Chapter IV
Intimacy towards the Enemy
"Draco Malfoy! I need you to act intimately to Miss Granger, Hold her like She really is Mary" Professor Dumbledore ordered. Malfoy followed what Dumbledore said. He putted his hands hesitantly on Hermione's waist. He doesn't want to get intimate with Granger because if he does, he will get all gentle and sensitive again. A Malfoy doesn't do that! Hermione rolled her eyes and muttered "Get on with it Malfoy! The sooner we finish this the sooner, I can stay away from you". They haven't spoken to each other since the arguing at the great hall rehearsals when the professor's were having a meeting. Not a single word like mudblood. Whenever they meet at the hallways, Hermione would be either raising her eyebrows at him. Draco would always smirk at her or glare at her. He locked his fingers when his hands were finally around her flat waist. "Genesis, why does it has to be this way?" Hermione started. Draco didn't answer but instead kept on swaying his princess to a slow dance. "Malfoy, Its your line" Hermione reminded him, squeezing his hands tightly then let go. It got him back to reality leaving his fantasyland 'Damn it Granger. Why do you have to be Mary' "It has to be this way, Mary. We have to be apart" He whispered to her ears but loud enough for the audience to hear. Thanks to the invisible microphone, Dumbledore ordered from the Diagon Alley weeks before the audition. "But Genesis, I can't take a minute away from you. What more if its be forever." Hermione turned to him and rested her head on his chest. 'She's acting Malfoy! Hold yourself.' "I can't either Mary but as long as the water on the river kept on running, as long as there is still air, as long as the skies are still up there" he looked at the clouds that were inside the Great Hall, possibly charmed by Professor Flitwick. "Know that I will always love you!". He cupped Hermione's chin and pressed his lips to hers. It was fireworks, earth shattering and passionate. It was perfect to Draco's opinion. No Pansy to cut the kiss short, Hermione's not trembling and A reason why he should kiss her intimately.
" Perfect! Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy that was magnificent! Keep that up!" Professor Dumbledore cheered. Hermione caught sight of Malfoy, now sitting on a red-blood couch reserved especially for the Ministry of Magic wizards, who was now smirking. "I bet you liked that didn't you, Granger" He snarled as he placed his feet at the table in front of him. "Like I said a dozen frogs is much more better than kissing you" she hissed. Malfoy raised his eyebrows and said slyly "Come on Granger, You know you wanted it!" "In your dreams Malfoy!" Hermione sat down to one of the chairs for the Garden scene and crossed her legs. 'Kissing you would be a nightmare, Malfoy' she assured herself 'not a dream I wanted to come true!' She brought with her a parchment of Professor Binn's History of Magic notes. 'Study Granger! Keep Malfoy away from your thoughts! He's not worth falling in love with. He's a good actor. Please be reminded by that!' His kiss still lingers on hers. The feel of his lips pressing against her sent nerve cells to her brain to signal her to kiss him back. He made her heart skip a beat. Something she didn't felt when Harry was kissing her two years ago when they dated.
'She look so pretty' Draco stared at Hermione, who was reading notes for Professor Binn's History of Magic test tomorrow, enthusiast by her perfectly shaped body and her graceful movement as she curls her hair. 'She looks like an angel. An angel in disguise!' He shrugged of the thought of an angel that looked exactly like Hermione. 'Hermione, an angel? Where's your senses Malfoy?' Hermione caught his gaze and quickly looked away. "What are you looking at Malfoy?" she snapped. She stood up from where she was sitting and sat next to him. Draco looked at her, bewildered. "What do you want Granger?" "Well... um... You see I just want to compliment you, I was wrong! You are a good actor!" She said nervously. Draco was shocked to Hermione's words. 'Do you know what you're saying Granger.' Even though he was shocked enough, he smiled at her compliment. "Not that I enjoy kissing you" she added, completely changing Malfoy's mood. "I'm just trying to be friends with you, which is hardly impossible, but I know we can work it out. Right?". She smiled cheerfully. "Um... sure Granger!" He rolled his eyes. 'I really thought that you're starting to like me, Granger. I can't blame you though. I've been a jerk lately. It would take a miracle for you to like me.'
