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Ch. 10: The "date", kisses and more
As all the students third year and up went out onto the grounds towards the carriages to meet up with Filch and McGonagall, Hermione decided to share a compartment with Cho, because if the four of them where together it would be a little suspicious considering they are supposed to hate each other and considering Draco is close by.
Hermione is wearing hip hugger jeans, a red v-neck silky blouse, with the charmed pin by her cleavage, a black coat, black healed boots, a scarf to match, gloves and a beanie. She is pretty dressy but at least she's warm as well, which is a plus.
Once Filch gathered all the permission slips from the third years, Hermione told Ginny that she'll see her later on, since she still isn't talking to Harry and Ron. Then she went into the last carriage with Cho.
The ride was close to ten minutes; Hermione looked out and saw the familiar village getting closer. She turned to Cho and the Head Girl said, "Ok this is it, ready?"
Hermione nodded and said, "Hopefully."
Cho sighed and said, "No, that's not what I hear from you, tell me that you're ready."
"Alright I am ready," Hermione said with a strong tone.
Cho said, "Good, okay once the carriage stops I'll get out first, you wait at least two minutes and then get out."
"Alright," she answered.
The carriage stopped Cho gave her the thumbs up and stepped out. Hermione waited for awhile and she stepped out as well.
She smiled as soon as she stepped out and looked at her surroundings. It is snowing lightly at the moment, which she is glad about. This is her favorite time of the year. She walked to the Three Broomsticks and sat in the back to wait for Draco. She got a letter from him earlier that day saying where to meet him. The door chimed, Hermione leaned to her left and saw that it is Draco. He is looking around for her, so she waved her hand and he spotted her. He responded to her with a nod. Hermione looked at him and couldn't help at think how good he looks. He's wearing black pants, a black collar shirt, and emerald wizard robes, and his hair is styled loosely framing his angelic face, which made him look irresistible. Hermione shook her head to get these absurd thoughts out of her head and he stood in front of her.
"Hi there," said Draco smoothly.
"Hi," she replied. Hermione mentioned for him to sit down across from her so he did.
"Ok here's the thing, I know you still don't like me very much, but I am willing to change that. First of I want to know everything about you," he explained.
Hermione studied his face and thought, 'who does he think he is?' and replied, "Really? Well that's odd considering you've known me for seven years."
"Well see I know you, but I don't know you, know you, you know?"
They both laughed and he continued, "I want to know the story of Hermione Granger."
Hermione was about to answer when someone interrupted, "Oh hey Hermione."
Hermione looked for the source of the voice and noticed that it is Millicent Bulstrode from Slytherin, 'why would she want to say hi to me?' Hermione thought confused. She shrugged it off and said, "Oh hey."
She was about to answer Draco when she got interrupted again, "Hi Hermione," 'what now?' she thought. That voice belonged to Marietta Edgecombe who is one of Cho's friends, "Hi," Hermione replied annoyed because she wants to answer Draco already.
Then another voice spoke, "Hey Hermione, how's it going?" this time it is Lavender Brown.
"Nothing much," she responded.
She looked at Draco and he had wide eyes, "Wow, I didn't know I would be going out with the most popular girl in school."
"Yeah, lucky you," muttered Hermione, "So, um, to answer you're question; it's still being written."
"Oh alright, my aren't you a mystery Granger," he said with a chuckle.
"Hermione please," she said.
"What?"
"You've called me Hermione before, I liked that, it wouldn't hurt you know, the war is over," she explained.
"Alright, Hermione," he said with a smile.
She smiled and said, "So, you like mysteries? What do you like about them?"
"I don't know," he answered, "I guess I like secrets."
"I bet you do," she said quietly.
"So, aren't you glad you joined me today? What was it that made you say yes? Was it my incredible charm or my cute arse?" he asked with a smirk.
Hermione tried hard not to blush, 'he's doing this on purpose! So be careful!' she reminded herself, "I think it was your modesty," she finally answered.
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Outside the pub in a hidden bench, Pansy and Cho are watching the mirror with interest. Hannah isn't there with them, because of her "date" with Collin. The girls were still laughing about that earlier but promised to tell the Hufflepuff what happened while she was gone, later on.
