Dedications: This chapter could be dedicated to no one in particular. Just another chapter...
Author's Note: I am so sorry to keep you waiting. You'll find out a bit later (next chapter, most likely) why Draco changed like that. And I would just kill to be Hermione *again*. I keep seeing so many guys that look just like Draco in these different places. This is driving me nuts :)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, though I wish I owned Draco. They are respectfully copyrighted to J.K. Rowling. The plot of my fanfic is copyrighted to me. But you knew that.
Chapter Three: Lighter Than Air
"Excuse me?" said Hermione. 'It sounded as if he said he...loved me. I must have heard wrong,' she thought to herself.
"I said...I love you." Draco paused, waiting for what Hermione would say next. Probably an insult, but he didn't care. At least he got that off his back.
"Well, uh...you see, I...erm..." and that was all she could say before Draco pulled her into a passionate kiss.
Draco had half-expected Hermione to pull away in disgust, but to his surprise, she didn't. Instead, she embraced the moment even more. Hey, it was her first real kiss lipwise. She didn't want to spoil it.
After about 10 seconds of magic, they both pulled out.
Hermione just stared at Draco for a few moments as he smiled at her. After about 5 more seconds of silence and staring, Hermione came to and said something.
"What was that for?" she whispered softly. Draco just smiled.
"Oh...nothing," he murmured. "Just, don't tell anyone, especially Potter and Weasel."
"I think it would be just a bit nice if you addressed them by their first names." Hermione paused. "Draco," and she grinned.
"Alright. Deal," Draco agreed.
"Well I'd better head to the Great Hall for dinner, then. I'll see you around, Draco Malfoy," said Hermione, and turned on her heel to start walking, but Draco grabbed her wrist.
"May I?" he begun. Hermione just giggled and pulled him along the way to the Great Hall.
As they reached the entrance to the Great Hall, Hermione turned around and looked at Draco.
"Well, I guess this is it then. I, uh, I'll see you...later, alright Draco?"
"Sure," Draco replied.
"Good day, then," Hermione said as she turned to leave.
"Uhh...Hermione!" Draco added.
"Yes?" she replied.
"I was thinking that, erm, maybe, that is if you're not doing anything this weekend, we could, uhh, well only if you wanted to, I guess..." he began. Hermione just smiled.
"Yes?"
"Well, maybe we could go to H-Hogsmeade, uhh, tomorrow," Draco muttered softly, trying to make sure no one else in the corridors heard him. He started to blush.
You should have seen Hermione's face light up when he asked her that. After her face had gone pink, she agreed to go with him, as long as they took the secret passage out of Hogwarts, just so no one would see them.
"I'll meet you in front of your Common Room tomorrow at noon, Hermione. Is that alright?" Draco asked.
"Sounds great," Hermione giggled.
"Bye then."
"See you later, Draco."
Hermione watched as Draco started off for the Slytherin Common Room. He turned around and winked at Hermione. Soon after, he disappeared around the corner.
Hermione headed for the Great Hall feeling lighter than air.
Author's Note: I am so sorry to keep you waiting. You'll find out a bit later (next chapter, most likely) why Draco changed like that. And I would just kill to be Hermione *again*. I keep seeing so many guys that look just like Draco in these different places. This is driving me nuts :)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, though I wish I owned Draco. They are respectfully copyrighted to J.K. Rowling. The plot of my fanfic is copyrighted to me. But you knew that.
Chapter Three: Lighter Than Air
"Excuse me?" said Hermione. 'It sounded as if he said he...loved me. I must have heard wrong,' she thought to herself.
"I said...I love you." Draco paused, waiting for what Hermione would say next. Probably an insult, but he didn't care. At least he got that off his back.
"Well, uh...you see, I...erm..." and that was all she could say before Draco pulled her into a passionate kiss.
Draco had half-expected Hermione to pull away in disgust, but to his surprise, she didn't. Instead, she embraced the moment even more. Hey, it was her first real kiss lipwise. She didn't want to spoil it.
After about 10 seconds of magic, they both pulled out.
Hermione just stared at Draco for a few moments as he smiled at her. After about 5 more seconds of silence and staring, Hermione came to and said something.
"What was that for?" she whispered softly. Draco just smiled.
"Oh...nothing," he murmured. "Just, don't tell anyone, especially Potter and Weasel."
"I think it would be just a bit nice if you addressed them by their first names." Hermione paused. "Draco," and she grinned.
"Alright. Deal," Draco agreed.
"Well I'd better head to the Great Hall for dinner, then. I'll see you around, Draco Malfoy," said Hermione, and turned on her heel to start walking, but Draco grabbed her wrist.
"May I?" he begun. Hermione just giggled and pulled him along the way to the Great Hall.
As they reached the entrance to the Great Hall, Hermione turned around and looked at Draco.
"Well, I guess this is it then. I, uh, I'll see you...later, alright Draco?"
"Sure," Draco replied.
"Good day, then," Hermione said as she turned to leave.
"Uhh...Hermione!" Draco added.
"Yes?" she replied.
"I was thinking that, erm, maybe, that is if you're not doing anything this weekend, we could, uhh, well only if you wanted to, I guess..." he began. Hermione just smiled.
"Yes?"
"Well, maybe we could go to H-Hogsmeade, uhh, tomorrow," Draco muttered softly, trying to make sure no one else in the corridors heard him. He started to blush.
You should have seen Hermione's face light up when he asked her that. After her face had gone pink, she agreed to go with him, as long as they took the secret passage out of Hogwarts, just so no one would see them.
"I'll meet you in front of your Common Room tomorrow at noon, Hermione. Is that alright?" Draco asked.
"Sounds great," Hermione giggled.
"Bye then."
"See you later, Draco."
Hermione watched as Draco started off for the Slytherin Common Room. He turned around and winked at Hermione. Soon after, he disappeared around the corner.
Hermione headed for the Great Hall feeling lighter than air.
