Hello, Lovelies! Here is the next instalment of my Movie Fest Fic, I hope you enjoy this chapter. A turn of events makes Hermione realise things she wishes she hadn't!
Author's note: Thank you to the lovely safewordisdevilsnare for the amazing cover photo! To CJRed and thedarklordherself for always being my beta/alphas when I need them! I wanted to keep the original song from the movie and update the words to the poem to fit more into Dramione.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I only own the imagination and Tom Felton (Also in my head only)
Chapter 7
Over the next week, Draco and Hermione spent as much time as they could together. Draco would meet her for lunch every day, and they would eat dinner at her flat. They had been photographed together but not made the front page yet until they read the prophet the next morning.
Quidditch Cup Champion Draco Malfoy is no longer single
If you didn't attend the Quidditch World Cup last week, you missed seeing the star seeker of team Phoenix sing a song to a witch in the stands. We saw at the end of the song; the witch was none other than Hermione Granger. After a kiss on the field, our interest was peaked.
After following the pair around all week, we here at the prophet can confirm that Draco Malfoy is indeed taken. The star seeker of the Phoenix team is currently dating his former school rival, Hermione Granger. The two seemed to be stuck together all week and sneaking kisses when they thought no-one was looking.
If we remember she has a particular flair for Quidditch players, after dating the likes of Viktor Krum and Cormic McLaggon. Let's see how long until she decides she wants the next up and coming star. Let's hope Draco Malfoy is careful because his current witch has a worse reputation than him with celebrities.
Hermione glared at the offending paper, "Why is she still allowed to write news? That is why we haven't been mentioned until today." She handed the paper to Draco and sighed.
"At least they took some good pictures, and I am used to negative stories being written. I tried to get her fired after she made up the story about me taking home two witches a few months ago." Draco looked at the picture of them eating lunch, Hermione was laughing about an old story from Hogwarts he was telling her. The way her eyes light up made him smile to himself. He lied to Blaise for so long about his feelings.
Looking up from the paper, Draco smiled at her. "Don't let this worry you, let the fact we haven't seen our friends in a week, and they will be finding out the same way bother you." He laughed when she looked afraid.
"Oh Merlin, Ginny and Blaise are going to kill me. I'm surprised they haven't come over yet to yell at me." Hermione heard the floo flare up and groaned, "Well here they come, protect me Draco."
"I will be right here, though I think you won't need me." He smirked and stood up taking her hand, "Let's go get this over with, then I guess we need to go see my mum today."
As they walked into the sitting room, Hermione squeezed his hand and saw Blaise, Ginny, Harry, and Pansy sitting on the couch. "Hey you guys, what can I do for you?" She smiled nervously.
"Well first, you could have owled me and let me know. I wondered where you ran off to after the game." Ginny smirked, happy that her plan was working. Now if only she didn't need to leave her Harpies.
"Ginny leave her alone, she was properly distracted by Draco it seems." Harry laughed and held Pansy's hand. "At least we can all be together without any tension in the room now."
Blaise laughed and held his hand out to Pansy, "I believe you owe me money now Pans, I won the bet." He felt Hermione's glare and shrugged his shoulders, "What?"
"You bet on if Draco and I would get together? You two are ridiculous, why am I friends with you." Hermione pulled Draco to the open couch and sat down.
"You love us, Hermione, don't deny it. We would have included Draco in on the bet like usual, but you can see why we left him out." Pansy grinned and rested her hand on her stomach.
Draco looked towards Ginny and sighed sadly, "Ok if you guys are done, I am sure I have to visit my mother thanks to the prophet."
Ginny nodded when no-one was looking and frowned, "Well I am off to find Theo, he wants to take me shopping for a dress for the reunion. He finally asked me if I wanted to go, so I said why not." She hurried through the floo without looking at Blaise.
They all looked at Blaise, unsure of how he would react to that. Blaise looked down and glared at the floor, he opened his mouth to say something then closed it.
"So I decided I want to go to the reunion, that is if Draco wants to go." Hermione smiled at Draco.
Draco tucked a curl behind her ear and smiled, "Of course I will go with you, I would love to show you off to everyone."
"It's about time. We have been pushing Draco to say something to you for years." Blaise finally spoke quietly, "I will see you lot later, don't forget the reunion is in a week."
Hermione watched as Blaise tried to smile, "Do you want me to come over?" She watched as he looked towards Draco apprehensive. "He will be fine without me a few hours, and I'm coming with you."
