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1912 Present meet Past UNDER CONSTRUCTION	By : Luckycharms Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 14307 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: SOME OF THE EVENTS PORTRAYED ARE BASED OFF OF REAL FACTS AND PEOPLE. I do NOT own any Harry Potter characters.That right goes to the AMAZING J.K. Rowling. I do own some of the made up people and places you will encounter.

Chapter List
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@saxman66- I fixed the Will. Thank you for pointing that out to me. :) And yes that exchange between Pansy and Narcissa, I think, was my favorite part of the whole story thus far. haha.
@goddess-of_dragons- I am so happy you liked last chapter!

Chapter 28- You Have a Friend in Me
Friday, April 6^th, 2001 10:18pm
Blaise closed the office door before turning around to face Draco and Hermione with the rest of their friends. Draco stood behind Hermione as his two friends eyed him skeptically. Harry and Ginny had moved closer the couple but dare not say anything. Theo looked around at the group in confusion as Blaise rested his back to the wall by the door with a lifted foot and crossed arms.
“So,” Theo began breaking the awkward silence. “I just first want to start off by saying that that was one hell of a speech Draco! Did not see that coming at all; total surprise! But besides that, as awesome as it was to see your mother smack Pansy, not only once but twice! Why the hell did she do it?”
“And why did she say that it was for Pansy almost getting you killed?” Blaise added with a raised brow.
Draco let out a deep breath as he removed his hands from his fiancée’s shoulders and took a seat on the edge of the desk.
“You guys might want to sit down for this.” He gestured towards the two empty chairs.
“I’ll stand thanks.” Blaise retorted not moving from the wall.
Theo nodded his head in agreement and remained where he was. Draco watched as Hermione moved aside and placed herself on the desk next to him. Harry and Ginny conjured two chairs for themselves and sat down as they waited for the tale to begin. Draco looked back to his two friends and let out another deep breath.
“Okay…So you see these stones?” He began as he pointed to his watch and Hermione’s bracelet. “They are known as Time Stones, extremely rare. When connected, they throw the users, back in time.”
Draco continued to tell his friends about the stones and a brief description of their journey before Blaise interrupted with a raised hand.
“So, what you are saying is that you two are soulmates and you both traveled back to 1912 for two weeks, fell in love, survived a disaster on a muggle ship in the middle of the ocean, after you met your ancestors who helped you get out of your marriage contract by changing their Will?” he asked doubtfully.
“Yes, that is exactly what we are saying.” Hermione responded gently.
“Horseshit! I don’t believe you. Don’t get me wrong though; after witnessing Draco almost melt in amazement when he saw you entered the room, I figured he had some feelings for you, but that just sounds like a load of rubbish. How is someone from the past allowed to write out a Will to someone not even born at that time?”
“Trust me Zabini,” Harry chimed in. “we didn’t believe it at first either and there is no law against it. There are plenty of Seers who do it to this day. Aquila might not have been a seer but technically, the Ministry doesn’t know that. Seers weren’t required to let the government know of their gift until the late sixties.”
“I am still so confused.” Theo added as he shook his head at the floor before looking up at Draco. “Why didn’t we know you were gone then if you were stuck in 1912 for two weeks? This makes no sense. I have to agree with Blaise on this one; it sounds like a made up story.”
Kingsley raised his finger in the air and spoke before anyone else had a chance to say anything. The group jumped in fear for a second, forgetting that he was even still in the room.
“If I may?” He asked politely. “Maybe we should show them the memories…if it’s alright with you two?”
“Memories? What memories?” Blaise questioned as he removed himself from the wall.
Draco nodded his head to the Minister, who moved out of the corner he was standing and Harry stood up to walk over to the Pensieve. He ushered the two men to follow as he brought out the memories from his jacket.
“Have either of you used a Pensieve before?” Harry asked gently.
The men shook their heads no, so Harry began to explain how it worked.
“…We have already seen the memories and to be honest, I would rather not watch them again; so you two will be going alone. It will take some time to go through all four, but trust me when I say this; the last two are not for the faint heart.”
The two men nodded their heads in understanding and stood up next to the large bowl.
