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Authors note: I SO HAPPY! lol. Seriously, I am though. You guys like it you really like it! Sorry, Im easily amused. But I was gone all day and I came home today and I had like 16 emails, most of which were reviews from this story and the other story of mine. Thanks to...
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Lessien Arnatuile
I'm sorry my chapters have been so short but you all should know that I'm kind of in a rough spot. See, my parents are seperated and will be officially divorced in January and when that happens, I'm moving in with my mom and my dad isn't too happy about it (which sucks because I have to live through his hell every day since I currently live with him) but things are pretty bad currently between my mom and dad so I'm really uptight about alot of things. However, since you mentioned it I will work harder to get more into the chapters. This one will be over 2000 (maybe 3000 if I work late enough on it) to make up for the past chapters (you guys better be grateful...lol).
Well, on with the story!
--Queen Of Llamas--
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Chapter 5: HCA (10 points to the first person who can tell me what the HCA is)
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Hermione was pacing the corridor where they would be meeting the Prefects. Draco was sitting against the wall, not nervous but actually amused. Hermione was an emotional wreck. Dumbledore had added more rooms and couches and made the place a bit more home like. Hermione liked being there though. It was her place to get away from the Gryffindors and everyone in general (with the exception of Draco) but Dumbledore was ruining it. Curse him!
"Hermione, calm down." said Draco, watching her walk back and forth.
"Easy for you to say. No one is spreading nasty rumors about you." said Hermione, a bit more rude than she had intended.
"Well, Pansy isn't your stalker now is she." snapped Draco. Hermione cringed at his rude tone.
"Just shut it okay. It's emotion wreck not my fault." said Hermione.
Draco looked at her confused. "What?"
"You just said 'It's emotion wreck not my fault'. What the hell does that mean?" Draco laughed. Hermione laughed too.
"I meant it's not my fault I'm an emotional wreck." said Hermione. Draco continued to laugh. "I meant, well, you know what I meant."
"But still, that's not what you said." said Draco. Hermione began to laugh too. That's when the Prefects showed up. Ron was glaring at Hermione and so was Pansy. They followed Draco and Hermione up towards the door.
"Grytherin is the password. Tell anyone this and you will die." said Hermione tonelessly. However, saying a threat with boredom was more effective in her case.
Everybody entered the common room and looked around. Draco cleared his throat and everyone turned their attention towards him.
"A few rules. Everyone is to be respectful to others. Hermione and I are in charge. Just the basics." said Draco. Ron wasn't paying attention.
"Ron, were you listening?" said Hermione. Ron looked at her and glared.
"Hermione, is Ron telling the truth?" Hannah suddenly exclaimed.
"I don't get it. He didn't even talk." Hermione said, completely loss.
"No, earlier Ron told me that he caught you and Draco snogging. How come you didn't say anything?" asked Hannah. Hermione's jaw dropped and she stared at Ron.
"You jackass!" she exclaimed and went up to him. She was about to throw herself at him when someone pulled her back.
"Sorry Hannah but Ron was lying." said Draco, holding Hermione back with all his strength.
"I hate you Ron! I hope you die a slow and painful death." said Hermione, and breaking free from Draco, she ran into her room and slammed the door.
"Damn it Ron. Why do you have to say that kind of stuff?" Draco said.
"Everyone can go find a bedroom and unpack your things." With that said, Draco quietly knocked on Hermione's door. When she opened it and let him in, no one knew someone was following them, under an invisibility cloak.
"Hey." Draco said quietly. Hermione smiled but she still had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"What did I ever do to him?" she asked. Draco shook his head and hugged Hermione as she cried into his shoulder. He didn't know what to say so he just let her cry. As she placed her arms around him in return, he felt a warmness sweep through his entire body. Little did he know, Hermione was feeling it too.
As the two stood there in the middle of the room, holding on to each other, someone wasn't happy.
"Thanks Draco." said Hermione as she finally wiped the tears from her eyes. She leaned back so she could look him in the face but her arms were still around him. Part of her wanted to kiss him. She knew what she felt and she knew he was feeling it too but she also knew it wouldn't be right. The Slytherin King and the Gryffindor Lioness together as a couple? Now that was unheard of.
