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Life To Remember
Chapter 5-- Hogsmade
The weeks went by and Hermione was more then happy, Draco, Harry, Pansy and Ron all got along with each other and for once in her life she had a real girlfriend her own age.
"Hermione come sit over here!" Pansy yelled from the hall.
Hermione looked around the Great Hall when she saw Pansy running up to her.
"Oh hi Pansy," Hermione said.
"Hey come sit with us okay!" Pansy offered, taking Hermione's hand.
"Pansy I don't know, in case you've forgotten let me remind you, I'm in Gryffindor, and Gryffindors don't sit at the Slytherin table!" Hermione said in a whisper.
"Don't be silly your not a lion nor snake you're a person!" Pansy said, she took Hermione's hand and led her to the Slytherins table. She sat down and Hermione sat beside her, with a nervous smile on her face.
"Well here eat something!" Pansy said. She pushed a plate of food in front of Hermione and Hermione began to eat.
"Ron where's Hermione?" Harry asked back at the Gryffindor table.
Ron sat up and looked around the Great Hall.
"I can't believe it!" Ron said, pointing a finger to the Slytherin table.
Harry turned his gaze and soon enough he saw Hermione sitting beside Pansy eating at the Slytherin table.
"At least no one is giving her a hard time!" Harry stated and turned back to his food.
After about five minutes of talking with Pansy, Draco walked in the Great Hall, when he began to walk over to the Slytherin table he noticed Hermione was sitting and eating there.
"I can't believe it!" Draco whispered to himself.
Draco walked up and stopped in front of Hermione and Pansy.
"Hermione, Hi, why are you here?" Draco asked.
Hermione stopped talking to Pansy and looked at Draco.
"Oh Hi Draco, Pansy invited me to sit here, I hope you don't mind if you do I can always go back to my table," Hermione said standing up and getting ready to leave.
"Nonono!" Draco said, raising his hand up to stop her. "It's ok, you can sit here, there's no harm done and I don't mind." Draco said sitting down across from them. Hermione smiled and Pansy pulled her back down. Draco then dished himself some food.
"So Pansy do you know what we have first today?" Draco asked.
"We don't have classes today it's Saturday, we get to go to Hogsmade," Hermione said, before Pansy could say anything.
"Today's Saturday!" Draco asked,
"Why are we going to Hogsmade," Pansy asked.
"Can I have your attention?" Dumbledore said rising to his feet. The hall went quiet and looked up at him.
"It's been brought to my attention that today is October 20th and there for were going to take a vote, for those of you who want a ball raise you're hands," Most of the hall put up there hands all but some guys at least. "Great then we shall have a Massacred ball, I wouldn't suggest a date but if you want to go with someone in particular then that is fine, The ball is for fourth year and up seeing as to how you're going to Hogsmade, today would be a fine day to get you're costumes. That is all," Dumbledore said sitting back down.
Everyone in the hall began to talk and whisper about the up coming ball.
"Wow a ball where everyone is wearing masks!" Pansy said.
"Don't forget costumes," Draco stated.
"Will you guys excuse me I promised I would go to Hogsmade with Harry and Ron, why don't you guys come along too?" Hermione asked standing up.
"Sure," They both said and followed Hermione to the Gryffindors table to get Harry and Ron.
"Hey guys ready to go?" Hermione asked as she got to the table,"
"Yeah," Ron and Harry said standing up.
"I hope you guys don't mind but I invited Draco and Pansy to come with us!" Hermione said.
"No problem," They said in Unison
"Well lets get going, before all the good costumes are gone," Ron said, beginning to walk.They all walked out of the Great Hall and went outside to the carriages that would bring them to Hogsmade.
When they got to Hogsmade Pansy and Hermione went their separate ways and agreed to meet the guys back at the Three Broomsticks in an hour or two.
"Oh lets go in this shop!" Pansy said pulling Hermione into 'Costumes for all events'
Hermione and Pansy went in and in an hour's time, they found a costume for the ball. Hermione was going as Princess Aurora off of Sleeping Beauty, and Pansy got a costume as Snow White. She didn't know who Snow White was but Pansy liked the outfit.
After paying for their dresses the two girls went to a store called 'The mask shop' It was a very small store that had a whole bunch of masks.
Hermione bought a pink one to go with her dress that had silver stars on the side to match her crown.
Pansy bought a yellow mask that went with her skirt that had red hearts on the side of the mask to go with her shirt.
They paid for the masks then went to a shoe store.
