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Disclaimer: Not mine … I'm getting tired of this…
Recap:
Blaise decided to end his essay there, so he kept his stuff and levitated the Transfiguration At It's Best book towards the shelves and slotting it neatly inbetween Magical Fauna & Fungi and An Autobiography: Gilderoy Lockhart – The Star of Our Lives.
He slung his bag over his shoulder and walked out the door, too sleepy to be aware of Madam Pince's piercing glare. He adjusted to the brighter light before descending a flight of steps to the Transfiguration classroom.
:End of Recap.
Of All The People In The WorldChapter Eight…
Draco was seated in the Transfiguration classroom, staring at the door as students walked inside. His eyes darted from one student to another as he silently searched for Blaise. Where could've Blaise gotten to?
Then, he saw Blaise entering the classroom with a satisfied smirk on his face. He spotted Draco and walked towards him.
"Hey, mate," he said, sitting down. He got out his copy of Transfiguration: Grade 6 and placed it on the desk infront of him.
"Hey," Draco mumbled. "What did you do?"
"Well, we went to the library, coz she had to do extra credit for Ancient Runes, or some other subject. I tell you, Drake, the library is damn boring! It's just shelves and shelves and shelves of boring old tattered books for you to study! And the librarian, Madam What's-Her-Name, is like a hawk! She just glares at you the whole time…."
Draco zoned out of the connersation. He hated it when Blaise rambled. He never got to the point. It made Draco so frustrated and curious to know what else had happened. He didn't care about what Madam Pince was doing, or what the library looked like!
He fished out his schedule from his bag and looked over his subjects for the day. Was Hermione in any of them? Hmmm…
I've got double Potions with her after lunch, History of Magic in one hour… and Arithmancy just before dinner.
He kept his schedule and smiled to himself – he was going to see Hermione a lot that day!
"Hell-o? Drake?" Blaise said, waving his hand infront of Draco's dazed face. He had a sleepy-happy expression and glazed eyes -- HE WAS GOING TO SEE HERMIONE!
"What?" Draco snapped, annoyed that he had been dragged out of his reverie -- only to listen to Blaise's hopeless ramble!
"Geez, man. You're moody today," Blaise said, offended. He turned to his Transfiguration book and began to flip through the pages, grumbling.
Draco sighed and turned to stare up at the dusty ceilings. He couldn't wait for this class to be over.
"BRIIING," went the school bell. Professor McGonagall cleared her throat as all the students got up in a frenzy, eager to get out of the class.
"Remember, class," she called, her voice barely audible over the noise. "I want all your essays by Monday. It should be at least two pages long, and DO NOT try to enlarge your handwriting, Mr. Thomas!" she glared pointedly at Dean Thomas, who was stuffing his rolls of parchment into his bag. He grinned cheekily back at her before rushing out of the class.
Draco was the first student out of the class. He walked briskly down the corridor towards the History of Magic classroom. His heart raced as he saw Hermione coming from the opposite direction, burried deeply in a thick book she was reading. She apparently knew exactly where the History of Magic classroom was, because she took an abrupt turn and walked straight into class!
Draco stared after her. Who knew she had the whole plan of Hogwarts drilled in her head! He sighed with a small smile as he entered the class and sat down near the back. He never really bothered with History of Magic. It was a lame subject to him. Quite useless. He looked around and his gaze fell on Hermione, who was sorting out her quills and ink bottles on her desk.
After a few boring minutes, Professor Binns, the only Hogwarts teacher that was a ghost, drifted in through the back wall. He floated towards the blackboard at the front of the class and started to drone on and on about the history of, well, magic.
Merlin's beard, why the Hell am I taking this dopey class, anyway! Draco thought after a long half hour. He looked around the class, at all the bored faces and sleeping students, when once again, his gaze fell on Hermione. She was scratching notes down harshly down on her withered parchment, biting her bottom lip in concerntration.
Draco bit back a grin. Oh yeah. 'Coz of her.
