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Chapter 2
Hermione woke up the next morning very confused. Was her date with Draco a dream? Why did she just call him Draco? Malfoy. His name is Malfoy, she silently reprimanded herself. She thought back to last night. The date had gone much better than she expected it to. Her and Dra…Malfoy talked about their jobs, friends, music interests, and other interests. Nothing too personal, just basic information you would talk about on a first date.
First date? Did that mean there would be more? Did she want there to be more? Hermione was torn. Half of her was completely against the idea. He was her long time nemesis. He had called her any offensive name he could come up with and had constantly been fighting with her best friends. He was arrogant and…and….there had to be something else wrong with him. Why couldn't she think of anything else?
Maybe it was because the other half of her wanted to see him again and wanted another kiss. Wanted more than a kiss. His kiss had made her feel something. She couldn't put her finger on what it was, but there was definitely something there. While he was arrogant and her long time enemy, he was also smart, easy to talk to, and almost painfully handsome.
Hermione was deep in thought when an owl she didn't recognize tapped its beak against her bedroom window. She let it in, noticing it had two letters clasped in its beak. She thanked the owl with some water and opened the first letter. It was from Ginny.
Dear Mione,
Please don't hate me for setting you up with Draco. If you just get to know him, I think you might really like him. And also, do you think I can borrow that top you were wearing last night sometime? It was too cute! Well I guess that's it. Meet me for lunch at our coffee spot today at 11:30.
Love,
Ginny.
Hermione laughed to herself at Ginny's attempt at self preservation. She then opened the next letter.
Dear Hermione,
I hope you enjoyed our date last night as much as I did. I would very much like to see you again. How does tonight at 7 work for you? Send your answer back with Frederick. I will pick you up at your house if you say yes. And I hope you do. Enclosed is something I picked out for you that I hope you will wear tonight. If you choose not to see me you may still keep it. I saw it and thought it was perfect for you.
Sincerely,
Draco
Hermione turned the envelope upside down and out fell a beautiful necklace. It was simple but elegant. It had a silver heart pendant with one side encrusted with alternating rubies and emeralds. Hermione had never seen such an interestingly beautiful necklace. Hermione looked up and saw that it was already 11 and that she still hadn't showered so she decided her response to Draco would have to wait until after her lunch with Ginny. She showered and threw on a blue sundress with white sandals, grabbed her purse, Draco's letter and necklace, and aparated to the coffee shop she and Ginny frequented.
Ginny was already sitting at their usual table when Hermione got there with a latte in her hand, flipping through a muggle fashion magazine. After Hermione had sat down and ordered her usual cinnamon latte, she pulled out the letter for Ginny to see. "And look what came with it," she exclaimed, setting the necklace down on the table for Ginny to see.
"So are you gonna wear it tonight?" Ginny asked, holding up the necklace to get a better look at it.
"Who says I'm even going to see him again tonight?" Hermione replied.
"WHAT? You haven't said 'yes' yet?"
"No. I got the letter just as I had to come here to meet you. And yes you can borrow that top sometime."
"No changing the subject. You are going to say 'yes' right? I mean you guys had a good time last night didn't you?"
Hermione didn't want to answer this so she just sipped her latte in silence. Yes, she had had a good time with him last night but that didn't mean anything. She still hadn't told Ginny about their kiss and didn't plan to because she knew if she did, Ginny would practically write back Hermione's response for her. She loved Ginny, but was still trying to figure out the real reason she set her up with Draco.
She was also trying to figure out why she kept calling him Draco instead of Malfoy. She had used his surname ever since she met him. Just as he had used hers along with Harry and Ron's. Well, with Ron it was usually just Weasel. Looking back, all their childish quarrelling was really quite silly.
Draco had turned spy for the Order of the Phoenix during their 7th year at Hogwarts and had been very useful in Voldemort's downfall. He had been able to provide the Order with information about Voldemort's whereabouts and plans. Looking back on it, Hermione didn't really have anything bad to say about Draco since they left school after the war ended. "Ginny?" Hermione asked, "What do you honestly think about Draco?"
"Well," she started, "he's smart, powerful, rich, and one of the most handsome wizards in London. If I wasn't already madly in love with Harry, I would go for him"
Hermione thought about this. She might not always agree with Ginny but her choice of men had always been good. Back in school, Hermione had often envied her love life. After Hermione's brief relationship with Viktor Krum, she hadn't dated anyone until her and Ron got together. Sure she had had other interests, but none she had actually pursued.
After she finished lunch with Ginny, it was almost 1 so she sat down to relax. She picked up the necklace and admired it. It really was quite beautiful, she thought. With a sigh, she sat down the necklace and began to write her response to Draco's letter.
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