Disclaimer: Like I've told you all before, I do not own anything in this
story besides Damien.
A/N: Not a very good chapter. I've got a few things going on, so I'm a bit distracted.
When Saturday rolled around, everyone third year and up was excited. They all wanted to go to Hogsmeade. Harry wanted to get some Quidditch supplies. Ron wanted to buy lots of candy, and Hermione just felt like spending money.
She now had Damien with her, and another hour or so until they were allowed to leave. Crookshanks was finally back, and hadn't yet seen Damien. She decided it would be a good idea to introduce them while he was still little. If she waited much longer, he may be aggressive and try to kill the poor kitty.
"Damien, come here little man." Hermione called.
In a moment he came out from her room and tried to jump into her lap, but wasn't able to. He was still too short. So Hermione picked him up and carried him back into her room with her. Crookshanks was up in the closet staring at her.
"Crookshanks, come here baby. I want you to meet Damien." Hermione had to drag the gigantic ball of fur out of the closet.
Damien was on the floor wagging his little tail rapidly. Hermione smiled and held Crookshanks near enough for Damien to see. Damien jumped around playfully while Crookshanks squirmed in Hermione's arms.
"Oh, be nice. He's just a puppy." Hermione scolded the ill-mannered feline.
She let go of Crookshanks and Damien ran forward to greet him. Damien was so happy he licked the cat, which resulted with the nasty kitty scratching him. Damien yelped and jumped back. Seeing that the puppy was frightened, Crookshanks lunged forward and swiped again and again.
"Stop it!" Hermione warned angrily.
Yet the cat simply ignored her and cornered the poor creature and almost made it wet itself. Hermione was furious. She picked up the rude beast and threw him out the door.
After closing the door she turned around to see Damien huddled in a ball in the corner still. He had in fact, peed. So she picked him up and carried him out to the bathroom to clean him up.
She turned on the warm water and pulled out her puppy shampoo. Damien loved water, so it wouldn't be a problem. He stopped shaking and started to splash around as Hermione bathed him. And after cleaning him up she dried him off and brushed him.
"All better baby?" She cooed.
He didn't reply. He began chasing his tail, what little of it there was. So obviously he was over his traumatizing experience. Then she busied herself cleaning his little mess for the next few minutes.
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As Hermione walked around the streets of Hogsmeade she looked at all the different shops. So far she had been in six and had gotten a pound of honeydukes, a few necklaces, a new pair of slippers, and two new robes.
"You know what? I think we need to buy you something too. What do you say Damien? Should we take a swing by the pet shop?" Hermione smiled.
He wagged his little tail in agreement and pulled hard on his leash. Inside the store were items for all kinds of animals. When they finally got to the canine section Damien was literally drooling. Although, that may have been because dogs naturally drool.
Hermione grabbed a bag of treats and a squeaky kitty. Maybe he could pretend it was Crookshanks. And after paying for all of it Hermione headed for the dress shop.
At the end of the year there was always a ball celebrating the end of yet another fantastic year. She knew most the girls at school shopped for this stuff early. So if she wanted a good dress she would have to get it now.
She scanned the racks. There were so many to choose from. There were red ones, black ones, and pink ones. Some glittered, some had sequence, and some glowed. There were ones that were long, ones that were short, and ones that were in between. So many choices.
Hermione found a long red dress with a slit up the side. It had thin straps and it seemed pretty. So she tried it on, but it was too loose. Then she tried a pink one, and it was so tight she could barely breathe. She tried on a purple dress that was too long. A green dress that was too short.
Then when she was about to leave she found it. She found the one. It was black. It was short, but not too short. It was long enough for a tiny slit up the side. It had no straps and laced up in the back. She didn't need to try it on, but she just had to see how gorgeous she would look. It was tight, but just tight enough. It fit perfectly and she looked fantastic.
After trying it on and paying for it she walked out of the store when she heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw Malfoy standing behind her. He bent down to pet Damien. Damien jumped about and barked with excitement.
"Hey." Hermione smiled.
"So, what have you and Damien been up to?" He asked.
"This and that. Mainly shopping." Hermione shrugged and made sure that her dress wasn't visible from inside the bag.
"Dress shopping?" He smirked.
"How did you know?" She questioned. He couldn't see the dress.
"You just came out of the dress shop. It's kinda obvious." Malfoy grinned.
"Yes, but just because you go in a shop doesn't mean you'll actually buy anything. It is possible to go in a store and not find what you're looking for." Hermione placed her hands on her hips.
"Yes, but it would be hard to explain why you just came out of there with a dress if you didn't buy anything. I hope you weren't stealing." He was teasing her.
"Ok, I bought a dress. It's not that big of a deal." Hermione stated.
"I never said it was. You were the one who got all huffy and puffy." He shrugged.
"You know what? I'm not talking to you any more." She grabbed Damien and turned around.
"C'mon. I was just kidding. Lighten up Hermione." He smirked.
"You love teasing me don't you, Malfoy?" She shook her head.
"Draco." He corrected her.
"But you do don't you Ma. Draco?" she laughed.
"Yeah. It's pretty easy." He nodded.
A/N: It wasn't too bad. Wasn't Crookshanks just the evilest little thing? Poor Damien. Anyway review, and add any suggestions for future chapters. And just to let you know, I have another story going now. It is called Serpents and the Lioness. I'm writing it with another author, so it should be better then most stories I would write by myself. So read and Review please.
