The gentle touch of his hand made her turn around and look at him. All it took, was one look for her heart to start beating faster. Seconds went by until he smiled at her and said
"Hey Hermione" – It was when he said her name when she felt butterflies in her stomach that made her feel dizzy and happy at the same time.
"Hey.." – Hermione replied not sure of what to say.
"I wanted to ask you something.." - and he made a pause looking at her eyes. She nodded as an approval to encourage him a bit. At the moment Draco was struggling with himself… He wanted to ask her out loud but the words wouldn't come out of his mouth. But looking at her, feeling her hand in his made the moment perfect and he spoke
"Will you be my date at the ball?"
And all at once seemed different. Draco just asked her to the ball. He was looking at her to see her reaction and a little smile appeared on his face when she blushed, tried to hide it and smiled. Suddenly she gained confidence and said
"Sure, I'd love to."
As soon as she said this, his eyes began glowing and his smile widened. That was all he was asking for.
"Awesome. I can't wait..- and he smiled looking at her. She looked down and smiled at the ground and said
"Me too." She never wanted that conversation to end. She didn't even care if someone was watching them, even though no one was. All she wanted to do was look at him and talk to him so she lifted her head and looked straight into his eyes. Draco was looking at hers too and then he knew it, something was happening between them. Just when Hermione thought of saying goodbye, he spoke
"Hey one more thing. I was wondering.. since we have a day off, would you like to spend this day with me?... You know, get to know each other."
Hermione wanted to shout out of joy and happiness. A day with Draco, the perfect chance to figure out what was happening with her. She couldn't help it and a wide smile appeared on her face
"Of course I do!" – and at that moment she realized she was still holding his hand. It took her all the strength to let go of him but she had to. Draco was smiling too and he didn't want to let go of her hand either, but he had to let her go…
"I'll meet you in our place in half an hour then..?" – and then she realized what she had said but it was too late. Draco laughed a bit and said
"You mean the library right?"
Hermione felt embarrassed but when she heard his laugh, she couldn't help but laugh too. All of a sudden, her embarrassment vanished.
"Yeah, that's what I mean." And she looked at him one more time before she waved goodbye and hurried up the stairs. She got to her dormitory and went to choose some clothes. She had no idea what would she wear, but whatever she chose had to be perfect. After 20 minutes or so, she was finally ready. She left her hair down as it was before and she was wearing grey jeans that fit her perfectly and a grey blouse.
"There. All ready." – she said to herself and she left the dormitory and the common room. Deep inside her, she knew that it was going to be a beautiful day.