Chapter 10
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"I don't feel so good" Nadia moaned in her bed.
Draco placed one hand on her forehead, it was completely burning up. "What about your fashion show today?" He asked.
Nadia moaned again a shifted so Draco couldn't see her face. Then she smiled. "How come we don't get Ms.Granger to fill in for me. We look sorta alike" She suggested slyly.
Dracos sighed. "Listen, Nadia we don't know her that well. I can just go barging in and ask if she can be in the Fashion show" He said exasperatedly. Nadia faked another moan. "Draco, if I don't show up. I'll be fired" She pleaded.
He looked around not really knowing what to do. "Fine, I'll go and talk to her." He finally decided.
He left the room quickly and closed the door behind him. Nadia threw back the covers and whispered a counter-curse smiling at her acting skills.
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"Just a moment" Hermione yelled when she heard a knock. Putting away her Hogwarts Yearbook beside the stove which she was looking at, she went to answer the door her straight hair was breezing behind her with a simple clip holding the bangs away from her face.
Shocked when she saw the person standing there. "Mr. Malfoy" She said in a monotonously.
"Hi" He mused. "I've come to actually ask a small favor.
Hermione was shocked inside even though she did not show it. Draco Malfoy was asking for a favor!
Draco continued. "My Fiancée Nadia has a high fever right now. Since the two of you look almost alike. She was hoping that you could perhaps fill in for her" He said coolly.
Hermione looked at him oddly. "Your fiancée wants me to fill in for her at the Fashion show today?" She asked clarifying things.
Draco nodded. Hermione took a deep breath but, then suddenly ran back into the room when the water started boiling over onto her yearbook, Draco looked confused as to what she was actually doing.
Hermione emerged from the room moments later trying to desperately wipe her Yearbook dry smearing a picture of the 'Golden Trio' in the process of it all.
Draco looked suspiciously at her. "Where did you get that?" He asked.
Hermione looked up realizing that Draco Malfoy know knew that she had a Hogwarts Yearbook. Stuttering from her mistake. "It was… Hermione's" She said as it was the first name that popped up. "This was her suite, she left it here when she left"
Draco nodded still suspicious and unsure whether to believe her or not.
Hermione hastily changed the subject. "So about the fashion show" She said quickly hoping Draco would forget about the yearbook. He nodded. "Can I tell Nadia that you will be replacing her?" He asked seriously.
Hermione took a deep breath hoping to get rid of Draco as soon as possible as the longer time he spent with her; the more likely was he to figure out her secret. "Yes tell her I'll be there" Hermione said in a hurry and slammed the door not wanting to see his face any longer.
Draco stood outside trying to figure out what had just happened.
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"Hey" Hermione said awkwardly showing up backstage to try on her clothes. The attendant wearing a headset and holding a clipboard pulled her over to a dressing room. "Ms. Somerset" The makeup-artist came in a few minutes later exclaiming. "You have been keeping up with the world since the last time I saw you" He smiled at her through the mirror while twisting one of her strands of hair onto the top of her head. "I love your hair, the colors so much better than last time" He commented.
Hermione smiled weakly. Today she was modeling Versace. It was a short skirt with a huge fur top. Hermione shifted many times in it was it was like it almost withheld her from any sort of motion. Already a few people had come up to her and complimented her. She just smiled weakly back at them because they had all thought she was Nadia.
"This is too weird" She said to herself adjusting her many bracelets that had came with the outfit.
"Sarah!"
Hermione looked over to see Mylie coming over. "Is Damian in bed yet?" She checked. Mylie nodded her shoes tapping on the glass floor she had specially made for this show. "This is turning out to be alright?" Mylie said over the noise of the music that was playing as the models walked back and forth on the catwalk. "You did a great job" Hermione yelled back. "This is amazing"
Someone ran over and tapped Hermione on the shoulder. "Ms. Somerset, please follow me, you're on in a few minutes" The man said.
Hermione leaned over and hugged Mylie. "Good Luck" She said. "I'll be sitting front row" Mylie smiled before running off for the exit.
Hermione was behind some other models that were extremely tall. She looked up and then looked back down embarrassed by her height of 5'6.
One by one the girls walked down professionally and Hermione feared that she wouldn't be able to do that.
"Classic Romandy by Versace!" The intercom boomed announcing Hermione's outfit.