"You are supposed to see Narcissa, go I will be okay." Blaise started to walk away from her.
"She can wait for another day, Draco can do damage control with his mother before I see her." Hermione took his arm and smiled.
"Yes mate, I need to talk to mother about that article." Draco stood up and pulled Hermione away from Blaise for a minute. "If you need me, just send me an owl. I will see you later." He kissed her and tapped her bum before apparating to the manor.
Blushing, Hermione faced Blaise and took his arm, "Now let's go talk, we can stay here and go for a walk."
Pansy and Harry laughed as they stood up, "We are going to head home, if you need help with him, let me know." Pansy hugged them and waited for Harry by the door.
"I'm glad you decided to go to the reunion, I will see you guys there." Harry hugged Hermione and kissed her cheek. "I will talk to Ginny and see what is going on."
Blaise looked at Harry and frowned "You don't have to do that, I will figure this out." He walked towards the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of firewhisky.
After they left through the floo, Hermione walked into the kitchen and sat next to Blaise. "I know she likes both of you. She told me last week. Maybe I should talk to her; you are taking this hard."
"I will be okay Hermione, Are you sure you don't want to be Draco right now?" Blaise smirked at her, trying to change the subject.
"He will be okay, I mean we just spent all week together." Hermione laughed and looked in thought. "It is like he is a whole other person from what I remember. I am starting to like him."
Blaise sniggered, "Starting to like him or the sex, I already was told he stayed the night the night of the game. He never stays the night after sex. I said he liked you."
Hermione glared at him before smiling, "Both, I like both, but Draco did tell me stories from Hogwarts. Some of them involving you and Pansy."
Draco sat across from Narcissa and sighed in defeat, "Mother we only have been seeing each other for a week, why are you trying to rush things?"
"Well you aren't getting any younger, we already were trying to set you up to be married within the year." Narcissa looked pointedly at him.
"Can you give me six months to let you know if that will happen?" Draco asked impatiently, and thankful Hermione chose to stay home.
After another painful hour of Draco being lectured about the demands as the Malfoy heir, he made his way to his flat. When he opened the door, he found an owl by his window. Unfolding the letter, he smirked and threw it in the fireplace.
Draco,
I have informed the Harpies I am switching teams next season, they were rightfully pissed at me for the short notice. Thank you for keeping your end of the deal. I will see you both at the reunion.
G
He did feel bad because in a way he was starting to fall for Hermione. The deal was just a bonus at this point, and he was going to make sure she never found out about it. Walking to his room, he laid on his bed and closed his eyes, praying a nap would take over. The next week had flown by in a blur as Hermione, and he tried to spend time with each other and their friends. The days seemed to speed by though, and they found only two free days to just them.
Soon it was the day of the reunion, the group of friends all met up at Draco's house to get ready. The girls took the east wing, and the boys stayed in the west wing.
"So Drake, how have things been with Hermione?" Blaise asked as he fixed his dress robes, making sure his silver tie was straight.
Draco laughed before staring off into space, "Fantastic but now my mother is starting to bother me about being a good heir and getting married before I turn 27. I told her to leave me alone about it and give me six months to figure out our relationship."
Harry watched Draco curiously, "You do realise she doesn't rush into things like that, you may have to deal with your parents a bit longer."
"I know this Potter, that is why my mother said she would give me time to figure things out on my own. Don't mention any of this to Hermione, either of you two." Draco narrowed his eyes at them before fixing his hair and waiting in the hallway nook.
Blaise looked at the now closed door and laughed, "You do know she already has him wrapped around her finger. I have to hold in my laughter when I see her bossing him around."
"Oh I know, Pansy was telling me how Draco had to hurry back to Hermione's flat because he was worried that he was gone too long. If they did ever get married, we know who would be the boss of the house." Harry laughed before finishing up and walking with Blaise out the door.
The girls met them an hour later in the sitting room before they headed to Hogsmeade. Hermione walked next to Draco and held his hand tight. She was nervous about what everyone would say. Draco had reassured her over the last week that no-one would probably care that they were together.
Harry held Pansy's hand and smiled as they discussed ideas for baby names. Harry really wanted to name the baby James if it was a boy and Lily if it was a girl. Pansy didn't have a problem with either name, but the middle names are where the problems were.
"I think we need to pick names that we both can agree on, or we can make a bet, and the winner chooses the middle names." Pansy grinned as she squeezed his hand.
