I'm trying to get over the fact I have 'important' exams coming up.
I'm thinking of doing another story, but that means that updating in this story will get slower, so should I?
Anyway, let's got on with this chapter already!
Diaclaimer: I own nothing but the plot....sarcasticallyyay!
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A few days had passed since arriving at hogwarts. The feast was fantastic, and the sorting went well too. Everyone was at their lessons, and the 6th years were now studying for their NEWT's.
Last year they had to pick a minimum of 4 subjects to take this year, and a maximum of 7 subjects. Hermione obviously taking all 7, whilst harry and ron took only 5.
Harry and Ron had dropped potions as quick as possible, along with history of magic, only to leave harry doing DADA, care of magical creatures (COMC), transfiguration, charms and flying. I know that this isn't one of the subjects, but I'm gonna make it, he has to be good at more than one thing than DADA.
Ron had chosen the same except, instead of flying he had chosen Muggle studies, it seemed he had inherited his father's fascination with muggle artefacts over last year.
This left Hermione who picked potions, transfiguration, charms, history of magic, arithmancy, DADA and herbology.
Of course along with all this, she had to cope with the band, and for some reason her new look.
Everyone had got used to it, and it seemed the guys had got used to it more than the girls had. But there was always two the hunks next to her that occupied the girls.
Hermione had organised with Draco to meet up every Friday at 7:00 PM down in the dungeons, where the sound would be less heard throughout the castle, so that the band could do their 'thang'. The problem was, that normally when they would finish it would be way past midnight, and she hadn't even noticed.
She told Harry and Ron that it was a prefect meeting every time, and they didn't seem to mind.
Although Harry was getting concerned with how tired she was on Saturday. He never saw arrive back in the common room before he went to bed, and was always the one to wake her up rather late on a Saturday morning.
He had often wondered what happened at these meetings to get Hermione so tired, and pondered whether he should maybe follow her to one, and see what takes up all her energy.
But one small talk with Ron just reassured him everything was fine,
"She's just studying! you know what she's like! She'll go to the meeting, and then get so pshyched over something like a new rule, that she'll want to do more work.
She may have changed her look, but she's still the same old Hermione."
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One Friday evening, a month after returning back to school, Hermione was on her way towards the portrait hole of her common room. She reached the fat lady and once again asked is she could stay there until she got back. The fat lady never asked any question, partly because Hermione was a top student and that she was a prefect.
She reached the usual classroom down near the dungeons, which naturally meant that Draco would already be there. This time was no different.
"Hey" Draco said as he looked up to find Hermione.
He had never called by her name yet since the group started, and he didn't want to. If he had to talk to her he would just call her 'Granger'.
He jumped off the table which he was sitting on, waiting for the rest of the band to come. HE took a step closer to Hermione, implying he wanted to talk to her.
"Listen, I was thinking about that thing you were saying, about the dance thing? Well I thought maybe we could organise one." Draco said shrugging.
Hermione had hoped that everyone had forgotten about it. Harry or Ron hadn't said anything about it, so she presumed that they had forgotten.
"Why?, What's brought all this on?" she asked looking back at him.
"well I was thinking that it's possibly a good excuse for the band, you already told potter and weasel about it, and well, it could be good for the band in other ways too..."
"Like how?"
"Well...We're organising it, so therefore we need to choose the decorations, the food...the music..." He said in a suggestive way, trying to make Hermione see what he was thinking.
"Let's discuss this when Terry and Justin get here, huh?"
Hermione was thinking hard what a difference.... It would be great for the band, but Harry and Ron would have to found out, well they were going to find out someday weren't they?
Justin arrived first followed by Terry. They had a discussion about the dance, and thought that it was a great idea. And as it was October, by the time the dance would be ready, it would be in time for Christmas, so they could blame it all on Santa.
"but," Justin spoke-up, " you do realise that this means we need a proper name now. We can't just say that 'no-name' are playing at this thing can we?"
They all sat there thinking up names for 2 hours, which was incredibly fun, as they would get more ludicrous as time went on, but wasn't getting anywhere.
"Well I still say that 'The Randies' is the best" Draco added, " it describes us all perfectly...well at least me...."
This caused him to get evil-ed by the other 3 members, so he rethought what he sed.
" OK, not 'The Randies' then-"
" look why don't we do this later on, we do actually need more than 5 songs to do this thing, and we need some practise time." said Terry, ending the naming-game.
