April 6, 2004
A/N: well, I'm glad you all thought that was a good cliffie. I just got this idea and it sprang up in my head. I couldn't stop typing. I'm sorry I left it where it was, but I wanted you to suffer through the plot. Who do you think Hermione's secret admirer is?
Reviewers: I'd like to thank Mojo the Rock Chick Munchkin, draco 4 eva , Troublesome-Shorti, deadburningflame, alexe, Shellisa, michelle, and Applescm. I'm so glad you all liked the cliffie. I tried to make it suspenseful, and it looks like I succeeded. Please keep reading.
Reviews: If you haven't already heard, I'm trying to get 100 reviews by my birthday on the 28th, and it would really help if you all would go back to the previous chapters that you haven't reviewed on and review. It would make me happy to reach my goal, and the only way it can happen is you. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters that have been named in my story thus far.
Chapter Twelve
Hermione stared at the male in front of her. He was wearing loose, black slacks, a black, button-up, long-sleeved shirt, and a black cloak, which hid his hair. A mask hid most of his face. All that was visible was his dark eyes, the tip of his nose, and his mouth. He offered her his arm.
"Shall we get going?" he asked, a small smile on his face.
"Sure." Wow, she thought. This is weird. I didn't imagine that he would be this good looking. She snuck a glance at him and saw that he was staring at her. She quickly looked away, turning a deep shade of pink.
"Well, umm, there are a couple questions I would like to ask you." She stared at the ground.
"Go ahead and ask away." He said, smiling back at her.
"Okay...How old are you?" she felt a little embarrassed for asking, but he didn't seem to mind.
"Well, I'm seventeen, going on eighteen."
"So does that mean you are in seventh year?"
"It sure does."
"Would you answer if I asked you what house you were from?" She stared into his eyes as they came to the Entrance Hall. Several couples were already there, waiting for the door to the Great Hall to open.
"Probably not. It would probably give away who I am." He smiled. He loved the way she was trying to find out his identity. He gave a small chuckle.
"Okay, well, are you pure blood, half blood, or muggle-born?"
"Well, that would take the fun out of making you guess, but if you have to know, I am a pure blood."
"Well, that narrows it down a little bit."
"Don't jump to conclusions. Some people you never even considered are pure bloods." He looked at her, and saw the confusion on her face.
The creaking of the Great Hall doors opening made Hermione jump, and her mystery date laughed. It was a deep laugh. Hermione knew she had heard it somewhere before, but she didn't remember where.
"I've heard that laugh before. It is so familiar, though I can't remember where I've heard it before."
"I'm sure you've heard it before. I wouldn't be surprised if you guessed who I was before the removing of the masks." He led her into the Great Hall, and many people were heard gasping at the sight of the room. All of the lights in the room were dim, except for the stage, where there were several colored spotlights.
The band Evanescence walked onto the stage. The lead singer walked up to the microphone, took it in her hand, and proceeded to sing the first slow song, My Immortal.
"Would you care to dance?" He asked, a pleading look in his eyes.
"Of course," she said, her voice going quiet. Hermione's date lead her to the dance floor outside. Placing his hands around her waist, he brought her closer to him. She reached up and pushed back the hood of his cloak, revealing a head of short, dark brown, almost black hair.
"How many male seventh years do you know with dark brown hair?" he questioned.
"Enough that I can't narrow the list to one person." She said, a smile on her face. She slipped her arms around his neck and set her head on his shoulder. She felt him tense up, and then relax. "What are you so nervous about? Haven't you ever danced with a girl before?" It was her turn to laugh at him.
"As a matter of fact, I have. A good many girls, at that."
"Oh really." She looked up at him, trying to keep an angry look on her face, but it didn't work. She smiled at him and set her head on his shoulder again. She inhaled his scent, and she seemed to melt into him.
The two danced for what seemed like eternity, with her date going and getting a drink what seemed like once an hour, but she didn't care. The couple walked off the dance floor, and her date was getting her something to drink. He kept reminding her of someone she had met before, but she just couldn't place her finger on who he reminded her of.
