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The Marriage Contract	By : SweetHoney Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 18442 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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As Hermione and Draco walked downstairs they were greeted by the sweet smell of breakfast. When they reached the dining room, they found Anna sitting with a table filled with delicious food. Hermione and Draco's mouth watered at the sight. They sat down and gathered what they could into their plates.

"Good morning." said Anna.

Hermione and Draco greeted her in return and apologized for not seeing her to her room last night. She assured them it was all right. A house elf had showed her a room and she slept well.

Hermione looked up from her plate to Anna and noticed something different. Anna's hair was an unnaturally bright shade of red. "Wasn't your hair black yesterday?"

"No, it was blonde." said Draco, turning to look at Anna. He stopped chewing and stared. "What happened to your hair?"

"I decided to do something new with it." said Anna, "Isn't this color lovely?"

Hermione and Draco stared at her hair in awe. They found that it was unusually beautiful the more that they looked at it. She didn't have it tied up anymore. The thin strands were lose, flowing gently in the air whenever she moved. They reached their hand out to touch it but Anna stepped away from them and gestured at their plates. The spell they was under was broken, Hermione and Draco shook their heads and blinked several times.

"Eat," ordered Anna as she took her seat.

They didn't have to be told twice. After breakfast was over and the table was cleared Anna informed them about some new information about Narcissa.

"She thinks she's a child?" said Draco.

"Nine years old to be exact." said Anna.

"Was this caused by the fall?" asked Hermione, "Last time she was traumatized by Lucius' death that her mind reverted to her last teenage years."

"Many factors could have attribute to it." said Anna, "The bottom line is that we must handle her with gloves. She believes her parents are on vacation and we are her caretakers."

"Do we have to pretend its nineteen-sixty-four?" asked Draco.

"That won't be necessary. Narcissa told me she never went to France before. She wouldn't know the difference."

"That's good." said Hermione.

"On another note. I want to ask you about your father." Anna said to Draco.

"What's going on?" wondered Hermione.

"Anna moonlights as a private investigator. She's offering to look into my father's death."

"Aren't you doing too much at once?" said Hermione, "You have to treat Narcissa, help me and Draco, and now you're investigating Lucius' murder?"

"It's perfectly fine. All three of you are living under one roof, it makes it easy for me to treat each of you. As for Lucius, I'm only lending a hand when it's needed and give my opinions of the case. Is that all right with you two?"

Draco and Hermione exchanged a look with each other and nodded.

"Great," Anna said as she stood up and clapped her hands. "I'm going to need the pictures and case files of your father's death. I also need both of your medical records."

"We'll get them for you immediately." said Draco. He and Hermione went to the study to request their medical records from St. Mungos hospital.

After they left, Anna went to check on Narcissa. She was sound asleep. Anna pulled the blanket Narcissa had kicked off herself back over her and went to the vanity.

"Draco, do you think Anna is a little odd?" Hermione asked him after he hung up his cell phone with Ron and Harry, who said they are joining them soon. They use Muggle device to contact each other because its much faster and simple. She was sitting on a chair, while she finished writing their request forms for their medical and sent them out.

"Compared to many I know, she's pretty normal."

"Well..." Hermione struggled to explain herself, "She's perfect."

"I know what you mean." Draco agreed, "But I don't feel anything threatening from her. Do you?"

"No. I feel very safe around her. She's wonderful."

"She's a friend. She wants to help us. That's all that matters. I don't care what she did in her past or what she does now."

"You're right."

Anna smiled when she heard them say this. She was listening to their conversation from upstairs in Narcissa's bedroom. She was happy to know that they trusted her because she certainly had no intention of harming them. As she looked at herself in the mirror a comb appeared in her hand. While she brushed her hair the color shined brightly red. She realized that she needed to be more careful. She meant to keep her hair black, but it suddenly turned blonde right before Draco entered the room. Hermione didn't noticed her blonde hair but Draco did. She doubt they'd get into a deep conversation about the black and blonde, since they were fixed on her red hair. Now she was going to have to keep it red for the reminder of her stay to stop it from changing colors again. The comb in her hand disappeared when she saw movement behind her.

Anna left the vanity and knelt beside the bed. "Good morning, Narcissa. Are you hungry?"

