Dray led Mia up to the roof of the Leaky Cauldron and she was amazed at what she saw: A small round table with rose petals, candles everywhere, and the faint sound of a piano was playing softly. The roof looked like an outside restaurant. There were sparkling lights that looked like stars everywhere she looked. Dray had definitely outdone himself this time. She gasped, definitely in shock of the outcome of the evening.
He led her to the table and pulled her chair out for her. She smiled and whispered a thank you before he sat down. "This is amazing. You shouldn't have done this," Mia said, still gazing at all he had accomplished in so little time. "No," he said, "this isn't even enough to explain just how much I care about you. Plus, I told you I like to do things in style." With that, he got up reached for her hand and pulled her away towards the makeshift dance floor. He looked right in her eyes before saying, "would you like to go out with me?"
The world was right, if even for just one minute things were perfect. She looked up, a tear escaping her eye and said, "Yes." He picked her up and swung her around, never loosing sight of her. She laughed; they were like two little children. Dray put her down, placed a hand under her chin and brought his face down to hers in what seemed like a movie sequence. Their kiss was perfect, slow and gentle, just like it should be. When they broke apart he led her back to the table where their food had just appeared.
Mia smiled, but that mischievous look crossed her face a second before she asked, "So, where's the hottie from the bank?" Dray almost choked on the wine he was drinking. He looked at her as if she had just grown two heads. "She's sitting in front of me, why do you ask?" Mia blushed and mumbled that sounded like 'oh.' He looked at her and asked, "Why were you so sure that there'd be someone else that caught my eye? Do you really think I'm that low?" She vigorously shook her head, silently asking for the courage to continue. Finally she looked up and said, "It's not you. It's me. I just get defensive about letting people in because I don't think highly of myself anymore. I couldn't imagine you with someone else. It'd break my heart." She looked back down at the table, but risked a glance when he sighed dramatically. "Don't think like that. I told your friend Hunter, I just got you, why would I let you go? There's no where else I'd rather be right now," he paused, "Unless it was with you, in my bedroom, naked." He smirked.
"Hmm. Well I did say that you wouldn't be getting any until I got what I wanted. I guess that means I owe my part of the deal," she said in mock contemplation. "We might as well get started on that. There are only two more weeks before school starts." She stood from the table, grabbed his tie, and pulled him downstairs into the room she rented, beginning their wild night of passion.
Dray woke up around 9 am. He felt something, or should I say, someone sleeping next to him. He looked over and saw Mia, covered only in a sheet, with the most peaceful look on her face. He grinned to himself before easing out of bed and heading for the shower.
Twenty minutes later he turned the water off and walked back to his room. He noticed that she wasn't in bed, so he wrapped the towel tighter around his lower body and went downstairs. There she was, sitting on the couch in her sheet, reading what looked like the dictionary. However, it wasn't the dictionary, but the new Potions book for year 7.
Dray sat on the couch and watched her read for a moment before she looked up and smiled. "I didn't want to lie in bed anymore. Did you know the new potions book has some amazing transformation potions in it? There's a rare form of Polyjuice Potion that is known to make the caster stay in form for longer periods of time, there's a potion to turn the maker into its animagus form for approximately ten minutes, and there is even a potion to give you the power to read the mind of your soul mate! I'm rambling," she said, blushing, and turning her head back to the book. Dray too the book from her hands and whispered, "You're adorable."
He picked her up and carried her, over-the-threshold-style, back up to bed to continue the events of the night before.
Before a person could even blink it seemed that the summer was coming to an end and it was time to catch the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross. Everyday that Dray didn't spend at the show, he spent it in bed with Mia, and we all know they weren't sleeping. At the end of the two weeks Mia had come out of the show with a tattoo of a small dragon, no bigger then the size of an egg which settled over her heart. This dragon had grey eyes with blue specks. It was definitely symbolic of Dray. He also got her to get her nose pierced. Now she had two tattoos and a piercing.
The morning that they had to catch the train, they were very slow to start. Every time Mia would try to get out of bed Dray would pull her back and try to sleep as long as possible. Finally at 9:30 they both got out of bed and made their way down stairs. With the trunks packed, Rogue in his cage, and everything set to go, the new couple took a taxi to King's Cross.
