Humming a tune that had been silently playing in my mind for the past three
days, I climbed the stairs to my room. The halls were cluttered with
wizards and witches, all dressed in their best robes. Black, dark purple,
and green were the most commonly worn colors, I saw, as I scanned the thick
crowd. I paid no attention to them when they snickered at me.
Tonight a meeting was to be held in the ballroom. It was said that Voldemort was suppose to make an appearance but I highly doubted it. Maybe I could just avoid the whole thing and not even attend. Maybe I could just lock myself in my room and stare out into the night sky until I fall asleep. These thoughts guided me up the staircase and before I knew it I was entering my dormitory, removing my robes, and slouching up against the wall on the far side of the room. I rolled my head against the wall to check the clock. I still had enough time to get ready, but why should I attend?
I shut my eyes in order to shut out all of the mass confusion and dreary thoughts that plagued my mind. They always seemed to find the perfect time to show up. They always seem to question me until finally I'm too tired to think.
"That's the problem Hermione, you think too much!" I shouted to the empty room.
Everyone was attending this get-together. Plans were to be announced and dates were going to be announced. It was all very important but not to me. Maybe no one would notice if I didn't show. Maybe he might even notice that I'm not there.
There you go again Hermione thinking about him, I said quietly to myself. I'd better make up my mind soon.
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"Hermione.you look.stunning! Those robes look great on you! Those spells really did work good on your hair.I'd thought it would never get done."
I looked over myself quietly and for the first time in my life since my wedding day I felt good about myself. I listened to Jade as she babbled on and on about how great I looked, but I was too modest to say 'thank you'.
"You really think I should do this then, do you Jade?" I said, thinking behind the real reason I wanted to go. She nodded excitedly and I couldn't help but feel a little excited myself. I just wanted to see Draco's reaction.
Jade helped me touch up a little and although I insisted I should just forget the whole thing or that I think I over did it, she was still persistent that I go down there.
"Thanks Jade.for everything. I don't know how I could do it with out you." With a smile and a squeeze of my hand, Jade shut the door to my room behind her. I spun around quickly and stepped out into the hallway. It wasn't as crowded as it was before and there was only a slight buzz of sounds coming from upstairs. I carefully made my way down the staircases, purposely moving very slowly. The idea of me procrastinating was so funny that I forced a laugh all the way down until I halted at the doors to the ballroom.
I held my head high and before I could even think about entering I stepped into the blinding white lights.
Once my eyes adjusted to the bright lights that were coming from all corners of the room, I searched the room for him. Being so overcrowded it was tough but I did find his eyes.those eyes.
My heart stopped, as did the rest of the room. It seemed like I was floating and the sounds of the room had just suddenly been muted. He looked stunningly handsome and so sophisticated (A/N: Hermione's got to be attracted to that =]) that my breath caught in my throat.
Tonight a meeting was to be held in the ballroom. It was said that Voldemort was suppose to make an appearance but I highly doubted it. Maybe I could just avoid the whole thing and not even attend. Maybe I could just lock myself in my room and stare out into the night sky until I fall asleep. These thoughts guided me up the staircase and before I knew it I was entering my dormitory, removing my robes, and slouching up against the wall on the far side of the room. I rolled my head against the wall to check the clock. I still had enough time to get ready, but why should I attend?
I shut my eyes in order to shut out all of the mass confusion and dreary thoughts that plagued my mind. They always seemed to find the perfect time to show up. They always seem to question me until finally I'm too tired to think.
"That's the problem Hermione, you think too much!" I shouted to the empty room.
Everyone was attending this get-together. Plans were to be announced and dates were going to be announced. It was all very important but not to me. Maybe no one would notice if I didn't show. Maybe he might even notice that I'm not there.
There you go again Hermione thinking about him, I said quietly to myself. I'd better make up my mind soon.
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"Hermione.you look.stunning! Those robes look great on you! Those spells really did work good on your hair.I'd thought it would never get done."
I looked over myself quietly and for the first time in my life since my wedding day I felt good about myself. I listened to Jade as she babbled on and on about how great I looked, but I was too modest to say 'thank you'.
"You really think I should do this then, do you Jade?" I said, thinking behind the real reason I wanted to go. She nodded excitedly and I couldn't help but feel a little excited myself. I just wanted to see Draco's reaction.
Jade helped me touch up a little and although I insisted I should just forget the whole thing or that I think I over did it, she was still persistent that I go down there.
"Thanks Jade.for everything. I don't know how I could do it with out you." With a smile and a squeeze of my hand, Jade shut the door to my room behind her. I spun around quickly and stepped out into the hallway. It wasn't as crowded as it was before and there was only a slight buzz of sounds coming from upstairs. I carefully made my way down the staircases, purposely moving very slowly. The idea of me procrastinating was so funny that I forced a laugh all the way down until I halted at the doors to the ballroom.
I held my head high and before I could even think about entering I stepped into the blinding white lights.
Once my eyes adjusted to the bright lights that were coming from all corners of the room, I searched the room for him. Being so overcrowded it was tough but I did find his eyes.those eyes.
My heart stopped, as did the rest of the room. It seemed like I was floating and the sounds of the room had just suddenly been muted. He looked stunningly handsome and so sophisticated (A/N: Hermione's got to be attracted to that =]) that my breath caught in my throat.