Don't Deal With Love

By: Malfoy-Amazing-Bouncing-Ferret

Chapter 16: Sneaking out and the Plan's in motion

The next morning, Hermione was the first to wake up in the boys' dorm. She laid there, facing Harry, watching him sleep peacefully.

Feeling a bit playful and mischievous, Hermione placed her finger between Harry's eyes and lightly slid her finger down to the tip of his nose. She kept repeating this process until she got a reaction. Harry's nose crinkled as he opened his eyes and grinned.

"What time is it?" he whispered, putting his glasses on.

"It's about 5:30. I figured we could go ahead and sneak out to buy my dress."

"Alright, get Ron up, we'll get dressed and then we'll head on out."

Harry climbed out of bed to get his clothes and get dressed. Hermione got out of bed and crawled into Ron's bed.

"Ron, wake up." she whispered, poking him in the side roughly.

He jerked awake and attempted to yell. Hermione, however, clamped her hand over his mouth to keep him from getting so loud.

"Ron! Shh! Calm down." she whispered.

He nodded his head as she removed her hand.

"What time is it?" he repeated Harry's question.

"It's a little after 5:30."

"Why are we getting up this early?" Ron groaned.

"Because, this will be our only opportunity to sneak out!"

"Oh. I guess I'll get dressed then." he grumbled.

"Good. I'll go back to my dormitory to get changed. Meet me on the third floor in fifteen minutes. Kay?"

"Okay 'Mione." the boys grumbled, pulling shirts over their heads.

She slipped out of Gryffindor tower and made it to her dormitory without getting caught. Upon arriving to her dormitory, Hermione found Draco sleeping uncomfortably on the couch. He had waited for her to return to the common room. He looked cold too. Seeing as he was sleeping on the couch in a wife beater and pajama pants, and there was no fire going in the hearth to keep him warm. Hermione grabbed a heavy blanket from a leather chair and placed it on his body. She then proceeded to brush his silvery hair out of his face and kissed his forehead. She ran up to her room to change clothes and made for the common room entrance, passing the sleeping Draco on the couch. She looked back at him before leaving the room to meet the boys.

She found her way, soundlessly, around the school and to the third floor. There behind a statue of a one eyed, hump-back witch, Harry and Ron were waiting for her.

"We have to hurry, before the whole school starts to wake up for breakfast." Hermione said as Harry charmed the hump in the witches back open.

Harry and Ron lowered her into the low entrance of the tunnel. Ron joined Hermione, followed by Harry.

"Lumos." the three teenagers whispered as their wands lit up.

They took their twenty minute walk through the tunnel to Hogsmeade and snuck through Honeydukes. They found their way into the long winding roads of Hogsmeade. Hermione and the boys went straight to the expensive dress shop.

After what seemed like hours of trying on dresses and contemplating the color to be worn and the style that fit her best, she found the perfect dress. It was a silvery white color with small diamonds beaded along the hem of the skirt. It was almost like the first dress Draco had bought for her over break.

They soon made their way back to the school to get ready for breakfast. They were lucky enough to make it before lunch had started. Hermione took her dress up to her room, Draco was gone and his bedroom door was opened slightly. She assumed he was in his room getting ready for breakfast.

Hermione hid her new dress in her closet and quietly left the common room, heading for the Great Hall. She walked straight to Gryffindor table and sat across from Harry and Ron. Ron nodded his head and Harry smirked at Hermione. The plan was already in motion thanks to Harry and Ron.

A/N: I know, this isn't my best work and I think I'm going down hill with this story, but i'm going to try to stick with it. I already have chapter 17 done but it sucks so bad. I think it may be a while until i post chapter 17. Just so I can see about fixing it. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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