Post by Alexa Raven on Jun 8, 2012 8:29:00 GMT -5
Hermione entered the Great Hall and saw him sitting there. She paused unsure how to proceed as she felt those eyes on her. She took her seat and tried to stay calm. The double doors opened and in walked a man making his way to the Head table and despite her mood she actually smiled.
Students all around the hall looked at the new comer and wondered who he was as he went and sat in the vacant DADA chair. Hermione gave him a look of surprise as Head Mistress McGonagall stood and she called all to attention.
The Great Hall silenced as the Headmistress smiled. She said in a voice with what sounded like excitement.
"Attention students, Please give a warm welcome to our new Defense Against The Dark Arts Teacher, Professor Reid Garwin"
Draco looked at the man studying him as he then wondered why there was so much excitement. He saw Hermione's face flush as she looked at him too and wondered why she seemed so shocked. Draco realized his name was Reid and it made him shutter as he realized this was the man she was with, This man who looked a lot like himself. He saw Reid look over at Hermione and smile and wink.
Draco wondered if he strangled the other professor to death if anyone in Askaban would blame him. He knew that he wanted to as his fist clenched around the goblet of juice in front of him. His jaw hardened and clinched as he heard the gasps and saw Minerva smile. He wondered as he saw the twinkle in her eye now as if she was channeling Dumbledore.
"Thank you Headmistress, I am honored and it is a pleasure to be here." He said as he sat and Draco was silent his lips pursed together.
::I just bet it is pleasure, Since you are shagging my wife you bastard::
These were Draco's thoughts as he looked down at the wedding ring on his finger a moment wondering why he still wore it since it seemed his wife had broken her vows. He felt stupid as he remembered the way he had acted. How he was now seemingly cured of his ridiculous obsession with love. Finally he could move on without her and find someone else.
He knew the answer to that question as he got up and left the Great Hall, His food untouched as he had lost his appetite. Murmurs had started as he strode out of the Hall his robes swishing behind him and he went through the double doors.
He hadn't looked back as he made his way to his to his quarters and removed the ring throwing it in the corner. So this was it, It was over. He went to a drawer and he took out a brown envelope and he opened it and looked down at the papers in his hand.
The pages had yellowed in the years he had kept them. Papers he had never signed as he then took a quill and signed them in a rush of anger ans before the ink had even dried he gathered them and walked to the Great Hall throwing them on the table in front of Hermione and he said in a voice that he kept steady.
"She's yours now"
He left the Hall and slammed the door closed. Hermione looked at the papers her hands trembling as she closed her eyes and got up taking them with her. She gave Reid an glance and she made her way out of the Hall to find Draco. Reid followed her as he said to her.
"So that's the great Draco Malfoy huh? I see the resemblance Hermione."
He knew that she was upset and knew how she needed comfort. He wondered what Malfoy had meant that she was his now? Did he not know that his wife still loved him? He wondered this as he tried to calm Hermione who had glimpsed the other blond,The papers in her hands were clutched in a death grip as her knuckles had grown white.
Truth was Reid loved her but he knew that Hermione never felt the same as she did for him. He realized that he had a shot now since it was obvious that Her husband no longer wanted her. He stopped her and he told her.
"Hermione, stop please stop think about it a moment,He hasn't been a husband to you for ten years, He doesn't love you anymore he can't don't you see that? "
Reid hated telling her that as he saw her pain. She was sobbing. He pulled her to his chest and caressed her hair. He held her and let her cry not caring as he led her to a empty classroom and he tried to calm her.
Hermione was distressed and hurt her heart broken now as she clung to Reid and she looked at him. She looked at him and saw the sadness in his eyes, Saw the concern and he took that moment to lean in and kiss her. He felt her response and groaned in pleasure as he finally felt her surrender, He had won finally. She would be his.
Caledonia and Scorpius both had looked at their parents
over to the new DADA teacher confused.
"What the bloody hell was that about?"
Scorpius asked her as Caledonia just sighed.
"Well Reid, I mean Professor Garwin is my mum's special friend but I don't understand what your dad meant by telling him that my mum was his now. I mean why would...?"
Callie grew silent as she felt her mind going fast with theories. She looked at Scorpius a moment. She hesitated to ask him or share with him her thoughts. She needed to talk to Professor Malfoy, She needed him to answer a question for her. She knew he would be in his classroom as she was in first period Potions.
She gathered her books and left a confused looking Scorpius a moment. As she made her way to the Dungeons she heard crying and paused as she saw her mum in the arms of Reid Garwin through the open classroom door. She watched as he had kissed her and held her to him. She saw the way Reid looked at her mother. She wondered how she hadn't noticed it before.
She began to suspect that there was a lot more to the story than she knew and she went to the Potions classroom. It was emptied as she looked at the Professor. He was silent as he made no illusion to hide his bad mood. He looked like he was in deep pain as she approached.
She held her breath as she looked at him waiting his reaction.
She saw his face lift to look at her. He had been crying and she walked over handing him her handkerchief.
He took it and he tried to speak. She shook her head and inhaled as she asked him her question,Her heart stopped waiting for his answer knowing that it would change everything she had known her whole life. She looked into eyes that mirrored her own steadily as she asked him.
"Are you my Father?"