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Chapter 2
Hermione yawned as she exited the library. She hadn't gotten much sleep last night because they had a prefect meeting till about midnight. Harry and Ron were at Quidditch practice, so they weren't with her. She opened the library door and gasped as she heard a cry of pain. She put a hand to her mouth.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry--Malfoy?" Hermione said, suddenly confused.
Draco was bent over, his hand on his face, clearly in pain. Hermione put a hand on her hip and annoyingly looked at him.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Waiting for you," he replied, his voice muffled.
"Whatever," Hermione said and turned to leave.
Draco straightened up and grabbed Hermione's arm, making her whirl around and face him. Her face reflected surprise and confusion.
"What are you doing?" she asked, trying to get her arm from him.
"I waited for you, okay?" Draco spat. "You're not just going to leave without talking to me."
"I have better things to do than talk to you, Malfoy. Now let go of my arm," Hermione snapped.
Draco let go of her arm and Hermione turned to leave.
"Just listen to me, okay?" Draco called.
Hermione turned around and crossed her arms on her chest. "This better be good."
Draco took a deep breath and began to tell Hermione what he needed from her. Hermione looked at him, disbelief all over her face. She looked as if she might slap him, so he stepped back a bit, just in case.
"In your dreams, Malfoy!" Hermione said. "You don't even have a good reason why I should agree to be your girlfriend. But even if you had one, I would NEVER ever be your girlfriend or even just pretend to be!"
Draco didn't know what to say as Hermione left hurriedly. He decided to just follow her and think of ways to persuade her.
**
How dare he! Hermione couldn't help but think. He just came up to her and asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend without ANY reason. As if! Like she'd ever want to.
She walked hurriedly towards her dormitory, feeling upset at what had just happened. She was about to turn around a corner when suddenly, someone pulled her into an empty classroom and clamped her mouth shut. She squirmed out of the person's arms and gasped as she gazed on the person's face.
"Harry!" Hermione said, clearly confused. "What--what's all this?"
"I didn't mean to frighten you, Hermione," Harry said quickly. "I just really wanted to talk to you privately."
"You could've just said so, Harry. No need for all this... grabbing-and- covering-my-mouth stuff," Hermione said.
Harry grinned sheepishly. "Sorry about that."
"So what did you want to tell me?" Hermione asked, sitting on one of the chairs.
Harry suddenly became uncomfortable. He shifted nervously. "Um, well... It's kinda hard to say. Why don't you stand up?"
Hermione stood in front of him, waiting expectantly for what Harry wanted to say. She clearly wasn't expecting what happened next. Harry had just surprisingly grabbed her face and kissed her. And not just any kiss... it was intense and full of emotion. Hermione did the only thing she thought of. And pushed him away. Harry looked at her, the emotion reflected in his eyes.
"Harry," Hermione said. "What are you doing?"
"Hermione, I... I'm sorry. It's just--I've been having these feelings for you for... for so long," Harry answered softly.
Hermione shook her head, not knowing what to say. "I'm... I'm speechless. Harry--."
"Hermione, I love you!" Harry said, interrupting her.
Hermione looked away. "Harry, I... I'm--."
But Hermione never got to say what she needed to say. For they heard a creak by the door. Both of them turned to look and saw that someone was peeking through. Hermione quickly left to see who it was.
**
Draco hurriedly left as soon as they saw him peeking through the door. He smirked. He couldn't believe what Harry had done. He kissed Hermione and professed his love for her. Ha! Draco thought, shaking his head.
"Malfoy!" he heard Hermione call.
He can't believe he got himself caught. He almost got them and now... He continued walking and didn't even look back.
"Malfoy!" Hermione called, catching up with him. "Please!" She grabbed his arm, trying to make him stop.
He turned to look at her. "Now you're grabbing me?"
Hermione let go of him arm and looked down. "Look. I know you saw what happened. I just--."
"What, you want me to keep it a secret? Fat chance, Granger, I'll--." Then a thought came to mind. He grinned mischievously.
"Please, Malfoy! Just don't tell anyone. It doesn't really mean anything," Hermione pleaded.
"It will be hard keeping a secret like that," Draco said thoughtfully.
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" Hermione snapped. "Catching Granger kissing Potter and telling everyone in school. Figures. It's just the sort of thing that you'd do."
