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Summary: Five kisses during their fifth year. T for language. Two-shot.
The Five Kisses of Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger
Stages
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The first time Draco Malfoy kissed Hermione Granger, she denied it ever happened. She did her best to tamper with her memories, to imagine it was Ron, Viktor, even Harry! Anyone but Malfoy. She doesn't know how it started, how one minute they were screaming obscenities at each other in an abandoned corridor, the next minute they were up against the wall snogging furiously. She didn't want to relive the shock and horror of finding herself wrapped around Malfoy, her hands tangled in his soft pale hair, his firm mouth crushed to hers. Didn't want to remember his clean citrus scent, how he tasted like mint. Didn't want to acknowledge that she enjoyed their intense kiss immensely. Didn't want to admit that she desperately wanted [needed] more.
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The second time Malfoy kissed Hermione, she ranted and raved at him to stop, stop, STOP! He had blackmailed her into meeting him in the empty classroom and immediately accused her of hexing him, placing a spell on him, slipping him some love potion; she must have done something to make him want her so badly. And she denied all his accusations; in fact, she flung them right back at him and claimed that he must have done all those things to her because never in her right mind would she ever look at him, talk to him, fancy him! much less snog him…
And in his anger, he threw her up against one of the many bookcases in the room, trying to intimidate her…
And in her anger, she started banging her fists against his chest…
And their kisses were rough and bruised their lips and left marks on their skin.
And she may have said "stop", but she betrayed herself by violently kissing him even more.
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The third time Malfoy kissed Hermione, she tried to bargain her way out of it. She was in the library trying to study when he pounced on her, pressing his lips against hers. She tried to reason with him, exams were coming soon after all, but he just ignored her and began nibbling on her earlobe and nuzzling her neck. She tried to bribe him; she'd tutor him, she'd even do all his homework, but he wrapped his arms around her slender waist, drawing her even closer to him. She tried to delay him with promises of a willing rendezvous, secret of course, at a later date, but he just silenced her with a mind-blowing kiss and all thoughts of study were forgotten.
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The fourth time Malfoy kissed Hermione, she was so upset she cried even harder. She was at the top of the Astronomy tower, trying to forget about stupid, insensitive Ron when he found her with tell-tale tracks of tears upon her face. He wrapped his arms around her and softly held her, murmuring "don't cry", "he doesn't deserve you", "you're better off with out him" and things of that sort. She didn't want him, but his touch was so gentle and caring; his kiss was so tender and slow. It was so unlike all his other kisses, yet just as familiar; she couldn't help but fall into his comforting embrace.
Regretfully, she discovered that Ron may be what she wanted, but Draco was exactly what she needed. And as their kiss deepened and the tears began to fall anew, she sadly realized that Ron was slowly losing the war for her heart.
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The fifth time Draco kissed Hermione, she knew it would be the last. They were on the Hogwarts Express; the school year was over. He'd pulled her into the loo and just stared at her forlornly, drinking her in, as if he'd never see her again. They didn't speak; they didn't need to. Her starry brown eyes searched his stormy grey ones and they both just knew. Just when she was ready to admit her love for him, he had to end his love for her. The softly tender, bittersweet kiss that held all her yearning and love ended far too soon and she was left alone in the bathroom, whispering "Goodbye, Draco."
A/N: This was based on the 5 Stages of Grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. I always thought Hermione would have a tough time admitting that she had feelings for Draco. I hope you liked it! :-)