Chapter Three- The First Clue
"This...is yours...mine....undecided....mine...yours......" Hermione hummed. "I'll keep the map, and the tent...and the parchment and ink and you can keep both of the books." Malfoy smirked.
Hermione stood up in protest. "That is not fair!' She yelled.
"What? I can't trust a mudborn like Granger!"
"Well, still...I will keep the maps, and you can keep the tent. I'll keep the ink and parchment too." Hermione corrected.
"Fine, I shouldn't waste my time fighting with a mudblood anyway!" Malfoy said calmly, but as Hermione stared deep into his eyes, he was filled with rage.
"So...mine, mine, mine......yours.....yours.....mine....yours...AAHHH!" Hermione screamed with excitement.
"What?" Malfoy asked.
"It's the Mystic Circle! I've been looking all over for this at the library!" Hermione smiled.
'Give me that!" Malfoy looked at the front cover and grinned.
"This will be mine." He continued.
"But....but..."Hermione began as she watched the book being stuffed into his weightless bag. 'I can't wait till this is over!' She thought to herself. 'Malfoy!' She contemplated as fury came into her eyes.
'Such a huge reaction from just one book, I should do that more often...' Malfoy thought as he laughed. Seeing Hermione so mad and disappointed seemed to make Malfoy fill with joy.
They were in their tent, a small but internally big area. However, it only had one bed, one double sized bed. "How is that suppose to help!" Hermione, in her pyjamas whined. She said to herself as Malfoy was in the bathroom getting ready for bed.
The door slid open, Hermione took a deep breath, knowing what would be happening.
"Alright, get the sleeping bags ready." Malfoy said as he made 'his' bed and laid on it, exhausted.
"Umm......may I ask who said you could sleep on that bed?" Hermione said coolly.
"So, you expect 'me' to sleep on the floor? You certainly have to be joking!" Malfoy replied.
"Well, I am not! And do you have any manners? " Hermione continued.
"And How is that?"
"I bet you have never heard of the saying 'Ladies first', have you?"
"No really, I haven't."
"And there is absolutely no way, I am sleeping with a Malfoy! No, Never!" Hermione continued once more.
"Ah well, if you insist so." Malfoy said smartly. "I surely wouldn't mind." Malfoy joked.
Hermione raised her hand, trying to slap the imprudent boy. But Malfoy reacted quick and grabbed her hand, leaving her unable to succeed. He released her.
"Up to you." He said as he began to sleep on the bed.
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The next morning, Hermione woke up from her comfortable double-sized bed. She felt much better and in a better mood today. Then, surprised, she stared at the person beside her. 'Oh my god! Did I REALLY sleep with HIM!?!? No...It can't be...' Hermione thought to herself.
She changed and washed her face with great contemplation of the matter. Then, she tried to get her mind off by reading her novel, Phoenix Is Risen.
Suddenly something shocked her. Beep, an alarm sounded. Hermione looked at her watch, only to find that it was 8:45!! "Oh no...I slept in." She said to herself.
"Malfoy, wake up!" Hermione said, trying not to touch him as if he were a beast.
Malfoy woke up in confusion. He looked around, and took a quick glance at Hermione, then he yawned. "What is it, Granger?"
"We should get started. It is already late!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Started on what?" Malfoy asked.
"Hai...The hunt of course!" Hermione continued.
AT the sound of the word 'hunt' Malfoy leapt out of bed. He surely did wish to get the extra points for his house, but the main thing we wanted from the treasure hunt was the glory- to beat the rest, 'especially Hermione'.
The left the tent there and set off looking at their map. Their first clue was nearby, beyond a forest of trees.
"Hmm...how about an agreement Granger?" Malfoy suddenly said. "Whoever finds this first clue can sleep on the bed tonight, and whoever doesn't sleeps on the floor, deal?"
"Deal!" Hermione concured. She was confident that she would be able ot find it just as Malfoy is. But at the thought of the bed in which they slept last night, Hermione trembled. 'How could I have done that...' She kept on saying to herself.
"It's that way." Hermione continued on with the hunt, pointing to a certain tree. "Somewhere here, I guess..."
"Alright, meet you back on this exact spot in about 15 minutes and if they didn't come back for 5 minutes, then wait at the tent. You go on that direction." Malfoy commanded.
Hermione was about to argue but then thought that it would be foolish. Either way, it was a good idea though she didn't want to agree with him.
