Hey people! I hope you haven't all deserted my fic cause my lazy-*ss habit of not updating! So I've decided to get this chapter out as soon as possible! I love you guyz!!! The more revues I get the more I update so keep 'em coming!!!!! Well I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed and everyone who liked my fic and everyone who well… um…yeah…that's about all…So! Thank U guyz!!! Here is the one you've all been waiting for…Ladies and Gentlemen! I'd like to present to you!…Chapter Eight!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S.-GO NEVILLE!!!
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Hermione gasped as Draco disappeared through the closed door of a vacant study room. As she uncertainly opened the door to see that Draco was gone! "Draco! Draco where are you!" She whispered fiercely. Suddenly Draco emerged from one of the walls of the study room.
"You don't have to scream your head off Granger! I was just watching Lavender seduce Finnegan back there! It's really funny really!" Hermione shook her head and sighed. Even if he was about to be beheaded by Fluffy it wouldn't stop him from doing an odor charm on Fluffy's mouth! "Come on! We have to research!"
"Whatever! You can research, I'm going to see what's up with Irish boy and his girlfriend!"
"NO YOU WILL NOT! YOU WILL STUDY WITH ME!" She howled "Besides Seamus and Lavender deserve…err….privacy…" Draco laughed and hovered by her with his legs crossed. Hermione blushed at the sound of his laughter and opened the new/old book.
"What am I supposed to do anyway? I can't touch the book!" He said.
"We-well…umm… you can…" Stuttered Hermione as she realized that it was true.
"Never mind I guess I can just enjoy the view" He said with an evil grin.
"But you have your back to the window!" Said Hermione.
"Who said the view was through the window?" he said with a smirk as he floated a few inches off the ground locking her with his penetrating gaze. At this Hermione blushed scarlet and tuned her head down, making her long auburn curls spill out onto her face creating a protective curtain from his eyes.
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"Ugh! This book has nothing on that spell Fred, or was it Gorge? Cast on you!"
"Geeze! Calm down Granger! Err… I mean Hermione; it's only been two hours! How do you expect to read this great lug of a book in two hours! It makes 'Hogwarts: A History' look like a rhyme book for toddlers!"
"DRACO!!!! How can you not understand how important this is?!? If we don't find out what that spell was, what it does, and how to reverse it you'll be...be…gone…"
"Hermione why do you care if I die or not??? Over the past 5 years I've kind of gotten the idea that you wanted me to die!!!!" Draco yelled equally loud. Hermione hesitated a moment, 'should I tell him or not? Did he actually like me or was he just trying to make me miserable like usual?' "What are you staring at??" Said an irritated Draco.
"Nothing" Said Hermione. "I only want to help you because if I didn't it would be as good as murder!"
"Well if I do die, Peeves will be pretty happy" He said darkly.
"Wh-What do you mean?" She said taken aback.
"Well Peeves was the only one who could see me before today, he was even tying to get chummy with me calling me pal and friend and said it had been a long time since he'd seen another." Answered Draco, pushing a lock of gleaming hair out of his frothy black eyes.
'Wait a second…black eyes?! Draco's eyes weren't black!' "Draco! Your eyes! They're black!!!"
"Wha-"Draco started.
"Never mind that! What exactly did Peeves say to you and what do you mean 'another'"
"Well…I'm not exactly sure but if it's so important why don't ask him yourself??" He said with his trademark devil grin.
"Oooohhhhh! Come on! He's friendly with you not me! And besides this is your life you know!!!! Now you go and…umm…'talk' to Peeves, I'll research some more! Go on! Go! Go!"
"What if someone spots me??"
"I've read that polterguise turn invisible by will…does it work on you?"
"umm…hold on- YEAH! It does! Cool!"
"Good. Now GO!GO!"
"FINE!...How will I find him?"
"Oh…I'm sure that he'll…show up…somewhere…"
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There was a defining crash and the angry shout of the Hogwarts caretaker.
"PEEVES! I WILL get you thrown out this time! That was a 5th century vase!!!! I spent hours cleaning it this morning! The headmaster WILL hear about this!!!!"
Draco instantly turned (still invisible) towards the cause of the trouble. Peeves was floating a good ten feet above the ground sporting a nasty look about his vase as though he had done something terribly delighting and he was just off to do a bit more…He floated up to the next floor, not needing the stairs. He had always wondered how it would be to touch the enchanted ceiling of the great hall and he would have done it if it hadn't been for the fact that every day it was getting more and more crucial to restore himself… but still…he could at least enjoy himself while it lasted…but not now, he concluded, he was to find Peeves and find out what that ill mannered demon knew that he didn't.
