Disclaimer: Still don't own Harry Potter and Co. Still wish I did though.
Ever-Lasting Love
Chapter Two: Trouble-making Pansy
~*~*~*~*~ Hermione's P.O.V. ~*~*~*~*~
The train ride to Hogwarts was pretty interesting. The fact that Pansy came to visit Draco was pretty hilarious. Harry and Ginny left to go to the Prefect's compartment and Ron went off to find Lavender, Parvati, and Dean. Pansy came by while Draco was kissing me.
"DRAKEY-POO!!! HOW CAN YOU CHEAT ON ME LIKE THAT?" Her shrill, high-pitched voice rang out. I broke away from Draco.
"What do you mean? Cheating on you? I never even went out with you!" Draco yelled at her.
"Why are you kissing the mudblood?" She asked, sneering at me.
" This isn't the mudblood!" Draco exclaimed.
"Draco, dear, I think that I'd better introduce myself so that she knows how important I am to your family." I said. He nodded and then, I introduced myself to Pansy.
"My name is Hermione ---" I was cut off by Pansy. "Ha! I knew she was the mudblood."
"You didn't let me finish. Now as I was saying, my name is Hermione Elizabeth Tahlin." Pansy's mouth just dropped.
"No way, Drakie!! She's just saying all this so that she could have you." Pansy wailed.
"Actually she isn't lying. And guess what else? I'm betrothed to Hermione. I'm marrying her after we graduate. She's going to be Hermione Elizabeth Malfoy. The Mrs. Malfoy." Draco said with a smile on his face.
" You know, Draco, I like that idea. Let's get married Christmas Vacation. Our parents would love that idea." I said, playing along.
"No, Hermione, let's get married this weekend at Hogsmead. We could have permission from Dumbledore." Draco said.
"Great! I have to get my dress though." I smiled and gave him a hug. He pulled away from me and looked at me. "Seriously?"
"Yup. If I could then I would." I told him.
"Really?" He asked again, "You won't regret it if we do?" I nodded again.
"Then, let's really go get married. This weekend. We can plan it and get your dress and my tux and invite our family members and friends and we can get married this weekend!" Draco exclaimed.
"But we're only seventeen."
"Who cares? I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He leaned in and kissed me softly. Pansy ran off crying and I pulled away from Draco.
"You really want to get married?" I asked.
"No, I just did that to make her stop annoying me. But I do want to marry you when we both graduate from Hogwarts and get a job. Buy a house and then we'll settle down." He explained. I was smiling happily at his words and a few minutes later, a knock came from the door.
"Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Tahlin, may you please open the door?" Came a familiar voice. I walked over to the door and opened it to see Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape.
"Good Morning Professors." I said, greeting them. Draco just said, "Hi."
"I presume you know what we're here to talk about." Professor McGonagall said. We both nodded.
"Good." Professor Snape started, " You two have big responsibilities. You are both the most clever witch and wizard we have ever seen at our school and to get this far, you have made a great achievement. Now, when we get to Hogwarts, you will have your dinners after the announcements are made. When you finish, meet Professor Dumbledore by the entrance of the Great Hall."
"You will be shown to your rooms then and from there, you will meet with the Prefects. Their dormitory is right next to yours. You will also find doors leading from your dormitory to your House dormitories. You are in charge of collecting a list of passwords from the Prefects. The list of passwords will be posted in the Prefect's Sitting Room. They will be changed every two weeks. After we arrive at Hogwarts, you will help Hagrid tell the first years where to go. I'm sure the 2nd through 7th years know where to go." Professor McGonagall said.
"Now, we'll be going to tell the Prefects of their duties. Have a nice ride to Hogwarts." Professor Snape added and he actually smiled! Well, they left the compartment and I leaned against Draco.
"Well, I think we're going to have an interesting year at Hogwarts." I whispered to him.
"You know what? I think you're right." He whispered back. Then, he left to change into his robes while I locked the door and changed into my robes. After he came back, Draco sat next to me and I leaned against him. I took out The Lost Years Of Merlin and started to read. The story was by a muggle author so I don't know if it was true or not but it was interesting to see how a muggle portrays him.
~*~*~*~*~Draco's P.O.V. ~*~*~*~*~
I watched as Hermione's eyes became heavier and heavier until she fell asleep. She snuggled up against me and sighed happily. A few hours later, the snack cart came around and Hermione was still sleeping. I moved her off me gently, not wanting to wake her and purchased eight Chocolate Frogs, four boxes of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, and two bottles of Butterbeer. I paid the witch and put the food on the other seat of the compartment and went back to Hermione.
"Hermione, Hermione, wake up." I whispered softly in her ear. She smiled sleepily at me said, " I don't want to wake up. I was having such a nice dream."
"Really? What was it about?" I asked slyly.
"Well, I remember I saw Harry. I was hugging him and then, I kissed him. We were on a hill with a beautiful scenery. It was like paradise. Great weather." She said, looking serious. I just hope she wasn't serious.
"What?! Why that stupid Potter! I'm gonna kill him. Teach him to mess with my girl." I muttered angrily. I was about to storm out of the compartment when Hermione grabbed hold of my sleeve.
"Draco, I was just kidding. Please don't beat him up." She said. I smiled at her.
"Seriously now. You're just kidding."
"Of course. I was dreaming of you. And we already graduated from Hogwarts and we're already married. We were on our honeymoon and you took me out to dinner at a fancy restaurant. After dinner, we took a walk on the beach in the moonlight. And then, we were heading back to our hotel room but you woke me up."
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that you were sleeping for so long that I thought you were hungry." I explained to her.
"That's alright. I guess I was getting hungry anyway. Why else would I dream about food?" She shrugged her shoulders and I handed her the chocolate frogs, the Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and the butterbeer.
