A/n: I'm sorry I have been taking so long to update, I have just been so
busy! Okay well read on! PS I had a great idea, but I hope you guys like
it, if not I will rewrite this chapter.
Chapter 10
Hermione awoke the next day with a crick in her neck.
"Ouch" Hermione said rubbing her eyes and rolling her neck so it didn't ache as much.
"Hey Hermione, an owl came for you early this morning, like at 7:30" Lavender said peeking her head around the powder rooms door while holding a gold towel over her brown hair.
"Where is it?" Hermione asked looking around.
"Here" She said picking up the letter off the side table. Hermione recognized the writing as her mums.
"Thanks" Hermione said tearing it open.
Dearest Hermione,
How was your trip to Hogwarts? I don't know how to tell you this but, in the Valdoy family, we have a tradition also of arranged marriages after graduation. Your father and I have taken in great consideration on which you shall marry; we would take great pleasure in you accepting Draco Malfoy's as a proposition. Please write back Darling!
Love you lot, Mother and Father
Hermione's heart sank. 'Not like it's bad enough that I have to know him, but now, now I have to marry him! What am I going to do? Don't cry Hermione pull yourself together!' Hermione thought as a tear streamed down her face. Hermione was relived it was Saturday, she didn't have to worry about getting to class or anything. Hermione closed the curtains of her bed and sobbed in to her pillow. Suddenly she wished she was the old Hermione Granger, the one who used to fantasize about marrying the prince of England, but now, that Hermione was gone.
Hermione appeared next to Harry and Ron with her hair pulled back into a ponytail and she was wearing her brand new black robes with the Hogwarts emblem on them.
"Good morning Hermione." Harry said looking at her smiling.
"Hey Hermione, gimme the pumpkin juice" Ron said motioning to the wooden pitcher in front of her.
"Good morning Harry, and good morning to you to Ron" She said handing him the jug.
"Oh... uh yeah. Morning'" He said taking the jug. Harry just sat and chuckled.
"So Hermione, what's on the agenda for today?" Harry asked Hermione as he shoveled French toast into his mouth.
"Nothing much" Hermione said looking up as she saw Pansy running her hands through Blaise Zabini's hair. "What a hooker" Hermione said in disgust.
"What do you care" Harry said following her gaze to Pansy. Ron looked up to.
"I think the fucking little bitch is sexy," Ron said not realizing he said that out loud until he said Hermione and Harry's gaping mouths.
"Ron!" Hermione said.
"Ron's hot for Pansy" Harry said laughing " That's twisted" he said disgusted but laughing at Ron's remark.
"I just can't stick her," Hermione said rolling her eyes.
"I didn't mean that!" Ron said swallowing his food.
"Yes, right" Hermione said smirking at him. "I have to get to the library to catch up on my books" Hermione said eating a biscuit and getting up.
"Hermione you do realize it's Saturday?" Ron said looking at her puzzled.
"Yeah, so?" Hermione said waving goodbye as she ran out of Great Hall. Hermione hadn't seen Draco so she decided to take a shortcut not many people knew about. Hermione stepped up to a large suit of armor and pulled the head of the spear up and the suit spun around fast and sent Hermione sprawled on the floor on the other side of the wall in the corridor next to the library. Hermione got up and ran to the library and dumped her books at her table she had claimed years earlier. Hermione walked down rows and rows of books.
"Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read... uh wait I haven't ever seen this book" Hermione said pulling it out of its place on the bookshelf. Hermione blew the dust off of it and watched as it disappeared into the small light of the library. Hermione looked down at the cover and couldn't help but smile. The cover read, 'Please Hermione Open Me'. Hermione opened the book and gasped at the first page. There was a small diamond ring staring back at her with a note attached to it.
Hermione,
I'm so sorry that you have to marry a foul bloke like me, but I was required to propose to you and I couldn't think of anyway to do it. I knew you would come here, so don't hate me for doing it like this. I'm truly sorry. Goodbye Hermione meet me in the Head-boys room at lunch please.
Draco
Rage rose up in Hermione's chest and she couldn't wait until lunch to go and give him a piece of her mind. Hermione marched out of the library after she had gathered her things and the book and marched down to the Slytherin dungeons. She heard a few 6th and 7th years cat calling at her but she paid them no mind as she rapped loudly on Malfoy's door. Malfoy came to the door fully dressed with his usually gelled back hair tousled and ungelled.
