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Chapter 6 – Surprises
It was less than a month until graduation. The seventh years were ecstatic. In fact, the whole school had been ecstatic. It was such an exciting time. The seventh years' final exams were over with and they all had been wondering what else they were going to do.
Hermione was just walking back from lunch in the Great Hall. She and Ron had finally brought Harry and Ginny together. She herself thought they were the perfect couple. She could have sworn she saw them holding hands under the table. She sighed as she continued to walk. She and Draco were like them but unlike Harry and Ginny, their love was forbidden. Neither cared, however, but they were extremely discreet. She and Draco had gotten themselves into a petty argument this morning. They couldn't seem to remember what it was about but both wanted to apologize. As Hermione neared the Heads' portrait, she wondered if Draco had been really upset with her. The portrait swung forward and she walked in. Draco was sitting on the couch, as if he was waiting for her. He wore a sad, sorry expression on his face. Hermione took one look at him and she immediately threw her books and ran to him. He stood up as she pulled him into a tight embrace.
"Draco, I'm so sorry." She said, breaking the silence.
"I'm sorry as well." He replied.
She smiled as she looked up at him. He gently cupped her face and kissed her softly.
"Now, what was our argument about?" Hermione said with a laugh.
He laughed. "I have no idea."
They hugged once more but that was interrupted by a knock at their door. Draco yelled for whoever it was to come in. Dumbledore walked in with the same twinkle in his eye. They knew he was up to something.
"Ah, Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore greeted as he motioned for them to sit down. Hermione and Draco sat on the couch while Dumbledore sat in a nearby armchair. "As you know, the seventh years are about to graduate and they have finished with their final exams. There is really nothing else they can do here, so the professors and I have come up with a little treat for them. Think of it as a graduation present."
Hermione smiled with excitement. "Please go on, Headmaster." Draco also nodded for him to continue.
"Well, we have planned to have a vacation for you seventh years. You can go wherever you like while being accompanied with one other person. Seventh years may choose someone, preferably within the same year but I will make exceptions. The vacation will last for about a week and a half. When you come back, it will time to prepare for your graduation."
Hermione and Draco both thought it was a wonderful idea.
"Great idea, Professor." Hermione said.
"There is only one thing that I must add. You two must go together on your vacation. It represents school unity by the Head Boy and Girl accompanying each other on this trip." Dumbledore said.
Both showed looks of disappointment but they were secretly glad to go with each other. They knew there was no use arguing with him so they "reluctantly" agreed. Dumbledore also requested they make the announcement before dinner in the Great Hall. With everything said, Dumbledore left. After he was out of earshot, Hermione said excitedly, "Where do you want to go?"
"I don't know, how about something romantic?" Draco said teasingly.
"Sounds good." Hermione joked back. "Seriously, Draco, where?"
"Um..how about the beach or the enchanted forest?" Draco replied. The beach was a great place for them to be with each other but since the enchanted forest was indeed enchanted, it would provide a magical setting.
"Either one is fine with me." Hermione said.
"Okay then, we'll talk about this later." He replied.
Hermione went to her room to read a book. Draco went to take a shower before it was time for dinner. Hermione read about a paragraph or two of her book before she decided to write in her diary. She hadn't written in her diary for a while because she had her final exams to study for. She dipped her quill in her ink and began to write. Her quill raced across the page, using line after line. She was so absorbed in her writing she didn't hear the knock at her door.
Draco had been waiting outside her door for about five minutes before he decided to go in. He walked in silently and saw Hermione writing in a book of some sort while lying on her bed. She was still writing in the book and he was surprised that she hadn't seen him yet. He sat on her bed quietly and still she didn't pay attention. Her hair began to fall across her face as she wrote. Draco reached out and brushed the hair out if her face. She let out a small scream but she smiled when she saw it was him.
She sat up and said, "Hey you." She leaned in and lightly kissed him.
"Do you have any idea of what you're going to say at dinner?" Draco asked.
"A little." She replied. "I'll talk and you follow my lead."
He smiled. "Whatever you say."
"We should go to the Great Hall now." She suggested.
He nodded as they walked out of her room, pass their common room and out into the corridor. There was a bit of silence as Hermione needed to think of what she was going to say. They finally arrived with the hall about half filled. Dumbledore saw them and beckoned them to come forward to wait for the rest of the school arrived.
