A/N: Thank you everyone for the reviews!!! We're glad that you like it. We've already been planning a sequel and you're gonna have a huge surprise in store! There's going to be a lot more fluff in this chapter and a little surprise. So on with the chapter!
Chapter 4- Hogsmeade
At breakfast on Saturday morning, Dumbledore reminded everyone that students are dismissed to go to Hogsmeade immediately following breakfast. Hermione remembered that Draco was coming with her, Harry, and Ron… even though they didn't know that yet.
"Hey, Harry, Ron, I have something to tell you," Hermione nervously asked.
"What, Hermione?" Harry asked casually while Ron was too busy stuffing his face with pancakes.
"Well… I sort of kind of might have inviteddracotocometohogsmeadewithme," Hermione said in a rush.
"I didn't quite catch that, Mione. Say that again," Harry asked curiously.
"I asked Dra-I mean Malfoy to go to Hogsmeade with us," Hermione said again, but slower.
"What? Why? Hermione, he has been your enemy for the past six years. What were you thinking?" Harry was freaking out.
Hermione laughed at Harry's reaction and decided to tell a little white lie, "Relax. We're just getting some stuff for Snape's class. Malfoy and I are partners, remember?"
Ron's head popped up as he heard that Hermione and Malfoy would be in Hogsmeade together, "I swear, Hermione if he does anything to you, Harry and I will hex him into the next century."
"Don't worry guys. I can handle him by myself. I'm a big girl you know," Hermione reassured her friends.
Draco walked by the Gryffindor table and saw the perfect opportunity to make Harry and Ron steaming mad. He immediately leaned down beside Hermione and whispered in her ear softly but loud enough for Harry and Ron to hear, "Don't forget about our date today in Hogsmeade."
Ron jumped up, ready to pounce on Draco, who just stood there with a satisfied smirk on his face.
"Malfoy, what did you say?" Ron asked furiously.
"Oh. Didn't Hermione tell you about our date in Hogsmeade this afternoon?" Malfoy sneered.
Harry found his voice, "Well, actually Ferret Face, she did. It was right when you so rudely interrupted us. So bounce away, little ferret."
Draco wasn't the least bit fazed, "Anyway, Hermione, meet me at the entrance to the Astronomy Tower in thirty minutes so we can continue on our way to Hogsmeade without these two tagging along."
Draco smirked once more and left to find his two cronies.
"There, you see Hermione? He's absolutely annoying. How are you going to put up with him all afternoon?" Harry asked, feeling sorry for the girl.
Hermione thought for a minute, "Oh, I'll find a way."
Harry and Ron both shrugged at her answer and began to
talk about Quidditch, leaving Hermione to her own thoughts of the upcoming Hogsmeade trip with Draco.
Hermione's POV
I really wasn't that annoyed with Draco. In fact, when he whispered in my ear, it made the ends of the hairs on my neck stand up on end. I actually think he's kinda cute. Not to mention, he's probably really sweet once you get to know him. Maybe he's not as bad as I thought he was. Wait, wait, wait. I shouldn't be wasting my time thinking about him. That's just pointless. *Sigh* Uh oh. I looked at my watch and realized it was time to go meet Draco. I ran the whole way and didn't see him anywhere when I arrived at the Astronomy Tower.
All of a sudden, someone grabs my shoulders and pulled me back into them. I jumped a mile high and screamed but the person's hand flew over my mouth holding me tighter against them. "Shhh… you're going to get us into trouble."
I recognized the voice as Draco's and immediately relaxed with a relieved sigh, "Dang it Draco, you scared the daylights out of me."
END POV
"Sorry," Draco muttered. Oh my gosh, I just apologized to a Mudblood. Well, she's not all that bad. She's actually really pretty… compared to Pansy.(haha! Die Pansy!die!!grr)
"Come on, Draco, everybody's leaving to go to Hogsmeade. Let's go!" Hermione gently tugged his arm.
"Oh, right, right. Coming," Draco quietly followed behind Hermione, who was ahead, until he finally caught up with her.
"What were you thinking about?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing," Draco lied, but what he really wanted to scream was, 'YOU!!!'
"Oh, ok," Hermione accepted the answer but didn't believe it.
They walked the rest of the way to Hogsmeade in silence. When they reached the actual town, Hermione and Draco walked in a few of the stores such as Honeydukes, Zonko's Joke Shop, and Flourish and Blotts. That's when Draco decided to take the plunge.
"So, Hermione, do you want to go to The Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer… my treat," Draco was secretly hoping Hermione would say yes.
"Of course, sounds like fun," Hermione answered and saw Draco sigh. Was that hard for him to ask that? He doesn't like me does he? Nah. Hermione shrugged it off.
They arrived at The Three Broomsticks less than a minute later. Hermione and Draco found a booth away from everybody else so they could talk. They began to talk about everything and talk about nothing, laughing and having an all around good time together forgetting their differences.
