Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, except Prof. Rosenthal and Phroupoeyz, and I do own the plot, so no copying.
A/N: Going to make this short because I know I've been keeping you waiting so t long. Just want to say that I'm sorry that I made you wait so long. Well, that was dumb.
Enjoy!
Chapter 21
The Sleepover and Hogsmeade
Hermione walked up to her room to find Ginny, Lavender and Parvati giggling, they were all sitting on Lavender's bed, drinking butterbeer.
"What are you three giggling about?" Hermione asked.
"Nothing, we just have had way too much butterbeer," Ginny smiled
"Sure, well, I'll have one then," Hermione said as she sat down on her bed. Ginny tossed her a bottle and Hermione caught it with ease, setting it down on the bed without opening it, she couldn't have any after all.
"So how was detention Hermione?" Lavender asked, "You're back a little early aren't you?"
"Yeah, I got pissed at Snape and smacked him," Hermione said with a smile.
"Ok, who are you and what have you done with the real Hermione?" Parvati asked in all seriousness.
"I still am Hermione. I just got really mad at him, he insulted me over something that he had no right to. He deserved it," Hermione said with an iniquitous smile.
"Hermione, what did he say?"
"He called me a whore," Hermione said a little too quickly.
"Why would Snape call you a whore?" Ginny asked suspiciously.
"Because…er…I don't know," Hermione said with hesitation.
"Hermione, you don't have to lie to us."
"I'm not lying, you guys, I would never lie to you guys."
"Hermione, I think dating Malfoy is doing something to you," Ginny said innocently.
"Ginny, how do you know that?" Hermione scolded.
"YOU'RE DATING MALFOY?" Lavender screamed
"Yes, thank you very much, I am," Hermione said smugly.
"Really, I never thought that you two could ever get together, it should've happened a long time ago, I'm glad it finally did," Parvati said seriously.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked.
"Well, you two are so incredibly perfect for each other, besides the whole light side, dark side, thing."
"Really, how are we perfect for each other?" Hermione thought that no one would think that they could ever be together.
"Well, you two have been hitting on each other since second year, constantly, and you're both smart and good looking…"
"Ok, I get it. But I never hit on him."
"Yes you did, you just didn't know it."
"And how am I supposed to not know that I am hitting on someone?"
"Trust me, its possible."
"Whatever."
"So, how did it happen?" Lavender asked, trying to get back to the subject.
"Well…" Hermione went on to explain the whole shower and bet thing, and basically everything leading up to this, only taking out parts about Ron and her being pregnant.
"Hermione, that is so romantic, so how long have you actually been going out then?"
"Just a couple days, technically," Hermione said.
"So have you done, you know, yet?" Lavender asked, smiling.
"No, we haven't, we're waiting."
"Waiting for what? This is Draco Malfoy we're talking about here; do the words 'Slytherin Sex God' mean anything to you?"
"You know what, you wouldn't understand." Hermione said. "Can we please change the subject?"
"Fuck no, you are going to tell us all of the juicy details, everything." Ginny cried.
"Ginny, how did you know? I never told you." Hermione asked.
"Oh, Harry told me on accident, when he was talking about his boyfriend to me."
"Oh, ok. I just didn't want the whole school to kno" she stopped mid sentence and looked at Lavender and Parvati, who were having a conversation of their own, "the whole school won't know, right?" Hermione said to the two in a threatening tone.
They both shook their heads violently. "Nope, we promise, now tell us everything."
So Hermione went on to explain everything, from what it felt like for their first kiss, to when they kissed in the middle of potions, and how they were going to Hogsmeade the next day together.
"You should go to sleep then, Hermione, you don't want to be all tired out for him, and look horrible," Lavender said smiling.
"You have no idea…" Hermione said softly to herself.
"What?" Ginny asked.
"Oh, I said, that's a good idea. But I still want to talk to you guys, what's new with your lives?"
"Ginny, tell Hermione who you like," Lavender said.
"Ginny, who do you like?" Hermione asked with earnest in her voice, getting all giddy from the sugar of the snacks.
"Well, you might understand, it seems you like bad boys as well…"
"Ginny, who is it?" Hermione screamed.
"Blaise," Ginny smiled but Hermione wasn't smiling, she just looked up at Ginny. "What's the matter, Hermione?"
"Ginny, Blaise is…well, how do I tell you this?"
"Tell me what?" Ginny asked.
"Well, you know that boyfriend that Harry was talking about?"
"Yeah."