Draco's eyes narrowed into slits. "Well, what do you expect?! That I'll just keep it to myself? No way! This is taking too much time." He turned to leave.
Hermione grabbed his arm again. Draco turned around and faced her. "Please, Malfoy. I'll... I'll do anything. Just so you won't tell anyone."
Draco raised his eyebrows. "Anything?"
Hermione gulped and nodded. "Anything."
Draco paused for a while, thinking things over. He watched Hermione shift uncomfortably and he smiled unpleasantly. "Remember earlier?"
"Um..."
"You know what I'm talking about, Granger. It's either that or..." he shrugged.
"Uh... Why?" Hermione asked. "I need to know. I need to understand. Why me?"
"No questions, Granger. Take it or leave it," Draco said.
"That's not fair," Hermione said softly, feeling downcast.
"Nothing's fair," Draco. "Oh and no one should know that we're only pretending. Everything has to look real. I mean it or else..."
"But--that's too much," Hermione said, helplessly.
Draco shrugged. "Fine. It's your choice." He began to walk away.
Hermione seriously considered just letting Malfoy get away and tell the whole school about it. Then she thought about what it would do to her school standings. She looked at Malfoy, who was turning a corner and called to him.
"I'll do it."
Draco turned around. "What?"
"I said I'll do it. I'll--I'll pretend to be your girlfriend."
Draco walked back to her and nodded. "Good. Why don't we start now?" He put an arm around her waist and brought her close to him.
She pushed him away, her heart pounding in her chest. "Malfoy."
"What?" Draco said, upset. "I thought--?"
"Now? We just made the deal," Hermione said.
"Look--," Draco began to say when...
"Hermione!" Harry called, approaching them.
Hermione looked up, her mouth hanging open. She began to say something when suddenly Draco pulled her to him again and captured her mouth with his. Harry stopped on his tracks, not believing what he's seeing.
Hermione pushed Draco away with all her might. She turned to Harry, who looked appalled and pain etched on his face.
"Harry, I..." Hermione began.
"You should've just said so earlier, Hermione," Harry said, pain evident in his voice. He turned around and walked away.
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Chapter 2
Hermione yawned as she exited the library. She hadn't gotten much sleep last night because they had a prefect meeting till about midnight. Harry and Ron were at Quidditch practice, so they weren't with her. She opened the library door and gasped as she heard a cry of pain. She put a hand to her mouth.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry--Malfoy?" Hermione said, suddenly confused.
Draco was bent over, his hand on his face, clearly in pain. Hermione put a hand on her hip and annoyingly looked at him.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Waiting for you," he replied, his voice muffled.
"Whatever," Hermione said and turned to leave.
Draco straightened up and grabbed Hermione's arm, making her whirl around and face him. Her face reflected surprise and confusion.
"What are you doing?" she asked, trying to get her arm from him.
"I waited for you, okay?" Draco spat. "You're not just going to leave without talking to me."
"I have better things to do than talk to you, Malfoy. Now let go of my arm," Hermione snapped.
Draco let go of her arm and Hermione turned to leave.
"Just listen to me, okay?" Draco called.
Hermione turned around and crossed her arms on her chest. "This better be good."
Draco took a deep breath and began to tell Hermione what he needed from her. Hermione looked at him, disbelief all over her face. She looked as if she might slap him, so he stepped back a bit, just in case.
"In your dreams, Malfoy!" Hermione said. "You don't even have a good reason why I should agree to be your girlfriend. But even if you had one, I would NEVER ever be your girlfriend or even just pretend to be!"
Draco didn't know what to say as Hermione left hurriedly. He decided to just follow her and think of ways to persuade her.
**
How dare he! Hermione couldn't help but think. He just came up to her and asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend without ANY reason. As if! Like she'd ever want to.
She walked hurriedly towards her dormitory, feeling upset at what had just happened. She was about to turn around a corner when suddenly, someone pulled her into an empty classroom and clamped her mouth shut. She squirmed out of the person's arms and gasped as she gazed on the person's face.
"Harry!" Hermione said, clearly confused. "What--what's all this?"
"I didn't mean to frighten you, Hermione," Harry said quickly. "I just really wanted to talk to you privately."
