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wait though! Enjoy!
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Chapter Nine: What Girls Get Up To
---Hermione's POV---
It was a dark night. Hermione was expecting a storm. She knew she had someone to comfort her now, and she was strangely hoping a thunderstorm would suddenly erupt.
After a while Hermione became too sleepy to wait for Draco to arrive at the common room. She was still debating about what to do with Ron. He had been so horrible to her, but he still hadn't given up his offer to go the ball with her.
Hermione went upstairs and fell fast asleep. In the middle of the night she woke from the storm. It wasn't a bad one, so she tiptoed downstairs and made herself some hot chocolate.
A few minutes later Draco wandered down the spiral staircase. He spotted her on the couch, and quietly asked if she was all right.
Hermione nodded, and Draco stalked back up to his room.
The next day was classes. The long awaited ball wasn't far away. She only had to wait five days, and to her that was nothing. She needed time for her and Ginny's plans.
Hermione dressed herself in school robes as she miserably made her way down to the Great Hall. Ginny was smiling evilly as Hermione plonked herself down next to her. She really hated being mean to others, but she felt this was a good cause.
After eating a large meal, the pair jumped up and met in an unused classroom.
'I have the best idea,' Ginny smiled.
'Well, what is it?' Hermione answered nervously.
'Ok, it all starts at lunch. All we need to do is brew this totally easy lust potion. We slip it into Ron and Lavendar's food, and the potion will instantly start to take effect. In front of everyone! What do you think?'
'Ginny, you're a genius!'
'I have some other plans too, but you'll just have to wait.'
Hermione sat through a very boring Divination lesson. Although Professor Monks was a really nice person, she tended to rattle on about pointless things, and went off track often. Hermione had already read everything she was saying, so she preoccupied her mind with other thoughts.
Hermione was really worried about how her and Ginny's little stunt would work out. They would get in a lot of trouble if Veritaserum was forced into them. Hermione was also very concerned about her ball partner. She secretly wanted Draco to go with her, but she knew she was hoping the impossible. Hermione realized that if Ron dumped her, she would have one more option. Neville Longbottom.
Finally the class ended, and Hermione jumped up, ready to meet Ginny and pull their little charade. Hermione wasn't looking where she was going, and bumped into Draco. She dropped her books, and flinched as they landed with a big thud.
'I'm so sorry Draco! I wasn't looking where I was going,' Hermione cried, picking up her books. She was incredibly embarrassed.
'That's alright,' he mumbled, helping her collect her items. When she had finally finished, she apologized once again, and continued on her journey to find Ginny.
Hermione and Ginny were both very nervous as they tiptoed up to the Great Hall. They needed a diversion, so Ginny pulled out her wand and whispered a spell, sending a loud screeching noise through the Great Hall. Next, she sent fireworks in, and watched smirking as students ran out for cover. Ginny muttered an invisibility charm and tiptoed into the Great Hall, tipping ingredients into Ron and Lavendar's food.
As Hermione and Ginny suspected, the fireworks stopped and amazingly cleared themselves up. Students filed back into the hall, a bemused look on their faces. They began eating their food once again, chatting amusingly about anything and everything.
'That should do it,' Ginny muttered. This would be fun.
All of a sudden Lavendar and Ron rose from their seats and ran into each other's arms, pashing violently. Surprised gasps rang around the hall, and silence overcame the normal chitchat.
Hermione and Ginny were trying to hold back giggles. The lust charm started to wear off, and they became more distant. Suddenly they must have realized what they were doing, and immediately broke apart, clearly disgusted with themselves.
The after effects of the lust potion were taking place, as Lavendar and Ron went back to their seats. They weren't quite sure of what they were doing. Hermione and Ginny had brewed the potion quite efficiently.
The bell rang and everyone got up. The normal Hogwarts talking was slowly coming back. Everyone was clearly stunned. Hermione felt proud of herself. She had successfully humiliated Ron and Lavendar, and at the moment nobody suspected them. Except for Harry.
