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(9 years later)
“Hey H? Are you ready?” Pansy Potter ask her best friend, Hermione.
“Give me a moment!” Hermione shouted back.
Pansy shook her head at her, “We need to leave soon! You of all people should know how New York traffic gets!”
“I know, I know.” Hermione sighed.
“Who is watching Atlas and Lyra?” Pansy asked once they leave Hermione’s home. “Stella is, along with Narcissa.” Hermione says.
“Lyra knows her dad is boxing today?” Pansy wonders as they get into the car Pansy rented for the evening.
“Yes. Narcissa promised me that she would turn it off if it got too ugly.” Hermione says.
“Knowing your husband, it will.” Pansy says.
“I hope not.” Hermione says honestly.
While they head to Madison Square Garden where Draco’s fight was to take place, Hermione’s phone buzzed.
Hermione: Good luck tonight my boxer. I love you and you’ll kick ass tonight.
Draco: I love you too princess. Mom and Stells watching the kids?
Hermione: Yes they are.
Draco: Meet me in my training room before the match?
Hermione: don't I, always?
Draco: you do.
After messaging with Draco, Hermione laid her head on the window and she took a deep breath and she began to think about when she first met Draco.
It was at the same arena and she was preparing to sing the national anthem.
Hermione had no idea that attending the fight would change her life forever and she was forever grateful to her bestfriend, Pansy Potter for arranging it.
“Hermione? Are you ready?” Pansy asked breaking Hermione from her musings.
“Yeah.” Hermione nods.
As the car stopped in front of the arena, they immediately noticed the paparazzi that was swarming the car.
“Here we go.” Hermione said as she waited for their driver to open the door.
Once the door opened, they were greeted with fans yelling and paparazzi snapping hundreds if not thousands of photos.
“Get back!” Hermione’s security yells.
Ignoring the yelling and flashing lights of the camera’s, Hermione and Pansy hurriedly followed her security into the building.
“Are you alright?” They asked them.
Letting out a sigh, Hermione nodded.
Pansy leaned in close and whispered in her, “I’ll see you in thirty? Go find him.”
“Yeah.” Hermione said and then she followed her team towards Draco’s training room.
Five minutes later, Hermione breathed in deeply as she stopped in front of the room and she knocked. “Yeah?” Draco called out.
Shaking her head, she smiled softly and she opened the door.
“This is a private room!” Draco barked out, not realizing it was his wife.
“Oh? Shall I leave then?” She asked.
Draco’s head snapped up before he grinned. “Hey princess.”
‘You ready?’ Hermione signed.
‘When am I never not ready?’ Draco signed.
Hermione rolled her eyes at his cockiness.
‘Come here baby.’ Draco signed.
Hermione walked over to him and she stood in front of him and he wrapped his arms around her. “You’re so fucking gorgeous, my love.” Draco crooned.
“You’re not so bad yourself.” Hermione smirked.
“The kids?” He asked.
“With your mom and Stella.” She replied. Draco nodded.
‘You gonna win tonight?’ Hermione signed.
“Always Princess always.” Draco said.
A few moments later, Draco leaned in and kissed her softly. Pulling away, Hermione rested her head against his forehead and not a few seconds later, they heard someone clear their throat.
“You’re a mood killer you know that, Harry?” Draco deadpanned.
“Trust me, I know.” Harry grinned.
“Did Pansy find you?” Hermione asked him.
‘She did and she told me to tell you that it’s packed.’ Harry signed.
Hermione shook her head, “It’s always packed.”
Harry raised his hands in defense, “Just relaying the message.
“I know.” Hermione nods.
“Hey Harry? Give us a few minutes, yeah?” Draco asked.
“Yeah.”
Quickly exiting the room, Harry left them.
‘Make me proud my boxer.’
Draco grinned, “Always baby, always.”
•••••
“Ready Jean?” Her security team asks.
Hermione breathed in deeply and she nodded, “Always.”
“And now! Introducing our very special guest who will be singing the National Anthem! Jean Granger!”
Hermione breathed in as she heard her name being chanted and screamed by thousands of her fans and the boxing world which she has . She also caught a glimpse of Pansy,Theo, Daphne and Luna as she made her way towards the center of the ring.
Soon the whole stadium went quiet as they waited for her to sing the National Anthem.
Bringing up the mic to her lips, Hermione began to sing “O say can you see by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?”
“And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.”
“O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave.”