"Hello Granger" He said smirking lovingly at her.
"What is this about?" Hermione said shoving the book in his face.
"I knew you wouldn't wait until lunch to come here, didn't you get an owl from you Mother and Father?" He asked quizzically.
"Yes, but I ignored it." She said, "I don't want to marry you." Hermione said flatly. By then many Slytherin's were paying close attention to their conversation.
"Please come in," Malfoy said grabbing her wrist.
"No I don't want to" Hermione said
"That wasn't an offer," He said pulling her inside his room.
"Wow" Hermione said looking around. It was extravagant.
"Yeah quite cool, eh?" Malfoy said smiling down at her.
"If we were engaged would I get to stay here," Hermione said jokingly.
"So you accept?" Malfoy said missing her joke. He looked so innocent Hermione couldn't help staring at his beautiful face.
"Okay, but only because it is required by my parents. Not because I in anyway like you." Hermione said feeling like she was lying.
"W-what are you doing?" Hermione said shivering in the cold dungeon as he took her hand.
"Are you cold?"
"Yeah, a bit" Hermione said.
"Wait, this wasn't a proper proposal" Draco said smiling at her. "Where's the book?" He asked as Hermione handed it to him and he opened it to take out the ring. This is a family heirloom," he said getting on his knee. " Hermione, will you marry me?" He said
"Yes" Hermione said reluctantly.
"Okay" He said putting the ring on Hermione's finger. Malfoy pulled Hermione's hand to gesture sit down. Hermione sat down on the floor and looked up at him. Before she knew it Malfoy was kissing her. He gently put his hands on her waist and pulled her close. Hermione put her arms around his neck. Hermione couldn't for her life figure out why she was kissing Malfoy or why she had accepted his proposal. Maybe she did like him... allot. Hermione settled with that thought. Malfoy pulled away gently and looked Hermione in the eye.
"Thank you" He said stroking her hair and rubbing his thumb over her cheek, feeling the peach fuzz on her cheek. Hermione just stared at him and got up slowly.
"I...Must go" Hermione said getting her stuff and leaving his room.
"Hermione" Malfoy said getting up from the floor and running after her. By the time he got out of his room Hermione was racing away out of the dungeons. Hermione ran all the way to the Gryffindor tower and stopped at the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Password please?" She asked bored.
"Numb Gnome toe's" Hermione answered.
"Thank You" she answered as she swung open.
"Hermione, I thought you were in the library?" Harry said looking up at Hermione as Ron won the game of Wizard Chess.
"I decided to leave early."
"Oh, okay. Want to play?" Harry asked gesturing at the board.
"No. Hermione said sitting down on the comfortable chair next to her two best friends.
"What are you reading Hermione?" Ron asked looking at the title of the book that said "Please Hermione Open Me"
"Nothing you would like" Hermione said shoving the book into her bag.
"Oh come one Hermione, you never know." Ron said grabbing the bag. Ron grabbed the book and to Hermione's relief the note Malfoy left in there fell out on her lap. Hermione grabbed it fast and shoved it in her pocket. Hermione tried pulling the ring off but it wouldn't budge.
"Crap" Hermione said pulling.
"What?" Harry said looking at her
"Nothing, just broke a nail." Hermione said ripping at it so it looked broke.
"Oh. Ouch" Ron said looking up from the book. "What kind of book is this? There's a giant hole in the book" Ron Said looking at it.
"Oh, just something someone gave me" Hermione answered.
"Oh. Okay" Ron said.
"Ron, want to go play Quidditch?" Harry asked holding up a set of keys.
"Where did you get those?" Ron asked as his eyes gaped.
"I'm the new Gryffindor Quidditch Captain" Harry said smiling.
"Way to go" Hermione said.
"Yep, so Ron want to go practice?" Harry asked again.
"You bet," He said taking off upstairs.
"I'm going to go and sit out by the lake" Hermione said getting up.
