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that you may recognize. I have an imagination; however if I had J.K.
Rowling's I wouldn't be posting Fan Fiction. There may be some new
characters that I of course made up but then who knows I may have picked up
them some place too. I am also sure the plot may be somewhat different but
not completely original.
Thank you to my reviewers.
Duds56: You know if I could I would give you the whole story to read; however just not possible. LOL
Redwitch1: Hope you're still reading.
Nadia: Thank you. I am sure by now that everyone is anxious for me to reveal everything. I would if I could. My fingers just haven't written it yet. Believe me when I know you will too.
I would also like to say that I am not very happy with this chapter but it helps set up events for later.
Chapter 7 Hogsmeade
Several weeks had passed. There was no news of Dumbledore. Ron and Harry were still researching the 'Pipe'. (A/N If someone could come up with a name for this pipe I would appreciate it. It's supposed to be a peace pipe. HELP!!!!!!) Hermione had narrowed down the fairytales to a few. Mentoring was going well and even Draco and Hermione were getting along. Seems that they had fallen into a comfortable routine. Ginny, Pansy and Jeska were making fantastic progress with the Yule ball. All in the entire castle had been quiet.
That weekend was a scheduled Hogsmeade visit. Halloween was soon approaching and everyone wanted to stock up on candy and practical jokes. Hermione had planned on staying behind until Ginny had reminded her that Hermione had asked for help. Seeing how she was even more attracted to Draco now, as there had been no quarrelling, Hermione agreed. She went off in search of Aaron and found him in the common room.
"Hey Aaron. I know I said we wouldn't be going to Hogsmeade today; but I remembered there was something I needed to do. Would you like to go?"
"No Herms," said Aaron. "I am going to hang out with my friends. Have fun and bring me back something from the Twins shop."
The golden trio plus Ginny strolled into Hogsmeade. Ron and Harry went to the Quidditch supply store. They had a match against Ravenclaw later that week and wanted to see if there was anything that they could use to their advantage. Ginny dragged Hermione to Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. After their shop in Diagon Alley had become such a success they put Lee Jordan in charge of it and moved to Hogsmeade to open a new one.
"Ginny!" Fred and George yelled as she walked thru the door. They drew her into a large hug, and then Fred said, "Hey Gin, who's your friend?" "Yeah," said George, "introduce us." "Sure boys anything for you two."
She pulled Hermione forward and said, "Hermione Granger meet my two idiot brothers." Both she and Ginny began to giggle.
"Hermione? Is that really you? God you look good. Come give daddy some sugar." Fred pulled her in to a hug. She then turned to George who was still staring. "Hello George. Nice to see you again."
"Umm you too Mione. You look nice." "Nice? Is that all you can say George? Look at her she's gorgeous," Fred said as he gestured towards Hermione. "Yes she is Fred." With that George asked Ginny to follow him.
As George and Ginny were conversing, Hermione asked Fred what they had new. He ushered her over to the new products. "I'll take two of those," she said pointing at a sign that proclaimed 'Skiving Snack Boxes. New and Improved. Guaranteed to be UNDETECTABLE.'
"Hermione Granger, purchasing our products? No way. Don't tell me little icky Ronniekins has rubbed off on you?"
Laughing she said, "Not at all Fred these are for a friend. You probably know him he spent the summer at the burrow."
"Aaron? Well why you didn't say so. He won't want those though. We gave him a whole case before he left for school. We know how bad first year is. Here I know he wanted to try these out; but we weren't done with production when you all left for school."
"What do they do?" she asked suspiciously.
"Let me show you my dear." He waved over a third year Hufflepuff and whispered in his ear. The boy nodded and popped the candy into his mouth. "Now watch." He said to Hermione.
The boy opened his mouth to tell Fred it hadn't worked and a loud noise that sounded like a kazoo came out. Confetti followed soon after. Hermione burst out laughing. "Do Ron and Harry know about these?" Fred shook his head, and then seeing the gleam in eyes promptly handed her two for them and a box for Aaron free of charge.
Ginny came over and told Fred she needed to speak to him privately. Hermione started to browse and felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Hello again George. Did you and Ginny have a nice chat?"
"Hermione," he said in a serious tone. "I was wondering if the next time you came into Hogsmeade you would be willing to have a drink with me at the Three Broomsticks?"
