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Chapter 4 Encounters
I didn't ask questions as to how we were going to get to Diagon alley. His aunt was scheduled to arrive at the mansion in less than a few minutes and I sat in the living room, noting on the decorating details. I stared at the beautiful green tapestry and began to think about me and Draco. What was I to him? I mean, if I was just a good fuck, then he wouldn't be taking me to Diagon Alley and wouldn't let me and Kassy stay here. And I don't think that he wants to be friends, because, well, I really don't know about him but I wouldn't want to fuck the person who I was trying to get to be-friend me. But then the option of him actually wanting me crossed my mind. It was impossible though. I mean…I'm a half-blood and he's a pure-blood not to mention the difference between Gryffindors and Slytherins… Although lately, I had noted several Slytherin characteristics in myself. I had changed I had to admit, but had I changed so much that Draco had started to like me? And even if I had-
My thoughts were cut off by a little girl yelling.
"Ow, you bloody wanker!" She screeched. I looked away from the windows to the voice of the small child who had just appeared from the large fireplace. The flames were still green and a trunk appeared behind her. I ran over to grab her trunk and help her out of the way of the flames. She had blonde hair, a little bit darker than Draco's, but still blonde. She was a cute little girl and she looked to be about 6 or 7. I couldn't tell yet. A loud plunk noise brought my attention to the fireplace again were another trunk had appeared. I ran over and pulled it out of the way just in time as who I guessed was Draco's aunt appeared, coughing madly. I helped her over to the couch. She stopped coughing and brushed the soot off of her shoulders. She had pale, almost white hair, like Lucius Malfoy and I figured it was his sister.
Draco appeared at the entrance of the living room, coming to see all of the commotion and the small girl saw him and screamed his name then ran to hug him tightly around the legs.
"I missed you Drake! I wanna show you what I've been reading lately, its rather fascinating! I know you like broom riding and I've been studying them! Did you know that the Firebolt X is about to come out in-"
" Calm yourself, Samara Midnight Adrienne Malfoy. Draco, how are you. I haven't seen you in so long, now that your father is gone, good riddance, I can see my favorite nephew again!" The little girl, Samara as her aunt called her, winced at the sound of her full name. Their aunt was tall, her blonde hair was shoulder length, swept back. She was young, probably around 25. She wasn't wearing make-up, not one bit of it, and it rather surprised me. Most women her age wear some kind of make-up. "And who is your friend? Is this the girl you were telling me about a week ago?" I felt myself blush and turned to Draco. He didn't hesitate a minute to answer yes.
" She is. Hermione, this is my aunt Victoria. Aunty I want you to meet Hermione. She'll also be staying with us." He told his aunt. She shook my hand and raised her eyebrows at the last part.
"Really now? Why is that Draco?" She joked and winked at him. I smiled nervously.
"Hermione, go and get Kassy okay?" I nodded to him and as I left the living room I heard him filling Victoria in on everything and minimal details of why I was there. But that wasn't what was on my mind at that moment. He had told her about me. A week ago. A week. Seven whole days. Five whole days before we met up at my job.
"Kassy, I've got someone me and Draco want you to meet." I said, peeking my head in her door and she bounded off the bounded and continues down the stairs. Her black hair was braided and she was wearing one of the dresses I had bought for her, it was casual and really cute on her, although I know I would never be caught wearing something like that.
"Kassy, this is Draco's aunt Victoria and his niece, Samara."
"No offense ma'am, but I like to be called Audri." The girl smiled at me. I smiled back at her. Kassy curtsied and smiled sweetly at them.
"Its nice to meet you." She said. Even without a mother, my sister had manners, I had made sure of that. One thing I could not stand was not having manners in front of people. Now if they're your lover, then whatever, but if they're someone you don't know that well or is just a friend, manners are important. Well, to me anyway. To people like Ron and Harry, manners weren't anything.
"You, too." Audri said and they shook hands.
"Well, aunty, me and Hermione here are going to go on a trip to Diagon Alley. Do you mind watching Kassy, too?" Draco questioned. His aunt moved her hand to the side, basically telling us to go.