"Shit, Granger is in her zone tonight, I hope she can handle it, who knows what will happen," aid Pansy.
Cho said, "At least there's no picnic, it's too cold for that," and they continued to watch eagerly.
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Draco and Hermione walked out of the pub and into the cool breeze when he said, "Come on, I want to take you somewhere."
Hermione agreed and he led the way. She doesn't know why he's being so nice, but she likes it. Unbeknownst to them, they are being watch with jealousy by Dominique. The other Malfoy sighed sadly and continued talking to his friends.
By now they are in the outskirts of Hogsmeade in front of the Shrieking Shack. In the middle of the frosty grass is a picnic set up for two, "Wow," she breathed.
"I know right? Okay less gawking and more eating," he replied. Hermione laughed and they sat on the quilt. Hermione grabbed a couple of turkey sandwiches and some hot chocolate.
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On the other side of Hogsmeade the girls are still glued to the bench watching the scene before them, "Ugh I can't believe it," Cho scoffed, "I guess I know him too much."
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Once their lunch ended Draco somehow scooted closer to Hermione and she didn't even realize it until now. She looked between them and sighed, "Draco, why the sudden change?"
"I can ask you the same thing," he replied almost with a whisper.
Hermione blushed and tried to look anywhere but him, because she's afraid of what may happen.
"Want to share a carriage with me? And I'll take you to your tower," she heard him say.
Hermione faced him and said, "Yeah sure."
"Great. Well we should get going now, it's getting late," he said.
Hermione looked around and just realized how dark it's getting. She nodded and got up. Draco flicked his wand and the setting in front of them disappeared. As they walked up the hill the most surprising thing happened; he held her hand. Hermione looked down at their hands and then back up to him and smiled. He smiled back and wasn't pulling away, 'I guess he doesn't care about touching a mudblood,' thought Hermione. As they reached the entrance to Hogsmeade Draco released their hands, 'figures,' she thought sadly. They were about to enter the carriage when she said, "Wait, um, I have to pee!" Hermione blushed and Draco laughed, 'I can't believe I just said that!' she thought angrily with herself, "Too much information, sorry."
Draco chuckled and said, "Don't worry about it; your secret is safe with me. I have to do something real quick any ways, so I'll meet you inside?"
"Yeah."
Draco nodded and walked away. Hermione took a deep breathe and went by the carriage. She looked down at her pin and said, "Hello! I need some help here!"
Cho sighed and said, "We didn't prepare her for this."
Hermione went inside and then she heard a knock. She opened it and let Pansy in. Hermione started panicking, "A ride with him and a walk to my tower! What do I do?"
Pansy replied, "Just breathe, this is really good, it means he's into you."
"Do you think he's going to make a move?" Hermione asked scared.
Pansy shook her head, "No, well if anything he's just going to give you a little kiss. He keeps his tongue out on the first date. Okay so are you a good kisser?"
Hermione shrugged, "I don't know, how does anyone know?"
"Do guys tell you, you're a good kisser?" asked Pansy.
Hermione's eyes went wide and said, "Oh my gosh! I am a bad kisser!"
"Okay stop!" she smacked the brunette. Hermione gasped at her and Pansy continued, "All we need is one kiss and you leave him wanting more, it's not that hard!"
Hermione's bottom lip is trembling and she gave her a worried look. Pansy sighed and said, "Oh my gosh, I am going to have to show you aren't I?"
Pansy scooted closer to Hermione and she exclaimed, "Right now?!"
"Yes now! Okay come here!" she grabbed the back of Hermione's head to bring her closer, "Now listen, you grab that gorgeous platinum blonde head of hair and take control. Hold his gaze, your lips may touch, but not just yet," she whispered, "it's got to be the temptation and then you give him one light kiss," and then Pansy's lips lightly brushed against Hermione's. Hermione didn't really know what to do, so she closed her eyes and let Pansy do the rest and maybe she'll take control when she's ready. She's never really been kissed before and having her first kiss being a girl especially one you don't like is pretty surreal. Hermione is slightly trembling but she soon got into the kiss and opened her mouth more. Then they were interrupted by a voice outside, "See you later Blaise."
The girls separated quickly and Hermione gave her a horrid look, "Oh my gosh he's back! What are we going to do?"
