Chapter 6- uncertainty
Hermione and Draco seemed to be growing closer with each passing day and Petrus was soon forgotten in Hermione's heart. This was something so very unexpected because they were such totally different people. Hermione was sweet, kind, brainy and friendly. Draco on the other hand was her complete opposite cold hearted, rude, and unfriendly among others.
Draco found Hermione intriguing he'd never met anyone like her. She was so full of life; she saw things in so many different ways. She could easily turn something negative positive. He found himself thinking about her constantly, he couldn't figure out why, to him she was still just Granger or so he thought.
Hermione was having so much fun with Draco astonishingly; they would talk about everything it rarely ever got boring. He'd even started to call her Herms or Mione. However she did wonder sometimes what would happen when school began again, would they remain friends? Or would they never speak again? She tried not to think about this because school was still a month away.
"Hey Mione, Want to go for a walk with me?" Draco asked.
"Yah sure just let me grab a light sweater."
Hermione quickly ran upstairs and grabbed her red sweater, but before she left her room dapped on a bit of lip-gloss and pulled her hair into a loose ponytail. As she was walking back down the stairs a few ringlets fell around her face, framing it nicely. Draco was patiently waiting at the bottom of the stairs she didn't really take a long time. But a little more time than it should have just to grab a sweater. But she was definitely worth the wait. As Hermione walked down the stairs she noticed Draco starring at her. She didn't mind it though. Actually she was kind of glad he was noticing her, she was even noticing him more than just Draco Malfoy. He'd grown up quite a bit over the years he was taller and more built, very good looking.
They left the mansion and headed down the road. They were telling stories and laughing having a great time. They unconsciously walked over to the rock Hermione sat at so very often. They talked about their plans for the rest of the summer. Before they realized it was getting dark out so they decided to head home.
As they were walking home they saw a group of people just ahead of them. They didn't look like very nice or safe people to walk by. Hermione began to slow down Draco could see Hermione was a bit nervous so he stopped completely. They were far enough away so the people wouldn't notice them. Draco pulled Hermione aside and he told her he knew of an invisibility spell they could use to walk by undetected, Hermione quickly agreed. With a flick of their wands they we undetectable, they slowly walked. As they passed by they heard one man say, "I think we should head over to the park, earlier today I saw two kids walk there, and I've been watching for awhile and they haven't left yet. I over heard them talk about the Malfoy Manor I bet they have money. Shall we find out?" The rest nodded in agreement and headed down to the park.
Once Hermione and Draco were far enough away they began talking again.
"Hey Draco, you don't think they were talking about us do you?"
"I'm not sure."
Hermione became very afraid now.
Draco and Hermione finally made it home. Hermione had never really thought she'd be so glad to see the Malfoy mansion. As they stepped through the door, thunder roared through the sky. Hermione jumped 3 feet in the air. This had turned into an eerie night. Potential muggers, thunderstorms, what next? She questioned.
It was now around 9:00.
"Mione want something to eat or drink we've been gone quite awhile."-Draco asked.
"Sure that would be great." Hermione replied
As they sat down to the table food appeared in front of them, Draco could see Hermione was still a bit shaken by this evenings encounters.
"Sooo"- Draco said awkwardly.
Hermione looked up and smiled.
"This evening was interesting wouldn't you say?"-Hermione began
"Yes quite, Are you okay though you seem very shaken by all this?" -Draco continued.
"I'm not sure, I'll be fine but I just can't help but wonder what would have happened if they found us in the park or if we'd have to walk by them visible."
"But the main thing is we didn't and we're fine"
"But Draco, what if we end up running into them again and we can't do anything and something does happen to us."
"It wont, we'll be more careful next time about when we go out and whom we see, it will be just fine Herms"
Draco gave Hermione a hug to comfort her.
The next morning...
"Draco darling, go fetch Hermione, Petrus is back and he wishes to see her."- Narcissa requested.
"Certainly mother" Draco replied kindly.
Draco was always nice to his mother, he didn't think she should have to be married to his father, she deserved better. As Draco was walking up the stairs questions began popping up in his mind. What was to happen to Hermione and his growing relationship with her? Would Petrus and Hermione date now that he had returned? Would Petrus still be forgotten in Hermione's heart? He was juggling all these questions and her responses in his head.
"Knock, Knock"
Hermione slowly opened her eyes to the annoying sound awaking her.
"Hey Herms are you awake?"
Hermione jumped out of bed calling out" Yes, come in."
Before the door could open Hermione had quickly put on her robe.
"Hello Draco"
"Good morning Herms, sleep well?"
