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CHAPTER SIX: REUNIONS
"Head Girl wandering the hallways alone...tisk tisk..." Draco teased "Who knows what kind of a lunatic could come and abduct her into an empty room."
"Draco Malfoy!!" Hermione screamed, "You have no idea how much you scared me!"
"I'm sorry," He said, giving her a puppy eyed look that instantly melted away all signs of anger or fright. "Forgive me?" He added in a sappy voice
"Hmm...I'm not so sure" Hermione teased back, staring into those wonderfully entrancing eyes that had penetrated her thoughts all summer and playing with some of his silver/blonde hair. "Those kinds of incidents don't just disappear you know."
"Oh really?" He asked slyly, smirk re-inhabiting the corners of his perfect mouth. "Maybe this will make up for it" And once again he obtain her lips, spilling all of his emotions that he had kept locked up all summer into the single kiss.
Hermione was shocked at the intense passion of the kiss, but soon she returned it with just as much intensity. When they pulled away, (both were breathing heavily) Hermione was smiling but Draco was searching her face. "I've missed you." He said
Hermione smiled, "I can tell." Draco's face curved into a smirk and Hermione attempted to turn into a smile; smiling was something Draco saved only for Hermione. "I missed you too"
Draco did indeed smile. 'Funny how something so simple can make me so happy' he thought. But Hermione's voice broke through his thoughts, "How was your summer?"
"Eh..." Draco trailed off "I mean I love Hogwarts but being stuck here all summer was bloody terrible. I mean there were no classes to keep me occupied, no first years to tease, and no you." At this Draco put his rather large hand into Hermione's small one and led her over to sit down, which was no easy task; the broom closet was rather small for two seventeen year olds. "What about you? What was it like being stuck with the Weasels...er...Weasley's all summer?"
Hermione sighed, not noticing Draco mistake. "I loved being with Ron and Ginny, well the whole family really, but I felt like I constantly had to be on good behavior and that got tiresome. So tell me Mr. Malfoy," Hermione said raising an eyebrow and crossing her arms, "Why did you turn down Head Boy?"
Draco smirked suggestively, "Well, though the thought of sharing a common room with you was...inviting" This said, Draco placed a passionate kiss on Hermione's lips, filling Hermione with a kind of fire that was intoxicating. "But think about it 'Mione, I've got Quidditch and my grades to keep me busy and this way I'll get to spend more time with you." Draco said, kissing her forehead lightly, both still breathing heavily from their most recent kiss.
"I suppose." She said sadly "But I still wish you had accepted"
"You need this though Hermione. Especially this year, with you know, getting over Harry and Luna and everything" Hermione's eyes filled with tears and she nodded. "You really miss them don't you?"
"You've got no idea Draco. I know that you hated Harry, but he was my first friend, he was my brother, after my parents died he was all the family I had left. Him and the others." Tears were now threatening to fall from Hermione's wide, deep chocolate eyes.
"Hey" Draco said softly, cupping her chin in his hand gently, "First off Miss Granger, I never hated Harry. Sure I teased him and greatly disliked him, but I teased you didn't I? Second..." Draco actually didn't have anything else to say but suddenly he had an idea. His eyes sparked and he said, "I have something to show you" as he grabbed Hermione's hand, and raced down the corridor and out onto the Hogwarts grounds.
"Draco where are we going?! Draco!" Hermione's voice echoed to him, but he just ran harder, Hermione practically flying behind him, the cold night air rushing past them.
He stopped suddenly on the edge of the forbidden forest. "Draco? Why are we here?!" She asked confused but when she understood where she was she let out a small gasp. "Draco!! We're in the forbidden forest."
"Correction. We're not in the forbidden forest, we're just outside it. But not for long." And with this, he grabbed her waist, holding her close to him as they made their way through the old ridden path, winding through the maze the forbidden forest really was.
Draco heard Hermione whimper and he pressed on further, feeling guilty about shoving her into the scary forest this late.
The couple followed the path for what seemed like hours. The half moon cast long shadows that seemed to swallow up everything. In light like this one almost half expected a herd of man-eating spiders to arrive to devour you.
