POV: Hermione. April 2001.

Ron and I's divorce proceedings lasted a month with dividing our assets. Which in all actuality, didn't take long, considering we were only married for eight months. The Wizengamot offered me everything in the settlement I asked for, after seeing my evidence of physical and mental abuse I endured from Ronald during our marriage. Ron tried to bring up Draco and I's affair. But the court saw it as nothing but slander against me. I won and Ron vowed to stay away from me for a lifetime.

Draco moved all of my belongings and treasures from my flat to his. Including my crookshanks. I refused to step foot into the home I shared with Ron ever again. So my beloved Draco took care of everything for me.

It was finally the week before our wedding. We were engaged barely two months. But we didn't care. We wanted to start our lives together now.

Draco and I planned a small wedding to be held at the ministry. We thought it was fitting to have it there seeing as how we feel in love in that magnificent building.

Kingsley is marrying us and when we asked him he was beyond excited. As I quote him... "I saw something between you two. The chemistry of love  filled the room pointing to each other like magnets. We were bound to connect. I would be honored to marry you."

Draco told me I could have any type of wedding I wanted. He pay for it all. All he cared about was marrying me. I had had the big wedding before. I wanted something different, romantic, and intimate.

I was at home in our bed, reading and waiting for Draco to come home. He told me at work, not to wait up for him tonight. He had to run a quick errand and would be home after dinner. It was now 9:00 pm. I started to worry. Then suddenly, I heard the front door downstairs slam beneath our bedroom, following with him apparating to our room.

Draco pulled his jacket off heatedly and threw it on the lounge chair. His neck was flushing in blood red fuming from anger. I always knew when he was livid because his neck would always turn a shade of the crimson color family. He came over unbuttoning his shirt to greet me with a kiss.

"Draco what's wrong? Why are you so upset?" I asked him with concern.

"It's nothing baby, I'm getting in the shower." He started to storm off. But I stopped him pulling his arm back. "Draco you are obviously peeved! Tell me what happened!" I was starting to get aggravated at him.

"Hermione, I just don't want to upset you. I don't want you to know what happened." He let out a sigh running his fingers through his blonde snowy hair. "I can't keep things from you. You're right." He paused and sat next to me taking my hand. "I went to visit my parents tonight. And my father and I had a horrible fight per usual." Draco rolled his eyes.

"What were you fighting about?" I had a hint of course, but continued to dare to ask him.

"You... Baby, you." He shook his head getting angry and I wasn't going to push it. "Hermione I'm not discussing anything he said. I'm not putting you through that pain. Fuck him." Draco huffed aloud.

"Mum was more understanding..." He expressed standing up. "Hermione I'm exhausted and I don't want to talk about them anymore. I'm jumping in the shower and when I come back... I'm going to ravage your sexy body and relieve my stress." Draco gave me that dirty grin I loved, finishing with a kiss.

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The day before our wedding finally was upon us. I was so excited I couldn't concentrate at work. Kingsley of course noticed and told me to go home and relax to take the rest of the afternoon off.

I was in my office putting some work stuff in order before I left. When I felt that familiar Slytherin, snake his arms around my waist pulling me into his body kissing my neck almost giving me a blasted hickey. He moaned. "Hmmm... I can't wait to marry you." Draco sexily drawled making my insides feel like hot melted butter.

I turned around to kiss him and I had to claw his paws off me for a minute while laughing. "Draaacoo! Listen to me..." I breathlessly laughed as he tried to unbutton my blouse. "Babe I'm going home, I've got to pick up a few things for our honeymoon and finish packing." I finally got to tell him as he stopped kissing me.

"I'll be home around five tonight. I've got to go pick up your wedding present." Draco told me and licked his lips eyeing me up and down like I was a piece of his favorite candy.

"Draco I didn't know we were exchanging gifts! I didn't get you anything." I told him feeling terrible. "You already did get me something." Draco paused and looked deep into my eyes. "You." He made me smile so that I wanted to faint.

"Okay, Draco. I'll see you later." I kissed him then I remembered something. "Don't forget you have to wake up early tomorrow morning so I can get ready! I want you to be surprised. It's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding." He kissed me then pulled away to tell me, "Of course, baby."

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I walked inside our home after picking up some cute outfits for Hawaii. Kingsley was giving us a two week vacation for our honeymoon.

