Chapter Three: Movie
When I woke up I put on my clothes that I had decided on last night. I'm not dressing like a hooker, no way, I told myself. But I thought they would work. My flared jeans with my white peasant top. I left my hair down. It's not as bushy as it once was. I popped a mint in my mouth right before I opened my door to find Draco standing in front of it. "Good morning." I said to him as I looked at what he was wearing, a Slytherin sweatshirt with baggy jeans. He looked good. "Good morning to you," I could tell he was surprised to see me wearing Muggle clothes. I usually wore my Hogwarts skirt and button-up shirt on the weekends. "Shall we start for the Great Hall?" he asked still looking me over. "Yeah," I said laughing a little at him. "What are you laughing at?" he asked as we headed down the stairs. "You. I do own Muggle clothes you know?" "I know but you never wear them, even on the weekends! You always wear your uniform." "Yeah but I just feel comfortable in them." We walked kind of slow to the Great Hall. I knew my plan was starting to work. He walked closer to me than he did yesterday. He kept trying to make small talk, too. Asking me about my family and how I liked being a Head Girl. We finally got to the Great Hall after about twenty minutes. "Do you want to sit with me at the Gryffindor table with me?" I asked him as we stood outside the doors to the Great Hall. "I would like to, but I'm not sure what the other Slytherins would think." "Of course, I understand. Well, after breakfast do you want to meet me back in our common room and watch a movie or something?" I needed to make him think I really liked him. "Sure, that would be great, " He said smiling at me. "Good. I guess I'll see you up there then. Bye." "Okay, bye." Wow, that went better than I thought it would. Movie, what movie should we watch? "Hermione, in Muggle clothes? I thought it could never be done!" Ron said as I sat down next to him. I would have rather sat next to Harry but George was on one side of him and guess who was on the other. "Don't make fun of her, Ron. I think she looks good," said Harry. "Thanks, Harry," I said. "Hermione, do you want to come with us to Hagrid's after breakfast?" Harry asked piling eggs on his plate. "Sure, that sounds like fun. Oh no, I can't." "Why?" Angela asked. "Well, I have to finish that Potions essay Snape assigned us. Don't you guys have to finish it too? "Oh yeah, I do," Ron said frowning. "I thought you finished that ages ago, Hermione?" "Er, I did but I realized I messed up on one part and have to redo it today." "Yeah, I have to finish that too," Harry said. "What about you, Angie?" Angie? He calls her Angie now? "Umm... I'm not sure if I finished it or not!" she said laughing. How can you forget if you finished an assignment that big? What a dork. "How about we all do it together?" Harry asked all of us. "Sure. I'll need some help on it anyway," Ron said in a worried tone. He didn't do that well in Potions. "How 'bout it, Mione?" Harry asked. Everyone was looking at me now. "Sorry, but I'd rather do it in my room. Is that okay?" "Yeah, suit yourself," Harry answered. I hated to lie to them (I didn't mind lying to Angela) but I didn't want them coming into my common room to find me and Draco sitting on the couch watching a movie, sitting close together.
I walked fast back to the common room alone. When I opened the door I found him sitting there already with a movie in. "Hello," he said with a big smile on his face. "How did you get here so fast?" I asked out of breath. "I left a little early because I wanted to pick out a movie for us to watch. Come sit down," he patted the couch with his hand. "Okay, what are we watching?" I asked. I sat down a couple inches away from him. "Love Actually. I saw this one in theaters, did you?" "Yeah, I liked it a lot." I said as Draco started to stand up. "I did too. Well, let's start it then." He pushed play then sat back down. Even a little closer to me. We were about twenty minutes into the movie when he intertwined our fingers together. I let out a long breath as he did this. "Are you all right?" he asked me sounding worried. "Yeah, I'm fine." A little later into the movie, he let go of my hand and put his arm around me. I didn't go for this but I had to do it so he thought I liked him. He seemed to really like me. I finally found the courage to put my head on his shoulder. "Hermione, I have a confession." He took his arm off my shoulders. "Yes, Draco?" I sat to face him now instead of the movie. "Umm...this is harder than I thought it would be. I like you, a lot," he said not making eye contact with me. "You're joking, aren't you?" I asked lifting his head so I could look him in the eye. "I wouldn't joke about a thing like this." "I...like you too...Draco." I did not want to say that. "I have for a while now." "Really?" I nodded in response. He came in for a kiss and I let him. I kind of liked it. He's a very good kisser. When we stopped, we looked each other in the eye and smiled. As we finished the rest of the movie he had his arm around me with his hand holding my shoulder and his other hand holding mine. I didn't like it much but I got used to it after a while. After the movie we went up the stairs to our dorms and stood in front of mine for a couple seconds without saying anything. "Well, good night," he finally said leaning in for another kiss. I gave it to him and said good bye. I went into my room and sat in her chair and read a book.
