Post by Alexa Raven on Jun 8, 2012 9:04:44 GMT -5
Draco entered Hermione's mind and he tried to find the right memory of that very night. He concentrated and there it was finally. He felt as if he was surrounded in sadness as the memory he knew was hard for her to remember, It wasn't the fact only that the memory was one she had tried to repress but also the fact that he could remember that night. He wondered what she could have interpreted as him cheating on her from his Father and his conversation.
Hermione's memory of that fateful night
It was a dark and stormy night. The wind seemed to be whistling as Hermione awoke in her and Draco's bedchamber. She looked around a moment confused to what the banging sound was. She realized it was the window as the wind had hit a tree branch to smack the window.
She took a calming breath as she wondered why Draco wasn't in bed with her. She knew that he worked so hard and had gone down to look over the papers for the Manor. She knew that Draco had advisors and attorney's to do most of the legal things now that the twins had been born,but he still wanted to make sure he understood everything. She was proud of the accomplishments he had made since the war.
For a time there had been a period of shock and sorrow as the people around them had fallen, Friends as well as adversaries died on the school grounds that night. Lives had been changed forever. She knew that in the end because of her,Draco had changed sides. At the time only she and Snape knew of Draco's true allegiance and loyalty. She wandered down the stairs going to his study and as she figured his study light shone from under the door. She went to turn the handle of the door when she heard a familiar voice.
It made her pause because no matter how many years had passed, Lucius Malfoy's voice still seemed to make her heart stop and her blood turn cold. She knew that he had died on that very night and Draco had taken it hard. True Lucius had been a right bastard but he was still Draco's father. Lucius in an attempt to save Draco and Narcissa had turned on the Dark Lord and Voldemort had killed him. At the time it was the distraction Harry had needed to finish off the most powerful Dark Wizard of all time.
Hermione was brought back to reality as she heard her Father in law speaking to her husband. It seemed that Lucius was giving his opinion on something .She hated to bother Draco when he was talking to Lucius and she thought it was just business talk and decided to leave them to it. She turned to go back up the stairs when she heard Lucius utter.
"So what are you going to do about her? If I were you I'd send her packing. I mean her kind are always up to no good. Find someone of more upbringing and culture you are a Malfoy boy and deserve the best after all and she's lacking."
Hermione was angry as she heard this and she was about to open the door and defend herself when she heard Draco reply to his Father in a bored voice.
"I have to choose and I know it's a difficult choice really."
Lucius in his picture frame gave Draco a hard look and barked loudly.
"You just do what you have to do for the children,You want that in their lives? I mean are you mad Draco,She will do nothing but poison them."
"I know Father, Please believe me I just can't tell her to leave, I mean the children adore her and if it wasn't for them she wouldn't be here at all but besides the point Hermione.."
That was all Hermione heard as she ran away from the door and up the stairs and threw herself on the king-sized bed. She cried and shook as she thought about the fact that Draco didn't want her anymore.
She cried as she realized her husband was having an affair and he wanted her gone. She wiped at her tears until she was able to see and then went to the Wardrobe and started pulling out everything in sight. She magically packed as she knew her hands were shaking too bad to do it the normal way.
She wondered when it had happened,When had her Draco decided she wasn't good enough for him? She wondered how come he started to think like Lucius and the rest of the Malfoy men in history before him. She knew that she was the first Malfoy wife to not be a pure blood in the whole Malfoy dynasty.
She knew that when her husband wasn't present the paintings of his ancestors would call her names and they would treat her like she was nothing more than the scum on their shoe.
She flooed Blaise and asked him if she could stay with him a few days. He was a good friend of the Family and the children's God Father. Agreeing she went to see what the sound was she was hearing. It was a woman singing ever so beautifully.
Narcissa Black Malfoy was looking in on her Grandchildren from the portrait and she was singing a soft song that Hermione had never heard before. She wondered if it was a Wizard's lullaby as she approached and saw that Callie was awake
. Her daughter was all smiles as she was standing holding onto the railing of her crib and looking at Narcissa. Hermione listened for a moment to the words of the song as she did she tried to remember if she had ever heard it herself.
Shoo shoo, shoo la roo
shoo la rack shack,
shoo la baba boo
When I find my sally bally bill
come dibb-a-lin a boo shy lor-ree
Here I sit on Buttermilk hill
who could blame me cry my fill
every tear could turn a mill
Johnny's gone for a soldier
Shoo shoo, shoo la roo
shoo la rack shack,
shoo la baba boo
When I find my sally bally bill
come dibb-a-lin a boo shy lor-ree
Oh my baby, oh my love
gone the rainbow, gone the dove
your father was my own true love
Johnny's gone for a soldier
Shoo shoo, shoo la roo
shoo la rack shack,
shoo la baba boo
When I find my sally bally bill
come dibb-a-lin a boo shy lor-ree
Hermione smiled at Narcissa as she saw the baby had fallen asleep. Hermione for the moment forgot why she had come to the nursery as she looked down at the twins asleep together in their little bed clothes. She smiled so proud to have given Draco such wonderful children and to share their life with him.