"Well, put two and two together, Gin, he's gay."
Ginny felt her world crash for a second time, why was it that every guy she liked turned gay.
"Hermione, it's not true is it?" Ginny asked slowly.
"I'm sorry Ginny, but if it makes you feel any better, he's bi. He just prefers men."
Ginny's face lit up. "So I could still have him? I could turn him to like girls better," Ginny was rambling.
"I guess you could try, Harry said that he is a really good kisser. And he did go out with some girls," Hermione was contemplating.
"WOAH, HOLD UP!" Lavender screamed. "First of all, Harry's gay? Second of all, Blaise is gay?"
"Yeah, they like each other, they started dating today actually." Hermione said.
"Well, that is something new to even us," Parvati said.
"Don't tell anyone," Hermione said softly, "Harry doesn't want anyone to know, he wants to keep Blaise and his relationship a secret."
"Hah, I can't keep secrets," Lavender said.
"You have to, it will crush Harry's world if he knew that I told anyone."
"Fine, but we're only doing it for him. Maybe we should go to sleep Lavender, that way we can't hear anymore secrets that they want us to keep. I'm going to blow up if I have to keep in another one," Parvati said.
"No, I want to stay up a little longer, let's just play a game or something."
"That sounds like fun, what do you want to play?" Hermione asked.
"Truth or Dare," Parvati screamed.
"Parvati, we've already told each other everything, how about something not as girlyish," Hermione stated.
"No, I want to play truth or dare."
"Too bad, we're not playing it," Hermione was getting angry now.
"Why, do you have something to hide?" Lavender asked.
"No, I just don't want to play that, it's too childish, we should play something a little more complicated," Hermione said, trying to get the subject off of truth or dare, because she didn't want the gossip twins to know everything that had happened to her, it was too soon to tell everyone.
"Fine, what do you want to play then?" Ginny asked Hermione.
"I don't care, anything but Truth or Dare," Stated Hermione
"Well, let's play Catch Phrase then," Ginny said.
"What's that?" Lavender and Parvati asked.
"That's a great game Ginny; I know I have it somewhere in my bag here," Hermione said as she started looking through her trunk.
"What's Catch Phrase?" Lavender asked again.
"Well, it's sort of like charades, but you can talk and say anything you want to get people to guess the word, and if it ends on you, then you get a point. You have a certain amount of time to get through as many as you can. You want to have the least amount of points by the end of the game," Ginny explained as Hermione came back with a small elliptical piece of plastic that was about a half an inch thick. There were two buttons on it, one with a clock and another one with an arrow.
"You see, if you don't like the word then you can skip it. It's really not all that hard, Hermione, you can go first."
Hermione hit the button with the clock and there was a metronomic beeping.
"Ok, Snape's hair."
"Greasy," Ginny shouted.
"Good," Hermione shouted and handed the thing to Ginny.
"Your favorite food."
"Plums," Hermione shouted.
Ginny handed the thing to Parvati who looked at it for a couple of seconds.
"What the hell is a Brad Pitt?" Parvati asked.
Hermione started laughing, as did Ginny. Parvati just looked at them blankly until the timer went off.
Finally after a couple of minutes, Hermione had enough breath to talk again.
"Parvati, Brad Pitt is an actor. He is in movies, and he's really cute," Hermione was explaining.
"Yeah, I actually have a picture of him in one of my magazines if you want to see." Ginny said. Ginny had subscribed to a girl's magazine when her and Hermione became friends, because then they had more to talk about.
Ginny pulled it out and opened it up to the page and showed the two girls.
"Wow, he is cute," Lavender squeaked.
"Ok, now that you know who Brad Pitt is, can we continue with the game?" Hermione asked.
They spent another two hours playing Catch Phrase, with many stops to explain to everyone what some things were. 'Computer' took a rather long time to explain.
Finally they drifted off to sleep about three thirty. All of them exhausted and three fourths of them buzzed off the butterbeer.
"Hermione, get up. Harry said that you have to be woken up," a fifth year was saying to Hermione.
"What time is it?" she asked sleepily, rubbing her eyes.
"Er…quarter to ten," the girl said.
"Ok, thanks," Hermione said, getting slowly out of her bed. She had to be ready in fifteen minutes.
She got dressed, wiping the sleepers from her eyes. She had put on a black t-shirt, going down to her midriff and tight around her chest. She had on a pair of jeans with a belt, and a pair of black flip flops. She was exhausted. She shouldn't have stayed up so late. She put on some light make up and looked at herself in the mirror. It wasn't as bad as she thought.
