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A/N: Thanks again for the reviews. I'm writing fast since I'm still on vacation. I have nothing to do. I had fun reading fan fiction so I decided to write one on my own. I only have this week and next week free so I want to finish it all before classes. But we'll see if I can finish what I planned.
Title: Models
Chapter14:
The Train Ride
The three friends found a cozy compartment to park themselves. They started getting comfortable when the door opened. It was someone from Ravenclaw. Hermione recognized her as one of the Prefects last year. "Hi! I need to talk to Hermione for a minute." Then she slid outside of the compartment.
Hermione was stunned and shrugged at her friends and followed her.
"Hermione, since this is your second year as a Prefect, you should be aware that Prefects who are on their second year have their meetings here before we reach Hogwarts. The meetings at the end of the train."
Hermione nodded and started to walk towards the end of the train when the girl her, "Oh! If you find Malfoy, tell him what to do. I've lots to search for and I heard that he was staying back there near the last room." Hermione was shocked at this. She didn't want any contact with him and here she was asking to do just that. "Hermione, I know you don't like him, neither do I. But I am the head girl and I think that you should be the one to talk to him. Thanks!" Then she headed towards the other compartment and left Hermione sulking.
Hermione was beginning to see the end of the train. 'Malfoy's compartment must be near then. I wouldn't want him to know I've been looking for him. Should I knock?' She didn't have to do anything to search for him because just then a door opened and Malfoy walked out from it. She was caught unaware. She didn't think that Malfoy would leave his compartment and was awestruck. She then noticed something different. He wore his hair loosely. There were strands falling on his face, which made her itch to move them. She noticed that he was tanned. He was not the same pale thin guy that she remembered before. He grew taller too. Then she went back to his face only to see his mouth turning into a smirk. That brought her back to reality.
"I was right then. You fancy me." He smirked triumphantly.
"Hell not! I was just." she couldn't say anything because somehow she couldn't think what to. "The head girl wanted me to tell you that there's a prefect meeting at that room," she pointed to the one at his back.
"Whatever mudblood. But be sure not to ever look for me again. I wouldn't want anyone to think that I'm friends with a mudblood."
"I wouldn't dream of being considered a friend of a slimy git like you."
Before anything else was said, someone stepped from the door that was near Malfoy's back. "Good, two of the Prefects are here. Please come in." Hermione knew the guy to be Jack from Ravenclaw. She was sure that he is the head boy because of his reputation. The two didn't want to argue anymore. They might end up with the same torture they had last year. For the head boy's sake, Draco did the gentlemanly way by letting Hermione go in first.
The room they got in was very spacious. It could occupy a dozen people easily. Draco chose the seat that was farthest in the room and farthest from Hermione. McGonagall was inside the room eyeing each of the Prefects. Other Prefects came in one by one. The last one to enter the room was the head girl. She looked to check something and landed her gaze on Malfoy. She locked her gaze then to Hermione and smiled as if to say thanks.
"Welcome back Prefects. I've a few reminders and changes I have to ask of you." Draco heard McGonagall started babbling. He was always bored at meetings such as this. He looked around to find something interesting. Suddenly he regretted this because he now couldn't take his eyes away from certain back that had brown hair.
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Draco was bored in his compartment. Crabbe and Goyle weren't there to amuse him or annoy him. He started to miss having a conversation with someone and considered looking for Pansy. He then closed the window and got up to leave the compartment. He opened the door and left the room. As soon as he closed it back, he noticed someone staring at him. At first, he was annoyed to find someone staring at him so he stared back. His eyes widened when he realized that it was Hermione Granger he was staring at.
He eyed her and noticed something different. He looked her over and saw what her clothes did for her. She wasn't wearing her robes yet and the leather made her look desirable. When he couldn't see the changes except maybe for the height, he looked at her face. Her eyes didn't show the bright childlike glow. Instead, it showed maturity. Somehow, that gave more impact than the rest of the package. He didn't want to take his eyes away but then he realized that he had been staring awhile. 'What the hell are you doing? That's a mudblood you're looking at.' Then he realized that she was staring at him as well. 'Well, well, well. The vacation wasn't entirely a waste.' He smiled inwardly satisfied that she liked what she saw.
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"Mr. Malfoy?" McGonagall raised her brow in disapproval. Draco then realized that everybody was staring at him. "Do you understand what I've just said?"
Draco was good at masking his emotions. So instead of showing embarrassment, he showed coolness and said, "Yes professor." He glanced at the people around him and saw Hermione glare at him with disgust.
"Very well. If you have no other questions," McGonagall paused to look around. "Then you can all go now."
Hermione was the first one to leave obviously irritated. Draco wandered what happened that made her look like that. 'Why get concerned? She's nothing but a mudblood. Forget it.'
