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Hermione woke the next morning with a pair of strong arms wrapped protectively around her. She opened her eyes and turned to look at her bed mate. Theo was so beautiful when he was asleep, she had never seen him look so angelic and her heart rate picked up as she looked at him.
"Do you often check people out when the sleep?" he asked smugly and she blushed crimson at being caught out. "No, I just woke up and you happened to wake up when I was looking at you," she said. He just grinned smugly at her and pulled her closer.
"What time is it?" he asked her sleepily. "It's 9am Theo, we've got to get up, " she ordered, tugging one of the bed sheets around herself and he smirked when he saw her doing this. "You do know that's kinda pointless, I've seen it all," he laughed. She blushed again and ran into the bathroom quickly.
Hermione turned on the shower and stood under the warm water. She didn't hear the door open, and before she could do anything Theo had his arms around her. He started kissing her neck so she let out a soft moan and she could feel the smirk plastered all over his face.
"What say we continue what we were doing last night?" he asked huskily. Hermione nodded and he pinned her to the wall in the shower, the water raining down on them. He started on her neck again and she wrapped her legs around him.
When they finished their shower, Hermione and Theo walked down to the great hall hand-in-hand. Hermione gave him a peck on the cheek before walking over to Ginny. "When did you and Nott get together?" she asked curiously. "Er... Last night," she said blushing. Ginny nodded her head knowingly and smirked before continuing her breakfast.
The girls started a conversation about the ball that evening when Harry and Ron came in. "Oh don't tell me your talking about the bloody ball again," Ron said irritably. "What's got your wand in a twist this morning?" asked Hermione giggling. He glared at her and stuffed a sausage in his mouth.
"Seriously Ron, are you still angry about me going to the ball with Theo?" she spat angrily. "No of course not," he said sarcastically. "What is your problem with Theo? He has never actually insulted any of us," she hissed. Her anger was bubbling over and she could feel her magic crackling in her fingers.
"He's friends with Malfoy. Just because he hasn't said anything to us directly doesn't mean he doesn't say it behind our backs in the Slytherin common room," he shouted. By now the whole hall was watching the two bickering. It wasn't everyday that you saw the golden trio fighting.
"RONALD BILLIUS WEASLEY. YOU CANNOT JUDGE PEOPLE BY THEIR FRIENDS!" she screeched. "Of course you can," he scoffed. "Well if that was the case then people might think I'm stupid just because I'm friends with a tosser like you," she hissed.
The silence in the hall was eerie and Hermione knew she had made a big mistake. Ron's ears were burning and he looked so angry and shocked at what she had said. Theo decided he should get Hermione out of here before Weasley blew up and hurt her.
He got up from the Slytherin table and made his way over to Hermione slowly. He could hear her trying to stutter an apology but it was drowned out by Ron roaring at her. "HOW DARE YOU CALL ME STUPID. JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT A NERD LIKE YOU DOESN'T MAKE ME STUPID. HOW DARE YOU, YOU FILTHY MUDBLOOD!" he roared. The minute he said Mudblood there was uproar.
Harry got up and pushed Ron onto the seat, shouting at him for using such an awful word. Ginny had her wand out and was ready to hex him, but Theo didn't notice any of it. All he could hear was the blood pounding in his head and to say he was angry would have been a major understatement. He was furious. How dare Weasley call her that awful name.
He strided over to Ron, pushed Harry out of the way and gave Ron a hard punch in the nose. Then he went over to Hermione, who was crying both tears of anger and sadness and grabbed her hand, pulling her out of the hall.
He took her outside and sat under a weeping willow, cradling her in his arms and whispering comforting words in her ear. After a while the tears stopped and she sniffed away any remains of her sorrow. She looked up at him with big, sad brown eyes and he thought she looked so vulnerable but so beautiful at that moment.
He brushed away the final tears on her face and kissed her softly. "Thanks Theo," she said quietly. "No problem Mione, I couldn't just stand there and watch him hurt you," he said, his voice soft but firm.
Hermione snuggled into him and sighed. "I love weeping willows," she said suddenly. "Why?" he asked curiously. "I just love the way the foliage comes down and touches the ground. It's like once you step under the branches it blocks out the rest of the world. It's like complete tranquility," she explained wistfully.