When I woke up I put on my clothes that I had decided on last night. I'm not dressing like a hooker, no way, I told myself. But I thought they would work. My flared jeans with my white peasant top. I left my hair down. It's not as bushy as it once was. I popped a mint in my mouth right before I opened my door to find Draco standing in front of it. "Good morning." I said to him as I looked at what he was wearing, a Slytherin sweatshirt with baggy jeans. He looked good. "Good morning to you," I could tell he was surprised to see me wearing Muggle clothes. I usually wore my Hogwarts skirt and button-up shirt on the weekends. "Shall we start for the Great Hall?" he asked still looking me over. "Yeah," I said laughing a little at him. "What are you laughing at?" he asked as we headed down the stairs. "You. I do own Muggle clothes you know?" "I know but you never wear them, even on the weekends! You always wear your uniform." "Yeah but I just feel comfortable in them." We walked kind of slow to the Great Hall. I knew my plan was starting to work. He walked closer to me than he did yesterday. He kept trying to make small talk, too. Asking me about my family and how I liked being a Head Girl. We finally got to the Great Hall after about twenty minutes. "Do you want to sit with me at the Gryffindor table with me?" I asked him as we stood outside the doors to the Great Hall. "I would like to, but I'm not sure what the other Slytherins would think." "Of course, I understand. Well, after breakfast do you want to meet me back in our common room and watch a movie or something?" I needed to make him think I really liked him. "Sure, that would be great, " He said smiling at me. "Good. I guess I'll see you up there then. Bye." "Okay, bye." Wow, that went better than I thought it would. Movie, what movie should we watch? "Hermione, in Muggle clothes? I thought it could never be done!" Ron said as I sat down next to him. I would have rather sat next to Harry but George was on one side of him and guess who was on the other. "Don't make fun of her, Ron. I think she looks good," said Harry. "Thanks, Harry," I said. "Hermione, do you want to come with us to Hagrid's after breakfast?" Harry asked piling eggs on his plate. "Sure, that sounds like fun. Oh no, I can't." "Why?" Angela asked. "Well, I have to finish that Potions essay Snape assigned us. Don't you guys have to finish it too? "Oh yeah, I do," Ron said frowning. "I thought you finished that ages ago, Hermione?" "Er, I did but I realized I messed up on one part and have to redo it today." "Yeah, I have to finish that too," Harry said. "What about you, Angie?" Angie? He calls her Angie now? "Umm... I'm not sure if I finished it or not!" she said laughing. How can you forget if you finished an assignment that big? What a dork. "How about we all do it together?" Harry asked all of us. "Sure. I'll need some help on it anyway," Ron said in a worried tone. He didn't do that well in Potions. "How 'bout it, Mione?" Harry asked. Everyone was looking at me now. "Sorry, but I'd rather do it in my room. Is that okay?" "Yeah, suit yourself," Harry answered. I hated to lie to them (I didn't mind lying to Angela) but I didn't want them coming into my common room to find me and Draco sitting on the couch watching a movie, sitting close together.
I walked fast back to the common room alone. When I opened the door I found him sitting there already with a movie in. "Hello," he said with a big smile on his face. "How did you get here so fast?" I asked out of breath. "I left a little early because I wanted to pick out a movie for us to watch. Come sit down," he patted the couch with his hand. "Okay, what are we watching?" I asked. I sat down a couple inches away from him. "Love Actually. I saw this one in theaters, did you?" "Yeah, I liked it a lot." I said as Draco started to stand up. "I did too. Well, let's start it then." He pushed play then sat back down. Even a little closer to me. We were about twenty minutes into the movie when he intertwined our fingers together. I let out a long breath as he did this. "Are you all right?" he asked me sounding worried. "Yeah, I'm fine." A little later into the movie, he let go of my hand and put his arm around me. I didn't go for this but I had to do it so he thought I liked him. He seemed to really like me. I finally found the courage to put my head on his shoulder. "Hermione, I have a confession." He took his arm off my shoulders. "Yes, Draco?" I sat to face him now instead of the movie. "Umm...this is harder than I thought it would be. I like you, a lot," he said not making eye contact with me. "You're joking, aren't you?" I asked lifting his head so I could look him in the eye. "I wouldn't joke about a thing like this." "I...like you too...Draco." I did not want to say that. "I have for a while now." "Really?" I nodded in response. He came in for a kiss and I let him. I kind of liked it. He's a very good kisser. When we stopped, we looked each other in the eye and smiled. As we finished the rest of the movie he had his arm around me with his hand holding my shoulder and his other hand holding mine. I didn't like it much but I got used to it after a while. After the movie we went up the stairs to our dorms and stood in front of mine for a couple seconds without saying anything. "Well, good night," he finally said leaning in for another kiss. I gave it to him and said good bye. I went into my room and sat in her chair and read a book.