A/N I do not own the Harry Potter characters, just the plot! Many thanks for all the reviews! I really appreciate your opinion! I know it is very early and odd for this event, but if you don't think it fits at this moment in time, please let me know and I'll rewrite this chapter.
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Chapter 4
Hogwarts….Again
Hermione chose a compartment with Luna, as Harry sat with Ron and Ginny further down the train.
"Quibbler?" Luna offered in a dreamy voice.
"Er… No Thanks Luna I think I'm going to nap until the meeting." Hermione replied softly looking out the window.
"Ok" she said dreamily, standing and opening the compartment door she glided out without another word.
Hermione was awoken by Ginny shaking her lightly. "It's almost time for the meeting Hermione" Ginny replied when she saw Hermione open one of her eyes.
"Alright." She replied.
She pulled her hair into a lazy messy bun and walked with Ginny to the last cart. Upon Opening the door, Draco sat beside the window staring out of it.
"It's about time you got here Granger and look, fully clothed this time as well." Her cheeks became warm with embarrassment and when he turned, she noticed his silver eyes look saddened, just as they did when she saw them in the robes shop.
"Yes well, I suppose your head boy then?" Ginny sneered attempting to ignore what he had said
"What's it to you Weaslette? Besides Granger, I am second under you in highest marks" he sneered back
"Enough." Hermione interjected.
She turned to Ginny "Thank you for walking with me, but this compartment is for prefects and heads. Sorry Gin." She nodded and walked out.
Hermione plopped down across from Draco and searched his face. "If we're going to be heads, we can at least be civil to each other; we are going to be sharing a common room." Hermione said finally.
Draco smirked but never turned away from the window "Granger, if I wanted to be nice, I could. Yes even to you" He stated
Hermione sat back against the bench seat and crossed her arms over her chest in thought. She stayed silent for a while just watching him, contemplating until she finally came up with a plan. Unwrapping her arms from each other, she laid them down on the bench beside her, leaned forward and whispered, "Alright prove it. I bet you ten galleons a week. Each week you must be civil to me to win." Hermione gave him her best smirk.
He stayed silent for a while then spoke. "Alright, you're on Hermione." She let out a gasp at hearing her name spoken in his drawl.
He raised his brow "It surprised me too." He drawled.
Hermione, now recovered, sat quietly, taking in his features for the real first time in all the years they went to school, how his eyes looked a shade darker than night fall with light grey hues, his blonde hair a bit longer than she was used to seeing, and the muscular body that only comes from being a great Quidditch player.
"What are you doing?" He asked arching his brow again. "Sorry I was lost in thought Draco." She answered quickly, not realizing that she used his first name.
He smirked but said nothing
'Even that makes me crumble' She thought, then shook her head to clear the thought.
The Prefect arrived shortly after an hour and sat down as Hermione stood up, made her way to the door.
"Ok. Well this meeting is just to get us familiar with each other and arrange the patrol schedules. Mr. Malfoy and I are Head Boy and Head Girl." Hermione trailed off and waited for Malfoy to speak up.
"Yes, well, As this is Granger and I's last year, I expect that we will all get along just fine." He said, as Hermione rolled her eyes and began discussing patrol schedules with the prefects.
"I can't wait to work with you all." Hermione announced sitting back down as the prefects from each house rose and introduced themselves properly, then headed out of the compartment. She noticed that after his ridiculous speech, he had been quietly staring out of the window the entire meeting, she actually felt bad for him. She sat back down across from him and it didn't seem to bother him.
She licked her lips ready to speak when he turned to her and sneered, forgetting at the moment about their bet "What are you still doing here Granger?"
She rolled her eyes and spoke "Why aren't you with you cronies?" He turned and met Hermione's brown eyes for the first time ever.
"People tend to be pissed at the person who was solely responsible for sending their parents and family to Azkaban." He replied harshly.
"Oh…I didn't know…I've been in Australia for some time." She turned and stared out the window and sighed.
He now looked at her and noticed something different about her, she filled out…
'everywhere' he thought
as he noticed her bosom was much bigger and more filled out while her tight v neck blouse accented the curves of her body
'and those hips!' He bit his lip trying to fight back the response his body was now involuntarily showing. 'Wait what am I saying! this is Granger, the insufferable know-it-all, Golden Girl, Saint Potter's annoying friend and Gryffindor princess Granger! Ugh Malfoy you seriously need a lay if you think Granger is pretty!' He chastised himself
Hermione stood to leave, looking over her shoulder; he was still looking her up and down, focusing now on her bum since she was standing.
