A/N: Last chapter!
Chapter 23
She smoothly swayed to the music, caught in Harry's arms.
"That wasn't nice you know. That Mrs. Malfoy crap," She said in his ear.
She could ear the smile on his face. "I'm the best friend, I have rights." Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Is it *that* much fun to poke fun at me?"
With his hands on her hips, he gently poked her in the side, and she jumped.
"Yes," he said, turning his head to look at her, "it is." Hermione just stuck her tongue out at Harry.
They both continued to dance slowly to the music, and after a few moments Harry blurted, "What's the real reason you came with Ron?"
"Excuse me?" She threw him a quizzical look.
"You heard me."
"Yes, but I still don't understand."
"Why did you come with Ron? According to him, you turned him down, then suddenly changed your mind."
"Oh," She said, averting her eyes from him.
"You came to with him to try to make Malfoy jealous."
Wide eyed, her head snapped back to meet his gaze. Humor was in his eyes as he smiled at her, silently laughing.
"Am I that easy to read?" She asked incredulously.
"Like an open book. Your eyes tell the entire story." He continued to smile. Now she saw what Ginny saw in him. His sweet personality, and eyes that were very easy to get lost in. God help her, she loved her best friend. In a platonic way of course, but she did all the same.
She gave Harry a sideways look, grinning.
"You," she said, "are so-" "Loveable? Yeah, I know." He grinned back at her, then dipped her as the song ended. She gave a little giggle, and hugged him.
"Thank you."
"Anytime."
They both wandered back to the table they all were sitting at earlier. Ron and Ginny were drinking Butterbeers, talking to each other from across the table. Ron smiled up at her as she sat down next to him.
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She looked like she was having a good time, he thought as he held Pansy, lightly swaying to the music, his mind elsewhere.
"Draco?"
Reality check.
"Hm?"
"You were off in space," Pansy said. "What were you thinking about?"
"Oh," he answered. "Nothing interesting." He flashed a smile at her, knowing it would make her shut up.
~*~*~*~
Exhausted and sweating, she flew herself back into her chair, and Ron collapsed in the seat next to her. She was having a lot of fun with Harry, Ron, and Ginny. Now, she was laughing at Ron, who had tripped over his own feet when he was dancing.
"Shut up!" He yelled at the three of them, whom were all laughing hysterically at them. Hermione caught hold of her side, which was aching, and tried to stop laughing.
"Well, I will remember *that* for the rest of my life." Choked Hermione.
"You guys are so cruel!" cried Ron, massaging his ankle.
"Nah just entertained." Harry said.
The four of them chatted and cooled down, drinking more Butterbeers. Song after song was played, and the crowd on the dance floor was slowly thinning.
Hermione was comfortably seated next to Ron, and across from Harry and Ginny when the DJ spoke loud and clear over all the noise of the Great Hall.
"Alright everybody. It's getting late, and I wanna go home, so this is the last song of the evening, and I'll make it a slow one."
Suddenly Hermione was stiff, alert, and her stomach was tying itself up in knots, making her breathing faster. Nervously, she caught her bottom lip in her teeth, and looked around. The Great Hall was quiet, except for the chatter, and the dance floor was empty. She folded her arms across her stomach, willing the butterfly count to lessen. To her dismay, it wasn't working, and with a jolt, she saw Draco walking toward her from across the Hall. She gulped as she saw the determined smile on his face, and only wished she could return it. He had promised it was going to be okay, and she believed him then, but now, she was having serious doubts. She looked over at Harry, who had obviously noticed Hermione's body language suddenly change, and his brows were drawn together in puzzlement. She licked her lips and her head snapped back to the empty dance floor as the music started up. The butterflies multiplied. He was getting closer and she knew it was too late to back out now. The plan was put into action, and there was certainly no turning back now.
"Dance with me Hermione?" He had finally reached her table, and all eyes were on the pair of them, and Draco wasn't fazed at all. She shot a look around her, noticing Ron and Ginny's identical wide-eyed stare.
