Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story. As much as I wish I did. Nope, that honor belongs to one J.K. Rowling. I'm merely playing with her creation.
A/N: Sorry the last chapter was so short! Anyway, I think I'm nearing the end of this fanfic... depending on the feedback I get at the end I may or may not write a sequel. I'd like to thank all my readers though and let you know I have one possibly two fanfics planned to write after I finish this one.
The rest of the week went by without incident. As the days went on, the students got more and more excited for the upcoming dance. By Friday afternoon, the professors had completely given up trying to teach anything. It was clear that the only thing the kids were focusing on was the ball. Draco and Hermione were spending almost ever waking moment together and Blaise, Daphne, and Pansy were getting a little annoyed.
"Okay, we know you guys wasted a bunch of time denying your feelings and all that, but really? This evening, Hermione you're coming with us and Draco is going with Blaise. As fun as it is to see the Gryffindors choke when you walk into the Great Hall hand in hand, you need some separation tonight." Daphne cried out as the group sat around the common room Friday afternoon.
"Seriously." Blaise interrupted, "you guys have been together nonstop. I haven't even gotten a chance to threaten Draco yet." Blaise turned towards Hermione, catching the glare she was sending his way. "Don't look at me that way Mya. You're my sister, the only family I have anymore, and while Draco is my best mate, I'm not above threatening him with a little bodily harm." Blaise smirked when he saw Draco pale just a bit.
"Stop it Blaise." Hermione scolded, snuggling into Draco a little bit more. Sighing, Hermione turned to face Daphne, "And what would we be doing tonight?" She asked warily. Squealing, Daphne and Pansy squeezed onto the same couch Draco and Hermione were occupying, and began animatedly discussing their plans for the night. Draco caught the words Room of Requirement, girls only, Ravenclaw, and butterbeer. Tuning out the girls, Draco turned to Blaise.
"Our night's going to be a little more low-key." Blaise assured him. "Just you, me, Theo, and a night in here." Blaise lowered his voice and looked over at the girls, "Theo managed to sneak in some firewhiskey too." Draco smirked at Blaise
"So when does our night start?" Draco asked the girls eagerly. Blaise chuckled to himself when he saw the look on Hermione's face.
"That antsy to get rid of me?" Hermione smirked back at Draco. Missing the sarcasm lacing her words, Draco quickly began attempting to reassure Hermione that he would never want to get rid of her, not even stopping when everyone else started laughing at him.
"As adorable and sweet as that is Dragon, I was just kidding. But to answer your question, our night starts now. Pansy and Daphne are going to get everything set up, I'm going to get ready, and then they will be back here to get me." Hermione placed a quick kiss on Draco's cheek before rushing up to her room to get ready for their 'sleepover.' When Hermione walked back into the common room, the boys were shocked to see what she was wearing.
"Oh!" Hermione squeaked, blushing, "I thought you guys would have left by now." She quickly moved to grab her robe which was draped over the back of the couch. Draco grabbed Hermione around the waist and pulled her onto his lap, nuzzling his nose against the side of her neck and breathing in the scent of her shampoo. Hermione blushed furiously as she realized just how short her pajama shorts really were and just how tight her t-shirt was. Embarrassed, Hermione began wriggling around in an attempt to get up from Draco's lap. She froze as she heard the door shut, and Hermione realized that she and Draco were alone in the common room. Draco must have realized it to because he began placing kisses along the side of Hermione's neck. Sighing contentedly, Hermione relaxed back against Draco, raising her arms to run her fingers through his hair. Draco shifted their position so Hermione was still straddling his lap, but now she was facing Draco. He pulled her flush against him and wrapped his arms around her waist keeping her close. Hermione wound her arms around his neck and threaded her fingers through his hair again.
When Daphne and Pansy walked back into the common room, they were met with quite the sight. Hermione was laying on the couch with Draco above her, both looking thoroughly snogged and neither looking like they were planning on stopping anytime soon.
"Ahem!" Daphne coughed as she and Pansy tried to contain their laughter. Hermione's head snapped in their direction and she began blushing as she realized the position they'd been caught in. Draco lazily looked over at the giggling pair of girls before collapsing against Hermione and groaning into her shoulder. He was quite disappointed that they had been interrupted.
"You should just be happy it was us who found you, and not Blaise. I don't think he would appreciate seeing his sister being defiled by you Draco." Pansy said, laughing even harder. "Now get up Draco, and give us our little party girl. I'm interested in seeing if she's still blushing by the dance tomorrow night." At this Hermione blushed even harder and she could feel Draco chuckling against her.
Reluctantly, Draco lifted himself off of Hermione and helped her up from the couch. Daphne and Pansy just looked at each other in understanding.
"Nice pajamas Hermione." Pansy said, winking.
"At least now we know what got Draco all worked up." Daphne said, sending the two girls into another fit of laughter. This time though, Hermione wasn't the only one blushing. Draco had a faint pink hue on his cheeks as well. Rolling her eyes, Hermione wrapped her robe around herself and gave Draco a quick kiss before stepping away from him and heading towards the girls.
"Let's go you too." Hermione said, waiting for the girls to stop laughing. Not ten seconds later Blaise entered the common room to find a blushing Hermione, an amused Draco, and two girls laughing hysterically.
"What in the world is going on?" Blaise cried out, wondering what he had missed.
