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Chapter Nine

Draco walked towards the large oak doors, Hermione following excitedly at his side. She hadn't expected Draco to give her a surprise.

"Cover your eyes." Draco said quietly. Hermione shut her eyes tightly, and put her hands over them. She knew she would peek if she didn't put her hands up.

Draco led Hermione by the elbow in the direction that she thought was the lake. She soon knew that her guess was right because she could feel the cool front from the lake washing over her body.

"Wait here." Draco said softly. Hermione felt him leave her said for a moment.

"Okay," Draco said returning to Hermione. "Open your eyes."

Hermione did as she was told. Draco was holding a long broomstick with a polished handle that resembled the ones Hermione had seen in the Gryffindor common room.

Hermione didn't quite understand what Draco was getting at. "What-" she began, but then stopped herself when she saw Draco mount the broom. He clearly wanted to fly it.

Hermione hesitated. "I don't know about this."

"Come on," he said reassuringly. "Some kids were talking about it in the common room last night. Besides, I wouldn't let you fall."

Hermione stepped towards the broomstick, more confident by Draco's words. She swung her leg over one side and sat behind Draco, her arms wrapped around his waist.

"Ready?" Draco said, readjusting his position for takeoff.

"Ready." Hermione answered, though she wasn't quite sure she was.

Draco kicked off of the ground with his foot in one powerful motion. Hermione tightened her grip around Draco's waist, and tightly closed her eyes. Her hair flew wildly in all directions.

When it seemed that they were slowing down a little bit, Hermione opened her eyes. They were far above the grounds and had coasted away from the perimeter of the lake. The closest thing to them was a hut on the very edge of the forest.

Hermione actually enjoyed riding on the broomstick now that she had gotten used to it. Draco was confident with flying, which made her feel much safer. She wondered if he had tried it out before he met her this morning.

"Where do you want to fly to?" Draco asked from in front of Hermione.

"Wherever," Hermione answered. "As long as we can stay up here for awhile."

"You've got it." Draco said, before making a deep swoop to the left. Hermione felt her stomach drop, but she still enjoyed it. Draco made a shout into the wind and did a spin on the broomstick.

Hermione would normally have been scared, but she knew Draco would not let her fall. She trusted him. She even loosened her grip around Draco's waist.

"Let's go closer to the castle." Hermione suggested.

Draco nodded and steered the broom in that direction. "I wonder what the classes are like." Draco thought out loud as he headed towards a nearby window.

Draco flew right up to the window, so they could both look inside. Their was a teacher with her back to them. She suddenly turned herself into a cat and then back again.

Hermione's eyes widened. She didn't know that they could do that. As Hermione was watching the teacher, she didn't notice two outraged pairs of eyes staring at her from the front row of desks. One had red hair and he was whispering angrily to the black-haired boy beside him. Draco continued on their flight before Hermione could notice the two boys staring at Draco and her.

Draco did a u-turn in the air and headed back towards the lake. The grounds were completely deserted. Draco did a very soft landing next to the infamous tree where they had spent almost the whole day yesterday.

Hermione pulled herself off of the broom, and Draco followed suit. He set the broom down on the ground and took Hermione's hand. He led her closer to the lake, and turned to face her, taking her other hand in his.

"I don't want this day to end." Draco said, leaner closer to Hermione.

Hermione didn't respond, but she figured Draco got her reply when she leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. She kissed him deeply, and he kissed back. When Hermione finally pulled away, Draco was smiling.

"Damn," he said softly, the smile never leaving his face.

Hermione just laughed lightly and kissed him again. Hermione never wanted this moment to end, but it had to.

This time Draco pulled away first. "What about a picnic for lunch."

Hermione smiled, "That would be nice." Her stomach was already growling. Time just flew by when she was with Draco.

"Wait here," he said. "I'll get us some food."

Hermione nodded. As Draco walked back up to the castle she looked at her watch. It was already noon. Of course, Hermione failed to remember that her potions class was at 12:45, and that the accident had occurred at one o'clock.

A/N-----I thought I would be mean and throw a cliffhanger here, so I did. Anyways, I don't like making my chapters too long cause I think it is annoying sitting in front of a computer and reading one chapter for three hours. Please read and review and I'll post another chapter soon, (actually I'll probably post it today, because I'm going to start writing it after I post this one).