b~*Rising Temptations*~/b
bSummary/b: This is a Hermione/Draco, Ron/Lavender, and Harry/Ginny fic but
mainly evolved around Hermione and Draco. They're in their 7th year at Hogwarts.
The fic won't seem like it in the beginning, but stick with me. I'm getting there.
bDisclaimer/b: I don't own anything, I suck..haha!
bChapter 7 - The Going to Diagon Alley:/b
"iMALFOY? AS IN THE SLYTHERINE KING OF EVIL MALFOY?/i"
Hermione screamed.
Harry, Ron and Ginny uncovered their ears.
"Well, I mean you definitely hate him," Ron said weakly.
"You're bloody right I hate him. If I'm in love with that bloody git I'm going to
bloody kill myself." Hermione said, a little quieter this time." I mean, I would rather
fail all my classes than love him."
"Wow, Hermione failing her classes. Chances of that are like what, none?" Ginny
laughed, followed by everyone else.
Hermione groaned. "Not in the mood here, Ginny."
"Well there's only one way to find out if you're totally falling for him or not." Harry
stated. "You have to see him in person."
"Oh yea sure, just called him up and say 'Hey Malfoy, I want to look at your slimey
self right now. Would you mind coming over?' Sure Harry, that'll be easy." Hermione
scoffed.
"Well I don't mean right inow/i" Harry said. "Maybe when we go to Diagon
Alley on Monday we'll bump into him or something."
Everyone agreed, but none of them liked the idea of 'bumping' into Malfoy.
On Sunday morning, Hermione and Ginny were woken up by the sounds of Fred and
George screaming, "Hogwarts letters! Hogwarts letters are here!"
Fred then threw the door open and Ginny and Hermione's owls flew in. Feathers
swooped down and landed on Hermione's pillow. He ruffled his light brown feathers
and gently pecked the back of her head. Hermione sat up and untied the mail. It turns
out that they didn't receive letters, but parcels wrapped in brown paper. Using her
long manicured nails, she ripped open the box. The first thing on top was a familiar
looking letter. The one they received every year.
Dear Miss Hermione Granger,
We are pleased to welcome you back to your seventh and final year at Hogwarts:
School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. We are even more pleased to inform you of your
Head Girl position. (Hermione let out a loud squeal) Inside this parcel you will find
your Head Girl badge. Please treat it with care and wear it on September 1st, the first
day of school. Your first duty with the Head Boy is to make sure all the students get
safely on the train. You will find out who the Head Boy is on that day. The Heads train
compartment is located at the very front of the train.
Have a great last couple days of summer and we'll see you soon!
Sincerely yours,
Albus Dumbledore
Folding up the letter carefully, Hermione quickly spotted her shiny Head Girl badge.
Again she let out another loud squeal.
"Merlin Hermione, what is wrong with you?" Ginny asked from beneath. (A/N: They
are still sitting in bed. bunk beds)
"I made Head Girl Ginny!" Hermione said.
"Oh my gosh! Really? Well I knew you would!" Ginny exclaimed.
Ginny then climbed up onto Hermione's bed to look at her badge.
"Hmm, I wonder who Head Boy is." Ginny said.
Just then Harry and Ron burst into the room with their parcels.
"Let me guess, you're Head Girl right Herms?" Harry grinned.
Hermione promptly nodded.
"Alright Gin! I'm a prefect!" Harry said, showing them his badge.
"And I'm the Gryffindor Quidditch team captain!" Ron said showing them his badge.
The four sat on the floor and looked at the other stuff in their boxes. They each pulled
out a smaller box, except Ginny who didn't get one. Harry was the first one to open it.
"Looks like some kind of ring," He said.
"Funny, I got a necklace," Hermione told him.
Inside that box another piece of parchment fell out.
Harry read,
"The ring inside this box is a Gryffindor house ring. Each student in seventh year is
receiving one. Necklaces for the girls, rings for the boys. There is a new rule only
applied to seventh years this year. The staff and the headmaster have agreed to allow
any kind of clothing. Including muggle clothing. So in order to still show your houses,
we have provided you with jewelry. Please do not lose these."
"Look at the 'G' and the lion on it," Hermione said.
"That's not fair. I still have to wear school robes," Ginny whined.
Ron patted her on the shoulder.
"I think it's a grand idea, wearing what ever we want," Hermione said. "Especially
since I got so many new clothes."
Ginny and Hermione shared a smile. The boys rolled their eyes.
"Look," said Harry pulling out another piece of parchment. "School books we need to
get."
"Hmm, we only need 'Advanced Potions' and 'Dark Arts: A History'. Speaking of
Dark Arts, I wonder who our new DADA teacher is," Hermione said.
"Yea, I wonder," Ginny whispered.
Suddenly they heard a knock on the door.
