The Boy Who Changed

Chapter 23- I Proposed

Draco's POV

I watch her walk back from Hagrid's. She had her head up, smiling at everyone.

I greet her from the door to the castle. "Hermione."

I grabbed her waist and kissed her. She raises an eyebrow, "Warm welcome eh. What do you need Draco?"

"I need to go to a meeting with my mother and I need someone to," I clench my fist," keep me calm."

"What's it about?"

"My father, Lucius Malfoy."
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Hermione's POV

I knew instantly that he did need help. "It's today at 3:00. Since its 12:00 I think we should get ready. Not that you don't look perfect already."

I blush at his complement. He reaches down and nibbles my earlobe. "Ew! Get out of the doorway!"

A couple Slytherin first years walk by us. Draco holds back laughing. "Hey! You first years come back!"

They look around and then walk back towards us. "What did you say to me and Draco?"

A brown headed, blue eyed little runt answers me. "You heard me! I said to get out of the doorway. People are trying to walk through here."

He turns around and walks straight into a little blonde Gryfindor. "Oh I'm sorry Leo."

"Sorry? Ha! You should be! A Mudblood like yourself, touching a pure blood like me."

I watch as she almost blows up. Draco is next to me, laughing. "Well Mr. Perfect, I have something to apologize." she says.

Leo nods and holds out a hand. I watch her make a fist with her hand, raise it, and hit him straight in the gut. He falls to the ground, groaning.

She walks over to him. "That's right! I'm not just a Mudblood. I'm going to be an amazing wizard and I'm going to beat you at everything. Even fist fights."

She flips her hair and walks away from him. Draco runs over to help the kid up. "Draco!" the kid says, "Your my idol!"

The kid stands up and wipes himself off. Draco chuckles and says to him, "I remember a certain girl who punched me like that."

Leo, eyes shining, asks, "What'd you do to her?"

I go and put my hand on Draco's arm. "I proposed to her."

Leo's eyes widen. "Scarlet? I'd never propose to that Mudblood. She's too perfect. Her perfect grades. Her perfect soft golden hair. Her beautiful ocean blue eyes. Her soft touch. Her fierce temper. Her beautiful face....she is the um," he scratches his head, "opposite of all those things."

Draco laughs as the kid scurries away. "I bet he's putting two and two together about what he just said. I used to say stuff like that to Snape about you."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah."

He picks me up and flops me over his shoulder. All I can see if his backside and everyone he's walking away from. "Draco!"

I pound my fists on his back to no avail, which only makes him slightly chuckle. "Your so stupid!"

"I know but you are marrying this stupid man."