Draco was thinking along the same lines. Even if he hadn't been with Hermione for longer than a month, he still felt like he had changed. That there was more to him than a boy who had been mislead as a kid. Who had grown up believing evil was good. But Hermione had shown him a new light. However, alot of Slytherin's would not be happy. His father definitely wouldn't be pleased.
But it was so hard to resist. They just looked at each other, wondering what to do. Draco moved his head closer to hers and she stood on her toes. The warmness of Draco's lips against hers was electrifying.
Hermione felt her blood rush. That was as deep as the kiss went. As soon as it started, it had ended. They looked at each other before meeting for more. They were broken apart when Hermione was pushed to the ground. She felt someone on top of her, kicking her in the side. Out of no where, Pansy appeared as the one kicking Hermione.
Draco immediately came over and pushed Pansy away from Hermione."What do you think you're doing?!" he shouted, helping Hermione up.
"Just leave her Draco. Don't you remember that it's me you love? she's a mudblood, dear. The enemy." said Pansy, flinging herself on Draco.
"Leave Pansy. I'll talk to you later." said Draco in a dead whisper.
Pansy nodded and kissed his cheek before leaving. As soon as she left, Draco wiped his cheek with his sleeve and made sure Hermione was okay.
"I'm fine. Just a little soar. Nothing a little hot chocolate won't clear up." she said with a smile. They walked out into the common room and saw Padma sitting by the fire, drinking something.
"Hey Padma, what are you drinking?" asked Hermione as she came out of her room.
"Hot chocolate." she answered, making Hermione's eyes light up. "There are a few more cups on the table. Help yourselves. I'm addicted."
"Me too!" Hermione and Draco both exclaimed, grabbing a cup and sitting down near Padma.
"Sorry about all the rumors, Hermione. I know they're not true. Anyone who believes that is too dense to even be in Hogwarts." laughed Padma, obviously not having a clue on what had happened in the bedroom.
"Thanks Padma." said Hermione, taking a sip of her drink.
"It's so calm here." said Draco. Padma nodded.
"At least not as many people are here. My god those Gryffindors are driving me mad. I was thinking about switching my robes again just to irritate them." said Hermione. Padma and Draco laughed.
"They were furious with you about that Hermione. What was that all about anyway?" asked Padma. Hermione looked at Draco and they both explained about their first morning together.
"Thank god Dumbledore added more bathrooms. I can't imagine having that happen to me." Padma laughed. Draco and Hermione were laughing too.
*~*~*90 Minutes and 9 Hot Chocolates Later (That's 9 each)*~*~*
"I swear, we're going to be up all night with this stuff." said Padma.
Hermione shrugged, taking another sip of her Hot Chocolate.
"It's not like we've got to be up early." said Hermione, who suddenly seemed bored. She looked around the room for something to do. Ernie and Hannah were the only ones still up. It was probably about 11.
"Hey Hermione, have you ever heard the song 'Ain't Too Proud To Beg'?" Padma asked. Hermione smiled and nodded. They whispered to each other for a minute and both went to their rooms and once Ernie and Hannah were gone they came out, both singing to the tune that magically filled the room.
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Both Girls:
I know you wanna leave me, but i refuse to let you go
If i have to beg, plead for your sympathy
I don't mind, 'cause you mean that much to me
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
~~~
Draco was watching them from over his book, amused as they began to dance and pretend to sing into their hairbrushes. Both of them were wearing black shorts, white button-up men shirts, sunglasses and their hair was a mess.
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Padmas Solo:
Well i heard a quiet man is half a man, with no sense of pride
But If i have to cry to keep ya i don't mind weepin'
If weepin' gonna keep ya by my side
Both Girls:
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Hermione's Solo:
If i have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Just to keep you from walkin' away
Let my friends laugh, even this i can stand
'cause i wanna i keep ya anyway i can
Both Girls:
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to beg girl, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
I got a love so deep in the pit of my heart
Ev'ry day it grows more and more
I'm not ashamed to come and plead to you, baby
If pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out the door
Ain't too proud to beg girl, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to beg girl, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
~~~
The girls ended and the music that had magically been playing. Draco was grinning, trying hard not to laugh. Padma and Hermione joined hands and bowed, waving gracious "Thank you's" to their imaginary audience.