'I can't believe I'm saying this...' she thought as she turned and leaned against the door with her arms crossed tightly over her chest.
"You like what you see Draco?" She grinned
"I liked what I saw in the shop." He drawled which made Hermione blush red.
"You saw…" she began
"Everything?" he asked "Yes I did and I must say Granger, erm, Hermione that you…"
The car shuttered violently to the right causing Hermione to fall into Draco, which in turned caused them both to topple to the floor.
Hermione laid flatly against Draco's body as the train sped up the rough terrain. In one fail swoop he wrapped his arm around her back and flipped her so that he lay gently atop her; He smirked and leaned down covering her mouth gently and carefully. Another shutter of the cart caused him to move his entire body up across hers, causing him to briefly rub up against her leg, and she felt him. Her body trembled slightly; it was her undoing, for Draco had felt her body response to the brief touch and deepened the kiss. Hermione didn't fight it
'What am I doing? This is Draco This is not right!' She cried in her head.
Her body was failing her mind, it was giving him reason to want her more, He wanted her? She wanted him, she wanted Draco Malfoy. His hand began to explore her inner thigh, rubbing slowly and gently up and under her skirt. His tongue brushed against her lower lip, gaining access to attack her tongue with his as he brushed his index finger across her knickers. Her body arched into him as she moaned softly.
"Hang on let me go save Hermione from Malfoy" Ginny called to someone from down the hall.
"Shite!" Draco said scrambling up and fixing himself as he sat down on the bench and crossed his left leg over right and Hermione sat across from him fixing the wrinkles in her blouse and skirt. Ginny opened the door to the compartment and stared inside
"We're fine Ginny. We're just talking, trying to be civil you know, for the good of the school." Hermione answered before Ginny could even form the words of her question.
"Ok uhm, here's your uniform Hermione. See you at the station I guess" Ginny replied suspiciously looking between the two, handing Hermione the robes and turning without another word and marched off.
"Party pooper." Draco smirked as he rose to grab his trunk from the rack above him, Hermione noticed that he had not been able to "fix" himself and it was evident in the front of his trousers.
"Did you want to dress alone?" He asked searching his truck for his emerald green robes
'Well I doubt it matters, seeing as you have, technically already seen me.' Hermione replied in her head, licking her lips she added a thought 'I don't know why I'm doing it...but now it's my turn.'
She pulled the curtain down on the compartment door window and undressed quietly while he rummaged through his trunk. He turned, gathering his robes up and dropped them abruptly to the ground upon seeing her naked in front of him again.
He had an inkling that he should cover his eyes, but... 'Merlin, She's beautiful...I didn't think she'd actually undress in front of me of all people. Do it Draco...Take advantage of the opportunity! Bloody Gryffindor bravery' He thought as he closed the gap between them in two strides, covering her mouth with his like before, but this time she kissed back hungrily.
Her hands moved fast to unbutton his blue silk shirt, throwing it to the ground he wrapped his arms around her waist closing the gap between them, she yanked the button from his slacks and pushed them down just in time for him to lift her up and slam her up against the wall letting himself brush against her, teasingly. Their eyes met briefly and his hand ran across her stomach, filling it with a warming sensation. He let her down long enough to pull down her knickers and then picked her back up and pressed her back against the wall. She locked her ankles around his hips and he gently brushed his fingers across her sensitive area. Her breath hitched and her body trembled.
"Draco" she moaned.
He flashed her a genuine smile as he guided himself in gently. Stopping when the tip was in.
"Are you sure?" He whispered.
She nodded and he pushed in further. She cringed at the pain, and he stopped.
"You'll get used to it, trust me." He whispered as he left trails of kisses down her neck. She moaned softly and he could feel her relaxing, the tension was letting up.
"Don't think about it, just watch me, keep your attention on me" he coached as he slid in further and further.
"There kitten, see it wasn't to bad."
He smirked but didn't move, he wanted her to get used to the feeling when she dug her nails into his shoulders, he jerked. "Damn kitten your feisty." He grinned and pulled himself out to the tip and thrust himself back into her, at her command. She cried out and dug her nails deeper into his shoulder. He soon found a rhythm that suited the both of them, he kissed her passionately and attacked her tongue whenever possible. "Hermione what have you done to me?" He whispered in her ear. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he placed one of his hands against the wall for leverage as his thrusts became faster and harder, moaning softly in unison with every thrust.