"Hey, Hermione, have you ever noticed the group of people who always sit in the back corner over there. I swear every time I've ever come here, I've seen them."
"What kind of people? What are you talking about?" Hermione asked with a smile on her face.
"Oh, you know. That one girly clique in Hogwarts that always wear the ugly frocks that they call "a fashion statement"," Draco said obviously annoyed but Hermione found it funny.
Hermione turned around and said softly trying to retain her giggles, "Speak of the devil. Don't look now."
Of course, Draco looked and low and behold there they were. The most fashionable clique in Hogwarts. There were about five or six of them who walked past Hermione and Draco's table but not without checking Draco out and whispering and giggling to each other excitedly. Hermione, in turn, gave each of them an evil look. Draco turned around and caught her giving them the Look.
"Jealous, are we?" This made both of them smile.
"What, no, not me!" Hermione attempted to give him a playful punch on the arm but Draco caught her fist midway.
"Not again. You already hit me once," Draco reminded her with a smile. He slowly uncurled Hermione's fist with his fingers so that their hands were now intertwined and their smiles were fading.
As Hermione looked at Draco, she saw that his eyes were no longer a cold gray but a warm blue. It made her go weak in the knees so it was a good thing she wasn't standing up (haha!).
As Draco looked into Hermione's eyes he realized that there was more to her than just brains. He knew at that moment that he would do anything for her. Is this what love feels like? he thought as he leaned closer toward her noticing she was thinking the same thing. Hermione tilted her head and just when their lips were centimeters apart, they came to their senses and pulled back quickly.
"Maybe we should go back to Hogwarts," Draco suggested not really meaning it.
"Um, ok," Hermione agreed but secretly wanted to stay like that forever.
The entire way back to Hogwarts was pretty silent. Every time Hermione asked Draco a question he just shrugged or didn't answer at all.
Why is he acting like this? Hermione asked herself.
When they reached the castle, Draco walked to his house without even glancing at Hermione. Hermione walked to the Griffindor Tower when she spotted Padma, from Slytherin, which gave her an idea.
"Hey Padma, wait a sec!" Hermione shouted to her.
"Yes, what do you need?" Padma asked walking toward Hermione.
"Do you have a piece of parchment and a quill?" Hermione asked.
"Erm…yes I do!" Padma said after frantically checking her pockets.
"Good! Can I borrow them for just a sec?" Hermione asked again.
"Yeah, sure," Padma said and gave them to her. Hermione scribbled down a quick note.
Draco,
Meet me in front of the portrait of the fat lady.
Hermione
She quickly handed it to Padma and asked her to take it to Draco, without reading it. Padma agreed, so she went to the Griffindor Tower. She had no sooner walked in when Harry asked if she was going down to dinner.
"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute, go on without me," Hermione replied.
Ron and Harry shrugged and went down to dinner. When the rest of the common room had cleared out, Hermione went to wait for Draco.
She stood there looking down the long corridors and then she saw something tall, with white blond locks coming her way.
"You wanted to see me?" Draco asked.
"Yeah, erm, lets go for a walk," Hermione suggested.
"Ok," Draco replied. They walked outside into the night air, which was a bit chilly, and Hermione looked up at the twinkling stars that shone brightly above her. They walked for a while in silence until they reached the lake and Hermione broke it.
"The reason that I wanted to talk to you is because...well..." Hermione stuttered.
"You felt it too?" Draco asked.
"Well, it's just that, when we came to school we were worst enemies, and then we started being friends, and we were having such a good time, at least I thought we were, and then you started ignoring me, and I...I...just-" Hermione was cut off by Draco's voice.
"Hermione," Draco said and pulled her around facing him, "Shut up." Then he did something that Hermione had not expected. Draco put his hands on her cheeks and pulled her into a kiss. Hermione didn't know why but she put her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Then she pulled away and Draco kept his forehead on hers.
"Draco, am I supposed to be able to breathe?" Hermione said exasperated.
"I don't think so" Draco whispered back.
He put his hands around Hermione's slim waist and pulled her into another breathtaking kiss.
If I just breathe
Let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is all right
Breathe
Every little piece of me
You'll see
Everything is all right
If I just breathe
A/N: Say it with us people!! AWWWWW!!! You had better love this chapter cuz it took us almost 5 hours to write this. For one because my (BlackPearl07) computer, well I think it's on weed or something because it went crazy! We are so hyper! Dracohermioneforever88 is staying the night so we might get another chapter written but we don't know. It's almost 2:00 AM so, yea, ya know. Oh yeah reeses are freaking awesome! So are sour gummy worms oh yea and tea! These have been our comfort food!! And the source of staying awake! Also we must mention a song that helped us write this called, "Sweet Kisses" by Jessica Simpson and "Breathe" by Michelle Branch. Anyway until the hopeful next time! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!