He smiled lightly as he dawdled on some parchment. He glanced up at Binns and shook his head, frowning. What a bore.
He wrote Hermione's name over and over again in his best cursive writing with his best quill and glittering dark green ink, on his best roll of parchment. Within minutes, the whole page was covered in glittering 'Hermione's in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Draco then got out some more parchment and began to draw a large heart and scratched his and Hermione's initials inside. He sighed and frowned.
Hah. I wish.
Draco stared at Hermione for a couple of minutes, before slumping down on his desk and doodling some more.
A/n: 'Ello! I'm really sorry this chapter is so short. I had a writer's block, so I couldn't finish it in time, so I'm posting this chappie one day late. Noooooooo… my one-chappie-a-day-and-surviving reputation has been crushed. Damn writer's block. Spoils everything. Huff. And yes, I know that the title has nothing to do with the chappie, but I had a title-block! I just went blank. Silence>>
I'd like to thank all my reviewers -- YOU MAKE MY DAY SOOOOO SPECIAL! Oh, and a special thanks to Yazzie – my best fwen in d 'ole world! Apart from Caitlin and Sarah, of course. Did I really beat you in the 'Best English' thing by 0.5? Wow… ain't that lucky! Ehhe… Well, you're lucky, 'coz you don't hafta practice the damn Anugerah Cemerlang thing OVER AND OVER AGAIN. It's v. annoying. And the Malay teacher can't even pronounce my name properly! Seriously – 'Si-oh-suyin'? Ugh. I'm your best friend in the whole wide world (apart from caitlin)? Awww… me feel touched. I thot that position was already filled up by Shareen…?
Anyway, here are some replies to some of my reviewers:
Justamuggle: Lol. Curse the suspense…! Hmmm… well, I can't give anything away, now can I? I alrady slipped out twice – don't wanna make the same mistake now, do I?
Jkg-vader: Hehe. Lol. Yeah. He's such a vain dope. But now, he's a vain dope at St. Mungo's!
Animeluver911: Cute? CUTE? Oh, ok! Thanks… I guess!
CMHValex: Haha… Hermy fall for Blaise? That's a good thot… I'll think about it. ;) Me wanna thank you personally. You are my strongest reviewer! THANK YOU! Muaks!
.-.Shesshy-kun's Mate.-.: Ron/Hermy? Hmmm… They are already together in the story. But Draco doesn't like that, now, does he? A chappie a day is quite simple if you have a plot sorted out. I don't – that's how I got my writer's block last nite! Nooo… and don't worry – me and all my friends are ramblers, too. Ramblers United! Okay, that was lame. Soz.
Ronschic07:I'm doing a DAMN good job? Hehe… thanks! Blaise fall for Hermy? Isn't that Draco's job? I'll think about it… )
DragonHeartString101: You love this story? Thanks! So do I... :p
Classicmovielover: Too short? Okk.. I'll try to lengthen my chapters. But I've got a length that I'm kinda used to, didja notice? Most of them are a particular length. Oh, well. I'll try! Going to fast? Nooooo…! Oh, well. What has passed may be forgotten. Izzat correct? Latin? Oh, YEAH…. It's not Spanish… pfft. :beep: TO ALL REVIEWERS: THANKS TO CLASSICMOVIELOVER'S POINTING-OUT, DARK DRAGON IS ACTUALLY LATIN, NOT SPANISH. THAT IS ALL. :beep:
Slytherin princess 05: Yeah, I know. But don't worry. Everything turns out good in the end. It's a happy ending kinda story!
Existense92: Erm… I don't think so… probably for a short mo, but overall, it's DM/HG. D
Yazzie: silence>> I already replied to ur review at the top. :scroll up, pls, if u haven't read it yet. It's the non-bold one: )
Dracoandhermionerock: I totally agree with your penName! Ehhe… my story rocks? I'm so touched. TQ! As I said in :Scrolls up to check: CMHValex's reply, Blaise and Hermy are being thot over… )