Chapter Five: Close Encounters
As Hermione got up to leave, she was hit with a barrage of insults and accustaions.
"Look what you did now, " wailed a sobbing Pansy Parkinson, " you ruined everything! And Draco, the poor boy" she said, and at that moment she ran to Draco and clung to him as though trying to make him feel better.
"Gett off me, wench" he cried, shoving her away. He shot Pansy a disgusted look, then shot a more sympathetic look at Hermione and stalked off.
"What are playing at Granger?" a slytherin boy with sandy hair asked her harshly.
The Slytherins taunts followed her all the way out of the classroom and halfway down the hallway. Just when she though she was rid of it all, another tidal wave of complaints threw themselves at her. But this time they were from her own house.
"What's been going on in your Head common room Hermione?" asked Lavender, except Hermione could tell she wasn't upset. Everyone knew Lavender and Parvati had huge crushes on Draco and she just wanted more juicy gossip to spread.
"N-nothings been hap-happening.." she stumbled, starting to cry.
"Yeah, a likely story" sneered Seamus Finnigan (A/N I never liked him, lol. The slimy little git)
"Oy, leave her alone" cried harry.
"Yeah, just sod off, will you?" added Ron. The knot of Gryffindors began to dispurse as everyone headed to their next lesson.
Then Harry and Ron turned back to Hermione.
"You o.k?" asked Harry.
"Yeah. Thanks for that guys" she forced a smile, for their benefit.
"But, Hermy, nothing has been going on, has it?" asked Ron innocently.
"Of course not!" she replied defiantly, "we've just been forced to coexist in the same environment peacefully. And I'm actually quite glad Dumbledore made us be civil to each other. It makes life much easier not having to constantly be able to defend yourself if an incident crops up." she said.
"Ok, good. We just wanted to make sure. Snape's a git anyway. That stupid potion doesn't mean anything." said Ron.
"Yeah, i mean, it paired me with LAVENDER, ugh" Harry added, making a face. Hermione laughed. She felt really lucky to have friends like these.
"Well look, " said Hermione, consulting her schedual, " we have frees right now so I want to go back to my common room and get cleaned up. Then I have arithmancy so I'll see you at lunch." she said.
"Yeah, ok, see you then," said Ron.
"Take care of yourself hermione. We love you, I mean your our savior.We don't know what we'd do with out you. So just, just be careful, k?" said Harry grinning.
"Yeah, i will, thanks guys." then she hugged them both very tight.
"Hermione- can't breathe" harry said, overdramatisizing her hug.
"You guys!" she squealed, before heading to her common room.
When she arrived at the painting she gave the password and entered. As she crossed the room she heard a voice.
"I'm sorry about that, Hermione" she turned to see Draco sitting on the couch with a book open.
"That's alright. What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I have a free, thought I'd get a head start on my homework. You.?" he asked
"Same, but I have to clean up first. I'm a mess" she replied, wiping her face.
"No, you look fine, I promise." he said. She looked at him. His eyes bore little resemblence to their old harshness. They were softer and more inviting. To her astonishment, he patted the seat next to him.
She laughed out loud and went to sit next to him.
"Where did you learn that one? I've only seen muggles do that." she said.
"I-- err sawitinamugglemovieonce" he said this all very fast, one word blending into the next, but Hermione got the picture. She grinned and his pale cheeks went pink.
"You?! When did you see a muggle movie?" she asked incredulously.
"I snuck out, when I was 7. Father would kill me if he knew, literally." he said, sounding, in Hermione P.O.V., quite ominous. she shivered at the thought.
"Is he, still.." she asked.
"Working with Voldemort?" she flinched at the name, "yeah." he looked like he had said something he should have and turned away.
" I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pried." she apologized.
"No, it's fine...it's fine" he replied, turning his grey eyes back on her brown ones. She could feel his breathe on her face. He moved closer. Against her better judgement, she did too.
"I-I- err I.." she mumbled
He smirked.
Just then, the bell rang. Hermione jumped up.
"I uhh, I have to go, to Arithmancy." she said hastily.
"I know, me too... do you, I mean, would you walk there... with me?" he asked sheepishly.
She surveyed him.
"Alright, let's go."
Hermione picked up her bag and walked to the portrait hole with Draco. He held it open for her as she walked through.
"Thanks, " she said as she stepped through.
"No problem," he replied as it swung shut. They walked in silence for a few minutes before she tried starting a conversation.
"So, uhh, how are we going to do the passwords?" she asked.
"Well, I thinking-" he started.
"Oh, so that was that smell, " she said giggling. He gave her a playful look.
"Oh shut up, you. So anyway, I was thinking we could switch every week, like you can pick it next week and I'll take the week after. We just have to make sure that whoever is picking it that week tells the other and then we have to tell the portrait together." he suggested.
She thought it over. Then,
"Yeah, ok, that sounds good to me. So I get to pick it next week...oh the possibilities," she laughed.
