Rising Temptations
Wow its been awhile huh….well here it is!
Summary: 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.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, I suck..haha!
Chapter 13 – The Beginning of Something:
Hermione sighed and glanced at her watch. Where was Draco? He was supposed to
have met her 25 minutes ago in the library to work on their project. Was this another
way to piss her off? Well he definitely succeeded. The thing that bothered Hermione
second most was tardiness, her first was being called names. Now that Draco
managed to do both during his lifetime, Hermione was officially fuming. She rubbed
her temples and sighed loudly. She stood up, gathered her books and straightened up,
shaking her head. If he thinks she's going to do this all by herself, then forget it. If
he's not putting in his share of the work, then she's not either. Determined, Hermione
swept out of the library. Cheeks flushed, she stomped down the hall muttering curses,
causing many younger grades to back away in fear of their Head Girl. Hermione half
yelled half growled out her password and clambered in.
"You know, I could practically hear you coming down the hall," a voice behind her
said calmly.
Hermione whirled around.
"Why the hell are you here?"
"Well it's my Common Room too you know."
Hermione groaned in frustration. How thick could he get?
"No, dumbass. Have you forgotten something?"
"What, did I forget to gel my hair this morning?"
Out of curiosity, Hermione glanced at his hair and didn't see any gel. But then again,
he stopped wearing gel this year. His hair was longer and sometimes covered over his
steel eyes, giving him an edgy, bad-boy air. Wait a minute, I'm supposed to be mad,
not swooning over him!
"ARG! NO! Our project! Library!" She was yelling now.
Draco looked confused, then thoughtful, and then he smirked.
"Oh right! This afternoon we were going to work on it right?"
Hermione gave a sarcastic look of happiness while jumping up and down. "Yes! Wow,
now you remember! Let's go celebrate your wonderfulness!"
To her surprise, Draco snorted and rolled his eyes. Then anger flooded over her.
"Well Mr. I'm so great I can just stand someone up, You totally forgot and I hope you
don't expect me to finish the project all by myself do you?" Hermione crossed her
arms. "I mean I bet the other partners are working along great even though they hate
each other, which was the whole point of why Snape paired up the partners. I mean,
he's totally cruel! How can people who hate each other stand to work together on
something? I'm just surprised that Snape's assignment isn't something like a
Friendship Potion which would be extremely difficult given these circumstances."
Hermione was now thinking aloud rather than talking to Draco, although he was
leaning forward on his couch listening intently. "You know he should have assigned
something along the lines of being friends or liking one another. I mean, doesn't he
love seeing students fail at assignments? I mean, this is such a big project, he has to
make it really hard right? You know, me knowing Snape for seven years, I could've
almost been sure that it would have something to do with friendship. Wait a minute,
maybe it does!" Hermione was looking down at the carpet and she now raised her
eyes up to look at Draco who seemed deep in thought. He started to nod and returned
the gaze.
"You know what Hermione, you just might be right! He said that the final ingredient –
"
" – is and emotion so – "
" – that emotion might as well just be – "
" – friendship!" Hermione finished, a grin spread across her face. Even Draco looked
quite pleased. It was then that she realized just how adorable looking he was,
especially with a smile replacing his usual smirk. Hermione mentally shook her head.
Just the curse, just the curse, she repeated, reminding herself. In fact, sometimes she
forgot about the curse. So many girls, even Gryffindors gossiped about Draco, she
easily blended in, pretending to be crushing over the Slytherine hottie.
"So are you still mad at me?" Draco said, breaking her thoughts.
Hermione smiled again and pretended to think.
"Yes, yes I am."
Draco looked down and then a sly expression spread over his handsome features.
"What?" Hermione said, slightly curious.
"How about dinner with me? My compliments."
Hermione laughed lightly and nodded, her curls bouncing around her.
"Okay then Mademoiselle, meet me in front of the fountain at eight o'clock tonight.
And I promise I won't be late." Hermione grinned at him. "Oh yes, and dress nicely."
She scowled slightly. "Are you saying that I don't wear nice clothes?" She indicated
to the cute tank top and capris she was currently wearing. Draco looked her up and
down, obviously checking her out. Hermione's scowl deepened. Without a word,
Draco turned around and disappeared into his room.
At exactly seven fifty, Hermione stepped out of the front doors of Hogwarts. She
stopped before the lush, green grass and lifted the skirt of her dress. It was a really
simple design, but she loved the way the smooth, silky fabric felt. And the graceful
but diligent bow that trailed after her like a train. It was light blue. The kind the sky is
on a sunny day. Her wavy hair was done up in a messy bun and a few wisps escaped,
delicately landing beside her face. Tossing back her hair, Hermione gathered up her
dress and began walking across the lawn. There, sitting on the edge of the decorative
fountain was Draco. Even with his back turned to her, he looked so damn sexy that
Hermione bit her lower lip until she tasted blood.
"Ahem," she announced quietly.
Draco slowly and smoothly turned around, causing her to gasp a bit. She couldn't
resort to lip biting now, she would seriously hurt herself. He looked absolutely
angelic.
His expensive looking black tuxedo looked formal, yet in a playful way. His shirt
wasn't quite buttoned up all the way and he didn't wear a tie. His hair looked the
same as always, but somehow tonight it looked much more mysterious and a whole
lot sexier.
"Mademoiselle," he said, bowing lightly.
Hermione laughed and gave a slight curtsey back.
"Shall I direct madam to the dinner table?"
Hermione looked around; no tables were to be found. She turned back to Draco with a
puzzled look on her face. Draco looked up, and Hermione followed suit. There,
hovering a couple feet above them was a table for two and what looked like a fancy
meal already served. Hermione's heart did a flip-flop. Surely Draco knew that she had
extreme acrophobia (A.N. that's fear of heights if you didn't know). But before she
could mention anything, she felt herself being gently raised off the ground. Her limbs
froze and Hermione felt that all her nerves stopped listening to her. She found herself
being placed lightly into the chair, and Draco did so as well opposite of her.
"Gosh, I feel like Wendy," Hermione muttered under her breath.
"What?" Draco obviously heard her.
"You know, Wendy from Peter Pan?"
Draco looked really confused.
"Oh never mind, just a muggle story."
Draco nodded, but still seemed unsure. "Well, enjoy the food!"
Hermione had such a wonderful night, eating the delicious food, breathing the fresh
evening air, it seems that the higher up, the nicer the air feels. But most of all, being
with Draco. She saw a side of him that not many noticed. Thoughts of Death Eaters
and Voldemort locked themselves up in her mind. All she saw was this wonderful,
outspoken person who acted no less than her two best friends. Blame it on the curse,
but Hermione felt oddly attracted to him.
As Draco walked her back to their Common Room, chatting happily, they suddenly
hear a girl yelling while a guy argued back.
"I can't believe you! How could you!"
Hermione pulled Draco into a corner while she peeped out to see what the commotion
was. Hermione gasped and put a hand to her mouth. Draco switched positions with
her and check out what upset Hermione so much. He couldn't help but smirk a little at
the sight in front of them.
I know, I know, I'm incredibly cruel, etc, etc. But don't worry, don't think too tragic.
Everything will be fine.
So please R/R! Thanks!
dragon tamer