Pansy eyes went wide and looked around. She couldn't just apparate herself out of there, for one thing it is against the rules and another thing is that she doesn't have her license and she can't just walk out with obvious reasons. So she quickly hid under the seat and tried to conceal herself as much as possible. Then Draco opened the door and sat down.
"Oh hey," she said in a shaky voice.
"Are you alright?"
"Oh yeah, I am fine, e-everything is perfectly fine," she sighed and relaxed.
Draco gave her a suspicious look but shrugged it off and leaned back as soon as the carriage started moving.
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In another carriage Cho is sitting with Hannah, who she found while going into her carriage and saved her from Collin. As the Head Girl looked at the charmed mirror with her mouth open she said, "Pansy is still in the carriage!"
"What?" asked Hannah as if she didn't hear right.
"Slut in carriage!" the Asian girl yelled. The two girls just hoped the ride would be over soon.
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"Here, I got you something, don't get all teary eyed on me or anything. Think of it as an early Christmas present," he chuckled.
Hermione raised her eyebrow and gasped on what he handed her from his robes. It was a book of potions. It showed you how to make them, it included all the ingredients, and it had potions they haven't even learned at school yet and potions that are strictly for medical reasons. It is called the Big Book of Potions: Everything You Need to Know.
"Wow Draco, this is great!"
Draco grinned at her excitement and made a mental note to thanks a certain cousin of his.
Underneath the seat however; Pansy is trying hard not to punch his heel, which is right in front of her face.
"So, what are you're other secrets?" he asked.
"Um, well, if I tell you, then I have to kill you," Hermione answered with a smirk.
Draco chuckled and thought, 'clever witch.'
The carriage finally stopped, which meant that they reached Hogwarts again, "Wait, before we go out there, I just want to say; I am glad we did this, I had a great time," he said with a smile.
Hermione smiled back and said, "Surprisingly so did I."
They both laughed, got out of the carriage and walked towards the castle. Hermione looked over her shoulder and saw Pansy climb out and felt relieved. Their journey to Gryffindor tower was in silence, because the two were so consumed with their thoughts and they didn't want to say the wrong thing out loud.
They reached the corridor to Gryffindor tower and she felt a hand on her shoulder, "Hermione, I can walk you to your portrait, but then I'd be too tempted to kiss you, and to tell you the truth I really like you, truly I do, and I don't want to risk anything by moving too fast," Hermione smiled at this and he continued, "So rather than torture myself I am just going to say goodnight, so goodnight."
He was about to walk away but Hermione thought, 'stay in control,' so she grabbed the back of his shoulders, turned him around, as an attempt to kiss him, but then their heads collided and they both cried out in pain.
"Ow!" exclaimed Hermione. They both chuckled and rubbed their foreheads.
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Down the corridor they are being watched by a magical mirror and three girls, "She's going off the book," said Cho.
"What just happened?" whispered Pansy, Cho shrugged and they kept on watching silently.
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Draco and Hermione are nervously laughing and can't think of an anymore awkward moment that they've been together than right now.
"So, goodbye then," said Draco.
He was about to leave again when she grabbed both sides of his face and whispered, "I always like a little risk," and kissed him. It was soft and sweet, which was a shocker for her, because she thought it would be cold and rough, considering it's Draco's lips she's kissing. She surprisingly liked the feeling of his lips on hers and all this time she thought it would be revolting to kiss him, but it is the complete opposite. The feeling is pure bliss and it is way different and better than kissing Pansy.
She felt his hands go to her hips and he was about to deepen the kiss more when she slowly broke it off leaving Draco breathless. Hermione tried hard not to laugh because of his facial expression and said, "Well goodnight then."
"Night," he said panting, but he wouldn't let her go just yet. He grabbed her by the wrist and collide his lips with hers in a sizzling kiss once more. The kiss was just getting better when she felt a sharp pain against her chest and pulled back. She realized that it could be the pin poking her.
Draco looked at her with an eyebrow raised and she spoke first, "I don't want to risk anything by m-moving t-too fast," and she quickly walked away from him and finally reached her portrait and went inside.
Draco touched his lips and could still taste her. He chuckled to himself and went into the direction to his Head dorm.
