The Game Of Love
Disclaimer: I forgot t put in on the first few chapters, but just to remind you all, I don't own anything of Harry Potter.
Chapter 5
He was shocked when she shot the water on him. It was totally unexpected. She had said on the way back to the castle, that when he woke up was a priceless Kodak moment, whatever that was.
But what he had said yesterday was true, he did find Hermione's voice... pleasant. He had strained the last word when he told her. It had taken him a moment to find the right words, and he had naturally taken himself by surprise. It had obviously surprised her too. She probably was prepared for some rude retort but not a ... what was the word, compliment. He had rarely come across the word in his vocabulary, let alone did it.
He was sitting in his bed in the dormitory. He had just woken up at about 10:30 AM on the Saturday morning. He was never a morning person and he intended on sleeping for a couple more hours. During the week, it'd taken him a great effort to wake up every morning. He lay down on his bed. Then someone entered the dormitory. He looked up. It was only Blaise. He rolled his eyes and lied back down. Blaise clapped his hands happily.
"Ah... Sleeping Beauty! You're awake early! Go get your broom and we'll go to the pitch before anyone books it," Blaise said. Draco grumbled and covered the pillow over his head. Blaise had always been the energetic one in their childhood years and still was. Blaise was disappointed. He came to the bed and peeled the pillow off his face. "Come on! You're always so lazy!"
Draco turned onto his stomach and put his face into the bed. Blaise sighed and gave up. He sat down on the end of the bed. "So, how is it with Granger?" he asked Draco. Draco was unsure of what to say. He finally said, "Okay I guess." "What do you mean okay?" asked Blaise. "Well, she isn't opening up that quickly like the others have, she's still bitter as ever when it comes to me, but I'm sure I can get through." "So how long do you think it will take?" asked Blaise. "Can you stop it with the questions?" he snapped. "Jeez, chill out. Finally having trouble getting girls?" said Blaise with a smirk. Thankfully, Blaise had left it at that with the talk about Granger.
Hermione hadn't bothered to share the story of what had happened the day before. She didn't want anybody getting the wrong idea with herself and Malfoy. She walked out of the Great Hall after finishing her breakfast. Harry was still inside the Hall talking with Cho. They had recently started to go out with each other. She was happy for them and at least now Cho didn't have such a bad grudge on her.
She made a turn around the corner to the Owlery with some letters she had to send. She had asked Harry if she could burrow Hedwig and he said yes. She looked up around the brown tawny owls and spotted a white owl amongst the brown. She called Hedwig over and she landed neatly on her shoulder. She stuck out her leg for Hermione to give her the letter. Then she opened a window for Hedwig to go out. She watched Hedwig soar up into the air for awhile.
She then made her way back to the Gryffindor common room. She remembered that she had finished all her homework for the week yesterday. She sat down on one of her favourite chairs in front of the fireplace. She sat for a while, with nothing to do. She was so bored.
She couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and walked to the door and went out. She didn't feel like the library today which was odd since she always made time for the library. She walked absent mindly out on to the grounds. She walked to the lake and to the mushroom tree, as she called it. But sadly, she found her spot was already taken.
Draco had been dragged off to the Quidditch pitch by Blaise. He had taken his broom out of his trunk and put on some proper clothes on and went to the pitch with him. They threw around the Quaffle for a while until Draco was too lazy to play any longer. They had finished up around ten minutes before.
Blaise had already gone off and he had been left alone at the pitch. He decided to have a sit by the lake for awhile. He mounted his broom and kicked off the ground. He fly up high into the air and saw the whole of Hogwarts at a birds-eye view. He flew over the strange mushroom tree beside the lake and landed. He stood and looked at the large lake before him. He picked up a rock and threw it in the water so it skipped a few times.
He picked up another and another and threw them both. But as he threw the last one, he felt someone's gaze on him. He turned around to look at who it was.
Malfoy turned and gazed at her. He was wearing a pair of nice jeans and a whit shirt, the first 2 buttons undone. She could've sworn he had looked like a muggle for a moment, but this was Malfoy she was talking about. Of course not. "Hello," he said. "Hey," she tried to say casually. He turned back to throwing some rocks into the water. "How are you this morning?" he asked, trying to get a conversation going. "Since when did you care about my well-being?" she asked. "Since now," he said back, "Nothing wrong with that." "oh, but this is you we're talking about. That's what makes it wrong."
He chuckled as he threw another rock. She walked to him and stood beside him. "What are you doing out here?" she asked. "Getting away from everything annoying, but it seems as I have failed," he replied. "That's not nice." "That was the point," he said. She pulled a face and he laughed. "You big meanie!" He shrugged. "If you think of me that way. At lest you're warming up a bit." She stayed silent for a while. Then he said, "Say... um.. do you think...." She was still silent, but this time was waiting for him to continue. He fiddled with the rock in his hands. It was as if he was trying to find the right words. "Yes?"
He was silent. He threw the rock. It skipped three times. He sighed. "No, forget it. You'd hate to hear it." And with that, he picked up his broom and was gone. She stood in the same spot and watched as he left. She had seen something. She summed it up as a little guilt in his eyes.
A/N: Chapter 5! Hell yeah! Also thank you to the many people that review the last chapter! Im so happy with the response.
P.S. if you have any ideas, could you give them to me? I might want to use some fresh ideas in the next few chapters.
