A tender comfort

Chapter5: Draco's Revelation

-Who is Laurence?

-A woman !

-I would not have guessed!

-It was my cousin!

-Your cousin ?

-Yes !

- ...

-Bellatrix Lestrange had a relationship with a muggle and she became pregnant. She had wanted to abort but it was too late. So she carried out her pregnancy and had ...

- ... mixed blood, Hermione replied amused

-Yeah! You imagine shame for Voldemort's second right hand!

-But Voldemort is a mudblood!

-Yes but that ... nobody talks about it!

-What happened to Laurence?

-She is dead. Bellatrix killed her to clear her mistake!

-He killed his own child?

-Yes !

-All for Voldemort! But how can you kill your child? The one that was worn?

-You know for her ... only one thing counts, be the favorite

-It is pathetic !

Hermione stayed in the garage with Draco, everything that had just told him had made her cold in the back. She wanted to help him but he refused, in his state! She had to insist on staying with him because he did not like her to breathe the dye, but she pointed out that it was airy. Draco agreed because it was the first time she had asked for her presence.

-You want to do something tonight?

-No !

-Very good !

Draco did not want to get her drunk and did not insist.

-You want to eat what tonight? she asked.

-I do not know ! And you ?

-I do not know !

-If you want I take you to the restaurant tonight?

-I do not know !

-It is Saturday, it's been a week that we are there and then, it would allow you to see the world!

-You are right! ... Go I accept! I'm going to prepare myself!

She was about to return to the house when she heard Draco call her:

-Granger?

-Yes ?

-You think it would be better to call each other by our first names!

-Perhaps ? she replied, moving away

A quarter of an hour later, Draco also returned to the house, booked in a restaurant and prepared himself.

-Hermione! Are you ready ?

"I'm coming," she said from her room, "two minutes.

-You make fun of me, you had a quarter of an hour in advance!

"You think it's easy," she said, coming down the stairs, "I'm getting into my business.

-I do not believe you ! You did not get fat!

-Malefoy, what a pregnant woman first takes is ... she said pointing to her chest.

-If you want, we'll buy clothes next week.

They went to the next town, Draco had booked in a creperie where he used to go when he lived here.

-Good evening! Welcomes a waitress.

-Good evening, we booked in the name of Malfoy!

-Very well, I'll let you wait a moment.

Draco and Hermione waited for the waitress at the entrance when a gang of young people arrived.

-Drago? Hermione?

They turned around and saw:

-Sarah! What are you doing here ?

-We come to eat!

When Draco saw those who accompanied him, he recognized his friends.

-Hi guys !

-Bad faith ! It's been a while ! We thought you had forgotten us

-Yeah but I'm here for a while, we can see each other.

-You come to eat? asked Sarah

-Yes ! Hermione replied shyly

- They only have to eat with us, huh guys?

-Excuse miss we had not seen you, said the 5 boys at the same time

-Hermione I introduce you to my friends, so there is Baptiste, Maxence, Jules, Aurélien and Thomas. Guys, this is Hermione, a friend of Draco's.

-A friend, huh! said Thomas.

What made Draco laugh, that's it, he was already doing it:

Draco asked the waitress if he could be settled with her friends, which made it easy for Hermione who was not very comfortable with Malfoy (usually she could leave the table when he seemed).

The meal was in good spirits, Hermione had met Sarah and had many things in common with the young woman, she had even planned an afternoon shopping to renew the wardrobe of the future mother.

-So like that you'll soon be a dad and you did not tell us, was offended Maxence.

-I told you we were friends!

-It does not matter Hermione, we'll take care of you! You know the French, we can not refuse a pretty girl!

-It's gone! Sarah exasperated, tired of their dragging technique.

-No thanks ! It will go! Hermione answered.

-But if you need ...

-I would know how to find you!

In order to close this subject, Draco asked for the dessert menu. He saw Hermione smile and even though it was only temporary, he liked to see a nice smile on his face.

At the end of the meal, the group proposed to go clubbing As in the good old days! Hermione refused the invitation but suggested that Draco go, he refused. They left the restaurant.

Hermione was so tired that day that she was sleeping when they arrived at Draco's.

-Hermione! Hermione! Wake up ! We arrived ! He whispered, stroking his face

-Ron, let me sleep!

Draco did not want to wake the young woman because it would have been a return to reality (there would not be Ron), he took her in his arms and lay her down. He then went to bed satisfied with this evening and to see his friends who had promised to come and see them soon.

But when they said soon, Draco was thinking about Sotot.