"That was definitely interesting." said Draco as both girls sat down again, still humming the song.
"Need to let off some energy. You should sing next time, it really is fun." said Padma. Hermione smiled to herself. She was glad Padma was being nice to Draco. Besides, if he was hanging out with Hermione, he obviously wasn't as bad.
"Who knows. Make sure you tell next time you guys put on a show." said Draco, still trying hard not to laugh hysterically.
"Don't worry, we will." Hermione said and both girls changed back into their pajamas.
~~~
It had only been about an hour since the girls had returned and everyone was still wide awake. Hermione and Padma were sitting in shirts and tank tops by the fire, playing chess while Draco continued to read on the couch.
"King me!" Padma shouted. Draco laughed and Hermione shook her head.
"What?" asked Padma innocently.
"We're not playing checkers."
"I know, it's chess." said Padma, still not getting it.
"In checkers you want to get to the other side to get a king. In chess, you want to capture the other person's king." said Hermione.
"Oh! Well, no wonder I'm losing! I was trying to get to the other side!" she exclaimed. Hermione laughed.
"Dumbie." said Hermione, slapping her forehead.
"I heard that!" Padma said as she reset the board.
"No really?" Hermione said sarcastically.
"Yeah really."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah."
"Really?"
"Really." said Padma but Draco had now clamped a hand over Padma's mouth. Padma was trying to say something but Hermione and Draco couldn't tell what she was saying. They laughed and Draco finally let go of Padma.
"Thanks Draco. I was just saying just how much of an insensitive, stupid git you were." said Padma with a small smile. Draco gripped a pillow and as Padma saw this, she got up and ran away, picking up a pillow from another couch. Hermione grabbed one just in case.
"Come and get me Malfoy." Padma teased. Draco jumped over the couch and ran towards Padma. Padma ran in the opposite direction but Hermione trapped her. Padma was stuck between Hermione and Draco. Hermione went to hit Padma but she ducked and Hermione ended up hitting Draco.
"Oh you're in for it now Granger." said Draco as he chased after Hermione. She dropped her pillow and ran. She stood on the couch, jumping to avoid Draco's attempts at hitting her. What Hermione didn't expect was when he tackled her onto the couch. He pinned her down and hit her once with the pillow. Padma was watching from behind another couch.
"Ugh, you weigh too much." Hermione said as she tried to break free.
"Hey, watch it girl." said Draco. Hermione smiled. She saw Padma sneak up behind Draco and whack him with the pillow and then duck behind the couch. Draco looked around the room bewildered.
"What was that?" he asked. Padma showed up right behind the couch and hit him once more.
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The fight continued until about 2 in the morning. Just shows what Hot Chocolate can do to you. Hermione and Padma had fell asleep on the floor by the fire, Hermione covered in a Gryffindor blanket and Padma in a Ravenclaw and Draco was laying above them on the couch with his Slytherin blanket. All of them slept through the morning and Hermione woke to two people staring at her. She jumped and knocked both of them in the head, causing all 3 of them intense pain.
"Hard head." muttered Padma as all of them went their separate ways to get dressed.
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Hermione was wearing a pair of regular blue jeans and a deep red sweater. Her hair was back in a messy bun and she didn't bother with make-up for the day. Padma was also wearing a pair of blue jeans and a light blue. Her hair was down and she was wearing a baseball hat to give her a sporty type of look.
"So Hermione, what do you feel like doing today?" Padma said as both of them sat in the common. Hermione looked outside and sat that it was raining but the sun was still shining. Hermione smiled.
"Follow me." said Hermione.
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Padma followed Hermione all the way down to the Entrance Hall and as Hermione ran out into the rain, Padma stayed inside.
"PADMA PATIL! GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE!" Hermione shouted. Padma shook her head.
"I'll get wet!" she called back.
"That's the point!" Hermione shouted back but Padma shook her head stubbornly. "Please?"