“Now you both will have to hold hands to travel together.” The men did as they were told and took in deep breaths as they prepared to witness the memories. “Neither of you have to pee do you?”
“What?” Blaise questioned, squinting his face. “No.”
“Okay good.”
Harry poured in the first memory and the men lowered their faces into the water.
While the group waited Harry turned around and faced Draco. He cleared his throat and looked up at him. He didn’t look angry or hateful, like he normally did when he was in front of a Malfoy, but he did look serious.
“I will take this as my cue to leave.” Kingsley stated warmly. “Your parents are probably trying to do some damage control and I feel I must assist.”
“Thank you Kingsley. For all your help.” Hermione stated sincerely.
He bowed his head as a show of respect and gracefully exited the room.
“Malfoy?” Harry began once the door was shut. “I…I am grateful for you putting Hermione on the lifeboat, saving her. I am sorry that you both had to go through such a tragedy. I never thought in my life that I would say this to you…ever, but…Thank you for saving my best friend.”
Draco nodded his head slightly but quickly crossed his arms and looked at the boy who lived.
“Saint Potter is actually thanking me for something? Times have changed!”
“Don’t get used to it Malfoy! It won’t happen again.”
“We’ll see.” He smirked.
“I’d like to thank you too Malfoy.” Ginny stood up from her chair. “Hermione is like a sister to me and I know from the memories, you treated her like a queen. You love each other and as much as I wanted to kill you before knowing everything, I have to admit that your proposal was something worthy of Hermione and she deserves the world. We just want what is best for her and if that means that it is you, then so be it. You make her happy and that makes me happy. But I swear, if you hurt her-”
“I won’t…I promise.” He cut in holding a hand up from his crossed arms.
Ginny nodded her head before making her way over to Hermione and hugging her. Ginny pulled away from his fiancée and moved to stand in front of him. He lowered is arms, preparing for the worst but to his surprise; she hugged him. He stood there for a moment, paralyzed and speechless as he thought about what to do. Realizing this was a rare moment and that the tempered red head that was hugging him, was actually starting to grow on him after slapping Pansy; he slowly lowered his hands and hugged her back.
Once she let go and took a step back; Harry stepped forward and reached out a hand. Draco felt like he was thrown into an alternate reality but he quickly shook off the dumbfound expression and reach out his hand to shake Potters.
“I can’t wait to tell mum about your engagement!” Ginny clapped in excitement. “Although, she will probably read it in the papers tomorrow. Every newspaper is going to have you both on the front page! This story is huge-oh shit!”
“What?” Hermione asked startled. “What is it Gin?”
“Ron…He’s going to see it in the paper…He’s not going to be very happy about this. I know he still loves you Mione.” Ginny stated unnerved.
Hermione looked up at Draco and he realized that they both completely forgot about how Weasel would react.
‘If past history was anything to go by; Ron Weasley was going to flip his shit when he finds out.’
“Ron broke up with me, remember? And he hasn’t spoken or even tried to contact me in anyway the past year! He lost his chance with me and he has no right to tell me who I am allowed to be with.” Hermione replied upset.
He hugged Hermione from behind in comfort and kissed the top of her head.
“We survived a sinking ship for Merlin’s sake; I think we can handle your brother.” Draco added firmly as he looked at Ginny.
‘At least…he hoped they could.’
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Saturday, April 7^th, 2001 12:29am
Almost two hours had passed before the men were done all four memories. They too, stood at the Pensieve not moving as the shock began to settle in. Draco could see Theo slightly tear up, even through his bruised eye, and Blaise; Blaise looked to have been hit in the gut by a bludger.
“So…so that is what your mother meant by almost getting you killed?” Blaise finally spoke not looking away from the water. “Pansy is the whole reason you had to go through…that test?” He turned to face Draco. “You almost died because that bitch couldn’t control her temper!...I’ll kill her!”
“No, you won’t Blaise. We’ve been through enough already. Draco and I don’t want you sent to Azkaban because of Pansy. And in all fairness, she didn’t know about the stones or that we even both had one.” Hermione quickly chimed in.
