A/N: Aight, this story is rolling along at a rocket's pace! Perhaps I'll be
able to finish it or one of my others and finally be able to start in on a
few crossovers and parodies that have been popping up in my mind for the
past few...months...o^-^o er, anywayz... as always, all things HP property
of JKR. For complete details see former chapters... this chapter is
dedicated to my luvly friend Forsythia! She hasn't written anything yet,
but I'm hoping she'll find some inspiration somewhere...I have confidence
she is a wonderful writer! Looking forward to her first composition! In the
meantime, let's keep up with my story. And now to business...
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Chapter Four: All is Revealed!
After the ball was over, neither Hermione nor Draco wanted to go back to their respective beds. So Draco cast a powerful invisibility charm over the both of them so they were cloaked entirely from others' view and they wandered off into the Grounds, careful to avoid other people.
We come across them sitting in a tree overlooking the lake, wrapped in one another's arms and entirely blissful. It is approximately 2 AM, and as it is Saturday, neither have classes. However, they do have a problem. The potion gone wrong will wear off in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
:~:*^*:~:
"Wait...what am I doing holding you?" Draco exclaimed as he came to his senses.
"Oh gobs, oh gobs...I kissed you. I kissed you!" Hermione screamed, shocked.
"Wait...oh gobs, you're right!" Draco replied, adding a perfectly shocked little yell at the end.
"Hang on...it didn't, I mean-" Hermione began.
"Bother me." Both Draco and Hermione finished together.
"Don't call me crazy but... I think I actually love you, Hermione." Draco said, still a bit shocked, but perfectly sincere.
"Me too, Draco. Me too." Hermione replied, sounding a bit preoccupied, but if you looked her in the eye, you would see she was being entirely honest.
So the two relaxed again, and Hermione once more settled back in his arms. Eventually, they both fell into a peaceful slumber.
:~:*^*:~:
Over that week, the couple could be seen walking all over Hogwarts holding hands, hiding in corners kissing, whispering together, sitting in the library poring over homework together. They actually even sat together in the few classes they had together. Including Potions. Which is where the problem began that Wednesday.
:~:*^*:~:
Hermione and Draco sat, hands entwined, in yet another Potions class that Wednesday. No one was expecting anything to be said; they all knew perfectly well by now that the two were only acting under the influence of a love potion, and it would wear off any day now.
Snape walked up to the pair. He smirked as he said, "Well, children, the potion should have worn off by now. How do you two feel?"
Draco matched Snape's smirk, and bested him with a silky reply to match, "Very good, actually. And I do believe the potion wore off a few days ago, professor."
Snape's smirk turned to an angry grimace as he growled, "Don't be pert with me, boy. We shall see what you think when I've administered the antidote!"
With that, Snape pulled a small bottle containing a liquid of deepest ebony out of his robes. He grabbed Draco by the hair and practically yanked his head back. As he pulled the stopper off the bottle, he trickled a few drops into the shocked boy's open mouth. He didn't even touch Hermione, as her mouth had sprung open in surprise. He simply threw a few drops between her lips.
As he stalked away to his desk, Draco picked himself back up, smoothing his hair back with one hand, the other hand grasping Hermione's tightly with an easily concealed rage. He had gulped down the bitter liquid easily, and sat now waiting for Snape to attack again. Hermione had swallowed the potion as well, eager to prove her true love for Draco.
The two moved a bit closer together, and met the shocked and outraged stares of their classmates as they looked around the room. Snape looked over amusedly at the two with a mocking smile.
"It seems," he stated with an elegant flourish, "these two were truthfully not acting under the influence of a love potion." here his eyes lost some of their amused gleam, but his smile remained firmly in place.
He sat at his desk giving the class instructions to complete the potions listed on the board by the end of the class period. And, he added, he would be assigning seats to split up "students who are not exactly focused on schoolwork".