As Hermione and Ginny made their way up to Hermione's common room, they bumped into an infuriated Harry.
'That wasn't funny!' he hissed.
'What wasn't funny? The whole Ron, Lavendar thing? That was surprising, but definitely not funny,' Ginny stated, using a fake shocked look.
'I know what the pair of you did. You're lucky I don't report you! How could you do that to Ron?' Harry hissed more violently then ever.
'He brought it on himself! Locking Draco and I in that closet. I'm lucky I got out. I'm sure you would've found that hilarious!' Hermione snapped.
Harry's eyes flashed angrily. His usual green, comforting eyes were growing into a look of pure hatred.
'I don't care Hermione! What you did was NOT funny. You have created hell for Ron, hell. You better find a way to make it up to him, or you'll have lost a friend. Forever.'
Hermione sniffed. At that moment she couldn't be more confused about Harry. He knew quite well about the broom closet situation, and hadn't bothered helping her get out, although when it came to Ron, he was defending him with all his strength.
Ginny on the other hand was working against her brother for her. * That's what friends are for, I guess *
Ginny and Hermione turned on their heel, and continued to the dormitory. As soon as they hopped through the portrait hole, they broke into bursts of laughter. Little did they know Draco Malfoy was on the couch, watching them.
---Draco's POV---
He decided not to say a thing to them yet. He didn't want them to know he was there. By now, Draco knew fairly well who had made Lavendar and Ron act they way they did. He smirked to himself. They were smart girls.
'Hermione, I've known you for a long time. You need to learn how to hide your emotions towards others. Harry read you like a book before! At the moment you're feeling frustrated. Your eyes say it all!'
'I can't help it, Ginny! I've tried to hide my emotions and stuff, but it just comes pouring out at the worst time. Like when I was locked in that closet with Draco and the thunderstorm hit. I was trying not to show how scared I was, but I couldn't stop it.'
'Oh, and that's another thing, Draco.'
'What about Draco?'
'Well, I know Harry and Ron think it's preposterous that you and Draco could have something, but I really don't think he's that bad. People change. Harry and Ron just don't seem to get that.'
At this very moment, Draco was taking in all the information. He was going to find out if Hermione actually liked him. He felt having Ginny on his side would help persuade Hermione he wasn't so bad.
'There is going on between Draco nothing and I. He would NEVER in a million years like me! I'm just filthy mudblood Granger to him, nothing more.'
'He likes you Hermione. He watches you all the time. At breakfast this morning, he was having a good look at you, and he has been for days!'
Draco could have killed himself. The things girls get up to!
'Ginny, I think you're imagination is taking over you. Draco and I, there's nothing! He hates me! He's only being nice because we're head boy and girl, and he doesn't want to get kicked out of the position because of me.'
'Ok Hermione, whatever you say!'
'Every girl at Hogwarts has had a crush on Draco at some point or another, so why shouldn't I be allowed?'
'So you admit it then!'
'I'm admitting to having a crush on Draco Malfoy in my time at this school. I know you have too, Ginny! Not at the moment, but I KNOW you did!'
Draco was starting to like this conversation more and more.
'I have a plan,' Ginny said, and she pulled Hermione closer and started whispering in a voice Draco couldn't hear at all.
When they were done, both Hermione and Ginny left the dormitory to complete their 'plan.'
Draco had no idea what it was, but he had a slight idea it might be involving him. Now he had to watch his back.
A few days later everything was the same. He had seen Hermione briefly each morning and night. She barely said anything to him, and he didn't attempt to make conversation.
One morning at breakfast, Hermione and Ginny were sneaking around, looking more suspicious then usual. This was the time they were going to attack.
Ginny was again going to create a diversion. She muttered a spell, and a snake came hissing out of her wand. She crept away just as Hermione was casting the invisibility spell on herself. Ginny didn't necessarily have to create a diversion, but Hermione felt more comfortable knowing people's attention was elsewhere.
