The Reunion

Chapter Ten

"You're right Patil, we will always have someone watching us" Draco sighed

"Yeah, I mean that picture was taken in muggle London! They will stop at nothing to get what they want" Hermione agreed, Draco looked at Hermione, a silent understanding passing between them

"Maybe it'd be best if we weren't together, then" Draco said solemnly

"I agree," Hermione responded with a heavy sigh "it seems as if we'd never get a moment of peace" upon hearing this Parvati had a fit, and the couple burst out into peals of laughter

"Oh my gosh, you should have seen your face!" Draco laughed

"You were so worried we were serious" Hermione added barely able to breathe

"You assholes! You scared me half to death!" the pair continued to laugh at her discomfort

"Oh, Parvati I'm sorry" Hermione laughed to her retreating back

"That was cruel," Ginny said coming up behind her idiot friends

"But it was funny" Draco said wiping a tear from his eye.

"I'll give you that," Ginny agreed with a slight grin.

"Now to deal with the big issue." Hermione sighed turning to face her family, they were all gaping like fish at her, something she found to be extremely uncomfortable.

"We can't obliviate them all, so what are we going to do?" Ginny asked

"I'm not sure Gin, I guess I could try talking to them." Hermione suggested with a shrug of her shoulders.

"What happens if they try to tell someone about our world?" Draco inquired

"In the muggle world they would be considered clinically insane"

"Harry's right, if they tried to tell anyone or convince them of what happened today they would be locked up in a psych hospital faster than you can say Buckbeak," Hermione added

"That," Hermione's father had joined into their little conversation "gives you an advantage"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that they won't try to babble on about this incident, they would rather pretend like it never happened."

"Right, best get this over with then" she took in a shaky breath before she began the long story.

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"We fought proudly against Voldemort and we lost many friends and family members, Harry, Ginny and I were just three of the people on the front line battling for our lives. And you never knew our world existed" she heaved a sigh and looked down at her arm mindlessly rubbing the old scar beneath her sleeve. Hermione felt someone place their hand on hers effectively stilling her movements

"I am so sorry Mia" Draco whispered pulling her close, she let a few tears fall from her eyes when she was safely hidden in his chest.

"That's all well and dandy if we actually believed you." Ella snarled, Hermione looked and faced her cousin. Carefully walking up to her she pulled her sleeve up and revealed her scar and the word MUDBLOOD that had been permanately etched into her skin

"I was tortured by a crazy witch, that carved this into my skin with a knife, and you have the gall to tell me I am lying? Is what you just witnessed not enough proof?" Ella was taken aback by her cousin's sudden outburst.

"I..."

"Mia it's okay, just take a breath" Draco interrupted grabbing a hold of her wrist

"I didn't know you had a tattoo" Ella said suddenly, Draco looked down at his arm, when he had reached for Hermione the cuff had slid up his arm revealing the bottom of the dark mark, he quickly pulled his sleeve down and stared at the girl

"That's not a tattoo," he said through clenched teeth

"Of course it is, what are you one of those 'Death Catchers' my lunatic cousin was talking about?" she asked the sarcasm dripping from her voice

"Death Eaters" he corrected "and yes I was" Ella immediately stepped back and a collective gasp was heard throughout the room "I was forced into it when I was sixteen by my father, I had to sit and watch the love of my life get tortured by my deranged aunt all the while having the Dark Lord living in my childhood home, it was the worst time of my life and when your 'lunatic cousin' as you so graciously called her, gave me a second chance I felt like there was a weight lifted off of my shoulders so yes step back, and know that if you hurt her ever again in any way I will not hesitate to..."

"Draco stop" Hermione whispered grabbing his arm to pull him back. In his anger he had menacingly stalked towards the cowering girl. He shook his head and looked back

"I'm sorry love" he responded and pulled her closer

"Can we leave now?" she asked into his chest

"Of course" with that he apparated them out of the reunion and out of the hotel, leaving behind a room full of stunned Granger's.

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A/n: Hi all, I'm sorry it took so long to update, I've been busy with school applications and work but finally it is here!!!! I love reading all of your comments they always make me smile, especially when I am having a down right crappy day, so thank you. Also I've noticed a few of you are curious about how Hermione got Draco's shirt, I think I might make a one shot or another flashback scene to explain it, but for now I will leave it up to your beautiful imaginations.