Chasing Destiny

Four weeks passed as Hermione played the part of Mrs Malfoy perfectly. She had seen Severus in class and he had acted as though nothing was wrong. Word was officially out as her six month pregnant stomach protruded from her school robes. Many people had guessed at the wedding as the wedding robes did nothing to hide her condition. It wasn’t uncommon for a young witch still at school to get married while pregnant. Draco had played the expecting father and been congratulated by every Slytherin male for getting into the Griffindor’s pants before they were even engaged.



The school term was over and she was currently living at Malfoy Manor in her own wing, well away from the rest of the family.



Hermione awoke at the feeling of desperately needing to use the bathroom. Once she had finished, she got dressed and left for hogsmeade under the pretence of purchasing things for the baby. She waddled towards the ministry and looked around. She approached the doors and entered.



She walked in, had her wand checked and looked for the correct place to go. The sign on the wall told her that she had to go to the marital law department.



Once she found the place, Hermione stepped into the office where a thin witch, wearing blue robes with a pair of matching glasses on her head, sat behind the desk writing on some parchment. There was a row of owls perched on the window and as she rolled up the parchment she had been writing on, an owl flew to her desk. She tied the letter to the foot of the owl and it flew off.



“Excuse me, I’m looking to annul my marriage. As soon as possible.” She added. “Am I in the right place?”



The witch looked her up and down before replying rather curtly. “Yes you are. If you just take a seat, I’ll fetch your marriage license and files attached.” She opened a drawer of her desk that seemed to open far more than the width of the desk would normally allow. The witch looked up. “Well?”



“Well what?” Hermione replied.



“Name?” The witch was growing impatient.



“Oh, Hermione Gr… Malfoy. Formerly Granger.”



The witch nodded and motioned at the seats in front of Hermione who sat down. The witch pulled out a file after a few minutes.



“The marriage was last month, to a Mr. Draco Athelstan Malfoy?”



“Yes that’s right.” Hermione shifted in her seat.



The woman looked her up and down. “You do know that you can’t have consummated the marriage. And if your carrying his baby its going to be nigh on impossible to terminate the wedding?”



“That’s perfectly fine madam, I have never in my life had sex with any Malfoy, especially not Draco Athelstan.” Hermione smirked at the woman’s look of confusion.



“Well let me just take this to head office of marital law. They deal with all annulments. If you would just follow me.” The witch left the office and led Hermione down the corridor. She spoke with the witch sitting outside at a desk who nodded. “Wait here. You will be called in, in a moment.” She disappeared inside the office, emerging a few minutes later and leaving.



A heavyset woman with broad shoulders came out of the office and beckoned her into the room. Hermione stood and entered. She sat opposite the woman at her desk.



“Now, Mrs. Malfoy, my name is Madam Niggon. Miss Farley tells me that you wish for an annulment from your marriage to Mr. Draco Malfoy. Has the marriage been consummated?” She asked and before Hermione could answer the question a second time, said husband burst into the door.



“Yes it was! Hermione, what do you think you are doing?” He hissed at her.



“No it wasn’t consummated. I gather there’s a spell you can perform to make sure.” She addressed Madam Niggon.



“That’s not necessary. We did it!!” Draco screeched. “I was there!”



“Or, did you pass out and then wake up naked in a bed with me telling you that we did it?”



“I… we… its…” He looked at her in confusion and then realised something, his face lighting up. “The necklace! I ordered you to tell me and you had to.” He looked smugly at her.



Hermione smirked. “Yes and your father ordered me not to take off this necklace.” She pulled the necklace off. “Things change.” She dropped it at his feet as she turned to Madam Niggon. “The spell?”



The older woman nodded and performed the complex spell.



“Mrs. Malfoy, if you two will just sign this parchment, the marriage will be automatically annulled.”



Hermione reached forward and signed. She handed the quill to Draco. “Have you forgotten what will happen to you and your professor if your little secret comes out?”



“Oh no I haven't forgotten Draco, now sign the parchment please.” She smiled sweetly. She knew for a fact that one of the first things Narcissa, her unusual ally in all of this, had done was retract the law keeping Hermione and Severus apart.

It had been hilarious to watch Lucius deliver the news to her on bended knee and promise never to bother her again.



“No! I want my inheritance you little mudblood whore.” He sneered throwing the quill down.



“Fine, I’ll just tell the daily prophet how much you want to be married to me, the mudblood witch who’s carrying someone else’s child.” She patted her large stomach affectionately.



Draco looked around for a moment in panic and then huffed with defeat. He picked up the quill and signed the parchment storming from the room. Hermione took her copy of the annulment certificate and left the office. As she left, she was pulled aside by Draco.



“I’m going to get you for this. I’ll make your life a living hell for doing this to me.” He hissed as she pulled her arm from his grasp.



“Grow up Draco and leave me alone. My best friend killed Voldemort with the help of my fiancé and the man he thinks of as a father who even Voldemort was afraid of. I am extremely close to the three most powerful wizards in the world so I’d think twice about trying anything.” She raised her eyebrows expectantly as he paled and backed away from her.



“This isn't over mudblood.” He backed off down the corridor.







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Severus had been spending most of his time with the company of the essays that lay in front of him since Lucius told him about the consummation of the wedding his son had confirmed. He was heartbroken. He couldn’t believe that Hermione would betray him with Malfoy while she carried his child.



There was a knock on his office door that disturbed him from his thoughts.



“Enter.” He called without looking up.



Pansy Parkinson walked into his office and sat on the chair opposite him.



Severus looked up and raised an eyebrow at her. “Miss Parkinson, is there something I can do for you?”



“Well yes actually professor, there is.” She smirked and got up, walking to his side of the desk.



“And that is?” Severus looked at her, bored yet she continued oblivious.



“Well as you know, Draco and I had been seeing each other for more than a year before that filthy mu…ggle born wench came onto the scene. I miss the contact and since he told me that he’s sleeping with her, well I can’t hold my jealousy. I just need to be held professor. Will you hold me?” She asked as she clambered onto his lap.



“What are you doi…” He was cut off by a kiss. A very strong willed kiss as pansy stuck her tongue into his mouth. He pulled away as soon as he realized what was going on. “Miss Parkinson get off me at once.” He hissed. “That was totally inappropriate. I am not some sort of toy you can get because that Malfoy idiot has gotten married and left you now go back to the common room this instant before I owl your parents.” She scrambled off him and fled. She had been sure that he would be absolutely gagging for it. After all, who would shag him? She was doing him a favour really.



One witch had wanted to be with him but she wasn't so sure after what she had just seen.



Hermione couldn’t believe it. She had gone to tell Severus the good news but had partially walked in on him kissing another student. How many did he have on the go? Was she just one of a long line of eager to please young girls that were willing to have detentions with him? She had fled before seeing any more. She didn’t want to confront him, she just wanted to leave the castle and never come back.



She spent the remainder of the day in Professor McGonagall’s office arraigning the possibility of taking her apprenticeship elsewhere. The Deputy head had agreed to look into it and had promised to keep her intentions to herself for now.









A/n – stupid Pansy, and stupid Hermione, thinking he would betray her with that hoe!!