She unscrewed the top of Weasley's Sickness Potion, and tipped a few drops into Pansy Parkinson's food.
This wonderful potion would make Pansy sick just before the ball. Hopefully this would keep her away for long enough. Like all the Wizard Wheezes there was a cure, but hopefully Madame Pomfrey wouldn't detect it soon enough.
The whole point of this plan was that if Pansy were sick, she wouldn't be able to go with Draco. Hermione was almost certain Ron was going to dump her just before the ball, leaving an open window for her and Draco.
As the snake disappeared, so did Hermione. She fled from the hall, hoping nobody was on her case.
Draco had figured out her plan by now. He was quite a smart boy, after all. He couldn't bring himself to believe what Hermione had done to go with him. He smiled to himself.
---Hermione's POV---
Hermione was taking a walk through the school it was Friday, the day before the ball, and she was hoping Ron was going to dump her.
Sure enough, he came striding up to her, a confident look on his face.
'Hermione, you're a whore, and I'm not going to the ball with you,' he said with more confidence then ever.
'Ron, you're a sick bastard and I'm glad you're not going to the ball with me.'
Ron gave her a funny look, and walked away. Just as Hermione was going to turn and walk back to her own dormitory when Ron turned around.
'Hermione, I'm really sorry about this, I truly am, but I really like Lavendar, and truth be told, she hates you. I'm willing to do anything for her. This is nothing personal. I'm sorry.'
Hermione gave him the dirtiest look she could muster, and Ron turned around and strode off in the opposite direction.
Although Hermione really didn't care about Ron anymore, she couldn't help but wonder about what he had said. Lavendar had dumped him for Seamus. They had obviously made up after Ron and Hermione's falling out.
---Draco's POV---
As Hermione stepped through the portrait hole, he could tell something was wrong with Hermione.
'What's wrong?' he asked feebly.
'Ron dumped me for the ball,' she sighed. She didn't really care. This was all in the plan.
'You should be celebrating.'
'I hate him and all, but now I have nobody to go with. Neville's my only possibility.'
'You don't have to have a partner. You can go single, can't you?'
'That's what I'm planning to do. I'm going to look like a total reject though.'
'I'm sure you won't.'
Suddenly a thought came to Hermione. She would ask Seamus to the ball. She didn't have enough time to wait for Draco. She needed a partner, and soon.
---Draco's POV---
Draco desperately wanted to ask Hermione to accompany him to the ball. No matter how much Draco reasoned with himself he couldn't force himself to go with her.
This girl was sending him crazy. He was finding it harder to string two words together when he was around her. Draco decided he needed to pull himself together and tell Hermione he wanted to go to the ball with her, as he started to rehearse what he was going to tell her, Hermione tripped through the portrait hole.
'Hi Draco,' she said simply.
Draco nodded at her. He never was one for bright greetings.
'So, what you been up to?'
'Not much, what about you?'
'I got a date for the ball!' she said smiling widely.
Draco felt like a ton of bricks had hit him. Trying not to show his emotions, Draco nodded, trying to look like he didn't care. He could have sworn Hermione had picked up his disappointment, but she had thought nothing of it and carried on.
She plonked herself down on the couch, looking extremely satisfied with herself.
Her brown hair had fallen around her face, and her lipgloss what starting to wear off. She was reading a book titled 'Defense for the Experienced.'
Suddenly Ginny burst through the portrait hole laughing uncontrollably. Draco was hoping they were going to have another one of their 'Girl Talks.'
She pulled Hermione up to her, and they both started giggling. He had no idea what it was about.
'What's so funny?' Draco asked slowly.
'Nothing Draco,' Ginny giggled.
A few minutes later Ginny left with Hermione close behind. They were obviously going to have a lot of fun.
