YOUR TOUCH MAKES ME SHIVER

Chapter 3: Just hug me tight, ok?

Hermione didn't have any choice. She was about an inch apart from him. Her mind was racing too many thoughts that time. She was very afraid of what will happen if her best friends, Harry and Ron know that she was fraternizing with the enemy or the enemy is fraternizing her. But it felt so different every seconds that past, it was somewhat calm beside the man that she hated all these years. Nobody dared to speak but Draco spoke after about a minute.

"Why are you so tense, Granger? I told you I will not hurt you, right?" Draco asked.

"I don't know what to say." Hermione replied and looked at Draco.

Draco looked at the table and to Hermione. "Me either. There are so many things to say." Draco calmly said.

"You told me we will have a talk and then I can have my wand." Hermione said to him and she spotted a letter slightly crumpled at the table but the words were visible.

"I don't really want to have a talk with somebody now." Draco replied without taking his eye off the fireplace.

"So what do you want then? Maybe you could give me now my wand and I can leave you here alone." Hermione said to him and now she read a part of the letter saying…

is that what you've got, Draco? Just trying to do the best you can?

"No. What I want is you will stay here and sit beside me besides I didn't saw you these past few days. Perhaps you'll miss me for sometime." Draco looked at her with a smirk.

"Is that a Malfoy joke?" Hermione said to him grinning. Draco didnn't spoke then eyes fixed again at the fireplace.

Now Hermione read the remaining part of the letter…

do you think that being a Head Boy is such a big accomplishment? I'll tell you that it is not. I'm expecting great things from you. I brought you up to be the best but I think you are not exerting too much effort to please me. Harry Potter, the Hogwarts Superhero is soaring above from you. You are just above the bottom of his robes, imagine that? The Boy-Who-Lived is above you, you who are pureblood, rich and powerful. Now, if you want to see your mother again you will do what I want. Understood? Don't send an owl back I know you are an obedient boy.

Father

Hermione was very shocked of what she had read. Lucius Malfoy was dictating he's son to do want he wanted. She felt something for him that she never dared to feel for him, PITY. Draco is such a bastard but now she knew that a part of he's being of such a slime git was because of his father. Hermione looked at his eyes. His cold gray eyes told her everything. He didn't want to be such a puppy. Draco caught her eyes and Hermione immediately spoke.

"You must be missing your mother." Hermione said with a little sadness in her voice.

"What made you think about that?" Draco was now staring at her unblinking.

"Because…I miss my mum very much. I thought you are missing her too." Hermione replied.

"Of course I do miss her. She is everything to me." Draco said with such sincerity in his voice that made Hermione intrigued.

"You miss her so? I thought that you're heart is far away from home. I didn't see any owl soaring in our window and giving you any parcel from your family." Hermione asked.

"What do you know about my heart and my family?" Draco was just staring at her directly to the eyes.

"I'm sorry." Hermione said.

After a minute or two, they were both quiet nobody dared to talk again. It was very cold that night, the cold breeze from the window soothed her very skin. Then Draco broke the silence.

"You must go inside your room now. It is very deadly brazing cold. I will return your wand. (descentia!) Here. Go before you can catch colds." Draco said calmly to her gesturing to her door.

Hermione didn't move.

"What? I said go inside your room. I will not bother you now." Draco said with seriousness.

"No. I will stay here with you tonight. I know you will not dare to sleep." Hermione replied.

"What made you think that I will not sleep?" Draco asked.

"I know." Hermione said then sat still.

"Ok. Stay if you want." Draco said smiling at her.

Hermione felt that her heart hurt was thumping so fast. He just smiled at her.First time in the History of Hogwarts that Mr. Draco Malfoy, the amazing-bouncing-ferret, smiled! But she was stunned when Draco moved a bit and HUGGED her. It's not that bad. His warm embrace was capturing her body bringing warmth in it. But before she can protest Draco spoke.

"The night is very cold. Now if you want to stay with me tonight, you will not protest if I'll hug you to keep you warm before you can catch cold." Draco said lightly to her ears then spoke again.

"I know this is the best way to fight the freezing wind outside. My mum used to do this when I was young." Draco said to her again.

"You must have a very nice mum." Hermione said to him embracing him in return.

After a while he replied. "More than you can imagine." Draco said to her and suddenly he fell asleep in her arms at the couch.