Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter but I do own the rest of the contents of this story.
A.N.- Hope I didn't scare you guys off last time with that bad chapter. Oh well maybe this will be better. Enjoy!
Chapter 14: Quidditch Practice
Zipping and zooming back and forth, chasing the Bludgers and keeping them from her teammates, this was one of the things that Hawk lived for. She loved Quidditch. She was the best Beater on the Gryffindor because she had taught her little brother everything she knew and he still had troubles here and there. Even though her ribs were still giving her pain the entire time, she hardly noticed because of the rush she got when playing Quidditch.
'Okay, there goes one of the Bludgers and I think Eagle can handle it. So where did that other one go, oh there it is. Here we go!' Thought Hawk as she zoomed after the other Bludger that was very close to hitting Harry from behind. She easily hit it out of the way and was nearly hit by the one that Eagle hit out of the way of one of the Chasers. She hit that one with a little more difficultly than the one before. Finally she saw Harry caught the fake Snitch and the round was over.
"Way to go, Harry!" she yelled across the field.
"Okay, let's go one more time before class," yelled Harry as he threw the fake Snitch, that was actually a golf ball so that they wouldn't lose the real Snitch, into the air and the round began again.
Meanwhile, Hermione and Draco were talking in the stands. They were talking about many things and Draco had finally started to call her by her first name instead her last.
"So Draco, what is with your family? I mean, and only if you want to answer, where is your father since You-Know-Who is gone?" stumbled Hermione as she tried to get out her question.
"Easy Hermione, I don't mind answering questions about my father or Voldemort," said Draco as he smoothed it over with a wave of his hand.
"Oh, okay, so what happened to him," asked Hermione calming down a little as she watched her friends zipping and zooming around the field.
"Well, he always wanted me to join him and Voldemort when I got out of school so he started to train me ever since I could walk. He was brutal but he never took his anger out on me but my mother. He taught me to be ruthless and cold and to only associate myself with Purebloods. You will never imagine the Howler I got after I tried to get Harry to be my friend. Anyway, he always beat my mother and in front of me, I never showed my dislike or anger about it, I just watched as it tore my heart in two. After Voldemort was defeated, my father fled and went into hiding but still keeps tabs on my mother's doings as well as mine. I think that he wants me to be the next Voldemort as soon as I get out of school but I don't want that. I want to settle down and have a family and teach. I've asked Dumbledore if I could come and teach next year here at Hogwarts and he has agreed as long as I have decent yet high scores on my end exams. That's when I thought that Hawk could be more that my girlfriend in the future when she said that she was coming back next year to teach. I hope that she would consider being my wife. I'm going to get a ring when we go to Hogsmeade next week, just in case things go well. Can you do two things for me Hermione?" asked Draco as he turned to her with his real smile.
'Wow! Hawk wasn't kidding when she said he had a killer smile!' Thought Hermione as she got her wits about her and prepared her answer.
"Well, are you sure you want to ask a Mudblood for help? What would your father say?" asked Hermione in mock shock, and terror. This got the result she wanted, Draco laughed and not his sinister laugh but a pure and good-hearted laugh. She was starting to like this side of Draco and was hoping that she was becoming his friend, despite their past.
"Yes I'm sure and only a Mudblood could do this for me and only this Mudblood next to me could do it," said Draco, going along with the kidding.
"In that case, I would be glad to help you with what ever you need as long as it is not studying because I have my hands full already with that promise," said Hermione as she slapped her head with her hand in disbelief at how many people she had to help with studying and classes were only just beginning in a few hours.
"No problem but if you do two things for me then I would help you with your study groups," offered Draco.
"That would be great, I accept. What can I do for you?" asked Hermione as she shook his hand as thanks for helping her with her study group.
"Well first, I need you to take Hawk somewhere while Harry and I go and get the ring. I want Harry to come so that it will seem like a guy thing instead of a me thing. Don't worry, I cleared this with Harry last night," covered Draco as he saw Hermione's funny look. "I would also like you to not tell Hawk about any of this, will you do all of that for me, please Hermione," begged Draco.
"Easy Draco, yes of coarse I will do that for you. I would be glad to," said Hermione as she gave him a big smile. "I think it is really sweet that you are going to try that. Trust me, I've seen the dogs that she has dated and I can tell that for once she is happy with her boyfriend. She is really lucky that you are doing this. Let me give you some advise, don't wait until the end of the year to ask the big question, okay," said Hermione as she waved at Harry to show him that she saw that the team was done and to come down and wait for them to change.
"Thanks Hermione, thanks a lot and I mean it. Oh and I was wondering if you and Harry would join me at my house during the Christmas break. Hawk told me that my father's old employer killed your parents and it is the least I can do. Now before you go and kill my girlfriend, she only told me that and nothing else because she told me that she wouldn't. I only asked her what you would be doing this Christmas and if you would be able to come and she told me your situation and also told me to ask you myself. So can you come, my mom and I would be delighted to have you and Harry come," said Draco as they went to meet their girlfriend or boyfriend by the team's changing room.
"I would love to come! This is great Draco it would be a blast to come! Have you asked Harry or Hawk?" asked Hermione as she jumped up and down in excitement.
"Harry yes, Hawk no, I'm going to ask her before class," said Draco, happy that she could come. He had asked his mom if he could invite some friends over for Christmas and she was very happy that he wanted to do that. She had asked him to send her a party list a.s.a.p.
"Ask me what before classes?" commented Hawk as she came out with the rest of the team and took Draco's arm affectionately.
"I was going to ask if you, Harry, Hermione, and the rest of your family would like to come back to my house for Christmas. Harry and Hermione are coming, so do you and the rest of the Flamers want to come?" asked Draco. He knew how much family meant to his girlfriend so he invited them too, hoping to please her.
"Wow, we would love to, wouldn't we Eagle?" Hawk yelled back at her brother.
"Yeah, the girls would love it and I do too, but it's your call sis, you're the oldest now," joked Eagle.
"Oh great, now the life-altering decisions are up to me," said Hawk as she continued the joke and put on a really worried face. "In that case, since it is clearly up to me, we accept Draco. We would be happy to come," said Hawk as she looked into his eyes. Draco planted a gentle kiss on her forehead and smiled his real smile.
"Great news, well in that case I will write my mother with the guest list after classes and speaking of which we better get going so that we are not late," said Draco as the group head off.
"Right, how would it look if every Head was late to their first class? Oh, by the way Draco, I'll help you with the guest list later," joked Hawk as the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, Hermione, and Draco walked to their first class of their last year at Hogwarts, at least for most of them.
A.N.-Okay, so Draco is very serious about his future and whom he wants to spend it with. Well next time, will cut straight to the end of the day when Hawk and Draco are putting together the guest list when something happens that will not be very pleasant for Draco and a little uncomfortable for Hawk. What will it be? Well I guess you with have to wait and find out! Choa my readers!