"Thanks" she said. " Did you eat yet?"
"No, I was waiting for you to wake up." I told her. She smiled at me and unwrapped the chocolate frog. Hermione quickly held on to it tight and took a bite out the chocolate frog. She finished the frog and opened the box of Every Flavored Beans. I watched as Hermione carefully picked out a bright yellow one and bit into it. She quickly pulled away and made a face.
"What's wrong?" I asked her with a smile on my face.
"It's really, really sour." she said.
"What flavor is it?" I asked her.
"I think that it's lemon. Not lemonade but lemon. It tastes like when you first bite into a ripe lemon and all the sourness goes into your mouth." She said. "Wanna taste it?" Hermione held the other half of the jelly bean out and I took it.
~*~*~*~*~Hermione's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I watched as Draco took the other half of my lemon jelly bean and stuck it in his mouth. Then, he made a weird face. I quickly took my camera out of my bag and snapped a picture of him. His expression changed from sour to surprise to mock anger.
"Hey! That's not fair! I didn't take a picture of you!" Draco tackled me onto the seat behind me. Then, he started tickling me.
"Stop tickling me!" I squealed.
He stopped tickling me and pinned me down. "On two conditions. One: You give me a copy of that picture. And two, you have to umm…, umm…, tell the whole school that you think I'm hot."
"You're trying to torture me, Draco. You have to think of something that I would never do." I told him.
"Fine, umm…, for number two, you have to tell Pansy that she's a stupid snobby crybaby who's also too rich and too spoiled." Draco said. He got me there. Even though Pansy seemed stupid and thin, she was really heavy. Much heavier than me I suppose.
"But, Draco, she's going to beat me up!" I whined.
"Fine! Then, I'll have to think of something else for you to do. I wouldn't want you to be hurt by something I ordered you to do." He said.
"Okay then, you have until Wednesday, since today is Friday. And it has to be good and has to have nothing to do with Pansy." I told him. " Agreed?"
"Okay!" Draco said. For the rest of our train ride, we were visited by Ginny, Ron, and Harry. I could already see that they would be best friends with Draco one day soon! We were also visited by Parvati and Lavender and Luna Lovegood and Blaise and a lot more people. Thank goodness they didn't all come at once. If they did, our compartment wouldn't even fit us! Finally, we stopped at the train station near Hogwarts. Draco and I helped Hagrid direct the first years to the boats where they would be taken to the Great Hall to be sorted. Then, Draco and I went to the last carriage and got in. A few minutes later, the carriages started off and before we knew it, we were there. Draco and I got out of the carriages and Draco took my hand. We walked together into the Great Hall and sat down at the specially marked Head/ Prefect table. I took my seat between him and Ginny. Then, next to her sat Harry, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil, Susan Bones, Terry Boot, Hannah Abbot, Jonathan Marquis, Millicient Bulstrode, James Crow and finally Blaise.
Professor Dumbledore made his usual announcements about the Forbidden Forest and Mr. Filch's List of Rules. And he introduced us. Then, the hat sang it's song and the first years were sorted Each house had about seventy new students each. We had our dinner and soon, it was time to head to our new common room. Professor Dumbledore brought us to a portrait of a princess named Emily and a prince named Jason. We selected our password (Newfound Love) and walked inside the open portrait.
~*~*~*~*~Draco's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I watched as Hermione looked in awe. The common room was probably as big as our old common rooms but only a bit wider. It had two loveseats and two recliners. In one corner, there was a table and two chairs and in another corner, there was a bookshelf filled with academic books and probably novels to read. I walked over to the fireplace. There were three buttons. One that said fire and another that said T.V. The last one said T.V. and fire. Then, we went to explore our rooms. Hermione went left while I went right. I walked into my room labeled, 'Draco's Sanctuary'. Inside was a bookshelf, a desk, a chair, a sofa, a king-sized four poster bed and a door leading out to the balcony. The room was in Slytherin colors, green and silver. I assumed that Hermione's room was the same but with the Gryffindor colors, gold and maroon. Next, Hermione and I went into the bathroom. The walls were white with flower patterns. The taps were gold and silver and there was a mirror and a cabinet.
"Isn't this so cool?" She asked me with a smile on her face.
"Yup!" I replied. Then, Hermione walked over to a row of portraits. Each one was labeled. There was Slytherin common room, Ravenclaw common room, Gryffindor common room, Hufflepuff common room, Meeting Room, Professor Dumbledore's office, indoor Quidditch Pitch, Swimming Pool, Library, Computer room, Movie Theaters, and a Track for Running.
"Hey, Hermione, what's a movie theater?" I asked.
"Well, it's a movie picture on a screen. It sort of tells a story. I'll show you after we visit Ginny and Harry." She replied, reading the signs carefully. I nodded and we walked through the one that read " Prefects' Lounge."
When we walked inside, we were greeted by Ginny and Harry.
"Hey you guys!" Ginny squealed.
~*~*~*~*~ Harry's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
Hermione and Draco walked into our common room and Ginny ran over to meet them. I followed her. As Ginny was gushing about how cool our common room was, I kept on wondering about what happened on the train today. Draco (formerly know as Malfoy or Ferret Boy) became my friend. I guess he is pretty cool. And if Hermione's happy then I guess everyone is happy. Before Hermione and Draco came to visit, things were pretty hectic.
Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape brought us and the other Prefects to our new common room where we selected our password (Huffleclaws and Slythindors) We got inside our common room and every one was in awe. It was really colorful. There was a fireplace and in front of it sat four sofas. There was a bookshelf in one corner and then in another, there was a long table with eight chairs. Then, we went to explore our rooms. Instead of all the girls in one room and all the boys in another, it was by houses. Ginny and I went up the stairs and when we reached the top, we saw four doors. Each one was labeled by houses. Ginny and I went through the Gryffindor door and found ourselves standing in our own little common room. There was a fireplace with a sofa and a table with two chairs. This whole room was in red and gold. Then, there were two doors at the top of another set of stairs. One was labeled Ginny, one was labeled Parvati and another was labeled Harry. I went in through the door and saw a queen-sized four poster bed. My stuff was already brought up and Hedwig was in her cage which was hanging from a chain from the ceiling. There was a balcony and a walk in closet. My clothes were already in there. There was also a desk with a light and a small bookshelf. My famous Firebolt was put safely on a shelf. There was another door that was labeled Ginny's Room. I opened the door and went into her room. It was just like mine.
~*~*~*~*~ Ginny's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I was in my closet when someone came in and put their arms around me. I struggled for the person to let go but he wouldn't. Then, he whispered, "Shh…" I turned around. It was Harry.
"Did you want me to die of a heart attack?" I asked him, pretending to be angry with him.
"No. I'm sorry if I scared you. Can you ever forgive me?" Harry joked.
"Maybe." I said. Then I pretended to think it over for a minute. " Yes, Harry, I'll forgive you. " I said smiling. I gave him a hug and leaned up to kiss him. He pulled me closer to him and kissed me back. Then, he pulled away.
"Wanna go visit Hermione and Draco?" He asked. I nodded. It was weird to hear him call Draco, Draco because well, we've always been enemies and suddenly, we were friends. But Hermione's happy and he treats Hermione well. He's not mean to her anymore and best of all, they're in love! Harry and I walked down two flights of stairs. (Parvati went to visit Padma.) We were about to open the door to the Head common room when it opened. On the other side of the open door, we saw Hermione and Draco. They walked in and I started to tell them about the common room and they told us about theirs.
"Do you guys was a tour?" Harry asked. They both nodded. As we led them through the common room and up the two flights of stairs, we heard Hermione say, "Gee, Draco. I'd rather live here than our common room. It's so cool." And then, Draco said, "Yeah, but these stairs are a killer." We all cracked up at that.
"This is our common room." I told them when we walked through the door.
"You guys have your own common room?!" Hermione asked incredulously.
"Yup!" Harry said beaming. We showed them to our rooms and then went back downstairs.
"Oh yeah, umm… Hermione, don't we need the passwords?" Draco asked Hermione.
"Yup." We went into the common room where all the Prefects were sitting.
"Okay, Listen up, Prefects. Starting tomorrow, there will be a piece of paper on the wall next to the portrait. It will be listed in Houses and then of course our own common rooms. Please remember to change the password whenever you change it and to tell your housemates what the password is." Hermione announced.
"The passwords should be changed once every month. Don't forget!" Draco added.
"Hey, Ginny, we should be going now. We still have lots to explore." Hermione told me after we sat and chatted away.
"Alright. Bye Hermione, Bye Draco." I told them.
"Bye Hermione. Bye Draco. Come back and visit." Harry said.
We walked them to the portrait and said goodbye to them again.
~*~*~*~*~Hermione's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
After we left Ginny and Harry, Draco and I sat down in front of the fireplace.
"Hey, what about that moving picture thing." He asked me.
"Yeah, but usually, when people go to the movie theaters, they wear muggle clothing." I laughed. We went into our rooms and changed. I changed into a light blue halter top and shorts. I put my hair up in a ponytail, leaving a few strands to frame my face. I grabbed my purse and slipped on my white and blue flip-flops. I went downstairs and saw Draco waiting. He was dressed in khaki shorts and a blue T-shirt and blue Nike sneakers. His hair wasn't gelled up but was left hanging down.
"Hey! You look great!" He said, greeting me with a kiss and a hug.
"So do you." I replied.
"It feels so weird going to the movies when it's empty and there's no one there except for us." I said to him.
"Why don't we invite the Prefects to go with us?" he suggested.
"Sure why not?" I agreed. So we walked into the Prefect's common room.
"Hey! Does anyone want to go to the movie theaters?" Draco shouted over all the chattering. Suddenly, the chattering stopped. Harry and Justin knew what we were talking about but everyone had confusing looks on their faces.
"What's a movie theater?" Blaise asked.
"We'll show you when we get there. Just go change into muggle clothing and meet Hermione and I at the portrait that connects our common room to yours." Draco said. Then we watched as everyone bustled about getting their hair done and changing into muggle clothes. When we finally got to the movie theaters, we went inside and walked to the ticket booth. We each paid two galleons.
"Leave it to Professor Dumbledore to make money off of us." Draco laughed as we paid and took our tickets to go see 'Out of Time'. (A/N: I went to see that move a few weeks ago. It was a good movie."
"Do you want anything to eat?" I asked them.
"They even have stuff to eat here?!" Draco asked incredulously. "These muggles have it good."
Harry, Justin, and I led them over to the food court where we purchased popcorn and Icees. (A/N: For those of you who don't know what an Icee is, it's like a slushy.)
Then, we walked into the theater and we just sort of scattered. I sat with Draco in the middle. Harry and Ginny sat two rows in front of us. And everyone else was just all around us. After the previews, the theater became dark and then, I felt Draco grip onto my hand.
"Draco, it's okay. Nothing's going to attack you." I said. He loosened his grip. During the middle of the movie. I felt him put his arm around me and I leaned against him.
"It's not so bad now is it?" I whispered to him.
"No. It's the best." He whispered back.
After the movie was over, we all got up and threw away our cups and trays and walked out into the lobby and through the door that led into our common room.
Everyone was chattering and talking about the movie. The Prefects went back to their common room.
"So, what do you want to do now?" I asked him.
"Let's go swimming." He said. I nodded and then we ran upstairs to change into our swim suits. I put on my lovely light blue two-piece bathing suit. I grabbed my towel and ran downstairs.
