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I only own Demeter, Alonzo, Dusty, and the plot.
I'm sorry for the wait everyone! I've been loaded down with homework and I've had major writer's block. I finally pushed myself last night and this morning to write the next chapter and I've finally finished the long awaited chapter. To clear some things up, some of you were still saying that you hoped that Hermione would remember soon. I'd like for you to reread the beginning of the last chapter as it explained that she did, in fact, remember everything after Draco kissed her. I will no longer reply to all of the reviews. I will answer the ones that I find are important and occasionally I will thank my reviewers. One last thing. I made a small mistake in my writing. First I said that Demeter was the new DADA professor. Later I said that Cho was the DADA professor. So I am making Cho sort of like a co-professor. Does that make sense? Okay, on with the chapter! Enjoy!
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7. Tricked
Hermione awoke to a rough shaking. She groggily opened one eye to look into annoyingly bright, gray eyes.
"I have a headache. Let me sleep, Daddy," she muttered and rolled over.
Draco chuckled. "First you make an attempt to snog me with an alcoholic breath, you take my bed, and now you insult me by calling me your father. What's next? You moving in with me?" he teased, poking her in the back.
Hermione's eyes widened. "Damn! She tricked me!" she yelled as she slowly sat upright.
Draco arched an eyebrow as if he were telling her she was insane. "May I ask who you are speaking of?"
Hermione scratched her chin and looked at him. "Ginny Weasley. The little brat and a half (A/N: That's what my dad used to call me.) got me drunk!" she exclaimed and fell back into the surprisingly soft pillows.
Draco shook his head in disbelief. "I don't even want to know," he whispered and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Hermione closed her eyes, trying to remember. wait.
Draco sighed. "Sunday, you slept for the entire afternoon of yesterday and all last night."
Hermione nodded. Yesterday, after Draco had kissed her, she had remembered things. She had thought she was going insane, thus resulted in her 'meeting' with Ginny. She remembered the flutter in her stomach, the ring, those moments that were too graphic to think of now, and the feeling of her heart swelling with love. There was only one way to know if it was just her imagination or not.
"Draco?" she asked, reopening her eyes.
"What?" he looked at her, ceasing his fidgeting.
"Did you give me this promise ring?" she asked and held up her left hand. The red tinted, silver ring glinted in the morning light.
Draco gulped and nodded.
"Why didn't you tell me?" she asked. 'Why? Didn't he love me?' "Was it because you never loved me?" she added, tears beginning to collect in her eyes.
"Well, I didn't exactly think you'd believe me if you woke up and I, Draco Malfoy, Slytherin Prince, confessed my undying love for Hermione Granger, Lady of Gryffindor," he explained.
Hermione blinked and looked down. Draco closed his eyes. "I've loved you ever since I spoke with you on the train in the beginning of this year," he whispered.
Hermione looked up. Had she done this to him? Had she made him change? Hermione shook away her thoughts and crawled over to him. She sat, Indian style, beside him and hesitantly placed her hand over his.
"I'm willing to try again," she whispered.
Draco looked up at her and offered a small smile. "If only you could remember all the time we spent together at Raven's," he said, and his smile grew.
"While we are on that topic, did we um. you know. do it?" she shifted nervously, gently squeezing his hand.
Draco scratched his temple and looked at their entwined hands. "Uh. yeah. we did."
Hermione closed her eyes. "I only remember the visual," she displayed a sheepish grin as she opened her eyes.
Draco shifted so that he was behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder. Hermione leaned into him and sighed in content.
That was how Demeter found them. She had quietly slipped in, expecting to see a miserable Draco. Instead, she found Draco and Hermione looking rather content (A/N: Not to mention adorable.) in their current position.
"Well.well. well. I dare say we never got to meet, Miss Granger. The last I saw of you, when I was actually human, was when you were lifeless in Mr. Malfoy's arms," Demeter stated with a small smile.
Demeter had been absent from her teaching since the start of term, leaving Cho to the teaching. Demeter was currently engrossed in preparing her life and trying to keep people from questioning her about the early 1800's. She was famous after all.
Alonzo was still in hiding. He was a secret. Though it was hard to keep a male in his mid twenties cooped up in a small dorm, with nothing to do. Especially one that is incrediably handsome. (He's just like Draco 'all growed up'.)