Her date came back and Hermione sat sipping punch. The first song that wasn't slow came on, and he jumped up.
"Come on, Hermione! This is my favorite song in the whole world!" He took her hand in his and dragged her to the dance floor. They immediately began dancing in rhythm, when suddenly it hit her. She stopped dancing.
"Blaise Zambini?" she whispered.
He too stopped dancing. "What did you just say?"
"Blaise Zambini, you're my secret admirer?"
The male took her hand and lead her to the garden. When they got outside, the clock chimed eleven, signaling the removing of masks. Hermione took hers off, set it down, and slowly removed his mask. Indeed it was Blaise.
"Why?" She wore a look of confusion on her face. "I thought you just wanted to be my friend."
"Hermione, I don't know why I still have feelings for you. When I am around you, I feel whole. You make me feel like no other woman can make me feel. I love you." With that, he gently kissed her, making Hermione weak at the knees. When they finally broke apart, she slowly sat down. Blaise followed, and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her forehead, and she rested her head against his shoulder.
Blaise was overjoyed with Hermione in his arms. Hermione noticed how content he was. She just sat there, enjoying the warmth of his body against hers. She too felt whole with him. The couple just sat in silence for about half an hour. Blaise occasionally kissed her on the forehead or lightly on the lips, the whole while holding her in his arms. He wished this moment would never end, but the time came where the two held hands all the way he accompanied her to her room.
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As the couple bid each other goodnight, Blaise gently pulled her close to him and kissed her gently. They stood there in each other's arms, and Hermione kept her eyes closed, for she was completely content where she was. When she did open her eyes, she looked up at Blaise's face. What she saw surprised her.
It wasn't Blaise's arms that she was in.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ !!!!!PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!!!!!
A/N: Another cliffie!!!! I can't believe I am leaving it here. I'm so mean. Well, what do you think? Was it interesting? Please review. And if you haven't reviewed any previous chapters, please do so. If you don't read author's notes, I am hoping to get 100 reviews by my birthday, which is the 28th of April. You guys are the ones who will help me complete my goal. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL!!!
A/N: well, I'm glad you all thought that was a good cliffie. I just got this idea and it sprang up in my head. I couldn't stop typing. I'm sorry I left it where it was, but I wanted you to suffer through the plot. Who do you think Hermione's secret admirer is?
Reviewers: I'd like to thank Mojo the Rock Chick Munchkin, draco 4 eva , Troublesome-Shorti, deadburningflame, alexe, Shellisa, michelle, and Applescm. I'm so glad you all liked the cliffie. I tried to make it suspenseful, and it looks like I succeeded. Please keep reading.
Reviews: If you haven't already heard, I'm trying to get 100 reviews by my birthday on the 28th, and it would really help if you all would go back to the previous chapters that you haven't reviewed on and review. It would make me happy to reach my goal, and the only way it can happen is you. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters that have been named in my story thus far.
Chapter Twelve
Hermione stared at the male in front of her. He was wearing loose, black slacks, a black, button-up, long-sleeved shirt, and a black cloak, which hid his hair. A mask hid most of his face. All that was visible was his dark eyes, the tip of his nose, and his mouth. He offered her his arm.
"Shall we get going?" he asked, a small smile on his face.
"Sure." Wow, she thought. This is weird. I didn't imagine that he would be this good looking. She snuck a glance at him and saw that he was staring at her. She quickly looked away, turning a deep shade of pink.
"Well, umm, there are a couple questions I would like to ask you." She stared at the ground.
"Go ahead and ask away." He said, smiling back at her.
"Okay...How old are you?" she felt a little embarrassed for asking, but he didn't seem to mind.
"Well, I'm seventeen, going on eighteen."
"So does that mean you are in seventh year?"
"It sure does."
"Would you answer if I asked you what house you were from?" She stared into his eyes as they came to the Entrance Hall. Several couples were already there, waiting for the door to the Great Hall to open.
"Probably not. It would probably give away who I am." He smiled. He loved the way she was trying to find out his identity. He gave a small chuckle.
"Okay, well, are you pure blood, half blood, or muggle-born?"
