hermione reflected on the situation. "Am I jinxing myself if I say I'm happy?" She turned her head back to Theo and smiled at him. "Three weeks ago I was miserable, lonely and with an unknown future. Now I have you, the most wonderful and sexy wizard alive.." She rolled over so she was facing him. "I'm friends with, and employed by Draco Malfoy, who is unlike any Draco I ever knew at Hogwarts. He's turned out to be exceedingly generous, and I'm really quite fond of him, despite his cocky and presumptive ways. And, he and Harry seem to be getting along, which is a miracle in itself!" She shook her head in disbelief, "and this apartment! Merlin! I've never seen anything like it! And...I start a new job on Monday!"
Theo grinned at her, "wonderful and sexy, huh?"
Hermione bit her lip and gave him a flirtatious and teasing look. "Well, you know, as wonderful and sexy as a non-dominant and wimpy type of wizard can be."
Theo's grin grew larger as he waved his wand, throwing up a silencing spell in the room. "Non-dominant and wimpy, huh?"
Hermione giggled and started to back away from him as he pulled her to him. "Oh Miss Granger, perhaps I should show you just how non-dominant and wimpy I can be."
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding," Hermione protested through laughter as her Dominant and seductive Theo looked down at her.
Theo's voice was sexy, slow and teasing. "Oh, Miss Granger. I do believe that was a challenge and I never back down from a challenge." His hands were unbuttoning her pajama top as he spoke.
Hermione's heart was racing, "No, no...not a challenge...you are the opposite of non-dominant and wimpy!" She proclaimed as his hands began rubbing her stomach and moved up to cup her breasts. "You are a force to be reckoned with and are..."
"Too late, Miss Granger." His mouth crashed down on hers and Hermione spent her first night in Dallas learning just how Dominant and non-wimpy her wizard could be.
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