Chapter 9: I was wondering if you...
It was early in the morning. Blaise spent the night in his room, while Draco was sleeping out on the couches. He just woke up. He found that the fireplace was filled with dancing fire flames. He knew he didn't start the fire, so the next person he thought would, was Hermione. He stared at the fire in the fireplace. His head kept on going back to what happened yesterday.
Draco walked across the hallway, and was about to knock on Hermione's door. He pulled back but then he just knocked.
"Draco?" Hermione asked through her door. Ginny, Lavender, and Parvarti were all giggling saying all these things about how Hermione wanted it to be Draco and wanting him to come in.
He sighed, and then said,"Yeah." He heard someone get up from a bed or a chair, either of those two and come closer to the door. Draco's heart beated wildly, little did he know, Hermione's were beating wildly also. Hermione reached down to open the doorknob, Draco looked down. Hermione opened the door, and looked at Draco. She felt her face becoming pink. Her friends were behind her were whispering quietly and giggling. Draco looked up and smiled warmly to Hermione. This only made her blush even more. Draco noticed, but made it seem like he didn't notice.
"Hermione," Draco whispered quietly. Hermione shivered for a moment.
"Yeah?"
Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her out of her room to the hall. He pushed her to the wall and made a pretty loud thud. Hermione's friends gasped when they heard this. Blaise, still in Draco's room had also heard this, since both Draco and Hermione were out of the room, Blaise opened the door slowly. Draco leaned in towards Hermione until his face was only a few centimeters away from hers. Parvarti, Lavender, and Ginny looked silently out of the door.
"Thank you," Draco said unexpectantly.
Hermione looked at Draco and said, "For what --" But she was stopped by Draco's lips. His kiss was soft and sweet. It was almost like the one in Snape's room, but more gentle. Hermione felt like she was going to collapse. Hermione's arms were on Draco's shoulders while Draco's hands were on her hips. Draco broke it off first and finished his sentence," For everything." Then he let go of Hermione and walked out towards the common room downstairs.
He sighed and thought, "Was it the right thing to do?" He ran his hands through his silver-blonde hair. He didn't hear someone coming down to the common room. Hermione breathed rapidly but silently. She stopped where she was and took a deep breath. "There's nothing to worry about. I didn't kiss him first," Hermione thought to herself. She walked towards the couch where Draco was. He was still lying down turned towards his side. His eyes seemed like they were closed, but he was just pondering for a moment. Hermione thought that Draco was sleeping so she bent down and stroked Draco's cheek.
Draco was lying down and still thinking until he felt someone stroke his cheek. It was as if the person didn't want to wake him up. It was extremely gentle. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a face that was framed with golden brown hair that was waved slightly His eyesight were slightly blurred from still not getting used to opening his eyes in the morning. The soft pale iridescent colors of dawn were peeking in the windows. This made it seem that Hermione was an angel.
Hermione didn't move where she was standing, but she did stop stroking Draco's cheek. She smiled at him and said," Your awake I see. Well, I just came down to see how you are."
To Draco, he actually thought he was watching a beautiful angel speak to him. Draco rubbed his eyes with his hands and his vision focused and he saw Hermione leaning down towards him. He was shocked; he really thought he saw an angel. He sighed, and said, "Morning."
Hermione smiled once more. Then she walked around the sofa and knelt down on the floor. "Draco?"
"Hmph?" Draco replied.
"What really happened yesterday? I've been up all night thinking about it. I know it's silly, just a kiss right? I know it seems like it was just a once in a lifetime thing, but, it seemed like there was a ... "Hermione couldn't finish her sentence; there weren't any words to describe what she felt. But Draco must have known because he felt it also.
He said, "A connection?"
"Yeah, I guess you can say that," Hermione said. "Well, I better go wake up my friends. You don't mind if I use the shower first do you?"
"No."
"All right." Hermione stood up and started walking, but her arm was held back by Draco's hand. "After schools ... do you, well, you don't have to."
"Yes..." Hermione said waiting for Draco to finish his sentence now.
"I was wondering if you wanted to go Hogsmeade with me. Since today everyone's going. So do you want to? I mean, I understand if you don't want to," Draco was rambling on," Like, yeah I know we don't really get along that well but --" He was stopped by Hermione.
"I'd love to," she said, then smiled quickly then left.
Draco sat up and yelled out, "YES!"
Hermione heard this and giggled to herself while she was going up the staircase.
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Hermione was in her room, with Parvarti, Lavender and Ginny.
"Where were you?" Ginny asked.
"I bet she was with Draco!" Lavender said as a joke.
"So what?" Hermione replied back.
All three of the girls gasped.
"No freaking way, Hermione!" Parvarti said incredulously.
"Is there a problem with that though?" Hermione wondered, but knowing the answer from them. It was obvious. "Well, anyways, Malfoy asked me to go to Hogsmeade with him. I said sure, and I heard him yell 'yes'. So, if you'll excuse me, I'll have to get ready."
"Hermione?" Parvarti started," You know that Lavender and I have been dying all these years to give you a make-over right?"
"Yes..." Hermione said, but began to back away from them.
