CHAPTER 4

After Draco left, Hermione decided to take a small nap before going to the party. She put alert charm on her alarm, so that she would wake up on time.

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When Draco reached his room, he saw a familiar white fluffy owl waiting on his windowsill. He went to the owl and untied the letter fastened to its leg and fed the owl some owl treats. The owl was still waiting there, obviously waiting for a reply.

Draco opened the letter and started reading it.

Hey Draco,

How's the plan going on? Are you acting nicely with her? I know that it is hard for you, but it's for your own good. Please try to control your temper (Draco scowled at this) .By the way did you ask her to go to the party with you? Please reply

You- know- who.

P.S. Hope you understood who I am, unless you are too dumb.

Draco took a piece of parchment and wrote back:

Hey Harry,

The plan's working well & for your kind information, I'm being civil to her. It's for my own benefit & I won't mess it up. And yeah I asked her to go to the beach party with me & she agreed. May be I can put the next part of my plan into action there

Draco

P.S. Yeah, I understood who u r & stop using "You- know- who!"

Draco tied the letter to the owl's leg & it flew away.

Draco decided to cancel his nap and do some more planning.

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'Rrrrring…..''Aaaaaaah…! What's that?' screeched Hermione, whipping out her wand. 'Oh! It's just the alarm… by the way, why is it ringing now?' wondered Hermione.

'Oh! Bloody hell! Beach party! How could I forget about it?' Hermione jumped out of her bed and went to take a shower. After the shower she went to her wardrobe and began pulling out her dresses.

'What the heck will I wear?' swore Hermione. 'I need to look presentable. It's my first date with Draco…HEY! Its not a date… well, I still need to look good…' Hermione went on ranting.

'At last, got it!' shouted Hermione with glee. It was a dark green halter top. It was shimmery and flowing from the waist. It suited Hermione very well. It was a gift from Ginny for the last Christmas. Hermione never used to wear it saying that green was the Slytherin colour. Ginny had laughed at this…

'Hermione, what if it's the Slytherin colour? I actually chose this dress only because it's green. I think it makes you look hot and sexy, green is your colour girl! Besides, a certain Slytherin in your mind would certainly appreciate this on you…'

Hermione blushed when she remembered this.

'I'm NOT wearing this to impress Draco; I'm just trying to look good for Drac--NO myself!'

Hermione checked the time. It was 5 P.M. She hurried to dress up.

She put the dress on and did some unfrizzling charm on her hair, and let it stay wavy. She applied light makeup, to enhance her natural beauty.

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Meanwhile, at Draco's…

Draco had planned everything. He took a shower and dried his hair. He decided not to gel it. During formal parties and balls, he applied gel on his hair, in order to get a 'formal look'. But he really preferred to let it down and women usually loved it.

He put on his favourite green shirt and matching pants and was admired himself in the mirror. 'You look pretty dashing today, Mr. Malfoy. Your date is really lucky' the mirror said admiringly.

'Thank you, but really, it is me who is the lucky one. My date is a very special person. She is different from other girls. I wish she gets to like me' said Draco.

'Well all the best, Mr. Malfoy. The lady will surely like you' replied the mirror.

Suddenly, the same owl flew in and held out its leg, on to which a letter was fastened.

Draco took the letter from the owl and it flew away.

Hey Draco,

I'm really a happy man…guess why? Mrs is pregnant. Just found out.

Ain't I lucky or what?

By the way, Red's giving us a party, everyone's ecstatic

Anyway, good luck for the party,

You- know- who

Draco was smiling. Everyone was happy. Everyone was settled.

Harry and Ginny were going to have their first baby.

Ron was engaged to Lavender Brown, after three years of dating.

Even his best friend Blaise, who had the reputation of a playboy was settled after a long time. He was married to Parvati Patil. Both had met during Harry and Ginny's wedding, it was "love at first sight", as Blaise quotes. But Draco knew that even when they were at Hogwarts, Blaise had a crush on her.

Draco wondered, when he could start a family, with the lovely and fiery Gryffindor, whom he adored so much…soon, Draco