#they're sharing a flat before ron and hermione get married

[rainintheevening]

fandom: harry potter

word: skillet

There was bacon in the skillet, eggs in the saucepan, and bread waiting in the toaster when Ron came yawning down stairs, and he smiled as he tiptoed across the kitchen to the black-haired man nodding in his chair at the table, clapped Harry's shoulder gently.

"Oi, mate, what time did you get in last night? You didn't need to do all this."

"But I wanted to," Harry protested through a yawn, as he stood to pull Ron into a hug. "For you."

[sweetcherrypie1967]

I’ve seen other people do this so I’m going to share one of my short stories from my Dramione Imagines book (on Wattpad and FF.net) I hope you enjoy! Also this is not my image, it helped create the inspiration for this imagine though!

After All This Time?

He knew what day it was, of course he did. Firstly, it was all anyone would talk about and secondly, he couldn't get it out of his mind. He told himself to just forget about it and go on with his life instead of moping about but he couldn't help it.

You see, today was the day the girl he loves is getting married.

And no, not to him.

Draco Malfoy paced the floor, how could he have gotten himself into this mess in the first place? How could he have fallen in love with Hermione Granger of all people? And even worse than that, they let each other go. Both too afraid to take the risk and admit their feelings so they drifted apart, trying to bury it inside them.

Draco knew today was his last chance, but what chance was there? A small fraction but with a bigger possibility of losing her in every way, rather than one, forever. Even if she had loved him, did she still? He found that hard to believe since she was getting married, to Ron Weasley of course.

Hermione and Draco had started getting close a few months after graduating Hogwarts, he had gone out of his way to apologize to everyone he had bullied in his school years. After that they kept bumping into each other, they quickly found they had much in common and before he knew it, he was falling in love with her. Hermione and Ron were "on a break" for awhile so one night Draco almost kissed her, only for her to subtly reject him and inform him that her and Ron were back together.

Though Draco couldn't help but notice the regret in her eyes. After that, neither had the courage to meet up again.

Knock knock knock

His heart pounded, it couldn't be her...could it?

Thoughts swarmed through his head. What if it was her? What would he do? Draco wasn't sure. It wasn't whoever it was knocked again that he realized he hadn't even moved.

The blond walked to the door of his flat and opened the door slowly.

"Jeez, Drake, what took you so long? Been waiting out here for ages," Blaise Zabini said letting himself in.

"Oh," Draco said plainly, "good to see you too, Zabini."

"What's with the tone? Too disappointed that I'm not a certain bride to be?" Blaise said from the couch. Draco turned to look at him quickly, he's never told Blaise about him and Hermione. How did he know? Blaise just smirked, "ha! I knew it! You still fancy the know-it-all!"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about.." Draco said unconvincingly. Blaise just gave him a disbelieving look for Draco to lose the act. "How long have you known?" He added.

The Italian smiled, "since Hogwarts."

"I didn't fancy her in Hogwarts," Draco argued sitting down next to his friend.

"Oh yes you did," Blaise said. At Draco's confused look he continued, "drooling over her throughout the Yule Ball? Fretting over her safety during the Black Lake TriWizard Tournament challenge? Staring longingly at her from across the Great Hall? Anything sounding familiar?"

Draco gaped, "I did not!"

"You may not have realized it for yourself, mate, but the rest of us did," he told him.

"'The rest of us'? Draco asked.

"Oh yeah. Me, Daphne, and Theo would joke about it all the time. You've loved her for a long time," Blaise said.

He put his head in his hands, "what do I do, Blaise? She's getting married."

"You stomp off to that wedding, throw open the doors and object! But you can't do it till they say 'if any object come forward now bla bla bla' because it's gotta be dramatic as hell," Blaise said standing up.

"But what if she doesn't feel the same and I make a giant fool out of myself? I don't want to lose her forever," Draco said sadly.

"And what if she does feel the same? What if you two get your happily ever after and ride off in the sunset?Now, are you gonna just sit back and watch that weasel take your girl?" Blaise asked.

"No," he said standing up as well, "no I won't."

"Than go get her!" Blaise said excitedly. Draco then dashed out in a hurry, "hey! Wait for me I gotta get this on video!" Blaise called before going after him.

****

Draco had managed to slip into the wedding unnoticed with the help of Blaise and his wife, Daphne Greengrass now Zabini, as she had become a close friend of Hermione's since Hogwarts and was now one of her bridesmaids. Before leaving he'd changed into a nice suit and Blaise had grabbed a camera (then proceeded to film everything to "capture the memories"). Now he was sitting with Blaise near the back, trying not to glare at an overly giddy Ronald Weasley, and unable to help bouncing his leg in anxiety. It felt like forever since he's even seen Hermione in person. Not since that night...

Then the music started, all eyes turned so he did as well.

And there she was.

Draco's heart seemed to stop, he had no words. She was simply stunning. Though he recognized the staged smile on her lips.

He couldn't take his eyes off of her the entire time, that was until Blaise nudged him, it was almost time. Draco steeled himself for whatever may happen.

"..if anyone objects please say so now or forever hold your-"

"I object!" Draco said standing from his seat.

It was dead silent for a moment, then there were gasps all around the room.

"Draco?" She said barely loud enough for him to hear. Then the whispering began. "Is that Draco Malfoy?" "What's he doing here?" "Why would he object?" But he didn't care, all Draco cared about was the look on Hermione's face when she saw him.

Her face was confused then it lit up brighter than he's seen so far, and on her wedding day that's saying something.

Draco walked across the aisle towards her and she met him half way.

"Please don't do this," Draco practically begged, holding her arms for emphasis.

"I don't understand, what're you doing here?" Hermione asked, putting her arms on his.

"I love you, Hermione. I've loved you for a long time, I was a fool not to say so sooner," Draco rambled though he meant each word.

"'Mione?" Ron asked not quite hearing anything they're saying, both ignored him.

"You...love me?" She asked with wide, almost teary, eyes, "after all this time?"

"Always," Draco said.

"Oh Draco I love you too," She said, tears now falling down her rosy cheeks. Hermione leaned forward slightly as if to kiss him before looking to her fiancé then back at Draco, "hold on a moment."

Hermione then walked to a dumbfounded Ron, took off her ring and put it in his hand. "I'm so sorry, Ron. I hope one day you can forgive me," she told him before kissing his cheek and rushing back down the aisle. Her and Draco crashed into a passionate and breathtaking kiss (earning a whoop from Blaise and Daphne) before walking hand in hand out of the Church.

****

Blaise had kept this tape and played it again and again for many occasions. The couple's anniversary, eventually at their own wedding, when they had found out Hermione was pregnant with their first child and even when they had their third. Eventually Ron did forgive Hermione and they became friends again, he even warmed up to Draco and through him Ron found his own happily ever after with Pansy Parkinson. It had been a surprise for everyone.

But now they all watch the tape, joking and laughing with each other as it is nothing but a distant memory.