A MATE FOR LIFE
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Draco/Hermione
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
25
Views:
42,717
Reviews:
36
Recommended:
2
Currently Reading:
3
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I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Four
New Years Eve was finally upon them. Hermione went up to the Gryffindor tower to get ready with Ginny and Lavender, while Harry and Ron went to get ready with Draco. Draco was pacing the common room while Harry watched him. “Relax Malfoy. Sit down and have a drink.”
“Relax! I’m nervous as hell. What if she says no.” He said nervously as he looked into the mirror to adjust his tie and straighten out his suit jacket.
“I don’t know what her answer will be Malfoy, but I do know that she loves you. You can see it in her eyes when she looks at you.” Harry stated as he handed Draco a bottle of butterbeer.
Draco looked to Harry and Ron. “Thank you Harry. I needed to hear that. I would also like to say, that I’m sorry for being such a git to you two over the years. I can’t turn back time to fix things, but if I could, I would.” He held out his hand to Harry to take.
Harry stood up to shake his hand. “Apology accepted. Now, have you got the ring?”
Draco patted his jacket pocket. “Yes, right here.” He looked at the . “. “Well, should we go pick up the girls?”
They did a quick check in the mirror and adjusted themselves and then went to the Gryffindor tower to pick up the girls, who happened to be sitting with some other seventh years waiting for them.
When Draco walked in behind Harry and Ron, he stopped short, as just then Hermione stood up to face them. ‘Breathtaking’, he thought to himself as his eyes feasted on her dressed in all her finery. She stood there wearing the black silk and chiffon dress with the rhinestone straps. Her hair was pinned up in a loose twist with a few stray curls that fell softly against her slim neck. In her hair she used one of the black barrettes with the diamonds encrusted on the edges that his mother had given her for Christmas. On her feet she wore the black strappy heels with the rhinestone straps, and sheer black nylons covered her shapely legs for the finishing touch.
He walked to her and placed his hand at the side of her face to rub his thumb along her cheek. “You look beautiful Hermione.” And kissed her lightly at the corner of her mouth.
She leaned into his touch. “Thank you Draco, you look amazingly sexy in that suit.”
Ron cleared his throat to get their attention. “Okay guys, save it for later. Time to go.” As the rest of them chuckled to themselves as they headed towards the Great Hall.
They arrived in the Great Hall where there were round tables surrounding the dance floor. Above them, the enchanted ceiling was filled with coloured twinkling lights. They made their way where Blaise was sitting with his date, Padma Patil. “Hey guys, pull up a seat.” Blaise said good naturedly.
They sat down talking about how their holidays went and what they received for gifts, each thanking one another for what they had received. Once they finished their dinner, they got up to dance when the music started. Throughout the night Hermione danced with Harry, Ron, and Blaise, but mostly with Draco.
Draco kept looking at Harry’s watch, checking the time and how close it was to the New Year. The year was dying to a close, about a half hour to go, with Draco waiting for the next slow song to play. Ginny shook her head, smiling knowingly at Harry. “I’ll be right back.” Ginny said as she walked up to approach the band.
Hermione watched as Ginny walked back and a waltz started to play. Ginny pulled Harry up and accidentally-on purpose nudged Draco. “Come on Harry, dance with me.” Ginny said as Harry shrugged his shoulders to follow her out.
Draco stood up to take Hermione’s hand. “I think they have the right idea. Care for a dance Miss Granger?” He asked as he leaned down to kiss her hand.
“I would love to dance Mr. Malfoy.” She replied as she let him lead her to the floor. He put his one arm around her waist drawing her close while he held her other hand close to his heart. His fingers at her back caressing the skin from the dip of the dress. He leaned in to kiss the side of her neck, then to whisper in her ear. “Having a good time?” sai said softly as he blew gently in her ear.
She shivered in response, “Yes, I am.” She smiled as she kissed the corner of his mouth. “So do you have any New Years resolutions for the next year Draco?”
