PREVIOUSLY

"Oh, thank Merlin you're OK!" Hermione sighed in relief, "Now let's go meet Daddy and -"

"UNCLE BWAISE!"

"Yes." Hermione laughed, "Uncle 'Bwaise'"

*

"Ok. Ok. Love you, bye!" Hermione put down her phone and turned to see Draco, Blaine and Scorpius all staring at her in anticipation.

"Is Nana coming?" Scorpius asked.

"Yes, baby!" Hermione exclaimed, "I told her and Grandpa to come check out their son-in-law's hotel!"

"Just for that reason?" muttered Blaise under his breath, but Hermione heard him and playfully slapped him before replying.

"Yes. Although I may have informed them of, um, recent events and they thought it would be best to meet my previous extended family."

"Is Aunty Phoebe coming?" Scorpius asked, hopefully.

"No, honey. She's at school now." Hermione said as Scorpius' face fell.

"The same school my boy's gonna go to!" Draco yelled as he picked Scorpius up and tickled him until he screamed with laughter.

"Daddy, stop! Mummy make him stop!" Scorpius laughed.

Hermione and Blaise tried to hold in their laughter, but immediately failed when Draco held Scorpius upside down, much to the delight of Scorpius.

"Ok, ok." Hermione finally said, calming everyone down, "Nana and Grandpa will be here after breakfast because they need to pack. Yes, Scorpius, we can take them swimming. In the mean time, let's go eat! We have some time to spend with them when the girls go shopping for dresses for tonight."

"What's happening tonight?" Asked Blaise, as oblivious as always.

"The dance? Honestly. I don't know how we are related."

*

"I have news!" Hermione suddenly said, standing up at the breakfast table. "My parents are coming to this hotel this afternoon to meet all of you!"

The majority of her cousin's found anywhere else to look but Hermione or Sheila, knowing that nothing good could come out of this visit. Sheila, however, was inspecting her nails. As oblivious as always. Madison, on the other hand, knew exactly what was going to happen and had enough common sense to look uncomfortable and avoid eye contact with everyone.

"Oh! What are they like?" Sheila asked, finally catching on. She didn't care but her Grandma was glaring at her so she realised she had to say something.

"Well, our dad is her seventh, I think, husband. All the others died, leaving her with immense wealth. Our dad is a popular fashion designer and our mum models his clothes. They're pretty famous, you may have heard of them." Blaise explained as Hermione and Draco tried to persuade Scorpius into eating just ONE more bite of his apple.

"Oh really? What are their names?" Sheila asked, yawning.

"Arabella and Hugo Zabini." Hermione smirked, giving up on persuading Scorpius and just eating his apple herself.

"No. Way." Sheila said, finally interested.

"Your parents are Arabella and Hugo Zabini!?" Madison yelled before being shushed by multiple members of the family.

"Nana and Grandpa!" Scorpius giggled, excited.

Just then, a waiter came in asking for Hermione Zabini. Her parents had arrived.

*

Hermione decided to take her parents up to their room before they met her adopted family so they wouldn't ask questions on how they got their that quickly. And to tell them what her 'cousins' were like.

"Oh, we'll be fine, darling!" Arabella comforted her daughter who was freaking out, "I was your age once too, you know."

"Exactly. You said this muggle is one of our fans? We'll play that to our benefit." Hugo added.

"Ok, so I was thinking they met you guys at the ball? That way you can subtly show off?" Hermione offered, a plan already forming in her head.

"Honey, we'll introduce them at the ball, but you don't have to make a script!" Draco laughed, "We can just make it up as we go along. I know that Blaise is good at doing that!"

"Was I just attacked or complimented?"

"Ok, ok. I'm fine. Mother, I trust you brought your emerald dress?"

"Of course!"

"Mumma?" Scorpius said, tugging on Hermione's trousers, "You said we could go swimming, now?"

"I did, didn't I? Well, lets go!"

"But we can only be there for an hour. Then we need to eat lunch and your Mother and Nana need three hours to get ready!" Draco winked before he was playfully slapped by Hermione on his shoulder.

*

Unfortunately, when Hermione met her parents in the lobby, she wasn't aware of the fact that Sheila and Madison followed them, with the rest of the family thinking they were going back to their room. They heard Hermione talking about ... muggles? And apparition? And ... magic?

"Let's keep a close eye on them tonight, Madison." Sheila snarled.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say she's a witch."

*

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