"PEEVES! I COMMAND YOU TO COME DOWN! I AM A RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE HOGWARTS STAFF AND I REFUSE TO BE DISRESPECTED LIKE THIS!!!". (Quite a few giggles erupted at the 'respected' part) He rushed towards a group of 3rd years and shook his fist at them. "Do a spell on him you indecent, vile creatures! I know you know you know spells! Make him stop or it'll be a months worth of detentions for you!" His angry eyes and his screaming mouth filled with jagged yellowed teeth and the fact that detentions with Filch were anything but a quiet time to rethink your actions, seemed to convince the hysterically frightened 3rd years.
"Clo-r-remus!"
"Na-n-naeng-s-sen th-they!"
"Petrificus Totallus!"
The Slytherin who had pitifully tried 'Nagsenthey' had to be sent to the hospital wing because his spell had hit a magical mirror and bounced back. Sadly, instead of having Peeves encircled in a sphere of snakes, he had done the spell wrong and was now being chased with one rather large snake who was only interested in chasing him. The Slytherin who had done 'Petrificus Totallus' had succeeded. Peeves was now stuck in mid-air. Filch had a maniac look in his eye and now was sporting a horrid grimace which was twisted in a strange way so it just might have passed for a grin. With a strangely high-pitched squeal, as a 5-year-old would make when getting a free lollipop.
Draco knew what he had to do. Making sure that he was invisible and the young group of Slytherins and the other students congregated at the stairs wouldn't get a scare by seeing the reportedly unconscious Slytherin king floating up the halls. Draco floated towards peeves and the 16-year-old screwed up his face and grabbed hold of the Poltergeist. 'You could leave him here you know', said a small voice in his invisible head. 'I'd be doing everyone a favor! Remember how he dumped the bucket of "opposite" potion on you? You had that halo for weeks, and don't get me started on those wings…they totally clashed with your hair!' Draco frowned. This was all true. "But don't you remember in…was it 4th or 3rd year? He pelted golden boy and the Weasel with those water balloons! And McGonagall almost strangled her favorite frizzy-haired chipmunk!'. Draco smirked this was true too…With a sigh of frustration he pulled the evil little man along with him into the dungeons. He went through the secret passage to the head boy/girl common room. There he left Peeves floating in the middle, watching him with a wary eye; Draco rushed off to find Hermione.
When he got there Hermione seemed to be deep in thought. "To tell him or not to tell him…That is the question!" She giggled. Draco didn't get the joke. "oh, if only you knew what you've done to me! If only I knew what you've done to me!" Draco frowned listening to her going on about that red-haired weasel this way was going to make him un-eat his lunch…waaaiiit…he hadn't had any lunch!
"Uuuugggghhhh! This is sooo depressing!" Draco said becoming visible again. "Firstly, I'm about a hair away from death and all you can think about is your pauper-lover boy! I mean Wesley's got enough issues already! He doesn't need some hag like you drooling all over his 2 Sickle shoes!" Hermione turned beet-root.
"How do you know I was talking about Ron? What if I was talking about-"
"Who? Wonder boy!?"
"How can you say that? Harry's like my brother!"
"So who were you talking about?" Giving a split second pause and cutting Hermione off when she opened her mouth to speak. "I really don't have time to listen to your pitiful love-life Granger, I'm sure whoever it is, is a total dork who probably has mirrors crack wherever he goes!"
"Hmph… for once you're actually right!" She said leaving Draco to only wonder why she had insulted her own crush.
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"She should be here by now shouldn't she? I mean I didn't even touch Malfoy and Snape's got me a whole trimester of detentions with him and Filch, not to mention the fact that my howler from home should be arriving any minute now." He said glancing at sheets of his bed. He had asked Harry to perform a spell on them so they would read the time.
"You're right! Hermione wouldn't mope this long for Malfoy! Something's up! Wait here I'll go look for her!"
"Yeah! She'll miss dinner! It should be starting in a few minutes!" He Said looking once again at his sheets. "Bring me something! The food in here tastes like something from the bottom of my shoe!" Hollered Ron his friend's retreating back.
