A/N: Hellowww everyone! This idea has been going around in my mind for quite some time now. I really wanted to publish a chapter to see how you guys like it, so please review to let me know your thoughts. This story will be updated only if you want me to.
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Pulsatio by Blondfirefly
Chapter One
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved- George Sand.
"Hey, you! Give my CD back, you filthy thief! " a middle aged man ran after the curly haired brunette who was running away, hugging a stolen CD to her chest.
The man heaved a sigh as the girl disappeared around the corner, a smile curling his lips. This girl was something else entirely.
Hermione Jean Granger ran as fast as her legs could carry her. Elbowing and pushing, she made her way through the crowd and ran into an isolated alleyway. Tucking the CD in her beaded bag, she placed a trembling hand on her forehead. This had been a very close call.
"Return it," said a throaty voice.
She jumped, her hand on her chest- right above her heart.
She couldn't see anyone.
"Who's there?" She hated that her voice trembled.
A man who could've been a model stepped out of the shadows, his blonde hair catching light. His eyes were deep and silver. His nose and chin pointy, his lips the perfect shape.
"Who are you?" She asked again, her voice gaining it's usual bossiness.
"A fellow human being from whose uncle you just stole."
"Uncle?" She scoffed.
"I've known Mr Black since I was a kid! And he has no siblings!"
"You still are a kiddo. Now hand me the CD" he stated calmly.
"How dare you?" She hissed. " Who are you to ask me- umphhh" the man placed his hand over her moving mouth, muffling whatever was going to come out of it.
" Now you listen to me, Ms Bushy head, I need you to return the CD to me or I'll call Mr Potter, and believe me, you don't want to deal with him."
Hermione slapped his hand away, angrily, and glared at him.
" Just who do you think you are, Mr shiny hair?"
"Shiny?" He scoffed.
"Move out of my way" she tried to move past him, but he grabbed her arm and hauled her back.
"What is wrong with you? Can you stop manhandling me?" She almost screeched as she pulled her arm away.
"And what is wrong with you? All I'm asking for is my CD!" He snarled.
"Oh but who the hell do you think you are?!" She yelled out in frustration.
" I'm the rightful owner of that CD, Ms whoever-whatever! "
"Go away, blondie"
"Not before you return the CD"
"What the fuck is that CD to you?" She pulled at her hair.
And by the way her cheeks flamed, the blond knew that she didn't normally swear.
"Listen to me, you give me that CD right now, and I'll forget I even saw you"
"No chance" Hermione bit back. "Mr Black knows that I always borrow stuff from the shop" she stuck her tongue out at him, desperately seeking an escape plan.
"Oh really?" He drawled, "and how many times have you returned them?"
Hermione cheeks flamed. The git looked too amused by her, and that was pissing her off. His eyes were raking over her form and she subconsciously ran her sweaty hands down her skirt to smooth it out.
"I'll return this one" she said.
"Promise?" He held out his pinky and Hermione looked at him like he was mad.
Rolling her eyes, she curled her own little finger around his, sealing the promise.
"Now, get the hell out of my face"
The blond laughed, and walked away, his hands tucked into his pockets. Hermione watched him until he disappeared from her view.
"Well well, look who we have here" the redhead jumped off the couch and ran towards Hermione, enveloping her in a bone crushing hug.
"Good to see you, Ginny" the brunette said as she patted her best friend's back.
Ginny Weasley pulled away, her eyes beaming.
"Why didn't you come to school today?" The redhead asked.
Hermione sat on the couch, her legs swinging up and landing on the coffee table in front of the couch.
"Had a busy day yesterday" she mumbled.
Ginny immediately sobered up. " Is she alright..-your grandma?"
Hermione huffed, "as well as she can be"
"When is the surgery?"
"Next month"
Ginny hugged her friend's side," she's going to be alright"
"I hope so...she's the only family I have"
Ginny rubbed her arm,"You have us"
"I do?" She asked with a slight chuckle. The Weasley Household was her second home.
"Always"
Hermione sighed and threw her head back.
"Coffee? "Ginny asked.
"No, thank you"
"Mione?"
"Yeah?" She turned her head to look at the redhead.
" You don't know what happened at school today." She mumbled, her eyes glinting.
