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Chapter Ten

The next morning, Hermione woke up and found Draco lying beside her. She was wrapped in a blanket and the sun was streaming down her face. Oh my gosh! Hermione thought. I can't believe this! How could I? She realized she was naked and felt 'dirty'. Hermione, what the fuck did get into you to do this? She blamed herself. She slowly slid off the bed and found her gown and all of her other clothes lying around on the floor. She glanced back to check if Draco was still sleeping and he was. She hastily put on her clothes and reached for the door.

"I don't think you should go out yet." A voice from behind her said.

She turned around. Draco was sitting on his bed, grinning at her. "And why not?" She demanded.

"What if the others see you? In your gown." Draco said sensibly. "The ball's over and they might get suspicious."

Hermione sighed. He was right. She walked back to him and sat beside him. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek. "What's wrong?" He asked worriedly. "I had a great time last night by the way."

Hermione smiled weakly. "I don't know…it's just that…I don't know, I can't explain it."
"Don't tell me you were regretting last night." Malfoy said seriously.

Hermione remained silent. Draco stood up and Hermione turned around to avoid him. "What? It's not like you haven't seen me bare naked before." Draco joked.

Hermione crawled back under the blanket and sighed. She found the necklace her mother gave her and she felt guilty. What have I done? She thought. Her and Draco stayed in the room until lunch. Then, Draco made sure nobody was around and told Hermione that the coast was clear. Hermione ran to her room and took a quick shower. Then, she went back outside and figured that Draco was downstairs already. Then, she went to the Great Hall by herself.

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Ron was sitting with Dean, Neville and Seamus during lunch. Harry had quidditch practice and Ginny went to watch. Where's Hermione? He wondered. NO! She ditched you last night. She doesn't like you, Ron. Besides, there's lots of other gorgeous girls out there…His eyes looked around and he saw Lavender staring at him. She blushed furiously and turned her attention back to Parvati. He couldn't help but grin. I guess I do have the world famous Weasley charm. Then, Hermione came out of nowhere and sat in front of Ron.

"Hey Ron." Hermione smiled. She had eyebags and she looked tired.

"Hi." Ron mumbled. He drank some juice and yearned to ask her where she went last night but figured it might catch her off guard.

"S-s-sorry about last night." Hermione apologized. Something seemed to be bothering her. "My s-st-t-omach hurt a lot. I w-wanted to come back to t-t-tell you. But it hurt s-so bad."

"Oh. That's alright. I had fun anyway." Ron told her. "Harry's in the Quidditch Pitch and Ginny's watching him. Tomorrow's a Hogsmeade day, do you wanna go? You haven't gone to any of them so far."

"I've just been busy." Hermione answered but secretly, she spent most of her time alone with Draco.

"Are you ok? You seem stressed." Ron asked worriedly. His eyes looked deep into her tired, weary ones.

"Y-yes. I-I'm fine. My stomach kept me up last night." Hermione smiled weakly. Then, she stood up. "Well, I best be going. I have lots of homework to do. I'll see you later."

"G'bye." Ron said. Then, he saw Ginny and Harry walking towards him.

"Ron, why aren't you on the team?" Ginny asked as she sat down beside Ron. "I reckon you'd do an amazing job as chaser."

"I don't know. I didn't try out." Ron replied.

"We saw Herm talking to you earlier. Why did she leave? Isn't she going to Hogsmeade?" Harry asked. He was still sweaty from practice.

"No. She has homework as usual." Ron told them. "She was all stuttery when she was talking to me and she seemed tired. Her excuse was, her stomach hurt last night and that's why she never came back for the rest of the ball."

"All students going to Hogsmeade, please proceed to the main entrance now to get on your carriages!" Professor Mcgonagall announced. Harry, Ginny and Ron stood up and followed the rest of the students to the carriages.

"Two teh a carriage pulease! Tha three-sea ter and four-sea ter carriages er all filled." Hagrid, who was standing outside, told them.

Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and climbed on a carriage being pulled by 3 mokes. "We'll see you at Honeyduke's alright?" Harry told Ron.

"Oi! One mor' person can git on this'un!" Hagrid called. Ron jogged to where the carriage was and climbed in. He sat down and was shocked. It was Lavender.

"Why hello there! Who would've thought I'd be in this carriage with you." Lavender teased.

Ron laughed appreciatively. "Where's Parvati?"

"She's sick." Lavender pouted. "But honestly, I think she only wants to stay and spy on that Malfoy git!"

Ron laughed again. Lavender had her hair in a sleek ponytail and was wearing a hint of cherry red lipstick and pink blush. She looked extremely pretty.

"Where's Hermione?" Lavender asked. The carriage began to move.

"She says she has lots of homework to do." Ron answered.

"Oh." Lavender said. She crossed her legs and stared out the window. Just then, the carriage stopped. She screamed and fell forward. Luckily, Ron was there to catch her.

"Are you alright?" Ron asked as he held her. "I guess the Mokes shrank again."

Lavender stared up at him and blushed deep red. "Y-yeah. Of course I am alright. I'm such a klutz." Ron let go of her as she propped back down on her chair.

"Don't worry, you're not alone." Ron joked. She laughed and they continued to talk for the rest of the ride.

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"Draco, please stop." Hermione moaned as Draco kissed her. "I'm too tired for this. I thought you wanted help with Potions."

"That can wait." Draco said. "This can't."

"STOP IT!" Hermione yelled. She pushed Draco away. Hard.

"What in bloody hell is your problem?" Draco demanded.

"I told you to stop but you don't listen!" Hermione answered firmly. "Do you want help or not."

"I wanna make out." Draco replied.

"UGH! You're nothing but a horny bastard! I'm going to my room." Hermione answered. She took her books and walked to the stairs.

"I can unlock your door, you know." Malfoy reminded her. Hermione ignored him and went to her room.

She took out her wand and chanted, "Alohamora completitus." It certainly pays to listen to charms class. She thought. That's the unbreakable lock, no spell can penetrate through it. She recited to herself. She put her books on her bed and carefully read them. Then, she heard someone go up the stairs and bang on her door.

"OPEN UP GRANGER!" Malfoy shouted. "What the fuck's wrong with you? You don't like me anymore do you?"

"Go away Malfoy!" Hermione yelled back. "And don't you even try to unlock my door for it won't work."

"What the hell did I ever do to you, huh bitch?" Malfoy screamed. He continued to pound loudly on the door.

"The Lethifold is a mercifully rare creature found solely in tropical climates." Hermione read loudly. "It resembles a black cloak perhaps half an inch thick, which glides along the ground at night."

"Fine then! Be that way! Stay there and see if I fuckin care!" Malfoy said from outside.

"As Belby so dramatically reveals, the Patronus is the only spell known to repel the Lethifold." Hermione continued reading. Eventually, she heard Draco walk away and go downstairs.

A/n: Hahahaha! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! More coming soon! Don't forget to review! And of course, thanks to:

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