"Sure!" Replied Harry. Ron sighed and rubbed his sore head as he fell back onto his soft pillows. He looked at the part of Malfoy's head that the curtains weren't concealing. Malfoy had everything, thought Ron glumly. Hott girls practically licking his 2,000,000 Gallon shoes. 2,000,000 Gallon shoes. Power. Looks.
Suddenly a sharp pain in his leg distracted him from his self pity. He screamed at the sight of two round green eyes. His ancient family owl gave a loud hoot and jumped to the ceiling, in the process dropping a blood-red envelope onto his bed…
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Hermione was ignoring him no matter what he did. He decided to talk to her. Are you done yet? If Peeves un-sticks-or whatever you call it, in the middle of our common room I'm sure we wont have it tomorrow!"
"You left him in the common room! You idiot!" Said Hermione packing her things more quickly, and carelessly swinging her bag across her shoulder. As she rushed out the door Draco turned invisible. "How'd you touch him anyhow? I though you went through things."
"I do but I'm starting to become more solid when I want to. Watch, you stand still and I'll go through you." Hermione Brace herself. When he did walk through her, it wasn't like he had done before. This time It's was a little slower s though a strong wind was suddenly blowing against her. He wasn't solid, but he wasn't the misty vision she had seen a few hours ago. Hermione shivered.
"Can you pick up things?"
"Yeah! I just stole a packet of quills from McGonagall on my way here!"
"How dare you! She is a PROFESSOR!"
"Geeze! Slow down! They're just quills!" Hermione stiffened and turned her head forward.
"Quiet! Let's not talk! I look stupid talking to myself!" They exited the large marble archway of the library without a word. After a while Hermione stopped and looked all around her. "D- Draco?" she said into the air. "If you're there, do you mind brushing up against me once in a while so that I know that you're not gone?"
"As a matter of fact I do I do mind G- Hermione and I had never thought that you were such a vixen!" Hermione turned scarlet and turned her head away. As if on que Harry smacked right into her.
"Aaarrrggghhhh!!!" Screamed Harry and Hermione at once.
"Harry! W-what are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you! I thought we might eat dinner then…visit Ron?" Said Harry, hopefully. Hermione's features instantly hardened.
"Harry…You should understand that what Ron did was unacceptably and completely cruel! I refuse to see him. Besides, I have work to do! Tell Ron that he should have thought twice before attacking…err… a fellow student!"
"HERMIONIE THIS IS RIDICULIOUS! You guys have had arguments before! But this time you've go too far! I mean this was over Draco Malfoy for crying out loud!!"
"It was not Draco! It was the fact that he behaved irresponsibly and couldn't control his anger!" She countered.
"Hermione! I just don't get it? Why can't you just see that- Oh forget it, Herminie, if you change your mind I'll be in the infirm- AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!" Before Harry could finish he was bombarded with… "FLYING QUILLS!"
"NNOOOO! DRA- PEEVES! STOP IT! YOU'LL HURT HIM! STOP!" Hermione desperately tried to get Draco to stop aiming quills at Harry. When Harry finally ran out of the hallway, covered with gashes, Hermione started screaming at Draco to come down or else she would call Dumbledore. At that Draco came down and became visible. He was smirking the most she had ever seen him do. "Do you realize that you could have seiriously injured him!?!?! How dare you!"
"Hey! Gimme a break! What the use of being a ghost or whatever-the-heck I am, if you can't terrorize your enemies??" Hermione didn't smile. "Potter threw mud on my head when he was invisible! If goodie-two-shoes can do that then why can't I do the same?"
"MUD wouldn't hut you, quills are sharp! It's NOT the same thing!!!"
"We were in fourth year! We're in 6th now! Besides! I'm the devilishly handsome bad-boy!" At that Hermione stated cracking up. She sunk to the ground, practically in tears of laughter.
"You! – Dev –Devilishly -Handsome bad-boy!?" She managed to gasp in between laughs. Draco flashed her a winning smile.
"Who else then? Tell me. Is there a single boy in this school who's handsomer than me?" Hermione looked flustered.
"Well- We should go." She said changing the subject.
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'ya like? I haven't posted for family reasons…Well I'm not sure about this chapter… OH yeah!
!!Important Notice!!
In the chapter where Draco and Herm kissed I meant for Draco to say that it was practice for the play! I'm sooooo messed up! I'm really sorry U guyz!!!