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to wonderful Mrs. J.K. Rowling.
**Well I got a few authors notes before I begin with the chapter so bear with me here. First of all Ive changed the rating to PG13. Why? Because in the later chapters, there will be violence and there will be seduction, and many other things. I just want to be on the safe side here, and make it more interesting, and I couldn't do it that way with only PG rating. I I don't want to make it Rated R because come on, 17 and above, whatever!!!
**Secondly, this chapter, which is chapter 11, is called "LIBRARY TIME" just to show you some new interesting facts that the trio has found out about the teacher. And to all of those who think Im crazy and if the teacher has a name, she does, I planned her from the beginning of this fic, but that will all come in good time.
And sorry for all the HERMIONE POV's, it's just she's the one that hangs out with Harry and Ron. And originally there was no DRACO POV, I just put it in sometimes so we can all know that goes through his mind. So don't be too saddened, there will be more from him in the chapters to come, I promise.
**And thirdly, chapter 12, is the all waited chapter, where there will be much much much, Draco and Hermione fun!!!! Because this chapter 11 only has some fluff between the two, and now without more of my ranting, please keep reading and reviewing!!! THANKS**
CHAPTER 11-LIBRARY TIME
HERMIONE'S POV
As we were walking I began to tell Harry and Ron about the book that might have some information on our Defense against the Dark Arts teacher.
"Listen you two, I know how we might be able to dig up some dirt on this teacher!" I said to them, noticing how there conversation had instintly stopped when I began to speak about our peculiar teacher.
"How ever will you be able to do that" asked Ron questionly rasing an eyebrow at me.
"What a silly question Ron!" I snapped back him as if he really were asking a stupid question. "A book of course!!"
"What book is that?" Harry asked curiously.
"It's this book I came across with in first year when I was looking up infromation on Nicholas Flamel, who is also a rare wizard who has no need for wands" I explained and then added "The book is called 'The history of the Magic non wand user', it has every single wizard and witches that do not use a wand for their magic. Dumbledore, N.Flamel, and he who shall not be named, are all in the book."
"And how do you know our DADA teacher will be there?" Harry asked again.
"Because, much like the Animagus, the Wand'nos" I looked at Harry and then remember he didn't know much of the names for things in the wizarding world, so Ron added, "Harry, Wand'nos are rare people who do not need a wand to use magic." I nodded to Ron in agreement.
"That's right Ron, and much like the Animagus people, they are all registered, so that the Ministry of Magic can keep on eye on them, so since she is a teacher, she must be registered, and if she's registered she WILL be in that book!" I said proudly of what I thought out.
"But what if she is not registered?" asked Harry. I looked at him with a face that showed that I never actually thought of that before.
"Well I think, even if she isn't, she will still be mentioned, there is no way you can hide such great power, I mean look at He Who Shall Not be Named, he is still mentioned, yet he is not registered." I explained almost trying to convince myself.
"Well lets get to it then" said Ron as we began to head our way through the corridors to the library.
As we walked I looked over at Harry who looked very worried and pensive.
"What's wrong Harry?" I asked.
"Well I really want to know about this teacher, I mean with my scar hurting and all, it just can't be normal that it only hurts when she's around" he explained. I just rubbed his arm and we continued walking when Ron spoke.
"Ya, I just want to know how it seems as she can always read our minds. It's really creepy".
I just let out a little laugh. and thanked Ron in my mind for trying to lighten the mood as he always did when it felt as we were all too tense. As we walked I saw Draco in the distance walking in the opposite direction by himself. As I felt my heart pound faster as it normally did whenever he was around he approached us. And I guess taking the opportunity when Harry and Ron were engaged in a conversation and ignoring him, he mouthed out to me "Where you going?"
I just mouthed back "Library".
He just nodded and kept strutting down the hallway as if nothing.
As we entered the library I went straight for the section in the library, but first giving my bag to Ron and Harry and saying,
"You two find a table that is away from most of the people in the library, and take my bag with you, I will go look for the book since I think I have a pretty good idea where it is, ok?"
"Away from most of the people? What people? Were the only one's ever in here, and of course Maddam Pince." Declared Ron with a little laugh. I just glared at him and shook my head on how ignorant he can be at times. I then walked away.