Parvarti and Lavender started approaching Hermione steadily. "Well, Hermione," Lavender said while giggling," I think today's the day that you will get the make-over that we have been anticipating!"
"No! Come on! Ya'll won't do that to me, would you! Ginny! Tell them no! YOU even no that I don't like this!" Hermione pleaded.
"Well, Hermione. I have been wanting to the make-over while you were at the Burrow with me, but I never got the chance to," Ginny told Hermione.
Hermione's eyes grew wide while Lavender performed a spell at her. It was a spell that made Hermione stand in place. Hermione was struggling to get free, but she couldn't; only her voice was in her control for now. Hermione was standing there, while the three girls were looking through Hermione's closet.
"Hermione! There's NOTHING to wear here!" Lavender sighed. "I have no choice, but to get some clothes from my closet."
"What are you talking about? My clothes are okay!" Hermione impatiently.
"Well, in other words, they're plain," Parvarti said with a disgusted tone. Hermione remembered that Paravarti and Lavender were the best dressed in the entire school. Not too slutty, but still revealing in the areas they had wanted to reveal.
Lavender magicked her and Parvarti's clothes into Hermione's closet. Mini-skirts, tube-tops, camis, and more were stuffed into Hermione's closet. Ginny's eyes widened with Hermione's.
"Okay, so Hermione, which of these do you want to wear with your date with Draco?" Lavender said while pointing out to the enormous amount of clothes.
"Lav, I think we have to show her the whole outfit to pick from," Ginny suggested.
"You are sooo right!" Parvarti cried out.
Lavender and Parvarti started mixing and matching their clothes. They actually even included some of Hermione's old clothes in with theirs. While they were sorting them, Parvarti told Ginny and Hermione," We need to take you two shopping in London over the summer. They have great clothes, as you can see right here. This make-over needs to be permanent!"
"You don't think I dress to badly, do you?" Ginny questioned Lavender and Parvarti.
"No, just that we didn't want to leave you out," Lavender replied.
"Besides, you dress very cute. Preppy in a school girl kind of way," Parvarti answered.
"Thanks."
"No prob."
Hermione was just standing there looking at the clothes; she even had to admit that they were very stylish and cute. Lavender and Parvarti finished their creations and stepped back to show Hermione their clothes that they had arranged.
"Okay, Hermione you pick, or we have to just select for you."
There were in total of twenty outfits. Hermione took awhile choosing them, but she finally got to her choice.
"Hermione, good choice!" Lavender started pressuring Hermione to hurry up.
"Thanks," Hermione said," Can I go try it on?"
"Sure," Parvarti said. "Lav, let her free so she can change."
Lavender said the counter-curse and set Hermione free. But before Hermione could even think, Lavender locked Hermione's door from the outside, so Hermione couldn't get out unless she had her wand, which she didn't have since it was in Parvarti's pocket.
"That is so not fair!" Hermione said.
"Everything's fair in love and clothes!" Parvarti smartly said.
"Fine."
Hermione started change; her outfit had a dusty pink silk pin tuck 'Mercedes' top and a black leather 'origami' mini skirt. Her purse was a black leather east-west shoulder bag. She also had sterling silver multi chain earrings. Finally she had a leather jacket to top it off.
"Hermione turn around in circles so we can see how it looks on you," Ginny said excitingly.
Hermione turned slowly around while Ginny, Lavender and Parvarti were giving her inspections.
"Very cute!" Ginny squealed.
"Hermione, I don't understand WHY you don't wear skirts that often! You have very long legs! The guys would follow you around everywhere! Not that they don't!" Lavender told her friend.
"What do you mean, 'guys would follow you everywhere! not that they don't!' do they actually follow me?" Hermione asked.
"Well, yeah! You should see Seamus Finnigan's look when you walk into the room!" Parvarti said.
"Seamus? What does his face really look like then," Hermione asked.
All of the three girls contorted their face into a daydreaming pose. Hermione started laughing and said," He can't possibly do that! Would he?"
"He already DOES!" they shouted.
"No way!" Hermione kept on saying. Hermione did have a little crush on Seamus, he was nice to her. He was thought to be on the top ten cutest guys in Gryffindor. Of course this was Parvarit's and Lavender's list.
"Hermione," Lavender started," I know what you're thinking, but don't get carried away, because Draco has his thoughts on you. You know this also."
Hermione sighed,"Well..."
She was stopped by Parvarti. "We have to work on her hair and make-up. Ginny, I've seen how you do your make-up. You'll be in charge of Hermione's make-up. Lavender and I will do with her hair. But first, Hermione wash your hair with this."
Parvarti walked towards her duffel bag and took out a bottle. She handed the bottle towards Hermione; Hermione read the label and it said," Vanilla scented shampoo"
"Parvarti, I already have shampoo," Hermione told her.
"No questions or anything, just go on!"
Hermione went in and took of her clothes and got in the shower.
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Draco got up from the couch and ran upstairs only a few minutes after Hermione did. He felt so happy, but then he caught up with himself.
Why am I feeling so happy?
'Cuz you're probably in love with that mudblood.'
Draco's conscience had come back.
Back again are you?
'Well, I am your conscience if you haven't figured out.'