"Draco?" Hermione said quietly as she looked at Malfoy's silver-gray eyes. "What?" he snapped. 'Why do I have to feel this way for you Malfoy? Curse you! I hate you Malfoy! I hate you for making me fall in love with you' Hermione looked away from him and then focusing back again to her notes. "Malfoy! I'm really sorry about what I did to you last week. I shouldn't have done that thing." "What thing Hermione?" "The Expelliarmus thing" "Oh!" He narrowed his eyes and then raised an eyebrow. "That thing." "Yeah, I'm really sorry for that!" "Who are you, Granger? You know better that being friends with me it will lose you your friends and ruin my reputation." He snarled. Hermione looked at him angrily "Is that what you care about Malfoy. You're reputation. You disgust me, Malfoy! Here I am apologizing to you and then you'll just turn into a git." "Then be disgusted Granger. I care about my reputation here than anything else in the world so stop trying to be friends with." "Fine!" Hermione shouted "see if I care." "Fine, you don't know the feeling of being whipped by you father for just being in this stupid play" Hermione's face turned from anger to sympathetic. She held Draco's hand tightly. "But did I quit? No! Because I want to be completely different from my father.". "I... I..." Hermione trailed off. "Let go of my hand, Granger." He hissed. Hermione wanted to hug him tight and comfort him but decided against it. Now, she knows what Draco wants. Draco wants to be different from his father. "I just like to say, that I don't want you to quit. Don't think about it for a second. You'll do great, Malfoy. I assure you do that!" Hermione said quietly then let go of his hand. " I can assure you that! 3 more days, Malfoy. Just hold tight." Draco looked at her walking away. 'Why does she have to be so kind to me? Why does it have to be me? I hate you Granger! I hate you for making me fall in love with you!'
"Draco Malfoy! I need you to act intimately to Miss Granger, Hold her like She really is Mary" Professor Dumbledore ordered. Malfoy followed what Dumbledore said. He putted his hands hesitantly on Hermione's waist. He doesn't want to get intimate with Granger because if he does, he will get all gentle and sensitive again. A Malfoy doesn't do that! Hermione rolled her eyes and muttered "Get on with it Malfoy! The sooner we finish this the sooner, I can stay away from you". They haven't spoken to each other since the arguing at the great hall rehearsals when the professor's were having a meeting. Not a single word like mudblood. Whenever they meet at the hallways, Hermione would be either raising her eyebrows at him. Draco would always smirk at her or glare at her. He locked his fingers when his hands were finally around her flat waist. "Genesis, why does it has to be this way?" Hermione started. Draco didn't answer but instead kept on swaying his princess to a slow dance. "Malfoy, Its your line" Hermione reminded him, squeezing his hands tightly then let go. It got him back to reality leaving his fantasyland 'Damn it Granger. Why do you have to be Mary' "It has to be this way, Mary. We have to be apart" He whispered to her ears but loud enough for the audience to hear. Thanks to the invisible microphone, Dumbledore ordered from the Diagon Alley weeks before the audition. "But Genesis, I can't take a minute away from you. What more if its be forever." Hermione turned to him and rested her head on his chest. 'She's acting Malfoy! Hold yourself.' "I can't either Mary but as long as the water on the river kept on running, as long as there is still air, as long as the skies are still up there" he looked at the clouds that were inside the Great Hall, possibly charmed by Professor Flitwick. "Know that I will always love you!". He cupped Hermione's chin and pressed his lips to hers. It was fireworks, earth shattering and passionate. It was perfect to Draco's opinion. No Pansy to cut the kiss short, Hermione's not trembling and A reason why he should kiss her intimately.
