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I Gotta Feelin Part 2

okay so this story picks up right where part 1 left off and goes until that first paragraph in the first part. Also something that is improtant espically in the future is that this takes place in their 6th year, but as of now Draco is NOT a death eater. okay thats all enjoy!

"Please how can Jane Austen be the greatest writer of the 20th century? Her writings were about delusional romances that made girl's heads filled with nonsense ideas about love" Draco scoffed.

"Really? The idea of true love doesn't appeal to you" Hermione looked over at Draco, he was scowling. He was looking much better than a few hours ago. He was still pale, but she doubted that would ever change. He was sitting upright next to her. "My bad, I forgot who I was talking to" she laughed at the scowl on is face that hadn't moved an inch since there conversation on Jane Austen began. "You know you shouldn't scowl so much, or it will be permanently etched on your face."

"I highly doubt that" he said scowling deeper for a second than setting his face in an impassive grimace.

"Yea, but you tend to believe anything your parents tell you when you're little" Hermione said chuckling at Draco's 'normal' face. "I used to read so much that my mother said I would go cross eyed before I hit 20".

"You don't have to tell me about unquestioningly believing your parents. I'm the poster child for it" Draco said a scowl returning to his face. "Really you were a book worm when you were little, and why am I not surprised?" Draco asked a bemused smile on his face.

"And what was little Draco like? A ridiculously pale little boy with white hair who insulted anyone and everyone who got in his way?" Hermione countered. She wasn't trying to be mean, but she had to remind herself every now and than whom this boy that she was talking to really was. She was willing to accept that he changed but she had to be wary.

"I wasn't mean as a little boy!" Draco exclaimed indignantly. "I wasn't a prat till at least primary school." Draco said laughing for the first time he could remember in the past year.

"I'm so tired, how are we going to get out of this place?" Hermione asked seriously looking at Draco, hoping against hope that some idea would come to her.

"Back to the real world, some how that isn't appealing" Draco said, immediately wishing he hadn't said it. He realized what he was implying; the fact that the statement wasn't false was completely irrelevant. He didn't need to tell her that he actually enjoyed her company.

"You would rather be stuck in this chamber with me and starve to death than be up in the great hall eating dinner? I'd never thought I would say this but you truly have changed Malfoy" Hermione said shaking her head in disbelief at her own words.

"You better not tell anyone about this transformation Granger, I still have a reputation to up hold" Draco said is signature smirk in place.

"Don't want anyone to know you're actually good?" Hermione taunted.

"Not yet" Draco said "I'm not really sure I can handle be disowned right now". Hermione didn't really know what to say to that so she just sat there. She looked over at the boy she never thought she would consider a friend. "You think um…., that, I mean after we umm… get out of here that we…. Um could we still." Draco stammered awkwardly. He looked over at Hermione, her face was contorted. His face drained, oh no she still hates me Draco thought. Why would I even ask to be friends after everything I've done to her? After the most awkward seconds of his life, Hermione lost it and burst out laughing. She laughed so hard that there were tears running down her face and she was doubled over clutching her side. Draco couldn't help it, she look so ridiculous that he too started laughing.

"Why are you laughing?" Hermione finally managed to ask after a good 5 minutes later. There were still tears in her eyes, and she was clutching her stomach in pain.

"Because" Draco said he too had tears in his eyes "You look completely ridiculous" he said. "Why are you laughing?" truth be told he was scared of her response. After all he was going to ask her to be friends, and her response was to laugh? Was that idea really so comical to her?

"Because I've never heard Draco Malfoy stutter let alone be unsure of himself. It was quite shocking. It's nice to know that you're human too." She looked at him with an expression of curiosity and something else mingled in. "Now what were you trying to ask" Hermione was pretty sure she knew, but she wanted him to say it.

"I, err was wondering if after we got out of this chamber, if umm you would like to still be acquaintances." He finished lamely.

"We were already acquaintances." Hermione said, after all it was true.

"Yes well, I um meant more like …. Friends" He said the last word as if it was a sin. He looked at her, but her face was completely impassive. "There you made me say it, even though I suspect that you knew what I was asking since the very beginning, after all you prize you self in knowing everything, so the least you can do is accept my offer."

