Chapter 3-Goodnight, Hermione
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Hermione walked into the middle of the common room, there were four couches and two loveseats, the couches were red, yellow, blue, and green . Each couch also had a blanket on it, of the same color as the couch., and the walls were painted in alternating gold and silver colors and had alternating silver and gold trimming (gold wall has silver trimming, silver wall gold trimming), and the loveseats were cream colored. There were nine doors and a set of double doors in the room. Four of them said in turn the houses, obviously shortcuts to the common rooms, another four had their names on them, one was blank, obviously the bathroom. Hermione suspected she know what was behind the double doors, but there was only one way to find out. Hermione walked over to them and swung them both open at the same time and her breath caught.
Inside was a library; it was almost as big as the school library. Hermione excitedly looked around the shelves, and then heard a chuckle behind her. "I thought you might like this," Dumbledore said, eyes twinkling.
"Oh, I do, it's absolutely wonderful Professor Dumbledore, absolutely wonderful," She said in awe, turning around and looking like she might hug him.
"I'll leave you to the books now, I have business to attend to," All Hermione could do was nod at him as he turned away. Then she randomly picked a book of a shelf and went into the common room with it. She settled down on the red couch and began to read.
When she was halfway through the book she stopped and marked her place. Suddenly she remembered that she hadn't seen her room yet. She jumped off the couch and raced to her room. Unfortunately she was about to pass the bathroom when Malfoy stepped out of it, only wearing a towel around his waist. She had no time to stop and so crashed into Malfoy.
Draco's POV
I had just gotten out of the shower and stepped out of the bathroom when I saw Granger running. As soon as she saw me she tried to slow down, but couldn't. She crashed right into me and started to fall to the ground. She is lucky that I play quidditch, or my reflexes may not have been so good, otherwise she may have actually hit the ground. Another good thing is that she isn't very heavy, so, I just picked her up, careful of my towel and stood her on her feet, then went upstairs to get dressed. When I got back downstairs she was nowhere in sight, so I just shrugged off my worry that she wasn't okay and went into the library to get myself a book. I then sat down on the green couch and began to read.
Hermione's POV
That was disturbing, he actually helped me, oh well, I guess I should thank him for it. Hermione thought as she changed into her PJ's. She looked wistfully out her balcony, it would be nice to just sit out there, but she had things to do right now. She walked back downstairs. Draco-no, Malfoy was sitting on his green couch reading a book. She walked over to him and said, "Thank you for catching me, I'd probably have a concussion if I had fallen."
Draco looked up at her and she was caught in those gray eyes. Then he looked her up and down. She was wearing a spaghetti-strap tank top with little clouds and rainbows all over it, but it barely came to her navel, along with some little shorts that matched, the outfit was finished off with an ordinary pair of green socks. She felt herself blush a little, but then he came back to her eyes and said, "It was just a reflex, but you're welcome, Granger."
Hermione walked back to her couch and began to read again, but realized that she was very unfocused when she read the same line five times without understanding it. She sighed and put the book down, marking her place. Then she lay down on the couch to just think, and finally drifted off to sleep.
Draco's POV
Draco read there on his couch until he was tired, and then got up to go to his room. He saw Granger sleeping on her couch and she looked really peaceful, and he didn't want to wake her. He couldn't just leave her lying there either, she may get cold. So he picked her up and she unconsciously snuggled up to him. He smiled at her sleeping form and then frowned, why would he smile at her as she was snuggling up to him, but he continued carrying her up to her room. He lay her on the bed and pulled back as many of the blankets and sheets as he could. He picked her back up and awkwardly pushed back the rest of the blankets. Then he laid her in her bed and pulled up her blankets around her. He was tempted to kiss her forehead, but decided against it, that would make him confuse himself.
"Goodnight, Hermione," Malfoy said as he walked out of her room.
Hermione's POV
Hermione was a light sleeper and was awakened by someone picking her up off her couch. This person had picked her up gently, so as not to wake her, but obviously didn't know that she slept lightly. This person was strong and she felt safe, so she snuggled closer to him, pretending to still be sleeping. He carried her up to her room and laid her down on her bed and somehow got her into it. He had pulled the blankets up to her chin and stood there for a long time. Then as he was leaving she heard a quiet "Goodnight, Hermione," that could only have been from Malfoy-no, Draco.
She lay awake in bed pondering this for a time, but then, without any explanation as to why he did what he did she fell asleep again. Her dreams were filled with Draco and his spicy scent and his strong arms and deep gray eyes.
She woke up early the next morning and lay in her bed, thinking about her parents, 'and now about Draco-no, it's Malfoy, and he is your enemy,' she told herself, but was he? He had stopped her from getting a concussion and taken her up to bed all in one day, why the sudden acts of kindness, especially after the way he had treated her on the train. I don't think I'll ever figure out how a guy's mind works, but they are probably thinking the same about us girls. At that she giggled aloud. There was a problem though, she couldn't think straight, his voice was ringing in her ears, 'Goodnight, Hermione,' repeatedly.
