Hermione Zabini

Chapter Eight

Hermiones Pov

'Oh.'

Realistically, of the thousands of things I had expected to come out of Draco's mouth, that wasn't it.

We were barely friends and now I am in an arranged marriage with him? 

Silence falls between us. Blaise avoids everyone's eye contact with an odd emotion in his eyes that I couldn't recognise. Draco however was trying to catch my eye. 

'Hermione... I didn't know, honestly.' He says and I make eye contact with him. He doesn't look disgusted at being married to me, that was the emotion in his eyes that I didn't understand. I shake my head internally. Well obviously, I am a pureblood and I have a strong status not to mention and new look. He can just pretend I wasn't the girl he bullied and tormented for years.

'Well obviously.' I say coolly. 

'I am sorry Hermione, you have every right to be mad at me.' He says and I let out a sigh. 

'I am not mad at you Draco. You didn't know. I wonder when mother was going to tell me.' I say bitterly and Blaise looks at me. 

'During the ball. That would be the event that Lucius was talking about.' He says nodding at Draco. 

We sit in silence. Lost in our thoughts. I was the first one to break it. 

'I can't go back now, can I?' I ask Blaise and he pauses for a second. He and Draco exchange looks and Blaise sighs. 

'No.' 

'Then I will be the best Serafina-Sienna anyone has ever seen. If I can't be me, I am not Hermione am I? I will do everything that I am asked, play the game they want me to play but I refuse to be there pawn in a chess game. I am a person and we are playing on my terms.'

*

'What are you wearing Blaise?' Mother asks as the three of us walk into the dining room together for lunch. Blaise looks at Draco and I and gives us a small sm irk when Mother isn't looking. 

His act of defiance is wearing muggle jeans. 

'Jeans mother. A mighty invention. It is casual clothes right?' He says politely and mother couldn't pull him out on anything. 

We take our seats and food is served. Draco and I exchange a smile and he nods at me. I wait for him to take a piece of chicken before I clear my throat. 

'Mother, father, I have an announcement.' I say and they both turn to me. 

'From now one I am Serafina-Sienna Zabini, twin sister of Blaise Zabini, daughter to Alberto and Alessandra Zabini.' I say and watch how mother gives an approving glance and a smile lights up fathers face. But i wasn't done yet. 'And courting Draco Malfoy.' 

The look was priceless. I resist the urge to smirk as I watch the colour drain from fathers face. He turns to mother. 

'You told her?' He accuses mother who looks at me panicked. I work very hard to keep a innocent looking face as I look at mother. 

'No she didn't father. But Draco is contracted to Serafina-Sienna Zabini is he not?' I say sweetly and father turns to me. 

'Yes darling but it was supposed to be a surprise.' He says kindly and mother cuts in. 

'Yes, a surprise for the ball.' She says obviously confused on how I know. They wouldn't dare to think that Draco told me as Lucius shouldn't ever of told Draco. 

'And a lovely surprise it would have been Mother. More tea please.' I say as the house elf walks pack. He pours the tea and I bring it to my lips. This was fun.