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"What are you doing here Granger, waiting for your mystery boyfriend to magically turn from his owl form to a human?" Malfoy's voice sneered. She whipped her head around, her eyes glared at him. She stood up and tried to get out, but Malfoy was blocking the way.
"Move Malfoy," she growled.
"Ah ah ah...what's the magic word?" He said, a smirk creeping on his face.
"Move it Malfoy, before you get another slap in the face!" She threatened.
"Is that a threat Granger?" He eyed her. She raised her hand, but he caught it before she had a chance to react. He keep a firm grip on her.
"Let me go Malfoy." She put it bluntly. Her eyes glowed with flames, she felt as if her head was going to burst. So many emotions were running throught her at that moment. She was angry, frustrated, stressed. She wanted to hit something; to hit Malfoy, but he was so strong, that if she tried to move, she would only hurt herself. She struggled, trying to free herself. She was alone. No one would hear her scream if she tried. He watched her struggle, and just stared at her. She wouldn't look at him, she couldn't. She just wanted to get out of there. Then, she just collasped into tears. She couldn't hold her emotions in any longer, so she cried. Tears rushed down her cheeks, like streams down a mountain. He went down with her, and wrapped his big arms around her small figure. She buried her head into his shoulders, not caring anymore who it was. She knew that it was Malfoy who was the mystery phantom, and Draco knew that she knew. He muttered a spell, locking the door to the Owlry, so no one could interrupt. He stood up, and pulled Hermione to her feet. Her face was wet with tears, her eyes red and swollen. She looked into his eyes, those charming eyes. Then she remembered who this was. She turned her back on him, and ran to the other side of the room, still crying. He let her go, then slowly followed her. He stood behind her, then placed a hand on her shoulder. She brushed it away, then turned to face him. Throught her sobs, she managed to say a few things.
"Why Malfoy?"
He couldn't help but look into her eyes. He still didn't understand all this himself, so he just shrugged sheepishly. He tried to wipe her tears away, but she caught his hand. She was about to swap it away, but Draco recovered, and took her hand. He brought her closer to him, and placed one of her hands on his shoulder, and her other hand in his. He placed his free hand around her waist, and slowly danced with her, to the sound of owl's hooting. She couldn't resist, not after he had done her a favour last night. She didn't know it then, but now that she knew, she thought to herself.
' Maybe he isn't as bad as he usually is.' She kept having fights with herself. Part of her wanted to accept this Draco, but the other part keep on reminding her that this was Draco Malfoy. She didn't know what to do. She lifted her chin up, to take a good look at his face. It was the same pale, pointed face, with the slicked back white-blonde hair, but his eyes didn't seem like those cold eyes that she was used to. Somehow they had warmed up, and had a certain character to them. He tried once more to wipe the tears off her face, and this time she let him. His touch was so gentle, and she closed her eyes, imagining him differently. When he pulled his hand from her face, she move closer to him, and wrapped his arms around his waist and placed her head on his chest. He too placed his arms around her, and rested his chin on the top of her head. He then kissed it, and murmured, "It's okay Hermione."
They stood there for what seemed like hours, then she let go, and backed away. She read the expression on his face, and nearly started to cry again, when she saw his sad face. She walked past him, and he grabbed her arm. She looked back at him, and whispered, "Please Draco."
It was the first time she had called him by his first name. He let go of her arm, and watched her slowly make her way out the door, by reversing the spell that he used to lock it. When she was out of sight, he closed his eyes and sighed. This had been the first girl he was actually seriously about, and she had turned her back on him. He exited the Owlry, and walked back to the dungeons. He muttered the password (Grimy Grotts) and entered the green and silver decorated common room.
"Draky! There you are! I've been looking all over for you! I was hoping you could take me to Hogsmead!" Draco rolled his eyes at the sound of Pansy's annoying voice.
"You have two legs, use them to walk to Hogsmead, and if you don't wanna walk, that's what a broom's for," he grumbled coldly. He saw her fold her arms across her chest, she was mad.
"Draco Malfoy! You promised me weeks ago that you'd take me to the Yule Ball as your date, and then you dance with me once, before disappearing! And today, you've been avoiding me, and NOW you tell me to go to Hogsmead by yourself?! What has gotten into you?!" She screamed.
"Look Pansy. I asked you to come to the ball with me, I didn't ask you to be my girlfriend. I don't need you following me everywhere I go," he snapped, he didn't need Pansy there. She was just making things worse.
"HMPH!" She said really loudly before storming off to her dorm.
Meanwhile, back in the Prefects house, Hermione had returned, in a calmer mood. She walked up to her room, and quietly shut the door. She gathered a towel, and some of her stuff, before opening the door, and heading to the Prefect bathroom. A picture of a mermaid, guarded the bathroom.
"Dew Drop," Hermione spoke the password, and entered the fresh smelling bathroom. She filled the pool sized bath with warm water, and pink bubbles and foam. She took off her clothes, then slipped into the bath. She closed her eyes, and took in a deep breath, the stress leaving her body. She lit aromatherepy candles, and with a flick of her wand, red, pink and white rose petal apeared on the bathroom floor, and floating on the water's surface. She tried to clear her mind, but even with this spa treatment, all she could think about was Draco.
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Well...it's not exactly a cliff-hanger...but I'm kinda busy organizing mai second semester @ skool...so it might b a few days for the next chapter!!! don't forget to R&R!!