"Okay! Fine! But if I get the flu it's your fault." said Padma walking outside. Hermione was dancing around and Padma soon joined her. They slipped and slide all over the place.
"Ahh!" Padma shrieked as she fell into a mud puddle. Hermione was laughing hysterically until Padma pulled her down. It was then that Padma heard her name called. Parvati was walking over to them with an umbrella.
"Padma, my dear sister, what are you doing associating with a traitor?" Parvati asked.
"She may be a traitor to you but thankfully I'm not a stuck up Gryffindor like some people. Some of you guys are worse than the Slytherins." said Padma, getting up.
"Amen!" Hermione shouted from her spot on the ground. Padma laughed.
"Shut up Hermione." said Parvati. Hermione didn't move from her spot on the ground.
"Are you going to make me?" asked Hermione. Parvati whipped out her wand but Hermione was too quick. She pulled Parvati by the ankles and into the mud puddle, pouring mud all over her.
"How does that feel Parvati? Us 'traitors' think it feels pretty cool." said Padma, laughing. Parvati got up and looked at her sister and then at Hermione. Without saying a word she stormed back towards the castle. Padma and Hermione began to laugh.
"Priceless." said Padma.
"Did you see her face when I rubbed the mud all over her head?" asked Hermione, laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes.
"I see what you mean about some of the Gryffindors." Padma said. "They are entertaining nonetheless."
"Tell me about it." said Hermione, trying to get up but she slipped and fell back down.
"Need help?" came a voice from above Padma and Hermione. Draco was looking down at them.
"Yeah." Hermione said with a wink at Padma. Hermione reached out and grabbed Draco's hand but instead of trying to get up she pulled him down with the two girls. Draco hit the mud face first. The girls giggled.
"You two are in for it now." said Draco, trying to move towards the girls but it was no use. It was too slippery to even crawl. They all just laid there, the rain falling on their faces, laughing.
Finally, Hermione was able to move. She stood up and carefully walked to a non-muddy clearing.
"What is she doing?" asked Padma.
"Don't know." said Draco, shrugging as he watched Hermione begin to run. She was able to run for about 2 feet when she flew forward and into the soft grass. She glided against the grass for a good 2 yards.
"You guys have to try this!" Hermione shouted. Padma and Draco carefully followed suit. Draco went first and when he found out he couldn't stop himself, he ran into Hermione. They continued to laugh, not realizing that Padma was about to run into them as well.
When all 3 three of them were laying there, Padma and Hermione both shouted "DOGPILE!"
And they both piled on top of Draco, crushing him with their weight.
"I can't breathe." he pretended to gasp for air.
"Oh please. We don't weigh that much." said Padma.
"How much do you weigh Padma?" asked Hermione.
"123. You?"
"Damn, beat me buy a pound." said Hermione.
"You girls actually keep track of your weight?" asked Draco, relaxing under the pile.
"Well, yeah. It's definitely a girl thing." said Padma. Hermione nodded in agreement. Draco pushed them off of him and began to "slide" away. All three of them decided to go back into the castle then before they caught the flu. Using each other for support, the slowly made their way into the school and they made a run for the tower, careful to avoid Filch. Three professors had seen them enter the castle and run off, laughing.
"Well, the three of them are working well together." said Snape.
"I still have a bad feeling about this." said McGonagall.
"You always have a bad feeling about this Minerva." said Snape. Dumbledore was unusually quiet as he watched the trio run up the stairs, careful not to slip but careful not to slow their pace.
"It could either be great or get ugly." said Dumbledore quietly. Snape and McGonagall just watched the students disappear from view.
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YES! OVER 3000 WORDS! AND IT'S ONLY 1:30! lol. well I hope you guys like it. just a nice, light chapter before things get dark. if u notice, i changed the subject from Romance/Drama to Romance/General because now that I think about it, this story will have a little bit of most of the elements. Reviews are loved! Let me know what you think! Please check out my website...the url is in the previous chapter's A/N
--Queen Of Llamas--
Authors note: I SO HAPPY! lol. Seriously, I am though. You guys like it you really like it! Sorry, Im easily amused. But I was gone all day and I came home today and I had like 16 emails, most of which were reviews from this story and the other story of mine. Thanks to...
jesst12
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Demeter, Goddess of Protection (love your user name, btw)
DemonicAngel106
Sweet-77-thang (woohoo! a returning reviewer!)