"Draco…I…I…"
Her body tensed and he could feel the tension tighten around him as she threw her head back and shuttered with cries of his name. As he sped faster feeling their bodies becoming one, he moaned breathlessly "Merlin, Hermione!" He thrusted hard against her spilling into her and biting into her shoulder.
He gently lowered her to the ground and sighed with content. For the first time in his life, he felt he was were he was supposed to be. 'What have I done...'He thought as he cleaned himself and her up. They got dressed as the train slowed into Hogsmeade station. "I'll see you soon kitten." He replied, grabbing his trunk and exiting the compartment.
"Gin, you go on ahead, I've got to make sure the first years make it to the boats and the second years find the carriages." Hermione yelled across Hogsmeade Station
"Ok" Ginny yelled back.
Hermione checked the train twice to make sure no one was left behind. Entering the final car, her thoughts flashed through the experience she just had with HIM
"What has gotten into you Hermione?" She asked herself as she exited the train and walked down the path to the Head's carriage.
"He's probably already gone ahead with his friends anyways." She told herself as she swung the carriage door open.
"Do you always talk to yourself Granger? I mean Hermione?" Draco drawled.
Her cheeks flushed as she sat down beside him and he placed his hand on her leg, gently. "No not always, well if I'm researching or reading a great book I tend…"
Her last word was cut off by Draco kissing her. "You talk too much" He replied with a smirk.
Hermione sat at the Gryffindor house table between Ginny who sat next to Harry, and Dean Thomas who was next to Seamus, and across from Neville who was sitting beside Lavander to the right and Ron to the left. All heads turned towards the teachers table as Headmistress McGonagall rose and made her way to the podium.
"Here we are, another great year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Last year's battle caused many student to miss their N.E.W.T. and O.W.L. testing so in honor of the battle and those who lost their lives defending this school, I hereby granted all fifth and seventh years of last year to retake their studies and N.E.W.T.'s and O.W.L.'s test!"
A cheer erupted through the Great Hall along with some very sarcastic yays and loud groans as well.
"Settle down, settle down." The Headmistress raised her hand for silence and continued
"Therefore let us start the sorting!"
Professor Flitwick levitated the old wooden stool in its usual spot and the first years piled in frightened looks can be seen on many of their faces as they walked up the aisle and crowded around the stage.
"Welcome to Hogwarts! When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted into your houses" The first years began to mumble to each other.
"Azeal, Baine" she called.
A small little boy with soft brown curls came up and sat on the stool, while McGonagall placed the sorting hat on his head.
"Hmm I see, I see…" The sorting hat began.
"I don't remember being that tiny {Baine: Ravenclaw} but I do remember being that scared" Harry whispered to the group, they mumbled agreement as Selk, Zane was sorted into Slytherin.
With Zelsi, Elorra sorted into Gryffindor, large cheers erupted from the table and then fell silent when McGonagall raised her hand.
"To all first years, the Forbidden Forest is forbidden, Term starts the day after tomorrow, being it is a weekend and of course don't forget that all Weasley Wizarding Wheezes are forbidden. Anyone reported to have them will be punished accordingly. With that, Let the feast begin!"
The tables quickly became laden with food of all sorts, the first years gasping as it appeared out of thin air talked aimlessly to other years as they ate, laughed and treated themselves to deserts. After every plate and cup vanished McGonagall rose yet again.
"Alright, off to bed the lot of ya. Prefects please see that the first years make it to their common rooms" She replied and student began filing out of the Great Hall.
Hermione followed the straggling first year Gryffindors to the seventh floor painting of the Fat Lady
"Password?" She asked
"Lemon drop" Hermione replied loud enough so that the group could hear the password.
The group filed into the common room with the prefects as Harry walked out, the painting shutting behind him.
"Hey, aren't you coming in Hermione?" He asked
"No, Heads have their own commons to share." Hermione answered at once.
"You're stuck with Malfoy all year? It must be tough." He said
"You're telling me. You have no idea. Good Night Harry." She smiled, leaned in to kiss his cheek, as he turned at that exact moment, their lips brushed each other. Both flushed red, Hermione spun on her heels and trotted back down the hall to the third floor leaving Harry standing dumbstruck in the corridor.
