Family Business

Dear All, Thank you for all the reviews. This chapter will partly tell you whether Hermione is screwing Lucius or not. Enjoy, Joga

Chapter Ten

The next day

Hermione was coming back from the archives when she was accosted by
Lucius Malfoy on the 22nd floor.

\"Hermione, it\'s good that I see you. Your Aunt asked me to give you
the keys to the apartment.\"

At that moment, Draco arrived. Smiling coldly, he said:

\"Hello, Father! Father, I must speak with you.\" Without acknowledging
Hermione he left, taking the Senior with him.

Throughout the rest of the day, Draco could hardly concentrate on his
work. His father\'s words: \".the keys to the apartment.\" were still
ringing in his ears. Is it possible that she and my father.?

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\'What have I done wrong?\" kept repeating Hermione walking around the
living room in her Aunt\'s apartment. \"Only two days ago, we were
sitting together, kissing and today, he treats me as if I didn\'t
exist. I can understand that he might have wanted a one-night stand,
but then he would not be meeting me for a month. And still he called
me yesterday and chatted with me as if we were teenagers . well, it
doesn\'t make any sense. Why me? Why is he treating me like that? Why
did I get involved? Why? Why? Why?\' debated Hermione

\"\'Mione, are you home?\"

\"Yes, Aunt.\"

\"Good, I\'ll prepare myself some dinner and we\'ll watch Sleepless in
Seattle\"

\"I can\'t.\"

\"Oh, you are going out with Draco.\" Said Samantha Hooch with a sparkle
in her eye. She wasn\'t Hermione\'s real Aunt but like many others, she
chose to leave the Magical World after the Great War. Sam Hooch left
for a trip around the world and only after she returned 18 months
later did she find out the Hermione Granger was dead. She went to pay
her condolences to Hermione\'s parents after their daughter\'s premature
death only to be greeted by Hermione herself. Sam Hooch was sworn to
secrecy and when Hermione decided to move to London, she offered her
lodgings at her apartment, partly because she didn\'t want to be alone
after her fourth husband\'s death. For the pretence, she asked Hermione
to call her Aunt.

\"No\" replied Hermione briskly.

\"Mione, what happened?

\"Oh, Aunt, if I only knew.\"

\"Tell me everything.\" Said Sam, placing herself on the sofa next to
Hermione.

\"Draco treats me as though I don\'t exist.\"

\"Mione, you must be mistaken.\"

\"No, Aunt. I met him today in the office and he didn\'t even
acknowledge me. I don\'t want him to kiss me in the office or hug me or
whatever but a simple \'hello\' and smile would be enough.\"

\"Mione, were you alone there?\"

\"No, Lucius was there.\"
\"No one, else?\'

\"No, and that\'s why it hurts so much. I mean even if he wants to
pretend. it was his father. I mean he must know where his father
spends his weekends. He can\'t be blind, can he?\"

\"Mione, I think you should confront him.\"

\"Who?\"

\"Draco, of course. There must be some explanation to it.\"

\"Aunt, I can\'t. He hinted it well enough for me. He doesn\'t want to
know me - fine.\"

\"Mione, before you decide to do anything, you must answer yourself one
question. Do you like him enough to fall in love with him?\"

\"It\'s funny that you say if I want to fall in love with him.\"

\"It\'s not funny. You don\'t fall in love with a man the moment you see
him. If you think you do, then it means that you are not in love but
that he appeals to you sexually. So, what\'s the answer?\"

\"I think I could fall for him.\" Replied Hermione calmly.

\"Well, then the decision is yours, you should go and talk to him, in
my opinion.\"
\"Thank you, Aunt. I\'ll think about it. He is in Holland till Friday,
starting tomorrow. By then, I\'ll make a decision.\"

\"Good, and now go and put on the Gucci dress I gave you for your
birthday. We\'ll go to town and eat something in this Hungarian
restaurant.\"

\"Okay, Aunt. I\'ll be ready in a second.\"

\"That\'s my girl.\" Smiled Sam and Mione left.

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Draco sat on the bed in his apartment located on the 25th floor of the
Malfoy Building. He liked coming there to think. Right now he was
analysing his relations with Miss Hermione Bennet and the possibility
that she might be involved with his own father.

Junior put out a piece of paper and started to write down all the fors
and againsts:

1. Father brought up the topic of her all of a sudden, maybe
this was the way to introduce an idea that he was willing to
have an open affair with someone.

He crossed out someone and wrote: Hermione Bennet.

2. When I called her, she thought it was some Lucius - my
father, plus she seemed embarrassed on the phone.

3. When we went to the concert, she was wearing a Gucci dress,
at least ?1,000 worth, she could not have afforded it with her
salary 250 pounds per week, and her family is not rich.

4. Her salary is high for a secretary with no experience.

5. The kiss at the door last night.

6. The keys to Father\'s apartment. I wonder where?

\"What am I to do?\" groaned Draco. \"The first girl I liked enough to
fall in love with and she turns out to be my father\'s mistress.\" \'You don\'t know it, Draco. said
an inner voice. \"Maybe I don\'t but it looks likely.\" \'Go and talk to her and your father.\'
continued the voice. \"No way, I\'m not going to make an idiot of myself. Anyway, I\'m going to
Holland tomorrow so I won\'t have time.\" Replied Draco. \'You are lying to yourself. Cheating
yourself! whispered the voice. \"Shut up.\' Called Draco, folding the paper, \"I don\'t care!\"
YOU DO! YOU DO!! YOU DO!!!

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Hermione and Sam Hooch sat in the restaurant silent.

\"Aunt, I think I have to talk to Draco.\"

\"Good. I think it\'s a wise decision.\"

\"Aunt, I have to do it now, otherwise I won\'t have cou courage.\"

\"Now?\"

\"Yes, Aunt.\"

\"As you wish, dear. I believe I can help you.\"