“I think…I think I’ll take that seat now.” Theo exclaimed as he walked over to one of the chairs and sat down. He placed his face in his hands as he rested his arms on his knees.
“That doesn’t excuse the fact that she still caused a scene and pushed you, leading to this whole event…Wait…Draco what about Astoria?” Blaise asked in concern.
“What about her?”
“Well you didn’t exactly…let her down gently. Her family isn’t going to be happy about any of this. The Greengrass’s are major investors of Malfoy Inc. You are going to lose a lot of wizarding clients because of this.”
“I…I didn’t really think about that…shit! What am I going to do?” he sighed while gliding his fingers through his hair as he lean up against the desk.
“We’ll think of something. Right now, I am more worried about Pansy getting revenge. She was just embarrassed in front of everyone, slapped by not only Ginny, but twice by Mrs. Malfoy, and then kicked out of the party, all in one night.” Hermione answered looking worryingly at the group.
“She has a point.” Theo stated lifting his head from his hands “Pansy is definitely going to want revenge and not everyone in the wizarding community is going to take this news as gracefully as we all did. If you guys plan to stay together and get married, you are asking for a lot of trouble to come your way.”
“Well,” Harry stepped forward. “We aren’t going to figure all this out in one night. It has been a long night and I am sure after your adventure, you both are tired. Why don’t we get some rest and talk about it in the morning? Nott, Zabini…Malfoy…I can’t believe I am saying this, but…you are all welcome to stay at our place for the night and we can sort everything out in the morning. There are plenty of rooms at Grimmauld Place and as an Auror; it is my duty to make sure you two,” He pointed to Draco and Hermione “are safe from the press and anyone wanting revenge for your little scene earlier. Hermione doesn’t have a choice because I will do whatever it takes to make sure she is safe and I am positive after watching that last memory, that she won’t stay unless you are there too.”
“And why can’t we stay at my flat? I have plenty of wards up to protect it. No one is getting in there.” Draco questioned crossing his arms again.
“Because, my place not only has the protection of the four of us, if Nott and Zabini come; but it still has the wards that were placed by the Order of the Phoenix. It is also likely the press will swarm your flat and Malfoy Manor.”
“And who’s to say they won’t swamp your place too?”
“No one, but I can protect you better under my roof.” Harry stated firmly.
“Draco? Please, let’s just stay at Harry’s for the night and we will work everything out tomorrow. I am tired and I want to lie down.” Hermione mentioned calmly.
“Fine.” He looked at Harry uncrossing his arms and leaned off the desk “But I am only doing it for her. This is not a permanent situation.” He rose a finger “One night, and then I am moving her into my place, is that clear?”
“Crystal.” Harry replied before looking back and forth between Draco’s friends. “What about you guys? You in?”
The pair nodded their heads yes before making their way to the exit. The rest of the group followed suit after Harry packed up the Pensieve and walked down the corridor. They ended up having to sneak by the Great Hall to avoid the crowd who was itching to ask the couple questions, and walked out the front doors. Once they reached the gate, the group paired off to apparate. Ginny took the hands of Theo and Blaise, while Harry took the hands of Hermione and Draco.
“Don’t get too comfortable holding hands with me Potter. I don’t like you like that.” Draco joked with a smirk.
“But you admit that you do like me in some way?” He retorted with a smirk of his own.
Draco rolled his eyes and Hermione let out a giggle.
“You’re alright, I guess. Can we just get this over with already? I don’t want to hold hands with you any longer than I have to.”
“I don’t know, Malfoy? I think I’d like to hold your hand a little bit longer. They are so soft and supp-”
“Finish that sentence, Potter and you’ll find yourself in St. Mungo’s!” Draco yelled as he ripped his hand out of Harry’s.
“I am only messing with you, learn to take a joke.”
“I can take a joke! Yours just aren’t funny!”
“Can we get this show on the road please?” Ginny yelled out “My feet are killing me in these heels and if you both don’t shut your traps and stop bickering, I will hex you both so hard, you’ll be sneezing out bats until Christmas!”
