Chapter 22: chapter 22
Daphne entered the Flamel Cottage a few weeks before school was to start up, looking partially frustrated as Hope moved to greet her on arrival. Hope looked vaguely worried as she touched Daphne's arm gently to gain her Mate's attention. The blonde girl looked at her girlfriend with a confused expression as she took in Hope's touch, covering Hope's hand with her own, her expression relaxing as she looked over to Lady Emrys with a smile.
"Sorry darling." Daphne sighed before taking a breath. "Just thinking about school. I received my end of school results by owl along with the electives list that Hogwarts is offering this year."
Hope tilted her head in slight curiosity as she looked at Daphne with a thoughtful look. "And this has you frustrated? Why?"
Daphne looked at Hope with a small scowl. "I'm frustrated because I thought I had Granger beat in the school results. It annoys me because she boasts so much. I find it irritating."
Nicolas overheard this and waved a piece of parchment in the air. "Sorry to say Daphne. But it was Hope that came 1st in the year."
Hope froze and tensed up stuttering. "B-but h-how? D-Daph was s-supposed to come 1st this y-year."
Daphne looked at Hope in awe and appreciation. "Calm down, darling. If I had to come 2nd. I'm glad it was behind you."
A frown appeared on Daphne's forehead before she looked Hope directly in the eye and asked. "If you came 1st this year… How did you not come 1st last year? With your knowledge… you should have."
Perenelle came into the room to stand by Nic and Hope's adoptive parents stared at Hope in curiosity while Daphne just looked at Hope with a reassuring smile. Hope looked around the room and let out a nervous chuckle at the expressions from her new family.
Hope rubbed the back of her neck as she murmured, "Bloody hell!" To herself before answering her Mate awkwardly.
"I may not have applied myself to my fullest potential in my first year."
Hope looked at Nic then the parchment. "Really 1st place?" She asked as she pinched the parchment from Nic's hand and read through it.
"Yep. O's in all subjects. Including Potions." Nic pointed out before Hope questioned him about it.
Nicolas continued along proudly. "O+'s in Charms, DADA, Herbology, History of Magic and Transfiguration. Very impressive."
Hope groaned before looking at Daphne. "Sorry love. I didn't mean to get such high results."
Daphne shook her head before grabbing Hope's other hand and caressing it lovingly. "Hope. You deserve to be at the top of the year, not me or Granger. Why are you not applying yourself properly?"
Hope made a disgruntled face. "Because I didn't want to bring attention to myself by being the smartest in the school. You are the smartest in the school, smarter than Hermione. But Hermione is given privileges that weren't offered to you which kinda pisses me off."
"What privileges?" Nelle asked with a frown looking at Daphne's unimpressed look.
"A Time-Turner."
"A Time-Turner!?" Daphne exclaimed in shock.
"But that's… You know what? Never mind. I don't care. I feel comfortable with my studies. Obviously Hermione doesn't and needs extra help." Daphne reasoned to herself so she could calm down as she rubbed her forehead.
Hope pursed her lips as she listened to Daphne.
"What?" Her Mate asked the time-travelling girl.
The auburn haired girl smiled softly at her Mate. "She's using the Time-Turner to go to all the elective classes."
Daphne scoffed in unimpressed amusement before remarking. "I'm going to put my name down for Arithmancy and Ancient Runes."
Hope jumped at the opportunity to change the subject ever so slightly off of herself. "That's great! I'm planning on taking those 2 electives, although I am somewhat considering taking Care of Magical Creatures. But I don't know if the Magical Creatures would react badly to me due to my mixed heritage."
Nic and Nelle looked at each other in thought before Perenelle answered. "In my experience. I would say a majority of Magical Creatures will have a reaction to you whether it be Werewolf or Vampire. They will know and it will look suspicious to the other students and definitely the teacher."
"So, no?" Hope clarified.
"No." Daphne confirmed as she cupped Hope's jaw.
Hope smiled at her Mate. "Too bad Hogwarts never offered Alchemy or Duelling as electives."
Daphne nodded her head in approval. "True. That would be fun. But I have a feeling you wouldn't want to be in Alchemy and in the same room as Dumbledore for extended periods of time. Or me for that matter. You would most likely kill him if he used Legilimency on me."
"Yep." Hope agreed instantly with a subvocal growl.
Daphne patted Hope's head subconsciously. "Settle petal. Although Duelling would be fun, but Professor Flitwick has chosen to retire from teaching Duelling."
