(This is first fanfic and I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. The chapters are short, and the storyline isn't brilliant but it is okay for a first attempt I suppose.
I don't own the characters; they belong to JK Rowling and her fabulous imagination. The plotline is mine though, unfortunately.)
Chapter 20
Lucius walked to the library silently, as did Hermione. The entire way Hermione's worries started to increase. Maybe he'd heard her and he was going to tell her off. Maybe he didn't love her at all. Maybe he was smiling because he had a plan to use her affections for him against her. Maybe he…
No. Stop. Hermione shook her head, willing herself to stop thinking so negatively. She wouldn't have time to now anyway, because Lucius had stopped outside the library waiting for Hermione who was a couple of metres away. She smiled awkwardly and caught up; Lucius opened the Library door open and pointed her inside. She went inside, head lung low in a guilty fashion. Irma Pince looked up as they entered.
"Lucius. Hermione. How lovely to see you! What can I do to help you two?" She asked kindly.
"Could you give us a few minutes' peace and silence, preferably in some far off corner of the library where few students could stumble upon our conversation?" Lucius inquired. Madam Pince nodded.
"I know the very place. The restricted section. Most students aren't allowed it, and they have to come to me first so I could always refuse entry for the next few minutes. Follow me." She said, leading the way to the restricted section. Hermione already knew her way there, but Lucius did not. Once there Madam Pince unlocked the door and allowed them in, then she handed Lucius the key. "When you're done just leave the key on the desk for me." Then she left and Lucius locked the door so they'd have privacy.
"This way." Lucius said once he finished. He grabbed her hand and felt tingly as he did so, then he began pulling her through the aisles rather roughly. They found a small table and two chairs at the end, and Lucius sat her down in one whilst he sat in the other.
"Sorry to ask Professor Malfoy, but what is this about?" Hermione asked.
"Please, call me Lucius." Lucius requested.
"Lucius. Please could you tell me why we're here? What is so important to talk to me about that you had to remove me from the entire student population and bring me here?" Hermione asked curiously. She wanted answers, and she hoped they were what she wanted to hear.
"I brought you here because it is an important place to you, and I have to tell you something and ask you something important too." Lucius said simply. Hermione nodded her head, beckoning him to continue. Lucius sighed nervously, ready to admit his feelings.