As she uttered that thought she remembered and she closed her eyes a moment trying to relax to think clearly. She knew that she couldn't take them both and decided that raising Callie would have to be the better choice.
She looked sadly at Scorpius but she knew that he was his Fathers son and heir and she knew after this she wanted peace, wanted to forget Draco at least she'd have a part of the man she loved with her always. She hated knowing she was walking away but knew it was better than being forced away from them both.
She carefully picked up Callie and wrapped her in blankets and made sure she was secure in her wizard hammock,She was happy that Draco had insisted they buy one for the twins as she loved having the baby cradled so close to her and still able to use her hands if need be. She gathered clothes for Callie and made her way to her room where the last item was packing itself and she took a calming breath.
She heard Draco coming up the stairs as she walked over to the fireplace and threw in the floo powder She looked around one more time at the home that had many happy memories for her and wished that she didn't have to leave.
Wished that Draco and her had a future but it seemed to her that they couldn't she knew she couldn't live with someone who hated her kind ,Her muggleness. She stepped into the flames as she did she saw him come in and she replied in a sad voice.
"Zabini Manor"
She saw the look of confusion and sadness on Draco's face as she flooed. She arrived at Blaise's house and made her way to where she knew that he would be waiting. She saw his face as she was led to a chair and the baby was handed to a house elf and Hermione finally was able to let go all the sadness in her heart and cried.
As she cried she told Blaise and Pansy about everything that had happened. Over the years they had become really good friends to her and pretty much the only family she had left.
The whole time the memory was being observed Draco noticed that the words in her mind were shouting over and over again as if a mantra. He realized that she had heard wrong of course and wondered for a moment if she would believe him when he revealed the truth of what really was taking place that night.
End Of Hermione's Memory
Draco looked at her as he wondered how to make her understand. He thought about that night,Yes he had to make a difficult decision but it wasn't what she had thought at all. He got up a moment as he did he went over to the supply cupboard and he then brought over a pewter and silver Pensive. He just looked at her.
"I never cheated on you sweetheart,that night I did make a hard decision and I wish I had known that was the reason you left me. Come I want to show you exactly what happened and then you shall understand."
Draco closed his eyes and placed the tip of his wand to his forehead. He pulled it back slowly as he did so a silvery tendril of memory came forth and he placed it in the Pensive. He took her hand in his and he nodded to her when they entered the memory. For a moment there was nothing then the image of that around them started to clear and the colors came.
Draco's Recollection Of The Night In Question
It was a dark and stormy night,Draco was sitting at his desk going over the ledgers in front of him. He looked tired as he had his sleeves rolled up and his jacket lay on the black leather wingback chair. His tie was loosened at his neck and his shirt was unbuttoned by the top by three buttons. He rubbed his forehead as he sighed. He hated that he could not trust the blood sucking lawyers with his papers. He had at one time of course and he ended up living and learning when one of those blood sucking leaches had decided they were going to try and pull the wool over his eye thinking because he was young that he didn't know what was going on.
Draco of course knew the man was just trying to embezzle money from his account. He also despite the young age of twenty-one was groomed for the day when he would take over the Malfoy legacy. He also had his father to advise him and that in Draco's opinion invaluable an asset to have. Draco was tired this night however because a employee was about to get her pink slip.
"So what are you going to do about her? If I were you I'd send her packing. I mean her kind are always up to no good. Find someone of more upbringing and culture you are a Malfoy boy and deserve the best after all and she's lacking."
"I have to choose and I know it's a difficult choice really."
Lucius in his picture frame gave Draco a hard look and barked loudly.
"You just do what you have to do for the children,You want that in their lives? I mean are you mad Draco,She will do nothing but poison them."
"I know Father, Please believe me I just can't tell her to leave, I mean the children adore her and if it wasn't for them she wouldn't be here at all but besides the point Hermione.."
Draco shook his head as he then light a cigarette and he exhaled slowly. He knew Hermione hated him smoking especially now that the children were born and still very little. He sighed as he rubbed his temple agrivated.
"Father, I know ok I know I mean I know that I don't like this anymore than you do but fact are facts, Eliza is dishonest, As I have uncovered she has a prior on her record for abusing a child and I will not have that in my house. I mean according to this she even went as far as to try and kill the wife and she is just so mentally disturbed almost as bad as Aunt Bella was."
Lucius actually gave a short chuckle at that as he replied.
