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Chapter Five... I think

Hermione could feel warmth beneath her.

It was so warm. She must have been dreaming. It was a good dream. It smelled good... like vanilla maybe. Hermione opened her eyes. She was in her common room. She'd fallen asleep last night.

She looked and saw that was laying on top of Draco.

Hermione screamed and jumped off.

"What the hell!" Draco yelled. Bloody mudblood waking him up at all hours of the night. Wait why was she waking him up? She shouldn't be here.

Draco looked around and realized what had happened. "Oh fuck. Stupid Granger now I'm tainted forever. Why did you do that?" Draco's eyes were angry. It was the first time Hermione could remember seeing emotion in them. They weren't exactly angry though, more like... she didn't know.

"It wasn't my fault. You started talking and...." Hermione stopped when Draco leaned down and kissed her. It was different than last time. It was gentle and passionate.

Draco thought, "She has no idea what she does to me. Sometimes people avoid doing things they want to do, because they do not want other people to know they want to do these things." Hermione was surprised. What was going on? One second he was yelling and the next he was kissing her. Was he insane? What was with the mood swings?

Draco suddenly pulled away. He couldn't do this. It was wrong. His father would kill him. His house would kill him. He would lose his reputation. His respect.

"What?" Hermione looked up at him. Her brown eyes confused. "Why do you do that?" "I don't know. You don't know what you...." Draco started. "It will never work. Your a mudblood. I can't be around you... your.." Draco stopped and stormed to his room leaving behind a confused Hermione. Why did he kiss her then call her a mudblood?

Draco hated this. How could he. Next he would be like Blaise, only it would be worse, because she was a mudblood.
There was nothing special about her. He had always hated her. Why had that changed. His mother had always said there was a thin line between love and hate. Now he believed her. No not love. Love didn't exist. It was just a temporary little lust thing. It would be gone as soon as they left Hogwarts.

Not only that but tonight was his last night at Hogwarts. And there's that stupid dance. There was no way he was going. Dances were stupid.

Hermione was so confused. She couldn't wait to leave Hogwarts. She hated the people in the school, well actually she thought they hated her. Half the school seemed to hate her because they said that she was an annoying bookworm. The other half were shallow. Not that Hermione was ugly. She just wasn't beautiful, or exotic.

When she left, she hoped everything would be better. Draco wouldn't be there to confuse her, Ron and Harry wouldn't be there to trying to protect her constantly. She could have her own life. She could live on her own. Only one more night at Hogwarts and she would be gone. She started training for her job a week after she got out. And she had her own apartment in Muggle London. Sure it was far, but she could just apparate. She didn't want to cut herself off completely from her muggle heritage. Plus it made it more difficult for Voldemort to find her.

Hermione rolled her eyes when she remembered the dance. Hermione hated dances. She would spend hours with the girls in her dorm getting ready then she would go and hope guys would ask her to dance. They never did. The only thing she was good for was homework, apparently. Hermione decided she didn't want to go. Even though she had planned it with the prefects. It was going to be gorgeous. Still, she hated dances.

Hermione heard someone pounding on the portrait so she went to get. Who the hell would come and annoy her this early in the morning.

"Lavender?" Hermione was extremely surprised that Lavender was standing there.

"Hermione! I don't know what to do. Everyone is busy getting ready for the dance and...."

"What it's like nine in the morning!" Hermione said

"Hermione it's twelve. And Seamus broke up with me." Lavender said through the tears that started to flow down her face.

"I don't want to go to the dance by myself." She whined between tears. "Who dumps someone before a dance? He's such a jerk. Hermione Ginny said your not going to the dance. Can I stay here with you? Please?"

Hermione was surprised. She hadn't decided completely if she wasn't going to the dance. And Lavender had never spared her a second glance before.

"All right."

Draco leaned against his doorway to his room. "So the little slut got dumped. Haha. Hermione's not going to the dance? Why wouldn't she?" He thought. "She planned it."

Draco looked at Lavender. She was a bit of a slut. She had on knee high stilettos, with a skirt and a tiny little tee-shirt. Not that Draco really noticed the clothes... he's a guy, what do you expect.

"Lavender we still have to go to the ceremony and supper tonight." Hermione stated. "It's only for the seventh years and mandatory that we go." "Right." Lavender said. Mascara smeared under her eyes.
"Forget about Seamus. Your to good for him anyways. Lets go to my room and you can start getting ready for the ceremony."

"Oh fuck! Your right. The ceremony is in like 4 hours and I am not at all ready. I mean I have to show Seamus that I'm more over him and that I don't need him." "Uhhh... sure." Hermione said as she pointed to her dorm and started to walk up the stairs.

