Disclaimer~ I don't own any of the original Harry Potter characters, they
belong to the almighty JK Rowling...but I do own all of the American
characters. (
The next few days passed like a blur, Draco and Hermione rarely talked and her life revolved around her school work once again. But something was different; Ron and Heather were two of the happiest people she had ever seen in her life and seeing them made her realize how happy two people really can be together. All of her classes were going well; except for Defence Against the Dark Arts. It seems that Professor Vogel wasn't just embarrassed, she really disliked Hermione. She was almost as bad as Snape, as she was constantly harping on Hermione and taking off points from Gryffindor for no reason at all. Life was dull...until...
"Hermione...are you awake?" a familiar voice asked gently.
"Hmm?" she was still half asleep, and it felt like it was barely 3:00 in the morning.
"What time is it?"
"It's 3:30, I wanted to talk to you about something," Draco whispered as she recognized his voice once again.
"Can't it wait? I am so tired..." Hermione started to drift back to sleep.
"No! It can't wait, we need to talk now! This could be one of the only chances I can talk to you alone," Draco cupped her chin with the palm of his hand. "It's important," he smiled gently as he settled himself onto her bed.
"Alright...but please make it quick," she laughed half asleep but made sure she heard everything he said.
"It's about us...are we...more than just friends?" Draco asked her nervously.
"You know...I have been wondering the same thing lately...I think we have the potential, but I don't know if it would be a very good idea. I mean, honestly...what would people think?" Hermione eyes searched him for an answer.
"I don't really care what people would think. I love you more than anything, and I wouldn't say that unless I meant it with all my heart. That kiss meant more to me than I think you'll ever know, and I don't want to blow a wonderful relationship just because we are worried about what people might think about us." Draco said sharply.
"I am sorry..." she looked into his grey eyes, this was what she had seen that night in her dream. They weren't cold anymore, but full of truth and a love so deep for her it couldn't even be explained. Still, she wasn't sure if she wanted to ruin her reputation getting with a guy like him.
"Don't be sorry, just say you'll be mine," Draco suddenly jerked up at the sound of a loud knock on her door. "I'll talk to you later Hermione...and maybe you'll have an answer for me then," he smirked as he quickly left through the open window.
"So that's how he got in..." she could see Draco flying gracefully over the magnificent towers of Hogwarts as he went down to Quidditch practice. Suddenly remembering why he even left she got out of bed and ran downstairs to open her door.
"Hi Hermione!" Chris said cheerfully. 'He must be a morning person she thought to herself.'
"Hi Chris," Hermione smiled meekly. "Why so cheerful?"
"Oh...no real reason, I just wanted to come see you," he smiled that handsome smile again. Here was a guy that she could go out with and still meet everyone's approval. As much as she cared about Draco...she just wasn't sure if it would work out between them.
"Really? Aww...that's sweet, why don't you come in...I'll be ready in a second." Hermione waved an arm inside as she ran upstairs to quickly throw some clothes on. Chris went in and sat down on one of her many squishy chairs in front of the fireplace.
"This is more like it," Chris said to himself as he warmed himself from the fire.
Hermione's POV
"Now where did I put that book of Makeup and Hair Do's and Don'ts." I threw open my trunk as my clothes went everywhere.
"Ah, here it is...right at the bottom, doesn't it figure?" I looked into the mirror as I read some simple spells for 'Makeup: Casual Appearances'.
"Ooh! This one looks perfect!" I ran over to grab my wand.
"Blusira" I whispered and out of nowhere makeup started to melt onto my face. Just a little bit of pink eye shadow and blush, nothing special. But just enough to look nice for Chris.
"Now my hair..." I flipped to the same section under hair 'Hair: Casual Appearances' and did a more complicated spell to curl my hair.
"I think my lavender headband would be a good touch," I walked over to my dresser as I grabbed my school robes and headband.
"Well, maybe the black one would look better," I thought as I put the Lavender one on.
"I'll be right down Chris!" I switched the headbands as I adjusted it to fit my now curly hair.
"Much better," I smiled, just as the mirror told me how beautiful I looked.
"Thanks," I answered it as I skipped back down the stairs.
Chris stood up as I ran into the room finally wide awake. "You look beautiful Hermione,"
"Thank you Chris, now where are we off to?" I asked him excitedly.
"There's a Quidditch game in a little less than an hour, so I was thinking we could walk around outside for a bit then go watch the game." He offered me his arm as I took it graciously and walked out of my Head Girl room and out onto the sweeping lawns.
"What a beautiful day it is today," I said as I let my eyes wander around Hogwarts grounds. "Have you been to Hagrid's Hut yet?"
"I don't think so...not out of class, but we have half an hour so if you want we can head over there," he was so easy to get along with and I wondered why I had even considered going for Draco.
"Alright, then let's go..." we walked over to Hagrid's Hut with me rethinking everything that had happened between Draco and I.
Author's Note************************************************************
So yeah...how was it? I know it was dreadfully short but I haven't felt like writing much. I will REALLY try and get the next chapter out as soon as I can. Was this a cliff-hanger? ;-) I suppose if you're into the story it could be...lol. Well keep reading AND of course reviewing...does anyone think I should kill someone in the story? Just an idea so I can keep things moving...Buh bye for now!
