Disclaimer:: All credit for the characters n such go to J.K. Rowling
A/n:: Sorry this Chapter took so long! I've been sick with some odd illness, so I haven't found much energy to write. So, I decided I better get to it before I lose interest in people. Here you are, enjoy, and drop a review.
Chapter 14
It was a cool, crisp evening, and Hermione loved it that way, Especially if she was cuddled into Draco's arms. Gently, he kissed the top if her head, and rested his head upon hers. Hermione smiled warmly, and breathed deeply.
The two of them were sitting on the edge of the Forest, watching the moonlight dance on the glassy lake waters. It had been about a week since Ron and Hermione made up. Though he was still a little bit upset and jealous about it all, at least they were getting along.
Hermione snuggled closer to Draco, breathing in his scent. She sighed deeply, and then checked her watch. It was almost nine, and it was a school night.
"We better be getting back." Draco said, like he read her mind. She nodded in agreement, and he helped her to her feet. On the way back to the castle, Draco laced his fingers with hers, and saw her smile. At the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, he kissed her softly on the lips, and whispered a sweet goodnight. His breath on her ear made her shiver. After he was gone she climbed into the Common Room quietly. As she strode over to the stairs she noticed two people sitting on the couch looking asleep, and cuddled closely together, just as she and Draco had been doing. Hermione smiled, but her smiled vanished when she saw who the two people were.
~*~*~
The next morning Hermione went straight to breakfast. The shock of what she saw the previous night was still on her mind. She sat on the other side of Ron, keeping her eyes averted from Harry.
"Morning," Said a sleepy Ron.
"Morning," Answered Hermione, while helping herself to some cereal. She ate silently, and quickly.
The day went by in a blink. Next thing the three of them knew, it was the end of the day. Harry noticed Hermione's awkwardness, and pulled her aside while Ron stored his books in his dorm.
"Alright what's up?" he asked, keeping hold of her arm. She pulled loose.
"Nothing Harry, what do you mean?"
"You haven't been talking to me all day, or looking at me." He tipped her face up, and their eyes locked. "What did I do?" Hermione again shook herself from his grip.
"I saw," She said to him.
"Saw what?" He asked in puzzlement.
"You and Ginny, last night, on the couch." Harry went pale.
"W-what did you see Hermione?" He asked, almost panicky.
"I saw both of you asleep, together. *Really* close together." She chewed her bottom lip.
"Oh," was all Harry said.
After a few beats of silence, Hermione spoke again, "What was that all about Harry?" "Well," He said, rubbing the back of his neck, "We've been kind of, well, been 'seeing' each other." He smiled grimly at her.
"You've been what?!" Hermione stammered, "for- for how long?"
"Erm, since about Percy's death."
"Oh my God," Said Hermione, putting a hand to her forehead, and collapsing into an armchair. Harry was seeing a younger girl. Okay, so she was only a year younger, but she *was* Ron's little sister. 'Nothing good can come from this,' she thought to herself. Then she looked back up at Harry, already knowing the answer to the question she was about to ask. "Does Ron know?"
"Are you kidding? He'd go ballistic if he knew. He'd tear me to shreds."
"Ya think so?" Said Hermione sarcastically. And then Ginny came skipping down the stairs, and saw Harry and Hermione. Harry turned his head and saw her coming. She came around, sat next to Harry, and smiled broadly.
"She knows." Said Harry simply and dismally to Ginny. Her smiled left her face, and then she stared directly at Hermione.
"Don't tell Ron," She pleaded.
"Oh no," said Hermione with a false laugh, "I'll let you guys be the ones to deal with him."
"He'd murder Harry," said Ginny, "And I don't even want to think about what he'd say to me."
"Look, You guys can have this cute little secret relationship, but good luck with it. It isn't all its cracked up to be."
"How would you know?" Asked Ginny, looking politely puzzled. Hermione stole a look from Harry, who shrugged.
"Yeah Hermione, how *would* you know?" Harry smiled evilly. She glared at him.
"Been reading Muggle romance novels," She answered to Ginny. She saw Harry smile even bigger now. Hermione just grimaced at him.
That Friday night, she was to meet Draco down in one of the empty dungeons. He was already there when she arrived, and he greeted her with a kiss. Opening the door for her, she stepped inside.
"You're not going to believe this Draco," She said, once they were comfortably seated together.
"What?"
"Harry and Ginny are *seeing* each other!" She laughed.
"You're kidding!" he laughed with her.
"Nope,"
"That's crazy," Said Draco, "I barley know Ron, but from what I've seen, he'll murder Potter."
"Maybe," said Hermione. They both sat and talked for a long time before Hermione remembered she had an essay due for Snape tomorrow morning. When they reached the corridor to the main staircase, Draco gently pushed Hermione against a wall, a hand on each side of her head.
"Draco!" cried Hermione softly.
He just smiled seductively, and whispered, "I love you," before kissing her. She snaked her arms around his neck, and entwined her fingers in his hair. Then he deepened the kiss, and brought her closer to him. But before Hermione could enjoy this new rush. . .
"Malfoy! Granger!" Hissed a cold, greasy voice.
A/N:: Hey, Hey! Not bad, huh? Heh, heh, heh. Drop a review please! Thanks much!!