About five minutes or so later, the hall was nearly filled. Hermione looked at Dumbledore and he stood up get the school's attention. After the hall was filled with silence, Dumbledore began, "Attention students: Our Head Boy and Girl have an announcement for the seventh years. Hermione, if you will."
"Seventh years," Hermione began, "as you know, our final exams are done and over with. We have really no other school work left to do. Our professors have kindly suggested an idea I as sure you all will love. The professors have suggested we take a vacation anywhere we like, as a graduation present for all of us seventh years."
It was Draco's turn to take over. "You may go with one other person, preferably someone in the seventh year but Professor Dumbledore will make exceptions. Make sure you figure out where you and your partner would like to go so Hermione and I can arrange it for you. Only one pair of people can go to a specific place. This vacation will last about a week and a half. That is all. Also, if you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask Hermione, Professor Dumbledore, or me. Thank you."
"Nice job, Malfoy." Hermione said approvingly.
Draco nodded as they went to their respective house tables. The seventh years were excited. Many were looking for a partner and then figuring where they want to go.
Hermione sat down between Harry and Ron. Ron was sitting next to Lavender and Harry was sitting next to Ginny. She poured herself a glass of pumpkin juice. "Who are you going with, Harry?" She asked, having an idea who he was going with.
"Ginny, of course." He said as Ginny smiled brightly. "Dumbledore said he would make exceptions and I'm sure he'll let Ginny come with me."
Hermione smiled. "How about you Ron?"
"I'm going with Lavender." Ron replied as Lavender smiled and nodded. Hermione and Ron were still good friends despite what happened in their fifth year. Hermione shook the thought out of her head. She didn't want to think about that anymore. She was with Draco now and even though she couldn't tell anyone, she was happy. She thought it was better this way because if one need to question the other or if one had a problem with the other, they could just talk to each other. She felt they had a deeper relationship because of this. She helped herself to some food while pondering about Draco. She was happy she was required to go with him because it meant more time for her to spend with him. She was saddened by the thought that the relationship couldn't go past Hogwarts or at least for now.
"Who are you going with, Hermione?" Harry asked her.
"Professor Dumbledore required me to accompany Draco, as a sign of school unity." She replied.
Harry nodded. He knew that Hermione and Draco had grown closer because of their Head duties.
"Hermione, if he hurts you.." Ron said as his voice trailed.
Hermione smiled at his protectiveness. "Thanks, Ron, but I'm sure Draco won't pull anything like that."
Ron nodded but he didn't seem convinced. He decided she knew Draco better than he and it was just better to trust her.
Hermione decided to change the subject. "Where are you two going?" She asked Harry and Ginny.
"Umm..we were thinking about going to somewhere near a body of water. How about you, Ron?" Harry replied.
"Lavender and I were thinking of going up the mountains." Ron answered.
"Sounds great." Hermione said. She was a bit full at the moment and she glanced over at the Slytherin table. Draco was sitting there talking with his friends. She decided to go back to her room.
"'Bye everyone." Hermione said as she walked to her common room. Again, Hermione was walking to her common room with a lot of things on her mind. Dumbledore asked her and Draco to arrange most of the seventh years' vacation. She was excited to get away before graduation but arranging this was a lot of work for her to do.
Meanwhile, Harry and Ginny were thinking about talking to Dumbledore about their vacation. Dumbledore was sitting and enjoying his dinner. Somehow, Dumbledore knew they were going to ask him about Ginny coming along with Harry.
"Ah, Mr. Potter, Ms. Weasley, what can I do for you?" Dumbledore said.
"Yes, Professor, I was just wondering if you would allow Ginny to come with me on this vacation." Harry asked him.
"I don't see why not." Dumbledore replied.
"Thank you so much, Professor." Ginny said excitedly. Harry and Ginny walked to the Gryffindor common room, hand and hand.
"Such a perfect couple." Dumbledore said to himself.
~*~
Harry and Ginny rounded the corner and began to talk.
"Harry, I was thinking we could go to a lake and spend our vacation there." Ginny suggested.
"That's an idea." Harry replied as they stepped into their common room and sat down in front of the fire. He put his arm around her as she laid her head on his shoulder and said, "I'll go anywhere as long as you're with me."
Ginny smiled and replied by kissing him. They went back to their original position in the comfort of the blazing fire. Ginny sighed. She was incredibly happy being with Harry. He was such a great guy and she felt so lucky to be with him. 'Life can't get any better than this.' She thought happily to herself.
