Chap5 - Surprise Dinner

Week 3

"What you doing tonight?" Blaise asked his friend Draco, "I'm going to set up a candle lit dinner for Granger, I'll most likely summon one because I don't know how there done, but I won't be joining her, it's just going to be another anonymous thing so that she goes crazy and comes to me again, and I will confess to her" he grinned, "The masquerade ball is just months away, you'd best hurry" Blaise advised, "Don't worry, I have plently of time" Draco reassured.

In the common room, Blaise helped his friend set up a table and placed a candle in the centre, "What are you putting on the plate?" Blaise asked, Draco shrugged, "I don't know... let's try roast beef" he said conjouring roast beef onto her plate, "Don't forget potatoes" Blaise told Draco, "What kind? Roasted, boiled or mashed?" Draco asked, "Try roasted" Blaise suggested, Draco then conjoured the roasted potatoes.

"Now peas" Blaise smiled, Draco looked at Blaise and grinned "You're enjoying this aren't you? Miss Zabini" he joked, Blaise glared at Draco and ignored the comment, Draco conjoured the peas, along with yorkshire puddings and carrots. "You forgot the gravy" Blaise informed his friend who thought he was done, he rolled his eyes and conjoured the gravy which didn't go to well, it made a mess among the table cloth and Draco cursed, "Oh for fuck sake!".

Blaise tried not to laugh at Draco, "What's that spell for cleaning things up?" Draco asked with a forgetful mind, Blaise shurgged, "One of us needs to pay attention in class" Draco laughed, "Let's just leave it, it's not that bad" Blaise shurgged, Draco thought about it and then agreed, "Alright, light the candle and let's get out of here" Draco said as he took a note out of his pocket and placed it near the gravy covered plate.

"You really messed that up" Blaise laughed as they walked down the corridor, Hermione passed them as she heard, Draco looked at her worriedly and yet, he enjoyed her presence and stopped in his tracks, "What have you messed up?" Hermione asked him as she held a book against her chest, Blaise noticed and grinned without Hermione noticing, "Nothing... where are you going?" he asked shakily, "I'm heading back to the common room" she replied, "Ok well... see ya" Draco said before rushing off, leaving Blaise to rush after him.

Hermione who was a little confused, began to walk back to the common room, when she entered she was yet again amazed by the scene, a table with a lit candle and a hot looking meal, Hermione walked over and giggled at the gravy stained table cloth, "Clearly done poorly, but sweet for effort" she smiled to herself, she sat down in the single chair and noticed the folded note near the plate, she picked it upand began to read...

As you can see

I have tried to treat you to a romantic

candle lit feast.

Earlier at dinner I noticed

You had not eaten a thing

So I have taken it upon

myself to prepae this for you.

P.S Sorry for the split gravy

Hermione smiled happily, this guy seemed so sweet and charming and she was so eager to know who he was, and she knew how she could find out... Draco Malfoy.

After Hermione ate the feast and surispingly enjoyed it, Draco still had not returned to the common room yet and it was pretty late now, she retired to her room and slipped into her pyjamas, a small black vest and pale pink baggy bottoms, she walked out of the bedroom to go clear the table when she noticed Draco stood at the doorway saying bye to someone.

He turned around and saw Hermione staring at him, he looked her body up and down and tried not to grin at the sight. He'd never seen her in her pyjamas before and he had to admitt, she looked hot. "Granger" he said lowly, "Draco, can I talk to you?" she asked him, he nodded and walked over to the sofa, she sat down beside him and turned to sit on her side so she could look at him.

"This guy who keeps leaving all this sweet stuff... why doesn't he just come and talk to me?" she asked him, Draco inhaled and began to think, "Well... um. He's afraid Hermione" he confessed, Hermione smiled widely, "What?" he asked curiously, "You called me Hermione" she noticed, Draco stared at her in disbelief, "No I didn't".

"Yes you did" she corrected, Draco rolled his eyes at himself, "Well I meant Granger" he clarified, "Draco, why is he afraid?" she asked with slightly sad eyes, "Because... he knows you wouldn't want him" Draco said looking away from her, talking about himself.

"How does he know that?" she asked, "I think everyone at Hogwarts knows it" he laughed still looking away, Hermione sighed "But he seems really sweet, and... romantic" she blushed looking down, Draco looked at her and smiled as he knew she was blushing, he looked away again as he said with great struggle "You're a smart girl Granger, you're loyal to everyone here and... you are... kind of, ok looking".

Hermione looked at Draco and tried not to laugh at him, "Thanks...".

"Um... do you want me to tell you how he feels?" Draco asked as he was prepared to confess how he truly felt, he had came to terms with his feelings and he did have a crush on her and there was no denying it, he loved how she was so innocent and pure. "Yes" Hermione smiled, Draco cleared his throat before telling her, "Well from what he's told me...".

"You both never really saw eye to eye, um... when he first began to like you, he was in denial because he kept denying it, and just lately he's come to realise that he really does like you... for the reasons you're smart, you're innocent and you're... pretty" Draco said trying to not blush in his cheeks, and succeeded.

"He considers you to be the only girl at Hogwarts who is different, because you're not easy and he doesn't mean that in a disrespectful way, he means it in a good way... girls in this school are practically throwing off their knickers for him" he joked.

Hermione lightly smiled, "It's going to sound weird, but... it likes when love per say, and hate collide, you're confused and you're in denial and you wanna have this pride and not do anything about it...but it just grows and it eats away at you everyday and everynight until you realise, you like them and there is nothing you can do about it" he confessed.

Hermione felt her heart sink into the bottom of her stomach, "He really feels that way?" she asked with her hand on her heart, Draco nodded as he looked at her, "He does... and if you knew who he was, I'd expect you to have great amount of respect for him for doing everything he has done, because he's one for pride and dignity" Draco told her.