Twists & Turns
Chapter 7:Avoiding & Planning
Hermione woke up, and looked at her watch. It was 7:30 am! She was supposed to get up at 6! Hermione yawned indifferently. Its Sunday, no classes anyway. I deserve to sleep in. She snuggled deeper into her blankets and closed her eyes. She had been having such a good dream...What had it been about? She didn't feel like getting up. She had stayed up late last night, thinking about the surprises she'd faced. She sighed, feeling sleep leave her.
She got up and made her bed. She opened her closet, looking for something to wear. She decided to wear something different than usual. She wore a low-cut pair of jeans that were a LITTLE tight, not baggy, but not super tight. She wore a short sleeve pink t-shirt that said 'I LOVE YOU' in red script.
She looked at herself in the mirror. The outfit fit her perfectly, on every single curve. Hermione grinned and looked at her face. Thankfully, there were no wrinkles or bags on her eyes.
She made her way down into the Great Hall, and sat down next to Ginny. Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean, Lavender, and Parvati were also sitting there. "Hey guys!" Everybody turned to look at her. "Hey Hermione!" Ginny grinned at her mischievously. "How was your night, Hermione? By the way, you look GOOD!" Hermione grinned at her. "My night was FINE, Ginny. Nothing interesting happened. And thanks for the compliment!" She grinned and began to eat.
The boys began their usual talk of Quidditch, while Lavender, Parvati, and Ginny were talking about fashion and makeup. Hermione merely nodded to everything they said, not listening at all. She looked behind Ginny to the other end of the Great Hall, and scanned the Slytherin table.
Standing there was Draco Malfoy talking to the headmaster. She sucked her breath in and she felt her heart quicken. He sat back down, and a few moments later, looked straight at her. She tried to take her eyes off him but couldn't, stuck somehow. Arrogant, annoying prat! He mouthed something to her, and she raised her eyebrow quizzically. 'We need to talk', she finally solved. She briskly nodded, and returned to her toast, her face reddening slightly. What does he want to talk to me about? LAST NIGHT?
She finished her food, and went up to the Gryffindor common room to spend some time with her friends. Im determined to avoid him.
She spent her whole day outside and inside the castle, catching up with her friends, reminiscing about the past. It was 10 at night when she finally decided to go to her room. And the best thing was: she'd seen no glimpse of Draco Malfoy at all.
She stated the password (Banshee Chills) and went in. She heard music coming from the stereo (in the common room, aka room shes in right now), and no lights were on. She crept towards her room when she stubbed her toe on something, and tripped. "Ow!" She fell on something incredibly soft. Warm. And MOVING! She got up and found herself looking at Malfoy's face.
"What are you doing down there?" she hissed. He sneered and said, "Situps, until you fell onto my stomach." She blushed horribly. Good thing its dark. Speaking of the dark... "Why are you doing situps in the DARK? Are you a vampire?" He laughed and said, "I like the dark. It's...hard to explain." He stood up and offered her a hand. "Thanks." Hermione turned on 2 lamps by the couches and sat down.
"We need to talk," he said. "Right," she said, waiting for him to continue. She stared up into his eyes. He scanned her face for a moment, trying to identify her expression. "I was talking to Dumbledore this morning," he finally said. "We're going to have a Halloween dance for the 6th and 7th years after the regular Halloween feast. All the planning is left to us." Hermione smiled shyly. "Well, why didn't you say so? We must start immediately so we can finish in time!" Hermione grabbed parchment and instantly began scribbling things on it, conferring with Malfoy.
Malfoy could see why Hermione was Head Girl. She was as organized, precise, and intelligent as everyone thought she was. He yawned and looked at the clock. 2:30! "I'd like to get some sleep, you know, Granger?" She looked up at him, beaming. "We're done! Look at it, and see if everything's ok. If it is, we'll give it to the Headmaster tomorrow morning, and carry out our plans." She leaned back into the couch, and hummed to herself sleepily.
Draco looked at the parchment, his brows furrowed in concentration. No wonder he's Head Boy...he's certainly determined...and...clever...and cute... Hermione let sleep beckon to her. Draco didn't notice the humming had stopped its lullaby. When Draco was done, he turned to her. "I'm done, Granger. Its fine. Give it to Dumbledore tomorrow." He saw she was asleep. She looks so pretty asleep. Her hair curled around her shoulders, and her eyelashes fluttered. Her hands were placed on her knees. He shook her gently. "Granger?"
"Why don't you ever say Hermione?" she murmured. "What?" he said, confused. She opened her eyes.
"Hermione. My real name. After all, I call you Draco..."
"I don't know...It sounds so weird after 7 years of 'Granger'." He paused seeing the earnest look on her face. "I'll try."
She smiled at him, then frowned, biting her lip. "What is it?" She smiled shyly at him. "I...want to ask you something. It's been bothering me all day. Um...about last night...Why did you do it?" She blurted out quickly, then staring at her feet.
His guilt killed him completely inside, before he replied, "I..I don't know. I either wanted to, or it was a spur of the moment thing. I just...don't know." She continued to stare at her feet. "Oh," she said in a tiny voice. Why can't I speak? Why do I even care? This is MALFOY we are thinking about! IM so confused...
"Well, we've had a long night. I'm going to turn in. Good night...Hermione."
And he left her there to ponder her thoughts.
These are the plans they made for the Halloween Dance
-Tables on the sides of Great Hall that seat about 5 people with desserts and drinks on them
-Middle is dance floor
-DJ with muggle and wizarding music, possibly even a live band
-Dimmed lights
-Great Hall's doors will automatically open and close at the time dance begins and starts (for privacy)
-No teachers
-2 commentors on costumes of people as they arrive: Parvati & Lavender (sort of like a red carpet thing lol)
-alcohol
-Dance starts at 7:30, ends at 11:30
Next Chapter: the Halloween Dance, partying a LOT, conflicts, dances, another kiss between Hermione and Malfoy...and this time HERMIONE makes the 1st move!
A/N: I AM SO SORRY THAT I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN SUCH A LONG TIME! I know that this chapter is short and sucks, but the next one is going to be entertaining! And no matter what i will NEVER give up on it, no matter how long it takes me to finish!
But I have a good excuse! Ive been busy with school (8th grd)...and I took the SHSAT yesterday so Ive been studying for it a lot lately, but now that its over I have more free time, but I still have 2 hand in my public HS application in 2 weeks...plus a whole bunch of hw, and such...but i WILL KEEP ON WRITING! NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES!
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