Authors Note: if you`ve read my story 'Mental Notes' the beginning may sound familiar. That's because it`s the same beginning of chapter three. It's the alternate ending of the third chapter, and so without further ado 'If I had chose you'
Hermione`s POV
"So, how`s your new sick obsession doing with his girl friend?"
"Hello to you to Draco, my summer was great thanks for asking" Draco and I hadn't officially spoken, like real people I mean not yelling at each other in the hallway and trying to jinx each other's faces off to each other since he kissed me, which we will never repeat and that was almost two years ago.
"But I didn't ask about your summer Granger" he said in the arrogant yet friendly tone he used when addressing me through our little fenemieship we had developed over the last two years "I was asking about your 'friend who you want more than anything to realize your totally in love with him and jump ship with his girlfriend to be with you' Ronald Weasley. So, how is he?"
I put down the book I was trying to hide behind and said "It is really cold out today, and I need to use all my energy to keep myself warm so there's none left for your little games, sorry" I shrugged my shoulders. I was sitting under a tree in the dead of winter, during my free period.
"Why you out here anyway Granger, you can`t handle watching Weasley with his girlfriend" he said with a hint of superiority in his voice "or do you like sitting in the freezing cold, because I`m not the type to judge". It`s funny how smart he can be sometimes even though he`s a total git, because that's exactly why I`m out here.
"If you`re so cold why don`t you go inside, we can talk in the library" he said cracking a smile "No thanks," I said "I don`t want to be scene with someone who can hurt my reputation like this". "Ouch, Granger that really hurts" he said with mock hurt in his voice "Now as good as you are at changing the subject you haven't answered any of my questions, but that's ok I`ll settle with the first one"
"Ron is doing fine with Lavender" I answered as straight faced as possible. "Then why aren`t you speaking to him?" he asked this time he seemed really interested. "Because, well because we just had a fight ok?" I snapped at him "Now can you leave me alone?" "No way, Granger You`re too much fun" he said sarcasm dripping from every word.
"Any way I`ll get to the real reason I came down here now" he announced as he tried to sound important. "That`d be nice" I mumbled under my breath and he pretended to ignore me "I have a proposition to make to you" he said "I know how you can get you Blood traitor back, even though I don`t know why you`d want him when you can have me but we`ve already established that you would rather get ditched and end up crying on a stair case than go out with me". "Get to the point" I snapped "and don`t call Ron that".
"Alright woman, calm yourself. My proposition is that we date and make the Ginger jealous. Than when he comes crawling back to you, you take him back and I go in for the rebound and everybody wins" he says hopefully.
I contemplate it for a moment;
It would never work, my rational self says.
It might if you try, my reckless, virtually nonexistent self argues. This self is the result of too much time with Harry and Ron.
No, no it wouldn't be right
But it would give Ron a taste of his own medicine
I wait but my brain is out of arguments. I sigh, knowing I`ll regret this later and say "Fine". He looks surprised. I`m surprised too, I don't think I would have said yes if I weren't so freezing. But I have done crazier things. "Wait, you mean you`re saying yes" he says, shocked "as in you`ll do it?" I sigh again, nodding my head. "Great" he says jumping up "so miss granger, I was wondering if you would want to go on a date with me". I laughed but play along, humoring him. "Why Mr. Malfoy" I say pleasantly also jumping up "I would be honored". He offers me his hand and I take it as we walk back to the castle, and I shiver as yet another cold wind blows by. He hugs me and I can`t help feeling that this is more about him than it is about me. Then again, maybe I`m just neurotic besides, it feels good to have attention for once.
Draco`s POV:
Sucker, she totally falling for me. Good, maybe Weasley will back off, Granger is my girl now. Too little too late blood traitor.