“Just one....” He let go of her hand to take the small ring box out of his pocket while he looked into her eyes. “Hermione, I love you so much. I know we haven’t always gotten along over the years, but over the course of the last year you have been consta in in my thoughts, and in my heart.” Hermione stood back, her hand over her mouth, tears flowing down her cheeks.
Professor McGonagall started to get up to see if Hermione was okay, when Snape put his hand over her arm. “It’s okay Minerva, just watch.” She looked curiously to Snape and then sat down. They were not the only ones that were watching Draco and Hermione as they stood in the center of the dance floor. Harry and Ginny, Ron and Lavender, and Blaise and Padma had all stopped dancing to watch what would happen.
Draco touched his hand along her face wiping a strap tear from her cheek. He opened the box at the hinges to reveal a diamond ring with a gold band. “Hermione, will you marry me?”
Hermione looked down at the ring, then into the intense look in Draco’s eyes. “Yes. Yes, I’ll marry you Draco.” He slipped the ring on he left ring finger and kissed the knuckles of her hand. She put her arm around his and and ran her fingers through his hair, as she skimmed her fingers along his cheek to graze his bottom lip, where he kissed the pad of her thumb and puller her close to him. “I love you.” She said as she replaced her thumb with her mouth.
He reluctantly pulled away from her soft lips. “I was thinking Dumbledore could marry us. What do you say we set the date for sometime in August of September?” He questioned hopefully.
Hermione smiled at her fiancé, ‘Ah, fiancé, she liked the sounds of that’, she thought to herself. “You’ve put a lot of thought into this, haven’t you?”
“Yes, I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of months now?”
“Oh, have you?” she smirked.
“Yes, I have.” He kissed her softly. “I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you Hermione. I want to be your mate for life.”
She pulled his head down where she gave him a lingering kiss, showing him the love she felt for him. What started slow and sweet, soon escalated to hungry kisses, both of them oblivious as the students of Hogwarts counted down to the new year.
“5.......4.......3.......2......1. Happy New Year!” The students all shouted as confetti and balloons fell from the enchanted ceiling and kisses were shared, and new beginnings, beginning.
The end
New Years Eve was finally upon them. Hermione went up to the Gryffindor tower to get ready with Ginny and Lavender, while Harry and Ron went to get ready with Draco. Draco was pacing the common room while Harry watched him. “Relax Malfoy. Sit down and have a drink.”
“Relax! I’m nervous as hell. What if she says no.” He said nervously as he looked into the mirror to adjust his tie and straighten out his suit jacket.
“I don’t know what her answer will be Malfoy, but I do know that she loves you. You can see it in her eyes when she looks at you.” Harry stated as he handed Draco a bottle of butterbeer.
Draco looked to Harry and Ron. “Thank you Harry. I needed to hear that. I would also like to say, that I’m sorry for being such a git to you two over the years. I can’t turn back time to fix things, but if I could, I would.” He held out his hand to Harry to take.
Harry stood up to shake his hand. “Apology accepted. Now, have you got the ring?”
Draco patted his jacket pocket. “Yes, right here.” He looked at the . “. “Well, should we go pick up the girls?”
They did a quick check in the mirror and adjusted themselves and then went to the Gryffindor tower to pick up the girls, who happened to be sitting with some other seventh years waiting for them.
When Draco walked in behind Harry and Ron, he stopped short, as just then Hermione stood up to face them. ‘Breathtaking’, he thought to himself as his eyes feasted on her dressed in all her finery. She stood there wearing the black silk and chiffon dress with the rhinestone straps. Her hair was pinned up in a loose twist with a few stray curls that fell softly against her slim neck. In her hair she used one of the black barrettes with the diamonds encrusted on the edges that his mother had given her for Christmas. On her feet she wore the black strappy heels with the rhinestone straps, and sheer black nylons covered her shapely legs for the finishing touch.
He walked to her and placed his hand at the side of her face to rub his thumb along her cheek. “You look beautiful Hermione.” And kissed her lightly at the corner of her mouth.
