The Dragon's heart: Chapter 9
By: Teenlaunch
Draco walked up to stage and pleaded with Professor McGonagall to let him perform even though he wasn't on the schedule for the night. She finally gave in and handed him a microphone. As he turned to the stage he realized he was trembling. He rolled up his sleeves until his bracelet was visible. He could see Hermione sitting with her small group of girls off the side of the stage at a small table. Draco walked onto the stage and came to the middle of it. Hermione gave him a questioning look and he gave her one full of courage, joy, and anxiety back as he started his song.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well I went down to the Grundy County Auction Where I saw something I just had to have My mind told me I should proceed with caution But my heart said, "Go ahead and make a bet on that!"
An' I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign I'd give anything to make you mine all mine I'd do your biddin' an' be at your beckon call Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine Man, I gotta have her, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know She's got ruby red lips, brown hair, brown eyes An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye!
Well, the auctioneer was goin' about a mile a minute He was takin' bids an' callin' them out loud An' I guess I was really getting' in it 'Cause I just shouted out above the crowd!
An' I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign I'd give anything to make you mine all mine I'd do your biddin' an' be at your beckon call Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine Man, I gotta have her, she's a one-of-a-kind I'm goin' once, I'm goin' twice, I'm sold on the lady in the short black dress Well she won my heart it was no contest With her ruby red lips, brown hair, brown eyes Well I'm about to bid my heart good-bye! **********************************************
Hermione's eyes had tears welled up and ready to spill out. When she had seen Draco's bracelet she had begun shaking with silent sobs. She looked up at him and smiled. He smiled as he sang the next line, although he hadn't seen Hermione smiling at him.
********************************************** Yeah, we found love on the school house block An' I hauled her heart away Now we still love to laugh about The way we met that day
When I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign I'd give anything to make you mine all mine I'd do your biddin' an' be at your beckon call Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine Man, I gotta have her, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know She's got ruby red lips, brown hair, brown eyes An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Draco walked off the stage and went behind it after he had handed Professor McGonagall his microphone. He hit his head on the wall. Why did he have to do that? She was probably so mad at him she wouldn't want to see him ever again. This was all his father's fault. Why did he have to bow down to him when he was little? He sighed; he knew he would have to face her sooner or later. Hermione sat in her chair, trying to avoid her friends' eyes, while trying to hide her own shock.
"Hermione?" Ginny said tentatively. Hermione got up and walked away slowly, heading toward Draco. She had wanted to find him, ever since the day he had left. Now that she knew he was Draco she was shocked, but happy. She had been stupid. All the signs that linked him to her childhood friend had been right in front of her. The most obvious one of all was her necklace. Draco meant 'Dragon' in another language. The only thing that worried her was his reaction. She knew his father couldn't stand to be within a hundred feet of. She knew Draco wasn't his father but she wondered how he would swallow this situation, none-the-less.
Draco felt a hand on his shoulder and he went rigid. It was her. He knew that when he turned around he was going to see Hermione. Why had she come to get him? It didn't make sense. She should hate him for leaving, for being the reason she had been sick so often, and for all the years of torture he had put her through. Still, she came to him. Why though? He turned around and his eyes met Hermione's tear-filled ones. He couldn't bring himself to break the silence.
"How long have you known?" Hermione said as her hand fell to her side.
"A couple minutes longer than you have," he said quietly as he looked away. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry, for what?"
"For everything. If you'd never met me-"
"If I'd never met you what?! I would be the happiest person alive?! I don't think so. I probably wouldn't have ever had a friend in the would, someone more than a friend." "I've caused you so much pain. I-I don't know how you can forgive me."
"Haven't you learned anything, Draco?" Draco looked back to Hermione. "I'll always forgive you."
"But I've hurt-"
"Love was not meant to be painless, Draco." Hermione couldn't hold her tears in any longer and they spilled out to flow steadily down her cheeks. Draco swept Hermione into his arms and held her as close to himself as he could. She cried into his shoulder. "I love you, Draco. I always will."
"I love you too." A few tears rolled down Draco's face.
"Promise me that you'll never let anything tear us apart again."
