*
Hermione told Ron and Harry she would meet up with them later because she wanted to discuss her homework with Proffesor McGonagoll.
She noticed Draco was still not out of the room, and sent him a withering look to make him get a move on. As he was walking out, she noticed he had dropped a piece of parchment with scrawled writing on it. Not wanting to even give Draco the time of day, she didn't comment that he had dropped it.
She picked it up when McGonagolls back was turned and put it in her robe pocket. She couldn't explain why she didn't want McGonagoll to see this action, but later on in life, Hermione always said it was fate.
When she was done discussing matters with Proffesor McGonagoll, she ducked out of the classroom to read it.
She read the whole thing. Her mouth dropping lower and lower as she read of how Draco was batteling feelings for her, a mudblood, Hermione Granger.
"What the heck do I do about something like this?" Of course, the logical thing to do would be to never think about it again. But she had been around Harry and Ron too long to take the logical way out. On her way back to the commen room, she was reflecting on this matter and was struck with a sudden thought.
"What if I pretend to like Draco? The Order Of the Phoenix could really benefit from this. I could get close enough to him so he would give me inside information. After all, everyone knows Lucius Malfoy is a death eater." Hermione thought to herself. "But this could be dangerous, very dangerous. Is it really worth the risk?" Hermione thought about it for a moment. Harry's face popped into her head. She knew about the prophecy and decided. "If it could help defeat Voldemort, the I'd do anything."
*
Harry sat down on his favorite squashy armchair. He was back in the Gryffindor commen room. After awhile, Harry heard the voice of his best friend Ron.
"Hey Harry. Whassamatter? You look like you've seen a ghost." Ron paused. And slumped down in a chair next to him. "Or asked out Loony Lovegood." He laughed at his own joke.
Harry turned to him. "Ron, I've done something really stupid."
"What did you do? Did you blow up Malfoy? Because it you did mate, thats not stupid, thats cool." Ron said as Harry gave a nervous laugh.
"No Ron, I did ask out Loony...I mean Luna Lovegood."
"WHAT?!?!?! YOU DID WHAT?!?!?" Ron yelled as everyone else in the commen room turned to see what the commotion was about.
"I asked out Luna." said Harry, admitting it to himself.
Ron was panicking. "There must be some mistake, I mean, Loony loony Lovegood! For the past two years, she's gotten on your nerves!"
Harry was still pale. "No, Ron, the thing is, I think I really like her...."
Ron was obviously horrified. "But...but...but your probably just on the reboud from Parvati!"
"No, Ron, I really do like her and I'm going to go out with her." said Harry.
"But.." Ron was interrupted by Hermione flouncing in. She was humming.
"Hello all!" said Hermione flopping on a chair happily.
Ron gave her a disgusted look."And what are you so cheerful about??"
"I have found a way," said Hermione "to get insider information on the Malfoy's!"
"Oh really Hermione? Well, we would love to hear about it, but Harry's having a breakdown."
"Really? what's wrong Harry?" asked a concerned Hermione.
"Well....I asked out Luna Lovegood." said a still white Harry.
"Thats nothing compared to this." said Hermione taking out the crinkled peice of paper where Malfoy had confessed his love and handing it to Harry.
Both Ron and Harry read it their mouths dropping lower and lower.
"OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIVE MALFOY LIKES YOU!" Said Ron with a jealous edge.
"So do you plan to like date him to get insider info.?" asked Harry grimacing.
"Yes."
"But Hermione? Going out with Malfoy? just to see what the Malfoy's are up too?" asked Ron with a disgusted look on his face.
"It's not to see what the Malfoy's are "up too" I mean, come one, they are a dark family. It's all going to be worth it if we root out Voldemort." Hermione corrected him.
"I'm going to bed." said Harry.
"Night! Don't let the loony bugs bight." Ron teased as Hermione elbowed him.
"This, from Malfoy's girfriend?"
*
The next morning at breakfast, Draco couldn't stop thinking about Hermione. As in answer to his prayers, Hermione came timidly walking over to the Slythering table.
"Umm...Draco....I mean Malfoy. Could I have a word?"
"Er...yeah." said Draco, ignoring the sniggering from his fellow Slytherins.
Hermione pulled him into the hallway. "Um...I found a peice of parchment yesterday that I thought might intrest you." said Hermione pulling out the crinkled parchment he had written not 24 hours ago.
"I was just wondering if this was true?" asked Hermione again to Dracos horror.
Draco quickly snatched the letter pretending to read it. "NO!"
Hermione's heart sank, untill she relized Draco was bluffing.
Hermione gave him a "tell the truth" look. Upon it Draco confessed a bit more.
"Maybe...."
Hermione gave him the look again.....
"Sorta."
and again....
"Kinda."
and again, untill......
"OK YES!"
"Oh..well then..." Hermione started, but Draco cut her off.
"Are you totally disgusted with me?"
Hermione shook her bushy head. "Not more then usual." Draco nervously laughed. "No, what I meant was that, I think it's really sweet and, I like you too." Hermione gave hima pained smile.
"YOU DO?!?" shouted Draco. Only a few day's ago had he relized that he had feelings for her. It was all happening so fast.
"Yes....I do....so I guess....you like me.......and I like you......so...." Hermione trailed off.
"Hermione, Will you be my girlfriend?" Draco blurtted out without meaning too.
Hermione looked taken aback. But then she remembered It was not for real, it was like a game, so she answered. "Sure."
"Well, first period potions, you wanna walk together?" asked Draco.
"Of course."
Draco then did another thing without meaning too. He slipped his hand into Hermione's and off they were to potions.
