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Ch. 11: Letters and another date

It has been almost two weeks since Draco and Hermione's "date" and right now on a Wednesday night the girls are in an unused classroom, getting some homework done and talking about Draco before dinner.

"So when do you think we'll hear from him again?" asked Cho.

Pansy looked at a Grandfather clock in the corner that surprisingly still works considering how old it looks and answered, "I say within the next thirty seconds."

The girls gave her a look that said; 'yeah right,' and then an Eagle Owl swooped in and went directly to Hermione. Hannah gasped and said, "Like clock work!"

The letter read:

Hermione,

Did you by any chance figure out your plans for Saturday night?

DM

Hermione showed it to them and they all started to giggle.

Hermione thought about what she should say and quickly sent her reply and watched the Eagle Owl fly out the window.

Just outside is Draco himself flying around watching the classroom window closely for any signs of Hermione and not knowing that three of his ex girlfriends are in the same room as well. Draco has now received a reply back and read it to himself:

Um who is this?

He quirked his eyebrow up and thought, 'huh?' he shrugged and replied any ways. Hermione watched as the owl flew gracefully through the room and onto the desk she is currently sitting on. She opened the letter and it read:

It's Draco Malfoy

Hermione laughed and the girls watched with amusement. She wrote down saying, 'Oh hey, sorry, I just have a lot of homework at the moment and yes I did found out----' she stopped writing when something in the corner of her eye caught her attention. She got the girl's attention as well as she went closer to the window and they all gasped, because they noticed a man in the night sky and it just so happens to be the man she is replying letters with. They all laughed and Hermione continued writing, Oh my gosh! You won't believe this!

Then she sent the owl away and she got a reply in less than a minute saying:

What's happening?

The girls laughed some more as they all read his reply but tried to keep their laughter down, because they know he's just outside.

Hermione sent him a reply and outside Draco read it:

Oh, I just see some perv flying around checking out the room I am in, he's on a Nimbus 2001 or something but I can't tell.

Draco's eyes went wide and looked up and can see Hermione looking his way. He hid behind a tree and quickly wrote a reply and watched his owl go up to the window.

Hermione got up and grabbed the letter and the girls crowded around her to read it better:

Oh really? Do you want me to come and check it out?

Pansy snorted and they shut her up. She sent a reply to him and Draco read it:

No its ok I'll just call Filch and he'll deal with it.

Draco's eyes grew even wider; he wrote a quick reply and flew back to his room.

Hermione quickly read what he said:

Oh ok then I'll see you around.

The girls couldn't stop laughing by now. They looked out the window and saw him speeding up on his broom, but then he crashed into a branch. The girls are positively howling with laughter and Draco finally disappeared.

"Oh my gosh that was so good!" exclaimed Cho with tears from laughing so hard.

The girls continued laughing and eventually went to dinner.

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Saturday night came and earlier that day Hermione finally decided to tell Draco that she was free. The girls just hoped that this might seem more like a real date than the last one. Hermione is wearing a lavender halter dress with a slit on the side. She is also wearing that same charmed Gryffindor pin. Her hair is up in a fancy ponytail. She also has on black heels. When Hermione met Draco earlier at the bottom of the grand stair case he was practically speechless.

They are now walking onto the grounds, hand in hand and Hermione has never felt so special and more beautiful than right now, even more so than in the Yule Ball back in fourth year. She tried to tell herself that this isn't real, that none of this is, and try to think back from what Ginny told her about him, but she couldn't help herself.

After taking a carriage, they reached Hogsmead on which Draco had permission too from the headmaster and was about to enter a really, nice restaurant when he noticed how busy it is, "Um, actually let's go somewhere else."

"We're not eating here?" Hermione asked.

"No, I have a better idea," he replied and he held onto her hand and went out of the busy place.

"Where are we going?" asked Hermione

"I'd tell you but then I have to kill you," he replied with a chuckle.

Hermione laughed and just let him lead the way.

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A few miles behind, three girls are following them while watching the same magical mirror from before.

"Where are they?" asked Cho confused.

"I don't know, but it's somewhere very dark," replied Hannah as she looked at the mirror.

They looked at Pansy and she just shrugged.

The girls followed them until they reached the end of the village and they heard a gasp from Pansy. They looked at her, then followed her gaze and gasped as well. Draco and Hermione about to go on his broom.

"A ride on his broom?!" exclaimed Hannah, "I've never been out flying with him!" she pouted, "Has anyone else been out flying with him?"

The girls shook their heads 'no' and Cho said, "Guys, I don't think she's equipped to handle this."

"Why not?" asked Pansy, "It's just flying."

"Exactly and she hates flying," replied Cho.

They looked into the mirror again when a rush of owls flew past them. The girls screamed and stepped back and then they heard a crash. They all gasped in horror as they looked down. Their enchanted mirror broke, which meant they won't be able to tell what the devil is going on.

"Blasted owls!" exclaimed Cho angrily.

"It's ok, follow me," said Pansy and the two followed the Slytherin girl.

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"Draco no, I can't," said Hermione shaking her head.

Draco is already on his broom in his nice, sexy, emerald green wizarding robes, trying to convince Hermione to climb behind him.

"Come on Hermione," said Draco, "I'll be right here the entire time, trust me."

