The first class of the day, to the Gryff's dislike, was Potions. Professor Snape hated all Gryff's and made it known. They would be with Slytherin's which was double trouble. Snape was the head of Slytherin house, therefore favoured them. As Ron, Harry, and Hermione made their ways cheerfully into the room then found a table and laid out their stuff. It made Malfoy sick to see such a prize as Hermione with two loser's like Potter and Weasley. The class was called to session, and they began to make their potion as they were directed.
"Hey Granger." Draco swooped in to the girl. She was at the table in front of Harry and Ron by herself.
"Uhh...Hi Malfoy." She replied a little taken off guard by the sudden burst of kindness.
"Want me to cut your Boomslang for you?" He offered wielding her knife.
"Ya, of course you can." Hermione decided to take the gesture of kindness.
"How was your summer?" He inquired as the two worked side by side.
"Just grand thank you, how about yours?" She decided to play along until is found out what he was playing at. She had also decided over the summer to put away old grudges and start anew, if she could change, why couldn't everyone?
"About the same. I can see just how grand your summer was." Malfoy commented looking the girl up and down. This made her rather uncomfortable, for the two were supposed to be arch enemies. Was this a new tactic of the boys?
"Why thank you Malfoy, I worked hard this summer, and I'm guessing by the way you are looking at me, it paid off." She thought pointing out his constant staring, it would make him stop.
"Well, I gotta get going, but do you wanna do something with me tonight?" he asked putting the knife down and dusting off his hands.
"Ya, sure." Why did she say that! She thought to herself as the words slipped from her lips. That voice, those eyes, the hair, the body, it was all so amazing. How did she not notice before?
"Great Hall, 7ish?"
"Sounds great! I'll see you there!" She smiled at him as he walked away.
"Hermione!! What are you thinking!!" Ron snapped as he walked around the table and stood in front of her. She could see his full height now, and if she didn't know him, she would be deeply scared by the sight. He was much taller than her, and he smelled oddly wonderful she thought. A mix of soap, and cologne. She wasn't sure which, but it smelled good.
"Leave me alone Ron!" She said playfully pushing him backwards.
"It's Malfoy! We hate him! Have you lost your mind, along with all your weight?" He felt like an utter prat as he let that slip. Her beauty was overpowering him. It made him want her even more, being so close to her.
"You know that I decided to be nicer to people Ron." She said ignoring the weight comment that he threw at her.
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you!" It was his best big brother line, and she knew it well.
"Ya Moine, he is a snake." Harry threw in. "But, if you must go out with him lets set a few ground rules." He said this as he walked around the table to stand at Ron's side. He wasn't as tall as Ron, but he was almost as good looking.
"Not the big brother speech again!" Hermione said playfully.
"Number 1, no touching!" Ron stated pointing his finger at her.
"Number 2, NO kissing!" Harry continued.
"Number 3, NO falling in love with a snake!" Ron finished.
"And that's as high as Ron can count, so that's enough." Harry quickly ducked as he nearly received a punch from Ron.
The three continued with their potions, joking, and laughing and usual. Every so often Hermione would catch Malfoy staring at her, but thought nothing of it. After the rest of the days classes, lunch and dinner, Hermione made her way to her private common room. There were still pop cans, and chip bags littering the floor from last nights get together of the four. She quickly picked them up and headed to her bath to get cleaned up before her 'date'. As she made her way to her room to get dressed, she found Ginny trying on her clothes.
"Gin! What ARE you doing!" Hermione interrupted and laughed as Ginny nearly jumped out of the stolen clothes.
"I hear your going on a date?" She said taking the clothes off and putting her own back on.
"Well, it's not a date, but I am going out." Hermione said walking behind the Japanese changing screen her grandmother had sent her. She walked out in sweats and a hoodie. "What should I wear?"
"Trying to impress the Malfoy?" Ginny teased.
"What's it to you!" Hermione snapped.
"Well, it will help me decide what you should wear!" Ginny said going through Hermione's clothes.
"I don't know! It's just for fun, see if he has changed any, ya know?" She said sitting on the edge of her bed.