Theo looked down at the witch and studied her, the way her hair fell in soft curls, the way her eyes lit up when she explained something she loved. Everything about her was perfect. She was beautiful, and he felt himself falling for her more and more everyday.
They stayed under the willow for a few more hours before Theo suggested they go to the castle and get ready for the ball. They stood up and Theo took her petite hand in his. They walked slowly up to their dorm and separated when they were inside.
Hermione was about to go into her room when there was a knock on the door. She walked down, opened the door a crack and outside was Ginny, Lavender and the Patil twins. Ginny looked a little sheepish and cleared her throat nervously. "Look..um..I'm so sorry about Ron, It was out of line what he said to you and I want you to know that I am furious with him. And um...we were wondering if we could get ready for the ball with you," she said quietly.
Hermione sighed and opened the door, allowing them all in. "Ginny I'm not angry with you, you didn't say anything so why should I be angry with you?"she said. Ginny grinned and grabbed Hermione in a bone crushing hug. Theo opened his door and looked down at the group of girls from the top step.
"What have we here?" he asked. He wasn't wearing a shirt and all the girls were staring at him. Hermione had to admire his nice body, he didn't play quidditch but he obviously worked out and he wasn't overly muscular but he was fit.
"Look ladies, I know I'm Gods gift to this world but I happen to have a girlfriend, and said girlfriend happens to be drooling by the way," he said, smirking smugly. Hermione closed her mouth quickly, and when she discreetly wiped her chin she found she had indeed been drooling.
"Well sorry to disappoint but I must finish getting ready," he said, returning to his room and shutting the door. Hermione led the girls up to her room and they all sat on her bed. "Wo Mione your boyfriend is hot," said Parvati. "I agree with my sister," said Padma.
"Guys I think we should start getting ready. The ball starts at 7:00 and its already 5:30," said Hermione, trying to change the subject from her georgeous boyfriend. Lavender did Hermione's hair while she did Ginny's make up, Parvati was putting on her dress and doing her own make up. She didn't trust anyone else with her style.
When they were all ready to go it was 6:45pm they each did a once over to make sure they were perfect. When they were satisfied they went down to the common room. Theo was waiting patiently on the couch reading a book and even though they all looked stunning, he only had eyes for Hermione.
"You look stunning Mione," he said, taking her hand in his and she blushed at the way his eyes roamed her body. "C'mon we need to go," said Hermione. They all left together and walked down the stairs and when they got to the entrance hall they all went their separate ways. Hermione could see Ron staring at her but she just glared at him, held her head up high and decided to mess with his head.
She grabbed Theo and kissed him, hard. She pulled back, gave Ron one last piercing glare and walked into the hall with Theo. The hall was beautiful and It was just like the Yule ball in fourth year but there were some differences, like real snow falling from the ceiling and melting when it touched the ground. Theo and Hermione sat at a table and soon after Ginny, Harry, Luna and Neville joined them.
When they finished eating, the band started to play a slow song so Hermione took Theo's hand and dragged him onto the dance floor. They swayed to the muggle song, which Hermione recognised it as 'wintersong'. She leaned her head on Theo's chest and when the song ended they started playing 'higher' by Taio Cruz. The fast songs kept coming and Hermione and Theo danced the night away.
"I need a drink," panted Hermione. Theo nodded in agreement and they walked over to the drinks table where Hermione downed a glass of punch and sat down at a nearby table, she didn't like the song they were playing anyway. But when they started playing 'the fairytale of New York' she jumped up, grabbed Theo's hand and dragged him onto the dance floor again.
When that finished the band said that it was time for the final song and everyone groaned with dissapointment. "It's gotta be a romantic one for the last song," said the DJ, so Hermione wrapped her arms around Theo's neck and rested her head on his chest. The song came on and Hermione smiled, she loved this song and she started singing it quietly into his chest.
"What's this song? I know quite a lot of muggle songs but not this one," Theo said and Hermione smiled. "It's called 'I'm yours'by Jason Mraz and it's one of my favourite songs," she explained. "I think this song applies to me," he laughed and Hermione laughed with him. "I think so too," she sighed. When the song ended they went back to their dorm for another naughty night.
Well there's chapter 11 ! Hope you like it. Please R&R ! It means the world to me.