Lavender just kept talking about make-up, Seamus, hair, Seamus, ceremony, Seamus, you get the point.
Hermione looked back and say Draco watching. She saw something flash in his eyes. He blinked and it was gone. Draco walked into his room and slammed the door.

Lavender had noticed Draco slam the door, "Quite hot isn't he. I wonder if he's busy tonight." Lavender said a far away look in her eyes.

Hermione rolled her eyes. She hadn't changed at all.

"I thought that I found myself today

And that I had control

All the change in my life just slipped away

and I didn't need you anymore."

Finding Myself- Smile Empty soul

Pansy woke up. She looked at the clock. It was after twelve. She had way over slept. Pansy rolled out of bed and landed on the ground with a crash. Today was the stupid dance. Pansy was going. She had no idea why. There was nothing better to do though she supposed.

Pansy looked in the mirror. Her blonde hair was a mess, and her blue eyes showed little emotion.

She looked at herself. She was extremely self-conscious. She always thought she looked fat. She wasn't really though. She was short. Pansy hated it. Everyone looked down on her. Half the time she wore Stilettos, or high heels. That made her look slightly taller. Quickly Pansy jumped in the shower then got dressed. She walked down to the common room.

Blaise was sitting in a chair reading.

Pansy sat down in the couch across from him. He was apparently fairly into the book since he still didn't see her.

Pansy looked at him. He had dark hair, and darker eyes. She loved his eyes, they were amazing. Such a dark brown that from far away they looked black. Up close you could see they were just dark brown.

Blaise looked up from his book. "You know the ceremony is today, and the dance." He commented.

"I suppose. You going?" Pansy asked.

"I don't know if Draco is going." He knew Pansy liked Draco it was obvious. It broke Blaises heart everytime.

"Draco." Pansy said surprised. She didn't think he knew. Last night Pansy had decided she was over him. She was.

"I don't care if he's going. Are you going?" Pansy asked.

Blaise looked almost surprised, "I suppose. You going?" Blaise said mimicking what Pansy had said earlier. "Your over Draco eh?" (A/N sorry couldn't resist... I AM CANADIAN... damn straight)

"Yes I am. Both questions. And don't mock me." Pansy smiled and picked up a pillow and threw it at Blaise.

He caught it. "You just think your so talented don't you."

"Of course." Pansy smirked.

Blaise was extremely content. Pansy said she was over Draco. Of course she had said that last time too, only this time she seemed to be telling the truth.

"What's the ceremony tonight for?" Blaise asked.

Pansy smirked. "It's a secret so naturally, I know."

"Naturally."

"They are person awards. You know those stupid things we got a couple of weeks ago, 'Who was the greatest hair?.' That sort of thing."

"Right. Well, I think I have the best hair." Blaise said.

Pansy started laughing. He had the greatest eyes, but not hair. His wasn't a lot better than Harry's. It was dark, and messy, but more of an organized mess. Like he wanted it to be like that.

"If you have the best hair then I have the warmest personality." Pansy smiled. It barely reached her eyes. Even at that you could see she was hiding everything. Not allowing her to like, or love. Her beliefs in love were the same as many Slytherins, it didn't exist.

Maybe that's what Slytherins were. They were the way they were because of lack of love. Pansy didn't look into that theory to deep. After all, love didn't exist.

Ron came down from he common room and saw his sister and Harry sitting together on the couch. Ginny was laying down with her head on his lap, and Harry had his arm around Ginny.

"What time are the ceremonies?" Ron asked.

"Ceremonies?" Ginny replied one eyebrow raised. "Isn't there only one?"

"Ya well, you know what I meant."

"Yepp." Harry replied. "Ceremony at four, supper at five, dance at seven."

"Oh right." Ron said. "Were are the ceremonies? I forgot."

Ginny rolled her eyes, "Ceremony and I don't know." "Outside, they set up tables and stuff by the lake." Harry mentioned.

"Harry I think I left a book in your room. Want to go see if it's still there?" Ginny asked, in a suggestive tone.

"What book?" Ron asked. Then he got it. "Ohhh... that book, well you know, I , um, I got to go and, ummm, go to the library. See you later." Ron finished lamely and walked out of the Gryffindor common room.

Ginny and Harry walked up the stairs into Harry's dorm. When they got there they searched for her book... (jk)

Harry opened the door and closed and locked it behind him. He looked into Ginny's eyes and leaned down to kiss her.

Ginny put her hands up around his shoulders and pulled him into her. She ground into him and she could feel his hardness growing.