"Well you see," Daphne began, looking positively evil. "Pansy and I walked in here only to find-"
"Nothing!" Hermione yelled over Daphne, her eyes wide. "They found absolutely nothing." Hermione knew Pansy was 100% correct in her earlier assumption. They were very lucky that Blaise hadn't caught them in their... position. "Let's go you guys. We have a party to get to. Remember? Separation. You all seemed to eager for it earlier." Behind Hermione, Draco was starting to laugh as well. Whipping around to face him Hermione cried out, "You're not helping!" Draco stifled his laughter as best he could and walked over to Hermione. He wrapped her in a hug and whispered in her ear,
"I'm sorry love. You're just so adorable." Hermione rolled her eyes and moved away from Draco, ready to drag Daphne and Pansy out of the portrait hole if she had to.
"Oh I don't think so." Blaise stopped Hermione as she moved to walk past him. "I want to know what was going on here."
"Don't worry about it, Blaise." Hermione didn't want Blaise's 'big brother' attitude to kick in on the one night where Draco was stuck spending the entire night here with Blaise.
"I am worried about it though, Mya." Blaise was beginning to look concerned now. Hermione never hid anything from him, but now all of a sudden she was? It just wasn't like her.
"Blaise, you know what you should do tonight?" Pansy asked, ignoring the pleading look she was getting from Hermione. "You should teach Draco that contraceptive charm you know so well." Blaise's eyes grew wide and the blood drained out of his face as he turned from Hermione to Draco and back again.
"We weren't having sex!" Hermione cried, past the point of embarrassment. "We were only snogging!"
"Horizontally." Daphne coughed. Blaise looked furious as he rounded on Draco, and Draco glanced at his wand laying on the coffee table. He was trying to judge whether or not he could get to his wand before Blaise hexed him.
"Just stop it!" Hermione hollered. "I've caught you all either snogging or more with at least one person! I'm 18 Blaise! I am of age and I can make my own decisions. Draco and I were not going to have sex on a couch in the common room. But if we did decided to have sex, it would be in such a public place and it would NOT be any of your bloody business!" Hermione stormed out of the common room, leaving behind three guilty Slytherins and one who just seemed to be in shock.
"Shit!" Daphne exclaimed as she and Pansy rushed out of the common room after Hermione. Blaise and Draco remained in silence for a moment before Blaise began muttering, seemingly to himself,
"I just wanted to protect her. I didn't want to see her hurt again." Blaise was shaking his head, obviously realizing his overreaction.
"Blaise, I just want you to know I'd never take advantage of her. I- I think I'm falling in love with her." Draco assured Blaise quietly, not missing the small smile that spread across his face at the confession. Blaise turned to look at Draco and was shocked by what he saw. For the first time since before the war, Draco looked truly happy and content. Blaise could tell that Draco was telling the truth, he really was falling in love with Mya. Smiling more openly, Blaise motioned for Draco to follow him up to the dorms.
"Well then, we've got a party to get to." He said, smirking at Draco. Draco heaved a sigh of release as he realized Blaise wasn't upset with him any longer, and followed Blaise- excited to get smashed with him and Theo.
Daphne and Pansy managed to get Hermione to forgive them quite easily. Considering she wasn't worrying about what Blaise would think anymore, she could easily see the humor they had found in the situation. The girls made their way to the Room of Requirement and Hermione was shocked at what she found. 7th year girls from Slytherin and Ravenclaw both filled the room, there were about a dozen or so girls. The floor was littered with blankets and pillows, and two large tables were pushed to the side, both of the covered with junk food and drinks. Like Hermione, everyone was in their pajamas, and at the moment were sitting in a circle on the floor.
"Finally!" One of the girls cried out from the circle. "We have been waiting on you guys. We were thinking we would start with a game of Never Have I Ever, and then play truth or dare." Quickly agreeing with the suggestions, Hermione, Daphne, and Pansy took their places in the circle and the game began. The game started off easy, and very few people were taking drinks of their butterbeer with each question.
"Never have I ever... gotten smashed." Luna said on her turn. A few of the girls had to drink on this one, most surprisingly Hermione took a drink as well.
"When?" Pansy asked incredulously. Laughing Hermione explained how Blaise had neglected to inform her at the celebration after the end of the war that her fruity little drink was laced with alcohol. The rest of the group laughed as Hermione finished her story. When it got to Pansy's turn, Hermione still had only drank on the one question. Pansy had a glint in her eye that made Hermione worry about what exactly her statement would be.
"Never have I ever... gotten caught in a compromising position with a guy." Immediately after she finished talking, Pansy took a quick swig of her butterbeer causing the other girls to laugh a little.
"That is so not fair!" Hermione cried, before taking a drink of her own butterbeer. Pansy and Daphne laughed as all the other girls looked at Hermione like she had grown three heads.
"Would someone please explain. I mean, no offense, but you are the last person I would have expected to drink on that one 'Mione." Luna asked dreamily. Pansy and Daphne quickly explained as Hermione turned red once again. The two girls didn't forget to include Blaise's reaction and Hermione's little blow up either. All of the girls were doubled over in fits of laughter by the end of the story.
"You guys exaggerated that." Hermione mumbled, as she tried to hide her blushing face.
"We did not." Daphne argued. "Besides, I don't even see why you're embarrassed. Draco is so crazy about you it's almost sickening, but it's also adorable." Hermione smiled contentedly and the girls went back to their game. The group of girls played games, gossiped, and laughed until they crashed around four in the morning. Hermione slept with a smile on her face as Draco's face invaded her dreams all night.
