AUTHOR'S NOTES:

This was my entry for the March 2012 DMHG Challenge (100-word drabbles). It won "2nd Place" for the month's contest!

Thanks to those who voted for me, and congrats to the other authors who participated – everyone's a winner when it's more Dramione love! ^_^

DRAMIONE DRABBLES: CELTIC MAGICK

By: RZZMG

DRABBLE TITLE: The Secret

AUTHOR: RZZMG

RATING: PG

WARNING: Implied reference to an illegitimate child conceived from an illicit affair with Draco.

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Hermione brushed her daughter's thick mane of golden-brown curls. Today would be the first time he would see the girl since her birth when she arrived at King's Cross to catch the train. She had to look perfect.

"Mum, will you tell me about the tattoo on my hip?"

The brush faltered.

Hermione resignedly sighed.

"It's Celtic magick," she explained, "a protective enchantment from your real father."

Rose stared at her reflection in the mirror, her silvery-grey eyes full of questions. "It's a dragon. What's it mean?"

Hermione kissed her baby girl's cheek, wanting to cry. "That he loves you."