She cursed herself all the way down to the third floor and all the way down the corridor to a picture of a very sophisticated looking little girl and boy sat hand in hand in white elegant chairs.
"Regal Premises" she mumbled and the painting swung open to reveal a large round sitting room with two elegant black leather sofas and two equally elegant red leather chaises sitting in the middle of the room surrounded by a beautiful white rug and a large fireplace off to the left of the furniture.
As she entered the room she noticed a Slytherin banner and a Gryffindor banner on the wall and a double set staircase one to the left and one to the right of the room, encircling each other above creating a second floor landing and a balcony. She guessed their rooms where up there. She sat down on one of the sofas and warmed herself by the fire until a small pinkish house elf appeared in front of her wearing a bright yellow cotton summer dress. Hermione jumped and the house elf curtsied.
"I is Rei Mistress Granger, I can gets you what yous want from the kitchen" she squeaked happily.
"Er…Thank you Rei, but I'm not in need of anything at the moment" Hermione replied kindly.
She rolled her eyes and thought 'Of course he would have a house elf…'
"Just calls me Mistress." With that the tiny house elf disappeared.
The painting swung open and Draco strolled in and plopped himself down in one of the chaises.
"I see you met Rei" he smirked
"Yes, very lovely…" she replied staring at the fire.
He looked over at Hermione when he realized she wasn't paying attention, he rose from the chaise and squatted down in front of her so that their eyes were level. Her brown eyes bore into his silver eyes momentarily then he cupped her chin in his hand, leaned over and spoke softly into her ear
"I don't know what you did to me back there, but for some reason I absolutely had the best time ever with you Hermione, I never got the chance to see the real you until you broke my nose, third year. I knew then that you are a force not to be reckoned with. Fifth year all I wanted to do was kiss you. At the shop after I accidently came in on you, I couldn't keep my mind off you. I was a really big prat to you and many others in this school and I want more than anything to rectify myself with my classmates, and you." He placed the palm of his hand on her cheek, leaned in and kissed her softly.
"I'm sorry Hermione; I'm sorry for treating you like dirt, not respecting you as a person, or a woman."
He lifted up the sleeve of her left arm where MUDBLOOD was etched deep into her upper arm, she jerked away her arm as habit and covered it with her other hand.
"And I am truly sorry that I sat back and watched my crazy bitch aunt do this to you." He smiled genuinely
"Draco what has gotten into you? This is not….well the usual you." She inquired.
"Azkaban can change a man… I began thinking clearer when Severus killed Dumbledore…You have to know Hermione, I never, NEVER wanted to murder anyone, especially not Dumbledore. He was a good man; he was my mentor, my headmaster. He was more of a father to me than my own. When Voldemort was killed and my parents and I were taken to Azkaban, well let's just say I've had quite some time to think upon my actions of the past seven years. I did not like the man I was."
Her face streamed with tears. Draco stood, and started towards the stairs to his dormitory. "I do not regret what happened on the train." He drawled, looking back at Hermione who was silent.
"Good Night Hermione." He said as he climbed the stairs and entered his room.
**O**
"Hermione, you look awful" Ginny exclaimed as Hermione sat down across from her at breakfast.
"Thanks a lot Ginny" she said sarcastically.
"What happened last night?" Ginny questioned her, taking a swift drink of her apple juice.
"Well… Draco kept me up have the night. It was interesting to say the least. I can't say much more right now" Hermione answered.
They ate in silence for a while then Ginny looked over at the Slytherin table where she realized Draco was staring at Hermione's back. She whispered in a low voice so that no one other than Hermione could hear her.
"We talk tonight Hermione, your room at seven" Ginny got up and walked out of the Great Hall quickly.
"Good morning class, settle into your seats and open your books to page twenty-three." Professor Heller announced as he flicked his wand towards the blackboard, which immediately revealed a complicated formula.
"Amortentia, you all know the effects of it, now that you are in your N.E.W.T class, you get to create it!" He waved his wand at the wall and replied "The store room is open, you have two hours."
Students rummaged and picked. Gathered the first set of ingredients and sat quietly back at their tables to begin brewing.
"Take the Lovage here and pull each piece off and put it in the cauldron one minute at a time, between each piece." Draco whispered to Hermione while showing her on his.
"Thanks." She responded quietly.
Ron glowered and went to reach for a phial, nearly knocking it over in the process as he stared at the back of Hermione's head.
