Title: Falling for You
Author: Evie DuGrey
Chapter Title: Chapter Eleven: The Ball
Disclaimer: I own this story line and Landies but that's about it. The song is called 'Change.' And it's by Good Charlotte.
AN Okay, most of this chapter is going to be written from first person, alternating POV's between Draco and Hermione. I seriously recommend listening to 'Change' while reading this chapter. If you haven't got it, you should download it.
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Hermione. nHermionThe day of the ball had finally come. Classes had been cancelled for the day, in spirit of The Ball.
Draco and Hermione, along with all the prefects, had the job of setting up the decorations. They were going for a Winter/ Love sort of theme.
They all met in The Great Hall at about 11 in the morning. They split the duties and got to work.
Hermione and Draco had been assigned to put all the fake snow around the room.
"So 'Mione, where are we supposed to put it?" Draco asked.
"Uh, wherever I suppose. Just wherever you think looks good." She answered.
"Okay."
It took quite a while to decorate the hall, even with all the helpers but in the end, they managed to finish it all by four o'clock.
The finished result was amazing. There was a large un-melt able ice sculpture in the middle of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty and fake snow all around the edges of the windows. The usual four house tables had been split into lots of small round ones, leaving a large square in the centre of the floor for dancing. There were love-heart paper-chains hanging on the walls and the hall was lit by lots of floating red lanterns.
"Good job everyone." Hermione congratulated. "You've still all got three hours to get ready!"
"So go on, scoot!" Draco said jokingly.
The prefects all headed in the direction of the exit. Draco followed. He turned around to face Hermione.
"You coming?" he asked.
"Oh, yeah, sure"
They both walked to their common room and up to their dormitories to get ready for The Ball.
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HERMIONE POVI looked at myself approvingly in the mirror.
I had my hair out in soft curls, flowing down my back and I had a green flower behind my ear. I had on a green and silver pendant necklace around my neck. I put on some black mascara, some silver eye shadow and some clear lip-gloss to complete the look. I had on my gown and a pair of glass slippers, similar to Cinderella's.
And that exactly what I felt like. Cinderella. Ever since I was young I liked getting dressed up, and now, as a teenager, I loved it.
Cho was all dressed up in her gown too. I had to admit, she looked pretty stunning too.
"You look great 'Mione!" Cho said excitedly.
"You too Cho!"
Cho beamed. "Awww, thanks. I hope Harry thinks so too! You ready to go?"
I looked at myself once more in the mirror and turned back to Cho. "Sure are!" I opened my door and walked out, with Cho behind me.
DRACO POVI was sitting on a couch in our common room, across from Tristan, trying to kill time. Well, that's what I told myself anyway. Deep down, I knew I was just aching to see Hermione.
Unlike the girls, I didn't need to take forever to get ready. I had on a simple Muggle tux, except instead of having a white shirt, black tie; I was in all black except for my white satin tie.
Why did girls take so long to get ready? Something I'll never figure out…
I was snapped out of my thoughts by Hermione's door opening. She and Cho stepped out. My jaw dropped.
"Wow 'Mione, you look… wow." Smooth Draco, real smooth.
She giggled. "You don't look too bad yourself Draco."
Cho giggled too. "Well 'Mione I'm going to go find Harry, I'll see you there!" The two girls hugged and Cho rushed out of the common room.
Tristan had gotten up and extended his arm to Hermione. She gratefully took it and they walked out of the common room. When they got to the portrait hole, Hermione looked over her shoulder and waved to me before walking out with Tristan. I figured it was about time I went to get Pansy.
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HERMIONE POV
The Hall looked fantastic. It was so romantic.
Tristan and I were dancing to a bit of a slow song. It was rather awkward dancing with Tristan after the things Draco had said. I pushed these thoughts to the back of my head. Draco was just being like an over-protective big brother.
The song finished and a faster one came on. Tristan leaned down and whispered in my ear, "Hey, this is fun. Maybe afterwards we could go back to my dorm and have some more… fun."
Ugh. You're kidding me. Maybe Draco was right. I blushed and shifted uncomfortably on the spot. "Uh, yeah. Maybe not." He didn't look too pleased with my answer. "Um, I'm going to go get a drink. I'll be back in a minute."