"Alright, bye Hermione" Harry said looking her in the eyes. Harry suddenly leaned down and kissed Hermione on the lips and came back up and saw Hermione's amazement. "I'm so sorry Hermione, I couldn't help it." Harry said backing up quickly and running into a chair and hurrying up out of the portrait hole. Hermione sat in amazement under a giant tree facing the forest. Hermione kept rubbing her lips with the back of her finger until her lips were caught on the diamond ring on her finger. Hermione looked back down at it and stared. She pulled at it but it would not come off. A tear streamed down Hermione's face. It seemed like more and more Hermione was crying these days and she did not know why. Hermione was startled when a cold hand touched her neck.
"Hermione?" Draco's voice sounded through the soft fall breeze.
"What?" Hermione said wiping the tears away and looking at him. "Why doesn't this come off?"
"Wizard engagement rings don't come off unless properly broken with a charm." He said looking at it on her finger. "Why, do you want to take it off?"
"Yes, because I don't want people thinking I'm engaged to Harry or something and I surely don't want them to know it's you." Draco gave Her a snort.
"Did something happen between you and Harry?" Malfoy asked.
"Oh... Draco, he kissed me. I don't like him like that." Hermione said letting at a sob.
"Who do you like in that way?" He asked curiously.
"Why do you care?" Hermione asked smiling.
"Because." He said looking into her hazel eyes. "Why aren't your eyes silver?" He asked.
"Because I wanted to keep something that looks familiar" Hermione heard herself saying.
"Oh." Malfoy found Hermione's hand, but Hermione pulled away fast and looked at him smiling.
"Hermione, I'm sort of happy you're my fiancé." Malfoy said.
"Draco? Why are you being all nice? You are always cold-hearted to me and everyone else" Hermione looking at him.
"I have never really felt love towards another person, are we on first name bases now?" He said simply.
"Uh...uh...uh... oh god" Hermione said looking away." Did I call you by your first name?" She asked looking shaken up.
"Yes you did"
"No I didn't"
"Yes. I'm quite sure you did"
"Did you say you loved me?" Hermione said
"What ever gave you that idea love?" He said smirking at her as he bent down and kissed her before running off. Hermione sat by the tree. Things were going way to fast. Hermione was overwhelmed, she couldn't believe she was falling for Draco Malfoy.
A/N: That's chapter 10! Well thank you for reading and sorry I took forever to update. Please Review. P.s. My idea was to have them get engaged, I hope you guys don't think it is to early! I have a little plan for it.
Chapter 10
Hermione awoke the next day with a crick in her neck.
"Ouch" Hermione said rubbing her eyes and rolling her neck so it didn't ache as much.
"Hey Hermione, an owl came for you early this morning, like at 7:30" Lavender said peeking her head around the powder rooms door while holding a gold towel over her brown hair.
"Where is it?" Hermione asked looking around.
"Here" She said picking up the letter off the side table. Hermione recognized the writing as her mums.
"Thanks" Hermione said tearing it open.
Dearest Hermione,
How was your trip to Hogwarts? I don't know how to tell you this but, in the Valdoy family, we have a tradition also of arranged marriages after graduation. Your father and I have taken in great consideration on which you shall marry; we would take great pleasure in you accepting Draco Malfoy's as a proposition. Please write back Darling!
Love you lot, Mother and Father
Hermione's heart sank. 'Not like it's bad enough that I have to know him, but now, now I have to marry him! What am I going to do? Don't cry Hermione pull yourself together!' Hermione thought as a tear streamed down her face. Hermione was relived it was Saturday, she didn't have to worry about getting to class or anything. Hermione closed the curtains of her bed and sobbed in to her pillow. Suddenly she wished she was the old Hermione Granger, the one who used to fantasize about marrying the prince of England, but now, that Hermione was gone.
Hermione appeared next to Harry and Ron with her hair pulled back into a ponytail and she was wearing her brand new black robes with the Hogwarts emblem on them.
"Good morning Hermione." Harry said looking at her smiling.
"Hey Hermione, gimme the pumpkin juice" Ron said motioning to the wooden pitcher in front of her.
"Good morning Harry, and good morning to you to Ron" She said handing him the jug.
"Oh... uh yeah. Morning'" He said taking the jug. Harry just sat and chuckled.
"So Hermione, what's on the agenda for today?" Harry asked Hermione as he shoveled French toast into his mouth.
"Nothing much" Hermione said looking up as she saw Pansy running her hands through Blaise Zabini's hair. "What a hooker" Hermione said in disgust.