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Harry and Ron avoided the topic that had anything to do with Hermione and settled on safe ones like Quidditch. "Have you thought of any other plan to make a fool of Malfoy?" Ron loved thinking of such ways. Malfoy was such a big pain that he wished to make fun of him. He loved it when the fake Moody made him a ferret in their 4th year. He wished that he could do that to him as well.
"Actually, I haven't had time because of the gardening bit. But I promise I'll get to it when we arrive in Hogwarts."
"Why wait?" Hermione caught some of their conversation and wanted very much to make a fool out of Malfoy herself.
"You seem uptight. Would it be safe to ask why?" Ron saw that Hermione was really upset on something.
"I had a meeting with the other Prefects."
"I would think that you enjoyed these Prefect meetings." Harry was brave enough to challenge her.
"I would if the slimy git wasn't there to ruin it all."
"You mean that ferret is still a Prefect?" Ron was surprised.
"Yeah, I suppose they couldn't find any body else in Slytherin."
"I thought that you've made it last year with him? Why you are so mad now?" Harry was showing concern.
"I wouldn't have minded it. If it wasn't for the new rule McGonagall told us I wouldn't mind at all."
"What new rule?" It was Ron who got to ask first.
"Prefects are supposed to patrol at night remember?" Hermione paused to look at her friends nod at her, and then she continued. "Well, she said that Voldemort was increasing his powers and said that it was dangerous to patrol on our own. She then paired us with other Prefects. McGonagall said that since Malfoy and I were acting civilly, that he'd partner him with me. She said that Malfoy wasn't the friendliest Prefect so she thought that it would be best if we were partners. She said if he ended up with other prefects, there might be hell again."
"She said that?" Harry was surprised at what he heard.
"Well, the hell part was my idea but it pretty much says what she told me."
"If McGonagall thought that it was dangerous to patrol alone, she should have thought that it would be more dangerous for you to be alone with him." Ron reasoned.
"I tried to argue. She just said that we have learned our lessons last year and we wouldn't do anything close to it. The worst part was that Malfoy wasn't complaining. He just stared. That jerk must be planning something."
"It'll be alright. McGonagall is right though. If something happened to you then the first one to be suspected is that jerk." Harry tried to comfort her.
"I hope so." The danger of being alone with him didn't only come from the fact that he is the son of a Death Eater but also with the fact that she was now starting to feel attracted to him.
A/N: Thanks again for the reviews. I'm writing fast since I'm still on vacation. I have nothing to do. I had fun reading fan fiction so I decided to write one on my own. I only have this week and next week free so I want to finish it all before classes. But we'll see if I can finish what I planned.
Title: Models
Chapter14:
The Train Ride
The three friends found a cozy compartment to park themselves. They started getting comfortable when the door opened. It was someone from Ravenclaw. Hermione recognized her as one of the Prefects last year. "Hi! I need to talk to Hermione for a minute." Then she slid outside of the compartment.
Hermione was stunned and shrugged at her friends and followed her.
"Hermione, since this is your second year as a Prefect, you should be aware that Prefects who are on their second year have their meetings here before we reach Hogwarts. The meetings at the end of the train."
Hermione nodded and started to walk towards the end of the train when the girl her, "Oh! If you find Malfoy, tell him what to do. I've lots to search for and I heard that he was staying back there near the last room." Hermione was shocked at this. She didn't want any contact with him and here she was asking to do just that. "Hermione, I know you don't like him, neither do I. But I am the head girl and I think that you should be the one to talk to him. Thanks!" Then she headed towards the other compartment and left Hermione sulking.
Hermione was beginning to see the end of the train. 'Malfoy's compartment must be near then. I wouldn't want him to know I've been looking for him. Should I knock?' She didn't have to do anything to search for him because just then a door opened and Malfoy walked out from it. She was caught unaware. She didn't think that Malfoy would leave his compartment and was awestruck. She then noticed something different. He wore his hair loosely. There were strands falling on his face, which made her itch to move them. She noticed that he was tanned. He was not the same pale thin guy that she remembered before. He grew taller too. Then she went back to his face only to see his mouth turning into a smirk. That brought her back to reality.
"I was right then. You fancy me." He smirked triumphantly.
"Hell not! I was just." she couldn't say anything because somehow she couldn't think what to. "The head girl wanted me to tell you that there's a prefect meeting at that room," she pointed to the one at his back.
"Whatever mudblood. But be sure not to ever look for me again. I wouldn't want anyone to think that I'm friends with a mudblood."
"I wouldn't dream of being considered a friend of a slimy git like you."