The two men stopped arguing immediately and Draco quickly took back Harry’s hand. Ginny apparated her group first and Harry a few minutes later; giving the first group time to get out of the way of the front steps they just descended on. Draco quickly pulled his hand out of Harry’s grasp and waited for him to lead them through the front door.
Harry led them up the narrow stairs and showed Blaise and Theo to their rooms. Hermione said her goodnights to Harry and Ginny before walking a few doors down the hallway to where she was staying. Draco followed her into the room and plopped himself backwards on to the bed.
“I am exhausted.” She claimed as she let out a deep sigh and threw herself backwards onto the bed opposite Draco; their heads lying next to each other as they stared up at the ceiling. Draco turned his head to face his upside down fiancée and pecked her on the side of her chin. She turned to face him and lifted her head slightly to kiss him on the lips.
She pulled back after a few seconds but looked at him warmly.
“You really want me to move in with you? It seems a little sudden?” she asked skeptically.
“This whole relationship is sudden.” He replied looking up and down her face. “But I can’t be without you. You are my home Hermione and I want you to live with me. I won’t force you to move in but I would like it if you did.”
She let out a gentle smile as she said okay and kissed him on the forehead.
“That is my move, you can’t steal it from me!” he joked.
“I just did.” She chuckled before sitting herself up. “We should change and get ready for bed. We have another long day ahead of us.” She moved to stand and walked over to the vanity.
Draco too sat up and watched as she charmed off her makeup and let her hair fall down her shoulders. He was amazed by her beauty and couldn’t look away. He stood up and walked over to her; placing his hands on her shoulders and looked at her through the mirror.
“You are beautiful, you know that?” he stated kissing the top of her head.
She let off a smile as she began to brush her hair. He step back and began to remove his suit. Once he was just in his boxers, he climbed into bed and pulled the covers up. Hermione wasn’t far behind after removing her dress and put on some pajama shorts and a tank top she pulled out of the dresser drawer. She turned out the lights and tucked herself into bed. He reached out to pull her close to him and she instantly buried her head in his chest. He held on to her tightly, not ever wanting to let her go.
Draco no longer worried about the press or the reaction of the public or even Malfoy Inc. The fact that his now fiancée was in his arms, in the present, and the most important people in their lives accepted them, made everything else fade into the background.
‘He finally had her…and he gets to keep her. This moment right now, is all he had ever dreamed of since that night he saw the couple fighting outside a pub. His one and only wish had come true. He finally gets to do all the things he ever wanted to do with her. He gets to marry her, have a family with her, and grow old with her. She WAS his destiny...And nothing and no one, is going to ever take her from him.”
“Goodnight, little cub.” He whispered with a small smile.
“Goodnight, Draco.” She replied gently.
He felt the smile from her lips against his chest and his heart began to beat faster. He kissed the top of her head and looked up to the ceiling; letting out a deep breath.
‘He was finally…happy.’
Draco closed his eyes and images of Hermione flashed in his mind, lulling him off to sleep.
Sunday, April 7^th, 2001 09:45am
Hermione woke to light tapping on her bedroom door. She looked around the room from where she lay and realized Draco was spooning her. She looked up at the clock on the night stand and saw it was almost ten in the morning. Letting out a deep sigh, she gently lifted Draco’s arm off her side and slowly eased herself out of the bed. Tiptoeing to the door, she opened it slightly to see who was knocking. Once she realized it was Ginny, she opened the door all the way.
“Hey.” She whispered rubbing her eye with the heel of her palm.
“Hey yourself, sleepy head.” Ginny whispered back. “We all kind of slept in some. I was just about to wake Nott and Zabini. Harry is in the kitchen making breakfast and it should be ready shortly, so if you could wake Malfoy…” she let her sentence trail.
“Okay, thanks Gin.” She smiled.
Ginny turned to leave but Hermione quickly stopped her.
“Wait Gin…I wanted to thank you, you know, for accepting Draco. It means a lot to me that you and Harry are okay with us being together.”
“Oh, Mione, of course. You are our sister; we want you to be happy. Us not accepting Malfoy would tear our friendship apart and I don’t want to lose you because I can’t get over a grudge from school. He has definitely changed and is very protective of you. I may not fully like him, but he’s growing on me. Plus, I am about to gain another brother who isn’t always a git and can actually put up a fight…Don’t tell him I said that!”
