Tango takes Two
By Harmony: Silver*Angel
(If you've read my other fic 'Ferret Boy Again'This idea came from it, but is much more well written and prepared)
Summary: Hermione and Draco are assigned to take tango lessons for Muggle Studies.
"Attention! You're attention please" Dumbledore clanked his small silver spoon to the gold platted goblet in his right hand. The Great Hall, fell in silence as he did so. He smiled, making that mischievous twinkle appear in those blue eyes. "I have an announcement to make. This year in Muggle studies, a new lesson for all years will be dawned upon." The Hall fell into a stream of hushed whispers. "Please, let me continue, everybody will participate in the first round. Then Professor McGonagall, will pick out a couple from each year to represent our school in the international Magic Dance-a-ton". Hermione looked up from her potions textbook, over to a giggling Lavender and her group of friends.
'Oooh! I wonder how they choose partners.' Se whispered anxiously to her friend on the left, she nodded in agreement. Dumbledore smiled,
"What an excellent question, Ms. Brown! Partners have already been chosen, and they are posted by year level in your common room." Half the people in the Great Hall, scooted their chairs back and prepared to leave. The doors to the Halls leading out swung shut. "Let me finish children, you may not change your partner, although if you have a very very good reason on why you should not be with this person, I assure you Professor McGonagall or I would be reasoned to hear it." Hermione shook her head at the rushing students,as she took her time picking up her textbooks and cramming them into her tanned knapsack. Harry and Ron were mimicking Lavender with her squeals of excitement, while walking back to the common room. Draco noticed the bushy haired 17 year old alone and walked over to her.
"Aw, if it isn't the mudblood all alone, what's the matter Granger, did Potter and Weasel, find a greener pasture?" Draco faked a dramatic gasp, "Or maybe they found someone else to do their homework, oh the horror!" Draco smirked as Hermione heaved the bag onto her right shoulder.
"Sod off, Malfoy, really. You'd think after 7years name calling would get old, but I suppose some people never grow up." Draco smirked,
"Oh Granger, I know. You're just sad because you'll know no one will want to dance with you, except for that beak boy, Krum…Oh that's right, he dumped you too!" Draco laughed harshly, and Hermione clenched her fist in anger, butting past him to proceed to her common room.
A faint chuckle was heard from far away at the staff table. Dumbledore eyed the two with interest. McGonagall stepped up to him, uninsured.
"Headmaster, do you think it wise to but those two together?" The headmaster laughed once more, "Oh, Minerva, if you only knew. I see possibilities.." Severus Snape scowled.
"Yes, the possibility that those two will rip each other apart. Seriously, Headmaster.." Snape said watching the two students leave the Hall. The Headmaster left the two head of house, to think to themselves as he rested off to his night chambers.
"Oooh! The nerve of that Draco Malfoy! I swear one of these days!" Hermione lugged her heavy knapsack to her opposite shoulder, and said the newly acquired password to the Gryffindor common room. When she entered she expected rough housings and laughter, Harry and Ron to be playing Wizard Chest and Lavender to be bragging about her latest boyfriend, instead she swung open the portrait to reveal a bunch of stunned Gryffindors.
Hermione blinked as they all starred at her. "What's wrong?" She asked, as they all continued to stare, pity in their eyes. "Do I have something in my teeth?" Her hand flew up to her mouth, as Harry and Ron pulled her to the side. Harry placed his arm around Hermione's shoulders.
"Hermione," He started, "Have you by chance seen who your dancing partner is?" Hermione shook her head slowly.
"What does my dancing partner have to do with anything? I'm sure he's a nice boy." Ron snorted at this and rolled his eyes. A quizzical stare was tossed in his direction, from Hermione. "Guys…Harry..What's going on?" Harry handed her a golden piece of parchment with neat script. It listed the couples prepared for Muggle Studies. Hermione scanner her list to find her name:
Hermione Granger – Draco Malfoy
At that time two, in unison, two surprised and angered 'What!?" were heard around the common room.
"Why this is Prosperous! I am owling father right away! Imagine a Malfoy dancing with a mudblood, this is terrible!" A red faced Draco Malfoy stomped up to his room in furry, a piece of parchment crumbled in his hand. He jerked out a quill and some ink and messily jotted down a letter,
Father-
That crackpot old fool of a headmaster has put me and that know-it-all mudblood Granger, together in a dancing assignment! It's already terrible we have to dance a muggle dance, but I think dancing with a muggle is even worst! Father, I expect something done about this!
