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They Don't Matter	By : Jenxiaris Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 5485 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Hogwarts

Anthony had just left Charms class. He was in a rush to get to the fifth floor.

"Ant; where you going mate, the Great Hall is the other way?" BJ called after him, but he didn't even here his best friend.

His only thought was meeting his love. She had pushed him away. They were so in love but when they came back to school at the beginning of the week she had told him it was over. She couldn't stay with him to be ripped away when the letters from the ministry came around.

There had been murmurs going around the school all week, everyone wondering why the letters hadn't come yet. Now they knew why.

So, now he was going to get her back, and he was not letting her go again.

He ran up the stairs and only slowed when he reached the fifth floor and saw the statue. He walked over and stood behind it.

Ten minutes later he was still stood alone behind the statue. He was sure once she had read the paper and his note she would come, but now he was worried he had really and truly lost her.

….

When twenty minutes later she still hadn't come; Anthony gave up and began to walk down to the Great Hall, thinking of finding BJ and talking him into bunking the afternoon and going off to do something they shouldn't be.

He made it down to the Great Hall and sat next to BJ, grabbing a sandwich from the middle of the table.

"Where have you been mate? Lunch is almost over" BJ asked him.

"Doesn't matter. Not going to Defence this afternoon either. Want to come with me?" Anthony asked, looking around the hall, trying to see if she was there.

"Yeah, why not, Perkins can't teach us anything we couldn't find out in either of our libraries at home" BJ agreed and the two boys got up and left the Great Hall, heading down to the dungeons to drop their school bags in the Slytherin boy's dormitory's before heading out of the castle.

"So, where we going Ant?" BJ asked as they walked down the hill to what used to be Hagrid's Hut.

The kind half giant had moved into one of the flats in the Marriage Wing as, apart from the few couples that had had to marry during their sixth year, most of the flats were no longer in use without the law.

"The forest" he answered. He needed to do something dangerous. He needed to remove the pain of her rejection by doing something reckless.

"I don't know Ant, there's a reason it's forbidden, I'm all for breaking the rules, but even we don't do this" BJ said pulling back a little.

"Come on, I thought you were a Slytherin, where's your backbone" Anthony poked at him, trying to get him moving again.

"I think you're confusing Slytherin with your little Gryffindor girl mate" BJ answered and Anthony flinched.

"Oh, so that's what this is about. Anthony it's over, you have to stop griping on it" BJ told his pale friend, patting him on the shoulder consolingly.

They started walking towards the forest again anyway, taking a seat behind Hagrid's hut, where they wouldn't be seen.

"Ant, not to sound soppy or anything but if you want to talk about it, you can" BJ said, he knew what it was like to be hurt, his hurt being more the abandonment by his mother than a girl.

"I don't need to talk, I'm going to get her back. She's got no reason now, there's no more marriage law" Anthony said, staring at the ground, a determined look on his face.

"That's true, but mate, if she's says no still, let it go, it's not healthy" BJ said clapping him on the back and standing up, wiping the grass from his school robes.

"Anthony?" they heard a girls' voice whisper behind them.

Both boys spun around "I thought I saw you sneaking off down here, what are you doing?" she asked.

"I'll leave you two alone" BJ said, nodding his head to his classmates before leaving.

"Didn't feel like going to Defence" he answered, staring at the beautiful girl he had fallen in love with a year previously.

"I got your note, I'm sorry I didn't come, had to take my stupid brother to the hospital wing, he managed to blow up his cauldron in potions again, he's as bad as dad, don't know why he's taking Potion's as a NEWT" she rambled nervously.

"Calm down love" he quietly soothed "Look, I know why you ended things, I didn't like it but you were right, the chances of us being paired up by the Ministry were small, but that's not a problem anymore. We can be together, we can finally tell everyone"

"No Anthony we can't" she replied, scraping a hand through her hair and looking at the ground. "I thought a lot over the summer and…oh Anthony it will never work. My father would never accept it and neither would yours. We cannot be together"

"I don't care about our fathers. They don't matter!" he yelled. Calming himself he continued "They're friends now anyway, they wouldn't even care. Please baby, I miss you. Come back, let's just forget this and get back together and go on like this week never happened, please"

"No Anthony" she turned and walked away.

"ALICE PLEASE!" he called after her as she left, her long blonde hair swaying behind her.

…

That evening in the Gryffindor common room, Albus and Jessica were sitting in a corner together doing their Transfiguration homework.

