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Chapter 14: Wishing you were water
Draco kept his eyes on Hermione as she sat down on the sofa with Ginny. He was listening to their conversation with ease because they didn't know he was there.
"So who is this new guy your blabbering on about know Ginny?" Hermione said teasingly at her boy crazy friend.
Ginny slapped her playfully back and said, "No one in particular, just a boy."
"With a smile like that upon your face, I wouldn't say it was just a boy." Hermione responded with a smile curving upon her lips.
Ginny paused not sure if she should say anything but decided against it. "It's a secret because Ron would flip if he knew about it."
"Don't worry, Ron won't find out. Especially since he's going to be in the hospital wing for another two weeks." Hermione said looking at her. "And I won't tell him either."
"Okay." Ginny said and took a deep breath and started, "I have been with Colin for almost two months now."
Hermione looked at her friend stupidly for a minute before answering, "Colin? You don't mean Colin Creevy do you?"
"Well, who else could I mean. He is the only Colin in this school."
"Actually your wrong." Hermione stated in a matter of fact tone. "There's a Colin in third year Ravenclaws."
"Well, I'm not going to date a third year now am I?"
"No, I guess not."
"So where's the smile I've seen on your face coming from?" Ginny asked knowing something was going on with the older girl.
"Nowhere special." She said lookigna little serious and a little out of it at the same time.
'Nowhere special?' Draco thought seething in the corner of the room still. 'I guess I'm no one special is what she meant.' 'Well, sometimes your not.' His mind thought back trying to calm him down before he got caught. He knew that if his emotions got too haywire his spell would wear off very quickly and he would be caught. But at that moment he didn't care. He was getting upset and he really didn't know why.
He noticed the spell starting to flicker and he realized he was in trouble. He quickly but quietly walked to his bedroom and slipped inside. The spell flickered out and he took a deep breath realizing he was safe. Now an excuse he thought as he paced his room for the second time that day. Then he walked over to the other door and stepped inside.
"It's almost dinner time, we should probably head down soon." Hermione said glancing at her wristwatch.
"I know your right." Ginny said. "But I really am just too lazy to get up at this moment."
"Oh, I know, me too."
Just then the girls heard the bathroom door open. They jumped up and turned around quickly in surprise. They got a surprise all right.
Out of the bathroom walked a very wet Draco Malfoy in nothing but a skimpy towel around his waist. The girls could not help but gawk at him. He looked so prefect and beautiful at the same time. His White blond hair was soaked hanging down the sides of his head. His perfect chest was chiseled and refined and there were still droplets of water clinging to him. The girls were almost wishing they could be one of those droplets of water. Their eyes traveled down further to his slim waist and the little towel that would leave only Ginny to the imagination.
Draco smirked seeing the girls response to him being a half naked god. He knew he would have to make this kind of an entrance more often, especially when Hermione was alone.
He walked across the room giving the girls a wink before stepping into his room and closing the door. 'I am god.' He thought before getting ready for dinner.
"Yeah, your right." Ginny said blushing furiously to the color of her hair with her eyes still wide open. "It's time to go to dinner now."
Hermione nodded her head in agreement with an awe look still plastered onto her face. The girls crossed the room as quickly as they could and stepped out the portrait hole.
In the Great Hall every table was filled with laughing talkative students while the head table was filled with the professors. The students all hushed when they saw Professor Dumbledore take a stand. "I would like to make an announcement." Dumbledore spoke. "This year we will be having a Valentines Day dance. I know that this is a muggle tradition, but I thought it would do you students some good. The dance will take place on February 14 and forth years and up are allowed to attend. The younger years are only allowed to attend if invited by an older student. Also, will the Head boy and girl please see Professor Snape and McGonagall after the meal? That's all, you may eat." With that the Professor Dumbledore sat down and started to fill his plate.
"So what did you guys do today?" Harry asked as he was putting mashed potatoes onto his plate.
