Everyone (apart from Hermione and Draco) was a bit pissed off that they hadn't been able to see the long time enemies kiss. Most of the group decided that when they restarted the game later on, they would just tell Draco that he had to continue with his dare, that was the rule. Except, when everyone was gathering back in their common room, eager to continue the game, Draco and Hermione were nowhere to be seen. They had obviously run off after the heads meeting to hide from the prefects, so as to put off their kiss as long as possible. But the group would not have this, no, even if it took a week to find them or to play the game again, they were going to make sure they completed the dare. Parkinson, Blaise, Harry and Ginny were not too pleased about this, but it was four against four and they knew it would be unfair if Malfoy got to back out... even if they were their friends. So thy divided up into pairs to search the castle for Hermione and Draco…
Hermione
There was no way that I'm going to let them find me. I will not ever kiss that pretentious snob of an excuse, even if it was for a dare, let HIM suffer. They couldn't blame her could they? She knew they were all sympathetic for her (except Pansy) and just wanted to see Malfoy miserable, but surely there was another way. I just wish I had Ron or Harry with me. I had remember the room of requirement and when I ran past it wishing for a place to hide, it gave me a broom closet, I have to admit that it was a little weird hiding in here, but I was desperate. "It's alright for Malfoy, he's kissed a million girls! What about me? I haven't even had a real kiss yet! What if I'm bad? What if he doesn't like it?" Suddenly as I was thinking that this was ridiculous, why should I care if he likes it or not? Harry quietly opened the door and got in with me. "Harry! What are you doing in here? How did you find me? I'm hiding from everyone." I let the last bit slip accidentally, I didn't want him to think I was scared of Malfoy after my little speech at the train station.
" I knew you'd be here Hermione, and I thought it better that I found you rather than one of the other prefects. You have to come back Hermione, Malfoy has to complete his dare…" He said this looking unsurely looking at me, as if searching in my eyes for what I thought of having to kiss the git, well I didn't hide it from him.
"You actually want me to kiss him?! You of all people, Harry. Have a bit more sense boy! I'm supposed to let the guy kiss me after calling me a Mudblood for 6 years?! It would be revolting, he'd be lucky if I didn't vomit in his throat!" He looked as if he expected this and said "I'm really sorry, Mione, but I didn't choose the dare, and, its not against you, its against him… Just please come and get it over and done with?" I shrugged as if in shock and then silently let Harry get me out of the closet. I decided I would not go anywhere voluntarily, so Harry just pulled me all the way back to the common room where pansy and Blaise were with Draco and Ginny waiting outside for me. "Now we just have to wait for Justin, Gemma, Susan and Michael," Said Ginny and as she said this, they both came around the end corridors, smiling once they saw me.
I was pushed into the Common Room, with everyone coming in behind me. I pulled my head up and saw Malfoy looking nervous. Nervous! "Ha! I can make the guy NERVOUS" I thought triumphantly to myself. But it didn't last. "Ok everyone, reform the circle so we can continue the game." Gemma called out to all of us and we all obediently did so. I decided to play dumb and it seemed Malfoy decided to do so to. "Right, Malfoy, Hermione, in the middle." Said Michael. "Why?" asked Draco innocently. "To do your DARE, remember? Kissing Granger?" said Blaise, exasperatedly.
"Oh, right, sorry I forgot, I thought you guys would too," He said, a hopeful look in his eyes.
"Not a chance Malfoy," This time it was Gemma. "Hermione, would you like to join him?"
"Not really." I replied
"Well too bad!" Pansy called out
By this time, Malfoy and I were about 3 feet apart, and I didn't want to get ANY closer. Everyone started to look from one of us to the other, like in a tennis match. "Well, do you think you could all move? I don't like being looked at like a goldfish!" Malfoy yelled at them all and they all scattered around the room, pretending to be doing something, not taking their eyes off us. "You? Don't like being looked at?" I snorted. Malfoy just sighed. "Well, I guess the first step is to actually take another step closer." was all he said. So we did until our faces were just centimetres apart.
"Scared Granger?" he asked
"No! of course not, it's just well.. I.. I…" I stuttered
"You.. you…You just never kissed a guy before? I should have known."
"No, it's well you know, YOU"
"Whatever, I still think its coz you've never kissed a guy before."
"Malfoy, this is not the time!"
"You're right." He said and with that he leaned in, closing the very small gap between our lips and started to kiss them. I felt electricity go down my spine, which made me shiver as he put his arms around my waist, deepening the kiss, which I found myself kissing back. He liked my lips, asking me to open them, which I did, and his tongue entered my mouth, massaging mine, god it was good, I held him tighter, not wanting it to end as the minute flew past. Something inside me had clicked, and this felt so right
Draco
"Shit, she's good…" I thought as I wrapped my arms around her waist, I could feel her shivers going down her back, aware of the goosebumps appearing on my own skin.
