Forget-Me-Not
He stepped from the circle of deatheaters and approached Lord Voldemort. He prepared him self for the pain that was about to befall him. The brander singed his skin as it touched his arm. When the pain subsided, he looked at his arm. Instead of the snake and skull, something unexpected was there- something with a pretty face, brown eyes, and long brown hair.
Draco awoke with a start. From the expression on his face, you could tell he was confused. He had thought about this girl before but she had been entering his thoughts in different ways and a lot more often then she used to. True she had gotten very pretty since first year. She was no longer the bossy, know-it-all, with bushy hair, and buckteeth. She now had a great body with, gorgeous hair and a smile that could make even the toughest men melt. She was smart and funny but Draco could never admit this; He had a reputation to keep, after all.
He descended the stairs of the Malfoy Manor to the sound of his parent's arguing. This had become almost a routine. Next, he would hear the blood-curdling scream as his father attacked his mother. He slowed his pace and changed his path as to not be caught in the middle. He was so glad he would be off to school the next day; especially because he was the new Head Boy.
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Draco was sitting alone on the train; very glad to have gotten away form the two goons, Crabbe and Goyle. He was thinking about Hermione, again. He was very comfortable and about to dose off but the door suddenly banged open. Her voice rang through the small compartment: "There you are. We need to meet the Prefects." He followed her down the corridor and stepped into another to some new faces.
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After the Sorting and the feast, the Prefects and the Heads were called into a meeting room in the back of the Hall. It was there that they found out that the Prefects would get their own quarters within their house and the heads would be in a new tower. Later Draco and Hermione were taken to their tower. The password- Bianca Luna- was given to a picture of Merlin. They stepped through the opening and into a half circle room. On the left was a picture of a gold lion with a green snake on the right side of the room. The fireplace was in the middle of the flat wall and two couches were arranged around it. The one on the left was red and gold and the one on the right was green and silver. Spiral staircases on either side led up to two doors. One with an 'H" and the other with a 'D'. In the middle of the back wall was a huge floor to ceiling window that arched with a sunburst at the top. They were told that the pictures of their house mascots led to their common rooms. They could decorate their rooms however they pleased and could put their books on the shelves that covered the walls. Draco knew this year would be the best of all. Dumbuldore left them alone to explore their new dorm. There was an awkward silence before Hermione finally spoke. "So.Um. I'll go see what my room looks like incase I want to change anything." Draco watched her ascend the stairs and thought to himself God, she is hot.
Hermione's POV- Wow Draco has gotten really hot over the summer. His eyes are so amazing and he is so muscular. I can't believe I get to see him everyday. Wait this is Draco Malfoy- my sworn enemy. The boy that called me Granger and mudblood, who mad fun of Harry. Oh my gosh- Harry! I was supposed to meet him in the common room 10 minutes ago. She ran down the stairs and through the lion disappointed to see that Draco was not there. Everyone gave her weird looks as she materialized in front of them. Harry was one of them. "Hi Harry, sorry I'm late." "It's fine Hermione. Ummm. listen. I wanted to ask you something. "Sure, anything." She replied a little nervously about how this was going to turn out. "Yeah, we've know each other for along time and ummm." his voice trailed off. "I really like you Hermione and. er. wouldyoubemygirlfriend?" "Harry, could I maybe think about that?" "What's there to think about?" he almost yelled but she could hear the hurt in his voice. "I really like you Harry. It's just that we've been friends for so long. I don't want to ruin it if things don't work out." "Fine," he said quietly and turned to go up stairs. Hermione walked through the lion. Gosh, what's wrong with me? I've liked Harry forever. If he had asked me just a few hours ago, I would have jumped at the chance to date him. She walked up to her room to put on comfortable clothes. After pulling on a tank top and some sweats, she headed downstairs with her favorite book. Thinking that Draco was sleeping, she curled up on the couch not caring about how she looked. "Well you look very cozy." She jumped and looked around. Standing behind her was none other then Draco Malfoy. She starred at him long and hard trying to see what he was thinking. If he was thinking anything, he hid it well.
Draco's POV- She looks very cute just sitting there with her hair messy and her lips formed into a smile. I don't think I've ever seen her smile around me before. "Um. I thought you were sleeping." She murmured. "I can't sleep." "Why not Malfoy? Having bad dreams, are we?" "Actually, Hermione," he said emphasizing her name, "Yes, I was." "Oh," she said simply. She felt bad about how mean she had been to him. He didn't seem like himself right now. "I'm going to sleep now." "Okay. See you in Potions, Hermione." Once again dragging out her name. Once she reached the top of the stairs, she paused and turned, "Since when did you start calling me by my first name?" "Since today." "Okay, Draco" she said mimicking him. She crawled into her massive, four-poster bed with red, silk sheets, and smiled. Ten minutes later, Draco did the same.
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In Potions, Snape paired Draco with Hermione. They made it seem like they were arguing about the shrinking potion they were supposed to be making but, in fact, they were having a civilized conversation about their luxurious rooms. They made an agreement to carry on their old ways of acting towards each other in public. They both had reputations that could be ruined by their newfound friendship. Hermione later told Harry that she would stick with her previous decision not to date him. She truly did feel that "more than friends" would hurt their relationship if they broke up. She left it unsaid that she was hoping to give that title to Draco. And from the way things were going, that looked like a definite possibility.