Hermione felt hands pushing her towards the stage. Before she could look back at who did that she had already gotten onto the runway and started walked towards the end, she felt her feet guiding her. As if she had no control over them. She felt flashes of light surrounding her. She panicked when she realized that the clothes and the shoes were controlling every motion she was doing. Raising her hand to strike a pose at the end of the stage Hermione tried to pull it down but it didn't work. Her ring (REP) flashed in the light as the audience that was magic gasped. Hermione hoped she hadn't caused too much attention. She had tried removing the REP ages ago but it wouldn't budge. Nothing would make it move. She even tried breaking it but there was nothing, not even a little scratch.
Once she went backstage again she took a big drink of water. One of the more experienced models came over. "Nadia right?" she asked.
Hermione nodded lying. The girl continued. "Wow, how long have you been doing this?" She asked amazed. Hermione shrugged. "A Few years" She said hoping that it was the right answer.
"A FEW YEARS!" The girl said in disbelief. "I've never seen someone control the audience so well; the eyes were all on you!" She said completely shocked.
Hermione gave a weak smile. "I guess my trainer was good?" She said unsure.
The girl breathed not really believing Hermione that she had only done it for a few years as she ran over to talk to the other models about Hermione's walk.
Hermione quickly ran to her change room hoping no one else would come and talk to her. She cast a spell on her clothes that reveals if it has ever been tampered with.
"Cento Full" Hermione breathed when she saw the results. Someone had tampered with it. They had cast a spell so that she would walk perfectly…
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Draco wouldn't believe what his eyes just saw. He was now currently lying on his bed again. He had attended the fashion show that was on that night. He kept on playing the image of the REP flashing in the air on Ms.Granger's finger as the audience gasped… 'Why did she have the REP though' He pondered. 'There was no way that she has one. There's only like a few in the world" He thought as he rolled over on his bed as he threw off his shirt revealing his toned body.
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"You were amazing!" Dean exclaimed as he met Hermione at the entrance giving her a big hug. "Thanks Dean" She smiled taking the flowers he had give her.
Hermione sniffed the flowers as Dean moved his hand towards her hand to hold it. Realizing that he wanted to hold her hand Hermione quickly raised it up to touch her bang trying to avoid as much as possible the chemistry that was building between the two of them.
They walked past the dining room when suddenly the Model who had talked to Hermione earlier came over.
"Dean" She called.
They turned around, Dean's face lighting up. "Kayla! Its good to see you again" He exclaimed. Hermione just sunk away in the background when suddenly she felt Dean's protective arm around her shoulders keeping her from running away.
"Kayla, This is my girlfriend Sarah" He introduced as Sarah smiled and tilted her head. "Sarah, this was my old girlfriend Kayla" He said.
Hermione looked up at the girl. She was the model of perfection. She had the perfect features, posture, flawless skin, perfect shade of hair. Hermione didn't realize that she had looked this good backstage because it was dim.
"Nice to meet you Sarah" Kayla greeted. "Weren't you one of the models tonight?" She asked tiling her head. "You look exactly like Nadia" She commented.
Dean smiled at Hermione. "Listen Kayla, we'll catch up later. Sarah's is getting tired and I think I'm just going to take her up to her room" He said.
Kayla nodded. "Of course."
Dean and Hermione walked in silence back to her room until Hermione stopped suddenly. "Dean, why do you want me to be your girlfriend?" She asked confused. "The girls you have dated before. I'm nothing compared to them"
"Look Hermione" He said. Hermione looked up in shock and in fear, "How do you know my name" she asked backing away.
Dean grabbed one of her arms to restrain her from getting any further. "You want to talk about this somewhere where no one will hear us?" He offered.
Hermione nodded. "My office."
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Draco tossed and turned in his bed. He could still think of no way that Sarah Granger could possess the REP. This was impossible.
"Draco" Nadia called from the doorway. Draco sat up.
"I think we need to talk" She said. Draco looked confused. "Aren't you sick?" He asked. Nadia went over to sit on the end of his bed. Smoothing out her silk nightgown. "Listen, I was never sick" She confessed.
Draco nodded not showing any sort of emotion.
Nadia looked directly into his eyes. "Look Draco, I know everything. Hermione… Everything" She said watching his eyes for something.
He sat still. Nadia could smell his cologne surrounding the air around the room. "Open you hand" She ordered. He did so. Nadia dropped something into it.
"Nadia" He whispered. "What is the meaning of this.?" He said looking up at her his steely ice-grey eyes boreing into her soul.
