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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME!!! I'M SO HAPPY HEEEEEE!!!!!!!! Okay sorrrryyy about that! YES! This is the LONG AWAITED Yule Ball chapter! Alright, as you can seeee, I am a hyper ficcy writer so this chapter is going to kick arse! Yeah so, I HATE making huge long boring author notes, so I'm just gonna cut to the chase…
Main Characters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy
Year at Hogwarts: 6th, IT'S THE YULE BALL!!
Ages: Hermione: 16, Draco: 16
Spoilers: Well, Goblet of Fire a little!
Genre: Romance and craziness and snogs and blah!
Rating: PG-13 for swearing and funny words
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter! JK Rowling owns everything!
Let's get this party started!
Chapter Six: The Yule Ball! 'nuff said
Hermione
Hermione woke up totally energized and excited, she loved going to parties! After all, she had been waiting ages for the Yule Ball, and since tonight was the night, she was feeling incredibly giddy. Crawling off the sofa she stretched and yawned, remembering that she had a lot to get ready for as well. "Oh dear", she thought. "I do wonder what the time is"… She glanced at the clock and realized it was nearly 2:30 in the after noon! How could she have slept in so late? "Oh my god! How did it get so late?!", she thought. She ran upstairs to the kitchen, and glanced at the invitation they had received last weekend from Dumbledore about the ball. The Yule Ball was to start at 6pm and it was to be over at Midnight. So, hurriedly, she ran upstairs to the bedroom to begin getting ready, hoping in her heart that she would have enough time.
Running upstairs, she heard humming, so she pressed her ear to the door for a minute. It was Draco, hehe! Draco was humming! She never thought a person like him could be so giddy. She opened the door and noticed that he was already in his robes, and he was just finishing up his hair. "Damn him!" she thought. "He is already dressed and almost ready!" Walking closer without him noticing, she jumped behind him and grabbed the bottle of hair gel he was currently using to spike his hair up. "Hey!" he shouted. "What do you think you are doing?", he said, and looked at her fiercely. She simply giggled and smirked, and carried the gel on the bed with her. He ran up to her, trying to get it back, but to no avail. She was jumping now. "Give that back!" he whined, and looked at her like a lost puppy. "No way!" she said, and continued laughing and jumping. He narrowed his eyes at her, and joined in the jumping. This entire ruckus on the bed was beginning to annoy Diosa, who was trying to sleep on her/Draco's pillow. While Hermione was busily trying to keep the bottle in her hands, Diosa ran over and bit her toe. "Ouch!" she screamed. "Damnit kitty! Here Draco, have the damn bottle, I have to get ready anyway." So, pouting, she jumped off the bed. Draco flipped the bottle over and smirked, Hermione went back to her closet.
She smiled when she eyed her beautiful robe and matching shoes. She looked over to see what Draco was doing, he was still fixing his hair at the vanity table. So, she gathered her robes and hid them under her arms. Heading to the bathroom, careful not to let him see, she took out her robes and shut the door. After all, she didn't want him seeing her until she was properly ready. "Tonight is going to be so exciting!" she thought. "But, I'm really not sure what to do about this whole Draco thing. It's scary to think about, but I'm really starting to grow…well… fond of him. I wonder, what is Ron going to think if we show up together? I know Ron still fancies me, after what happened at the Yule Ball last year with him, when he asked me to go steady. Of course, I agreed, and we were going out until last September… when I broke up with him…" she sighed, and started fastening her robes. "But, then again, I'm probably just being an immature school girl. I know Draco doesn't think of me the same way… whatever way that may be… Straightening up, she looked herself over in the body mirror. She had to admit, she looked good. The color of the robes (a/n, which I forgot to add, they are a shimmering midnight blue color, you know, kinda like iridescent. And the cloak attached is just more like a cape, and it's see-through silver, you know. It's really pretty, but anyway…) had complimented her hair perfectly, and her hair wasn't even done yet.