"I won't, I swear, nothing will take you away from me ever again, nothing." Draco muttered contentedly as he swayed to the music with Hermione in his arms. Her arms were around his neck while his were around her slender waist. Hermione's head rested on Draco's shoulder while she listened to Ron sing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I see the questions in your eyes I know what's weighing on your mind But you can be sure that I know my part 'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years You'll only cry those happy tears And though I'll make mistakes I'll never break your heart
I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart I swear
I'll give you everything I can I'll build your dreams with these two hands We'll hang some memories on the wall And when there's silver in your hair You won't have to ask if I still care 'Cause as time turns the page my love won't age at all
I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart I swear I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart I swear
I swear I swear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Draco and Hermione stopped dancing slowly. Then, to the surprise of both Draco and Hermione, Draco kissed Hermione. They stayed in this compromising position for what seemed like forever. Then, there were some gasps, a few of which turned into unsuppressed giggles. Hermione and Draco looked around and saw Parvati, Padma, Ginny, Luna, Lavender, Neville, Crabbe, and Goyle. The boys' jaws were on the floor and the girls' faces were red from giggling so hard.
Hermione turned back to Draco and he kissed her again, even more deeply. There was a thud and they broke apart again to find Neville on the floor and Crabbe and Goyle's eyes the size of dinner plates. Hermione turned, again, to Draco and saw that he was looking at her anxiously.
"Sorry.I didn't mean to-" Hermione placed a finger to Draco's lips.
"Hush." she cooed. "Why do you always act like you've stopped the world from turning when you've done something right?"
"I've never done anything right." Draco heard the spies slip away.
"You've never done anything wrong in my eyes." Hermione smiled. "My mother told me once that love forgives and forgets when it has been hurt. Can you forgive me?"
"For what?"
"'For what?' For being a stupid, useless Mudblood." Draco's body stiffened and his arms, that were still around Hermione, pulled her even closer to him.
"Don't ever say any of those things about yourself ever again." He said in a deadly whisper that didn't faze Hermione.
"But it's the truth."
"No, no it's not and you know it." Draco reluctantly let go of her. "Come on, let's go enjoy the rest of the ball."
"Okay, Hermione muttered. Draco took her hand and intertwined his fingers with hers. Hermione blushed and smiled as Draco led her to a table off the side of the stage.
That was the sappiest thing I have ever written and it gets sappier. I need to have my head looked at. I am nuts! Anyway, I know what you're thinking, 'That was the stupidest thing I've ever read!' You're right. Review please! Flames are welcome.
~Teenlaunch~
Draco walked up to stage and pleaded with Professor McGonagall to let him perform even though he wasn't on the schedule for the night. She finally gave in and handed him a microphone. As he turned to the stage he realized he was trembling. He rolled up his sleeves until his bracelet was visible. He could see Hermione sitting with her small group of girls off the side of the stage at a small table. Draco walked onto the stage and came to the middle of it. Hermione gave him a questioning look and he gave her one full of courage, joy, and anxiety back as he started his song.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well I went down to the Grundy County Auction Where I saw something I just had to have My mind told me I should proceed with caution But my heart said, "Go ahead and make a bet on that!"
An' I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign I'd give anything to make you mine all mine I'd do your biddin' an' be at your beckon call Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine Man, I gotta have her, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know She's got ruby red lips, brown hair, brown eyes An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye!
Well, the auctioneer was goin' about a mile a minute He was takin' bids an' callin' them out loud An' I guess I was really getting' in it 'Cause I just shouted out above the crowd!
An' I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign I'd give anything to make you mine all mine I'd do your biddin' an' be at your beckon call Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine Man, I gotta have her, she's a one-of-a-kind I'm goin' once, I'm goin' twice, I'm sold on the lady in the short black dress Well she won my heart it was no contest With her ruby red lips, brown hair, brown eyes Well I'm about to bid my heart good-bye! **********************************************
Hermione's eyes had tears welled up and ready to spill out. When she had seen Draco's bracelet she had begun shaking with silent sobs. She looked up at him and smiled. He smiled as he sang the next line, although he hadn't seen Hermione smiling at him.
********************************************** Yeah, we found love on the school house block An' I hauled her heart away Now we still love to laugh about The way we met that day
When I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign I'd give anything to make you mine all mine I'd do your biddin' an' be at your beckon call Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine Man, I gotta have her, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know She's got ruby red lips, brown hair, brown eyes An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Draco walked off the stage and went behind it after he had handed Professor McGonagall his microphone. He hit his head on the wall. Why did he have to do that? She was probably so mad at him she wouldn't want to see him ever again. This was all his father's fault. Why did he have to bow down to him when he was little? He sighed; he knew he would have to face her sooner or later. Hermione sat in her chair, trying to avoid her friends' eyes, while trying to hide her own shock.