"Changed your crush again, did you?" Hermione teased.
"Oh Mione, you won't believe who came to our school!"
"Who, Gin?"
"Harry Potter!" She yelled and threw her head back dramatically.
"Harry Potter? As in Harry Harry Potter?"
"Yes! And that's not it, Draco Malfoy joined as well!" She squealed.
"Draco Malfoy? Son of Doctor Lucius Malfoy?" Hermione gasped.
"The very same one" Ginny smirked.
"Malfoy and Potter in our school!?" Hermione couldn't wrap her head around it.
" Yes, Mione, yes! And dang it, Harry Potter wins hottie of the year award!"
"The school must be in chaos today, then?"
"Oh, you should've seen Greengrass' and Parkinson's faces. They were ogling Malfoy! He paid no attention to anyone, whatsoever. But, Harry was so sweet! He even smiled at me. Gaahh" Ginny rolled off the couch.
Hermione laughed.
"Draco Malfoy's friendship with Harry Potter seems quite odd, don't you think? Lucius Malfoy and James Potter have always known to be at each other's throat most of the time."
"Lucius and James aren't really enemies per se. Dad has seen them being polite to each other when he's not at the reception"
Hermione hummed in response.
" Looks like High school got a tad bit more interesting now"
" A tad bit? Girl, fucking interesting!"
Hermione rolled her eyes at Ginny, and covered a yawn with the back of her hand.
That night as she lay awake in bed, the blond man's voice rang through her ears.
"Now you listen to me, Ms Bushy head, I need you to return the CD to me or I'll call Mr Potter, and believe me, you don't want to deal with him."
So, he knew James Potter too.
"We're running late, Ginny!" Hermione yelled as she grabbed a buttered toast and took a bite from it.
"Coming, mum" Ginny yelled back.
The girls usually stayed over at Hermione's place because it was at a walking distance from the school.
"Close that makeup pouch already!" Hermione yelled.
Ginny came storming into the kitchen, one of her hands fanning at her face.
" Just waiting for the setting spray to dry and settle in place" the redhead reasoned as she took a seat beside her friend.
" Ginny, are you alright? "Hermione asked.
" Wh- yes. Why?"
" You look...red" Hermione grimaced slightly.
" Oh" Ginny smoothed her palms over her hair silky straight red hair.
"I'm just nervous, Mione"
"Whatever for? " Hermione frowned.
"What if Harry already has a girlfriend?"
Hermione laughed.
" Gin, are you really thinking about dating Harry Potter?"
"Oh hell yes!" Ginny banged her palm on the table, spilling some of her orange juice.
"Good luck" Hermione smirked at her.
"Thanks," Ginny replied, grabbing a paper towel to wipe the mess she'd created.
Lucius Malfoy and James Potter were the most heard names of London. Malfoy and Potter, both, were neurosurgeons and millionaires. They both worked in London Bridge Hospital and so the two had very tough competition. They were both constantly trying to get more complicated surgeries just so they could prove themselves better than the other. Arthur Weasley was the receptionist at the hospital. The red haired man often wondered why someone would want to compete over something as sensitive as saving a human life.
Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter were the most potential eligible bachelors of UK, who just happened to have moved from Edinburgh to London. And now, they were attending the last year of high school at an ordinary school because for once in their lives, they wanted to experience normalcy.
And that's how Ginny Weasley found them both.
Harry and Draco were leaning against a wall, their hands tucked into their pockets. "Hi!" Ginny approached them.
Draco nudged Harry in the ribs, earning a glare from the green eyed man.
"Hello"
"I um...Professor McGonagall wanted me to give this to you" She said, blushing furiously.
Harry took the note from her, his eyes roaming over her face.
"Thank you," he said politely.
" Don't mention" Ginny smiled shyly.
" Ginerva Weasley! I've been searching the whole school for you and you're-" Hermione Granger's words were cut short as she stared into the grey eyes of the blond man.
"You" Hermione's eyes narrowed into slits, and her nostrils flared.
"You," said the blond, looking equally shocked.
" What are you doing here? Been following me, have you?" She hissed.
" Hermione-" Ginny began, but Hermione cut her off by holding a hand up.
" Ms Hermione, I'd prefer if you'd please jump off your high horse. I'm here for-"
"Don't think you can fool me Mr shiny hair" she snarled.
