The Scorpions Kiss

I do not own the rights to Harry Potter JK Rowling does!



Chapter 14- The Best Man



Harry and Ron had returned to find mass hysteria breaking out on Diagon Alley as two more muggle-born women had died when the dementors attacked.



“Ron remember you asked me about the black ball that let off that purplish color that Lucius Malfoy was chanting over?” Harry was pacing his office while Ron sat at Harry’s desk, his feet up in a chair.



“Yeah you said you had an idea what it was.”



“I do. When we got back the attack on Diagon Alley had just occurred right? Well what if that black ball Lucius was holding was the device the Minister uses to control the dementors? What if Lucius Malfoy used it to control the dementors himself? What if he is using it to kill off all the muggle-born witches?” Harry had just thrown out a mouthful and Ron had to think about it before responding.



After a long pause…



“Okay Harry so suppose he is doing that, why? I mean we all know that he hates the so called ‘mudbloods’ but it just seems pointless. A new muggle-born is born every month at least. “ Ron said , his eyes darting back and forth as he contemplated Lucius’s next move.



“I don’t know Ron, but we have to stop him before he kills again.” Harry grabbed his broom by his desk.



“Where are we going?” Ron asked grabbing his coat and hat.



“To see Hermione. I need to ask her a few things.”



“Can we owl first Harry. I really don’t want to walk in on another love tryst. Seeing Malfoy naked once in a lifetime is one time too many.



“I doubt that. Ron did you hear what happened to Malfoy while we were gone?” Harry asked as they headed out of his office.



“We are talking about Draco Malfoy right? I think we may have to start calling him Draco as weird as it will be. There are just too many damn Malfoy's in this world.” Ron said sarcastically.



Harry chuckled and they left for Hogwart's by broomstick.



Meanwhile Hermione and Draco had decided to sleep in. It was Saturday and classes were out for the week. Hermione had begun to find it increasingly hard to concentrate on her students. She was head of Gryffindor house as well so she had Quidditch and OWLs coming up, and just all of it was wearing on her. Thankfully though at least one thing in her life remained on solid ground and that was Draco. Since that night on the quidditch field they had formed a deep bond and the flood gates had opened. Draco told her of what his father had said about needing him to perform some kind of duty for him when he asked him to, and Hermione had categorically told him, no. Draco hadn’t told her what he threatened to do because he didn’t want to frighten her, but he knew eventually she would have to know, but not today. Hermione had brought up the question to Draco about whether or not he was a skilled Legilimen’s or not. He had told her that he had had brief training back when Voldemort reigned but that he wasn’t very skilled at it. Occulmency was a different story though. He said he had learned to force his father out a very long time ago when he was still a child. Hi father was always a very controlling man and if Draco wanted to keep anything a secret he had learn how to perfect his occulmency technique and he did. Hermione had been happy about that. The last thing she wanted was to be making love to Draco and suddenly Lucius was in his head, that thought actually terrified her. She felt that Legilimens were more like rapists then anything, just rapists of the mind instead of the body. She felt sorry for Draco that he had to live with that from his father. Some things in life should be private; it seemed unfair that the man she loved so passionately had been through such a cruel and unusual childhood.



Hermione had owled Harry immediately after the Hogsmeade incident but he had only responded last night and was coming shortly after breakfast this morning, and they had already slept half the morning away.



“Hey, Hermione?” Draco was lying in bed wearing only his pajama bottoms.



“Yes?” Hermione peaked out from the bathroom brushing her teeth.



“Do you want to practice Legilmency on me and see if I can block you?” Draco was smiling.



“Okay, are you ready?” Hermione said as she rinsed her mouth out, walking over to him and sitting down next to him, wearing only his pajama top.



They gazed into each others eyes as the spell could only work in this way.



Hermione giggled as Draco’s hands brushed against her thigh, a smile plastered on his face.



Hermione held her wand out and cast the spell and of course nothing happened, because she had no idea how it worked other then what she had read, but she played along anyways.



“Okay I saw what you were thinking!” She had a devious look on her face as she spoke.



“Alright, what then Granger? I bet you didn’t.” Draco was smiling and laughing.



“I saw you wishing you were making love to me instead of getting up and getting ready before Harry and Ron get here.” Hermione said coyly.



“Bravo Granger. Now come here, you, and give me some you sexy wench,” He reached for Hermione who scooted away just out of his reach where he was lying down, his head propped up on the pillow.



“No way, Malfoy. You come get it.” Hermione jumped in shock when Draco surprised her and lunged at her. She had run around the other side of the bed but he just dove on top of it and caught her in his arms, his head kissing her neck and chest and then he slid her hand down his pants where she felt his hardness waiting and ready for her.



