im sorry that i let you guys with a prologue : ) heres the first chapter youve all been waiting for!
just on the side note, im not that good writing the beginning offics, but im really good writing middle and ending parts ((i think)) LOL
and im sorry if i dont update this story right away, because im also working on my other ((my first))fic, The Girl and the Ferret
"… and the Prince and the Princess lived happily ever after. The end," Mrs. Granger put her book down and smiled at her little girl.
"That's it? It's the end already? Mama, please read me another story." Five year old Hermione Granger asked her mom and pouted with pleading eyes.
"No, Hermione. It's already past your bedtime." Mrs. Granger said gently.
"Ok, ok." Hermione frowned. After putting the book away on the shelf, Mrs. Granger turned towards the door to let her daughter sleep.
"Mama, does everyone get a happily ever after?" Hermione asked as her mother touched the doorknob. Mrs. Granger turned around and sat at the edge of her bed.
"Hermione, a lot of people get their happily ever after. Some people, unfortunately, don't. I'm just glad that your father and I have you, Hermione. You made our happily ever after come true." Mrs. Granger said.
"So does that mean that I need a daughter to have a happily ever after?" Hermione asked, confused. Hermione was the type of person who did not want to stop learning. Mrs. Granger smiled.
"No. Hermione, to live happily ever after, you have to… well, you'll find out when you are older." Mrs. Granger said. Hermione was too tired to ask any more questions.
"Now you have to go to sleep. You have school tomorrow young lady." Mrs. Granger tucked in her daughter in bed.
"Ok, Mama. Goodnight." Hermione said.
"Goodnight, my Hermione." Mrs. Granger kissed her daughter on the forehead and left Hermione's bedroom.
When Mrs. Granger left, Hermione, although she was terribly tired, didn't go to sleep right away. She thought of what you needed to live happily ever after. Did she have to be poor like the Princess? Did she have to be rich like the Prince? Did she have to nice? Did she have to be mean to get her way? Did she have to use some sort of magic?
No.
Hermione realized, she needed to find her Prince.
"Happily ever after…" Hermione whispered to herself. Maybe one day, Hermione would find her Prince. Maybe one day, she would be someone's Princess. Maybe one day she would get her happily ever after. Hermione drifted off to sleep, imagining herself dancing with her Prince and living her happily ever after.
"Where the hell am I?" Draco Malfoy ran his hand through his hair in frustration, trying to find out where the Head compartment was.
Summer vacation was really brutal for Draco. Draco had to go to endless amounts of boring parties, where his parents were trying to set him up with many daughters from rich, pureblooded families, like his family. Yes, they were good-looking, but Draco didn't really want to be acquainted with anyone, because a girlfriend would be just some sort of waste of time. Draco wasn't the type of person to go steady with someone, because he usually got bored with her, dumps her, and moves on. Lucius, who was Draco's father, wanted an arranged marriage so that all of the engagement problems would be easy and taken care of. Narcissa, Draco's mother and the only person that cares for him, wanted Draco to fall in love with his "one true love;" whether or not she comes from a rich, pureblooded family.
Draco partly wished that Lucius's idea of an arranged marriage would work, considering that Draco didn't really care who he was going to marry. But Draco secretly wished that his mother's idea of finding that one true person would work, for he wanted to know what it would be like to care for someone. Draco has never showed any love or affection to anyone in his life before. He shows concern for his mother when Lucius isn't around, especially after he does something abusive to her. Draco wished that Lucius would just go away and leave he and his mother at peace; but of course, that will never happen.
Besides having the worst summer ever, Draco did not like the fact that he and Hermione Granger had to be Head Girl. That meant that they had to spend time with each other, work together and, the most impossible of all, get along with each other. Draco could not even stay still; look at her for one minute without saying something rude. Seventh year, the last year at Hogwarts and the supposedly best year of Hogwarts, was going to be spent mostly around work and Hermione. This was going to be challenging.
Draco liked challenge, though. So this year's challenges was going to be getting along with Hermione and being nice.
Draco gulped, school hasn't even started and it already feels like hell. Ok, Draco. Just think of…the positives and negatives on what would happen… yeah.
Positives: getting along with Hermione would make the Professors happy. Being nice to people will make the Professors happy. Merlin, this is going to be hard.
