Chapter 10 - New Year's Surprises
Disclaimer: I only own the plot and any characters that you may not recognize. The rest belongs to J.K. Rowling and the brilliant mind that she has.
A/N: Kim and Erica gave me some advice on this chapter, so I thank them.
Hermione and Draco arrived back in the common room and sat down on the couches, wondering what to do. Hermione lit a fire in the fireplace and put on a movie. Draco looked at her questioningly and she mumbled "Finding Nemo" under her breath.
They sat on the couches, enjoying the adventure of Marlin, who's looking for his son, Nemo, who was taken by swimmers and meets up with Dori, a small but talkative fish along the way. Hermione seemed to be happy for that period of time and she laughed a lot. When the movie ended and they finished watching Pirates of the Carribean and Lilo & Stitch, Draco looked at the time and, seeing that it was now 4:30, decided to go make sure everything was in order for his New Year's Eve with Hermione.
"Um.....Hey Mione, I'm gunna go for a walk, ok?" he told her, getting off of the couch and walking towards the portrait hole. She nodded and put 10 Things I Hate About You into the DVD player.
He left the portrait hole and made his way up to the astronomy tower, which the house elves were busily decorating. He exited the Astronomy Tower through a little door and was out on the roof of the castle within minutes. He took something out of his pocket and looked at it, smiling. Hopefully, tonight will be one of the best nights of my life...hopefully, he thought to himself, putting it back into his pocket and walking back into the Astronomy tower to help the house elves finish decorating.
Two hours later, Draco returned to the common room and found Hermione watching the end of 10 Things I Hate About You. She 'shhh'ed him when he walked in and turned her attention back to the tv. He smirked and walked into the bathroom to shower. A half an hour later, he emerged with a towel wrapped around his lower body, his hair dripping wet and beads of water dripping down his well-toned chest. He walked into his room quietly, after looking down at her in the common room to see her now watching Sleeping Beauty, and begun getting dressed. He came out of his room about ten minutes later, dressed in a black dress shirt, black pants, his dress shoes, socks, and a silver tie.
He walked down to the common room and sat down next to Hermione on the couch. She gave him a look and said, "Why are you so dressed up?"
"Cus we're going out for dinner," he told her, "so go upstairs, shower, and get dressed in something nice, ok?"
"Ok......." she said, turning off the DVD and walking up the stairs to the bathroom. Draco turned on Terminator 3.
Hermione gracefully walked down the stairs an hour later. Draco looked up from his movie and his mouth opened in shock. She looked gorgeous! Her hair was up in a twisty-bun with a few tendrils hanging and outlining her face. She had on a long lavender colored dress with spaghetti straps, a rhinestone rose on the left side of it, and shoes to match. She was wearing the necklace that he gave her for Christmas and on her wrist was a bracelet that her parents had sent her two Christmases ago. She smiled at him and he noticed the little bit of makeup on her face. He took her hand and they left the common room, heading for the Astronomy Tower.
He lead her up the stairs and she gasped at what she saw. The tower was decorated in gold and silver and a little table was set for two in the center. A single rose was in a tall, thin vase in the center of the table and another rose sat on one of the plates. The ceiling above the table, as well as the walls, was enchanted to look like the night sky. She felt as if she was floating on a cloud in the sky. She looked at Draco and smiled.
"All this is for me?" she questioned, looking at him in adoration. He nodded and she smiled, walking over to the table. He held out the chair for her and she sat down, allowing him to lavish her for a while.
"You deserve all this," he said, taking his seat across from her, "With all you've been through this past week, you needed a night out. Here it is."
She smiled and her eyes started watering with happiness. He laughed and said, "No crying. Tonight is meant to be happy."
She nodded and Dobby popped in with two plates of filet mignon and he put the plates in front of them and left silently, a tear of happiness in one of his eyes. Hermione appeared confused at Dobby's tear, but didn't say anything and just ate her meal with Draco in silence. When they finished, the plates disappeared and they decided to take a little walk on the roof of the castle before enjoying the chocolate and white chocolate covered strawberries that Draco had planned for dessert.
"Draco, thanks for this, everything was wonderful...the meal, the surroundings, this walk. It's all been perfect. Thank you. I needed it," she thanked him, giving him a hug and a kiss. He pulled back and looked into her eyes for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and beginning his little speech.
"Mione, I'm gunna do something now that I've never done before," he said, getting down on one knee and pulling a black velvet box out of his pocket, "Mione, I've liked you since second year and now I have you and I love you more then anything. You mean so much to me and I can't believe I have you for my own. You're the reason my life is the way it is. It's all because of you. My father never liked muggle-borns and he never wanted me to like them either, but he's gone so I can do what I want. You mean everything to me, Mione. I love you, so..Hermione Lynn Granger, will you marry me?" He opened the velvet box to show a ring with a white gold band and a diamond in the center. On each side of the diamond sat a sapphire.
Hermione, who had started crying when he began his speech, nodded and said, "Yes."
He got off the ground and hugged her. He pulled away and put the ring on her finger before kissing her. She kissed him back and a few minutes later they pulled back and went back inside to enjoy their strawberries and to celebrate their engagement.
At midnight, they walked back out onto the roof and kissed, toasting the new year. Hermione smiled as they walked back to their room at 12:30 that night, Draco's arm resting casually around her waist. She looked at her ring, then up at Draco and smiled. I'm going to marry Draco Malfoy, she thought to herself as they entered the common room, smiling like they had never smiled before.
