Chapter 1:
Harry felt really nervous. Today was the day that he was going to ask Hermione Granger out. There were so many reasons why he shouldn't do this, one of which is the fact that she's one of his best friends, and it could completely ruin their friendship. Another was that he might lose another of his friends, Ron, who he knew had a huge crush on her himself. He didn't really care right at that moment though. He just needed to ask her out before he completely freaks out.
Hermione, on the other hand, was completely fine, with no idea of the emotional turmoil going on inside her friend's head. She was currently in the library, studying for an upcoming exam, when she notices Harry come along and sit next to her.
"Oh, hello Harry" She says to him. He gives her a small smile, but sits there in silence. Hermione finds this odd, noticing him looking really nervous. Thinking it's about their upcoming exam, she states, "It's ok, Harry, I'm sure you'll do fine."
"Huh?" asks Harry, who has no idea what she's on about.
"About the upcoming exam silly, you look really nervous but you don't have anything to worry about, I'm sure you'll pass with flying colours."
"I appreciate you saying that 'Mione, but that's not really what I was worried about. No, I wanted to ask you something."
"Oh? What is it you wanted to ask?" Hermione was genuinely curious as to why Harry would be so nervous about asking her something.
"Would you… would you like to go out with me?" He manages to get out, all in one breath.
"What?" Asks Hermione, who hadn't managed to catch all of that.
"Would you like to go out with me?" He says slower this time.
Hermione is shocked by this, naturally. She hadn't even realised that he liked her. She didn't know what to say to this. She had never thought of him in that way, but she didn't want to hurt his feelings, so… "Sure, I'll go out with you."
Harry lets out a breath he didn't realise he'd been holding. He was so sure that she was going to say no for a minute. He suddenly remembered something. How was Ron going to react to this? He was certain he would not approve. He didn't want to lose Ron as a friend, so he was going to have to keep his relationship a secret.
"That's great, but one thing, we have to keep this a secret."
"What? Why?" She asked. Was he ashamed of dating her, wanting no one to know. Oh, that had better not be the case. If it was, she'd dump him in a heartbeat and disown him as a friend. Well, maybe not, but she'd be very mad at him and not talk to him for a while.
"Well, Ron can't know otherwise he'd stop being friends with me, and probably you as well."
This confused her. Why would Ron not approve? "Why?"
"Because he likes you. Didn't you know that? Everyone knows he has a big crush on you."
This was news to her. She had no idea that both her friends liked her. It flattered her, in a way. Even though she'd never given either of them a second thought, it felt nice to be wanted. She felt a bit silly though for not noticing that either of them liked her. She was supposed to be smart, and here she was clueless about her friend's feelings.
"Ok." She said.
"Great. So, can we kiss?" He asked.
"I thought you said we were supposed to keep this a secret?"
"We are, but that doesn't mean we can't kiss."
Hermione shakes her head. "We are in the middle of a library, anybody could see us you idiot"
"Oh… right." He says, feeling embarrassed. "How about we go somewhere more private?"
"Like where?"
"Maybe a broom cupboard?"
"Oh please, that's so clichéd. Can't you come up with anywhere more original than that?" She shakes her head again, exasperated by his stupidness.
"Well… no. Unless you can think of a better place?"
Hermione looks down at this. She doesn't. Embarrassed by this, she walks out the library at a brisk pace, Harry tailing her asking what's wrong.
She spots a broom cupboard up ahead, and when she reaches it she grabs Harry and pushes him into it, getting in after and closing the door. She then grabs a shocked Harry, and drags him in for a kiss. The kiss was very wet and sloppy, and overall not a very enjoyable experience for her. Harry, on the other hand, loved every minute of it despite the clumsiness.
Of course, the moment was ruined when the door opened to reveal Draco Malfoy, Harry's arch enemy. Draco had been wandering down the hallway, when he hears a strange sound come from behind. He goes to investigate, and comes to a broom cupboard. He figures it's just some random couple having a few seconds to themselves, but decides to check anyway. He is not happy with what he finds.
You see, Draco has had a bit of a crush on Harry since first year, and has been covering that up with insults. He always denies it to himself, but he cannot deny how it hurts when he sees him in her arms, looking a bit frazzled and annoyed with him for interrupting their session. Draco, not wanting to seem hurt, lashes out.
"Hope I wasn't interrupting anything important, Potter" He spits out in his most venomous voice.
"Leave him alone, Malfoy. Don't you have some dungeon to crawl back to?" Granger shoots back at him. He glares at her, wishing she would spontaneously combust.
"You can't tell me what to do, you filthy mudblood." That had the desired effect. She reeled back, trying to hold back her upset expression but failing.
"Don't you have better things to do?" Harry asks. "Why don't you fuck off and leave us alone." His tone was threatening, promising to give him a world of hurt if he didn't do what he said. That hurt, more than Draco was willing to say but he damn sure wasn't going to show it.
"Fine, I'll leave you two lovebirds to it, but don't think I'll be leaving you two alone. I'm not afraid of you." He stalks off, his feelings held behind a mask of anger and superiority.
Meanwhile, Harry consoles his new girlfriend. She was hurt more than she let on by his words, but she refused to break. She walked out of the broom cupboard and straight to her room to calm down. Harry was very upset about this, not even ten minutes after they started dating and Draco already ruined it! Oh, he was so going to pay.