To Touch a Dragons Heart
Chapter 2: Going away
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Hermione woke up too late the next morning because she had cried all night, and when she didn't have anymore tears, she just couldn't sleep. When she finally had fallen asleep, it was just a few hours before dawn, so she was rather exhausted. She looked at her wristwatch which said: 8:45, and then she realized it was Monday and she only had fifteen minutes to get ready before classes started.
In any other class Hermione would have allowed herself to be late, because she had never been late before, but unfortunally her first class that day was Potions with the Slytherins. She dreaded to see Draco again after what happened the yesterday, but she feared Snape's fury even more, and she didn't want to get detention or points taken from Gryffindor.
Twenty minutes later Hermione sprinted down in the Dungeons, she had hurried to be finished in time, but hadn't made it, and now she was late and she knew it. When she stopped outside the door to the Potion classroom, she took the time to catch her breath and then she knocked on the door.
The reply came after a little while: "Come in," it was Snape who answered, and when she had opened the door enough for Snape to come into view, she wished she had just stayed in bed. Snape looked really pissed, and when he spoke it was in a very icy tone that sends chills down her spine.
"Ah, Miss Granger, you finally decide to bless us with your presence," voice dripping with sarcasm he continued: " What took our little Miss Perfect so long?"
Hermione looked down at her feet, she just didn't have the courage to look up and meet his icy gaze. When she finally replied it was in a very little voice:
"I'm sorry Professor, I overslept and only awoke twenty minutes ago."
"You'll receive a detention and 10 Points from Gryffindor, now sit down!"
Hermione finally looked up horrified, a detention AND 10 Points from Gryffindor for her being five minutes late?! She had thought he would give her either a detention or take a few Points from Gryffindor, but she hadn't expected both, not even from him. This was so unfair! But she didn't say anything, because she knew that if she did, he would take more Points from Gryffindor, so she kept her mouth shut and sat down beside Ron, who gave her a sympathetic look.
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Draco looked up from his caldron as he heard the knock on the door. When he saw Hermione enter his eyes widened in surprise. He had noticed her not being present, but he'd just thought she was ill. He had never witnessed her being late, actually he didn't think she ever had. God, she was beautiful! He noticed she had dark rings round her eyes and wondered if he and his words the day before had caused them. He had told her he only felt physical attraction towards her, but was that really true? He believed so, a Malfoy just couldn't be in love with a Mudblood. Him being attracted to one was bad enough, but his father would never accept it if he were in love with her.
Throughout the class Draco's eyes kept returning to Hermione, not just because of her beauty, but also because he felt a bit guilty. He didn't know why, he had never felt guilt before, and he didn't like the feeling. He ignored the tiny voice in his head, that was telling him to apologise. He could see the scene: He had just said 'I'm sorry' to Hermione in Harry and Ron presence. Hermione would give him suspicion looks, and Weasley and Potter would either be on the floor laughing or they would have him pinned up against a wall, asking him what the hell he wanted from Hermione.
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"So, today it is then," Ron said in a sad voice. Hermione was standing with her friends outside of Hogwarts with her trunk beside her, waiting for Professor McGonnagal to arrive. The day she had to leave for Florida had arrived, and she didn't like it at all. Of course she was proud to represent Hogwarts, but doing it with Draco wasn't her cup of tea anymore. She hadn't seen him that much the past week, but his words still hurt. The worst of it all was that her feelings for him hadn't changed at all, her crush on him was still there, and when he emerged through the front door, she couldn't help but stare at him, and wonder how he had got that fabulous body.
"Earth to Hermione," She heard Harry's voice say, and saw a hand waved in front of her.
"Oh, sorry guys, I was just thinking.."
"About what?" Ron asked, "You were damn far away!"
"I'm sorry," She repeated. "Did any of you say something?"
"Actually yes," Harry said. "I asked if you would owl us when you arrived at the school in Florida?"
"Of course I will!" Hermione said. "I'm going to miss you guys so much...!"
Ron cut her off: "We'll miss you too Hermione, but McGonnagal is here."
Hermione looked around and saw that Ron was right. McGonnagal was standing just outside the door. Hermione hugged both boys fiercely and then went over to where McGonnagal was standing with Draco.
"So are you ready?" McGonnagal asked the two students.
"As ready as I'll ever be," Hermione said, sending Draco a sour look.
"And you Mr. Malfoy?"
"Yes, I'm ready." Draco said. He had seen the look Hermione had given him, and he didn't like it. He was used to being looked at with hatred, most of the population at Hogwarts either hated or feared him, but this was different. He didn't know the reason, or didn't want to admit it to himself, why it bothered him, so he just tried to forget it...
"Professor, how are we getting to the school?" Hermione asked.
"You two are going to take an airplane, and I'll arrive by floopowder when you have arrived." McGonnagal said.
"A what?!" Draco asked confused.
"An airplane," Hermione replied a bit annoyed, " It's a big muggle machine, that can fly."
"I'm not flying on anything else than a broom!" Draco hissed.
"Oh, yes you are Mr. Malfoy! And I don't want to hear about you two fighting when you are in the air." McGonnagal said seriously while she looked at her two top students. "You two have to two and get along while you're over there! I will not accept anything else, understood?!"
Draco and Hermione simply nodded, both too stunned to say anything. Neither of them had heard McGonnagal talk that was before, so they just did what they were asked to.
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End of the second chapter. The last half of this chapter was rather pointless, but I wanted to get the trip started.. So what do you think? please review!
Thanks to those people who review last chapter!