Harry moved down to Ginny's neck where he left a trail of kissed until he started licking and sucking, marking his territory.

Ginny moaned and pulled him back up to her mouth. She pulled him backwards onto his bed and began to undo his shirt.

Ron walked out of the common room and walked around a bit. He ran into Seamus.

"Hey, what's new?" Ron asked.

"Not much. Broke up with Lavender."

"What. Why?" Ron asked. (Seriously guys gossip, it's funny)

"Umm... well I saw you with her in the garden the other night!" Seamus yelled.

"What the hell are you talking about." Ron asked completely surprised.

"Oh don't act all surprise. I saw you with her. The night of awards. It was defiantly her. Long blonde hair. Short."

"What! That wasn't her. So you didn't see her face. Why would you accuse me of doing that with her. Your my friend I would never do that."

"What! It wasn't her. Who was it then?"

"Maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions. Maybe ask Lavender. Of course you didn't trust her so I don't think she'll be happy."

"What do you know about girls? She loves me. She'll beg me to take her back." Ron rolled his eyes.

"Whatever man, I'm out. See you around."

Pansy went up to her dorm to get ready for the ceremony. Not that it would take long. All she did was put up her hair and change into different robes.

Blaise was so nice. That was one of the first times she had actually talked to him and not been thinking about Draco. In fact she hadn't thought about Draco all day. She was so over him. Blaise was going to be at the dance. Draco said Blaise liked her. But did he really? It seemed so impossible. The sweetest guy in Slytherin, falling for the ice queen. In this case it was called falling for a reason.

Hermione sat in her dorm listening to Lavender talk. She had no idea what she was talking about since Lavender had droned on for the last hour about nothing.

"Mhm." Hermione said for the ninth time in the last minute.

"And so I said to her that you like don't wear blue eye shawdow with blue eyes. It just makes them seem smaller. And you only put mascara at the top, like, who doesn't know that. And she was wearing a knee high skirt with knee high boots. And oh my fuck, that was a totallll disaster, but she didn't listen. She came in the worst shirt I had ever seen. It was red. And you know that red is not the new black. I mean black is still the new black. Although next season it's not going to be black it's....." Lavender was cut off by a owl coming through the window.

"Thank God." Hermione thought. Hermione opened the letter.

She was suppose to get Draco and go Dumbldore's office an hour before the ceremony.

Hermione started to get ready. Lavender insisted on helping. It was, "The least she could do!' Lavender made Hermione wear a low v-neck black shirt with a green knee length skirt. Like Hermione really cared what she wore. She threw her robe on top and threw her hair in a messy bun. "I got to go get Draco and go see the Headmaster, see you later."

"Bye. Oh and don't forget..." Hermione had already closed the door though.

She let out a sigh of relief and walked to Draco's room.

She knocked and waited for him to answer. He didn't so she knocked again.

Still no bloody answer. She walked in.

"Ahhhhh... What the hell are you doing!" Draco yelled. He was standing there with only a towel around him.

Hermione blushed and said that they had to go meet Dumbledore in 15. min.

"Fine get out. I'll be right out." Draco said.

Hermione walked out, a blush still on her face. Damn he was hot.

Ginny got up off of Harry's bed were she had been lying comfortably for the last hour.

"I got to go get ready for the dance." She muttered.

"Okay. See you later." Harry said as he reached down and kissed her one more time before she left.

Ginny walked down from the boys dorm and ran into her brother. He told her all about Seamus. Ginny laughed.

"Who were you with?" Ginny asked curiously.

"No one." "Hmm... blonde hair... short... Pansy maybe?"

"No not her." Ron said quickly, too quickly.

Ginny laughed, "That's okay. I talked to her once. She's nice enough, a little cold, but nice." Ginny waved bye and ran up to her dorm to get ready.

Draco and Hermione walked quietly towards Dumbledore's office.

"Like what you saw?" Draco smirked.

Hermione blushed. "I don't know. I don't remember seeing anything special."

"What?"

"Your just average."

"I am not average!" Draco yelled.

Several students walked by and were just staring.

Hermione smiled. "I knew that, and you knew that, and know they know that." Hermione smirked and pointed to the students.

Draco just stared.

"So what's this about?" Draco asked.

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Like I know."

Draco made a fake gasp. "I bet there never was a letter. Your luring me to a dark corner where you are going to rape me!"

Draco didn't know what he was doing. he should have been making fun oh her, calling her names, making her cry.

Hermione rolled her eyes again. "Your just a drama queen. And that wouldn't be rape. You'd want it."

