Stay ConnectedHow did it feel? It felt like he was barely holding it together. She, of all people, should shun him. Or yell at him. Curse him. Spit at him. Take out her wand and blast him off the face of the earth. It was crushing guilt and relief and confusion all at once when he looked at Hermione Granger.
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Chapter 27
Unlike the previous evening, Draco eagerly anticipated this dinner with another couple. Well, somewhat. Apprehensively anticipated was probably more accurate.
True, he looked forward to finally introducing someone in his life to Hermione. He had an inkling that Theo and Hermione would hit it off. The two of them hadn’t really interacted much at Hogwarts, and if Hermione could give Draco enough of a chance to date him after all their murky history, then surely she’d be willing to be friendly to Theo. It certainly couldn’t be as awkward as the dinner they’d had with Potter and his wife last night. Draco cringed as he recalled how much he’d foolishly revealed to his former foe. How dare that bespectacled git make Draco justify his intentions toward Granger?
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Chapter 26
TRIGGER WARNING for this chapter: this chapter contains a brief mention of rape and sexual assault during a discussion about consent during sexual activity (neither Draco nor Hermione has experienced this type of assault).
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Chapter 25
In Draco’s estimation he was the most cunning and caring of boyfriends. Granger was going to have no idea what hit her. He patted down his robe pockets once more to check that all his shrunken purchases remained inside, then apparated away.
Whoops.
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Chapter 24
Draco received a pleasant surprise mid-week when an owl from Theo arrived asking if he wanted to meet for drinks on Friday. Hermione seemed pleased and promptly scheduled a girls’ night in with Ginny, going on about how even though they were a couple now, it wouldn’t do to ignore the separate friendships in their lives. Draco rolled his eyes, but bit his tongue. He knew he wasn’t entitled to all of Hermione’s time, especially when they already saw each other every week day morning and usually spent Friday and Saturday evenings together, but Draco failed to see an issue with wanting to spend every second in her company.
Sweet Salazar, he was well and truly besotted. Just induct him into Hufflepuff already.
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Chapter 23
A sharp pain in his shin roused Draco at an indecent hour. Survival instincts kicked in immediately, and Draco shot out of bed with his wand in hand. “No… no… please no… no no,” a muffled and agonized murmuring came from Hermione. Realizing that it was she who had kicked him, he relaxed momentarily, but Hermione kept up her pained pleading. “No it can’t be… no… no…”
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Chapter 22
Even though it was now Monday morning, Hermione was still a little miffed that Ginny had found the audacity to cackle—cackle!—at the sight of her rushing into the café 15 minutes late Saturday mid-morning.
Ginny had taken great delight at the state of Hermione’s hair, the pink welts adorning her neck and collarbone, and the shrewd observation that Hermione still wore the marigold dress she’d told Ginny she’d planned to wear to dinner with Draco. Hermione needed new, less astute, friends.
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Chapter 21
Once they’d both redressed, Draco refilled her wine glass before they set off throughout the house. They ambled through the many rooms of the first floor, most of them richly decorated studies or tea rooms for entertaining. She seemed pleased by everything he showed her and though she constantly asked questions, a sudden thought occurred: this didn’t impress her in the way it would other women. Not in the way his library had, but that had less to do with the monetary value contained within those shelves and everything to do with the amount of knowledge at his disposal in that room alone.
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Chapter 20
He was going to fuck this up. Inviting Granger over had been a horrible, rash, and stupendously moronic idea. Draco wasn’t remotely emotionally prepared for the reality of inviting this woman into his home. Although, he did at least have the foresight to order the elves to remain either in their quarters or somewhere out of sight for the evening, as he wasn’t quite sure how to broach that topic just yet with Hermione. Poor Crick most likely thought his master was going round the bend, but he merely fixed Draco with an indifferent stare before blinking once and agreeing to inform Watson there would be no need to cook.
ETL Echo presents Remain Nameless by HeyJude19. Chapter 19 On Friday morning, Draco sighed as his eyes snapped open. He’d gone to bed so early last night after mulling over his appointment that he’d awoken just before dawn. Taking care of the more shameful part of his new morning routine (why yes he did in fact begin each morning with a raging hard-on for Granger, thank you for asking) he dragged himself down to the dining room.
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Chapter 18
After a quick shower, Hermione emerged from her bedroom dressed casually in jeans and a t-shirt to find Draco taking stock of the framed pictures on her living room mantel. He had re-dressed in his suit trousers and dress shirt from last night, but damn if he didn’t still look perfectly put together. Not a wrinkle in sight.
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