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STOP!" Everyone in the common room called out, but I couldn't I couldn't leave what felt so right, I never wanted to let her go.
"Um, guys? You can Stop…" I heard Ginny calling out
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"Hello? The minute's over!"
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"Malfoy! Granger! STOP
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And then I remembered who I was, and who she was. I was kissing a Mudblood! I quickly pulled away, needing to get my breathe back, while Granger did the same, I looked at her and our eyes locked and I couldn't pull away…
The room was dead silent, no one knew what to say. While Draco and Hermione had been kissing, it was as if they had entered a different world where it was just them and no one else. That's what it looked like to the other people in the room, and they couldn't believe it as Malfoy and Hermione went into overtime. And still everyone stood in silence as they looked from Hermione to Draco, who had stopped in a tight eye lock. No one knew what they were thinking. Suddenly both of them in unison started towards the stairs and ran into their rooms. Harry and Blaise quickly went to check on their friends.
Harry
I followed up the stairs where Hermione and Draco had run and went over and knocked on Hermione's door. I couldn't hear anything except crying so I wen tin and quietly slipped on to the bed next to Hermione who had her head buried in the pillows, which she quickly transferred to my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and tried to soothe her.
"Shhhhh, it's ok, Mione, its ok,"
"Don't let me go Harry," Something serious must have gone on in that kiss, Harry had no idea but knew Hermione would tell him when the time was right..
"I'm not going to Mione, it's ok, I've got you, I'll never let you go. Shhhhh, its alright, I promise" I said placing a soft kiss on her now silky smooth hair which had tamed itself last year. "I'm not going anywhere,"
Hermione
I stayed like that for a while,, occasionally talking to Harry, but mostly just thinking. I'm not sure why that kiss affected me so much, but I know it had an effect on Malfoy as well. And I wasn't very happy about it. I mean I knew I was happy while it was happening, I wanted nothing more than to continue on with it. That is until I realised whom exactly I was sharing the kiss with.
"Harry?" I said quietly
"Yeh?"
"I know it sounds stupid and your going to want to kill me for it but I need to tell you something, to explain my actions,"
"Ok…"He said sounding just a little unsure of what I was going to say.
"When I was kissing Malfoy, it was as if it wasn't him. I mean I knew it was him and all but I felt something so strong that Malfoy wouldn't even know, and I felt something, like electricity go down my spine when,"
"Spare me the details please?" He said looking a bit worried about what I was about to say
"Yeah well, anyway, I just didn't want it to end. There was like a power between the two of us, it was really weird and then I remembered that the person I was feeling this for WAS Malfoy so I stopped and that's why I ran away crying, because something so nice could never have been something so wrong, for a minute I thought I might have liked the guy? Isn't that crazy?" I asked, looking for some reassurance.
"Yeah, Mione, it is crazy. But I have to tell you something that Sirius told me once before he died; I don't remember when or why, it's not important. You Can't Choose Who You Love, Like or Fall for. It is absurd that you would ever like a Malfoy, but, look at my parents, they were enemies before they fell in love…"
And with that he got off the bed and left, closing the door softly behind him. I also left my bed and walked into the bathroom, deciding to have a bath. I filled it up with hot water and chocolate bubbles and slipped in, letting the smell and warmth engulf me.
Draco
After I ran out of the room, Blaise followed me and found me sitting on my couch with my head in my hands. I felt something so strongly during that kiss. I cursed "*$#&! God! I'm gonna kill Gemma!"
"It's alright mate, it wasn't her fault. Besides, looked like some pretty good action you were getting from where I was standing."
"Yeah whatever," I mumbled. How was I going to make anyone understand? I could always try Zambini, I mean he was smarter than everyone else in Slytherin, apart from me, of course, so we got on pretty well.
"Nah, it just wasn't the kiss, sure, I mean, the Mudblood can kiss pretty good, but that's not what I'm saying. I FELT something man. Know what I mean?" I turned around to see his reaction. He looked a little shocked.
"Ohhhh, that's pretty deep Draco, are you sure? I mean this is a Mudblood we're talking about. I personally don't have anything against them but YOU do,"
I stood for a moment thinking, "Yeah, I'm sure, which is why it shits me. And I know she felt it too, I felt her shiver." I ran a hand through my hair, indicating how stressed I was.
"I just have to say one thing. No one is gonna judge you, and if they do, they'll be too scared to say anything. What can your Dad do? The Dementors already have his soul and no body but you and Hermione can sought it out. She has the same brain capacity as you, she's pretty, smart and charming, despite being a Mudblood. Dude, what I'm saying is don't let your blood be the deciding factor between you two. Everyone in that room witnessed something so unreal…"
And then he left, leaving me to my thoughts. "I need a bath."