I made my way to the very back of the library, close to the 'Restricted Section', there was a section that said "Magical History". I traced my fingers over the spines of the books, mumbling to myself,
"Hmmmmmm, where are you book? History of lemons sherbert? I bet Dumbledore requested this one, haha?" I stopped mumbling while I kept searching the book. Then, from underneath the shadows I heard someone whisper.
"Hey.." I sprung around to see where the voice was coming from, and it was no other then Draco, who just stood there leaning against a few books, smirking.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him kinda panicky in fear that Harry or Ron, or anyone else for that matter might see us. I didn't let him answer, I just grabbed him by the hand into the deep corners of the library, where there was hardly no light to see. I peered over the corner of books to see if anyone was around. Then I muttered,
"This is crazy, you know that right?"Then I turned back to him avoiding his eyes and leaned on a stack of books and looked at the floor. I saw his feet sauntering over to me, and how I just wanted him to hold me in his arms right there and then, but I knew I simply had to resist temptation.
I spoke to him again, whispering, "You really are crazy, what if someone sees us together, don't you think it will strike them as a bit odd?" I still kept my eyes on the floor.
"Come on." he whined to me holding my chin up with his finger. "Im sorry Hermione, I just wanted to see you before tonight."
I looked up into his eyes. Those dazzling eyes of his, which when I looked in to them, I didn't exactly see what everyone else saw. They were an icy blue sea, and when I stared into them, I felt myself drowing, drowing happily into them. He slowly lifted his hand to my cheek, just brushing it softly while he peered into my eyes as if he were peering into my soul.
I then closed my eyes, trying to block everything away except the touch of his hand. We both began to lean closer to each other slowly, I lifted my head up and he leaned down his to mine. Our lips were a mere inch apart and could feel his warm breath inching closer and then something unexpected happened when we were about to kiss, I heard,
"Hermione?" It was Ron, he must be wondering what was taking me so long when I had mentioned I knew exactly where that book was.
"Oh great.." whispered Draco, pulling away from me, our bodies still close. "That Weasley always comes at the worst moments."
But I was reacting differently, I knew Ron sounded pretty near, and when I saw Ron walking along the other side of the books I was leaning against, I looked at Draco and whispered,
"Sorry" and then gave him a quick shove so there was distance between us. Draco gave me a look of disbelief, yet of understanding. I just mouthed out again "Im sorry".
"Hermione, there you are!! What you doing way back here?" he then noticed that Draco was standing directly in front of me, but leaning on the other wall with an unsatisfied look upon his face. "What's he doing here? Is he bugging you Hermione?"
And with that last question Ron put his hand on my shoulder and said quietly but still angry "I really don't get what's with you and your idiot friends, why don't you just leave her alone."
"It's okey Ron, Im fine, let's just leave okey?" I told him reasurringly.
And then Ron gided me with my shoulder pushing me in front of him, as if he were guarding my back and we just walked away from Draco, leaving him alone.
I felt extremely bad, and I was cursing Ron in my mind to come and find at such a bad time. Now I really couldn't wait till tonight, but that still felt so far away. So I tried to keep my mind what I was supposed to keep it on, and that was to find that book. Ron totally ignored the fact that he found me and Draco together, thinking that he was probaly harassing me or something just like Goyle and Crabe did.
I once again began searching for the book when I yelled out. "AHA!!".
"SHHHH!!" I heard Maddam Pince in the background.
I gulped, and Ron laughed silently. "Stop laughing and help me lift this book." I said while tugging at the book, for some reason it was really heavy, but rather small, but Ron didn't know that.
"What are you talking about? You can't even lift that small book? Gee Hermione." And then Ron went single handidly and picked up the book and his hand dropped to the floor. "I see.." he said now, understanding what I meant.
"Go get Harry and we will just read it here on the floor." He nodded and then 5 seconds later came jogging back with Harry at his side, and had already told him that the book was to heavy to carry.
I looked the book cover over, it had dust all over it except for five fingerprints on it. "It seems only one person has recently looked at it in years." I said.
I opened the page and began to flip through, each single page was dedicated to one wizard, and there wasn't many, about 50 pages, so about 50 rare wizards that can use magic without a wand.
"I don't understand, there is only 50 pages, why is it sooo heavy?" asked Harry.
"I don't know" I told them both.
I was still flipping.
"Look there is Dumbledore. Whoah, he was was registered when he was younger, age 25. He must be really powerful" Harry said happily since Dumbledore was almost an idol to him.