She looked at George surprised and then remembered why she was here. "Did Ginny put you up to this?"
"No," he said. "It was my idea I was just wondering if you were unattached. That's why I was talking to her."
"In that case George, I would love to."
Ginny came over soon after and they said their goodbyes. "Did he ask you?"
"Yes."
"And you said?"
"Yes, but I don't know Ginny. He's your brother, Ron's brother, which means he's practically my brother."
"Nonsense Mione. He's attracted to you. Besides you said you needed a distraction."
"No Ginny you said that; but you were right. I'll meet him next time we are here."
"Good now lets get back to the castle."
"Aren't we going to wait for Harry and Ron?"
"Look, contrary to popular belief, they will not get lost. And anyway I have a date with Blaise."
"Well why didn't you say so in the first place?" They linked arms and headed back to the castle laughing.
At the castle Hermione stopped in the Gryffindor common room. She gave him the box of candy from Fred.
"Party in your mouth," he read. "Cool thanks Herms. I really wanted these you know. You didn't happen to bring back any Skiving snack boxes did you?"
"No; but Fred said he gave you a whole case. That should have lasted you a whole year if not more."
"Well you know how big my family is. I needed to get Christmas presents somehow."
"You are selling them?"
"Yeah at huge profit too. You know the first and second years can't go to Hogsmeade yet."
"Are you sure I'm mentoring you? You haven't been taking lessons from Malfoy have you?"
"No, but the kid he is mentoring is my friend. You pick up a lot that way."
Looking at the smile on his face, she threw up her hands and said "Oh Lord!"
Back in her common room she took off her cloak. The two pieces of candy she had for Ron and Harry fell out of her pocket. She thought to give it to them later and put them on the table. (I bet you can guess what's going to happen next.) She went into her bedroom and promptly fell asleep.
Several hours later she was awoken by a loud noise. "What was that?" she thought. "Malfoy better not be throwing a party. In the common room Malfoy was standing alone with confetti flying out of his mouth. Hermione quickly ran into the bathroom and got him a glass of water. She had heard Fred say that this was the cure. She handed him the water and he drank it in one gulp. Slowly he opened his mouth. NO confetti, no kazoos. Turning furious eyes on Hermione, Draco started to walk towards her. She had been giggling but stopped when she saw his face. As he got closer she started to back away.
"I'm so sorry Malfoy. Those were meant for Harry and Ron." He kept advancing. "Malfoy I'm sorry." Her back was to the wall, Dracos hands resting on either side of her head. "Draco." She said. "I am really sorry. You're scaring me."
"Sorry Granger?" he asked. "NO but you will be. And you should definitely be scared because what I'm about to do scares the hell out of me." He leaned down and slowly brushed his lips across hers. Hermione just stood there in shock. When he started deepening the kiss she moaned and started to respond. When he felt this he backed away abruptly and strode in to his room. (Yeah I know, we all saw that coming.)
Dracos P.O.V
Did I just kiss Granger? Did she just kiss me back? What the hell? I only meant to scare her. That candy made me angry. What is she even doing here? She went to Hogsmeade. Draco ran his hands thru his hair and kicked the bed. Ok, he continued, it was just a momentary lapse of judgment. Won't ever happen again. If she brings it up I'll just laugh and tell her I was playing with her mind. That's all. Damn Blaise if I wasn't for him and his damn weaselette, I wouldn't even be here. Yep all Blaises fault. FUCK FUCK FUCK
Hermione's P.O.V
She watched Draco walk away. Did Malfoy just kiss me? Did I just kiss him back? Oh my god. What the hell? Am I stupid? She went into her room. I should have stayed in Hogsmeade. Ok I'll just forget about it. But what if he says something? I know, I'll tell him I was imagining someone else was kissing me. Yep that's what I'll do. She threw herself on her bed. FUCK FUCK FUCK
Later that day.
"Molly, Arthur, thank you so much more for coming." "Well Minerva, we would have been here weeks ago if it wasn't for Penelope giving birth to the twins. Percy is freaking out. I swear that boy is helpless." Molly said. "You said it was important. What is it?" Professor McGonagall handed Molly the picture of Harry Ron and the Keller family.
Molly scanned the photo and smiled when she saw Ron and Harry, then dropped as her eyes landed on the female in the picture.
