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Chapter 9

"Uptown guyhmmm hu hummm…" Hermione was still singing and humming as they made it out of Hogsmeade with help from Draco.

Hermione was slung over Draco's shoulder, her clothing in one hand, as she had thrown a tantrum in the middle of the busy village, accusing Draco of not let having her any fun.

"That wasn't fun Granger, that was humiliation!" Draco retorted back to her so angry that Hermione hadn't said a word about it and resorted back to her singing.

"I bet he never had a back street girl…"

"Granger would you stop singing!" Draco shouted over her loud and slightly out of tune voice whilst pushing the gate to Hogwarts, with all the strength he could muster wide open.

But this made Hermione sing louder much to his annoyance. Trudging up the path and after what felt like hours, Draco reached inside and dropped Hermione like a hot potato.

"Argh my back!"

"He's been living in his white bread world…"

"Come on granger before someone sees you and end in trouble, dragging me down with you."

But Hermione wasn't budging. Draco looked as Hermione stared around the entrance as if it was the first time she had been here. Her eyes were round and wide, dancing. But then, in a second, she retorted to her singing.

"And now he's looking for a downtown woman…that's what I am…"

Draco groaned and heaved Hermione back to her room in the Gryffindor tower. Once he reached the tower the Fat Lady in the portrait asked for the password and realization hit Draco. He had no clue of the password.

"Shit!" Draco cursed earning a glare from the Fat Lady.

"No fowl language please!"

"Sorry!"

"Well are you going to give me the password?" The Fat Lady said after several minutes. Draco was thinking whereas Hermione had stopped singing.

"Erm…well we…I…I don't know it!"

"Well then I can't let you in!"

"Please?"

"I'm sorry Mr…?"

"Malfoy."

"Oh so you're the infamous Draco Malfoy!" the woman grinned goofily at him making Draco feel uncomfortable. He needed to know the password otherwise they were going to end in trouble.

And at this time Hermione began to sing again, her voice screeching making both Draco and the Fat Lady to cover their ears.

"Oh the noise!! How awful!" the woman screamed over Hermione's singing. And Draco used this to his advantage.

"Yes, very awful. She has been singing for the past hour. Imagine what my ears have gone through." He said feigning sobs and sighs.

"Oh you poor dear. Is there anything I could do?" the woman crooned over him.

"I just need to get her into her room but I can't do that without the password." Draco said looking at the woman as innocently as he could.

"Well…" the woman spent ages thinking and Hermione's singing wasn't helping in the least bit.

"You don't have to tell me the password; you can just let me in. I promise not to tell!" Draco tried as his last attempt.

"Fine! I don't think my perfect ears can take much more of the dire singing!" and with that the portrait flung open and Draco sighed in relief.

"And when he knows what he wants from his time…and when he wakes up and makes up his mind…"

"Granger for the love of God would you shut your trap!" Draco shouted wearily as he slumped Hermione onto the huge couch several feet from the fireplace.

Hermione whimpered, her lips trembling and her innocent eyes clouding up. Draco sighed for the umpteenth time.

"Oh please Granger, don't cry!"

"B-but…I want to sing!"

"No!"

"Can I sing?"

"No!"

"Can I whistle?"

"No!"

"Well can I hum?"

"Fine!"

"Hmmm hu hummm…"

"Oh Merlin!"

He dropped Hermione onto the sofa, her arms falling off the sofa and her legs perched up on the armrest.

"Hmmm hu hummm…"

Grabbing a blanket and a glass of water, Draco walked back to the humming Hermione and handed her the glass of water.

"Drink up!" Hermione took the drink off him, still humming and took a large gulp spilling some on her top.

"Oops!" Hermione grinned stupidly making Draco chuckle exhaustively against his own will.

"Malfoy?" Hermione asked as she lay down whilst Draco covered her up with the warm blanket.

"Yeah?" Draco replied, looking up and suddenly noticed the close proximity. Hermione had managed to, in her drunken stance, move closer to Draco as he covered her up.

"You know when I said that I'm in love?" Hermione whispered in a serious tone and Draco couldn't tell if she was drunk or sober.

"Yeah, in the song." Draco said, standing up and moving to the fire, partially because he couldn't, for some odd reason, be too close to her.

"Well…" Hermione stopped. With a flick of Draco's wand, the fireplace came alive with bright red and orange flames.

Hermione didn't' continue until Draco was standing by her side, his eyes gazing into hers, urging her to go on.

The Gryffindor was empty apart from the two of them and as far as Draco knew, there was no other Gryffindor staying. This ruled out the chance of anyone interrupting when Hermione spoke.

An unfamiliar thumping was going on in his chest making Draco nervous, the feeling wouldn't disappear. Instead it grew louder and louder with every silenced second that passed.

"Erm…I wasn't lying when I said I was in love with an uptown guy!" Hermione muttered so quietly that in even in her condition, she didn't think Draco heard but at the look on his face she knew he had.

"Excuse me?!"

"You heard!" Hermione said slightly annoyed and drunk. And with that she tugged on Draco's collar and pulled him down so that their faces were inches apart.

"Uptown guy…" Hermione said softly before kissing him, wrapping one arm around his neck. They had reached heaven but as soon as the kiss had stared they were thrown into hell.

"HOLY CRAP! HERMIONE'S KISSING THAT FERRET!"

A/N: What a lovely ending! Don't you think so!! Well you can tell me in a review!! Cheeky!! Anyway, all I have to say is that I borrowed some lines from an all time favourite, Shrek! Look back if you can't remember!!

And a really big thank you and bear hug to xxxserenexchaosxxx for her help in the last part of this chapter. I dedicate this chapter to her and her blood brilliant ideas!! Love you!

Mev x