"How about... this!" Ginny spun around holding Hermione's red halter top and black fitted pants.
"Don't you think it's a little..." She stopped and raised her eyebrow.
"I think it's wonderful! And you had better get dressed so I can get your hair and make up ready!"
"You mean you aren't against this all?"
"No, I think he is HOT! If only..."
"If only?"
"I weren't so in love with Harry!" Ginny said a flopped on the bed.
"When are you finally going to tell him?" Hermione asked stepping behind the screen to get dressed.
"NEVER!" Ginny said bolting upright.
"Come on! I'm going on a date with Malfoy! And you can't even tell Harry you like him!"
"So it IS a date!!" Ginny said slyly.
"Whatever! Get me ready!" Hermione sat on the chair in front of her make up table while Ginny worked her magic.
"Voila!" Ginny exclaimed. "Beautiful! Now get to the Great Hall, and date that Draco!"
As Hermione walked down the stairs towards the portrait whole she heard Ginny yell, "I'll be here when you get back! You're telling me EVERYTHING! Kiss him one for me!!!" Hermione laughed as slammed the portrait behind her. She made her way to the Hall. As she neared it she saw Draco standing in a powder blue fitted ribbed t-shirt, and deep blue jeans.
"Hey." He said as he saw her. He eyed her again, and took her hand. Number 1 broken she thought to herself. The two made their way out onto the lawn. "How were your classes?" he asked.
"They were ok, as good as classes can get! How about yours?"
"Meh, they weren't too bad. Can't wait until the end of the year though! Grad will be GREAT! What are you planning after this year?"
"Ya, grad will be cool, I will miss everyone a lot though." Ron suddenly popped into her head. She had to keep talking and get him out of her head, she thought. "After grad...I don't know... something in the Ministry, or possibly a professor job."
"Ya, that sounds good." He began to steer her to an unknown part of the lawn, around the tree line of the forest. As they rounded the unknown bend Hermione saw a fire pit in front of her. There was a small table a few feet from it and some chairs around the fire. As they neared it she saw that the table had some food and drinks on it. They sat in the chairs and continued their talking about whatever cane to their heads. Hermione, feeling too warm from the fire stood and began to walk a ways away. Draco stood by the fire. (*The singing begins!!*)
**Your standing there alone, and so and I. But, I want you here by my side.** Hermione turned at smiled at him. **You smile at me, it's everything. The staring game, that song of love.**
Now it was her turn. **I look you in the eyes. I try to read your thoughts. I ask you to go with me, to a far off place.** She neared him and took his hands. **Oh, I look you in the eyes, I try to read your thoughts. I ask you to go with me to a far off place.**
Together they sang. **You and me dancing the night away.**
His voice was beautiful. **You can hear my heart beating so hard. We look out to a new night, and I'm swept away. **
It was her turn again. **On a moonlit walk on the beach, watching the sun rise for the first time. One minute to wait, for this one slowdance.**
They continued their song and sat together for some time gazing mindlessly into the fire. Draco looked at his watch.
"Uh oh. It's late, we should get going!!" They walked to the castle hand in hand. They reached the Great Hall in no time, to both their dislike. Hermione felt good about giving Draco another chance. There was a totally different side to him, away from his friends.
"Well, I had a great time tonight Draco. Thank you." She said giving him a hug.
"This is so cliche, but Hermione will you go out with me?" He whispered into her ear.
"Ya." The answer fell from her lips almost before she had thought it over. He kissed her on the lips, and made his way to the dungeons.
"Uh oh." she whispered to herself as she walked to her room. She broke the first 2 rules. Was the 3rd going to go too?
She reached her room and found Ginny reading on the sofa in the common room.
"HEY! How was it! DETAILS!" Ginny jumped from her chair.
Hermione explained everything to Ginny, the walk, the fire, the song, the hug, the kiss, her new boyfriend, everything.
"Ron's gonna kill you!" Ginny said trying to hide a smile from her face.
"Uh! I know! He's just so...!"
"He's just Malfoy!" Ginny summed it all up in a single word.
"Now, YOU! Get! Go to bed! And DON'T tell your brother and Harry!" She yelled as Ginny left.
