=====Draco=====
I woke up gloomily. I sat up but I was really not in the mood. What a day this is going to be. September went by in a flash and before I knew it was already the day of the much-awaited 'Halloween Ball'. So far, I think I've got the worst date in the whole entire universe.
I tried asking Pansy out, but she refused since she said it was part of 'the bet'. So I asked all the other Slytherin girls, but they already have dates. I even tried asking girls from other houses. But no one in Gryffindor wants to get involved with Draco Malfoy, all those Hufflepuff girls were terrified of the thought of going to the ball with a Slytherin, and the Ravenclaws didn't want to go out with people from other houses, especially my house.
So I pushed aside my fears and went for the impossible. I tried to ask Hermione Granger if she wanted to go to the ball with me.
I asked her a month ago if she had a date or not, but she always said she was thinking of some 'special guy' who might ask her any minute. Of course I was upset about it a little bit, but I decided to go for other girls. I knew I didn't stand a chance, I mean, who wouldn't want to go out with the prettiest girl of the century?
Anyway, I'm guessing that I had asked out every girl in Hogwarts.except one: Millicent Bulstrode. In my desperation, I HAD to ask her out. Imagine the humiliation of not going to the ball without a date! That's too much! But now, going there without a date is WAY better than going there with Millicent Bulstrode. I sighed heavily and slowly changed into my robes.
I went to the Entrance Hall, but I didn't feel like having breakfast yet so I decided to go for a walk. I went out into the grounds, to find myself walking nearby the gazebo. It turns out it was the 'other surprise' Dumbledore mentioned last month. I changed my mind and decided to check it out again. I went here yesterday, with a lot of other students.
I walked up the wooden steps, and walked to the center. I looked around, and realized it was really beautiful. I never got a chance to get in yesterday cos' of all the students. Orchids hung everywhere on the circular ceiling, and it looked as big as my four-poster, but still amazing. I walked toward the wooden railing and leaned on it. I watched the sun rising in the east, until I got hungry and went back inside the school.
I walked into the Great Hall, to find that it was already full. I walked toward the Slytherin table, and sat down at the farthest corner. I ate quietly, and shot a few glances at my date for tonight. I flinched at the mere sight of her. I finished my toast quickly and hurried out the Great Hall. Some night tonight's gonna be.
The whole day went by in a matter of seconds. It's amazing how time flies if you want it to be slow, and slows down if you want it to be fast. One moment I was studying advanced Charms in Flitwick's class, and then putting on my dress robes later. As I put on mine, Jacob sneered at me from the mirror. "It's nearly December Drake," he said. "Yup. Time's running out" Derek smirked.
I ignored them and made my way down to the Entrance Hall. I saw Millicent waiting near the Great Hall. I gulped and slowly walked toward her. She was practically a foot taller than me. I slowly took her arm and led her into the Great Hall.
People glanced at us as we came in. The Great Hall looked exactly the way it did during the Yule Ball, except the lights and decorations were all orange and black, and so were the tables and chairs. Muggle music filled the air, to my amazement. Probably because Dumbledore got bored of the usual Wizarding music, so he went for something new.
The usual pumpkins filled the air. A few bats were fluttering above our heads, and the smell of pumpkin pie was mouth-watering. I stared in awe as Millicent led me toward a table. I had to walk quickly to catch up to her.
I sat down quietly as Millicent sat down too. We sat there for about fifteen minutes, until Millicent excused herself for a drink. I frowned as I watched her make her way to the refreshment table. I'll never ask Millicent Bulstrode out ever. Even IF I am desperate I thought. As I was scanning the crowd of students dancing in the middle, a surprising scene caught my eye.
Hermione was sitting alone in a table, watching Potter dance with Cho Chang. Weasley was dancing nearby with Lavender Brown. Hermione's face was a bit flushed, and she looked quite upset. I watched her intently for about a minute until she stood up and went out of the Hall. I got curious so I followed. She walked out the Entrance Hall, into the grounds. I followed closely, but careful not to let her know someone was following her. She was making her way toward the gazebo.
I watched as she sat on the wooden railing at the farthest corner, so I couldn't see her much since it was dark. She raised her knees, tucked them under her chin and hugged them tightly. I frowned in thought as I watched her. She seems lonely. I got out of the bush I was hiding in and walked cautiously toward her. I walked up the wooden steps quietly, careful not to surprise her.
"Hermione?" I said, when I was about three feet away from her. She gasped and fell down. I turned my head as she hit the floor. "OW!" she cried out, as she sat up. "Oh, that has got to hurt' I said, taking her arm and helping her up. "You have no idea," she said, quickly pulling her arm away. "What's wrong?" I asked, concerned. "None of your business" she said bitterly, sitting again on the railing.
I frowned. "So, giving me a taste of my own medicine, huh?" I asked her gruffly. To my surprise, her expression softened. "It's not that Draco.it's just." she said, pausing for a while. Then it suddenly hit me. "You don't have a date?" I asked her, surprised. She scowled at me. Oh. I think I might have been in a way.too.pushy. "Thanks" she said stiffly. "Sorry" I quickly apologized.