Hope rolled her eyes at Daphne's actions while Nic and Nelle giggled at girls.
Hope had invited Daphne over today as she wanted to show her Mate as well as the Flamel's more about her life, so the group had converged in the lounge room with the pensive up against a blank wall. Nic and Nelle had told Hope that she didn't need to show them anything that she wasn't ready to. Daphne's face portrayed the same look of reassurance to Hope. Hope had smiled at the new family she had made and pulled out some memories for them to view using the pensive.
The Tribrid placed the memories into the liquid within the pensive and tapped some runes aligning the edges of the pensive, to broadcast the memories onto the blank wall behind it.
Images came into focus of the people Hope has painted dozens of times. Primarily focused on a handsome man with piercing blue eyes, blonde hair and a british accent, looking at Hope through various stages of her life. A baby, a young child and finally a teenager that looked exactly as Hope does now with her Magical Maturity. The man looks at Hope with adoration in his eyes during all of these scenes.
"Hope Andrea Mikaelson." Klaus naming Hope as Hayley sat on a rocking chair with baby Hope in her arms.
"Before you were born I was a very different creature. From the moment I saw you, I wanted nothing more than to be worthy of being your father. I'm afraid without you. I'll return to the darkness. I need you to fight."
"I will, daddy."
Klaus explains to a younger Hope in his daughter's mindscape.
"I need to know she's alright...I love you." He pleads after taking in the Hollow, wishing to make sure his daughter is safe before leaving.
"Because you've helped me feel something I never thought was possible. Unconditional love." Klaus reveals with tears threatening to spill as he addresses his teenage daughter.
"My daughter. My heir."
"I'm your father. I'm always going to worry." Klaus smirks at Hope as she scoffs in annoyance from her bed.
"I have everything I need. Right here." Klaus admits as he gently places his hand over hers.
"You shouldn't do this inside. Your mother would have wanted you to be out here. In nature under the moonlight. When you're done. Run wild and free." Klaus explains as he rushes his daughter outside for her first full moon since Hope triggered her Werewolf curse.
"I love you. More than all the days and nights. Deeper than the oceans and skies." Hope and Klaus's foreheads pressed together as Klaus said his final goodbyes.
"Always and Forever."
The scenes changed to a beautiful woman with warm brown eyes, wavy brown hair and a kind smile. There were more scenes with Hope's mother rather than her father as Hope had informed the group that Klaus was trapped at the beginning of her childhood before taking in the Hollow to save her, along with his siblings, her Aunt and Uncles.
Forced to separate to a corner of the world each, to avoid the plagues that would manifest if they were to interact, even for a second.
"Hope...Hope Mikaelson." Hayley suggests from a rocking chair with baby Hope in her arms, looking at Klaus in question.
"I made a promise to my baby and myself. That she would grow up safe and loved. And yet here she is on her first day in this world." "I'm sorry the beginning of her life was so violent."
"It's not your fault Klaus. I know that you fought for us."
Hayley speaks to Klaus while holding baby Hope in her arms pacing in a large bedroom.
"I never knew I could love something so much." Hayley explains to Klaus through her tears.
"We stick together, nothing can hurt us. Always and forever." Hayley scoffs affectionately at the Mikaelson mantra coming from her daughter's mouth. Both child and mother kiss the tips of two of their fingers before wrapping their fingers around the other. Hope stands up and hugs Hayley. Hayley returns the hug and clings onto her daughter for dear life.
"I'm your mum. I love you and I would forgive you for anything." Hayley states to her young daughter with such certainty that Hope smiles at her mother in awe.
"When you're running through the woods under a full moon. And with no thought of pain or trouble, just freedom. There's no greater feeling in the world." Hayley explains breathlessly as her Wolf was bound via a moonstone. She had a feeling of dread, knowing that she was now only a Vampire instead of a Hybrid, she could potentially die soon.
"I'm so sorry for everything that happened and I can't forgive myself." Hope cries in distress and guilt. Hayley grips Hope's shoulders tightly.
"Well, too bad. Because I forgive you." Hayley says serenely, wishing to absolve Hope from her guilt.
More scenes played out. Rebekah shopping with Hope. Elijah looking after her while her mother and father were out keeping her safe, teaching her to drive. Kol and Davina helping Hope grasp Alchemy and other arcane magics. Freya showing Hope all different kinds of spells, safeguarding her, Freya's wedding to Keelin.
On and on it goes. Some memories had the Flamel's and Daphne crying, laughing, smiling and multiple looks of understanding shot across their faces.