"That really is an early age. Look here is Vol.." Ron shivered as he almost read the name "I mean He Who Shall Not Be Named. He IS in the book too. It says, that he was discovered to be a Wand'nos at the age of 25 aswell, whoah!"
"That IS a coincidence" I said looking down at the book. "Well this is weird."
"What is?" both Harry and Ron asked.
"The last page is ripped out." I explained looking up at their astonished faces. "I personally think, someone knew we were going to sought out for this book and.."
Harry continued "..and decided to take the last evidence that might explain things to us about a certain someone..."
Ron continued ".and decided to bewitch the book, so that it would be heavy enough so that the three of us couldn't take it with us and research through it!!" The three of us looked at each other with wide open eyes and shouted out,
"THE DADA TEACHER!!!"
As we scurried out of the library after being yelled at by Maddam Pince for being too loud and disturbing the other students and asking her if she would tell us if any teacher had been in the library today. I knew she wouldn't tell us, what teachers do in the library and what the reasearch is kept private.
"I can't believe it" Harry breathed out heavily. "I can't believe it. She knows, she knows exaclty what were going to do!!"
"I know how do we know she doesn't know exaclty what we are thinking right now." Ron said.
"I don't know, what should we do?" I asked as if there was no plaussable anwer to that question. Then the three of us stopped in our tracks and whispered at once,
"The invisible cloack!!"
"Yeah we can use it tonight to get in her office and look for that missing sheet!" Harry pointed out.
I was about to agree when I remembered that me and Draco were supposed to meet up tonight, I could not go back on my word, specially after promising I would go, so I tried to come up with an excuse that sounded like something they would buy.
"No, we can't go tonight." I said not even looking at there faces.
"Why not, the sooner the better right?" asked Harry.
"Well isn't it obvious why?" I asked assuming they would know why when I didn't even myself.
They both looked at each other and then to me and Ron said "Oh I know why!! It's because if we go tonight she would probaly know, and by going tommorow night we would be throwing her off and she wouldn't expect it or be there waiting for us, as if we were to go tonight, she would be."
I was astonished with Ron's brilliance. And even more astonished that I would not have to lie to them about tonight.
"Alright then, that's good enough for me" Harry said, believing the story himself.
The three of us walked to dinner, and I didn't even want to go, especially with the dessert that awaited for me after.
**Well I got a few authors notes before I begin with the chapter so bear with me here. First of all Ive changed the rating to PG13. Why? Because in the later chapters, there will be violence and there will be seduction, and many other things. I just want to be on the safe side here, and make it more interesting, and I couldn't do it that way with only PG rating. I I don't want to make it Rated R because come on, 17 and above, whatever!!!
**Secondly, this chapter, which is chapter 11, is called "LIBRARY TIME" just to show you some new interesting facts that the trio has found out about the teacher. And to all of those who think Im crazy and if the teacher has a name, she does, I planned her from the beginning of this fic, but that will all come in good time.
And sorry for all the HERMIONE POV's, it's just she's the one that hangs out with Harry and Ron. And originally there was no DRACO POV, I just put it in sometimes so we can all know that goes through his mind. So don't be too saddened, there will be more from him in the chapters to come, I promise.
**And thirdly, chapter 12, is the all waited chapter, where there will be much much much, Draco and Hermione fun!!!! Because this chapter 11 only has some fluff between the two, and now without more of my ranting, please keep reading and reviewing!!! THANKS**
CHAPTER 11-LIBRARY TIME
HERMIONE'S POV
As we were walking I began to tell Harry and Ron about the book that might have some information on our Defense against the Dark Arts teacher.
"Listen you two, I know how we might be able to dig up some dirt on this teacher!" I said to them, noticing how there conversation had instintly stopped when I began to speak about our peculiar teacher.
"How ever will you be able to do that" asked Ron questionly rasing an eyebrow at me.
"What a silly question Ron!" I snapped back him as if he really were asking a stupid question. "A book of course!!"
"What book is that?" Harry asked curiously.
"It's this book I came across with in first year when I was looking up infromation on Nicholas Flamel, who is also a rare wizard who has no need for wands" I explained and then added "The book is called 'The history of the Magic non wand user', it has every single wizard and witches that do not use a wand for their magic. Dumbledore, N.Flamel, and he who shall not be named, are all in the book."
"And how do you know our DADA teacher will be there?" Harry asked again.
