Slowly walking back to her seat at the Gryffindor table, Hermione quickly glanced back at Draco who himself was heading back to the Slytherin table. Her dark chocolate orbs met his stormy grey ones, a slight smirk gracing his lips as Hermione ducked her face towards the floor. A dark crimson tinge spreading across her cheeks as she averted her gaze. Slowly seating herself back down on the bench beside Ginny.
Ginny looked over at Hermione with a beaming smile on her face. Her cheeks flushed with a crimson tinge and her eyes gleaming. Hermione giggled at Ginny's excited face. Looking over at Harry, the same dazed and happy smile greeting her. A big smile appearing on Hermione's face as she looked at the desire and love on her two best friends faces. A soft throat clearing came from the front of the hall, as all students turned to face Professor McGonagall once again.
"And without further ado I wish you all a great day, as this is your first official day back into lessons, you will all be excused from lessons for the rest of the day. First lessons do not apply however, so I hope all of you have a wonderful day full of interesting lessons and adventures" Professor McGonagall said before dismissing all of the students to their first class of the day. Hermione stood from the table, grabbed her bag and slung it over her shoulder before following Harry, Ginny and Ron out of the tall wooden doors.
"Hey Ginny" a voice yelled from behind the group. Turning her head quickly, her long flowing ginger hair billowing behind her. She was greeted with the smile of Luna Lovegood. "We have Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall now, do you want to walk together?" Luna's gentle and dazed voice asked.
Ginny smiled before replying, "Sure Luna". Turning to Harry and the others she said her goodbyes, gently placing a kiss on Harry's lips before quickly scurrying off down the hallway with Luna in tow. Hermione giggled before continuing down the corridor with the boys. Their first class of the day was Potions with Professor Snape.
As they reached the classroom, the last of the students making their way in through the doorway. Professor Snape was stood at the front of the classroom, a sheet of parchment gripped tightly in his hands. A stern look fixed on his face as he watched the students enter his classroom. "Right, seventh years this year we will be doing things a little differently around here. I have put together a seating plan with allocated partners for your next assignment. I don't want to hear any complaints from any of you" he stated.
A groan filling the room from the students, the low mumble of a few students who weren't happy about hearing this. Professor Snape started to read from his list. "First, Mr Potter and Miss Chang . You two will be paired together for the duration of this assignment." Harry glanced over at Ron shrugging his shoulders as he walked over towards the table that was closest to Cho. Cho looked back at her fellow Ravenclaw friends before sitting down on the empty seat next to Harry.
"Next, Mr Weasley and Miss Parkinson. You two will be paired together for the duration of this assignment." Ron sat down at the table to the right of him, glancing over at his future wife as she made her way over to the table. Pulling the chair out from beside Ron, Pansy carefully sat beside him. Placing her potions book on the table in front of her as she continued to listen to the students being paired up only a few feet away.
"And last but not least, Mr Malfoy and Miss Granger. Please play nicely together as this will be your only allocated partner for this assignment." He announced before turning and walking to his desk. Draco walked over to the only table left at the back of the classroom, Hermione following behind him. Placing her bag on the floor beside the desk, she reached down and brought out her potions book and some parchment, placing them on the table before taking her seat. Draco let out a muffled chuckle before taking his seat beside her.
As Professor Snape started explaining what they had to do for their assignment, Hermione couldn't help but be distracted by the blonde sat beside her. His defined arms were crossed in front of him resting on the desk as he listened to what the professor had to say. His quill still laid on the piece of parchment he had got out at the beginning of the class. The parchment still laid there blank. Hermione noticed how close his elbow was beside her. If she moved even the slightest bit that would mean that they were touching each other. Her face turning a light pink colour as she cleared her throat softly before continuing to write down her notes.
Draco glanced out of the corner of his eyes at her and chuckled. Her cheeks were flushed a light pink and she was frantically scribbling down notes onto her parchment. The way her lips pursed together as she concentrated on her work had him entranced. The way her mahogany hair flowed over her shoulders as she pushed the odd piece of hair behind her ears as it fell into her view. As his stormy grey eyes stayed focused on her soft delicate face a stray lock of her mahogany hair fell onto her cheek. Before he could stop himself, his hand gently reached out and tucked the stray piece of hair behind her ear.
