Chapter 4 : A Day in Hogsmeade (And More)
"Alright Mione! Tomorrow is your 'date' with Malfoy! So, what are you guys going to do?" Ginny squealed with delight.
Nothing special, since I'm going out with Ron!
No. Way! They're going out? This whole thing is ruined! I need to break them up or something.
"Um, uh, probably just hang out ya know? You know, butterbeer, Honeydukes, all that stuff!" Hermione replied, plastering a fake smile on her flawless face.
"Sounds nice." Ginny nodded in approval. She knew she had to do something, but she didn't know what.
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"Alright you two, have fun … remember, that is what you're supposed to do! Draco, show Mione a good time, got that?" Ginny commanded.
"Sure, whatever." Draco muttered. Hermione turned and walked out of the doors, but Draco stayed put.
Why should I care if she's going out with Weasel? I mean, sure she's cute … no pretty … no beautiful … no hot … but she can do whatever she wants to do with Weasley. I don't have 'real' feelings for her! I just have a thing about how bloody good she looks. So, why do I care that she's with Weasley?
"Why do you care Draco?" Ginny asked, then realized what she had done.
"Huh? What? How did you … what's going on?" Draco blushed red with embarrassment, much to his dislike.
"Look, I can read minds … I just read yours. You really like Hermione don't you. Don't deny it either!" Ginny took a menacing step toward Draco.
"No! No! Of course not!" Draco yelled, flailing his arms about, but turning scarlet red in the process.
"Whatever … you better tell her. Today. If you tell her, there's a 95% chance she'll tell you how she feels too!" Ginny murmured.
"What do you mean how she feels?" Draco looked at her skeptically.
"It means what I say. How she feels. She feels it too, she feels for you."
"Whatever Wealsey" Draco snapped and walked outside only to see Hermione's retreating back, heading towards Hogsmeade.
"Granger! Granger!" Draco yelled, running up to the 6TH year prefect.
"Hurry you're lazy rear over here Malfoy! Come on! Gees, I guess just because Slytherins are cunning, doesn't mean they're fast." Hermione growled at him.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Okay, we're going to have fun, whether you want to or not." Draco barked and led Hermione towards Hogsmeade.
Oh, I want to have fun. But, I can't because of Ron. Ron. My best friend or boyfriend?
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"Okay, first off we need to go to … Wizard Whats-Its.." Hermione pulled out a piece of parchment and read.
"And why exactly do we have to go there?" Draco asked through clenched teeth.
"For special effects you git!" Hermione yelled at him. He simply nodded and followed her into the shop.
There is positively no one here … well except for the shop owners … but they don't count!
It's nice being here without anyone else … but I am with someone else. Draco. So why am I so happy, yet so mad?
So after looking for their special effects, food (recipes to be exact), and music, Hermione decided to start the fun.
"What do you say to getting a butterbeer, Draco?" Hermione inquired, and thought she saw his eyes brighten up at her idea.
"Sure, why not. I am a bit thirsty!" Draco smiled at her. The smile that made her heart flutter and her stomach tighten.
They walked side by side as they went to get some butterbeer. Draco continuously kept glancing at Hermione from the side of his eyes. Once, Draco caught her doing the exact same, but she looked away and hid the blush that had crept up on her face.
They reached the little 'café' and Draco, being the true gentleman he is, opened the door for her and allowed her in first.
"2 butterbeers please." Draco ordered when they sat at the bar.
"Hey Draco, I'm going to go freshen up a bit okay?" Hermione told Draco, to which he smiled and nodded.
Why do I care how I look for Draco? I mean Malfoy! Well, let the fun begin!
Hermione went into the 'little girls' room and looked at herself in the mirror.
"Hair's droopy, lip gloss is gone, and I kinda smell." Hermione murmured to herself.
"Okay time to change." Hermione decided and went on casting the spells.
She left the bathroom with blonde hair, tinted lip gloss on, and smelling like raspberries.
She decided to look around a bit and as she wandered around, she came upon a stage. She could tell it was brand new because she could still smell the paint. She wandered over to it and noticed a stack of flyers. She picked one up and read :
NEW YEARS EVE SING-OFF! INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS! FOR AGES 14-18! 9-12 P.M. ON NEW YEARS EVE! BRING A DATE! IF YOU WISH TO ENTER THE SING-OFF, PLEASE SEND US YOUR NAME, AGE, SONG YOU'LL BE SINGING, AND THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY SANG IT!
Hermione smiled with glee. Her big break. She always knew she could sing, maybe not the best, but she was good. Before she was accepted at Hogwarts, her parents had asked her about attending a Junior Music School.
Hermione walked over to Draco, whom she noticed had two butterbeers sitting by him, both seemed untouched.