"Because, much like the Animagus, the Wand'nos" I looked at Harry and then remember he didn't know much of the names for things in the wizarding world, so Ron added, "Harry, Wand'nos are rare people who do not need a wand to use magic." I nodded to Ron in agreement.
"That's right Ron, and much like the Animagus people, they are all registered, so that the Ministry of Magic can keep on eye on them, so since she is a teacher, she must be registered, and if she's registered she WILL be in that book!" I said proudly of what I thought out.
"But what if she is not registered?" asked Harry. I looked at him with a face that showed that I never actually thought of that before.
"Well I think, even if she isn't, she will still be mentioned, there is no way you can hide such great power, I mean look at He Who Shall Not be Named, he is still mentioned, yet he is not registered." I explained almost trying to convince myself.
"Well lets get to it then" said Ron as we began to head our way through the corridors to the library.
As we walked I looked over at Harry who looked very worried and pensive.
"What's wrong Harry?" I asked.
"Well I really want to know about this teacher, I mean with my scar hurting and all, it just can't be normal that it only hurts when she's around" he explained. I just rubbed his arm and we continued walking when Ron spoke.
"Ya, I just want to know how it seems as she can always read our minds. It's really creepy".
I just let out a little laugh. and thanked Ron in my mind for trying to lighten the mood as he always did when it felt as we were all too tense. As we walked I saw Draco in the distance walking in the opposite direction by himself. As I felt my heart pound faster as it normally did whenever he was around he approached us. And I guess taking the opportunity when Harry and Ron were engaged in a conversation and ignoring him, he mouthed out to me "Where you going?"
I just mouthed back "Library".
He just nodded and kept strutting down the hallway as if nothing.
As we entered the library I went straight for the section in the library, but first giving my bag to Ron and Harry and saying,
"You two find a table that is away from most of the people in the library, and take my bag with you, I will go look for the book since I think I have a pretty good idea where it is, ok?"
"Away from most of the people? What people? Were the only one's ever in here, and of course Maddam Pince." Declared Ron with a little laugh. I just glared at him and shook my head on how ignorant he can be at times. I then walked away.
I made my way to the very back of the library, close to the 'Restricted Section', there was a section that said "Magical History". I traced my fingers over the spines of the books, mumbling to myself,
"Hmmmmmm, where are you book? History of lemons sherbert? I bet Dumbledore requested this one, haha?" I stopped mumbling while I kept searching the book. Then, from underneath the shadows I heard someone whisper.
"Hey.." I sprung around to see where the voice was coming from, and it was no other then Draco, who just stood there leaning against a few books, smirking.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him kinda panicky in fear that Harry or Ron, or anyone else for that matter might see us. I didn't let him answer, I just grabbed him by the hand into the deep corners of the library, where there was hardly no light to see. I peered over the corner of books to see if anyone was around. Then I muttered,
"This is crazy, you know that right?"Then I turned back to him avoiding his eyes and leaned on a stack of books and looked at the floor. I saw his feet sauntering over to me, and how I just wanted him to hold me in his arms right there and then, but I knew I simply had to resist temptation.
I spoke to him again, whispering, "You really are crazy, what if someone sees us together, don't you think it will strike them as a bit odd?" I still kept my eyes on the floor.
"Come on." he whined to me holding my chin up with his finger. "Im sorry Hermione, I just wanted to see you before tonight."
I looked up into his eyes. Those dazzling eyes of his, which when I looked in to them, I didn't exactly see what everyone else saw. They were an icy blue sea, and when I stared into them, I felt myself drowing, drowing happily into them. He slowly lifted his hand to my cheek, just brushing it softly while he peered into my eyes as if he were peering into my soul.
I then closed my eyes, trying to block everything away except the touch of his hand. We both began to lean closer to each other slowly, I lifted my head up and he leaned down his to mine. Our lips were a mere inch apart and could feel his warm breath inching closer and then something unexpected happened when we were about to kiss, I heard,
"Hermione?" It was Ron, he must be wondering what was taking me so long when I had mentioned I knew exactly where that book was.
"Oh great.." whispered Draco, pulling away from me, our bodies still close. "That Weasley always comes at the worst moments."
But I was reacting differently, I knew Ron sounded pretty near, and when I saw Ron walking along the other side of the books I was leaning against, I looked at Draco and whispered,
"Sorry" and then gave him a quick shove so there was distance between us. Draco gave me a look of disbelief, yet of understanding. I just mouthed out again "Im sorry".