"Hermione?" Ginny said tentatively. Hermione got up and walked away slowly, heading toward Draco. She had wanted to find him, ever since the day he had left. Now that she knew he was Draco she was shocked, but happy. She had been stupid. All the signs that linked him to her childhood friend had been right in front of her. The most obvious one of all was her necklace. Draco meant 'Dragon' in another language. The only thing that worried her was his reaction. She knew his father couldn't stand to be within a hundred feet of. She knew Draco wasn't his father but she wondered how he would swallow this situation, none-the-less.
Draco felt a hand on his shoulder and he went rigid. It was her. He knew that when he turned around he was going to see Hermione. Why had she come to get him? It didn't make sense. She should hate him for leaving, for being the reason she had been sick so often, and for all the years of torture he had put her through. Still, she came to him. Why though? He turned around and his eyes met Hermione's tear-filled ones. He couldn't bring himself to break the silence.
"How long have you known?" Hermione said as her hand fell to her side.
"A couple minutes longer than you have," he said quietly as he looked away. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry, for what?"
"For everything. If you'd never met me-"
"If I'd never met you what?! I would be the happiest person alive?! I don't think so. I probably wouldn't have ever had a friend in the would, someone more than a friend." "I've caused you so much pain. I-I don't know how you can forgive me."
"Haven't you learned anything, Draco?" Draco looked back to Hermione. "I'll always forgive you."
"But I've hurt-"
"Love was not meant to be painless, Draco." Hermione couldn't hold her tears in any longer and they spilled out to flow steadily down her cheeks. Draco swept Hermione into his arms and held her as close to himself as he could. She cried into his shoulder. "I love you, Draco. I always will."
"I love you too." A few tears rolled down Draco's face.
"Promise me that you'll never let anything tear us apart again."
"I won't, I swear, nothing will take you away from me ever again, nothing." Draco muttered contentedly as he swayed to the music with Hermione in his arms. Her arms were around his neck while his were around her slender waist. Hermione's head rested on Draco's shoulder while she listened to Ron sing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I see the questions in your eyes I know what's weighing on your mind But you can be sure that I know my part 'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years You'll only cry those happy tears And though I'll make mistakes I'll never break your heart
I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart I swear
I'll give you everything I can I'll build your dreams with these two hands We'll hang some memories on the wall And when there's silver in your hair You won't have to ask if I still care 'Cause as time turns the page my love won't age at all
I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart I swear I swear By the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear Like the shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse Till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart I swear
I swear I swear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Draco and Hermione stopped dancing slowly. Then, to the surprise of both Draco and Hermione, Draco kissed Hermione. They stayed in this compromising position for what seemed like forever. Then, there were some gasps, a few of which turned into unsuppressed giggles. Hermione and Draco looked around and saw Parvati, Padma, Ginny, Luna, Lavender, Neville, Crabbe, and Goyle. The boys' jaws were on the floor and the girls' faces were red from giggling so hard.
Hermione turned back to Draco and he kissed her again, even more deeply. There was a thud and they broke apart again to find Neville on the floor and Crabbe and Goyle's eyes the size of dinner plates. Hermione turned, again, to Draco and saw that he was looking at her anxiously.
"Sorry.I didn't mean to-" Hermione placed a finger to Draco's lips.
"Hush." she cooed. "Why do you always act like you've stopped the world from turning when you've done something right?"
"I've never done anything right." Draco heard the spies slip away.
"You've never done anything wrong in my eyes." Hermione smiled. "My mother told me once that love forgives and forgets when it has been hurt. Can you forgive me?"
"For what?"
"'For what?' For being a stupid, useless Mudblood." Draco's body stiffened and his arms, that were still around Hermione, pulled her even closer to him.
"Don't ever say any of those things about yourself ever again." He said in a deadly whisper that didn't faze Hermione.
"But it's the truth."
"No, no it's not and you know it." Draco reluctantly let go of her. "Come on, let's go enjoy the rest of the ball."
"Okay, Hermione muttered. Draco took her hand and intertwined his fingers with hers. Hermione blushed and smiled as Draco led her to a table off the side of the stage.
That was the sappiest thing I have ever written and it gets sappier. I need to have my head looked at. I am nuts! Anyway, I know what you're thinking, 'That was the stupidest thing I've ever read!' You're right. Review please! Flames are welcome.
~Teenlaunch~