Well Jessica was doing her homework; Albus was staring at her from over the top of his textbook.

"Albus, I can feel your eyes on me. What's going on with you?" she asked him, putting her quill in her inkpot and crossing her arms.

"Oh um…n-nothing" he mumbled, quickly hiding behind the book.

Jessica pushed her curly main of chestnut hair, which she had inherited from her mother, out of her face and quickly pulled the book from his grip "Albus Severus Potter, you tell me the truth right this minute" she told him in a very good impression of Hermione.

Albus went redder than his Uncle Ron's hair and looked down at the worn table they were sitting at.

"Well um…look it's not important or anything but I um…" he mumbled, chocking on his words.

"Spit it out Al, you know you can tell me anything" Jessica said, relaxing her body, she knew how shy Albus could get.

"Ilikeyou" he said very quickly.

"I'm sorry I didn't catch that" Jessica replied.

Albus took a deep breath "I like you"

"I like you too Al, we're best friends" Jessica reassured him.

"No, I mean, I like you" Albus said looking at the floor.

"Oh, you mean like me as in, more than a friend?" Jessica questioned.

Albus gulped and nodded.

"Well, I have a confession to make then" Jessica told him, smiling.

Albus looked up but didn't say anything.

"I've liked you since first year. You remember, when you told off Fred for teasing Ellie for being in Slytherin. I thought it was really brave of you, but I always thought you didn't like me back that way so I just forgot about it" Jessica told him quite plainly.

"Really?" Albus questioned. Jessica nodded.

Albus pulled up every bit of his Gryffindor courage and said "Well in that case, Jessica would you like to go on a date with me"

She smiled "I would love to"

"Oooh what's this we here" Fred and Christopher Weasley catcalled as they walked over.

"Did ickle Albus finally ask his Jessy Wessy on a date?" Fred asked messing his cousin's already messy black hair.

"Shut up Fred" Albus mumbled, turning red.

"Now now, Albus, what would Aunt Ginny say if she heard you telling my ever so handsome brother here to shut up" quipped Christopher sitting on Albus' other side.

"Oh Merlin" groaned Albus

Fred took over from his brother "is love in the air, o' little cousin of ours?"

"Does Granny Molly know?" Christopher continued.

"Maybe we should owl her" Fred said to Christopher over Albus' head.

"She'll have the wedding planned by Christmas" Christopher answered his twin back.

Jessica had had enough. The twins drove her insane at the best of times, but the though of Molly Weasley knowing that she had a date with one of her grandsons was the last thing she needed.

"Fred, Chris…If you tell your gran about this, then I'll have to send a little owl to your mother, telling her that you've been helping your dad test the latest Weasley Skiving Snackboxes on the younger students…. I wonder how she would react to that"

"You wouldn't dare" the twins said together, with mirror image faces of horror.

"Wouldn't I?" Jessica answered, the telltale Malfoy smirk on her face.

"I believe dear brother that she has us by the short and curlies" Fred told Christopher.

"I concur, I don't think dad would enjoy sleeping on the couch for the next year" Christopher answered back.

"Fine, you evil little cow, we won't say anything to Gran" Fred told Jessica and the boys walked away, looking for some first years to trick into trying the latest WWW products.

"Thanks Jess" Albus said.

"No problem" she replied, smiling and kissing him on the cheek before gathering her books and going to bed.

….

The Manor, One Week Later

"Draco" Hermione called into the bathroom, where Draco was having his morning shave.

"Yes Love, what's the matter?" He replied, hearing the worried tone in her voice.

"I just got a letter from Jess, she's worried about Anthony" Hermione replied handing Draco the parchment.

He took it from her and placed an arm around her waist as he read

Dear Mum and Dad

How are you?

It's lovely to be back at Hogwarts, but I do miss the Manor terribly. How are Grandmother and Anna?

We've been here two weeks and already they are piling on the homework for our O.W.L.S, although I am enjoying learning the more advanced magic that comes with it.

I wanted to talk to you about Anthony; I think something is wrong. He's been very quiet this week, not that I see him often being in different houses but we normally manage to speak everyday and this week he hasn't seemed right. Ellie and Livie said he's very quiet in their common room too, barely even talks to BJ. I think he might be missing lessons too, I've seen him going out of the front entrance after lunch when I leave the Great Hall for my lessons.

I don't know if I should say anything. Do you think I should?

Maybe I'm making a fuss over nothing, but I've never known Anthony to not be centre of attention.

Looking forward to hearing all your news.