"Sorry I took so long!" Hermione apologized. Draco waved her off and slid the glass over to her.
"Um,Tatum … I happened to come upon that new stage you have, just back there, and read one of the flyers. Do you by any chance think I could take some to Hogwarts and see who wants to come?" Hermione asked the waitress.
"Sure, why not. The more people we get in here the better!" Tatum replied. Hermione smiled and gulped down her drink.
"You ready for some real fun?" Draco asked her excitedly. Hermione turned to him and nodded furiously.
Hermione and Draco sped off towards Honeydukes, then to Zonkos, and then went to the new music store.
Wow. There really is no one else here except for Draco and me! It's kind of nice … here alone … with Draco. No! No it's not. You have a boyfriend, you can't think like that!
Hermione couldn't take it anymore. She turned and grabbed Draco by the collar. She pulled him close to her and began kissing him senseless.
"Hermione you can't …" Draco began muttering between kisses.
"I don't care. I want you!" Hermione managed to get out.
I know, I know, I'm betraying Ron, but I want Draco so much. No! You have to stop this. This is the wrong thing to do. You're with Ron! Just stop!
Hermione pulled away from Draco abruptly. She knew she had to stop, and she did so reluctantly.
"You're right Draco I really can't do this. I'm with Ron and I care for him, but just so you know, I care for you too!" Hermione whispered and ran off towards the castle.
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"So? How did it go?" Ginny inquired her best friend. She really did hope what she wanted to happen did happen.
"Gin, I kissed him! I betrayed Ron! What am I going to do?" Hermione yelled sounding extremely nervous and on the verge of a breakdown.
"Hermione, it's okay. Draco's hot! Any girl would want to kiss him. Just, try not to think about it." Ginny stated, trying to sound as if she shouldn't have, but deep down, she knew that Hermione did the right thing kissing Draco.
"I feel so horrible. I feel so guilty. I feel so HORRIBLE! I'm such a bad girlfriend!" Hermione moaned and slapped her hand to her forehead.
"Don't worry Mione … it'll be okay. Don't worry …" Ginny soothed her crying friend.
But … the worst part is … I actually enjoyed kissing him and when I kissed him … I couldn't remember Ron or anything else!
Oh no dear, that is the best part, not the worst!
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Dear Hermione,
Oy Hermione! Please meet me at the library tonight at 10. I love you!
All my love,
Ron
Hermione read and re-read the note she had received from her boyfriend. I love you, I love you, I love you. How can he really love me? I mean, if he said I love you before we were an 'item' I would have though of it as 'brotherly love' but now that we're going out, it's way too creepy for him to say he loves me!
10 'o' clock came way too soon for Hermione. She pulled her hair up in a plain pony-tail, threw on a pair of old jeans, and a tee she stole from her mom's closet.
She walked slowly to the library.
Who would have thought they'd seen the day when Hermione Granger didn't want to go to the library?!
She arrived at the library faster than she had hoped she would. She slowly opened the doors and walked in.
Ron was no where to be seen, so she walked through the shelves and shelves of books, before coming upon one where she heard ragged breathing.
"Oh Gods Hermione! I didn't think you were coming!" Ron gasped and ran at her with his arms open. She quickly, but casually, leaned on the bookcase next to her.
Why don't I want him to touch me? He's my best- no boyfriend! Something is totally wrong!
"Um, so what did you need Ron?" Hermione asked nervously. She had no clue what Ron had asked her to come for.
"Well, I was wondering, if you um, cared if I um, kissed you sometimes …" Ron trailed off and blushed a deep scarlet red almost immediately.
"Um, sure." Hermione answered before really thinking about the whole thing. She didn't know what she had gotten herself into.
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Hm, so Weasley's asked her if he can kiss her … let's see what she does. I bet he kisses her now … how will she react?
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The next thing she knew, Ron had leaned in and was kissing her madly. Hermione's eyes widened in shock, but she soon reacted to the kiss, but not to Ron's kiss …
Just imagine it's Draco kissing you … but no body kisses like Draco! Ron's all slobbery and nasty! Eww …
"Draco … Draco …" Hermione moaned out softly, causing Ron's eyes to open in shock, but let it slide and kissed her back, deepening the kiss.
Draco smirked in the shadows of the library. She had called out his name and not Weasels! She did like him! That other Weasley girl was right! Now all he had to do was make her confront her feelings.
'Ron I … Ron I have to go." Hermione muttered and fled from the library.
No way … that was horrifying and did I really moan out Dra-Malfoy's name? I think I did … brilliant Mione! Just brilliant!
Hermione ran back to her room and laid down, falling into a deep and dreamless sleep.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~What'd you guys think of this chapter? I know, it wasn't too exciting and I know there hasn't been much prefect stuff, but there will be more! READ AND REVIEW!
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