This is just a story I decided to write. Please review and tell me what you think. I'll keep writing if it's worth it. I just liked this idea.
Disclaimer. I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters but I do own the plot and the original characters. I also own the song that is in here. So don't sue.
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He paced. For the first time in a very long time he was nervous. He paced the room anxiously. The other's eyes all on him, smiling and holding back giggles but they too were worries. Too much time had passed and it was late. No sounds could be heard as they waited.
He looked up at the clock. Ten-thirty pm. He finally sat down putting his head in his hands. He needed to take his mind of all this. He'd go crazy if he didn't.
He thought back at how it all started. Yes this would keep his mind off the situation at hand.
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"You look fine Draco." Ben had told him. He'd just stared at his reflection in the mirror once more before heading for the door.
This was a usual thing. They were at a wizard's nightclub. One of the newest, 'the red dragon.'
He'd met Ben a year ago when he'd started working. After Voldemor had been defeated Lucius had lost his mind. Draco suspected it might have been the dark lords way of leaving his mark. After falling into a coma Draco's father had awakened unable to remember anything. A blessing from the gods he supposed.
Now his father seemed a lot calmer. He could only remember a few things. About his wife who took care of him, his son who he treasured most. Draco wished that his father could have gone through this year's ago before everything happened but better now than never.
Draco was now twenty-two and he was at the club. It was a ritual. He hadn't seen anyone from Hogwarts since he'd left and he liked it that way. He'd never had real friends there. He'd never had them because he'd never allowed himself to have them.
Now though he needed them. He wanted and desired friends. Not just people who would use him. Ben was one of these people.
"Yeah. I guess so. Come on lets go." He said quietly leaving the bathroom. Ben smirked playfully and followed his friend. Ben had gone to an American wizarding school and had moved to London when he turned eighteen.
Heading out from the corridors Draco spotted her. It was her legs that caught his attention since he was looking down but as he traveled up her body he couldn't help but gulp. She was gorgeous.
Her legs were a light tanned color and where long and slender. She was clad in a light pink dress that hung from her well-curved hips and waist. It was a spaghetti strap and he looked further up her body till he reached her face.
Her lips were luscious. Full and pouty just the way he liked. Her cheeks had a very light application of blush and her button nose accented her face perfectly.
He looked at her eyes. A soft shade of eye shadow covered her eyelids that covered those brown orbs, deep and meaningful, so full of knowledge and wonder.
Her hair was wavy and smooth. He couldn't believe it. He would recognize this girl even if fifty years would pass. The girl he'd tormented for seven years in Hogwarts was standing right in front of him. The woman that had haunted his mind for the last ten years. The girl he'd had a secret crush on. The girl he thought he could never have.
Hermione Granger.
"Draco what you looking at?" Ben asked oblivious to what was going on. He looked up and saw her. He gave a whistle and grinned. "Nice catch."
Ben was only joking. Draco hadn't had a girlfriend or any female friend since he'd known him. He kept to himself and it bothered him sometimes. Draco really needed a girlfriend.
"Uh yeah." He managed to mutter. She stood there with her arms across her chest. Looking quite out of place indeed.
He stared at her for along while before a group of women came to her side. He recognized Ginny because of her long red hair but he only knew the other girls must belong to Gryfinndor maybe Ravenclaw and Huffelpuff.
"Hey D-R-A-C-O?" Ben sang out waving his hand in front of his friend. A group of men came up to them looking quite curious.
"What's wrong with Draco?" A guy with brown eyes asked. "He looks dazed."
"Look at the brunette in the pink dress." Ben said pointing to Hermione. "He hasn't stopped looking at her since he laid eyes on her."
The group of males all turned to look at Hermione and all gave a low whistle of approval.
They all started poking Draco to go talk to the girl. It was about time he took interest in a woman.
"Come on Draco We were starting to think you played for the other side of the Quidditch team."
He found himself in front of the group of women looking straight at Hermione's beautiful eyes.
"Yes?" She said slowly as if she recognized him but couldn't place from where.
"Hermione?" He said slowly. She nodded ignoring the giggles from her friends.
"Yes that's me. Who are you?"
