The Dragon's Kitten

41 - Trio of Six

Pansy and Hermione had kept mostly to themselves. Over the past year and a half they had watched their friends grow and develop relationships. All the while they too were growing and developing an unknown relationship. It had started with the potion accident for Pansy. For Hermione it had started when Harry first turned human in front of everyone.

Hermione didn't trust Draco as far as she could throw him. She accepted that Snape had tasked Draco with looking after Harry only because it had been his fault to begin with. She couldn't accept that Harry was choosing to stay with Draco. Even though she said she accepted it it was a struggle.

Pansy was just jealous. She had had a crush on Draco for the longest time but his focus had always been on Harry. She wished Harry would just disappear and when he turned into a kitten she had attempted to make him disappear. Except Harry wouldn't let anyone but Draco close to him and she hated it.

Both girls had found themselves in the library during the first Christmas break. Pansy had overheard Hermione talking about separating Harry and Draco. The conversation afterwards had been back and forth between them. The only thing that they agreed on was separating Harry and Draco.

When Harry's inheritance kicked in Pansy was the first to accept things how they were. She had seen Draco's urgency to check on Harry and recognised that he could never be like that with anyone else. Her heart had ached but it wasn't broken. She had known for years that Draco loved Harry and she just finally accepted it. Did she really even love Draco the same way he clearly loved Harry?

Hermione had felt isolated after that. Her and Pansy had argued extensively about Pansy's change of heart. The first time she sat down and spoke to Ron after Harry attacked him had been the turning point for her. Ron had told her everything he could, within reason. He even insisted that she try to spend time talking to Draco at some point.

Pansy and Hermione started talking again after that. They spoke for hours about their friends and their opinions on the relationship. Then Ron and Blaise announced that they were together. It only provided the girls with more things to talk about. They spent more and more time together since the boys seemed to forget about them.

It happened suddenly and all at once. After the fear of what happened with Harry and Draco disappearing for a few days. After Harry seemingly got back to normal and life carried on. Pansy had been spending all that time thinking about it. She had spent the majority of her time in Envy of her two fingers. Until one day she decided to act on impulse.

Hermione had been rambling on about Harry's behavior. She had been talking when Pansy leaned over and kissed her. It was a shock that she wasn't shocked. Something in the back of her mind had expected this - even maybe wanted it. Hermione kissed Pansy back and then slowly pushed away. They stared at each other and then Hermione left.

It had been days before they spoke again. Pansy had been moody herself and it irritated her that Draco only noticed when Harry was in a mood. She craved what Draco and Harry had. She understood how Blaise felt when he stared longingly at Ron. She hadn't intended to chase Hermione away and was hurt more than she would have thought.

Hermione had initiated the conversation with an unexpected kiss. She explained to Pansy that she was just testing something. Pansy didn't care. Hermione was talking to her again and she admitted to herself that she'd be okay as long as they were still talking. Hermione's admission had caught her off guard but they agreed that they would take things slow.

Now, almost a year and half later, they found themselves ready to tell their friends. Ron and Blaise had just made up and Harry and Draco had a son. They figured their news wouldn't be as important but they had been wrong. Only Draco could tell when Harry was in a regression and only Draco was able to control him. So when Hermione and Pansy told their friends, Harry was the first one to respond.