Harry felt the same way about Ginny. He was overjoyed to be with such a beautiful and talented girl. He couldn't dream of being with anyone other than Ginny. He was a little stressed thinking about the war with Voldemort but luckily Ginny helped to take it off his mind. He prayed he would live and win the war so he could be with Ginny. He didn't want to even think about what would happen if he died. He shook the thought out of his head. He looked down at the angel sleeping on his shoulder and kissed her forehead. His eyes began to get heavy. He finally gave in and fell asleep.
~*~
Hermione was in the library that the Heads' were provided with, sitting at a desk. She had a pile of maps on her left, an enchanted telephone, a pile of parchment, several quills, and about three bottles of ink. Draco just walked in and saw how she was already preparing to arrange everyone's vacation. He smiled. 'I guess that's why she's Head Girl.' He thought. He went up behind her and massaged her shoulders.
"Hermione, you need to relax a little." Draco said.
"Yeah, I know but this has to be done. Dumbledore put us in charge." Hermione replied.
"Relax." He said as he kissed the top of her head. He pulled her away from their library and they sat on the couch in front of the fire, holding hands and talking about various topics.
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Hey everyone! Again, sorry this chapter took awhile. I kind of lost my inspiration. Before I forget, I apologize in advanced for any spelling or grammar mistakes. I hope you liked the chapter and PLEASE REVIEW!! I didn't really get a lot of reviews for my last chapter but that's okay because I'm still going to write this story. I have a pretty good idea of how this story is going to go but I need to figure out an ending. If you have any ideas or suggestions, I would be happy to hear them. E-mail me or put it in your review.
Also, where do you think Draco and Hermione should go for their vacation? The beach? The Enchanted Forest? Somewhere else? Please let me know in your review so I can write chapter 7.
I'd like to thank my reviewers:
Sess9 – Thank you so much for reviewing! I hope you liked this chapter! :-D
LiLbLueangeL1223 – Thanks for being a faithful reviewer! Mwah!
Princess Faye – Thank you for reviewing and I'm glad you thought my story was good so far! ;-)
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Thank you,
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Chapter 6 – Surprises
It was less than a month until graduation. The seventh years were ecstatic. In fact, the whole school had been ecstatic. It was such an exciting time. The seventh years' final exams were over with and they all had been wondering what else they were going to do.
Hermione was just walking back from lunch in the Great Hall. She and Ron had finally brought Harry and Ginny together. She herself thought they were the perfect couple. She could have sworn she saw them holding hands under the table. She sighed as she continued to walk. She and Draco were like them but unlike Harry and Ginny, their love was forbidden. Neither cared, however, but they were extremely discreet. She and Draco had gotten themselves into a petty argument this morning. They couldn't seem to remember what it was about but both wanted to apologize. As Hermione neared the Heads' portrait, she wondered if Draco had been really upset with her. The portrait swung forward and she walked in. Draco was sitting on the couch, as if he was waiting for her. He wore a sad, sorry expression on his face. Hermione took one look at him and she immediately threw her books and ran to him. He stood up as she pulled him into a tight embrace.
"Draco, I'm so sorry." She said, breaking the silence.
"I'm sorry as well." He replied.
She smiled as she looked up at him. He gently cupped her face and kissed her softly.
"Now, what was our argument about?" Hermione said with a laugh.
He laughed. "I have no idea."
They hugged once more but that was interrupted by a knock at their door. Draco yelled for whoever it was to come in. Dumbledore walked in with the same twinkle in his eye. They knew he was up to something.
"Ah, Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore greeted as he motioned for them to sit down. Hermione and Draco sat on the couch while Dumbledore sat in a nearby armchair. "As you know, the seventh years are about to graduate and they have finished with their final exams. There is really nothing else they can do here, so the professors and I have come up with a little treat for them. Think of it as a graduation present."
Hermione smiled with excitement. "Please go on, Headmaster." Draco also nodded for him to continue.
"Well, we have planned to have a vacation for you seventh years. You can go wherever you like while being accompanied with one other person. Seventh years may choose someone, preferably within the same year but I will make exceptions. The vacation will last for about a week and a half. When you come back, it will time to prepare for your graduation."
Hermione and Draco both thought it was a wonderful idea.
"Great idea, Professor." Hermione said.
