Unexpected Love

Chapter 16

Just an act

Draco walked hurriedly outside the room. He was thinking why Snape is looking for him. He opened the door without knocking. Not really surprised for the fact that his father is inside, he sat on a couch opposite Lucius. Snape was sitting on a chair behind his desk and was checking the essay works of his students, obviously delighted in giving them low marks.

They all stayed in silence and not even one dared to break it that time. Only the screeching sound of Snape's quill on the parchments filled the room.

"If there's nothing you want to tell me, I have to go then." Draco suddenly said as he straightened himself.

He expected them to stop him from going, but to his surprised, they didn't. Lucius looked at him, his eyes said that Draco is doing something hasteful. Though draco did not really say anything, mentally, he asked his father 'what?'. He really didn't had no choice but to sit down. With that face on Lucius, he can guess that there's something going on. The face of Lucius went calmer but it didn't soothe Draco.

"So..." Lucius started. Snape put down his quill, enganging himself to the starting conversation. Draco both looked at the two with a questioning face. "Is the plan going on smoothly?"

"Oh that... I think it's working, Father. I mean, I am quite doing well with what I have to do." Draco said reassuringly.

"You really think, eh? But you seem to be acting different, perhaps you're taking it tooseriously?" Lucius said coldly.

"What do you mean by that?"

"You're being emotionally attached to her," Draco rolled his eyes.

"Pansy, I suppose?"

Lucius looked at him and continued. "and that's not our goal, my dear son. You're suppose to bring her down and then it will be easier for you to outdo her. Remember, no mudblood is better than a Malfoy."

"Yes, father."

"There's little time left and we won't waste it...we do not know what the old lunatic will do next. Such a muggle-loving creature...how ridiculous..." Draco lowered his head, thingking, definitly not paying attention to his father. Is he really being emotionally involved to Granger?

"You may go..." At once, Draco came to his senses and regarding severus for a moment before leaving the room.

'Father have known me for fifteen years and he knows me well, and he thought that I would fall to a dirty blood? Don't he knows my standards? And he knows how into me Pansy is, so basically, she would do anything to make me hers.' Draco thought.

Silently he walked back to the dungeons, thinking over what Lucius had said. 'And if I'm being emotionally attached to her, that's because it's just part of my act. Don't these people know it? Malfoys are undeniably good actors. Ugh...how can they ever have such an idea...'

'Are you sure you're just doing an act?' A voice in his head said.

'Of course I'm sure...' Draco answered mentally.

'What about the part where Blaise said that you're going soft...the part where you can't take your eyes off her at the pool...and now your father...'

'This is stupid, just stop...I know myself and I know that I'm not in love with her for heavens sake!' '...oooh...Drakie is getting annoyed. When you thought that she's beautiful at your first night with her at the tower, how about that? And when you kissed her, you thought it's a wonderful feeling, right? and the underwear, oh I'll never forget that...'Intriguing, isn't it?... '

'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Damn you, Draco Malfoy, how could you ever fall in love with a such!'

Unable to think clearly, he decided to go back the tower to stay there. He really doesn't want to be questioned by his friends about the matter especially by Pansy, his biggest source of nuisance.

Happily, Ron, Harry, and Hermione, jogged down the stairs. With their hands chained together, there are times that they almost tripped but still they didn't let go of each other. They've missed each other so much. And nothing could ever mess this moment for the three of them.

"Ugh, wait, I forgot my purse." Hermione said before they even reached the entrance hall.

"Oh, okay, we'll wait outside then." Ron said.

"Uhmm..ok, seeyah!"

Harry and Ron watched her go back to the tower then went outside to wait for her. Hermione hurriedly opened the door to their room, exhausted after her flight from the first floor to the tower. She entered the room quickly, surprised to see Draco inside.

"Hey." She said to Draco who's lying on his bed with a book in his hand. No response. She studied the book for a moment 'Too Much Too Soon' by Jaqueline Briskin, it said on the cover. 'A muggle book?'

"Uh, is that a muggle book?" Hermione asked as she opened her drawer.

"You powers of observation astound me, but yeah, it is. Millicent lent it to me last year." Draco said, not looking at her.

"And you haven't finished it yet?" She asked again. She can't seem to find her purse.

"Pointing out the obvious again? You see Granger, unlike you I don't waste entirely of my time reading books. I have quidditch practices and of course...women." Hermione rolled her eyes, feeling disgruntled.

"Whatever, so what are you doing here anyway?" She said, starting to feel impatient about her purse. She's not suppose to make her friends wait outside.

"Why, am I not allowed to stay here when I want to?" Draco snapped, stopping from reading to look at the impatient looking Hermione.

"What I mean is, aren't you supposed to be with you friends and have fun where there's...women all around you rather that staying here all alone with a novel about family feuds?" Hermione said, giving an emphasis on the word women. "I decided to have a quiet and peaceful night and to have some thinking, then you came and ruined it all. And oh, if you're looking for your purse, it's on your wardrobe, saw it earlier." Draco said coolly.

"Why didn't you say it before?" After giving Draco a glare, Hermione came thundering to her wardrobe and at last found it.

"As if you're asking..." Draco smirked.

"Ugh!" Stomping hardly on the floor, Hermione walked out of the room and slammed the door behind her. Draco couldn't help but laugh.

"What happened?" harry asked when he saw a furious looking Hermione.

"Nothing, let's just go." Hermione said and grabbed her two bestfriends with her. Harry and Ron looked at each other, both clueless of what happened.

TBC

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