So Hermione, of course, had never gotten to meet Demeter or Alonzo. Though, Alonzo was actually Crookshanks. Wait. Crookshanks was actually Alonzo.
Draco smiled and turned his head so that he could whisper in her ear. "Remember the play? That's Demeter. Remember my cat, Dusty? Well, Demeter is Dusty. You gave Dusty to me for Christmas," he whispered.
Demeter placed her hands on her hips and gave Hermione a mock stern look. "Come over here and give this damn cat a hug."
Hermione blushed and stood. She slowly walked over to the woman who was basically her look alike and shared a hug with the woman. Things couldn't get any better.
~*~
Ginny eyed the empty seat before her and the empty seat at the Slytherin table. She smiled and ate her bacon. Hermsile grew as she saw Harry sit down beside her.
"Hey Harry," she said cheerfully.
Harry smiled and tied a strip of leather that held his hair back.
"Hey Gin. You want to go for a walk through the corridors with me once we've finished eating?" he asked before taking a bite out of his sausage.
"Yeah sure," she replied.
After eating, they stood and left, not noticing that Blaise had also stood to follow them. They walked around for a while and came to a halt when they heard a noise coming from a nearby, deserted classroom. Both of them nodded in unison and opened the door. They both looked in, but nothing was there. Someone came up behind them and shoved them in. They both turned around in time to see the door shut and hear the lock click.
~*~
Blaise snickered as she looked at the now locked, classroom door.
"Have fun." she whispered in mock glee and left, walking (more like gliding) in the general direction of her common room.
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Did you like it? I liked it! PLEASE REVIEW! I really like reviews. I think this chapter is around 1000 words. I wonder if my story has passed the 10000 words mark yet! I love all of you guys that review! It would really help if you suggested some romance scenes, and stuff to make this interesting. I know what bad thing will happen in this story. But I'm not gonna tell you ahead of time. If you review, I promise I'll drop a few hints for the near future! I'm also writing a Severus and Hermione fic, but I haven't posted it yet. 'Til next chapter!
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I only own Demeter, Alonzo, Dusty, and the plot.
I'm sorry for the wait everyone! I've been loaded down with homework and I've had major writer's block. I finally pushed myself last night and this morning to write the next chapter and I've finally finished the long awaited chapter. To clear some things up, some of you were still saying that you hoped that Hermione would remember soon. I'd like for you to reread the beginning of the last chapter as it explained that she did, in fact, remember everything after Draco kissed her. I will no longer reply to all of the reviews. I will answer the ones that I find are important and occasionally I will thank my reviewers. One last thing. I made a small mistake in my writing. First I said that Demeter was the new DADA professor. Later I said that Cho was the DADA professor. So I am making Cho sort of like a co-professor. Does that make sense? Okay, on with the chapter! Enjoy!
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7. Tricked
Hermione awoke to a rough shaking. She groggily opened one eye to look into annoyingly bright, gray eyes.
"I have a headache. Let me sleep, Daddy," she muttered and rolled over.
Draco chuckled. "First you make an attempt to snog me with an alcoholic breath, you take my bed, and now you insult me by calling me your father. What's next? You moving in with me?" he teased, poking her in the back.
Hermione's eyes widened. "Damn! She tricked me!" she yelled as she slowly sat upright.
Draco arched an eyebrow as if he were telling her she was insane. "May I ask who you are speaking of?"
Hermione scratched her chin and looked at him. "Ginny Weasley. The little brat and a half (A/N: That's what my dad used to call me.) got me drunk!" she exclaimed and fell back into the surprisingly soft pillows.
Draco shook his head in disbelief. "I don't even want to know," he whispered and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Hermione closed her eyes, trying to remember. wait.
Draco sighed. "Sunday, you slept for the entire afternoon of yesterday and all last night."
Hermione nodded. Yesterday, after Draco had kissed her, she had remembered things. She had thought she was going insane, thus resulted in her 'meeting' with Ginny. She remembered the flutter in her stomach, the ring, those moments that were too graphic to think of now, and the feeling of her heart swelling with love. There was only one way to know if it was just her imagination or not.