And so, Hermione and Malfoy separated to find their next step. Hermione walked, isolated into the trees, inspecting everything cautiously. It was boring and lonely. 'I think I'll be going crazy if I stay like this for long.' So, surprisingly, she began to hum to a song. She kept on looking back at her watch. It was taking longer than she thought. 15 minutes can be such a long while. She was extremely bored. She waited and waited, impatiently. For once in her whole life, she wished Malfoy was here to even argue with her!
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After fifteen minutes, which was about a whole year to Hermione, they finally met together. "So, found anything?" Malfoy suggested.
"Not a single clue." Hermione replied brightly.
"Good, because I haven't either."
Hermione just nodded in response. They walked around, without a word. But Hermione at least felt safer t his way.
Suddenly, Hermione saw a flick of movement from behind the trees.
"Did you see that?" she asked.
"What?"
"Somehting...something is here!"
"Nonsense-" But then, a strange leapt towards them. Its ears were long and pointy with smooth brown fur. Its jump was high and great for a small creature like it. Malfoy pushed Hermione aside as they rolled to the edge. The animal leapt over them and eyed them warily. Then, it continued its journey.
"What is it?" Hermione questioned, she had never seen anything like it before, and not even from the books she had read.
Malfoy got up and pointed at a trail of footprints. "Look." He said.
"If we follow this, it may lead us to something."
"Alright." Hermione agreed. She got up and followed the footprints with Malfoy.
They were now exhausted from everything. On their way, they saw a very old and massive tree. Its branches were healthy, but the roots seemed to be dying. Surrounding it were flowers, which flopped in gloom.
"I can't go on anymore!" Hermione complained. Her legs were trembling badly.
"Wait!" Malfoy said, as he pointed at a massive old tree. "That's the dead tree! We're going all around in circles!" He said.
Hermione madly concurred to his suggestion. It was true. Then, she suddenly tripped over a huge root and fell on her back.
"Ow!" Hermione shouted. "This is the third time!" Malfoy said in laughter.
Suddenly, Hermione was shocked as she looked up at the sky. "I found it!"
She screamed.
Just then, Malfoy saw the exact same thing- an envelope tied up on one of the branches of the tree. But it was camouflaged with the brown colour of the tree. Malfoy reached for the parchment and read it out loud:
'Follow the footprints of the big.'
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The first clue was just found. Well, I hope you've enjoyed it.
"This...is yours...mine....undecided....mine...yours......" Hermione hummed. "I'll keep the map, and the tent...and the parchment and ink and you can keep both of the books." Malfoy smirked.
Hermione stood up in protest. "That is not fair!' She yelled.
"What? I can't trust a mudborn like Granger!"
"Well, still...I will keep the maps, and you can keep the tent. I'll keep the ink and parchment too." Hermione corrected.
"Fine, I shouldn't waste my time fighting with a mudblood anyway!" Malfoy said calmly, but as Hermione stared deep into his eyes, he was filled with rage.
"So...mine, mine, mine......yours.....yours.....mine....yours...AAHHH!" Hermione screamed with excitement.
"What?" Malfoy asked.
"It's the Mystic Circle! I've been looking all over for this at the library!" Hermione smiled.
'Give me that!" Malfoy looked at the front cover and grinned.
"This will be mine." He continued.
"But....but..."Hermione began as she watched the book being stuffed into his weightless bag. 'I can't wait till this is over!' She thought to herself. 'Malfoy!' She contemplated as fury came into her eyes.
'Such a huge reaction from just one book, I should do that more often...' Malfoy thought as he laughed. Seeing Hermione so mad and disappointed seemed to make Malfoy fill with joy.
They were in their tent, a small but internally big area. However, it only had one bed, one double sized bed. "How is that suppose to help!" Hermione, in her pyjamas whined. She said to herself as Malfoy was in the bathroom getting ready for bed.
The door slid open, Hermione took a deep breath, knowing what would be happening.
"Alright, get the sleeping bags ready." Malfoy said as he made 'his' bed and laid on it, exhausted.
"Umm......may I ask who said you could sleep on that bed?" Hermione said coolly.
"So, you expect 'me' to sleep on the floor? You certainly have to be joking!" Malfoy replied.
"Well, I am not! And do you have any manners? " Hermione continued.
"And How is that?"
"I bet you have never heard of the saying 'Ladies first', have you?"
"No really, I haven't."
"And there is absolutely no way, I am sleeping with a Malfoy! No, Never!" Hermione continued once more.
"Ah well, if you insist so." Malfoy said smartly. "I surely wouldn't mind." Malfoy joked.
