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Disclaimer: No, I am still not J.K Rowling, and no matter how much I beg, I am still probably a good 20 years under her age, I have no idea how old she is because I don't want to be a stalker ^_^

Blooming Love

By: Solest

Chapter 2: The Party Part Two

The pair were sitting peacefully at their table, sipping at their drinks. Both of them were wondering who their 'date' was. Hermione studied him silently. He had beautiful eyes, a wonderful blue-grey hue that presumably turned silver at times. His hair was a platinum blonde, he had a strong jaw line.

He was also studying her. She had warm brown eyes and long brown hair, curled in gentle ringlets, that went down to her waist. She was wearing a powdered grey dress. There was a slit over her left leg, the dress stopped just above her knees, it had one elegant shoulder strap to keep it on her. She was wearing a pair of dusty white heels that brought the look together.

Her eyes were framed with a light silver and her lips were a gentle pink. But most intriguing was her mask, it, like his, covered only the topmost half of her face, but how she had done it was the most shocking. Her make up was almost like the mask, the mask was so thin that when she put it on it blended with the contours of her face, the overall look was elegant and ghostly in a way.

'So, am I going to have to keep guessing as to who you are?' He asked, raising his eyebrows. Hermione smiled sweetly as an answer.

'Maybe.' She answered with a teasing tone. She laughed and focused on McGonagall.

'Well, we have picked our three couples and may I tell you, they look beautiful. Your first couple is: Prince and Princess. Other wise the couple in the spotlight now. Come to the front please.'

The guy was wearing a black tuxedo while the girl was wearing a beautiful Cinderella dress, more revealing than usual but hey, they were overage now and living the life.

'Your second couple is: Dance Night.'

The next couple was much more revealing. The girl was wearing a jet black dress that stopped at her mid thighs, it was covered in black sequences that flashed brightly in the dim light. She was wearing a pair of sunglasses as her mask and so was her partner. He was wearing a mostly unbuttoned shirt with short jeans.

'And last but not least, our third couple is: Forbidden Love.'

To both Hermione and her 'Mystery Mans' surprise the spotlight fell upon them. They walked up together to the stage and smiled.

'Please vote for the couple you like best. Now I would like you to vote on the couples looks and their acts as that is why we named them what we did. Now, continue!'

Forbidden Love? Well maybe he is forbidden, who knows? Thought Hermione.

He was having the same thoughts when Ginny ran up.

'You look so cute together! So who are you?'

'Oh shut up, you already know who I am.' He shook his head, this girl was sure keen on keeping her identity a surprise.

'Congratulations on winning the dance.' Hermione said, Ginny responded with an 'Oh pfft' and walked back to Harry.

He led her back to the dance floor. A very peaceful song was playing, the rhythm continued to repeat itself but in different tones and what not.

A few couples were looking at them to do something romantic or spectacular. He managed to impress the crowd and give Hermione another thrill as the song neared its end. The last note was slightly sinister but still peaceful and during that note he spun he around and then lifted her into his arms and carried her of the floor.

She had the greatest look of shock and pleasure bestowed on her half hidden face. A smile played across her lips as he sat her down on one of the tree stumps in the corner of the room. The theme of the ball may have been a masquerade but the hall itself was disguised as a beautiful forest. Vines winded up the walls, small wildflowers grew beneath their feat. The walls were trees, the ground was grass and they looked forbidden.

An ever growing blush was forming on Hermione's cheeks, he was giving her a sweet smile.

'That was,' she paused for a moment. 'magical.'

A large collection of ex-students had hidden behind the trees to watch the couple and to see what they were like, if they were going to vote for them they had to see them in action!

He gently placed his hand on her cheek, making her look at him. The ex-students who hadn't been watching before were now. Ginny had broken into a wide smile upon seeing her friend opening up to someone new.

His eyes met hers and they gazed at each other. Slowly he leaned forward and their lips brushed. The crowd kept silent as the kiss deepened. His eyes fluttered open as his lips left hers, hers too opened after a moment of silence filled only with a slow song.

'My first kiss with a mystery girl.' He chuckled.

The crowd dispersed as the couple continued to look each other in the eyes.

'Come, lets go.' Hermione said.

They both stood up but he soon signaled for her to wait. He lent down and picked up a small flower. It, like her dress, was a beautiful white – grey colour. He poked it behind her ear and resumed their walk.

'Well, your winners have been decided, whilst the votes where far apart because of how you acted mostly I would like to congratulate everyone. These couples have been kept in the dark the whole night as they had no idea who their date was. We of course do, so now may our couples come up.' McGonagall beckoned the couples up.

I wonder, I truly wonder who she is... He had hundreds of thoughts on who she could be but he wasn't sure. He hadn't come back to a graduation party for two years, he had not wanted to come this year but one of his friends had forced him too. His last graduation party had been two years ago and he had only found out about the ill results of it now.

Hermione was pondering who he was too. She looked at the crowd, Ginny was waving madly at her and her date.

'Third we have Dance Night! I'm sorry but we all expected you to get drunk.' The couple blushed as the crowd laughed. 'Come on you two, take of your glasses!'

They took their glasses of at the same time the guy ended up being Blaise and the girl was Pansy, shockingly.

'The next couple is...' the crowds breathing stopped momentarily. 'Prince and Princess!' Hermione turned to her date who was happily smiling at her, this meant they won.

The second couple took their mask of. It was Neville and Luna, they looked adorable together.

'And of course, I pray that you have been able to deduce who came first, Forbidden Love!'

Hermione smiled in a daze as her partner gently pulled her along.

'Oh, no! Don't take your masks off yet! Kiss her!' Hermione stared at McGonagall with a look of shock upon her face.

The crowd was also looking at them expectantly, they began to chant 'Kiss her!' He seemed unsure of what to do until his eyes rested on the girl.

What the hell. He thought as he placed his hand on her cheek and kissed her.

A loud cheer ran through the crowd as well as more chanting that told them to go longer, as no one was stopping them they proceeded to wrap their arms around each other. Loud shrieks came from girls and wolf whistles from guys once they parted. She was blushing heavily, making her face glow.

'Wasn't that cute?' McGonagall asked with a soppy voice, a resounding yes rang through the crowd and Hermione blushed even more deeply.

'Now time to reveal who these two are! Ready?' A cheer erupted from the crowd.

Her eyes wandered to him as their hands neared their masks. They took them of at the same time and then heard the crowd gasp.

There stood a frozen Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger after passionately kissing and enjoying it.

The students stood their ground gaping like stupid idiots, McGonagall looked worried as their Forbidden Love was indeed 'Forbidden' in every way possible.

After a moment Hermione backed away and ran out of the Great Hall crying, Draco followed en suite, not crying though. They ran through the castle in different directions, leaving a stunned crowd behind them.

End Author's Notes: Ooo! I'm sure a lot of you figured out who 'Mystery Man' was after I hinted on his eyes and hair. *sighs* he has to be so unique, doesn't he. A well, that's why I love them together? So anyone here didn't figure out it was Draco Malfoy until the dramatic ending? I'm sure a lot of people so skipped over that little description :)

Next time I will skip forward like a month because *dum dum dum! Drumroll please!* I'm not going to tell you xD Lol, sorry but stay tuned! I might upload a new story soon, I'm not sure.

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