"Draco?" she asked, reopening her eyes.
"What?" he looked at her, ceasing his fidgeting.
"Did you give me this promise ring?" she asked and held up her left hand. The red tinted, silver ring glinted in the morning light.
Draco gulped and nodded.
"Why didn't you tell me?" she asked. 'Why? Didn't he love me?' "Was it because you never loved me?" she added, tears beginning to collect in her eyes.
"Well, I didn't exactly think you'd believe me if you woke up and I, Draco Malfoy, Slytherin Prince, confessed my undying love for Hermione Granger, Lady of Gryffindor," he explained.
Hermione blinked and looked down. Draco closed his eyes. "I've loved you ever since I spoke with you on the train in the beginning of this year," he whispered.
Hermione looked up. Had she done this to him? Had she made him change? Hermione shook away her thoughts and crawled over to him. She sat, Indian style, beside him and hesitantly placed her hand over his.
"I'm willing to try again," she whispered.
Draco looked up at her and offered a small smile. "If only you could remember all the time we spent together at Raven's," he said, and his smile grew.
"While we are on that topic, did we um. you know. do it?" she shifted nervously, gently squeezing his hand.
Draco scratched his temple and looked at their entwined hands. "Uh. yeah. we did."
Hermione closed her eyes. "I only remember the visual," she displayed a sheepish grin as she opened her eyes.
Draco shifted so that he was behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder. Hermione leaned into him and sighed in content.
That was how Demeter found them. She had quietly slipped in, expecting to see a miserable Draco. Instead, she found Draco and Hermione looking rather content (A/N: Not to mention adorable.) in their current position.
"Well.well. well. I dare say we never got to meet, Miss Granger. The last I saw of you, when I was actually human, was when you were lifeless in Mr. Malfoy's arms," Demeter stated with a small smile.
Demeter had been absent from her teaching since the start of term, leaving Cho to the teaching. Demeter was currently engrossed in preparing her life and trying to keep people from questioning her about the early 1800's. She was famous after all.
Alonzo was still in hiding. He was a secret. Though it was hard to keep a male in his mid twenties cooped up in a small dorm, with nothing to do. Especially one that is incrediably handsome. (He's just like Draco 'all growed up'.)
So Hermione, of course, had never gotten to meet Demeter or Alonzo. Though, Alonzo was actually Crookshanks. Wait. Crookshanks was actually Alonzo.
Draco smiled and turned his head so that he could whisper in her ear. "Remember the play? That's Demeter. Remember my cat, Dusty? Well, Demeter is Dusty. You gave Dusty to me for Christmas," he whispered.
Demeter placed her hands on her hips and gave Hermione a mock stern look. "Come over here and give this damn cat a hug."
Hermione blushed and stood. She slowly walked over to the woman who was basically her look alike and shared a hug with the woman. Things couldn't get any better.
~*~
Ginny eyed the empty seat before her and the empty seat at the Slytherin table. She smiled and ate her bacon. Hermsile grew as she saw Harry sit down beside her.
"Hey Harry," she said cheerfully.
Harry smiled and tied a strip of leather that held his hair back.
"Hey Gin. You want to go for a walk through the corridors with me once we've finished eating?" he asked before taking a bite out of his sausage.
"Yeah sure," she replied.
After eating, they stood and left, not noticing that Blaise had also stood to follow them. They walked around for a while and came to a halt when they heard a noise coming from a nearby, deserted classroom. Both of them nodded in unison and opened the door. They both looked in, but nothing was there. Someone came up behind them and shoved them in. They both turned around in time to see the door shut and hear the lock click.
~*~
Blaise snickered as she looked at the now locked, classroom door.
"Have fun." she whispered in mock glee and left, walking (more like gliding) in the general direction of her common room.
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Did you like it? I liked it! PLEASE REVIEW! I really like reviews. I think this chapter is around 1000 words. I wonder if my story has passed the 10000 words mark yet! I love all of you guys that review! It would really help if you suggested some romance scenes, and stuff to make this interesting. I know what bad thing will happen in this story. But I'm not gonna tell you ahead of time. If you review, I promise I'll drop a few hints for the near future! I'm also writing a Severus and Hermione fic, but I haven't posted it yet. 'Til next chapter!
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