Megan
Sylphide(you gave me the biggest compliment i have ever recieved!)
Shania Maxwell
Lessien Arnatuile
I'm sorry my chapters have been so short but you all should know that I'm kind of in a rough spot. See, my parents are seperated and will be officially divorced in January and when that happens, I'm moving in with my mom and my dad isn't too happy about it (which sucks because I have to live through his hell every day since I currently live with him) but things are pretty bad currently between my mom and dad so I'm really uptight about alot of things. However, since you mentioned it I will work harder to get more into the chapters. This one will be over 2000 (maybe 3000 if I work late enough on it) to make up for the past chapters (you guys better be grateful...lol).
Well, on with the story!
--Queen Of Llamas--
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Chapter 5: HCA (10 points to the first person who can tell me what the HCA is)
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Hermione was pacing the corridor where they would be meeting the Prefects. Draco was sitting against the wall, not nervous but actually amused. Hermione was an emotional wreck. Dumbledore had added more rooms and couches and made the place a bit more home like. Hermione liked being there though. It was her place to get away from the Gryffindors and everyone in general (with the exception of Draco) but Dumbledore was ruining it. Curse him!
"Hermione, calm down." said Draco, watching her walk back and forth.
"Easy for you to say. No one is spreading nasty rumors about you." said Hermione, a bit more rude than she had intended.
"Well, Pansy isn't your stalker now is she." snapped Draco. Hermione cringed at his rude tone.
"Just shut it okay. It's emotion wreck not my fault." said Hermione.
Draco looked at her confused. "What?"
"You just said 'It's emotion wreck not my fault'. What the hell does that mean?" Draco laughed. Hermione laughed too.
"I meant it's not my fault I'm an emotional wreck." said Hermione. Draco continued to laugh. "I meant, well, you know what I meant."
"But still, that's not what you said." said Draco. Hermione began to laugh too. That's when the Prefects showed up. Ron was glaring at Hermione and so was Pansy. They followed Draco and Hermione up towards the door.
"Grytherin is the password. Tell anyone this and you will die." said Hermione tonelessly. However, saying a threat with boredom was more effective in her case.
Everybody entered the common room and looked around. Draco cleared his throat and everyone turned their attention towards him.
"A few rules. Everyone is to be respectful to others. Hermione and I are in charge. Just the basics." said Draco. Ron wasn't paying attention.
"Ron, were you listening?" said Hermione. Ron looked at her and glared.
"Hermione, is Ron telling the truth?" Hannah suddenly exclaimed.
"I don't get it. He didn't even talk." Hermione said, completely loss.
"No, earlier Ron told me that he caught you and Draco snogging. How come you didn't say anything?" asked Hannah. Hermione's jaw dropped and she stared at Ron.
"You jackass!" she exclaimed and went up to him. She was about to throw herself at him when someone pulled her back.
"Sorry Hannah but Ron was lying." said Draco, holding Hermione back with all his strength.
"I hate you Ron! I hope you die a slow and painful death." said Hermione, and breaking free from Draco, she ran into her room and slammed the door.
"Damn it Ron. Why do you have to say that kind of stuff?" Draco said.
"Everyone can go find a bedroom and unpack your things." With that said, Draco quietly knocked on Hermione's door. When she opened it and let him in, no one knew someone was following them, under an invisibility cloak.
"Hey." Draco said quietly. Hermione smiled but she still had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"What did I ever do to him?" she asked. Draco shook his head and hugged Hermione as she cried into his shoulder. He didn't know what to say so he just let her cry. As she placed her arms around him in return, he felt a warmness sweep through his entire body. Little did he know, Hermione was feeling it too.
As the two stood there in the middle of the room, holding on to each other, someone wasn't happy.