Hermione told Ron and Harry she would meet up with them later because she wanted to discuss her homework with Proffesor McGonagoll.
She noticed Draco was still not out of the room, and sent him a withering look to make him get a move on. As he was walking out, she noticed he had dropped a piece of parchment with scrawled writing on it. Not wanting to even give Draco the time of day, she didn't comment that he had dropped it.
She picked it up when McGonagolls back was turned and put it in her robe pocket. She couldn't explain why she didn't want McGonagoll to see this action, but later on in life, Hermione always said it was fate.
When she was done discussing matters with Proffesor McGonagoll, she ducked out of the classroom to read it.
She read the whole thing. Her mouth dropping lower and lower as she read of how Draco was batteling feelings for her, a mudblood, Hermione Granger.
"What the heck do I do about something like this?" Of course, the logical thing to do would be to never think about it again. But she had been around Harry and Ron too long to take the logical way out. On her way back to the commen room, she was reflecting on this matter and was struck with a sudden thought.
"What if I pretend to like Draco? The Order Of the Phoenix could really benefit from this. I could get close enough to him so he would give me inside information. After all, everyone knows Lucius Malfoy is a death eater." Hermione thought to herself. "But this could be dangerous, very dangerous. Is it really worth the risk?" Hermione thought about it for a moment. Harry's face popped into her head. She knew about the prophecy and decided. "If it could help defeat Voldemort, the I'd do anything."
*
Harry sat down on his favorite squashy armchair. He was back in the Gryffindor commen room. After awhile, Harry heard the voice of his best friend Ron.
"Hey Harry. Whassamatter? You look like you've seen a ghost." Ron paused. And slumped down in a chair next to him. "Or asked out Loony Lovegood." He laughed at his own joke.
Harry turned to him. "Ron, I've done something really stupid."
"What did you do? Did you blow up Malfoy? Because it you did mate, thats not stupid, thats cool." Ron said as Harry gave a nervous laugh.
"No Ron, I did ask out Loony...I mean Luna Lovegood."
"WHAT?!?!?! YOU DID WHAT?!?!?" Ron yelled as everyone else in the commen room turned to see what the commotion was about.
"I asked out Luna." said Harry, admitting it to himself.
Ron was panicking. "There must be some mistake, I mean, Loony loony Lovegood! For the past two years, she's gotten on your nerves!"
Harry was still pale. "No, Ron, the thing is, I think I really like her...."
Ron was obviously horrified. "But...but...but your probably just on the reboud from Parvati!"
"No, Ron, I really do like her and I'm going to go out with her." said Harry.
"But.." Ron was interrupted by Hermione flouncing in. She was humming.
"Hello all!" said Hermione flopping on a chair happily.
Ron gave her a disgusted look."And what are you so cheerful about??"
"I have found a way," said Hermione "to get insider information on the Malfoy's!"
"Oh really Hermione? Well, we would love to hear about it, but Harry's having a breakdown."
"Really? what's wrong Harry?" asked a concerned Hermione.
"Well....I asked out Luna Lovegood." said a still white Harry.
"Thats nothing compared to this." said Hermione taking out the crinkled peice of paper where Malfoy had confessed his love and handing it to Harry.
Both Ron and Harry read it their mouths dropping lower and lower.
"OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIVE MALFOY LIKES YOU!" Said Ron with a jealous edge.
"So do you plan to like date him to get insider info.?" asked Harry grimacing.
"Yes."
"But Hermione? Going out with Malfoy? just to see what the Malfoy's are up too?" asked Ron with a disgusted look on his face.
"It's not to see what the Malfoy's are "up too" I mean, come one, they are a dark family. It's all going to be worth it if we root out Voldemort." Hermione corrected him.
"I'm going to bed." said Harry.
"Night! Don't let the loony bugs bight." Ron teased as Hermione elbowed him.
"This, from Malfoy's girfriend?"
*
The next morning at breakfast, Draco couldn't stop thinking about Hermione. As in answer to his prayers, Hermione came timidly walking over to the Slythering table.
"Umm...Draco....I mean Malfoy. Could I have a word?"
"Er...yeah." said Draco, ignoring the sniggering from his fellow Slytherins.
Hermione pulled him into the hallway. "Um...I found a peice of parchment yesterday that I thought might intrest you." said Hermione pulling out the crinkled parchment he had written not 24 hours ago.
"I was just wondering if this was true?" asked Hermione again to Dracos horror.
Draco quickly snatched the letter pretending to read it. "NO!"
Hermione's heart sank, untill she relized Draco was bluffing.
Hermione gave him a "tell the truth" look. Upon it Draco confessed a bit more.
"Maybe...."
Hermione gave him the look again.....
"Sorta."
and again....
"Kinda."
and again, untill......
"OK YES!"
"Oh..well then..." Hermione started, but Draco cut her off.
"Are you totally disgusted with me?"
Hermione shook her bushy head. "Not more then usual." Draco nervously laughed. "No, what I meant was that, I think it's really sweet and, I like you too." Hermione gave hima pained smile.
"YOU DO?!?" shouted Draco. Only a few day's ago had he relized that he had feelings for her. It was all happening so fast.
"Yes....I do....so I guess....you like me.......and I like you......so...." Hermione trailed off.
"Hermione, Will you be my girlfriend?" Draco blurtted out without meaning too.
Hermione looked taken aback. But then she remembered It was not for real, it was like a game, so she answered. "Sure."
"Well, first period potions, you wanna walk together?" asked Draco.
"Of course."
Draco then did another thing without meaning too. He slipped his hand into Hermione's and off they were to potions.