Hermione was wearing light blue short-shorts and a white singlet top. Ginny was dragging how out of the room, and they were both laughing a lot.
After they had left, Draco began thinking again. There was so much on his mind lately. Hermione was usually the dominating topic.
It was the ball tomorrow, and most of Hogwarts was very excited. Draco smiled at the idea. He had a strange idea Lavendar wasn't going to have the greatest time.
Draco hated to admit it, but Lavendar was a really pretty girl. She looked a lot like Hermione, although her hair was a bit lighter, and she was extremely skinny. Her eyes were a frightening electric blue; unlike Hermione's warm brown ones.
Hermione was incredibly smart and pretty, unlike Lavendar who wasn't very smart at all. She never got good marks, and was always getting things wrong.
'Lavendar is like a lava lamp, they're hot, but not so bright.'
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A/N: How did you like that chapter? I hope you did.
Next chapter is going to be the ball! I'll get it up as soon as I can!
THANKS TO MY REVIEWERS! Thank you so much! I have had an overwhelming amount of reviews. Thanks everyone! You guys are the best! I would also like to thank anyone who has put me on his or her Favourite List! Thanks! I'm flattered. To all those people who read, but do not review, please review. It only takes a few seconds of your time, and I really do appreciate it, and if you hadn't noticed, I reply to everyone!
PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS! (I do not need them for the ball, since I have already typed that out; I only need to put it up.) I need ideas for AFTER the ball. Please give me some!
Draco's Little Princess
Callie(): Thanks for your review. I'm pleased you liked chapter 8!
Bride of Malfoy: Thanks so much for your idea and the review! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I'm glad you like the story!
Winterspirit: Thanks
Slytherin-Gryffindor gal: Thanks! I'm glad you like my story!
SubliminalMsgs: Thanks so much for your review. I'm glad you liked the Ron part, I think it made the story more interesting too. It's good you liked the shirt part. I saw someone wearing that shirt once, so I used it for the chapter name coz I couldn't think of anything. The chapter after this is going to be the ball! I can't wait to write it!
Pyroprincess4rmeverwood: Thanks for reviewing. Glad you liked chapter eight.
Dracoisahottie13: Hey! Thanks for your ideas! I'm not going to use all of them, because I already had plans, but I am going to use a few. THANKS FOR THE IDEAS AND REVIEWING!
Beach-Babi: Thanks, glad you like it.
Dreaming Water: Thanks.
Princess Faye: Glad you like the song.
Princessangelz: Thanks. Glad you like it!
Chapter Nine: What Girls Get Up To
---Hermione's POV---
It was a dark night. Hermione was expecting a storm. She knew she had someone to comfort her now, and she was strangely hoping a thunderstorm would suddenly erupt.
After a while Hermione became too sleepy to wait for Draco to arrive at the common room. She was still debating about what to do with Ron. He had been so horrible to her, but he still hadn't given up his offer to go the ball with her.
Hermione went upstairs and fell fast asleep. In the middle of the night she woke from the storm. It wasn't a bad one, so she tiptoed downstairs and made herself some hot chocolate.
A few minutes later Draco wandered down the spiral staircase. He spotted her on the couch, and quietly asked if she was all right.
Hermione nodded, and Draco stalked back up to his room.
The next day was classes. The long awaited ball wasn't far away. She only had to wait five days, and to her that was nothing. She needed time for her and Ginny's plans.
Hermione dressed herself in school robes as she miserably made her way down to the Great Hall. Ginny was smiling evilly as Hermione plonked herself down next to her. She really hated being mean to others, but she felt this was a good cause.
After eating a large meal, the pair jumped up and met in an unused classroom.
'I have the best idea,' Ginny smiled.
'Well, what is it?' Hermione answered nervously.
'Ok, it all starts at lunch. All we need to do is brew this totally easy lust potion. We slip it into Ron and Lavendar's food, and the potion will instantly start to take effect. In front of everyone! What do you think?'