"Thanks Draco." said Hermione as she finally wiped the tears from her eyes. She leaned back so she could look him in the face but her arms were still around him. Part of her wanted to kiss him. She knew what she felt and she knew he was feeling it too but she also knew it wouldn't be right. The Slytherin King and the Gryffindor Lioness together as a couple? Now that was unheard of.
Draco was thinking along the same lines. Even if he hadn't been with Hermione for longer than a month, he still felt like he had changed. That there was more to him than a boy who had been mislead as a kid. Who had grown up believing evil was good. But Hermione had shown him a new light. However, alot of Slytherin's would not be happy. His father definitely wouldn't be pleased.
But it was so hard to resist. They just looked at each other, wondering what to do. Draco moved his head closer to hers and she stood on her toes. The warmness of Draco's lips against hers was electrifying.
Hermione felt her blood rush. That was as deep as the kiss went. As soon as it started, it had ended. They looked at each other before meeting for more. They were broken apart when Hermione was pushed to the ground. She felt someone on top of her, kicking her in the side. Out of no where, Pansy appeared as the one kicking Hermione.
Draco immediately came over and pushed Pansy away from Hermione."What do you think you're doing?!" he shouted, helping Hermione up.
"Just leave her Draco. Don't you remember that it's me you love? she's a mudblood, dear. The enemy." said Pansy, flinging herself on Draco.
"Leave Pansy. I'll talk to you later." said Draco in a dead whisper.
Pansy nodded and kissed his cheek before leaving. As soon as she left, Draco wiped his cheek with his sleeve and made sure Hermione was okay.
"I'm fine. Just a little soar. Nothing a little hot chocolate won't clear up." she said with a smile. They walked out into the common room and saw Padma sitting by the fire, drinking something.
"Hey Padma, what are you drinking?" asked Hermione as she came out of her room.
"Hot chocolate." she answered, making Hermione's eyes light up. "There are a few more cups on the table. Help yourselves. I'm addicted."
"Me too!" Hermione and Draco both exclaimed, grabbing a cup and sitting down near Padma.
"Sorry about all the rumors, Hermione. I know they're not true. Anyone who believes that is too dense to even be in Hogwarts." laughed Padma, obviously not having a clue on what had happened in the bedroom.
"Thanks Padma." said Hermione, taking a sip of her drink.
"It's so calm here." said Draco. Padma nodded.
"At least not as many people are here. My god those Gryffindors are driving me mad. I was thinking about switching my robes again just to irritate them." said Hermione. Padma and Draco laughed.
"They were furious with you about that Hermione. What was that all about anyway?" asked Padma. Hermione looked at Draco and they both explained about their first morning together.
"Thank god Dumbledore added more bathrooms. I can't imagine having that happen to me." Padma laughed. Draco and Hermione were laughing too.
*~*~*90 Minutes and 9 Hot Chocolates Later (That's 9 each)*~*~*
"I swear, we're going to be up all night with this stuff." said Padma.
Hermione shrugged, taking another sip of her Hot Chocolate.
"It's not like we've got to be up early." said Hermione, who suddenly seemed bored. She looked around the room for something to do. Ernie and Hannah were the only ones still up. It was probably about 11.
"Hey Hermione, have you ever heard the song 'Ain't Too Proud To Beg'?" Padma asked. Hermione smiled and nodded. They whispered to each other for a minute and both went to their rooms and once Ernie and Hannah were gone they came out, both singing to the tune that magically filled the room.
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Both Girls:
I know you wanna leave me, but i refuse to let you go
If i have to beg, plead for your sympathy
I don't mind, 'cause you mean that much to me
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
~~~
Draco was watching them from over his book, amused as they began to dance and pretend to sing into their hairbrushes. Both of them were wearing black shorts, white button-up men shirts, sunglasses and their hair was a mess.
~~~
Padmas Solo:
Well i heard a quiet man is half a man, with no sense of pride
But If i have to cry to keep ya i don't mind weepin'
If weepin' gonna keep ya by my side
Both Girls:
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Hermione's Solo:
If i have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Just to keep you from walkin' away
Let my friends laugh, even this i can stand
'cause i wanna i keep ya anyway i can
Both Girls:
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to beg girl, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
I got a love so deep in the pit of my heart
Ev'ry day it grows more and more
I'm not ashamed to come and plead to you, baby
If pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out the door
Ain't too proud to beg girl, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't too proud to beg girl, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, don't you go
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
~~~
The girls ended and the music that had magically been playing. Draco was grinning, trying hard not to laugh. Padma and Hermione joined hands and bowed, waving gracious "Thank you's" to their imaginary audience.