Are you saying that I'm stupid?
'Obviously'
Don't talk to me.
'Blah'
Go to hell
'That means you'll have to go with me'
ARGHHHH!
Draco was in his bedroom and he found Blaise on the couch still looking at the screen.
"Oy, Mate. I think someone fancy's Hermione," Blaise said casually.
"Who is it!" Draco asked.
"That Gryffindor. Um.. What's his name? Seamus Finnigan. Yeah, that's him," Blaise answered. "Oh, and Granger's getting a make-over. She looks sexy just to let you know."
"Thanks for the tip."
"No problem," Blaise said, "you going to Hogsmeade?"
"Yeah, you?"
"Sure, I guess. Would be nice if I had someone to go along with me," Blaise said sadly.
"In other words, Ginny Weasely?" Draco asked.
"No!" Blaise said, but he started to become red.
"Right. Well, I'm taking a shower," Draco said while going towards his bathroom.
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Hermione finished washing her hair and was blow drying it. Lavender was getting everything ready, the make-up, and the hair products.
"Lav, don't you think it's going to be cold outside?" Hermione asked.
"No, well, yes. But you're going to wear awesome black boots, so you won't really be cold," Lavender replied while showing Hermione her Dolce and Gabbana black leather stiletto boots.
Once Hermione's hair was dried, she got into her new outfit and sat. Then Lavender and Parvarti started to do Hermione's hair while Ginny did Hermione's make-up.
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Draco got out of the shower and put on an ivory colored sweater with a black hoodie, he had faded baggy jeans on. Draco pocketed his wand and walked out of the door with Blaise. Draco wrote quickly on a piece of parchment, "Meet me in the Great Hall." And slipped it under Hermione's door. Blaise looked at him questioningly but just shrugged it off and started to talk to Malfoy.
"Draco, I can't believe you're actually doing this," Blaise said chuckling.
"What is there something wrong with it?" Draco questioned.
"Just saying, if you do love her, what about your father?" Blaise answered.
"Oh."
"Yeah, definitely an OH."
"He won't find out," Draco said in a sure way.
"Well, other then the fact that there are death eater's sons in YOUR house, I don't think they'll find out," Blaise sarcastically told his friend.
"Right."
"'Course I'm right."
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The girls were finished with Hermione, they told her to close her eyes and walk towards the full length mirror.
"You look absolutely gorgeous Hermione!" Parvarti exclaimed.
"Um.. Thanks? But I'd know if I opened my eyes and see if I look all right," Hermione asked. Her friends let her, so she opened her eyes. Hermione's hair voluminous that was spiraling down her back. She had pretty blue shimmer eye shadow, with a slight pink blush on her cheeks to make them look flushed. Her lips were coated slightly with pink lip gloss.
"Maya, you are a knock out!" Lavender said while giggling. "Wait till the guys see you! I swear they will follow your every footstep!"
"I can hardly wait," Hermione said sarcastically.
"God, Hermione! Get excited! You are going on a date with the hottest guy in Hogwarts!" Ginny said jumping up and down.
"woo hooo," Hermione said in a bored voice. "Guess I'll just have to get over with this."
Hermione started walking towards her room, and found a piece of parchment in front of her door.
'Meet me in the Great Hall'
Draco
She smiled before she could catch her self. Hermione slid the note into her purse and waited in front of her door while Ginny, Lavender, and Parvarti were getting ready.
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Draco was walking down towards the Great Hall with Blaise.
"Blaise, who are you going to be with when I'm with Granger?" Draco asked.
"I dunno," Blaise replied.
"Well, how 'bout that Weasely girl?"
"You asked me that already," Blaise said getting red again once more.
"Do you like her?" Draco questioned.
"No," Blaise answered a little to fast.
"You do don't you! Don't keep this a secret from me Blaise!"
"Yeah," Blaise muttered.
"What? Sorry, couldn't hear you," Draco truly said. He didn't have a clue what his friend was muttering.
"I said, that I do like Ginny Weasely!" Blaise nearly yelled.
"Chill mate, I really couldn't hear you," Draco said in a calming tone.
Blaise sighed really loud and just walked faster. Draco was going to catch up with him, but decided against it.
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All the girls were finally ready, and all four walked towards the Great Hall together.
"Hermione, told you! The guys are checking you out!" Ginny whispered to Hermione.
Hermione looked sideways and saw that some 6th year boys were gawking at her. She faintly smiled and turned her head around to talk to Lavender and Parvarti. They all walked off leaving the sixth year boys behind watching them.
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okay... sorry if I can't say all the reviewers names on here. But, I just want to give you all a big thanks. I know lately, I haven't been really posting and stuff, but, I don't know, I guess I'm getting lazy. It IS the summer, so there probably will be many more chapters to come. If you want to see how Hermione's whole outfit looks like here are the links : (searched on : http/bluefly. skirt : http/bluefly. purse : http/bluefly. earrings : http/bluefly. never got the time to actually go and look for the leather jacket, but if I do find it, um.. I guess I'll just give you the link later on the chapters, I'll refer back to which chapter I was talking about.
I tried making this pretty long for ya'll, so, enjoy!
3 Susie