A wake-up call

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Draco was more tactile than either Harry or Ron, and after earlier events they were entwined together, naked and happily and relaxedly tired. On an impulse he'd had before he kissed her gently, open-mouthed, and then flinched as he broke the kiss and sat up.

"Fuck!" He balled his left hand into a fist even as he reached for his wand with his right. "Someone with the Dark Mark just cast Morsmordre. About sixty five miles that way." He pointed, eyes darkening and face closing down. "That's why it was feared of course." He frowned, then cursed. "Slytherin's serpent! That's probably Runton. Muggle village that contains the largest group of squibs in Europe! And if they've half a brain there'll be a standard anti-apparition ward slowing the Aurors down!"

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The two Aurors stepped back. Harry and Ron they were used to, but Hermione had a reputation all of her own - but the two boys spoke almost simultaneously.

Harry was fractionally first "Hermione? What are you doing with him?"

Ron's voice was even more outraged. "Hermione? What are you wearing?"

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Hermione arched an eyebrow at both statements.

"You immediately ask those questions? A cult of Death Eaters almost destroyed the village, and you ask about my clothing choices and my friendship choices, rather than to get a sense of what has happened?"

"These cloaks have protective charms woven in them. We had decided to help, and Draco offered me the extra protection. So I took it."

"And yes, before you freak out about that, I consider him my friend."

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Harry nodded. "Good point. How secured are the ones you caught."

Draco smirked. "That one's got about fifteen minutes to get his blood thinned. The rest I took down will take Ennervates and pepper-up potions or spells. I don't like stunned enemies getting back up."

Ron wasn't so easily swayed. "But. That's Malfoy colours. You're wearing Draco Malfoy's colours."

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"There are a lot of scared families too. I would advise that the Squibs that were dragged out of their homes get looked over by a healer. We don't know how much mental or physical damage might have been done."

Hermione tilted her head at Ron, with a slight roll of her eyes. "Do you expect Draco to be carrying robes of a different color in his home, Ron?"

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"Also a quick heal from the effect of really bright lights and loud noises might help. I used a flashbang spell because there were six Death Eaters in a group." Draco shrugged.

Ron persisted. "Do you know what it means if he's asked you to wear his colours?"

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"Bollocks the damn robes, Ron!" Hermione really didn't care if there was some hidden meaning to it, that she didn't know. She knew that Draco wouldn't expect her to abide by something foolish. And if he did expect her to... then they would have words later.

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Ron raised his hands. "You don't know what... For that matter why are you wearing Draco's robes? You're not...?"

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"They have protection charms on them, Ron." Hermione hates repeating herself.

"We just dealt with a cult of Death Eaters. And I wasn't about to walk into a situation unprepared, or unprotected."

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"So you and the ferret are a couple now?"

Behind her Draco waited for her answer, tense, and Harry's head snapped round.

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Hermione straightened her shoulders. And moved forward until she was closer to Ron and Harry. "Would you like me to answer that, using your nickname Ron? Or mine?"

"Or should we finally act like the adults that we are... and start realizing that there is a bigger world than what happened to us at school. And that we have to move forward to make our magical community a better one."

"I will not address Draco as a ferret. And I will considering it an insult if you do it."

"Draco and are exploring a new opportunity right now. It could mean we end up as a couple. It could mean we stay just friends. But it has no bearing on what happened here today. So act like an Auror and do your Bloody job!"

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"To be fair to Ron I started it." Draco's voice was amused and he'd relaxed a lot at Hermione's comments. "And fixing that bloody school would be a good place to start fixing the magical world. I can't promise to ever like you, Ron, but I can stay polite for Hermione's sake."

He held out his hand and Ron took it. "For Hermione's sake, Draco." Ron's knuckles turned white in the handshake while Draco was unconcerned. "Now as she forcefully pointed out I have work to do."

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The handshake helped Hermione calm down a lot. Which is just a good thing in general for all three men. She loves all of them (in different ways), but she has been known to get violent when her anger is riled.

"Thank you Ron. Harry." Hermione replies. "We will talk later."

She moves to Draco's side, taking his arm in hers. "I think they can finish up here."

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Draco smiled. "I think we can. Remind them not to obliviate the Squibs and to check before obliviating the muggles. Harry. Ron."

He nodded to the pair of them before kissing Hermione lightly on the lips and taking the pair of them back home.

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Hermione returned the kiss. And closed her eyes as Draco Apparated them back to his home. It felt good to be helping people again. And it felt even better to be fighting with Draco at her side.

"You were bloody amazing." She told him, once she regained her bearings.

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Draco sat down, shivering and curling up slightly. "Thank you. I'm just glad that all worked. And that Greg for once was smart."

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"And so were you asking me to be your girlfriend, by asking me to wear your robe?" Hermione playfully asks.

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"I thought we did that mind to mind earlier?" Draco smiled, shivering slightly. "I was asking you to tell the world."

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"Are you okay?" She noticed the constant shivering. And moved forward to him, to check him over carefully.

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"I will be." He shrugged. "Adrenaline crash. I psyched myself up for a big fight and it was ... easy?"

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"Do you think there was more to the situation? Something we should look it?"

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Draco shrugged again, body calming. "I'll ask Greg. And they were not up to your standards. Or any of the people who taught me to fight, so I found them easy."

OOC: Any planned plots leading from the Death Eaters?

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"They were still planning something. I am sure there might be more to the situation."

[I am sure I could plot out a few scenarios. I have a long weekend coming up, where I am going to relax from work. Did you want to end the scene here, and send notes back and forth?]

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OOC: I'm mostly surprised Hermione isn't asking about that Dark Lord comment of Draco's. And replying here rather than by PM because I've not worked out the trick of replying to PM via email.

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[ooc: It is in the back of her mind. Something to fuel future scenes.

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OOC: Any suggestions for the next scene? Also a few hooks are for her to find his part re-written first year potions textbook and to ask what Slytherin house is for and why the hell Salazar Slytherin brought a basilisk into his beloved school. (I'm using justifications for Slytherin not being House Bad Guy)