A/N: I'm sooo sorry it's taken this long for me to post again. I meant to
post over the weekend but I never got a chance.
Chapter Seven
Hermione awoke the next morning feeling refreshed and anew. She skipped down to breakfast, ran over to the Slytherin table, and stole a quick kiss from Draco before returning to her own table. All the girls at her table came over to talk to her giggling while the guys scowled.
"What are they talking about?" Ron asked annoyed.
"Who knows." replied Harry in a depressed voice gazing over to Ginny.
Hermione noticing this said, "Excuse me just a moment."
She walked over to her two companions and said, "Harry, can I talk to you alone for a minute."
"Gosh, am I the only one who doesn't get to know any secrets." mumbled Ron as Hermione and Harry walked into the hallway.
"So, you and Ginny have been dating how long, 5 months?" she asked as they sat down on a bench.
"Yep." Harry said in a longing voice.
"Well, I've noticed that you guys are not very...er...affectionate." she said and a gentle voice.
"I would be, if it weren't for..." Harry stopped. " Ron." he whispered.
"What's he got to do with it?" she asked.
"Every time I try to kiss her or hold hands with her, he shows up and gives me this evil glare." he said. "I can't stand it."
"Well, if Ginny initiated the kiss, he couldn't do anything about it right?" she asked.
"I guess, but I think she's waiting for me to make the first move." he said.
"Well, maybe I can nudge her." Hermione giggled.
"Please, anything, I can't stand not kissing her anymore." Harry said.
They returned to the Great Hall and ate breakfast. Afterwards Hermione and Draco walked outside to sit under the shade of a large elm tree and talk.
Ginny came over and said, "I saw you talking to Harry, what did he say?"
"Well, I'm not giving out any details, let's just say he wants you to kiss him, but you have to start it." she said.
"What's wrong with the prat?" Draco asked. "Can't kiss her himself?"
Hermione playfully slapped Draco. Draco knew he had to be nice to Ginny because she was Hermione's friend, even if she was a Weasley.
"Hell, I'd kiss her." he said. Ginny blushed at his comment.
Hermione whispered something into his ear that made him get quiet.
"It's just I don't want him to be disappointed, I've never kissed anyone before." she said.
"Well, you'll just have to practice." Hermione said. "But on who?"
Ginny blushed. "I couldn't possibly practice on someone else." she said as her cheeks gradually developed into a deep vermilion color.
"Why not?" Hermione said. "It's not like it would mean anything."
"I know, but...Well I guess." Ginny replied.
"Now that we agree, we can search for our lucky bachelor." Hermione giggled.
Ginny also tried to force out some laughter but was too nervous to make it sound convincing. Draco sat under the tree feeling very proud of himself. Soon he would be kissing another girl and his girlfriend wouldn't even care.
Hermione looked over to Malfoy, "Hmm...let's see, I know...Ryan Dramble!!" she said. Draco looked confused. Why didn't Hermione chosen him to help Ginny learn how to kiss.
"Oh, alright." said Ginny looking a bit relieved that she wouldn't have to kiss a Malfoy. She would have been far too nervous to even attempt kissing Draco. She assumed he had probably kissed a thousand girls, all prettier than her.
"So then I'll round him up and we'll meet in my room at..7:00 tonight?" Hermione said.
"Alright...er...could you ask him to brush his teeth before?" Ginny asked.
"Sure." Hermione replied.
Now Hermione and Draco were alone. "Why didn't you..." Draco began.
"Why didn't I let her practice on you?" Hermione asked, finishing Draco's question. "I want YOU all to myself." she said. She pulled her hair up into a ponytail and gently lying her head on Malfoy's lap.
He kissed her forehead and the two of them sat and talked until it was time for class to begin.
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Later that night after classes were done and dinner had been eaten, Hermione retired to her room and lay down on her bed exhausted, with her homework. Not two seconds before she started on her Charms homework she heard a rap on the door.
"Come in." she said. When she looked up she smiled and said, "Oh, Ginny, you're here early."
"Yeah, well I didn't have anything else to do so..." Ginny replied.
"Well then, do you want me to go get Ryan?" Hermione asked.
"Well that's what I wanted to talk to you about." Ginny said. "I don't think I want to 'practice' on anyone." she continued.
"That's all right you don't have to." Hermione said in a gentle voice.
"I just feel so unprepared, it would be like you going in to take a test over material you never learned." Ginny said.
"Well... I know a game that can determine whether or not you are a good kisser." Hermione said.
"Ok, I'll try it." said Ginny.
"Here...put this starburst in your mouth with the wrapper on." she said.
Ginny did this, looking very confused.
"Ok...now try and get the wrapper off using only your mouth...the faster the better." Hermione said.
Ginny struggled at first. They went through five starbursts with relatively slow times, but on number six Ginny opened it in a record-breaking fifteen seconds.
"You're ready now!" said Hermione.
"You really think so?" asked Ginny.
"I know so." Hermione said.
Ginny went back to her bedroom to go to sleep; meanwhile Hermione remembered that she was going to meet Draco later that night. She finished up her homework and at eleven.
When the common room was empty, she made her way to the portrait hole. When she got there, Draco was already standing outside. Without thinking Hermione grabbed his arm and dragged him up to her room.
They again, just as the night before shared a passionate kiss, until Draco felt he received what he felt necessary. He then left Hermione, again feeling giddy and love struck. He was beginning to use this against her.
