Chapter eight
Hermione awoke to the sun shining on her, and she couldn't really believe what had happened last night. Had Draco really held her? She shook her head. It couldn't have happened. There was no way... right?
"You should never leave your windows unlocked, little sister."
Hermione blinked her eyes, Turning to see her sister standing before her. Long auburn hair reached her waist, and her eyes were stormy blue. She wore a dark green vest like over coat, with four slits, as if she were going horseback riding. a black long-sleeved blouse and black riding pants completed it, along with what could only be called a musketeer hat on her head over one eye, a long black feather sticking out the back.
"RINI!" Hermione almost shrieked, jumping up and tackling her sister in hugs. "You look amazing. I didn't recognize you."
"Hermione, dear, I need air." Rini gulped, and Hermione released her sister's neck. "You have grown as well."
"I have so many questions."
"They will have to wait, we must go to breakfast. Dumbledore has invited me for the Halloween ball, and I must speak with him. I will only be able to stay till noon, then I must return. I will come back for the ball."
Hermione nodded, but still had to ask, "Why does Draco have the same necklace I have?"
Rini looked at her sister and smiled. "Ahhh, yes. I will tell you on Halloween, ok?"
"No, Rini. I want to know... I need to know."
Rini's smile faded. "Trust me, Mi, you don't. Have faith a little longer, all shall be revealed. Now go get dressed and I will wake Mr. Malfoy up, ok?"
"Promise to give me more than that as an answer before you leave today."
"No. I cannot until Halloween. But the week before, Dumbledore will explain more to you. Now, dress!" With a flourish of the vest, Rini walked out and across the hall.
Draco heard his door swing open. "What now, Hermione?"
"Who says it's Hermione, young Mr. Malfoy?"
Draco sat up to see the Aleva-Reia standing in his doorway. He sighed and laid back. "It had to be you, didn't it."
"Of course. You think I would not come. Those charms send me your emotions, and you know what it sent me."
"Leave me be, Aleva-Reia, I have not slept well."
"Mr. Malfoy, get out of that bed and get dressed, we are having a private breakfast with Dumbledore, and I do not want to be late."
Heaving him self out of bed, Draco waved his wand, changing into black slacks and a button up silver shirt. He pointed at his feet, and dress shoes come on. He looked at his hair, and ran his hands through it. As he walked toward the door, Hermione came out in a Short black skirt and a silver blouse with strapy heels.
"Well, aren't we matching today?" Rini said, smiling, and began walking toward Dumbledore's private greenhouse.
Hermione awoke to the sun shining on her, and she couldn't really believe what had happened last night. Had Draco really held her? She shook her head. It couldn't have happened. There was no way... right?
"You should never leave your windows unlocked, little sister."
Hermione blinked her eyes, Turning to see her sister standing before her. Long auburn hair reached her waist, and her eyes were stormy blue. She wore a dark green vest like over coat, with four slits, as if she were going horseback riding. a black long-sleeved blouse and black riding pants completed it, along with what could only be called a musketeer hat on her head over one eye, a long black feather sticking out the back.
"RINI!" Hermione almost shrieked, jumping up and tackling her sister in hugs. "You look amazing. I didn't recognize you."
"Hermione, dear, I need air." Rini gulped, and Hermione released her sister's neck. "You have grown as well."
"I have so many questions."
"They will have to wait, we must go to breakfast. Dumbledore has invited me for the Halloween ball, and I must speak with him. I will only be able to stay till noon, then I must return. I will come back for the ball."
Hermione nodded, but still had to ask, "Why does Draco have the same necklace I have?"
Rini looked at her sister and smiled. "Ahhh, yes. I will tell you on Halloween, ok?"
"No, Rini. I want to know... I need to know."
Rini's smile faded. "Trust me, Mi, you don't. Have faith a little longer, all shall be revealed. Now go get dressed and I will wake Mr. Malfoy up, ok?"
"Promise to give me more than that as an answer before you leave today."
"No. I cannot until Halloween. But the week before, Dumbledore will explain more to you. Now, dress!" With a flourish of the vest, Rini walked out and across the hall.
Draco heard his door swing open. "What now, Hermione?"
"Who says it's Hermione, young Mr. Malfoy?"
Draco sat up to see the Aleva-Reia standing in his doorway. He sighed and laid back. "It had to be you, didn't it."
"Of course. You think I would not come. Those charms send me your emotions, and you know what it sent me."
"Leave me be, Aleva-Reia, I have not slept well."
"Mr. Malfoy, get out of that bed and get dressed, we are having a private breakfast with Dumbledore, and I do not want to be late."
Heaving him self out of bed, Draco waved his wand, changing into black slacks and a button up silver shirt. He pointed at his feet, and dress shoes come on. He looked at his hair, and ran his hands through it. As he walked toward the door, Hermione came out in a Short black skirt and a silver blouse with strapy heels.
"Well, aren't we matching today?" Rini said, smiling, and began walking toward Dumbledore's private greenhouse.