A/N- Ugh, sorry it's taken so long for this new chapter. School has been
taking up ALL of my time on weekdays, and then on weekends I've been pretty
busy too. Plus my friend and I are making a movie for our school's student
experimentals, which is taking a lot of work. Well, anyway, enjoy.
K and also, I know this is a bit late but back in chapter 5 I said that Hagrid stupified the dragon with his wand.... Hagrid does not have a wand... let's just say that the Ministry allowed him use of one for this one occasion or something, k? K.
Chapter 9
Draco broke the kiss, which was much too short for his liking, but he needed to talk to Hermione. Hermione stepped back with her mouth slightly open, surprised at what had just occurred. She tried to speak, but no words came out. Out of all the things she had prepared herself for, this wasn't one of them. She thought that if Draco had liked her after all, he would have only just admitted it and.... well she wasn't sure where it would have gone from there. But a kiss...
'Draco Malfoy just kissed me...' she thought to herself, becoming anxious, 'Ron and Harry won't like this very much.'
She was afraid to look Draco in the eye, worried that she might find out that this was all a joke after all. Finally, she forced herself to bring her head up and look at him. He was staring at her, looking quite surprised at himself even.
After a bit of a struggle, Draco began to speak. "Hermione, I... I don't know how to say this, but I've honestly liked you since, well, I dunno about second year? I've been horrible to you, I don't know how you could forgive me, but every time I tried to tell you how I felt, cruel words came out instead. Mainly I was frightened, but I'm sure it had to do with the way I've been brought up as well. My father never tires of complaining about Muggle-borns. Hermione, I..."
Hermione didn't know what to say, but since Draco was on the verge of tears, she put her finger to his lips to silence him. "I had no idea... all of those times you called me names and... well it really hurt. You're right, I'm not sure if I can forgive you. I think I want to but." Hermione then felt the tears coming to her own eyes.
At that moment, they heard footsteps coming down the hall. They stepped away from each other and pretended to each be doing their own thing while the two late-comers to dinner passed by, glaring at them quizzically. When they had entered the Great Hall, Draco turned back to Hermione. "Come, we must go somewhere else to talk," he said, pointing at a random staircase and then walking towards it.
Hermione followed, and soon they were in a hallway that eventually led to the charms classroom. They followed the hall for a bit, until Draco suddenly stopped. "Here's a good place to talk," Draco said, "Nobody should be walking by as they're all in dinner." Hermione nodded and gazed into his soft gray eyes.
'I've never looked into his eyes before,' Hermione thought, 'They're so much... calmer than I thought they'd be.'
"Hermione..." Draco said rather suddenly, startling her, "I really hope you can try to forgive me. Trust me, I know I've been horrible to you since... well forever. It's just so hard for me to change, it's how I've always been. It's because of my goddamn father, I know it is. Just... just know that I never meant all of those mean things that I said." With this, a tear dripped down Draco's face.
Hermione smiled slightly. "I... I will try. I know I want to try. It's just... I need a bit of time to think this over. Can we talk again tomorrow?" she said, voice quavering at the last part. "Take as much time as you need. I've waited so long to tell you how I feel, I can wait to know how you feel too." With this, he kissed her forehead and walked away, most likely towards the Slytherin common room. He seemed to have a bit more of a skip in his step, Hermione noticed. Hermione, with Draco having disappeared around a corner, then headed towards Gryffindor common room to think.
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A/N: Ya, it's a bit short, but this is the first time I've really gotten any chance to write since summer. I actually was worried I wasn't even going to finish this story after all. Anyway, I will do my best, and hopefully the story will be finished eventually x.x. Thanks for the advice in the reviews! Review some more, it'll probably encourage me to FIND time to write.
K and also, I know this is a bit late but back in chapter 5 I said that Hagrid stupified the dragon with his wand.... Hagrid does not have a wand... let's just say that the Ministry allowed him use of one for this one occasion or something, k? K.
Chapter 9
Draco broke the kiss, which was much too short for his liking, but he needed to talk to Hermione. Hermione stepped back with her mouth slightly open, surprised at what had just occurred. She tried to speak, but no words came out. Out of all the things she had prepared herself for, this wasn't one of them. She thought that if Draco had liked her after all, he would have only just admitted it and.... well she wasn't sure where it would have gone from there. But a kiss...
'Draco Malfoy just kissed me...' she thought to herself, becoming anxious, 'Ron and Harry won't like this very much.'
She was afraid to look Draco in the eye, worried that she might find out that this was all a joke after all. Finally, she forced herself to bring her head up and look at him. He was staring at her, looking quite surprised at himself even.
After a bit of a struggle, Draco began to speak. "Hermione, I... I don't know how to say this, but I've honestly liked you since, well, I dunno about second year? I've been horrible to you, I don't know how you could forgive me, but every time I tried to tell you how I felt, cruel words came out instead. Mainly I was frightened, but I'm sure it had to do with the way I've been brought up as well. My father never tires of complaining about Muggle-borns. Hermione, I..."
Hermione didn't know what to say, but since Draco was on the verge of tears, she put her finger to his lips to silence him. "I had no idea... all of those times you called me names and... well it really hurt. You're right, I'm not sure if I can forgive you. I think I want to but." Hermione then felt the tears coming to her own eyes.
At that moment, they heard footsteps coming down the hall. They stepped away from each other and pretended to each be doing their own thing while the two late-comers to dinner passed by, glaring at them quizzically. When they had entered the Great Hall, Draco turned back to Hermione. "Come, we must go somewhere else to talk," he said, pointing at a random staircase and then walking towards it.
Hermione followed, and soon they were in a hallway that eventually led to the charms classroom. They followed the hall for a bit, until Draco suddenly stopped. "Here's a good place to talk," Draco said, "Nobody should be walking by as they're all in dinner." Hermione nodded and gazed into his soft gray eyes.
'I've never looked into his eyes before,' Hermione thought, 'They're so much... calmer than I thought they'd be.'
"Hermione..." Draco said rather suddenly, startling her, "I really hope you can try to forgive me. Trust me, I know I've been horrible to you since... well forever. It's just so hard for me to change, it's how I've always been. It's because of my goddamn father, I know it is. Just... just know that I never meant all of those mean things that I said." With this, a tear dripped down Draco's face.
Hermione smiled slightly. "I... I will try. I know I want to try. It's just... I need a bit of time to think this over. Can we talk again tomorrow?" she said, voice quavering at the last part. "Take as much time as you need. I've waited so long to tell you how I feel, I can wait to know how you feel too." With this, he kissed her forehead and walked away, most likely towards the Slytherin common room. He seemed to have a bit more of a skip in his step, Hermione noticed. Hermione, with Draco having disappeared around a corner, then headed towards Gryffindor common room to think.
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A/N: Ya, it's a bit short, but this is the first time I've really gotten any chance to write since summer. I actually was worried I wasn't even going to finish this story after all. Anyway, I will do my best, and hopefully the story will be finished eventually x.x. Thanks for the advice in the reviews! Review some more, it'll probably encourage me to FIND time to write.