Draco's P.O.V
Through the thoughts of Hermione and crowd cheering, I had not heard the last thing Seamus said, but I wasn't thinking about that. Potter let down his guard, and I was taking this as an oppurtunity to beat him once and for all.
"Give up, Malfoy! Unless you're team gets by Ron, you can't win this. You'll only lose quicker by catching the snitch now!" I refused to listen. I wanted to think that I could prove to everyone that Potter isn't always a winner. I wanted to prove it to my father, to my house, to Hermione. Suddenly, the Slytherin side of the crowd cheered, and we both turned to see what had happened.
"Yes." I whispered, as Potter's jaw dropped. My team had scored, and were continuing to score. My last threatening sentence must have given them a little hope.
"I will not lose to a Malfoy." Potter shouted. He flattened himself down on his broom, and sped after me, reaching out for the snitch.
"Slytherin is making a dreadful comeback, Uh..I mean, a splendid, yes, splendid come back, with a score of 30-30, and the seekers are going head to head after the snitch. This is going to be a close game."
My mind went blank and all I could hear was the beating the tiny snitch wings in front me and the occasional sneer that came from Potter. All I could think of was seeing the look on Hermione's face when I finally beat Gryffindor in a match, and better yet, finally beat the one person, whohas been better than me at everything, but still only has so little.
try for me
I shook my head and reality flooded back into my head. I stared straight ahead, and grabbed the small winged ball, for the first time, and fell to the ground, laughing, and holding it up. The entire stadium filled with gasps, and cheers from Slytherin Supporters.
try for me
"I did it." I chuckled, "Hermione, I did it." I didn't take into consideration what I was saying and who was around me, at that moment I didn't care. All I could think about was Hermione, and how much I wanted to see her at that moment, but I knew I couldn't. Not in front of everyone.
Hermione's P.O.V
I finally made it time to see Draco grab the snitch out of the air and fall to the ground gracefully, and hold up to show everyone. I couldn't help but laugh. I laughed longer than I had ever done so before. Ginny stared at me perplexed and uncertain.
"Ginny..he did it." I mumbled, feeling tears of joy form in the corners of my eyes. " He did it!" I wrapped my arms around Ginny, giggling, and jumping up and down in excitement. Ginny, who couldn't believe she wasn't slapping Hermione baack into reality, just giggled with her.
Normal P.O.V
Draco waited in the Slytherin locker rooms for Hermione, still holding the snitch, smiling. All that he could think about, was that he beat Harry, and the look on Hermione's face when she came to find him.
"Draco?" Draco looked up, hearing footsteps behind him. His eyes met with a pair of brown ones and a smile creeped across his face. Hermione grinned, running up to him and wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I did it," he whispered, wrapping his arms around her in return, holding up the snitch. " I did it for you." Hermione gazed into Draco's gleaming silver eyes, her own clouded by tears.
"You really did it for me?" Draco wiped away the tears, smiling.
"Of course, love. You were the only thing I thought about up there." He kissed her forehead and let go of the tiny, winged ball, wrapping his arms around her shoulders, sighing in contentment. "I love you, Hermione." He whispered, ghosting his fingertips over her sides.
"I love you, too." She said, in a tiny voice. "I never want to let you go." Draco chuckled and pressed his lips against hers.
"Nor I you."