It was 1:30am, and Justin and terry were packing away the equipment. They put shrinking charms on their stuff, so they wouldn't be seen carrying round big heavy objects.
"We'll see you guys later!" they both said and left.
Hermione was on her way out the door, when she heard a guitar chord being struck behind her. She turned around and saw Draco sitting on a table, looking down at his guitar plucking a string once in awhile.
"aren't you gonna go back?" Hermione asked.
"nah. I think I'll just stay here for a bit, play a bit more."
Hermione fully turned towards him and started to walk towards his direction, she sucked in some breath as she was scared of what she was about to say.
" you know, as much as I hate to say this, especially in front of you, but you're really good at the guitar, you know"
"mhm." Draco mumbled not looking at her.
" well I better get going." she said, she started towards the door when she heard Draco call out to her.
She turned, "yes?"
"umm...well...you're a real good singer too...actually..."Draco sed in a barely audible voice, but she still heard him.
"thanx" she knew that it took quite a lot of courage to admit that to her, as well as himself.
But she appreciated it all the same, even if it was Draco.
He looked up at her, connecting his eyes with hers, and sighed.
" you know this is really annoying. Being in a band with you. I hated you so much, and now it's just this dislike."
"dislike?" Hermione asked. She walked over and sat on the opposite table to him.
" Yeah. Before you get to know someone, you'll always think of them as really horrible or really nice. With you, it's like I hated you before, but now I got to know you, you're all right. Although you're still a mudblood, nothing can change how I feel towards that."
Hermione had thought it was too good to be true, that was until the last comment.
" well I was gonna say thanx.." Hermione said in an ungrateful tone.
" you still can." Draco said with a smirk.
"no I don't think I will." Hermione replied. She was going to play stubborn Hermione from now on, she didn't feel in the mood to give Draco her good side.
"Doesn't potter or weasel teach you nay manners?" Draco asked , as if he cracked a joke.
"they don't need to, and I really doubt that Ron cares about my manners."
"oooh...we're showing favouritism, are we?"
"why am I still here???" Hermione said as she got up.
"probably because you want someone to talk to about you problems to." Draco called out at her.
"well I wouldn't discuss them with you if you were the last thing on earth" she spat.
" well I am the only one you can talk to. I'm in the band, and if you go to Potter or weasel, they'll just be ashamed that you even talked to me...looks like you ain't got a choice."
Hermione had stopped at the door. True, her problem was the band, and she didn't want anyone to know about it, so she couldn't tell anyone. She turned back to Draco, with a look of defeat.
" see I told you." he replied, he won.
"So how the hell do you cope with this? being in a band with me, a gryffindor?"
" I dunno, I guess it's just the music that is keeping me going. Especially as it's also with a hufflepuff and ravenclaw."
"the music?" she asked in a disbelief tone.
"yeah. I love music, and we seem to get along in the music department."
" so that's all it is? that's your secret?"
This wasn't the best of news for Hermione. She obviously didn't like music as much, she preferred to study, but she did like to just listen to her music from time to time.
"I better go." Draco said. He started to pack away his guitar, " you better go to, potter will be wandering where his girlfriend is."
"I wish" Hermione had said absent-mindedly. After she realised what she said, she look at draco who was smirking broadly.
" I didn't mean....i meant...urm....that...i wish..he ...oh crap.." she stumbled.
" that's OK. this didn't happen. I don't tell anyone about you and potter, you don't tell anyone about the 'music talk back there"
"agreed" she said.
They both walked to the door at the same time, and as they reached the door, turned to each other.
" night." draco said smiling.
"goodnight" Hermione replied.
She started to walk down the hallway when she stopped, and turned around to find he was gone, she couldn't believe it, Draco just smiled!
'That's one for the books' she thought, and turned to walk back to her dormitory.
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WOW! these chapters just keep getting longer and longer.
Be prepared for the next chapter. it's gonna be the organising and then an accident occurs...whoops.
Thanks for the reviews-
CUJO6931- Definitely h/hr, anything else doesn't seem right to me.
babooshka- interesting idea, it's definitely got me thinking and that takes a lot and finally I've found someone of equal weirdness to me! yay!
Hermione Elizabeth potter- thanx for the review, remind me if I do it again.
Aline aquiar- Sorry this chapter came out now. Don't worry, I thought of the whole Draco thing. it's gonna be awesome. and do you watch roswell high? 'cos I luv roswell high!