'Ginny, you're a genius!'
'I have some other plans too, but you'll just have to wait.'
Hermione sat through a very boring Divination lesson. Although Professor Monks was a really nice person, she tended to rattle on about pointless things, and went off track often. Hermione had already read everything she was saying, so she preoccupied her mind with other thoughts.
Hermione was really worried about how her and Ginny's little stunt would work out. They would get in a lot of trouble if Veritaserum was forced into them. Hermione was also very concerned about her ball partner. She secretly wanted Draco to go with her, but she knew she was hoping the impossible. Hermione realized that if Ron dumped her, she would have one more option. Neville Longbottom.
Finally the class ended, and Hermione jumped up, ready to meet Ginny and pull their little charade. Hermione wasn't looking where she was going, and bumped into Draco. She dropped her books, and flinched as they landed with a big thud.
'I'm so sorry Draco! I wasn't looking where I was going,' Hermione cried, picking up her books. She was incredibly embarrassed.
'That's alright,' he mumbled, helping her collect her items. When she had finally finished, she apologized once again, and continued on her journey to find Ginny.
Hermione and Ginny were both very nervous as they tiptoed up to the Great Hall. They needed a diversion, so Ginny pulled out her wand and whispered a spell, sending a loud screeching noise through the Great Hall. Next, she sent fireworks in, and watched smirking as students ran out for cover. Ginny muttered an invisibility charm and tiptoed into the Great Hall, tipping ingredients into Ron and Lavendar's food.
As Hermione and Ginny suspected, the fireworks stopped and amazingly cleared themselves up. Students filed back into the hall, a bemused look on their faces. They began eating their food once again, chatting amusingly about anything and everything.
'That should do it,' Ginny muttered. This would be fun.
All of a sudden Lavendar and Ron rose from their seats and ran into each other's arms, pashing violently. Surprised gasps rang around the hall, and silence overcame the normal chitchat.
Hermione and Ginny were trying to hold back giggles. The lust charm started to wear off, and they became more distant. Suddenly they must have realized what they were doing, and immediately broke apart, clearly disgusted with themselves.
The after effects of the lust potion were taking place, as Lavendar and Ron went back to their seats. They weren't quite sure of what they were doing. Hermione and Ginny had brewed the potion quite efficiently.
The bell rang and everyone got up. The normal Hogwarts talking was slowly coming back. Everyone was clearly stunned. Hermione felt proud of herself. She had successfully humiliated Ron and Lavendar, and at the moment nobody suspected them. Except for Harry.
As Hermione and Ginny made their way up to Hermione's common room, they bumped into an infuriated Harry.
'That wasn't funny!' he hissed.
'What wasn't funny? The whole Ron, Lavendar thing? That was surprising, but definitely not funny,' Ginny stated, using a fake shocked look.
'I know what the pair of you did. You're lucky I don't report you! How could you do that to Ron?' Harry hissed more violently then ever.
'He brought it on himself! Locking Draco and I in that closet. I'm lucky I got out. I'm sure you would've found that hilarious!' Hermione snapped.
Harry's eyes flashed angrily. His usual green, comforting eyes were growing into a look of pure hatred.
'I don't care Hermione! What you did was NOT funny. You have created hell for Ron, hell. You better find a way to make it up to him, or you'll have lost a friend. Forever.'
Hermione sniffed. At that moment she couldn't be more confused about Harry. He knew quite well about the broom closet situation, and hadn't bothered helping her get out, although when it came to Ron, he was defending him with all his strength.
Ginny on the other hand was working against her brother for her. * That's what friends are for, I guess *
Ginny and Hermione turned on their heel, and continued to the dormitory. As soon as they hopped through the portrait hole, they broke into bursts of laughter. Little did they know Draco Malfoy was on the couch, watching them.
