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Author's Note: Anyone else notice the chapters getting longer and longer? Well, not this one...I have writer's block. This one is shorter than the first chapter..I think.
Chapter Five: Torn Between Two
Harry and Malfoy got detention all week, so I spent most of my time with Ron and Ginny while Harry was gone. We played games in the common room and I helped then with their homework....When Harry got back he didn't look at me. Probably because Ron was in the room. I really didn't want our friendship like this, so on Harry's last night of detention, I snuck into the classroom to talk to him when I saw McGonnagal leave.
"Harry!" I called lowly. He looked up from his lines and smiles, then frowned quickly.
"What are you doing here?" he asked me as I sat down beside him. I didn't even notice Draco across the room.
"I came to talk to you. I need to know what's going on between you, me, and Ron."
"You really want to know?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"Okay, but not *here*" he said as he motioned towards Malfoy he acting like he wasn't listening. "Meet me outside when detention is over."
"Okay," I agreed. Then, to my surprise, and Malfoy's too because he dropped his ink bottle, Harry kissed me on the cheek.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I waited and waited. Harry never came out the door. I wondered what was keeping him..then the door opened. I stepped out of the shadows to meet Harry; but to my dislike, it was Malfoy.
"Where's Harry?" I asked him immediatley.
"He'll be in there a little longer. He accidentally spilled ink all over his lines and had to start over." Draco told me with an evil grin.
"Well then, I can wait a little longer. You, on the other hand, can be on you're way." I insisted.
"Now why would I leave a beautiful girl like yourself out here in the corridors alone at night?" he said. What was his problem?
"I can handle myself. I don't need you to protect me...Maggot." I said. He stepped closer, and of course I stepped backwards to keep away from him. But I could only go so far because there was a wall there. He reached out and ran his hands through my hair. I couldn't move.
"I think you do need protecting. Especially from things that go bump in the night." he said slowly and looked into my eyes. I say that thunderstorm in his eyes again.
"I know way more spells than you, Malfoy." I said sofly. I thought I was losing my voice for a second. I felt a shock of electricity run through move and noticed that Malfoy was coming closer. His mouth now mere centimeters from mine. They brushed mine and he whispered, "I could protect you without using spells, you know."
I don't know what I was thinking; but I kissed him sofly on the lips. He returned the kiss and pulled me closer to him. Then it hit me: I was kissing Malfoy! Intentionally!
I opened my eyes and pushed him away.
"Get off me!" I exclaimed.
Just then, Harry opened the door and stepped out. Wrong timing.
"Get off her you bastard!" Harry exclaimed as he reached for Malfoy's robes and threw him across the hall.
"Did he hurt you, Hermione?" he asked me. But before I could say anything, Malfoy hit him with the body-bind curse and Harry fell to the floor, petrified.
"Mafloy!" I shrieked.
Malfoy took one last look at me and disappeared into the dark corridor.
After I did the curse to take Harry out of 'Petrificus Totalis' we sat down, right there in the corridor, and talked.
"What was that about Hermione?" he asked, concered.
"Oh nothing," I said, trying to think of something to cover up the truth. "We always pick on each other, that's all."
"Maybe you should tell a professor or someone?" Harry suggested.
"No, it's okay. The only time you have to worry is when we aren't fighting, okay?" I reassured him.
"Okay..."
"Um...I believe you wanted to tell me something." I hinted.
"Yes. About Ron...he's really okay with the idea that you and I go out. He said that he wants the best for you and..."
Harry went on about what him and Ron talked about. I was lost for words. I had kissed Draco only moments before Harry asked me out. It was so wierd.
"I'd love to be you're girlfriend, Harry!" I said excitedly. Harry smiled brightly too.
"Really?" he said.
"Really. Just as long as we all can remain friends forever." I said.
"Okay." he agreed. Then he leaned in and kissed me. This time on the lips. It was sweet.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry dropped me off at the entrance to my common room; but not after we kissed one last time. I walked aimlessly through the entrance and went and sat on my big comfy chair. Guess who had to ruin the moment?
"I hope you're proud of yourself." said a cold drawl from the top of the stair case. "Seeing me behind Harry's back isn't going to be easy, you know."
"What are you talking about? I'm never 'seeing you' ever! There's nothing between us-"
"Oh there's something between us alright. I'm not quite sure what it is yet...but I like it." he added as he floated down the stairs(not literally). He sat in his chair across from me.
"You're sick, Malfoy. I think you put a spell on me!" I said.
"No, Granger, I didn't. And you think I like feeling this way about you? Hell no! We need to figure out a way to make these feelings stop!" he implied.
"What feelings?! I already told you, there's nothing between us!" I said, getitng a bit frustrated.
"You know there is, Granger. And if there wasn't, then why did you kiss me a while ago?" he asked. He had a point.
"Okay fine. We'll find a...Delusting Spell or something." I said.
"Can we kiss just one more ti-"
"NO!"
"Okay..." his voice trailed off. We sat there is silence once more.
I almost cried. Why was that happening? I was supposed to be with Harry, yet I wanted to be with Draco just as much, maybe even more. It wasn't supposed to be like that! I've hated Draco since I first came to Hogwarts and the feeling from him was mutual. What changed over the summer?
"We have to do the spell as soon as possible." I implied. "We need to meet in the library-"
"WE aren't meeting anywhere! I'm not going to be seen with you in public!" Draco interrupted.
"Well then I guess I'll do the whole thing myself!" I said as I jumped up out of the chair and headed for the stairs.
"I guess you will!" he called as he stood up too.
"I hate you!" I called back.
"I hate you too!" he replied.
I almost smiled.