Opening the medicine cabinet, she started shuffling around for her hair straightening iron and hair spray. Contemplating on what to do with her hair, she mentally slapped herself, and thought, "Wait a minute, Draco? Since when am I thinking about him on first name basis?" She shook her head and began on her hair, after minutes of trying twists and pulls and knots and buns and curls, she finally decided to use her wand. Technically, they weren't supposed to do magic in the house unless there was an emergency, but wasn't this an emergency? I mean, a girl needs good hair, doesn't she? Nodding, she took the wand and muttered a spell for hair. Experimenting, she decided on a few elegant knots in the back, tied up with tiny braids. She left a few pieces in the front for that "sex kitten" style, you know what I mean. She used the wand to stencil small auburn highlights, and had the wand sprinkle the top of her hair, to add the affect of glistening snowflakes. It was gorgeous, much better than the Yule Ball last year and fourth year.
Now for make-up. Truth be told, Hermione really didn't know how to put make-up on that well, as she rarely wore much of it. So, again, she used the wand, and muttered a spell that placed the exact tints of makeup for her skin color and for the dress color. For her eyes, it ended up selecting the same color as the dress for the liner. For the upper lid, it suggested a more sheer color, not as dramatic as the dress, but still quite noticeable. It ended up also adding a sort of shimmer powder that stretched from her lids to her eyebrows, which was also very sheer. For her cheeks, it gave her a bronzer tone for the blush, giving her a sort of sun-kissed look. The lips was done very classy, not a deep red or pink, but a very shiny gloss, with a slight tint of burgundy. Hermione really loved the new look, it gave her a fresh-happy looking face tone. She smiled and danced around, posing to the mirror. She looked like a beautiful princess, modeling for robes. She glanced at the clock, and noticed it was already 5:30. Making wonderful time, she kissed the mirror and headed outside to her bedroom.
Draco
Sitting on the vanity chair, Draco was still messing with his hair. He had successfully spiked each hair up in the exact precise way he wanted it. Every piece was perfectly even…except one, in the middle, which kept curling down. "Bloody hell!" he shouted, and put another glob of gel on his hand. "If I could only get this one…" and, finally, it stayed up. "Excellent.", he said, and stood up, admiring himself at full length. "I am devilishly gorgeous," he said to himself. This was true, really, the robe had complimented his pale self perfectly, and he kind of looked like an innocent angel… He didn't like that, so he smirked evilly. "Perfect." Finally ready, and more conceited then ever, but with good reason, he glanced at the clock. 5:35. He thought he had better head downstairs and see if Hermione was ready to go, so, with one final look at himself, he exited.
Running to the door, he was grateful when he realized Hermione was ready, but she had her back towards him. Eager to see how she looked, he cleared his throat to announce his presence, and she turned around. Upon seeing her, Draco fell breathless…literally. He couldn't breathe, and he couldn't move, he was too much in shock. "Oh my god… there is no fucking way this is the same mudblood that was stealing my gel earlier… This isn't Granger. No. My god, what an idiot I must look, standing here. I better do something…" Draco blinked, to Hermione, she thought nothing of it, but for Draco in this predicament, it was a major accomplishment. "So, how do I look?" she asked him, twirling around and smiling. She reminded him of an angel, an innocent princess, and it was too much for him to handle. Her merely nodded, and said "Well, at least we don't clash." He smirked at her and she smiled, tapping him playfully with her satin gloves.
Walking through the snow, Hermione stopped for a moment, and said "Umm, do you think it would be better if we actually addressed each other by our names? I mean, it's not too much to ask… is it?" Draco turned around to face her, and took her hands in his. "No, Hermione, it isn't." They smiled at each other, and, hand-in-hand, they ran to Hogwart's front gate.
(A/N- Oooooh, fluffiness! You know, I was going to stop here, but I figured, what kind of wonderful writer would I be then? So, I continue…)
Inside the Great Hall, Normal Point of View (Does that make sense?)