"That was definitely interesting." said Draco as both girls sat down again, still humming the song.
"Need to let off some energy. You should sing next time, it really is fun." said Padma. Hermione smiled to herself. She was glad Padma was being nice to Draco. Besides, if he was hanging out with Hermione, he obviously wasn't as bad.
"Who knows. Make sure you tell next time you guys put on a show." said Draco, still trying hard not to laugh hysterically.
"Don't worry, we will." Hermione said and both girls changed back into their pajamas.
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It had only been about an hour since the girls had returned and everyone was still wide awake. Hermione and Padma were sitting in shirts and tank tops by the fire, playing chess while Draco continued to read on the couch.
"King me!" Padma shouted. Draco laughed and Hermione shook her head.
"What?" asked Padma innocently.
"We're not playing checkers."
"I know, it's chess." said Padma, still not getting it.
"In checkers you want to get to the other side to get a king. In chess, you want to capture the other person's king." said Hermione.
"Oh! Well, no wonder I'm losing! I was trying to get to the other side!" she exclaimed. Hermione laughed.
"Dumbie." said Hermione, slapping her forehead.
"I heard that!" Padma said as she reset the board.
"No really?" Hermione said sarcastically.
"Yeah really."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah."
"Really?"
"Really." said Padma but Draco had now clamped a hand over Padma's mouth. Padma was trying to say something but Hermione and Draco couldn't tell what she was saying. They laughed and Draco finally let go of Padma.
"Thanks Draco. I was just saying just how much of an insensitive, stupid git you were." said Padma with a small smile. Draco gripped a pillow and as Padma saw this, she got up and ran away, picking up a pillow from another couch. Hermione grabbed one just in case.
"Come and get me Malfoy." Padma teased. Draco jumped over the couch and ran towards Padma. Padma ran in the opposite direction but Hermione trapped her. Padma was stuck between Hermione and Draco. Hermione went to hit Padma but she ducked and Hermione ended up hitting Draco.
"Oh you're in for it now Granger." said Draco as he chased after Hermione. She dropped her pillow and ran. She stood on the couch, jumping to avoid Draco's attempts at hitting her. What Hermione didn't expect was when he tackled her onto the couch. He pinned her down and hit her once with the pillow. Padma was watching from behind another couch.
"Ugh, you weigh too much." Hermione said as she tried to break free.
"Hey, watch it girl." said Draco. Hermione smiled. She saw Padma sneak up behind Draco and whack him with the pillow and then duck behind the couch. Draco looked around the room bewildered.
"What was that?" he asked. Padma showed up right behind the couch and hit him once more.
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The fight continued until about 2 in the morning. Just shows what Hot Chocolate can do to you. Hermione and Padma had fell asleep on the floor by the fire, Hermione covered in a Gryffindor blanket and Padma in a Ravenclaw and Draco was laying above them on the couch with his Slytherin blanket. All of them slept through the morning and Hermione woke to two people staring at her. She jumped and knocked both of them in the head, causing all 3 of them intense pain.
"Hard head." muttered Padma as all of them went their separate ways to get dressed.
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Hermione was wearing a pair of regular blue jeans and a deep red sweater. Her hair was back in a messy bun and she didn't bother with make-up for the day. Padma was also wearing a pair of blue jeans and a light blue. Her hair was down and she was wearing a baseball hat to give her a sporty type of look.
"So Hermione, what do you feel like doing today?" Padma said as both of them sat in the common. Hermione looked outside and sat that it was raining but the sun was still shining. Hermione smiled.
"Follow me." said Hermione.
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Padma followed Hermione all the way down to the Entrance Hall and as Hermione ran out into the rain, Padma stayed inside.
"PADMA PATIL! GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE!" Hermione shouted. Padma shook her head.