George came in and said, "Mum says we're going to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get
stuff. Plus Fred and I need to get some more pranks."
i'Great, that means I'm going to see Malfoy tomorrow.'/i Hermione grimaced as
the boys left her room.
Monday came and everyone got ready to floo to Diagon Alley.
Hermione was wearing a pair of cute jean khaki's and a light blue tee with the words
'Bite Me' written across. Ginny picked the combination. "You got to look nice for
your future hubby," she joked earlier on.
Mrs. Weasly wasn't going with them. She claimed that she trusted them on their own,
but did give them a specific time to come back. The twins went first, then Harry, Ron,
Ginny, and finally Hermione. Again the fire surrounded her and she flew out into the
busy stone sidewalk. Hermione quickly caught up with her friends and they made
their way
Walking down, Hermione and Ginny kept their eyes peeled for a certain flash of silver
hair. Harry and Ron spotted the Quidditch shop and agreed to meet the girls later on at
The Three Broomsticks for butterbeer.
"Ginny!" They heard behind them.
Ginny turned and spotted her fellow sixth year friends. She gave Hermione an eager
look, and Hermione waved her off. i'Great, now she's all on her own.'/i She
decided to go to Flourish and Botts (A/N: Did I get it right? It is the bookstore right?).
Entering the store, she took a deep breath and took in the musty smell of thick, heavy
books. She loved this smell. It smelled exactly herself.
Suddenly she heard a familiar icy, but extremely sexy voice near her, "Yes father, I
will be back by 4."
She quickly darted behind the nearest bookshelf and peeked through the top of the
books. There he was. Draco Malfoy. Looking oh so hot. Hermione blushed madly and
diverted her glance to a book on broomsticks. She examined the whole shelf before
realizing the books she needed were on the other side of the room. Cautiously she
looked out and started walking coolly towards the other side. She looked behind her
to make sure Malfoy wasn't there and then suddenly OOF! Hermione bumped into
something solid, knocking it over and she herself fell over as well on top. Opening her
eyes she found herself on top of a smug looking. Draco!
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" She gasped.
Hermione quickly jumped up and brushed herself off. When she looked up she saw
Malfoy looking at her with a weird expression on his face.
"No need to apologize. I didn't see you walking into me. Draco Malfoy by the way,"
he smirked and held out his hand.
iWhat is this boy playing at?/i
"Look Malfoy, I know you don't like me, but do you have to pretend that you don't
know me?" She asked, slightly annoyed.
"Do I know you?" He said, extremely puzzled.
iUgh! What's wrong with him? Unless. he can't recognize me! Wow, do I really
look that different?/i
"Well Malfoy, since you clearly don't know who I am, I think it's better we keep it that way," With a dazzling smile, Hermione walked away.
~Draco's POV~
"Yes father, I will be back my 4," I said.
With a nod, my father trudged off. I went over to get the two books I needed for
school and quickly paid for them. As I was walking towards the door, a brunette hottie
walked right into me, knocking both of us down.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" She gasped.
When we both stood up, I couldn't stop but stare as Malfoy-like as possible. When I
thought earlier that she was hot, I was so underestimating. She looked like a fallen
angel. Maybe she was too beautiful for the angels that they sent her to earth. I
suddenly noticed that she was looking at me weirdly.
"No need to apologize. I didn't see you walking into me. Draco Malfoy by the way," I
said in my sexiest voice and brought out a hand.
Her gaze on me turned even more confused. iDid I have a huge pimple on my face
or something?/i
"Look Malfoy, I know you don't like me, but do you have to pretend that you don't
know me?" She said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
iI know her? How come I haven't noticed her before? Someone this gorgeous
doesn't pass my gaze that easily. She must be confusing me with someone else./i
"Do I know you?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
Her annoyance features deepened.
"Well Malfoy, since you clearly don't know who I am, I think it's better we keep it
that way,"
She flashed me her pearly whites and I felt my knees go weak. I didn't realize she'd
walked away until Crabbe and Goyle interrupted my thoughts.
~Back to Hermione~
Walking all the way to meet the boys and Ginny, she couldn't get Draco out of her
mind. iI can't believe he actually don't know who I am! God, since when did he
become so, so hot! I mean even through his clothes, his muscles are practically
bulging! AHHHH! What am I thinking?! It's Malfoy! The worthless git who's been
calling you 'Mudblood' for years! But then again, he was quite sweet today at the
bookstore. I've never ever heard him apologize before. Maybe he's changed./i
Hermione stopped walking as she saw Draco and Ron trying to take punches at each
other as Harry tried to stop the two.
i Never mind, I take that back/i
Ok, so what do you think about it? By Draco's reaction to Hermione, I think you get
the picture that Hermione IS very pretty now. If you wanna know what happens next,
you better review, cuz reviews keep these fingers fueled for typing.
Till next time my loyal readers!
