~*~Chapter 6~*~
~*~Cupid's POV~*~
I am so going to kill Hermes. As if I didn't have enough problems on thinking about what to do to bring those two together, now I have to fix the damages that Hermes did! Ok, so we agreed that we would do whatever we could to reach our goal, and ok, I was the one who suggested the wager. But that doesn't give Hermes the right to… Ok, so he could make them have those nightmares…
My ranting was interrupted when I saw Hermione enter the Library. So my guess was right.
When I looked around the Library, I saw that Draco was already there as well, only he was sitting at a table that was too far away from Hermione for my comfort. Apart from those two, the Library was empty, and the only light there was from their candles. I'm not surprised, since it was really late at night. Couldn't Hermes have chosen a better time to scare them out of their wits? Like in the daytime or something? This place was gives me the creeps…
On a happier note, Hermione decided to fight the song stuck in her head and write out the words. Maybe I could somehow get Draco to see the piece of parchment…
Draco, on the other hand, was trying to finish the Potions paper that I saw him working on earlier on. Maybe Hermione might help him with it once I win the bet! Yeah, I am the most optimistic person in the cosmos.
I decided to pass the time by looking at the books that the Library had. After looking around for a few minutes, I picked up a copy of 'Men are from Mars, women are from Venus'.
You know, this book is very interesting, maybe I'll stop by later to read it again. That is, if I get a chance to go back to the Library. Hermes was keeping me busier than I ever have been. With all the work he's given me, I'm doing more match-making things than I ever did in my life, including the Valentine's Day work loads! Speaking of which, maybe I could give Euterpe a valentine…
I mentally slapped myself again. Bad Cupid! Euterpe already has a boyfriend!
Valentine's Day isn't going to come around for another few months anyway.
Maybe I can make Draco and Hermione meet under the mistletoe… After all, Christmas was a month away. Maybe I could get those two together before Valentine's Day. Then I could gloat to Hermes then!
But first, I have to see the reason why women cry at weddings…
After about an hour or so, I looked up from my book and saw that Hermione had fallen asleep with her head resting on the table, the lyrics to the song almost finished. Poor thing, I saw her doing a lot of work lately, she must be exhausted.
Draco was still working on his paper, although I don't think that he made a lot of progress.
Ok, so Hermione was asleep and the lyrics were in clear sight, so that anyone passing by could read them, and Hermes was nowhere in sight. Now how am I going to get Draco to see the lyrics without making it obvious?
As I watched Draco write his paper, I suddenly had an idea. You know, with all the books he's moving around, and his wand on the edge of his table, it could easily fall off…
I quickly knocked his wand off the table and sent it rolling on the floor. Draco got up and went over to pick it up, but I had kicked it in the direction of Hermione's table. Every time Draco got close to his wand, I kicked it again, moving it closer and closer to Hermione's table. Hey, this is kind of fun! No wonder Hermes does this a lot. Maybe I should do this often…
I spend too much time with Hermes, it was getting scary.
I kept kicking the wand until it reached Hermione's table and hit its leg. Hermione slightly stirred, but she didn't wake up. When Draco reached the wand, his head was bent so he didn't see her. When he straightened up, the first thing he saw when he picked his wand up was the piece of parchment with the lyrics on it. After he read them, his eyes widened slightly in surprise. Then he looked at Hermione's face, which was calm and peaceful. Hey, this is getting better than I expected!
Draco did nothing but stare at Hermione in shock. I guess having another person with the same song in their heads can have that effect on you. Now, all I have to do is hope that he stays there for a while…
Draco brushed some of Hermione's hair off her face. She smiled and mumbled something, but it was too soft for him to hear it. Hey, this is going well!
You know, to the romantic at heart, like me, I think she said something like 'Draco'. To all the cynics, like Hermes, I guess they would say that she said something obscure, which has nothing to do with the Wager. Let's hope that Draco is even slightly romantic…
Anyway, Draco stood there for a few minutes, just staring at her sleeping. Then I realized that while he brushed some of her hair, he had moved his face closer to hers…
His face was moving closer to hers, but I don't think he was realizing it.
I heard a sound that sounded like disgust. I looked up and saw Hermes perched on the top of a book case with an expression that could curdle milk. I flew up and joined him.
"Well, it looks like I win!" I exclaimed gleefully.
"Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." Said Hermes, his expression changing to a smirk.
"Oh please! It's obvious that they're going to kiss. There's nothing that you can do! Besides, it's you fault that you got lost!"
Hermes just looked in the direction of the door.
As I turned my head in that direction, a harsh voice cut though the silence, ruining whatever was going to happen down there.
"What is going on here?"
I looked at Hermes accusingly, who was smirking at me.
I am so going to kill him…
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A/N: Ooohhh! Look! *Points*
A cliffhanger!! This time, I want you guys to tell me who you think interrupted the potential warm-and-fuzzy moment in your reviews, and I'll tell you if you're right or wrong in my next chapter! Anyway, you know the drill. Thanks to all my readers and to McG for being my beta. And thanks to Rochelle for drawing Euterpe for me.
Oh yeah, I got HP 5, and I'm just bursting with spoilers! I love the book! And thanks to everyone who reassured me about who dies. I was scared for a while…
Did anyone read about those Iranian twins who died on the operating table? It's so sad. May they both rest in peace…
Anyway (again!) I got to go.
Take care! And enjoy your summer!
MiChA
