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"So, you're saying that she told me that she hates me and wishes a Hippogriff would eat my legs because she likes me?" Ron asked Hermione one Thursday evening at dinner.
Lavender had exploded on Ron unexpectedly in Transfiguration, leaving him pondering what he could have possibly done.
"That's exactly what I'm saying," Hermione concluded.
"Merlin, I don't understand you women at all," Ron shook his head, confused.
"If she wanted to go to the Yule Ball with me, why didn't she just say so?"
"She did, just…in her own way. Oh Ron, so much to learn," Hermione sighed.
"Look, you should go over there and ask her, she'll be thrilled, trust me."
Hermione turned around and saw Draco standing at the entrance to the Great Hall. She began gathering up her books and her bag.
"Where are you going?" Ron asked, using the back of his hand as a napkin to wipe his mouth.
"I have a meeting, I'll see you later. Just go and ask her to the ball before she makes any more threats against you."
Hermione hurried to the entrance, but stopped to look back at Ron. She saw him sit down next to Lavender, who said hi and looked away for a minute, to hide the blush that was creeping up her face. She turned back to Ron nervously and he looked like he was asking her and Hermione saw Lavender bite her lip and nod shyly. Hermione breathed a sigh of relief and smiled sadly to herself. She had a feeling she would be seeing a lot less of Ron in the next little while. She turned back to Draco, following him out of the Great Hall.
"So, I guess that's it for tonight," Hermione concluded.
"Everyone knows what they've got to do, next meeting is the dealine," Draco said firmly.
"Right then, meeting adjourned."
Hermione began gathering up all of the proposals and other sheets. She attempted to organize them and put them in their separate folders.
The Room of Requirement had been ready with a big meeting table, laden with food, drinks, quills, ink, parchment, folders, and anything else that they had needed. Hermione was grateful to Dumbledore for allowing them to use it. The grandfather clock chimed 7 o'clock, they had finished early. She headed back to the dorm; Draco had already gone on ahead, not even bothering to wait for her. She ran straight to her room and shut the door.
Draco was in his room when he heard Hermione come in. He listened to her bustling around noisily in her room and wondered where she was going in such a rush. He came out of his room to investigate and saw Hermione tucking her hair under a bucket hat and carrying a black messenger bag.
"Where do you think you're going?" Draco asked smugly.
"Out," Hermione answered simply.
"You won't want to come."
"Out where?" Draco inquired.
"London."
"Really…I've never been to muggle London before," Draco said, not meaning to say the second part out loud.
"So come," Hermione shrugged, checking through her bag.
"Now why would I want to go anywhere with you? Especially amongst all of those filthy muggles," Draco sneered.
"Look, no one's making you, I just thought you might want to come. We're going to be living together for the next year, so it might be a little easier on both of us is you'd just let go of the past and stop being ignorant prat!" Hermione vented. She turned and walked towards her bedroom.
"I'm leaving in ten minutes, it's your choice."
Hermione shut her door and proceeded to rummage through her closet for a sweater. She pulled on an orange on and zipped it up. Quickly she checked that her hair was all tucked up under her hat, she would take it off when she got to London. Grabbing the bag of Floo Powder off of her desk, she tucked her wand into her bag as an afterthought, just in case. She stood in front of the fire place in their common room and pulled some powder out of the bag. She was about to throw it in when Draco's bedroom door flew open. He stumbled out wearing jeans, a white t-shirt and attempting to struggle into black zip-up hoodie. He looked just like a muggle.
"Wait! I'm coming with you!"
"Changed your mind did you?" Hermione smirked.
"Well…it could be dangerous," he stuttered.
"I had no idea you cared!"
"I don't! I just…don't want to have to do all of the work for the Yule Ball! That's your job," Draco shot back. Hermione sighed, stepped into the fire place and threw her Floo Powder into the flames.
"Diagon Alley!"
Authors Note:
Finally, there it is! About time too! I'm sorry about the lack of updating! My mom took my computer privileges away from me for about 4 days, so sadly, I have not been able to update! *Tear* LOL! Anyway, thanks to all of you who reviewed! I always enjoy getting new reviewers as well, so please tell others to read and review my story! The more reviews I get, the faster I tend to update! I appreciate all criticism and comments you may have! Oh, and my name has been changed by the site to Arwen51, but I still prefer to sign my chapters and address you as Arwen5, even though that is no longer my real name. Well, I promised double the individual thank yous, so here goes:
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