-Baby T
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"What are you doing here Granger, waiting for your mystery boyfriend to magically turn from his owl form to a human?" Malfoy's voice sneered. She whipped her head around, her eyes glared at him. She stood up and tried to get out, but Malfoy was blocking the way.
"Move Malfoy," she growled.
"Ah ah ah...what's the magic word?" He said, a smirk creeping on his face.
"Move it Malfoy, before you get another slap in the face!" She threatened.
"Is that a threat Granger?" He eyed her. She raised her hand, but he caught it before she had a chance to react. He keep a firm grip on her.
"Let me go Malfoy." She put it bluntly. Her eyes glowed with flames, she felt as if her head was going to burst. So many emotions were running throught her at that moment. She was angry, frustrated, stressed. She wanted to hit something; to hit Malfoy, but he was so strong, that if she tried to move, she would only hurt herself. She struggled, trying to free herself. She was alone. No one would hear her scream if she tried. He watched her struggle, and just stared at her. She wouldn't look at him, she couldn't. She just wanted to get out of there. Then, she just collasped into tears. She couldn't hold her emotions in any longer, so she cried. Tears rushed down her cheeks, like streams down a mountain. He went down with her, and wrapped his big arms around her small figure. She buried her head into his shoulders, not caring anymore who it was. She knew that it was Malfoy who was the mystery phantom, and Draco knew that she knew. He muttered a spell, locking the door to the Owlry, so no one could interrupt. He stood up, and pulled Hermione to her feet. Her face was wet with tears, her eyes red and swollen. She looked into his eyes, those charming eyes. Then she remembered who this was. She turned her back on him, and ran to the other side of the room, still crying. He let her go, then slowly followed her. He stood behind her, then placed a hand on her shoulder. She brushed it away, then turned to face him. Throught her sobs, she managed to say a few things.
"Why Malfoy?"
He couldn't help but look into her eyes. He still didn't understand all this himself, so he just shrugged sheepishly. He tried to wipe her tears away, but she caught his hand. She was about to swap it away, but Draco recovered, and took her hand. He brought her closer to him, and placed one of her hands on his shoulder, and her other hand in his. He placed his free hand around her waist, and slowly danced with her, to the sound of owl's hooting. She couldn't resist, not after he had done her a favour last night. She didn't know it then, but now that she knew, she thought to herself.
' Maybe he isn't as bad as he usually is.' She kept having fights with herself. Part of her wanted to accept this Draco, but the other part keep on reminding her that this was Draco Malfoy. She didn't know what to do. She lifted her chin up, to take a good look at his face. It was the same pale, pointed face, with the slicked back white-blonde hair, but his eyes didn't seem like those cold eyes that she was used to. Somehow they had warmed up, and had a certain character to them. He tried once more to wipe the tears off her face, and this time she let him. His touch was so gentle, and she closed her eyes, imagining him differently. When he pulled his hand from her face, she move closer to him, and wrapped his arms around his waist and placed her head on his chest. He too placed his arms around her, and rested his chin on the top of her head. He then kissed it, and murmured, "It's okay Hermione."
They stood there for what seemed like hours, then she let go, and backed away. She read the expression on his face, and nearly started to cry again, when she saw his sad face. She walked past him, and he grabbed her arm. She looked back at him, and whispered, "Please Draco."
It was the first time she had called him by his first name. He let go of her arm, and watched her slowly make her way out the door, by reversing the spell that he used to lock it. When she was out of sight, he closed his eyes and sighed. This had been the first girl he was actually seriously about, and she had turned her back on him. He exited the Owlry, and walked back to the dungeons. He muttered the password (Grimy Grotts) and entered the green and silver decorated common room.
"Draky! There you are! I've been looking all over for you! I was hoping you could take me to Hogsmead!" Draco rolled his eyes at the sound of Pansy's annoying voice.
"You have two legs, use them to walk to Hogsmead, and if you don't wanna walk, that's what a broom's for," he grumbled coldly. He saw her fold her arms across her chest, she was mad.
"Draco Malfoy! You promised me weeks ago that you'd take me to the Yule Ball as your date, and then you dance with me once, before disappearing! And today, you've been avoiding me, and NOW you tell me to go to Hogsmead by yourself?! What has gotten into you?!" She screamed.
"Look Pansy. I asked you to come to the ball with me, I didn't ask you to be my girlfriend. I don't need you following me everywhere I go," he snapped, he didn't need Pansy there. She was just making things worse.
"HMPH!" She said really loudly before storming off to her dorm.
Meanwhile, back in the Prefects house, Hermione had returned, in a calmer mood. She walked up to her room, and quietly shut the door. She gathered a towel, and some of her stuff, before opening the door, and heading to the Prefect bathroom. A picture of a mermaid, guarded the bathroom.
"Dew Drop," Hermione spoke the password, and entered the fresh smelling bathroom. She filled the pool sized bath with warm water, and pink bubbles and foam. She took off her clothes, then slipped into the bath. She closed her eyes, and took in a deep breath, the stress leaving her body. She lit aromatherepy candles, and with a flick of her wand, red, pink and white rose petal apeared on the bathroom floor, and floating on the water's surface. She tried to clear her mind, but even with this spa treatment, all she could think about was Draco.
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Well...it's not exactly a cliff-hanger...but I'm kinda busy organizing mai second semester @ skool...so it might b a few days for the next chapter!!! don't forget to R&R!!
-Baby T