"Hey, Hermione!" Draco said, coming out from the swimming portrait.
"Hey! What are you doing?'' I asked.
"I'm going to get my sunglasses."
"Why do you need your sunglasses?" I asked confused.
"There's a sun and I don't want to become blind." Draco replied. He headed up the stairs and I followed after him, going to my room to get mine.
We met at the top of the stairs and we walked to the pool room together. As we entered the room, I could feel the heat washing over me. I put on my glasses and looked around. There was a pool and a playground with swings and a slide and a see-saw and some other equipment. There was even a basket ball court and a soccer field down the hill and to the right. I laid out my towel and set my stuff down. I looked around to see where Draco went. He was standing by a fence, reading a note. I walked over to him and he showed me the note. It read:
Hello, Ms. Tahlin and Mr. Malfoy,
I believe you've found the pool room. There are a few rules that you must obey when you're in this room.
1) Have fun.
2) Be careful when you're in the water.
3) You may invite as many friends as you wish.
You don't have to bring sun-screen. The sun here does not give you sunburn. Enjoy!
Professor Dumbledore
"This is so cool!" Draco said.
"Yup!" I replied. We got into the cold water. It quickly became warm. The pool was 12 feet deep at one end and 31/2 feet deep at the other. I put on my goggles and dived off the diving board at the 12 feet side. After I dived, I swam back up and looked around for Draco.
"Where are you?" I asked. Then, I felt something wrap around my waist and pull me under. I struggled to be free and then, I ran out of breath. The last thing I remember before everything turning black was Draco's worried face.
~*~*~*~*~Draco's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I left Hermione for a brief second to use the bathroom. When I came back, Hermione was under the water and she was flailing her arms. I dived and fought with whoever was trying to drown Hermione. After I got Hermione safely on the sidewalk, I brought the other person up. When I looked it was…
~*~*~*~*~Pansy's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I threatened Millicient to let me in the Prefect's lounge and then I snuck into the Head's common room. I went into every single room until I found Draco. He had just been walking to the bathroom and the stupid Tahlin was still swimming. I slipped into the water and listened as she called for my Drakey- Poo. Then, I put my arms around her waist and pulled her down as hard as I could. I could feel her struggling against me and then, she was limp. Ha! She probably drowned. But after that, Draco came down to save her and he just left me there! After he brought her up, he came back down and pulled me out of the water! So he did care! Or so I thought. I remember that he tied me to a chair to make sure I didn't go anywhere and put the petrifying spell on me.
~*~*~*~*~Draco's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I can't believe Pansy actually got into our pool room. Much less our common room. I feel really bad for leaving Hermione. I put a revival spell on her and brought her back to my room. Before I did that, I made sure Pansy's ropes were secure and I put a locking spell on the pool door. I went into my room and got my cauldron. I began to flip through my Potions book for a spell that would cure Hermione.
"Draco…" Hermione's voice was weak. When I looked over at her, she was sleeping. Hermione was probably dreaming.
I finally found a spell that was very powerful and just took a few minutes to brew. After the potion was ready, I poured some in a cup and went over to Hermione. I lifted her up with one arm and let her lean against my chest.
"Hermione!" I whispered in her ear. "Get up. I made a potion for you."
She opened her eyes warily. "What happened? All I remember is seeing your worried face and then I blacked out. Why am I in my bathing suit and why am I all wet?"
"I'll explain later. Just drink your potion." I handed her the potion and she drank it in one gulp.
"How do you feel?" I asked her.
"A little bit better. But that potion tastes disgusting!" She said with a look on her face. I chuckled lightly and then she asked, " Now tell me what happened."
"Hermione, I'm so sorry! This is all my fault. We were swimming and then I left for like, two minutes to use the rest room and then, when I came back, you were gone and then, I saw something move underwater and then, I went to pull you out and after I got you on land again, you passed out and then, I went to get the person who wanted to drown you out of the water and it was Pansy! And then, I tied her to a chair and petrified her and then I brought you back to my room and ---" I was cut off by Hermione.
"Shh… calm down." She said softly. I gave her a hug. " Hermione, you could've been gone. I don't know what I would've done if I lost you." I held her closely.
"Draco, if you spent six years torturing me you could live the rest of your life without me." She said quietly.
"No! Hermione! It's just that after I found out that I was allowed to be with you, I just fell in love. Did you know that I had a crush on you in fourth year? And it lasted up until the end of sixth year. I spent the whole summer wondering ' Will she change? Will she find some hidden identity that would make her a pureblood? Maybe if that happened, Father would let me be with her.' and then,, I saw you in Diagon Alley. You looked so beautiful and happy and carefree and then, we crossed paths and you re-introduced yourself to me. And I couldn't believe it. My dreams had come true and I could be with you! I can't spend the rest of my life without you." I explained to her. She leaned into my embrace.
"I love you, Hermione."
"I love you too, Draco." I kissed her softly and then smirked.
"Hey, Pansy is still sitting in that chair, tied up." I told her mischievously. "Why don't we go make fun of her?"
"Sure why not?" Hermione agreed. We went back to the pool room and when we got in, Pansy turned her head and squealed, " Drakey-Poo! You're back to rescue me!" in such a high-voice, I thought the windows would crack. If there were windows.
"I'm not back to rescue you, I'm going swimming with my girlfriend, Hermione." I said, emphasizing Hermione's name and girlfriend.
"But, I'm your girlfriend, Drakey!" Pansy cried.
"No, Pansy, I'm his girlfriend. Now, we really must go swimming. We've been planning this for a few days now." Hermione sneered at Pansy. She took my hand and smiled at me. Then, we walked over to the pool. Hermione got in first.