"Hermione, there you are!! What you doing way back here?" he then noticed that Draco was standing directly in front of me, but leaning on the other wall with an unsatisfied look upon his face. "What's he doing here? Is he bugging you Hermione?"
And with that last question Ron put his hand on my shoulder and said quietly but still angry "I really don't get what's with you and your idiot friends, why don't you just leave her alone."
"It's okey Ron, Im fine, let's just leave okey?" I told him reasurringly.
And then Ron gided me with my shoulder pushing me in front of him, as if he were guarding my back and we just walked away from Draco, leaving him alone.
I felt extremely bad, and I was cursing Ron in my mind to come and find at such a bad time. Now I really couldn't wait till tonight, but that still felt so far away. So I tried to keep my mind what I was supposed to keep it on, and that was to find that book. Ron totally ignored the fact that he found me and Draco together, thinking that he was probaly harassing me or something just like Goyle and Crabe did.
I once again began searching for the book when I yelled out. "AHA!!".
"SHHHH!!" I heard Maddam Pince in the background.
I gulped, and Ron laughed silently. "Stop laughing and help me lift this book." I said while tugging at the book, for some reason it was really heavy, but rather small, but Ron didn't know that.
"What are you talking about? You can't even lift that small book? Gee Hermione." And then Ron went single handidly and picked up the book and his hand dropped to the floor. "I see.." he said now, understanding what I meant.
"Go get Harry and we will just read it here on the floor." He nodded and then 5 seconds later came jogging back with Harry at his side, and had already told him that the book was to heavy to carry.
I looked the book cover over, it had dust all over it except for five fingerprints on it. "It seems only one person has recently looked at it in years." I said.
I opened the page and began to flip through, each single page was dedicated to one wizard, and there wasn't many, about 50 pages, so about 50 rare wizards that can use magic without a wand.
"I don't understand, there is only 50 pages, why is it sooo heavy?" asked Harry.
"I don't know" I told them both.
I was still flipping.
"Look there is Dumbledore. Whoah, he was was registered when he was younger, age 25. He must be really powerful" Harry said happily since Dumbledore was almost an idol to him.
"That really is an early age. Look here is Vol.." Ron shivered as he almost read the name "I mean He Who Shall Not Be Named. He IS in the book too. It says, that he was discovered to be a Wand'nos at the age of 25 aswell, whoah!"
"That IS a coincidence" I said looking down at the book. "Well this is weird."
"What is?" both Harry and Ron asked.
"The last page is ripped out." I explained looking up at their astonished faces. "I personally think, someone knew we were going to sought out for this book and.."
Harry continued "..and decided to take the last evidence that might explain things to us about a certain someone..."
Ron continued ".and decided to bewitch the book, so that it would be heavy enough so that the three of us couldn't take it with us and research through it!!" The three of us looked at each other with wide open eyes and shouted out,
"THE DADA TEACHER!!!"
As we scurried out of the library after being yelled at by Maddam Pince for being too loud and disturbing the other students and asking her if she would tell us if any teacher had been in the library today. I knew she wouldn't tell us, what teachers do in the library and what the reasearch is kept private.
"I can't believe it" Harry breathed out heavily. "I can't believe it. She knows, she knows exaclty what were going to do!!"
"I know how do we know she doesn't know exaclty what we are thinking right now." Ron said.
"I don't know, what should we do?" I asked as if there was no plaussable anwer to that question. Then the three of us stopped in our tracks and whispered at once,
"The invisible cloack!!"
"Yeah we can use it tonight to get in her office and look for that missing sheet!" Harry pointed out.
I was about to agree when I remembered that me and Draco were supposed to meet up tonight, I could not go back on my word, specially after promising I would go, so I tried to come up with an excuse that sounded like something they would buy.
"No, we can't go tonight." I said not even looking at there faces.
"Why not, the sooner the better right?" asked Harry.
"Well isn't it obvious why?" I asked assuming they would know why when I didn't even myself.
They both looked at each other and then to me and Ron said "Oh I know why!! It's because if we go tonight she would probaly know, and by going tommorow night we would be throwing her off and she wouldn't expect it or be there waiting for us, as if we were to go tonight, she would be."
I was astonished with Ron's brilliance. And even more astonished that I would not have to lie to them about tonight.
"Alright then, that's good enough for me" Harry said, believing the story himself.
The three of us walked to dinner, and I didn't even want to go, especially with the dessert that awaited for me after.