"Your Aunt was a crazy bitch,even before she went to Askaban I have you know. But yes I understand that this is serious Draco. Those children and that wife of yours despite the fact she's a mud blood ,well she's my daughter now right so she's family and the Grandchildren are beautiful Cissa is in the nursery right now looking at them."
Draco looked at his dad surprised cause he knew his Father never complimented Hermione. Lucius shook his head.
"What ? I am dead Draco and mind you I died a hero, I am bored as well therefore I really can't do anything but complain and even I am getting sick of doing that."
He said with a smirk. Lucius frowned as Draco shook his head and put out the cigarette.
"Well Father it was nice to get your opinion hoever I think that I need to attend to my rather young and hot wife as well as kiss my children goodnight so I shall be leaving you to it then,Also I think your right Mary Poppins will make a good new governess for the children. And she is very proper as I recall."
Draco smiled as he remembered the nanny from when he was a lad and knew that she would be a welcome addition to the house hold once again. He also knew Hermione would be excited to meet the real Mary Poppins because in the muggle world she was just a storybook character.
He yawned as he switched off the light going to make sure everything was secure in the house by checking the wards up He was making his way up the stairs when he heard his mother singing and he stopped a moment. He went over to kiss the babies goodnight and noticed that Caledonia was missing from the crib.
Draco immediately started looking around wondering what was going on as he looked under the crib and he felt panic. He knew that she should be with her brother and be in the bed he hoped she was with his wife because he had a fear the nanny they had, had done something possibly.
"The little angel is with Hermione Draco not to fret or worry"
Narcissa told him as she smiled contently. Draco relaxed and nodded and was glad that the new Nanny would be arriving in the morning. He was glad to be rid of the other one and would take great pleasure in releasing her of her duties. He knew that he had enough of the Nanny also coming on to him.
He knew he was rich and gorgeous and yes maybe he had a little bit of a Narcissist attitude and vanity about his looks,But he was a good man and loved his family and especially his beautiful wife.
"Mum I'm so lucky you know I am thinking maybe taking Hermione and the children on a trip and just have a nice stress relieving holiday."
He said this musing about the trip and the fun they would have together. Narcissa smiled as she looked at her baby boy a moment. He knew it would have to be after what he planned for their anniversary however.
"So after our anniversary should do it I think, I think Hermione wouldn't mind the present I got for her though"
Draco pulled a box out of his pocket and showed his mum a beautiful heart shaped diamond eternity ring . He smiled as he looked up at his mum.
" I hope she likes the idea of us renewing our vows, I know that I do and I just want to give her the wedding she's always dreamed of instead of the way we rushed through the first ceremony but this time I want to hold her hand and pledge my love to her all over again in front of all our friends and family."
Narcissa smiled as she told him. "She's going to love the idea my son, Now go and rest you look peeked and I hope you are not coming down with a cold, Out of here don't want to spread germs to the children you know."
Draco chuckled as he went to open the door and made his way across the landing. He heard a sound and realized it was the fireplace. He walked down the stairs and into the parlor just in time to see Hermione enter a fireplace. As he did he saw the green flames, He walked over intending to ask where she was going so late.
He got closer as he did he noticed she was crying and his face grew sad. She called out something as she floo. Draco hadn't been close enough to hear her destination but he had a bad feeling about all of this, It was the middle of the night why would she need a suitcase and why was she taking Callie when she knew their daughter was just getting over the flu. At first he just stood there but then he fell to his knees and stared at the spot where they had vanished.
End Of Draco's Recollection
Hermione found herself back in the classroom with Draco as she looked pale as a sheet. Draco wrapped a arm around her to steady her as he sat her down and he went to his desk and got out a small kettle and began to make hot chocolate.
. He poured the liquid and handed it to her. Hermione could not look at him as he handed her the glass her hands he now noticed were shaking so badly.
"Drink this you'll feel better "
Hermione nodded absently as she drank the hot concoction and did begin to feel a little better. Her hands didn't shake as much as they were and she closed her eyes a moment as she wondered to herself why she had been so stupid.
He loved her,He did now and he did back then and all she had to do was trust him enough to talk to him. She opened her eyes slowly as she took a calming breath.
Draco played a moment with her hair that had loosened around her face then he pulled out the hair pins slowly and gently letting her hair fall down . It felt like fine silk as it cascaded around them both now and he now knew how long she had let it become. It was straight and silky and shimmered in the low light. He raised her chin to look at him.
He could see the tears forming in those beautiful brown eyes that he so loved. He knew that being that close was intoxicating him. He took a moment to just relax in her presence and drink in her beauty. He wondered what she was thinking as he saw her with a far away expression in her eyes now.
He understood everything now and so did she,He wondered what her reaction would be when she got her voice and senses back under control.