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Hermione changed for dinner and walked down the stairs to the common room, her hair freshly brushed.
"Ready to go?" She asked her friends.
"Wow, you are looking nice," Ron said, a little jealously. "Looking good for your secret admirer?"
"Oh come off it Ron. It was probably a prank."
The trio plush Ginny walked down to the Great Hall, a little early and sat down in their usual places. More students began to file in and sat down. Hermione looked around anxiously and waited for a glimpse of Draco. She soon got her wish.
He sauntered in casually with his friends, laughing and joking with them. Hermione held her breath as he walked by. He looked up and grinned at her, with a little wink. She blushed just as Ginny turned to her.
"Are you alright."
"I just feel hot, that's all."
"Maybe you should go see Madame Pomfrey."
"After dinner, maybe."
The rest of the students filed in, followed by all the professors. Dumbledore remained standing and clapped his hands. "Attention please! I have a fun announcement to make. Halloween is just a week away, and in celebration, next Saturday we will be having a Masquerade Ball. Everyone is required to have a mask and robes without your house patches. Thank you," he said, sitting, while the students started talking excitedly.
"Wow! How fun!" Ginny said enthusiastically. Hermione nodded and took a bite of her chicken. "Do you want to go with anyone?"
"Not particularly. It would be fun to just go with friends. Then you can't make anyone mad." She said, occasionally looking over at Draco. Pansy was practically sitting on him, and he was looking very uncomfortable.
"Come on Draco, it will be fun."
"I'd rather not."
"Please?"
"Pansy, I said no, and that's it."
"It's because you want to go with Hermione, isn't it?"
Draco forced a laugh. "What? That's absurd! Me, go with Mudblood?"
"Now we're going back to calling her names? What's going on with you?"
Draco shrugged. "Look, I said I don't want to go, so leave it at that. Pansy leaned in and whispered in his ear.
"I know Draco. I saw you with her." His eyes went wide.
"What are you talking about? You're crazy."
"I saw you talking to her in the library today. I was there."
"You're hallucinating."
"'I intend on making up for all of it, given enough time.'" She mimicked.
"How dare you."
"Go with me Draco, and no one will have to know. I'm sure I can make you forget all about her."
"Fine. I'll go with you," he hissed. He didn't care if anyone knew about his feelings for Hermione, but he wasn't sure how she felt. He wished somehow he could get a note to her. He had to meet with her. Tonight. He quickly finished eating. "I have to go get sleep." He muttered and stood to leave. As he passed by the Gryffindor table where Hermione sat he looked at her, opening his eyes wide, and slightly inclining his head towards the door. She nodded ever so slightly.
"Hey Harry?"
"Mmm?" He said, in between a bite of chicken.
"Can I borrow your cloak tonight? I have to sneak up to the Astronomy Tower and study."
"Uh, sure. Just don't get caught, alright?"
"Do I ever?" She laughed and stood up. "I'll see you guys later. Harry, I'll get it before you get back." She left the table and slowly walked towards the door.
Waiting on the stairs, Draco was leaned against the wall. It was a few minutes and he thought maybe Hermione wasn't going to come out. She turned to corner and ran up to him.
"What's going on?" She whispered.
"Pansy knows."
"What?" Hermione almost screamed.
"She saw us in the library. She's making me go to the ball with her, or she'll tell. She's going to tell anyway. What are we going to do?"
"I don't know." She said sadly. He took her hand. "Can you get up to the Astronomy Tower tonight?"
"Of course."
"Good. I better go before someone finds us. I'll meet you there at midnight." She said, and walked up the steps till she was one higher than him. She turned and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek, then ran up the stairs. Draco grinned before heading back down the stairs to the Slytherin common room.
Hermione woke up at fifteen minutes to twelve. She looked at the other beds in her room to make sure everyone was asleep, and dressed quietly. She pulled the cloak over her shoulder. Thankfully she had thought to bring the Marauder's Map and checked it as she snuck down to the common room. Filch was in his office with Mrs. Norris. She grinned to herself.