Disclaimer: I forgot t put in on the first few chapters, but just to remind you all, I don't own anything of Harry Potter.
Chapter 5
He was shocked when she shot the water on him. It was totally unexpected. She had said on the way back to the castle, that when he woke up was a priceless Kodak moment, whatever that was.
But what he had said yesterday was true, he did find Hermione's voice... pleasant. He had strained the last word when he told her. It had taken him a moment to find the right words, and he had naturally taken himself by surprise. It had obviously surprised her too. She probably was prepared for some rude retort but not a ... what was the word, compliment. He had rarely come across the word in his vocabulary, let alone did it.
He was sitting in his bed in the dormitory. He had just woken up at about 10:30 AM on the Saturday morning. He was never a morning person and he intended on sleeping for a couple more hours. During the week, it'd taken him a great effort to wake up every morning. He lay down on his bed. Then someone entered the dormitory. He looked up. It was only Blaise. He rolled his eyes and lied back down. Blaise clapped his hands happily.
"Ah... Sleeping Beauty! You're awake early! Go get your broom and we'll go to the pitch before anyone books it," Blaise said. Draco grumbled and covered the pillow over his head. Blaise had always been the energetic one in their childhood years and still was. Blaise was disappointed. He came to the bed and peeled the pillow off his face. "Come on! You're always so lazy!"
Draco turned onto his stomach and put his face into the bed. Blaise sighed and gave up. He sat down on the end of the bed. "So, how is it with Granger?" he asked Draco. Draco was unsure of what to say. He finally said, "Okay I guess." "What do you mean okay?" asked Blaise. "Well, she isn't opening up that quickly like the others have, she's still bitter as ever when it comes to me, but I'm sure I can get through." "So how long do you think it will take?" asked Blaise. "Can you stop it with the questions?" he snapped. "Jeez, chill out. Finally having trouble getting girls?" said Blaise with a smirk. Thankfully, Blaise had left it at that with the talk about Granger.
Hermione hadn't bothered to share the story of what had happened the day before. She didn't want anybody getting the wrong idea with herself and Malfoy. She walked out of the Great Hall after finishing her breakfast. Harry was still inside the Hall talking with Cho. They had recently started to go out with each other. She was happy for them and at least now Cho didn't have such a bad grudge on her.
She made a turn around the corner to the Owlery with some letters she had to send. She had asked Harry if she could burrow Hedwig and he said yes. She looked up around the brown tawny owls and spotted a white owl amongst the brown. She called Hedwig over and she landed neatly on her shoulder. She stuck out her leg for Hermione to give her the letter. Then she opened a window for Hedwig to go out. She watched Hedwig soar up into the air for awhile.
She then made her way back to the Gryffindor common room. She remembered that she had finished all her homework for the week yesterday. She sat down on one of her favourite chairs in front of the fireplace. She sat for a while, with nothing to do. She was so bored.
She couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and walked to the door and went out. She didn't feel like the library today which was odd since she always made time for the library. She walked absent mindly out on to the grounds. She walked to the lake and to the mushroom tree, as she called it. But sadly, she found her spot was already taken.
Draco had been dragged off to the Quidditch pitch by Blaise. He had taken his broom out of his trunk and put on some proper clothes on and went to the pitch with him. They threw around the Quaffle for a while until Draco was too lazy to play any longer. They had finished up around ten minutes before.
Blaise had already gone off and he had been left alone at the pitch. He decided to have a sit by the lake for awhile. He mounted his broom and kicked off the ground. He fly up high into the air and saw the whole of Hogwarts at a birds-eye view. He flew over the strange mushroom tree beside the lake and landed. He stood and looked at the large lake before him. He picked up a rock and threw it in the water so it skipped a few times.
He picked up another and another and threw them both. But as he threw the last one, he felt someone's gaze on him. He turned around to look at who it was.
Malfoy turned and gazed at her. He was wearing a pair of nice jeans and a whit shirt, the first 2 buttons undone. She could've sworn he had looked like a muggle for a moment, but this was Malfoy she was talking about. Of course not. "Hello," he said. "Hey," she tried to say casually. He turned back to throwing some rocks into the water. "How are you this morning?" he asked, trying to get a conversation going. "Since when did you care about my well-being?" she asked. "Since now," he said back, "Nothing wrong with that." "oh, but this is you we're talking about. That's what makes it wrong."
He chuckled as he threw another rock. She walked to him and stood beside him. "What are you doing out here?" she asked. "Getting away from everything annoying, but it seems as I have failed," he replied. "That's not nice." "That was the point," he said. She pulled a face and he laughed. "You big meanie!" He shrugged. "If you think of me that way. At lest you're warming up a bit." She stayed silent for a while. Then he said, "Say... um.. do you think...." She was still silent, but this time was waiting for him to continue. He fiddled with the rock in his hands. It was as if he was trying to find the right words. "Yes?"
He was silent. He threw the rock. It skipped three times. He sighed. "No, forget it. You'd hate to hear it." And with that, he picked up his broom and was gone. She stood in the same spot and watched as he left. She had seen something. She summed it up as a little guilt in his eyes.
A/N: Chapter 5! Hell yeah! Also thank you to the many people that review the last chapter! Im so happy with the response.
P.S. if you have any ideas, could you give them to me? I might want to use some fresh ideas in the next few chapters.