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Chapter 22:Hogsmeade
The day before Christmas break a trip to Hogsmeade was scheduled. It was meant for the students to buy presents. Hermione and Draco planned on spending the trip together, but how was still the question.
Hermione ran up to Harry after Potions the day before the Hogsmeade trip. She pulled him into one of the corners in the hall.
"Harry, can I ask you a favor?" Hermione smiled sweetly at him.
"What do you need?" For some reason Harry knew it was going to be something to do with Malfoy.
"Would you please let Draco borrow your invisibility cloak?"
"No."
"Harry please, we want to spend the Hogsmeade trip together and well it would be easier if we had your cloak."
"Hermione, no. I told you I wouldn't say anything that doesn't mean I approve of this relationship."
"Harry, please."
"No. Oh, Hermione don't look at me like that. I'm leaving before I say yes."
She caught his arm and gave him her best puppy face. "Please."
"I can't believe Potter let you borrow this," Draco said as he walked behind Hermione, under Harry's invisibility cloak.
"I knew he would. Harry has a good heart." Hermione smiled, knowing Harry had only done this because they were friends.
"This cloak is really great, I think I might get me one."
Hermione laughed out loud, "is this a hint?"
"No, of course not." They both laughed.
"You know everyone around here must think I'm crazy because I keep talking to myself."
"Well, let's go some place where you don't have to talk to yourself."
"Follow me, then." She lead him to the cave Sirius had hid their 4th year. She remembered how skinny he had been, living on rats or whatever he could find.
"So, you are going home for Christmas break," Draco said as he sat down.
"You mean to Scarlet's? Yes." Hermione sat beside him.
"Do you think we'll be able to spend Christmas together?"
"We can figure something out."
"I think it's time we tell people about us," he said draping his arm around her shoulders.
"Are you sure?"
"Well, Potter handled it fairly well."
"That was Harry, everyone else will not handle it like that."
"So, you don't think we should tell anyone?" Draco sounded hurt.
"Do you want?"
"Hermione, I want to yell it from all of the roof tops for the world to hear."
Hermione smiled picturing Draco on the top of the house or even a flat, yelling at the top of his lungs, that he was with her, Hermione Granger.
"What?"
"Nothing," she said, shaking the thought out of her head.
"Do you think we should head back?" Draco pulled her closer, treasuring the time with her.
"No, not yet."
They held each other not speaking, just absorbing one another touch. Hermione shook from the shill in the air, and that's when Draco decided it was time to go. He helped her to her feet and out of the cave. Once, they were back in Hogsmeade, where people could see, they went their separate ways. Both of them knowing they probably wouldn't get to talk to each other until Christmas.
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