3. Curtains
"Harry what are you doing in here?" Hermione gasped, caught off her guard.
"I'm here to move in my stuff..."
"But...you're not a prefect, are you?"
"Well, Seamus Finnagan was, but his mum moved him to Beauxbatons School. Seemed to think he shouldn't be around me...still thinks I'm a nutter. Anyway, Dumbledore handed it over to me; It really isn't a compliment to be second choice though is it?"
"Oh Harry this is wonderful! I'll be able to help you with your homework! We can even have a study schedule together! I'll bet Professor Dumbledore will have your part of this room fixed in no time....it's huge! You'll have a place for all your books...."
Hermione trailed off and bustled about he room making a space for Harry's belongings. At this particular moment Draco Malfoy stomped into the room with a scowl upon his face.
"Potter what do you think you're doing in here? This room is for prefects only."
"Which is why I'm in here Malfoy."
"I wasn't aware that you had the qualifications of being a prefect." Malfoy sniffed, glancing at Hermione.
"What you're not aware of is on a very long list I expect." Harry retorted.
"At least I'm not a little orphan boy."
With that, Draco walked calmly over to his bed and plopped down on it and pulled his curtains across the railings so that he was blocked from view.
"Harry...don't listen to him he's just trying to make you upset." Hermione whispered, trying very hard to keep the quiver in her voice away.
"He's right though...I am an orphan. Now that Sirius is gone I really don't have a family...I'll see you later Hermione."
Harry trudged out of the room and left Hermione feeling helpless.
Suddenly she whirled on Draco's bed and flung the curtains open.
"You...you foul...horrible nasty...I hate you." she breathed then stormed over to her own bed to sulk.
Draco was caught quite off guard by Hermione's sudden outburst...he felt a small twinge of hurt at her words...but shrugged it off. Luckily she didn't see what he was doing at the time. He had his Guide to the Dark Arts book open to the Imperius Curse and was studying quite adamantly. He would need to put the curse over her soon...he was getting restless.
Hermione found Harry leaning up against the Gryffindor table talking to Ron later that day. She almost ran up to Harry, but thought better of it. Perhaps he wanted to be with Ron for a bit. She figured she could nip up to the library since she had nothing better to do. Upon her arrival she plopped down on a chair and took a book out of her bag. She tried valiantly to keep her eyes open...but she hadn't had much sleep lately. Before she could stop herself she slumped down onto the table and drifted off into a dreamless sleep. A few minutes later, Draco slipped into the library in hopes of finding Hermione. He had practically searched every other likely place, and this was last on his last. To his delight, he found her asleep in a chair with her head plastered to a page in her book. His eyes brightened even more when he saw that Madam Pince had bustled off for lunch.
"Perfect." He breathed. He crept over to her small figure quickly and quietly, praying that he would be able to curse her this time. He didn't want to wait another moment until she was helpless to resist him....
He jerked out his wand and tried to steady his breathing. If he was caught...he shuddered and tried to get the thought out of his mind. He would not be caught. He refused to be caught. He needed Hermione so badly right then and there...
He was less than three steps away when his leg accidentally pushed into a pile of books dangerously near the edge of the table. With this extra push, the books toppled to the floor with a painfully loud thud. Hermione awoke with a start and immediately looked around to find what had caused the disturbance. Her bleary eyes came to a halt on Draco's figure and stared at him. Draco had to make a quick choice. Do it now...or wait.
"I don't want to wait any longer." He thought cunningly.
But he had counted on this being a surprise attack so she wouldn't know who had done it...but he was aching for her presence.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione managed, still trying to rub the sleep from her eyes.
"I want you."
And with that her pointed his wand at her.
"This year you belong to me."
Hermione's eyes widened as the realization of what he was doing washed over her. She grabbed for her wand, but it was too far away.
"Imperio!"
A/N: Sorry guys it's been awhile since I added a chapter. My summer break is almost over and I've been out trying to cram last minute fun in. I probably won't have another chapter up for about two weeks because I've got band camp for two weeks, then school starts. Ugh.