~Genny
The next few days passed like a blur, Draco and Hermione rarely talked and her life revolved around her school work once again. But something was different; Ron and Heather were two of the happiest people she had ever seen in her life and seeing them made her realize how happy two people really can be together. All of her classes were going well; except for Defence Against the Dark Arts. It seems that Professor Vogel wasn't just embarrassed, she really disliked Hermione. She was almost as bad as Snape, as she was constantly harping on Hermione and taking off points from Gryffindor for no reason at all. Life was dull...until...
"Hermione...are you awake?" a familiar voice asked gently.
"Hmm?" she was still half asleep, and it felt like it was barely 3:00 in the morning.
"What time is it?"
"It's 3:30, I wanted to talk to you about something," Draco whispered as she recognized his voice once again.
"Can't it wait? I am so tired..." Hermione started to drift back to sleep.
"No! It can't wait, we need to talk now! This could be one of the only chances I can talk to you alone," Draco cupped her chin with the palm of his hand. "It's important," he smiled gently as he settled himself onto her bed.
"Alright...but please make it quick," she laughed half asleep but made sure she heard everything he said.
"It's about us...are we...more than just friends?" Draco asked her nervously.
"You know...I have been wondering the same thing lately...I think we have the potential, but I don't know if it would be a very good idea. I mean, honestly...what would people think?" Hermione eyes searched him for an answer.
"I don't really care what people would think. I love you more than anything, and I wouldn't say that unless I meant it with all my heart. That kiss meant more to me than I think you'll ever know, and I don't want to blow a wonderful relationship just because we are worried about what people might think about us." Draco said sharply.
"I am sorry..." she looked into his grey eyes, this was what she had seen that night in her dream. They weren't cold anymore, but full of truth and a love so deep for her it couldn't even be explained. Still, she wasn't sure if she wanted to ruin her reputation getting with a guy like him.
"Don't be sorry, just say you'll be mine," Draco suddenly jerked up at the sound of a loud knock on her door. "I'll talk to you later Hermione...and maybe you'll have an answer for me then," he smirked as he quickly left through the open window.
"So that's how he got in..." she could see Draco flying gracefully over the magnificent towers of Hogwarts as he went down to Quidditch practice. Suddenly remembering why he even left she got out of bed and ran downstairs to open her door.
"Hi Hermione!" Chris said cheerfully. 'He must be a morning person she thought to herself.'
"Hi Chris," Hermione smiled meekly. "Why so cheerful?"
"Oh...no real reason, I just wanted to come see you," he smiled that handsome smile again. Here was a guy that she could go out with and still meet everyone's approval. As much as she cared about Draco...she just wasn't sure if it would work out between them.
"Really? Aww...that's sweet, why don't you come in...I'll be ready in a second." Hermione waved an arm inside as she ran upstairs to quickly throw some clothes on. Chris went in and sat down on one of her many squishy chairs in front of the fireplace.
"This is more like it," Chris said to himself as he warmed himself from the fire.
Hermione's POV
"Now where did I put that book of Makeup and Hair Do's and Don'ts." I threw open my trunk as my clothes went everywhere.
"Ah, here it is...right at the bottom, doesn't it figure?" I looked into the mirror as I read some simple spells for 'Makeup: Casual Appearances'.
"Ooh! This one looks perfect!" I ran over to grab my wand.
"Blusira" I whispered and out of nowhere makeup started to melt onto my face. Just a little bit of pink eye shadow and blush, nothing special. But just enough to look nice for Chris.
"Now my hair..." I flipped to the same section under hair 'Hair: Casual Appearances' and did a more complicated spell to curl my hair.
"I think my lavender headband would be a good touch," I walked over to my dresser as I grabbed my school robes and headband.
"Well, maybe the black one would look better," I thought as I put the Lavender one on.
"I'll be right down Chris!" I switched the headbands as I adjusted it to fit my now curly hair.
"Much better," I smiled, just as the mirror told me how beautiful I looked.
"Thanks," I answered it as I skipped back down the stairs.
Chris stood up as I ran into the room finally wide awake. "You look beautiful Hermione,"
"Thank you Chris, now where are we off to?" I asked him excitedly.
"There's a Quidditch game in a little less than an hour, so I was thinking we could walk around outside for a bit then go watch the game." He offered me his arm as I took it graciously and walked out of my Head Girl room and out onto the sweeping lawns.
"What a beautiful day it is today," I said as I let my eyes wander around Hogwarts grounds. "Have you been to Hagrid's Hut yet?"
"I don't think so...not out of class, but we have half an hour so if you want we can head over there," he was so easy to get along with and I wondered why I had even considered going for Draco.
"Alright, then let's go..." we walked over to Hagrid's Hut with me rethinking everything that had happened between Draco and I.
Author's Note************************************************************
So yeah...how was it? I know it was dreadfully short but I haven't felt like writing much. I will REALLY try and get the next chapter out as soon as I can. Was this a cliff-hanger? ;-) I suppose if you're into the story it could be...lol. Well keep reading AND of course reviewing...does anyone think I should kill someone in the story? Just an idea so I can keep things moving...Buh bye for now!
~Genny