In The Arms of the Monster

Chapter Eighteen Surprise

Three Months Later

Hermione's Point of View
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        "Draco, are you ready yet? It's almost time for us to get to 'the Burrow' for Harry and Ginny's wedding." "I'm ready hold on." He calls back. In the past three months Draco and Harry have become best friends which means he's the best man at their wedding and I'm of course the maid of honor. I smile at him as he comes outside. "Draco, you look nice come on." He smiles, "You look nice too." He tells me, I give him a quick kiss and he apparates us straight to 'the burrow.' I walk to Ginny's room and she turned to me, "I thought I was going to have to come over there myself and drag you here." I smile at the bride's joke, "Did you take something for your nerves?" "Firewhiskey." She whispers. I roll my eyes. She grins and I hear Draco call, "Hermione come on they need us out there like now. I smile at her, "You'll do great." She nods and when I walk out I see George waiting in the spot behind us, her escort. I smiled at him and he winked at me. As Draco walks down the aisle with me on his arm everyone claps, they've gotten used to Draco and I. When we get to the platform we part and he stands behind Harry. The music starts to play and the door opens, Ginny and George start walking and Harry wipes his eyes so he doesn't cry. Ginny has tears brimming and she looks so happy. I try to pay attention but I fail until I hear 'You may now kiss the bride.' I look at them and clap with everyone else. The reception starts and Draco pulls me to him, "Someday," he murmurs in my ear. I nod at him and go to congratulate Ginny and Harry. They nod enthusiastically and Harry nods. "Can I have everyone's attention?" I turn to look at Draco. "I'd like to propose a toast to the newlyweds, Harry and Ginny Potter, and congratulate them on their wedding. To the Potters." He says and everyone repeats it. He pulls me up to stand beside him, "I'd also like to ask Miss Hermione Granger," he drops to his knee, "if she would marry me?" I look at him, "Yes," I whisper. He grins, "SHE SAID YES!" He stands up after sliding the ring on my finger and pulls me to him. I kiss him and he holds me to his chest. Everyone congratulates us, but then goes back to Ginny and Harry, as they should. He holds me tight and when a slow song plays we dance together. I smile happily at him, "I love you Mr. Malfoy." "I love you Miss Granger."
        We drink for a while and when it is appropriate we slip away and go home. "I'm honestly shocked you asked me so soon." "You are?" "We've only been together for about four months." "I know but I'm in love with you, and I'd like to spend the rest of my life with you. we don't have to get married right away, we can wait." "No honestly four more months is fine." I say. "I'm kind of glad because I don't know how much longer I could call you Hermione Granger." "It is the twentieth century I do not have to change my last name." "But Hermione." He whines. I smirk at him, "Just forget I said anything." "On one condition." He mutters as he pulls me closer. "What's that?" "Kiss me." I pull his mouth down to mine and we kiss passionately until I break the kiss to breath. He smiles at me, "What were we talking about?" "I don't know." I say. He smiles and we sit down on the couch, still in our wedding outfits, and he turns on the news, "I'll be right back I can't breath in this stupid thing." He nods and I walk to throw on his t-shirt. When I do I also put my hair down from the bun it's in. I walk back out and find Draco gasping. "What is it?" "I know who killed Mr. Weasley." He says. "How?" The auror just found a mark on the body of a new victim, it was the same as on Mr. Weasley, they never released the fact that there was a mark on him, and they spotted a person walking away just after it happened." "Who was killed?" "It was, it was Luna Lovegood." "No. No, no she was so innocent." I say. "Who do they think did it?" I ask finally. "They think it was Ron Weasley." "He wouldn't kill Mr. Weasley." "But he did." "You know that he's gone off the edge." I grab him and sob into his chest, "This completely ruined our night." "No it didn't we can forget it for just a while." Draco says. "No, I'm sorry but I need to mourn Luna, can we put our night on hold until tomorrow?" He nods and I lean forward into his chest to cry. He holds me tightly. "Do they have Ron in custody?" "Yeah but I'm afraid he's going to make a run for it." "He might." I say after a while. "Come on, let's go to bed." He says. I nod and he picks me up to carry me to the room. He lays me down and I pull my hair into a ponytail and then I roll onto my side, facing away from him and he throws his arm over me. I can't cry anymore, I'm tired of crying over Ron.