The Great Hall was decorated beautifully, as always. Magic snow falling, ice sculptures, the usual. Except, this time… they didn't have a wizarding band but… a DJ! DUMBLEDORE WAS DJ! Upon entering, he winked at them, giving them a look that clearly imitated that Hermione and Draco weren't going to be the only ones resorting to Muggle technology.
Of course, Dumbledore wasn't the only one staring at them. The second they walked in and the doors shut, everyone had to stare. Draco, noticing that their hands were still intertwined, dropped his fiercely, but not fast enough for Ron not to notice, making Hermione cringe. Hermione looked to Ron, seeing that he was heading towards them in a fury, cloak billowing behind, which gave him a look that resembled Snape on certain days. Harry was in tow, running to catch up with him. This truly was a sight, if you had the point of view that Herm and Draco had, then you would see two groups of students on either the right or left side, divided unequally, mostly Slytherin to the left, with Ron running stark raving pissed in the middle and Harry following. With Ron catching up to them quite quickly, Draco turned to Hermione and mouthed "Stay here", while he stepped in front of her a few feet, in a guarding position. He was clearly ready to take whatever Ron had planned. Oh yes, Ron definitely had something planned, judging by the look that Harry was giving Hermione, clearing stating his apologies. With fists clenched, Ron turned towards Harry, his eyes in slits, and said roughly, "Sod off, Harry! This isn't about you." Harry frowned, but backed off. His days of protecting Ron were clearly over.
Hermione looked at Draco and Ron with a pleading stare, she was terrified. Ron didn't even bare to look at her, but focused on Draco, and how much damage he could do, which had to be minimum, considering Draco was about 5 inches taller then Ron, and a much more toned body from Quidditch. Draco smirked and looked down on Ron, obviously trying to provoke him more, "Think you can fight me, shorty? Well let's see it then, that is, if you can even reach me." The lot of the Slytherins hooted in laughter, but Ron turned, if possible, redder than ever. Poor Ron, he tried so hard to punch Draco, but every punch he threw, Draco dodged. Hermione cringed and went between them, trying to stop everything. Draco looked at her with as much compassion as he could in his current situation, and said "No, I want this all over with. I'm going to show him who's the better wizard after all!" Draco stepped toward Ron and hit him with such force that Ron was knocked to the ground and slid back several inches. Ron was knocked out, and Hermione tried to run to him, but Draco held her back, he was too strong for her. Harry dragged Ron off to the Hospital Wing, and Hermione turned to Draco, tears in her eyes. "Why did you do that?!" she said. "You know he's smaller than you, you could have killed him!" Sobbing forcefully and shaking, Hermione slowly backed away from Draco, who looked at her with nothing but misunderstanding. "I don't understand." He said. She looked at him and bit her lip, trying to control her cries. "You don't understand what?! Why couldn't you have just backed away from him or something?" she reasoned. He looked at her knowingly, and said "I never run away from a challenge, Hermione. I thought you actually cared about what I felt, and if you want him so badly, then just go to him and leave me alone." And with that, he stalked away, heading outside to the gardens. She didn't know what to do or what to think, had she wanted Ron? With everyone running towards her, she had to get away from it. She followed Draco.
