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MEG, the title of my other stories are Looking Beyond, I'm here and The Magic of Love
Chapter 12
Hermione walked in the great hall, feeling her stomach grumble. She felt like she hadn't eaten in ages. With all the work that she had been doing for the ball, she'd been losing sleep and hadn't had the time to eat much. Roger and Katie had been giving so many orders that she felt that she couldn't handle them all. She felt so stressed and tired.
Then there's this thing with Draco. They haven't talked for like two days now. She knew that she should just talk to him and stuff, but she just didn't know how to approach him now. Now that he said that them kissing wasn't a mistake. *I mean, what do you say to a guy whom you almost kissed? What?*
She dragged her feet towards her seat beside Ron and sat down, leaning my head on Ron's shoulder.
"You look tired," Ron commented.
"I am," Hermione replied.
"Didn't you get to sleep?" Harry asked concernedly.
"I did," she said. "But somehow it's not enough. What day is it today?" she asked, reaching for a glass of punch and drinking it.
"What, you've also lost track of days?" Ron asked, looking strangely at her then glanced at Harry, who looked back at him worriedly.
This is not the Hermione they know.
"I just...I guess I have," she said resignedly. "So what day is it?"
"It's Saturday, Hermione," Harry said. "Maybe you should go upstairs and rest. We'll bring you breakfast."
"It's Saturday?!" Hermione said, suddenly straightening up. "I have to go to Hogsmeade today! I have to get stuff for the ball. Katie and Roger will kill me if I don't."
"And just how are you going to do that in your state?" Ron asked.
"I'll be fine, Ron," she said, standing up and walking away.
"Where are you going?" Harry called after her.
"I need to go to Hogsmeade," she said, waving.
"Without breakfast?!" Ron yelled loudly. Students from other tables turned to look.
Hermione only waved without looking back and left the great hall.
Ron shook his head and went back to his breakfast. "That girl is stressing herself too much. It's not right."
"Yeah. I know," Harry agreed. "So are you going to Hogsmeade?"
Ron shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe. Depends on Lavender. You?"
"I guess," Harry said. "Ginny said she wanted to go."
**
Draco's eyes trailed after her as she walked out of the great hall. Should he go after her? He didn't know. He wanted to, but he didn't know what she would do. *And without breakfast?* He still couldn't understand why she said that them almost kissing was a mistake. *I mean, how can something that feels so right can be a mistake?*
*So you're admitting you feel something for her?*
Draco sighed and pushed that question out of his mind. *Concentrate.*
After much debate, Draco decided to go and follow her. After all, they were supposed to go to Hogsmeade together.
As he was going out, he bumped into Hermione. Draco immediately put an arm around her waist to steady her. She looked up to him, apprehension seen in her eyes, and then she smiled.
"I was just going to call you," she said.
"You were?"
"Yeah. You're supposed to accompany me to Hogsmeade, remember?" Hermione reminded him.
"I was about to follow you, actually," Draco said.
"Well, let's go then," she said, wriggling out of his arm and taking his hand.
**
"Where are we going?" Draco asked.
"I have to get back to the common room first then to the office. Katie told me to talk to her before we leave," Hermione explained.
So they went to the common room and proceed to the office. When they got to the office, there was no one there. They waited for a couple of minutes until they got bored. Draco stood up and began pacing around.
"I now believe that Katie has an imperfect bone in her system," he announced.
Hermione giggled. "I agree. She's never late."
They waited for another 10 minutes and then Hermione suggested, "What do you say we just leave? We'll deal with her later." She grinned mischievously as she stood up.
"Well, well, well. Hermione Granger has a naughty bone in her," Draco said with a smile.
"Well, we're wasting time, aren't we?" she said and went out of the room. "Let's go."
Draco followed after her and he decided that it's now or never. He jogged up to her. "Wait," he said and grabbed her arm.
She turned around. "Wha--?" But she was cut off by Draco's lips.
Hermione was stunned. *Draco's kissing me! He's kissing me!* But she soon relaxed. She wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him closer. Draco realized this and deepened the kiss. His arms traveled on her back, caressing it.
Draco never thought at kiss could feel that good. He's kissed a couple of girls, but none of them made him feel that kissing was worth it. And now he knew that it was. He still felt confused as to what he's feeling for her. He had never felt this way before. She was slowly changing him and she didn't even know it.
Everything in Hermione's world turned hazy and blurry. The world didn't matter to her for now. All that mattered was that she was in Draco's arms and everything felt so right. Everything felt perfect. *So this is what it's like to fall in love.*
Draco's hands went up to her hair and stroked it. Hermione's arms never left his neck, for fear that her knees would give way and she'd fall. They stopped and gazed at each other's eyes. Hermione saw love in them. And all that Draco saw was the beauty she possessed.