Negatives: getting along with Hermione will get the whole school suspicious, people will think that I have gotten soft of Gryffindors, and I will make a complete idiot of myself. Also, getting along with Hermione will make Potter and Weasley beat me to a bloody pulp. How splendid. Being nice to people will be extremely hard, considering my reputation as the Slytherin Prince; also, if I have to be nice to people, that means no more bullying first years. Draco groaned. This was going to be a tough year.
Draco eventually found the Head compartment, because the compartment was fairly large and there was a big "H" on top.
Ok, it's official. I'm going to meet Granger in the Head compartment. It more feels like the Hell compartment. Draco opened the sliding door and went inside.
Draco put his knapsack on the chair; he was looking at the compartment. The compartment was three times the size of the regular compartments. There were two seats facing across from each other, a large window to look at the view, and a cabinet filled with food and other emergency items. Draco sat down on one side of the seat, took out a book, and started to read.
About five minutes later, the sliding door noisily opened. Draco, who was scared half to death considering that the noise was really loud and the room had been quiet, abruptly looked up in surprise to who opened the door. Draco didn't look as shocked the moment he saw who was at the door.
Hermione Granger stepped inside of the compartment, putting her knapsack on the other side across from where Draco was sitting, and sat down. Hermione also took out a book and started reading. Draco bookmarked his page and stared at Hermione.
Hermione had beautiful curls that hung loosely around three inches under her shoulder. Her lips were a reddish-pink because she had the habit of biting her bottom lip when she was nervous or reading. Hermione's eyes were a bright shade of brown that you can just stare into for days. Hermione's skin was a pale tan; Draco must've figured that Hermione went to the beach, but did not stay long under the sun or water long. Hermione didn't look any different, yet she did not look the same.
Hermione walking inside the compartment door silently, sort of bothered him. He expected a glare, or an insult, but nothing came. He could not stand the silence. But more importantly, he could not stand anyone ignoring him.
"Granger," Draco plainly said, before going back to his book.
Hermione looked up from her book and stared at Draco.
Draco had beautiful blonde hair every single girl wanted. It wasn't fair that Draco, a boy, got to be blessed with angel's hair, while Hermione got stuck with her hair. Draco's hair hung loosely over his eyes, making his look more dramatic. His eyes were a beautiful grey-ish color with specks of blue in them. You can look at them for days. Draco's body was muscular and fit, thanks to Quidditch, which made him complete his image as "an angel from the heavens." Hermione could not see what other girls see in him. Sure, he is a bad boy and extremely good-looking (she will never admit it out aloud, though), but he is a stuck-up snob who only thinks of his fortune and money.
Hermione just ignored Draco when she entered the compartment, because she knew that they were going to get into another one of those fights again. Hermione hated the fact that they had to fight and argue a lot, and she is willing to send a truce, but she was scared too; because a truce between Draco Malfoy and Hermione will never happen.
"Malfoy," Hermione said, looking back at her book.
"Granger, would you please stop copying me?" Draco said matter-of-factly, not looking up from his book. "I know that it's hard to contain your jealousy that you don't have my looks and popularity, but that doesn't mean that you don't have your… special traits of your own too. And do not take that as a compliment."
"First of all, Malfoy, I was not copying. I will never copy you, I am not jealous of you, and the only traits that you have are being an arse and being lucky enough to become Head Boy." Hermione spat, putting her book down. How dare he say that!
"Granger, Granger, Granger," Draco put his book down and smirked at Hermione. "You are so predictable."
This pushed her buttons.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Hermione demanded.
"Simple: I knew that you were going to say something like that." Draco smirked. Hermione was flabbergasted and she couldn't have anything to say.
"Oh, yeah? Well…uhm… you're predictable too!" Hermione shouted. Oh Merlin, that was stupid. I just copied him.
"I told you that you copy me," Draco muttered, but his anger soon rose. "And no I am not predictable, you…"
"Filthy little Mudblood? That is so old, Malfoy. And I already saw that coming." Hermione pointed out, this time it was her turn to smirk.
"You are such a…"
"Twitchy little ferret?" Draco glared and Hermione glared back.
How dare he!
How dare she!
Suddenly, Draco had an idea.
"I am predictable." Draco said, trying not to smirk.
