Chapter 20-Summer
A/N Thank you Moon Assassin 13, my thirtieth reviewer. *Happy tear* I feel so loved. And also, the diamond circlets only kept their heads and necks from magical harm, physical harm can still come to you when you are wearing it, I dunno if I mentioned that before.
Disclaimer: I only own the plot.
School passed uneventfully and although Hermione was excused from finals (there was just too much for her to learn) Draco wasn't, so she helped him study and picked up most of the information that she had missed. At the end of the year Hermione and Draco boarded the train with Ron and Harry (and Little Dragon of course A/N I love that name, aren't I brilliant Just Kidding). They all chatted constantly and at one point Pansy came into the compartment, flanked by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Draco, I just wanted to know why we don't hang out anymore, and I think that it's because of the Gryffindor," Pansy pouted. Hermione looked up from her position on Draco's lap and closed the book she and Draco were reading (A/N Hermione is sitting in his lap and he is reading the book over her shoulder).
they all looked stunned, and Crabbe and Goyle were looking about stupidly, searching for the owner to the voice. Hermione and Draco smirked identically at the frightened Slytherins in the doorway. "Now, if you don't mind, we have things to do, bye-bye," Hermione twinkled her fingers at them in a gesture of goodbye. When the Slytherins had left Hermione looked up at Draco and smirked at him, he smirked back and they were about to resume their reading when Harry and Ron burst out laughing. The smirk vanished off Hermione's face; it had been replaced by a confused look. "What?" this only made them laugh harder.
"You *giggle* two have the same *laughter* smirk, and it looks really..." Ron's voice trailed off because he had started laughing again.
"It looks really *giggle* funny when you two do that," Hermione stared at Harry who had broken down laughing just like Ron and then turned to Draco. He shrugged, she shrugged back and they returned to their book.
Later Hermione invited Harry and Ron to spend some time at Malfoy Manor this summer with them, of which Harry eagerly accepted and Ron graciously turned down, he should help his family get through Ginny's death, his family still hadn't gotten over that. This silenced everyone for the rest of the ride. At King's Cross station Hermione said goodbyes to her two best friends, glad that she didn't have to say goodbye to Draco at least.
Draco and Hermione held hands as they walked over to where their mothers were waiting for them. They found an empty room and apparated from the Kings Cross to the woods by Malfoy Manor, their home for the rest of the summer.
The summer passed quickly, too quickly for Hermione and Draco's liking. Mrs. Malfoy spent most of her time moping over her dead husband. Even though he hadn't been the nicest or most attention-giving husband in the world there were worse, and she missed him. So Hermione and Draco spent their days horseback riding, swimming in the lake that was on the east side of the manor or in Draco's library where they planned a costume party/dance for the soon-to-be sixth years at Hogwarts, only excluding one of the four houses *cough*Slytherin*cough* for bad intentions (Apparently they were not willing to believe that Draco had fallen in love of his own accord. Something about getting him back on their side if the mudblood was taken care of...). Soon there was only one month before Hogwarts started again and only one week until the party. Hermione and Draco had already invited everyone to the party, and Harry and Ron also received requests to stay after the party for the rest of the summer and Harry had agreed quickly while Ron had to convince his mother, she gave in eventually though.
With five days to go until the party they set up most of the decorations for the party/dance and planned to do the rest tomorrow. The next day Hermione woke up early and snuck out of bed without waking Draco to do the rest of the decorations. Draco walked down one of the many flights of stairs to find Hermione finishing up the decorations. They took the rest of that day off. The next day (three days until the party) Hermione and Draco woke at the same time and they created a menu. The day after they made it they checked the menu and gave it to the house elves to prepare for the party. On the day of the party Hermione and Draco went shopping for costumes. Hermione chose a sleeveless (tank-top style) deep green dress with princess seams and a slightly flared skirt that showed off her figure perfectly. She would be taking out her wings that night and going as a fairy princess (duh, and yes, again). Her crown would be one of the diamond circlets that were used in the battle. Draco wasn't too happy about his costume though; he would be going as her fairy prince. But she had made him willing after threatening never to kiss him ever again and carrying out her threat for half a day. He was to wear a white suit with shorts and green tights (think Peter Pan) JK (JK stands for Just Kidding A/N he is so not wearing that, how terrible). He was to really wear his suit of armor (again) and his wings, along with his diamond circlet as well.