" Perfect! Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy that was magnificent! Keep that up!" Professor Dumbledore cheered. Hermione caught sight of Malfoy, now sitting on a red-blood couch reserved especially for the Ministry of Magic wizards, who was now smirking. "I bet you liked that didn't you, Granger" He snarled as he placed his feet at the table in front of him. "Like I said a dozen frogs is much more better than kissing you" she hissed. Malfoy raised his eyebrows and said slyly "Come on Granger, You know you wanted it!" "In your dreams Malfoy!" Hermione sat down to one of the chairs for the Garden scene and crossed her legs. 'Kissing you would be a nightmare, Malfoy' she assured herself 'not a dream I wanted to come true!' She brought with her a parchment of Professor Binn's History of Magic notes. 'Study Granger! Keep Malfoy away from your thoughts! He's not worth falling in love with. He's a good actor. Please be reminded by that!' His kiss still lingers on hers. The feel of his lips pressing against her sent nerve cells to her brain to signal her to kiss him back. He made her heart skip a beat. Something she didn't felt when Harry was kissing her two years ago when they dated.
'She look so pretty' Draco stared at Hermione, who was reading notes for Professor Binn's History of Magic test tomorrow, enthusiast by her perfectly shaped body and her graceful movement as she curls her hair. 'She looks like an angel. An angel in disguise!' He shrugged of the thought of an angel that looked exactly like Hermione. 'Hermione, an angel? Where's your senses Malfoy?' Hermione caught his gaze and quickly looked away. "What are you looking at Malfoy?" she snapped. She stood up from where she was sitting and sat next to him. Draco looked at her, bewildered. "What do you want Granger?" "Well... um... You see I just want to compliment you, I was wrong! You are a good actor!" She said nervously. Draco was shocked to Hermione's words. 'Do you know what you're saying Granger.' Even though he was shocked enough, he smiled at her compliment. "Not that I enjoy kissing you" she added, completely changing Malfoy's mood. "I'm just trying to be friends with you, which is hardly impossible, but I know we can work it out. Right?". She smiled cheerfully. "Um... sure Granger!" He rolled his eyes. 'I really thought that you're starting to like me, Granger. I can't blame you though. I've been a jerk lately. It would take a miracle for you to like me.'
"Draco?" Hermione said quietly as she looked at Malfoy's silver-gray eyes. "What?" he snapped. 'Why do I have to feel this way for you Malfoy? Curse you! I hate you Malfoy! I hate you for making me fall in love with you' Hermione looked away from him and then focusing back again to her notes. "Malfoy! I'm really sorry about what I did to you last week. I shouldn't have done that thing." "What thing Hermione?" "The Expelliarmus thing" "Oh!" He narrowed his eyes and then raised an eyebrow. "That thing." "Yeah, I'm really sorry for that!" "Who are you, Granger? You know better that being friends with me it will lose you your friends and ruin my reputation." He snarled. Hermione looked at him angrily "Is that what you care about Malfoy. You're reputation. You disgust me, Malfoy! Here I am apologizing to you and then you'll just turn into a git." "Then be disgusted Granger. I care about my reputation here than anything else in the world so stop trying to be friends with." "Fine!" Hermione shouted "see if I care." "Fine, you don't know the feeling of being whipped by you father for just being in this stupid play" Hermione's face turned from anger to sympathetic. She held Draco's hand tightly. "But did I quit? No! Because I want to be completely different from my father.". "I... I..." Hermione trailed off. "Let go of my hand, Granger." He hissed. Hermione wanted to hug him tight and comfort him but decided against it. Now, she knows what Draco wants. Draco wants to be different from his father. "I just like to say, that I don't want you to quit. Don't think about it for a second. You'll do great, Malfoy. I assure you do that!" Hermione said quietly then let go of his hand. " I can assure you that! 3 more days, Malfoy. Just hold tight." Draco looked at her walking away. 'Why does she have to be so kind to me? Why does it have to be me? I hate you Granger! I hate you for making me fall in love with you!'