Daphne was curled into Hope while the memories were playing, she sometimes asked for clarification on certain memories. While other memories had her apologising and offering up condolences frequently. Hope was snuggled up in Daphne's arms telling her not to worry about her as she absorbed her Mate's warmth while she held back her tears.
After the memories Hope had chosen to share with Nic, Nelle and Daphne she had got up off the lounge and removed the silver threads of memories from the pensive. Hope stood in front of the pensive with a vacant expression as she considered showing the group some of the trials she has been through.
"Hope? What's wrong?" Nicolas asked quietly from the lounge.
Hope raised her wand slowly to her temple again pulling out her experiences with the Hollow.
"Hope? What are you doing? You don't need to show us anything else." Perenelle mentioned softly.
Hope hummed loud enough for her family to hear. "I know. I want to. You three should also see what I've experienced and fought."
Hope tapped her wand on the side of the pensive to drop the memory into the liquid.
Hope made her way back to the lounge and curled back up on the couch with Daphne.
"Some of these memories, they won't be easy to watch. There are times I'll be in pain and times that may scare you. Just remember that I'm still here and... safe." Hope vaguely mentioned as she bit her lip.
Before anyone could question Hope's words. The memories started back up on the wall.
A young Hope strode down an empty road, void of vehicles. A massive group of witches following the young girl as a man preaches about Hope being the one true saviour. Witches fled. Knowing that the young girl was possessed by… something. The small girl lifts her hands, aiming at the street lamps as she bends her fingers tightly. The lamps explode as fire breaks the glass.
A call from around the corner rang out, "Hope!" Hope's mother comes running around the corner with a bloodstain on her shirt.
Hayley slows to a stop maybe 15 metres away. "Hope! Baby? I know you can hear me. I need you to fight her."
The thing possessing Hope scoffs. "Huh. You think you can stop me?"
Hayley's face tightens as a look of determination washes over her. "I'm not going to let you take her."
Hope focuses her magic on Hayley and lifts her arm up slowly, lifting Hayley up into the air gasping in shock as she rises higher. After Hope has lifted her mother nearly 10 feet into the air she stops and twists her wrist sharply.
A loud crack was heard as Hayley's neck was snapped. Hope's hand dropped to her side and Hayley landed unceremoniously on the ground in a heap.
Hope was cradled in her mother's arms as her arms were cuffed with cursed shackles within a ritual symbol in the shape of a square.
Hope heard someone talking but could make out the words until the voice said. "Do it now, Hayley."
The shackles were removed and a mystic blue light shot out of Hope and into the air above her. Hope eyes opened suddenly seeing her mother holding her. Hope caught her family in her peripheral vision. Her Uncle Elijah was standing on the edge of the square located past her feet, to her right was Uncle Kol with Marcel standing away from the ritualistic symbol.
She looked over her shoulder and saw her Aunt Freya and Vincent performing a spell, Aunt Rebekah stood above her head. Finally she saw her dad on her left, she wanted to say something but the light broke off into 4 separate pieces and embedded themselves into her family members standing on the edges of the symbol. As this happened a backlash of magic went through her knocking her out for a short while.
Her dad called out frantically. "I need to know that she's alright."
The dark skinned man replied almost in remorse and a slight tint of annoyance. "Klaus. I promise you she is going to be okay, if you go."
Hope woke up and Hayley fussed over Hope brushing her hair back with her finger. "It's okay baby. You're okay."
Hope blinked a couple of times and asked in a whisper. "Mum?"
Then she looked at her father. "Daddy?"
She saw the look of despair on her father's face. "What's happening?"
Klaus swallows back his tears as he speaks directly to his daughter. "Hope. I love you."
Hope stares at her father in confusion for a few long moments before Klaus vanishes in a burst of supernatural speed.
Hope is absolutely distraught as she calls out for her father, each attempt more heartbreaking than the last as her mother clings onto her keeping her rooted within the symbol. "Dad? Dad!? DAD!?"
Time jumps forward as the next image shows a teenage Hope trying to reunite her family no matter the consequences. Perenelle sniffed as her heart broke for Hope as her father was forced to leave Hope. Daphne swallowed deeply and tightened her hug on, placing her chin on the top of her head. Murmuring reassurances into Hope's light auburn hair.
Hope created her first Hybrid, Henry, to kidnap her mother to force her father out of hiding. Hope threatens to bind her Wolf just like what Esther did to Klaus over a 1000 years ago. Her crush at the time, Roman, stole her mother and hid her away elsewhere. Hope finds her mother tied to a chair in an abandoned house and Roman betraying her, snapping on magic restraint shackles.