Finally the night of the party came and there were many knocks on the door and fires burning (for people that were flooing) and many people arrived slightly early. Hermione looked wonderful in her green gown if she did say so herself and she twirled once for herself and then slowly made her way down the grand staircase into the room where the party was to be, fifteen minutes late (for her own party). All eyes turned to her and many people gasped. Once again she had applied glitter to her cheekbones and her hair fell in soft, natural waves about her shoulders, her crown at the top of her brown hair. Her fairy prince was among the many that gasped at the sight of her, making her wings flutter uncomfortably and her glittery cheeks blush. She met Draco at the foot of the stairs and giggled when he stuttered out that she looked beautiful, even his white wings were still. Harry (a vampire) and Ron (a dragon) pushed their way through the crowd and Harry and Ron bent over and kissed her hand as they might a real fairy princess (making her blush harder), but then all formalities dropped as Harry hugged his smaller cousin, crumpling her wings slightly. Hermione hugged him back and then pulled away and addressed the staring crowd. "Hello, did you all come here to party, or to stare at me and my friends?" Everyone turned away hastily and the music started to play.
"May I?" Draco asked, holding out his arm to her.
Hermione rolled her eyes, taking his arm with hers, "Do you even have to ask?" They waltzed out onto the dance floor with the few other couples that were also dancing, but many couples stood around, just watching. Not many noticed Little Dragon at the top of the stairs, watching over all.
Hermione danced with Draco most, but she danced once with Harry, Ron, Dean, Justin Finch-Fletchy, and Ernie Macmillan. At the end of her seventh dance with Draco, another waltz, Draco dipped and kissed her tenderly, amid many whistles and shouts. But the peace was broken when they pulled apart to find none other than Pansy Parkinson walking across the room towards them. "Who invited you?" Draco asked her venomously.
"A friend," Pansy retorted, by then she had reached the couple. Without any warning she backhanded Hermione across the face, sending her "crown" and body spinning across the floor. A few girls and several other people *cough*boys*cough* rushed to Hermione's aid while several people *cough*boys*cough* went after Pansy. Hermione stood up slowly and walked over to where Draco was threatening Pansy with his Sword (FYI Draco was wearing the Sword on his belt, like in battle).
"Draco, let me handle this," Hermione said softly. Draco swiveled, he opened his mouth to object, but she shook her head slightly. His usually pale face was livid with rage, but he sighed and backed away, handing her the Sword of Love, which she promptly shoved back into his belt. She looked Pansy straight in the eye, but decided it would be better if she were at least at the same eye level as the taller girl. She fluttered her wings until they lifted her to Pansy's eye level. "Pansy as you can see, being here was pointless tonight, unless all you wanted was to degrade yourself. As you can see, there are many people that would come to my aid without me even asking. You may leave," Hermione finished, setting herself on the ground. Instantly Draco was hovering at her side, asking to examine her cheek. Knowing that it would be futile to argue she showed him the bruising that was already appearing on her face.
"God 'Mione, she really got you, wings away," Draco told her
"Draco, honestly, I can walk, she hit my face, and my legs are fine-" But at the look on his face she slowly pulled her wings back inside her back. Promptly he picked her up and she leaned her head against his chest, murmuring in an exasperated tone, "Oh, Draco."
Turning to everyone else, who were staring at them for the third time that night, "Party is still on, we'll be right back." Draco carried Hermione up the grand staircase, Harry, Ron, and Little Dragon trailing behind.
The rest of the party and summer was uneventful, except for rather a lot of notes checking that Hermione was okay, which she was, there was barely any bruise left to mark what had happened at the party when she and her friends boarded the train to Hogwarts.
A/N
Thank you Tiffany, I feel so loved, but I personally don't think that I am better than JKR, because if I were I would have come up with my own characters, but I am still very flattered.
L**ta, yes I have read it
Hplover13, you thought that was a cliffhanger? I didn't think so, plus how could it be, I am on the computer all day almost everyday, so I get chapters up faster than most.