Before anything else was said, someone stepped from the door that was near Malfoy's back. "Good, two of the Prefects are here. Please come in." Hermione knew the guy to be Jack from Ravenclaw. She was sure that he is the head boy because of his reputation. The two didn't want to argue anymore. They might end up with the same torture they had last year. For the head boy's sake, Draco did the gentlemanly way by letting Hermione go in first.
The room they got in was very spacious. It could occupy a dozen people easily. Draco chose the seat that was farthest in the room and farthest from Hermione. McGonagall was inside the room eyeing each of the Prefects. Other Prefects came in one by one. The last one to enter the room was the head girl. She looked to check something and landed her gaze on Malfoy. She locked her gaze then to Hermione and smiled as if to say thanks.
"Welcome back Prefects. I've a few reminders and changes I have to ask of you." Draco heard McGonagall started babbling. He was always bored at meetings such as this. He looked around to find something interesting. Suddenly he regretted this because he now couldn't take his eyes away from certain back that had brown hair.
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Draco was bored in his compartment. Crabbe and Goyle weren't there to amuse him or annoy him. He started to miss having a conversation with someone and considered looking for Pansy. He then closed the window and got up to leave the compartment. He opened the door and left the room. As soon as he closed it back, he noticed someone staring at him. At first, he was annoyed to find someone staring at him so he stared back. His eyes widened when he realized that it was Hermione Granger he was staring at.
He eyed her and noticed something different. He looked her over and saw what her clothes did for her. She wasn't wearing her robes yet and the leather made her look desirable. When he couldn't see the changes except maybe for the height, he looked at her face. Her eyes didn't show the bright childlike glow. Instead, it showed maturity. Somehow, that gave more impact than the rest of the package. He didn't want to take his eyes away but then he realized that he had been staring awhile. 'What the hell are you doing? That's a mudblood you're looking at.' Then he realized that she was staring at him as well. 'Well, well, well. The vacation wasn't entirely a waste.' He smiled inwardly satisfied that she liked what she saw.
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"Mr. Malfoy?" McGonagall raised her brow in disapproval. Draco then realized that everybody was staring at him. "Do you understand what I've just said?"
Draco was good at masking his emotions. So instead of showing embarrassment, he showed coolness and said, "Yes professor." He glanced at the people around him and saw Hermione glare at him with disgust.
"Very well. If you have no other questions," McGonagall paused to look around. "Then you can all go now."
Hermione was the first one to leave obviously irritated. Draco wandered what happened that made her look like that. 'Why get concerned? She's nothing but a mudblood. Forget it.'
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Harry and Ron avoided the topic that had anything to do with Hermione and settled on safe ones like Quidditch. "Have you thought of any other plan to make a fool of Malfoy?" Ron loved thinking of such ways. Malfoy was such a big pain that he wished to make fun of him. He loved it when the fake Moody made him a ferret in their 4th year. He wished that he could do that to him as well.
"Actually, I haven't had time because of the gardening bit. But I promise I'll get to it when we arrive in Hogwarts."
"Why wait?" Hermione caught some of their conversation and wanted very much to make a fool out of Malfoy herself.
"You seem uptight. Would it be safe to ask why?" Ron saw that Hermione was really upset on something.
"I had a meeting with the other Prefects."
"I would think that you enjoyed these Prefect meetings." Harry was brave enough to challenge her.
"I would if the slimy git wasn't there to ruin it all."
"You mean that ferret is still a Prefect?" Ron was surprised.
"Yeah, I suppose they couldn't find any body else in Slytherin."
"I thought that you've made it last year with him? Why you are so mad now?" Harry was showing concern.
"I wouldn't have minded it. If it wasn't for the new rule McGonagall told us I wouldn't mind at all."
"What new rule?" It was Ron who got to ask first.
"Prefects are supposed to patrol at night remember?" Hermione paused to look at her friends nod at her, and then she continued. "Well, she said that Voldemort was increasing his powers and said that it was dangerous to patrol on our own. She then paired us with other Prefects. McGonagall said that since Malfoy and I were acting civilly, that he'd partner him with me. She said that Malfoy wasn't the friendliest Prefect so she thought that it would be best if we were partners. She said if he ended up with other prefects, there might be hell again."
"She said that?" Harry was surprised at what he heard.
"Well, the hell part was my idea but it pretty much says what she told me."
"If McGonagall thought that it was dangerous to patrol alone, she should have thought that it would be more dangerous for you to be alone with him." Ron reasoned.
"I tried to argue. She just said that we have learned our lessons last year and we wouldn't do anything close to it. The worst part was that Malfoy wasn't complaining. He just stared. That jerk must be planning something."
"It'll be alright. McGonagall is right though. If something happened to you then the first one to be suspected is that jerk." Harry tried to comfort her.
"I hope so." The danger of being alone with him didn't only come from the fact that he is the son of a Death Eater but also with the fact that she was now starting to feel attracted to him.