Draco and Hermione: Lust or Love?

..Swimming in the Lake..

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"Hermione," Draco whispered in her ear as he leaned over her. "Hermione…?" Hermione moaned and rolled over, facing him. "Hermione."

"Hmmm?"

"C'mon, you have to get up," he told her, slightly nudging her shoulder. He threw the covers off of her and sat up. She just curled up and cuddled inot the mattress.

"Hey!" she moaned in surprise as a shiver of cold catch her body. She looked down and seen that she barely had anything on.

"Hermione, you have to get up."

She sat up and grabbed the covers then flopped back down, covering herself back up. "I don't want to get up. I have a cold," she told him and gave a fake cough for effect.

"Come on, Hermione. Get up."

"I don't want to." she mumbled to him and buried herself farther down in the bed, trying to make her point.

Draco laid down beside her and nuzzled her neck.

"Everyone's going to look and talk about me," she said, turning around to face him. "They're gonna laugh at me."

"Why would they?" Draco asked. "It's Jeff their gonna laugh at, babe. Not you."

"You don't known that."

"I'm pretty sure." He kissed her forehead lightly and then her nose. "Come on, lets get some breakfast." He kissed her once then got up and shut the door quietly behind him.

Hermione sat up and stretched. Slowly she slid out of bed and to the bathroom. She started the shower and got in. The water was soothing and warm.

After she was done, Hermione got her towel and got out. She walked over to the mirror to do her hair while it was still wet.

"Oh, god!" she gasped at the site off her face. There was a bruise on her cheek bone that was purple. It wasn't that big but you could notice it.

Hermione looked at it hard. It didn't hurt that much. She put a hand to it.

"Ow, shit!" her hand made a little jump away from her face. "Damn," she mumbled to herself. Shaking her head, she made her way back into her room. She dressed and a pair of jeans, threw on a t-shirt and put on a tinny bit of makeup.

Grabbing her sweater, she left her room and went down the common room. Draco again, was on the couch drawing. It was of a graveyard, a dark one. There was fog all over the ground. The trees were dark and scary.

"Oh, god," Hermione gasped. Draco turned his head to look at her. "Where is that? Why are you drawing that?"

Draco closed the book. "What?"

Hermione walked around the couch and grabbed the book from him. She turned a few pages until she got to the graveyard. She showed it to Draco. "Where is that graveyard?"

He shrugged. "I don't know."

"Yes, Draco, you do know." Hermione closed the book and gave it back to Draco. "That's where he's gonna take you."

"What? Who's going to take me where?" Draco asked, obviously confused.

"Your father, Voldemort. This is the graveyard they'll take you to."

"Sure it is."

"Draco, why were you there?"

"I wasn't!" he told her. He had to be lying. Or how else could he have drawn that same graveyard that was made up in his mind.

"You're lying." Hermione told him. She got up form the couch and went out into the corridor, fear ripping through her body

"Hermione!" Draco called form behind her. "I really haven't been there," he was then behind her, his hand on her arm to stop her from going anywhere.

"Then how do you know that place?" she asked.

"My dream," Draco told her. "My dad sends them to my dreams."

"What? How the hell can he do that?"

"My father's a dark wizard. He can do thing like that, Hermione," Draco said trying to explain. "When I was born he found out he could give thing to me. Not a present or a curse. Every time he wants to show me something he can send me a picture from his mind."

"Whatever, Draco." and then she started to walk away.

"Then look in my book, Hermione. You'll see thing that I couldn't possibly know." Hermione stopped. What? Was he mad? Then he turned around and walked away.

Hermione shook her head. 'What kind of things that he couldn't possibly know? Is he telling he truth about his dad? Yeah, right, Hermione. Like his dad could sent things through his mind.' Shaking her head, she walked away, heading down the great hall for breakfast.

When she got there, Ron and Harry weren't there. But Ginny was. Hermione really needed to talk to a girl. People started at her as she walked into the door but not one person looked her in the eye.

"Hey, Gin." Hermione said, sitting down

"Hey," Ginny smiled her face grim. Ginny wouldn't even look at Hermione. When she did, she winced. "How are you?"

Hermione shook her head. "I've been better."

"Yeah, no kidding." Apparently everyone had heard about Jeff. "Hermione…" Ginny started.

"Gin, please. I don't want to talk about it." Ginny nodded and picked up a piece of toast. So did Hermione.

Throwing the toast back on her plate, Hermione stood up. "I'm not hungry. I'll catch you around, Gin." What was wrong with her? That was the second time she blew someone off.

"Hey there." came that same drawl.

