the key to happiness - dramione

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Hermione Granger, age 24, working as Draco Malfoy's assistant at the ministry. In a relationship with Draco Malfoy. Temporarily homeless.

Draco Malfoy, age 23, working at the ministry. In a relationship with Hermione Granger. Temporarily homeless.

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"That's what I told you." Astoria Greengrass exclaims.
"Get out!" Draco shouts without hesitating for even a second.
"I'll tell your boss." Astoria threatens.
"And what are you going to say?"
"That.... that... that..." she tries. "I don't know."

"Just get the hell out." Draco hisses at them once again and weirdly enough both Astoria and Ronald walks outside again. Draco slams the door behind them.

"Draco, what just happened?" she asks Draco. While there talking she puts on some formal clothes.
"I honestly don't know. But Astoria is stinking problems. And clearly, she's using Weasley."

"How do you mean?"
"Well, no nothing... nothing you need to bother yourself with anyways. Could you clean up while I go to a meeting?"
"Of course, I'm sending a few layers later. Do you have any I should send for you?"

"No, but thanks anyways. See you later love." Draco he smiles and kisses Hermione on the cheek before he leaves the room. Hermione cleans away the pillows and sheets from last night from the floor.

She starts sorting a few papers on the desk til she finds a papers in one of Draco's drawers that catches her attention. It's a paper with a picture of her in one of the corners.

A paper saying she's basically getting fired as Draco's assistant. It's a paper for her to sign.
At the bottom Draco has already signed. The only thing missing is her signature next to his.

She's extremely shocked at first. Then she just feels hurt and at last she has so many feelings that she no longer can express herself at all. Why would Draco fire her? Why now? What had she done wrong,

Didn't they just say they loved each other? What did this mean? Had he just made the decision that she would be unemployed? Again? Like she was with Ron? Did he want her to sit around all days and stare?

Waiting for something to happen? And yet nothing would happen? Did she want her to go back to having that life? And then eventually they would stop loving each other?

Hermione picks up a pencil and signs next to Draco's signature. Then she leaves the paper on top of the clean desk. She sits down in an armchair and waits for Draco to get back.

Half an hour passes and then he opens the door. He walks up to his desk and drops a pile of paper next to the one single paper already laying there.
"What's this-" he starts and suddenly realises what paper it is.

"Granger, you weren't supposed to... I had thought.... I was gonna talk to you. Since we're a couple ehum... yeah...." Draco tries.
"Bloody hell just spit it out." Hermione sighs at him.

"We're a couple now and I love you, so it's just not working out... that I would be your boss. I'm sorry but you gotta get a new job, cuz I don't feel good when I gotta decide things and order you around.  I don't feel good having to be your boss."

"Please Draco. I need to-"
"Granger, it won't work."
"I know, you gotta give me time to find a job. I can't just quit right in this moment."
"I know, so that's why I was waiting with telling you."

"Oh... sorry. I was just cleaning." Hermione mumbles. Draco walks up to Hermione and she stands up. He takes Hermione's hands and gently kisses her. She answers his kiss and they don't stop until they hear a loud noise outside the office.

Draco quickly turns around and opens the door. Hermione stands next to him and they look out in the corridor. But nothing is different. The corridor looks just like usually.

Nobody is there. Not a single creature. Draco is just about to close the door when the they suddenly hear the sound again. Hermione kicks the door wide open and they watch as the elevators open.

A big dark cloud of smoke appears and Ronald Weasley comes running down the corridor with Astoria after. Draco slams the door close and locks it this time. Then everything turned silent again.
"What does this mean?" Hermione wonders and opens the door again, and just like she thought the corridor is empty again.

"I've got no clue." Draco sighs. "I've got a meeting now. Then we can have lunch, afterwards I've got another meeting here in the office. It would be lovely if you could go somewhere else during that. Oh and then we should figure out where to spend the night."

Hermione nods. The rest of the day goes by pretty quickly. Draco's meeting, lunch, another meeting. Hermione is standing in the elevator alone when someone that she doesn't recognise enters.

"Hermione Granger, just the one I'm looking for. The minister wants to speak with you." he explains.
"Oh alright, but excuse me... Who are you?"
"The minster's assistant."
"Oh, okay sorry."

"No problem." The assistant walks out of the elevator and Hermione hurries to the minister's office. She knocks on the door and gud immediately let in.
"Ms Granger, welcome. Or is it even Mrs Weasley nowadays perhaps?"