Author's Note: Anyone else notice the chapters getting longer and longer? Well, not this one...I have writer's block. This one is shorter than the first chapter..I think.
Chapter Five: Torn Between Two
Harry and Malfoy got detention all week, so I spent most of my time with Ron and Ginny while Harry was gone. We played games in the common room and I helped then with their homework....When Harry got back he didn't look at me. Probably because Ron was in the room. I really didn't want our friendship like this, so on Harry's last night of detention, I snuck into the classroom to talk to him when I saw McGonnagal leave.
"Harry!" I called lowly. He looked up from his lines and smiles, then frowned quickly.
"What are you doing here?" he asked me as I sat down beside him. I didn't even notice Draco across the room.
"I came to talk to you. I need to know what's going on between you, me, and Ron."
"You really want to know?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"Okay, but not *here*" he said as he motioned towards Malfoy he acting like he wasn't listening. "Meet me outside when detention is over."
"Okay," I agreed. Then, to my surprise, and Malfoy's too because he dropped his ink bottle, Harry kissed me on the cheek.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I waited and waited. Harry never came out the door. I wondered what was keeping him..then the door opened. I stepped out of the shadows to meet Harry; but to my dislike, it was Malfoy.
"Where's Harry?" I asked him immediatley.
"He'll be in there a little longer. He accidentally spilled ink all over his lines and had to start over." Draco told me with an evil grin.
"Well then, I can wait a little longer. You, on the other hand, can be on you're way." I insisted.
"Now why would I leave a beautiful girl like yourself out here in the corridors alone at night?" he said. What was his problem?
"I can handle myself. I don't need you to protect me...Maggot." I said. He stepped closer, and of course I stepped backwards to keep away from him. But I could only go so far because there was a wall there. He reached out and ran his hands through my hair. I couldn't move.
"I think you do need protecting. Especially from things that go bump in the night." he said slowly and looked into my eyes. I say that thunderstorm in his eyes again.
"I know way more spells than you, Malfoy." I said sofly. I thought I was losing my voice for a second. I felt a shock of electricity run through move and noticed that Malfoy was coming closer. His mouth now mere centimeters from mine. They brushed mine and he whispered, "I could protect you without using spells, you know."
I don't know what I was thinking; but I kissed him sofly on the lips. He returned the kiss and pulled me closer to him. Then it hit me: I was kissing Malfoy! Intentionally!
I opened my eyes and pushed him away.
"Get off me!" I exclaimed.
Just then, Harry opened the door and stepped out. Wrong timing.
"Get off her you bastard!" Harry exclaimed as he reached for Malfoy's robes and threw him across the hall.
"Did he hurt you, Hermione?" he asked me. But before I could say anything, Malfoy hit him with the body-bind curse and Harry fell to the floor, petrified.
"Mafloy!" I shrieked.
Malfoy took one last look at me and disappeared into the dark corridor.
After I did the curse to take Harry out of 'Petrificus Totalis' we sat down, right there in the corridor, and talked.
"What was that about Hermione?" he asked, concered.
"Oh nothing," I said, trying to think of something to cover up the truth. "We always pick on each other, that's all."
"Maybe you should tell a professor or someone?" Harry suggested.
"No, it's okay. The only time you have to worry is when we aren't fighting, okay?" I reassured him.
"Okay..."
"Um...I believe you wanted to tell me something." I hinted.
"Yes. About Ron...he's really okay with the idea that you and I go out. He said that he wants the best for you and..."
Harry went on about what him and Ron talked about. I was lost for words. I had kissed Draco only moments before Harry asked me out. It was so wierd.
"I'd love to be you're girlfriend, Harry!" I said excitedly. Harry smiled brightly too.
"Really?" he said.
"Really. Just as long as we all can remain friends forever." I said.
"Okay." he agreed. Then he leaned in and kissed me. This time on the lips. It was sweet.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry dropped me off at the entrance to my common room; but not after we kissed one last time. I walked aimlessly through the entrance and went and sat on my big comfy chair. Guess who had to ruin the moment?
"I hope you're proud of yourself." said a cold drawl from the top of the stair case. "Seeing me behind Harry's back isn't going to be easy, you know."
"What are you talking about? I'm never 'seeing you' ever! There's nothing between us-"
"Oh there's something between us alright. I'm not quite sure what it is yet...but I like it." he added as he floated down the stairs(not literally). He sat in his chair across from me.
"You're sick, Malfoy. I think you put a spell on me!" I said.
"No, Granger, I didn't. And you think I like feeling this way about you? Hell no! We need to figure out a way to make these feelings stop!" he implied.
"What feelings?! I already told you, there's nothing between us!" I said, getitng a bit frustrated.
"You know there is, Granger. And if there wasn't, then why did you kiss me a while ago?" he asked. He had a point.
"Okay fine. We'll find a...Delusting Spell or something." I said.
"Can we kiss just one more ti-"
"NO!"
"Okay..." his voice trailed off. We sat there is silence once more.
I almost cried. Why was that happening? I was supposed to be with Harry, yet I wanted to be with Draco just as much, maybe even more. It wasn't supposed to be like that! I've hated Draco since I first came to Hogwarts and the feeling from him was mutual. What changed over the summer?
"We have to do the spell as soon as possible." I implied. "We need to meet in the library-"
"WE aren't meeting anywhere! I'm not going to be seen with you in public!" Draco interrupted.
"Well then I guess I'll do the whole thing myself!" I said as I jumped up out of the chair and headed for the stairs.
"I guess you will!" he called as he stood up too.
"I hate you!" I called back.
"I hate you too!" he replied.
I almost smiled.