Disclaimer: I only own the plot
Hermione walked into the middle of the common room, there were four couches and two loveseats, the couches were red, yellow, blue, and green . Each couch also had a blanket on it, of the same color as the couch., and the walls were painted in alternating gold and silver colors and had alternating silver and gold trimming (gold wall has silver trimming, silver wall gold trimming), and the loveseats were cream colored. There were nine doors and a set of double doors in the room. Four of them said in turn the houses, obviously shortcuts to the common rooms, another four had their names on them, one was blank, obviously the bathroom. Hermione suspected she know what was behind the double doors, but there was only one way to find out. Hermione walked over to them and swung them both open at the same time and her breath caught.
Inside was a library; it was almost as big as the school library. Hermione excitedly looked around the shelves, and then heard a chuckle behind her. "I thought you might like this," Dumbledore said, eyes twinkling.
"Oh, I do, it's absolutely wonderful Professor Dumbledore, absolutely wonderful," She said in awe, turning around and looking like she might hug him.
"I'll leave you to the books now, I have business to attend to," All Hermione could do was nod at him as he turned away. Then she randomly picked a book of a shelf and went into the common room with it. She settled down on the red couch and began to read.
When she was halfway through the book she stopped and marked her place. Suddenly she remembered that she hadn't seen her room yet. She jumped off the couch and raced to her room. Unfortunately she was about to pass the bathroom when Malfoy stepped out of it, only wearing a towel around his waist. She had no time to stop and so crashed into Malfoy.
Draco's POV
I had just gotten out of the shower and stepped out of the bathroom when I saw Granger running. As soon as she saw me she tried to slow down, but couldn't. She crashed right into me and started to fall to the ground. She is lucky that I play quidditch, or my reflexes may not have been so good, otherwise she may have actually hit the ground. Another good thing is that she isn't very heavy, so, I just picked her up, careful of my towel and stood her on her feet, then went upstairs to get dressed. When I got back downstairs she was nowhere in sight, so I just shrugged off my worry that she wasn't okay and went into the library to get myself a book. I then sat down on the green couch and began to read.
Hermione's POV
That was disturbing, he actually helped me, oh well, I guess I should thank him for it. Hermione thought as she changed into her PJ's. She looked wistfully out her balcony, it would be nice to just sit out there, but she had things to do right now. She walked back downstairs. Draco-no, Malfoy was sitting on his green couch reading a book. She walked over to him and said, "Thank you for catching me, I'd probably have a concussion if I had fallen."
Draco looked up at her and she was caught in those gray eyes. Then he looked her up and down. She was wearing a spaghetti-strap tank top with little clouds and rainbows all over it, but it barely came to her navel, along with some little shorts that matched, the outfit was finished off with an ordinary pair of green socks. She felt herself blush a little, but then he came back to her eyes and said, "It was just a reflex, but you're welcome, Granger."
Hermione walked back to her couch and began to read again, but realized that she was very unfocused when she read the same line five times without understanding it. She sighed and put the book down, marking her place. Then she lay down on the couch to just think, and finally drifted off to sleep.
Draco's POV
Draco read there on his couch until he was tired, and then got up to go to his room. He saw Granger sleeping on her couch and she looked really peaceful, and he didn't want to wake her. He couldn't just leave her lying there either, she may get cold. So he picked her up and she unconsciously snuggled up to him. He smiled at her sleeping form and then frowned, why would he smile at her as she was snuggling up to him, but he continued carrying her up to her room. He lay her on the bed and pulled back as many of the blankets and sheets as he could. He picked her back up and awkwardly pushed back the rest of the blankets. Then he laid her in her bed and pulled up her blankets around her. He was tempted to kiss her forehead, but decided against it, that would make him confuse himself.
"Goodnight, Hermione," Malfoy said as he walked out of her room.
Hermione's POV
Hermione was a light sleeper and was awakened by someone picking her up off her couch. This person had picked her up gently, so as not to wake her, but obviously didn't know that she slept lightly. This person was strong and she felt safe, so she snuggled closer to him, pretending to still be sleeping. He carried her up to her room and laid her down on her bed and somehow got her into it. He had pulled the blankets up to her chin and stood there for a long time. Then as he was leaving she heard a quiet "Goodnight, Hermione," that could only have been from Malfoy-no, Draco.
She lay awake in bed pondering this for a time, but then, without any explanation as to why he did what he did she fell asleep again. Her dreams were filled with Draco and his spicy scent and his strong arms and deep gray eyes.
She woke up early the next morning and lay in her bed, thinking about her parents, 'and now about Draco-no, it's Malfoy, and he is your enemy,' she told herself, but was he? He had stopped her from getting a concussion and taken her up to bed all in one day, why the sudden acts of kindness, especially after the way he had treated her on the train. I don't think I'll ever figure out how a guy's mind works, but they are probably thinking the same about us girls. At that she giggled aloud. There was a problem though, she couldn't think straight, his voice was ringing in her ears, 'Goodnight, Hermione,' repeatedly.