"Brr… It's cold." Hermione shivered. I got into the water next and hugged her to keep her warm. She hugged me back and Pansy shrieked, " Get you're hands off him, you filthy mudblood!"
Hermione ignored her and turned away to go swimming. I followed after putting up a sound-proofing spell that surrounded the pool. Pansy could scream all she wants and we wouldn't hear it.
"Hey, Draco, How come we can't hear Pansy's whining?" Hermione asked curiously.
"I put up a sound-proofing spell to block off her horrid sound." I told her.
"You're so brilliant, Draco." She said, kissing me gently. I pulled her closer, putting my arms around her waist. Then, I pulled away slowly.
"You know what the best part of that was?" She asked me.
"What?"
"Pansy's face after we pulled away from each other. Her face was so purple, I thought she was Barney!" Hermione exclaimed.
"What's Barney?" I asked confused.
"Well, Barney is this muggle children's show. It's hard to explain but there's this fat, purple creature prancing around the room with a lot of other kids." I burst out laughing.
"I could certainly relate Pansy to a fat, purple creature."
"I think everyone can relate Pansy to Barney." Hermione laughed. Half an hour later, we got out of the pool and Hermione picked up our towels and handed mine to me. We dried our selves off and walked over to Pansy.
"We're going to let you go Pansy. But just to let you know, the next time you hurt Hermione, the punishment will be much worse. So unless you don't want that pug-like face to turn even more pug-like, leave us alone!" I told her coldly. "Now leave and never threaten Millicient into letting you into our common room again!" I took hold of her sleeve and pulled her to the portrait and pushed her out, glaring at her before closing the portrait on her face.
~*~*~*~*~Hermione's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I can't believe Pansy would do that to me! I almost died because of her. Well, after Pansy left, Millicient came to our common room.
"Hermione! I'm so sorry. I hate Pansy and I didn't mean to let her into the common room but she threatened to beat me up and push me off the Astronomy tower. Then, after she went in, I kept the door to the Prefect's lounge open a bit and a few minutes later, Draco's carrying you up the stairs and you were unconscious. I'm really, really sorry." Millicient cried. I walked over to her and gave her a hug.
"I know that you're sorry and to know that I have friends to help me through this makes me feel really happy."
"Really?" Millicient sniffed. I nodded and she said, "I'm sorry I was so mean to you for six years. I didn't get to know the real you and then when Draco told me that he liked you in sixth year, I was just really shocked. I didn't know how to react. Of course I didn't tell Pansy because she would've killed you. I'm just really glad that you and Draco are together."
"Thank you, Millicient." I told her. She really was different than other Slytherins. She wasn't mean and cold hearted like some others. I guess Slytherins just have a shell around them sometimes.
After Millicient went back to the Prefect's lounge, Draco and I were summoned to the Meeting Room.
Professor Dumbledore met us there.
"Ms. Tahlin, Mr. Malfoy, I know it is just the first week of school but we want to get the planning for the Halloween Ball over as soon as possible." Professor Dumbledore said. "Now, you will be starting classes tomorrow so meetings will be held with the Prefects daily at 7:00pm, every Wednesday and Friday. Talk it over with the Prefects. If there is a problem with either of those days, then you are welcome to change it. But please, notify me afterwards."
"Umm… Professor Dumbledore, can you give us the list of the things needed to be done for the Halloween Ball?" I asked. Professor Dumbledore took out a piece of parchment from a shelf under the desk and a quill. He used a spell to make the quill write on its own.
"Now, the list is as follows," He pointed his wand at the quill, which stood straight up and started to write 'Halloween Preparations',
"
You need to schedule the band, Jiving Teen Witches, for October 31st.
You need to order the decorations from Table Decors and Odds and Ends.
Create signs to hang up on the walls and common rooms of the Houses. Don't forget some for the Halls and some for the Classrooms.
Think of a theme. Post what kind of costume you need to have. Ex. Characters from Books, Famous Witch or Wizard, etc.
Tell the house elves what you have planned for food.
And you, the Heads, will hang up the decorations."
Professor Dumbledore pointed his wand at the quill again. The quill stopped writing. "I think that that's all that we need. You have been in Hogwarts for seven years. I'm sure you both know how things go by now. The meeting is now dismissed. Please go inform the Prefects of their duties."
We left the Meeting Room and went into the Prefects' common room.
"Hey! Pay attention, everybody!" I shouted, but nobody listened.
"Hermione, this is how you do it." Draco said. He put his fingers up to his lips and whistled really loud. I covered my ears and watched as everyone turned to look at him.
"Okay, now that we have your attention, listen up!" Draco said, loud enough for everyone to hear. " Starting this week, Meetings will be held every Wednesday and Friday at 7:00pm. If anyone has any objections to this, please say something now." Harry raised his hand, "The Gryffindor Quidditch Team is practicing at that hour. Can we meet on Tuesday and Friday instead?" He asked.
"Consider it done," Draco said.
"Our upcoming event is the Halloween Dance. I have here a list of things we need to complete." I said, holding up the list.
"We have to schedule the Jive Teen Witches for October 31st and we need to have a DJ. We have to order decorations from Table Decors and Odds and Ends. We need to make posters to hang up, umm… select a theme, and I think that's it. Oh yeah, and we have to decide what food to serve." I told them. " There are a total of five jobs. Please decide among yourselves."
"Hey Hermione! Shouldn't we get Ron Weasley to give us ideas for food?" Blaise shouted out. We all started laughing.
"You know, Blaise, that's not such a bad idea. We'll start planning during our meeting on Tuesday. At that time, please already have your jobs organized so we could have Ron come in here and tell us what kind of food he wants." Draco said. "Understand?" Everyone nodded. "Alright then, decide on your jobs and give the list to me or Hermione before Tuesday."