She snuck out of the portrait whole and prayed the fat lady would still be there when she returned. She silently ran down the hall. Peeves was somewhere on the other side of the school, wreaking who knows what havoc for the next morning.
She approached the entrance to the Tower and went in, creaking the door open. She slid into the open room and pulled herself out of the trapdoor. She couldn't see Draco.
"Draco? She asked, just to make sure he wasn't there.
"Hermione?" A voice asked. She spun around and couldn't see him.
"Where are you?" She pulled the hood of the cloak off. There was the sound of fabric being rustled and she turned. He was holding an Invisibility Cloak.
"I didn't know you had one!" She laughed, making sure her voice remained quiet.
"Of course! Please, father had tons of them lying around. Why did you want to talk to me?"
Hermione removed the cloak and placed it on the floor. She walked over to one of the open windows and looked out at the stars. It was a cool night. Draco followed her.
"This might sound stupid, but maybe we should tell someone."
"It doesn't sound stupid. But who are we supposed to tell? This is like something forbidden." Hermione laughed.
"Romeo and Juliet."
"What's that? Who are they?"
"Oh. It's a Muggle story written by Shakespeare. See, it's about a boy and a girl who are in love with each other. Except their families hate each other and forbid them to see the other. They do anyway. And they end up dying together in the end."
"I don't like the sound of that. Why are they forbidden to see each other?"
"Their families were enemies. A feud. The Montague's and the Capulet's. Tragic story of 'two star-crossed lover.' But it's not like we're in love or anything." She hastily added.
"Mmmm." Draco replied, leaning on the railing, looking at the stars. He slowly moved closer to her and she shivered. "Are you cold?" He asked, and wrapped an arm around her. She almost pulled away when she realized she was indeed cold, and leaned into him.
"So, should we tell someone?"
"Like who?"
"I don't know. Dumbledore or McGonagall?"
"Why would they care?"
"Yeah. You're right."
"You don't really want anyone to know, do you?"
"No. It's not that I'm ashamed of it, or anything. It's just that, well, my friends don't like you very much."
"I deserve it." He said, and gazed back out the window. "It's so beautiful out tonight. Like you." Hermione giggled nervously and lay her head on his shoulder, blushing.
"I like it up here. It's quiet."
"Yeah." Draco's heart did a little flutter as he looked down at her. Her hair hung straight down against her back, and the light of the moon against her face made her look mysterious, and beautiful. He put his chin on the top of her head and breathed in, her faint perfume filling his senses. Hermione didn't move.
"Hermione?"
"Yes?" She reluctantly moved her head to look up at him. It was funny the way his eyes sparkled in the moonlight. They were usually so cold and empty, but tonight they had so much life in them. His hair looked like pure silver in the moonlight. 'Rather beautiful.' She thought.
"I'm sorry for everything I did to you before. I mean it. I- I was such an ass."
"It's alright." She said, and put her head on his shoulder. He sighed and closed his eyes.
"Hermione?"
"Yes?" She looked up again. He stared into her eyes and leaned forward, his lips brushing hers.
The moment they touched, she felt her heart almost burst. It was beating like it was racing, and she didn't know what to do! She closed her eyes and tried to kiss back, not knowing how, as it was her first kiss.
Draco's heart was doing the same. 'What am I doing! She's going to hate me!' He argued with himself. His hands brushed her hair off her shoulder and touched the side of her cheek, pulling away. Hermione still had her eyes closed. When she opened them, she had a dreamy expression on her face.
"I'm so sorry." He whispered. Hermione put her fingers to his lips and stood on her toes, gently kissing him back again. He sighed inwardly and pulled her close, hugging her after she broke the kiss. She giggled and he grinned a lopsided grin.
"If my father finds out about this, he's going to kill me. But, it was worth it." He said. She frowned.
"You don't think he really would, do you?" Draco shrugged.
"I don't know. Probably. But who cares."
Well? Did you like it?! THEY KISSED!! YAY DRACO AND HERMIONE!! Lol, this is what happens when you put a girl supposed to be studying for a midterm in a room with a computer after two mugs of hot cocoa, and a third on the way!! ^_^ Hope you liked it..