"Be careful not to spill the Essence of Amour, it can have almost a more devastating effect than Amortentia itself." Professor Heller warned Ron.
"Yes sir." Ron answered placing the bottle carefully onto his scale.
Professor Heller walked away and Ron looked back up at Hermione, noticing Draco was closer standing beside her and growled "What the hell is she playing at, getting all friendly with that stupid bouncing ferret."
Harry shook his head concentrating on weighing the essence of amour. He added it to his cauldron then spoke while he stirred.
"Ron leave it, I don't think we should get involved. It just looks like their talking, not to mention they are Heads so they probably got told by McGonagall to play nice or else."
Ron shifted uncomfortably "Harry I don't understand why she thinks I set that house on fire. Even if I did, there was no telling who lived there. It was Dolohov, not me. I swear" Ron explained stirring his own potion three times to the right and two to the left.
"I know Ron, I believe you. Let Hermione recover for a bit, and then maybe she'll be more accepting to the truth."
"Alright class, ladles down. Please bottle your potions, label them with you name and hand them to me before you leave." Professor Heller spoke while erasing the formula off the board and replacing it with the formula for Drought of Living Death for the sixth years.
The students filed out of the room after cleaning out their cauldrons and replacing unused potion ingredients back where they were in the store room. Hermione was the last to leave the classroom. A hand grabbed her arm and spun her around. She was tugged across the corridor to an empty classroom. Ginny noticed and decided to secretly follow Hermione and peer into the classroom through the keyhole.
"Draco, I don't think…" he placed his index finger across her lips and shushed her.
"Listen, I couldn't stop thinking about last night. The train first off was amazing, then our conversation in the common room. Dammit Hermione I can't stop thinking about you." Draco explained all in one breathe.
Hermione placed the palm of her hand on his cheek brought him to her, and kissed him softly. "Draco I don't know where this is going, or how long or if it might last, but let's see what happens. It's the best I can do."
Ginny covered her mouth with her hands to muffle her gasp. Hermione kissed Draco again and gathered up her books, which told Ginny she best get out of there. Scurrying down the hall to her next class, she ran straight into Harry and knocked him down.
"Bloody hell Ginny what in the world has gotten into you?" Harry asked brushing himself off.
"I…uhm…sorry I'm late for my next class, see you at dinner Harry!" She waved goodbye as she ran up the staircase.
"What was that all about?" Hermione asked Harry coming up behind him, with Draco milling around nearby. Harry glared at Draco and entered the classroom with Hermione.
"I'll tell you later." He whispered joining her at the table in front of the teacher's desk.
"N.E.W.T. level Defense Against the Dark Arts will let you all experience what Aurors are taught in training including assault jinxes and concentrated, highly effective shielding spells. If you will, please gather in a circle over here." Professor Platt motioned for the class to follow him.
"Wandless magic is very effective especially when you have been disarmed. It takes much practice and high amounts of concentration on your parts. Today I would like you to pair up and practice basic spells on each other without your wands." Platt explained then shooed them to their seats and began walking around the classroom observing.
Harry managed to transfigure the pillow Neville was holding into a flock of birds, while Hermione disarmed Seamus.
"Very good progress class. Tomorrow, we will be practicing more on wandless magic, as well as delving into wordless magic. Class dismissed." Professor Platt sat down at his desk and watched the students march out.
"Where's Hermione?" Harry asked Dean and Neville at dinner.
Both shrugged their shoulders. "I haven't seen her since Arithmancy" Dean replied.
"I saw her going to her commons with the ferret" Ron interjected, sitting down beside Harry and piling food onto his plate.
Harry rolled his eyes and began eating, looking up at the door every few minutes.
"Don't tell me she's going to miss dinner because if him" said Ron between bites.
"Ron she's a big girl." Now it was Ginny's turn to defend.
"I knuw inne, sommin not reit." Ron replied with a mouth full of food.
Ginny shrugged and put her fork down "That is gross Ron, I have lost my appetite. Thanks." She rose and walked out of the Great Hall checking the time is was nearly seven so she decided to go on up to the Heads commons.
"What's this all about Draco?" Hermione asked as they stepped into their commons and were greeted by Rei.
"Tis ready Master Malfoy" Rei curtsied to Hermione and ushered them over to the couch.
Draco rolled up his school uniform shirt sleeve past his elbows and sat on the floor, motioning to Hermione to sit beside him. A little confused, she sat beside him with her legs folded across each other.
