Chapter 15

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A/N: I know it's been forever. Pardon me. Here is the new chapter! Enjoy!

Pansy, Harry, Daphne and Ron were sitting surrounding the table in the kitchen. They were all having beverages. The attached kitchen with their living quarters was appreciated by all. They all had craving for some food or beverage once in a while. The kitchen was always stocked, thanks to the house elves obviously.

"So you are getting married before me?" Ron said quite loudly. He did not seem happy to be the last member of their group to get married.

"Yes Ron, on 2nd January" Harry replied. "The venue is a property of her family in Yorkshire"

"So you chose the Highgrove cottage. It is really cozy. I enjoyed the place during your aunt's wedding, Pansy" said Daphne.

"Yeah it is lovely. I am taking Potter to visit the place next weekend." Pansy smiled.

"Wow! You are going to have an amazing time, Potter." Daphne said.

"You two can join us if you want, Daphne. We could use some ideas with the decoration and setting." Pansy said.

"Is it okay, mate?" Ron seemed quite excited.

"Sure. I would love you to join us." Harry replied.

"Then we are going!" Daphne smiled. "By the way how is the planning going so far?"

"Well we made the guest list, chose some decoration items and the food items." Harry said. "Andromeda is taking care of the decoration. Kingsley has taken responsibility of the wedding official and hiring a caterer."

"What about your outfits? It is November already!" asked Daphne.
"I am having my mother's wedding gown altered. A few modifications are also being added" Pansy informed. "Potter will go shopping when he gets time."

"What about your preparations?" asked Harry.

"Our families are taking care of everything" Daphne replied.

"By the way our planning took months but yours seem so fast and easy." Ron said.

"It's because you are having a big wedding, Weasley. We are having a small, private one." Pansy rolled her eyes.

"There is only 2 days gap between our weddings. When are you going to honeymoon then? After attending our wedding?" Daphne said.

Pansy and Harry looked at each other in confusion. That thought never crossed their minds.

"You must decide immediately. All the honeymoon places are getting booked already" Ron informed.

"Where are you going?" asked Pansy.

"My parents are sending us to Paris for five days." Daphne answered.

"We will think about it later" Pansy said looking at Harry.

…..

It was October 2nd.

Neville and Hannah got married at his grandmother's place. The golden trio along with Ginny, Luna and some other Gryfindors and Hufflepuffs attended the wedding. The ceremony was simple and beautiful. They all congratulated the newlywed couple from their heart but at the same time thoughts on their upcoming nuptials were clouding their minds.

Ron was worried for his new life with Daphne in her 'Castlewood House'. He was still confused about a lot about their future. Same goes for Ginny. She was getting ready to fight Mrs. Zabini for her desired career. She expected his mother to oppose her surely. Harry was in different thoughts. There was no barrier for him in case of career and residence was still left for discussion. He and Pansy had their tender and sweet 'second kiss' on the quidditch field. After that neither they have talked about it nor kissed again. He was not sure what he felt and also did not understand her feelings. He was scared to approach on this subject.

Lastly Hermione was in another type of thought. Draco's new side was growing on her. His concern for her desired career, his sympathy for her parents showed how much he had changed. She could feel her change of heart but she was not sure of its consequence.

After the first dance of the newlywed couple, the guests were invited to dance along. Harry offered his hand to Hermione, "Let's dance, shall we?"

She raised her eyebrow and took his hand, "You don't like dancing, Harry. It is quite a surprise."

"I don't mind it once in a long time," He said and smiled. They started slow dancing. "So, how are things going with Malfoy and his mother?"

"It is actually going good so far. Mrs. Malfoy had arranged a meeting with a designer. We went to his mother's place and chose our wedding outfits and accessories," replied Hermione.

"It sounds really posh."

"The Malfoys are actually posh. The interior of their house in Scotland is so exquisite; I could just roam the house all day long."

"That's nice. What about your living situation afterwards?"

"They are renovating the manor. After that I will be shown pictures. Then I have to decide and if it is negative Mrs. Malfoy would offer other available Malfoy properties."

"Yes, don't do anything you are uncomfortable with. If Malfoy tries to force anything, you must tell me." Harry said in a serious voice.

Hermione smiled at him, "Thank you Harry. Malfoy has really changed. He has done a lot to not make me feel uncomfortable. But if anything happens, of course, you will be the first one to know."

….

Ginny had just returned from the wedding with her fellow Gryffindors. Entering their living quarter, she straight went into her room. She thought that Blaise was probably waiting for her. Little did she know what Blaise was planning.

She closed her door and found Blaise sitting on the bed.

"Hey! The wedding was great. The food, the music.." She was cut off as Blaise abruptly came and crashed his lips on hers. She passionately kissed back.

They parted to breath. He started kissing her neck. "You took too long, Ginevra. You know how much I long you, still you disobey me." He whispered in the sexiest way possible.

"I have been only gone for 3-4 hours, Blaise" Ginny said in a muffled way.

She liked it rough. He was more physical in time of sex. So she had no complaint in obeying him. They had sex almost every day, sometimes twice in a day. He also fingered her and fondled her breasts in various public places often.

