Sorry I haven't updated, for the few people who HAVE read my story.
Here's Chapter 2. Enjoy.
~~~~~~~ Chapter 2- The Train Ride ~~~~~~~
Hermione felt butterflies flittering in her stomach as she waited for her train at King's Cross Station. She couldn't travel by Floo Powder because Viktor said it was too dangerous to come like that into his country. All networks were constantly watched after Voldemort's return (In Bulgaria, people believed what had happened). Hermione had gone this time to Platform 6 ½. Why, she thought to herself, Can't wizards have a normal platform number for once? She looked to her right, where Harry and Ron were with her and talking incessantly about Quidditch. She sighed. It would certainly be more peaceful on the train. or that's what she thought, until Ron tugged on her shirt.
"Hey, Hermione?" he said slowly, "Isn't that Malfoy?" She looked over to where Ron's finger was pointing, and paled. There was the blond-haired kid she had learned to loathe over the past four and a half years.
"I can't believe it," Hermione gasped, "Why him of all people? Why?"
"Ooh, Hermione," Harry whistled, "I feel so sorry for you!"
"Shut up," She snapped, her good mood gone, "Just shut up". Malfoy glanced her way a smirked his trademark Malfoy smirk before walking over.
"Well, well, well," he said, "If it isn't Mudblood Granger and her two goons. You really could do a lot better than them for bed partners".
"You shouldn't be talking about goons, you bastard," snapped Hermione.
"Touchy, touchy," Draco smirked yet again, "Where are you going in Bulgaria that's so important, Granger? I'm going to visit that little town outside of Durmstrang, Domany."
"Oh, I would never have guessed," Hermione said, "We are going to Domany square station, after all. As for what I'm going, you'll just half to figure that out."
With that she walked away from Malfoy towards the train. She could KILL him. filthy little prat. She turned to Harry and Ron once they had gotten a good way away. Good-byes were said quickly as the whistle blew and the conductor shouted his usual yell of "All aboard!" Hermione stepped up on the train just in time to have the door close behind her. She went searching for a compartment. All were taken, but she kept searching. Quite reluctantly, she sat down across from Malfoy. "What are you doing, Granger?" Malfoy drawled, "I haven't invited you in".
"Shut up, Malfoy," Hermione mumbled, "Everyplace else is full". A few minutes passed before:
"Still have those attitude problems, Hermione," Malfoy said, looking out the window, "But that's what I sort of" he turned to her, "Like in a girl".
Hermione was confused. Malfoy, her arch nemesis, had just done three things out of the ordinary: Taken on a different tone of voice, called her by her first name, and (unless she was mistaken) was flirting. She decided to play along. after all, it would give her some good practice for when she saw Krum again.
"Why, Mister Malfoy," she said in a sticky sweet voice, "I do believe you are flirting". She slid herself out of her seat and next to Malfoy.
"Maybe I am" Malfoy drawled. Oh my god, he thought, she's actually playing along. Great on my part. Hermione, meanwhile, was asking herself why Malfoy was doing this. She couldn't help but think it was strange. Oh well, she thought as she shoved the idea aside, I may as well wrap him around my little finger. if I can. It could open new doors for me!
"But I do believe you are flirting back," Malfoy said, "And Hermione, call me by my first name". He attempted to kiss her. She hesitated, and was saved by the door opening.
It was the attendant with the food trolley. He bought a sandwich and some Chocolate Frogs. He handed one to Hermione. She took it, and with an evil grin, proceeded to eat it in the most sadistic way possible. I can't believe I'm doing this, she thought, Flirting with MALFOY? Gross! But it really would be helpful to wind him around my little finger. She smiled as Malfoy dropped his half-opened sandwich into his lap to stare. Absentmindedly, his licked his lips. Hermione caught this motion. Realizing she had Malfoy right where she wanted him, she finished it off in the normal way. She glanced at her wizard card.
"I've got Rowena Ravenclaw," she said, wanting to break the fresh silence.
Malfoy glanced at his card. "I got. Viktor. Viktor Krum," He just realized why she had hesitated a few minutes beforehand. He was confused. and decided to return to his dirty old self.
"So, Granger," he drawled, "Didn't want to upset your most recent boyfriend, huh, you Mudblood?" He received a slap across the face, but that didn't stop him. "I bet that's why you're on this train. to go see," he put on a high girly voice, "Your beloved Krum!"
"Shut up, Malfoy," Hermione said, prepared with a good comeback, "I'm not the bastard who wanted suddenly to get as close as he could to the girl he's been insulting for years." The fighting continued, and insults flew back and forth. The two would also have been hurling hexes at one another if it hadn't been for school rules. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train came to a stop.
"Domany square station!" yelled the conductor, his voice magnified with the Sonorous Charm, "Everybody OFF!"
Hermione and Malfoy gathered their things in silence. Without so much as a goodbye, they left in opposite directions. Hermione stood on the lowest step of the train, searching the crowd for a messy head of black hair, probably surrounding by a screaming crowd of fans.
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Well, there's the second chapter. Took me three days to write-I got really bad writer's block- I'm not good with fine details. A big thank you to those who reviewed:
Sister of Darkness
Kelly (an anonymous review)
KennyChesneyLuver
Katie (another anonymous review)
And to those who haven't reviewed, DO IT NOW! Or go on with the story. Either one works.