" Herm-"
"Be quiet, Ginny"
The green eyed man was barely stifling his laughter, and Hermione turned her glare towards him.
He immediately straightened up.
"Look, Shiny, if you're here for the CD, then I'm sorry because I haven't watched the film yet, so you can leave right now and I'll return it back to Mr Black whenever I'm done with it"
" Woah Woah, you daft woman! Can't you see I'm wearing a Senior jacket?"
Hermione scoffed. " As if it's hard to buy a senior jacket"
"It's the school's senior jacket, you twat. As if i would put myself through so much trouble just to follow you" he scoffed.
" Did you just call me a twat, Mr I'm-so-shite-at-coming-up-with-an-excuse? "
" Hermione, stop!" Ginny interfered yet again.
" Ginerva, let me deal with this manky old man"
"Old?" He actually seemed offended by this.
"Yes, old. White hair. Wrinkles. A big mouth." she wrinkled her nose mockingly.
" Wait till my father hears about this" he snarled at her.
" And who is your father? Prince Charles? " She mocked him.
" No, Doctor Lucius Malfoy "
Hermione laughed- straight, outright.
" Nice one, blondie" she said dryly.
" Herm-"
"Ginny" she warned.
" You don't under-"
"Oh, I perfectly understand. He's just an old nutter who'd even change his father to gain attention."
"Excuse me?" His lips curled up into a sneer.
" Excused" Hermione waved her hand, "Let's go Ginny"
"Hermione, listen to me"
Hermione huffed, "What is it?"
"I...er this is Harry Potter" Ginny pointed towards Harry who bowed his head, a smile gracing his lips.
"Oh" now she felt embarrassed. Why did she have to go ahead and explode on that blondie in front of Harry Potter.
"And this.." she pointed towards the blond who was still scowling at the brunette.
Hermione snorted, "this is blondie, the freak. No introductions are necessary"
"This is Draco Malfoy".
Hermione looked at Ginny, then. Her brown eyes searching her blue ones for any hint of humour. But, she found none.
Hermione lifted a shaky finger at the blonde. " This...this is Draco Malfoy?" She whispered, her eyes wide.
The blond's scowl hardened.
"Yes..." Ginny replied.
Reality hit Hermione like a ton of bricks and she pivoted on her heel, and ran out of the corridor.
"That went smoothly" Ginny said awkwardly before following Hermione.
Draco watched the girl disappear from his view, and he was shaking in rage. Girls were supposed to be swooning at his feet, but this one- she challenged him. Draco Malfoy was a risk taker, but he didn't like being looked down at. That was against his family's standards. He was a Malfoy, after all.
"Draco, mate, you alright there?" Harry snapped his fingers.
Draco shook his head. " Yeah. Yes, I'm fine"
"Full of surprises, this place, isn't it?" Harry said as his gaze travelled over the retreating form of Ginny Weasley.
"Yeah" Draco replied, his gaze fixated on the spot where the bushy haired brunette was standing moments ago.
"Couldn't you have told me earlier, Gin?"
Ginny scowled," as if you'd have allowed me to speak"
"I...God...what will I do now?!" She pulled at her hair.
" What's the matter, Hermione? You can just apologise..."
Hermione snorted," Gin, you know about the Malfoy Ego better than me"
Ginny sighed. "Fine, then forget about it"
"I can't" she whispered.
" Why not?" Ginny's brows furrowed.
"My grandma...her surgery...Dr Lucius Malfoy" Hermione struggled to form a coherent sentence.
" What...oh, Hermione!" Ginny hugged her best friend. "Dr Malfoy is a grown up man, Mione! He wouldn't do anything wrong just because you hurt his son's ego. Besides, I don't think Draco took your insults to heart".
" Yeah? He probably took them to his dear daddy...I...I'm just worried. What if he asks his father-"
"Hermione! He doesn't know that grandma is your grandma" Ginny said wickedly.
Sudden realisation dawned on her face, and her eyes lit up. "Oh, yes" she whispered.
Ginny laughed and wiped the dried tear tracks from her best friend's cheeks and hugged her.
"Never change, Mione. Stay fierce"
"Always"
"What are you thinking about, Draco?" Narcissa Malfoy laid a hand on her son's shoulder.
