Grey Gaze

*Chapter Three*

by Ashley (Hype)



Lavender and Parvati ( accompanied by Hermione, Ron, and Harry) walked into the Gryffindor common room after arriving back at Hogwarts...



"So," Hermione started, "is it true? Are you going to the Hearts Ball with the Draco Malfoy?" she asked me. I nodded, blushing as Parvati elbowed me in the ribs, giggling.

Ron nearly stopped dead in his tracks. "You are going to the ball with who?"

"Draco Malfoy. Honestly Ron, don`t you listen?" Harry chimed in. "And YOU`RE going with-" Harry was stopped mid-sentence by Ron`s hand clapping over his mouth.

This immediately caught both mine and Parvati`s attention. "Who is he going with?!" Parvati demanded towards Hermione. Hermione blushed furiously. She said something barely above a whisper. Parvati and I exchanged gleeful glances at each other. Ron and Hermione were going to the ball together!

Ron released the laughing Harry rather reluctantly. Ron seemed rather a fluster and said very quickly, "Ithinkimgonnagotobednow." With that, Ron left us and headed up the staircase to the boys` dormitory. Harry quit laughing. "I think I`ll go too..." and he chased after Ron.

"Is he always that touchy?" I asked Hermione. She nodded.

"Pretty much. He has a very short temper. Well, I`m going to go do my Potions essay. See you later," she called.

That left Parvati and I alone in the common room, save George and Fred Weasely who were probably up to no good. We took a seat near them on a velvet red couch by the fire. Surprisingly, neither of them said anything. Parvati sighed and turned her head to face mine. "Lav, did you do your potions essay?"

"NO! Oh my God, it`s due tomorrow!" She laughed and nodded, amused at my expression.

"You had better get busy!" she commented.

And I did. I stayed up until the crack of dawn finishing my essay...



There I sat, in Double Potions class, staring helplessly at Draco Malfoy. Occasionally, he would glance in my direction and send me a rueful smile, making my heart do cartwheels in its place.

I really did not know what it was about him that made him so attractive. Perhaps it was his smile. It was a rather rare sight and when it showed its beautiful face it seemed to light up the world. Or at least, it did that to my world. Maybe it was the way he held himself. He was so proud and tall, never at a lack of confidence. I shook my head absently. No, no that was not it. It was something under that penetrating grey gaze of his. Something he was hiding from the world...

My mind floated back to reality; back to Double Potions and back to Snape. "I will be pairing you in sets of two to work on the potion. Listen carefully for your name. I will not repeat them," he began to ramble off names that would be together. I tightly crossed my fingers under my desk, hoping to get Draco.

"Hermione Granger and...Draco Malfoy." I sighed. I could hear Hermione`s head hit her desk as she groaned from her position behind me. Draco sulkily got up and walked towards Hermione. On the way, he casually dropped a piece of parchment at my foot. I eagerly snatched it up and read it.

L.-

Meet me in the library at 9 p.m.



I nodded my head to myself. At least I knew who the letter was from this time. I can still clearly recall that miserable day another note with the very same handwriting caused...

"Lavender Brown and... Vincent Crabbe." Now it was my turn to hit my head on my desk...



After a horrifying Potions class, I headed down the halls lazily talking with Parvati. Thankfully, Potions was our last class today. We headed towards the Gryffindor common rooms.

On the way there, Fred Weasely slung one of his large arms around my shoulders. "Oy, Lav, how`s my favorite blond?" I laughed and poked him in the ribs.

"Not so bad. How are you?"

"Not so good. See, I heard this thing from Cho ... A rumor, I suppose, about you and Malfoy. Are you two madly in love?" he asked bluntly. Parvati choked and I stopped walking.

Love? LOVE? I didn`t know about love! "Erm... Love? Gee, that is a rather strong word, Fred! I don`t know about love."

Fred went on, "Aye, the Slytherins are talking up a storm on you two. Says Malfoy`s got it bad for you."

My mind raced with thoughts... "He does?"

"Yes. Or at least, that`s what Cho told me."

That was what brought me back to my senses. Cho had told him. It was no doubt some rumor she had come up with. But I still couldn`t help but wonder... did Draco Malfoy love me? I would find out tonight at nine...



Nine o`clock slowly came, much as it did when I had received the first note from Draco. None the less, it came; and that was all that mattered. I watched him saunter across the large library room towards me, a faint smile playing on his lips. He sat across from me and leaned forward onto his elbows, looking into my eyes with his deep, grey gaze. We must have sat there staring at each other for at least ten minutes. It was I who broke the silence.

"Well?"

"Well what?

I rolled my eyes. "What do you want?"

He grinned devishly and the word "you" formed on his lips. I almost fell off my chair. He was so naughty. A bad boy to the core... "I just wanted to look at you."

"Why?"

He raised his eyebrow with a glint in his steel grey eyes. "I believe you know why..."

I stuck out my lower lip, pouting. "Well, I don`t. Tell me." He did- sort of. In one swift movement he swept over the table and planted a sweet but firm kiss on my lips. I was shocked. He sat back in his chair, looking rather satisfied with himself.

I wanted to shock him like he had shocked me. I racked my brain for something shocking as he stared at me from across the wooden table. Suddenly, Fred`s words popped into my head. "I heard you love me," I said rather stupidly.

He smiled. "You did? From whom?"

"Fred Weasley who heard it from Cho Chang."

He straightened up in his chair. "Cho Chang, eh? Like the one over there spying on us?" He pointed towards a bookcase were Cho`s eyes appeared through a space in which no books where present. Her brown eyes widened and quickly disappeared when she had realized she had been spotted.

"She heard us!" I exclaimed, fury building up inside me.

"Shhh... Everyone will hear us if you keep up like that." he smirked. I almost felt like slapping him. How could he not care? Cho would be spreading rumors like crazy! He stopped me from slapping him by getting out of his chair and pulling me into a kiss. A really great kiss... My knees gave way and he wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me up. The old library surroundings dissolved before us and my head began to spin as he continued the kiss...

"AHEM..." came from behind us...



DISCLAIMER: I own the plot. All characters and names mentioned belong to J. K. Rowling , her publishers, and her sponsers. Yada yada yada...

NOTE: Hope I made all of you R/Hr fans happy!:) Sorry H/Hr fans, I already had Harry going with Parvati. Anyways, what do you think? PLEASE TELL ME! Flames are welcome but not recommended (I don`t pay attention to them:) Who do you think the last line belongs to??? *grins* I know...

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