Love Me.
Chapter Two.
Draco entered the library after lunch. He had a free period to do what he wanted. So he had decided to go and find something to help him with his transfiguration homework. He walk along the selves looking and wondering when he ran smack into someone. Both of them fell to the floor with a crash and the books that the other person was carrying fell and hit Draco in the head. "Why don't you watch were your going!" he said angrily. "I was watching were I was going! Why don't you watch were you going!" the person retorted. "Why you little.." He looked up and found him self face to face with Hermione who was staring at him. Draco opened his mouth to say something but no words came out, he seemed to have lost the ability to speak. Hermione looked blankly back at him. They sat there for at least five minutes until someone slamming a book on a table not far away brought them back. Hermione shook her head. "I'm sorry." she scrambled around picking up her books. Draco handed her the book that had hit him. "Here. I'm sorry to." He stood up and helped her up, then she gave him a weak smile and ran off. He looked after her for awhile then began looking for his book thinking about what happened. It was like after he saw her he had lost the ability to speak and to be mean. And she caused it to happen. He didn't like that. If the Slytherin's found out that he went soft around Hermione he would lose his reputation and be laughed at, not to mention shame his family. He pushed his hair back and sighed. Having crushes on someone was hard work.
At last Draco grabbed a transfiguration book and left the library and banged in to Pansy Parkinson. This
time he didn't fall to the floor. "Oh Hiya Draco!" Pansy said happily. "Fancy bumping into you here." "I
guess." Draco replied. Pansy bent her head. "What are you doing here if you don't mind me asking."
"What does it look like I'm doing. Getting a book." "Oh" Draco rolled his eyes. "Anyway I have to go.
See you later." And with that he took off in the direction of the Slytherin common room with the book
under his arm, leaving Pansy behind looking at him strangely. "Whats up with him." she muttered before
entering the stillness of the library.
*****Charms Class*****
Harry and Ron looked up as Hermione slipped it to her seat for her after lunch Charms class. Her face was a little red and her arms were full of books. And she was late. "Hermione." harry whispered. "Why are you so late?" She looked at him. "Oh. I uh got held up in the library." "I can see that." he said. She looked at her books. "Oh well there just for light reading." "Light?" "Yeah. Got a problem?" Harry shook his head. "No." "Then stopped badgering me about it." "Miss. Granger! I don't appreciate you walking in late and I appreciate your talking even less." Professor Flitwick called from the front of the room. "Sorry Professor." Hermione called back. "Now class before our interruption I was about to tell you to take out your charms books and turn to page 43 chapter 8. And begin reading up on that charm for we will be practicing it today." Hermione pulled out her book, but instead of reading her thoughts drifted to Draco and the why he had acted in the library. Not the normal Draco way, he was kind of nice actually.
He had even helped her up. But that was after he had saw her, before that he was mean. That made Hermione wonder if something's made Draco act nice and all. It would be cool if it could.
Thinking about Draco made Hermione want to tell him what she felt about him. But she was afraid to. What if she got rejected? What if he felt the same way? What if he didn't? She was scared and there was no one she could talk to, to see if she could get some help about her feelings. Hermione shook her head. Thoughts of Draco were ruining the rest of her life. She need to get back to her school work. So she looked at her book and begin reading up on the charm. She didn't have much time so she read it really fast and crammed it into her brain. "Now you should have finished reading the passage by now, so close your books and we will begin the demonstrations. Miss Granger would you like to go first?"
Hermione nodded and went up to the front of the room to try.
*****Hallway*****
"Did you see what Neville did as he was leaving?" Ron said still laughing. "Yeah it was hilarious. Poor Neville though he was all red in the face." Harry said. "Yeah." Ron turned around to look at Hermione who was walking quietly behind them as they made their way to Herbology. "Whats up?" "I blew it." she said. "I totally blew it." "Oh come on Hermione. It was one demonstration that you mucked up. There'll be plenty more." "But you don't see Ron, I never ever muck up demonstrations." "Hermione." Harry said. "It was a one time thing like you said before. You were obviously thinking about something else and weren't concentrating. So calm down." Hermione looked down. "Alright." They walked in silence for awhile then Hermione looked up and began looking around the hallway. Coming toward them from the other direction was Draco, Crabbe and Goyle. She tried not to look at Draco but she was so drawn to him that she couldn't help it. As they passed Draco glared at Harry and Ron, but his gaze softened a little when he looked at her. Then he turned away and made his way along the hall. Hermione turned and looked behind her to watch him, then hurried to catch up with Ron and Harry.
*****Charms Class.*****
Draco entered the Charms classroom Hermione had just left and sat down at the back of the room with Crabbe and Goyle on either side of him. Flitwick was not here yet, he probably went some where and would be back soon, not that it mattered to Draco.
