Fic: She Drives, He Walks - Chapter 18 (Final)
Title: She Drives, He Walks - Chapter 18 (Final)
Author: Carol Rodrick ( carollinali or Carol on FF.net )
Beta Reader: Not beta-ed
Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
Summary: After the war, Hermione decides to live in the muggle world. She never expected to find Draco in there as well...
Rating: M/R
Genre: Angst,Romance, Drama, Slice Of Life
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the Harry Potter universe. They are property of JK Rowling and Warner Bros. Studios. I make no money from the writing of this story.
WARNINGS: Prostitution. DH spoilers. Ignores epilogue.
She Drives, He Walks - Final Chapter
Hermione sinks in her couch, her hands covering her face at once. She lets a sigh out and Draco fidgets a bit, walking slowly to her side and sitting beside her.
He awkwardly pats her shoulder a bit. When she leans a bit to his touch Draco marvels at it. Carefully, he slides his arm over her back, bringing her closer. He feels her hand reaching to his chest, right on his heart.
Tu-dum… Tu-dum…
She lets another sigh out, this one more calm and sweet, and she buries her head on his shoulder.
Tu-dum. Tu-dum.
Slowly, he passes his other arm around her too. He can smell the scent of her hair and can’t stop himself to take a deep breath near her curls. She slides near him, her other arm enveloping his waist loosely.
Tu-dum, Tu-dum.
Hermione looks up at him, smiles a bit. She then takes a deep breath, and blathers’ out the following: “Ilikeyouwannadate?”
Draco blinks at her. He passes over his head what she said, because she seems a bit nervous and he doesn’t want to make her feel like he can’t understand her.
So he frowns. Hermione bites her lip. He lifts one of his hands and seems to be counting his fingers while muttering. He stops, staring at his hand, and then chuckles.
Hermione frowns. She lets out a huff of impatience and indignation, and that gets his attention.
He smiles. “I like you too. Will you be my girlfriend?”
She smiles and nods once. She moves to hug him, but a shriek stops her motion. They look over to the direction of the sound and there stands Draco’s parents.
Lucius is fuming. Narcissa has a horrified expression on her face. Draco raises his eyebrow. Then he sits straight, as if he remembers something.
“Oh. Right. Father, mother, this is Hermione Granger. I am sure you remember her from Hogwarts.”
Lucius growls. “Where are our wands? Why are you here with a mudblood? WHY DID YOU LEFT?!”
“Your wands will be sent to you by owl after you leave. I am here with her because I want to. I left because I couldn’t stand being a Malfoy anymore.” He looks at Hermione. “I was lost. I didn’t know what was right from wrong. I also wanted to find myself.” He looks back to his parents, but sees Hermione smiling. “You wanted, even after the war ended, for me to be the perfect little pureblood. I would marry a pureblood girl and have an heir, just like you. I would have gone to the politics, you said, and take care of everything. But I couldn’t. I realized, after many things I have been trough and thinking like crazy that a lot of things you told me wasn’t true. That I didn’t have my own opinion, and that I would never have one if I continued where I was. So I snapped my wand and left. And now I formally forfeit my name and family.”
As Draco says those final words, links of silver magic appear connecting him and his parents. It shimmers for a bit, and then it snaps in the middle before vanishing. The three blonds gasp like something has hurt them a bit. Then Lucius says “You idiotic boy.” He takes Narcissa’s hand, who is in shock, and apparates away.
Draco sighs and relaxes again. He looks at Hermione, who is beaming. “That was very brave, mister Draco I-have-no-last-name-now.”
“Why, thank you. I always thought about doing it, sever the ties with them, but I guess I had to have this last look at them.”
“I understand. We will figure it out.”
“I know.”
They smile at each other. They lean to one another and they start the first kiss of many to come.
They would figure it out. But right now, they didn’t care.
The End.
Chapter 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (Final)
Author: Carol Rodrick ( carollinali or Carol on FF.net )
Beta Reader: Not beta-ed
Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
Summary: After the war, Hermione decides to live in the muggle world. She never expected to find Draco in there as well...
Rating: M/R
Genre: Angst,Romance, Drama, Slice Of Life
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the Harry Potter universe. They are property of JK Rowling and Warner Bros. Studios. I make no money from the writing of this story.
WARNINGS: Prostitution. DH spoilers. Ignores epilogue.
She Drives, He Walks - Final Chapter
Hermione sinks in her couch, her hands covering her face at once. She lets a sigh out and Draco fidgets a bit, walking slowly to her side and sitting beside her.
He awkwardly pats her shoulder a bit. When she leans a bit to his touch Draco marvels at it. Carefully, he slides his arm over her back, bringing her closer. He feels her hand reaching to his chest, right on his heart.
Tu-dum… Tu-dum…
She lets another sigh out, this one more calm and sweet, and she buries her head on his shoulder.
Tu-dum. Tu-dum.
Slowly, he passes his other arm around her too. He can smell the scent of her hair and can’t stop himself to take a deep breath near her curls. She slides near him, her other arm enveloping his waist loosely.
Tu-dum, Tu-dum.
Hermione looks up at him, smiles a bit. She then takes a deep breath, and blathers’ out the following: “Ilikeyouwannadate?”
Draco blinks at her. He passes over his head what she said, because she seems a bit nervous and he doesn’t want to make her feel like he can’t understand her.
So he frowns. Hermione bites her lip. He lifts one of his hands and seems to be counting his fingers while muttering. He stops, staring at his hand, and then chuckles.
Hermione frowns. She lets out a huff of impatience and indignation, and that gets his attention.
He smiles. “I like you too. Will you be my girlfriend?”
She smiles and nods once. She moves to hug him, but a shriek stops her motion. They look over to the direction of the sound and there stands Draco’s parents.
Lucius is fuming. Narcissa has a horrified expression on her face. Draco raises his eyebrow. Then he sits straight, as if he remembers something.
“Oh. Right. Father, mother, this is Hermione Granger. I am sure you remember her from Hogwarts.”
Lucius growls. “Where are our wands? Why are you here with a mudblood? WHY DID YOU LEFT?!”
“Your wands will be sent to you by owl after you leave. I am here with her because I want to. I left because I couldn’t stand being a Malfoy anymore.” He looks at Hermione. “I was lost. I didn’t know what was right from wrong. I also wanted to find myself.” He looks back to his parents, but sees Hermione smiling. “You wanted, even after the war ended, for me to be the perfect little pureblood. I would marry a pureblood girl and have an heir, just like you. I would have gone to the politics, you said, and take care of everything. But I couldn’t. I realized, after many things I have been trough and thinking like crazy that a lot of things you told me wasn’t true. That I didn’t have my own opinion, and that I would never have one if I continued where I was. So I snapped my wand and left. And now I formally forfeit my name and family.”
As Draco says those final words, links of silver magic appear connecting him and his parents. It shimmers for a bit, and then it snaps in the middle before vanishing. The three blonds gasp like something has hurt them a bit. Then Lucius says “You idiotic boy.” He takes Narcissa’s hand, who is in shock, and apparates away.
Draco sighs and relaxes again. He looks at Hermione, who is beaming. “That was very brave, mister Draco I-have-no-last-name-now.”
“Why, thank you. I always thought about doing it, sever the ties with them, but I guess I had to have this last look at them.”
“I understand. We will figure it out.”
“I know.”
They smile at each other. They lean to one another and they start the first kiss of many to come.
They would figure it out. But right now, they didn’t care.
The End.
Chapter 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (Final)