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Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back! Hahaha! First I want to say thank you to my reviewers of chapter eight. They are XXCissyXX, vampiregurl, Ms. Louis Cordice Zabini, PhysicWitch., AnaKate and pink panther. Thank you and also for those who favorite my story and keep it on alert. Though I was able to find a computer in the place that we were staying but then I wasn't able to find time making a story there so I was just able to read some fanfics and all. :) I will also like to thank AnaKate for the correction that you made. Thank you. So anyway, here everyone is chapter nine. Hope that you like it. :)
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Chapter Nine – Detention
That Friday night, the Golden Trio went to the Great Hall to meet up with Draco. After Harry and Ron gave Draco a do-something-bad-and-we'll-hex-you look, they went to Hagrid's hut to know what they wouldl have to do in the Forbidden Forest. Hermione and Draco meanwhile went to Filch's office for their detention.
"I wonder what Filch will let us do. I hope it's not that bad." Hermione said.
"Filch's detentions are always nasty. I heard it from Crabbe and Goyle." Draco said wrinkling his nose.
"Wow. That's inspiring." Hermione said sarcastically. They arrived at Filch's office already. Filch looked at them incredulously.
"The two of you are the one going to have a detention tonight?" Filch asked.
"Professor McGonagall didn't tell you?" Hermione asked.
"Well, I bet I know why Professor McGonagall didn't say who are going to have their detentions tonight." Filch said eyeing them. "The two of you are the head boy and head girl in this year!"
"Well, isn't that obvious?" Draco said irritably. With this, Filch cried out bursting in laughter. Draco and Hermione grimaced.
"I can't believe it! This is the first time that the heads of the year are going to have their detentions." Filch said still laughing very hard at Draco and Hermione's misfortune. "You're going to make history."
"Oh yeah right! That's wonderful! Now, the two of us will be featured in Hogwarts, A History as the two heads having detention." Draco said sarcastically. "That's something that the students will remember us for a thousand years."
"So what is it that you will want to make us do tonight?" Hermione asked.
"Hmm, since I have already cleaned the hallways earlier then I think that you should just clean the trophy room tonight. Since there are two of you then you can just finish it tonight."
"The trophy room? Well, that's easy." Draco said.
"And you need to wipe those trophies without using magic." Filch said smirking at Draco's expression. "Have fun cleaning." Filch then went away to retire to his own chamber.
"Clean the trophies without using magic? Is he crazy or something?" Draco exclaimed horridly. "We're here to learn how to be a proper wizard and not to become a Muggle."
"Well, I know that cleaning trophies without magic is something you wouldn't think of doing but then it's our obligation to do it and besides you'll have fun doing so."
"Tch. I don't think cleaning is something I think of as fun and why do you think that it's something fun to do?" Draco asked.
"Draco you're talking with a witch that has been brought up by Muggle parents. I've done stuff like these already and they are fun." Hermione said reminding him. "And besides Ron had done this years ago so it's not an excuse that you shouldn't do this."
They were now inside the trophy room that stored thousands of trophies for a thousand years. Though the new trophies were still shining brightly, the older ones unfortunately were dull and some of the letters couldn't be read. Hermione and Draco went to get the cloth to wipe the thousands of trophies inside it. Draco looked at the dirty trophies with disgust.
"Uhh! It's something my house elves would do." Draco said as he hesitantly wiped one trophy.
"It's so dirty. I wonder how Ron cleaned these." Hermione said as she began to wipe one trophy.
"This is definitely not something I would consider as fun." Draco said. "Maybe I should just summon one of the house elves here in Hogwarts and they'll gladly wipe these."
"Draco! That's inhumane!" Hermione exclaimed. "You shouldn't order house elves to do those things."
"What? They like being ordered around."
"It's because people like you intoxicate their mind that what they should do is to be slaves. They have a right to be happy like us." Hermione said defending her rights to the house elves.
"Whoa! Okay, so you love house elves. I won't do stuff like those again." Draco said finding that there's no reason to argue Hermione about this. Hermione was happy about this and they continued wiping trophies. They talked other things until Draco suddenly yawned.
"Sleepy Draco?" Hermione asked smirking. "I know that you don't like cleaning but then you can't afford to be faking to be tired right now because there are still many trophies waiting for us to clean them."
"It's not what you think it is Hermione. I've been waking up a little early these days than usual." Draco said calmly.