"I'm Draco." He said confidently. She would not make him nervous, she would not make him nervous.
"Draco Malfoy?" She said in shock. This couldn't be right. This was not Draco Malfoy.
"Yes. Draco Malfoy." He said expecting her to slap him now that she knew who he was.
"Oh Merlin." She whispered. "It can't be."
Before she could say anything else the girls around her started talking to Draco as if they were all good friends. They made him sit down with them and they all started talking about what they'd been doing.
Draco's friends watched from a distance laughing at the young dragon's dilemma.
They finally decided to walk over to him and see if they could help.
"Ladies excuse the interruption but I think you have something that belongs to us." Ben said grinning widely at Lavender who smiled flirtatiously back.
"Oh really. What could we possibly have of yours?" Another girl asked.
"Well it's about 6'4, has piercing blue eyes and platinum blond hair and is glaring at me right now."
"Oh you're Draco's friends?" Ginny asked smiling.
"Yes." They said at the same time. In total there were about seven women including the silent Hermione.
"Well then please join us." Lavender said. "We're celebrating Ginny's engagement."
"Oh congratulations Miss Ginny.' David said smiling. He extended his hand and shook hers firmly.
"Thank you." She said
Draco was pushed to sit next to Hermione while everyone got comfortable on the plush couches.
"So how did you get in here?" Parveti asked the boys.
"Oh Allan here owns it." David said patting a blond man sitting next to him. They all went into a long conversation about the club and how it started and most of the women were enthralled.
Hermione wasn't' interested so instead she started speaking to Draco. "I can't believe you'd remember me."
"Well it's very hard to forget you." He said leaning closer to her so they could speak.
Hermione's cheeks became a light shade of red and she quickly changed the subject.
"How's your father?" She blurted out
"Oh my father. Well he and my mother are on holiday at the moment. He's fine though. Coma did him good." He said weakly. It was still very hard to talk about it. He'd been the one to find his father in his crazed condition.
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"Father?" Draco called out. He'd been looking for him for about an hour. He would have left him out there but his mother had been so insistent.
He was about two miles from the manor. They'd heard that Voldemort had finally been defeated and most of the death eaters were running around like an army of lost ants.
He was near one of the many rivers and he lit his wand closely to the water. He saw a body. He let his eyes adjust to the darkness and he walked closer to it. His eyes widened in horror.
"Dad." He ran towards his father who was breathing very shallowly.
"Draco." He said in a tone he'd never heard his father use.
"Yes father it's me."
His eyes were dull as Draco lifted him. Draco shifted his weight so he could carry the older man.
"Should be a nice party." Lucius said gleefully. "Everyone's going to be there. Make sure your mother looks beautiful."
"She always does father." He said going along with his father's babble. He needed to get him to a hospital but where. It was too dark to see. He shifted once again and pointed his wand up to the sky. He'd need help.
"Course she does. Beautiful woman your mother, should have seen her when I was your age boy. Was a rare gem indeed." After that Lucius went on to tell Draco things he'd never heard of. About how they'd celebrated their marriage and how Narcissa had fallen pregnant. "You my boy are our prize. Make sure you make us all proud won't you."
That was the last thing he said. He fell unconscious and only then did Draco realize that his father had been bleeding. He placed him down on the soft ground and started to let up red lights in the sky He saw someone respond and he only prayed they got there in time.
"Come on you old fool wake up, you can't leave us now." Draco said bending down next to Lucius.
"Who's out there?" Auroras.
"Over here." Draco called out. Four men came by. "He's bleeding."
"Don't worry we'll make sure he's ok." One of the older men said. They lifted Lucius up and levitated him towards the nearest lights. "He'll be alright son."
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They all started to order drinks. Draco watched Hermione all night. The way she lifted her cup. The way she played with the rim of the glass as she drank from it. Her eyes would glance up every so often and stare at him but being the type of man he was he didn't look away.
His eyes held a challenging streak in them. He challenged her to turn away from him. He'd changed a bit. His attitude towards people had soothed but he was still Draco Malfoy. No one could take that away. It was in his blood.
Hermione stared at him for a long while. Neither spoke as the others talked about anything. It didn't go unnoticed though that the Slytherin and the Gryfinndor seemed extremely quiet.