"You're so beautiful," Draco whispered.
He leaned forward to kiss her again when.
"Ahem!"
Hermione pushed Draco away and turned to see who it was.
It was Professor McGonagall. With Katie and Roger.
**
Professor McGonagall gave some announcements and orders for the upcoming ball. She took one glance at Hermione and Draco, who were both looking flushed and left the office. Katie and Roger then burst laughing.
"So, how's it going?" Roger asked them, fighting back his laugh.
"Fine," Hermione replied very softly.
"Um, well, for all it's worth, we won't tell anyone," Katie said kindly.
Hermione looked up at both of them. "Don't you think we'd better get going now? I mean, we have to buy a lot of stuff."
"Yeah?" Roger asked a glint in his eye.
Hermione turned red.
"Padma and Justin already took care of the decorations. You two will be the one decorating the hall the morning before the ball," Katie said.
"Sure," Draco said.
**
"Hermione! Hermione!"
Hermione turned around and saw Harry approaching. She was walking on the grounds, by the forbidden forest. She just wanted to calm herself down. She felt so shaky because she and Draco finally kissed and someone saw them.
"Harry," she said, forcing a smile.
"What are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you everywhere," he said, feeling breathless.
"Why?" she asked.
"Well...I-I wanted to ask you who you're going to the ball with," he said, looking down.
"Oh, um, I'm going with Draco," she said.
Harry looked up. "What?! You're going with Malfoy?! Why?!"
"Prefects are supposed to go together," she explained.
"But still! Why didn't you just go with Justin or something?" Harry asked hotly.
"He wanted to go with Padma," Hermione said, trying to stay calm.
"You can't go with that git! He'll just hurt you!" Harry said.
"No, he won't," she replied.
"Hermione," Harry said, running out of words to say.
"Honestly, Harry. What's the big deal?" Hermione said, getting upset herself.
"You want to know what the big deal is?" Harry snapped.
"Yes. Yes, I do. I want to know why you're acting like this," she snapped back.
"This is the reason," Harry said.
He grabbed Hermione's face and kissed her.
Thank you so much for the wonderful reviews! They keep me writing so keep them coming! :)
MEG, the title of my other stories are Looking Beyond, I'm here and The Magic of Love
Chapter 12
Hermione walked in the great hall, feeling her stomach grumble. She felt like she hadn't eaten in ages. With all the work that she had been doing for the ball, she'd been losing sleep and hadn't had the time to eat much. Roger and Katie had been giving so many orders that she felt that she couldn't handle them all. She felt so stressed and tired.
Then there's this thing with Draco. They haven't talked for like two days now. She knew that she should just talk to him and stuff, but she just didn't know how to approach him now. Now that he said that them kissing wasn't a mistake. *I mean, what do you say to a guy whom you almost kissed? What?*
She dragged her feet towards her seat beside Ron and sat down, leaning my head on Ron's shoulder.
"You look tired," Ron commented.
"I am," Hermione replied.
"Didn't you get to sleep?" Harry asked concernedly.
"I did," she said. "But somehow it's not enough. What day is it today?" she asked, reaching for a glass of punch and drinking it.
"What, you've also lost track of days?" Ron asked, looking strangely at her then glanced at Harry, who looked back at him worriedly.
This is not the Hermione they know.
"I just...I guess I have," she said resignedly. "So what day is it?"
"It's Saturday, Hermione," Harry said. "Maybe you should go upstairs and rest. We'll bring you breakfast."
"It's Saturday?!" Hermione said, suddenly straightening up. "I have to go to Hogsmeade today! I have to get stuff for the ball. Katie and Roger will kill me if I don't."
"And just how are you going to do that in your state?" Ron asked.
"I'll be fine, Ron," she said, standing up and walking away.
"Where are you going?" Harry called after her.
"I need to go to Hogsmeade," she said, waving.
"Without breakfast?!" Ron yelled loudly. Students from other tables turned to look.
Hermione only waved without looking back and left the great hall.
Ron shook his head and went back to his breakfast. "That girl is stressing herself too much. It's not right."
"Yeah. I know," Harry agreed. "So are you going to Hogsmeade?"
Ron shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe. Depends on Lavender. You?"
"I guess," Harry said. "Ginny said she wanted to go."
