Summary:

Draco watches Hermione and realises how much he secretly loves her whilst she plans her birthday celebrations. Draco decides how to tell her how he feels, how will she respond.

Chapter 1 Draco Watches Hermione From Afar.

Draco, looked up from his potions essay and looked across the library. She was bent across her homework, her curls tumbling across her shoulders, her brown eyes glancing across her work, her Face in a smile. Next to her Draco's worst nightmare – Potter – Harry Potter, it was guaranteed wherever she was he'd be there. Why couldn't she go anywhere without 'stupid' Potter even just once ?, but as Draco had no real friends he couldn't understand it properly. Harry with his good looks – black hair, and green eyes – of which Draco was immensely jealous – could have had any girl he wanted anytime. However, he instead chose to spend all his time studying with his best friend Hermione. Usually it also meant that wherever Harry, and Hermione were their other best friend Ron Weasley was not far behind. Sure enough, 5 minutes later Ron appeared, Red faced and sat down on Hermione's left. 'great' thought Draco to himself 'Weasley' and another bodyguard for 'Hermione'. How was he, Draco Malfoy a Slytherin supposed to talk to her, a Gryffindor anyway ?, Slytherin's and Gryffindor's hated each other, and Draco hated Harry and Ron even more. He however had fallen in love with the Gryffindor Brain – Box and was desperate for her to be his.

"Stop it," he told himself "this is stupid she's a Gryffindor, her parents are Muggles, she'll never be yours", I really love her though, he thought, she's gorgeous, I love her, I need her, I want her – he couldn't get her out of his mind. I wish I was able to kiss you Hermione, he thought. Realising that he needed to make her his Draco's thoughts turned back to Hermione as the song progressed I see you everywhere and it tears me apart thought Draco. Well I can dream can't I thought Draco. 'I'll always want you, I'll always love you Hermione' he thought. 'I need to tell you I love you but how ?' Draco questioned himself.

Slowly Draco remembered the necklace he had seen in the Muggle jellewers it was beautiful like Hermione and would be the perfect gift for her, it was 18 carrot gold with a diamond heart shaped pendant the delicate chain would look wonderful on her. He decided that he would buy her the necklace and he looked forward to the next day when he could grab a portkey from Hogsmeade to Diagon Alley, and then walk through the Leaky Cauldron to the Muggle side of London, to buy Hermione's necklace. He just wished tomorrow would come quicker, he would buy the necklace and then leave it somewhere for Hermione to find but where?, he asked himself. He thought about whilst listening to the rest of the song Looking at Hermione again Draco sighed 'she's so beautiful her hair is like silk and it shines like the sun, how do I tell I care with Potter and Weasley around, besides if I try to talk to her she'll properly yell at me or something".

Trying to put her out of his mind Draco turned back to his Potions essay, and tried to finish it. He then begun his Transfiguration essay. Draco thought about Hermione one last time before continuing with his Transfirguration essay. I love you so much, he thought, but how do I tell you?, my heart is full to bursting with love for you. Once he had finished his Transfiguration essay Draco became aware of voices, realising that his CD had finished he looked around and realised that the voices to Hermione, Potter, and Weasley. "What are you planning on doing for your birthday 'Mione" asked Harry, "well I thought we could go bowling with the rest of the 7th year Gryffindors. I am also going to invite the Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws from our year as well as Ginny and Luna." She declared. "We will do that in the evening hopefully I am getting permission from Magoganall for us all to go bowling in Hogsmeade, seeing as it's my 18th " finished Hermione. "Hermione that's 24 people, Magonagall will never let that many out at night, and the bowling alley is tiny we will have trouble getting a lane for that many people as the bowling will take ages" said Ron, "yeah but", began Hermione. Draco remained in his Herbology book, and listened to everyword. He couldn't get her out of his head, and couldn't take his eyes of her.

"No but, 'coz what happened right was I've got a plan what they don't know about, anyway", Ron sent Hermione a puzzled look "shut up, I so can't believe you didn't think I'd not hire out the bowling alley". Harry laughed he realised that she was imitating Vicky Pollard from the TV show Little Britain, "very good 'Mione ", he said laughing, "you sound just like Vicky Pollard", "yeah I know", came her reply in a different tone of voice, Harry laughed even more. "Now you sound like that man Andy", "I am Lady", shrieked Hermione. "Ha, ha, ha", laughed Harry, Ron just looked confused "who are Vicky Pollard and Andy?", he asked, "they are characters from a Muggle Comedy show called Little Britain, it's ever so funny" explained Hermione, "you'd love it" added Harry "it's excellent".

"Anyway what's this plan 'Mione?" continued Ron. "Well I've booked the bowling alley already, in fact I've hired it out privately so we can bowl all night without disrupting anyone, and only those I've invited can get in so even better there will be no Slytherin's there to spoil things, it's just convincing Magoganall that we can get there safely" explained Hermione. "Well I'm tired", said Harry yawning and the 3 of them headed towards Gryffindor tower to bed. Draco headed the opposite way to Slytherin dungeon. That night Draco fell asleep dreaming of Hermione and the necklace he was going to buy her the next day.