He wondered what Hermione saw in friends like potter and weasley. They were just little boys who had such thick skulls that nothing about the outside world penetrated it. Kind of like Crabbe. Draco smirked as he remembered the brain question he had asked Crabbe this morning. Then a really happy voice floated over to him. "Draco!" Draco groaned as Pansy seated herself in the seat in front of him. "Is this seat taken?" she asked "And do you mind if I sit here?" "Yes I mind. I wont be able to do anything with you sitting there always turning around to talk to me." he replied. "Oh." Pansy said. "Oh well to bad." Draco sighed and sat back in his seat. Pansy gave him a long look. "What?" Draco snapped at her. "I still cant figure out whats wrong with you today, your acting kind of....kind of strange." "I am not!" Pansy shook her head. "Yes you are. Ever since I bumped into you outside the library, after lunch." Draco gapped at her. That was right after he bumped into Hermione. Ah She was driving him crazy. Pansy opened her mouth to say something but Draco was done listening to her. He got up from his seat and left the room almost bumping into Professor Flitwick who did not see him. He walked along the corridors wondering were to go and were the best place to think was. Draco paused then headed for the main doors. He eased them open and shut them loudly. He jumped up and sat on the stone railing. His back resting against the school.
He had to stop thinking about Hermione but it was hard. This crush he had on her was going to drive him
mad if her didn't do something. He couldn't tell anyone and trying to tell Hermione would be like hell.
He closed his eyes and sighed. He hated having a crush. When he opened his eyes he saw someone
coming toward the stairs from the green houses. The someone had long bushy hair and was carrying an
arm load of books. It took Draco a few more seconds for him to realize it was Hermione. When she
reached the stairs and saw him she stopped, then put her books on a step and went to sit on the railing.
"Why aren't you in class?" he asked nicely. "I told Professor Sprout that I wasn't feeling well and
couldn't concentrate so she said I could go and wait on the stairs." she said. Draco smiled. "I'd never
thought I'd see the day when you would cut class." Hermione laughed and smiled at him. "Well there's a
first time for everything. You wont mind telling me why your here now would you?" "Well I guess you
could say I'm cutting class too." "And have you that before?" "No. Like you said there's a first time for
everything." "Right." Draco looked around for a minute then looked at the pile of books Hermione had
brought with her. Hermione saw him looking at them and said "There for light reading." Draco smirked.
"Light?" She rolled her eyes. "I consider 4 or 5 books light reading. But try even to get Ron to read at
least one book now that's a task." "What about Potter?" Hermione shook her head. "No, Harry likes
reading." Draco nodded and moved away from the wall and sat right beside her. "Hey um Hermione do
you think there could be a time when we could uh a privet talk?." "Isn't that what were doing now?" she
asked. "Yeah, but like some other time.?" "I guess." she replied. "Well, uh when do you have a free
period?" she thought for a moment. "Uhh tomorrow right after lunch." Draco nodded. "Good me too.
Well uh could you meet me here. I want to try to tell you something." Hermione was about to answer
when the bell signaling time for the next class rang. She gave a little glare then answered. "Yes. I have to
try and tell you something too." Draco's heart skipped a beat. Could she feel the same way as he did? He
jumped off the wall and offered a hand to help Hermione down. She excepted and for a few minutes they
stood there holding hands, before they realized what they were doing and let go. Draco gazed around for a
minute then headed for the doors. "Well I should go now. See you tomorrow." "Right." she said. "I
have to stay here before I go off to dinner." She smiled at him and he backed up his eyes on her and turned
quickly almost banging head first into the door. "Damn door." he muttered and went inside as Hermione
sat down to read a book. He made his way the charms class to get his books before heading off to
Transfiguration. His heart felt light as air. He was going to see Hermione tomorrow and he actually held
her hand! He didn't know why he felt so happy about it but he just was. As he neared the room Crabbe
and Goyle came out. Goyle was holding his books. "There you are Draco." Goyle said. "We were
hoping we wouldn't have to wander around the school looking for you." "Yeah well whatever. Give me
my books." Goyle handed them to him and they began making their way to their class.
*****Gryffindor Common Room*****
Harry and Ron entered the common room after dinner and found Hermione sitting in one of the chairs reading a book. "Hermione." Harry said. "Why didn't you stay in class this afternoon and why didn't you go to dinner?" Hermione put her book down and looked at them almost positively beaming. "I didn't feel well to stay in class to day and my stomach feels to queasy to eat." "Well you look much better now." Ron observed. "Yes I am feeling much better Thank you. Now I'm off to bed. Goodnight." And she took off to her dormitory. Ron looked at Harry with a puzzled expression on his face. "Do you get the feeling Hermione's not telling us something?" Harry shrugged and they headed up to their dormitory wondering about Hermione. But Hermione was wondering about anything. She just slipped into pleasant dreams about Draco.
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VeralidaineSarrasri- I think I'm beginning to like this story. Its not as bad as I thought.