"You two have fun. No sex, Draco!" She told him. He smirked and laughed.
"Not until we get home!" Draco joked, but I figured he was right. She laughed at him at told us to get out of there.
"She's really nice." I commented as we both arrived in the Leaky Cauldron by Floo powder. He laughed a little bit,
"Yea, we've always been pretty close. She knows everything from my girlfriend who I had sex with to… well, my feelings about you." I raised my eyebrows.
"And what exactly are your feelings about me?" I asked and he began to say something when someone bumped into me and knocked me down with a ass-hurting thump.
"Oh I'm so sorry miss, here let me help- Hermione?" I recognized the voice oh-too-well and looked up, brushing hair out of my face. Harry stared down at me, Ginny behind him. Draco's arms wrapped around my waist and he picked me up. I smiled at him thankfully and turned to Harry and Ginny. Harry still had the same hair as he always did. He was dressed in muggle clothes, volcom pants, Etnies, and a plain black t-shirt. Ginny was in a short, blue jean skirt, her hair was up in a ponytail and I could tell she had blonde highlights put in it. Her tank top had " element" written on it in cursive. Wow. They were really into the skateboarder look.
"Um, hi you guys." I said awkwardly waving my hand. Draco stood behind me and I could tell he was glaring. Harry looked from me to Draco and Ginny just grabbed her purse with one hand, and held his hand with the other. She blinked at us and then raised her eyebrows. She tried to mouth something to me, but I couldn't tell what she said.
"We haven't heard from you all summer, Herms, where've you been?" Harry asked.
"Working, sleeping, eating, writing you guys and waiting for you to reply which you never, not even once, did." I replied. I was mad at them. I tried to write them many times over the summer and of course, they didn't reply to not one of my letters.
"I'm sorry, you know we've been busy. With -cough- you-know-what. Come on, lets go to the café and we can catch up on everything." He said and Draco grasped my arm softly. Harry grabbed my other arm and tried to pull me with him. I just stayed in place.
"Um, no," I said softly. Harry raised his eyebrows at me, and Ginny just blinked again.
"Why, Herms, I thought you wanted to talk to us," Ginny said, and her blue eyes shown that she knew why I couldn't go. She winked at me and I smiled slightly at her. Now I could understand what she was saying as she mouthed, "Tell me later"
"Um, well I gotta go guys, I'll write you later, okay?" And as me and Draco went to walk away, Harry grabbed my wrist again and stopped me from moving.
"Hermione, why are you with him?" He asked me, nodding his head in Draco's direction. I looked back at Draco, who just smirked, "What's happened to you? I mean, what's with your hair? Why have you changed?" He questioned me.
"I'll just have to tell you later okay?" I said and me and Draco ran off, not waiting for Harry to finish what he was going to say.
We walked into a random shop and Draco hugged me.
"Are you alright?" He asked me. He knew how uncomfortable it was to be around all of them at the same time.
"Yea, I'm fine, I just have to explain why I'm with you and I don't want to hear any of Harry's shit. I'm tired of him." I answered and Draco smirked,
"I knew you'd see the light someday." I punched him jokingly on the arm and he grimaced in mock pain.
"Oh it hurts so good." He puckered out his lips and blew me a kiss. I laughed lightly and kissed him on the cheek.
"Never knew I could make you laugh." He told me and pulled me close.
"Hermione I wanted to tell you that I-"
" HEY YOU TWO GET OUT OF MY SHOP WITH ALL OF THAT!" An old man from behind the counter had seemed to realize how close we were. I blushed deeply and opened the door and we slid out of the shop, looking for a place away from Harry and Ginny and a place where old men wouldn't yell at us for public display of affection, or PDA, also commonly known as Public Display of Ass-crack, well by me and an old muggle friend I had in the fifth grade anyway.
Okay yea I know its short but I know you guys are just thriving for an update. Lol. I'm going to try and get as much into a chapter this weekend as possible. Since nobody ever calls me, and I can't really go anywhere, I don't really have anything else to do now. So yea, expect a new chapter at least by Tuesday, the earliest would be tomorrow night. But don't count it.