Shocked by the sudden touch from the male, Hermione lifted her head up and looked over at him. Her cheeks flushing a brighter crimson as she paused her writing. His stormy grey eyes locked with her chocolate brown orbs as he smiled softly over at her. The same delicate smile gracing her lips as she took one glance back at him before turning and listening to the rest of the professors words.
Draco turned and focused his eyes on the front of the classroom. Her crimson cheeks and delicate smile playing over and over in his mind. I really like this girl..
The bell echoed out through the classroom signalling the end of the lesson. Draco's daze was broken as his best friend shook him violently on the shoulder. "Draco mate, we're all heading back to the dungeons do you wanna join?" Blaise asked. Draco shook himself from his trance, standing from his table and grabbing his bag. "I think I'll pass this time. I think I'm going to head out to the pitch and get some practice in before the matches restart, can't have Potter beating us" he chuckled, his trademark smirk on his lips. Blaise laughed before patting his friend on the shoulder and bidding him farewell as he exited the classroom with the rest of the Slytherin students in tow behind him.
Draco headed back up to the heads common room to grab his broom before heading out to the pitch. Reaching the portrait of their shared common room, Draco glanced around him before announcing the password to the portrait "Blissful Unity". With a smile at the male stood in front of her the women smiled before swinging open and revealing the archway into their common room. Walking into the common room, Draco placed his bag onto the loveseat before heading up to his room. Grabbing his broom from beside his window Draco headed back down into the common room, passing Hermione's room as we went noticing that her room was empty despite the ginger cat curled up tightly on her bed. Walking down the stairs Draco noticed that Hermione hadn't returned since this morning. I wonder where she could be?
As the portrait closed with a slam behind him, Draco headed out to the pitch his broom clutched tightly in his hand. His cloak billowing behind him in the wind as he walked further and further out into the pitch. Swinging his leg over the broom, pushing himself off with one swift kick he began ascending higher and higher into the sky. Once he was high enough Draco hovered in the middle of the pitch, glancing around him at all the empty stands. One little shadow caught his gaze as he glanced back over to the stands. A figured was huddled up in the stands, right in the corner. With a slight frown Draco began to hover closer to the figure, as to not startle them. As he neared the figure Draco made out just who the figure was, Hermione was huddled up in her cloak clutching her favourite book Hogwarts: A History in her hands. But one thing caught Draco by surprise, the green garmet that was wrapped tightly around her neck. She was wearing his scarf. A strange warm feeling began to erupt in his stomach as he watched the girl so intently reading the book in front of her.
Draco started to hover lower and lower so that he was only a couple of feet above her. "Green suits you" his soft voice announced to the girl sat beneath him on the stands. With a jolt causing her to drop her book into her lap, Hermione quickly looked up at the figure hovering above her. "I.. Umm.. Thanks" she mumbled, the crimson on her cheeks returning again. As her hands reached up to unravel the garment from her neck she was quickly stopped, "Don't" he quickly shouted. Hermione froze, looking wide eyed up at the figure above her. "It looks good on you" he finished. Hermione smiled softly, lowering her hands back down to her lap. The soft scent from Draco's scarf enveloping her scent as she buried her chin down into it to keep the draft from catching her neck. Draco smiled before lowering himself so that he was on the stand next to her. Removing himself from his broom, he laid it on the bench beside her. "May I?" he asked, gesturing to the bench beside her.
Hermione glanced down at his hand, before nodding and scooting over further along the bench to make room for him. Draco sat down beside her, interlocking his fingers in his lap as he looked out onto the pitch.
"So what brings you out this far onto the pitch? Not spending time with Potter and Weasley today?" he asked. Concern gracing his words as he finished, turning to look at the brunette beside him.
Hermione glanced over at the male beside her, "I come out here to read sometimes. It's quiet out here, nobody bothers me to help them with their homework or to watch the boys play chess" she finished, a giggle escaping her lips as she finished her sentence.
