Just as stars shine

Chapter 7

"New York,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
New York"

- Alicia Keys, Empire State of mind

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"So.."

"So.."

They stood outside the JFK airport in New York and it was time to say goodbye.

"Text me when you get to your hotel so I know that you're safe?" Hermione almost rolled her eyes at that.

"I'm a grown woman, I can take care of us. But okey, I will."

Draco bent down to say goodbye to Celine "You'll take care of your mommy for me, right?" he whispered. She nodded, and then she flung herself around his neck, her tears rolling down the cheek.

"Miss you" she whispered in his ear.

"I'll miss you to Cellie, but we'll see each other again." On just the few hours that they sat in the plane, Celine had him wrapped around her finger. He didn't know what it was, but something deep inside of him told him to take this little girl under his arms, and give her the world.

"You promise..?" Celine said, now looking at him." Draco was pretty sure that it was gonna take many years before him and Celine met again. But something told him, that that wasn't the case.

"I promise" he said and smiled at her. A little while they just stood and looked at each other.

"Goodbye Drakey" her tears started to roll again.

"No Celine. Not goodbye." She looked at him with a confused face. "Saying goodbye means forgetting, and we ain't going to forget, are we?" Then she just shook her head and gave him one last hug.

"It was good to see you again." Draco said to Hermione, as it was their time to say goodbye.

"The same for you." She said, looking at him, trying to take in every part of his face, since she didn't know when she was going to see him again.

"I really wish the best for you both. You know that, right?" All he wanted to do was take her into his arms, and never let go. But it was all too late for that.

"Yeah I know. And don't doubt we feel the same about you." Draco shook his head and gave a small smile.

"Not for a second" he said. Then he took the step. He leaned in and hugged her. He could finally smell her parfume , and feel her body close to him again. It was a weird feeling, having her so close to him, yet so far away. So he let her go.

They said their last goodbyes, and Draco left them on the street. Once again breaking a Granger heart. But this time it wasn't just one, it was two hearts. Mother and daughter. Both feeling their hearts acing while seeing him go.

"Let's go honey." Hermione said taking her daughters hand, walking the other way.

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"Are you ready Celine?" Hermione stood in the bathroom, brushing her hair, as her daughter came in dressed in a pair of  wine red  jeans and a white t-shirt. "Hi baby girl" Hermione said picking up the tired toddler. After the long flight they had went to the hotel room to sleep a couple hours. Now the clock was around 10, and it was time for breakfast. Picking up her bag, she bore Celine out of the door and locked it.

"Let's go" Celine said, climbing down from her mother and rushing to the elevator. Hermione followed her laughing.

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"So she's living here somewhere." Hermione mumbled to herself.

"Hermione!" A voice behind her screamed. As she turned around she could see her blonde friend standing on the doorstep of a yellow house.

"Let's go over the street Cellie." Hermione said, taking her baby's hand.
The blonde woman met them up on the sidewalk.

"Aunt Nuna" Celine shouted as she ran the last steps towards the blonde woman.

"Hi" Luna said, hugging them both. "Did the flight go well?"

"Yes it did." Hermione answered. "How you've been doing? We never see you guys anymore."

"Oh it's been wonderful. We've been traveling a lot lately. Last time, we were in Amazonas. They've got some amazing animals I'm telling you."

"Animals?" Celine asked smiling.

"Yes. Many different animals. They even had dragons living in the wild."

"Dragons?" Celine said, her eyes as big as golf balls. Then she said something that made both Luna and Hermione a little shocked. "You know dragon is Draco in latin?"

"How do you know that?" Luna asked.

"He told me." Celine's answer made Luna turn to Hermione with a shocked look.

"It's a long story, I'll tell you later." The brown headed witch answered, walking through the apartment door.

"Do you keep secrets from us Mione?" A glad man walked towards them. "What have we said about that. You have to talk about your problems"

"Yeah.. But I thought this problem was over.." Hermione said under her breath.

"What did you say?" Luna asked her, taking the little bag in Hermione's hand.

"Nothing." Hermione shook her head. "It's so nice to see you again. We've both missed you so much. Why weren't you home with Luna in June?" Just as she had finished the sentence, Celine throw herself in the mans arms.

"Uncle Veville"

"Hi, little one." Uncle Neville lifted up the toddler, and gave her a big hug. "I've missed you Cellie." Neville was the only one except Hermione that was aloud to call Celine Cellie.

"Miss you too" Celine said, climbing down from him.

"I think she's in the bedroom." Neville half screamed after the little girl, while she ran away through the apartment. "You really should buy her a dog in Christmas present" He said to Hermione just as Celine returned with a little dog after her.

"I can't give a two year old a dog Neville. It'll only be me who must take care of it. And right now I don't have the time." She said and gave her friend a big hug.

"I know Mione. When she's a little older maybe." He said, watching the little girl play with the dog. "Because she really likes them."

"Oh come on Neville. Both you and I knows that she loves every living thing on this planet.. She's all to warm hearted."

"Just like her mother then." He said, giving Hermione a pinch in the cheek, then walking into the kitchen to help Luna. Smiling for herself, Hermione went after him. Friends really are the best thing God gave us, she thought.