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Chapter 4- Hogsmeade
At breakfast on Saturday morning, Dumbledore reminded everyone that students are dismissed to go to Hogsmeade immediately following breakfast. Hermione remembered that Draco was coming with her, Harry, and Ron… even though they didn't know that yet.
"Hey, Harry, Ron, I have something to tell you," Hermione nervously asked.
"What, Hermione?" Harry asked casually while Ron was too busy stuffing his face with pancakes.
"Well… I sort of kind of might have inviteddracotocometohogsmeadewithme," Hermione said in a rush.
"I didn't quite catch that, Mione. Say that again," Harry asked curiously.
"I asked Dra-I mean Malfoy to go to Hogsmeade with us," Hermione said again, but slower.
"What? Why? Hermione, he has been your enemy for the past six years. What were you thinking?" Harry was freaking out.
Hermione laughed at Harry's reaction and decided to tell a little white lie, "Relax. We're just getting some stuff for Snape's class. Malfoy and I are partners, remember?"
Ron's head popped up as he heard that Hermione and Malfoy would be in Hogsmeade together, "I swear, Hermione if he does anything to you, Harry and I will hex him into the next century."
"Don't worry guys. I can handle him by myself. I'm a big girl you know," Hermione reassured her friends.
Draco walked by the Gryffindor table and saw the perfect opportunity to make Harry and Ron steaming mad. He immediately leaned down beside Hermione and whispered in her ear softly but loud enough for Harry and Ron to hear, "Don't forget about our date today in Hogsmeade."
Ron jumped up, ready to pounce on Draco, who just stood there with a satisfied smirk on his face.
"Malfoy, what did you say?" Ron asked furiously.
"Oh. Didn't Hermione tell you about our date in Hogsmeade this afternoon?" Malfoy sneered.
Harry found his voice, "Well, actually Ferret Face, she did. It was right when you so rudely interrupted us. So bounce away, little ferret."
Draco wasn't the least bit fazed, "Anyway, Hermione, meet me at the entrance to the Astronomy Tower in thirty minutes so we can continue on our way to Hogsmeade without these two tagging along."
Draco smirked once more and left to find his two cronies.
"There, you see Hermione? He's absolutely annoying. How are you going to put up with him all afternoon?" Harry asked, feeling sorry for the girl.
Hermione thought for a minute, "Oh, I'll find a way."
Harry and Ron both shrugged at her answer and began to
talk about Quidditch, leaving Hermione to her own thoughts of the upcoming Hogsmeade trip with Draco.
Hermione's POV
I really wasn't that annoyed with Draco. In fact, when he whispered in my ear, it made the ends of the hairs on my neck stand up on end. I actually think he's kinda cute. Not to mention, he's probably really sweet once you get to know him. Maybe he's not as bad as I thought he was. Wait, wait, wait. I shouldn't be wasting my time thinking about him. That's just pointless. *Sigh* Uh oh. I looked at my watch and realized it was time to go meet Draco. I ran the whole way and didn't see him anywhere when I arrived at the Astronomy Tower.
All of a sudden, someone grabs my shoulders and pulled me back into them. I jumped a mile high and screamed but the person's hand flew over my mouth holding me tighter against them. "Shhh… you're going to get us into trouble."
I recognized the voice as Draco's and immediately relaxed with a relieved sigh, "Dang it Draco, you scared the daylights out of me."
END POV
"Sorry," Draco muttered. Oh my gosh, I just apologized to a Mudblood. Well, she's not all that bad. She's actually really pretty… compared to Pansy.(haha! Die Pansy!die!!grr)
"Come on, Draco, everybody's leaving to go to Hogsmeade. Let's go!" Hermione gently tugged his arm.
"Oh, right, right. Coming," Draco quietly followed behind Hermione, who was ahead, until he finally caught up with her.
"What were you thinking about?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing," Draco lied, but what he really wanted to scream was, 'YOU!!!'
"Oh, ok," Hermione accepted the answer but didn't believe it.
They walked the rest of the way to Hogsmeade in silence. When they reached the actual town, Hermione and Draco walked in a few of the stores such as Honeydukes, Zonko's Joke Shop, and Flourish and Blotts. That's when Draco decided to take the plunge.
"So, Hermione, do you want to go to The Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer… my treat," Draco was secretly hoping Hermione would say yes.
"Of course, sounds like fun," Hermione answered and saw Draco sigh. Was that hard for him to ask that? He doesn't like me does he? Nah. Hermione shrugged it off.
They arrived at The Three Broomsticks less than a minute later. Hermione and Draco found a booth away from everybody else so they could talk. They began to talk about everything and talk about nothing, laughing and having an all around good time together forgetting their differences.
