The Witch and The Hunters

CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE

Page count: 8

After Hermione and Dean changed back into their clothes, of which Dean couldn't stop staring at Hermione when she put her leather jacket back on, they made their way into the living room before taking a seat beside each other on the couch.

Romilda sat on the arm chair, preparing the spelled quill to note down their answers to the questions, whilst the photographer appeared to be using the kitchen table to develop all of the photos that had been taken.

"Right, let's begin."

"You are aware of the questions we have approved of, should you ask anything that we deem unwelcome, the interview will be terminated and you will leave, whether you got what you came for or not, understood?" Hermione said.

"Of course," Romilda replied with a smile they both knew to be fake. "So, first of all, just to clarify, you are now Hermione Winchester?"

"Yes, I am, and this is my husband, Dean Winchester."

"How did the two of you meet?"

"I am based out of the US, since my department works in conjunction with other Ministries around the globe. I met Dean when I was working a case and he and his brother helped me to solve it."

"Was it love at first sight?"

Dean chuckled. "Not exactly," he answered this time. "When we first met we didn't see eye to eye, but it didn't take me long to see the kind and compassionate person Hermione is, and before I knew it, we were married."

"And how long were you together before you decided to pop the question? How did you propose to her?"

Now came the part where they lied through their teeth.

"We don't believe it matters how long we were together, only that we knew we were it for each other. As for the proposal, it was unexpected. I knew I wanted to marry Hermione, but I had to make the moment perfect. It wasn't romantic or surrounded by hundreds of people, it was just the two of us. Hermione had been working a case and she was injured, so as she was healing I took care of her. I was so worried about her, I knew I would regret it for the rest of my life if she was taken from me and I never had the chance to marry her, so I asked her to marry me, at the time I thought she was asleep until she replied with a 'yes.'"

"And just how long have you been married?"

"Six weeks," Hermione replied.

"Why keep your wedding a secret? Why keep your relationship a secret?"

"I did not keep my relationship with Dean a secret. I'm not as well known in the US, and therefore I can have a fairly regular life where no one cares about what I do, what I wear or who I surround myself with. My relationship with Dean wasn't followed by the American media, it was public, but because it wasn't in the media it wasn't known to the world. My family and friends knew of our relationship, as did Dean's, and that's all that mattered to us. As for our wedding, we wanted it to be private with just our families and closest friends. We both have busy work schedules so it was difficult for us to plan a wedding, so one day, when we both had time away from work, we called our family and friends and we decided to marry on that day. We married on a lovely piece of land that belonged to one of our friends and the ceremony was short but meaningful."

"I don't see wedding rings, why is that?"

"We decided against wedding rings, they can be lost or damaged. Instead we went for tattoos as it's a permanent fixture, and no matter where we are in the world, we'll always have that little reminder of the other."