Disclaimer: I only own the plot and any characters that you may not recognize. The rest belongs to J.K. Rowling and the brilliant mind that she has.
A/N: Kim and Erica gave me some advice on this chapter, so I thank them.
Hermione and Draco arrived back in the common room and sat down on the couches, wondering what to do. Hermione lit a fire in the fireplace and put on a movie. Draco looked at her questioningly and she mumbled "Finding Nemo" under her breath.
They sat on the couches, enjoying the adventure of Marlin, who's looking for his son, Nemo, who was taken by swimmers and meets up with Dori, a small but talkative fish along the way. Hermione seemed to be happy for that period of time and she laughed a lot. When the movie ended and they finished watching Pirates of the Carribean and Lilo & Stitch, Draco looked at the time and, seeing that it was now 4:30, decided to go make sure everything was in order for his New Year's Eve with Hermione.
"Um.....Hey Mione, I'm gunna go for a walk, ok?" he told her, getting off of the couch and walking towards the portrait hole. She nodded and put 10 Things I Hate About You into the DVD player.
He left the portrait hole and made his way up to the astronomy tower, which the house elves were busily decorating. He exited the Astronomy Tower through a little door and was out on the roof of the castle within minutes. He took something out of his pocket and looked at it, smiling. Hopefully, tonight will be one of the best nights of my life...hopefully, he thought to himself, putting it back into his pocket and walking back into the Astronomy tower to help the house elves finish decorating.
Two hours later, Draco returned to the common room and found Hermione watching the end of 10 Things I Hate About You. She 'shhh'ed him when he walked in and turned her attention back to the tv. He smirked and walked into the bathroom to shower. A half an hour later, he emerged with a towel wrapped around his lower body, his hair dripping wet and beads of water dripping down his well-toned chest. He walked into his room quietly, after looking down at her in the common room to see her now watching Sleeping Beauty, and begun getting dressed. He came out of his room about ten minutes later, dressed in a black dress shirt, black pants, his dress shoes, socks, and a silver tie.
He walked down to the common room and sat down next to Hermione on the couch. She gave him a look and said, "Why are you so dressed up?"
"Cus we're going out for dinner," he told her, "so go upstairs, shower, and get dressed in something nice, ok?"
"Ok......." she said, turning off the DVD and walking up the stairs to the bathroom. Draco turned on Terminator 3.
Hermione gracefully walked down the stairs an hour later. Draco looked up from his movie and his mouth opened in shock. She looked gorgeous! Her hair was up in a twisty-bun with a few tendrils hanging and outlining her face. She had on a long lavender colored dress with spaghetti straps, a rhinestone rose on the left side of it, and shoes to match. She was wearing the necklace that he gave her for Christmas and on her wrist was a bracelet that her parents had sent her two Christmases ago. She smiled at him and he noticed the little bit of makeup on her face. He took her hand and they left the common room, heading for the Astronomy Tower.
He lead her up the stairs and she gasped at what she saw. The tower was decorated in gold and silver and a little table was set for two in the center. A single rose was in a tall, thin vase in the center of the table and another rose sat on one of the plates. The ceiling above the table, as well as the walls, was enchanted to look like the night sky. She felt as if she was floating on a cloud in the sky. She looked at Draco and smiled.
"All this is for me?" she questioned, looking at him in adoration. He nodded and she smiled, walking over to the table. He held out the chair for her and she sat down, allowing him to lavish her for a while.
"You deserve all this," he said, taking his seat across from her, "With all you've been through this past week, you needed a night out. Here it is."
She smiled and her eyes started watering with happiness. He laughed and said, "No crying. Tonight is meant to be happy."
She nodded and Dobby popped in with two plates of filet mignon and he put the plates in front of them and left silently, a tear of happiness in one of his eyes. Hermione appeared confused at Dobby's tear, but didn't say anything and just ate her meal with Draco in silence. When they finished, the plates disappeared and they decided to take a little walk on the roof of the castle before enjoying the chocolate and white chocolate covered strawberries that Draco had planned for dessert.
"Draco, thanks for this, everything was wonderful...the meal, the surroundings, this walk. It's all been perfect. Thank you. I needed it," she thanked him, giving him a hug and a kiss. He pulled back and looked into her eyes for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and beginning his little speech.
"Mione, I'm gunna do something now that I've never done before," he said, getting down on one knee and pulling a black velvet box out of his pocket, "Mione, I've liked you since second year and now I have you and I love you more then anything. You mean so much to me and I can't believe I have you for my own. You're the reason my life is the way it is. It's all because of you. My father never liked muggle-borns and he never wanted me to like them either, but he's gone so I can do what I want. You mean everything to me, Mione. I love you, so..Hermione Lynn Granger, will you marry me?" He opened the velvet box to show a ring with a white gold band and a diamond in the center. On each side of the diamond sat a sapphire.
Hermione, who had started crying when he began his speech, nodded and said, "Yes."
He got off the ground and hugged her. He pulled away and put the ring on her finger before kissing her. She kissed him back and a few minutes later they pulled back and went back inside to enjoy their strawberries and to celebrate their engagement.
At midnight, they walked back out onto the roof and kissed, toasting the new year. Hermione smiled as they walked back to their room at 12:30 that night, Draco's arm resting casually around her waist. She looked at her ring, then up at Draco and smiled. I'm going to marry Draco Malfoy, she thought to herself as they entered the common room, smiling like they had never smiled before.