Hermione looked into his eyes and said, "I wish I was wearing something else."

Draco chuckled, "Sorry about that, but for the record you look amazing."

Hermione smiled but then noticed that he was still waiting for her to climb behind him and said, "Draco, I am scared of flying."

His eyes grew soft and said in a soothing voice, "There's nothing to be afraid of, come on I bet you've been through scarier situations with Potter and Weasley, I am sure you can handle flying, you won't fall I promise."

Hermione nodded her head, and told herself that he has a point, she took a deep breath and finally climbed behind him and held onto his waist for deal life. Draco kicked off and they flew into the night sky. Hermione closed her eyes, too scared to open them.

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Pansy and Hannah are one broom and Cho is on her broom and they followed the couple in the air as close as possible.

Cho is in the lead because of her good Quidditch skills. She heard Hannah complain in the back, "Come on! We got to there like nowish!"

"Alright! I am trying, but these school brooms suck!" Pansy also complained.

Cho looked at her surroundings and realized that they are flying over the school's grounds.

Pansy leaned forward and tried to gain some more speed when all of a sudden her broom started going haywire like a rogue bludger. It is zig zagging out of control. Hannah being behind her is screaming like someone is killing her.

"What are you doing?! Pull back to reduce speed!" yelled Cho.

"I am trying!" yelled back Pansy.

Then the out of control Comet 260 went too close to Cho and they all collided with each other and they fell into a part of the back lake that wasn't frozen with a huge splash. This is indeed not their night.

Up in the air Draco stopped gently as too not too scare the girl behind him and looked down from where he heard the splash from, "Hmm the Giant Squid must be hungry tonight," he thought out loud. He looked behind him and noticed Hermione clutching onto him and her eyes are sealed shut.

Draco sighed and said softly, "Hermione, come on open your eyes and enjoy the view, you'll love it trust me."

Hermione heard him and felt more relaxed, so she finally opened her eyes and gasped, 'it's so beautiful and clear up here,' she thought amazed. She looked up and could see every star in the heavens and as she looked towards her left she could see Hogwarts castle just as beautiful as ever.

Draco chuckled and said, "I told you so," and he gained some more speed.

Down below the girls came up for air and looked around their surroundings frantically and started panicking and then they all started screaming.

Back up in the air Draco said, "I am going too land now, okay?" he felt her nod and swooped down and gently landed on the ground. He got off first, then he helped Hermione off and then he grabbed his broom and they walked down the path.

As they walked hand in hand Hermione said, "I've got an idea."

"Oh yeah? And what might that be?"

She sat down on the grass by an oak tree and said, "Let's just sit down and talk."

"Talk?" he asked.

"Yes, just talk," she answered.

Draco sighed, but joined her and sat next to her.

Hermione smiled and said, "Thank you."

"For what?"

Hermione shrugged and said, "I don't know, I guess for making me getting over my fear of flying."

Draco sat up as if he were proud of himself and said, "Anytime."

"See Draco, this is the real you. Are you so afraid that you can't just hangout and be yourself?" she asked curiously.

Draco sighed again and thought it would be no use to avoid this question, "Alright fair enough, but it is terrifying trying to impress you."

Hermione gave him a confuse look and said, "Me? Okay, but last year, you wouldn't give a shit about me."

"Yeah but this year," he said scooting closer to her and caressing her cheek, "You're glowing, I don't know, you just have this aura around you and you've got it all made."

"No, see that's where you're wrong, you have it all made; you're Head Boy, Quidditch Captain, you have money, power, the bloodline," she explained.

Draco shook his head, "Ah, alright, alright okay I am lucky."

Hermione raised her eyebrow at him and he said, "Okay I am really lucky, and that's why I'd be crazy not to make the most of it," he paused for a moment and continued, "Look Hermione, maybe sometimes I come out too strong, I don't know who else to be, I just got to put my whole heart into things, you know, I am trying here," he leaned in and Hermione knew what is about to come but stopped him, "Sounds like it would be an easy way to get it broken."

He pulled back just a little and said, "Well yeah, but luckily I know how to protect myself against that," Hermione looked at him and he said, "With some bloody amazing dance moves."

"What?" she asked because she wasn't sure if she heard right. Then she saw him get up and he pulled her up against him and knew that she indeed heard right. He twirled her around and she said with a laugh, "Oh my gosh, I wasn't expecting that."

Draco smirked and said, "I was trying to go all pro on you so---"

Hermione giggled and said, "Oh really."

Draco just nodded and she felt his hands on her hips as he brought her closer to him. She leaned in and he kissed her. Hermione happily obliged and kissed him back. She didn't want things to get too heated, just yet, so she broke the kiss and smiled. He smiled back and she leaned into his chest, which he let her. Hermione liked the feeling of being in his arms as they moved across the grass. She sighed happily and at that moment she is slowing realizing that she is starting to fall in love with him and that scared her immensely, especially after what Ginny told her. She's getting too attached and she knows it. Draco is having the same thoughts as well and Hermione listened to the sound of his heartbeat and he had his chin on her shoulder and they just continued to glide over the grass in the night with the sounds of nature around them as their music.

Aww, well wasn't that cute? To those of you who have seen the movie, do you like how I interpreted the date? Hoped you did, please review, I love reviews!