We went back to the common room and sat down on the sofa. Draco was sitting up and I had my head in his lap, looking up at him.
"So, what do you want to do now?" He asked.
"Well, it's like eleven already and I really want to sleep." I told him. "I'm going to go shower, see you in a few minutes." I got up and went to get my clothes. And then I went into the bathroom. A few minutes later, I emerged from the bathroom wearing light blue shorts and a gray tank top.
"Wow! You're finally out! I thought you drowned in there!" Draco said dramatically. I laughed and kissed him softly.
"Go shower. You're becoming a nuisance." I said, plopping down on the couch. I grabbed my brush off the table and started to brush my hair. He chuckled softly and went into the bathroom, summoning his clothes from there. I sat on the sofa, brushing my hair and reading my book when, finally, he came out of the bathroom wearing a t-shirt and boxers.
"Now we can go to sleep." He said. I went up the stairs and went into my room. He came in behind me and said, "I didn't get my kiss good-night."
"You don't need one because you're staying here tonight." I told him, laying down on the bed.
"But I still need that kiss good-night." He repeated, laying down next to me. I sighed and gave him a kiss. He pulled me to him and then, ended the kiss a few minutes later. I snuggled up to him and whispered, "Good-night." He whispered it back and soon drifted off to sleep with his arms around me. I fell into an easy sleep, dreaming about me and Draco in the future.
~*~*~*~*~ The Next Morning ~*~*~*~*~
~*~*~*~*~ Draco's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
I woke up the next morning in Hermione's bedroom. She was sleeping soundly in my arms with a smile on her face. I pulled her closer. I never thought that Hermione would be the girl of my dreams. If I went to the past, to my second year, I would've killed anyone who'd said that. I felt Hermione move around. And when I looked down, Hermione was still sleeping. Then, I remembered we started classes today.
"Hermione, love, wake up." I said, kissing her cheek.
"I don't want to. I wanna stay here. With you." She whined.
"We start classes today and we're getting our schedules at breakfast." I told her.
"Why didn't you say so?!" She exclaimed, jumping out of bed. She rushed around to get her uniform from her spacious walk-in closet and grabbed her earrings and hair- tie on the way to the bathroom. I laughed at her as she walked out and she stuck her tongue. I walked to my bedroom and retrieved my uniform, changing quickly. I went to the mirror and spiked my hair up and then, went to the bathroom.
"Hermione, can I come in to brush my teeth?" I asked while knocking on the door.
"Yeah, hold on." Hermione said. She emerged from the bathroom and walked to her room to put on her shoes.
"Hermione, calm down. We have two hours to get there." I told her.
"Seriously? Then why didn't you say so at first?" She exclaimed. "You know what? Let's just go anyway."
"Alright." I said, I put on my shoes and took her hand. We walked out of the portrait and to the Great Hall.
"Draco! There are already people here!" Hermione said. I laughed at her again and she swatted me gently. We walked over to the Head/Prefect table. The minute we sat down, our schedules appeared before us.
"Hey! What do you have first?" She asked me excitedly, looking over her own schedule.
"Umm… Double Potions first with the Gryffindors. Then Arithmancy, and after that, Care of Magical Creatures with the Gryffindors. Umm… Defense Against Dark Arts with the Gryffindors and the Ravenclaws. Lunch, Muggle Studies, Transfiguration with the Hufflepuffs, Charms with the Gryffindors, and then I have Gym with the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws." I concluded. (A/N: I didn't know what else to call it. Since they already know how to fly, I couldn't call them Flying Lessons. If you have a better idea, please add it in your reviews!)
"Cool! So you have like every subject with me except for Transfiguration." Hermione beamed.
Harry and Ginny soon joined us with Blaise and Millicient. And then everyone else started to join us. We compared schedules and ate breakfast.
"Students, may I have your attention please?" Professor Dumbledore asked. The whole hall became silent.
"Now, I believe you have received your schedules today. Classes will start in half an hour. You are to go back to your common rooms to get your books, writing utensils, and anything else you need for your classes. I want to wish you a successful first day of classes. Enjoy your breakfast!"
After breakfast, Hermione and I quickly went back to our common room. We gathered our books, quills, inkwell, ink, and parchment. We each carried a backpack to put our stuff in.
"Well, first stop, Potions!" Hermione announced mock-cheerfully.
"The way it's been for the last six years, the way it'll be for the rest of this year." I sighed.
"Hey, you have it easy! Snape plays favorites!" Hermione said as we rounded the corner to go down the stairs.
"Well, maybe this year, you'll be one of Snape's favorites because you're a pureblood." I said, smiling. Hermione shook her head and giggled. We entered the Potions' classroom to find Pansy already sitting there with her stupid uniform. I mean, even though all the girls wear the same uniform, Pansy wears her skirt really short and her blouse looks all wrong. She doesn't tie her tie well and she looks like a big mess all the time.
"Drakey! Sit with me!" Pansy squealed.
"No way, Pansy!" I shouted. Then I added, "Oh and Pansy, fifteen points off Slytherin for hitting on the Head Boy."
"Drakey! I-" Pansy started.
"Another fifteen if you open your mouth again, Ms. Parkinson." Professor Snape said, coming out of his office. "Take a seat Ms. Tahlin, Mr. Malfoy." He said, motioning to the first two seats in the middle. Then, Harry and Ron came in and sat on our left and Blaise and Millicient sat on our right. Pansy ended up sitting in the back with Crabbe and Goyle. Ha ha for her!
Potions' class was so boring. We reviewed everything and then we had to pick our own potion to brew.
"Draco, let's pick the mind-reading potion." Hermione said gleefully.
"Sure, why not?" I asked.