"What do you care" Harry said following her gaze to Pansy. Ron looked up to.
"I think the fucking little bitch is sexy," Ron said not realizing he said that out loud until he said Hermione and Harry's gaping mouths.
"Ron!" Hermione said.
"Ron's hot for Pansy" Harry said laughing " That's twisted" he said disgusted but laughing at Ron's remark.
"I just can't stick her," Hermione said rolling her eyes.
"I didn't mean that!" Ron said swallowing his food.
"Yes, right" Hermione said smirking at him. "I have to get to the library to catch up on my books" Hermione said eating a biscuit and getting up.
"Hermione you do realize it's Saturday?" Ron said looking at her puzzled.
"Yeah, so?" Hermione said waving goodbye as she ran out of Great Hall. Hermione hadn't seen Draco so she decided to take a shortcut not many people knew about. Hermione stepped up to a large suit of armor and pulled the head of the spear up and the suit spun around fast and sent Hermione sprawled on the floor on the other side of the wall in the corridor next to the library. Hermione got up and ran to the library and dumped her books at her table she had claimed years earlier. Hermione walked down rows and rows of books.
"Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read... uh wait I haven't ever seen this book" Hermione said pulling it out of its place on the bookshelf. Hermione blew the dust off of it and watched as it disappeared into the small light of the library. Hermione looked down at the cover and couldn't help but smile. The cover read, 'Please Hermione Open Me'. Hermione opened the book and gasped at the first page. There was a small diamond ring staring back at her with a note attached to it.
Hermione,
I'm so sorry that you have to marry a foul bloke like me, but I was required to propose to you and I couldn't think of anyway to do it. I knew you would come here, so don't hate me for doing it like this. I'm truly sorry. Goodbye Hermione meet me in the Head-boys room at lunch please.
Draco
Rage rose up in Hermione's chest and she couldn't wait until lunch to go and give him a piece of her mind. Hermione marched out of the library after she had gathered her things and the book and marched down to the Slytherin dungeons. She heard a few 6th and 7th years cat calling at her but she paid them no mind as she rapped loudly on Malfoy's door. Malfoy came to the door fully dressed with his usually gelled back hair tousled and ungelled.
"Hello Granger" He said smirking lovingly at her.
"What is this about?" Hermione said shoving the book in his face.
"I knew you wouldn't wait until lunch to come here, didn't you get an owl from you Mother and Father?" He asked quizzically.
"Yes, but I ignored it." She said, "I don't want to marry you." Hermione said flatly. By then many Slytherin's were paying close attention to their conversation.
"Please come in," Malfoy said grabbing her wrist.
"No I don't want to" Hermione said
"That wasn't an offer," He said pulling her inside his room.
"Wow" Hermione said looking around. It was extravagant.
"Yeah quite cool, eh?" Malfoy said smiling down at her.
"If we were engaged would I get to stay here," Hermione said jokingly.
"So you accept?" Malfoy said missing her joke. He looked so innocent Hermione couldn't help staring at his beautiful face.
"Okay, but only because it is required by my parents. Not because I in anyway like you." Hermione said feeling like she was lying.
"W-what are you doing?" Hermione said shivering in the cold dungeon as he took her hand.
"Are you cold?"
"Yeah, a bit" Hermione said.
"Wait, this wasn't a proper proposal" Draco said smiling at her. "Where's the book?" He asked as Hermione handed it to him and he opened it to take out the ring. This is a family heirloom," he said getting on his knee. " Hermione, will you marry me?" He said
"Yes" Hermione said reluctantly.
"Okay" He said putting the ring on Hermione's finger. Malfoy pulled Hermione's hand to gesture sit down. Hermione sat down on the floor and looked up at him. Before she knew it Malfoy was kissing her. He gently put his hands on her waist and pulled her close. Hermione put her arms around his neck. Hermione couldn't for her life figure out why she was kissing Malfoy or why she had accepted his proposal. Maybe she did like him... allot. Hermione settled with that thought. Malfoy pulled away gently and looked Hermione in the eye.
"Thank you" He said stroking her hair and rubbing his thumb over her cheek, feeling the peach fuzz on her cheek. Hermione just stared at him and got up slowly.
"I...Must go" Hermione said getting her stuff and leaving his room.
