I'm sorry it took me so long to update but I was out of state for a few
days and stupidly wounded my hand on ice. Any who the story is gonna get
mushy from here on out but not too bad. Just givin' you all what you asked
for. Keep reviewing and love the dill pickles. Bye!
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"Water. Life fading. Must have water. Stars blackness closing in."
"Oh please we've only been out here five minutes." Hermione chastised sternly. "But I'm not used to this." Whined Draco. Hermione rolled her eyes.
It was about nine o'clock at night and she could hardly see by her wand light but her donkey refused to stop it's ever persistent movement forward. As each minute passed Hermione felt very tired and scared. Where was the class? Was she ever going to get home? Would she be stuck with Draco in the middle of the desert forever?
Suddenly her donkey stopped and so did Draco's simultaneously. They looked at each other and shrugged taking the opportunity to dismount the donkeys while they could.
But as soon as they had removed themselves from the donkey's backs the donkeys took off again so quickly they couldn't catch them. Hermione threw her hands heavenward. "Of course, now we have to walk."
"Not tonight we're not." Protested Draco, "It's too dark." Hermione wrapped her arms around herself. "And cold." She mumbled. "Are you cold?" Draco asked, concern on his face. "I'm fine." She replied turning her back to him.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. At first she tried to pull away, but two factors stopped her. One, the fact that he was far stronger than her and also, no matter how much she hated to admit it, she felt safe.
He gently took one of her shoulders in his hand and turned her to face him. She looked up at him, fear and confusion in her eyes. He knelt his head to hers and softly brushed his lips against hers.
She immediately tried to pull away but he wouldn't release her. Eventually she relaxed and learned to breathe through her nose. He reluctantly broke the kiss. He looked down at her and realized he had frightened her.
He stepped away from her. "I'm sorry." He whispered. Hermione smiled. "At least I'm not cold anymore." He took a step forward, but she stepped back automatically, so he backed off.
At least she wasn't looking at him like she wanted to run. Suddenly a great beam of light blinded both of them sparing them the burden of continuing the awkward conversation.
"Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy would you mind telling us what the HELL you thought you were doing out here!" Hermione heard Snape's voice through the blinding light and saw his black form as he lowered it.
Draco smiled at Hermione. "We just got lost professor." He replied smoothly. "Unacceptable!" Cried Snape. "You will have to be punished."
Hermione's temper blew. "Listen old man, I have not had a good day. My donkey, excuse me POSSESSED donkey, led me here in which I was involuntarily thrown into the most bizarre situation of my young life and you have the audacity to try and punish me a third time for some thing that I didn't do! I think not Mr. Severus Snape!!"
Snape was shocked. Never had all his taunting and annoyance ever provoked Hermione to this, but he was the authority all the same and had to do something. "That does it Granger! Now you have double punishment with no choice but mine!"
Hermione's mouth fell open. "Are you kidding me?" She asked.
"I most certainly am not. Now if you will be so kind as to follow me back to the bus which is five hours late because of you." With that he turned on his heel and led them back to the bus.
On the bus Hermione immediately fell asleep with the rocking of the bus leaning her head on Draco's shoulder.
"Water. Life fading. Must have water. Stars blackness closing in."
"Oh please we've only been out here five minutes." Hermione chastised sternly. "But I'm not used to this." Whined Draco. Hermione rolled her eyes.
It was about nine o'clock at night and she could hardly see by her wand light but her donkey refused to stop it's ever persistent movement forward. As each minute passed Hermione felt very tired and scared. Where was the class? Was she ever going to get home? Would she be stuck with Draco in the middle of the desert forever?
Suddenly her donkey stopped and so did Draco's simultaneously. They looked at each other and shrugged taking the opportunity to dismount the donkeys while they could.
But as soon as they had removed themselves from the donkey's backs the donkeys took off again so quickly they couldn't catch them. Hermione threw her hands heavenward. "Of course, now we have to walk."
"Not tonight we're not." Protested Draco, "It's too dark." Hermione wrapped her arms around herself. "And cold." She mumbled. "Are you cold?" Draco asked, concern on his face. "I'm fine." She replied turning her back to him.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. At first she tried to pull away, but two factors stopped her. One, the fact that he was far stronger than her and also, no matter how much she hated to admit it, she felt safe.
He gently took one of her shoulders in his hand and turned her to face him. She looked up at him, fear and confusion in her eyes. He knelt his head to hers and softly brushed his lips against hers.
She immediately tried to pull away but he wouldn't release her. Eventually she relaxed and learned to breathe through her nose. He reluctantly broke the kiss. He looked down at her and realized he had frightened her.
He stepped away from her. "I'm sorry." He whispered. Hermione smiled. "At least I'm not cold anymore." He took a step forward, but she stepped back automatically, so he backed off.
At least she wasn't looking at him like she wanted to run. Suddenly a great beam of light blinded both of them sparing them the burden of continuing the awkward conversation.
"Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy would you mind telling us what the HELL you thought you were doing out here!" Hermione heard Snape's voice through the blinding light and saw his black form as he lowered it.
Draco smiled at Hermione. "We just got lost professor." He replied smoothly. "Unacceptable!" Cried Snape. "You will have to be punished."
Hermione's temper blew. "Listen old man, I have not had a good day. My donkey, excuse me POSSESSED donkey, led me here in which I was involuntarily thrown into the most bizarre situation of my young life and you have the audacity to try and punish me a third time for some thing that I didn't do! I think not Mr. Severus Snape!!"
Snape was shocked. Never had all his taunting and annoyance ever provoked Hermione to this, but he was the authority all the same and had to do something. "That does it Granger! Now you have double punishment with no choice but mine!"
Hermione's mouth fell open. "Are you kidding me?" She asked.
"I most certainly am not. Now if you will be so kind as to follow me back to the bus which is five hours late because of you." With that he turned on his heel and led them back to the bus.
On the bus Hermione immediately fell asleep with the rocking of the bus leaning her head on Draco's shoulder.