"Ah-ha! You admit!" Hermione pointed her finger at him. "I told you so." Hermione had her five seconds of glory, when she suddenly blinked and frowned. Hermione Granger, believe it or not, was confused.
"Whatever, Granger. You are predictable too. Like if I say that you are predictable, you would say 'no.'"
"No, I'm…" Hermione shut her mouth. Bloody hell. Draco smirked.
"I have a plan. A plan that possibly might work, yet it possibly might fail." Draco offered more to himself than to Hermione. Hermione raised her eyebrow curiously.
Hermione looked suspiciously at Draco. What is he doing? Is he actually offering something to her? She had to know.
"What exactly are you saying?" Hermione asked.
"Simple, Granger. Do you want to do something so unpredictable, so un-like ourselves, and change Hogwarts forever?" Draco asked, smirking. Hermione pondered over this. She wanted to make a change for Hogwarts, but she needed to know what the catch was.
"Tell me," Hermione looked into his eyes curiously and daringly. Draco swallowed hard.
"We'll secretly tell the whole school that we fancy each other. Then by Valentine's Day, we start going out." Draco's eyes glittered mischievously. Hermione's eyes widened as big as saucers. I mean, sure, she wanted to do something that no one would ever expect, but… to fancy Draco Malfoy? How in the hell is she supposed to convince everyone that she secretly loves Draco Malfoy? What would her friends think? What would her Professors think? What would her classmates think? What would the whole school think?
…
They would be absolutely shocked.
…
Hermione liked it.
"Wait, a second. You're offering me this deal? You think that I would accept? You think that I would actually go on with this? Tell me, Malfoy, if I do it that means that you have to do it too… Not that I'm saying that I'll do it." Hermione said, trying not to sound too eager to do something totally Slytherin.
"Well of course I'm going to do it, Granger! Who do you think came up with the idea? Certainly, not you. Besides, I actually want people to remember who I am when I leave Hogwarts." Draco spat.
"How in the hell will this so called brilliant idea let people remember us? Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger?" Hermione said a little too loudly.
"Doing so, would make the houses set aside their differences, and Gryffindor and Slytherin would become as close as you are with Potter and Weasley." Draco said quickly. Draco sort of panicked. Honestly, he didn't know why he would make such an offer, especially to her. He just sort of… blurted it out after he thought of it. Plus, Hogwarts would need a little excitement, considering that the Draco Malfoy would be leaving Hogwarts next year. And, besides her little adventures with Potter and Weasley, she never really had any excitement in her life since Krum. He is doing her a really big favor. If only, besides being predictable, she could be gullible too.
Thankfully, she is.
"Ok… so we both get credit for the coming of the house-unity between Gryffindor and Slytherin…" Hermione said, mostly to herself.
Hermione sighed. Draco smirked.
"I accept." Hermione said, putting her hand out.
"Welcome to the ship of S.S. Taking Risks." Draco let out his hand and shook her hand.
Draco's hand on Hermione's felt extremely weird. His hands were soft and warm, unlike he who is cold and harsh. She also felt some sort of jolt when their hands touched. All of a sudden, Hermione blushed, took her hand away and looked everywhere and anywhere but him. Not noticing that Draco was doing the same thing.
Author's Notes : im SO SO SOsorry that this isn't really a good chapter, but i promise you that the next couple of chapters would be!
i was at monterey, CA during spring break for two days. when i checked my email, my inbox was filled with SOOO many Review Alert!s! i was extremely happy! thanks to all of you 21 first reviewers, because you guys made my day ((especially since i had to stay inside a car for two-three hours))! hermionemalfoy18, silverwolfdemoness, rewt, AkiandTenshi, xoKaSsIeox, anonomys, Pauly-85, stbqt, ForgottenNightmares, xOxOkIsSmYaSsXoXo, RumorGoddess, Flavagurl, albhedgirl, xputteckx, Gone-Goonie, Kiwi-San, DaddysLiLAngel1, babyblueangel, PaRTy-GiRL089, mentallyinsane, and olivia!
if youre wondering what the first part of this chapter meant ((as in you thought it was TOTALLY random)), youll have to wait and see later on in the story! the whole "deal" thing was sorta bad ((i wrote it bad)), but ill make up for itsoon!
in the upcoming chapter : what will draco and hermione first do? what happens when people start seeing some sort of connection between both of them?
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