A/N Thank you Moon Assassin 13, my thirtieth reviewer. *Happy tear* I feel so loved. And also, the diamond circlets only kept their heads and necks from magical harm, physical harm can still come to you when you are wearing it, I dunno if I mentioned that before.
Disclaimer: I only own the plot.
School passed uneventfully and although Hermione was excused from finals (there was just too much for her to learn) Draco wasn't, so she helped him study and picked up most of the information that she had missed. At the end of the year Hermione and Draco boarded the train with Ron and Harry (and Little Dragon of course A/N I love that name, aren't I brilliant Just Kidding). They all chatted constantly and at one point Pansy came into the compartment, flanked by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Draco, I just wanted to know why we don't hang out anymore, and I think that it's because of the Gryffindor," Pansy pouted. Hermione looked up from her position on Draco's lap and closed the book she and Draco were reading (A/N Hermione is sitting in his lap and he is reading the book over her shoulder).
they all looked stunned, and Crabbe and Goyle were looking about stupidly, searching for the owner to the voice. Hermione and Draco smirked identically at the frightened Slytherins in the doorway. "Now, if you don't mind, we have things to do, bye-bye," Hermione twinkled her fingers at them in a gesture of goodbye. When the Slytherins had left Hermione looked up at Draco and smirked at him, he smirked back and they were about to resume their reading when Harry and Ron burst out laughing. The smirk vanished off Hermione's face; it had been replaced by a confused look. "What?" this only made them laugh harder.
"You *giggle* two have the same *laughter* smirk, and it looks really..." Ron's voice trailed off because he had started laughing again.
"It looks really *giggle* funny when you two do that," Hermione stared at Harry who had broken down laughing just like Ron and then turned to Draco. He shrugged, she shrugged back and they returned to their book.
Later Hermione invited Harry and Ron to spend some time at Malfoy Manor this summer with them, of which Harry eagerly accepted and Ron graciously turned down, he should help his family get through Ginny's death, his family still hadn't gotten over that. This silenced everyone for the rest of the ride. At King's Cross station Hermione said goodbyes to her two best friends, glad that she didn't have to say goodbye to Draco at least.
Draco and Hermione held hands as they walked over to where their mothers were waiting for them. They found an empty room and apparated from the Kings Cross to the woods by Malfoy Manor, their home for the rest of the summer.
The summer passed quickly, too quickly for Hermione and Draco's liking. Mrs. Malfoy spent most of her time moping over her dead husband. Even though he hadn't been the nicest or most attention-giving husband in the world there were worse, and she missed him. So Hermione and Draco spent their days horseback riding, swimming in the lake that was on the east side of the manor or in Draco's library where they planned a costume party/dance for the soon-to-be sixth years at Hogwarts, only excluding one of the four houses *cough*Slytherin*cough* for bad intentions (Apparently they were not willing to believe that Draco had fallen in love of his own accord. Something about getting him back on their side if the mudblood was taken care of...). Soon there was only one month before Hogwarts started again and only one week until the party. Hermione and Draco had already invited everyone to the party, and Harry and Ron also received requests to stay after the party for the rest of the summer and Harry had agreed quickly while Ron had to convince his mother, she gave in eventually though.
With five days to go until the party they set up most of the decorations for the party/dance and planned to do the rest tomorrow. The next day Hermione woke up early and snuck out of bed without waking Draco to do the rest of the decorations. Draco walked down one of the many flights of stairs to find Hermione finishing up the decorations. They took the rest of that day off. The next day (three days until the party) Hermione and Draco woke at the same time and they created a menu. The day after they made it they checked the menu and gave it to the house elves to prepare for the party. On the day of the party Hermione and Draco went shopping for costumes. Hermione chose a sleeveless (tank-top style) deep green dress with princess seams and a slightly flared skirt that showed off her figure perfectly. She would be taking out her wings that night and going as a fairy princess (duh, and yes, again). Her crown would be one of the diamond circlets that were used in the battle. Draco wasn't too happy about his costume though; he would be going as her fairy prince. But she had made him willing after threatening never to kiss him ever again and carrying out her threat for half a day. He was to wear a white suit with shorts and green tights (think Peter Pan) JK (JK stands for Just Kidding A/N he is so not wearing that, how terrible). He was to really wear his suit of armor (again) and his wings, along with his diamond circlet as well.