"Draco what's up?" Hermione asked just as a blanket appeared under them and many different kinds of exotic foods appeared before them along with a bottle of very expensive wine from Italy. Hermione covered her mouth with her hands and gasped.
"Oh!" she exclaimed
Draco laughed and made both of their plates.
"This…" He kissed her cheek
"Is to thank you for giving me a chance, and to thank you for reminding me how to be a proper human being." He raised his glass of wine, as did she and they clinked their glasses in cheers and sipped.
A knock came from the door and Hermione jumped.
"Oh my!" She checked her watch it was half an hour past seven.
"It's Ginny" Hermione explained when she saw the confused look on Draco's face.
"So tell her to go away." Draco suggested.
"I can't, I told her to come at seven tonight. I'm sorry Draco; it really did slip my mind. I was having such a lovely time too."
She replied as he stood and cleared away the food and took up his glass of wine.
"Right, well good night." His voice was agitated and his expression showed hurt as he turned and walked up to his dorm without another glance at Hermione.
The portrait swung and Hermione tugged Ginny in, not giving her time to look around she pulled her up the stairs and to her room.
"I had sex with Draco" Hermione blurted as soon as she closed her room door and put up a silencing charm around it.
"What! When did this happen!" Ginny said frantically.
Hermione paced her room trying to gather her thoughts. "On the train in the Heads compartment, on the way to school." She finally admitted without taking a breath.
Ginny's mouth dropped and she plunged to the ground on her knees. "Ginny, you have to understand, he's so different now. He is absolutely not the Draco Malfoy we met years ago. It's like all of a sudden, the real human Draco appeared out of thin air. He even put together a very beautiful dinner tonight, to thank me for giving him a chance." Hermione explained pacing faster.
"You had sex with Draco. On the train... She thought for a moment and replied "Are you sure it wasn't like a rebound or secretly trying to get back at my brother for what he did?" Hermione shrugged "I…I don't know Ginny, maybe." Was she lying? she didn't exactly know what to think or feel about he situation
"Was he your first?" Ginny asked suddenly.
Hermione stopped pacing and dropped to the floor near Ginny. "Yes" she muttered. Ginny crawled over to Hermione and hugged her.
"Hermione I'm not judging you, I promise. If you want to pursue this, I can't stop you. But if he so much as hurts you even a little, he will pay." Ginny half smiled when Hermione laughed.
"Thank you Ginny. So do you think I should pursue him, publicly?" Hermione asked
"Well I think you do what you want, no matter what anyone else thinks." Ginny replied, hugging Hermione.
"Thanks Ginny, for being my best mate" Hermione hugged back and stood up "I'm tired, I think I'm going to bed."
Ginny yawned and stood as well. "Good Night Hermione." Ginny waved and let herself out.
Hermione waited until Ginny left the commons before sneaking out of her own room and pushing open Draco's door very slowly. Peering inside she saw a beautiful accented green rug underneath three black sofas situated in the middle of the room in a semi-circle, and a large ornate cherry wood four poster bed with silky green curtains half drawn around the bed. Tiptoeing, she entered the room and made her way across to his bed. Peering down at him, he lay bare chested, on his back with the silky red sheet drawn to his waist. His right arm underneath his pillow and the other covering his face. Not thinking twice, she climbed onto his bed and laid her head softly onto his chest, pulled the cover over her legs, and placed her hand across his stomach without stirring him. She closed her eyes and felt his arm wrap tightly around her.
"Good morning" Draco said with a smirk as Hermione opened her eyes to see Draco lying on his side facing her.
She scowled at the realization that he had apparently been watching her sleep. She closed her eyes; they fluttered and opened again washing the sleep from her eyes.
"I need to brush my teeth. " She said at once.
"Me too." He replied getting up and following her to the bathroom.
"Draco" she rinsed her mouth and placed the tooth brush back into its holder
"There are two weeks until Halloween; we have to get something together." She followed him downstairs and plopped down at the table already laden with breakfast.
"Thank you Rei" Draco greeted as he sat down across from Hermione and began filling his plate.
"I actually had some ideas on Halloween that I wanted to run by you" Draco replied popping a bit of toast in his mouth.
"And what would that be love?" She questioned playfully.
He grinned at her insinuation and continued "A masquerade ball."
She perked up in her seat and leaned closer to the table. "I'm sure that mind of yours has plenty thought to this. Come on love spit it out." she grinned.