Draco sighed and shook his head.
"Nothing, mum. Just thinking of ways to get rid of those clingy girls at school"
Narcissa chuckled. " What can I say now? My son is too handsome" she placed a chaste kiss on his forehead.
"I love you, mum"
"I love you, too, Draco. More than anything."
"Even more than you love dad?" He teased.
"Oh, so much more than that" she said with a wink.
" I heard that Cissa!" Lucius Malfoy yelled from the lounge.
" Jeez, this man has his ears everywhere"
" I heard that too"
Draco laughed. " Go give him some company, mum"
Narcissa smiled proudly at her son. " I know you want to stay alone right now, Draco. But you should know that you can talk to me about anything, alright?" She ran her palm over his forehead.
Draco grabbed her hand and kissed her palm. "Thank you, mum. You're the best"
Narcissa smiled at him before leaving him alone with his thoughts.
His thoughts on a certain bushy haired Hermione.
Hermione.
He liked the sound of it.
Fucking hell.
"It's going to be alright, nana" Hermione whispered into her grandma's hair.
"I hope so, too, my child. The world is too cruel, and even the thought of leaving you here..alone" she sniffed.
" Shhhh. Nothing going to happen to you. It's a small tumour, and I've asked Mr Weasley to see if Dr James Potter is available for the surgery."
" Wasn't Dr Malfoy going to be the one to do it?"
"Yes" she hesitated," but I think Dr James is more capable"
" As you say, Hermione" her grandma kissed her on the head.
"Goodnight, nana" she whispered and exited the room with a heavy heart.
Crawling under her bed, she grabbed the CD and walked towards the CD player. Pushing the CD inside, with more force than what was necessary, she plopped down onto the couch.
Dragging her knees up to her face, she began to cry as Titanic began to play.
Hermione parked her car and pocketed her keys, before walking towards her front door. Stumbling over a huge rock, she lost her balance and flailed her arms around to find support.
"Careful there," said the voice that haunted her dreams, and two strong arms wrapped around her middle, holding her in place.
Hermione's breath hitched in her throat as she tore away from his iron grip. There was no mistaking that this was, indeed, Mr Shiny Hair.
"I.." she shook her head," what are you doing here?"
Draco Malfoy smirked at her. "Hmmm. You're not screaming like a banshee, you aren't insulting my gorgeous hair, and your own hair is quite calm today. Who are you and what have you done to Hermione?"
Hermione stood gaping at him, and then snapped her mouth shut.
"That's just because I was surprised... So, what the hell are you doing here Shiny?" She asked.
" Looks like you didn't learn your lesson the last time" he drawled.
"What lesson?"
"You don't believe I'm a Malfoy, do you?"
"Of course I do," she scoffed. " Only a Malfoy has an ego twice their own size."
"You haven't even encountered my ego, yet, Hermione" he emphasised her name, his lips tugging upwards at the corners.
Hermione shook her head to clear it.
"You changed the subject, Shiny. Why are you here?"
He pushed his tongue into his cheek, and then shook his head.
"What?" She asked.
"I won't answer because I'm not shiny"
She rolled her eyes. "Actually, you are, but because I don't want to waste my time, let's try again. What are you doing here, Mr Malfoy?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Draco" he said, his face serious yet friendly.
She was momentarily struck by how gorgeous he looked in the moonlight.
Stupid, stupid, Hermione! Focus!
" Don't make this harder, Draco" she said, his name rolling off her tongue.
Draco shut his eyes, and then shook his head.
"I came here to give the collected funds to Rachel."
Hermione's jaw dropped.
A/N: Soooo how was it? I'm very curious hahha. Also,Hermione might be a bit OOC for the first few chapters. Reason will be revealed later. Please review! Thank you for reading x
P.s This chapter is unedited and unbeta'ed. Any and all mistakes are my own.
Note: The summary above is of a Turkish Drama Serial (Kalp Atisi). I came across it on Instagram and plot bunnies attacked me (duh). So I watched one episode out of interest and then my muse kicked in and drove me up the wall till I wrote this chapter down. Anyways, there are slight similarities in the plot (note I only watched one episode lol) So if you recognise any ideas from the serial, then it belongs to them. Rest is my own. Lots of love x