Arriving at 10:30, they were just about ready to board the train. It was time for Dray and Mia to disappear and Draco and Hermione to emerge once more. Before walking through the portal to get to 9 and ¾, they snuck behind a pillar to say goodbye to one another. He took her hands in his and looked her in the eyes, "We'll see each other soon. Don't be upset with me for what I have to do." Mia just leaned into him and whispered, "I'll tutor you." He laughed and agreed. They stood there for a few minutes before hearing the clock start to chime 11:00pm. He walked away first, knowing it would be too difficult for her to let go. When she thought he was far enough away, she walked through the barrier and sat in a compartment to wait for Harry and Ron.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the train, Draco was already trying to detach himself from Parkinslut. "Pansy, get off. I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now." Pansy, the pug-faced shame on the Purebloods, was trying to wage war on Draco's lips. She tried to get him to cooperate, but her labors were fruitless. "C'mon baby, I haven't seen you all summer. We need to have a little alone time." She tried once more to climb on top of him when suddenly the door burst open and in came Crabbe and Goyle. They both grunted a hello to Draco and sat down opposite of him and Pansy. Realizing her skills weren't being appreciated, Pansy straightened herself out and walked to the door. He laughed to himself and decided it would be a good time to peruse the train.
Hermione was sitting on her end of the train when Harry and Ron came in, laughing about something that they probably did over the summer. They both greeted her and went back to their conversation.
"…definitely something wrong with that…"
"…can't believe they let him get away with it…"
"…totally screws up the running for the cup…"
Assuming that they were talking about Quidditch, she went back to reading her book. She was reading up on the potion for your soul mate. It wasn't the most complicated potion, but it required a drop of blood from her finger and a few spells that were necessary for its completion.
Getting tired of sitting in the compartment with no one to talk to, she got up and decided to patrol the train.
Draco was walking down towards the goody-goody Gryffindor carriage when he ran into Hermione. He looked her up and down, smirked, and nodded his head. "Granger." She rolled her eyes and replied, "Malfoy." As they walked past each other, he passed her a note with one hand and reached under her skirt with the other. She jumped in surprise and pulled out her wand. "Don't get excited, Granger, we've got all the time in the world for that. Right now I'm going to bother Pothead and Weasel."
He walked away leaving her to her own devices. She slipped into the nearest compartment to read the note, which said nothing but:
Head Boy and Girl share dormitories.
She laughed and started walking back to her compartment but before she even got close she could her arguing. Whatever Draco did, he sure knows how to push their buttons.
She walked in and slammed the door, beckoning everyone's attention. "Listen up. I'm not going to put up with this all year. You are seventeen years old for Merlin's sake! Get over your petty differences or I'll hex you all!" Harry and Ron looked at her with this odd sort of amusement on their faces while Draco studied her face. They all thought she was joking. 'Well, I'll show them.' She reached for her wand, gave it a swish and yelled out "Petrificus Totatus". All three boys were stuck in the same position they had been in before she got there. She laughed and said, "I'll leave this for you all to figure out," before walking out and up to the Head Girl compartment.
She had been gone for about ten minutes when she decided it would be best go to back and check on them. She opened the door and they were still there, frozen like ice. She said the counter course and they were all free of their positions. Instead of yelling at Hermione, they all surprisingly sat down and tried to relax. Being stuck in the same position takes a lot out of you. Draco was the first to speak. He laughed and said, "I'm surprised at you, having the audacity to curse a Pureblood. You just earned yourself a tiny bit of respect." Harry and Ron just stood there looking stunned. Hermione decided to play along just in case. "I'm glad to hear it, seeing as since we're going to be living together all year, we will need to keep a truce between us." She smiled and reached out her hand. He looked at it for a moment before saying, "I said a tiny bit. That's just enough for me not to hex you in the halls. Don't get too excited, Mudblood." With that he walked out and back down the train.
When he left she started to scream. "Merlin help him if he tries anything over this year, he's certainly going to get what's coming to him!" Harry just looked at her and felt a tiny bit of pity for Draco Malfoy. He was so glad that she never got this mad at him. Ron walked over to her and tried to comfort her but she shrugged him off and walked outside. They were almost at school so she decided to be by herself for the remainder. Walking towards the front of the train again, she shuddered when she saw Draco being forcefully attacked by Pansy Parkinson. A hint of jealous went through her, but subsided when she saw that he was trying to push her away.
She kept walking and heard the sound of a door closing. She didn't need to look back to know who it was. Hermione just continued on her way. They both made their way to the front of the train and as soon as she was in the doorway he pushed her through and began to kiss her. Mia reluctantly pulled away and laughed, "I see you're having fun with Pansy. Want me to curse her for you?" He shrugged and went back to kissing her. They continued for another moment but he pulled away and asked, "Why'd you hex me, I didn't even do anything." She smiled and said, "Well you were undoubtedly going to do something stupid and I'd rather have you cursed for a while then see you in detention." He thought about it for a moment and said, "I guess. I didn't mean the Mudblood comment by the way, you know that right?" She nodded and they went back to kissing.
