Chapter 11

Hermione stood in the room for only a moment before she came up with a way to get Malfoy to talk. But she wanted to be real calm about it. She walked up slowly behind Malfoy and as she walked by him, she whispered, "Who gave you all those scars?"

Draco Malfoy stopped in his tracks. There was a look of horror on his face. Hermione knew she had said exactly what she needed to. Instead of waiting for an answer, she walked down the hall and out the front door of the church. She knew the next time she saw him, he would tell her whatever she wanted to know in turn for knowing how she knew about his scars.

As she walked to her grandmother's house she felt quite happy. She didn't know why but something about the day made her feel light and bubbly. She skipped up the front walkway and into the house.

"Grandma I am back!" She yelled as she shut the door and took off her sweater. She now had on some jeans and a red tank top. She walked in to the kitchen to find her grandmother baking cookies.

"Oh, Hermione I was just about to start lunch and then I have to go shopping. What would you like for lunch?" She opened the refrigerator and looked inside. "We have ham, turkey, peanut butter and jelly. I got a pizza I can…"At that moment there was a knock on the door. Her grandma shut the refrigerator and went to the door.

"Oh... OH! That's wonderful! Oh come on in." Hermione look to the door to see who had come. As her grandma came back into the kitchen, Hermione's mouth dropped. Draco came in behind her. "Hermione dear, a gentleman caller is here to see you…. I am going to put a pizza in the oven for you two. Then I am going to go shopping." Hermione was too stunned to say anything. Draco sat down at the table and smiled at her.

"Ok, you two have fun… No, sex in my house though!" Hermione face became beat red and Draco had to bite his tongue to keep from laughing. When Miss Granger was gone Draco busted out laughing. He laughed so hard he fell out of his chair.

"Oh... Oh! It hurts... ha-ha!" He clutched his side and tried to coat his breath. Hermione got out of her chair and kicked him, not really hard enough to hurt him. It was just enough to get him to stop laughing at her.

"Shut up… What are you doing here? No what how did you find me here?" She glared down at him. He sat up and wiped the tears out of his eyes from laughing so hard. He waved for her to sit down and he sat back down himself.

"It wasn't hard, turned out Red knew exactly where you were staying. He dropped me off here… You have some nerve asking me what I am doing here. You did say something to me that I do believe needs some explanation." Draco face was unreadable as always.

Hermione looked at him for a moment. "What did I say Malfoy?" Draco rolled his eyes.

"Granger let's cut the crap here. You know what you said and so do I. I want to know what you were talking about" His eyes met hers and they seemed to burn right into hers.

She looked into his eyes and the memory of what she had seen overwhelmed her. "I saw them…. It was late and I was in the library. You came inside and then took out this blue bottle and then…."She could no longer meet his eyes. So she got up to check on the pizza.

"Did…Did you tell anyone what you saw?" Hermione opened the oven, pulling out the pizza and cutting it up. She split it up into 8 slices. Then she made up two plates. She put one down in front of him, then one in her spot.

"What would you like to drink? There is milk, soda and apple juice." She asked him as she got two cups out.

"What are those?" Hermione turned and looked at him as if she was looking at a crazy person. Then the look disappeared and a cute little smile played on her lips.

"They're muggle drinks." She pulled out the apple juice pouring them drinks. "Here try this, it's apple juice. I like it a lot, you might enjoy it." She sat down across from him. "And no Malfoy I didn't tell anyone."

Draco looked at the odd flat pie she had put in front of him. "What is this?" He had wanted to stop talking about his scars for the moment anyways. So he decided to satisfy his curiosity instead. That cute smile was back on Hermione's face.

She found Draco's total lack of knowledge on muggle things cute. Ron had been like that when they first met, but now he could fit in with the best of them. But some how Draco curiosity made him look a lot cuter than Ron ever had. "It's a pizza; which is flat bread, tomato sauce and cheese. Sometime muggles put things on them like meat, vegetables and even fruit."

She watched as Draco explored his pizza like a scientist. He pulled off a little piece and nibbled on it. Hermione thought he was absolutely adorable. She ate hers slowly, but enjoyed watching him. After about 17 minutes he ate a whole slice and then tried his apple juice. He must have liked it or been starving, for he wolfed it down very politely, but it was gone and fast.

"So, did you like it?" She asked him as she cleared off the table.

"It was alright." He said as he wiped his face and hands with a napkin.

"Good. Come with me; we'll go to a more comfortable room to talk." Draco followed her to a smaller room. The curtains were closed. There was a small sofa, two side tables, a TV (Which Draco thought was the oddest looking box he had ever seen) and a lamp filling the room with light. "Have a seat," She motioned to the sofa and shut the door.

Draco sat down and watched as she sat across from him. For 30 minutes they just sat there. "Granger, thank you for lunch… why didn't you tell anyone about it?" This was not the conversation of a lifetime, for both people participating didn't want to and neither of them knew what to say to the other.

As Hermione tried to think of anything to say something came over her. She moved slowly over to him placing a hand on his chest.

"Malfoy?" She looked up into his face, only to find a look of confusion looking back at her.

"Granger what are you doing?" His grayish blue eyes seemed to be invading her mind. She found herself unbuttoning Draco's shirt.

"I want to see them again. To be honest Malfoy I didn't tell anyone because I couldn't believe it. I just want to see them to reassure myself they were real and I didn't imagine it all." Draco hands took a hold of hers and held them against his half unbuttoned shirt. She could feel his heart beating.

Hermione looked him straight in the eyes and held his gaze. Without words they both realized their fears and needs in that one look. He un-tucked his shirt and she finished unbuttoning it. She pushed the shirt off his shoulders and he moved her into his lap. If this was about looking at his scars, both teens would be turned on by it.

Hermione eyes left his and looked at his chest. Her heart went up to her throat. He was skinny as if he had been starved to death and the scars were everywhere. As she looked at them she wanted to cry. "Draco…. Who? Why?" Her hands ran up and down his chest after a few moments, she felt his hands wrap around her waist. She looked up into his eyes again only this time they were filled with pain. Both teens being overawed by the moment, locked lips.

It was gentle and pleasant as he pulled her closer. Her hands went into his hair. His went to the middle of his back and one cradled her head. Their kisses became more intense. Their hands began to explore one another. It was one of the most magical moments Hermione had ever had.

"Hermione honey, can I get your hand with the groceries?" Miss Granger called from the front door.