Lots of Love

Jess

"What do you think?" Hermione asked her husband.

"They're teenagers love, don't worry too much. I'm sure he's fine" Draco reassured his wife before turning back to the mirror.

"I know they're only teenagers but you know Jess never misses anything and she's right Anthony is always centre of attention, he's just like you. I'm worried" Hermione answered, reading Jessica's letter again.

"What do you mean he's just like me? Miss heroine of the Golden Trio, he gets it from you" Draco said, indignant.

"Oh please, we didn't ask for that attention, it was forced upon us. You on the other hand did everything you could to get noticed or have you forgotten Buckbeak? Anyway we're getting off topic" Hermione changed the subject before Draco could try and fail to defend himself "Draco there is something wrong with our son, what do we do?"

"You're really worried?" he checked.

Hermione nodded.

"Fine, write back to Jess, give her our bits of news, and ask her to keep an eye on him for us. Don't let her think we're worried though, she's just like you, she'll get even more worried and start stalking him to find out what's wrong or something" Draco advised.

"Okay, I'll go and write now" Hermione told him, turning to leave.

"Babe, I only have one meeting this morning would you like to have lunch together?" Draco called through the bathroom door before she could leave their bedroom to go and write the letter.

"That would be lovely" Hermione called back.

"I'll pick you up from your office at one okay" he asked,

"Perfect" she replied before heading down to her study to answer her daughter's letter.

….

The Ministry of Magic

Draco flooed over to the Ministry and presented his wand at the desk. After being cleared he walked over to the elevators and went to the forth Floor to meet Hermione in her office, located in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

He reached Hermione's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in" Hermione called through the door.

Draco opened it to find Harry and Ron sitting with Hermione looking worried and happy at the same time.

"Hello Potter, Weaselby, how are we today?" Draco asked, calling the other two thirds of the Golden Trio by his old teasing names, which he had never dropped, even after they had become friends.

"Fine thanks, Malfoy" replied Ron "but maybe you should sit down" Ron was really looking forward to seeing Malfoy's reaction to what Hermione and Harry were about to tell him.

"Okay…What's going on?" Draco said, instantly suspicious, seeing Ron so gleeful.

"Now don't overreact Draco, we knew this day was going to come, I just didn't expect it to be these two in particular" Hermione told him.

"What two, Hermione what are you going on about?" Draco snapped, losing his patience.

"Go on, tell him. I want to see if he gets any paler" Ron laughed, although quickly curbed it after a scathing glare from Hermione.

"It would appear that Jess hasn't told us everything going on in her life recently" Hermione began.

"Apparently Albus is much more forthcoming with his parents, it must be the Slytherin in her, again all you dear" Hermione said hiding a smile, she was after all rather happy with the situation.

"Okay, I'm beginning to get a little annoyed. Could somebody please tell me what the hell you're on about?" Draco demanded.

Harry decided to save Hermione "My son has asked your daughter to be for lack of a better term, his girlfriend. I got a letter from him today, telling me they had a date and everything" Harry said, carefully watching Draco's reaction.

Draco sat in silence, he went from his usual pale skin colour to slightly pink, then to red, then to purple, then to green and back to pale before he spoke.

"MY DAUGHTER IS DATING A POTTER!" he exploded.

"Now Draco, calm down. It's not bad new-…" Hermione began.

Draco started shaking his head, completely in denial "Don't even think of finishing that sentence. It's one thing to be friends, quite another to be dat-….Oh Merlin, I need a drink" Draco sank into the chair he had jumped out of during his explosive fit.

"Well this was entertaining, come on Harry, time to leave the ferret to cool off" Ron said getting up and laughing his way to the door.

Harry sent an apologetic glance towards Hermione and followed his laughing friend out of the door.

"Draco" Hermione called to him quietly "Draco he's a good boy, nothing will happen to her, it could be a lot worse" Hermione reasoned.

"She's just barely fifteen Hermione, she too young for boyfriends and such, and to make it worse, a Potter. The only way this could be worse was if it was one of the Weasley boys" Draco groaned.

"Draco, you're being a little dramatic. Now I am one hundred percent sure nothing unacceptable will happen between them. Albus is a good kid; if it had been Fred or Christopher, I would have agreed with you but it's not and to be honest Draco, you're being a bit of a hypocrite, think back to what you were like at fifteen and be grateful that Jess takes after me" Hermione said, pecking his cheek and picking up her bag. "Now dear husband, I believe you were taking me to lunch"
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