Hermione
She found him sitting outside on one of the benches, his back to her. He was staring up at the crescent moon, idly fingering a rose in his hands, causing his palms to bleed. She watched him put the bloody rose beside him, and bury his head in his hands. She walked over to him on the bench, and sat beside him. He made no attempt to acknowledge her presence, however. "Draco…" she said eagerly, but he emitted no response. Sighing, she tried again, "Draco, please listen to me." This time he turned his head towards her, his eyes glassy and pained. "Draco, I don't know why I said that to you inside. The truth is, is that, being with you these weeks has been so incredible to me. I've realized that, well, you aren't everything I perceived you to be, and… well, that there is more to life then books and cleverness. I… admire you for your courage to stand up to Ron and defend me, no one has ever really cared enough to behave that way for me…I'm sorry." She placed her hand on his shoulder in a comforting way, and he turned toward her, smiled meekly, and said "Yeah, I was pretty good in there, wasn't I?" he grinned broadly and she hit him playfully. "I'm sorry, it's just, I don't want to be miserable all night, and I really do care for you…Hermione." She smiled at him again and examined his hand with the blood on it. She massaged it gently and turned to him. He cupped her face in his hand, and rubbed her lips with his thumb. She leaned in slightly and kissed him gently, he deepened the kiss in surprise and wrapped his arms around her waist. She placed her hands behind his neck and idly twirled his hair with her hands, inhaling his intoxicating cologne, which smelled of mint and… cinnamon? She laughed into the kiss and Draco stopped for a minute, saying "What?" she simply smiled and kissed him again. A snickering laugh behind them startled Hermione and she pulled away, blushing profusely. Draco just smirked at the boy who laughed. Seamus. Seamus said, "Well then, I see we are getting along well. Now, when you two are done doing… whatever it was you were doing… (Hermione stood up and kicked the boy) Okay, okay, sorry. Just wanted to tell you that there's a party inside you are missing, so you best hurry!" Hermione yelled after him "SSHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMEEEUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" quite loudly, and turned to Draco in anticipation, who winked at her, and said "You owe me for stopping us!" She pushed him and ran inside, him chasing after her.
Once inside, everyone cheered and clapped, causing Hermione to blush, yet again. That is, of course, everyone except Pansy, who ran out, again. Hermione shrugged, and a muggle song she knew quite well came on, which, coincidentally, was absolutely perfect for tonight. Hermione couldn't help it, and edged towards him, he took her hand and twirled her around, they were both wonderful dancers:
You've got style, that's what all the girls say
Satin sheets and luxuries so fine
All your suits are custom made in London
But I've got something that you'll really like
Gonna dress you up in my love
All over, all over
Gonna dress you up in my love (in my love)
All over your body
Feel the silky touch of my caresses
They will keep you looking so brand new
Let me cover you with velvet kisses
I'll create a look that's made for you
Gonna dress you up in my love (in my love)
All over, all over
Gonna dress you up in my love (dress you up in my love)
All over your body
Gonna dress you up in my love, in my love
All over your body, all over your body
In my love
All over, all over
From your head down to your toes…
Gonna dress you up in my love
All over, all over
Gonna dress you up in my love
All over your body
Gonna dress you up in my love, in my love
All over your body, all over your body
In my love
All over, all over
From your head down to your toes…
Dress you up in my love
All over and over
Gonna dress you up in my love
Oh yeah, dress you up in my love
In my love, I'm in love…
…As the song ended, Draco gave Hermione a final twirl, leaving the Great Hall speechless, except for their hands, which were clapping wildly. Even the Gryffindor's were glad Hermione was happy with someone, even if it was a Malfoy… Draco and Hermione left the dance floor to have a seat and some punch. "I didn't know you were such a great dancer" Hermione said. Malfoy smirked, and said "A Malfoy? Not know how to dance properly? Well, in our family, it's simply unheard of…" They both laughed at Draco's joke, no matter how corny it was. A few minutes later, Parvati and Lavender, both buzzing excitingly, said "You know, you two. We are having a party in the Gryffindor common room after the Ball, and everyone from EVERY house is invited! You two better be there! Oh, and by the way Malfoy… You look damn sexy in that outfit." Parvati said to him and licked her lips. Draco just nodded and she and Lavender left, winking at Hermione. "Ugh, she is such a slut!" Hermione hissed. "Jealous, are you?" he said. Hermione frowned. "No! But still…" she pouted. Draco smiled, "Right… We are going to that party, you know! A Malfoy NEVER misses parties!" Hermione rolled her eyes at him and left briefly to get more punch.