~The Charmed One
Chapter 2: Going away
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Hermione woke up too late the next morning because she had cried all night, and when she didn't have anymore tears, she just couldn't sleep. When she finally had fallen asleep, it was just a few hours before dawn, so she was rather exhausted. She looked at her wristwatch which said: 8:45, and then she realized it was Monday and she only had fifteen minutes to get ready before classes started.
In any other class Hermione would have allowed herself to be late, because she had never been late before, but unfortunally her first class that day was Potions with the Slytherins. She dreaded to see Draco again after what happened the yesterday, but she feared Snape's fury even more, and she didn't want to get detention or points taken from Gryffindor.
Twenty minutes later Hermione sprinted down in the Dungeons, she had hurried to be finished in time, but hadn't made it, and now she was late and she knew it. When she stopped outside the door to the Potion classroom, she took the time to catch her breath and then she knocked on the door.
The reply came after a little while: "Come in," it was Snape who answered, and when she had opened the door enough for Snape to come into view, she wished she had just stayed in bed. Snape looked really pissed, and when he spoke it was in a very icy tone that sends chills down her spine.
"Ah, Miss Granger, you finally decide to bless us with your presence," voice dripping with sarcasm he continued: " What took our little Miss Perfect so long?"
Hermione looked down at her feet, she just didn't have the courage to look up and meet his icy gaze. When she finally replied it was in a very little voice:
"I'm sorry Professor, I overslept and only awoke twenty minutes ago."
"You'll receive a detention and 10 Points from Gryffindor, now sit down!"
Hermione finally looked up horrified, a detention AND 10 Points from Gryffindor for her being five minutes late?! She had thought he would give her either a detention or take a few Points from Gryffindor, but she hadn't expected both, not even from him. This was so unfair! But she didn't say anything, because she knew that if she did, he would take more Points from Gryffindor, so she kept her mouth shut and sat down beside Ron, who gave her a sympathetic look.
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Draco looked up from his caldron as he heard the knock on the door. When he saw Hermione enter his eyes widened in surprise. He had noticed her not being present, but he'd just thought she was ill. He had never witnessed her being late, actually he didn't think she ever had. God, she was beautiful! He noticed she had dark rings round her eyes and wondered if he and his words the day before had caused them. He had told her he only felt physical attraction towards her, but was that really true? He believed so, a Malfoy just couldn't be in love with a Mudblood. Him being attracted to one was bad enough, but his father would never accept it if he were in love with her.
Throughout the class Draco's eyes kept returning to Hermione, not just because of her beauty, but also because he felt a bit guilty. He didn't know why, he had never felt guilt before, and he didn't like the feeling. He ignored the tiny voice in his head, that was telling him to apologise. He could see the scene: He had just said 'I'm sorry' to Hermione in Harry and Ron presence. Hermione would give him suspicion looks, and Weasley and Potter would either be on the floor laughing or they would have him pinned up against a wall, asking him what the hell he wanted from Hermione.
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"So, today it is then," Ron said in a sad voice. Hermione was standing with her friends outside of Hogwarts with her trunk beside her, waiting for Professor McGonnagal to arrive. The day she had to leave for Florida had arrived, and she didn't like it at all. Of course she was proud to represent Hogwarts, but doing it with Draco wasn't her cup of tea anymore. She hadn't seen him that much the past week, but his words still hurt. The worst of it all was that her feelings for him hadn't changed at all, her crush on him was still there, and when he emerged through the front door, she couldn't help but stare at him, and wonder how he had got that fabulous body.
"Earth to Hermione," She heard Harry's voice say, and saw a hand waved in front of her.
"Oh, sorry guys, I was just thinking.."
"About what?" Ron asked, "You were damn far away!"
"I'm sorry," She repeated. "Did any of you say something?"
"Actually yes," Harry said. "I asked if you would owl us when you arrived at the school in Florida?"
"Of course I will!" Hermione said. "I'm going to miss you guys so much...!"
Ron cut her off: "We'll miss you too Hermione, but McGonnagal is here."
Hermione looked around and saw that Ron was right. McGonnagal was standing just outside the door. Hermione hugged both boys fiercely and then went over to where McGonnagal was standing with Draco.
"So are you ready?" McGonnagal asked the two students.
"As ready as I'll ever be," Hermione said, sending Draco a sour look.
"And you Mr. Malfoy?"
"Yes, I'm ready." Draco said. He had seen the look Hermione had given him, and he didn't like it. He was used to being looked at with hatred, most of the population at Hogwarts either hated or feared him, but this was different. He didn't know the reason, or didn't want to admit it to himself, why it bothered him, so he just tried to forget it...
"Professor, how are we getting to the school?" Hermione asked.
"You two are going to take an airplane, and I'll arrive by floopowder when you have arrived." McGonnagal said.
"A what?!" Draco asked confused.
"An airplane," Hermione replied a bit annoyed, " It's a big muggle machine, that can fly."
"I'm not flying on anything else than a broom!" Draco hissed.
"Oh, yes you are Mr. Malfoy! And I don't want to hear about you two fighting when you are in the air." McGonnagal said seriously while she looked at her two top students. "You two have to two and get along while you're over there! I will not accept anything else, understood?!"
Draco and Hermione simply nodded, both too stunned to say anything. Neither of them had heard McGonnagal talk that was before, so they just did what they were asked to.
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End of the second chapter. The last half of this chapter was rather pointless, but I wanted to get the trip started.. So what do you think? please review!
Thanks to those people who review last chapter!
~The Charmed One