Chapter 11: Exiting first day of camp

Hermione woke up at about 6:45 the next morning, which was Monday, the first day of camp. She took a quick shower, and then she began to wake up Sarah and the other campers.

"Rise and shine! It's a beautiful first morning of camp!" Hermione yelled throughout the cabin.

"Is it morning already?" Sarah asked groggily.

"Yup! Now get up, I've got to go meet Daniel in about 20 minutes." Hermione told Sarah.

"God, you spend a lot of time with him. Are Jessie, Josh, Mark, and I going to get to spend anytime with you this summer?"

"Well, he's my friend, just like you." Hermione replied. Sarah raised her eyebrow at this statement.

"Is that all? Because I heard someone get back into the cabin really late last night."

"Yes, we're just friends, that's all. I was just up helping him with some last minute paperwork last night. I plan on spending a lot more time with you guys, I promise." Hermione said.

"Sounds good. I'll get these girls to breakfast, and you go meet your, 'friend' Daniel." Sarah said using finger quotes for the work "friend". She gave Hermione a hug, and then Hermione turned and went out the door. When she got outside, she saw Draco sitting on the picnic table, smiling brightly. She walked over to him.

"You look so very happy this morning." Hermione said.

"Why shouldn't I be happy after last night? I got a very beautiful woman to go out with me. Didn't you hear? Besides, I'm a morning person." He said smiling even bigger. Hermione laughed.

"Don't ever act this perky in the morning around Sarah. She hates people that like getting up early, especially me." Hermione told him.

"Well, I like morning persons, especially you." Draco said leaning in to give Hermione a kiss. She stopped him.

"No, remember, not in public!" she hissed at him. "I think Sarah's already suspicious of our relationship. She asked me why I got in so late. I think it would be best to go wait for everyone by the basketball court. No one will be down there for at least another half an hour." She said grinning. Draco hopped up and started down to the court, Hermione was following close behind.

"Why don't we just tell them that we're dating? Won't they be happy for us?" he asked.

"Yes, but that little bit of information will lead to a lot of awkward questions. They're going to want to know how we got so close to each other and all that stuff. They think that we just met. Sarah and Jess know about Hogwarts, but Mark and Josh don't, and I don't fancy telling them about all of this magic stuff. At least not yet." She said. Draco put his arm around her waist, and she laid her head on his shoulder.

"All right. But we have to tell them sometime, love." He told her.

"Yeah, I know. I'm thinking of telling them when Harry and Ginny come. Get it all over with at once." Draco nodded. They sat together for a little while. Then Draco interrupted the comfortable silence.

"I know this is random, but do you want to see the activity sign up sheets?" Draco asked. Hermione laughed.

"Sure." They walked into the Mess Hall where the sheets were posted. The sign-up sheets had each activity and slots where the campers would write their names. The campers would sign up for 3 activities a day. There was rock climbing, hiking, archery, arts and crafts, CLC games (indoor), nature center, field games(soccer, kickball, etc.), and basketball court games. The activities would rotate each day, and the campers would do some activities more than one time.

Everyday there were some activities that were the same. The set activities were FOB (flat on bunk) which was time to just lie around the cabin or take a nap after lunch. There was also lake time and a camp game everyday. The schedule was as follows:

8:00-9:00: Breakfast
9:05-10:35: Activity 1
10:40-12:10: Activity 2
12:15- 1:15: Lunch
1:20-2:20: FOB
2:30-4:00: Lake Time
4:15-5:45: Activity 3
6:00-7:00: Dinner
7:05-8:30: Camp Game
8:35-10:00: Free Time (They could be outside of the cabins)
11:00: Lights out

The hour between Free Time and lights out was time to be in the cabin and just chill, take showers, or get ready for bed. Every Friday night, there was a small party for everyone in the CLC. There would be snacks and music, so everyone could get a chance to unwind at the end of the week. That night everyone, counselors included, would have a big sleepover in the CLC. On Saturday, Half of the campers and staff would go into the city for the day, while the others stayed at camp and pretty much had free time the whole day.

"A lot of new stuff has been added since I was last here." Hermione said.

"Yeah. Tony and I added a lot of new stuff. The nature center and the rock climbing are two of the things that we just added, as well as the trip into the city." He told her.

"That is so cool." Hermione said smiling at him. Draco then looked around and realized most of the camp was at the court.

"Well, I think everyone's here, so I'm going to send them in to breakfast." Draco said.

"Go ahead, Mr. Maple." Hermione said giggling. Draco gave her a fake glare and then walked over into the center of the basketball court.

"Everyone can head on into the Mess Hall to sit down for breakfast!" He yelled. All of the campers and staff began to file into the Mess Hall. Once everyone was seated, Draco stood up.