~~~~~~~ Chapter 2- The Train Ride ~~~~~~~
Hermione felt butterflies flittering in her stomach as she waited for her train at King's Cross Station. She couldn't travel by Floo Powder because Viktor said it was too dangerous to come like that into his country. All networks were constantly watched after Voldemort's return (In Bulgaria, people believed what had happened). Hermione had gone this time to Platform 6 ½. Why, she thought to herself, Can't wizards have a normal platform number for once? She looked to her right, where Harry and Ron were with her and talking incessantly about Quidditch. She sighed. It would certainly be more peaceful on the train. or that's what she thought, until Ron tugged on her shirt.
"Hey, Hermione?" he said slowly, "Isn't that Malfoy?" She looked over to where Ron's finger was pointing, and paled. There was the blond-haired kid she had learned to loathe over the past four and a half years.
"I can't believe it," Hermione gasped, "Why him of all people? Why?"
"Ooh, Hermione," Harry whistled, "I feel so sorry for you!"
"Shut up," She snapped, her good mood gone, "Just shut up". Malfoy glanced her way a smirked his trademark Malfoy smirk before walking over.
"Well, well, well," he said, "If it isn't Mudblood Granger and her two goons. You really could do a lot better than them for bed partners".
"You shouldn't be talking about goons, you bastard," snapped Hermione.
"Touchy, touchy," Draco smirked yet again, "Where are you going in Bulgaria that's so important, Granger? I'm going to visit that little town outside of Durmstrang, Domany."
"Oh, I would never have guessed," Hermione said, "We are going to Domany square station, after all. As for what I'm going, you'll just half to figure that out."
With that she walked away from Malfoy towards the train. She could KILL him. filthy little prat. She turned to Harry and Ron once they had gotten a good way away. Good-byes were said quickly as the whistle blew and the conductor shouted his usual yell of "All aboard!" Hermione stepped up on the train just in time to have the door close behind her. She went searching for a compartment. All were taken, but she kept searching. Quite reluctantly, she sat down across from Malfoy. "What are you doing, Granger?" Malfoy drawled, "I haven't invited you in".
"Shut up, Malfoy," Hermione mumbled, "Everyplace else is full". A few minutes passed before:
"Still have those attitude problems, Hermione," Malfoy said, looking out the window, "But that's what I sort of" he turned to her, "Like in a girl".
Hermione was confused. Malfoy, her arch nemesis, had just done three things out of the ordinary: Taken on a different tone of voice, called her by her first name, and (unless she was mistaken) was flirting. She decided to play along. after all, it would give her some good practice for when she saw Krum again.
"Why, Mister Malfoy," she said in a sticky sweet voice, "I do believe you are flirting". She slid herself out of her seat and next to Malfoy.
"Maybe I am" Malfoy drawled. Oh my god, he thought, she's actually playing along. Great on my part. Hermione, meanwhile, was asking herself why Malfoy was doing this. She couldn't help but think it was strange. Oh well, she thought as she shoved the idea aside, I may as well wrap him around my little finger. if I can. It could open new doors for me!
"But I do believe you are flirting back," Malfoy said, "And Hermione, call me by my first name". He attempted to kiss her. She hesitated, and was saved by the door opening.
It was the attendant with the food trolley. He bought a sandwich and some Chocolate Frogs. He handed one to Hermione. She took it, and with an evil grin, proceeded to eat it in the most sadistic way possible. I can't believe I'm doing this, she thought, Flirting with MALFOY? Gross! But it really would be helpful to wind him around my little finger. She smiled as Malfoy dropped his half-opened sandwich into his lap to stare. Absentmindedly, his licked his lips. Hermione caught this motion. Realizing she had Malfoy right where she wanted him, she finished it off in the normal way. She glanced at her wizard card.
"I've got Rowena Ravenclaw," she said, wanting to break the fresh silence.
Malfoy glanced at his card. "I got. Viktor. Viktor Krum," He just realized why she had hesitated a few minutes beforehand. He was confused. and decided to return to his dirty old self.
"So, Granger," he drawled, "Didn't want to upset your most recent boyfriend, huh, you Mudblood?" He received a slap across the face, but that didn't stop him. "I bet that's why you're on this train. to go see," he put on a high girly voice, "Your beloved Krum!"
"Shut up, Malfoy," Hermione said, prepared with a good comeback, "I'm not the bastard who wanted suddenly to get as close as he could to the girl he's been insulting for years." The fighting continued, and insults flew back and forth. The two would also have been hurling hexes at one another if it hadn't been for school rules. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train came to a stop.
"Domany square station!" yelled the conductor, his voice magnified with the Sonorous Charm, "Everybody OFF!"
Hermione and Malfoy gathered their things in silence. Without so much as a goodbye, they left in opposite directions. Hermione stood on the lowest step of the train, searching the crowd for a messy head of black hair, probably surrounding by a screaming crowd of fans.
~~~~~~~~~
Well, there's the second chapter. Took me three days to write-I got really bad writer's block- I'm not good with fine details. A big thank you to those who reviewed:
Sister of Darkness
Kelly (an anonymous review)
KennyChesneyLuver
Katie (another anonymous review)
And to those who haven't reviewed, DO IT NOW! Or go on with the story. Either one works.