"Yes actually I did thank you"
"Petrus is here and he wishes to speak with you"
Hermione hadn't thought about Pete in, well since the day after he left. She couldn't believe he was back already. She was happy he was back. But she also saw the look on Draco's face when he gave her the news. It was almost sad like he didn't want her to see him.
"Oh, thank you Draco I'll be down in a moment"
"Sure thing I'll pass the message along"
Draco closed the door behind him and walked down the stairs egger to see what would happen when Hermione and Petrus met again after all this time. Draco felt a bit jealous he didn't want Hermione to go back with Petrus he was really beginning to like her.
Hermione quickly sat on the bed after Draco closed the door. She couldn't believe it, Petrus her first kiss was back so soon. She was really starting to get close with Draco, she wasn't sure how'd she feel now that Petrus would be back in her life. She quickly got dressed and fixed her hair. When she was ready she headed out the door, down the stairs to the living room where he was waiting with Draco.
Hermione loved the way Draco looked at her when she walked down the stairs, like she was the Queen; she noticed this more and more since they had began hanging out together. She saw Petrus he just looked at her coming down the stairs almost as though he thought it was taking her too long.
Petrus rose from his seat to greet Hermione with a hug.
"Hello Hermione how have you been, its seems like we haven't seen each other in century's."-Petrus said as they hugged.
Hermione said nothing. She was too busy looking at Draco starring uncomfortably around the room.
They all were sitting on the couch in the Malfoys living room.
"So Hermione what have you been up to since I've been gone?"
"Not much actually the usual walks here and there"
"How bout you Draco?"
"Pretty much the same"
"How was Romania?"-Hermione inquired.
"Rather fun actually I thought since we would be visiting my grandmother it would be rather boring but I was surprised to find it wasn't at all"
Hermione and Petrus we're catching up on each other weeks that had passed. Hermione failed to mention the muggers and her and Draco's daily get together. Draco remained quiet through Petrus' stay. After lunch Petrus needed to go home to unpack. Hermione and Draco sat in silence for a bit after he had left.
"So, What's going to happen now?" Draco asked breaking the silence.
"What's going to happen?" Hermione repeated unsure as what Draco had meant by this comment.
"I mean with us, When Petrus left you seemed to really like him, but now I feel like we've gotten rather close these past weeks." Draco admitted.
"Yes that's all true, but right now I really don't know."-Hermione responded. ...............................................................................................................................................
Hermione and Draco seemed to be growing closer with each passing day and Petrus was soon forgotten in Hermione's heart. This was something so very unexpected because they were such totally different people. Hermione was sweet, kind, brainy and friendly. Draco on the other hand was her complete opposite cold hearted, rude, and unfriendly among others.
Draco found Hermione intriguing he'd never met anyone like her. She was so full of life; she saw things in so many different ways. She could easily turn something negative positive. He found himself thinking about her constantly, he couldn't figure out why, to him she was still just Granger or so he thought.
Hermione was having so much fun with Draco astonishingly; they would talk about everything it rarely ever got boring. He'd even started to call her Herms or Mione. However she did wonder sometimes what would happen when school began again, would they remain friends? Or would they never speak again? She tried not to think about this because school was still a month away.
"Hey Mione, Want to go for a walk with me?" Draco asked.
"Yah sure just let me grab a light sweater."
Hermione quickly ran upstairs and grabbed her red sweater, but before she left her room dapped on a bit of lip-gloss and pulled her hair into a loose ponytail. As she was walking back down the stairs a few ringlets fell around her face, framing it nicely. Draco was patiently waiting at the bottom of the stairs she didn't really take a long time. But a little more time than it should have just to grab a sweater. But she was definitely worth the wait. As Hermione walked down the stairs she noticed Draco starring at her. She didn't mind it though. Actually she was kind of glad he was noticing her, she was even noticing him more than just Draco Malfoy. He'd grown up quite a bit over the years he was taller and more built, very good looking.
They left the mansion and headed down the road. They were telling stories and laughing having a great time. They unconsciously walked over to the rock Hermione sat at so very often. They talked about their plans for the rest of the summer. Before they realized it was getting dark out so they decided to head home.
As they were walking home they saw a group of people just ahead of them. They didn't look like very nice or safe people to walk by. Hermione began to slow down Draco could see Hermione was a bit nervous so he stopped completely. They were far enough away so the people wouldn't notice them. Draco pulled Hermione aside and he told her he knew of an invisibility spell they could use to walk by undetected, Hermione quickly agreed. With a flick of their wands they we undetectable, they slowly walked. As they passed by they heard one man say, "I think we should head over to the park, earlier today I saw two kids walk there, and I've been watching for awhile and they haven't left yet. I over heard them talk about the Malfoy Manor I bet they have money. Shall we find out?" The rest nodded in agreement and headed down to the park.