~dragon tamer
bSummary/b: This is a Hermione/Draco, Ron/Lavender, and Harry/Ginny fic but
mainly evolved around Hermione and Draco. They're in their 7th year at Hogwarts.
The fic won't seem like it in the beginning, but stick with me. I'm getting there.
bDisclaimer/b: I don't own anything, I suck..haha!
bChapter 7 - The Going to Diagon Alley:/b
"iMALFOY? AS IN THE SLYTHERINE KING OF EVIL MALFOY?/i"
Hermione screamed.
Harry, Ron and Ginny uncovered their ears.
"Well, I mean you definitely hate him," Ron said weakly.
"You're bloody right I hate him. If I'm in love with that bloody git I'm going to
bloody kill myself." Hermione said, a little quieter this time." I mean, I would rather
fail all my classes than love him."
"Wow, Hermione failing her classes. Chances of that are like what, none?" Ginny
laughed, followed by everyone else.
Hermione groaned. "Not in the mood here, Ginny."
"Well there's only one way to find out if you're totally falling for him or not." Harry
stated. "You have to see him in person."
"Oh yea sure, just called him up and say 'Hey Malfoy, I want to look at your slimey
self right now. Would you mind coming over?' Sure Harry, that'll be easy." Hermione
scoffed.
"Well I don't mean right inow/i" Harry said. "Maybe when we go to Diagon
Alley on Monday we'll bump into him or something."
Everyone agreed, but none of them liked the idea of 'bumping' into Malfoy.
On Sunday morning, Hermione and Ginny were woken up by the sounds of Fred and
George screaming, "Hogwarts letters! Hogwarts letters are here!"
Fred then threw the door open and Ginny and Hermione's owls flew in. Feathers
swooped down and landed on Hermione's pillow. He ruffled his light brown feathers
and gently pecked the back of her head. Hermione sat up and untied the mail. It turns
out that they didn't receive letters, but parcels wrapped in brown paper. Using her
long manicured nails, she ripped open the box. The first thing on top was a familiar
looking letter. The one they received every year.
Dear Miss Hermione Granger,
We are pleased to welcome you back to your seventh and final year at Hogwarts:
School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. We are even more pleased to inform you of your
Head Girl position. (Hermione let out a loud squeal) Inside this parcel you will find
your Head Girl badge. Please treat it with care and wear it on September 1st, the first
day of school. Your first duty with the Head Boy is to make sure all the students get
safely on the train. You will find out who the Head Boy is on that day. The Heads train
compartment is located at the very front of the train.
Have a great last couple days of summer and we'll see you soon!
Sincerely yours,
Albus Dumbledore
Folding up the letter carefully, Hermione quickly spotted her shiny Head Girl badge.
Again she let out another loud squeal.
"Merlin Hermione, what is wrong with you?" Ginny asked from beneath. (A/N: They
are still sitting in bed. bunk beds)
"I made Head Girl Ginny!" Hermione said.
"Oh my gosh! Really? Well I knew you would!" Ginny exclaimed.
Ginny then climbed up onto Hermione's bed to look at her badge.
"Hmm, I wonder who Head Boy is." Ginny said.
Just then Harry and Ron burst into the room with their parcels.
"Let me guess, you're Head Girl right Herms?" Harry grinned.
Hermione promptly nodded.
"Alright Gin! I'm a prefect!" Harry said, showing them his badge.
"And I'm the Gryffindor Quidditch team captain!" Ron said showing them his badge.
The four sat on the floor and looked at the other stuff in their boxes. They each pulled
out a smaller box, except Ginny who didn't get one. Harry was the first one to open it.
"Looks like some kind of ring," He said.
"Funny, I got a necklace," Hermione told him.
Inside that box another piece of parchment fell out.
Harry read,
"The ring inside this box is a Gryffindor house ring. Each student in seventh year is
receiving one. Necklaces for the girls, rings for the boys. There is a new rule only
applied to seventh years this year. The staff and the headmaster have agreed to allow
any kind of clothing. Including muggle clothing. So in order to still show your houses,
we have provided you with jewelry. Please do not lose these."
"Look at the 'G' and the lion on it," Hermione said.
"That's not fair. I still have to wear school robes," Ginny whined.
Ron patted her on the shoulder.
"I think it's a grand idea, wearing what ever we want," Hermione said. "Especially
since I got so many new clothes."
Ginny and Hermione shared a smile. The boys rolled their eyes.
"Look," said Harry pulling out another piece of parchment. "School books we need to
get."
"Hmm, we only need 'Advanced Potions' and 'Dark Arts: A History'. Speaking of
Dark Arts, I wonder who our new DADA teacher is," Hermione said.
"Yea, I wonder," Ginny whispered.
Suddenly they heard a knock on the door.