Naturally, the rest of the class was far from normal. People kept glancing over at Hermione and Draco. By the end of class, half were glaring at them and half were laughing at them. It was just about the biggest social attraction since the "Potter Stinks" buttons of their fourth year. The future does not look too bright for the pair socially. And this is where the story ends if no one can come up with a good idea for next chapter. So review, submit your chapter ideas-or this is as far as the story goes.
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Chapter Four: All is Revealed!
After the ball was over, neither Hermione nor Draco wanted to go back to their respective beds. So Draco cast a powerful invisibility charm over the both of them so they were cloaked entirely from others' view and they wandered off into the Grounds, careful to avoid other people.
We come across them sitting in a tree overlooking the lake, wrapped in one another's arms and entirely blissful. It is approximately 2 AM, and as it is Saturday, neither have classes. However, they do have a problem. The potion gone wrong will wear off in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
:~:*^*:~:
"Wait...what am I doing holding you?" Draco exclaimed as he came to his senses.
"Oh gobs, oh gobs...I kissed you. I kissed you!" Hermione screamed, shocked.
"Wait...oh gobs, you're right!" Draco replied, adding a perfectly shocked little yell at the end.
"Hang on...it didn't, I mean-" Hermione began.
"Bother me." Both Draco and Hermione finished together.
"Don't call me crazy but... I think I actually love you, Hermione." Draco said, still a bit shocked, but perfectly sincere.
"Me too, Draco. Me too." Hermione replied, sounding a bit preoccupied, but if you looked her in the eye, you would see she was being entirely honest.
So the two relaxed again, and Hermione once more settled back in his arms. Eventually, they both fell into a peaceful slumber.
:~:*^*:~:
Over that week, the couple could be seen walking all over Hogwarts holding hands, hiding in corners kissing, whispering together, sitting in the library poring over homework together. They actually even sat together in the few classes they had together. Including Potions. Which is where the problem began that Wednesday.
:~:*^*:~:
Hermione and Draco sat, hands entwined, in yet another Potions class that Wednesday. No one was expecting anything to be said; they all knew perfectly well by now that the two were only acting under the influence of a love potion, and it would wear off any day now.
Snape walked up to the pair. He smirked as he said, "Well, children, the potion should have worn off by now. How do you two feel?"
Draco matched Snape's smirk, and bested him with a silky reply to match, "Very good, actually. And I do believe the potion wore off a few days ago, professor."
Snape's smirk turned to an angry grimace as he growled, "Don't be pert with me, boy. We shall see what you think when I've administered the antidote!"
With that, Snape pulled a small bottle containing a liquid of deepest ebony out of his robes. He grabbed Draco by the hair and practically yanked his head back. As he pulled the stopper off the bottle, he trickled a few drops into the shocked boy's open mouth. He didn't even touch Hermione, as her mouth had sprung open in surprise. He simply threw a few drops between her lips.
As he stalked away to his desk, Draco picked himself back up, smoothing his hair back with one hand, the other hand grasping Hermione's tightly with an easily concealed rage. He had gulped down the bitter liquid easily, and sat now waiting for Snape to attack again. Hermione had swallowed the potion as well, eager to prove her true love for Draco.
The two moved a bit closer together, and met the shocked and outraged stares of their classmates as they looked around the room. Snape looked over amusedly at the two with a mocking smile.
"It seems," he stated with an elegant flourish, "these two were truthfully not acting under the influence of a love potion." here his eyes lost some of their amused gleam, but his smile remained firmly in place.
He sat at his desk giving the class instructions to complete the potions listed on the board by the end of the class period. And, he added, he would be assigning seats to split up "students who are not exactly focused on schoolwork".
Naturally, the rest of the class was far from normal. People kept glancing over at Hermione and Draco. By the end of class, half were glaring at them and half were laughing at them. It was just about the biggest social attraction since the "Potter Stinks" buttons of their fourth year. The future does not look too bright for the pair socially. And this is where the story ends if no one can come up with a good idea for next chapter. So review, submit your chapter ideas-or this is as far as the story goes.