A/n Hey guys if you have noticed this story is called unwanted marriage and may have changed from the one you read previously well i made a mistake and got this story mixed up with another one that i had planned to put up soon.
This is the original story for the title and it has Hermione married to Narcissa through a duel of sorts but where it may be unwanted it isn't completely all bad, they have to deal with the after math of the battle of hogwarts along with the things that come with being married.
I truly apologise for the mix up for those who have read the previous Unwanted Marriage which i have now named Why me, i hope it does not confuse you , for those who are new i hope you enjoy it :)
also this story will be rated M for safe measures as it has mentions of abuse, torture, sexual contents i will warn you if any part of the story will contain any of those mention so you can skip if you do not feel comfortable reading.
This is my second story so updates may be slow
Everything had changed after the war, people weren't the same, homes destroyed, family and friends lost but for hermione it seemed to hit harder than those around her.
When the battle was finally over and Voldemort had been defeated Hermione stood to look around at the damage done, bricks lay scattered around the area, pieces of the castle was missing, dead bodies were laying around from both sides of the war, blood, sweat, tears, grime layered those who fought bravely and for once in her life she felt overwhelmed by it all.
Standing there in the middle of what used to be Hogwarts courtyard Hermione let the events from the battle play out thinking about many different ways she could have planned better or to avoid the war completely, to avoid being branded by Bellatrix. Thinking about Bellatrix made her arm seer in pain where the crazy witch had carved the words mudblood in her arm,nothing since that night could ease the pain, no potions, creams, spells but there was one thing that had seemed to take the pain away even for the slightest moments.
She was pulled out of her thoughts by a tap on her shoulder, turning around she was met with the pale face of one Draco Malfoy who had stayed around to help with healing even though most people hated him she couldn't bring herself to be one of those people
"Are you alright Granger" the boy spoke softly looking her over to see if she was injured
" i am fine Draco how are you handling things" she could see the slight flinch when the question was asked but the boy just sighed deeply
"I am not sure to be honest, i feel like i have to be strong for mother now that father is dead which i have you to thank" Draco looked to Hermione with such a pained look but in his eyes she saw slight happiness
"Father was never a good man to mother and as much as i tried to be better than him i failed in the end i was nothing but a coward but i feel free now i guess"
Hermione watched as draco played with buttons on his shirt
"You know i never meant to kill your father but i think it worked out alright in the end except one minor flaw" she grabbed Draco's hand gently trying to sooth the boy and distract herself from her pain and thoughts
"Ia that flaw being my new mother" Draco couldn't help but stare at their joined hands feeling some sort of comfort from the girl who he grew up in school with, the one he relentlessly bullied because he was following his fathers wishes at the time he was too young to understand that what his father wished was not what he wanted.
"Shit really wait how does that work, what will Harry and Ron think damn it how come i didn't know" she started rambling not really knowing what to do
"Hey hey it's alright you know i think if those idiot's can't accept the fact you are now married to my mother then they don't deserve you, i know given different circumstances i would have given any chance for a friend like you" Draco smiled at her squeezing lightly the hand that was in his
"as for how it happened it is tradition in the Pureblood society that if someone wins in a duel depending on what would be classed as a duel they get whatever they wish of course it has to be agreed by both parties before hand but " he paused looking back at the ground beneath his feet closing his eyes " but if one is dueling to the death the victor gets everything, from property and money to their wife or husband"
She stared at the boy before her lost in thought that she didn't hear her 2 best friends approach her and Draco
"Let go of her feeret" ron spoke running up to her and tried pulling her away from Draco, interrupting her thoughts
"Weasley why am i not surprised" Draco let go of Hermione's hands straightening himself out
"You leave Hermione alone she wants nothing to do with a low life like you so why don't you go piss off and die in a hole" Ronald spoke stepping in front of Hermione which made her slightly angry
"Ronald Billius Weasley how dare you speak to draco like that " she stepped around ron and in front of draco pushing ron back
"How dare i, how dare you protect him after everything he has put us through or have you forgotten" Ron was angry his face turning red
She glared at the guy before her letting her hand clench in a fist by her side feeling protective for the boy behind her making her pain seem non exsistence but it was there still but that was when harry cut in
"Ron why don't you just go cool down go to your family be with them they need you more then you are needed here " Harry watched as Ron threw a hissy fit on the spot before walking away
Just then Hermione felt a gentle hand on her shoulder easing her her pain and mind just like the brief moment months ago when Bellatrix carved into her arm, turning her head to see who was touching she was met with Narcissa Malfoy.
"We need to speak when you are free" the women kept her face emotionless but behind her eyes Hermione could tell that the older witch was mourning much like everyone else
"Draco please go see if anyone else need healing or a hand moving rubble I will be with you soon" Narcissa turned her attention to her son reaching for him bringing the boy into a hug before letting him go
"Hermione will you be okay alone with Mrs Malfoy" Harry stepped forward not really wanting to force Hermione into telling him anything but he also understood that the pair of witches needed to talk and we would not act like Ron had don
" I will be okay Harry I'll talk to you soon maybe we can dance again when everything is over" she smiled at her best friend leaning forward to hug the boy tight as well as she could considering she they were both still injured