"Just don't pick anything too girly. I don't want to be caught standing there saying '#32 Pink Peach Nail Polish' to get into my own common room." he joked.
"Oh don't worry, I'm more of a #69 kinda gal" she replied, smiling.
"Oh yeah? And what's that?" he asked, putting on one of those ' I seriously care' voices, just to add to the sarcasm being thrown back and forth between the two teens.
"Wild Passion Purple," she giggled.
"No no no no! Honey, you must try on the Chocolate Delight Polish we just got in stock. It would bring out the colour in your eyes perfectly!" he said, putting on his best Gay Sales Assistant Voice. Just to put the icing on the cake, he Joozed (sp?) his hair and began playing with his own nails.
Hermione was lost in a fit of giggles as he muttered, "oh no, I think I've broken a nail..."
"Well, thank you for that assessment, Mr. Malfoy, but I am, as always, one step ahead of you" she said matter-of-factly.
"Huh?" he asked, wrinkling his forehead.
She handed him her books and showed him her hands. She wiggled her fingers and he saw the dark down paint on her fingernails.
"Oh, haha. What can I say, great minds think alike." he said.
"I agree" Hermione replied. She went to take her books back but he pulled them away.
"I got them. I wouldn't want your nails to suffer the same fate as mine did." he joked. She smiled and they kept moving. As they turned the corner, they saw Dumbledore walking towards them, his nose stuck in a big book.
"Hello Headmaster, how are you?" said Hermione as they approached the old wizard.
"Oh, " he started, "I am fine, thank you, Miss Granger. And how are my two star pupils?" he asked.
"Great," they replied at the same time. He looked at them over the top of his half moon spectacles.
"And you two are getting along well, I assume." he prodded.
"Of course. This git's actually not that bad, once you get to know him." she replied nudging Malfoy.
"Yeah, and Hermione's not as bad as I thought either. It just took a little pushing from you."
Dumbledore smiled widely at them.
"Terrific. Well, I suppose I must let you get on your way. Have fun at class." and he continued walking.
Then Hermione and Draco made their way around the corner to their classroom, her books in his arms and a twinkle in both of their eyes.
A/N Ok, The chapter actually goes on a little farther but everyone loved that ending on the other site..they said it was cute so I'm gonna leave it there and I have enough left of the chapter to make it a new one. Anyway, woooh! Gay Malfoy! Lol..you have no idea how much fun that was to write and decide what they were going to say next, lol.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'll add more soon!
Jes
As Hermione got up to leave, she was hit with a barrage of insults and accustaions.
"Look what you did now, " wailed a sobbing Pansy Parkinson, " you ruined everything! And Draco, the poor boy" she said, and at that moment she ran to Draco and clung to him as though trying to make him feel better.
"Gett off me, wench" he cried, shoving her away. He shot Pansy a disgusted look, then shot a more sympathetic look at Hermione and stalked off.
"What are playing at Granger?" a slytherin boy with sandy hair asked her harshly.
The Slytherins taunts followed her all the way out of the classroom and halfway down the hallway. Just when she though she was rid of it all, another tidal wave of complaints threw themselves at her. But this time they were from her own house.
"What's been going on in your Head common room Hermione?" asked Lavender, except Hermione could tell she wasn't upset. Everyone knew Lavender and Parvati had huge crushes on Draco and she just wanted more juicy gossip to spread.
"N-nothings been hap-happening.." she stumbled, starting to cry.
"Yeah, a likely story" sneered Seamus Finnigan (A/N I never liked him, lol. The slimy little git)
"Oy, leave her alone" cried harry.
"Yeah, just sod off, will you?" added Ron. The knot of Gryffindors began to dispurse as everyone headed to their next lesson.
Then Harry and Ron turned back to Hermione.
"You o.k?" asked Harry.
"Yeah. Thanks for that guys" she forced a smile, for their benefit.
"But, Hermy, nothing has been going on, has it?" asked Ron innocently.
"Of course not!" she replied defiantly, "we've just been forced to coexist in the same environment peacefully. And I'm actually quite glad Dumbledore made us be civil to each other. It makes life much easier not having to constantly be able to defend yourself if an incident crops up." she said.
"Ok, good. We just wanted to make sure. Snape's a git anyway. That stupid potion doesn't mean anything." said Ron.
"Yeah, i mean, it paired me with LAVENDER, ugh" Harry added, making a face. Hermione laughed. She felt really lucky to have friends like these.
"Well look, " said Hermione, consulting her schedual, " we have frees right now so I want to go back to my common room and get cleaned up. Then I have arithmancy so I'll see you at lunch." she said.
"Yeah, ok, see you then," said Ron.
"Take care of yourself hermione. We love you, I mean your our savior.We don't know what we'd do with out you. So just, just be careful, k?" said Harry grinning.
"Yeah, i will, thanks guys." then she hugged them both very tight.
