A/N: Wow, I've never gotten so many reviews for one chapter before! Thanks everyone!
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The rest of the day I couldn't stop thinking about it. At first I swore to myself not to go. I figured there could be no good reason why my worst enemy wanted to meet me in an empty classroom. But as the day went on curiosity got the best of me.
That night I was sitting in my bedroom, preparing to myself what I would do the next night. I decided to go alone, Ron and Harry didn't have to know about this. Especially Ron. He would never let me go anyway.
My thoughts were interrupted by the noisy chatter of my two roommates. Parvati and Lavender were about the exact opposites of me as were possible. They didn't care about their school work, and the only class that interested them was Divination. And they spent all their time gossiping about who was with who and who did what. Sometimes it was impossible to sleep at night with their idle chatter.
"Oooh, you really slept with him?" squealed Parvati. "How was he?"
Lavender took on a bored appearance, but I could tell she couldn't wait to show off. "He was pretty good, I guess. Pretty good for a Hufflepuff."
"Why, was it his first time or something?"
"It was hard to tell," replied Lavender. "The rumors were that he was with Hannah Abbott, but he seemed like a first timer to me."
"Can you imagine anyone could still be a virgin?" asked Parvati.
I groaned to myself. I was, of course, still a virgin. I just truly believe you should wait until marriage. Or at least until you're with someone you really love.
Parvati and Lavender had grown strangely quiet, and I looked up to see both of them staring at me. I sighed. "Can I help you?"
"Hermione," started Lavender, and the two started circling around me like vultures. "Would you, by any chance, still happen to be a virgin?"
Well, I wouldn't lie to them. "Yes, I am. Now please let me get back to my work."
"Oh, no!" cried Parvati. "Don't worry, Hermione, we can fix you up with someone!"
"Thanks so much, but I don't want to be 'fixed up' with anyone."
The two girls sighed and went back to their gossip. It went on all night, until about one in the morning. I was still awake, partly kept up due to their chatter, but mostly because I was thinking about Draco.
Just then I heard someone get up. It was coming from Lavender's side of the room. Apparently Parvati had heard it too. "Lav," she whispered softly, "Where are you going?"
"I'm out to meet Justin," she whispered back. And with that she slipped out the door.
I spent the next day looking forward to that evening with a mixture of anticipation and dread. It was around eight thirty, and I was sitting in the common room with Ron and Harry, who were playing wizard chess. I was pretending to be doing my homework, but I couldn't really concentrate.
At eight forty-five I pretended I'd forgotten something. "Oh no!" I cried out.
"What's up?" asked Harry, not taking his eyes off the chess board.
"Oh, I'd just forgotten that I told Professor McGonagall at nine o'clock," I lied. "I guess I'd better hurry off or I'll be late."
"Ok," the two boys replied in unison, and then resumed their chess match.
As I walked towards the door I couldn't believe things had gone so smoothly and they both just believed me. But then I was rather upset that my two best friends didn't really care where I was going, and why. But that just made my resolve to meet Malfoy seem more like a good decision.
As I reached the door I thought I had made a safe getaway. Until I felt a hand on my shoulder. I whirled around.
And I stood face to face with Lavender and Parvati. "Where ya going?" Lavender asked curiously.
"I'm just off to talk to McGonagall about something," I said quickly.
"Sure, sure," said Parvati, as she blew a giant bubble with the wad of Drooble's Best Blowing Gum in her mouth.
"You sure you weren't sneaking off to meet some guy?" asked Lavender mischievously.
"Yes, I'm sure," I told her, smiling faintly.
"Well, we'll be waiting up for you, Herm." I two girls smiled and flounced off into the corner of the room, no doubt to discuss where I was going.
I roamed around the halls until I found the empty Charms classroom. It was a bit past nine when I entered.
The room was dark, but I could see a silhouette standing near the window sill, outlined by the beams from the moon.
Instinctively I groped around for a lamp or something. "How about we get some light in here?"
Finally I found a lamp, muttered "Lumos," at it, and the room was filled with a healthy glow.
Malfoy got up from his spot on the window sill and came towards me. To my surprise, he took out his wand, and murmured, "Nox," at the lamp, and the room instantly became dark again.
He turned to face me, and I could barely see him in the little light we had from the moon. "Sorry bout that, chick," he whispered in my ear.
My skin crawled when I felt his hot breath in my ear. But I swore to maintain my composure, and I said to him, "I will not be referred to as 'chick.' I'm a fully grown woman and intend to be treated as such."
"Now you're talking," he murmured, and the next thing I knew, he had dipped me back and his lips were on top of mine.
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A/N: Thanks to everyone that reviewed, including Silver-Pen aka Rouge, loony loopy lupin, Cute Blossom, smiley13, Dragon Eyes, draco n harmine fanatic, vanny, Tropical Flavored Yama, Lily Evans, and Danielle V. James.
Lily Evans- thanks so much for the advice, I tried to keep it in mind while writing this chapter!
Disclaimer: HP belongs to JK Rowling. Enough said.
The line, "I will not be referred to as 'chick'. I'm a fully grown woman and intend to be treated as such," is from Bye Bye Birdie.