Hope's last talk with her mother, they were talking about the Binding Spell for her Wolf.
"You weren't really going to do it? Were you?" Hayley askes with sadness in her voice.
"No. I was. Dad stopped me at the last minute." Hope denied solemnly.
Hayley smirks slightly at that as she remarks. "Your dad does have timing."
Hope looks at her mother with a strange look on her face as Hayley takes on a motherly tone. "Hope, promise me. That you won't try again. That you will never deny any part of yourself. Promise me."
Hope looked conflicted as she mentioned. "Aunt Freya told me you don't want me to trigger my Werewolf side?"
Hayley looks up and purses her lips. "It's complicated. And having all 206 bones crack in your body sucks. It really does."
Hope cringes at her mother's description but Hayley continues with a look of peace and clarity on her face. "But when you're running through the woods under a full moon. And with no thought of pain...or... or trouble, just freedom. There's no greater feeling in the world."
Hope watched in horror as Greta and Roman performed the Binding Spell on her mother. Using an enchanted Moonstone, heated to the temperature of burning coal, they pressed this Moonstone on the palms of her hands, heels of her feet and against her forehead.
Aunt Freya informs Hope that her mother is gone. The funeral in New Orleans. Hope's spiralling as she enlists her Aunt Freya's help to lock her father and his siblings in a Chambre de Chasse as she draws out the Hollow from her family members and places it in herself again. Stopping the plagues.
The whispers in her head, slowly driving her insane. Figuring out the only way to silence the voices by using her magic to hurt people, her Uncle Elijah, Roman… her dad.
Her father wanted to help so badly, so he gathered all the Nazi Vampires, Greta's Vampires and killed them all with scream of Hollow magic. Accidentally killing an innocent man, Bill, triggering her Werewolf Curse.
Klaus releases Hope from the transitional cellar to help Hope through her first shift. Her left ankle snaps and Hope drops to all fours as she whimpers in pain, the transition begins.
"It's starting." Klaus states, Hope looks up to her father in fear.
Klaus squats dawn in front of Hope touching her shoulder. "Hope. Listen to me. This is going to hurt. So you need to concentrate on the air in your lungs and the ground beneath you."
Klaus' speech was cut off as Hope's left arm breaks, followed instantly by her left shoulder and her spine.
"Ah! Dad!" Hope groans in pain, eyes squeezed shut.
"The first time can take hours."
"Hours?!" Hope remarks in terror.
"If you fight it." Klaus clarifies quickly.
"The pain will make you want to delay because you think that's all you can take, but if you let it in, if you allow it to swallow you whole, then it can not break you." Klaus informs his daughter as she struggles with her shift.
Hope looks to her dad with confidence. "Yeah. I can do this."
"When you're done, run wild and free. I am so proud of you." Klaus cups his daughter's jaw for a moment before stepping away.
As soon as Klaus had moved Hope groaned as she fell down to her forearms as more bones broke. She raised her head, flinging her hair back as golden eyes shone free.
Her right arm broke in multiple places and claws started to grow from Hope's fingertips, the length of Hope's spine became contorted as the bones in her back broke. A scream erupted from Hope showing canines elongated into fangs and glowing blue eyes from the Hollow.
The Saltzman twins' Siphoning Spell hit Hope with full force. Lifting Hope off the ground as a blue swirling energy was pulled forcibly out of Hope and she screamed. Once the spell was over Hope dropped to the ground as she hit the ground all the bones in her body broke at once. Hope had risen to her four paws, slowly, regally. She had fully shifted into her white-grey fur of her wolf form within minutes. The wolf's glowing amber eyes stared at her father. Klaus smiled ever so proudly at his littlest wolf. The wolf cocked her head slightly before turning behind her to race in the forest. The wolf glanced back at her dad a few times as she was moving before finally running off.
"Mon Dieu. You've been through so much in your short life already." Perenelle stated in remorse as she stared at Hope.
Hope shrugged absentmindedly as she stood up on autopilot and returned the memory to her mind.
The Tribrid sighed as Alexandria and Myrddin flew in from outside to chirp in worry on Hope's shoulders. "I'll be okay… No I won't run away Myrddin… Alexandria, relax. I won't shut anyone out. I'll just stay with Daphne for a while. Maybe go for a walk? Or just rest in my room? Maybe draw?"
