Hey Everyone, I just want to apologize for my lack of effort in continuing with this story in the last 7 months. Yes, I know, long ass time. But you all have got to understand that after reading the last HP book, I lost my inspiration and I know a lot of others lost theirs as well. But alas, I have moved past that and have every intention of finishing this story. I reread it and do in fact love it. So without further ado, here is your sixth chapter, at last. Oh and to those who flamed me regarding my quitting the book, thanks. You inspired me to continue even though I was called some rather rude names. So here goes, I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own anyone, they are all creations of the lovely J.K. Aside from the occasional piercer or new best friend. Rowling. Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy don't fit with the 6th book, shrugs.
Chapter 6:
Hermione had forgotten, through all the hate that had flooded her senses over the last summer, how wonderful it felt to be inside Hogwarts. This was her true home. The place she fit into. The only place she fit into. She smiled as she looked around the hall at the burning candles and all the familiar paintings that looked down at her from high above. She felt a hand being put into her own and wrapped her fingers around it. She looked over to the man now holding her hand, the blonde she was falling in love with. A smile formed on his face, the most sincere smile she had ever seen on the platinum blonde beauty.
The two of them seemed to lock into each others gaze, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other in a long while or better yet, new lovers. . A clearing throat brought them out of their infatuated daze. They both looked towards the sound to see Severus smiling wickedly as if he knew something they did not.
"What's so…", Hermione started with a quizzical look on her face in regards to Snape's expression, but she was cut off by Draco putting a finger to her lips. She looked at him rather angrily, how dare he silence her like that! Then she realized that he was staring intently away from her, at Professor Dumbledore who stood by patiently, with a smile on his face. He apparently had something to say and she was interfering with that.
Hermione turned rather pink, "sorry professor" she said looking towards the floor. She had been so busy with herself that she had forgotten about Dumbledore.
Dumbledore's kind smile appeared before her as he lifted her chin to look into his cheerful and fatherly face. "There is no need to apologize my dear." Hermione smiled and all the feelings of idiocy left her.
Dumbledore smiled at the two students as he stood in front of them. "Now that you are both here and hopefully, in good health, I'll go ahead and show you to your common room."
Without another word he turned to walk away, leaving the two Draco and Hermione staring at each other, rather clueless.
"Did he just say 'common room'? As in one?" Draco asked her but all she could do was shrug and move after the Headmaster.
After climbing several flights of stairs they came to a portrait that they had seen on more than one occasion but in the past it had been nothing special and nothing to stop and really examine. Again, the pair looked at each other when they stopped in front of it but said nothing.
"Hello Rose, how are you doing today?", Dumbledore asked the moving portrait of a young, rather lovely, blonde girl in a blue dress. In guessing her age, one would guess her to be around 8 years old.
"I'm doing just fine headmaster, and you?" Rose asked in a rather proper way.
"Ah, much better than I had anticipated when I awoke this morning. We have our two endangered students safely back behind our walls so it has indeed been a rather good day." He smiled and indicated the two. "But you will become quite familiar with these two. This is Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy, the new Head Students."
'Draco is Head Boy!', Hermione thought to herself. 'Why didn't he say something before?' Little did she know, but Draco was thinking the same thing about her.
"Well it is very nice to meet you both." Rose said with a small curtsy.
"You as well Rose." Hermione said with a smile. Draco simply nodded expressionlessly. He didn't care much if they met or not, she was just a portrait after all.
"I assume you would like to sleep after such a night as this and I would assume the rest of the day has gone by without so much as a nap either." Both students nodded, feeling completely drained. "I'll send up a house elf with some food. I'm sure your stomachs need some filling as well." Again both students nodded.
Dumbledore turned to Rose. "Carpe Diem." Rose nodded and swung open, revealing a rather large room. The room itself was full of blood red and black everything. Death and Suffering. Both liked the colors very much. The room held many couches and chairs, two large tables with chairs around each, a large fire that now burned on, a black chess board (Wizards Chess of course), and many other things here and there. Including a very large wall full of bookcases, completely full of books. This was indeed Hermione's favorite aspect of the room.
"Well, I must be leaving you now. I need to go owl Mrs. Weasley and let he know you are here. You gave her quite a scare Ms. Granger, but she explained the situation and I understand your reasons. Goodnight and sleep well." he turned and headed for the door but stopped and looked back at them. "The fireplace is connected to the floo network but only around the school. You may floo to any of the Professors offices and mine as well. So if you need anything, I'll be in my office," and with a final goodnight he left.
Draco looked somewhat uncomfortably at Hermione. They were sharing a common room, this would definitely be interesting. "Wow, this would be rather dreadful if we weren't already friends." He joked as he slowly eased into Hermione's presence once more.
"Indeed…" Hermione said nodding. Then she couldn't help it anymore, she quickly wrapped her arms around Draco's neck and he held her close to him.
"What's wrong Hermione?", he asked with complete seriousness as he protectively held her.
"I don't know Draco, I'm just…scared…he's going to find me, I know it. He made a wizard friend and I don't know who it is, all I know is that he told me that he was powerful and that he had 'connections'. He's going to find me, I know it." she sobbed uncontrollably into his shoulder as she tightened her grip on him.
Draco ran a hand through the crying girls hair as he held her. "I already told you, I won't let anything happen to you. I promise that. Nor will Dumbledore."
"But…but what if he comes at night when I'm sleeping. Dumbledore said that the fireplace is connected to the network which means that it can be changed so that it works from other places…" she slid down Draco and sat rocking and shaking uncontrollably on the floor.
Draco sat beside her and didn't say a word, he just held her as she cried. When she was done crying, Draco helped her up and they climbed Hermione's stairs to her room. Hermione sat on her bed, still rocking, worrying, staring at the floor. Draco opened up her school trunk that had been brought in and sighed heavily as he picked up a still bloody razor blade and stuck it in his pocket, but he didn't say a word about that and just got out some of Hermione's pajama's. He handed them to her. "Here you go Hermione, I'll leave so you can change." He turned to leave but a hand stopped clung to his wrist.
"Don't leave me Draco…please…" Hermione said in a rather pitiful voice. Draco looked at her and nodded. He sat on the end of her bed, looking away as she changed. "Okay…I'm dressed…you can turn around…" he turned around to see a rather naked Hermione under the covers of her bed.
"Whoa!" Draco said spinning around again. "Put on some clothes Hermione."
"What if I don't want to. What I want, is you," the timid ness seeming to leave her.
"You don't know what your saying Hermione…..you've had an emotional day….I can't take advantage of you like that…" he said swallowing hard, knowing she was completely naked behind him.
Draco sat there and felt the bed move as Hermione moved towards him and was quickly behind him on her knee's. She moved over a bit and with her left hand turned his face to meet hers, her lips found his with slow sexuality and he returned the slow loving kisses. With her right hand she snaked it around him and took his hard member in her hand through his pants. He gasped and moaned into the kiss and she broke it. His eyes closed as she continued to massage him through his pants. His eyes opened and looked into hers. He wanted her and she could see it as his eyes burned with passion and lust.
"I know exactly what I'm saying Draco." She said straddling him…
(A/N: oh that's great, Don't worry my sexy little monkeys, the scene will continue in the next chapter, I'll get that up before the end of the week. I know this chapter is kind of crappy but I wanted to get something up for all of you lovelies. I love you all and Happy Valentine's Day.)