"What did you want to bet on?" Harry asked as he kissed the back of her hand.
Pansy smirked as she rubbed her stomach, she only had a small bump, but it amazed her. "We can decide after the reunion, though I usually win our bets." She winked as they made their way to the gates.
Blaise walked behind them. He knew seeing Ginny with Theo was going to kill him. Hermione had convinced him to come anyway in hopes he met someone else at the reunion. "Good old Hogwarts, it has been too long."
Hermione had to agree; this was her home for eight years, the one place she could be magical and not get made fun of. "I hope everyone showed up. I heard Luna was coming with someone who didn't go here."
Draco opened the main doors and inhaled the same familiar scent. Nothing much had changed since the completed their eighth year. "Let's go to the Great Hall. We are supposed to register at the entrance." He put his arm around Hermione's waist, and the five of them walked along the halls.
The Great Hall was full of people mingling and a few dancing, the head boy and girl were sitting by the door checking everyone in. When they walked up, the head students gasped and looked nervous.
"Names please, not that we don't know who you are." The head boy said as he wrote their names in a book. "Please make your way inside for the party and refreshments. Food will be served shortly."
When they walked past the table, Draco heard them talking and looked smug.
"Mary, can you believe Draco Malfoy showed up? He is the greatest seeker since Krum." Head Boy Michael gushed as he fixed his pin.
"He is also incredibly gorgeous, Hermione is one lucky witch. Rita and the girls were just talking about how cute they looked together in the pictures the prophet posted." Mary fanned herself as she eyed Draco from behind.
Michael laughed and took her hand, "You are a lucky witch to have me, I may not be as attractive as a Quidditch player, but I still love you." He kissed her on the cheek and grinned.
"You are good enough for me love. I can still gush over my favourite Quidditch player." Mary smiled and welcomed the next group of former students in.
"What are you looking so smug about Draco?" Hermione looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
Draco smirked before pulling her close to him, "The head boy and girl were gushing over me being here. The head girl has a celebrity crush on me, it is flattering." He kissed her softly and heard his name being called. "Ugh I guess we have to mingle, I will be dancing with you all night though."
Hermione rolled her eyes as he let go of her hand and walked towards a bunch of Slytherin Alumni. She saw Neville and walked over to him, "Hey Nev, where is Hannah at?"
Neville smiled and hugged her, "I'm glad you came, Ginny was saying you weren't going to come."
"Oh I wasn't going to come without a date, then I started dating Draco." She grinned as she looked around the room.
"So you and Draco then, I would have never imagined that. How did this come about?" Neville laughed as he spotted Hannah, "There is Hannah, she should be over here soon."
Hermione saw Draco in the corner behind Neville and smiled, "Well it is a long story, the short version is easier to tell. Harry and Pansy started dating, so I became friends with her and Blaise. Over the years they kept trying to get me to become friends with Draco, but I refused. On the day of Pansy's birthday, we got into a Huge fight."
Neville couldn't help but chuckle, "Oh dear, what happened next," He grabbed Hannah's hand when she walked over, "You remember Hannah, right?"
"Oh Hi Hannah, It has been awhile. I think the last time I saw you was that party we threw for Neville." Hermione hugged her before continuing the story. "So Pansy's party was that night, and he asked me on a date, I only said yes to shut him up. The date went well actually, and we had a lot in common. We didn't talk again until the day of the Quidditch World Cup because I was too embarrassed to reply back to his many owls he had sent me."
"Oh a story, I remember reading in the paper about the Quidditch Cup. My father went to the game and told me how Draco had sung a song for you." Hannah looked excited as she listened to Hermione speak.
Draco walked up to Hermione and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Hey love, my friends were boring me." He kissed her on the cheek and smiled.
Hermione felt her cheeks heat up as she placed her hands on top of his, "I was just telling Neville how we starting talking, is Blaise still moping around?"
"Yes he is, I told him to talk to Daphne, but he has his heart set on winning Ginny over." Draco rolled his eyes as he pulled her closer to him.
"Finish the story Hermione; you can't stop there." Hannah smiled excited and squeezed Neville's hand.
"Well, I went to the cup to cheer on Ginny and pretend that Draco hadn't made as much of an impression on me that he had." Hermione smiled to herself before talking again, "When the game ended and he said 'This one is for you' I about melted into my seat. Blaise and Pansy told me to meet him on the pitch, so I hurried down the stairs and made it to the grass as he landed. From there the sparks just flew, and here we are now. I never knew I could be so happy."