Hermione's face broke into a smile "Of course I knew what you were trying to ask, I just wanted to see you squirm" Draco face went into a scowl. "Yes we can be friends all thought I'm not sure it would be the best idea to make it public."

"Obviously Granger" Draco said but his face too broke into a rare smile. He realized something, being in this chamber had been the best time he had had so far this year, and he wasn't ready to let it go.

"Okay now that we have established that we can remain secret friends, can we please get out of this chamber I'm starving." Hermione asked.

"Of course" Draco got to his feet first and Hermione followed. As she started to get up her foot slipped on the tile floor and she felt herself begin to fall. Draco caught her by the waist and pulled her back up in to his arms. Both of them realized how close they were. She could feel his breath on her check. She looked up into his eyes. It was one of those weird movie moments where everything else seemed to blur out of focus and it was just them. They both leaned closer, she wanted him to kiss her, and it shocked her just how much. Just before there lips meet there was a bright light from the chamber. They both jumped scared out of there wits and just like that everything came back into focus. "You alright" Draco asked she could see how uncomfortable he was.

"Yea" she said in a whisper. "What is that?" she asked the light that had caused them to separate was getting closer.

"It's a patronus, a deer or something" Draco said looking at it curiously.

"Harry" Hermione exclaimed. Draco was just to ask what the hell she was talking about when the patronus opened its mouth.

"Hermione where are you? No one has seen you since the party please answer this. I understand you want to be alone but just answer this." The voice was unmistakably Potters. Draco scowled.

Hermione's face drained of color. Oh no she had forgotten everything that had happened before she fell into the chamber. "We should send a patronus back and tell Harry to come get us. Expecto Patronum" Hermione yelled. No matter how much she concentrated she couldn't think of a happy memory. She couldn't even make white smoke. She cursed

"Here I can do it" Draco said. He quickly cast a patronus, it was a snake. He turned to the patronus "Potter we are in the Chamber of Secrets, bring 2 brooms to get us out of here". He sent the patronus off. "Are you okay Hermione?" he was truly concerned her face was almost as pale as his.

"Yea I'm fine" she answered with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Just hungry I suppose."

"Well potter should be her in a little while. Why don't we go wait close to the opening" Draco suggested.

"Yea that sounds good" Hermione agreed she walked next to Draco as they made their way out of the massive Chamber.

"You know I don't think I actually ever thanked you." Draco said glancing over at Hermione some of the color was returning to her face.

"For what" Hermione asked truly not sure what he was talking about.

"For saving my life, you know when we first fell into this chamber. And well, I'm sorry for opening the Chamber and for all the mean things I have done to you" Draco grimaced he had never apologized in his life, yet why was it so easy to do to her?

"You're welcome, and I forgive you. You clearly aren't the same person who used to taunt me." Hermione smiled. She was happy to have a new friend in Draco. She loved Harry and Ron, but she couldn't discuss books with them, let alone muggle books.

They looked up the opening to the Chamber was slowly moving. In another second, Potter was standing next to them with three brooms wand out aimed at Draco. Without thinking Draco pulled out his own.

"Harry!" Hermione squealed and went over to hug her best friend. "Put the wand away Harry, you too Malfoy she added glancing over her shoulder with a smile.

"How did you get down here and what the hell is Malfoy doing her?" Harry exclaimed confusion written on his face.

"Well obviously Potty we fell into the hole and were waiting for some to rescue us. Pity it had to be you" Draco smirked. Hermione was tempted to laugh. This was the Malfoy she remembered, but she smiled to herself thinking how much more she now knew about him.

"That's rich coming from you Malfoy" Harry countered pointing his wand at Draco.

"I'm tired, and would personally like a hot meal and an even hotter shower. Can you two stop bickering and can we please get out of here?" Hermione begged.

"Sure Hermione" said Harry "Can we leave Malfoy down here?" he asked half seriously.

"No Harry! It wasn't his fault that we got stuck down here now lets go".

After she said bye to Draco with a smile over Harry's back, and eat dinner and took a shower she lied in bed thinking. She was no longer even mad at Ron about Lavender, that was a distant memory. Instead she lied there thinking about him. Wow, how far they had come in just 24 hours. He went from enemy to them almost kissing. She smiled to herself if only Harry and Ron knew.

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