Chapter 2: Halloween Ball
Disclaimer: I only own the plot. The rest goes to J.K. Rowling and her brilliance.
The months passed by quickly and pretty soon it was time for the Halloween Ball. Dumbledore had told them that Heads and Prefects had to go together, meaning Hermione was stuck at every ball with Draco. Hermione had gone shopping for dress robes weeks before with Ginny Weasley, one of her better friends. Ginny was going to come to the Head's dorms three hours before the ball to help Hermione get ready.
The day of the ball, Hermione spent hours in her room, relaxing, reading, and dreading going to the ball with Malfoy. He was too good for her, or so she thought. He's a pureblood, it's a disgrace for him to go to the ball with a mudblood like me, thought Hermione nervously.
"Herms?" called Ginny from the other side of Hermione's door, "You in there?"
"Yeah, c'mon in Ginny," replied Hermione, holding open the door for Ginny, who was carrying all her makeup and hair supplies.
"Herms, have you showered yet?" asked Ginny, setting the stuff down on Hermione's bed, and inspecting her friend.
"No, I was gunna go do that now, if that's ok with you," replied Hermione, taking her shower stuff out of her room and heading to the bathroom that connected her room to Malfoy's.
Fifteen minutes later, she emerged clad in her robe and slippers, her hair wet and her body smelling like strawberries. She walked into her room and saw Ginny finishing up her makeup, her red hair curled, falling down her back. Her maroon robes complimenting her hair and eyes.
"Gin, you look great. Oh and I'm ready for your work," stated Hermione, sitting down in her desk chair so Ginny could begin her work.
While Hermione and Ginny were working on Hermione's hair and makeup, Draco was showering and getting dressed in his black dress robes. He gelled his hair back, due to the occasion, and went into the common room to wait for Hermione. It was quarter til 7 and he was to meet her in the common room ten minutes before the ball.
*Upstairs*
"Wow! Herms, you look great!" said Ginny, admiring her handiwork on Hermione.
"Thanks Gin. Well I guess it's time to meet Draco in the common room. I'll see you at the ball, ok?" replied Hermione, looking in the mirror once more before leaving her room and starting down the stairs to the common room.
When he heard her start down the stairs, Draco got off the couch and turned to see an angel descending the stairs. At least that's what she looked like to him. Hermione's robes of a periwinkle blue complimented her eyes. Her hair was up in a twisty bun with a few tendrils outlining her face. Her makeup was done so discreetly and well that it looked like she didn't have any on. The sight of her made Draco's heart leap.
"You look nice, Granger," he said, handing her a white rose.
"Thanks, Malfoy, you look good too," she replied, taking the rose and looping her arm into his before starting out of the common room and to the great hall for the feast and the ball.
When the feast ended, the ball began with one of Dumbledore's announcements.
"I'd like to welcome you all to the Halloween ball. As a new tradition, the head boy and head girl must open and close the dance. Hermione, Draco, please make your way to the dance floor to open this year's Halloween ball."
Hermione and Draco made their way to the dance floor slowly, drawing the attention of all the Slytherins and Gryffindors in the room. Draco wrapped his arms around her waist and Hermione draped hers casually on his shoulders. They slowly began to sway to the slow song that the dj put on for them.
Yeah....
Oh yes
Ohhh..yeah..
Can this be true?
Tell me, can this be real?
How can I put into words what I feel?
My life was complete
I thought I was whole
Why do I feel like I'm losing control?
I never thought that love could feel like this
and you've changed my world with just one kiss.
How can it be that right here with me
there's an angel?
It's a miracle...
Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep
Your soul is like a secret
That I could never keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must of spent...
A little more time
On you...
(A little more time, yes he did baby)
In all of creation
All things great and small
You are the one that surpasses them all
More precious than
Any diamond or pearl
They broke the mold
When you came in this world
And I'm trying hard to figure out
Just how I ever did without
The warmth of your smile
The heart of a child
That's deep inside
Leaves me purified
Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep (and deep)
Your soul is like a secret
That I could never keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must of spent...
A little more time
On you...
(on you, on you, on you, you....on you, on you, on you, you..) ohhh...
(on you, on you, on you, you....on you, on you, on you, you..) yeah...
Never thought that love could feel like this
and you changed my world with just one kiss.
How can it be that right here with me
There's an angel?
It's a miracle...
Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep (peaceful and deep)
Your soul is like a secret
That I could never keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must of spent...
A little more time
On you...
(on you, on you, on you, you..)
God must of spent...
A little more time
on you
(on you, on you..you....you..oooh..yeah)
A little more time
on you...ohhh
Draco listened to the words throughout the song and as it ended, he whispered to Hermione, "Hermione, I've liked you since fourth year. I know I've been mean to you all these years, but it was only to keep up my reputation. With my dad in Azkaban, I don't care anymore. Will you be my girlfriend?"
"Draco, I'd love to be your girlfriend. I've liked you for a long time too," replied Hermione, giving him a kiss on the cheek and resting her head on his shoulder before resuming their dancing. The next couple of songs were slow ones, so Hermione and Draco continued dancing together.
The rest of the night passed in a blur for Herms and Draco. They danced all slow songs together, except for the two that Hermione saved for Harry and Ron, who had no idea she was Malfoy's girlfriend.
A/N: Chapter 2 done. I promise I'll bring Ron and Harry into this soon. And the winter holidays will be soon too. R/R
Disclaimer: I only own the plot. The rest goes to J.K. Rowling and her brilliance.