"Oh look Harry's here." Ginny said happily. She stood up and greeted her fiancée. He grinned and waved at the group. Ginny didn't let him go to the table though. He was reluctantly dragged onto the dance floor.
"You know Ginny's got a good idea there. Draco take Hermione out on the dance floor and I'll take this lovely flower out." Ben said getting up and taking Lavender's hand. "I hope your husband doesn't' mind."
"I don't have one. Or a boyfriend." She said quickly. "Go on Hermione go dance."
"Oh no I couldn't." Hermione said quickly. Draco on the other hand did not back down from his friend.
"No I'd be happy to." He said firmly and grabbed her hand. She got up with a huff and walked to the dance floor.
"You know maybe I didn't want to dance." She said hotly.
"Maybe I did." He retorted as he started dancing with her.
Taking in all that you see.
Want to be anywhere but here.
Want to say goodbye to everything, I don't know why.
I don't know why.
They danced to the music and he placed his hands on her hips. So enthralled by the music she took no notice only kept dancing. Singing to the witch's voice.
You walk around this crazy place.
Where things are never quite the same.
You want to escape this world and join your own.
Want to be with me and know what's real.
The music started getting a little faster and the red dragons that were on the ceiling flew around in a raging battle that imitated the dancers.
Leave the light on for me.
I don't know when I'm coming home.
I just have to be free.
Let the magic spin your world.
Let the world be the magic in your soul.
The dance music started after that and Hermione danced happily with Draco. He smiled at the feel of her in his arms and felt her completely relaxed at his touch.
"I've missed you." He said over the music.
"What?" She strained to hear him over the loud drums.
"I said I've missed you."
"Oh. That's nice." She said not hearing him clearly. He sighed and looked up at the glass chamber where no one was dancing in.
"Come on." He said slyly. She looked up and saw the chamber.
"No Draco I don't want to." She said quickly.
"Do you even know what it is Granger?" He said in his old tone.
"How do you now I'm still Granger?" She retorted. The comment stung his heart. Oh Merlin what if she wasn't. He looked down at her hand quickly and noticed no ring.
"You're not married." He said quickly. "No boyfriend either I'm guessing." He said looking around the room.
"No, no boyfriend either." She agreed looking down. He grinned while she wasn't looking and pulled her into the empty camber.
The light started flashing around them as the music changed into a faster beat. He looked at her and started explaining.
"It's a music chamber. You follow the steps on the floor. Try not to get it wrong too many times. I just bought this outfit."
"What?" She asked.
"Just do it Granger." He said quickly forcing her to dance. Outside the chamber their friends started to watch.
"Oh god." Hermione moaned as she started following the steps on the floor. It had been a new novelty for the club. Dancing chambers were you followed the music. If you got it wrong…
"Paint." She squealed. Little flakes of paint started snowing down on them in different colors, along with different fairy dusts and muggle sparkles.
"Come on. Keep up." Draco ordered laughing at the situation. Everyone started watching as they danced to the beat.
I'm totally lost.
There's nothing to say.
Don't you dare walk away
You'll just have to stay.
Live with me.
Breath with me.
Everyone started dancing again as the lyrics started up again. Draco took Hermione out of the chamber and they sat back down.
"Oh god who made that thing?" She said laughing at her state.
"I did." He said proudly. "Allan wanted some help so we all pitched in."
"I honestly never see you helping someone Draco Malfoy." She said grabbing a mirror from her purse.
'Well I've changed a lot." He said huskily. "Listen do you want to get something to drink. There's a café just a block away. I really want to talk to you without the music."
Hermione stayed quiet for a long time. He was worried now. Nervous even, he'd admit it now. Would she reject him and tell him to get lost. The glint in her eyes said something though. He could only hope.
'Sure." She said grinning. Grabbing a note and small quill she wrote a note to her friends and got up grabbing her jacket.
They walked out together not noticing the group all watch them leave.
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Well I hope you liked it. I'll keep going with it. I was trying to write a one shot but failed miserably. I've aid it I can't write one shots. I'm not that type of writer. I'm a chapter writer.
Well anyway. Enjoy.
Kang/Sanura.