**
Draco's eyes trailed after her as she walked out of the great hall. Should he go after her? He didn't know. He wanted to, but he didn't know what she would do. *And without breakfast?* He still couldn't understand why she said that them almost kissing was a mistake. *I mean, how can something that feels so right can be a mistake?*
*So you're admitting you feel something for her?*
Draco sighed and pushed that question out of his mind. *Concentrate.*
After much debate, Draco decided to go and follow her. After all, they were supposed to go to Hogsmeade together.
As he was going out, he bumped into Hermione. Draco immediately put an arm around her waist to steady her. She looked up to him, apprehension seen in her eyes, and then she smiled.
"I was just going to call you," she said.
"You were?"
"Yeah. You're supposed to accompany me to Hogsmeade, remember?" Hermione reminded him.
"I was about to follow you, actually," Draco said.
"Well, let's go then," she said, wriggling out of his arm and taking his hand.
**
"Where are we going?" Draco asked.
"I have to get back to the common room first then to the office. Katie told me to talk to her before we leave," Hermione explained.
So they went to the common room and proceed to the office. When they got to the office, there was no one there. They waited for a couple of minutes until they got bored. Draco stood up and began pacing around.
"I now believe that Katie has an imperfect bone in her system," he announced.
Hermione giggled. "I agree. She's never late."
They waited for another 10 minutes and then Hermione suggested, "What do you say we just leave? We'll deal with her later." She grinned mischievously as she stood up.
"Well, well, well. Hermione Granger has a naughty bone in her," Draco said with a smile.
"Well, we're wasting time, aren't we?" she said and went out of the room. "Let's go."
Draco followed after her and he decided that it's now or never. He jogged up to her. "Wait," he said and grabbed her arm.
She turned around. "Wha--?" But she was cut off by Draco's lips.
Hermione was stunned. *Draco's kissing me! He's kissing me!* But she soon relaxed. She wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him closer. Draco realized this and deepened the kiss. His arms traveled on her back, caressing it.
Draco never thought at kiss could feel that good. He's kissed a couple of girls, but none of them made him feel that kissing was worth it. And now he knew that it was. He still felt confused as to what he's feeling for her. He had never felt this way before. She was slowly changing him and she didn't even know it.
Everything in Hermione's world turned hazy and blurry. The world didn't matter to her for now. All that mattered was that she was in Draco's arms and everything felt so right. Everything felt perfect. *So this is what it's like to fall in love.*
Draco's hands went up to her hair and stroked it. Hermione's arms never left his neck, for fear that her knees would give way and she'd fall. They stopped and gazed at each other's eyes. Hermione saw love in them. And all that Draco saw was the beauty she possessed.
"You're so beautiful," Draco whispered.
He leaned forward to kiss her again when.
"Ahem!"
Hermione pushed Draco away and turned to see who it was.
It was Professor McGonagall. With Katie and Roger.
**
Professor McGonagall gave some announcements and orders for the upcoming ball. She took one glance at Hermione and Draco, who were both looking flushed and left the office. Katie and Roger then burst laughing.
"So, how's it going?" Roger asked them, fighting back his laugh.
"Fine," Hermione replied very softly.
"Um, well, for all it's worth, we won't tell anyone," Katie said kindly.
Hermione looked up at both of them. "Don't you think we'd better get going now? I mean, we have to buy a lot of stuff."
"Yeah?" Roger asked a glint in his eye.
Hermione turned red.
"Padma and Justin already took care of the decorations. You two will be the one decorating the hall the morning before the ball," Katie said.
"Sure," Draco said.
**
"Hermione! Hermione!"
Hermione turned around and saw Harry approaching. She was walking on the grounds, by the forbidden forest. She just wanted to calm herself down. She felt so shaky because she and Draco finally kissed and someone saw them.
"Harry," she said, forcing a smile.
"What are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you everywhere," he said, feeling breathless.
"Why?" she asked.
"Well...I-I wanted to ask you who you're going to the ball with," he said, looking down.
"Oh, um, I'm going with Draco," she said.
Harry looked up. "What?! You're going with Malfoy?! Why?!"
"Prefects are supposed to go together," she explained.
"But still! Why didn't you just go with Justin or something?" Harry asked hotly.
"He wanted to go with Padma," Hermione said, trying to stay calm.
"You can't go with that git! He'll just hurt you!" Harry said.
"No, he won't," she replied.
"Hermione," Harry said, running out of words to say.
"Honestly, Harry. What's the big deal?" Hermione said, getting upset herself.
"You want to know what the big deal is?" Harry snapped.
"Yes. Yes, I do. I want to know why you're acting like this," she snapped back.
"This is the reason," Harry said.
He grabbed Hermione's face and kissed her.