Draco
Draco sat in the booth, feeling very bored. He began drumming his fingers on the table when Crabbe and Goyle came up to sit next to him. "Uhhhhh… Hi, Draco." Crabbe said. Draco nodded at them and yawned. "So what's up guys?" he asked. "Oh, not, uh, much. Heyyy uh, nice date you got there's. Didn't think the Gryffindor could …err… look that… yeah." Goyle added stupidly. Draco looked at him, amused, and said, "Heh, thanks, I guess. Are you two going to that Gryffindor party afterwards?" They nodded. "God, what a lump of idiocy…" Draco thought. "Oh well, at least it's some company while she's gone. Hey, what's she up to anyway?" he looked around and spotted her talking to Professor McGonagall. "Figures" he said. Dumb and dumber looked at him, confused. He shook them off and stood up, he wanted to walk around and stretch his legs a bit.
After talking about for a few minutes, Draco decided to go ask Hermione what she was doing. Now she was talking to a bunch of girls in the corner… apparently planning something. He walked closer and noticed that she was in the middle of the center of girls, and some of them were Slytherin's! Apparently, her relationship with Draco had broken the hate. Surrounding her and adding to the "plan" were Ginny Weasley, Parvati and Padma Patil, Susan Bones, Hannah Abbot, Blaise Zabini (a/n- I've always thought Blaise was a girl), Millicent Bulstrode, Sally-Anne Perks, Katie Bell, Angelina Johnson, Lisa Turpin, Lavender Brown, Alicia Spinnet, even Pansy was back, looking as determined as ever. Draco had to admire Hermione, leading them all like that. Finally, after about 10 minutes, every girl put there hands over each other, and jumped, whooping for joy. After Hermione gave thanks to the Professors, she and the other girls went in the hallway. Draco was extremely confused.
Normal Point of View
Dumbledore went to address the audience, which silenced at his voice. "Excuse me all, but I need your attention! The Hogwart's girls have decided to put on a little show for you all, so please, pay them your respects!" After his speech, music started, and the girl's emerged looking like… 1930's prostitutes! My god, they were wearing… lace and bodices and whips and leather tube tops and fishnet! Microphone in hands, the girl's started workin it!:
Hermione:
Where's all mah soul sistas
Lemme hear ya'll flow sistas
Girls:
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go sista
Ginny:
He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Jo, you wanna give it a go?" Oh! uh huh
Girls:
Gouchie, Gouchie, ya ya dada (Hey hey hey)
Gouchie, Gouchie, ya ya here (here)
Mocha Chocalata ya ya (oh yea)
Creole lady Marmalade
Hermione:
What What, What what
Ginny:
Ooh oh Marmalade…
Girls:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir
Voulez vous coucher avec moi
Hermione:
Yea yea yea yea
Pansy:
He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up
Boy drank all that Magnolia wine
All her black satin sheets, suede's, dark greens
yeah
Girls:
Gouchie, Gouchie, ya ya dada (da-da-da)
Gouchie, Gouchie, ya ya here (here ohooh yea yeah)
Mocha Choca lata ya ya (yea)
Creole lady Marmalade
Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir, what what what)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi
Hermione:
Yea yea uh
He come through with the money and the garter bags
I let him know we bout that cake straight up the gate uh
We independent women, some mistake us for whores
I'm sayin', why spend mine, when I can spend yours?
Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry
I'mma keep playing these cats out like Atari
Wear ideal shoes get love from the dudes
14 bad ass chicks from the Hogwart's School
Hey sistas, soul sistas, betta get that dough sistas!
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
Bottle case the meaning of expensive taste
If you wanna Gouchie, Gouchie, ya ya
Mocha Chocalate-a what?
Creole Lady Marmalade
One more time C'mon now
Marmalade... Lady Marmalade... Marmalade...
Parvati and Lavender:
hey Hey Hey!
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth
Color of cafe au lait alright
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried,
More…more…more!
