A/N: 60 reviews! Yay! Thank you everyone!
Reponses to the Reviews:
Broadwaybrunett: Of course Ginny is fun, she is a sibling to Fred and George after all...lol. Thank you!
rakasha-wolf: Ok, sooner, check. I'm not saying anything on who is coming back. Yea, I can't kill Ron off...I'm too nice, but trust me he'll get something good...that is if I can think of it!
Drakulya: Well your meaning of OP could work too, so which ever one. Yea, I could see why you didn't review on some my other stories, humor is always a plus! But I'm glad this is the oneyou really like! The whole "maybe" thing was just her little confession...and that's all I'll say on that! ;) Hmm...yes, your story is a good place for revenge ideas...
Natty123: I'm sorry but Sirius isn't coming back :( I cried to when he died but he is dead. Yea I think everyone has waited long enough for this pair!
Fiona McKinnon: Thank you!
Sneaking out of a room isn't the hard part about this crazy thing. (Ginny I hate you and your mind.) It's the don't-get-caught part that is what is making me worry out of my mind. And with the hours ahead of me it can drive me insane. How lovely!
After waiting 5 hours, 32 minutes, and 5 seconds. (This worry has made me mad.)of waiting for Draco to fall asleep, I was finally able to actually leave the room.
I can tell you now, the Malfoy Manner is pretty scary looking at night.
I mean, they have all this stuff and when the moonlight hits them and the shadows are on the walls, it's enough to make you think your being followed. But with all the rumors I had heard about this family, it even packed on more fear when you're a 17 year old, wondering around in the middle of the night.
Alone.
Yea...that's exactly what I want. To be ducked into a corner, never to be seen again because of some man's twisted mind. (Okay bad images! I think I'm scarred for life now.) Thank God the office isn't far. Using some silent charms I carefully opened the door. Draco had told me he practically lived out of this room. I had 9 out of 10 bets on that he was in there.
And he was.
Oh crap, this wasn't going to be easy.
But Lucius had his head on a silk green pillow. (This is where I'm rolling my eyes. He didn't even have any papers on his desk so it wasn't like if he just fell on the desk he would get ink on him or anything. Spoiled, all of them!) So he wasn't exactly looking at me. But his eye view was of the safe.
Double crap.
I held my breath and tip toed over to the desk where the key to safe was.
It just happened to be in Lucius's hand!
What did I ever do to deserve this?
But slowly uncurling his fingers one by one (While tryingnot to gag. I mean I was actually touching his skin!)I was inching closer until he stirred a bit. I froze. Thankfully he didn't open his eyes but only re wrapped his fingers around the key again. Again I did the process of uncurling his fingers again. This time I succeeded. Carefully making my way to the safe, I slid the key in and waited to see if he heard it. I turned to see and he was still asleep. I turned the key and opened the safe.
I could see why they lock it.
Jackpot!
Rubies, diamonds, crystals...you name it, they probably had it in the safe. Pushing the jewels back, I went to the back of the safe. Anything worth while would be in the back.
Then I saw it.
A huge diamond like crystal. It was clear but had a white color to it. It was a bit small but It seemed like the most protected with the bigger jewels next to it. I quickly took the diamond and pocketed it. Closing the door again I heard a voice.
"Hermione?" I froze. It was Draco. I swear if he blows my cover I'm gonna smack him so hard... He came into the door frame. "What are you doing?" he whispered. I signaled 'Cut it out!' and quickly put the key back in his father's hands. I ran from the room and to Draco and closed the door.
"What on Earth were you doing?" Draco asked when we were in the room.
"I knew you wouldn't distract your father so I took matters in my own hands." I explained. He looked a bit shocked.
"What? Didn't think I could break the rules? That a muggle born knows how to steal?" I asked, relating to the previous conversation we had. He glared at me.
"No." he answered a bit cold. "What did you steal?" I held out the diamond. Draco took a look at it and grinned.
"He's going to be so pissed tomorrow." he said excitedly.
"I knew it was valuable!" I pointed out. "What is it?"
"It's the Emperor Diamond Crystal. Only one in the world. It's all about energy. Like if it's dark energy then turns black. But good power turns it white. And so on." he said quickly.
"I'll make sure to look it up after the ball." I commented.
"Is there anything you don't research?" he asked. I paused.
"No." I answered. He rolled his eyes.
"So like a..."
"Don't finish that sentence." I commanded.
"You don't even know what I was going to say."
"I don't WANT to know. Just forget you know about this okay?" I said. I couldn't believe I was having yet another conversation with him after he pissed me off again.