Please review!
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The rest of the day I couldn't stop thinking about it. At first I swore to myself not to go. I figured there could be no good reason why my worst enemy wanted to meet me in an empty classroom. But as the day went on curiosity got the best of me.
That night I was sitting in my bedroom, preparing to myself what I would do the next night. I decided to go alone, Ron and Harry didn't have to know about this. Especially Ron. He would never let me go anyway.
My thoughts were interrupted by the noisy chatter of my two roommates. Parvati and Lavender were about the exact opposites of me as were possible. They didn't care about their school work, and the only class that interested them was Divination. And they spent all their time gossiping about who was with who and who did what. Sometimes it was impossible to sleep at night with their idle chatter.
"Oooh, you really slept with him?" squealed Parvati. "How was he?"
Lavender took on a bored appearance, but I could tell she couldn't wait to show off. "He was pretty good, I guess. Pretty good for a Hufflepuff."
"Why, was it his first time or something?"
"It was hard to tell," replied Lavender. "The rumors were that he was with Hannah Abbott, but he seemed like a first timer to me."
"Can you imagine anyone could still be a virgin?" asked Parvati.
I groaned to myself. I was, of course, still a virgin. I just truly believe you should wait until marriage. Or at least until you're with someone you really love.
Parvati and Lavender had grown strangely quiet, and I looked up to see both of them staring at me. I sighed. "Can I help you?"
"Hermione," started Lavender, and the two started circling around me like vultures. "Would you, by any chance, still happen to be a virgin?"
Well, I wouldn't lie to them. "Yes, I am. Now please let me get back to my work."
"Oh, no!" cried Parvati. "Don't worry, Hermione, we can fix you up with someone!"
"Thanks so much, but I don't want to be 'fixed up' with anyone."
The two girls sighed and went back to their gossip. It went on all night, until about one in the morning. I was still awake, partly kept up due to their chatter, but mostly because I was thinking about Draco.
Just then I heard someone get up. It was coming from Lavender's side of the room. Apparently Parvati had heard it too. "Lav," she whispered softly, "Where are you going?"
"I'm out to meet Justin," she whispered back. And with that she slipped out the door.
I spent the next day looking forward to that evening with a mixture of anticipation and dread. It was around eight thirty, and I was sitting in the common room with Ron and Harry, who were playing wizard chess. I was pretending to be doing my homework, but I couldn't really concentrate.
At eight forty-five I pretended I'd forgotten something. "Oh no!" I cried out.
"What's up?" asked Harry, not taking his eyes off the chess board.
"Oh, I'd just forgotten that I told Professor McGonagall at nine o'clock," I lied. "I guess I'd better hurry off or I'll be late."
"Ok," the two boys replied in unison, and then resumed their chess match.
As I walked towards the door I couldn't believe things had gone so smoothly and they both just believed me. But then I was rather upset that my two best friends didn't really care where I was going, and why. But that just made my resolve to meet Malfoy seem more like a good decision.
As I reached the door I thought I had made a safe getaway. Until I felt a hand on my shoulder. I whirled around.
And I stood face to face with Lavender and Parvati. "Where ya going?" Lavender asked curiously.
"I'm just off to talk to McGonagall about something," I said quickly.
"Sure, sure," said Parvati, as she blew a giant bubble with the wad of Drooble's Best Blowing Gum in her mouth.
"You sure you weren't sneaking off to meet some guy?" asked Lavender mischievously.
"Yes, I'm sure," I told her, smiling faintly.
"Well, we'll be waiting up for you, Herm." I two girls smiled and flounced off into the corner of the room, no doubt to discuss where I was going.
I roamed around the halls until I found the empty Charms classroom. It was a bit past nine when I entered.
The room was dark, but I could see a silhouette standing near the window sill, outlined by the beams from the moon.
Instinctively I groped around for a lamp or something. "How about we get some light in here?"
Finally I found a lamp, muttered "Lumos," at it, and the room was filled with a healthy glow.
Malfoy got up from his spot on the window sill and came towards me. To my surprise, he took out his wand, and murmured, "Nox," at the lamp, and the room instantly became dark again.
He turned to face me, and I could barely see him in the little light we had from the moon. "Sorry bout that, chick," he whispered in my ear.
My skin crawled when I felt his hot breath in my ear. But I swore to maintain my composure, and I said to him, "I will not be referred to as 'chick.' I'm a fully grown woman and intend to be treated as such."
"Now you're talking," he murmured, and the next thing I knew, he had dipped me back and his lips were on top of mine.
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A/N: Thanks to everyone that reviewed, including Silver-Pen aka Rouge, loony loopy lupin, Cute Blossom, smiley13, Dragon Eyes, draco n harmine fanatic, vanny, Tropical Flavored Yama, Lily Evans, and Danielle V. James.
Lily Evans- thanks so much for the advice, I tried to keep it in mind while writing this chapter!
Disclaimer: HP belongs to JK Rowling. Enough said.
The line, "I will not be referred to as 'chick'. I'm a fully grown woman and intend to be treated as such," is from Bye Bye Birdie.
Please review!