“Too late Weaselette; I already heard everything.” Draco yawned as he walked up behind Hermione. “You’re not so bad yourself, I guess.”
Ginny’s shocked face made Hermione burst out laughing. She needed that laugh. She missed her friends and she was happy they accepted her relationship. For a moment, she forgot about the rest of the world as the trio laughed together in the doorway.
‘If only it could stay like this forever.’
“Gin! Did you wake everyone up yet?” Harry shouted from the bottom of the stairs. “Breakfast is ready!”
Before anyone had a chance to answer, two doors down the hallway swung open quickly as Blaise and Theo poked their heads out.
“Did I hear breakfast is ready?” Theo asked, eagerly sniffing the air.
“I have prepared for this day for so long. Harry Potter has made us breakfast!” Blaise sarcastically announced cheerfully. “It’s a dream come true!”
Both men looked at each other after making their statement before quickly rushing to the stairs in their disheveled suits; pushing each other to get to the bottom first. The trio let out a chuckle before Ginny said her farewell and walked towards the stairs. Hermione turned around and closed the door.
Draco put back on his suit but instead of being proper, he left the top unbuttoned revealing his white shirt underneath and rolled up his sleeves. The dark mark was noticeable but he didn’t seem to care. He kept the bottom half of his shirt untucked and slipped on his socks. Hermione went to her dresser and pulled out some jeans and a blue blouse. Once they were dressed, they made their way down stairs hand in hand, and walked into the crazy kitchen.
“Hey! Stop stealing all the bacon!” Theo yelled at Blaise from across the table.
“You took most of the egg! It’s only fair!” Blaise yelled back.
“Guys! There is plenty to go around.” Harry interjected as he set two more plates of bacon and eggs on the table while shaking his head and letting off a slight chuckle.
“It smells delicious Harry!” Hermione stated with a smile as she looked at all the food on the table.
“Thanks! Help yourselves. These to already have.” He laughed.
Hermione pulled Draco to the table and they sat down. She handed him a plate and began to dig in. Draco seemed a little out of place as he stared at the group surrounding him.
“What’s wrong?” Hermione asked a little concerned.
“Nothing, it’s just…well it’s weird, you know? Three Slytherin’s and three Gryffindor’s sitting around a table in Potter’s house, eating breakfast, laughing, and getting along. I am really starting to believe I have been thrown into a different universe.” He chuckled.
“Well believe it Malfoy! I have a feeling this isn’t going to be the last time this happens.” Ginny chimed in before taking bite of her toast.
“Why do I have a feeling that you’re right?” he laughed as he started to fill his plate.
“Because, I am always right.” She stated proudly.
“What is it with Gryffindor’s and always thinking they are right?” Theo asked with a full mouth.
“Because we are.” Hermione retorted with a smile.
The group ate as they laughed and joked about old times at Hogwarts and finished their breakfast. Hermione couldn’t help but feel elated. Never in her life had she imagined this scenario ever happening, but she was glad for the distraction. It took her mind off their future problems and helped her ease her thoughts about the tragic events of the past.
She helped Ginny wash the dishes afterwards as the rest of the men cleared the table. After the mess from breakfast had been dealt with, the group sat back down at the table and began to discuss possible outcomes from the announcement made last night.
“So what are you going to do about Malfoy Inc.?” Blaise asked leaning his arms on the table.
“I have no idea. We lose that many clients and the company would struggle to stay afloat.” Draco replied leaning back in his chair defeated.
“Are you going to apologize to the Greengrass’s? It might be a start at fixing all of this.” Blaise continued.
“It’s worth a shot I guess.”
“What if you changed the way the company runs?” Hermione chimed in.
“What? What do you mean?” Draco asked confused.
“I mean, it’s a long shot, but what if you incorporated muggle technology into the wizarding world? You would gain a huge following from wizards and witches who aren’t pureblood. Maybe even from some those are. The wizarding community is far behind on the times and I am sure if you modified a few things that muggles use, it would not only put Malfoy Inc. on the map, again but it could replace all the clients you would lose. Some might even stay due to the technology that you could develop.”