"Don't worry! Good Night!" she yelled as she left the room.
Hermione made her way to her room and got read for bed. She flopped down, and sleep came to her imediately. Her dreams were filled with thoughts of Draco, and their night together.
"Hey Granger." Draco swooped in to the girl. She was at the table in front of Harry and Ron by herself.
"Uhh...Hi Malfoy." She replied a little taken off guard by the sudden burst of kindness.
"Want me to cut your Boomslang for you?" He offered wielding her knife.
"Ya, of course you can." Hermione decided to take the gesture of kindness.
"How was your summer?" He inquired as the two worked side by side.
"Just grand thank you, how about yours?" She decided to play along until is found out what he was playing at. She had also decided over the summer to put away old grudges and start anew, if she could change, why couldn't everyone?
"About the same. I can see just how grand your summer was." Malfoy commented looking the girl up and down. This made her rather uncomfortable, for the two were supposed to be arch enemies. Was this a new tactic of the boys?
"Why thank you Malfoy, I worked hard this summer, and I'm guessing by the way you are looking at me, it paid off." She thought pointing out his constant staring, it would make him stop.
"Well, I gotta get going, but do you wanna do something with me tonight?" he asked putting the knife down and dusting off his hands.
"Ya, sure." Why did she say that! She thought to herself as the words slipped from her lips. That voice, those eyes, the hair, the body, it was all so amazing. How did she not notice before?
"Great Hall, 7ish?"
"Sounds great! I'll see you there!" She smiled at him as he walked away.
"Hermione!! What are you thinking!!" Ron snapped as he walked around the table and stood in front of her. She could see his full height now, and if she didn't know him, she would be deeply scared by the sight. He was much taller than her, and he smelled oddly wonderful she thought. A mix of soap, and cologne. She wasn't sure which, but it smelled good.
"Leave me alone Ron!" She said playfully pushing him backwards.
"It's Malfoy! We hate him! Have you lost your mind, along with all your weight?" He felt like an utter prat as he let that slip. Her beauty was overpowering him. It made him want her even more, being so close to her.
"You know that I decided to be nicer to people Ron." She said ignoring the weight comment that he threw at her.
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you!" It was his best big brother line, and she knew it well.
"Ya Moine, he is a snake." Harry threw in. "But, if you must go out with him lets set a few ground rules." He said this as he walked around the table to stand at Ron's side. He wasn't as tall as Ron, but he was almost as good looking.
"Not the big brother speech again!" Hermione said playfully.
"Number 1, no touching!" Ron stated pointing his finger at her.
"Number 2, NO kissing!" Harry continued.
"Number 3, NO falling in love with a snake!" Ron finished.
"And that's as high as Ron can count, so that's enough." Harry quickly ducked as he nearly received a punch from Ron.
The three continued with their potions, joking, and laughing and usual. Every so often Hermione would catch Malfoy staring at her, but thought nothing of it. After the rest of the days classes, lunch and dinner, Hermione made her way to her private common room. There were still pop cans, and chip bags littering the floor from last nights get together of the four. She quickly picked them up and headed to her bath to get cleaned up before her 'date'. As she made her way to her room to get dressed, she found Ginny trying on her clothes.
"Gin! What ARE you doing!" Hermione interrupted and laughed as Ginny nearly jumped out of the stolen clothes.
"I hear your going on a date?" She said taking the clothes off and putting her own back on.
"Well, it's not a date, but I am going out." Hermione said walking behind the Japanese changing screen her grandmother had sent her. She walked out in sweats and a hoodie. "What should I wear?"
"Trying to impress the Malfoy?" Ginny teased.
"What's it to you!" Hermione snapped.
"Well, it will help me decide what you should wear!" Ginny said going through Hermione's clothes.
"I don't know! It's just for fun, see if he has changed any, ya know?" She said sitting on the edge of her bed.
"How about... this!" Ginny spun around holding Hermione's red halter top and black fitted pants.
"Don't you think it's a little..." She stopped and raised her eyebrow.
"I think it's wonderful! And you had better get dressed so I can get your hair and make up ready!"