We copied down the ingredients that we needed and went up to get the ingredients from the Student Cupboard. (A/N: I'm not positive what the ingredients are so I'm just going to make them up.) We went back to our seats and started our potion. We added unicorn hairs and beetle legs, frog's legs, unicorn blood and stirred it together. Then, we drank the potion. *Does it work?* Hermione thought hopefully. *Yeah! It works fine!* I flashed her a smile and she smiled back at me. We were cleaning up when Pansy walked by. She pretended to accidentally spill some of her Shrinking Potion on Hermione, shrinking her to the size of my inkwell. Then, Pansy picked Hermione up and tried to kill her. I knocked her hand away and picked Hermione up. The Slytherins started to laugh at her but when I glared at them, they shut right up. I brought Hermione to Professor Snape who just asked," Who did this to her?"
"It was Pansy Parkinson, Sir." I told him.
"Ms. Parkinson! Detention! And 50 points off Slytherin! You never use a potion on another student unless you are directed to." Snape shouted. All the Slytherins' mouths were hanging open. Snape brewed the antidote and put a few drops on Hermione. Hermione grew back to her normal size, tears still running down her face.
"Mr. Malfoy, bring Ms. Granger to the Hospital Wing to make sure she's okay. The rest of you, Get Back to Work!" Snape instructed. I picked Hermione up in my arms and carried her to the Hospital Wing.
"What happened?" Madam Pomfrey asked as I laid Hermione down on one of the beds.
"In Potions class, we were working on different kinds of potions and Pansy Parkinson brewed a Shrinking Potion and poured some on Hermione. Then, she tried to kill her. I saved her just in time though and brought her to Professor Snape. He gave her the antidote and told me to bring her to you to make sure she's okay. She was crying when I brought her here. I moved her arm. I think it's broken but I'm not sure." I told Madam Pomfrey. She went over to Hermione and moved her arm around. Hermione cried out in pain.
"Does it hurt, dear?" she asked Hermione. Hermione nodded weakly. Madam Pomfrey gave Hermione a potion which she swallowed in one gulp. Madam Pomfrey bandaged up her arm and gave her a slab of Honeydukes Chocolate.
"Get some rest now, Ms. Tahlin." she told Hermione. To me, she said, " Go back to class now."
"No. I want to stay with her." I told Madam Pomfrey. She nodded and said, " I understand. Why don't you go get your books and her books from your Potions class and then go around the school to get the assignments. Then, you can come back and stay with her. Tell Professor Snape that I told you to." I nodded and kissed Hermione's forehead. Then, I left to get our books.
~*~*~*~*~ Potion's Class~*~*~*~*~
I walked into Potion's class and gathered my stuff and Hermione's stuff. I put her books in her backpack and shrunk it, putting it in my backpack.
"Mr. Malfoy, how is Ms. Tahlin?" Snape asked.
"She's fine, except for the fact that she has a broken arm and a headache. She's resting right now in the Hospital Wing. Madam Pomfrey told me to go around to get our assignments." I explained.
"Very well. You may go." Professor Snape said, dismissing me. I walked to Transfiguration and to Care of Magical Creatures and Arithmancy and all the other classes and copied the assignments on a piece of parchment. I slipped that in my backpack and went back to Hermione. By the time I got there, she was awake.
"Hey, Hermione." I whispered, kissing her softly.
"Hey." She whispered back.
"How do you feel?" I asked her.
"I feel fine except for the fact the my arm's broken and my head feels like it was struck by a sledgehammer. But really, I'm fine." She said, giving me a weak smile. I gave her a hug and kissed the top of her head.
"Did you get our assignments?" She asked.
"Hermione, relax. You don't feel well right now and of course you'll catch up quickly. Just relax okay?" She nodded.
"I feel like sleeping right now." Hermione said, yawning.
"Alright. Then go to sleep." I told her.
"But I want to stay awake with you."
"Hermione, Go to sleep. You need the rest."
"Stay here with me?" She asked. I nodded and slid in next to her. I put my arms around her and soon, I drifted off to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~The Great Hall ~*~*~*~*~
~*~*~*~*~ Ron's P.O.V.~*~*~*~*~
"Do you think Hermione's okay?" I asked Harry at lunchtime. Ginny came up behind Harry, putting her arms around him and kissing his cheek. "What's wrong with Hermione?" She asked.
"She's in the Hospital Wing." Harry told Ginny, putting his arm around her waist.
"What happened?"
"Pansy Parkinson created a Shrinking Potion and 'accidentally' poured some on Hermione when she walked by. Snape got pissed off and gave her a detention and took 50 points off Slytherin." Harry said smiling. Just then, Lavender walked up to us and sat down next to me. Lavender and I had started to go out at the beginning of our 6th year.
"Wasn't that funny how all the Slytherins were shocked when Snape took 50 points off?!" She squealed.
"So how's Hermione now?" Ginny asked.
"Her arm's broken. Malfoy took her homework to her and he's with her now." he got a swat from Ginny.
"What?"
"We agreed to call him by his first name. Remember?" Ginny said, smiling.
"Fine, fine, fine." Harry said to her. To me, he whispered, "She's so bossy. I think she's becoming Hermione." We both laughed and he got another swat from Ginny.
"Hey! What was that one for?!" He said.
"You were talking about me." Ginny told him.
"No I wasn't." Harry shot back, trying to look innocent. We all started cracking up.
"Tell me what you said!" Ginny said. She made a puppy face and whined, "Please."
"I can't. You're gonna be mad at me."
"Well, if it was something good, I wouldn't be mad at you."
"I-I said that you're so pretty and um and that you're becoming more beautiful everyday." Harry stammered.
"Sure you did." Ginny said smirking at him. I guess she knew what he said. Lunch went by pretty quickly. And soon, Harry, Lavender and I were headed to Divination with Parvati and Padma.