“That actually sounds like a good plan Granger.” Blaise announced. “That just might work. You would need to research different things muggles use that can be incorporated into the community but your net might actually grow ten times the amount in a year or two.”
Draco tightened a frown as he pondered the thought; he actually seems to like the idea.
“And I can help you! I know all about the muggle world.” Hermione added happily.
“I can help too.” Harry interjected. “I grew up in that world as well, so I know my fair share.”
Draco looked stun by Harry’s offer but nodded his head and leaned his arms on the table.
“Thanks. That would be a big help.”
“Okay,” Ginny began “now that that is settled, let’s move on to-”
A loud banging knock was suddenly heard at the front door. The group jumped at the sound but Ginny quickly stood up and walked out of the kitchen.
“I JUST PUSHED PASSED A HORDE OF REPORTERS TO GE HERE AND FOR SOME REASON, I WASN’T ALLOWED TO ENTER MY OWN SISTERS HOME!”
“Shit!” Harry stated as he stood up quickly from his chair.
‘WHERE IS SHE? I KNOW SHE HAS BEEN STAYING WITH YOU!”
“RON!” Ginny called out “Wait! Stop!”
She didn’t have time to stop the man who stormed passed her and made his way to the kitchen. He stopped suddenly however, when he saw the group surrounding the table.
“Well, isn’t this cozy!” Ron announced in disgust.
“Ronald! I can explain everything-” Hermione began, standing up from her chair quickly.
“Explain everything? Everything like you and Malfoy being on the front cover of the Daily Profit, KISSING! Saying that you are getting fucking MARRIED! That everything Hermione?”
“Ron. It’s…Yes, we are getting married. It’s a long-”
“I DON’T WANT TO BLOODY HEAR IT! IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! I FORBID IT!” he screamed.
Hermione was thrown back a second but quickly shook off the face of shock and turned it into anger.
“RONALD BILLIUS WEASLEY! How dare you! You have no right to tell me who I can and cannot be with! I choose to be with Draco! You left ME, remember? You walked out and told me you couldn’t make me happy, well I’ll tell you what! Draco makes me happy! I love him and I am going to marry him, WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION!”
“LIKE HELL YOU ARE!”
“OKAY, ENOUGH!” Ginny interrupted as she placed herself in between Ron and Hermione.
Everyone was now standing and looking on as the two friends were breathing heavily in anger.
“We are not doing this! You two are grown adults! Ron, you can’t dictate what Hermione does in her life! You two are not together! She chose Malfoy so get over it! It is a long story, one I personally don’t think anyone wants to have to explain right now; we don’t need you barging in here, adding more drama to their already full plates!”
Ron looked at his sister with a sickening expression before he looked up. His eyes focused on one person, but Hermione realized too late that it wasn’t her he was staring down; it was Draco.
“YOU!” he shouted with a beat red face.
She didn’t have time to react before he pushed past Ginny and practically threw Hermione to the ground to get to Draco. She saw him land a hard punch into the blondes face as she turned around. He was instantly swarmed by the rest of the men in the room and pushed back against the wall. He kicked and screamed but Hermione tuned him out as she ran over to Draco, who was now lying on the ground holding his nose.
“Draco! Draco are you alright?” She asked panicked as she tried looking at his face.
Blood was seeping out of his hands as he moaned in agony on the floor. She quickly stood up and grabbed a cloth napkin off the counter and rushed back over to him.
“Here put this on your face!”
He quickly grabbed the napkin and placed it on his nose. Once Hermione realized he would be okay, she stood up and grabbed her wand off the table. She rushed at Ron who was still being held back by the three men. She pushed Harry out of the way, and pointed her wand at Ron’s throat.
“WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?” she angrily screamed.
“Mione NO!” Ginny yelled out as she reached out to stop her.
She ignored her friend, shrugging her off her arm, as she concentrated all her anger at Ron.
“GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON I SHOULDN’T HEX YOU RIGHT NOW!”
Ron seemed terrified as he looked down at her wand.
“Mione?” he questioned sadly.