Hermione raised her hand, trying to slap the imprudent boy. But Malfoy reacted quick and grabbed her hand, leaving her unable to succeed. He released her.
"Up to you." He said as he began to sleep on the bed.
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The next morning, Hermione woke up from her comfortable double-sized bed. She felt much better and in a better mood today. Then, surprised, she stared at the person beside her. 'Oh my god! Did I REALLY sleep with HIM!?!? No...It can't be...' Hermione thought to herself.
She changed and washed her face with great contemplation of the matter. Then, she tried to get her mind off by reading her novel, Phoenix Is Risen.
Suddenly something shocked her. Beep, an alarm sounded. Hermione looked at her watch, only to find that it was 8:45!! "Oh no...I slept in." She said to herself.
"Malfoy, wake up!" Hermione said, trying not to touch him as if he were a beast.
Malfoy woke up in confusion. He looked around, and took a quick glance at Hermione, then he yawned. "What is it, Granger?"
"We should get started. It is already late!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Started on what?" Malfoy asked.
"Hai...The hunt of course!" Hermione continued.
AT the sound of the word 'hunt' Malfoy leapt out of bed. He surely did wish to get the extra points for his house, but the main thing we wanted from the treasure hunt was the glory- to beat the rest, 'especially Hermione'.
The left the tent there and set off looking at their map. Their first clue was nearby, beyond a forest of trees.
"Hmm...how about an agreement Granger?" Malfoy suddenly said. "Whoever finds this first clue can sleep on the bed tonight, and whoever doesn't sleeps on the floor, deal?"
"Deal!" Hermione concured. She was confident that she would be able ot find it just as Malfoy is. But at the thought of the bed in which they slept last night, Hermione trembled. 'How could I have done that...' She kept on saying to herself.
"It's that way." Hermione continued on with the hunt, pointing to a certain tree. "Somewhere here, I guess..."
"Alright, meet you back on this exact spot in about 15 minutes and if they didn't come back for 5 minutes, then wait at the tent. You go on that direction." Malfoy commanded.
Hermione was about to argue but then thought that it would be foolish. Either way, it was a good idea though she didn't want to agree with him.
And so, Hermione and Malfoy separated to find their next step. Hermione walked, isolated into the trees, inspecting everything cautiously. It was boring and lonely. 'I think I'll be going crazy if I stay like this for long.' So, surprisingly, she began to hum to a song. She kept on looking back at her watch. It was taking longer than she thought. 15 minutes can be such a long while. She was extremely bored. She waited and waited, impatiently. For once in her whole life, she wished Malfoy was here to even argue with her!
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After fifteen minutes, which was about a whole year to Hermione, they finally met together. "So, found anything?" Malfoy suggested.
"Not a single clue." Hermione replied brightly.
"Good, because I haven't either."
Hermione just nodded in response. They walked around, without a word. But Hermione at least felt safer t his way.
Suddenly, Hermione saw a flick of movement from behind the trees.
"Did you see that?" she asked.
"What?"
"Somehting...something is here!"
"Nonsense-" But then, a strange leapt towards them. Its ears were long and pointy with smooth brown fur. Its jump was high and great for a small creature like it. Malfoy pushed Hermione aside as they rolled to the edge. The animal leapt over them and eyed them warily. Then, it continued its journey.
"What is it?" Hermione questioned, she had never seen anything like it before, and not even from the books she had read.
Malfoy got up and pointed at a trail of footprints. "Look." He said.
"If we follow this, it may lead us to something."
"Alright." Hermione agreed. She got up and followed the footprints with Malfoy.
They were now exhausted from everything. On their way, they saw a very old and massive tree. Its branches were healthy, but the roots seemed to be dying. Surrounding it were flowers, which flopped in gloom.
"I can't go on anymore!" Hermione complained. Her legs were trembling badly.
"Wait!" Malfoy said, as he pointed at a massive old tree. "That's the dead tree! We're going all around in circles!" He said.
Hermione madly concurred to his suggestion. It was true. Then, she suddenly tripped over a huge root and fell on her back.
"Ow!" Hermione shouted. "This is the third time!" Malfoy said in laughter.
Suddenly, Hermione was shocked as she looked up at the sky. "I found it!"
She screamed.
Just then, Malfoy saw the exact same thing- an envelope tied up on one of the branches of the tree. But it was camouflaged with the brown colour of the tree. Malfoy reached for the parchment and read it out loud:
'Follow the footprints of the big.'
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The first clue was just found. Well, I hope you've enjoyed it.