Pansy:
Now he's back home doin' 9 to 5 (9 to 5…)
Ginny:
Sleepin' the grey flannel life
Parvati and Lavender:
But when he turns off to sleep memories creep,
More…more…more!
Girls:
Gouchie, Gouchie, ya ya dada (da daeaea yea)
Gouchie, Gouchie, ya ya here (ooh)
Mocha Choca lata ya ya (yea)
Creole lady Marmalade
Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (all my sistas yea)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (C'Mon! uh)
Professor McGonagall:
Parvati and Lavender...(oh Leaeaa Oh)
Pansy... (Lady Marmalade)
Hermione...(hey Hey! uh uh uh uh...)
Ginny...(Oh Oh oooo)
Prof. Snape...(baby)
Hogwart's School... (whole school-0h)
McGonagall here...
Creole Lady Marmalade Yes-ah......
The whole hall erupted in cheers! Everyone was ecstatic about the dance; no one expected they would do anything like that! Draco was absolutely stunned… and, of course, highly aroused by what Hermione was wearing, and disturbed by Snape… Looking around at the other guys, he could tell they liked it as well. Professor McGonagall was smiling very happily, and Draco had absolutely no idea why she let the girls do anything like that, until he noticed the punch bowl had been spiked… Professor M was drunk! And, looking around more carefully, he noticed that most of the other teachers were as well! To his disgust, Snape was flirting with Flitwick, and had asked him to join him in Karaoke, and Flitwick agreed! So, now, to everyone's horror, Snape and the tiny Charms teacher were singing and dancing to "I Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher. Dumbledore was dancing with them, and Minerva McG was shimmying with the song…it was all very disturbing indeed, but Draco couldn't help laughing his ass off, and every muggle-born student in the Hall had wished they'd brought a camera. Glancing at the clock he noticed it was already 11:50, and the ball would be over at 12:00. Nervously glancing around, he finally noticed Hermione coming towards him, and he grabbed her and pushed himself against her. She laughed and he held her close, ready for the last dance… which happened to be a slow dance. To Hermione's pleasure, she had been able to change back into her robes, which were much more comfortable than her previous ensamble. He whispered something naughty in her ear, making her giggle, as they danced through the night…:
Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
And I wish on a star that somewhere you are
Thinking of me too
Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight
Till tomorrow I'll be holding you tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room, dreaming of you and me
Wonder if you ever see me
And I wonder if you know I'm there
If you looked in my eyes
Would you see what's inside?
Would you even care?
I just wanna hold you close
But so far all I have are dreams of you
So I wait for the day
And the courage to say how much I love you
Yes… I do…
I'll be dreaming of you tonight
Till tomorrow I'll be holding you tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room, dreaming about you and me
Corazón
I can't stop dreaming of you
No puedo dejar de pensar en ti
I can't stop dreaming
Cómo te necesito
I can't stop dreaming of you
Mi amor, cómo te extraño
Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
And I still can't believe
That you came up to me and said "I love you"
I love you too…
Now I'm dreaming with you tonight
Till tomorrow and for all of my life
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room, dreaming of you endlessly
Dreaming of you tonight
Till tomorrow I'll be holding you tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room
I'll be dreaming of you tonight
Endlessly
And I'll be holding you tight
Dreaming...with you...tonight…
…After the song was over, the two of them stayed dancing, together, until almost everyone was gone. Each of them were lost inside the world of the one they were holding, still having a hard time grasping the fact that they were together. And then, to their disappointment, a few minutes later someone tapped them and awoke them from their starry skies. It was Seamus, again. "Heh, sorry again guys, but COME ON! The party is about to start!" so he ran off, and Hermione and Draco smiled at each other, Hermione leading the way to the Gryffindor common room, Draco behind her telling her to wait up.
