DISCLAIMER: Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger are not mine!  But oh what I wouldn't give to actually BE Hermione...ah the life of a witch!  :-) (my best interpretation of a smilie with a witch's hat)

~*~Chapter Fifteen~*~

~*~Hermione POV~*~

I quickly showered and threw on a pair of khaki capris and a turquoise tank top.  I wasn't sure what Draco had planned for this afternoon, but he sure was excited about it.  I pulled my hair up in to a ponytail and waited for Draco to come back.  Suddenly I heard a knock at the door.  I ran to the door and quickly opened it.  There stood Draco in black khaki shorts and a white t-shirt, and he was holding his broom.  I raised my eye brow at the sight.

"And what exactly are we planning to do with that??  Spring cleaning??"

"No...of course not.  This isn't a normal broom.  We're going flying."

"We're w-what??"

"You said you wanted a ride on my broom...so that's where we're going.  C'mon, it's a beautiful day outside, perfect for flying."

"But what if someone sees us??"

"Where's your sense of excitement, Hermione??  We'll just have to risk it.  It'll be worth it, I promise.  You trust me, don't you?"

"Yes, of course I trust you."

"Then come on!" he held his hand out for me to take.  "Trust me, Hermione."

He led me out to the soccer field, broom in one hand and holding tightly to my hand with the other.  I was so nervous.  As much as I was looking forward to this, I was also scared out of my mind.  But I trusted Draco and I knew that he wouldn't let anything happen to me.  Before I knew what was happening, Draco had climbed on to his broom and was waiting for me to climb on too.  He held out his hand and pulled me to sit on the broom in front of him.

"Okay, just hold on to the broom, and I'll do the rest.  Just relax."

I gripped on to the broom and Draco's arms came around me to hold on to the broom also.  He soon kicked off the ground and we sped towards the sky.  I kept my eyes shut tightly and I gripped the broom so tightly that my knuckles were turning white.  Draco assured me by wrapping one of his arms around my waist...letting me know that he was there and he wouldn't let me fall.  I felt the broom slow down and I timidly opened my eyes.  When I opened them, all I saw was blue sky and white clouds.  It was all so beautiful.  The school grounds lay below us...everyone looked like little ants.  It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life.  We sat there, hovered above the grounds, for I don't know how long.  Then, Draco started making lazy circles in the sky.

"How do you keep from spending all your time flying around??  This is so amazing!!"

"I told you that you would enjoy it!!  You ready to head back now??"

"NO!  Keep flying!!"

"You got it."

This was the greatest feeling ever, and I didn't ever want to go back down.  It felt like I was living in a dream world and if anyone pinched me I would be forced to wake up.  I started thinking about Becca and how I would explain all of this to her.  I knew I could trust her with Draco's secret...I mean she was my best friend and we know each other.  I would feel bad if I had to lie to her about any of this.  She deserved to know the truth.  But I would talk to Draco first...make sure that he wouldn't get too mad at me if I told her.  The last thing I wanted was him to be mad at me.

~*~Draco POV~*~

Here I was...flying around in the air with the most beautiful girl sitting in front of me.  Hermione was truly enjoying herself flying...I knew she would.  I couldn't believe it when she asked me to keep flying.  I figured she would have wanted to get back on the ground as soon as possible.  I wish I could see her face as we were flying around, but I could tell that she was laughing and smiling.  We had been flying around for I don't know how long and I was starting to get tired.  So I started making lazy circles back down towards the ground.  I heard Hermione give a defeated sigh and I knew she wasn't quite ready to go back.  Our feet were back on the ground and I helped her off the broom.

"So did you have a nice time?"

"It was more than nice, it was wonderful.  I've never experienced anything like that before!  To feel so free and detached from everything!"

"Yeah...I've always felt the same way."

"Would you mind telling me more about the school you came from?"

"No...not at all.  But listen...I'm kinda tired right now.  So how about this?  I'll head back to my room and rest up, then I'll come up to your room around, say 5pm, and we can have dinner and I can tell you more stories about Hogwarts."

"That sounds wonderful!  I have some stuff to do anyway.  Oh...I need to ask you something else."

"Sure.  What is it?"

"Okay, you know my best friend Becca, right?  Well, would you mind if I told her about you, about us?"

"You mean tell her that I'm a wizard?"

"Yeah...I mean I would feel awful if I had to lie to her."

"No...it's okay...I understand.  If you trust her enough to tell her, then I trust her."

"Thank you Draco."

"No problem...so I'll see you at 5, right?"

"Of course."

~*~Hermione POV~*~

I headed back to my dorm room.  I couldn't wait to tell Becca...but I wasn't sure whether she would believe me or not.  But surely she would trust her best friend not to lie to her.  I would just have to wait and see and hope that she would believe me.

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Okay, sorry for the long wait and delay.  I'm hitting a bit of a writers block...but not to worry...I'll have the next chapter up soon!  Remember to R/R  ~*~surfngurl~*~