Once Hermione and Draco were far enough away they began talking again.
"Hey Draco, you don't think they were talking about us do you?"
"I'm not sure."
Hermione became very afraid now.
Draco and Hermione finally made it home. Hermione had never really thought she'd be so glad to see the Malfoy mansion. As they stepped through the door, thunder roared through the sky. Hermione jumped 3 feet in the air. This had turned into an eerie night. Potential muggers, thunderstorms, what next? She questioned.
It was now around 9:00.
"Mione want something to eat or drink we've been gone quite awhile."-Draco asked.
"Sure that would be great." Hermione replied
As they sat down to the table food appeared in front of them, Draco could see Hermione was still a bit shaken by this evenings encounters.
"Sooo"- Draco said awkwardly.
Hermione looked up and smiled.
"This evening was interesting wouldn't you say?"-Hermione began
"Yes quite, Are you okay though you seem very shaken by all this?" -Draco continued.
"I'm not sure, I'll be fine but I just can't help but wonder what would have happened if they found us in the park or if we'd have to walk by them visible."
"But the main thing is we didn't and we're fine"
"But Draco, what if we end up running into them again and we can't do anything and something does happen to us."
"It wont, we'll be more careful next time about when we go out and whom we see, it will be just fine Herms"
Draco gave Hermione a hug to comfort her.
The next morning...
"Draco darling, go fetch Hermione, Petrus is back and he wishes to see her."- Narcissa requested.
"Certainly mother" Draco replied kindly.
Draco was always nice to his mother, he didn't think she should have to be married to his father, she deserved better. As Draco was walking up the stairs questions began popping up in his mind. What was to happen to Hermione and his growing relationship with her? Would Petrus and Hermione date now that he had returned? Would Petrus still be forgotten in Hermione's heart? He was juggling all these questions and her responses in his head.
"Knock, Knock"
Hermione slowly opened her eyes to the annoying sound awaking her.
"Hey Herms are you awake?"
Hermione jumped out of bed calling out" Yes, come in."
Before the door could open Hermione had quickly put on her robe.
"Hello Draco"
"Good morning Herms, sleep well?"
"Yes actually I did thank you"
"Petrus is here and he wishes to speak with you"
Hermione hadn't thought about Pete in, well since the day after he left. She couldn't believe he was back already. She was happy he was back. But she also saw the look on Draco's face when he gave her the news. It was almost sad like he didn't want her to see him.
"Oh, thank you Draco I'll be down in a moment"
"Sure thing I'll pass the message along"
Draco closed the door behind him and walked down the stairs egger to see what would happen when Hermione and Petrus met again after all this time. Draco felt a bit jealous he didn't want Hermione to go back with Petrus he was really beginning to like her.
Hermione quickly sat on the bed after Draco closed the door. She couldn't believe it, Petrus her first kiss was back so soon. She was really starting to get close with Draco, she wasn't sure how'd she feel now that Petrus would be back in her life. She quickly got dressed and fixed her hair. When she was ready she headed out the door, down the stairs to the living room where he was waiting with Draco.
Hermione loved the way Draco looked at her when she walked down the stairs, like she was the Queen; she noticed this more and more since they had began hanging out together. She saw Petrus he just looked at her coming down the stairs almost as though he thought it was taking her too long.
Petrus rose from his seat to greet Hermione with a hug.
"Hello Hermione how have you been, its seems like we haven't seen each other in century's."-Petrus said as they hugged.
Hermione said nothing. She was too busy looking at Draco starring uncomfortably around the room.
They all were sitting on the couch in the Malfoys living room.
"So Hermione what have you been up to since I've been gone?"
"Not much actually the usual walks here and there"
"How bout you Draco?"
"Pretty much the same"
"How was Romania?"-Hermione inquired.
"Rather fun actually I thought since we would be visiting my grandmother it would be rather boring but I was surprised to find it wasn't at all"
Hermione and Petrus we're catching up on each other weeks that had passed. Hermione failed to mention the muggers and her and Draco's daily get together. Draco remained quiet through Petrus' stay. After lunch Petrus needed to go home to unpack. Hermione and Draco sat in silence for a bit after he had left.
"So, What's going to happen now?" Draco asked breaking the silence.
"What's going to happen?" Hermione repeated unsure as what Draco had meant by this comment.
"I mean with us, When Petrus left you seemed to really like him, but now I feel like we've gotten rather close these past weeks." Draco admitted.
"Yes that's all true, but right now I really don't know."-Hermione responded. ...............................................................................................................................................