"Well I was thinking that this would truly be the ultimate masquerade ball. A spell will be cast upon the Great Hall so that when we enter, a mask of confusion and silence is placed on us. Meaning once we enter the Great Hall we don't know who anyone is, and we certainly don't know ourselves, which means we aren't allowed to speak our names to each other until midnight. That will be when we can choose to reveal who we are to the people we are with." He explained, while finishing his eggs.
"That sounds lovely Draco! I will go and speak with Headmistress McGonagall and get the permission" Hermione jumped out of her seat and ran up the stairs to her dorm to dress, leaving Draco feeling like he missed something.
"Yes Miss Granger, what can I do you for?" McGonagall asked, looking up from her desk when Hermione appeared in her office.
Hermione explained the idea about Halloween and if it would be ok to do this.
"Absolutely" she answered. "You need to speak with professor Flitwick about placing the charms on the Great Hall, and please be sure when you announce it, that it will only be for fifth years and up." McGonagall replied shooing Hermione from her office.
"Thank you Headmistress!" she skipped down the stairs and ran into Pansy Parkinson
"Watch it Mudblood" she sneered as she pulled out her wand and pointed it toward Hermione.
"I don't think you should do that Pansy." Draco appeared in front of Hermione in a pair of black silk slacks and a dark blue silky button up, His wand raised towards Pansy, who sneered
"What do you think you're doing Draco? Protecting the Mudblood?" she asked
"As Head Girl, I expect she be treated with the same respect as anyone. We are no longer children Pansy. We are no longer ruled by Death Eaters or Voldemort." He replied impatiently, eyeing Pansy with a sneer.
"You maybe Draco Malfoy, but my family still believes in a rise of a new Dark Lord." She spat, then turned and walked the other way.
"That would be why they are in Azkaban" He called after her then turned to Hermione.
"She best not let anyone hear her talking that way or she too will be in Azkaban before you know it." He stuffed his wand away, pulled her body into him with one hand and kissed her. Hermione broke the kiss when she heard footsteps from the direction in which Pansy had sulked to.
"Hermione, Harry wants to know if you want to join us in Hogsmeade today." Ginny asked, suspiciously glaring at Draco for being so openly close to Hermione.
"Why not, we can go together." Draco replied coming up behind Hermione and wrapping his arms around her protectively, smirking at Ginny
"I suppose we could, since she already knows about us and no doubt Harry does too." Replied Hermione swatting Draco's arm, letting him know she saw the look he gave Ginny.
"We'll meet you guys at the Three Broomsticks in an hour ok?"
Ginny nodded and walked away. Hermione bumped Draco with her bum, which caused him to gasp softly
"I saw what you did. Please try to be nice. They are my friends." She begged him as she turned and resumed their kiss. He grabbed her waist with both hands and leaned her in closely to him deepening the kiss, his body responding to hers. From the balcony above them, Ron's ears turned red, his eyes full of anger as he turned and walked away.
"Hermione! Long time no see!" Harry jumped out of his seat and hugged Hermione tightly.
"I'm sorry Harry, I've been so busy." She explained as her and Draco sat across from Harry and Ginny.
"Yes obviously with, you know study" Harry's emerald green eyes met Draco's silver eyes and Draco smirked "Yes well, how can anyone get any studying done when you have a sexy, know-it-all girlfriend?" Draco questioned, chuckling when Harry began laughing earnestly.
"I know how you feel" Harry replied.
"So have you guys decided on a theme for Halloween yet?" Ginny asked sipping her butterbeer absentmindedly Hermione immediately broke into explaining Draco's idea and how she just got permission from the headmistress to do it, and that they will be putting it all together two hours before it starts.
"We think it'll be fun to have a menu with a variety of weird foods on it that they can choose from" Draco interjected before Hermione could speak again.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked, guiding Ginny into Honeydukes with his hand against the small of her back.
"Well like Dead Man's Bloody Guts is actually a cherry pie and Flesh Goo is actually Orange juice. Just things like that." Draco explained intertwining his fingers with Hermione's as they passed the fence leading up to the Shrieking Shack.
"I can't wait to see this come together!" Ginny said excitedly joining in the crowd returning to the school.
A/N Again, I know it is very early and odd for the event between Draco and Hermione, Is it rebound or something more? If you don't think it fits at this moment in time, please let me know and I'll rewrite this chapter. I can't wait to get responses on this chapter! Thank you for reading!
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