Chapter 4
Harry and Ron where waiting outside of the classroom for Hermione, the were leaning against the wall engulfed in their own conversation. "Hey 'Mione, what took you so long?" Ron asked. "Oh, nothing, just asking the professor some questions." She lied, she didn't want to make them worry and have them cause a scene. "Okay. Hey we are going down to Hagrid's tonight, do you want to go? He's throwing some birthday party for Fang. Why he's throwing a party for a dog I'll never know." Harry asked shaking his head. "Yeah sure, that sounds great." Hermione perked up a bit and smiled at her friends as they walked to their next class.
Draco was standing by the door and overheard the conversation. Why they insist hanging out with that oaf he'll never understand. Draco secretly hoped that Hermione would still show up in the music room tonight. Not that he wanted to see her he quickly threw in his mind. He just liked to hear her play. It wasn't that he liked to see her facial expressions and her smile when she glided through a difficult part. The way that he wanted to sit beside her and be near her...
"Draco! Earth to Draco!" Pansy was yelling behind him. Draco came back to reality and turned around and saw a bouncing Pansy coming toward him. She threw her arms around his neck and draped herself on him. "You're going to be late you know." She drawled. Draco gently pushed Pansy off him and crossed his arms and put a scowl on his face. "Yeah, well, I have Care of Magical Creatures next and I don't want to be teached by the giant oaf." "Oh come now Draco, if you keep your face like that, it's going to freeze that way. Ciao" Pansy waltzed in the direction of the castle doors to head off to class. Draco slowly followed after her thinking of Hermione the whole way there.
Later that night the trio headed down to Hagrid's cabin. Hermione was eager to get the day off of her and forget it. They got to Hagrid's door and Ron knocked. They heard a loud booming as Fang bounded toward the door and was barking madly.
"Alrigh' you mangy beast, get back!" Hagrid shouted. Hagrid opened the door and smiled wide. The trio could tell that he tried his best to get cleaned up, the smell of his musky cologne wafting throughout the hut. "I'm so glad yeh made it! Come in come in!" Hagrid exclaimed. Hagrid stepped to the side and let the trio in. The hut had been decorated with streamers and there looked to be homemade party hats on the table, along with a collection of rock cakes and what they were assuming was a meat cake for Fang. "Well make yerselves at home." Hagrid gestured to the oversized chairs. Hermione's legs were never quite able to reach the ground when she sat in them. When Harry sat down, Fang immediately came over and laid his head on his lap and began to drool. The group chatted for a while as the night progressed.
It was beginning to creep around 11, well past the curfew that everyone was supposed to be in their common rooms. Draco made his way to the music room via the secret passage way. He was hoping she was there. All through out the rest of the day, he was feeling possessive over her. Like he needed her to be there, he needed to see her. When he got to the room he put up his hood and opened the door. He was expecting music to fill his ears, but it was silent. So silent that one could hear a pin drop in the room. He stepped out and looked around, but she wasn't there. His angel of music wasn't there. Draco suddenly felt a ping of hurt and anger. He waited and waited for what seemed like hours. When he finally checked his watch it was 1am. She wasn't coming. Maybe she was afraid of coming back, maybe he had frightened her. He knew that she couldn't still be down at Hagrid's since it was past curfew and even that oaf might have the common decency to get students where they belong. Draco was getting angrier by the second, he swiftly turned around and stormed down the passageway to his room.
The trio were trying to hide the fact that they haven't touched the rock cakes that Hagrid had served them. Fang was in the corner happily chewing on a piece of raw meat from his cake. Hagrid glanced outside and then to a clock on the wall. "Blimey! Look at the time! You three need ter get up to the castle, its curfew time!" Hagrid said. The three gathered their coats and got ready to leave. "Thanks again fer comin' guys." Hagrid said happily. "Uh yeah, no problem, Happy Birthday Fang." Harry said with a wave of his hand "Bye Hagrid." Ron and Hermione said in unison. The three walked up the grassy slope to the castle. "What a night eh?" Ron said. They got the common room and the time struck 10 pm. The boys headed up to their dorms. "Night 'Mione." "Night boys." Hermione yawned, completely out her mind that she had wanted to go to the music room earlier that day. She walked up the stairs to her dorm, crawled into bed and immediately fell asleep.