I'M BACK WITH CHAPTER 2 AND I HOPE YOU LIKE WHERE THIS GOES!
DISCLAIMER: DRACO SAID I DON'T OWN ANYTHING HARRY POTTER! WHY IS HE SO MEAN? OH I REALLY DON'T OWN IT. DANG IT! CURSE YOU J.K ROWLING! :-(
As we began to walk between the house tables our names were called out in the silence.
"Mrs. Potter, Mr. Malfoy!" The now Headmistress McGonagall called out to us coming through the main doors of the Great Hall. We both turned to her with a large smile on her face that made her glow in a way. "I need you both to please come with me to my office." Her actions left Draco and I in utter confusion as we followed along the aged Headmistress. Throughout the walk to McGonagall's office my hand stayed in Draco's grip. Noticing his small affection brought a smile to my face as we came to the large statue that concealed the entrance to the Head office. Pointing her hand towards the statue she stated "Tabby". At that one word the giant bird moved away to reveal the spiral staircase.
"Professor, can you please explain what it is we are here for?" I asked when we had settled into the chairs in front of her desk. I was almost positive that it had something to do with the performances that Draco and I put on yesterday.
"Well Mrs. Potter, last night I was informed that you and Mr. Malfoy caused quite a scene in the Great hall yesterday. I would like to hear from you if what I was told was true." There was neither anger nor irritation about her that would hint that we were in any kind of actual trouble. Draco sensed the same and gave a small smile.
"In light of the school musical, we thought that we should start things off with a bang. That bang being a so-called rival sing off." Ok so that wasn't the whole truth, but close enough.
"It was all in good fun to get the ball rolling in house unity. What better way than to have two people who have been at each other's throat since first year go at each other in friendly competition?" The truth continues to stretch. McGonagall gave a small laugh at or explanation.
"Well now that it's started you might as well keep it going as I want you to sing a duet together at dinner tonight to continue to promote house unity. Today you will both be excused from your classes to work on my request. In addition I want you both to audition for the leads in the musical, no exceptions. Until I see you this evening, Mrs. Potter and you Mr. Malfoy." With that she motioned for us to take our leave. When we reached the bottom of the staircase I pulled Draco with me towards the seventh floor.
"Where are we going?" His voice was nothing but simple curiosity.
"The Room of Requirements." I told him simply. Once we got in I went straight to my music trunk with all of my sheet music and started to rummage through it for duets. Of course I had classic duets, but I wanted something that would be really fun to do and would be out of nowhere. After going through the trunk for a good minute I pulled out six songs. 'Run to You' and 'Just a Kiss' both by Lady Antebellum, 'No Air' by Jordin Sparks, 'Come Away to the Water' by Maroon 5, 'Don't You Wanna Stay' by Jason Aldean, and 'Broken' by Seether (ft. Amy Lee). "Okay you most likely won't know these songs considering you don't listen to muggle music much do you? I mean you sang a muggle bands song yesterday but you don't look the type." With a shake of his head I went on. "I will play through them and show you your parts of each one so we can decide which to do tonight. The songs are pretty easy to get down once you know the words."
"That's sounds great but you might want to calm down a bit before we start I don't want to get lost in your hyperness when this is going to happen tonight." He told me laughing while putting his hands on my shoulders to stop my "bouncing" that he said I was doing. I wasn't really bouncing… I don't think I was bouncing anyway. Light heartedly I pushed his arms away to get to the baby grand piano that was now in the middle of the room. I played through the songs and decided to go with 'Broken' by Seether (ft. Amy Lee).
As the day progressed I couldn't help but get lost in his voice. It flowed like a well-tuned instrument being played for the most important people in the world. The music seemed to come naturally to him. Around lunch time we stopped for a break and went down to get some food and some water bottles so that our throats don't get dried out before dinner. We got to the Great Hall before the midday classes got out meaning that the Hall was almost completely empty aside from the few students who had a free period right before lunch. Ron and Hermione just happened to be one of those students today.
"Hailey, McGonagall said you were doing something today and that you were excused from classes but she wouldn't tell us what you were doing." Hermione was the first one to notice me and immediately went into her worry mode. That is until she noticed Draco by my side. She suddenly turned agitated. "What are you doing with Malfoy?" Oh Great.
"I'm sorry to worry you both but I can't tell you what I've been doing today. You will however find out at supper tonight. To answer your question 'Mione, Draco was asked to join me in my task for tonight so please don't get all angry for nothing." I tried to calm her and after I was done speaking she seemed more like herself. That is until Draco started to talk.
"Granger in case you hadn't noticed, she is in perfect health and having been with me all morning will tell you that I have no intention to harm her." Sigh that was a close one. "Besides if I wanted to hurt her I would ave done so by now." Oh geeze come on it was good, why did you have to bomb it?!
"If you even think a harmful thought about her Malfoy you are going to pay a price far worse than death!" Ron was the one who spoke out this time before Hermione even had the chance.
