The Erised Effect

Epilogue: Two Years Later

   Mr and Mrs Potter had a wedding that had no expense spared. 

   It was held in a grand hotel in Chester, with over three hundred guests in attendance. Pansy hadchosen Sunflower yellow and white for her theme; a far cry from the pink that Harry had made hergive up in exchange for allowing her have a total of eight Bridesmaids. Her Maid of Honour wasHermione Granger. 

   After the ceremony was over and the pictures had been taken, Hermione chose to for-go the freechampagne and walk out onto the open grounds of the gardens to seek out the one person she waswaiting to see. She didn't have to wait long. 

   A large arm curled around her waist, pulling her close to a broad chest and his scent captivated herstraight away. "Nice dress, Granger..." he purred into her ear. "Yellow suits you..." 

   She turned in his arms and bit her lip as she looked up at him, taking him in. God, he looked goodin Navy. His suit matched Harry's except for a different tie; being Best Man had meant a great dealto Draco when Harry had asked him. "You don't look so bad yourself, Mr Malfoy..." she told himwith a small smile. 

   He tilted her chin up and pressed the smallest of kisses to her nose. "Just think; this'll be us thistime next year..." he told her as he brought her hand up to kiss her knuckles, her ring shiningproudly on her finger. 

   "...but until then..." he brought her close again and dipped back down to her ear. "I need to findsomewhere to fuck you properly – I won't be able to concentrate on my speech while you're therelooking like that and I've not touched you..." 

   She giggled and grabbed at his Navy waistcoat. "You're insatiable..." she whispered into his ear. 

   "Only for you." He told her with a coy smile. 

   Hermione was about to recommend that they sneak back to their hotel room without anyone seeingthem when they were interrupted by two very loud and obnoxious Grooms Men. 

   "Ah look," Came the jovial voice of one Theodore Nott. "It's the Malfoy's," he said pleasantly asthe men walked towards them. "And judging by the looks of them they're plotting their escape sothey can run off to make babies before the speeches start...am I right?" he said with a wink. 

   Draco didn't even look over, he just sighed and shook his head and held Hermione close, aprotective arm around her stomach. "Luna let you off your leash, has she?" Draco asked him with asmirk. "Remind me to pay her double at our wedding...keep you muzzled until after the weddingcake has been cut." 

   Theo snorted. "I'd be offended but you've already asked me to be a Grooms Man so I know youlove me really-" 

   "-Love is a very strong word-" Draco started. 

   "-So, you're forgiven." Theo finished happily, ignoring the blonde-haired man and downing hisglass of champagne as Blaise sipped his leisurely beside him. 

   "Where are Luna and Ginny?" Hermione asked and looked around the garden, hoping they wouldcome over and save them from more of Theodore's tongue-lashings. "I've not seen them since thestart of the ceremony." 

   "Ginny's talking to Mrs Parkinson about the decor..." Theo smirked and looked at Blaise."...Almost as if she's expecting someone to propose soon..." 

   "Sod off." Blaise said in a deadpan tone but scuffed his shoes into the grass, looking nervous. "Notgoing over this again... I'll do it when I'm ready...got more important things to think about thanWeddings, like Winnie-" 

   Draco laughed. "You'll be drawing your pension by the time you get round to it... you've shownme the ring; it's decent," he told his friend as Hermione looked up at him looking perplexed. "Justgo for it, that's what I ended up doing-"