Meant To Be

1.12

Hermione took a while to ready herself to face Draco. She just had to be presentable for him.

"Draco must already be in the office." She whispered to herself as she looked at watch.

She went to her office fast after that. Everyone she passed was just a blur. Her mind was about one man and one man only.
Draco.
***

"Harry! I have good news!"

"What's the fuss about Gin?" Harry asked.

"Hermione doesn't want to go home yet meaning she will stay here for a long time."

"That's great." He answered.

"Have you heard from Ron lately?" She asked.

"Yeah. He didn't tell me where he is right now."

"Then, why bother sending us a letter?"

"I don't know. Maybe to tell us he is still alive."

They both laughed.

"Well, he is better dead anyway." Ginny said.

"Gin. I know that you hate your brother for leaving Hermione but he is still your brother."

Harry explained." Also, he is my best mate."

"Fine. I will not kill him when I see him."

"Thanks. I need to go to work now."

"Bye."
***

Hermione was about to open the door to her office when a fellow worker approached her.

"Good morning Hermione! How's work?"

"Fine. Excuse me but I think I need to go inside my office now." She said.

"Wait! Wait! We have a dinner tonight."

"And?" She said impatiently.

"Would you like to come?"

"I'm sorry, I can't."

"Why not?" Her fellow worker insisted.

"Because I have plans."

"Oh okay but-"

"Oh just excuse me but I really need to enter my office right now!" She exclaimed and walked through her office.

Finally, she opened the door.
"Hermione!" 

"Katherine?"

"Yes, it's me!"

"When did you get here?" She asked clearly surprised. She was expecting Draco.

"Just yesterday. Our trip was finished early so I'm here now to regain my job."

"Ah. But what about Malfoy?"

"I think he wants to continue being an auror." Katherine said.

"An auror?" She asked somehow disappointed.

"Yes. Why are you asking about Malfoy? I'm here now."

"Nothing, it's just that I have to tell him something."

"Oh. I think he is in my house now since he is waiting for my husband there." Katherine told her.

"Thanks." Hermione said and quickly left the girl in her office.

"Wow. It must be very inportant." Katherine whispered to herself and went back to work.
***

She apparated in front of Katherine's house. She knew it perfectly well since she always visits Katherine.

*knock* *knock*

The door opened and Hermione saw herself face to face with the guy he desperately wanted to meet.

"Hermione! What are you doing here?"

"I have something to tell you." She replied.

"Well, come inside."

"Is anyone here?" She asked as she entered the living room.

"I'm alone here." He replied." What are you going to say?"

"Ithinkiloveyou." She said very fast.

"What? Sorry. Please repeat."

"Let me finish first alright?"

"Ok."

"Draco. I think... I think  I am in love with you. I always think about you. I love how you changed for the better, I love how you work hard for yourself, I love that you are a keen listener, I love that you open up to me sometimes. I love everything about you and it makes me sad that I already have a husband. But my husband, Ron isn't here with me right now, you are! Draco, I love you so much!"
She ended up crying and Draco was a bit shocked but happy.

He always liked her from the start but she is already married and he would respect that.

"Draco, please say something!" Hermione pleaded.

"Um. I want to say that I also love you. I was very glad that I became your assistant even if it was just a short period of time. I'm sorry about the past when I used to tease you but this last few weeks, my hatred for you from the past grew into something I never expected to feel. Especially to you. I was afraid to tell you my real feelings because you're already taken but since now, I am very sure that what I feel for you is what you also feel for me, I want to ask if you want to be my girlfriend."

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" She shouted.

And then slowly, he leaned towards her and their lips met. 
Butterflies filled her whole body.