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Chapter 25 Still

Hermione flipped through her notes for about the fifth time that morning. She was more nervous than she had ever been that year. Visions of spilling out her inner most thoughts about Draco Malfoy to the entire class, due to her useless try to deflect his Fides Spell flashed through her mind. She and Ron where sitting at a desk in the back of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Maggie and Harry where standing in a cleared area in the front of the class.

Red sparks flew from Harry's wand and engulfed Maggie as he cast his spell on her. Maggie gave a gasp as two extra arms grew from her sides. She fixed her eyes on Harry and shouted.

"Achetypus!" Her extra arms gave off smoke and fell as ashes to the floor of the classroom.

Professor Myers nodded his approval as Maggie began to cast the spell on Harry.

What if I can't deflect Draco's spell? Hermione thought frightful as she glanced down at the blond headed Slytherin.

What if he can't deflect mine? She added as she wiped her sweaty palms on her robes.

Maggie and Harry had finished their presentation and swept up the ashes they had sprinkled all over the floor, before handed their reports on their spell to Professor Myers.

Two Slytherins walked up to the front of the class. One was a girl much shorter than Hermione who looked as if she was in desperate need of a shower. Her thin brown hair tucked messily behind her ears. The other was a boy who was much more awkward looking than Ron. Every few seconds, his head gave a twitch to clear his sandy hair from his eyes. The two students raised their wands and began their presentation. Hermione couldn't bear to watch. She turned her head back in their direction after hearing Professor Myers claps of approval.

Oh God we're next. Hermione thought while she cast her eyes towards Draco again. Please Please Please don't mess up! Her mind shrieked as the two Slytherins handed in their reports and sat back down. Draco rose and gave a quick glance at Hermione before wlking slowly to the front of the class.

Maggie gave Hermione a supportive grin before pushing her out of her chair and nudging her towards the front of the class.

"It's not so bad." Hermione heard Harry whisper to her before she walked towards Draco.

"You cast your spell on me first." Whispered Draco as Hermione walked by him and a chill shot up her spine. It was the first words they had spoken to each other in months.

Hermione gave a slight nod and turned to face Draco. Professor Myers nodded and Hermione waved her wand.

Draco was focusing on Hermione. Taking her in with his eyes, something he had been longing to do for the past month. The way her hair fell on her shoulders, how one solitary strand graced her cheeks, her smooth, soft skin and warm brown eyes. The way she looked gorgeous in her school robes and how her hand gracefully held her wand.

"Fides Adesse!" Hermione said clearly and stressed the d sound.

Draco was ready. "Finnes Vertis!" He yelled moving his wand from eye level to point at the ground in one quick motion, deflecting the silver mist that had sprung from Hermione's wand.

Professor Myers smiled happily and gave a flutter of his hands to continue.

Hermione focused on Draco, which was a big step up from not making eye contact with him.

She focused on his slicked back hair and steel blue eyes. Her heart gave a flutter. Something began to stir in Hermione.

She shook it off and continued to stare at Draco. His pale skin and broad shoulders. She remembered how his touched felt, the way his lips felt on hers.

"Fides Adesse!" Draco said echoing Hermione's pronunciation and wand movement.

Hermione was so caught up in Draco she had forgotten the counter spell. The feeling's Hermione had felt for Draco had spilled back into her. She yearned for him to hold her, for him to kiss her.

"Finnes Vertis!" Hermione screamed while she flung her wand from eye level to the ground. Hermione looked frantically around. A few students were watching her, but most were having conversations on pieces of parchment, clearly not interested in anything but. Hermione gathered from this sight that she had managed to deflect Draco's spell. Hermione stood up and handed her report to Professor Myers.

"I-I-I need to see M-M-Madom Prom-m-mfrey." Hermione stuttered before running from the class room leaving Draco standing alone.

Hermione didn't go to Madam Promfrey, she hurried as quickly as she could back up to her dorm. She climbed through the portrait hole and ignored the comments from the whiny first years who had a break from classes this time of day. Hermione took the steps in twos and slammed the door behind her. Right when things were beginning to feel stable to Hermione. When things were looking better, right when she thought she had gotten over him, it hit her..

"I'm still in love with Draco Malfoy."