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Learning to Swim
Chapter 2- Meet Athena O Chimonas
"Believe me, Malfoy. This is anything but a dream come true for me," Hermione said sarcastically.
Draco sat down on one of the deck chairs in shock. This couldn't be happening to him. The girl standing in front of him wouldn't hesitate one second to spread this story around.
While Draco contemplated his future, Hermione studied him. He seemed to have changed. Not only his figure, but his personality. One thing was for sure, though. Hermione didn't mind the figure. Draco stood about 6'0", very muscular build. His hair was spiked, which showed off his chiseled jaw-line. And his eyes were still the same haunting blue/grey.
'Definitely not minding the rock hard chest and abs,' she thought 'Ugh. I sound like Lavender.'
"So…" Draco said, trying to break the tension. "Do I still get my lessons?"
Hermione couldn't help but laugh. He looked so pathetic just sitting there with a lost puppy look on his face. At first Draco was a little stunned, but joined in a second later figuring he must have looked and sounded like an idiot.
"Get in the pool, ferret," Hermione giggled.
Draco did as he was told. Clad in some black and red Lost board shorts, he placed his left foot on the first step in the pool's entrance. He hesitated for a while. Hermione sighed, rolled her eyes, and walked in past Draco.
"Come on, you sissy," she chided.
Draco glared at her and got in the rest of the way. The pool was nicely heated, and he noticed that it was one of those "Horizon" pools (A/N: you know what I'm talking about, right? Where the pool looked like it goes on until the horizon. Those are so cool.).
"Okay," Hermione started. "Now that you've grown a pair and decided to come in all the way, let's get to the basics."
"Sounds good to me," Draco said, clearly ignoring her snide remark.
"Alright, the first step is floating…"
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About an hour later, Hermione had Draco swimming laps around the pool. This was great progress for the first day. Most people didn't want to go near the deep end until the third day. And that was the minimum. But Draco was different. He was determined. Hermione had to admire him for that.
Ten minutes later, Draco stopped suddenly, looking as if he just found out the most shocking secret ever, and looked at Hermione oddly.
"What?" Hermione asked in an irritated manor.
"Why are you here?" he blurted out.
"Uhh…I'm teaching you how to swim," she remarked sarcastically.
"No, no. that's not what I meant. Why are you here in Greece?" he clarified.
"I live here. Duh."
"Then why do you go to Hogwarts and look different?"
"It's a long story."
Just then, the back door opened and Hermione's mom stuck her head out.
"Athena," she called. "Is Draco staying for dinner?"
Hermione turned to Draco.
"Wanna stay for dinner?" she asked.
"Sure," he replied.
Hermione turned back to her mom.
"Yeah, he's staying," she called back.
"Okay. Dinner's in fifteen minutes."
Ms. O Chimonas closed the door and Draco turned on Hermione.
"Athena, huh," he teased.
"Yes. The goddess of wisdom and war. Problem?" she answered.
"No, not at all," Draco said as he raised his hands in surrender. "Wait a minute…"
Hermione looked on in shock as realization dawned on Draco's face.
"What?" she asked fearfully.
"How could I be so blind? O Chimonas. Your family goes back farther than mine. The most powerful witches and wizards around the Mediterranean. They had an empire up until the fall of Rome. Now, your family is the equivalent of a muggle mob. Wow. But why Hogwarts?"
Hermione sighed. She might as well tell someone. This secret has been eating inside her for years.
"I go to Hogwarts for my safety. I put a glamour on myself before I go. Right now, my family's power is greater than that of Voldemort. If word got out, I would be in danger. My family also has some roots in the Dark Arts, wandless magic, telekinesis, and telepathy. Obviously, Voldemort can't know. Promise me you won't tell anyone."
"I dunno. This is valuable information."
"Oh, don't be an ass. Please?"
"Fine, fine. I won't tell."
"Thank you."
"Eh. If I gotta to get more lessons. Maybe even free ones?"
Hermione laughed. She playfully hit him on the arm.
"That's cute. You actually think I'm gonna give out free lessons. That's really cute. Ah to be naïve. It must be nice."
"Jerk," Draco muttered.
"What was that?" she teased.
"Nothing, you wench," he answered.
"Whiner."
"Smart ass."
"Cheapskate."
They stopped trading insults for a second before laughing hysterically at their behavior. Hermione's mom popped her head out the back door again.
"Dinner's ready," she called.
The teens got out of the pool, dried off, and headed inside.
A/N: Whew!! How do you like it now? Better now that I've updated? Haha. I hope I can get more reviews for this chapter. Hint hint. Haha. I was so happy for your response for the first chapter. You guys are the best. I'll try to get the third chapter written and posted as soon as I can. Please review!!!!!!! "Curs you aqua scum!!!!" –Finding Nemo