~*~*~*~*~ The Hospital Wing ~*~*~*~*~
~*~*~*~*~ Hermione's P.O.V. ~*~*~*~*~
"Afternoon, Hermione!" Draco beamed when I woke up. "How do you feel?"
"Great, actually!" I told him, smiling brightly. And it was true. I didn't have the headache anymore and I was more awake.
"How's the arm?" he asked.
"It feels the same." I sighed as I leaned against him. "I'm hungry."
"Yeah. You slept right past lunch time. I didn't want to wake you. You looked so peaceful."
"Thanks. I want to eat something right now." I told him. My stomach growled softly. Draco chuckled softly. " Do you know where the kitchens are?"
"No. None of the students knows where it is." he said.
"I know where it is. And so does Harry and Ron and Ginny. I can tell you as long as you don't tell anyone else." I said. "Do you promise?" He nodded and said, "I promise."
"Okay. You know the underground passage way that is right outside the Great Hall. The one that we use to get to Potions from breakfast. Well, if you just turn right instead of left, you'll be in a broad corridor. There will be torches hanging around and paintings of food. When you get to the end of the hall, you'll see a painting of a giant fruit bowl. Tickle the big, green pear. The portrait should swing open. When it does, ask for Dobby or Winky. They'll give you food. Just tell them that I sent you there." I explained quickly.
"Okay. I'm not even going to ask how you know where the kitchens are. But okay. What do you want to eat?" he asked me.
"Whatever you're having. You didn't eat either remember?" I reminded him.
"But I wanna get something that you like to eat." he said again.
"Okay. I want a plate of spaghetti-" I began, but was cut off by Draco.
"Wait, wait, wait. I want to write this down." He got out a quill and ink and a piece of parchment. "Okay continue."
"Umm… a Butterbeer, those pumpkin cakes."
"Pumpkin Pastries." He corrected, writing it down.
"And a salad with dressing."
"What kind?"
"Ranch."
"Okay. I'll be back in a flash." He took off, out the door and down the hall. But then he came back in, "How do you get there again?" I laughed and gave him the directions and he left again. I got my schoolbooks from the side table and started my Transfiguration homework. Our assignment was to answer the questions on pages 43-58. By the time I was done with Question Five, Draco came back with lunch.
"Hey!" He said, leaning down to kiss me lightly on the lips. I kissed him back and wrapped my arms around his neck. Then, I pulled away and he took out our food.
~*~*~*~*~ Draco's P.O.V. ~*~*~*~*~
I followed Hermione's directions down to the Kitchens. Sure enough, at the end of the long corridor, there was a painting of a giant fruit bowl. I tickled the pear and when I got inside, the first thing I saw were house-elves.
"Umm… excuse me." I said to a house-elf that walked by. "Can you tell me where Dobby and Winky are?" I asked.
The house-elf pointed over to the sink where two house-elves were washing dishes.
"Dobby." I said when I reached them.
"Oh!" He said, shrinking away when he saw me. "Master Draco, what is it?" He asked timidly.
"Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm not like Father. I came by the orders of Hermione." I told him.
"Miss Tahlin asked you to come?" Dobby asked. I nodded.
"She wasn't feeling well today and she missed lunch so she told me to come get food for her."
"Winky! Come here!" Dobby shouted. Immediately, a house-elf appeared beside him.
"Winky, this is Draco Malfoy, a friend of Harry Potter and Miss Tahlin and the two Weasleys." Dobby introduced. "Master Draco, this is Winky."
"Nice to meet you Winky. Hermione has mentioned you to me once." I said, shaking her hand. She looked terrified. Frightened.
"She is still wanting to be a house-elf. Professor Dumbledore pays us four galleons a week and gives us the weekends off now, but Winky is still thinking getting paid is a disgrace to house-elfery." Dobby whispered to me.
"Well, I just came to get food for Hermione. It was nice meeting you Winky." I said. Winky nodded and ran off. Dobby asked, "What is it that Miss Tahlin would like to eat?" I gave him the list of food and minutes later, he came back carrying plates.
"Tell Miss Tahlin that I also gave her Sugar Quills, Chocolate Frogs and Honeydukes' Finest Chocolate. Compliments of the kitchen." Dobby said as he passed me the plates. I nodded and thanked him. He really was a nice house-elf.
I walked out of the portrait and went back to the Hospital Wing where Hermione was doing her Transfiguration homework.
"Hey!" she exclaimed happily as I approached her bed. I leaned down and gave her a soft peck on the lips. "How do you feel?"
"I feel fine. In fact, I feel great!" She said. I took out the food and put it on the table next to her bed.
"I saw Winky today. She is a very shy house-elf. Dobby says it's because she thinks that getting paid is a disgrace." I told her as we ate.
"Yeah, Winky never really got over being a slave house-elf. Now that they're free, she's still very upset." Hermione said. We finished eating and I brought the plate back down. When I got back up to the Hospital Wing, Madam Pomfrey said to me, "I am allowing Miss Tahlin to go back to the Head common room. Make sure she does not move her arm. It heals faster if it stays put." I nodded.
"Take good care of her and make sure she drinks her medicine daily. Give her half a slab of Honeydukes chocolate after every meal." She added.
"I will. Don't worry." I assured her. I helped Hermione out of bed and Madam Pomfrey led her to the bathroom to change into her robes. I gathered our schoolbooks and put them into our backpacks. I also put the slabs of chocolate, the sugar quills and the chocolate into the backpack.
Hermione came out dressed in her school robes. I took her backpack and shrunk it, putting it inside my backpack and slinging it over my shoulder. I took Hermione's hand and led her back to our common room.
A/N: The second chapter is finally finished! I promise to try and post the third chapter ASAP. Don't forget to review! Thanks!