A/N: Yay! 19 reviews! *does dance* *falls* *everyone laughs (including
strategically placed furniture)* i'll try to make more stuff happen in this
chapter. Many thanks to my lovely friend Kim, who got me interested in
fanfiction and listened to my nonsensical babbling about this
chapter.......Shame on me, not brainstorming first.....anyway....here
goes...
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"That can't possibly be the answer!"
Hermione had leveled with herself about Draco and somehow gained the ability to be in the same room as him without passing out. As a result, she now spent much more time in the Heads' common room. The two of them were 'discussing' Arithmancy, discussing meaning arguing about.
"Yes, it is! See right there? That's where you're wrong," Hermione said pointing out his mistake.
"Damn you, Granger," grumbled Draco discontentedly.
He was quite annoyed that he hadn't caught his mistake.
How could he have given her that to work with?
"Well, well, well........it would appear the almighty Malfoy isn't all that invincible."
"At least I'm not a stuck-up know-it-all wannabe."
"Ha! Wannabe? Hardly!"
Through the duration of this argument they had both stood up and were now threatening the hell out of each other with their body language. Unfortunately for their emotions, they were standing very close together. And, more unfortunately, they soon realized this.
When they did, you could have heard a pin drop.......
and the sound of their breathing......
Hermione made motions to sit back down hurriedly (on the other side of the room) when she heard that oh-so-familiar phrase that had been ringing through her head for the past two weeks.
"Running away from your problems won't make them go away."
She turned around only to be melted into his lovely, lovely eyes.
"I wasn't running...."
"And the sky isn't blue, right?" he said sarcastically.
"...and you're not a problem."
"Who said I was talking about me?"
Dammit! she thought. She couldn't believed he'd tricked her into saying that.
"I was merely referring to the fact that you can't accept that you're a wannabe," he claimed craftily.
Still, in spite of his calm demeanor, he was burning up inside. Draco really couldn't take standing this close to her without doing something.
KISS HER! his mind screamed.
He quickly came to a desicion......
.......and turned to sit down.
Draco's mind and body screamed with disappointment. But, he ignored all of that, and continued to talk so Hermione could regain her composure.
They finished their work in a total, complete, and utterly depressing silence.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next day was to be a Saturday, and Hermione found herself wandering around the school. She had been roving for quite a while when she happened upon a room she had never seen before in her 6-odd years at Hogwarts.
The door was mostly hidden by a tapestry that was a peculiar combination of silver, gold, green, and red; these colors were not often found united in Hogwarts.
At first glance, it would appear as if there was no pattern, as if someone had simply thrown the colors on without a thought. But, the harder she looked at it, the more it seemed like the colors were moving.
When the impression of movement dispersed it had become evident that a silver serpent with green eyes was wrapped around a lion with warmly glowing red eyes.
Seeing this pattern Hermione was struck by the irony of the situation. Here she was thinking a Gryffindor and Slytherin could never be united, and this tapestry clearly disproved that.
Perhaps there's hope after all.
Without a second thought she tried the door. Much to her surprise it opened with out so much as a squeak, unlike most of the doors in Hogwarts.
The door swung open to reveal a room decorated solely in a fantastic vision of silver and gold. There was a fireplace and a small couch, more like a loveseat, in front of it. Although there were no windows the room was very bright, as if some residue of happy, unknown events had stayed to light the room. The walls were covered in dusty frames of silver and gold. If they had once held pictures, one would not be able to tell, for there was no sign that there ever were any.
Hermione was completely breath taken. Who had this place belonged to and why had she been the one to find it? Questions raced through her mind for brief seconds until she was lulled into peace by the aura of the room. She decided without hesitation that this would be her room, her place to relax.
Just before she left, she turned to look back at the room. If she didn't know better, she could've sworn she saw an image of two very familiar people. She shook her head to clear it; when she opened her eyes, the image was gone. Again, the aura of the room overtook her, and she returned to her room with a smile on her face.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As all this was happening, Draco was in the library completing his weekend homework. He wanted to get it out of the way, so he could enjoy his leisure time.
Still, he and Hermione had been doing their homework together for the past week, and it felt a bit awkward without her there laugh at his mistakes.
Ironic. Me missing having someone laugh at my faults? he mused.
In fact, they had been doing their homework just yesterday when Draco finally worked up the courage to kiss her. Most unfortunately, someone popped his head in at just that second.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hermione!," Ron shouted. "Hermione, it's a Friday. That work isn't due until Monday! Come down to Hagrid's with me and Harry!"
"Damned Weasel...," Draco muttered.
"I guess I could take a break," she said, a bit reluctant to leave her work, "If you don't mind, Draco."
He was too shocked to say anything. It turned out he wouldn't have to.
"Who cares what he thinks? Let's go!" Ron said carelessly.
Without another word, he dragged Hermione from the room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Damned Weasel....," he found himself muttering again.