A/N: Not a very good chapter. I've got a few things going on, so I'm a bit distracted.
When Saturday rolled around, everyone third year and up was excited. They all wanted to go to Hogsmeade. Harry wanted to get some Quidditch supplies. Ron wanted to buy lots of candy, and Hermione just felt like spending money.
She now had Damien with her, and another hour or so until they were allowed to leave. Crookshanks was finally back, and hadn't yet seen Damien. She decided it would be a good idea to introduce them while he was still little. If she waited much longer, he may be aggressive and try to kill the poor kitty.
"Damien, come here little man." Hermione called.
In a moment he came out from her room and tried to jump into her lap, but wasn't able to. He was still too short. So Hermione picked him up and carried him back into her room with her. Crookshanks was up in the closet staring at her.
"Crookshanks, come here baby. I want you to meet Damien." Hermione had to drag the gigantic ball of fur out of the closet.
Damien was on the floor wagging his little tail rapidly. Hermione smiled and held Crookshanks near enough for Damien to see. Damien jumped around playfully while Crookshanks squirmed in Hermione's arms.
"Oh, be nice. He's just a puppy." Hermione scolded the ill-mannered feline.
She let go of Crookshanks and Damien ran forward to greet him. Damien was so happy he licked the cat, which resulted with the nasty kitty scratching him. Damien yelped and jumped back. Seeing that the puppy was frightened, Crookshanks lunged forward and swiped again and again.
"Stop it!" Hermione warned angrily.
Yet the cat simply ignored her and cornered the poor creature and almost made it wet itself. Hermione was furious. She picked up the rude beast and threw him out the door.
After closing the door she turned around to see Damien huddled in a ball in the corner still. He had in fact, peed. So she picked him up and carried him out to the bathroom to clean him up.
She turned on the warm water and pulled out her puppy shampoo. Damien loved water, so it wouldn't be a problem. He stopped shaking and started to splash around as Hermione bathed him. And after cleaning him up she dried him off and brushed him.
"All better baby?" She cooed.
He didn't reply. He began chasing his tail, what little of it there was. So obviously he was over his traumatizing experience. Then she busied herself cleaning his little mess for the next few minutes.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
As Hermione walked around the streets of Hogsmeade she looked at all the different shops. So far she had been in six and had gotten a pound of honeydukes, a few necklaces, a new pair of slippers, and two new robes.
"You know what? I think we need to buy you something too. What do you say Damien? Should we take a swing by the pet shop?" Hermione smiled.
He wagged his little tail in agreement and pulled hard on his leash. Inside the store were items for all kinds of animals. When they finally got to the canine section Damien was literally drooling. Although, that may have been because dogs naturally drool.
Hermione grabbed a bag of treats and a squeaky kitty. Maybe he could pretend it was Crookshanks. And after paying for all of it Hermione headed for the dress shop.
At the end of the year there was always a ball celebrating the end of yet another fantastic year. She knew most the girls at school shopped for this stuff early. So if she wanted a good dress she would have to get it now.
She scanned the racks. There were so many to choose from. There were red ones, black ones, and pink ones. Some glittered, some had sequence, and some glowed. There were ones that were long, ones that were short, and ones that were in between. So many choices.
Hermione found a long red dress with a slit up the side. It had thin straps and it seemed pretty. So she tried it on, but it was too loose. Then she tried a pink one, and it was so tight she could barely breathe. She tried on a purple dress that was too long. A green dress that was too short.
Then when she was about to leave she found it. She found the one. It was black. It was short, but not too short. It was long enough for a tiny slit up the side. It had no straps and laced up in the back. She didn't need to try it on, but she just had to see how gorgeous she would look. It was tight, but just tight enough. It fit perfectly and she looked fantastic.
After trying it on and paying for it she walked out of the store when she heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw Malfoy standing behind her. He bent down to pet Damien. Damien jumped about and barked with excitement.
"Hey." Hermione smiled.
"So, what have you and Damien been up to?" He asked.
"This and that. Mainly shopping." Hermione shrugged and made sure that her dress wasn't visible from inside the bag.
"Dress shopping?" He smirked.
"How did you know?" She questioned. He couldn't see the dress.
"You just came out of the dress shop. It's kinda obvious." Malfoy grinned.
"Yes, but just because you go in a shop doesn't mean you'll actually buy anything. It is possible to go in a store and not find what you're looking for." Hermione placed her hands on her hips.
"Yes, but it would be hard to explain why you just came out of there with a dress if you didn't buy anything. I hope you weren't stealing." He was teasing her.
"Ok, I bought a dress. It's not that big of a deal." Hermione stated.
"I never said it was. You were the one who got all huffy and puffy." He shrugged.
"You know what? I'm not talking to you any more." She grabbed Damien and turned around.
"C'mon. I was just kidding. Lighten up Hermione." He smirked.
"You love teasing me don't you, Malfoy?" She shook her head.
"Draco." He corrected her.
"But you do don't you Ma. Draco?" she laughed.
"Yeah. It's pretty easy." He nodded.
A/N: It wasn't too bad. Wasn't Crookshanks just the evilest little thing? Poor Damien. Anyway review, and add any suggestions for future chapters. And just to let you know, I have another story going now. It is called Serpents and the Lioness. I'm writing it with another author, so it should be better then most stories I would write by myself. So read and Review please.