She brushed her hair and made her way down the stairs towards the common room. Harry was sitting on the couch.
"Ready Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, why are you waiting for me?" Hermione asked confused.
"Blaise said that he was going to pick me up when Malfoy picked you up."
"Oh, ok, well, we should go out there soon, he said that he would be here at ten, and it's already five after. He's never late," Hermione said.
"Ok, let's go then," Harry said, making his way towards the portrait.
When they walked out, Draco was standing there, looking expectantly at them.
"Hi Draco, you ready?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah. Er…Potter…Blaise said that he would be here in a few." Draco said slowly to Harry, trying to figure out when he had started being nice to scarhead.
"Ok, thanks."
Draco then turned to the Fat Lady, made a bow and said goodbye. Hermione giggled.
"So are you two best friends now?" Hermione asked.
"No, we just were talking and I don't want to seem rude by not saying good bye," Draco answered.
"Sure," Hermione said, giggling again.
Hermione and Draco walked down towards the front doors, making their way to Hogsmeade.
"So, where do you want to go first, my love?" Draco asked Hermione when they got there.
"I don't know, can we get something to eat though, I just got up and all I ate yesterday was a couple of chocolate frogs."
"Ok, well, where do want to go? There is a small place at the end of the street that's pretty good."
"Sure, I don't care," Hermione smiled, as they made their way down the street.
Out of a corner there was a pair of eyes watching the happy couple. He gave a scoff and headed after them.
Hermione walked into the restaurant that, from the outside, looked very shabby and broken down. But on the inside it was beautiful, there were small tables all over the restaurant, most of them for two, there was a higher half of a floor above the bottom one, with purple carpeted stairs leading up to it.
"Table for two?" the waiter asked. He was probably in his early twenties, with dark black hair that went halfway to his shoulders.
"Yes," Draco said.
"Right this way," The waiter walked them over to a table by the staircase, he pulled out the chair for Hermione and she sat down. Draco took a seat across from her. The waiter whispered something in Draco's ear then walked away.
When the waiter was gone Hermione started questioning Draco.
"What did he say to you?" Hermione asked.
"Nothing," Draco replied with a smirk.
"Oh, come on, I know you're lying."
"I'm not lying," he said with a raise of his eyebrow, "I'm just exaggerating the truth."
"You are so annoying, come on, tell me."
"And why should I do that, Ms. Granger," he said mockingly.
"Because I want to know. Isn't that good enough?"
"No, you have to give me good reason to tell you."
The waiter came back for a couple of seconds to take their drink order, and Hermione was silent, looking at the waiter suspiciously, wondering what he had said.
When he left, Hermione was at it again.
"Come on, please Draco."
"No, I'm not going to tell you unless you give me good reason."
"And what is good reason?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know, you think of that yourself," He smiled and leaned back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling.
Suddenly it was not the ceiling that he was looking at; his view was covered by hazelnut eyes, staring straight at him.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I am trying to get your attention, since you are deliberately ignoring me."
"Hmmm…ok," Draco said, closing his eyes.
"What are you doing?" he heard Hermione ask.
"I'm closing my eyes, waiting for the waiter to return, so I can order my food," he said with his eyes still closed.
Hermione gave out a huff; then slammed down her mouth on his. He opened his eyes, looking straight at her.
She pulled away.
"Is that good enough reason?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, so now you are just seducing me into telling you things?" Draco asked.
"Yes, I am trying to seduce you. Now please tell me."
"Maybe. It depends."
"On what?" Hermione asked exasperatedly.
"On how much better you kiss me next time."
"Oh, so you're saying that that kiss wasn't good enough?" she asked.
"No, you weren't trying."
"Fine." She said, attacking his lips again, then noticing she was in a rather uncomfortable position, she moved her body slightly and keeping her mouth on Draco's made to sit on his lap, straddling his legs and still kissing him.
Draco was stunned by her move, and his hands went automatically to the small of her back, as hers went to his cheeks, pulling him in closer.
When she finally pulled away from lack of air, Draco just smirked at her.
"So, do you want to get off me first, or do you want to hear it."
"I think I'm rather comfortable here," Hermione said with a smile.
There was a clearing of a throat behind them. The waiter was back. Hermione's cheeks blushed as she realized where she was sitting, so she got up and went back to her own seat.
"Er…are you two ready to order?" the waiter asked.
"Yes, I will have the lemon pepper cod, with a baked potato," Draco said, handing the menu back to the waiter.