The months passed by quickly and pretty soon it was time for the Halloween Ball. Dumbledore had told them that Heads and Prefects had to go together, meaning Hermione was stuck at every ball with Draco. Hermione had gone shopping for dress robes weeks before with Ginny Weasley, one of her better friends. Ginny was going to come to the Head's dorms three hours before the ball to help Hermione get ready.
The day of the ball, Hermione spent hours in her room, relaxing, reading, and dreading going to the ball with Malfoy. He was too good for her, or so she thought. He's a pureblood, it's a disgrace for him to go to the ball with a mudblood like me, thought Hermione nervously.
"Herms?" called Ginny from the other side of Hermione's door, "You in there?"
"Yeah, c'mon in Ginny," replied Hermione, holding open the door for Ginny, who was carrying all her makeup and hair supplies.
"Herms, have you showered yet?" asked Ginny, setting the stuff down on Hermione's bed, and inspecting her friend.
"No, I was gunna go do that now, if that's ok with you," replied Hermione, taking her shower stuff out of her room and heading to the bathroom that connected her room to Malfoy's.
Fifteen minutes later, she emerged clad in her robe and slippers, her hair wet and her body smelling like strawberries. She walked into her room and saw Ginny finishing up her makeup, her red hair curled, falling down her back. Her maroon robes complimenting her hair and eyes.
"Gin, you look great. Oh and I'm ready for your work," stated Hermione, sitting down in her desk chair so Ginny could begin her work.
While Hermione and Ginny were working on Hermione's hair and makeup, Draco was showering and getting dressed in his black dress robes. He gelled his hair back, due to the occasion, and went into the common room to wait for Hermione. It was quarter til 7 and he was to meet her in the common room ten minutes before the ball.
*Upstairs*
"Wow! Herms, you look great!" said Ginny, admiring her handiwork on Hermione.
"Thanks Gin. Well I guess it's time to meet Draco in the common room. I'll see you at the ball, ok?" replied Hermione, looking in the mirror once more before leaving her room and starting down the stairs to the common room.
When he heard her start down the stairs, Draco got off the couch and turned to see an angel descending the stairs. At least that's what she looked like to him. Hermione's robes of a periwinkle blue complimented her eyes. Her hair was up in a twisty bun with a few tendrils outlining her face. Her makeup was done so discreetly and well that it looked like she didn't have any on. The sight of her made Draco's heart leap.
"You look nice, Granger," he said, handing her a white rose.
"Thanks, Malfoy, you look good too," she replied, taking the rose and looping her arm into his before starting out of the common room and to the great hall for the feast and the ball.
When the feast ended, the ball began with one of Dumbledore's announcements.
"I'd like to welcome you all to the Halloween ball. As a new tradition, the head boy and head girl must open and close the dance. Hermione, Draco, please make your way to the dance floor to open this year's Halloween ball."
Hermione and Draco made their way to the dance floor slowly, drawing the attention of all the Slytherins and Gryffindors in the room. Draco wrapped his arms around her waist and Hermione draped hers casually on his shoulders. They slowly began to sway to the slow song that the dj put on for them.
Yeah....
Oh yes
Ohhh..yeah..
Can this be true?
Tell me, can this be real?
How can I put into words what I feel?
My life was complete
I thought I was whole
Why do I feel like I'm losing control?
I never thought that love could feel like this
and you've changed my world with just one kiss.
How can it be that right here with me
there's an angel?
It's a miracle...
Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep
Your soul is like a secret
That I could never keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must of spent...
A little more time
On you...
(A little more time, yes he did baby)
In all of creation
All things great and small
You are the one that surpasses them all
More precious than
Any diamond or pearl
They broke the mold
When you came in this world
And I'm trying hard to figure out
Just how I ever did without
The warmth of your smile
The heart of a child
That's deep inside
Leaves me purified
Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep (and deep)
Your soul is like a secret
That I could never keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must of spent...
A little more time
On you...
(on you, on you, on you, you....on you, on you, on you, you..) ohhh...
(on you, on you, on you, you....on you, on you, on you, you..) yeah...
Never thought that love could feel like this
and you changed my world with just one kiss.
How can it be that right here with me
There's an angel?
It's a miracle...
Your love is like a river
Peaceful and deep (peaceful and deep)
Your soul is like a secret
That I could never keep
When I look into your eyes
I know that it's true
God must of spent...
A little more time
On you...
(on you, on you, on you, you..)
God must of spent...
A little more time
on you
(on you, on you..you....you..oooh..yeah)
A little more time
on you...ohhh
Draco listened to the words throughout the song and as it ended, he whispered to Hermione, "Hermione, I've liked you since fourth year. I know I've been mean to you all these years, but it was only to keep up my reputation. With my dad in Azkaban, I don't care anymore. Will you be my girlfriend?"
"Draco, I'd love to be your girlfriend. I've liked you for a long time too," replied Hermione, giving him a kiss on the cheek and resting her head on his shoulder before resuming their dancing. The next couple of songs were slow ones, so Hermione and Draco continued dancing together.
The rest of the night passed in a blur for Herms and Draco. They danced all slow songs together, except for the two that Hermione saved for Harry and Ron, who had no idea she was Malfoy's girlfriend.
A/N: Chapter 2 done. I promise I'll bring Ron and Harry into this soon. And the winter holidays will be soon too. R/R