"Good morning, everyone! Today is a wonderful first day of camp. Before you all eat, I would like to give some directions. Every morning, you all will need to sign up for your activities for the day. Once you sign up today, your activities will rotate. That's it for now, so the first table can go up and get their breakfast." He said before he sat back down.

Breakfast flew by, and soon all of the campers were rushing up to the sign up sheets so that they could all get activities with their friends. Hermione and Mark had archery, Megan and Trisha had arts and crafts, Ben and Callie had CLC games, Jessie, Josh, and Allison were in the nature center, James and Sarah ran the field games, and Kevin, Andrew and Philip were in charge of the court games. Draco just walked around and helped wherever he could.

After the first two activities everyone went to lunch and ate their fill. When all of the campers and staff went to FOB, they were wiped out so everyone was taking a nap. After an hour, the counselors went around and woke up their campers so that they could get ready for lake time. After everyone was dressed, Hermione and Sarah began to walk their campers down to lake time. On the way down, Hermione and Sarah were remembering some of their days at C.S.R.

"Oh my gosh, do you remember the summer I forgot my swimsuit!?" Hermione asked.

"Of course I do, that was hilarious. You had to wear your first two piece. That is one of my favorite memories!"

Flashback…

"THERE IS NO WAY I FORGOT MY SWIMSUIT!" Hermione yelled as she was frantically rummaging through her bag. Jessie and Sarah were sitting on their bunks laughing as Hermione was having her breakdown.

"You know Jessie and I always have extras, see?" Sarah said holding up a two piece swim suit.

"BLOODY HELL! There is now way I am wearing THAT!" Hermione yelled pointing at the swim suit. Sarah and Jessie had looks of shock on their faces.

"Did you just curse Hermione!?" Jessie asked wide eyed.

"No, of course not." Hermione replied sarcastically. Sarah threw the swim suit at Hermione.

"Put it on NOW, or we will tell Brian Jacobs that you have a crush on him." Sarah said.

"YOU WOULDN'T!" Hermione gasped.

"Oh, we would." Jessie replied. Hermione made a 'humph' sound as she marched into the bathroom. When Hermione came out, Sarah and Jessie smiled and cast glances at each other.

"Oh, all your one pieces are getting burned." Sarah said deviously.

"And one of us had better find a baseball bat." Jessie said.

"Why?" Hermione asked.

"To beat the boys off of you, of course." Sarah told Hermione. All of the girls giggled as they linked arms and skipped down to the lake, proud of the new Hermione.

Hermione and Sarah laughed at the memory and reminded each other to tell Jessie the story, just to refresh her memory. Soon they had reached the lake. When they got there, everyone went off in their separate directions. The boys ran and jumped into the water, while a few of the girls went into the water, and the majority of them lay out on the grass. Lake time was over in the blink of an eye, and then everyone headed to their cabins to change for their last activity. After that last activity, the campers were more than ready for dinner. They all ate very quickly, as if they hadn't eaten in days.

The camp game for the afternoon was soccer, and that game didn't last very long. Some of the campers were very good at the game, and they all happened to be on the same team. The game was over pretty quickly, resulting in more free time. Most kids went back to their cabins to relax, while others walked around and spent time with their friends from other cabins.

On the walk back to her cabin, Hermione couldn't help but wonder where the girls in her cabin got their energy. While over half of the other campers were dragging, the Blue Jay girls seemed to have energy to spare. They were skipping, giggling, and singing. It was going to be a long night for Hermione and Sarah.

Hermione and Sarah collapsed onto their beds after changing into their nighttime clothes. Hermione was thinking about how fast the day flew by. Thinking back on her day, she realized how little she got to see Draco. The thoughts of the times that she did see him brought a smile to her face. It amazed her how just seeing his face made her happy. There was one specific time during the day that she remembered seeing him. It was during pool time, and the sight of his chiseled chest and muscles would forever be etched into her mind. She couldn't wait until Saturday! She then began to mentally slap herself. "I have to stop thinking about him!" she thought to herself while opening her eyes. When she looked around the cabin, she saw all of the girls sitting in a circle on the floor of the cabin. Sarah was sitting on her bunk watching them. Hermione then got up, and went over to see what they were doing.

"Truth or dare." Toni asked Olivia.

"Truth." Olivia answered, causing all of the girls to groan.

"No one ever picks dare!" Maddy whined.

"Okay, Liv, do you like Cody?" Toni asked.

"Yes." Olivia said blushing. All of the girls squealed. When Hermione walked over, she noticed all of the girls giving each other looks. Then they all turned and looked at her.

"Truth or dare, Hermione?" a younger girl named Lyla asked. Hermione didn't answer right away, because she was scared of what the girls would ask. Then a voice sounding vaguely like Ron's yelled in the back of her head, "Are you a Gryffindor or not!?"

Hermione answered, "Dare." The girls all gave her devious smiles.

The simultaneously said, "We dare you to kiss Mr. Martin."

Hermione leaned against the wall and groaned.