"Molly, what's wrong?" Arthur asked, "What is it?" He picked up the picture. "What's the big deal? Wait isn't that.." he trailed off.
"My sister." Finished Molly.
Thank you to my reviewers.
Duds56: You know if I could I would give you the whole story to read; however just not possible. LOL
Redwitch1: Hope you're still reading.
Nadia: Thank you. I am sure by now that everyone is anxious for me to reveal everything. I would if I could. My fingers just haven't written it yet. Believe me when I know you will too.
I would also like to say that I am not very happy with this chapter but it helps set up events for later.
Chapter 7 Hogsmeade
Several weeks had passed. There was no news of Dumbledore. Ron and Harry were still researching the 'Pipe'. (A/N If someone could come up with a name for this pipe I would appreciate it. It's supposed to be a peace pipe. HELP!!!!!!) Hermione had narrowed down the fairytales to a few. Mentoring was going well and even Draco and Hermione were getting along. Seems that they had fallen into a comfortable routine. Ginny, Pansy and Jeska were making fantastic progress with the Yule ball. All in the entire castle had been quiet.
That weekend was a scheduled Hogsmeade visit. Halloween was soon approaching and everyone wanted to stock up on candy and practical jokes. Hermione had planned on staying behind until Ginny had reminded her that Hermione had asked for help. Seeing how she was even more attracted to Draco now, as there had been no quarrelling, Hermione agreed. She went off in search of Aaron and found him in the common room.
"Hey Aaron. I know I said we wouldn't be going to Hogsmeade today; but I remembered there was something I needed to do. Would you like to go?"
"No Herms," said Aaron. "I am going to hang out with my friends. Have fun and bring me back something from the Twins shop."
The golden trio plus Ginny strolled into Hogsmeade. Ron and Harry went to the Quidditch supply store. They had a match against Ravenclaw later that week and wanted to see if there was anything that they could use to their advantage. Ginny dragged Hermione to Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. After their shop in Diagon Alley had become such a success they put Lee Jordan in charge of it and moved to Hogsmeade to open a new one.
"Ginny!" Fred and George yelled as she walked thru the door. They drew her into a large hug, and then Fred said, "Hey Gin, who's your friend?" "Yeah," said George, "introduce us." "Sure boys anything for you two."
She pulled Hermione forward and said, "Hermione Granger meet my two idiot brothers." Both she and Ginny began to giggle.
"Hermione? Is that really you? God you look good. Come give daddy some sugar." Fred pulled her in to a hug. She then turned to George who was still staring. "Hello George. Nice to see you again."
"Umm you too Mione. You look nice." "Nice? Is that all you can say George? Look at her she's gorgeous," Fred said as he gestured towards Hermione. "Yes she is Fred." With that George asked Ginny to follow him.
As George and Ginny were conversing, Hermione asked Fred what they had new. He ushered her over to the new products. "I'll take two of those," she said pointing at a sign that proclaimed 'Skiving Snack Boxes. New and Improved. Guaranteed to be UNDETECTABLE.'
"Hermione Granger, purchasing our products? No way. Don't tell me little icky Ronniekins has rubbed off on you?"
Laughing she said, "Not at all Fred these are for a friend. You probably know him he spent the summer at the burrow."
"Aaron? Well why you didn't say so. He won't want those though. We gave him a whole case before he left for school. We know how bad first year is. Here I know he wanted to try these out; but we weren't done with production when you all left for school."
"What do they do?" she asked suspiciously.
"Let me show you my dear." He waved over a third year Hufflepuff and whispered in his ear. The boy nodded and popped the candy into his mouth. "Now watch." He said to Hermione.
The boy opened his mouth to tell Fred it hadn't worked and a loud noise that sounded like a kazoo came out. Confetti followed soon after. Hermione burst out laughing. "Do Ron and Harry know about these?" Fred shook his head, and then seeing the gleam in eyes promptly handed her two for them and a box for Aaron free of charge.
Ginny came over and told Fred she needed to speak to him privately. Hermione started to browse and felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Hello again George. Did you and Ginny have a nice chat?"
"Hermione," he said in a serious tone. "I was wondering if the next time you came into Hogsmeade you would be willing to have a drink with me at the Three Broomsticks?"
She looked at George surprised and then remembered why she was here. "Did Ginny put you up to this?"
"No," he said. "It was my idea I was just wondering if you were unattached. That's why I was talking to her."
