Marriage Law (Dramione) (Completed)

Bits of Honesty

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Draco learned to tolerate his sessions with Luna. He didn’t have any problems with the witch but he didn’t enjoy her picking his brain once a week. She tried to make him comfortable by treating him like an old friend, but she still asked odd questions and read like a textbook. Draco could tell Luna was great at her job because her advice actually helped Draco improve as a person, he just wished she would stop studying him and just reveal what’s on her mind.

“How are you Draco?” Luna asked with a small smile on her face.

Draco sighed, “The same. How’s Rolf?”

“He’s fine. He’s also not the focal point of your session. You are,” Luna gave Draco a pointed look and he sunk further in his chair. “I don’t appreciate you lying to me but I know you don’t mean any harm. I’ll ask you again: how are you?”

“I’m stressed.”

“Why?”

That was a rather stupid question. He had just spent millions of pounds remodeling a hotel for Merlin’s sake. Draco had never spent that much on one investment and he was just hoping that it paid off. The galleons in the Malfoy family vault were bound to run out eventually and he wanted to ensure that generations to come would have something they could fall back on.

“Because I’m worried.”

Luna rolled her eyes, “Maybe it would help if you used more than three words in your sentences. You’re a big boy, use your words.”

“I’m scared that the hotel will fail. If it fails, it would be like flushing forty million pounds down the drain.”

“How else would you have spent the money?”

Draco shrugged, “I could have spent it on something for Hermione or saved it for our children.”

Luna raised an eyebrow, “She’s pregnant?”

Draco groned, “For the love of Merlin why does everyone keep asking us that? No she’s not pregnant. I know we have to have kids eventually but we’ve only been dating for nine months. We don’t want kids yet.”

“You brought it up, not me. Plus I know Hermione isn’t pregnant, I talked to her a few days ago. Why are you so against the idea of having children? Last time we talked about you being a father you were rather excited. What changed?”

“Nothing’s changed, I want to be a father, I just want to wait a bit longer. Hermione and I are still young, I want to enjoy being young, travel a bit, then get married, then have a kid or two. I love Hermione, I really do, I just hate how we got together. Everytime I think about our future, I remember that we matched together so we would have children.”

Luna gave Draco a sympathetic look, “Yes that is the goal but I matched you and Hermione because I thought you would work well together. We were told to match people based on how fast we think they would reproduce, not by how well they would go together. Most of the counselors thought that was ridiculous so we banned together and we went to The International Confederation of Wizards and told them that if this was how they wanted us to pair people, we were going to go public with the law before it was ready. We gave them a list of conditions, and they abided by them. Otherwise, they would have had a revolt on their hands.”

“You black mailed the Minister of Magic?”

Luna nodded, “And I’d do it again. Now that I’ve been honest with you, will you continue to be honest with me? I’m only here to help but you need to work with me.”

“Yes I can.” Draco paused, “I asked Hermione to buy a house with me and she said no. Apparently couples that move in together after they get married have longer lasting relationships. I want our relationship to move forward but I don’t know what to do.”

Luna smiled, “She’s right and I don’t think you’re ready to move in together. Like you said, you’re young, enjoy being young, having your own space, for a little while longer. You can look at the house together but don’t push it. Moving in is a big step. Don’t force it, you’ll get there.”