What in God's green earth am I going to do?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Well, there it is....I hope you like it. I probably won't have another chapter out anytime this or next week cause I have GEPA's, which are these bitch-ass standardized tests 8th graders have to take, but I might have another chapter out by the Saturday after that....As always REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW....much love all....
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"That can't possibly be the answer!"
Hermione had leveled with herself about Draco and somehow gained the ability to be in the same room as him without passing out. As a result, she now spent much more time in the Heads' common room. The two of them were 'discussing' Arithmancy, discussing meaning arguing about.
"Yes, it is! See right there? That's where you're wrong," Hermione said pointing out his mistake.
"Damn you, Granger," grumbled Draco discontentedly.
He was quite annoyed that he hadn't caught his mistake.
How could he have given her that to work with?
"Well, well, well........it would appear the almighty Malfoy isn't all that invincible."
"At least I'm not a stuck-up know-it-all wannabe."
"Ha! Wannabe? Hardly!"
Through the duration of this argument they had both stood up and were now threatening the hell out of each other with their body language. Unfortunately for their emotions, they were standing very close together. And, more unfortunately, they soon realized this.
When they did, you could have heard a pin drop.......
and the sound of their breathing......
Hermione made motions to sit back down hurriedly (on the other side of the room) when she heard that oh-so-familiar phrase that had been ringing through her head for the past two weeks.
"Running away from your problems won't make them go away."
She turned around only to be melted into his lovely, lovely eyes.
"I wasn't running...."
"And the sky isn't blue, right?" he said sarcastically.
"...and you're not a problem."
"Who said I was talking about me?"
Dammit! she thought. She couldn't believed he'd tricked her into saying that.
"I was merely referring to the fact that you can't accept that you're a wannabe," he claimed craftily.
Still, in spite of his calm demeanor, he was burning up inside. Draco really couldn't take standing this close to her without doing something.
KISS HER! his mind screamed.
He quickly came to a desicion......
.......and turned to sit down.
Draco's mind and body screamed with disappointment. But, he ignored all of that, and continued to talk so Hermione could regain her composure.
They finished their work in a total, complete, and utterly depressing silence.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next day was to be a Saturday, and Hermione found herself wandering around the school. She had been roving for quite a while when she happened upon a room she had never seen before in her 6-odd years at Hogwarts.
The door was mostly hidden by a tapestry that was a peculiar combination of silver, gold, green, and red; these colors were not often found united in Hogwarts.
At first glance, it would appear as if there was no pattern, as if someone had simply thrown the colors on without a thought. But, the harder she looked at it, the more it seemed like the colors were moving.
When the impression of movement dispersed it had become evident that a silver serpent with green eyes was wrapped around a lion with warmly glowing red eyes.
Seeing this pattern Hermione was struck by the irony of the situation. Here she was thinking a Gryffindor and Slytherin could never be united, and this tapestry clearly disproved that.
Perhaps there's hope after all.
Without a second thought she tried the door. Much to her surprise it opened with out so much as a squeak, unlike most of the doors in Hogwarts.
The door swung open to reveal a room decorated solely in a fantastic vision of silver and gold. There was a fireplace and a small couch, more like a loveseat, in front of it. Although there were no windows the room was very bright, as if some residue of happy, unknown events had stayed to light the room. The walls were covered in dusty frames of silver and gold. If they had once held pictures, one would not be able to tell, for there was no sign that there ever were any.
Hermione was completely breath taken. Who had this place belonged to and why had she been the one to find it? Questions raced through her mind for brief seconds until she was lulled into peace by the aura of the room. She decided without hesitation that this would be her room, her place to relax.
Just before she left, she turned to look back at the room. If she didn't know better, she could've sworn she saw an image of two very familiar people. She shook her head to clear it; when she opened her eyes, the image was gone. Again, the aura of the room overtook her, and she returned to her room with a smile on her face.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As all this was happening, Draco was in the library completing his weekend homework. He wanted to get it out of the way, so he could enjoy his leisure time.
Still, he and Hermione had been doing their homework together for the past week, and it felt a bit awkward without her there laugh at his mistakes.
Ironic. Me missing having someone laugh at my faults? he mused.
In fact, they had been doing their homework just yesterday when Draco finally worked up the courage to kiss her. Most unfortunately, someone popped his head in at just that second.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hermione!," Ron shouted. "Hermione, it's a Friday. That work isn't due until Monday! Come down to Hagrid's with me and Harry!"
"Damned Weasel...," Draco muttered.
"I guess I could take a break," she said, a bit reluctant to leave her work, "If you don't mind, Draco."
He was too shocked to say anything. It turned out he wouldn't have to.
"Who cares what he thinks? Let's go!" Ron said carelessly.
Without another word, he dragged Hermione from the room.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Damned Weasel....," he found himself muttering again.
What in God's green earth am I going to do?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Well, there it is....I hope you like it. I probably won't have another chapter out anytime this or next week cause I have GEPA's, which are these bitch-ass standardized tests 8th graders have to take, but I might have another chapter out by the Saturday after that....As always REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW....much love all....