"In that case George, I would love to."
Ginny came over soon after and they said their goodbyes. "Did he ask you?"
"Yes."
"And you said?"
"Yes, but I don't know Ginny. He's your brother, Ron's brother, which means he's practically my brother."
"Nonsense Mione. He's attracted to you. Besides you said you needed a distraction."
"No Ginny you said that; but you were right. I'll meet him next time we are here."
"Good now lets get back to the castle."
"Aren't we going to wait for Harry and Ron?"
"Look, contrary to popular belief, they will not get lost. And anyway I have a date with Blaise."
"Well why didn't you say so in the first place?" They linked arms and headed back to the castle laughing.
At the castle Hermione stopped in the Gryffindor common room. She gave him the box of candy from Fred.
"Party in your mouth," he read. "Cool thanks Herms. I really wanted these you know. You didn't happen to bring back any Skiving snack boxes did you?"
"No; but Fred said he gave you a whole case. That should have lasted you a whole year if not more."
"Well you know how big my family is. I needed to get Christmas presents somehow."
"You are selling them?"
"Yeah at huge profit too. You know the first and second years can't go to Hogsmeade yet."
"Are you sure I'm mentoring you? You haven't been taking lessons from Malfoy have you?"
"No, but the kid he is mentoring is my friend. You pick up a lot that way."
Looking at the smile on his face, she threw up her hands and said "Oh Lord!"
Back in her common room she took off her cloak. The two pieces of candy she had for Ron and Harry fell out of her pocket. She thought to give it to them later and put them on the table. (I bet you can guess what's going to happen next.) She went into her bedroom and promptly fell asleep.
Several hours later she was awoken by a loud noise. "What was that?" she thought. "Malfoy better not be throwing a party. In the common room Malfoy was standing alone with confetti flying out of his mouth. Hermione quickly ran into the bathroom and got him a glass of water. She had heard Fred say that this was the cure. She handed him the water and he drank it in one gulp. Slowly he opened his mouth. NO confetti, no kazoos. Turning furious eyes on Hermione, Draco started to walk towards her. She had been giggling but stopped when she saw his face. As he got closer she started to back away.
"I'm so sorry Malfoy. Those were meant for Harry and Ron." He kept advancing. "Malfoy I'm sorry." Her back was to the wall, Dracos hands resting on either side of her head. "Draco." She said. "I am really sorry. You're scaring me."
"Sorry Granger?" he asked. "NO but you will be. And you should definitely be scared because what I'm about to do scares the hell out of me." He leaned down and slowly brushed his lips across hers. Hermione just stood there in shock. When he started deepening the kiss she moaned and started to respond. When he felt this he backed away abruptly and strode in to his room. (Yeah I know, we all saw that coming.)
Dracos P.O.V
Did I just kiss Granger? Did she just kiss me back? What the hell? I only meant to scare her. That candy made me angry. What is she even doing here? She went to Hogsmeade. Draco ran his hands thru his hair and kicked the bed. Ok, he continued, it was just a momentary lapse of judgment. Won't ever happen again. If she brings it up I'll just laugh and tell her I was playing with her mind. That's all. Damn Blaise if I wasn't for him and his damn weaselette, I wouldn't even be here. Yep all Blaises fault. FUCK FUCK FUCK
Hermione's P.O.V
She watched Draco walk away. Did Malfoy just kiss me? Did I just kiss him back? Oh my god. What the hell? Am I stupid? She went into her room. I should have stayed in Hogsmeade. Ok I'll just forget about it. But what if he says something? I know, I'll tell him I was imagining someone else was kissing me. Yep that's what I'll do. She threw herself on her bed. FUCK FUCK FUCK
Later that day.
"Molly, Arthur, thank you so much more for coming." "Well Minerva, we would have been here weeks ago if it wasn't for Penelope giving birth to the twins. Percy is freaking out. I swear that boy is helpless." Molly said. "You said it was important. What is it?" Professor McGonagall handed Molly the picture of Harry Ron and the Keller family.
Molly scanned the photo and smiled when she saw Ron and Harry, then dropped as her eyes landed on the female in the picture.
"Molly, what's wrong?" Arthur asked, "What is it?" He picked up the picture. "What's the big deal? Wait isn't that.." he trailed off.
"My sister." Finished Molly.
