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A Creative Solution	By : cristinstar Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 19002 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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She sighed, giving up. "Can I have your word that this won't go any further than the two of us?"

His eyebrows raised as he asked: "You mean I'm not allowed to even talk about it with Mother? I thought she was your favorite pen pal these days."

"Not to Narcissa, nor anyone else, back home or here. I really don't want this getting out."

"Alright. You have my word as a Malfoy - now spill. What is it that you're so worried about?"

She looked around, to make sure they weren't being observed in the empty room. Then, for good measure, she cast a Muffilato. Blushing, she leaned closer and whispered: "I'm here for a Maiden Certificate."

"What? For yourself?" He was shocked.

"You don't need to sound so surprised, Malfoy." She was annoyed at his attitude, and questioned why she would have thought revealing her reason to Draco was a good idea at all. "It isn't for lack of candidates that I'm still a virgin, let me tell you."

"I just assumed you and the Weasel - I mean, at Hogwarts everyone..." he trailed off.

"Everyone nothing, Malfoy! I have chosen not to cross that line and it is my choice - "

He interrupted her. "But during the war, most girls wanted to lose it...err..." He backtracked when her expression darkened. "To be with someone they liked for the first time in case the Death Eaters -"

It was her turn to interrupt now. "I know, and it was a calculated risk. It felt like Riddle would be winning if he influenced my choices, even in this private matter. When I sleep with someone, it'll be because we both want to," she asserted, as his expression darkened.

"It was bloody stupid is what it was," he said, as he scowled. When she started to complain he held his hand up to stop her. "Anyone with a dick at Grimmauld Place would have done it for you, and made it good. Instead, you could have been brutalized in one of the Dark Lord's rituals for power, or during a revel, for their sick amusement. What were you thinking? Of all people, you - "

"Now listen here, Malfoy," she interrupted him again, quite angry now. "You don't get to tell me my choices were stupid, alright? I didn't want anyone bedding me as a favor, or because they were scared. I didn't want to be pressured by Ron either. And no spell is a hundred percent effective. I did not want to take the chance of bringing a baby into such a situation. And as it turns out, it's a good thing I didn't sleep around back then or I wouldn't be able to now -" She stopped abruptly, eyes widening as she realized she'd nearly explained her reasons for being here today.

"Who is asking you to get this certificate, Granger?" he asked, leaning in. "Who won't take your word that you're a virgin? The school? They don't have the jurisdiction. Are you being roped into a pureblood binding? You know that Maiden's Blood is -"

"I know, Mr. Potions Master Apprentice, and no, I'm not marrying anyone. Now, can you drop it? I've told you already what I'm here for." She refused to elaborate on her reasoning, sitting back in her chair, looking straight ahead.

A moment was all it took for Malfoy to catch up to it - after all, he was a very bright student too. He took hold of her arm, and spoke in measured words: "What is it that you're going to do now exactly? Are you planning on whoring yourself out?"

"Language, Malfoy! Let go of my arm. If I were, it'd be my right, and my business." She said, and his eyebrows shot up.

"You're not serious." His voice was incredulous. "After all that talk about giving it up when you yourself want to, now you're going to sell your virginity to the highest bidder?"

"Look, I need the money, and this would be a relatively quick way to do it." Draco's eyes had opened comically wide as she explained. "I'm not going to go to a brothel, for heavens sake, so close your mouth. Let go of my arm, and I'll tell you, although you're being quite an arse about this already."

"Speak - quickly, because I'm seriously regretting my oath, and wishing Mother was here to talk some sense into you."

"I was at the Dean's asking for some sort of financial assistance, because in the Muggle world there are student loans at preferential rates, and even scholarships for students getting good grades." He nodded, watching her carefully, and she continued, "but there doesn't seem to be anything I can qualify for. So I am going to sell my Maiden's Blood. You can have it collected without having sex, you know, by almost any Healer with sufficient training. "

He stared at her silently after her pronouncement, making her nervous. As usual, when uncomfortable with the situation, she started babbling facts, justifying herself. "Since the value of Maiden's Blood is proportional to the witch's age, and there are not many virgin witches past the age of twenty, I'm hoping that it can fetch enough money to pay for this year's school expenses. So I need the certificate for -"

"You'd need these folks to do the procedure, too?" He interrupted, "Or were you going to ask a reputable Potion Master to do it for you?"

Happy that he seemed to have gotten over his anger at her choices, she teased, "Why, are you offering? Because I think you need to have the degree, and the reputation, in order to fetch the best deal for it."

He nodded slowly, keeping his narrowed eyes on her face. She sighed, and started explaining: "Yes, I was thinking of having them do the procedure," she nodded her head towards the receiving window, "since it would be easy to certify and painless. I mean, I know they're not very well regarded because they serve low income populations, but everyone knows they provide an honest service, right? And it's anonymous, so no one can use my blood against me..." she trailed off.

He was silent for a few breaths, and then nodded to himself slowly, seeming to come to some conclusion. "What if I told you that there may be another way for you to get the money? One which wouldn't require you to give up your virginity, and in fact, would make even more money than selling your Maiden's Blood?"

"What do you have in mind?" she asked, quite intrigued.

"A way for us to help each other out - no listen here," he said, when she made to interrupt, "I'm in a similar situation with the school expenses, that's why I was talking to the Dean before you. If we partner in this and split the profits fifty-fifty, it would solve both our problems."

"I knew there had to be something in it for you!" she teased with a smile. For the first time today she dared to hope that there would be a better solution. "So what is this brilliant plan that will help us both?"

"If I tell you, Granger, you have to promise you won't go off and leave me stranded, alright?"

"Malfoy, you know you can trust me!"

"I know I can trust you, Granger, but I fear that some bloke is going to come into the picture, and you'll leave me in the dust."

"Come on! If I haven't left Ron in the dust after all the times he's messed up, why would having a boyfriend make me dump our friendship, our partnership, or whatever you're proposing?"

"It wouldn't be fair to you though - let me think for a second. I got it." He looked at her and paused. "Once we make enough money to cover the next two years of tuition, you can date anyone you like." As her mouth dropped open, he continued speaking: "and we'll consider our partnership finished, unless we both agree to continue."

"Wait a minute - I don't need your permission to date anyone, now or later! Who do you think you are! And when would this metaphoric date for breaking our partnership come, anyways? It'll take quite a while to raise enough money to cover our school and living expenses for the next couple of years!"

"It'll make sense once I explain it, Granger. Look, have you heard of Maiden's Blush?"

Many thanks to catcachoo for Beta-ing this chapter, and the H&V validators for their help!
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