Beyond Control

Chapter 2 Hogwarts Express

By lightningkitty

A/N: Sorry it took me a while to update, with school starting up again and the new year,

things just got a little too hectic. BTW, Happy Belated New Year! Well here goes...

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"Bye!"

"Don't forget to write!"

"Love you!"

"Have a good time!"

Hermione listened to the goodbyes of parents and students as she headed through King's Cross Station.

"Hermione!"

Hermione turned around to see Ron and Harry grinning at her.

"Geez, it took you long enough to say goodbye to your parents," Harry complained.

"What, you can't bear for me to leave you for ten minutes?" Hermione asked.

"Of course not, I might get lost. King's Cross is so big." Harry replied kissing her.

"Alright. I better go to the head boy and girl compartment. I wouldn't want to miss any of my fun-filled time with Malfoy," Hermione sighed.

"Will you be able to see us at all?" Harry asked.

"I might. I think we have to do rounds about every hour or so. You know, to make sure Crabbe and Goyle haven't gotten their heads stuck out the window again..."

Hermione listened to their laughter fade away as she moved towards the front of the train. As she reached the compartment, she took a deep breath before slowly opening the door.

"Ok Hermione, you can do this, it's only Malfoy were dealing with here. If he gets out of line you can always slap him again." She thought to herself.

She stepped inside and looked around. Good, Malfoy wasn't here yet. It was nice. It had leather seats, a corner where you could lay down and rest, and even a built-in card table.

"So nice of you to join me Granger," a voice said from behind her.

She slowly turned around and saw that Malfoy had just come out of a door. She was about to ask what was in there when...

"Bathroom." Malfoy said, as if reading her mind.

He brushed by her and stood by the window. She stared at him. This was the first time this year she had gotten a good look at him. He had really changed over the summer. He wore his golden hair free, deciding to abandon hair gel. It was very sexy the way it kind of fell into his eyes. The sun glinted off of it making him look like he had a halo. He stood a stunning 6ft 2". Her eyes moved downward. She almost gasped out loud. She saw hard and defined muscles, obviously due to all the Quidditch practice. She wondered why she hadn't noticed this before. But then it hit her. This was the first time she'd ever seen him without robes on.

"See something you like Granger?" Malfoy said turning around.

Oh...ummm...no, I was just looking out the window." Hermione said, blushing.

Draco just smirked.

"I...I'll be right back." She said turning around and going into the bathroom.

No, that couldn't be right, she couldn't actually...no it was impossible. She ran her hands under cold water and put them on her face. She was surprised to feel how hot her face was. How could she feel like that? She didn't feel like that about Harry, even while kissing him, but Malfoy had made her feel that way with out even looking at her. No, she had to keep a steady mind. She had Harry, that's all that mattered. She came back out of the bathroom feeling slightly better.

"Do you know when we have to make our first rounds?" Hermione asked Malfoy, who was now standing in the corner pouring himself a glass of water.

"Don't know. An hour maybe." He said as he handed her a glass of water.

"Thank you," she said.

Just then the train lurched forward as it started to move. Hermione was caught off balance. She tumbled forward into Malfoy, and knocked both of them into the wall. She was pressed up against him. She turned her rapidly reddening face and looked into Malfoy's eyes. They were a shocking bluish-gray. Almost like pools of water taken over by frost. She couldn't tear her eyes away from his. She was lost in them. He blinked. Something inside of her snapped her back to reality. She was awfully aware of how she was pressed up against him. She was breathing heavy, and was surprised to see that he was breathing heavily too. Her knees gave out. Draco caught her by the arms. He leaned his head towards hers. He got closer. He was an inch away from her face. Hermione closed her eyes for the kiss that she knew was coming, but then...

"Well now what are we expecting?" Draco whispered.

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A/N: I KNOW I KNOW! The chapter is really short. I'm so sorry for the cliffie guys, but I wanted to break this chapter up. I will hopefully have the next chapter up very soon. (Maybe even today!) Please review and tell me what you think. If you have questions or suggestions, you can either post them on the review board, or email them to me. ) Thanx so much!