Love Changes (Dramione)

[fifty one]

TW: sexual harassment

"He's still not back?" Hermione frowned "It's been two weeks."

"Keep still, Hermione." Pansy scolded as she applied the blush on Hermione's face.

It was the night of her engagement party, and Teddy was missing. Ever since he left that day when Draco fell on his knees in pain, they've heard nothing. Not even Celine knows where he went.

"Do you think he's okay?" Hermione asked Pansy hopefully "I was half-expecting him to be here tonight." She sighed

Pansy let out a loud sigh and forced Hermione to look at her "Look, Hermy, this is really what Theo does, okay? He gets an idea and he tries it out by himself. Look what he did with Goyle's house. He went looking by himself, didn't he?" Pansy shrugged "He doesn't let everybody else know unless he has the entire picture. Whatever he's onto, we just have to let him do it until he's ready to come tell us."

"But we're a team." Hermione complained

"Yes, the team he forced to drink a wine that was laced with a rather strong truth serum." Pansy gave her a pointed look "Theodore's fine. If he feels like it, he'll show himself tonight."

"I was hoping to steal a dance from all our boys." Hermione sighed "You only get married once, you know?"

"Well, lucky for you this is just your engagement party. Theo will be around to dance with you on your wedding day, that's for sure." Pansy smiled at her, giving her a sisterly kiss on the cheek "I'll have Blaise give you two dances to compensate. Now, will you keep still? We've little time until everybody arrives."

Hermione obliged, closing her eyes as she let Pansy work her magic. Everybody she loved was here in Malfoy Manor, all of them except Theo. Even her parents were in the pool house, where everyone else was getting ready.

For the last two weeks, since Draco's Mark mishap, they've been trying to figure out where Theo had gone to and why the Mark started to hurt so much that it came alive.

Yes, the faded Dark Mark on Draco's arm was now alive and slithering on his left forearm once again. To say he was upset would be an understatement. If he could pull his left arm off its socket, he would.

Hermione sighed as Pansy put the finishing touches on her make up "Stop sighing. It's supposed to be a happy day." Pansy scolded "Draco spent a fortune for these parties to happen, don't let him see you sad in one of them, especially yours."

"I'm just worried about both him and Theo, that's all." Hermione shrugged, then looked at the mirror "Woah, Pansy."

"Woah is an understatement." Pansy scoffed "I am amazing."

Hermione hugged Pansy by the waist "Thanks for planning all this."

"Please, it's my pleasure." Pansy grinned "It kept me distracted from everything going on and the fact that Blaise and I still have to find a way to tell everyone we're really eloping."

"What?" Hermione exclaimed

"You didn't hear it from me." Pansy winked as she walked away "Best I get dressed too. Draco's down in the ballroom getting everything sorted with Potter and Weasley."

"Wait, but Pans—"

"Watch your hair when you put that dress on, Granger." Pansy sang as she walked out of Draco's bedroom, shutting the door tightly behind her.

Draco insisted Pansy help Hermione get ready in his room, away from everybody else. The pool house was chaotic. Between Ginny trying to make sure all the boys looked pristine in the robes and Celine giving the elves their final orders, he was surprised that place hasn't burst into flames. Hermione could only imagine her parents' faces as her friends ran around trying to get everything sorted.