Chapter 4
I'm on my way to meet Draco. This is probably the most nerve-wracking thing I've ever done- Harry and Ron aren't speaking to me, Pansy Parkinson threw a huge tantrum in the Great Hall about Draco cheating on her, and my hair is a huge mess. This is going to be a disaster!
There he is, right on the edge of the great hall. I gulp, then walk over to him. "Hi." I say. He smiles, and we walk off towards Hogsmeade. Around a minute into our walk, he starts up a conversation about Quidditch. To my surprise, I find myself laughing and talking to him as if we've been friends for years. He seems... well, nice. He's not talking about himself, or about my birth, or anything obnoxious like that. Maybe we can actually be friends...
Later
That was really... Um, what I mean is...well, Draco kissed me. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! That's just so wierd! WHAT DO I DO? HE KISSED ME!
It was, to tell the truth, kind of nice. Because, maybe, maybe... I don't know, I think I maybe kind of like him. Let me tell you exactly what happened.
"So, where do you want to go first?" Draco looked at me, one eyebrow raised. "I don't know, but I do need to get a few books..." I answered, cringing as I waited for some kind of insult about my obsession with books. "Cool, let's go to Flourish & Blotts." He said. I was astounded- Draco Malfoy, in a bookshop? What's more, with me? After getting the books (Arithmancy-Advanced Copy, How to Translate Ancient Runes, Total Confirmation Study Techniques), we headed on to get butterbeers. It was all slightly awkward, but also nice. I enjoyed myself. Then, as we started the way back to school(ignoring the open stares of our classmates) he turned to me. "Can we go somewhere private? Just for a minute?" "Alright," I hazarded.
We walked into a tiny backstreet off the town. I was slightly worried, but I trusted him. And then he kissed me and ran off. I stood there, shell-shocked,for about a minute, then I hurried back to Gryffindor Tower.
That's where I am now. I'm about to tell Ginny what happened. "So, why did you invite me here on pain of death?" She asks. I smile weakly. "God, Hermione, you look terrible!" I start. "Well, yes, Ginny, because I just spent a whole day with Draco Malfoy and he was nice and then he kissed me and I don't know what to do but I think I like him!" I shriek. She blinks at me for a second, and then she grins. "Well, we could start with your hair!" Thank God for Ginny Weasley.