~Ch-4 Clues and Sunsets~ ~DRACO'S POV~ Well, I did it, I broke up with Pansy today, and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be, I do believe she liked me a lot. "Pansy, may I talk to you for a minute?" "Yes, sure sweetie!" "I need to do something that is going to affect our relationship." "Are you saying you want to go to the next level?" "No, I want to break up, Pansy." "Why?" "Because, I realize I have feelings for someone else." "Who?" "That's not the point." "What did you do? Why do you all of a sudden want to break up with me?" "Once again, that's not the point." "Draco!" "What, it's not! You ditz!" "I am not a ditz, you jerk!" And with the end of her statement, she gave me a hard slap. I could still feel it, even after a couple of hours. I do believe that she still liked me or she just thought I was the biggest jerk off in the world. Well that's one task done, now to finish the rest of my tasks that include adding a little fluff to Hermione's day.

~HERMIONE'S POV~ He did it, he did it, he broke up with Pansy today! I heard it from Lavender who heard it from some Hufflepuff, who is friends with a Ravenclaw, who is related to a Slytherin, who is friends with Pansy! This is great! Wait what am I saying, I don't know if he likes me like that. He may have just wanted to be single for awhile. I need to calm down; I need to go and read my book, sit in front of the fire, and drink my hot chocolate. This is my way of relaxing and it is very soothing for me! I went to go and get my book and it wasn't there, there was a note there instead. Dear Hermione,
Sorry, but I can't tell you who took your book, but I can give you clues on how to find it. You're smart you'll figure these out with incredible ease.
Remember the grass is always greener on the other side! Have fun trying to find your book!
Sincerely,
? Wow! A scavenger hunt to find my book! This is going to be fun! Yeah right! I just want my book back so I can sit in front of the fire. Let's see, "..The grass is always greener on the other side!" I can only think of one place that has anything to do with grass would be the greenhouse where we studied Herbology. Since that's the only place that I can think of, then that's where I'm going to look. (Walk) (Walk) (Walk). I finally reached the greenhouse. Man! It's changed since last year. So I decided to look around to see if I could find anything else. While looking through some beautiful plants, I found three red roses with a note attached to it. Dear Hermione,
Congrats, you found my second letter! I knew that you could do it. Question is, can you figure out this next clue?
In muggle terms it looks like a football(not American) field including the bleachers and the lines.
Good Luck Again!
Sincerely
? Hmmm....well when I was a child I wasn't very active, but I do know what a football field is! That's progress for me! Hmmmm.... the only field we have is the Quidditch field, it can't hurt to look. (Walk), you get the point! While standing at the edge of the stadium I decided to sit and just look around, I was kind of looking forward to the loneliness, but that feeling didn't last long. I wanted to see Draco, agghh, there I go again! I just want my book back, but whoever took my book is going through an awful lot of trouble for me. I feel special! I saw something faint so I went down to the field to check it out. As soon as I got close enough to see, I saw what it was. There was seven roses surrounding a note! Dear Hermione,
Congrats again, you're really smart! To be figuring these out, or you just want your book back really bad!
Your next clue: It smells, it's loud, and all you hear is clippitie-c lop!
Have fun!
Sincerely,
? Hmmm...sounds like a guy's locker room and all of them running around barefooted! Hehe, actually I don't think that's it, and even if it was in there, I'm not going in there. Are you crazy! Hmmm... it smells, it's loud, and clippiti-clop. Hmmmm...... the horse stable! Duh! (Walk), etc.! I walked into the stables just casually looking around, when I saw one of the stalls had a piece of paper on it, with my name on it. Dear Hermione, Open the stall and walk in! Sure enough I did, and the first thing that caught my eye was a rose above the horse's ear along with another note. Dear Hermione, I hope you like horses! I'm sure you're tired of clues so I'll tell you where you can find your book. Meet me at the meadow, right by the giant tree. Suggestion, since it's a long walk, you might want to ride!
Sincerely,
? The horse is really pretty, maybe I should ride, to save my energy, and I'll finally see what this person looks like. (Trotting) (Trotting) (Trotting), hey, and you thought I couldn't ride! I've been riding for three years, thank-you very much! I finally made it to the meadow and I found the tree that they were talking about, it was the only tree in the meadow.

~DRACO'S POV~ She didn't know it, but I was sitting in the tree when she got there. The leaves covered me, so she couldn't see me! Hehe! She finally got off of the horse and began to walk around. She had gotten about 30 feet away from the tree and I climbed down, she must have heard me though. She turned around about the time I landed on the ground. "Draco." "Hermione." "So you took my book." "Yeah I did. It's a very interesting book; I've been reading it for most of the day." "Really!" 'Yes." "You know what, Draco?" "What?" "I was really hoping that it was you that took my book." And with the end of her statement she ran and I grabbed her in my arms and I kissed her. It was even better the second time! After about thirty seconds I had to ask her, it was about to explode out of me. "Hermione?" "Yes?" "I want to ask you a question?" "Yes." "Would you like to be my girlfriend?" She didn't say anything, and in a cosmic sort of way she looked like a bloody fish! I was lovin it! "Yes I would!" Yippy, I had a girlfriend again and it was Hermione Granger. Why did I all of a sudden want to go and yell it to everyone that was still here for the holidays? Instead, I escorted her to the horse and we rode through the meadow together. Halfway through the ride she stopped the horse and turned around ( I know kind of difficult on a horse). It was also difficult because I had my arms and hands around her waist, but we managed. "Draco?" "Yes?" "There's something I've got to tell you, and it's about to explode out of me!" "What then, before you spontaneously combust!" "Draco, I've loved you, from the start of this year, from the time I met you in the headboy/ girl room! "You do!" "Yes, I've just been too scared to tell you, for the fear that you may not love me back, and I don't think that I could handle that kind of rejection. I haven't had that much luck with men because they all think that I'm this little-know-it-all, and I'm not. They couldn't handle someone who is that intellectual and strong-willed. You're the first person that I can have an intellectual conversation with and someone I actually can share my feelings with. I know I've just gone and ruined my relationship with you now, even though we've been going out for about 30 minutes." "You haven't!" "I haven't what?" "You haven't gone and ruined the relationship, because I've loved you since we were first years. I just didn't tell you for a couple of reasons." "Is that why you were so mean to me?" "I wasn't as mean to you as I was to Harry and Ron." "So you do love me." "Yes I do." Her eyes lighted up and I knew that she was having the best time of her life. I could tell that she was finally happy with the way things turned out. I placed the remaining two roses in her hair and we sat and watched the sunset on the horse.