Draco.
Attaching the note to his raven black owl, Draco took a deep breath. 'Clam down Draco, this will all be better, once father has a word with that crazy muggle loving fool.' Regaining his poseur, he strutted down to the common room. Draco was suddenly attacked by Pansy Parkinson.
"Oh, Draco!! You poor thing! Having to dance with that know it all Granger! How terrible!" Draco scowled and shook Pansy off his arm.
"Don't you have anything better to do Pansy?" Rubbing his temples, he sat down in a green satin arm chair and thought about his fate of dancing with Granger.
Ginny sat over Hermione fanning her with a book. "Hermione, listen we'll talk to McGonagall ad get you out of this, you poor girl. I can't believe they chose you to dance with that..that git!" Ron supported Hermione's head in his lap, brushing away a stray curl from her face.
"Ginny is right Hermione, we'll get you out of this. We'll pull some strings." Ron said looking at Harry, who nodded in return.
"Yeah, Mione don't you worry! We'll get you out of this." Hermione nodded and scrunched up her nose, 'Oh what ever did I do to deserve this..'
By nine o clock Draco had received a reply from is father.
Draco-
As your father, I was prewarned about this 'condition' you are in. As much as I despise and hate the Granger girl, you'll have to go through with I, just don't dance well. Going to that competion with a mudblood would ruin the Malfoy name. Focus Son, be strong.
Father
Draco crumbled up the note and set it on fire. "A lot of help you did Father.." He spat and walked up the stairs to go to bed.
Hermione sat up and placed her head in her hands. "Guys, I think I'll go to bed, it's been a long day." The gang nodded in unison, helping her up off the couch. She gave them a light smile and small nod of thanks before sulking sadly off to her room.
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Professor Parlink, clapped her hands together happily. "Hello, class! Welcome! You may not recognize me because I'm new but my name is Professor Parlink, I'm a Hogwarts graduate myself, from the Slytherin house." The Slytherin's ear perked up at this, and Draco look at her in hope. Hermione sat nervously swaying from side to side in her seat, totally unprepared. Professor Parlink smiled and clapped again, "Alright time to get with your partner, today I will be showing you proper dance delicacy and posture." Hermione stood up, shaky to her feet. It felt alien to walk over to where Draco stood. She gulped loudly and raised her chocolate eyes to meet his steel colored ones.
"Granger…" Draco greeted, Hermione nodded back.
"Malfoy."
"Lets get one thing straight Granger, I don't want to do this, especially not with you. After today we will never ever touch each other again, because I have no intentions of being that couple that wins the competition." He whispered harshly, Hermione gave a stern nod, butterflies dancing around in her stomach. To make matters worse, Professor Parlink had made Draco and Hermione her guinea pigs. Placing them closely together and making them dance infront of everybody.
"Ow, Malfoy! That was my foot!!" Hermione cried babying her foot. Draco scowled,
"Well, if you wouldn't act like such a wet noodle, maybe we could nail this move!" Hermione gasped angrily.
"Don't you dare blame your lack of ability to dance on me Draco Malfoy!" A flustered Draco yanked Hermione into a spin, about ripping her arm out of socket.
"Watch it Mudblood." Hermione growled at him,
"You watch it Ferret boy!"
A hardly laughing was being heard in the far corners of the room, Snape,McGonagall and Dumbledore were studying the two from afar. Professor Parlink, walked over to join them.
"I doubted you headmaster, but I see it now, the chemistry between those two is amazing! They'll be a team yet!" Dumbledore laughed at the young professor.
"Ah, Marie..you will see fate has much in store for those two." Snape shook his head,
"I don't see anything; they're fighting worst than cats and dogs. Really..." Marie Parlink turned to Snape.
"Severus, do you ever open your eyes. Look at them.." She smiled cheerfully at him, and her green eyes twinkled. Snape scowled,
"For a 26 year old, your act wiser than your age.." He hissed out turning away to stomp back into the dungeons. Marie blinked.
"Was it something I said?"
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Yay! End of the first chapter, please tell me how it is, this is hopefully the end to my major writers block I've been having for the past couple of months. I have much planned for this story and reviews will only fuel that fire! Flames are accepts, criticism always seems to find a way to me. Please honest opinions, I'd love to hear from you!
Disclaimers: I do not own Harry Potter, or anything Harry Potter related.