"And you miss?"
"I'll have a Greek salad and a side of mashed potatoes, and a plum."
"I think we can arrange that," the waiter said smiling.
"Thank you."
The waiter walked away. Hermione was looking at Draco expectantly.
"What?" He asked.
"Are you going to tell me now?"
"Oh yeah, he said, and I quote 'you're lucky to have someone as fine as her with you here, never let her go,'" Draco said with a smile.
"Really?" Hermione asked smiling.
"No, that would be way too cliché; he actually said that it was already lunch time, so we couldn't order breakfast."
"Oh," Hermione put her head down a little.
"But if it makes you feel better, I like the first one better," Draco said still smirking.
"Draco, you're so funny yet romantic at the same time, I could just kiss you, but then we might get in trouble again."
"I'm going to take you up on that later."
"Ok."
Ron was sitting at a table on the floor above them, looking down at the couple occasionally. He almost puked when he saw what Hermione had done to Draco, to try and pry the information from him. He could hear almost everything they were saying as well.
He sat with an evil glare on his face, scaring off the waitress that was supposed to be taking his order.
He didn't want food; he just wanted to know how things were progressing in their little relationship.
After lunch, Draco and Hermione walked to Honeydukes. They both got some Bertie Bott's, chocolate frogs, and Pumpkin Pasties. Then they left the store.
"Follow me; I want to show you something." Draco said as he grabbed Hermione's free hand.
Draco walked behind Honeydukes, where there was supposedly a brick wall. But of course, in the magical world, things are not as they seem.
Or maybe they are…
Draco grabbed the top of the wall and lifted himself up onto it.
"Hand me the bags," he said putting his arm down, grabbing the bags of candy from Hermione, which they had bought. He threw them over the other side. "Now give me your hand," he said.
He pulled her up onto the wall, and then jumped over onto the other side. Putting out his arms to catch Hermione. "Jump," he said simply.
She jumped softly down, but losing her balance, landed in Draco's arms.
"Thanks," she said, looking around, "Where are we?"
"Oh, just my secret hiding place. It's just about the only place that you can go around here for some privacy."
"Oh and why would we need privacy?" Hermione asked, with a smile on her lips.
"That you will see, love," he said then led her down the alley and around the corner. The alleyway dead ended at another brick wall. Draco sat down against the wall and grabbed one of the chocolate frogs out of the bag and struggling with it until he finally got it into his mouth. Hermione sat down next to him, smiling.
"What are you smiling about?" he asked after he had swallowed the frog.
"You, you're so funny to watch. It's like you're so civilized, until you get your hands on a chocolate frog. Then you turn into a child, trying to chase it and stuff."
"Well, I would like to see you try to eat one and look civilized."
Hermione grabbed a chocolate frog. She pulled her wand out of her robes and then opened the box.
"Immobulous," she said softly and the frog stopped moving, she picked it up and bit its head off.
"That's not fair," Draco said, "You're not allowed to use magic."
"Well, you should have told me that before. You saw me get my wand out."
"Well, I thought you were going to hit it over the head or something."
"Whatever. So why are we here?" Hermione asked, taking another bite out of the motionless frog.
"I don't know, what do you want to do here?" He asked.
"I don't know, I was just following you." She said.
"I know, I just wanted to get away from everybody else, there are always too many people, and I am a rather solitary person."
"So, Mr. Solitary, do you want me to leave you alone?" Hermione asked, smiling.
"No, I believe that you still owe me a kiss from the restaurant."
"Oh yes, I forgot," she said, crawling her way over to Draco and planting her lips on his, sharing with him a very chocolaty kiss.
A/N: I hope you all liked that chapter. I liked it. Anyway, I am going to be leaving to go to Florida on Thursday, so I will either update another chapter by then, or its going to be when I get back, which is the 4th of April. If I can get online then I will try to update while I'm down there, but I definitely will not be writing, I will be enjoying the sunshine, instead of being stuck here in Michigan, SilverShiver, aka Amber, is going with me, so I don't know what she is doing about updating.
Also, we have combined forces and written a one-shot, it is under the screen name ShiverBoo, its called Luck of the Irish and we wrote it on St. Patrick's Day. Please go check it out, it was really fun to write.
So, I'm sorry to make you wait so long for another chapter but I had so much stuff to do this week in preparation for my trip and I hope that you aren't too mad with me. Thank you for all the reviews for previous chapters, and please R&R on this one.
I love you all.
Brittany