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Abundance of Feelings- Chapter One: New Student and Promise
Full Summary: When a transfer student enters Hogwarts, he is hooked on Hermione... Guys are jealous, but maybe not the ones you'd expect!
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"... And now, would you please welcome our newest transfer student, Mr. Joshua Grierson," rang out the voice of the headmaster.
Hundreds of eyes stared at the new dark haired boy, clad in new black robes. He was tall and looked muscular under the many layers of cloth. Amidst the sea of pupils, you could almost hear the thoughts of all the girls in the Great Hall, thinking the exact same thing:
'He's hot.'
All except for one bushy headed Gryffindor (a favorite in many of our hearts.) Naturally, Joshua only had eyes for her. Hermione was acting normal as ever, to the relief of two certain boys. They were afraid that she'd be affected by him too, not to mention the jealousy that one of them would feel.
Nobody in the school knew that someone else would be feeling jealous.
"All right then, would you please sit here?" Professor McGonagall's voice broke the trance, appearing flustered. She gestured to the wooden stool beside her. The boy nodded, looking away from Hermione, and walked over to take a seat on the stool. She lifted the hat upon his head, and then it immediately shouted "SLYTHERIN!"
Groans were heard all over. It would be hard to date a Syltherin, no matter how good looking he was. He walked to the long table and joined his housemates, engaging in conversation with the nearest ones. His eyes strayed to Hermione once more. This time he caught her eye and winked.
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It had all happened last night.
'Why was he so interested in me?' Hermione wondered as the pushed back the covers. The sun shone in, blinding her temporarily. It was a beautiful Monday morning, despite the stereotype. 'Did he know that I would be mistreated afterwards?!' It was true- she'd been the recipient of many evil glares and whispers all night. 'But I suppose I can take a little of it, after all, Harry gets-'
And then her eyes fell upon the flowers on her dresser.
There were bunches of flowers adorning every available space- daisies, violets, even roses! The fragrance was overpowering, almost making her dizzy. She glanced around the room; none of her friends had received them. Making her way over, Hermione discovered the simple card:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I don't know which you like
but I like you.
"Oh my gosh," she mumbled. Flipping the card over, she discovered that it had no signature.
"Oooh, what's that?" a voice asked. Lavender got out of bed, wearing pajama shorts and a cami. Her eyes widened and her mouth fell open. "Flowers?! Who's it from?" she screeched.
"Lavender, don't-!" Hermione started, but it was too late. Everyone crowded around, wearing similar expressions to Lavender.
"A secret admirer!" "You're so lucky!" "Who are they from, any guesses?" "I'm so jealous!"
"Hey, wait!" Parvati interrupted. "I think I know! Joshua! He was staring at you all night," she said. Hermione blushed.
"Ha! Well, we'll have to find out," a girl said.
"Yes, let's," Lavender insisted.
After a moment's hesitation, Hermione agreed reluctantly.
She didn't know how much she was going to regret having ever laid eyes on Joshua Grierson.
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Staring out the window, he sighed. He could tell that something was going to happen today.
Draco wasn't usually like this. He could be seen with a smirk on his face, or maybe a sneer of importance. If he was anything, he wasn't calm.
But, of course, it's not every day you realize what the one thing you need is. And Draco had done just that.
He needed a girlfriend.
Pansy had never satisfied him; he'd never actually liked her. But he hadn't wanted a single reputation to become his forever. So he'd went along with her to the Yule Ball, and things went on from there. It was bearable for a while, but lately he'd become sick of merely seeing her face. So they'd broken up a few months ago.
He'd never been so lonely. Even if he didn't like her, having Pansy was better than having nothing.
He'd gotten by those months after the breakup by gazing at the one he liked from afar, knowing that it could never happen. It was impossible. But he'd realized recently that he'd only been teasing Granger because he didn't know what else to do.
That's right. Draco Malfoy, pureblood, almost royal for Merlin's sake, had a crush on a Mudblood.
He decided to make himself a promise today. Hermione would be his someday… and someday very soon.
Author's Note: This story is just something I came up with randomly. Comments, critiques, all appreciated. Thank you!
Sienna-shirou