"You mean you aren't against this all?"
"No, I think he is HOT! If only..."
"If only?"
"I weren't so in love with Harry!" Ginny said a flopped on the bed.
"When are you finally going to tell him?" Hermione asked stepping behind the screen to get dressed.
"NEVER!" Ginny said bolting upright.
"Come on! I'm going on a date with Malfoy! And you can't even tell Harry you like him!"
"So it IS a date!!" Ginny said slyly.
"Whatever! Get me ready!" Hermione sat on the chair in front of her make up table while Ginny worked her magic.
"Voila!" Ginny exclaimed. "Beautiful! Now get to the Great Hall, and date that Draco!"
As Hermione walked down the stairs towards the portrait whole she heard Ginny yell, "I'll be here when you get back! You're telling me EVERYTHING! Kiss him one for me!!!" Hermione laughed as slammed the portrait behind her. She made her way to the Hall. As she neared it she saw Draco standing in a powder blue fitted ribbed t-shirt, and deep blue jeans.
"Hey." He said as he saw her. He eyed her again, and took her hand. Number 1 broken she thought to herself. The two made their way out onto the lawn. "How were your classes?" he asked.
"They were ok, as good as classes can get! How about yours?"
"Meh, they weren't too bad. Can't wait until the end of the year though! Grad will be GREAT! What are you planning after this year?"
"Ya, grad will be cool, I will miss everyone a lot though." Ron suddenly popped into her head. She had to keep talking and get him out of her head, she thought. "After grad...I don't know... something in the Ministry, or possibly a professor job."
"Ya, that sounds good." He began to steer her to an unknown part of the lawn, around the tree line of the forest. As they rounded the unknown bend Hermione saw a fire pit in front of her. There was a small table a few feet from it and some chairs around the fire. As they neared it she saw that the table had some food and drinks on it. They sat in the chairs and continued their talking about whatever cane to their heads. Hermione, feeling too warm from the fire stood and began to walk a ways away. Draco stood by the fire. (*The singing begins!!*)
**Your standing there alone, and so and I. But, I want you here by my side.** Hermione turned at smiled at him. **You smile at me, it's everything. The staring game, that song of love.**
Now it was her turn. **I look you in the eyes. I try to read your thoughts. I ask you to go with me, to a far off place.** She neared him and took his hands. **Oh, I look you in the eyes, I try to read your thoughts. I ask you to go with me to a far off place.**
Together they sang. **You and me dancing the night away.**
His voice was beautiful. **You can hear my heart beating so hard. We look out to a new night, and I'm swept away. **
It was her turn again. **On a moonlit walk on the beach, watching the sun rise for the first time. One minute to wait, for this one slowdance.**
They continued their song and sat together for some time gazing mindlessly into the fire. Draco looked at his watch.
"Uh oh. It's late, we should get going!!" They walked to the castle hand in hand. They reached the Great Hall in no time, to both their dislike. Hermione felt good about giving Draco another chance. There was a totally different side to him, away from his friends.
"Well, I had a great time tonight Draco. Thank you." She said giving him a hug.
"This is so cliche, but Hermione will you go out with me?" He whispered into her ear.
"Ya." The answer fell from her lips almost before she had thought it over. He kissed her on the lips, and made his way to the dungeons.
"Uh oh." she whispered to herself as she walked to her room. She broke the first 2 rules. Was the 3rd going to go too?
She reached her room and found Ginny reading on the sofa in the common room.
"HEY! How was it! DETAILS!" Ginny jumped from her chair.
Hermione explained everything to Ginny, the walk, the fire, the song, the hug, the kiss, her new boyfriend, everything.
"Ron's gonna kill you!" Ginny said trying to hide a smile from her face.
"Uh! I know! He's just so...!"
"He's just Malfoy!" Ginny summed it all up in a single word.
"Now, YOU! Get! Go to bed! And DON'T tell your brother and Harry!" She yelled as Ginny left.
"Don't worry! Good Night!" she yelled as she left the room.
Hermione made her way to her room and got read for bed. She flopped down, and sleep came to her imediately. Her dreams were filled with thoughts of Draco, and their night together.