Chapter Ten- Halloween
The day of the Halloween dance came and everyone was ecstatic. Hermione bought a ball dress type, red with a bell skirt. It was silk and off the shoulders. After working on herself for three hours, Hermione stared at her reflection. Her soft curls flowed down her back and she looked positively glowing. She was taken aback by how beautiful she could actually look if she tried. She still felt sad because she and Draco hadn't talked at all this last week. She in a small way wished she was going with him to the dance too.
Oh well, here I go. She opened her door and almost crashed into Draco.
He looked breathtaking. He was weating a black cape, with black pants and shirt. His hair fell in front of his eyes and when his lips parted you could see fangs. He was the sex god of vampires. He froze when he saw her and was completely blown away. They couldn't find words for each other.
Unfortunately, there was a knock on the portrait, followed by a "Draco, hurry up, it started already!" shrieked Pansy.
"Your date's waiting" said Hermione in barely a whisper.
He looked at her and then walked to the portrait and met up with Pansy, who squealed when she saw him.
Hermione closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She didn't know how she was going to survive the dance with that male veela.
Five minutes later she heard another knock on her portrait, followed by a soft "Are you ready, Hermione?"
She opened it and saw Harry standing there with a rose in his hand.
He smiled and said "You look amazing"
"Thanks" she said, taking the rose and kissing him.
He was wearing a tux.
"Who are you supposed to be?" she asked
"Just Harry" he replied grinning.
They made their way to the Great Hall, where the party was already in full swing. They sat down with Ron and Lavender, who were very occupied and a bit annoyed when they sat down
"Sorry to interrupt" said Harry.
Lavender straightened herself up on Ron's lap and said "It's ok".
They were soon joined by Neville and Ginny. Hermione smiled at Ginny and gave Neville thumbs up. After ten minutes of talking, Harry asked Hermione to dance. A good half hour passed by when they finally decided to take a break. Ron and Harry headed to the bathroom to have a "boy conversation" while Lavender and Hermione sat at the table talking.
Seamus came over and asked Lavender to dance a slow song. Hermione settled back in her chair and watched them dance, then she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned and stared at Draco.
"Would you care to dance?" he asked.
Hermione, wordless, nodded and took his hand. At first it was awkward to be dancing in the middle of so many couples, but on the inside they were both bursting with happiness. Every passing second they got closer to each other until they were pressed against each other. Hermione sighed and rested her head against his chest.
He closed his eyes and pressed his cheek to her forehead. "I've missed you" she whispered.
She thought he couldn't hear her because of the music but then she heard him say "So have I".
She smiled with her eyes closed and then felt his lips against her forehead. Her head tilted upward and her lips met his. It was a soft, delicate kiss; Draco sighed and added a bit of pressure to their kiss. The song was coming to and end, so he backed away a little but kept is forehead pressed to hers.
When the song ended, a techno song was heard and Draco smiled at Hermione, cupped her cheek, gave her a kiss and said "I better go back to my table before Pansy shrieks asking to dance".
Hermione watched him go and turned to head to the table. She stopped when she noticed that Harry and Ron were standing at the Great Hall entrance staring at her. Did they see me? she wondered.
But her question was answered when Harry turned abruptly and left and Ron gave her a shocked and disgusted look and ran after him.
A/N: This chapter is a bit longer. Please read and review! Thnx!