Hermione changed for dinner and walked down the stairs to the common room, her hair freshly brushed.
"Ready to go?" She asked her friends.
"Wow, you are looking nice," Ron said, a little jealously. "Looking good for your secret admirer?"
"Oh come off it Ron. It was probably a prank."
The trio plush Ginny walked down to the Great Hall, a little early and sat down in their usual places. More students began to file in and sat down. Hermione looked around anxiously and waited for a glimpse of Draco. She soon got her wish.
He sauntered in casually with his friends, laughing and joking with them. Hermione held her breath as he walked by. He looked up and grinned at her, with a little wink. She blushed just as Ginny turned to her.
"Are you alright."
"I just feel hot, that's all."
"Maybe you should go see Madame Pomfrey."
"After dinner, maybe."
The rest of the students filed in, followed by all the professors. Dumbledore remained standing and clapped his hands. "Attention please! I have a fun announcement to make. Halloween is just a week away, and in celebration, next Saturday we will be having a Masquerade Ball. Everyone is required to have a mask and robes without your house patches. Thank you," he said, sitting, while the students started talking excitedly.
"Wow! How fun!" Ginny said enthusiastically. Hermione nodded and took a bite of her chicken. "Do you want to go with anyone?"
"Not particularly. It would be fun to just go with friends. Then you can't make anyone mad." She said, occasionally looking over at Draco. Pansy was practically sitting on him, and he was looking very uncomfortable.
"Come on Draco, it will be fun."
"I'd rather not."
"Please?"
"Pansy, I said no, and that's it."
"It's because you want to go with Hermione, isn't it?"
Draco forced a laugh. "What? That's absurd! Me, go with Mudblood?"
"Now we're going back to calling her names? What's going on with you?"
Draco shrugged. "Look, I said I don't want to go, so leave it at that. Pansy leaned in and whispered in his ear.
"I know Draco. I saw you with her." His eyes went wide.
"What are you talking about? You're crazy."
"I saw you talking to her in the library today. I was there."
"You're hallucinating."
"'I intend on making up for all of it, given enough time.'" She mimicked.
"How dare you."
"Go with me Draco, and no one will have to know. I'm sure I can make you forget all about her."
"Fine. I'll go with you," he hissed. He didn't care if anyone knew about his feelings for Hermione, but he wasn't sure how she felt. He wished somehow he could get a note to her. He had to meet with her. Tonight. He quickly finished eating. "I have to go get sleep." He muttered and stood to leave. As he passed by the Gryffindor table where Hermione sat he looked at her, opening his eyes wide, and slightly inclining his head towards the door. She nodded ever so slightly.
"Hey Harry?"
"Mmm?" He said, in between a bite of chicken.
"Can I borrow your cloak tonight? I have to sneak up to the Astronomy Tower and study."
"Uh, sure. Just don't get caught, alright?"
"Do I ever?" She laughed and stood up. "I'll see you guys later. Harry, I'll get it before you get back." She left the table and slowly walked towards the door.
Waiting on the stairs, Draco was leaned against the wall. It was a few minutes and he thought maybe Hermione wasn't going to come out. She turned to corner and ran up to him.
"What's going on?" She whispered.
"Pansy knows."
"What?" Hermione almost screamed.
"She saw us in the library. She's making me go to the ball with her, or she'll tell. She's going to tell anyway. What are we going to do?"
"I don't know." She said sadly. He took her hand. "Can you get up to the Astronomy Tower tonight?"
"Of course."
"Good. I better go before someone finds us. I'll meet you there at midnight." She said, and walked up the steps till she was one higher than him. She turned and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek, then ran up the stairs. Draco grinned before heading back down the stairs to the Slytherin common room.
Hermione woke up at fifteen minutes to twelve. She looked at the other beds in her room to make sure everyone was asleep, and dressed quietly. She pulled the cloak over her shoulder. Thankfully she had thought to bring the Marauder's Map and checked it as she snuck down to the common room. Filch was in his office with Mrs. Norris. She grinned to herself.