---Draco's POV---
He decided not to say a thing to them yet. He didn't want them to know he was there. By now, Draco knew fairly well who had made Lavendar and Ron act they way they did. He smirked to himself. They were smart girls.
'Hermione, I've known you for a long time. You need to learn how to hide your emotions towards others. Harry read you like a book before! At the moment you're feeling frustrated. Your eyes say it all!'
'I can't help it, Ginny! I've tried to hide my emotions and stuff, but it just comes pouring out at the worst time. Like when I was locked in that closet with Draco and the thunderstorm hit. I was trying not to show how scared I was, but I couldn't stop it.'
'Oh, and that's another thing, Draco.'
'What about Draco?'
'Well, I know Harry and Ron think it's preposterous that you and Draco could have something, but I really don't think he's that bad. People change. Harry and Ron just don't seem to get that.'
At this very moment, Draco was taking in all the information. He was going to find out if Hermione actually liked him. He felt having Ginny on his side would help persuade Hermione he wasn't so bad.
'There is going on between Draco nothing and I. He would NEVER in a million years like me! I'm just filthy mudblood Granger to him, nothing more.'
'He likes you Hermione. He watches you all the time. At breakfast this morning, he was having a good look at you, and he has been for days!'
Draco could have killed himself. The things girls get up to!
'Ginny, I think you're imagination is taking over you. Draco and I, there's nothing! He hates me! He's only being nice because we're head boy and girl, and he doesn't want to get kicked out of the position because of me.'
'Ok Hermione, whatever you say!'
'Every girl at Hogwarts has had a crush on Draco at some point or another, so why shouldn't I be allowed?'
'So you admit it then!'
'I'm admitting to having a crush on Draco Malfoy in my time at this school. I know you have too, Ginny! Not at the moment, but I KNOW you did!'
Draco was starting to like this conversation more and more.
'I have a plan,' Ginny said, and she pulled Hermione closer and started whispering in a voice Draco couldn't hear at all.
When they were done, both Hermione and Ginny left the dormitory to complete their 'plan.'
Draco had no idea what it was, but he had a slight idea it might be involving him. Now he had to watch his back.
A few days later everything was the same. He had seen Hermione briefly each morning and night. She barely said anything to him, and he didn't attempt to make conversation.
One morning at breakfast, Hermione and Ginny were sneaking around, looking more suspicious then usual. This was the time they were going to attack.
Ginny was again going to create a diversion. She muttered a spell, and a snake came hissing out of her wand. She crept away just as Hermione was casting the invisibility spell on herself. Ginny didn't necessarily have to create a diversion, but Hermione felt more comfortable knowing people's attention was elsewhere.
She unscrewed the top of Weasley's Sickness Potion, and tipped a few drops into Pansy Parkinson's food.
This wonderful potion would make Pansy sick just before the ball. Hopefully this would keep her away for long enough. Like all the Wizard Wheezes there was a cure, but hopefully Madame Pomfrey wouldn't detect it soon enough.
The whole point of this plan was that if Pansy were sick, she wouldn't be able to go with Draco. Hermione was almost certain Ron was going to dump her just before the ball, leaving an open window for her and Draco.
As the snake disappeared, so did Hermione. She fled from the hall, hoping nobody was on her case.
Draco had figured out her plan by now. He was quite a smart boy, after all. He couldn't bring himself to believe what Hermione had done to go with him. He smiled to himself.
---Hermione's POV---
Hermione was taking a walk through the school it was Friday, the day before the ball, and she was hoping Ron was going to dump her.
Sure enough, he came striding up to her, a confident look on his face.
'Hermione, you're a whore, and I'm not going to the ball with you,' he said with more confidence then ever.
'Ron, you're a sick bastard and I'm glad you're not going to the ball with me.'
Ron gave her a funny look, and walked away. Just as Hermione was going to turn and walk back to her own dormitory when Ron turned around.
