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A Home for Us, Part One (HP, Hermione/Narcissa)
Title: A Home for Us (Part One)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters/Pairing: Hermione Granger/Narcissa Malfoy
Table/Prompt: Zeroes table/Prompts: Awakening, Heartbreak, Surprise, Secrets
Rating: General Audiences (for now)
Word Count: 100 x 4
Summary: Narcissa and Draco need a place to stay. Hermione and Harry want to help.
Awakening
The first time Hermione saw Narcissa Malfoy after the war she was shopping for a birthday present for Neville in a questionable bookshop that straddled the line between Diagon and Knockturn, between light and dark.
Neville wanted a Herbology text on a flower with a questionable reputation.
The aisles were cramped, dusty. The single window in the shop was tarred over by muck.
Hermione turned a corner and ran right into another woman. Hermione couldn’t muffle her gasp.
Narcissa looked annoyed, then resentful. “Granger.”
Something stirred in Hermione, an awakening. Narcissa was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen.
Heartbreak
Hermione examined Narcissa. She was a tall woman, a proud woman. She looked hungry, exhausted. She looked like she needed a soft blanket and a warm cup of tea. Then Hermione spotted her nametag.
“You - work here?”
Narcissa’s frown turned into a scowl. She looked like her son in that moment. “My choice in employment is none of your concern.” She raised her chin, stared down her nose at Hermione. “How may I help you?”
The despair Hermione saw in Narcissa’s eyes broke her heart. Then she remembered. “You lost the Manor.”
“Yes.” Fury made Narcissa’s mouth tremble.
Surprise
“I want to help you,” Hermione said.
Narcissa stared at her in surprise. “Why?”
“Because you and Draco helped Harry. I would be dead if Draco hadn’t lied to Bellatrix Lestrange.”
“My sister is dead.”
Hermione cocked her head. “Are you saying she didn’t deserve it?”
Narcissa let out a breath. “It’s better that she is no longer with us.”
Yes, I have the scars on my body to prove it, Hermione thought.
“How do you want to help?” Narcissa forced herself to ask the question.
“Any way I can. I work at the Ministry now.”
Secrets
Narcissa’ face shuttered. “No, thank you,” she said stiffly. She left Hermione standing alone in the aisle.
Hermione rushed to follow but Narcissa slipped through a locked employee door. “Damn,” she muttered. Only a lovely lilac scent remained from Narcissa’s presence.
Hermione bought the book for Neville and left.
Outside the day was chilled. She pulled her scarf tighter around her neck. She hesitated on the pavement, unsure. It was obvious Narcissa had secrets; Hermione wanted to find out those secrets.
Hermione walked past a damp alley and spotted Narcissa leaving from a side door. She followed the older woman.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters/Pairing: Hermione Granger/Narcissa Malfoy
Table/Prompt: Zeroes table/Prompts: Awakening, Heartbreak, Surprise, Secrets
Rating: General Audiences (for now)
Word Count: 100 x 4
Summary: Narcissa and Draco need a place to stay. Hermione and Harry want to help.
Awakening
The first time Hermione saw Narcissa Malfoy after the war she was shopping for a birthday present for Neville in a questionable bookshop that straddled the line between Diagon and Knockturn, between light and dark.
Neville wanted a Herbology text on a flower with a questionable reputation.
The aisles were cramped, dusty. The single window in the shop was tarred over by muck.
Hermione turned a corner and ran right into another woman. Hermione couldn’t muffle her gasp.
Narcissa looked annoyed, then resentful. “Granger.”
Something stirred in Hermione, an awakening. Narcissa was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen.
Heartbreak
Hermione examined Narcissa. She was a tall woman, a proud woman. She looked hungry, exhausted. She looked like she needed a soft blanket and a warm cup of tea. Then Hermione spotted her nametag.
“You - work here?”
Narcissa’s frown turned into a scowl. She looked like her son in that moment. “My choice in employment is none of your concern.” She raised her chin, stared down her nose at Hermione. “How may I help you?”
The despair Hermione saw in Narcissa’s eyes broke her heart. Then she remembered. “You lost the Manor.”
“Yes.” Fury made Narcissa’s mouth tremble.
Surprise
“I want to help you,” Hermione said.
Narcissa stared at her in surprise. “Why?”
“Because you and Draco helped Harry. I would be dead if Draco hadn’t lied to Bellatrix Lestrange.”
“My sister is dead.”
Hermione cocked her head. “Are you saying she didn’t deserve it?”
Narcissa let out a breath. “It’s better that she is no longer with us.”
Yes, I have the scars on my body to prove it, Hermione thought.
“How do you want to help?” Narcissa forced herself to ask the question.
“Any way I can. I work at the Ministry now.”
Secrets
Narcissa’ face shuttered. “No, thank you,” she said stiffly. She left Hermione standing alone in the aisle.
Hermione rushed to follow but Narcissa slipped through a locked employee door. “Damn,” she muttered. Only a lovely lilac scent remained from Narcissa’s presence.
Hermione bought the book for Neville and left.
Outside the day was chilled. She pulled her scarf tighter around her neck. She hesitated on the pavement, unsure. It was obvious Narcissa had secrets; Hermione wanted to find out those secrets.
Hermione walked past a damp alley and spotted Narcissa leaving from a side door. She followed the older woman.