Hellooooo! For those of you who don't know, this is the sequal to my other story, Walking the Line (which explains why Draco and Hermione are in bed together) ;)
I blinked hard, and rubbed my eyes as I was dazzled by the bright sunlight spilling through the large windows. I smiled at the red and gold décor in the room. Imagine if father dear could see me now! I looked down at the figure curled up on the bed beside me. Her mane of bushy hair was spread over the pillow, and a few stray wisps fell elegantly over her flawless face. I sighed contentedly. She looked so beautiful. I couldn't resist leaning down to kiss her on the forehead. I couldn't believe that finally, after all these years, this little angel was all mine.
She stirred, and I felt instantly guilty for waking her. Her eyelids flickered open to reveal a pair of innocent brown eyes.
"I'm so sorry I woke you… Go back to sleep…" I coaxed. She smiled up at me, and my heart fluttered.
"Don't worry. There's nothing else I'd prefer to wake up to," she said, wrapping her arms around my neck and giving me a soft, lingering 'good morning' kiss.
"Do you have a map?" I asked. Her eyebrows creased into a look of confusion. "I think I just got lost in your eyes." She grinned.
"Do you have any crackers?" Now it was my turn to look confused. "Cos that line was so cheesy!" I smiled. She needed more practise.
"Go back to sleep," I repeated, "we still have ages. And you need your beauty sleep!" I teased. She slapped me jokingly, but instead of removing her hand she pulled me in for another kiss.
"How could I go to sleep, now that I know what I would be missing?" I gave her a look of mock anger, as I straddled her and pinned her arms above her head. It was then that she caught sight of the clock on the wall. "Draco!" she shrieked. "Get off, we're going to be late for lessons!" I groaned. Typical Hermione. Reluctantly, I let her up, but still held on to one arm. "Get out, Draco!"
"But I don't want to leave…" I moaned, latching onto her leg playfully. She ruffled my hair, and seemed torn between annoyance and amusement. Luckily for me, amusement won.
"I suppose we could have breakfast up here," she said, grabbing her wand off the dressing table. A plate of sandwiches appeared. I looked at the clock.
"Hmm, we have about… ten minutes to spare," I said, standing up, wrapping my arms around her slender waist and pulling her towards me. "What could we do in ten minutes…?" I wondered facetiously. She smiled naughtily, and followed me back to the bed.
Hermione had potions first too. Our little, um… 'frolic', shall we say, lasted longer than expected, and we were already two minutes late. And counting. But I was damned if I was going to tell her that, as she seemed blissfully unaware that today was the first day of her life that she was actually late for a lesson. As we reached the door to the potions room, she held back slightly.
"What's wrong?" I asked softly, one hand on the door.
"It's nothing… just that… Everyone's going to know we're together," she said, looking at me searchingly. "Maybe we should… I don't know… go in separately or something?" I smiled at how worried she looked.
"You just don't want to be the very last person into class!" I fake-scolded her. She looked down at the floor. I stepped back so I was facing her, and placed both my hands on her face, forcing her to look at me. "Look Hermione, I don't have a problem with everyone knowing I'm in love with you. But, if that's the way my girlfriend wants to do it, then that's the way it's going to be done." She smiled gratefully, and rewarded me with a quick peck on the lips.
"That's sweet… You know what? If you don't have a problem with it, then neither do I." I smiled at her. Then, hand in hand, we entered the dungeon.
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