DRACO POVI sat, watching Hermione dance with Tristan from my table. We had hired an Australian wizarding cover band for the evening, 'The wizards from Oz'. They weren't half bad. Well, from what I'd heard of them. I had been too busy staring at Hermione and Tristan to bother actually listening. Pansy had given up trying to get me to dance with her long ago and had gone off with some other 7th year. Not that I cared.
I felt the jealousy rising up in me, seeing Hermione so close to Tristan. She should be in my arms, not Tristan's.
Tristan leaned down and whispered something in Hermione's ear. It made her blush a bit, and made her quite obviously feel uneasy. She said something to Tristan I couldn't quite hear and walked over to the drink table. I seized my chance.
I walked over to the drink table, approaching her from behind.
"Good evening Milady."
Hermione turned around and smiled at me. Ah, that smile. "Good evening kind Sir." She replied, curtsying.
I picked up her hand and kissed it. "May I have the next dance?"
She blushed and pretended to ponder about it for a minute but smiled and said, "I suppose so."
I lead her onto the dance floor, when a slow song came on. It was quite a good song too
I am lost in the see-thru,
I think you lost yourself too.
Throughout all of this confusion,
I hope I somehow get to you.
I wrapped my arms around Hermione's waist and she wrapped hers' around my neck and we began to dance.
I practiced all the things I'd say, to tell you how I feel,
And when I finally get my chance, it all seems so surreal.
'Cause from the first time I saw you, I only thought about you,
I didn't know you, I wanted to hold onto,
the things you'd never say to me,
She snuggled her head in close to my chest and closed her eyes.
'Cause you said,
You can't change the way you feel,
I could never do that, I could never do that,
But you can't tell me this aint real, 'cause this is real, and you would see right through that.
In the end, it's all I've got, so I'm gonna hold onto that,
So I'm gonna hold on and on and on and on.
Now you've got me watching your eyes,
You got me waiting just to see,
if it goes the way it never will,
your eyes are watching me,
She smelt like strawberry and vanilla. I loved being in this position with her. It felt so warm and so right.
And now you've got me thinking 'bout the first time that I met you,
Standing in a crowded room, but I could only see you,
And I hope my words will get through, 'cause now I can't forget you,
I want to tell you, If only I could reach you,
And make you feel this way
It was amazing how much this song related to my situation with Hermione.
But you said,
You can't change the way you feel, I could never do that, I could never do that,
But you can't tell me this aint real, 'cause this is real, and you would see right through that.
In the end, it's all I've got, so I'm gonna hold onto that,
So I'm gonna hold on and on and on and on and on and on and on an on..
The song slowly faded away and we were left in silence. Okay, it's now or never, I have to tell her how I feel. Right… NOW!
"Hermione?"
"Hmm?" She mumbled into my chest.
"Uh, I, er, need to tell you something."
"Go on." Her tone was cautious, almost as if she was scared about what I was about to say.
She still hadn't lifted her head from my chest.
"Uh, Hermione. I, er… I think I'm in love with you."
HERMIONE POV"Uh, Hermione. I, er, I think I'm in love with you."
My head shot from his chest and I looked him in the eye. I wanted to tell him I felt the same way, but there were a thousand thoughts pounding through my head. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes.
"Draco. I, I, I lo-" I broke into full-fledged tears at this point and couldn't go on. "I'm sorry, I can't. I, I have to go." The look on his face was one of pure devastation and defeat. I couldn't take it anymore so I did the one thing I always did to get away from my problems. I ran.
DRACO POVShe ran. Hermione Granger, the one girl that I ever, truly loved, ran. Away. Away from me. Again.
As she sprinted out of the Hall, I felt one lone tear streak down my face.
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AN Awww! Isn't it sad! Okay, yeah, yeah I know I wrote it and it didn't have to be sad but yes it did because it just does. But never fear, it will end in a Hermione/Draco ending. Quite sweet too. Awww anyway. Do you know what I would LOVE??? If, you go and press that little 'GO' button down in the corner, (As long as it's not set on 'Report Abuse'. Preferably, on 'Submit review') Can you PLEASE press it and review? I nice, big fat JUICY review PLEASE!!!
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