"Oh nothing." Hermione said before taking a drink of her pumpkin juice.
"Yeah, we just sat by the lake and then hung out in her common room." Ginny said cutting up her piece of stake.
"How come I haven't been in your common room yet?" Harry said looking at Hermione with a playful hurt look on his face.
"You just haven't been invited yet." Hermione said smiling at him.
Hermione glanced over at the Slitherin devil himself when Ginny noticed what she was looking at.
"He did look a lot tastier then this food earlier, didn't he?" She whispered looking at Hermione with a knowing look.
"I guess you could say that, but you're the one thinking it." She whispered back.
"Hey, secrets don't make friends." Harry said catching the girls attention. "What were you guys talking to each other so quietly about that I'm not allowed to know?"
"Oh nothing." Hermione said looking completely guilty.
"It was only girl stuff Harry, nothing you want to know about anyway." Ginny said. The girls both knew she wasn't really lying. She was just omitting the truth.
Harry looked at the skeptically for a second before shrugging it off figuring they were right.
Dinner passed with ease and everybody left with a full stomach. Hermione and Draco walked to the front of the room to meet with their Professors.
Professor McGonagall spoke first. "Another muggle tradition will be happening this year, but only for the seventh years. This year you student will partake in something called a Secret Santa's." Hermione got a bright look upon her face realizing what the professor meant. But Draco spoke first. "What exactly is that?"
"I really don't think we have to explain this one to you Draco." Professor Snape stepped in. "Hermione here will easily be able to explain it to you."
"Thank you professors, and I do what we're doing, so I'll explain it." Hermione said smiling.
"Good. Here is a list of every student in their seventh year. These gifts will be passed out on Christmas eve. So every seventh year will stay here over break. I suggest you inform the other students of this quickly, because that gives them only a month."
"Okay, I understand." Hermione said still smiling. Draco just stood there completely confused as to what was happening.
The students started walking away when they heard Professor McGonagall speak again. "And the students will give a gift to someone in a different house."
Chapter 14: Wishing you were water
Draco kept his eyes on Hermione as she sat down on the sofa with Ginny. He was listening to their conversation with ease because they didn't know he was there.
"So who is this new guy your blabbering on about know Ginny?" Hermione said teasingly at her boy crazy friend.
Ginny slapped her playfully back and said, "No one in particular, just a boy."
"With a smile like that upon your face, I wouldn't say it was just a boy." Hermione responded with a smile curving upon her lips.
Ginny paused not sure if she should say anything but decided against it. "It's a secret because Ron would flip if he knew about it."
"Don't worry, Ron won't find out. Especially since he's going to be in the hospital wing for another two weeks." Hermione said looking at her. "And I won't tell him either."
"Okay." Ginny said and took a deep breath and started, "I have been with Colin for almost two months now."
Hermione looked at her friend stupidly for a minute before answering, "Colin? You don't mean Colin Creevy do you?"
"Well, who else could I mean. He is the only Colin in this school."
"Actually your wrong." Hermione stated in a matter of fact tone. "There's a Colin in third year Ravenclaws."
"Well, I'm not going to date a third year now am I?"
"No, I guess not."
"So where's the smile I've seen on your face coming from?" Ginny asked knowing something was going on with the older girl.
"Nowhere special." She said lookigna little serious and a little out of it at the same time.
'Nowhere special?' Draco thought seething in the corner of the room still. 'I guess I'm no one special is what she meant.' 'Well, sometimes your not.' His mind thought back trying to calm him down before he got caught. He knew that if his emotions got too haywire his spell would wear off very quickly and he would be caught. But at that moment he didn't care. He was getting upset and he really didn't know why.
He noticed the spell starting to flicker and he realized he was in trouble. He quickly but quietly walked to his bedroom and slipped inside. The spell flickered out and he took a deep breath realizing he was safe. Now an excuse he thought as he paced his room for the second time that day. Then he walked over to the other door and stepped inside.