Narcissa timidly nodded.

"Come, I'll take you downstairs for breakfast."

Anna led Narcissa downstairs where the table of food was waiting for her. Narcissa glanced at her surroundings as they walked and sat down where Anna told her to.

"Who else is here?" asked Narcissa as Hermione and Draco entered the room.

"Hi, I'm Draco."

"And I'm Hermione."

"Hi," Narcissa said quietly.

Draco and Hermione took their seats.

"Have you been to Paris before?" Hermione asked Narcissa.

"No."

"Then, we'll have to show you around." Draco chimed in, figuring out what Hermione was suggesting. "How does that sound?"

"All right."

"Eat up, we are going to show you all of the sights." said Hermione.

"While you're out, I'll be going through some important paperwork." said Anna.

Hermione and Draco thought it was a shame Anna couldn't come with them, but understand how busy she was. Holding Narcissa's hand, they took her to see the main attractions. Narcissa was amazed by the architectural structures, since it was the first time she was seeing them. After an hour and a half of walking, Hermione suggested they rest since Draco appeared tried. He didn't complain, but his eyes were hooded. The couple chose a little café and ordered drinks. While she sipped her drink, Narcissa was glancing at a booth nearby with an elderly man selling trinkets.

"Would you like to go over there?" asked Draco.

Narcissa remained silence and played with her straw.

"I see something I like in that booth," said Hermione, "let's go, Narcissa."

Narcissa went with Hermione, ignoring Draco. Draco remained in his seat, watching the pair. He didn't go with them because he felt that Narcissa disliked him. It didn't sit well with him. She was his mother, wasn't she supposed to have a maternal instinct to care for him. Then again, she believed she's nine years old. She didn't have any special bonds with him. The thought sadden him.

"Draco?"

Draco turned his head and saw the last person he wanted to see on his honeymoon. His ex-girlfriend.

"Pansy, what are you doing here?"

"Shopping," she said and sat down next to him without permission. "Where's your little wifey?"

"None of your business."

Pansy continued speaking as if she didn't hear him. "You're so lucky, Draco. You have a live in healer to look after your mom. How is she doing by the way?"

Hermione watched as Draco was talking to Pansy. It upset her that he wasn't getting up and leaving the table or sending her away. She was jealous of the couple's history together, but reassured herself that Draco was her husband. He loved her. Tearing her eyes away from them, she turned her attention back to Narcissa, who was admiring a large jeweled butterfly on the table. She glanced back at Draco and was delighted to find that Pansy was no longer there. She glanced back at Narcissa, but she was no longer there.

"Narcissa?" said Hermione, glancing left and right.

Her heart was beating against her chest in panic. There are two things she could do. Try to find Narcissa on her own or go to Draco for help. She could go off and search for Narcissa alone with her wand, but that didn't feel right with her. She couldn't lie to him, not about losing his mother. He was going to be angry at her, but Hermione had to tell him. Straightening her shoulders she went to him.

"Draco," she said, tears forming in her eyes.

Draco stood up from the table and went to her side. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"I-I-lost-Nar-Nar-"

"Hermione, what's the matter? Are you all right? Where's mother?"

Hermione whimpered, took a deep breath and said, "I lost her." she sobbed, "I lost Narcissa."

"What?"

"I'm sorry. I turned my back for one second and she was gone."

"Mother's gone?" Draco said. He was stunned at her confession and hugged her when he saw his distress she was. "Don't cry, Hermione. I'm not angry at you. It's not your fault. Mother doesn't remember us. She thinks she's a child and...and children wonder off some times."

"I will never forgive myself if something happened to her." said Hermione. She was happy that he wasn't accusing her of neglecting Narcissa, but upset with herself for being distracted by Pansy and Draco.

Draco kissed her passionately. "Nothing will happen to her." he assured her.

Draco took out his wand and muttered a spell. Grabbing Hermione's hand, he took off. On there way, they ran into Pansy, who was standing with a smug look on her face. Draco stopped on his tracks and stared at her for a moment before marching to her.

"What did you do to her?" he demanded.

Pansy schooled her face to appear surprised. "What are you talking about?"

"Where is my mother?"