I was still carrying them as I walked into the kitchen and I dropped them instantly. My mouth dropped along with the shopping bags. I saw Draco's mum Narcissa, sitting at our kitchen table drinking a cup of tea. I also noticed she made one for me too.

"Hello, Hermione." Narcissa's voice echoed in our kitchen. I was shocked for some reason that she remembered my name and that she even said my name.

"I. I, um..." I stammered so much from fear and shock. "Please, forgive me Mrs. Malfoy. I'm just shocked to see you here." I admitted feeling my cheeks turn red.

"Would you please join me darling? I made us some tea." I slowly sat down with her, having my wand right beside me just in case. Narcissa was a very beautiful woman but she was incredibly intimidating. She always scared the shit out of me. She was dressed to kill in her expensive wardrobe of course from Twilfitt & Tatting's. Narcissa always reminded me of an old muggle Hollywood movie star, Joan Crawford with bleach blonde hair.

"Draco told us about you two several months ago. And last week he came to visit to let us know you were getting married." Narcissa spoke in a motherly tone that surprised me. She even began to cry.

"I just want to thank you for loving and saving my son. Draco has always loved you, dear. A mother knows her son." She continued crying and she was now making me cry. I handed us both a tissue.

"Draco has been in a dark abyss of regrets since the war. Seeing you again helped him come out of it. I can never thank you enough, Hermione." She paused again taking a sip of her tea like an extremely well mannered witch. Then gently placed it down on the saucer.

"I don't know if Draco told you about the argument he had with his father. Needless to say, my husband doesn't agree with the marriage." She looked deep into my eyes and I noticed they were almost as blue as Draco's. "Hermione, there comes a point in your life when you won't agree with your parents. You make your own decisions just like Draco has. He has defied our way of life seeing a much bigger picture. He even helped me broaden my horizons." She laughed a little.

"You would have been awestruck at how Draco defended you to Lucius. Draco let him have it." She softly smiled again and met my gaze.

"He told me he met with you both but I wasn't sure what you discussed." I admitted to Narcissa.

"Well, darling. Draco told Lucius he'd never see us again if he didn't accept you. He said if you can't love and respect Hermione as my wife... then you don't love and respect me as your son!" Narcissa repeated Draco's words making my heart sink.

"Draco said..." Narcissa stopped for a moment and began to cry but finally divulged into Draco's speech to his father again. "Hermione is my reason for breathing. I'm marrying her no matter what you say." She sighed looking at me. "I talked to Lucius and I told him I wasn't going to lose our son." She took my hand across the table and squeezed it. We both were uncontrollably crying.

"We are just blubbering aren't we darling?!" Narcissa laughed, gently removing her hand from mine, to pull out something from her purse.

"I'm here to give you a peace offering Hermione." She removed a large black velvet box and pushed it in front of me.

I opened it and before me was the most beautiful diamond and pearl encrusted broach I've ever seen in my life.

The Broach. 😍 it's actually mine I wore on my wedding day! 😜😘

"It's a Malfoy family heirloom. All of the Malfoy brides wear this in their hair on their wedding day." She sniffed her tears smiling at me. "Now it's yours darling."

"Oh, Mrs. Malfoy. I am truly honored. Thank you so much." I cried aloud.

Narcissa nodded slowly and blinking, wiping her tears with her now soaking handkerchief, she had pulled from her purse.

She stood up, calling for her bag to land in her hand and walked over to me. I stood as well, to respect her.

"Congratulations, darling. I know you will take care of my son. Better than any witch I've ever known. I'm proud to have you as a daughter in law." She started to walk away to leave.

"Wait! Will you come tomorrow?" I begged her.

"Oh no, dear. We can't show our faces at the ministry. And Draco forbid Lucius from coming. Lucius is unpredictable." Narcissa admitted with shame in her eyes.

"But, when you return from your honeymoon will you please come visit us for a weekend?" She pleaded with sorrow behind her request.

"Of course, Mrs. Malfoy." I smiled at her.

She came closer to me and placed her hand on my face. "You are so beautiful darling. Inside and out. And please Hermione, call me Narcissa. Mrs. Malfoy reminds me of my horrid Mother in law." She laughed making me laugh. With tears still strolling down our faces. She let go of my cheek.

Then in a flash she disapparated.

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