~*~Michelle~*~
A/n:: Sorry this Chapter took so long! I've been sick with some odd illness, so I haven't found much energy to write. So, I decided I better get to it before I lose interest in people. Here you are, enjoy, and drop a review.
Chapter 14
It was a cool, crisp evening, and Hermione loved it that way, Especially if she was cuddled into Draco's arms. Gently, he kissed the top if her head, and rested his head upon hers. Hermione smiled warmly, and breathed deeply.
The two of them were sitting on the edge of the Forest, watching the moonlight dance on the glassy lake waters. It had been about a week since Ron and Hermione made up. Though he was still a little bit upset and jealous about it all, at least they were getting along.
Hermione snuggled closer to Draco, breathing in his scent. She sighed deeply, and then checked her watch. It was almost nine, and it was a school night.
"We better be getting back." Draco said, like he read her mind. She nodded in agreement, and he helped her to her feet. On the way back to the castle, Draco laced his fingers with hers, and saw her smile. At the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, he kissed her softly on the lips, and whispered a sweet goodnight. His breath on her ear made her shiver. After he was gone she climbed into the Common Room quietly. As she strode over to the stairs she noticed two people sitting on the couch looking asleep, and cuddled closely together, just as she and Draco had been doing. Hermione smiled, but her smiled vanished when she saw who the two people were.
~*~*~
The next morning Hermione went straight to breakfast. The shock of what she saw the previous night was still on her mind. She sat on the other side of Ron, keeping her eyes averted from Harry.
"Morning," Said a sleepy Ron.
"Morning," Answered Hermione, while helping herself to some cereal. She ate silently, and quickly.
The day went by in a blink. Next thing the three of them knew, it was the end of the day. Harry noticed Hermione's awkwardness, and pulled her aside while Ron stored his books in his dorm.
"Alright what's up?" he asked, keeping hold of her arm. She pulled loose.
"Nothing Harry, what do you mean?"
"You haven't been talking to me all day, or looking at me." He tipped her face up, and their eyes locked. "What did I do?" Hermione again shook herself from his grip.
"I saw," She said to him.
"Saw what?" He asked in puzzlement.
"You and Ginny, last night, on the couch." Harry went pale.
"W-what did you see Hermione?" He asked, almost panicky.
"I saw both of you asleep, together. *Really* close together." She chewed her bottom lip.
"Oh," was all Harry said.
After a few beats of silence, Hermione spoke again, "What was that all about Harry?" "Well," He said, rubbing the back of his neck, "We've been kind of, well, been 'seeing' each other." He smiled grimly at her.
"You've been what?!" Hermione stammered, "for- for how long?"
"Erm, since about Percy's death."
"Oh my God," Said Hermione, putting a hand to her forehead, and collapsing into an armchair. Harry was seeing a younger girl. Okay, so she was only a year younger, but she *was* Ron's little sister. 'Nothing good can come from this,' she thought to herself. Then she looked back up at Harry, already knowing the answer to the question she was about to ask. "Does Ron know?"
"Are you kidding? He'd go ballistic if he knew. He'd tear me to shreds."
"Ya think so?" Said Hermione sarcastically. And then Ginny came skipping down the stairs, and saw Harry and Hermione. Harry turned his head and saw her coming. She came around, sat next to Harry, and smiled broadly.
"She knows." Said Harry simply and dismally to Ginny. Her smiled left her face, and then she stared directly at Hermione.
"Don't tell Ron," She pleaded.
"Oh no," said Hermione with a false laugh, "I'll let you guys be the ones to deal with him."
"He'd murder Harry," said Ginny, "And I don't even want to think about what he'd say to me."
"Look, You guys can have this cute little secret relationship, but good luck with it. It isn't all its cracked up to be."
"How would you know?" Asked Ginny, looking politely puzzled. Hermione stole a look from Harry, who shrugged.
"Yeah Hermione, how *would* you know?" Harry smiled evilly. She glared at him.
"Been reading Muggle romance novels," She answered to Ginny. She saw Harry smile even bigger now. Hermione just grimaced at him.
That Friday night, she was to meet Draco down in one of the empty dungeons. He was already there when she arrived, and he greeted her with a kiss. Opening the door for her, she stepped inside.
"You're not going to believe this Draco," She said, once they were comfortably seated together.
"What?"
"Harry and Ginny are *seeing* each other!" She laughed.
"You're kidding!" he laughed with her.
"Nope,"
"That's crazy," Said Draco, "I barley know Ron, but from what I've seen, he'll murder Potter."
"Maybe," said Hermione. They both sat and talked for a long time before Hermione remembered she had an essay due for Snape tomorrow morning. When they reached the corridor to the main staircase, Draco gently pushed Hermione against a wall, a hand on each side of her head.
"Draco!" cried Hermione softly.
He just smiled seductively, and whispered, "I love you," before kissing her. She snaked her arms around his neck, and entwined her fingers in his hair. Then he deepened the kiss, and brought her closer to him. But before Hermione could enjoy this new rush. . .
"Malfoy! Granger!" Hissed a cold, greasy voice.
A/N:: Hey, Hey! Not bad, huh? Heh, heh, heh. Drop a review please! Thanks much!!
~*~Michelle~*~