Neville looked at them and smiled knowingly, "You know we had a bet going eighth year on when you two would realise you liked each other. Almost everyone was in on it, but you two never could see the way you looked at each other."
Draco had to laugh at this, "Well I knew I liked her, I wasn't going to say anything that year because she was still coming off of her break up with Weasley. This witch never fell for my charm though, and it took all these years for her to admit she liked me back."
Ginny came over to the group and waved before looking at Draco, "I need a word Draco, in private please."
"What did I do now?" He smiled apologetically at Hermione before kissing her quickly and following Ginny. "What is it red? I was comfortable over there."
"Well I wanted to thank you for convincing her to come here, the only problem is I have Blaise looked at me making me feel guilty." Her face dropped as she noticed Blaise walking up to them.
Blaise paused as he shot Ginny a smile, "Hey Ginny, are you having fun here with Theo?"
Draco looked at them, hoping the drama stayed at bay.
"Somewhat but he keeps dancing with Astoria, and I haven't got one dance. I'm starting to think he didn't want to come with me." Ginny sighed before looked over at them dancing, "See he finally asked me and then ignores me."
"Well I asked you a while ago, and you kept turning me down, I would have danced with you all night." Blaise smiled at her, feeling a little more confident.
Draco smirked before stepping back a little, "Just don't tell Hermione about the deal, I have always liked her but was afraid to say anything. The deal gave me an excuse to pursue her."
Ginny gasped before pointing behind Draco, "We might have a problem."
"Yes mate we have a big problem, don't turn around." Blaise looked afraid before moving closer to the danger point. "It's not what you think."
Draco gulped before slowly turning around, "Hermione, let me explain, please. It really is not what you think. My feelings were genuine. I would never lie to you."
Hermione glared at the three of them, "You made a deal with Draco to do what, bring me here? Pretend he cared about me?"
"No I swear I never was pretending, I like you Hermione, more than I realised I did." Draco was getting scared, he knew it was the wrong reasons to pursue her, but he was desperate.
"I just wanted you to have a date and come here tonight. I knew Draco liked you, so I came to him and asked him to help. I am now a member of team Phoenix," Ginny bowed her head in shame and felt someone squeeze her hand. When she opened her eyes, she saw Blaise standing next to her and smiled.
"So I was a pawn in your plans, what did you know about this Blaise?" Hermione narrowed her eyes before backing away from Draco.
He looked down at his feet, "The whole thing, I knew about everything. I also knew how Draco really felt so I knew he wouldn't hurt you."
Hermione felt the tears starting to run down her face, "I hate you Draco Malfoy." She walked out the door quickly and ran to the black lake.
Draco groaned and ran his hand through his hair, " Great, how am I supposed to fix this?" The look of hurt in his eyes shone for just a minute before he put his walls up. "I am leaving if you find her...nevermind." He left the room and went onto the grounds. Draco spotted her by the black lake and saw her hunched over crying. As much as he wanted to comfort her, he knew it would be pointless. His feet had other plans.
Hermione heard her name and looked up, "Go away from me, I don't want to see you ever again." She glared at him before pulling her wand out. "I guess all those rumours in the papers were correct about you. I am not one of your groupies that you can toy with." Hermione stood up and faced him, "Unless you plan on getting hexed, I suggest you get away from me."
"Will you just listen to me, I never lied to you. I have liked you since second year Hermione, I mean it. This was just the only way I had the courage to go through with asking you out." Draco begged her to listen, knowing she was beyond pissed and needed her space.
The next thing that happened he had seen coming. She reached her hand up and slapped him so hard across his face with her hand; her handprint was bright red against his cheek. Draco looked into her eyes and saw the tears falling, that hurt him worse than the slap. "I'm sorry love, I really do have feelings for you."
"Stop lying to me. I don't want to see you anymore." Hermione practically screamed before he moved closer to her and kissed her softly. He pulled away and looked at her sadly before walking away towards Hogsmeade.
Hermione watched as he walked away and held her hands in fists, "I hate you Draco." The tears were falling freely from her eyes as she put a hand to her lips. She thought about going back inside but decided to head home instead.
Inside the group of friends had got together and talked about what had happened. They knew they had to speak to both of them and get this figured out. Blaise headed to Draco's house, and Harry went to Hermione's flat.
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