Hermione sat down in three broomsticks, Draco's arm around her.
She felt very awkward sitting at a table filled with Slytherins, yet they were all being so nice to her.
Having chats with Pansy, laughing with Blaise.
After she took another sip of Butterbeer, she noticed the blonde starring at her in the corner of his eye. She glanced at him before she continued talking with Blaise, "Oh my god-" He leaned in to whisper to Hermione, "You shouldve heard Draco last night- 'Oh i miss Hermione- God potter would kill me if i tried to go and see her.'"
Hermione felt her phone buzz in her pocket, she pulled it out of her pocket but shoved it under the table in hope he wouldnt see it was from Harry. 'Have you asked him yet?' she glarred at his text message. Impatient or what?
Hermione was interupted and forced to quickly shove her phone past her jumper and back into her pocket as Draco kissed her softly on the cheek. "Are you all right?" He asked.
Hermione frowned, "Yeah i just...uh- Ron- No..Yeah Ron wanted to see if i could go to the library with him once were done here."
Draco smiled at her. "Tell him you wont have time." He said before he leant forward again and pressed another soft kiss on her cheek, and then another to her jaw. Hermione giggled before swatting him away.
Her face straightened as Pansy brought up a frightening statement. "Did you hear about how a bunch of ravenclaw are getting paid to make love potions for other students?"
Hermione looked up and tried to quickly surpass the subject with a know it all look on her face, "No thats silly- Love potions dont actaully work unless theres already some love to build on between the two people, so technically they already have to like eachother-" She stopped, eyes wide. Her thoughts were racing, But the love potion worked on Malfoy? That means he must like...me? I must like him..No- No, no, no, no, no!
Draco caught on to her expression, "Hermione, whats wrong?" He asked, rubbing her back softly. Hermione jumped as a shiver waved down her back. "Im fine, just remebered i left the bathroom sink on in the girls dorms..." She lied.
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Draco whispered to Hermione, "Shhh!" He said as they strayed from the rest of the group, Hermione watched as he pulled her hand, and away from the castle were the others hadnt even noticed their absence.
She was being pulled towards the lake behind the castle.
Draco's hand slid from her forearm down to her fingertips, grazing them softly as he stopped near the edge of the forest. "No- Malfoy its dangerous at night time-" She more than anything just wanted to get back to the castle and get away from him.
"Do you trust me?" She mentally groaned at his behaviour in wanting to drag on the conversation.
"Yes i trust you." She replied.
He took her hand as she followed him into the trees. She tucked her skirt between her legs as she stepped over a log. "Are you sure this is safe?"
Draco laughed, "I find it funny actually how people make horror stories about this place at night. Its actually quite peaceful."
Hermione jumped as something moved around them with the crunch of leaves. She shook her head, I didnt sign up for this- I was to get the deatheater information and leave- not this.
She felt his warm arms wrap around her. "Why are you so scared?"
Hermione shrugged, "Im afriad of the unknown." She said.
Draco laughed, "You some adventurer or something?"
Hermione gave him a serious look and he stopped infront of her, "Hermione?"
"No, literally." She said, "Im afraid of what i dont know. Thats why i like to learn, i want to know every possible thing out there, because the mere idea of something unpredictable scares me." Her eyes sparkled in the moon light, "Yeah."
She answered his question for him, "Thats why ive waited so long to kiss you. Because you scare me. Not in a bad way!" She warned. She watched him frown at her, "Just the way your so unpredictable."
Draco shook his head, "Well theres nothing to be scared off."
Hermione shook her head, "No, there is."
"Now that you mean so much to me. The unknown of losing you scares me too." She wished these words were lies.
"Your not losing me anytime soon." He said before he took her cheek in his hand softly and he kissed her. Once she wrapped her arms around his neck his slid his hands down her stomach and at her waist. She had never kissed anyone so deeply before.
It was a kiss that left her gasping for air once they broke apart, and she blushing of course- Not being under the love potion. But then she saw the pink glow im the moon light. He was blushing too...
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Draco rolled onto his side, adjusting his pillow. Yet he still couldnt sleep. She was invading his mind. But why?
He laid there clueless as their moment from earlier drifted into his head.
Why did she look so cute when she laughed? Why were her giggles when his kissed her neck so heart melting? Why is she so adorable?
Hermione gasped, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear as he placed the plant into her palm, it was beautiful. She admired the glowing flower, and he watched as her expression glowed. She smiled.
'Its beautiful.' She looked up at him and smiled.
Draco's chest hurt. That smile.
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Hermione reread Harry's text message. "Hes gonna need some convincing first."
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Hermione shook her head at the darkness. She glarred at the withering shadows of the forbidden forest trees. "Why do you bring me out here?" She asked.
"Im trying to show you this place isnt as scary as people make it out to be." He said, peering at her through the moonlight.
He took her hand softly and Hermione smiled at his next words, "Dance with me?"
Hermione shook her head, "Were barefoot, in the forbidden forest, at midnight- im scared out of my mind and your trying to get me to dance with you?"
He smirked as she took a step forward and took his other hand.
She leant against him and rested her head on his shoulders as slowly, they began to dance. She swore they were an old married couple as they danced around in the moonlight, leaves crunching and the moon glowing at them.
It was once he twirled her and she saw the happiness on his face that she rested her head on his shoulder again, and cried. She did it silently, and didnt move in a way he thought she would be crying. She just let the tears roll down her cheeks. He was so soft.. too soft. She knew it would break him when they broke up.
She took the last ounce of happiness she had left and stepped back to see him.
He frowned, "Why are you crying?"
"I just dont want this to end." She said sadly. He took her by the waist, "It doesnt have to." And with that he kissed her.
And that was the night that she laid down in bed and cried. Cried untill she couldnt anymore. Then she got up and headed downstairs out of the girls dorms. She couldnt take her mind off of Draco. So she stood in the dark common room and twirled around like he had twirled her and then sighed.
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