“DON’T! DON’T YOU DARE CALL ME THAT! YOU DON’T GET TO CALL ME THAT ANYMORE!” she screamed at him.
She saw Harry from the corner of her eye as he walked away from the scene and helped Draco sit up to move him to the chair behind her. She pulled her focus back to Ron and stared him down.
“You left me!” she continued. “And you didn’t talk to me for a whole year! A YEAR Ronald! You don’t get to come in here yelling and screaming at me for the choices I made and you most CERTAINLY do not get to punch my fiancé!” She paused for a moment as her eyes started to water. She lowered her wand and looked down at the ground. “You broke so much more than just our relationship that night… You broke me.” She looked back up at him. “You can’t go blaming other people for your mistakes and you don’t get to be mad at Draco for fixing what you broke!”
“But its Malfoy for crying out loud Mio-Hermione!” Ron began slightly calm. “He tormented you all throughout Hogwarts! He is the reason Dumbledore is dead! He is the reason for that scar on your arm! He-”
“You think I don’t know that?” she cut in “Everyone here knows that and somehow still found a way to forgive him; to give him another chance! The past may shape us Ron, but it doesn’t define who we are or who we become. I have long forgiven him for his mistakes; he has changed and he has apologized to me for everything he and his family as ever done to me.”
“Apologized? He is a slimy no good Slytherin! He probably said or did whatever he could to get into your pants! He is trying to fix his tarnished reputation by fooling you into thinking he loves you! Stop defending that entitled low life!” Ron spat with venom.
“HE SAVED MY LIFE!” She screamed in anger.
“What?” Ron asked slightly thrown back.
“Yes Ronald, you heard that correctly! He…saved…my…life! If he was acting like the old Malfoy and a slimy Slytherin, as you put it, than he would have just let me die! But he didn’t. He saved me because he actually cares about me!”
“I have no bloody clue what you are talking about but I guarantee you, he saved you because he couldn’t lose his one chance to fix his name! What did he offer you Hermione? Hm? Is it his money? Is that why you’re choosing him over me? You want his bloody money?”
Hermione stood in shock for a second before quickly closing the gap between her and Ron and slapped him hard across the face.
“How dare you!” She hissed. “If you honestly think that, than you never knew me at all!”
“I think,” Harry stepped up and pull Hermione away. “We are done here for now. Everyone needs to just collect themselves before I let this argument continue…Ron, I think you should leave for now.”
“Are you fucking kidding me Harry? You’re taking that evil cockroach’s side? Why doesn’t he leave? No one wants him here!”
“Actually Ron, we all want him here. It is just you who is still holding a grudge.” Harry retorted crossing his arms.
“Harry! He is a bully!”
“He WAS a bully! He has grown up since the war…maybe you should too.”
“He put you all under a curse or something! This is bullocks! We hate him!”
“We don’t hate him Ron. Not anymore.” Ginny interjected calmly. “And if you want to find a way to save your friendship with Hermione, than you have to look past all the bad he has done in his life and move on. No one is asking you to like him. We are just asking you to understand that he is not the same boy since the war. If you can’t do that, then you are going to lose a lot more than just Hermione. If we can forgive him…why can’t you?”
Ron was struck speechless as he looked around at his friends. Hermione couldn’t take looking at him anymore and turned on her heels to check on Draco. He was sitting in a chair with his head tilted back, holding the napkin on his face. He lowered his head to look at her and tried to smile but winced at the pain. She frowned as she crouched in front of him, ignoring the conversation going on behind her, and cupped his face in her hands.
“I am so sorry Draco. I didn’t mean for this to happen.” she stated softly.
He reached out a hand and tenderly touched her cheek with the back of his knuckles. He removed the napkin from his bloody face and looked her in the eye.
“I would never use you little one. I hope you know that.” he stated worryingly.
She nodded here head in affirmation and leaned in; kissing the center of his forehead.
“I know…Come on, let’s get you cleaned up.”
She stood up and helped Draco out of the room. She passed by Ron but she couldn’t bring herself to look at him. Instead she carried on, pretending he wasn’t there and walked Draco to the downstairs bathroom.
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