Finally, the path seemed to come to a stop. Draco looked up and smiled reassuringly towards Hermione, took her hand, and gently led her up where a graveyard lay. Obviously new, the little white headstones stretched on and on until it came to a rather large gray headstone; the centerpiece of the cemetery. Brushing the molted leaves off and scraping away some plant that had grown over it, Hermione crouched down and leaned in closer to see what it said,:
Harry James Potter July 31st to May 23rd "The-boy-who-lived" and the "boy-who-died" You'll always be in our hearts and minds
Entranced, Hermione traced the letters over and over again with her finger; the cold stone contrasting with her warm hands. Draco stood, watching her intently. Over and over again, her slender finger filled in the gap the engraved words left on the stone.
"'Mione?"
She didn't respond. Instead, Hermione continued her hypnotic pattern. Her brown eyes wide, but her hand steady. Getting slightly nervous about her possessed-like trance Draco tried again, "Hermione?"
He didn't know if she heard him, but she acted as though she had not. But now her hand was trembling, her whole body was shaking and tears were welling in her eyes. Draco crouched down beside her and waved a hand in front of her face. Now he was getting rather fearful for her. "HERMIONE!" He screamed.
Suddenly, Hermione gasped and collapsed into a heap shaking uncontrollably. Gingerly, Draco wrapped his arms around her and rocked her back and forth. "It's okay shh... It's okay"
Tears were cascading down her face and in that moment Draco realized just how much she needed him. Looking so much like a helpless child, it just made Draco's urge to protect her stronger.
"What happened?" He pried gently
"Harry—I—Voldemort—not fair—miss him," Hermione said through her sobs, clutching Draco with all her might, as if he might too disappear forever.
"I know, I know" Draco said, tone gentle, as he rubbed small circles into her shoulder. After several minutes Hermione was controlled enough to talk.
"I really don't know what happened. It's kind of hard to explain. I mean I know that he's gone. Everything reminds me of him, his absence stands out. But it was like looking at his grave, reminded me that he's not just 'gone', he's dead. He physically suffered and he died." Unsure how to respond to this, Draco just nodded that he understood.
"Harry was the boy who lived. It said so right there" she pointed to the grave "but he died, he didn't live, he died. It's just too much."
"I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for you to take it like this. Really 'Mione, I thought you'd like knowing where he is if you ever need to talk to him or whatever."
"No you're right. Thanks for showing me."
"Well...uhh...do you want to see Luna?" Draco asked nervously
"Of course"
The two descended from the slight hill, reaching a white gate that either one of them could easily have hopped. The rows of graves stretched out and they spent a good few minutes looking for Luna. Finally arriving at the correct grave, both kneeled down.
LUNA LOVEGOOD OCTOBER 1ST TO MAY 23RD BELOVED DAUGHTER & FRIEND
After several moments, Hermione reached and pulled Draco close to her. Feeling his warm breath on her face, Hermione shivered. "Let's go," She said
Draco nodded and pulled her even closer to him as they slowly made their way back towards the castle and eventually in front of the Head's room. "Merlin it's late. I do hope that Terry didn't wait up for me." Hermione said rushing towards the portrait.
"Wait!" Draco shouted unexpectedly. Surprised, Hermione turned to face him, a curious expression on her face. "I—its been so long since I've seen you. I don't want you to go." Draco said quite like a little child, looking at the floor and blushing slightly.
Amused, Hermione smiled. "Well, what do you want me to do?"
At this Draco was determined to look anywhere but at Hermione. "You could sleep with me."
Hermione gave him a look and sighed. "Draco I can't. I'd loose my Head Girl position. How would that look if the Head Girl never came back from dinner to her room? I mean, what if Terry waited up to discuss our next meeting or something. This position means so much to me I--" But she never got to finish her sentence. Draco had pressed his lips against hers in a feeble attempt to shut her up. It worked.
"It's alright, I get it. I--" He kissed her "will--" another kiss "see you-- " and a final kiss "tomorrow" And without a last word Draco left a breathless, slightly confused, and lip swollen Hermione Granger.
(A/N: It was nice to write Draco/Hermione again! And I think we all missed that little action (even if was only kissing)! Sad chapter but what can I say, Harry's dead, that's a pretty sad fact. Hope you all liked. Now, I want all of you to push that little Submit Review button....Now! lol...luv ya'll Haystack)
dracoisahottie13: Very glad to hear from you again!! Glad you are enjoying the "passion" and don't worry, your French is very good! Lol...thanks for reviewing
pyroprincess4rmeverwood: Glad its "awesome" Once again, hope the update was fast enough! Orchid6297: Oops you caught me! I realized that Dumbledore probably should have said more after I'd uploaded it but I was too lazy to go back and add something. If I had he'd probably have said something along those lines, but I figured that it wasn't crucial to the plot or anything, so I let it go. Thanks for the constructive criticism, that really helps!