"There is only one thing that I must add. You two must go together on your vacation. It represents school unity by the Head Boy and Girl accompanying each other on this trip." Dumbledore said.
Both showed looks of disappointment but they were secretly glad to go with each other. They knew there was no use arguing with him so they "reluctantly" agreed. Dumbledore also requested they make the announcement before dinner in the Great Hall. With everything said, Dumbledore left. After he was out of earshot, Hermione said excitedly, "Where do you want to go?"
"I don't know, how about something romantic?" Draco said teasingly.
"Sounds good." Hermione joked back. "Seriously, Draco, where?"
"Um..how about the beach or the enchanted forest?" Draco replied. The beach was a great place for them to be with each other but since the enchanted forest was indeed enchanted, it would provide a magical setting.
"Either one is fine with me." Hermione said.
"Okay then, we'll talk about this later." He replied.
Hermione went to her room to read a book. Draco went to take a shower before it was time for dinner. Hermione read about a paragraph or two of her book before she decided to write in her diary. She hadn't written in her diary for a while because she had her final exams to study for. She dipped her quill in her ink and began to write. Her quill raced across the page, using line after line. She was so absorbed in her writing she didn't hear the knock at her door.
Draco had been waiting outside her door for about five minutes before he decided to go in. He walked in silently and saw Hermione writing in a book of some sort while lying on her bed. She was still writing in the book and he was surprised that she hadn't seen him yet. He sat on her bed quietly and still she didn't pay attention. Her hair began to fall across her face as she wrote. Draco reached out and brushed the hair out if her face. She let out a small scream but she smiled when she saw it was him.
She sat up and said, "Hey you." She leaned in and lightly kissed him.
"Do you have any idea of what you're going to say at dinner?" Draco asked.
"A little." She replied. "I'll talk and you follow my lead."
He smiled. "Whatever you say."
"We should go to the Great Hall now." She suggested.
He nodded as they walked out of her room, pass their common room and out into the corridor. There was a bit of silence as Hermione needed to think of what she was going to say. They finally arrived with the hall about half filled. Dumbledore saw them and beckoned them to come forward to wait for the rest of the school arrived.
About five minutes or so later, the hall was nearly filled. Hermione looked at Dumbledore and he stood up get the school's attention. After the hall was filled with silence, Dumbledore began, "Attention students: Our Head Boy and Girl have an announcement for the seventh years. Hermione, if you will."
"Seventh years," Hermione began, "as you know, our final exams are done and over with. We have really no other school work left to do. Our professors have kindly suggested an idea I as sure you all will love. The professors have suggested we take a vacation anywhere we like, as a graduation present for all of us seventh years."
It was Draco's turn to take over. "You may go with one other person, preferably someone in the seventh year but Professor Dumbledore will make exceptions. Make sure you figure out where you and your partner would like to go so Hermione and I can arrange it for you. Only one pair of people can go to a specific place. This vacation will last about a week and a half. That is all. Also, if you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask Hermione, Professor Dumbledore, or me. Thank you."
"Nice job, Malfoy." Hermione said approvingly.
Draco nodded as they went to their respective house tables. The seventh years were excited. Many were looking for a partner and then figuring where they want to go.
Hermione sat down between Harry and Ron. Ron was sitting next to Lavender and Harry was sitting next to Ginny. She poured herself a glass of pumpkin juice. "Who are you going with, Harry?" She asked, having an idea who he was going with.
"Ginny, of course." He said as Ginny smiled brightly. "Dumbledore said he would make exceptions and I'm sure he'll let Ginny come with me."
Hermione smiled. "How about you Ron?"
"I'm going with Lavender." Ron replied as Lavender smiled and nodded. Hermione and Ron were still good friends despite what happened in their fifth year. Hermione shook the thought out of her head. She didn't want to think about that anymore. She was with Draco now and even though she couldn't tell anyone, she was happy. She thought it was better this way because if one need to question the other or if one had a problem with the other, they could just talk to each other. She felt they had a deeper relationship because of this. She helped herself to some food while pondering about Draco. She was happy she was required to go with him because it meant more time for her to spend with him. She was saddened by the thought that the relationship couldn't go past Hogwarts or at least for now.
"Who are you going with, Hermione?" Harry asked her.
"Professor Dumbledore required me to accompany Draco, as a sign of school unity." She replied.
Harry nodded. He knew that Hermione and Draco had grown closer because of their Head duties.