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Thanks to everyone. I'm putting a group thank-you this time, next time I'll try to put names. Sorry.
Chapter Seven
Hermione awoke the next morning feeling refreshed and anew. She skipped down to breakfast, ran over to the Slytherin table, and stole a quick kiss from Draco before returning to her own table. All the girls at her table came over to talk to her giggling while the guys scowled.
"What are they talking about?" Ron asked annoyed.
"Who knows." replied Harry in a depressed voice gazing over to Ginny.
Hermione noticing this said, "Excuse me just a moment."
She walked over to her two companions and said, "Harry, can I talk to you alone for a minute."
"Gosh, am I the only one who doesn't get to know any secrets." mumbled Ron as Hermione and Harry walked into the hallway.
"So, you and Ginny have been dating how long, 5 months?" she asked as they sat down on a bench.
"Yep." Harry said in a longing voice.
"Well, I've noticed that you guys are not very...er...affectionate." she said and a gentle voice.
"I would be, if it weren't for..." Harry stopped. " Ron." he whispered.
"What's he got to do with it?" she asked.
"Every time I try to kiss her or hold hands with her, he shows up and gives me this evil glare." he said. "I can't stand it."
"Well, if Ginny initiated the kiss, he couldn't do anything about it right?" she asked.
"I guess, but I think she's waiting for me to make the first move." he said.
"Well, maybe I can nudge her." Hermione giggled.
"Please, anything, I can't stand not kissing her anymore." Harry said.
They returned to the Great Hall and ate breakfast. Afterwards Hermione and Draco walked outside to sit under the shade of a large elm tree and talk.
Ginny came over and said, "I saw you talking to Harry, what did he say?"
"Well, I'm not giving out any details, let's just say he wants you to kiss him, but you have to start it." she said.
"What's wrong with the prat?" Draco asked. "Can't kiss her himself?"
Hermione playfully slapped Draco. Draco knew he had to be nice to Ginny because she was Hermione's friend, even if she was a Weasley.
"Hell, I'd kiss her." he said. Ginny blushed at his comment.
Hermione whispered something into his ear that made him get quiet.
"It's just I don't want him to be disappointed, I've never kissed anyone before." she said.
"Well, you'll just have to practice." Hermione said. "But on who?"
Ginny blushed. "I couldn't possibly practice on someone else." she said as her cheeks gradually developed into a deep vermilion color.
"Why not?" Hermione said. "It's not like it would mean anything."
"I know, but...Well I guess." Ginny replied.
"Now that we agree, we can search for our lucky bachelor." Hermione giggled.
Ginny also tried to force out some laughter but was too nervous to make it sound convincing. Draco sat under the tree feeling very proud of himself. Soon he would be kissing another girl and his girlfriend wouldn't even care.
Hermione looked over to Malfoy, "Hmm...let's see, I know...Ryan Dramble!!" she said. Draco looked confused. Why didn't Hermione chosen him to help Ginny learn how to kiss.
"Oh, alright." said Ginny looking a bit relieved that she wouldn't have to kiss a Malfoy. She would have been far too nervous to even attempt kissing Draco. She assumed he had probably kissed a thousand girls, all prettier than her.
"So then I'll round him up and we'll meet in my room at..7:00 tonight?" Hermione said.
"Alright...er...could you ask him to brush his teeth before?" Ginny asked.
"Sure." Hermione replied.
Now Hermione and Draco were alone. "Why didn't you..." Draco began.
"Why didn't I let her practice on you?" Hermione asked, finishing Draco's question. "I want YOU all to myself." she said. She pulled her hair up into a ponytail and gently lying her head on Malfoy's lap.
He kissed her forehead and the two of them sat and talked until it was time for class to begin.
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Later that night after classes were done and dinner had been eaten, Hermione retired to her room and lay down on her bed exhausted, with her homework. Not two seconds before she started on her Charms homework she heard a rap on the door.
"Come in." she said. When she looked up she smiled and said, "Oh, Ginny, you're here early."
"Yeah, well I didn't have anything else to do so..." Ginny replied.
"Well then, do you want me to go get Ryan?" Hermione asked.
"Well that's what I wanted to talk to you about." Ginny said. "I don't think I want to 'practice' on anyone." she continued.
"That's all right you don't have to." Hermione said in a gentle voice.
"I just feel so unprepared, it would be like you going in to take a test over material you never learned." Ginny said.
"Well... I know a game that can determine whether or not you are a good kisser." Hermione said.
"Ok, I'll try it." said Ginny.
"Here...put this starburst in your mouth with the wrapper on." she said.
Ginny did this, looking very confused.
"Ok...now try and get the wrapper off using only your mouth...the faster the better." Hermione said.
Ginny struggled at first. They went through five starbursts with relatively slow times, but on number six Ginny opened it in a record-breaking fifteen seconds.
"You're ready now!" said Hermione.
"You really think so?" asked Ginny.
"I know so." Hermione said.
Ginny went back to her bedroom to go to sleep; meanwhile Hermione remembered that she was going to meet Draco later that night. She finished up her homework and at eleven.
When the common room was empty, she made her way to the portrait hole. When she got there, Draco was already standing outside. Without thinking Hermione grabbed his arm and dragged him up to her room.
They again, just as the night before shared a passionate kiss, until Draco felt he received what he felt necessary. He then left Hermione, again feeling giddy and love struck. He was beginning to use this against her.
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Thanks to everyone. I'm putting a group thank-you this time, next time I'll try to put names. Sorry.