"Fine have it your way." he said, I thought he sounded a bit hurt. "Good night."
"Good night." I answered in the same, almost angry tone, as we layed down in the bed.
But I didn't go to sleep.
Surprisingly it reminded me a musical my friend had written once, that I performed in. It had this scene where the lead girl was looking up at the ceiling, thinking out loud about her life so far. Because I was looking up at the ceiling. And I was thinking, just not outloud. And my thoughts were of Draco, not my life. My eyes travelled to look at Draco. He looked very peaceful, and very cute. But it's so hard to talk to him!
My mind always came back to earth at night. Anything I did remotely wrong came back to haunt me before I fell asleep. One one side there was the me was like "You like me, no duh. And he probably likes you. So you go up to Draco and say 'Draco I really like you.' Isn't that hard now is it?" But then the other side was saying. "HELLO! STAY AWAY! I mean, you have Ron after you and you could be killed! Don't you have enough to worry about?" I could agree with both.But I could go against both...I turned my head so I faced him and trailed my finger against his cheek.
"What are you doing to me, Draco?"
When I woke up I dressed in a simple white, almost last century type dress. It looked like a child's playtime dress, with it's ruffled skirt and it's short sleeves. (A/N: I love this outfit...if only it existed...) I almost laughed at myself. I looked like I was some student at a 1900s boarding school. But I smiled, I happened to like the past very much, and felt like almost like a ghost. I was walking when I heard Lucius explode. It was a cross between a shrill and a scream. (Trust me, you don't want to hear it EVER.) I tried not to lose it right there. Taking a deep breath I quickly crossed the room. What he didn't know was the I put the diamond in a necklace and it was now around my neck, but under my dress. (Clever huh?)
Then I made my way to one of the rooms I had found earlier when I stormed out of the room when Draco had screwed up the party. The piano room. I don't know it that its name but I call it that since basically that's the only thing in it. The room was the only room that had a light color. It's sheer pink and purple color. But next to the piano is this huge window, it has a balcony and everything. But just a piano and a window...who would've thought? I started to play one note at a time. I wasn't really sure what I was playing, the piano always just soothes my thoughts. I gradually playing a tune called "Whisper's Song. (A/N: Gee...that sounds familiar...) It was a haunting melody that had two parts but I could only learn one. It was like a sad romantic song, like the person who played it missed the person they were writing it for. I was soon in a world of contentment for I don't know how long when I heard the door open.
It was Draco.
He looked a bit shocked.
"Your in here?" he asked.
"Do you see anyone else?" I asked him with a 'duh' attitude and returned to the piano.
"What are you playing?" he asked.
"Whisper's Song." I answered. I expected him to go but he only sat next to me and started to play the other part. I looked at him puzzled.
"How did you find me?" I asked him. I had put a silencing charm on the room so he couldn't have hear the noise. He smiled.
"Come on Hermione, surely someone like you should figure this out." I glared at him.
"Indulge me." I said.
"This piano is a charmed so that the person who is playing it, the person theywant from the heart can only hear it." I stopped. "And Hermione I heard it." I swallowed, oh crap, no.
"Impossible. I'm pissed at you,why on earth would my heartwant you?" I askedhim, hoping to God that hewouldn't see through me lie.
"Becauseyoulike me too much to actuallystay pissed at me. You said it yourself, you forgive me too easily."
"I don't like you!" I retorted. He only smiled and shook his head.
"Hermione play a note."
"A note?" I asked.
"Yea, any note, just play it." I didas I was told and he smiled.
"I can hear it clear as day. Now my turn." He played some random note. I was taken a back.I heard the note as clearly as if I were to play it.I was a bit scared.
That meant he wanted me from the heart.
We both just stared at each other for what seemed like an hour, but was probably just 5 minutes.
"So you really care about me?" I said finally. He nodded. "How much?" he laced my fingers with his and held them up a bit.
"What if I told you I've fallen for you?" I smiled.
"Well I can't help you back up." When I saw his puzzled expression I explained.
"Because I'm falling for you."
First I would like to apologize for not updating as soon as I should've.
FINALLY IT'S OUT! This took forever to write! I'm not kidding, I had this huge writer's block on how I should do this.
I know...it's a bit corny...but come on! I got them admitting their feelings didn't I? I know it might have been a bit out of wack but trust me some of these things in here are VERY important in the end. But I thought it was kinda cute. I know the piano thing isn't an orignal idea, I saw it on a couple other fics. I admit it!
Find out what happens at the ball on Part 16...Help in High Society...