Prefect's Meeting
Hermione was surprised that there was a letter to her. She eagerly opened it, not thinking that it could be more than just a letter. There were odd symbols in a language Hermione didn't know. Running her fingers along them she got a small jolt through her body. Before she could examine it some more the suit of armor clanked and jangled to reveal Draco coming in with a few books from the library. For a reason Hermione didn't know she shoved the letter in her pocket so Draco couldn't see it.
"Hey Mione." Draco jumped down on the couch next to Hermione.
"Hello,"Hermione greeted "Did you get anything we can use." she took the books away from him and began to look them over.
"Yup, here look at this one." Draco handed her a very thick book. "It's all about trayleha's."
"Ooh," Hermione squealed. "This will definitely help me with my homework." Hermione curled up with her book.
Draco grinned and laughed. "Yeah, yeah, but we have to go."
"Go?"Hermione asked. "Go where?"
"Prefects meeting, of course." Draco stood up and took her hand.
"Oh my god, it totally forgot." Hermione jumped up next to him. "I have to changeI look like shit."
"No you don't." Draco grabbed her hand and stopped her form running back upstairs. "You look fine." He led her out of the suit of armor.
Hermione smiled and allowed him to lead her down the corridors to a portrait of past Head Boys and Girls. They nodded and said hello as they walked in. The Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff prefects were already waiting. Hermione waved at them and Draco nodded, sitting down in seats at the front of the room. After a few moments the Gryffindors and Slytherins. When everybody had settled down Hermione and Draco went to the front of the table to speak.
"Okay, well this year we have the choice of having up to four dances. As you know the past many Heads were lazy and had not had any dances. Now are there any ideas as to when these dances can be and what themes they can be." Draco took charge immediately of the meeting.
A fifth year Hufflepuff timidly raised her hand. Hermione smiled warmly at the girl and nodded her head towards her.
"Well um..we could have a Halloween Dance...and maybe a Christmas Ball and um...a Spring Fling." she stuttered nervously. Hermione exchanged a glance with Draco.
"Those are really good ideas." Draco seemed to be thinking on them.
"Okay how about we vote, all in favor of the Halloween Dance raise your hand." Almost every hand in the room went up. Hermione then did the Christmas Ball and the Spring Fling. "Okay we can have one more dance so if you get any ideas tell us at a meeting. Now we need to establish who is going to do what for the Halloween Dance."
"Yes and first when do you think it should be." Draco intervened.
"How about October thirty-first." Ginny Weasley spoke up.
"Don't speak out of turn Weasley." Hermione snarled sharply at her once best friend. Weasley glared back.
A sixth year Ravenclaw raised his hand and spoke when Draco nodded to him. "I like the idea of it being on October thirty-first." the boy smiled giddily at Weasley. Weasley beamed at him making the boys cheeks turn pink.
"I never said I didn't like the idea." Hermione snapped.
"All in favor of the dance being on October thirty-first raise your hand." Draco said quickly before a fight began. Everybody's hands went up in the air.
"Now that that's settled we need people for decorations, entertainment, food, and flyers. Myself and Draco will be helping out with everything, so each house can do certain things." Hermione started talking. Pansy Parkinson raised her hand in the air. "Pansy." Hermione called on her.
"We slytherins can do the entertainment." she offered. Hermione glanced at Draco and they nodded their hands.
"Okay but if you can help it no Weird Sisters since we had them at the Yule Ball." Hermione requested Pansy nodded and sat down.
A sixth year Gryffindor raised his hand and stood when called on. "The Gryffindors can do the food part."
Hermione thought for a moment but Draco nodded hi head anyway. "Okay all we need is decorations and flyers."
A fifth year Ravenclaw, whom Hermione recognized as Cho Chang's younger sister. Hermione nodded at her. "The Ravenclaws can do the decor." she offered with a flip of her hair.
"You can well then that leaves the Hufflepuffs with flyers." the Hufflepuffs nodded but were silent.
"Well you can do whatever to organize for the dance. If you need any help me and Draco will both be here to help. We will have another meeting in two weeks to see the progress your all making." Hermione dismissed them.
Hermione sat down into a chair to relax before they went back to the common room. Draco was at the door talking to some Slytherins but she noticed his occasional glances. Smiling to herself she gazed out a window to her left and watched some students walk around the grounds. Not to her surprise she was pretty sure she saw Amy and Blaise under a tree snogging by the lake. A smile came to her lips as she watched them.
"What you looking at?"Draco came and sat next to her.
Hermione pointed down to where she thought they were. "Look."
Draco scrunched his eyes up in concentration a bit but then a grin came to his lips. He was laughing lightly. Hermione too was laughing a bit but then she whipped around and snarled. "What do you need, Weasley?"
"Nothing form you, you pathetic little whore." Ron Weasley snarled back at her.
"What did you just call, Hermione?" Draco advanced on Ron his voice dark and full of venom.
"You heard me, Malfoy."
"Really I don't think I did, your gonna have to repeat it." Draco was inches from his face.
"Draco, forget it, come on let's go." Hermione hissed taking Draco's arm.
"That's right Draco listen to your little girlfriend." Ron hissed.
"And what of she is my girlfriend?" Draco retorted.
"Then I'll pity you when she dumps you for a different man-whore!" Ron snarled before grabbing something off the table and stalking out of the room.
Hermione held Draco back from running and beating up Ron. "Come on let's just go outside and do whatever with Amy and Blaise." Hermione steered him out of the castle.
Later That Night
Hermione and Draco were lying in Hermione's bed later that night Hermione had out a book and Draco was staring off into space, thinking. Draco's hands slowly caressed Hermione's abdomen. Hermione yawned and looked up at the clock. Seeing it was nearly eleven at night she closed her book and set it on the bedside table.
"Draco come on we need to get some sleep." Hermione pushed herself off his lap and under the blankets.
"Okay." Draco yawned and slipped under the blankets next to her. Wrapping his arms around her he closed his eyes but didn't fall asleep.
"Draco." Hermione whispered."Draco." she said a bit louder.
"Hmm." Draco murmured.
"Did you mean what you said?"She asked turning on her side to look at him.
"What do you mean?"Draco opened his eyes.
"When you were fighting with Ron and you said what if I am your girlfriend, did you mean what you said?" Hermione explained to him.
Draco grinned and cupped her chin pulling his head down to hers. "I think you can answer that." he said against her lips. Hermione smiled back and curled down in the bed. Her stomach was fluttering and she was on Cloud Nine again. Draco wrapped his arms around her and closed his eyes to fall asleep.
teaser excerpt
"You.. You can't."Hermione choked, holding his shirt in a death grip.
"Your not safe."he told her, his hands caressing her face softly.
"No...I don't care."Hermione let the tears fall down her cheeks.
"I do."he kissed her lips softly and turned away.