The Eighth Year - Under Major Reconstruction

59 - I do.

Through their grey curtains, the sun shone in, slowly waking them up. Opening his eyes, Draco smiles, slowly rubbing up and down Hermione's arm to wake her softly. Tucking further into Draco's chest, Hermione opens her eyes reluctantly, smiling up at Draco. 

"Good morning, love." He smiles, kissing her on the nose.

"Good morning. We're getting married today." Hermione smiles, giggling at the realization that in less than 12 hours they would be Husband and Wife. 

Slowly, the couple gets up and begins getting ready to head to the manor. Hermione puts all of their things into her bag that had been charmed, making it easier to travel with. Once they had packed the few things they needed that had not already been packed by Hermione earlier in the week, they headed off to the Manor. Ginny and Blaise had taken care of Hermione's dress and Draco's dress robes. 

"I think we're ready. Do we need anything else?" Hermione asks, looking around to make sure she hasn't forgotten anything necessary 

Draco laughs, coming to her and wrapping her in a hug from the back before saying, "You might want to grab your cat." 

She jumps out of the hug, quickly running to find Ophelia. She finds her in her favorite spot, and the couple is officially ready to head to their wedding venue. 

Upon arriving at The Manor, Hermione and Draco are greeted immediately by Poppy and Narcissa. Ginny, Harry, Blaise, and Luna were outside setting up the ceremony so they could then focus on getting their bride and groom ready for their big day. 

Narcissa had hired her normal party planners but Ginny would not let anything be done without her approval. 

"Good morning you two! I expect you're excited and quite nervous. Draco your room has been prepared for you to get ready. Hermione we prepared the guest suite for you. Everything should be ready for you. Your friend arrived here early to make sure everything was prepared and ready for you and Draco." She smiles, ushering them out of the fireplace. 

Poppy smiles at Hermione and grabs her hand, explaining that they had also prepared a breakfast for the pair and it was ready for them in the dining hall for them to enjoy before they separated until it was time for Hermione to walk down the aisle. 

Walking into the dining hall, the table was stuffed with all kinds of delicious-looking food that had been prepared by Poppy. The table stretched the entire length of the hall and there was barely an inch of space left on the table. Sitting down next to Draco, the pair eat their breakfast and thank Poppy for all of her hard work. 

After discussing their honeymoon plans and what they were most excited about - Draco was most excited to relax and not worry about any schoolwork and avoid the stares from their classmates, Hermione had been most excited about traveling somewhere new with her husband, she still had no idea where they would be going as Draco still hadn't told her, but she knew she was excited to spend time with her new husband away from the eyes of everyone at Hogwarts. 

Soon, it was time for them to depart and make their way to their rooms to prepare for their ceremony. 

"I'll see you soon. I love you." He smiles, kissing her once more before they are officially married.

"I'll be the one in white. I love you." She smiles, leaning into the kiss before they part ways, off to their respective rooms, Poppy guiding Hermione to the room that had been prepared for her. 

Ginny was waiting for Hermione in the guest room, as soon as she walked in the door, a loud shriek could be heard as Ginny jumped up and down, pulling her further into the room. Luna had been sitting in the room with Ginny, albeit quietly.