Hermione stopped. "Jeff." Turning around, she noticed that he was all healed. Not even a scratch on his face. "Please, Jeff, just leave me alone."

"Yes, ma'am." he said sarcastically.

"Oh, cut the shit," she told him. He walked up to her.

"Bossy, aren't you?" he asked.

"And obviously a little bitchy. Now move." She really wasn't in the mood to play his stupid games.

"So is Malfoy your new boyfriend?"

"No." Hermione said shortly, not wanting to talk to him.

"Are you sure? 'Cause he sure jumped to your rescue."

"Well he wouldn't of had to if you wouldn't of done that!" Hermione snapped at him. "Jeff, just move!"

He stepped away from her. "I'll see you around, Hermione."

"Not likely," she muttered to herself not caring if he heard. She hoped not likely. Shaking her head in disgust, she kept on walking. Where was she going? She didn't know, she'd just follow her feet. She was heading outside. Let the sunlight brighten up her day.

Walking out the door, she made her way over to the lake. It was beautiful. The sun was reflecting on it, making it look like a clear blue.

Hermione sat down on the ground, hugging her legs to her chest.

"It's beautiful," came a whisper behind her. Hermione looked up to see Draco. He was dressed in the same jeans and t-shirt. He sat beside her on the ground.

"Yeah, it is." It was quiet between them, that uncomfortable silence.

Clearing his throat Draco said, "so you're afraid of the water?"

"No. I'm afraid of drowning in the water. And since I'm scared of drowning, I'm to scared to get in it and try to swim."

"I can teach you."

Hermione looked over to him. He was serious, dead serious. "Um… okay, sure." she said, really not to sure.

"When do you want to start?" he asked.

"Now?"

"Sure. You have a bathing suit?" She nodded. "Okay lets go and get ours on." they both made their way back to the castle to get their bathing suits on.

"Okay, just step into the water." Draco told Hermione once they were in back by the lake.

Draco studied her. She was biting her bottom lip, nervously. She was in a blue bikini that looked great on her. Just looking at her made is heart beat go up. And something else with it. He watched her close her eyes and take in a breath.

"Okay." Hermione took one more deep breath and stepped in. The water was warm and comforting.

"Okay. Now come towards me." She did. But when she was closer to him he stepped backwards until the water was at his chest.

"I can't! It's going to be over my head." she told him stopping when it hit her belly button. Draco took three steps closer to her so the water was at his belly button.

"Do you trust me?" he asked.

There was a pause, a second of her hesitating before she said, "yes."

"Good." He held out his hand. "Now take my hand and follow me deeper in." She took his hand and stepped forwards while he stepped back. "Good. Keep on coming." She did and he stopped when they were both shoulder deep.

"Now what?" Hermione asked.

"Now we're going under." Draco told her.

"What?" Hermione shrieked.

"Okay. On three take in a deep breath and get your head under the water. I'll go with you, okay?"

"Promise you wont let me drowned?" she asked, her bottom lip trembling.

"Yes, I promise I wont let you drowned."

"Okay then." Hermione started taking deeper breaths. Draco grabbed both of her hands and she gripped then for dear life.

"One… two… three." they both took a deep breath and then went under. Draco opened his eye and looked at her. Her eyes were closed tightly, making Draco smile. He counted to ten then popped back up, bringing Hermione with him.

She gasped for breath when she came back up. Her hair was sticking to her shoulders and back and water dripping down her face.

"You alright?" he asked her, his breathing fast, too.

Hermione only nodded, making a piece of her hair fall in front of her face.

Draco tucked it behind her ear, letting his hand trail down her face. She put a hand to his chest, feeling his heart beat. It was thundering under her palm.

Looking up at him she noticed a sparkle in his eye. Draco's lips slowly made it's way over to Hermione's.

Hermione stepped closer to him, closing the space between them. Draco's hand was on the small of her back, the other one cupped her face, his thumb stroking her cheek. Draco slowly made little kisses down her face to her neck, down across her collarbone.

"Draco." Hermione whispered. His mouth came back up and found her mouth. A small sound came from the back of her throat as Draco's tongue made it's way into her mouth.

"Ooh!"

Draco and Hermione looked behind them to see a mermaid on a rock, her hair blowing behind her.

"You guys are so cute!" she told them.

Hermione laughed. "Thank you. I guess."

She nodded and swam away.

"Let's go in," Draco told her. They headed out of the water and on the grounds. They dried off with a towel and then put their clothes back on. They headed back in and to their common room.

Draco told her he'd see her later. So Hermione sat on the couch and looked at Draco's book on the table. She picked it up and then opened the first page, gasping.

'Oh, god! He was right!'

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