They didn't have a lot of time, so they broke apart once again and changed into their robes. There was a little fondling, as Draco couldn't keep his hands off of her, but it didn't escalate to as much as she knew it could. She walked away first, making her way back to Harry and Ron, and Dray left a minute later, making sure no one saw anything. He stopped in front of the glass door and braced himself was for what he deemed 'the attack of the Pansy".
The train lurched forward as the conductor applied to brakes. First years, who weren't accustomed to the train, flew forward in their seats. As the train came to a complete stop, the 7th years were rushing to get off the train. The first years were being called by Hagrid, the game keeper, who was standing at the end of the platform. Hermione, Harry, and Ron made their way up to the carriages that would take them up to the school.
Upon reaching the school, they were searched by Filch, who was making sure that the students weren't bringing in things they should have in their possession. Mia went right through the line, being Head Girl gave her certain privileges that others didn't get.
Harry was sped right through the line, he was the Chosen One after all, and wouldn't be bringing in dangerous objects. Ron, on the other hand, was thought to be in cahoots with his brothers, so he was triple checked. After conceding that there was nothing wrong with his possessions, Filch had to let him pass through, although he was heard to have said, "I'll be keeping an eye on you."
The entrance hall was blocked because Peeves has let loose again and taken over, shouting as loud as he could, that it was war on the newbie's. Sadly the first years hadn't even made it across the lake yes, so it was just Peeves creating more drama for Professor McGonagall. Finally the Bloody Baron was seen ushering Peeves towards the Dungeons, pouting as he had to throw his last Fanged Frisbee.
The 'Golden Trio' made their way into the Great Hall for what promised to be a wonderful feast. They sat towards the end of the Gryffindor Table and started to make small talk. "So," Ron said, looking at Hermione, "How was your summer?" She thought for a moment before she replied, "Not terrible. Just hung out with the muggles, you know?" Harry nodded, being a member of the muggle world as well, he knew what she meant. Ron didn't really understand, so he just took this as an acceptable answer. She looked towards both of them before asking them the same question. "Boring," Harry said, "Locked in a room until someone from the Wizarding World could come and rescue me." Ron just shrugged and said, "The usual."
There was just something awkward with the conversation. It seemed like their conversation was forced, like they had grown apart over the summer. The boys just seemed to click together; they didn't really pay attention to Hermione Granger anymore. She just seemed to be around for them when they needed her help. Well she was tired of it. She wasn't going to be the lapdog anymore. It wasn't fair to her that she only kept her around so they could cheat off of her.
She abruptly stood up but realized that they were still in the middle of the Beginning of the Year Feast, so she sat back down and picked at her food. Her appetite was gone, so she just sat there and waited for everything to be over.
As soon as dinner was cleared Professor Dumbledore stood up and proceeded to make some announcements. "As the older students should be away, the Forbidden Forest is to remain Forbidden. There is a list of personal objects that are banned from the castle. It can be found on the first floor in Mr. Filch's office. There are no other announcements at this time, however, I would like to see the Head Boy and Head Girl in front of the staff table as soon as possible." Hermione got up from the table and made her way down towards the teachers. She could see out of the corner of her eye that Dray was on his way as well.
Professor Dumbledore bowed his head in acknowledgement of the two brightest students in their year. "Congratulations, you two. I would now like to show you to your dormitory. I expect that you two will be civil to each other this year, as you both have matured immensely." The Head Master started walking at a brisk pace, making Mia and Dray hustle to catch up. Every other minute or so, one of them would look over towards the other and stare, just to make sure this was real. They laughed silently to themselves; of course this was real.
Finally, the Head Master made his way and stopped in front of a portrait of a Serpent and a Lion. The Lion was prowling, almost like it was guarding the snake from predators. Dray laughed a little at this, but quieted down when the Head Master turned to look at him. "It will be up to the both of you to pick a password. Do not tell your peers your password, for it will only be changed once a month. Good evening." The Head Master left the two alone standing in a darkened hallway that seemed to be uninhabited. Dray looked over to Mia who said, "What do you think?" He pondered for a moment before saying, "Draco Malfoy is God." Hermione burst out laughing. "I don't think so! How about 'Fire and Ice'?" she asked.
"That works for me. Fire and Ice."