"Harry what are you doing in here?" Hermione gasped, caught off her guard.
"I'm here to move in my stuff..."
"But...you're not a prefect, are you?"
"Well, Seamus Finnagan was, but his mum moved him to Beauxbatons School. Seemed to think he shouldn't be around me...still thinks I'm a nutter. Anyway, Dumbledore handed it over to me; It really isn't a compliment to be second choice though is it?"
"Oh Harry this is wonderful! I'll be able to help you with your homework! We can even have a study schedule together! I'll bet Professor Dumbledore will have your part of this room fixed in no time....it's huge! You'll have a place for all your books...."
Hermione trailed off and bustled about he room making a space for Harry's belongings. At this particular moment Draco Malfoy stomped into the room with a scowl upon his face.
"Potter what do you think you're doing in here? This room is for prefects only."
"Which is why I'm in here Malfoy."
"I wasn't aware that you had the qualifications of being a prefect." Malfoy sniffed, glancing at Hermione.
"What you're not aware of is on a very long list I expect." Harry retorted.
"At least I'm not a little orphan boy."
With that, Draco walked calmly over to his bed and plopped down on it and pulled his curtains across the railings so that he was blocked from view.
"Harry...don't listen to him he's just trying to make you upset." Hermione whispered, trying very hard to keep the quiver in her voice away.
"He's right though...I am an orphan. Now that Sirius is gone I really don't have a family...I'll see you later Hermione."
Harry trudged out of the room and left Hermione feeling helpless.
Suddenly she whirled on Draco's bed and flung the curtains open.
"You...you foul...horrible nasty...I hate you." she breathed then stormed over to her own bed to sulk.
Draco was caught quite off guard by Hermione's sudden outburst...he felt a small twinge of hurt at her words...but shrugged it off. Luckily she didn't see what he was doing at the time. He had his Guide to the Dark Arts book open to the Imperius Curse and was studying quite adamantly. He would need to put the curse over her soon...he was getting restless.
Hermione found Harry leaning up against the Gryffindor table talking to Ron later that day. She almost ran up to Harry, but thought better of it. Perhaps he wanted to be with Ron for a bit. She figured she could nip up to the library since she had nothing better to do. Upon her arrival she plopped down on a chair and took a book out of her bag. She tried valiantly to keep her eyes open...but she hadn't had much sleep lately. Before she could stop herself she slumped down onto the table and drifted off into a dreamless sleep. A few minutes later, Draco slipped into the library in hopes of finding Hermione. He had practically searched every other likely place, and this was last on his last. To his delight, he found her asleep in a chair with her head plastered to a page in her book. His eyes brightened even more when he saw that Madam Pince had bustled off for lunch.
"Perfect." He breathed. He crept over to her small figure quickly and quietly, praying that he would be able to curse her this time. He didn't want to wait another moment until she was helpless to resist him....
He jerked out his wand and tried to steady his breathing. If he was caught...he shuddered and tried to get the thought out of his mind. He would not be caught. He refused to be caught. He needed Hermione so badly right then and there...
He was less than three steps away when his leg accidentally pushed into a pile of books dangerously near the edge of the table. With this extra push, the books toppled to the floor with a painfully loud thud. Hermione awoke with a start and immediately looked around to find what had caused the disturbance. Her bleary eyes came to a halt on Draco's figure and stared at him. Draco had to make a quick choice. Do it now...or wait.
"I don't want to wait any longer." He thought cunningly.
But he had counted on this being a surprise attack so she wouldn't know who had done it...but he was aching for her presence.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Hermione managed, still trying to rub the sleep from her eyes.
"I want you."
And with that her pointed his wand at her.
"This year you belong to me."
Hermione's eyes widened as the realization of what he was doing washed over her. She grabbed for her wand, but it was too far away.
"Imperio!"
A/N: Sorry guys it's been awhile since I added a chapter. My summer break is almost over and I've been out trying to cram last minute fun in. I probably won't have another chapter up for about two weeks because I've got band camp for two weeks, then school starts. Ugh.