"That was some show you guys put on" Draco said, eyeing her lustfully. "Thanks… I really liked my part! Rapping is soo fun! Hehee! You know, I think I might keep that little number I wore…" she smiled at him wickedly, and he raised his eyebrow. "I think you should definitely keep it…" he whispered in her ear, making her giggle. After roaming around the halls, which was probably not a safe thing to do, considering they probably weren't supposed to be up after hours, they finally found the Gryffindor common room. "Password?" the Fat Lady asked. "Oh shoot! They probably changed it since I left!" Hermione said. Draco shrugged, and suggested that it might be the same. "Well, it's worth a try… Chubby Bunnies!" And, thankfully, that was the password! The Fat Lady smiled at them and revealed the passage.
Everyone was already inside and sitting on some kind of plushy red or gold furniture, and the fire was roaring wildly. Hermione was happy to see that at least, a decent group of people decided to arrive. She looked over at Draco who was crossing his arms over his chest and deep in thought. She supposed he was probably thinking to himself something like "Memo to self: Alert father about Gryffindor common room and it's comfortableness compared to Slytherin common room, and complain that Slytherin common room has much too many inadequacies…" She laughed inwardly at the thought, and she and Draco set themselves down in the couch, the only space left. "So," said Seamus. "You two have decided to come then…" Malfoy sneered and said "Of course, Finnigan, wouldn't miss it…" Seamus smiled, and announced "The first thing we are going to do is play Truth or Dare." The girls giggled, but the boys groaned, including Draco. "Come on you guys! It'll be fun! Eheheh…" Seamus said suspiciously, with a hint of something in his voice that made everyone think he was probably plotting something or another, but really, he was just trying to rile them all up.
So, Seamus chose Ginny to pick someone first, and she said "Pansy, truth or dare?" Pansy grinned maliciously and said, "Dare." Ginny giggled, and summoned Hermione for the dare. Hermione told her one in Ginny's ear, and Ginny smiled widely and nodded furiously. Pansy was looking to Ginny quizzically, hoping the 5th year wouldn't suggest anything too…repulsive. "Pansy, I dare you to snog with Neville for at least 5 minutes!" The whole room erupted into a coughing fit, and both Pansy and Neville looked disgusted. "Fine!" Pansy said. "Slytherin's are not one's to back down!" so, she pulled poor Neville by the collar of his robes, and planted a searing kiss on his lips. The room was shouting and hooting, and Hermione and Draco were just laughing so hard it shook the couch, but inside, Hermione felt a bit bad for Neville. Neville was not deepening the kiss, nor was he closing his eyes. In fact, his mouth was open just enough for her, it was a very awkward sight indeed. Neville was glaring daggers at Ginny, who was still laughing anyway. So, after their grueling five minutes, Neville pulled away quickly, and Pansy smirked. "Not bad, Longbottom." She said. "Must be practicing on that toad of yours." Everyone laughed yet again at poor Neville's expense, this was definitely not his night.