He kept kissing her neck. His hands grabbed her both breasts. She moaned as his fingers played with her nipples. Breasts were his most favourite. He could play with them all day long. His hands slowly went to the zipper of her dress and undid it. She was left only in her bra and knickers then. His hands worked fast in pulling those off as well. She then helped him taking of his shirt and trousers.

He pinned her small body against the wall with his hips. He held her hands above her head and roughly claimed her breast with his mouth. The tongue did magic to her nipple. "Ah! Blaise!" Ginny left out a yelp.

Then he moved to the other breast. He sucked on one and another hand kept rubbing the other breasts. "These are only mine. I own these lovely mounds" Blaise whispered. "No other man can touch these. These are mine."

She moaned.

"Say it out loud, Ginevra." He growled.

"These are yours" Ginny somehow managed to say. She was already so wet.

"What are these?" He asked.

"My breasts! My breasts are yours!" Ginny exclaimed in pleasure as he bit her nipple with his teeth.

She could feel his length rubbing against her core and it was driving her crazy. Blaise let go of her wrists and motioned her to wrap her legs around his waist.

He then positioned himself between her legs and slowly pushed his length into her. He began to increase the pace of his thrusts. Ginny kept moaning and tried to keep up with his rhythm.

He started to thrust into her hard and fast, pulling out almost all the way and then slamming back in. She put her hands on his shoulders. It was really hard keeping up with his ruthless thrust. Sometime later she gave up and just enjoyed the ride.

As she bit his neck, he sped up his speed even more. They were both really close. After a while they both came together. Then he slowly put her on the floor.

They were breathing heavily.

After catching her breath, Ginny kissed him softly and smiled. He wrapped his arms around her petite waist.

…..

Harry entered his room and found it empty. Wondering where Pansy went, he heard the bathroom door creak open and saw Pansy coming out in a bathrobe.

"You are back, Potter."

"Yes"

She sat on the bed and started drying her hair.

"You are not going to ask how it was?" Harry said.

"It was Longbottom's wedding, so it would be quite average I guess." She said.

"It was actually normal."

"It is one of the first weddings of the season, huh?"

"I guess yes. Luna and Nott are getting married on 10th. Are you going?" asked Harry.

"Sure" Pansy replied. "This wedding has Theo and Lovegood in it. It would be pretty interesting." She smirked.

"I am going as well. So it will be our first social gathering as an engaged couple since you got forced to be with me," Harry slowly said.

Pansy looked at him, "Yeah, it will be the first one."

He sat beside her, "Do you still feel forced then?"

She was definitely taken aback by this question. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means exactly what it is, Pansy!" He said loudly. "I know you are not good with emotions and feelings. But your nonchalance is upsetting me!"

He stood up with his back to her. "I like you, Pansy. I think I may have real feelings for you, but I fear they are one sided."

She took a deep breath and slowly stood up. She walked towards him and hugged him from behind with her face on his back and hands on his chest. Harry was startled with her hug.

"I also have feelings for you. Even I am surprised how I much I like you, But I just did not know how to say it." She whispered.

He was shocked at this and touched her hands with his right hand. He turned around to face her. He cupped her face with one and put another hand on her back to pull her closer.

He pressed his lips on hers. She eagerly kissed him back. Putting her hands around his neck, she deepened the kiss. It was different than their two kisses before. It was full of passion, emotion and certainty.

…

Hermione was just done taking a shower. She put on a bathrobe. Holding a towel she was going to open the bathroom, she heard a female voice talking to Draco in their room. She stood by the door and tried to listen.

"Draco, did something happen? Why did you call me here?" She could hear Daphne's voice.

"No, nothing happened. I just wanted to give you something," Draco replied.

Then he gave her a velvet green box.

"What is it?" Taking the box, she asked.

"I have been meaning to give this to you for a while. Consider it as an early wedding gift."

She opened the box and surprise got written all over her face.

"Oh my god! Is it Astoria's sapphire pendant?" She asked.

"Yes" He said. "It was her favourite. It was literally a part of her."

"Why are you giving this to me?" She asked.

"I was thinking of your wedding gift. What could be better than giving you a part her?" He said slowly. "She would have wanted you to have it."

A drop of tear fell down her eyes. She smiled and said, "It is the most amazing gift I have ever received. I could not thank you enough, Draco."

"Don't thank me, Daphne. This is the least I could do after what happened."

"Stop blaming yourself, Draco. You have done so much for all of us," She said with her teary eyes. "After Astoria died, you sacrificed everything to protect my family from the Dark Lord. After her betrothal broke, you saved Pansy from getting tortured by the Deatheaters."

"You could have easily left the manor and fled with your mother into hiding. But you did not. You stayed for us. You risked your life for us." She continued. Draco, you have always been our shield. I am so proud to say that my sister chose you to love."

She hugged him with her face buried in his chest.

Draco put his hand on her head, "You give me more credit than I deserve. Don't cry, Daphne."

"Astoria would not like me to make her sister cry." He continued.

"These are happy tears. She will understand." She looked him and smiled.

Draco smiled back.

She wiped her cheeks and closed the velvet box. "Let's go have some tea"

Draco nodded and they went out of the room.

After they were gone, Hermione came out of the washroom and sat on the bed. Her mind was now even more clouded with thoughts. She had to find out what happened between Astoria and Draco.

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