"Hey, Hermione, have you ever noticed the group of people who always sit in the back corner over there. I swear every time I've ever come here, I've seen them."
"What kind of people? What are you talking about?" Hermione asked with a smile on her face.
"Oh, you know. That one girly clique in Hogwarts that always wear the ugly frocks that they call "a fashion statement"," Draco said obviously annoyed but Hermione found it funny.
Hermione turned around and said softly trying to retain her giggles, "Speak of the devil. Don't look now."
Of course, Draco looked and low and behold there they were. The most fashionable clique in Hogwarts. There were about five or six of them who walked past Hermione and Draco's table but not without checking Draco out and whispering and giggling to each other excitedly. Hermione, in turn, gave each of them an evil look. Draco turned around and caught her giving them the Look.
"Jealous, are we?" This made both of them smile.
"What, no, not me!" Hermione attempted to give him a playful punch on the arm but Draco caught her fist midway.
"Not again. You already hit me once," Draco reminded her with a smile. He slowly uncurled Hermione's fist with his fingers so that their hands were now intertwined and their smiles were fading.
As Hermione looked at Draco, she saw that his eyes were no longer a cold gray but a warm blue. It made her go weak in the knees so it was a good thing she wasn't standing up (haha!).
As Draco looked into Hermione's eyes he realized that there was more to her than just brains. He knew at that moment that he would do anything for her. Is this what love feels like? he thought as he leaned closer toward her noticing she was thinking the same thing. Hermione tilted her head and just when their lips were centimeters apart, they came to their senses and pulled back quickly.
"Maybe we should go back to Hogwarts," Draco suggested not really meaning it.
"Um, ok," Hermione agreed but secretly wanted to stay like that forever.
The entire way back to Hogwarts was pretty silent. Every time Hermione asked Draco a question he just shrugged or didn't answer at all.
Why is he acting like this? Hermione asked herself.
When they reached the castle, Draco walked to his house without even glancing at Hermione. Hermione walked to the Griffindor Tower when she spotted Padma, from Slytherin, which gave her an idea.
"Hey Padma, wait a sec!" Hermione shouted to her.
"Yes, what do you need?" Padma asked walking toward Hermione.
"Do you have a piece of parchment and a quill?" Hermione asked.
"Erm…yes I do!" Padma said after frantically checking her pockets.
"Good! Can I borrow them for just a sec?" Hermione asked again.
"Yeah, sure," Padma said and gave them to her. Hermione scribbled down a quick note.
Draco,
Meet me in front of the portrait of the fat lady.
Hermione
She quickly handed it to Padma and asked her to take it to Draco, without reading it. Padma agreed, so she went to the Griffindor Tower. She had no sooner walked in when Harry asked if she was going down to dinner.
"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute, go on without me," Hermione replied.
Ron and Harry shrugged and went down to dinner. When the rest of the common room had cleared out, Hermione went to wait for Draco.
She stood there looking down the long corridors and then she saw something tall, with white blond locks coming her way.
"You wanted to see me?" Draco asked.
"Yeah, erm, lets go for a walk," Hermione suggested.
"Ok," Draco replied. They walked outside into the night air, which was a bit chilly, and Hermione looked up at the twinkling stars that shone brightly above her. They walked for a while in silence until they reached the lake and Hermione broke it.
"The reason that I wanted to talk to you is because...well..." Hermione stuttered.
"You felt it too?" Draco asked.
"Well, it's just that, when we came to school we were worst enemies, and then we started being friends, and we were having such a good time, at least I thought we were, and then you started ignoring me, and I...I...just-" Hermione was cut off by Draco's voice.
"Hermione," Draco said and pulled her around facing him, "Shut up." Then he did something that Hermione had not expected. Draco put his hands on her cheeks and pulled her into a kiss. Hermione didn't know why but she put her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Then she pulled away and Draco kept his forehead on hers.
"Draco, am I supposed to be able to breathe?" Hermione said exasperated.
"I don't think so" Draco whispered back.
He put his hands around Hermione's slim waist and pulled her into another breathtaking kiss.
If I just breathe
Let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is all right
Breathe
Every little piece of me
You'll see
Everything is all right
If I just breathe
A/N: Say it with us people!! AWWWWW!!! You had better love this chapter cuz it took us almost 5 hours to write this. For one because my (BlackPearl07) computer, well I think it's on weed or something because it went crazy! We are so hyper! Dracohermioneforever88 is staying the night so we might get another chapter written but we don't know. It's almost 2:00 AM so, yea, ya know. Oh yeah reeses are freaking awesome! So are sour gummy worms oh yea and tea! These have been our comfort food!! And the source of staying awake! Also we must mention a song that helped us write this called, "Sweet Kisses" by Jessica Simpson and "Breathe" by Michelle Branch. Anyway until the hopeful next time! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!
BlackPearl07 & dracoandhermioneforever88