Draco laughed, "Well I'm sorry if I disturbed your silence. I can leave you alone if you want me to, I know you don't really like me. Especially with this marriage law and all of the horrible things I've done over the last couple of years" sadness filling his features as he looked down at his hands.
Hermione looked over at Draco, "I don't hate you Draco." she whispered.
Looking over at her, shock filling his face "You just called me Draco?" he said.
She giggled, "Well if we have to get married to each other I think the least we could do is call each other by our first names, don't you think?" she asked.
Draco smiled, "Yeah, I guess your right.. Hermione" he finished.
She smiled at the male beside her. A gust of wind blowing through the stands causing Hermione to shiver, clutching her book to her chest. Draco stood from the stand, brushing himself off before offering the brunette his hand. Hermione glanced at his hand and up to his face. Draco smiled down at her, "Let's head back to the common room. We can talk there, it's warm inside and you're freezing out here" he said.
Hermione smiled before grabbing his hand. Gently lifting the brunette to her feet, Draco picked up his broom with his other hand. Still holding Hermione's hand tightly in his other. Walking down the steps to the pitch, the pair made their way back to their shared common room.
Reaching the common room portrait, Hermione whispered the password "Blissful Unity" between chattering teeth. The portrait swung open and the pair headed inside. As the portrait slammed shut behind them, Hermione dropped her book onto the coffee table and started to unravel Draco's scarf from around her neck. Draco propped his broom up beside the portrait and took off his cloak, draping it over the back of the loveseat. Hermione removed her cloak, folding it and placing it neatly on the edge of the couch. Draco walked over to the fireplace as it roared to life, illuminating the room in a glowing golden light. As he loosened his tie from around his neck, Draco glanced over at Hermione to be dumbstruck by the sight that caught his eyes. Hermione was stood in the middle of the common room, her tie folded neatly on top of her cloak, her lips pursed together as she stood rubbing her hands up and down along her arms to try and warm herself up. The cold had left her cheeks a tinged pink colour and her hair was knotted from the wind.
Slowly walking over to the brunette, he smiled softly before gently removing her hands from her arms. Hermione frowned gently, looking up at him. He smiled softly before picking up the blanket off of the loveseat and gently wrapping it around her, softly pulling her towards him. Draco gently wrapped his arms around her and the blanket, softly rubbing his hands up and down her arms to create some heat. Hermione now realised just how close she was to his chest, her face was just centimetres away from his chest. She could feel the warmth radiating off of him. As gently as she could, Hermione softly rested her cheek against his chest as he continued to hold her, huddled up inside the blanket.
Feeling the brunette's cheek rest onto his chest Draco smiled softly, pulling her a bit tighter towards his chest. Hermione let out a content sigh, as she cuddled herself up into the male's chest. Draco stood in front of the roaring fire, holding his future wife cuddled up inside a blanket and he couldn't have felt any content in the moment. He softly placed a kiss to the brunettes hair as he held her tightly to his chest.
Glancing up at the male that was holding her, Hermione smiled softly as he looked down at her. Their eyes locking gaze as Hermione gently pushed herself up onto her tiptoes, softly placing her lips onto his.
The softness of his lips pressed tightly against hers, the way their lips seemed to fit perfectly together like a jigsaw puzzle. Draco's hands found their way up to gently cup her cheeks as he kissed her softly. Hermione reached up and gently wrapped her arms around his neck, the blanket falling forgotten to the floor beneath them. Hermione's fingers softly gripped the hair at the nape of his neck. Gently pulling his lips off of Hermione's, Draco smiled at the brunette. Hermione smiled back up at the blonde.
Draco kissed her forehead gently, as he whispered softly to her "I think I'm going to like this marriage law after all".
Hermione giggled, "I think I will too" she smiled looking up at him.
Author's Note:
I apologise for not posting anything sooner, I've been really busy and haven't really had chance to write anything.
I would love it if you guy's could give me some ideas that you would like to happen in this story. I'm open to all ideas :)
I will post some more chapters soon!
DestinedByWolves x