“O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Riffing the last part of the National Anthem, Hermione breathed in as she pulled the mic away from her lips to see the crowd erupted into cheers.
Quickly, Hermione was led off the ring and led to where Pansy and her friends were sitting. As she sat down, Hermione adjusted the volume once more on her hearing aid.
She also pulled her phone out of her pocket and she smiled as she read text messages from her daughter.
Lyra: mommy, you were so amazing!! Atlas hasn’t stopped chanting your name since you appeared on tv!
Hermione: thank you baby girl. Maybe get Atlas to stop before he gets on Nana and Stella’s nerves?
Lyra: okay! can i watch daddy’s fight? Pleaseeee? I promise I will look away if it gets bad.
Hermione: Lyra Jean
Lyra: please mommy!
Hermione: as soon as it gets ugly, nana Cissa turns off the tv
Lyra: yes mommy.
Sliding her phone into her purse, Hermione refocused her attention back on the ring.
“And here we are folks! Welcome to Madison Square Garden where the main event between Draco Malfoy aka Black Dragon and Danny ‘Stuntman’ Wheeler will take place! 12 rounds will be fought tonight!” The announcer bellowed loudly.
Once the announcer finished talking, Hermione winced slightly as the feedback made a high pitch ringing noise through her hearing aids and she quickly adjusted them.
“Hey! Are you okay?” Pansy asked.
“Yeah! I uh, just forgot to fix my hearing aids and the feedback hurt.” Hermione explained as she re-focused on Draco who was talking with Regulus and Harry.
Pansy nodded in understanding.
Soon they both turned their attention back to the ring, where Draco and Wheeler were circling and anticipating each other’s move; when Draco swung first landing a shot to Wheeler’s side.
“And Malfoy lands the first punch to Wheeler!”
Soon after Draco landed the first punch, Wheeler began to throw punch after punch.
“Block! Keep those hands up!” Harry yelled.
“Come on D! You got this!!” Hermione shouted.
••••••
Ten rounds later and now Draco and Wheeler were going toe to toe with each other and landing multiple body shots and uppercuts.
Draco breathed in deeply as he headed back to his corner where Harry and Regulus were waiting.
“What the hell are you playing at Malfoy?” Harry hissed. Draco all but glared at him before speaking, “The fuck you talkin’ ‘bout?”
“You fighting scared or what?”
“Fuck no! You see that I’m obviously bruised and shit!” Draco grunted out as Regulus hovered him.
“Get out there and win that second title, you hear me?”
“LETS GO!” Draco yelled as he slid his mouthpiece in.
As soon as the bell went off, Draco jumped up and he then began landing multiple uppercuts to Wheeler.
“And look at this! Looks like Malfoy is starting off strong as he lands numerous uppercuts!” The announcer bellowed.
Both Draco and Wheeler kept delivering hits. “Let’s go Malfoy! Finish him!!” Regulus roared.
After Draco delivered what seemed to be the final right hook to Wheeler which sent him flying down onto the canvas, the referee began counting.
As soon as the referee counted to ten, the entire stadium erupted into cheers.
“AND HE DID IT MAX! DRACO ‘BLACK DRAGON’ MALFOY RETAINS THE TITLE ONCE MORE!” The announcer bellows!
“Hey Wheeler! Give me my keys!” Draco barks out as he was talking about the very expensive car Wheeler now owed him.
Just as she and Pansy now stood up, Hermione felt her phone buzz and she immediately knew who it was.
Lyra: MOMMY HE DID IT! DADDY WON!
Hermione let out a soft chuckle and she nudged Pansy a bit and showed her the text from her daughter.
“She’s love her father.” Pansy shouted.
Hermione nodded, “Yeah she does.”
As Hermione made her way to the ring where Draco now stood, she made eye contact with her husband and she smiled brightly.
‘I’m so fucking proud of you baby. You fucking did that!’ Hermione signed.
‘Come here baby. I need my good luck charm up here.’ Draco signed quickly.
Entering the ring with the help of Harry and her team, Hermione was immediately pulled into Draco’s arms and he pressed a long and hard kiss on her lips.
Pulling away, Hermione shook her head, “I love you so much.”
Draco grinned cheekily, “I love you to Princess.”
‘You know this is where it started right?’ Hermione signed.
‘What?’ He signed playfully.
‘We’re back where we began.’ Hermione signed.
“Yeah, yeah we are. And I wouldn’t have it any other way princess.”