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As the girls were looking into the mirror their vision was cut off, "What the hell happened?" Cho asked angrily.
"I don't know," said Pansy, "maybe she took it off."
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And she was right. As soon as Hermione got into her common room she took of the pin that was poking her, closed the back of it and put it in her hand. She looked around and noticed Ginny sitting in front of the fire. She joined her friend and said, "Hey Gin."
"Hi Hermione, so how was your date with Draco?" asked Ginny with an eyebrow raised.
Hermione rolled her eyes and laughed, "It was…interesting to say the least."
"Do you really like him Hermione? And does he really like you? I care about you, you know, and I don't want to see you getting hurt. I know how he is."
Hermione said confused, "Wait, what? How do you know 'how he is?'?"
Ginny looked around the room nervously and Hermione went on, "Come on Ginny, I thought we were friends, now what are you hiding from me?"
Ginny sighed and said, "Alright, alright, I am warning you this may shock you," she took a deep breathe and said, "I dated Draco."
"What?!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Shh!" Ginny said, "Calm down, it's not a big deal."
"Yes it is. How can you say that? When did this happen and how did you hide it from your brother, Harry and myself?" Hermione said in one breathe.
"It happened in the end of my fifth year after I was with Dean."
"Really? Wow…" she trailed off.
"Yeah, he wanted it to keep it a secret, that's what I told you at the beginning of the year remember? He dates all his girls in a secret," and Hermione nodded, "He was so amazing, really he was…" and now she trailed off.
"Ginny, did you and him…" Hermione asked with a worried tone.
Ginny just responded with a nod and a sob.
"Oh, Ginny, so what happened?"
Ginny shrugged, "I found out later on that he was cheating on me with Marietta Edgecombe of all people!" she said angrily.
"Oh Ginny, come here," she said and Ginny sat next to Hermione and cried on her shoulder. "That bastard," muttered Hermione, 'and to think I was starting to like him. How can I like him now after what I learnt what he did to one of my best friends?' she thought, 'should I tell her?' "Gin, I have to tell you something, that may make you feel better, but you have to promise me you won't tell anyone, promise?"
Ginny only nodded in response.
"Ok, the thing is, I am not going to get hurt, he is," she explained. Ginny lifted her head up and gave her a confused look and wiped the tears that were trying to escape. Hermione sighed and told her everything. From the detention she had with Cho, Hannah, and Pansy and how they found out Draco was cheating on all three of them, and then how the Herpes idea was there's, also the whole reason behind his outburst at that infamous Quidditch game, and the whole reason was to sabotage and humiliate him. Then she told her how the girls thought it would be fun if Hermione pretended to date him and that everywhere she goes with him is being watched by the three girls and eventually they're going to show it to the whole school and humiliate him even more on his birthday party and break his heart like he did to all the girls in the past that he has dated.
Ginny took this new information in and said, "Wow, I am so glad that the tables will finally be turned on him. Now he'll knows what it feels like," she looked into the fire as if she was thinking of something and faced Hermione, "so that's why you've been hanging out with Hannah, and those other girls and why Draco has been acting weird."
Hermione nodded and her friend said, "My advice is; not to do this, pretending to like a guy, like I said; I don't want you to get hurt. I've been there, once he gets what he wants he'll dump you on the side of the road like you're nothing to him, it's the worst feeling in the world Hermione."
"Ginny, I appreciate your concern and advice, I really do, I am really glad you told me what happened between you and Draco, it must've taken a lot out of you, but don't worry about me, I know what I am doing. I won't go to into deep, I have to do this, for the sake of everyone else," Hermione exclaimed.
"Yeah like you said huh? He's going to get hurt and not you?" said Ginny.
"Exactly," Hermione yawned and said, "Well I am turning in, night oh and thanks for understanding," she said with a smile.
"Dido," replied Ginny, "Oh and please don't tell Harry or Ron, I know they'll kill me and then him."
"Of course I won't Ginny, well night."
"Night," replied her friend and the brunette went up the stairs to her dorm.
The young red headed witch watched her go and still couldn't believe she told her what happened between her and Draco, but she felt that Hermione needed to know before she makes the same mistake she did.
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