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Chapter 28!

The very next day there was a knock at Hermione's door.

"Who the hell is that?"

She looked at the time; it was 5:30 am. Have I been crying that long?

The entire night Hermione had been crying, she hadn't stopped till then.

She got up to open the door, deep down inside hoping it was Draco, alas it was not.

Before she could even respond to who it was Josh came charging into her room.

"Look Mya, what I did last night was completely uncalled for. I know there's no excuse."

She pushed him harshly causing him to fall onto her bed. "Let's get one thing straight, you and I. Will never happen again. No matter how hard you try we'll never go back to what we were. So how about you just keep your distance from me until Saturday, when you'll be on your way and out of my life."

She then pulled him up by the arm causing him to moan a bit, pushed him out of her room and slammed the door closed.

"FOREVER!"

She sat back down on her bed feeling triumphant.

"BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BALL, WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT ME TO PICK YOU UP."

She smacked her forehead in annoyance and stood up to open her door again.

"I'll meet you there." And for the final time she closed the door on his face.

Draco emerged from his room also wondering what all the commotion was all about. When he saw Josh he tried his hardest to restrain himself from punching his lights out.

Josh nodded lazily. "Draco."

Draco also nodded. "Josh."

They stood there in an awkward silence until Josh left the room.

Hermione decided to go and sit in front of the fire and read a book so she walked into the common room, with only a singlet on (no bra hehehe) and hot pants.

She didn't even notice Draco as her eyes were too blurry from all the crying she had done that night. It wasn't until she heard his door close that for the second time in twenty four hours she had surprised him.

They both stared at each other, lost in one another's trance. When Hermione looked deep into his eyes she saw what she had seen once upon a time. Vulnerability, naivety, love even. That is until he smirked proudly.

"You move on fast don't you Mud blood. Are you trying to go through all the Slytherins?"

She sat there dumbfounded, until she remembered that he must have seen Josh leave the room. She opened her mouth to argue her side of the story, but then hesitated. What am I doing? What does he care who I'm with and am not with?

She changed her mind in reading her book and turned back to her room.

"Screw you ferret boy."

Draco scowled. She hadn't called him that in so long.

He longed for her to be with him. Yearned to wake up next her or just to hold her in his arms one last time. But it would never happen.

For the rest of the week Draco and Hermione merely acknowledged each others existence. Hermione only ever spoke to Josh if they were partnered up in class or to get small details sorted out for the ball.

Until finally the night of the ball was up.

Ginny and her had spent all day getting themselves ready until finally at 8:00 they were both prepared.

Hermione was in her dorm giving herself the final touches.

A bit of lip gloss and voila.

As she gazed at herself in the mirror she was truly proud of herself.

She was wearing a deep crimson two part dress. The bodice was a corset with diamonds on the chest area and a ribbon in the middle, and the skirt flared out at the bottom. She wore heels with a little diamond circle on the toes and her hair was curled and lay stunningly down her back. She had light make up as to not show herself off too much. She didn't want to look like Pansy now did she.

She grabbed her little red purse and exited the room to head to the Great Hall.

But as she went to open the door to leave her dorm she heard something smash behind her.

She turned around and saw Draco with his mouth hanging to the floor, a smashed plate in front of him and pieces of cake scattered all over the place.

He was truly amazed at the sight before him.

She's absolutely gorgeous. AND SHE'S GOING WITH THAT ASSHOLE JOSH!

She turned to face him. "Well are you going to clean that up or what?" But he was still mesmerized by her. He couldn't take his eyes off her stunningly amazing outfit.

Hermione getting irritated walked back towards him and bent down to pick up the pieces from the ground.

Draco finally snapping out of it bent down and helped her.

"Leave it Granger. I don't need your help."

But she continued and ignored his snide remark.

"Shove it Malfoy."

But as she picked up the last piece she cut herself.

"Ow." She let out a small yelp.

She went to grab for her wand but realised she had left it at the door, Draco saw this and pulled his out of his robes.

He took her hand but she pulled it away.

He gave her a frustrated look. "Well do you want me to mend it or not?"

She then gave her hand back to him. He savoured this moment. Feeling her skin against once again. She too was enjoying this. He then muttered a spell and instantly it was healed.

She looked up into his eyes. "Thanks for that."

She noticed that somehow they were getting closer and closer until finally she could hear his breathing slow down.

They were almost nose to nose.

"Herms where the hell are you I've been-"

Hermione and Draco pushed each other away.

"Sorry Gin, yeah I'm coming."

And without even looking back at him she ran out with Ginny. As soon as they had left the room. Hermione said quickly before Ginny called say anything. "Don't ask."

And they headed to the ball, leaving a sexually frustrated Slytherin.

A/N: Sorry it's short, but I wanted to get all this out of the way and make the ball one fat chapter. Okay! Luv you all. MWAH. OH AND ONE MORE THING. What's a lemon?