"It's almost dinner time, we should probably head down soon." Hermione said glancing at her wristwatch.
"I know your right." Ginny said. "But I really am just too lazy to get up at this moment."
"Oh, I know, me too."
Just then the girls heard the bathroom door open. They jumped up and turned around quickly in surprise. They got a surprise all right.
Out of the bathroom walked a very wet Draco Malfoy in nothing but a skimpy towel around his waist. The girls could not help but gawk at him. He looked so prefect and beautiful at the same time. His White blond hair was soaked hanging down the sides of his head. His perfect chest was chiseled and refined and there were still droplets of water clinging to him. The girls were almost wishing they could be one of those droplets of water. Their eyes traveled down further to his slim waist and the little towel that would leave only Ginny to the imagination.
Draco smirked seeing the girls response to him being a half naked god. He knew he would have to make this kind of an entrance more often, especially when Hermione was alone.
He walked across the room giving the girls a wink before stepping into his room and closing the door. 'I am god.' He thought before getting ready for dinner.
"Yeah, your right." Ginny said blushing furiously to the color of her hair with her eyes still wide open. "It's time to go to dinner now."
Hermione nodded her head in agreement with an awe look still plastered onto her face. The girls crossed the room as quickly as they could and stepped out the portrait hole.
In the Great Hall every table was filled with laughing talkative students while the head table was filled with the professors. The students all hushed when they saw Professor Dumbledore take a stand. "I would like to make an announcement." Dumbledore spoke. "This year we will be having a Valentines Day dance. I know that this is a muggle tradition, but I thought it would do you students some good. The dance will take place on February 14 and forth years and up are allowed to attend. The younger years are only allowed to attend if invited by an older student. Also, will the Head boy and girl please see Professor Snape and McGonagall after the meal? That's all, you may eat." With that the Professor Dumbledore sat down and started to fill his plate.
"So what did you guys do today?" Harry asked as he was putting mashed potatoes onto his plate.
"Oh nothing." Hermione said before taking a drink of her pumpkin juice.
"Yeah, we just sat by the lake and then hung out in her common room." Ginny said cutting up her piece of stake.
"How come I haven't been in your common room yet?" Harry said looking at Hermione with a playful hurt look on his face.
"You just haven't been invited yet." Hermione said smiling at him.
Hermione glanced over at the Slitherin devil himself when Ginny noticed what she was looking at.
"He did look a lot tastier then this food earlier, didn't he?" She whispered looking at Hermione with a knowing look.
"I guess you could say that, but you're the one thinking it." She whispered back.
"Hey, secrets don't make friends." Harry said catching the girls attention. "What were you guys talking to each other so quietly about that I'm not allowed to know?"
"Oh nothing." Hermione said looking completely guilty.
"It was only girl stuff Harry, nothing you want to know about anyway." Ginny said. The girls both knew she wasn't really lying. She was just omitting the truth.
Harry looked at the skeptically for a second before shrugging it off figuring they were right.
Dinner passed with ease and everybody left with a full stomach. Hermione and Draco walked to the front of the room to meet with their Professors.
Professor McGonagall spoke first. "Another muggle tradition will be happening this year, but only for the seventh years. This year you student will partake in something called a Secret Santa's." Hermione got a bright look upon her face realizing what the professor meant. But Draco spoke first. "What exactly is that?"
"I really don't think we have to explain this one to you Draco." Professor Snape stepped in. "Hermione here will easily be able to explain it to you."
"Thank you professors, and I do what we're doing, so I'll explain it." Hermione said smiling.
"Good. Here is a list of every student in their seventh year. These gifts will be passed out on Christmas eve. So every seventh year will stay here over break. I suggest you inform the other students of this quickly, because that gives them only a month."
"Okay, I understand." Hermione said still smiling. Draco just stood there completely confused as to what was happening.
The students started walking away when they heard Professor McGonagall speak again. "And the students will give a gift to someone in a different house."