"Oh." Hermione said realizing that it must be because Draco was waiting outside for her everyday since they had been engaged. There's also the problem that the Slytherin Dungeon is underneath the lake and the Gryffindor Tower is in the 7th floor.
"I think that you shouldn't wait for me outside anymore. I'm fine even if you will not wait for me."
"Unless we start sleeping in the head quarters then I won't be waiting for you outside the portrait anymore." Hermione sighed. Draco really was such an annoying person sometimes. Draco yawned again.
"I'm really tired these days and it's because of you. If you just agree to sleep on the quarters then I won't be sleepy these days anymore." Draco said teasing Hermione and at the same time hoping that Hermione would finally agree, but in the contrary she's angry.
"You're blaming me for your sleepiness? You're not a gentleman unlike Mr. Darcy."
"Mr. Darcy?" Draco asked thinking who it might be. "Who the bloody hell is Mr. Darcy and why am I being compared to this jerk?"
"Mr. Darcy is a fictitious character in the novel Pride and Prejudice." Hermione said in the matter-of-a-fact tone.
"Pride and Prejudice? Never heard of that."
"It's a Muggle novel so of course you won't know about it. So anyway Mr. Darcy is the leading character in the novel and he basically is a gentleman." Hermione said. "He's not like the guys these days. Men these days are the total opposite of Mr. Darcy."
Draco didn't say something about this and instead went on concentrating cleaning the trophies. Hermione climbed a ladder and began wiping the trophies in the top. Suddenly, Hermione slipped her foot in the ladder and she almost fell. Luckily that Draco came to her side and saved her in his arm. He brought Hermione down.
"I'll just clean in the top. You'll just clean trophies that you can reach in your height." Draco said as he began cleaning the trophies on top. Hermione wasn't able to start again because she's still looking at Draco dumbstruck. Draco seemed to notice this so he turned around and smirked at Hermione.
"What? Surprise? Who even says that I'm not a gentleman?" Draco said. With this Hermione suddenly blushed and Draco saw that.
"Are you falling for me already? So fast."
"I-I'm not! I won't fall for you!" Hermione said hotly, still blushing.
"Well, we'll see about that." Draco said still smirking.
"Shut up and continue wiping already." Hermione exclaimed and they continued wiping silently each have thoughts in their minds. After cleaning all the dirty trophies they decided to go back and retire to sleep already. Draco insisted on walking with Hermione back to the Gryffindor Tower. They talked on many things until they've arrived at the tower.
"Well, I'm here already. So thanks." Hermione said awkwardly. She then turned around to say the password when Draco grabbed her wrist and the two were now facing each other.
"W-what?" Hermione asked suddenly looking down as Draco's grey eyes was staring intently on hers. Draco was about to say something when he looked suddenly at the Fat Lady who was eyeing them suspiciously.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" The Fat Lady suddenly exclaimed as she saw that Draco noticed that she was looking at them. "I'm sorry. It's so dense of me not to notice."
Hermione and Draco were confused about what the Fat Lady said.
"I'll just close my eyes and the two of you just pretend that I don't exist while you go on and kiss one another." The Fat Lady said as she started covering her eyes. Hermione blushed hard when she heard about it.
"I was just going to say good night to her but since the Fat Lady suggested then I should just give you a good night kiss." Draco smirked slowly bending his head to meet Hermione's lips. Hermione however swiftly backed away, still blushing hard.
"Goodnight!" Hermione cried and turned around to say the password. "Time Turner." The Fat Lady didn't want to open the portrait.
"Password already? But then you should at least have a good bye or a good night kiss."
"Time Turner." Hermione exclaimed blushing more than ever.
"Well, if you insist." The Fat Lady said sadly opening the portrait to which Hermione hastily went inside.
"But I want a kiss from the both of you." The Fat Lady drawled. Draco smirked then turned around to leave.
"You'll get to see one soon." Draco said walking towards the Slytherin Dungeon but then was able to hear the Fat Lady's last words. "I'll just be here waiting."
Okay! I love the Fat Lady in here! Hahaha! :) Sorry guys that this chapter is short. I went out to the city today but it was soo hot! I have a minor headache actually right now. But enough of that. So what do you think of this chapter? Please click the review button and review right away. I'm open for reviews, suggestions or even constructive criticisms. Hehehe! :) Thank you for reading this chapter. I love you guys! Muah! :)