"Don't be scared," he whispered, so only she could hear him, "I'm here with you, it's okay. C'mon." He smiled reassuringly. Reluctantly, she took the hand that was held out to her and stood, releasing the breath of air she had been holding in, and it seemed to chase the butterflies away, and make the rest of the world around each of them disappear. She smiled back as the both walked onto the dance floor, hand in hand, eyes locked.
When they reached the center, he gently wrapped his arms around her waist, and drew her to him as she put her arms around his neck. She breathed in his familiar scent, and relaxed. They both knew the entire school was watching them, but neither seemed to care as long as they were in each other's arms, nothing mattered; no one mattered. A murmur of voices was flowing around them, but neither cared, or noticed.
"I love you." He whispered in her ear, making her shiver.
"I love you too." She smiled, content to be close to him, and rested her head on his shoulder. "They are all watching us."
"So? Who cares? I'm not going to let what other people think get in the way of being with the girl that I love." He whispered to her.
Her eyes were filling with every word he spoke, and she was overcome with such love that she felt for him, it was impossible to contain it.
With as much bravery as she could muster, she lifted her head from his shoulder and turned to face him. Grinning, she brushed her lips against his, and when she drew back, and he smiled, she knew everything was right. Everything was in place.
"So what next, Draco?" She asked, snuggling closer to him.
"Who knows, love," he answered grinning even more broadly and kissing her again, "Who knows."
THE END!!!!
~*~*~*~
A/N::
DA TAA!! Well, that's all folks! Drop a review, a comment, a suggestion, I don't really mind, just make sure your review at least. Thanks to everybody who reviewed, and kept me going on this story. Stay tuned for::
A sequel, (possibly)
A Harry/Ginny Romance
Another Harry/Hermione Romance
Or anything else that might come up. My next story will most likely be a Harry/Ginny, because I'd like to write at least one story for all the different kinds of shippers out there. Again, if you have any suggestions to my next story, be sure to email me, I could use a lil bit of creative help! =D
THANKS AGAIN EVERYBODY!!!!!!
Toodles!
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Chapter 23
She smoothly swayed to the music, caught in Harry's arms.
"That wasn't nice you know. That Mrs. Malfoy crap," She said in his ear.
She could ear the smile on his face. "I'm the best friend, I have rights." Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Is it *that* much fun to poke fun at me?"
With his hands on her hips, he gently poked her in the side, and she jumped.
"Yes," he said, turning his head to look at her, "it is." Hermione just stuck her tongue out at Harry.
They both continued to dance slowly to the music, and after a few moments Harry blurted, "What's the real reason you came with Ron?"
"Excuse me?" She threw him a quizzical look.
"You heard me."
"Yes, but I still don't understand."
"Why did you come with Ron? According to him, you turned him down, then suddenly changed your mind."
"Oh," She said, averting her eyes from him.
"You came to with him to try to make Malfoy jealous."
Wide eyed, her head snapped back to meet his gaze. Humor was in his eyes as he smiled at her, silently laughing.
"Am I that easy to read?" She asked incredulously.
"Like an open book. Your eyes tell the entire story." He continued to smile. Now she saw what Ginny saw in him. His sweet personality, and eyes that were very easy to get lost in. God help her, she loved her best friend. In a platonic way of course, but she did all the same.
She gave Harry a sideways look, grinning.
"You," she said, "are so-" "Loveable? Yeah, I know." He grinned back at her, then dipped her as the song ended. She gave a little giggle, and hugged him.
"Thank you."
"Anytime."
They both wandered back to the table they all were sitting at earlier. Ron and Ginny were drinking Butterbeers, talking to each other from across the table. Ron smiled up at her as she sat down next to him.
~*~*~*~
She looked like she was having a good time, he thought as he held Pansy, lightly swaying to the music, his mind elsewhere.
"Draco?"
Reality check.
"Hm?"
"You were off in space," Pansy said. "What were you thinking about?"
"Oh," he answered. "Nothing interesting." He flashed a smile at her, knowing it would make her shut up.