"I'll get wet!" she called back.
"That's the point!" Hermione shouted back but Padma shook her head stubbornly. "Please?"
"Okay! Fine! But if I get the flu it's your fault." said Padma walking outside. Hermione was dancing around and Padma soon joined her. They slipped and slide all over the place.
"Ahh!" Padma shrieked as she fell into a mud puddle. Hermione was laughing hysterically until Padma pulled her down. It was then that Padma heard her name called. Parvati was walking over to them with an umbrella.
"Padma, my dear sister, what are you doing associating with a traitor?" Parvati asked.
"She may be a traitor to you but thankfully I'm not a stuck up Gryffindor like some people. Some of you guys are worse than the Slytherins." said Padma, getting up.
"Amen!" Hermione shouted from her spot on the ground. Padma laughed.
"Shut up Hermione." said Parvati. Hermione didn't move from her spot on the ground.
"Are you going to make me?" asked Hermione. Parvati whipped out her wand but Hermione was too quick. She pulled Parvati by the ankles and into the mud puddle, pouring mud all over her.
"How does that feel Parvati? Us 'traitors' think it feels pretty cool." said Padma, laughing. Parvati got up and looked at her sister and then at Hermione. Without saying a word she stormed back towards the castle. Padma and Hermione began to laugh.
"Priceless." said Padma.
"Did you see her face when I rubbed the mud all over her head?" asked Hermione, laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes.
"I see what you mean about some of the Gryffindors." Padma said. "They are entertaining nonetheless."
"Tell me about it." said Hermione, trying to get up but she slipped and fell back down.
"Need help?" came a voice from above Padma and Hermione. Draco was looking down at them.
"Yeah." Hermione said with a wink at Padma. Hermione reached out and grabbed Draco's hand but instead of trying to get up she pulled him down with the two girls. Draco hit the mud face first. The girls giggled.
"You two are in for it now." said Draco, trying to move towards the girls but it was no use. It was too slippery to even crawl. They all just laid there, the rain falling on their faces, laughing.
Finally, Hermione was able to move. She stood up and carefully walked to a non-muddy clearing.
"What is she doing?" asked Padma.
"Don't know." said Draco, shrugging as he watched Hermione begin to run. She was able to run for about 2 feet when she flew forward and into the soft grass. She glided against the grass for a good 2 yards.
"You guys have to try this!" Hermione shouted. Padma and Draco carefully followed suit. Draco went first and when he found out he couldn't stop himself, he ran into Hermione. They continued to laugh, not realizing that Padma was about to run into them as well.
When all 3 three of them were laying there, Padma and Hermione both shouted "DOGPILE!"
And they both piled on top of Draco, crushing him with their weight.
"I can't breathe." he pretended to gasp for air.
"Oh please. We don't weigh that much." said Padma.
"How much do you weigh Padma?" asked Hermione.
"123. You?"
"Damn, beat me buy a pound." said Hermione.
"You girls actually keep track of your weight?" asked Draco, relaxing under the pile.
"Well, yeah. It's definitely a girl thing." said Padma. Hermione nodded in agreement. Draco pushed them off of him and began to "slide" away. All three of them decided to go back into the castle then before they caught the flu. Using each other for support, the slowly made their way into the school and they made a run for the tower, careful to avoid Filch. Three professors had seen them enter the castle and run off, laughing.
"Well, the three of them are working well together." said Snape.
"I still have a bad feeling about this." said McGonagall.
"You always have a bad feeling about this Minerva." said Snape. Dumbledore was unusually quiet as he watched the trio run up the stairs, careful not to slip but careful not to slow their pace.
"It could either be great or get ugly." said Dumbledore quietly. Snape and McGonagall just watched the students disappear from view.
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YES! OVER 3000 WORDS! AND IT'S ONLY 1:30! lol. well I hope you guys like it. just a nice, light chapter before things get dark. if u notice, i changed the subject from Romance/Drama to Romance/General because now that I think about it, this story will have a little bit of most of the elements. Reviews are loved! Let me know what you think! Please check out my website...the url is in the previous chapter's A/N
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