Luna Gypsy: Glad your likin it and yes, it killed me to have Harry die but you see, I have plans in store for that. He's not completely gone I probably shouldn't have said that! ;)
SamboTheGreat: Loved your review, one of those that fit in the quality category! Yes, the other one is rather long, I didn't intend on writing nearly that much when I began but sometimes you can surprise yourself! Hope the update was fast enough for you!
CHAPTER SIX: REUNIONS
"Head Girl wandering the hallways alone...tisk tisk..." Draco teased "Who knows what kind of a lunatic could come and abduct her into an empty room."
"Draco Malfoy!!" Hermione screamed, "You have no idea how much you scared me!"
"I'm sorry," He said, giving her a puppy eyed look that instantly melted away all signs of anger or fright. "Forgive me?" He added in a sappy voice
"Hmm...I'm not so sure" Hermione teased back, staring into those wonderfully entrancing eyes that had penetrated her thoughts all summer and playing with some of his silver/blonde hair. "Those kinds of incidents don't just disappear you know."
"Oh really?" He asked slyly, smirk re-inhabiting the corners of his perfect mouth. "Maybe this will make up for it" And once again he obtain her lips, spilling all of his emotions that he had kept locked up all summer into the single kiss.
Hermione was shocked at the intense passion of the kiss, but soon she returned it with just as much intensity. When they pulled away, (both were breathing heavily) Hermione was smiling but Draco was searching her face. "I've missed you." He said
Hermione smiled, "I can tell." Draco's face curved into a smirk and Hermione attempted to turn into a smile; smiling was something Draco saved only for Hermione. "I missed you too"
Draco did indeed smile. 'Funny how something so simple can make me so happy' he thought. But Hermione's voice broke through his thoughts, "How was your summer?"
"Eh..." Draco trailed off "I mean I love Hogwarts but being stuck here all summer was bloody terrible. I mean there were no classes to keep me occupied, no first years to tease, and no you." At this Draco put his rather large hand into Hermione's small one and led her over to sit down, which was no easy task; the broom closet was rather small for two seventeen year olds. "What about you? What was it like being stuck with the Weasels...er...Weasley's all summer?"
Hermione sighed, not noticing Draco mistake. "I loved being with Ron and Ginny, well the whole family really, but I felt like I constantly had to be on good behavior and that got tiresome. So tell me Mr. Malfoy," Hermione said raising an eyebrow and crossing her arms, "Why did you turn down Head Boy?"
Draco smirked suggestively, "Well, though the thought of sharing a common room with you was...inviting" This said, Draco placed a passionate kiss on Hermione's lips, filling Hermione with a kind of fire that was intoxicating. "But think about it 'Mione, I've got Quidditch and my grades to keep me busy and this way I'll get to spend more time with you." Draco said, kissing her forehead lightly, both still breathing heavily from their most recent kiss.
"I suppose." She said sadly "But I still wish you had accepted"
"You need this though Hermione. Especially this year, with you know, getting over Harry and Luna and everything" Hermione's eyes filled with tears and she nodded. "You really miss them don't you?"
"You've got no idea Draco. I know that you hated Harry, but he was my first friend, he was my brother, after my parents died he was all the family I had left. Him and the others." Tears were now threatening to fall from Hermione's wide, deep chocolate eyes.
"Hey" Draco said softly, cupping her chin in his hand gently, "First off Miss Granger, I never hated Harry. Sure I teased him and greatly disliked him, but I teased you didn't I? Second..." Draco actually didn't have anything else to say but suddenly he had an idea. His eyes sparked and he said, "I have something to show you" as he grabbed Hermione's hand, and raced down the corridor and out onto the Hogwarts grounds.
"Draco where are we going?! Draco!" Hermione's voice echoed to him, but he just ran harder, Hermione practically flying behind him, the cold night air rushing past them.
He stopped suddenly on the edge of the forbidden forest. "Draco? Why are we here?!" She asked confused but when she understood where she was she let out a small gasp. "Draco!! We're in the forbidden forest."
"Correction. We're not in the forbidden forest, we're just outside it. But not for long." And with this, he grabbed her waist, holding her close to him as they made their way through the old ridden path, winding through the maze the forbidden forest really was.
Draco heard Hermione whimper and he pressed on further, feeling guilty about shoving her into the scary forest this late.