"Go ahead I dare you to try and find something worse than what I've already been through Weasle! I don't think you can find anything worse than what has happened in my life!" Both were getting heated now, I had to stop this.
"I wouldn't count on that ferret!"
"Would everyone just calm down? I know that everyone isn't on the best of terms right now, but I think we should all just calm down and give each other a chance to change what the other thinks, ok?" Noticing them all relax a bit made me sigh. They were still very tense, just not as tense as it was before. "Draco has agreed to show me that he has changed and I want him to be able to show us that without him getting his throat ripped out."
"Since when do you call him Draco, Hailey?" Bet it to be Hermione that would notice the change in name.
"It's only civil 'Mione since we are trying to be on good terms. You're my friend so I call you Hermione and I would like to consider him a friend for the time being." The situation still had my voice a little shaky in confidence. "We only stopped by to get some food and water but I'll see you later 'Mione, and please don't make a big deal about this." She gave me a small smile and I knew she wasn't mad any more. Always the forgiving person that I loved, she could never stay mad at me for long.
"As a way to start over I will give you my word Hermione that I will not cause her any harm in any way shape or form. If I break my word you have every right to do whatever you deem fit to do to me." His words shocked me for a minute. Draco was really trying hard to earn my trust. Though Ron and Hermione were still skeptic about him, they nodded in agreement.
"You had better Malfoy, because if she comes back to us in any less condition than she is now then you are in for it big time." Ron the ever protective friend threatened. Nodding back Draco pulled a couple apples from the table and handed one to me before grabbing an assortment of other things and two waters.
"Thank you Draco, I'll see you two later."
As the evening went on we perfected our choice song. It hadn't taken long to get the song down and perfected to how we wanted it. So we spent the remaining two hours until supper playing twenty questions. "Ok first question, ummm… what's your favorite color?"
"Green." Figures.
"Silver." It made me blush slightly only to look up to see his smirk.
"Very Gryffindor." Damn sarcasm. "When did you get your fist broom?"
"First year, it was also the first time I had flown." This shocked him, which surprised me even more. "I was raised by muggles so I had never touched a broom that wasn't meant for sweeping. Actually I think my parents had given me a toy broom for Christmas before they died."
"I started with a toy broom as well but I got a real broom for my seventh birthday from my dad." I could tell that the memory made him happy by the twitch in his lips and the spark in his eyes.
"Your favorite food?"
"I believe muggles call in 'rocky road' ice cream." I couldn't help it, I laughed. I tried to imagine him in a muggle ice cream shop just sitting there eating rocky road with a colorful spoon. "Is there something funny about ice cream?" Queue smirk. I just shook my head.
"No nothing, mine would have to be an apple tarte with strawberries."
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"Practice piano."
"Sketch." Never would have guessed that one. He didn't look like the artsy type.
"I didn't know you drew. Can I see some of them?" What does the mysterious Draco Malfoy draw? Hmmmmmm.
"Maybe someday, but not right now." He blushed a bit which made me raise an eyebrow. Why would he blush about his drawings?
"What is your best subject?"
"Potions."
"Defense Against The Dark Arts."
"Worst present?"
"Chore list." Uncle Vernon of course.
"Why would you get a chore list?" It obviously perplexed him that it wasn't an actual present.
"Well when I lived with the Dursley's I never got presents. Not for Christmas or my birthday, I was just there to clean and burden them. They didn't like me; they thought I was a freak because I was a witch like my mom." It didn't bother me anymore to tell people about my life with the Dursley's because it was in the past and I've moved on. Though looking at Draco it seemed to really bother him.
"How could your own family treat you like that? Even if they didn't like what you are, there was no reason to take out their anger for something that isn't your fault, on you." Wow, he really got heated about this. "You were just a kid, you didn't understand what you were, you can't control what you are born with or without."
"Draco, calm down it's no big deal okay? It is all in my past now, they are long gone. You don't need to worry I'm fine and it doesn't affect me anymore. Now I live on my own in a beautiful apartment in a great area." He slowly calmed down but I could tell that it was still on his mind. "Come on, we should probably go see McGonagall before supper." I got up and held out my hand for him to take. He took it and stood up then started toward the doors to the room. He never let go of my hand as we walked to the door. Though, I didn't expect him to stop before leaving the room so I bumped him slightly. "Are you okay Draco?" He didn't answer me for a second then he turned to me and grabbed my waist pulling me to him. He just stared into my eyes for a while until he pressed his lips t mine in a slow passionate kiss. My arms snaked around his neck and into his hair deepening the kiss and urging him on. He sucked lightly on my bottom lips asking for entrance which I willingly gave him. Our tongues battled for dominance, but he won. I hadn't noticed that he had moved until I felt a tug on my hair moving my head back for him to kiss up my jaw and to my ear.
"I won't ever hurt you Hailey." He said as he kissed the spot that made me moan.
"I trust you Draco, but we have to go now." I pulled him back giving him a small peck before pulling away. I took his hand back in mine a headed towards McGonagall's office with a smile on my face.
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