"Hermione, if he hurts you.." Ron said as his voice trailed.
Hermione smiled at his protectiveness. "Thanks, Ron, but I'm sure Draco won't pull anything like that."
Ron nodded but he didn't seem convinced. He decided she knew Draco better than he and it was just better to trust her.
Hermione decided to change the subject. "Where are you two going?" She asked Harry and Ginny.
"Umm..we were thinking about going to somewhere near a body of water. How about you, Ron?" Harry replied.
"Lavender and I were thinking of going up the mountains." Ron answered.
"Sounds great." Hermione said. She was a bit full at the moment and she glanced over at the Slytherin table. Draco was sitting there talking with his friends. She decided to go back to her room.
"'Bye everyone." Hermione said as she walked to her common room. Again, Hermione was walking to her common room with a lot of things on her mind. Dumbledore asked her and Draco to arrange most of the seventh years' vacation. She was excited to get away before graduation but arranging this was a lot of work for her to do.
Meanwhile, Harry and Ginny were thinking about talking to Dumbledore about their vacation. Dumbledore was sitting and enjoying his dinner. Somehow, Dumbledore knew they were going to ask him about Ginny coming along with Harry.
"Ah, Mr. Potter, Ms. Weasley, what can I do for you?" Dumbledore said.
"Yes, Professor, I was just wondering if you would allow Ginny to come with me on this vacation." Harry asked him.
"I don't see why not." Dumbledore replied.
"Thank you so much, Professor." Ginny said excitedly. Harry and Ginny walked to the Gryffindor common room, hand and hand.
"Such a perfect couple." Dumbledore said to himself.
~*~
Harry and Ginny rounded the corner and began to talk.
"Harry, I was thinking we could go to a lake and spend our vacation there." Ginny suggested.
"That's an idea." Harry replied as they stepped into their common room and sat down in front of the fire. He put his arm around her as she laid her head on his shoulder and said, "I'll go anywhere as long as you're with me."
Ginny smiled and replied by kissing him. They went back to their original position in the comfort of the blazing fire. Ginny sighed. She was incredibly happy being with Harry. He was such a great guy and she felt so lucky to be with him. 'Life can't get any better than this.' She thought happily to herself.
Harry felt the same way about Ginny. He was overjoyed to be with such a beautiful and talented girl. He couldn't dream of being with anyone other than Ginny. He was a little stressed thinking about the war with Voldemort but luckily Ginny helped to take it off his mind. He prayed he would live and win the war so he could be with Ginny. He didn't want to even think about what would happen if he died. He shook the thought out of his head. He looked down at the angel sleeping on his shoulder and kissed her forehead. His eyes began to get heavy. He finally gave in and fell asleep.
~*~
Hermione was in the library that the Heads' were provided with, sitting at a desk. She had a pile of maps on her left, an enchanted telephone, a pile of parchment, several quills, and about three bottles of ink. Draco just walked in and saw how she was already preparing to arrange everyone's vacation. He smiled. 'I guess that's why she's Head Girl.' He thought. He went up behind her and massaged her shoulders.
"Hermione, you need to relax a little." Draco said.
"Yeah, I know but this has to be done. Dumbledore put us in charge." Hermione replied.
"Relax." He said as he kissed the top of her head. He pulled her away from their library and they sat on the couch in front of the fire, holding hands and talking about various topics.
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Hey everyone! Again, sorry this chapter took awhile. I kind of lost my inspiration. Before I forget, I apologize in advanced for any spelling or grammar mistakes. I hope you liked the chapter and PLEASE REVIEW!! I didn't really get a lot of reviews for my last chapter but that's okay because I'm still going to write this story. I have a pretty good idea of how this story is going to go but I need to figure out an ending. If you have any ideas or suggestions, I would be happy to hear them. E-mail me or put it in your review.
Also, where do you think Draco and Hermione should go for their vacation? The beach? The Enchanted Forest? Somewhere else? Please let me know in your review so I can write chapter 7.
I'd like to thank my reviewers:
Sess9 – Thank you so much for reviewing! I hope you liked this chapter! :-D
LiLbLueangeL1223 – Thanks for being a faithful reviewer! Mwah!
Princess Faye – Thank you for reviewing and I'm glad you thought my story was good so far! ;-)
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!! I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT!! (
Thank you,
ScRibBLrOfDrEaMS