"It's okay." she said. "What happened to the 'special guy'" I said, trying to keep the jealousy out of my voice. "He didn't ask me out. He asked someone else" Hermione replied, with a bit of sadness in her voice. "He was a jerk, huh?" I said, sitting down next to her. "UGH. Draco don't you get it? YOU were the 'special guy' I wanted to go to the ball with" Hermione said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Her answer shocked me. "ME? You wanted to go to the ball with ME?" I said. She nodded slowly. "I was just too stupid to tell you," she whispered. "You're not stupid," I whispered back, as I watched her watching me out of the corner of her eye. She sighed heavily. "I guess I was too shy. I was horrified of the thought of telling you that I wanted to go to the ball with you. I figured you would be disgusted" she said.
I watched her while she spoke. She was sensitive, yet she has a strong emotional armor. She's thoughtful, judging by her expression and emotions. And she's loving. I watched her intently as she finished telling me how much I might have told her off if she had told me she wanted to go to the ball with me. I grinned as she stared at the floor. She's really beating herself up isn't she? "Hermione, stop beating yourself up. I also wanted to go to the ball with you. I was just too upset about your 'special guy' to even have the courage to ask you" I said, "I just thought it would be a nice way to get to know each other better."
Hermione had looked up while I was talking. She had an amazed expression on her face. "You wanted to go with.me? But I thought you only thought of me as a.Mudblood" she whispered in awe. I shook my head. "I didn't care about that then. All I really cared about was.you" I replied, slowly holding her hand. It was a tense moment, I was staring deeply into her deep brown eyes, and she was staring deeply into mine. And as fate would have it, I was suddenly leaning closer and closer, as she did the same. I closed my eyes as our lips met, and felt a weird sensation starting in the pit of my stomach and spreading throughout my whole body.
We both tore away slowly, but my hand was still on hers. Then, we suddenly heard soft music filling the air, and realized that someone had raised the volume of the music inside the Great Hall. I smiled and stood up. She seemed to have read my mind. She stood up, and we put our arms around each other. Then, we slowly danced into the night.
*Whew* This is practically my longest chapter! (So far...) Sorry for the long wait, I had a hard time writing cos' I got a bad case of writer's block. Anyway, the next chapters are gonna be great! If anyone has any problems with the story or spot any errors, pls. tell me in the review. (This story's getting exciting! Mind you, I sometimes surprise myself for what I write!) That's the end for now! Better get started on my next chapter.
I woke up gloomily. I sat up but I was really not in the mood. What a day this is going to be. September went by in a flash and before I knew it was already the day of the much-awaited 'Halloween Ball'. So far, I think I've got the worst date in the whole entire universe.
I tried asking Pansy out, but she refused since she said it was part of 'the bet'. So I asked all the other Slytherin girls, but they already have dates. I even tried asking girls from other houses. But no one in Gryffindor wants to get involved with Draco Malfoy, all those Hufflepuff girls were terrified of the thought of going to the ball with a Slytherin, and the Ravenclaws didn't want to go out with people from other houses, especially my house.
So I pushed aside my fears and went for the impossible. I tried to ask Hermione Granger if she wanted to go to the ball with me.
I asked her a month ago if she had a date or not, but she always said she was thinking of some 'special guy' who might ask her any minute. Of course I was upset about it a little bit, but I decided to go for other girls. I knew I didn't stand a chance, I mean, who wouldn't want to go out with the prettiest girl of the century?
Anyway, I'm guessing that I had asked out every girl in Hogwarts.except one: Millicent Bulstrode. In my desperation, I HAD to ask her out. Imagine the humiliation of not going to the ball without a date! That's too much! But now, going there without a date is WAY better than going there with Millicent Bulstrode. I sighed heavily and slowly changed into my robes.
I went to the Entrance Hall, but I didn't feel like having breakfast yet so I decided to go for a walk. I went out into the grounds, to find myself walking nearby the gazebo. It turns out it was the 'other surprise' Dumbledore mentioned last month. I changed my mind and decided to check it out again. I went here yesterday, with a lot of other students.
I walked up the wooden steps, and walked to the center. I looked around, and realized it was really beautiful. I never got a chance to get in yesterday cos' of all the students. Orchids hung everywhere on the circular ceiling, and it looked as big as my four-poster, but still amazing. I walked toward the wooden railing and leaned on it. I watched the sun rising in the east, until I got hungry and went back inside the school.
I walked into the Great Hall, to find that it was already full. I walked toward the Slytherin table, and sat down at the farthest corner. I ate quietly, and shot a few glances at my date for tonight. I flinched at the mere sight of her. I finished my toast quickly and hurried out the Great Hall. Some night tonight's gonna be.
The whole day went by in a matter of seconds. It's amazing how time flies if you want it to be slow, and slows down if you want it to be fast. One moment I was studying advanced Charms in Flitwick's class, and then putting on my dress robes later. As I put on mine, Jacob sneered at me from the mirror. "It's nearly December Drake," he said. "Yup. Time's running out" Derek smirked.
