To Love Somebody

Diagon Alley was crowded with all sorts of different wizards. After trying to push her way through the crowds for a half an hour, she finally reached the wedding planner’s office.

Hermione walked up to the receptionist. “Hello, name?” the receptionist said.

“Potter, Harry and Hermione,” Hermione said.

“Oh, yes. Down the hall and to your left,” the receptionist pointed down the hall.

“Thanks,” Hermione said. While walking, she hear two people arguing.

“...but Selena, you know Mom and Dad are against it! I can’t do that!” a man was saying to a woman.

“Keep your voice down! I know you can’t do it. I wasn’t telling you to. But, you has to say something, or one day she may very well walk through that door without you!” the woman said.

Hermione didn’t hear the rest because she had reached the room the receptionist told her to go to.

A woman with light blue eyes and very blonde hair walked in. “Hello, please sit down.” Hermione sat down. “I am Selena Malfoy.” Selena held out her hand.

Hermione took it. “Hermione Granger.”

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Selena walked with Hermione to the door of her office. “Well, it was nice meeting you, Hermione.”

“You, too. I call up later and bring my fiancee next time. Bye,” Hermione said. Hermione was walking to her car when someone grabbed her shirt.

“What?” Hermione turned around to stare right at Draco Malfoy.

“What were you doing in my sister’s office?” he asked, looking her over.

“I...I...I needed to speak with her,” Hermione said.

Draco was silent.

“Your sister is a wedding planner?” Hermione asked.

“Yeah, growing up with her was torture,” Draco said. He laughed lightly.

“Why?”

“Well, she’s older than me, so I always liked when I got to play with her. But, she liked to play ‘Wedding.’ Not the most amusing game. She would invite her friends over and marry them to me.” Draco said, smiling.

Hermione laughed.

“It was a nightmare. I can remember one night I was married at least 6 times.....I was broke after that. Too many weddings and honeymoons to pay for.” Draco said. He looked into her eyes. Hermione found that she couldn’t look away.

"Do you... Do you, I don’t know, have plans for the day?” Draco asked her.

Hermione thought of all the wedding preparations that needed to be done. “No,” she answered.

“Then, maybe you would like to spend a day with the man of many wives?” Draco asked her. Hermione was smiling like a crazy lunatic. Draco didn’t seem to notice. Or, maybe it was the fact that he was smiling the same way.

“What are we going to do, O-Stud-Muffin?” Hermione asked in a teasing voice.

“Well, we can go party till there’s no tomorrow, then get lunch. After the we’ll party some more, then get dinner. And for a little change of pace, we’ll party till midnight.”

“Sounds like fun. Sure, I’m in,” Hermione said. Any thoughts of Harry or their engagement were put out of her mind for a more convenient time.