After looking around for about thirty minutes they came out with Hermione holding a box with Pink high heals and Pansy carrying a box with black high tops. After they were done they went to the Three Broomsticks to wait for the guys.
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The guys said bye to Pansy and Hermione and went their own way they soon found a costume shop called 'Dress Robes for all Occasions', They went in and began to look around.
"So Draco what do you think about Hermione?" Ron asked searching through a bunch of clothes.
"What do you mean?" Draco said, walking up beside him, searching through the clothes.
"He means, we see the way you look at her, you act as if you are starting to get a crush on her!" Harry said, stepping up beside Draco, he too began to search through the clothes.
At this Draco went pink in the cheeks, He didn't have a crush on Hermione, she was just a friend he never had, and now he does.
"I don't have a crush on her!" Draco stated. "She's just a friend,"
"Ok if you say so," Harry smirked.
After about an hour they each found an outfit Draco got a prince costume, Harry got a Vampire outfit, which went with his hair, and Ron got a skeleton costume. They bought the outfits, and then went to get their masks. Draco got a black one, Ron a white one and Harry a red one.
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"So Hermione tell me what do you think of Draco?" Pansy asked as they sat down.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean do you like him? You know more then a friend," Pansy said.
"Pansy Draco is my friend nothing more and nothing less," Hermione stated.
"Is that so, well you know you did something to him that I never knew anyone could do!" Pansy said.
"And what might that be?" Hermione asked.
"He's no longer dark or mean, you turned him nice, he's nicer to people even me!" Pansy exclaimed.
Hermione never looked at it that way, but now that she thought about it, it was true Draco had become nicer, she was glade Lucius was in Azkaban. Now that he's put away, Draco doesn't have to be mean to keep his name.
"Hermione?" Pansy called, waving a hand in her face.
"Huh?" Hermione answered back.
"Hey welcome back, look who just walked in the doors," Hermione turned around and sure enough Harry, Ron and Draco walked in the door carrying bags.
They walked over to where Hermione and Pansy were and sat down Draco sat beside Pansy, and Ron and Harry on the other side of Hermione Ron on her left Harry at her right.
"So how did shopping go for you girls?" Harry asked.
"Oh it went fine," said Pansy
"Really what did you girls buy?" Draco asked.
"That is a surprise!" Hermione said.
"And why is that?" asked Ron.
"We don't want to give away our cover!" Pansy said in a sly voice.
The rest of the time flew by everyone ordered
Butterbeer and after they finished they started walking back to
Hogwarts.
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When they returned to Hogwarts, everyone walked Pansy back to her house. When she was inside the four walked back the way they came. Harry and Ron said bye to Hermione and Draco and they did the same leaving Hermione and Draco to walk back to the prefects' quarters.
"You know what Draco?" Hermione said going a little pink in the cheeks.
"What Hermione?" Draco asked looking down at her. Draco was now holding on to her bags for her.
"I'm glad I met the real you," She said.
What do you mean?" Draco asked a bit confused.
"I mean look at you and me, were hanging out, you're holding my bags, you're no longer calling me names and you're being nice to people." Hermione said.
"Is that a problem?" Draco asked stopping in front of their portrait.
"No but I'm just saying I'm glad I got to meet the real you,"
"But Hermione you haven't!" Draco said, "Thundering herd" Draco said and the portrait opened up reveling their common room.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked walking inside.
"Never mind, where do you want me to put you're bags?" Draco asked.
"Oh here, I'll take them from you now thanks," Hermione said reaching for her bags.
Draco how ever moved the bags from her reach.
"Draco I said I can take them!" Hermione exclaimed.
"No I'll carry them up to you're room," Draco said.
He walked upstairs and Hermione stopped him before he entered her room.
"No Draco you can stop there now give me my bags!" Hermione said.
"Why can't I go into you're room?" Draco asked.
"Because it's a girls room, and my room to be exact!"
Draco looked at her then he gave Hermione her bags. She took them then hugged Draco goodnight. She then walked into her room.
She put her costume away and then got changed into her pajamas afterwards she crawled into bed. Draco was still at the door, He waited for about twenty minutes then slightly opened the door. He watched Hermione sleep for about five minutes then started to head for his room.
"Maybe I do have a crush on her!" Draco said to himself in a whisper. He opened his door to his room and changed into his boxers and a t-shirt. He put his clothes away and crawled into bed the last thought that hit his head before he fell asleep was Hermione.
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