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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!

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Sunday Morning
Hermione woke up to clouds and rain. She looked at her clock and couldn't believe she had slept until 10:30. Of course, Theo hadn't left until almost 1am. As she got out of bed, she couldn't help smiling as she thought about the night before. They had talked for another 2 hours after she had snuggled up next to him. He talked a lot about his most recent trip which had been to Istanbul. He talked about the beauty of it, the architecture and the kindness of the people. There was a large magic community as well and he was anxious to go back. Hermione talked a lot about her work and how hard it was to resign from the Ministry. She was hesitant to share her controversial theory with Theo, especially since he was a pureblood, but he just listened and encouraged her to keep talking. He was unlike the men she was used to spending time with. Theo was a thinking man. He liked to listen and observe what was going on around him. She was learning that he was not one to rush to judgment. He wasn't impulsive. He was practically the opposite of Harry. They were both smart, handsome and kind, but Harry was textbook Griffindor and Theo was the best of the slytherin qualities minus the bigotry. Slytherins were known for being cunning, and she didn't know him well enough to determine if that trait applied to Theo. He didn't seem to be scheming and deceitful as typically go hand and hand with being cunning, but no one was perfect, and she was just getting to know him.
Hermione stepped into the shower and touched her lips as she remembered the soft and shy kiss goodnight they had shared. She had walked him to the door and just when she thought he wasn't going to kiss her at all, he turned back and looked at her. She took a step towards him and he grabbed her by the waist pulling her in for the kiss. It was gentle and soft, and very quick. It wasn't earth shattering, but it was nice. Nice enough that she wanted to do it again.
Sunday Afternoon
Theo and Draco walked out of the movie theater in muggle London. Theo watched Draco out of the corner of his eye as they walked. He couldn't help but note certain similarities between the movie and things the wizards had been through, particularly the wizard walking beside him. Draco looked at Theo. "I see you watching me. I know what you're thinking."
Theo shrugged. "You have to admit, some of the similarities are uncanny."
"Yeah, I felt a little sick to stomach when that Gandolf wizard came along. And those black riders.. Man, that was nuts." Draco let out a big breath. "Good movie, though."
They walked in silence to the alley where they apparated to Draco's flat.
They sat on the sofa just as a soft pop could be heard. "Would master and his friend care for a beverage?"
Theo nodded and Draco responded. "2 butterbeers and some sandwiches." The house elf with greying hair on his ears nodded and disappeared with a pop.
"So, what have you been up to the past couple days," Theo asked. He was curious if Draco would mention seeing Hermione.
Draco shrugged. "Not much. Last night I went out with Victoria, you know that hottie that works at the apothecary?"
"How'd you manage that? I thought she wasn't speaking to you after you shamefully screwed her in the bathroom at the Leaky Cauldron and then didn't floo her for weeks.' Theo was shaking his head and looked at his friend with amusement on his face.
Draco shrugged. "Nothing a little charm and a shiny trinket couldn't fix. I went in with Snape when he was here. He needed some dandylion root."
Theo was grinning at his friend. "Typical."
Draco grinned back. "Fucked her again, to."
A soft pop was heard again as the small, elderly house elf reappeared with a tray of sandwiches and butterbeers. He set them on the table.
Draco looked at the elf, "Thanks, Lokee." The elf bowed and disappeared with another pop.
They dug into the sandwiches. "So, what about you? You spend another night in the library researching your next destination?"
Theo smiled, "You know me so well." He wiped his mouth with the cloth napkin the elf had left and continued, "Thinking about Prague."
Draco just nodded and kept eating. After a minute he asked, "You still thinking about writing your traveling book?"
"Yeah, maybe." Theo finished his sandwich and tossed his napkin on the table. "So what's new with M E.? You still working on that deal in the US?"
"Actually, I signed the deal yesterday afternoon in Daytona. Malfoy Enterprises is now the official owner of Poppinstock Magometers." Draco had a very proud look on his face and started to laugh. "Gonna make sooo many galleons on that deal."
Theo might not agree with Draco's treatment of the fairer sex and might not find Draco to be the most moral person in the world, but Draco deserved kudos when it came to business and making money. Draco was a natural. "So how'd you close the deal? I thought ole Leonard was leaning towards selling to that Japanese Company?"
"Well that was before I donated a substantial stack of galleons to "The Wizard Widower Support Foundation". He smirked. "Of course I didn't tell him about the donation. He would have seen right through that." Draco got a look on his face like he was the cat that ate the canary.