"You could've just said so, Harry. No need for all this... grabbing-and- covering-my-mouth stuff," Hermione said.
Harry grinned sheepishly. "Sorry about that."
"So what did you want to tell me?" Hermione asked, sitting on one of the chairs.
Harry suddenly became uncomfortable. He shifted nervously. "Um, well... It's kinda hard to say. Why don't you stand up?"
Hermione stood in front of him, waiting expectantly for what Harry wanted to say. She clearly wasn't expecting what happened next. Harry had just surprisingly grabbed her face and kissed her. And not just any kiss... it was intense and full of emotion. Hermione did the only thing she thought of. And pushed him away. Harry looked at her, the emotion reflected in his eyes.
"Harry," Hermione said. "What are you doing?"
"Hermione, I... I'm sorry. It's just--I've been having these feelings for you for... for so long," Harry answered softly.
Hermione shook her head, not knowing what to say. "I'm... I'm speechless. Harry--."
"Hermione, I love you!" Harry said, interrupting her.
Hermione looked away. "Harry, I... I'm--."
But Hermione never got to say what she needed to say. For they heard a creak by the door. Both of them turned to look and saw that someone was peeking through. Hermione quickly left to see who it was.
**
Draco hurriedly left as soon as they saw him peeking through the door. He smirked. He couldn't believe what Harry had done. He kissed Hermione and professed his love for her. Ha! Draco thought, shaking his head.
"Malfoy!" he heard Hermione call.
He can't believe he got himself caught. He almost got them and now... He continued walking and didn't even look back.
"Malfoy!" Hermione called, catching up with him. "Please!" She grabbed his arm, trying to make him stop.
He turned to look at her. "Now you're grabbing me?"
Hermione let go of him arm and looked down. "Look. I know you saw what happened. I just--."
"What, you want me to keep it a secret? Fat chance, Granger, I'll--." Then a thought came to mind. He grinned mischievously.
"Please, Malfoy! Just don't tell anyone. It doesn't really mean anything," Hermione pleaded.
"It will be hard keeping a secret like that," Draco said thoughtfully.
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" Hermione snapped. "Catching Granger kissing Potter and telling everyone in school. Figures. It's just the sort of thing that you'd do."
Draco's eyes narrowed into slits. "Well, what do you expect?! That I'll just keep it to myself? No way! This is taking too much time." He turned to leave.
Hermione grabbed his arm again. Draco turned around and faced her. "Please, Malfoy. I'll... I'll do anything. Just so you won't tell anyone."
Draco raised his eyebrows. "Anything?"
Hermione gulped and nodded. "Anything."
Draco paused for a while, thinking things over. He watched Hermione shift uncomfortably and he smiled unpleasantly. "Remember earlier?"
"Um..."
"You know what I'm talking about, Granger. It's either that or..." he shrugged.
"Uh... Why?" Hermione asked. "I need to know. I need to understand. Why me?"
"No questions, Granger. Take it or leave it," Draco said.
"That's not fair," Hermione said softly, feeling downcast.
"Nothing's fair," Draco. "Oh and no one should know that we're only pretending. Everything has to look real. I mean it or else..."
"But--that's too much," Hermione said, helplessly.
Draco shrugged. "Fine. It's your choice." He began to walk away.
Hermione seriously considered just letting Malfoy get away and tell the whole school about it. Then she thought about what it would do to her school standings. She looked at Malfoy, who was turning a corner and called to him.
"I'll do it."
Draco turned around. "What?"
"I said I'll do it. I'll--I'll pretend to be your girlfriend."
Draco walked back to her and nodded. "Good. Why don't we start now?" He put an arm around her waist and brought her close to him.
She pushed him away, her heart pounding in her chest. "Malfoy."
"What?" Draco said, upset. "I thought--?"
"Now? We just made the deal," Hermione said.
"Look--," Draco began to say when...
"Hermione!" Harry called, approaching them.
Hermione looked up, her mouth hanging open. She began to say something when suddenly Draco pulled her to him again and captured her mouth with his. Harry stopped on his tracks, not believing what he's seeing.
Hermione pushed Draco away with all her might. She turned to Harry, who looked appalled and pain etched on his face.
"Harry, I..." Hermione began.
"You should've just said so earlier, Hermione," Harry said, pain evident in his voice. He turned around and walked away.