Hope looks directly at Daphne as she murmurs. "I'm not running away but I don't really want to be pitied by everyone openly. Would you mind if we did something to distract me?"
Daphne was about to channel her Ice Queen persona but before she could, Hope tapped Daphne's nose suddenly, shocking Daphne as she looked at Hope with a confused look. "Don't you dare hide your emotions behind that 'ice mask', love."
Daphne's eyebrows rose in silent challenge. Hope scoffed as she leaned beside the blonde's ear. "I really hate when you hide a part of yourself. You saw my parents and how they told me not to hide any part of myself. So I don't enjoy watching my Mate hide herself away."
Daphne sighed as she wrapped her arms around her Mate. "I'm sorry. I didn't think about that. I'll stop doing it around you. Only at school will I use the mask, at least until we are ready to come clean about our relationship to the Wizarding World."
Hope pressed the side of her head against Daphne's chest, just over her heart.
"Thank you Daphne." Hope breathed softly within her Mate's arms.
Nic and Nelle sighed softly as they left the living room to go into their own room to potentially discuss the events Hope had shown them. Daphne took Hope's hand to lead her outside just to walk around aimlessly as Daphne happily held Hope's hand. They walked in comfortable silence.
Daphne held out her other hand slightly to the side as she wiggled her fingers. Small icicles and snowflakes shimmered like glitter above her hand as she practised her magic non-verbally.
Hope watched her Mate in thinly veiled curiosity as she studied Daphne's technique with her magic.
"You are doing very well with your wandless magic, Daphne. I'm impressed." Hope stated proudly.
Daphne gave Hope a smug smile, "Did you expect anything less?" The blonde girl asked with a look, daring Hope to disprove her statement.
Hope brought them to a stop and turned to face her Mate. "Love. You are doing better than a majority of the Witches from my old school. You're even stronger than them too. The fact that you are still learning and you've only just had your Magical Maturity, I'm wondering just how much you will be capable of."
"So I'll get better, stronger, faster and even more powerful?"
"Definitely. I'll teach you spells from my universe as well as teach you how to create your own spells." Daphne looked at Hope in amazement.
Hope chuckled softly as her spirit lifted slightly. "A fun fact for you, love. You are more magically powerful than Dumbledore by nearly 10 times."
Daphne's eyes shot to Hope's in shock. "Wait. I'm more powerful than Dumbledore?!"
"Yes." Hope answers definitively.
"10 times more powerful though?" Daphne asked with disbelief coating her words.
"Yep and you're only getting stronger. The more you practise your magic and physically train your body, the more your Magical Core will expand allowing you to cast more powerful spells and also increases your endurance in both physical and magical aspects. You'd be able to duel or fight multiple assailants easily while your opponents will tire out much faster than you, making them pass out quickly within 5-10 minutes depending on their magical potential. Whereas you would last, at your current level, for about 30-45 minutes."
"So this Warrior training with the Goblins will help me last longer?" Hope nodded as Daphne's eyebrows scrunched together in bewilderment before gazing at Hope curiously, "How long can you last?"
Hope pursed her lips in nervousness as she released Daphne's hand and walked off slightly as she rubbed the back of her neck. "Uhhh… About 3 hours."
Daphne's eyes widened in shock as Hope quickly added. "I would only need about a 20-30 minute break and a snack before fighting for another 3 hours."
"Well… shit. You make me sound lazy." Daphne remarked.
"Are you expecting me to last that long?"
"No. I just wish for you to be able to protect yourself." Hope answered honestly with a bright smile.
After dinner Daphne had sent a message to her mother and father informing them she would be staying over for the night. She had a quick talk through the Floo network with her parents.
Hope overheard the Greengrass parents mention that since Daphne was practically married to Hope, she could stay with her wife whenever she wanted.
Daphne cheeks reddened with a blush and Hope chuckled from the doorway leaning against the doorframe with a smirk.
When the Floo call ended Daphne had guided Hope into her room and sat the light auburn haired girl down on her bed, placing a sketchbook in her lap.
Daphne grabbed some pieces of charcoal and another sketchbook before climbing on the bed to lean against the headboard. "Come on darling. I want to hold you while I draw."
Daphne placed her sketchpad on the bed, then put the charcoal on top of the pad as she held her arms out for Hope. "So move your cute little ass."
Hope glanced at Daphne with a mischievous smirk.
"Sure thing wifey." Hope moved into Daphne's open arms.
Daphne groaned and rolled her eyes. "I'm going to murder my parents when I get home."
