Hermione Gaunt [DraMione] {Wattys 2017}

12: The Daily Prophet

~ Hermione Granger / Briella Gaunt ~

A few more months pass and now it's December. Ron and I haven't talked ever since the day he called me
a slut. Harry and I have talked possibly a dozen times and I've talked with Ginny considerably less than that. We're scheduled to get back on the Hogwarts Express to Kings Cross Station today for Winter Break. Brendan, Scarlett, and I are obviously going back to Gaunt Manor for the holidays.

Draco, Blaise, Pansy, and Daphne are all going to visit at different times during the holidays. Brendan and Daphne finally got together. He asked her out in early November and she said yes. They've been going out ever since.

Blaise, Brendan, Daphne, Draco, Pansy, and I are all sitting in an compartment aboard the Hogwarts Express. We are seated at the Slytherin end of the train. Scarlett is sitting with a group of Ravenclaw girls in her year.

She's actually gotten quite popular among most of the people in her year, regardless of what house they're in. Scarlett is just a very sociable person. She probably inherited that from Margarey.

Draco, Blaise, and I are sitting on one side of the compartment while Brendan, Daphne, and Pansy are sitting across from us.

Draco has an arm wrapped around my shoulders, slightly pulling me into his side. Brendan and Daphne are holding hands.

"So, Brendan and Daphne when's the wedding?" Blaise asks in a joking manner.

"In the future" Daphne replies, scowling at Blaise.

Daphne and Brendan are not engaged and neither of them are engaged to someone else so it wouldn't be suprising if they ended up getting married eventually. They are so adorable together and they perfectly balance each other out.

"That's very vague, Daph" Blaise says, scowling back at her.

"Just like I wanted it to be Blaise" Daphne says.

"Anyways, onto the couple that's actually engaged. When are you two getting married?" Blaise asks, turning his attention to Draco and I.

Draco and I haven't confirmed a date yet but we're both agreed on wanting to get married as soon as possible. Possibly the summer after we graduate?

"Probably during the summer of next year" Draco replies.

"Damn, that's only in like seven months" Pansy exclaims.

"We've been waiting for fourteen years, Pans" I reply.

"True" Pansy says, slowly nodding her head.

"You guys have to let me be the godfather of your children. Since I'm Draco's best mate after all. No offense Brendan but soon you're going to be his brother-in-law and you'll be their uncle anyways" Blaise says.

Brendan doesn't say anything but slightly nods his head in agreement.

"Sure, Blaise. When we have children" I say, chuckling.

That's a long ways away. I don't know about Draco but I don't want to have kids immediately. He might but he'll have to wait a year or two at least.

Knock. Knock. Knock

We all look up at the compartment door to see Scarlett standing there. Brendan stands up and opens the door for our little sister. She walks in with a copy of The Daily Prophet in her hands.

"You all need to read this and hex the person who released the information. I'll see you all once we arrive at Kings Cross" Scarlett says.

She hands Brendan the newspaper before leaving the compartment as fast as she had entered it. Brendan basically snarled at the page before handing it over to me.

HERMIONE GRANGER = BRIELLA GAUNT? AND AN ENGAGEMENT NO ONE SAW COMING!

Gryffindor Princess and war heroine Hermione Granger actually long thought dead Briella Gaunt? And she's engaged to Draco Malfoy, Ex-Death Eater the son of Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy. Read the following article for all the details!

I glare at the page when I see who the article was written by.

Rita Skeeter.

The woman has some nerve, writing this bloody article. But who gave her the information. Ron? Harry? Ginny? No one in this compartment and Scarlett would give this information to Rita Skeeter.

I angrily hand the paper to Draco, who scowls as he reads it. The copy of The Daily Prophet circles around the compartment until it goes back to Brendan.

"That vile woman! How dare she release this article without your guys' consent!" Daphne fumes.

"I know! But who gave her the bloody information?" I ask no one in particular.

"Probably that damn Weasel" Draco growls.

"Probably, since you're on somewhat good terms with Potty and She-Weasel" Pansy says.

"Now the whole Wizarding World knows and will be buzzing about it for the next week" I moan in complaint.

"Why is that a problem?" Brendan asks, sounding confused.

"Because I don't want random witches or wizards walking up to me and talking about the article!" I exclaim.

"That's reasonable" Pansy says.

"How could Ron do that? I never thought he would resort to making a deal with Rita Skeeter to try and make
me talk him" I say.

How could Ron do it? I would never do something like this to him. At least I know that I'm the bigger person in this situation.