The Kiss
. . . except Pansy Parkinson. She screamed and ran up and pushed Hermione to the floor and out of her seat. She then sat down so close to Draco that if she was any closer then she would be sitting in his lap.
Draco looked sickened seeing how close the pug face Slytherin was. "Agh. . . Pansy get off of me. He then pushed her off and made her fall down next to Hermione. Draco helped Hermione get up. They then sat down in their original spots before Pansy interrupted them.
Pansy saw how nice he was being to Hermione and she started to cry like a little prissy brat. "But what happened to you and me Draky? I love you." But what she was really thinking was, 'I love you for your money. When I make you mine I will have the Malfoy name, honor, fame and wealth.'
Since Hermione has the Sight, she of course can read minds. She heard everything Pansy had just thought word from word. "Don't you mean that you love him for his money? When you make him yours you plan to have the Malfoy name, honor, fame and wealth.' Hermione smirked at Pansy's shocked face. "If I were you, I would be more careful on what you think. Oh yeah, by the way, I am a pureblood so bloody sit down so we don't have to look at your pug face."
Pansy sat down at the other end of the table obediently. Draco saw the fear in her eyes and couldn't stop laughing. "Serves that pug face right." Hermione said with a smirk.
Draco started to laugh. Hermione gave him an annoy look. "What may I ask is so funny Mr. Malfoy?
Draco stopped laughing and smiled at the annoyed Gryffindor. "It is just that I have never seen you so angry. Hell, I have never heard you even say bloody."
" Well I just did. Like I said, I have changed. I am no longer the little quiet shy bookworm I was. Don't you like the new me?"Hermione said giving him a small pout.
Draco smiled. "I love the new you. I never would have expect you and I to become friends. If you would have told me last years that we would become good friends then I would have said that you were crazy. But now look at us."
"Yeah, well I am not really hungry. I am going to go back to the common room." She said and got up.
"I am not hungry either. I'll go with you." Draco said getting up after her. They went back to their common room to see that there was a letter on Draco's desk. . . from his father.
My son,
I am very please to see that Ms. Granger will be joining us. I believe that she will make an excellent addition. I would also wish that she remains friends with Harry Potter. You to will become friends and spend all of your free time with them. Learn about them, their hopes, their fears, and their weaknesses. The information she can receive will be vital to our plan. Her marking ceremony will be held during the Christmas holidays. You and Ms. Granger will be staying at the Malfoy Manor the following week after Christmas. Your Mother and I will be hosting a party for The Dark Lord's fellow Deatheaters and I expect you and Ms. Granger to be there and dressed appropriate. It is formal, so if Ms. Granger does not have anything to wear, then your Mother will gladly take her shopping. I will be owling you later with further detail.
Your father,
Lucius Malfoy
P.S. Remember when the year is over you are to be married. I suggest you choose a pureblood that is worthy. If not, I will choose for you.
Draco handed the letter to Hermione. She read it and just looked up at him smiling. "So I guess this is going to work out."
Draco smiled, which was rare. "Yeah. I will go and tell Dumbledore. You can stay here."
Draco left. Hermione went up to her room seeing that there was a letter on her bed. It said "Granger" on it in dark blood red ink.
You'll pay for taking Draco away from me.
After she read it the letter started to burn. She wasn't quick enough and it burnt part of her hands. She screamed in pain and rushed to the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey healed her hands and gave her some ointment to put on her hands for a week to get rid of the scarring.
Hermione was on her way back to the dormitory when someone jumped out of a shadow covered her mouth and pulled her into an empty classroom.
They threw her on the floor. She heard an evil manic laugh. It sounded familiar. She quickly noticed that this was the Potion Classroom. If she screamed then no one could hear her because everyone would be in dinner. Her kidnapper picked her up and pushed her against the wall.
"Scared you little boyfriend stealer?" Pansy Parkinson said with an evil laugh. She snatched Hermione's wand and placed it in her pocket.
"Get out of my way Parkinson." Hermione said trying to push passed her but it didn't work. Pansy pushed Hermione so that she crashed into several desks.
"I don't think so you filthy little bitch." Pansy said. "I am going to teach you no one takes my Draco from me and gets away from it. Crucio!"
Hermione fell onto her knees and cried in pain. It reminded her of her dream when she received the Dark Mark. She felt as though she was reliving the same exact pain again. When Pansy finally lowered her wand this was her chance. She kicked Pansy into the wall and made a run for the door but Pansy was too quick she yelled a locking charm on the door so she couldn't get out. She tried to apparate but when Pansy saw what she was trying to do she just laughed.
"Don't even try to apparate. The classrooms work like your dormitory but only opposite. You can apparate into it but you can apparate out of it." Pansy said with a smirk.
"So it is true. You are scared of me. You know that the only way that you could take me is if you have the upper hand, which you do. Because I don't have a wand." Hermione said stalling.
"Is that so?" Pansy placed her wand in her pocket. "Now we can settle this."
Hermione grinned. Over the years she had taken kick boxing with one of her friends. In a matter of minutes, Hermione had Pansy on the floor. But then Pansy pulled out her wand and muttered a curse that Hermione couldn't hear. She jolted backwards and into a wall. She couldn't get up. Pansy went to her and hit her. She then started to choke her. Then the classroom door open. . .
. . . it was Draco and Harry with a piece of parchment in his hands. "Stupefy", Draco said. He rushed over to Hermione. She only had a couple of bruises and a busted lip.
"How did you find me?" Hermione asked her whole body aching.
"I went looking for you. I went to the Gryffindor common room and Potter looked at his map and told me that you were in here with Pansy." Draco said picking her up.
