Reunions - Telling them the truth - A Dramione Story

Chapter 6 : How much did you pay him?

Hermione pov.

The next morning I woke up with two strong arms around me. I looked at the clock, it was already 8 am! I woke Draco up and got ready. Today was the day my family would be shocked.

We walked in separate. I took place at the table. It didn't take 2 minutes for my cousins to notice. This time it didn't go past aunt Eliza. Uncle Marc noticed too. I was in an exceptionally good mood. Even my parents looked like they never saw me this happy. Maybe because I couldn't be happier. I had the perfect husband, 2 little kids on the way, got accepted by my family-in-law.

"What's got you in a good mood, beaver?" Annabelle sneers while Christiana looks dumbfounded.

"I must agree with my daughter, Hermione, you look happier than ever." Uncle Marks answers.

"Maybe because I'm happier than ever before Uncle Marc. Me and my husband got great news yesterday. He'll be here in a few minutes before you ask. He was handling some business with his parents." I answer with a singing tone in my voice.

"This must be very good news 'Mione. You're shining. We can even hear it in your voice. Has this news something to do with sunday?" Dad asks with a smirk.

"Could you tell us too, beaver?" Christiana snaps after she finally caught up with the conversation.

Right at this moment Draco arrives and asks if he can sit with us: next to me of course. Annabelle and Christiana nodded so hard, it surprised me they weren't squealing.

"I must agree with your cousins Mia, you're in a good mood." He smirks at me.

"Quit the act, Malfoy, you know exactly why. And I think it's time they know" I wink at him.

"Why don't you sit next to me Drakie-poo, we're getting married in a few months." Annabelle says trying to keep up the act for her father, sister and grandparents. 'Here we go again' I thought.

"How many times must I tell you? I'm already married for 2 years, and no, I'm not going to divorce my wife, before you suggest that again."

"It's only one kid she's having, she can handle that one on her own." Annabelle shrugs not caring who's at the table. Grandma and grandpa are listening to the conversation, but it looks like she just happened to forget that.

"It's not only one, since we're having twins, and even if it were only one, I still wouldn't divorce my wife. So stop asking please" he tries to stay polite but I already know Annabelle messed up. I grab his arm and try to calm him down.

"Dray, calm down, she's just being stupid as always." I whisper to him.

"Jean, Dan, are you alright?" My grandma asks her voice full of concern. I look up at my parents and see them choking in their drinks again. Once they stop they look at me and Draco.

"Hermione, Draco, you have to find another way to inform us about things like this because one day we will choke in our drinks." my mom announces. She just ruined our plan to announce, but she did make it even better.

Aunt Eliza and uncle Marc look up with a shocked face while Annabelle and Christiana have a dumbfounded face. I look over at everyone at the table: my parents are shocked but are smiling, my aunt and uncle are just shocked, my grandparents are trying not to burst out laughing. Then, I passed over the face of my cousins, that almost did it. My gaze lands on Draco's face who's trying not to burst out laughing.

I couldn't hold back anymore and burst out laughing so badly I almost fell on the floor. But Draco caught me before I actually fell. We looked at each other and burst out laughing together.

"Narcissa, Lucius, how lovely to see you here" my mother speaks up. I look up, red from laughing, same with Draco.

"What happened this time?" Lucius asks with a smirk pointed toward Draco and I.

" We talk too much..." we answer at the same time, still half laughing.

"No, no, no it can't be, not beaver!" I hear Annabelle pouting at her mother. I guess she just explained what happened to her. Christiana looks up at me and Draco.

"How much did you pay him !?!?!?!?" Annabelle shouts. This time, Lucius and Narcissa just stand there, watching the show.

"I didn't Annabelle. Look I don't have to act like I'm dating Draco Malfoy, or even better acting like I'm engaged to him with a fake plastic ring on my finger. You see, I'm actually married to him." She raises her hand and slaps me right in the face. I look up at her shocked. 'Annabelle is getting aggressive, hmm'

Behind my back I give Draco a sign that tells him I'm alright and handle her myself. I walked dangerously close to Annabelle and look at, well, her bad luck I'm cursed to be destructive when I'm angry.

"I dare you to slap me again Annabelle, I dare you" I whisper towards her while I look right into her eyes with my red ones. She screams and runs away from me, followed by her sister and parents.

"How did you do that, babe? Even I couldn't get rid of her that easily." Draco asks. 

"The curse" I whisper because my grandparents are still in the room.

"Can I ask you something, Hermione?" Narcissa asks. 

"Of course" We walk off towards her office.

"How do you know such magic, dear, I've never seen this before by someone that isn't a metamorphmagus." She asks me with a questioning face.

"It's a curse Mrs. Zabini spoke over me. But I made some spells myself too. You know, being a Malfoy has its bad sides. Just making sure no one dares to mess with me. And she definitely messed with me. It would be wrong if I was the first Malfoy that doesn't defend herself. Even if I was still a Granger, she would've known not to do again what she did."

"You are really the brightest witch of your age... But please tell me why you were laughing so hard when we walked in, I would love to know."

"Is Draco inside?"

"Yes he is with Lucius, why?"

"It's his time to explain I guess"

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After telling Narcissa and Lucius about the twins, we went straight home. They were happy for us. It was a rough day for both of us, so we just went to bed. Tomorrow would be a harder day. It was time to face them all again... It was time to face Ron, Harry, Ginny and the others again.

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