She leaned into his touch. “Thank you Draco, you look amazingly sexy in that suit.”
Ron cleared his throat to get their attention. “Okay guys, save it for later. Time to go.” As the rest of them chuckled to themselves as they headed towards the Great Hall.
They arrived in the Great Hall where there were round tables surrounding the dance floor. Above them, the enchanted ceiling was filled with coloured twinkling lights. They made their way where Blaise was sitting with his date, Padma Patil. “Hey guys, pull up a seat.” Blaise said good naturedly.
They sat down talking about how their holidays went and what they received for gifts, each thanking one another for what they had received. Once they finished their dinner, they got up to dance when the music started. Throughout the night Hermione danced with Harry, Ron, and Blaise, but mostly with Draco.
Draco kept looking at Harry’s watch, checking the time and how close it was to the New Year. The year was dying to a close, about a half hour to go, with Draco waiting for the next slow song to play. Ginny shook her head, smiling knowingly at Harry. “I’ll be right back.” Ginny said as she walked up to approach the band.
Hermione watched as Ginny walked back and a waltz started to play. Ginny pulled Harry up and accidentally-on purpose nudged Draco. “Come on Harry, dance with me.” Ginny said as Harry shrugged his shoulders to follow her out.
Draco stood up to take Hermione’s hand. “I think they have the right idea. Care for a dance Miss Granger?” He asked as he leaned down to kiss her hand.
“I would love to dance Mr. Malfoy.” She replied as she let him lead her to the floor. He put his one arm around her waist drawing her close while he held her other hand close to his heart. His fingers at her back caressing the skin from the dip of the dress. He leaned in to kiss the side of her neck, then to whisper in her ear. “Having a good time?” sai said softly as he blew gently in her ear.
She shivered in response, “Yes, I am.” She smiled as she kissed the corner of his mouth. “So do you have any New Years resolutions for the next year Draco?”
“Just one....” He let go of her hand to take the small ring box out of his pocket while he looked into her eyes. “Hermione, I love you so much. I know we haven’t always gotten along over the years, but over the course of the last year you have been consta in in my thoughts, and in my heart.” Hermione stood back, her hand over her mouth, tears flowing down her cheeks.
Professor McGonagall started to get up to see if Hermione was okay, when Snape put his hand over her arm. “It’s okay Minerva, just watch.” She looked curiously to Snape and then sat down. They were not the only ones that were watching Draco and Hermione as they stood in the center of the dance floor. Harry and Ginny, Ron and Lavender, and Blaise and Padma had all stopped dancing to watch what would happen.
Draco touched his hand along her face wiping a strap tear from her cheek. He opened the box at the hinges to reveal a diamond ring with a gold band. “Hermione, will you marry me?”
Hermione looked down at the ring, then into the intense look in Draco’s eyes. “Yes. Yes, I’ll marry you Draco.” He slipped the ring on he left ring finger and kissed the knuckles of her hand. She put her arm around his and and ran her fingers through his hair, as she skimmed her fingers along his cheek to graze his bottom lip, where he kissed the pad of her thumb and puller her close to him. “I love you.” She said as she replaced her thumb with her mouth.
He reluctantly pulled away from her soft lips. “I was thinking Dumbledore could marry us. What do you say we set the date for sometime in August of September?” He questioned hopefully.
Hermione smiled at her fiancé, ‘Ah, fiancé, she liked the sounds of that’, she thought to herself. “You’ve put a lot of thought into this, haven’t you?”
“Yes, I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of months now?”
“Oh, have you?” she smirked.
“Yes, I have.” He kissed her softly. “I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you Hermione. I want to be your mate for life.”
She pulled his head down where she gave him a lingering kiss, showing him the love she felt for him. What started slow and sweet, soon escalated to hungry kisses, both of them oblivious as the students of Hogwarts counted down to the new year.
“5.......4.......3.......2......1. Happy New Year!” The students all shouted as confetti and balloons fell from the enchanted ceiling and kisses were shared, and new beginnings, beginning.
The end