"Well, that would take the fun out of making you guess, but if you have to know, I am a pure blood."
"Well, that narrows it down a little bit."
"Don't jump to conclusions. Some people you never even considered are pure bloods." He looked at her, and saw the confusion on her face.
The creaking of the Great Hall doors opening made Hermione jump, and her mystery date laughed. It was a deep laugh. Hermione knew she had heard it somewhere before, but she didn't remember where.
"I've heard that laugh before. It is so familiar, though I can't remember where I've heard it before."
"I'm sure you've heard it before. I wouldn't be surprised if you guessed who I was before the removing of the masks." He led her into the Great Hall, and many people were heard gasping at the sight of the room. All of the lights in the room were dim, except for the stage, where there were several colored spotlights.
The band Evanescence walked onto the stage. The lead singer walked up to the microphone, took it in her hand, and proceeded to sing the first slow song, My Immortal.
"Would you care to dance?" He asked, a pleading look in his eyes.
"Of course," she said, her voice going quiet. Hermione's date lead her to the dance floor outside. Placing his hands around her waist, he brought her closer to him. She reached up and pushed back the hood of his cloak, revealing a head of short, dark brown, almost black hair.
"How many male seventh years do you know with dark brown hair?" he questioned.
"Enough that I can't narrow the list to one person." She said, a smile on her face. She slipped her arms around his neck and set her head on his shoulder. She felt him tense up, and then relax. "What are you so nervous about? Haven't you ever danced with a girl before?" It was her turn to laugh at him.
"As a matter of fact, I have. A good many girls, at that."
"Oh really." She looked up at him, trying to keep an angry look on her face, but it didn't work. She smiled at him and set her head on his shoulder again. She inhaled his scent, and she seemed to melt into him.
The two danced for what seemed like eternity, with her date going and getting a drink what seemed like once an hour, but she didn't care. The couple walked off the dance floor, and her date was getting her something to drink. He kept reminding her of someone she had met before, but she just couldn't place her finger on who he reminded her of.
Her date came back and Hermione sat sipping punch. The first song that wasn't slow came on, and he jumped up.
"Come on, Hermione! This is my favorite song in the whole world!" He took her hand in his and dragged her to the dance floor. They immediately began dancing in rhythm, when suddenly it hit her. She stopped dancing.
"Blaise Zambini?" she whispered.
He too stopped dancing. "What did you just say?"
"Blaise Zambini, you're my secret admirer?"
The male took her hand and lead her to the garden. When they got outside, the clock chimed eleven, signaling the removing of masks. Hermione took hers off, set it down, and slowly removed his mask. Indeed it was Blaise.
"Why?" She wore a look of confusion on her face. "I thought you just wanted to be my friend."
"Hermione, I don't know why I still have feelings for you. When I am around you, I feel whole. You make me feel like no other woman can make me feel. I love you." With that, he gently kissed her, making Hermione weak at the knees. When they finally broke apart, she slowly sat down. Blaise followed, and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her forehead, and she rested her head against his shoulder.
Blaise was overjoyed with Hermione in his arms. Hermione noticed how content he was. She just sat there, enjoying the warmth of his body against hers. She too felt whole with him. The couple just sat in silence for about half an hour. Blaise occasionally kissed her on the forehead or lightly on the lips, the whole while holding her in his arms. He wished this moment would never end, but the time came where the two held hands all the way he accompanied her to her room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
As the couple bid each other goodnight, Blaise gently pulled her close to him and kissed her gently. They stood there in each other's arms, and Hermione kept her eyes closed, for she was completely content where she was. When she did open her eyes, she looked up at Blaise's face. What she saw surprised her.
It wasn't Blaise's arms that she was in.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ !!!!!PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!!!!!
A/N: Another cliffie!!!! I can't believe I am leaving it here. I'm so mean. Well, what do you think? Was it interesting? Please review. And if you haven't reviewed any previous chapters, please do so. If you don't read author's notes, I am hoping to get 100 reviews by my birthday, which is the 28th of April. You guys are the ones who will help me complete my goal. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL!!!