I ignored them and made my way down to the Entrance Hall. I saw Millicent waiting near the Great Hall. I gulped and slowly walked toward her. She was practically a foot taller than me. I slowly took her arm and led her into the Great Hall.
People glanced at us as we came in. The Great Hall looked exactly the way it did during the Yule Ball, except the lights and decorations were all orange and black, and so were the tables and chairs. Muggle music filled the air, to my amazement. Probably because Dumbledore got bored of the usual Wizarding music, so he went for something new.
The usual pumpkins filled the air. A few bats were fluttering above our heads, and the smell of pumpkin pie was mouth-watering. I stared in awe as Millicent led me toward a table. I had to walk quickly to catch up to her.
I sat down quietly as Millicent sat down too. We sat there for about fifteen minutes, until Millicent excused herself for a drink. I frowned as I watched her make her way to the refreshment table. I'll never ask Millicent Bulstrode out ever. Even IF I am desperate I thought. As I was scanning the crowd of students dancing in the middle, a surprising scene caught my eye.
Hermione was sitting alone in a table, watching Potter dance with Cho Chang. Weasley was dancing nearby with Lavender Brown. Hermione's face was a bit flushed, and she looked quite upset. I watched her intently for about a minute until she stood up and went out of the Hall. I got curious so I followed. She walked out the Entrance Hall, into the grounds. I followed closely, but careful not to let her know someone was following her. She was making her way toward the gazebo.
I watched as she sat on the wooden railing at the farthest corner, so I couldn't see her much since it was dark. She raised her knees, tucked them under her chin and hugged them tightly. I frowned in thought as I watched her. She seems lonely. I got out of the bush I was hiding in and walked cautiously toward her. I walked up the wooden steps quietly, careful not to surprise her.
"Hermione?" I said, when I was about three feet away from her. She gasped and fell down. I turned my head as she hit the floor. "OW!" she cried out, as she sat up. "Oh, that has got to hurt' I said, taking her arm and helping her up. "You have no idea," she said, quickly pulling her arm away. "What's wrong?" I asked, concerned. "None of your business" she said bitterly, sitting again on the railing.
I frowned. "So, giving me a taste of my own medicine, huh?" I asked her gruffly. To my surprise, her expression softened. "It's not that Draco.it's just." she said, pausing for a while. Then it suddenly hit me. "You don't have a date?" I asked her, surprised. She scowled at me. Oh. I think I might have been in a way.too.pushy. "Thanks" she said stiffly. "Sorry" I quickly apologized.
"It's okay." she said. "What happened to the 'special guy'" I said, trying to keep the jealousy out of my voice. "He didn't ask me out. He asked someone else" Hermione replied, with a bit of sadness in her voice. "He was a jerk, huh?" I said, sitting down next to her. "UGH. Draco don't you get it? YOU were the 'special guy' I wanted to go to the ball with" Hermione said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Her answer shocked me. "ME? You wanted to go to the ball with ME?" I said. She nodded slowly. "I was just too stupid to tell you," she whispered. "You're not stupid," I whispered back, as I watched her watching me out of the corner of her eye. She sighed heavily. "I guess I was too shy. I was horrified of the thought of telling you that I wanted to go to the ball with you. I figured you would be disgusted" she said.
I watched her while she spoke. She was sensitive, yet she has a strong emotional armor. She's thoughtful, judging by her expression and emotions. And she's loving. I watched her intently as she finished telling me how much I might have told her off if she had told me she wanted to go to the ball with me. I grinned as she stared at the floor. She's really beating herself up isn't she? "Hermione, stop beating yourself up. I also wanted to go to the ball with you. I was just too upset about your 'special guy' to even have the courage to ask you" I said, "I just thought it would be a nice way to get to know each other better."
Hermione had looked up while I was talking. She had an amazed expression on her face. "You wanted to go with.me? But I thought you only thought of me as a.Mudblood" she whispered in awe. I shook my head. "I didn't care about that then. All I really cared about was.you" I replied, slowly holding her hand. It was a tense moment, I was staring deeply into her deep brown eyes, and she was staring deeply into mine. And as fate would have it, I was suddenly leaning closer and closer, as she did the same. I closed my eyes as our lips met, and felt a weird sensation starting in the pit of my stomach and spreading throughout my whole body.
We both tore away slowly, but my hand was still on hers. Then, we suddenly heard soft music filling the air, and realized that someone had raised the volume of the music inside the Great Hall. I smiled and stood up. She seemed to have read my mind. She stood up, and we put our arms around each other. Then, we slowly danced into the night.
*Whew* This is practically my longest chapter! (So far...) Sorry for the long wait, I had a hard time writing cos' I got a bad case of writer's block. Anyway, the next chapters are gonna be great! If anyone has any problems with the story or spot any errors, pls. tell me in the review. (This story's getting exciting! Mind you, I sometimes surprise myself for what I write!) That's the end for now! Better get started on my next chapter.