"Hermione" Malfoy said getting up from the floor and running after her. By the time he got out of his room Hermione was racing away out of the dungeons. Hermione ran all the way to the Gryffindor tower and stopped at the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Password please?" She asked bored.
"Numb Gnome toe's" Hermione answered.
"Thank You" she answered as she swung open.
"Hermione, I thought you were in the library?" Harry said looking up at Hermione as Ron won the game of Wizard Chess.
"I decided to leave early."
"Oh, okay. Want to play?" Harry asked gesturing at the board.
"No. Hermione said sitting down on the comfortable chair next to her two best friends.
"What are you reading Hermione?" Ron asked looking at the title of the book that said "Please Hermione Open Me"
"Nothing you would like" Hermione said shoving the book into her bag.
"Oh come one Hermione, you never know." Ron said grabbing the bag. Ron grabbed the book and to Hermione's relief the note Malfoy left in there fell out on her lap. Hermione grabbed it fast and shoved it in her pocket. Hermione tried pulling the ring off but it wouldn't budge.
"Crap" Hermione said pulling.
"What?" Harry said looking at her
"Nothing, just broke a nail." Hermione said ripping at it so it looked broke.
"Oh. Ouch" Ron said looking up from the book. "What kind of book is this? There's a giant hole in the book" Ron Said looking at it.
"Oh, just something someone gave me" Hermione answered.
"Oh. Okay" Ron said.
"Ron, want to go play Quidditch?" Harry asked holding up a set of keys.
"Where did you get those?" Ron asked as his eyes gaped.
"I'm the new Gryffindor Quidditch Captain" Harry said smiling.
"Way to go" Hermione said.
"Yep, so Ron want to go practice?" Harry asked again.
"You bet," He said taking off upstairs.
"I'm going to go and sit out by the lake" Hermione said getting up.
"Alright, bye Hermione" Harry said looking her in the eyes. Harry suddenly leaned down and kissed Hermione on the lips and came back up and saw Hermione's amazement. "I'm so sorry Hermione, I couldn't help it." Harry said backing up quickly and running into a chair and hurrying up out of the portrait hole. Hermione sat in amazement under a giant tree facing the forest. Hermione kept rubbing her lips with the back of her finger until her lips were caught on the diamond ring on her finger. Hermione looked back down at it and stared. She pulled at it but it would not come off. A tear streamed down Hermione's face. It seemed like more and more Hermione was crying these days and she did not know why. Hermione was startled when a cold hand touched her neck.
"Hermione?" Draco's voice sounded through the soft fall breeze.
"What?" Hermione said wiping the tears away and looking at him. "Why doesn't this come off?"
"Wizard engagement rings don't come off unless properly broken with a charm." He said looking at it on her finger. "Why, do you want to take it off?"
"Yes, because I don't want people thinking I'm engaged to Harry or something and I surely don't want them to know it's you." Draco gave Her a snort.
"Did something happen between you and Harry?" Malfoy asked.
"Oh... Draco, he kissed me. I don't like him like that." Hermione said letting at a sob.
"Who do you like in that way?" He asked curiously.
"Why do you care?" Hermione asked smiling.
"Because." He said looking into her hazel eyes. "Why aren't your eyes silver?" He asked.
"Because I wanted to keep something that looks familiar" Hermione heard herself saying.
"Oh." Malfoy found Hermione's hand, but Hermione pulled away fast and looked at him smiling.
"Hermione, I'm sort of happy you're my fiancé." Malfoy said.
"Draco? Why are you being all nice? You are always cold-hearted to me and everyone else" Hermione looking at him.
"I have never really felt love towards another person, are we on first name bases now?" He said simply.
"Uh...uh...uh... oh god" Hermione said looking away." Did I call you by your first name?" She asked looking shaken up.
"Yes you did"
"No I didn't"
"Yes. I'm quite sure you did"
"Did you say you loved me?" Hermione said
"What ever gave you that idea love?" He said smirking at her as he bent down and kissed her before running off. Hermione sat by the tree. Things were going way to fast. Hermione was overwhelmed, she couldn't believe she was falling for Draco Malfoy.
A/N: That's chapter 10! Well thank you for reading and sorry I took forever to update. Please Review. P.s. My idea was to have them get engaged, I hope you guys don't think it is to early! I have a little plan for it.