Hermione looked from Draco to Pansy and back and understood.

Pansy shrugged. "Isn't Granger her keeper? Shouldn't she know where she is?"

"I told you her name's Malfoy now."

Hermione stared at Draco in astonishment. He was defending her and her right at his wife. She never thought these simple words would warm her heart like they did.

"Your marriage isn't real," said Pansy, "that Mudblood is only using you."

"Hermione loves me and I love her."

"Has she got you under a spell?"

"You!"

Everyone turned to look where the voice had came from. Draco and Hermione went to Narcissa's side and hugged her. Narcissa held her hand back so the large lollypop she was holding wouldn't get crushed.

"Are you all right?" asked Draco.

"Are you hurt?" asked Hermione.

"I'm fine." replied Narcissa.

"Where were you?"

"That woman," Narcissa pointed at Pansy, "offered me sweets to go with her. When I didn't, she stunned me, and left me in an alley."

Draco and Hermione turned their eyes to Pansy. Before Draco could raise his wand at her, Hermione beat him to it. She stomped toward Pansy and slapped her, and slapped her again, and again.

"How dare you?!" Hermione shouted, panting in rage. "Stay away from my family! If I ever see you near her again I will end you!"

Pansy was on the ground trembling with fear. She quickly picked herself up and ran as far as her feet would carry her.

"Hermione," Draco said as he went to her and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"I couldn't control myself." Hermione explained.

"I know," said Draco, "I would have done worse if you gave me a chance at her."

"Can we go now?" said Narcissa, walking to them while licking her lollypop.

"If she stunned you, how did you get here?" asked Hermione. "And where did you get that?"

"Anna found me." said Narcissa, held up her lollypop to show them. "Gave me this and brought me here."

"Anna?" said Draco. He and Hermione looked around, but there was no one but them.

"Where did she go?" asked Hermione.

"She said she's with Harry and Ron and to tell you to go home." Narcissa told Draco, "Told me to be a good girl and stay here with Hermione."

Anna, Harry, and Ron were sitting in the drawing room. Anna studied the file Harry and Ron had presented to her. She read through the reports and spread the photographs over the table between them to get a better look.

"There," she pointed.

Ron and Harry teared their from her alluring hair and looked at the photo she had her finger on. They saw a shadow next to Lucius' corpse.

"That shadow belongs to the photographer." said Harry, having looked over the photos a million times with Ron and his team.

"Then, that photographer need to trim his nails." said Anna. She slid the photo towards them and tapped on the shadow.

Harry and Ron leaned in and stared at the shadow and noticed that the person's hands were misshaped.

"It was a trick of the light," said Ron.

"No, that gentlemen is a shadow of a parasitic demon."

"A demon?" Ron and Harry said in unison.

"How do you know?" asked Ron.

"I extracted one from Narcissa."

The wizards stared at her in surprise.

"Where is it?" Harry said quietly.

Anna had expected them to demand proof from her. She took out a folded cloth from her bag and unrolled it to reveal the creature's skin. She had ripped it from the demon when she grabbed Narcissa's hair.

"Where's the rest of it?" asked Harry.

Anna lightly stroke her hair causing the two men to shudder for an unknown reason. "Gone."

Harry and Ron leaned in to examine the piece of skin.

"Do you have a name for it?" asked Harry.

"This creature is an offspring of Raem. They feed off memories."

"If its just memories, then why did it kill Lucius."

"Is Lucius's body intact?" asked Anna.

"Yes, Draco had him placed in their family mausoleum." said Ron.

"I think we should take a look inside." suggested Anna. "I'm sure Draco wouldn't mind."

"I won't mind what?" asked Draco as he entered the room.

"You're right on time." said Ron. "Anna just told use that your mum was hosting a parasitic demon."

Draco looked from the two wizards to Anna. "What?"

"It was inside her feeding off her memories." stated Anna.

"But you said her condition was purely from a mental related illness." Draco said, his legs shaking he could barely stand. He was angry at himself. His mother was possessed, why had he not realized it?

"I said that so the demon wouldn't know. I removed it from Narcissa, but I didn't sever her connections with the other one."

"The other one?" said Harry. "Are you saying there's more than one?"
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