"Alright then, it's my turn since I was last to be picked…who should I choose?" Pansy asked, looking at everyone in the room with eyes that looked like there was definitely something in store for the person she picked. After moments of decision making, her eyes rested on Draco, who gulped. "Draco…truth, or dare?" she asked him semi-sweetly. Her tone reminded him of a tart, you taste it first when it's sweet, but when biting into it, you get the sour taste. Draco turned to Hermione, a pleading look in his eyes. She simply shrugged, and he decided on…"Dare." She grinned maliciously, and snapped her fingers, summoning Blaise and Millicent. Pansy and her crew turned towards Draco and said "I dare you to strip off your robes so you are only wearing your…silk boxers. After this, I will have Goyle pour chocolate sauce on your abs and have him lick it off!" Things such as "Gross!" "Ew!" "Yuck! Goyle Germs!" and "Nasty!" were said throughout the room, and Draco absolutely refused, saying "No way Pansy! That is beyond disgusting!" Draco looked towards Goyle and got sick when he noticed that Goyle looked very pleased at this predicament, and licked his lips. "No, Draco, don't you remember? This is Wizard's Truth or Dare?, you can't resist!" Draco looked stunned, his eyes wide as saucers. Hermione rested her hand on his shoulder for support, this was disgusting. He whispered something in Hermione's ear again, and she smiled at him, he was planning something again. But… to the other students, there was no way he could back out of it. So, begrudgingly he stripped off his shirt to reveal his toned, flat stomach, and Pansy covered it in chocolate syrup. The girl's, and, much to Draco and Hermione's disgust, Goyle gawked and drooled. "Okay, I am now going to have Goyle and Draco locked together in the closet, and they can't come out until Draco's stomach is devoid of the chocolate, now… I need someone to watch them, to make sure it's done." She closed her eyes, and pointed to Neville, who moved out of the way for Hermione. Pansy opened her eyes and scowled when she realized she had picked Granger. "Fine then, hurry up now, go along!" The three of them entered the tiny closet and closed the door behind them. Hermione muttered "Lumos," so at least now they had some light. "Goyle, I'm sorry, because I know that I am drop dead gorgeous, and you could wash your laundry on my abs, but there is no way you are… well you know… licking that syrup off me!" Goyle looked hurt and muttered stupidly "Oh fine… gosh…durrr" and stalked off to the corner, pouting and crossing his arms. "So." Said Draco. "How are we going to get this off?" Hermione looked at him, and magically charmed a paper toweling, wiping it off. "Why couldn't you do it and say it was Goyle?" he whined. She looked at him disapprovingly, shook her hips and said, "I'm not that kind of girl Draco." He shook his head and they emerged to cheers and hoots, Draco blushed very cutely.
About two hours after the closet incident of stupid, mindless dares, they were all beginning to get tired, seeing that it was already 3:30. Seamus was getting so tired he was beginning to show signs of incoherantness, muttering things like "I do wonder, mommy, if the leprechaun ever goes on vacation… (yawn) … to like, get away from the rainbows…" Hermione laughed at him, he was always so proud of his Irish heritage, and always so cute! (A/N- I'm sorry, I just love Seamus a little too much…) Draco was nodding off occasionally as well, and ended up falling asleep on a very paranoid Dean Thomas's lap, who quickly moved. Hermione was also getting tired, even though she was used to staying up late reading. After he began snoring and falling asleep on her shoulders, Hermione shook him off and woke him up. "Mmm… what? Is it time to bake muffins yet mommy?" he said stupidly. "No son, it's time to go home!" she said, this must have woke him, and he sat up on the bed and stretched. Hermione left the common room and said good-bye to everyone, dragging Draco with her.
When they finally got home, both of them immediately headed to their bed upstairs. Hermione chose to wear a pair of sky blue pajamas with little yellow moons on them, and Draco chose a simple pair of red silk pajamas, and Hermione had to note that he looked sooo sexy with his tousled hair with those PJ's. After brushing his teeth he jumped into bed, and after Hermione washed up, she climbed in as well……………………………………………………………………………..Draco?........................................................................Mmmmm… yeah?.....................................................................................What happened tonight? I mean, with us?...........................................................I don't really know, except……………………………………………… Yeah?...............................................................I think I am falling in love with you…………………………………….
She smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist, causing him to smile pleasantly to himself as well…………. And they fell asleep, dreaming of each other………
A/N- Awwww…!! Tear, Tear, that chapter was a big fluff fest! Eh, I did like it though, it kinda made me feel fuzzy inside J Okay I'm sorry to everyone who is going to end up flaming me because this whole chapter is COMPLETELY out of character, but I don't care! It's my story so there! Anyway, THANK YOU TO ALL MY REVIEWERS!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry I don't have time to write you all down and thank you individually, but feel free to e-mail me at BlackRose713@aol.com, and I'll mail you for updates! Also I'm sorry I was able to make this chapter 10,000 words, I decided that would be a bit long… so I settled for 6,424. Anyways, Love you all, NOW REVIEW!! Hehe!
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