Finally the night of the party came and there were many knocks on the door and fires burning (for people that were flooing) and many people arrived slightly early. Hermione looked wonderful in her green gown if she did say so herself and she twirled once for herself and then slowly made her way down the grand staircase into the room where the party was to be, fifteen minutes late (for her own party). All eyes turned to her and many people gasped. Once again she had applied glitter to her cheekbones and her hair fell in soft, natural waves about her shoulders, her crown at the top of her brown hair. Her fairy prince was among the many that gasped at the sight of her, making her wings flutter uncomfortably and her glittery cheeks blush. She met Draco at the foot of the stairs and giggled when he stuttered out that she looked beautiful, even his white wings were still. Harry (a vampire) and Ron (a dragon) pushed their way through the crowd and Harry and Ron bent over and kissed her hand as they might a real fairy princess (making her blush harder), but then all formalities dropped as Harry hugged his smaller cousin, crumpling her wings slightly. Hermione hugged him back and then pulled away and addressed the staring crowd. "Hello, did you all come here to party, or to stare at me and my friends?" Everyone turned away hastily and the music started to play.
"May I?" Draco asked, holding out his arm to her.
Hermione rolled her eyes, taking his arm with hers, "Do you even have to ask?" They waltzed out onto the dance floor with the few other couples that were also dancing, but many couples stood around, just watching. Not many noticed Little Dragon at the top of the stairs, watching over all.
Hermione danced with Draco most, but she danced once with Harry, Ron, Dean, Justin Finch-Fletchy, and Ernie Macmillan. At the end of her seventh dance with Draco, another waltz, Draco dipped and kissed her tenderly, amid many whistles and shouts. But the peace was broken when they pulled apart to find none other than Pansy Parkinson walking across the room towards them. "Who invited you?" Draco asked her venomously.
"A friend," Pansy retorted, by then she had reached the couple. Without any warning she backhanded Hermione across the face, sending her "crown" and body spinning across the floor. A few girls and several other people *cough*boys*cough* rushed to Hermione's aid while several people *cough*boys*cough* went after Pansy. Hermione stood up slowly and walked over to where Draco was threatening Pansy with his Sword (FYI Draco was wearing the Sword on his belt, like in battle).
"Draco, let me handle this," Hermione said softly. Draco swiveled, he opened his mouth to object, but she shook her head slightly. His usually pale face was livid with rage, but he sighed and backed away, handing her the Sword of Love, which she promptly shoved back into his belt. She looked Pansy straight in the eye, but decided it would be better if she were at least at the same eye level as the taller girl. She fluttered her wings until they lifted her to Pansy's eye level. "Pansy as you can see, being here was pointless tonight, unless all you wanted was to degrade yourself. As you can see, there are many people that would come to my aid without me even asking. You may leave," Hermione finished, setting herself on the ground. Instantly Draco was hovering at her side, asking to examine her cheek. Knowing that it would be futile to argue she showed him the bruising that was already appearing on her face.
"God 'Mione, she really got you, wings away," Draco told her
"Draco, honestly, I can walk, she hit my face, and my legs are fine-" But at the look on his face she slowly pulled her wings back inside her back. Promptly he picked her up and she leaned her head against his chest, murmuring in an exasperated tone, "Oh, Draco."
Turning to everyone else, who were staring at them for the third time that night, "Party is still on, we'll be right back." Draco carried Hermione up the grand staircase, Harry, Ron, and Little Dragon trailing behind.
The rest of the party and summer was uneventful, except for rather a lot of notes checking that Hermione was okay, which she was, there was barely any bruise left to mark what had happened at the party when she and her friends boarded the train to Hogwarts.
A/N
Thank you Tiffany, I feel so loved, but I personally don't think that I am better than JKR, because if I were I would have come up with my own characters, but I am still very flattered.
L**ta, yes I have read it
Hplover13, you thought that was a cliffhanger? I didn't think so, plus how could it be, I am on the computer all day almost everyday, so I get chapters up faster than most.