Theo had to ask. "So what did you do? You tell Lexie?"
Draco looked at Theo like he was an idiot. "Of course not! That would have been just as obvious." He shrugged. "It was simple. I had Blaise invite Lexie's friend, Jill, to lunch at a little bistro right next door to the office building of the said foundation. He had reserved the seat by the window and I just so happened to make my donation while they were at lunch. She, of course, saw me enter and leave." Draco now had a full smile. "When she saw me she asked Blaise what I was up to. He played his part brilliantly. He made himself look all uncomfortable, like he was betraying his best bloke by sharing the bit of gossip. He told her that I was really fond of Leonard and loved him like an uncle. He went on to say that I had been heartbroken when he lost his wife. He drove it home when he told her that ever since that happened, I had been making anonymous donations to the foundation out of the affection and admiration I had for Leonard. So of course, Jill went straight to Lexie who went straight to her dad, who immediately owled me and said he wanted to talk. So, Saturday I took Lexie and Leonard to the Darts Cannons quidditch match and after the match he signed the papers."
"So, what did you have to give Blaise to make him agree to this cunning scheme of yours?"
"He's a right greedy bastard. For the next 6 months, whenever we go prowling, he gets first dibs on any witches we both fancy." He looked truly irritated about this.
Theo laughed at his friend. "Oh, how will you survive?" Theo said, mockingly.
"So get this! We're at the Darts Cannons match when who shows up but Granger with Potter."
Finally! This was what Theo wanted to hear about. "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah, and I think Lexie has the hots for her."
This gave Theo pause. "Why in the world do you think that?"
Draco gave a frustrated sigh and rubbed his eyes. "When I introduced them she recognized Granger from some stupid magazine article. She was so impressed I knew her. Made a really big deal about her and was singing her praises to Leonard as well. Even after Granger had walked away, she kept talking about her and asking questions about her."
Draco had lost his cockiness and had a defeated look on his face. He continued, "The thing is, Lexie is my only friend who doesn't know a thing about my involvement with that whole situation. If she befriends Granger or worse, pursues her, Lexie will find out all the sordid details. She'll prolly want nothing to do with me."
This was the side of Draco that no one ever got to see. Theo knew Draco truly felt remorse for his involvement in the war. But, Draco handled the guilt and his insecurities by putting up walls and not letting anyone see the real him underneath it all. He would never appear weak or unsure of himself in public. This piece of Draco, the piece that made him the most human, in Theo's opinion, was rarely revealed. When it was, it was only in front of his closest friends or his mother, Narcissa.
Theo reassured his friend. "Draco, Lexie adores you. She would understand. Besides, she'll probably never find out in the first place. You might consider telling her yourself. Better coming from you, you know?"
"Fuckin Granger, man. She's always in the way."
Theo sighed. Better to get this out of the way. "I actually ran into Granger at The Wayward Broom on Friday night."
Draco looked mildly interested. "Oh yeah? You talk to her?"
"Actually,...yes. I ended up doing fire whiskey shots with her and talking for a few hours."
Draco got an incredulous look on his face. "You did what? With Granger? We are talking about the same Granger, right? The know it all with a rat's nest for a head?"
Theo smiled. "Well, her hair is actually quite soft to the touch."
Draco's mouth hung open. The look of shock on his face was comical. "Theo, buddy, your making me nervous. What are you talking about?"
Theo decided he had divulged enough information. "It was just a few drinks. Don't go Potter on me and jump to conclusions."
"Ha! As if. So, what's the deal then?"
"We had a few drinks, we talked. That was it. I mean... she was nice." Theo shrugged and tried to look bored with the conversation.
Draco was starting to feel uneasy. For some reason this didn't sit well with him that Theo had hung with Granger. He didn't really know why..he just knew he didn't like it.
Monday
Hermione had a great day Sunday. She had cleaned her flat and bought a couple plants for the windows. Crookshanks was absolutely obsessed with them. The old cat did nothing but sleep and eat but the minute she put the plants out he had become enthralled. When she left this morning, he was laying on the sill between 2 of them.
She had written Victor congratulating him on his engagement. She felt guilty for not having responded to his news sooner, and wrote a nice long letter to make up for it. She had just dropped it off at the corner owlery on her way to work. She really needed her own owl.
She had a lot of nervous energy as it was the first day of her last week at the Ministry and that evening, Theo was coming for dinner.
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