The Re-education of Draco Malfoy

Chapter 3

Draco spent a week with Simon and Angeline learning all of the intricacies of Fire Play and fire safety. He was an exemplary student; attentive and thorough. After four days, the three of them sat down to discuss Draco progress. The three sat in a secluded gazebo on the mansion’s vast property; a man-made waterfall and stream can be heard in the distance.

“I must say, Draco, I’ve never had a student learn so fast. I’m very impressed.” Simon said before taking a sip of his wine.

“Yes, I do agree. You’ve become very skilled in a short period of time. It’s actually quite remarkable.” Angeline nodded in agreement.

“Thank you both for all of your help. A week ago, I was afraid that my marriage would end if I didn’t find something that would break us out of this ‘downslide’ that we are in. But now, I think we will be ok.” Draco took a sip of his wine and closed his eyes. He let out a relieved sigh. Angeline and Simon exchanged looked; she nodded at her husband and gave him a smile before blowing him a kiss then made a quick quiet exit. When Draco opened his eyes, she was gone.

“Where did Angeline go? I thought the three of us were going to go for a walk?”

“She decided that it was more important for us to talk instant.” Draco looked at Simon, a mixture of confusing and concern was written on his face. “Come on, let’s walk.” The men walk towards the stream, neither speaks for a while. Finally, Simon turns to Draco, “Tell me about your wife.” He smiles, broadly.

“In short, she’s perfect. Hermione’s just amazing in every way. She’s beyond brilliant, beautiful, feisty… I still don’t know how I got so lucky.” Simon looked at him, inquisitively.

“Explain…”

Draco told Simon about their rocky past, intentionally leaving out all of the ‘Wizard information’.

“Our last year at school, we were Head Students and we had to share a common room and a wash room. It was the first time we had ever spent any time together, forced or otherwise. Things started out rocky but we found equilibrium, thanks to her. I don’t know when or how it happened but I started having feelings for her and I didn’t even realize it.”

“You didn’t realize it? What do you mean?”

“We became…fuck buddies before we admitted that we were really in a relationship and had real feelings for each other.” Simon nodded.

“So the two of you were dabbling in bondage before you were in a stable relationship?” Draco looked away, his voice became very quiet.

“We did a lot more than dabble…But we both enjoyed it, it was very sexually satisfying…Man, was it satisfying.”

“Draco, do you tell Hermione that you love her?”

“I tell Mia that I love her, all the time.”

“Mia?”

“It’s my nickname for her; I only call her that when it’s just us.” Again, Simon nodded.

“What about when you’re intimate, do you tell her then?” Draco looked at him, confused.

“I do, afterwards.”

The men stand down on a bench next to the falls. Simon would tell that Draco was waiting for him to continue.

“I think I’ve figured out what’s going on with you and Hermione and how you can fix it.”

“But I thought that is why I learned the Fire Play stuff; I thought that was going to fix everything.” Simon shook his head, no.

“I’m going to try to explain this and I don’t want you take offense, I’m only trying to help.” Draco nodded although he could feel a knot forming in his chest. “You and Hermione started a rather unconventional physical relationship before an emotional bond had been formed; better put a conscious emotional bond was formed. You both set the precedent that sex and love are not interrelated. That worked well for the two of you before you got married but afterwards, it didn’t work so well. Do you know why?”

“No, I don’t. I didn’t change anything.”

“But you did, Draco, you both did. You and Hermione stood up in front of your friends, family and before the *deity of your choice* and declared your love for one another. You both stated that you belong to each other and only death will part you. That is a HUGE change; don’t you agree?”

“I didn’t think of it that way.”

“Consciously, Hermione may not have either but subconsciously, everything changed for her. She became your wife; that is an exciting, scary, life altering endeavor. You stated that you don’t tell her that you love her until afterwards, right?” He nodded. “I suspect that her new role has made her feel more insecure than she expected. It’s your responsibility to as her husband to make her feel secure in your relationship. By your actions, that will be achieved.” Draco still looked confused. “It’s a lot easier than you may think. You need to set aside the ‘Dominant/Submissive roles for a little while. Hermione needs to just be your wife for a little while; so she can get comfortable in that role before melding it with her role was your submissive. Does that make sense?”

“Not really.” Simon sighed quietly, when he looked at Draco he could tell that this man was not playing games. He truly didn’t understand and he desperately wanted to save his marriage and didn’t know how to go about it.

“You and Hermione went from adversaries to a very ‘extreme’ sexual relationship then you got married. You’ve established emotional intimacy but when it comes to anything sexual, you or both of you subconsciously slip back into the roles that you were in when you first began your sexual relationship. There was no emotional intimacy there, only physical need. You both need to connect as husband and wife; you need to establish and solidify your relationship before moving back into any kind of play.”

“What if it doesn’t work? What if she doesn’t want that?”

“Draco, she wants you, she needs you. Hell, she married you. This is the easy part. You love her, don’t you?”

“More than life.”

“Then you need to show her, physically, not just in words ‘after’ you play.” Draco nodded in understanding.

“What happens after she’s comfortable?” Simon smiled.

“After she’s comfortable, you can ease back into ‘playing’. This is where Fire Play is perfect. It will place her in the submissive mindset without making her feel vulnerable or scare. And I can tell you, from personal experience, the first time the two of you engage in Fire Play, take a stamina potion.” Simon winked. Draco took a double take, his mouth was hanging open.

“You?” Simon just smiled and nodded. “Angeline?” Again Simon nodded. “Why didn’t you say anything before? Is Lady Heather?”

“No, Lady Heather is a muggle and a very skilled one at that. She knows her clients; when she received Blaise’s email request, she contacted us and asked us if we would be here when the two of you arrived. Actually, all of the couples that you saw are wizards and witches.” Draco’s mouth was still hanging open. “You’re going to catch flies if you don’t close your mouth.”

“I…I can’t believe it.” Simon smiled.

“Now, as I was saying, you NEED to take a stamina potion before starting Fire Play for the first time.” Draco looked at him, waiting for more of an explanation. “Angeline’s orgasm lasted 15 minutes when she was on the table and...When I fucked her, she came so hard and so many times she nearly passed out.”

“Seriously?” Simon nodded.

“It was after the birth of Graciana, our daughter, like Angeline told you. When her insecurities were calmed, she was able to give herself completely to me and the moment. It was an incredible experience for both of us; we reached a new level of trust, love and understanding in our relationship.”

Draco looked at Simon, in awe and wonder. “Do you think Mia and I can be like that?”

“I have no doubt that you will get there. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t care about your relationship. The only thing the two of you are lacking is a bit of communication. Now that you have the tools that you need, I have all the faith in the world that the two of you will be fine.”

“Simon, if I didn’t say this before, Thank you for everything.”

“You’re welcome, Draco.”