Nadia took a deep breath. "I think this is the right way for all of us, I don't think the thing we had between us was love Draco, it was infatuation. I needed you because I wanted to feel a sense of belonging. And you wanted me because you saw a bit of your old girlfriend Hermione Granger in me."
Draco's eyes narrowed. '"what do you know about Hermione Granger?" he asked.
Nadia motioned towards his suitcase. "Not much really, I was looking for my mask a few days ago and I found a picture album Draco, It was filled with pictures of her" She said looking down at her fingers. "You never loved me. You wanted to replace that spot of emptiness in your heart."
Draco started to retaliate and explain but Nadia placed one finger on his lips. "Draco, I love you like a brother, just like you love me like a sister. I think we just misunderstood that love at first"
Draco looked away from her. Nadia placed one hand on his knee. "Its ok Draco, I want you to know that, I'll always be there."
After a small pause Nadia continued. "I just thought you should know that I have accepted an acting Job in New York. I'm leaving tonight." She said as she got up and gave Draco a hug.
Looking back before she left the room. "By the way" She threw him a brown envelope. "I wish you luck in finding her, sometimes she's just underneath your nose" … She left with a smile on her face. Her heels clicking.
Draco started at her retreating back walking out the door with her suitcase in tow.
He quickly unwounded the envelope anxious to see what was in it…
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"Sit down" Hermione motioned to her new glass chair in her office. Dean looked at her. "Will It break?" He asked concernedly. Hermione shook her head pulling another glass chair over for herself.
"So care to explain?" She asked.
"I've known your name for a long time." Dean started. "You kinda gave it away when your REP ring showed up on your finger suddenly. I'm not that dumb" He added with a small smiled. Hermione shirked away embarrassed.
"Plus the fact that I'm empatic" Dean explained watching Hermione's eyes grow bigger.
"You're empatic?" She asked in disbelief. Dean nodded. "I felt that day when you saw Draco, and the fact that your Son looks exactly like a younger version of that idiot" He laughed.
Hermione nodded conjuring two glasses of water and taking a sip from one.
"I loved you. Because I saw something different in you, you're very carefree. Living life to the fullest. I like you for that. Most of the girls who like me only like me for my looks or, my fortune. Completely superficial things. You seemed different even though you didn't show interest in me."
Hermione shifted in her chair re-crossing her legs.
"I want to really get to know you better Hermione, as the real you, not as Sarah the Cruise Line Owner. Will you try liking me?" Dean awkwardly asked.
Hermione looked at the man in front of her. She still couldn't understand what a total 'hottie' or 'hunk' as love-crazed teenagers would describe him fall for her. "Dean, I like you, but why don't you give me some time" Hermione replied not daring to look at his eyes.
"Promise me one thing though" He said taking her hand. Hermione was forced to look at him this time. "Mylie told me that you were planning to take a year off and go back to the Wizarding World to visit your friends. Please, I want you to come, stay at my house. We've got more than enough rooms and my parent's would be happy to see a little kid like Damian around" Dean grinned.
Hermione looked perplexed. "Damian, would break everything in sight" She commented.
Dean shrugged. "Hey, I'm sure you want him to get to know other kids better. Plus he can learn the art of Quidditch" Dean added. "I'm sure he'll enjoy that"
Hermione smiled at him. "Thanks, I might just take you up on that offer."
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Hermione ran through the hallways where all the stage props and stuff was kept below deck. She was called to look for something for a passenger. A candlestick or something? Something completely random so Hermione was getting extremely frustrated. Usually an employee would do this but they were all either sleeping or still entertaining people at the Fashion After Party. Mylie was babysitting Damian because he had wanted her to show him how to make cookies. Hermione groaned when she heard 'cookies' Damian's dream was to be a Cookie Chef. As he had told her many times before.
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Hermione groaned when she realized she hand knocked over an entire set of swords. She jumped when someone came and helped her pick it up. Looking up she saw Draco Malfoy. Giving him a slight smile he returned it with a smirk. Hermione backed off hoping he wasn't going to hurt her down here where no one would ever see. But, instead of hurting her, he did something worse. Something Hermione never dreamed would happen. Much worse than harming her physically. He said the words Hermione had been dreading.
"Looking for this?" He asked holding up the candlestick. "Hermione Granger…" He said with a grin.
Hermione completely froze… There was no way he could have found out,..
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