Chapter 3: The Aftermath
***************************The Day After***************************
Hermione lay on her bed after her alarm went off staring at the canopy of her bed thinking about the pervious night. Draco, I can't believe it was Draco. He was so different, so not like Malfoy. But more like a normal human. And he was so hot, his muscles felt so firm underneath his suit. OH GOD!!!! I didn't just think that. I cant be having feelings for Draco it's…it's…so…not right.
********************Meanwhile in the Slytherin Dorm*******************
Draco lay in his bed having been awoken by dreams of the dance and how things with Hermione could've gone differently. God she felt so good pressed up against me, god I knew I wanted her we should have left early gone to a classroom and talked to her shown her that the hatred was an act for my family's sake. God I find my love and it turns out to be a person who will never trust me.
****************************At Breakfast***************************
Draco entered the Great Hall for breakfast and looked around for Hermione, when he spotted her she was sitting between Ron and Harry. He decided to wait until later to speak to her as he knew that the Gryfindor quidditch had booked the pitch for the afternoon.
The day passed slowly, and Draco was constantly on edge he and people kept giving him weird looks. Draco was aimlessly roaming the grounds when he tripped over someone who was lying near the lake.
"Oh my god, I'm sorry I was off in my own little world and didn't see…" Draco stopped when he saw whom he had tripped over. Hermione was sitting there staring at him and Ron and Harry were glaring daggers at him.
"Get away from her ferret," Ron said with venom in his voice.
"I'm sorry Hermione." Draco said as he got up and walked away.
"What the Hell was that?" Harry asked.
"Ron that was very rude of you." Hermione chided standing and walking of in the direction Draco went.
"Draco!" Hermione called when he was within sight. "Draco please wait."
Draco stopped in the middle of the grounds and waited, "What Hermione?"
"Draco, listen I'm sorry about the other night. I realise it was wrong of me to run off like that."
"Save your apologies for someone who deserves them Hermione," came another voice. It was Blaise he had followed them and he was now looking at her with a predatory glint in his eyes.
"Zabini, what are you doing?" Draco asked.
"Same thing as you, chasing the woman I want." Blaise growled darting forward grabbing Hermione by the arm.
"Let go of me," Hermione yelled trying to yank her arm away from Blaise's grip but it was too tight.
"Not a chance Herms." Blaise growled pulling her towards him.
"Let her go Blaise, NOW!" Draco said stepping forward to defend Hermione.
"Come on Draco, I can share." Blaise replied.
"Let her go, Blaise. I'll curse from here to Avalon and back." Draco threatened in a deadly quiet voice as he drew out his wand.
"You wouldn't dare," Blaise laughed as drew Hermione in front of him like a human shield.
Draco stood there facing Blaise trying to think of a way to get Hermione away from Blaise when he noticed that Harry was approaching at a run and Ron was following closely behind. When Harry was within hearing range he lifted his wand and cried "Accio Hermione Granger." Hermione flew into Draco's waiting arms. As Harry noticed what was going on and shot a stunning spell at Blaise…Just as Professor MacGonagall and Professor Snape walked around the corner.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor." Snape bellowed rushing to wake up Blaise. No one noticed that Hermione was shaking violently as Draco cradled her.
"Professor Snape give them back there points." Draco said surprising everyone.
"Why should I do that Draco?" Snape asked momentarily forgetting about reviving Blaise.
"Blaise was attacking Hermione, I would have stunned him but he was using her as a human shield, so I summoned her to me giving Harry time to stun him. So that he couldn't continue too try and molest Hermione." Draco explained to the astonishment of everyone.