The couple followed the path for what seemed like hours. The half moon cast long shadows that seemed to swallow up everything. In light like this one almost half expected a herd of man-eating spiders to arrive to devour you.
Finally, the path seemed to come to a stop. Draco looked up and smiled reassuringly towards Hermione, took her hand, and gently led her up where a graveyard lay. Obviously new, the little white headstones stretched on and on until it came to a rather large gray headstone; the centerpiece of the cemetery. Brushing the molted leaves off and scraping away some plant that had grown over it, Hermione crouched down and leaned in closer to see what it said,:
Harry James Potter July 31st to May 23rd "The-boy-who-lived" and the "boy-who-died" You'll always be in our hearts and minds
Entranced, Hermione traced the letters over and over again with her finger; the cold stone contrasting with her warm hands. Draco stood, watching her intently. Over and over again, her slender finger filled in the gap the engraved words left on the stone.
"'Mione?"
She didn't respond. Instead, Hermione continued her hypnotic pattern. Her brown eyes wide, but her hand steady. Getting slightly nervous about her possessed-like trance Draco tried again, "Hermione?"
He didn't know if she heard him, but she acted as though she had not. But now her hand was trembling, her whole body was shaking and tears were welling in her eyes. Draco crouched down beside her and waved a hand in front of her face. Now he was getting rather fearful for her. "HERMIONE!" He screamed.
Suddenly, Hermione gasped and collapsed into a heap shaking uncontrollably. Gingerly, Draco wrapped his arms around her and rocked her back and forth. "It's okay shh... It's okay"
Tears were cascading down her face and in that moment Draco realized just how much she needed him. Looking so much like a helpless child, it just made Draco's urge to protect her stronger.
"What happened?" He pried gently
"Harry—I—Voldemort—not fair—miss him," Hermione said through her sobs, clutching Draco with all her might, as if he might too disappear forever.
"I know, I know" Draco said, tone gentle, as he rubbed small circles into her shoulder. After several minutes Hermione was controlled enough to talk.
"I really don't know what happened. It's kind of hard to explain. I mean I know that he's gone. Everything reminds me of him, his absence stands out. But it was like looking at his grave, reminded me that he's not just 'gone', he's dead. He physically suffered and he died." Unsure how to respond to this, Draco just nodded that he understood.
"Harry was the boy who lived. It said so right there" she pointed to the grave "but he died, he didn't live, he died. It's just too much."
"I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for you to take it like this. Really 'Mione, I thought you'd like knowing where he is if you ever need to talk to him or whatever."
"No you're right. Thanks for showing me."
"Well...uhh...do you want to see Luna?" Draco asked nervously
"Of course"
The two descended from the slight hill, reaching a white gate that either one of them could easily have hopped. The rows of graves stretched out and they spent a good few minutes looking for Luna. Finally arriving at the correct grave, both kneeled down.
LUNA LOVEGOOD OCTOBER 1ST TO MAY 23RD BELOVED DAUGHTER & FRIEND
After several moments, Hermione reached and pulled Draco close to her. Feeling his warm breath on her face, Hermione shivered. "Let's go," She said
Draco nodded and pulled her even closer to him as they slowly made their way back towards the castle and eventually in front of the Head's room. "Merlin it's late. I do hope that Terry didn't wait up for me." Hermione said rushing towards the portrait.
"Wait!" Draco shouted unexpectedly. Surprised, Hermione turned to face him, a curious expression on her face. "I—its been so long since I've seen you. I don't want you to go." Draco said quite like a little child, looking at the floor and blushing slightly.
Amused, Hermione smiled. "Well, what do you want me to do?"
At this Draco was determined to look anywhere but at Hermione. "You could sleep with me."
Hermione gave him a look and sighed. "Draco I can't. I'd loose my Head Girl position. How would that look if the Head Girl never came back from dinner to her room? I mean, what if Terry waited up to discuss our next meeting or something. This position means so much to me I--" But she never got to finish her sentence. Draco had pressed his lips against hers in a feeble attempt to shut her up. It worked.
"It's alright, I get it. I--" He kissed her "will--" another kiss "see you-- " and a final kiss "tomorrow" And without a last word Draco left a breathless, slightly confused, and lip swollen Hermione Granger.
(A/N: It was nice to write Draco/Hermione again! And I think we all missed that little action (even if was only kissing)! Sad chapter but what can I say, Harry's dead, that's a pretty sad fact. Hope you all liked. Now, I want all of you to push that little Submit Review button....Now! lol...luv ya'll Haystack)