He stepped from the circle of deatheaters and approached Lord Voldemort. He prepared him self for the pain that was about to befall him. The brander singed his skin as it touched his arm. When the pain subsided, he looked at his arm. Instead of the snake and skull, something unexpected was there- something with a pretty face, brown eyes, and long brown hair.
Draco awoke with a start. From the expression on his face, you could tell he was confused. He had thought about this girl before but she had been entering his thoughts in different ways and a lot more often then she used to. True she had gotten very pretty since first year. She was no longer the bossy, know-it-all, with bushy hair, and buckteeth. She now had a great body with, gorgeous hair and a smile that could make even the toughest men melt. She was smart and funny but Draco could never admit this; He had a reputation to keep, after all.
He descended the stairs of the Malfoy Manor to the sound of his parent's arguing. This had become almost a routine. Next, he would hear the blood-curdling scream as his father attacked his mother. He slowed his pace and changed his path as to not be caught in the middle. He was so glad he would be off to school the next day; especially because he was the new Head Boy.
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Draco was sitting alone on the train; very glad to have gotten away form the two goons, Crabbe and Goyle. He was thinking about Hermione, again. He was very comfortable and about to dose off but the door suddenly banged open. Her voice rang through the small compartment: "There you are. We need to meet the Prefects." He followed her down the corridor and stepped into another to some new faces.
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After the Sorting and the feast, the Prefects and the Heads were called into a meeting room in the back of the Hall. It was there that they found out that the Prefects would get their own quarters within their house and the heads would be in a new tower. Later Draco and Hermione were taken to their tower. The password- Bianca Luna- was given to a picture of Merlin. They stepped through the opening and into a half circle room. On the left was a picture of a gold lion with a green snake on the right side of the room. The fireplace was in the middle of the flat wall and two couches were arranged around it. The one on the left was red and gold and the one on the right was green and silver. Spiral staircases on either side led up to two doors. One with an 'H" and the other with a 'D'. In the middle of the back wall was a huge floor to ceiling window that arched with a sunburst at the top. They were told that the pictures of their house mascots led to their common rooms. They could decorate their rooms however they pleased and could put their books on the shelves that covered the walls. Draco knew this year would be the best of all. Dumbuldore left them alone to explore their new dorm. There was an awkward silence before Hermione finally spoke. "So.Um. I'll go see what my room looks like incase I want to change anything." Draco watched her ascend the stairs and thought to himself God, she is hot.
Hermione's POV- Wow Draco has gotten really hot over the summer. His eyes are so amazing and he is so muscular. I can't believe I get to see him everyday. Wait this is Draco Malfoy- my sworn enemy. The boy that called me Granger and mudblood, who mad fun of Harry. Oh my gosh- Harry! I was supposed to meet him in the common room 10 minutes ago. She ran down the stairs and through the lion disappointed to see that Draco was not there. Everyone gave her weird looks as she materialized in front of them. Harry was one of them. "Hi Harry, sorry I'm late." "It's fine Hermione. Ummm. listen. I wanted to ask you something. "Sure, anything." She replied a little nervously about how this was going to turn out. "Yeah, we've know each other for along time and ummm." his voice trailed off. "I really like you Hermione and. er. wouldyoubemygirlfriend?" "Harry, could I maybe think about that?" "What's there to think about?" he almost yelled but she could hear the hurt in his voice. "I really like you Harry. It's just that we've been friends for so long. I don't want to ruin it if things don't work out." "Fine," he said quietly and turned to go up stairs. Hermione walked through the lion. Gosh, what's wrong with me? I've liked Harry forever. If he had asked me just a few hours ago, I would have jumped at the chance to date him. She walked up to her room to put on comfortable clothes. After pulling on a tank top and some sweats, she headed downstairs with her favorite book. Thinking that Draco was sleeping, she curled up on the couch not caring about how she looked. "Well you look very cozy." She jumped and looked around. Standing behind her was none other then Draco Malfoy. She starred at him long and hard trying to see what he was thinking. If he was thinking anything, he hid it well.
Draco's POV- She looks very cute just sitting there with her hair messy and her lips formed into a smile. I don't think I've ever seen her smile around me before. "Um. I thought you were sleeping." She murmured. "I can't sleep." "Why not Malfoy? Having bad dreams, are we?" "Actually, Hermione," he said emphasizing her name, "Yes, I was." "Oh," she said simply. She felt bad about how mean she had been to him. He didn't seem like himself right now. "I'm going to sleep now." "Okay. See you in Potions, Hermione." Once again dragging out her name. Once she reached the top of the stairs, she paused and turned, "Since when did you start calling me by my first name?" "Since today." "Okay, Draco" she said mimicking him. She crawled into her massive, four-poster bed with red, silk sheets, and smiled. Ten minutes later, Draco did the same.
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In Potions, Snape paired Draco with Hermione. They made it seem like they were arguing about the shrinking potion they were supposed to be making but, in fact, they were having a civilized conversation about their luxurious rooms. They made an agreement to carry on their old ways of acting towards each other in public. They both had reputations that could be ruined by their newfound friendship. Hermione later told Harry that she would stick with her previous decision not to date him. She truly did feel that "more than friends" would hurt their relationship if they broke up. She left it unsaid that she was hoping to give that title to Draco. And from the way things were going, that looked like a definite possibility.