'Hermione, I'm really sorry about this, I truly am, but I really like Lavendar, and truth be told, she hates you. I'm willing to do anything for her. This is nothing personal. I'm sorry.'
Hermione gave him the dirtiest look she could muster, and Ron turned around and strode off in the opposite direction.
Although Hermione really didn't care about Ron anymore, she couldn't help but wonder about what he had said. Lavendar had dumped him for Seamus. They had obviously made up after Ron and Hermione's falling out.
---Draco's POV---
As Hermione stepped through the portrait hole, he could tell something was wrong with Hermione.
'What's wrong?' he asked feebly.
'Ron dumped me for the ball,' she sighed. She didn't really care. This was all in the plan.
'You should be celebrating.'
'I hate him and all, but now I have nobody to go with. Neville's my only possibility.'
'You don't have to have a partner. You can go single, can't you?'
'That's what I'm planning to do. I'm going to look like a total reject though.'
'I'm sure you won't.'
Suddenly a thought came to Hermione. She would ask Seamus to the ball. She didn't have enough time to wait for Draco. She needed a partner, and soon.
---Draco's POV---
Draco desperately wanted to ask Hermione to accompany him to the ball. No matter how much Draco reasoned with himself he couldn't force himself to go with her.
This girl was sending him crazy. He was finding it harder to string two words together when he was around her. Draco decided he needed to pull himself together and tell Hermione he wanted to go to the ball with her, as he started to rehearse what he was going to tell her, Hermione tripped through the portrait hole.
'Hi Draco,' she said simply.
Draco nodded at her. He never was one for bright greetings.
'So, what you been up to?'
'Not much, what about you?'
'I got a date for the ball!' she said smiling widely.
Draco felt like a ton of bricks had hit him. Trying not to show his emotions, Draco nodded, trying to look like he didn't care. He could have sworn Hermione had picked up his disappointment, but she had thought nothing of it and carried on.
She plonked herself down on the couch, looking extremely satisfied with herself.
Her brown hair had fallen around her face, and her lipgloss what starting to wear off. She was reading a book titled 'Defense for the Experienced.'
Suddenly Ginny burst through the portrait hole laughing uncontrollably. Draco was hoping they were going to have another one of their 'Girl Talks.'
She pulled Hermione up to her, and they both started giggling. He had no idea what it was about.
'What's so funny?' Draco asked slowly.
'Nothing Draco,' Ginny giggled.
A few minutes later Ginny left with Hermione close behind. They were obviously going to have a lot of fun.
Hermione was wearing light blue short-shorts and a white singlet top. Ginny was dragging how out of the room, and they were both laughing a lot.
After they had left, Draco began thinking again. There was so much on his mind lately. Hermione was usually the dominating topic.
It was the ball tomorrow, and most of Hogwarts was very excited. Draco smiled at the idea. He had a strange idea Lavendar wasn't going to have the greatest time.
Draco hated to admit it, but Lavendar was a really pretty girl. She looked a lot like Hermione, although her hair was a bit lighter, and she was extremely skinny. Her eyes were a frightening electric blue; unlike Hermione's warm brown ones.
Hermione was incredibly smart and pretty, unlike Lavendar who wasn't very smart at all. She never got good marks, and was always getting things wrong.
'Lavendar is like a lava lamp, they're hot, but not so bright.'
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A/N: How did you like that chapter? I hope you did.
Next chapter is going to be the ball! I'll get it up as soon as I can!
THANKS TO MY REVIEWERS! Thank you so much! I have had an overwhelming amount of reviews. Thanks everyone! You guys are the best! I would also like to thank anyone who has put me on his or her Favourite List! Thanks! I'm flattered. To all those people who read, but do not review, please review. It only takes a few seconds of your time, and I really do appreciate it, and if you hadn't noticed, I reply to everyone!
PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS! (I do not need them for the ball, since I have already typed that out; I only need to put it up.) I need ideas for AFTER the ball. Please give me some!
Draco's Little Princess