“Okay, Draco but just a quickee, Harry and Ron really will be here and Scorpius will be done eating breakfast with Madam Pomphrey very soon,” Draco growled and rolled over on top of her and made love to her.



Hermione was having more sex these days then she ever could have hoped for. Draco had a healthy appetite for bedroom fun and antics for sure and Hermione couldn’t be more pleased. It beat the hell out of the way things were for so long after he found out Lucius was out of Azkaban, when he had hardly touched or talked to her. Their love was growing now and every day was more satisfying then the previous day with Draco in her heart.



They had finally dressed and were relaxing in the common room with some hot tea and jam and toast when Scorpius bounded through the door.



“Hi Miss “Mione, hi daddy!” Scorpius did a running jump onto their laps and Hermione’s tea spilled on the floor.



“Scorpius you have to be more careful, that could have burned Miss “Mione,” Scorpius’s little bottom lip went out in pouting fashion and his head bent low as he said sorry to Hermione who mussed his hair and said," It's alright, no tears today, it’s a wonderful day."



“Scorpius, do you want to know a secret?” Scorpius’s eyes lit up and Draco whispered something his ear and told him not to say it or it wouldn’t happen. Hermione looked thoroughly enthralled to know what he had said and started trying to pump Scorpius for answers when there was a knock at the door.



“That would be Harry and Ron,” Hermione waltzed over to the door and let them in greeting them with hugs.



Draco took Scorpius into his room and asked him to play quietly while the grown ups talked and he reluctantly agreed with only the bare minimum of whines and moans.



Harry and the other three went over the facts comparing notes with each other and Hermione made notes of all of the things she was going to look up for them later that day. She had full access to Hogwart's library and it would be a great place to start. Draco was being downright cheerful to Harry and Ron today which shocked everyone including Draco himself who had caught himself more then once being abnormally friendly to Harry especially, and had commented that Hermione must of spiked his tea this morning with ‘be nice to the Chosen One and his faithful sidekick potion’ at which only Draco and Hermione chuckled over.



Hermione excused her self to check on Scorpius who was being almost a little too quiet which usually meant he was up to no good.



“Potter can I talk to you for a second alone?” Draco shot Ron a glance which said don’t even think about joining us. Harry had nodded and they left, closing the door behind them.



“Look you and I both know that we are going to have to go track my father down and you and I also know that he is the one killing the muggle-borns. So before I do that I really need to ask you a favor.” Draco spoke slowly and cautiously. He had no idea how Harry would react to this and he was sure Harry could not have any way of knowing this was coming.



“I want to marry Hermione. I love her with everything I’ve got and I want to do it quickly before all this mess with my father comes to a head. I want Scorpius to have a mother should anything happen to me and should the unthinkable happen to me, I want to know that I married the woman of my heart and I think Hermione wants the same thing. I know Hermione knows it could happen and I believe her when she says she is there for me no matter what.”



Harry just stood there in total shock. He had really figured Malfoy for the player, someone who was using Hermione for a piece of arse or maybe just because he was lonely and in a difficult time in his life right now. Harry bucked up the courage to respond.



“Okay, well congratulations I guess, but what does it have to do with me?” Harry swallowed hard not sure if he was prepared for any more bombshells today.



“I want you to be my best man. So will you?” Harry’s mouth literally fell open in shock.



“Look before you say no hear me out. You and I will never be chums. I have friends, but none that are nearly good enough to stand next to Hermione, but with you, she loves you and if I do kick the bucket I want Hermione to remember our wedding fondly and she will, if all the people she loves are there and a part of it.” Draco finished, looking nervous and embarrassed to be opening up to Saint Potter this way but he knew bad times were coming and he did with all of his being want to make sure that Hermione and Scorpius were taken care of.



“When you put it that way, how can I refuse? Hermione really did put something in your drink this morning Malfoy.” Harry said and they both laughed as they walked back through the door where Hermione and Ron sat chatting, about Draco apparently, as they both cut their conversation short immediately.



Draco shot Harry a look and Harry told Ron they had better be going. Hermione kissed them goodbye and Harry popped in to say goodbye to Scorpius who was playing with his toy wand trying to turn a plastic frog into a real one that would hop. Harry flicked his wand and turned it into a real frog and as it jumped Scorpius let out a squeal of delight and Harry just told him to shh… and don't tell.



When they had left Draco took Hermione in his arms and knelt down in front of her and proposed marriage. She had been so overjoyed that she jumped into his arms and kissed his face a thousand times as Draco mockingly wiped her kisses off before carrying her to the bedroom yet again.



It was a happy day for the trio. Scorpius had been excited that he didn’t have to keep the secret any more and that very soon he would officially be able to call Miss “Mione, Mommy.



Things were looking up for this family of three. They would marry right away, the sooner the better because the darkness was surrounding them and impending doom felt imminent.



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