George came in and said, "Mum says we're going to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get
stuff. Plus Fred and I need to get some more pranks."
i'Great, that means I'm going to see Malfoy tomorrow.'/i Hermione grimaced as
the boys left her room.
Monday came and everyone got ready to floo to Diagon Alley.
Hermione was wearing a pair of cute jean khaki's and a light blue tee with the words
'Bite Me' written across. Ginny picked the combination. "You got to look nice for
your future hubby," she joked earlier on.
Mrs. Weasly wasn't going with them. She claimed that she trusted them on their own,
but did give them a specific time to come back. The twins went first, then Harry, Ron,
Ginny, and finally Hermione. Again the fire surrounded her and she flew out into the
busy stone sidewalk. Hermione quickly caught up with her friends and they made
their way
Walking down, Hermione and Ginny kept their eyes peeled for a certain flash of silver
hair. Harry and Ron spotted the Quidditch shop and agreed to meet the girls later on at
The Three Broomsticks for butterbeer.
"Ginny!" They heard behind them.
Ginny turned and spotted her fellow sixth year friends. She gave Hermione an eager
look, and Hermione waved her off. i'Great, now she's all on her own.'/i She
decided to go to Flourish and Botts (A/N: Did I get it right? It is the bookstore right?).
Entering the store, she took a deep breath and took in the musty smell of thick, heavy
books. She loved this smell. It smelled exactly herself.
Suddenly she heard a familiar icy, but extremely sexy voice near her, "Yes father, I
will be back by 4."
She quickly darted behind the nearest bookshelf and peeked through the top of the
books. There he was. Draco Malfoy. Looking oh so hot. Hermione blushed madly and
diverted her glance to a book on broomsticks. She examined the whole shelf before
realizing the books she needed were on the other side of the room. Cautiously she
looked out and started walking coolly towards the other side. She looked behind her
to make sure Malfoy wasn't there and then suddenly OOF! Hermione bumped into
something solid, knocking it over and she herself fell over as well on top. Opening her
eyes she found herself on top of a smug looking. Draco!
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" She gasped.
Hermione quickly jumped up and brushed herself off. When she looked up she saw
Malfoy looking at her with a weird expression on his face.
"No need to apologize. I didn't see you walking into me. Draco Malfoy by the way,"
he smirked and held out his hand.
iWhat is this boy playing at?/i
"Look Malfoy, I know you don't like me, but do you have to pretend that you don't
know me?" She asked, slightly annoyed.
"Do I know you?" He said, extremely puzzled.
iUgh! What's wrong with him? Unless. he can't recognize me! Wow, do I really
look that different?/i
"Well Malfoy, since you clearly don't know who I am, I think it's better we keep it that way," With a dazzling smile, Hermione walked away.
~Draco's POV~
"Yes father, I will be back my 4," I said.
With a nod, my father trudged off. I went over to get the two books I needed for
school and quickly paid for them. As I was walking towards the door, a brunette hottie
walked right into me, knocking both of us down.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" She gasped.
When we both stood up, I couldn't stop but stare as Malfoy-like as possible. When I
thought earlier that she was hot, I was so underestimating. She looked like a fallen
angel. Maybe she was too beautiful for the angels that they sent her to earth. I
suddenly noticed that she was looking at me weirdly.
"No need to apologize. I didn't see you walking into me. Draco Malfoy by the way," I
said in my sexiest voice and brought out a hand.
Her gaze on me turned even more confused. iDid I have a huge pimple on my face
or something?/i
"Look Malfoy, I know you don't like me, but do you have to pretend that you don't
know me?" She said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
iI know her? How come I haven't noticed her before? Someone this gorgeous
doesn't pass my gaze that easily. She must be confusing me with someone else./i
"Do I know you?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
Her annoyance features deepened.
"Well Malfoy, since you clearly don't know who I am, I think it's better we keep it
that way,"
She flashed me her pearly whites and I felt my knees go weak. I didn't realize she'd
walked away until Crabbe and Goyle interrupted my thoughts.
~Back to Hermione~
Walking all the way to meet the boys and Ginny, she couldn't get Draco out of her
mind. iI can't believe he actually don't know who I am! God, since when did he
become so, so hot! I mean even through his clothes, his muscles are practically
bulging! AHHHH! What am I thinking?! It's Malfoy! The worthless git who's been
calling you 'Mudblood' for years! But then again, he was quite sweet today at the
bookstore. I've never ever heard him apologize before. Maybe he's changed./i
Hermione stopped walking as she saw Draco and Ron trying to take punches at each
other as Harry tried to stop the two.
i Never mind, I take that back/i
Ok, so what do you think about it? By Draco's reaction to Hermione, I think you get
the picture that Hermione IS very pretty now. If you wanna know what happens next,
you better review, cuz reviews keep these fingers fueled for typing.
Till next time my loyal readers!
~dragon tamer