"Hermione- can't breathe" harry said, overdramatisizing her hug.
"You guys!" she squealed, before heading to her common room.
When she arrived at the painting she gave the password and entered. As she crossed the room she heard a voice.
"I'm sorry about that, Hermione" she turned to see Draco sitting on the couch with a book open.
"That's alright. What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I have a free, thought I'd get a head start on my homework. You.?" he asked
"Same, but I have to clean up first. I'm a mess" she replied, wiping her face.
"No, you look fine, I promise." he said. She looked at him. His eyes bore little resemblence to their old harshness. They were softer and more inviting. To her astonishment, he patted the seat next to him.
She laughed out loud and went to sit next to him.
"Where did you learn that one? I've only seen muggles do that." she said.
"I-- err sawitinamugglemovieonce" he said this all very fast, one word blending into the next, but Hermione got the picture. She grinned and his pale cheeks went pink.
"You?! When did you see a muggle movie?" she asked incredulously.
"I snuck out, when I was 7. Father would kill me if he knew, literally." he said, sounding, in Hermione P.O.V., quite ominous. she shivered at the thought.
"Is he, still.." she asked.
"Working with Voldemort?" she flinched at the name, "yeah." he looked like he had said something he should have and turned away.
" I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pried." she apologized.
"No, it's fine...it's fine" he replied, turning his grey eyes back on her brown ones. She could feel his breathe on her face. He moved closer. Against her better judgement, she did too.
"I-I- err I.." she mumbled
He smirked.
Just then, the bell rang. Hermione jumped up.
"I uhh, I have to go, to Arithmancy." she said hastily.
"I know, me too... do you, I mean, would you walk there... with me?" he asked sheepishly.
She surveyed him.
"Alright, let's go."
Hermione picked up her bag and walked to the portrait hole with Draco. He held it open for her as she walked through.
"Thanks, " she said as she stepped through.
"No problem," he replied as it swung shut. They walked in silence for a few minutes before she tried starting a conversation.
"So, uhh, how are we going to do the passwords?" she asked.
"Well, I thinking-" he started.
"Oh, so that was that smell, " she said giggling. He gave her a playful look.
"Oh shut up, you. So anyway, I was thinking we could switch every week, like you can pick it next week and I'll take the week after. We just have to make sure that whoever is picking it that week tells the other and then we have to tell the portrait together." he suggested.
She thought it over. Then,
"Yeah, ok, that sounds good to me. So I get to pick it next week...oh the possibilities," she laughed.
"Just don't pick anything too girly. I don't want to be caught standing there saying '#32 Pink Peach Nail Polish' to get into my own common room." he joked.
"Oh don't worry, I'm more of a #69 kinda gal" she replied, smiling.
"Oh yeah? And what's that?" he asked, putting on one of those ' I seriously care' voices, just to add to the sarcasm being thrown back and forth between the two teens.
"Wild Passion Purple," she giggled.
"No no no no! Honey, you must try on the Chocolate Delight Polish we just got in stock. It would bring out the colour in your eyes perfectly!" he said, putting on his best Gay Sales Assistant Voice. Just to put the icing on the cake, he Joozed (sp?) his hair and began playing with his own nails.
Hermione was lost in a fit of giggles as he muttered, "oh no, I think I've broken a nail..."
"Well, thank you for that assessment, Mr. Malfoy, but I am, as always, one step ahead of you" she said matter-of-factly.
"Huh?" he asked, wrinkling his forehead.
She handed him her books and showed him her hands. She wiggled her fingers and he saw the dark down paint on her fingernails.
"Oh, haha. What can I say, great minds think alike." he said.
"I agree" Hermione replied. She went to take her books back but he pulled them away.
"I got them. I wouldn't want your nails to suffer the same fate as mine did." he joked. She smiled and they kept moving. As they turned the corner, they saw Dumbledore walking towards them, his nose stuck in a big book.
"Hello Headmaster, how are you?" said Hermione as they approached the old wizard.
"Oh, " he started, "I am fine, thank you, Miss Granger. And how are my two star pupils?" he asked.
"Great," they replied at the same time. He looked at them over the top of his half moon spectacles.
"And you two are getting along well, I assume." he prodded.
"Of course. This git's actually not that bad, once you get to know him." she replied nudging Malfoy.
"Yeah, and Hermione's not as bad as I thought either. It just took a little pushing from you."
Dumbledore smiled widely at them.
"Terrific. Well, I suppose I must let you get on your way. Have fun at class." and he continued walking.
Then Hermione and Draco made their way around the corner to their classroom, her books in his arms and a twinkle in both of their eyes.
A/N Ok, The chapter actually goes on a little farther but everyone loved that ending on the other site..they said it was cute so I'm gonna leave it there and I have enough left of the chapter to make it a new one. Anyway, woooh! Gay Malfoy! Lol..you have no idea how much fun that was to write and decide what they were going to say next, lol.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'll add more soon!
Jes