"Ewwwww... never.. that's gross." Malfoy scrunched up his face. "Yes gross." He thought silently.

Hermione said nothing as they got to the Gargoyle.

"Sugar plums." Hermione muttered. She got the password from the letter.

Hermione and Draco entered Dumbledore's office several moments later.

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled. "There was an award added at the last moment. I have no one to present, and I thought who better then out head boy and girl."

Hermione looked happy. She go to present an award, awesome.

Draco groaned silently. Crazy old man.

They discussed a few minor details then Draco and Hermione walked outside to the ceremony. Everyone was already there.

Dumbledore said a speech and various presenters came up and handed out awards.

"Best hair." Said Snape, ironically. "Goes to Lavender brown."

Lavender shrieked and ran up to the stage.

This went on for a while.

Harry got "Bravest."

Hermione "Most likely to succeed."

"Funniest" went to Dean Thomas.

"Klutziest" whet to Neville.

Hermione and Draco presented 'best couple,' to Ginny and Harry. Even if Ginny wasn't in seventh year, they still were the cutest. Ginny got to come because she was getting an award and she was going out with Harry Potter.

There were various other awards. They varied from "Best teeth," to "Coldest exterior." Most of the awards were funny and meant to distract the students for one night. Tomorrow their lives in the real world would begin.

After the awards it was supper. Hermione was sitting at a table with various other Gryffindors including Ron, Harry, and Ginny.

A menu appeared in front of everyone. They pointed to what they wanted and it appeared. Just like at the Triwizard Tournament.

Hermione looked over the menu. A lot were exotic dishes. Hermione had never had lobster. She decided to try it. It wasn't bad.

Supper was an hour. Everyone just laughed and didn't think about tomorrow. Harry was surprisingly quiet. Hermione looked at him and raised one eyebrow. He just looked away.

Ron kept staring at Pansy. Maybe he really did like her. That wasn't a bad thing Hermione thought after a while. Pansy did actually seem nice. And wasn't at all as slutty as Hermione originally thought.

Hermione even looked at Draco once. His eyes were cold and hard. He glanced up and saw Hermione staring. She quickly looked down and blushed.

After supper Lavender and Hermione walked up to her dorm. Hermione let Lavender straighten her hair. Lavender was happily chatting about Prada compared to the wizard version Pradee Hermione just hummed and thought about the dance. Ginny must be having fun. She had been absolutely glowing today.

About an hour later there was a knock on the door.

Hermione went to get it.

Ginny burst in, tears streaming down her face.

"Oh great." Hermione thought. The three of them sat in the common room and listened to Ginny's story of how Harry broke up with Ginny. Apparently she hadn't seen it coming.

I don't know why." Ginny said tearfully.

"Hermione transformed some soda into alcohol and got some chips.

"Boys are like that." Lavender explained. "One moment they love you and want to shag you, and the next they need more 'room.' And let me tell you they will do anything for a shag. It's horrible being as beautiful as I am. I don't know if boys are after my body, or personality."

Hermione laughed in her head "Neither, they just want you because your easy." She thought. After and hour of listening to Ginny and Lavender complain about guys there was another knock.

"What was it. Annoy Hermione with your problems day." Hermione thought.

It was Ron. He looked at Ginny and went and comforted her. He hadn't known why Harry did it or why he did it now. Then he told Lavender about what Seamus had done and said.

"I am never going back to him. Not after he said that." Lavender said then started on another rave.

Ron told Hermione about how he went to the dance and Pansy danced with Blaise all night. He didn't get one dance with her. So he danced with a girl from Ravenclaw instead. Then Harry showed up looking for Ron, Dean and Seamus came with Harry. Then some Gryffindor girls came. One brought a few Ravenclaws. Then Ron's Ravenclaw was there. Next Pansy and Blaise showed up. Then a few Hufflepuffs.

After that there were a ton of people all in the Head common room. Hermione was almost panicking, but she just downed another drink and was fine. Someone had put on music. And everyone was bringing more Alcohol. It was the last night what the hell.

Draco came up to Hermione and they were dancing. They were having a great time. So what if Hermione was drunk, she was going to have fun tonight.

Draco looked at Hermione. Her hair was straight. She looked gorgeous. He was drunk, what the hell. No one would remember anything in the morning anyways.

Pansy looked into Blaise's eyes. Once again she noted how beautiful they were.

"You have beautiful eyes." Pansy said as they dances slowly arounf the room.

"You are beautiful." Blaise said. He was only a little drunk.

Pansy smiled at Blaise and rested her head on his chest.

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