As the girls were settling into bed together Daphne turned in Hope's arms facing her and whispered. "Hope?"
An answering hum came from Hope's throat but she kept her eyes shut.
"We need to talk about our future darling. Namely marriage and… sex." Daphne admitted awkwardly.
One of Hope's eyes shot open to focus on Daphne. Realising the severity of the conversation Daphne wanted to have she forced herself up to a sitting position against the headboard, waiting for Daphne to join her. Daphne sighed as she sat up and leaned against the headboard but left a gap between them.
"What are you worried about?" Hope asked quietly.
"Well my parents are right. We are married." Daphne mentioned honestly but awkwardly.
Hope clucked her tongue in understanding. "I'm not going to pressure you into sex Daph. We wait for as long as we need to. There is no need to rush things. We'll let life play out naturally."
The blonde girl let out a shaky breath. "I know you'd never pressure me into sex. It's against your very nature."
Another breath shuddered out as Daphne struggled with her thoughts. "But that's not the issue."
Daphne looked at Hope with a daunting gaze. "Are you ready to have sex with me?"
Hope swallowed the saliva that built up in her mouth before opening and closing her mouth a couple of times, Hope finally managed to pull her thoughts together after her Mate's blatant question.
"Uh… Honestly. Yes." Hope answered awkwardly while scratching the back of her neck as Daphne's eyes widened before Hope continued carefully, "But that's only because mentally I am… 20 years old."
Hope paused for a moment as she recalled her age.
"Daphne." Hope took Daphne's hands in her own, rubbing patterns on the backs of both of her hands, calming Daphne slightly. "You control the speed of our relationship. Not me."
Daphne's eyebrows furrowed adorably as she spoke with conviction. "No. I don't."
Hope stared at her Mate in confusion as the Greengrass Heiress continued with her train of thought. "Hope you are of a higher House than me. You have precedence over our marriage."
"Stupid Wizarding hiarchy." Hope groaned under her breath. "Daphne. You will never be any less than me. Do you understand me? Never."
Hope pulled Daphne into a hug. "You determine how far and fast we go with our sexual relationship. Okay?"
Daphne quietly sobbed into Hope's shoulder as she murmured. "Okay. Thank you darling."
When Daphne pulled away to compose herself she retook Hope's hands into her own. "But we are married." The blonde stated clearly.
"Do you want to live together now that we're married?" Hope had a stunned look on her face.
"Uh… As much as I'd like to say yes. The answer is no." Daphne had a dumbfounded look as she stared in disbelief at Hope.
"Daph… I imagine that we will live together for an exceptionally long time. You should stay with your family for as long as you can." Hope explained with a bittersweet smile.
Daphne's head collapsed back against the headboard as a huff of understanding and awe came from her throat. "Family is precious to you. I get it. Thank you for letting me spend time with mine."
"Always." Hope smiled back.
Hope crawled back under the covers and held them up slightly. "Now, come snuggle under the covers with me. I wanna hold you."
Daphne scoffed in delight as she snaked back under the blankets. "Mmm you're so warm."
A wolfish growl came from Hope's throat to answer Daphne's statement. "Yep. Thank god for Werewolf traits."
"By the way, love. As much as we are married in the Wizarding World. I wanna marry you, the 'muggle' way. It's why I really wanted to give you a ring. To mark it as an engagement." Hope explained to the blonde haired girl as Daphne giggled happily, huddling into Hope and kissing her passionately.
"You know, we don't need to get married in the Muggle world for you to prove your devotion to me." The blonde breathed softly against Hope's lips.
"I know. But I want to." Hope murmured back. "Even though I'm not in my own universe, I still want to abide by some of the traditions."
Daphne chuckled in amusement. "I'll humour you and marry you again. The muggle way."
"I appreciate it, love." Hope giggled back with a beautiful smile. "I'm thinking about doing it sometime after we finish school… maybe?"
Daphne turned around settling on her side as she shuffled backwards into Hope's awaiting embrace.
Hope wrapped her arms around her Mate's slim waist and pulled her lovingly into her front, taking a deep breath. "Mmm. You smell absolutely divine."
The blonde scoffed softly. "Charmer."
As she relaxed completely into Hope and sighed in contentment while shutting her eyes. "Good night, Hope."
"Bonne nuit amour. Fais de beaux rêves." Hope replied in French as she placed her forehead against Daphne's back, closing her eyes.
The Greengrass Heiress smiled as her mind translated 'Good night love. Sweet dreams.' Then the Pureblood girl fell asleep in her lover's arms.