~*~*~*~
Exhausted and sweating, she flew herself back into her chair, and Ron collapsed in the seat next to her. She was having a lot of fun with Harry, Ron, and Ginny. Now, she was laughing at Ron, who had tripped over his own feet when he was dancing.
"Shut up!" He yelled at the three of them, whom were all laughing hysterically at them. Hermione caught hold of her side, which was aching, and tried to stop laughing.
"Well, I will remember *that* for the rest of my life." Choked Hermione.
"You guys are so cruel!" cried Ron, massaging his ankle.
"Nah just entertained." Harry said.
The four of them chatted and cooled down, drinking more Butterbeers. Song after song was played, and the crowd on the dance floor was slowly thinning.
Hermione was comfortably seated next to Ron, and across from Harry and Ginny when the DJ spoke loud and clear over all the noise of the Great Hall.
"Alright everybody. It's getting late, and I wanna go home, so this is the last song of the evening, and I'll make it a slow one."
Suddenly Hermione was stiff, alert, and her stomach was tying itself up in knots, making her breathing faster. Nervously, she caught her bottom lip in her teeth, and looked around. The Great Hall was quiet, except for the chatter, and the dance floor was empty. She folded her arms across her stomach, willing the butterfly count to lessen. To her dismay, it wasn't working, and with a jolt, she saw Draco walking toward her from across the Hall. She gulped as she saw the determined smile on his face, and only wished she could return it. He had promised it was going to be okay, and she believed him then, but now, she was having serious doubts. She looked over at Harry, who had obviously noticed Hermione's body language suddenly change, and his brows were drawn together in puzzlement. She licked her lips and her head snapped back to the empty dance floor as the music started up. The butterflies multiplied. He was getting closer and she knew it was too late to back out now. The plan was put into action, and there was certainly no turning back now.
"Dance with me Hermione?" He had finally reached her table, and all eyes were on the pair of them, and Draco wasn't fazed at all. She shot a look around her, noticing Ron and Ginny's identical wide-eyed stare.
"Don't be scared," he whispered, so only she could hear him, "I'm here with you, it's okay. C'mon." He smiled reassuringly. Reluctantly, she took the hand that was held out to her and stood, releasing the breath of air she had been holding in, and it seemed to chase the butterflies away, and make the rest of the world around each of them disappear. She smiled back as the both walked onto the dance floor, hand in hand, eyes locked.
When they reached the center, he gently wrapped his arms around her waist, and drew her to him as she put her arms around his neck. She breathed in his familiar scent, and relaxed. They both knew the entire school was watching them, but neither seemed to care as long as they were in each other's arms, nothing mattered; no one mattered. A murmur of voices was flowing around them, but neither cared, or noticed.
"I love you." He whispered in her ear, making her shiver.
"I love you too." She smiled, content to be close to him, and rested her head on his shoulder. "They are all watching us."
"So? Who cares? I'm not going to let what other people think get in the way of being with the girl that I love." He whispered to her.
Her eyes were filling with every word he spoke, and she was overcome with such love that she felt for him, it was impossible to contain it.
With as much bravery as she could muster, she lifted her head from his shoulder and turned to face him. Grinning, she brushed her lips against his, and when she drew back, and he smiled, she knew everything was right. Everything was in place.
"So what next, Draco?" She asked, snuggling closer to him.
"Who knows, love," he answered grinning even more broadly and kissing her again, "Who knows."
THE END!!!!
~*~*~*~
A/N::
DA TAA!! Well, that's all folks! Drop a review, a comment, a suggestion, I don't really mind, just make sure your review at least. Thanks to everybody who reviewed, and kept me going on this story. Stay tuned for::
A sequel, (possibly)
A Harry/Ginny Romance
Another Harry/Hermione Romance
Or anything else that might come up. My next story will most likely be a Harry/Ginny, because I'd like to write at least one story for all the different kinds of shippers out there. Again, if you have any suggestions to my next story, be sure to email me, I could use a lil bit of creative help! =D
THANKS AGAIN EVERYBODY!!!!!!
Toodles!
.