"Are you alright 'Mio. . .", was all Hermione remember Harry saying before she fainted right in Draco's arms. (A/D: Pretty romantic huh? Maybe not, but still she is in his arms. The Hospital Wing, or it's BEDS (hint hint) will be a kind of major role on the plot. Because well if you don't get the idea already then you will just have to wait until the next chapter or two.)
Hermione woke up with a huge headache. She saw green and silver everywhere. It was exactly like her room. She quickly realized that she was in Draco's bed. Draco was sitting in the chair looking at her.
"You're finally up. I didn't know if I was ever going to get my bed back." Draco said with a smile. "I had to place you in my bed since I don't know your password." He said with a hint in his voice.
"My password is Unicorns." Hermione said while getting up. She realized that she was in a black lace and very revealing night gown. She glared at Draco suspiciously who tried to look innocent.
"What? It is the only thing that my wardrobe would give me. Besides I change you with a spell, so I didn't get to see anything. . . unfortunately." Draco said looking disappointed and with a slight pout in his voice. "Here you can put this on." Draco said while handing her a robe.
She put it on. "Thanks Draco. If you hadn't of come then I would probably be in serious trouble." Hermione said giving Draco a hug, but quickly realized what she was doing and pulled back and blushed.
Draco couldn't help but smile seeing the Gryffindor girl blush right in front of him. He just realized that he didn't know why Pansy attacked Hermione. "Well Harry did save you too."Draco then looked down avoiding eye contact. "Why did Pansy attack you, other then she hates Gryffindors as much as I use to?"
Hermione really was embarrassed. 'What am I suppose to tell him? Hey Draco, Pansy attacked me because she knows that I want you. He will take it the wrong way.' Draco just kept looking at her waiting for an answer. "Uh. . . it is kind of funny actually. She thinks. . . that I. . . that we. . . sort of. . . like each other." She said waiting for an response from Draco.
Draco just leaned in and kissed her on her lips slightly. He pulled back and smirked. Hermione was speechless. Draco got up and said, "I guess she was right." and he left.
Hermione felt her heart jump. How could she. . . like Draco Malfoy. He did change but she always pictured herself with a muggle, not with Draco Malfoy who used to tease her for six years. 'Why didn't I push him away. Now he is going to think that I want to snog him. But wait I do. Ugh. . . no bad Hermione. You can not like Draco Malfoy. Why not? He isn't the same Draco Malfoy. He is nice and sweet. He is even part of The Order. Lets just see what happens.'
Hermione went into the bathroom to see that Draco was in there brushing his teeth. Draco noticed her and smiled. "I'll leave so you can take a shower. Tell me when you are done." He said and made his way to leave but Hermione stopped him.
"No, you can stay. As long as you promise not to look through the glass. Besides if you don't finish then you will be late for classes, we already missed breakfast. Deal?" Hermione said.
Draco smiled and said, "Deal?" (A/D: I know that he is doing a lot of smiling, which is un-Draco like but wouldn't you smile too if you just kissed the person that you liked?)
Hermione took her shower and Draco kept his part of the deal. He didn't take a peak at her once. He was actually acting like a gentlemen. Draco and Hermione made it in time for Care of Magical Creatures just in time. This year they had this class with the Slytherins again.
Hagrid brought out several chicken looking animals. "Now listen up. Can anyone tell me what these magnificent creatures are?" Hagrid looked around and saw Hermione's hand up. "Hermione?"
"Those are Peck Pits. Their bite or peck is deadly. Their poison and magical properties are within their beaks. To make them harmless you perform a simple removing spell on their beaks. It will not harm them in any way, but it will cause a quick pain for them." Hermione said proudly as the Slytherins, except Draco, booed.
"Now that is enough. 15 points from Slytherin." Hagrid said.
Ron and Harry snickered. "Serves them right.", Ron said and Harry just nodded.
"Correct Hermione. So I ask that you wear your Dragon Hide gloves." Hagrid pulled out a huge pair of greenish looking gloves and placed them on his hands. He then grabbed a Peck Pit. "Now you secure their arms because they have sharp claws. There will be pairs of three. One person will secure their arms. And one person will hold the head still. Then the left over person will perform the removing charm and it will come right off. Be sure not to touch this with your bare hands. It is very deadly because there may be some poison oozing out." Since Hagrid is so big that he could do it all by himself. He did exactly what he said. He then muttered the removing charm and the beak came right off. The Peck Pit started to squirm but Hagrid held it still then placed it into a cage. "Once you have removed the beak you will place the Peck Pit in this cage. The only thing you should be careful of is its claws. It will be safer if you place a full body bind on it after. Remember if you try and remove the beak while it is in a full body bind then it won't work. Now partners. . ." Hagrid looked up. He looked directly at the trio and smiled. "Hermione, Harry and Ron. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle. . ." The list went on and on unto; everyone was assigned into groups. Hagrid handed every group of three a Peck Pit.
The trio removed their Peck Pits beak in a matter of minutes and safety placed the creature it the cafe. However, Draco's group didn't have much luck. Draco had ended up holding the animal down. Crabbe and Goyle being thick tripped and fell on Draco who let go of the Peck Pit. The Peck Pit came around and attacked Draco on his face. Scratching his fiercely.
Hermione quickly put the full body bind in the animal before it could bite Draco. Hagrid quickly came over while trying to not join Harry and Ron in laughter.
"What happened?" Hagrid said.
"I don't know. It just attacked." Crabbe said in more like a huge grunt than English.
Hagrid closely observed Draco and finally said, "Lucky its not too bad. Hermione would you please take Malfoy to the Hospital Wing? I will excuse you from your next class so there is no need to hurry."
Hermione groaned not wanting to be alone with him but obeyed like a little good girl. (A/D: she would never disobey a teacher even if it is Hagrid.) She helped him into the huge castle and escorted him to the Hospital Wing. Now knowing what will happen later that night. . .