She snuck out of the portrait whole and prayed the fat lady would still be there when she returned. She silently ran down the hall. Peeves was somewhere on the other side of the school, wreaking who knows what havoc for the next morning.
She approached the entrance to the Tower and went in, creaking the door open. She slid into the open room and pulled herself out of the trapdoor. She couldn't see Draco.
"Draco? She asked, just to make sure he wasn't there.
"Hermione?" A voice asked. She spun around and couldn't see him.
"Where are you?" She pulled the hood of the cloak off. There was the sound of fabric being rustled and she turned. He was holding an Invisibility Cloak.
"I didn't know you had one!" She laughed, making sure her voice remained quiet.
"Of course! Please, father had tons of them lying around. Why did you want to talk to me?"
Hermione removed the cloak and placed it on the floor. She walked over to one of the open windows and looked out at the stars. It was a cool night. Draco followed her.
"This might sound stupid, but maybe we should tell someone."
"It doesn't sound stupid. But who are we supposed to tell? This is like something forbidden." Hermione laughed.
"Romeo and Juliet."
"What's that? Who are they?"
"Oh. It's a Muggle story written by Shakespeare. See, it's about a boy and a girl who are in love with each other. Except their families hate each other and forbid them to see the other. They do anyway. And they end up dying together in the end."
"I don't like the sound of that. Why are they forbidden to see each other?"
"Their families were enemies. A feud. The Montague's and the Capulet's. Tragic story of 'two star-crossed lover.' But it's not like we're in love or anything." She hastily added.
"Mmmm." Draco replied, leaning on the railing, looking at the stars. He slowly moved closer to her and she shivered. "Are you cold?" He asked, and wrapped an arm around her. She almost pulled away when she realized she was indeed cold, and leaned into him.
"So, should we tell someone?"
"Like who?"
"I don't know. Dumbledore or McGonagall?"
"Why would they care?"
"Yeah. You're right."
"You don't really want anyone to know, do you?"
"No. It's not that I'm ashamed of it, or anything. It's just that, well, my friends don't like you very much."
"I deserve it." He said, and gazed back out the window. "It's so beautiful out tonight. Like you." Hermione giggled nervously and lay her head on his shoulder, blushing.
"I like it up here. It's quiet."
"Yeah." Draco's heart did a little flutter as he looked down at her. Her hair hung straight down against her back, and the light of the moon against her face made her look mysterious, and beautiful. He put his chin on the top of her head and breathed in, her faint perfume filling his senses. Hermione didn't move.
"Hermione?"
"Yes?" She reluctantly moved her head to look up at him. It was funny the way his eyes sparkled in the moonlight. They were usually so cold and empty, but tonight they had so much life in them. His hair looked like pure silver in the moonlight. 'Rather beautiful.' She thought.
"I'm sorry for everything I did to you before. I mean it. I- I was such an ass."
"It's alright." She said, and put her head on his shoulder. He sighed and closed his eyes.
"Hermione?"
"Yes?" She looked up again. He stared into her eyes and leaned forward, his lips brushing hers.
The moment they touched, she felt her heart almost burst. It was beating like it was racing, and she didn't know what to do! She closed her eyes and tried to kiss back, not knowing how, as it was her first kiss.
Draco's heart was doing the same. 'What am I doing! She's going to hate me!' He argued with himself. His hands brushed her hair off her shoulder and touched the side of her cheek, pulling away. Hermione still had her eyes closed. When she opened them, she had a dreamy expression on her face.
"I'm so sorry." He whispered. Hermione put her fingers to his lips and stood on her toes, gently kissing him back again. He sighed inwardly and pulled her close, hugging her after she broke the kiss. She giggled and he grinned a lopsided grin.
"If my father finds out about this, he's going to kill me. But, it was worth it." He said. She frowned.
"You don't think he really would, do you?" Draco shrugged.
"I don't know. Probably. But who cares."
Well? Did you like it?! THEY KISSED!! YAY DRACO AND HERMIONE!! Lol, this is what happens when you put a girl supposed to be studying for a midterm in a room with a computer after two mugs of hot cocoa, and a third on the way!! ^_^ Hope you liked it..