A/N: I'm SO sorry for the delay and the shortness of this chapter!
A/N:Hope you like this chapter. I actually had to do a little research... not much but a bit of surfing on the internet.
Number of Words: 1688 words
Previous: Hermione looked take aback as five pairs of eyes looked up at her expectantly.
"Okay, Okay! I'll do it!"
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~*Chapter 5: Amor Dia*~
"Now, they'll probably be out on the field soaking up the last rays of the sun before winter comes in. Most of them will be anyways." Draco said expertly as the group headed out to find the Draco Fan Club.
"Then let's go!" Hermione, being the dominant one, strode ahead confidently in front of everyone. When she had the front doors of the Great Hall open, she halted abruptly causing everyone else to stumble.
"What's the matter Hermione?"
"Maybe this isn't such a good idea you guys. Lets go back to the common room and devise up another plan. Come on." Hermione started to go in the direction of their common room.
When the group looked out to the field to see what was wrong they saw that Draco's Fan Club was obviously holding a meeting of some kind and they were quite a big crowd. Word had somehow leaked out that Draco had his eye on someone that wasn't in the Fan Club. Apparently, the girls who weren't in the 7th year didn't know about the whole finding your soul mate project. Well, considering that every student who were to participate in the project had to swear an oath of secret, it wasn't a surprise.
The only person who wasn't in a state of shock was Draco. He had expected something of this nature. He strode out onto the field arrogantly dragging Hermione behind him. He motioned for the rest of the group to hide in the shade of some bushes to watch.
"Hermione. Put your hand in the back pocket of my slacks." Draco whispered into her ear as his hand slid onto her waist, holding her in place so she wouldn't run away.
"What?! Then I'd have to touch your.. butt!" she whispered back, disgusted.
"You should feel honored. All of these girls here would love to be in your place right now. Smile and giggle a little. Don't look so disgusted. I'm not that obscene, am I?"
"You have no idea." Hermione muttered under her breath, but complied with his wishes.
Harry, Ron, Lavender and Ginny stared in awe at how much Hermione and Draco looked like a couple. But they knew better. Since they were at a some what closer proximity to the pair, they could faintly hear their silent argument.
As soon as Draco and Hermione strode leisurely by the mob of girls. Hermione kept her fake smile plastered on her face even though she was a bit freaked out by the deathly glares that the girls gave her.
"Relax. They won't kill you. At least not yet, I think. Now let's walk over to that shade. My skins too delicate to be kept in the sun for too long."
"Sit down with you legs stretched out in front of you." With that, Draco lied down with his head in Hermione's lap. He smirked inwardly as a look of mortification flashed across her face briefly but was instantly replace by her smile and a giggle. He was definitely going to have fun with her. He didn't even know why she listened to him.
"Now, I rarely and I mean rarely, let anybody do this, but the only reason I'm letting you is because my Fan Club knows that I don't let anybody do this except for people I like which is the main reason why we're here anyways. But carefully, extremely carefully, run your hands through my hair."
Hermione ran her hand through Draco's golden locks and gasped in amazement at how silky it felt. It was even softer than it looked.
As if on cue, bawling noises could be heard coming the Fan Club that was quiet only seconds ago. The group of scantily clad girls stood up sniffily and with their heads held high however hard they were crying, they trekked past Hermione.
At their noisy leaving, Draco's grey eyes flew open and he got up, offering a hand to Hermione which she took. Hermione felt like a professional actress who had just performed a big scene in one take with out rehearsing. For once, she and Draco managed to hold a decent conversation about how hilarious it was the way all the girls were crying their hearts out and still managed to scrape up whatever dignity they had left in the end. The conversation itself was a big feat even though it only lasted till they reached the portrait to their common room.
"Now class, remember that if your assigned partner is in this class. You will have to sit with them. The same goes to your other classes. Students who doesn't have an assigned partner or whose partner is not in this class, you may choose who to sit next to. However, who ever you sit next to this class, will be your partner for the rest of the year." Snape announced darkly as he made his way through the classroom to the front of the room to his desk.
"Today we will be making the Amor Dia Potion" Snape said as he briskly wrote the ingredients and instructrions to the potion on the board.
"If you are able to finish this potion early with your partner," he looked directly at Hermione and Draco, the two most brightest students in his class. "You are to start on your research for this potion. 5ft long."
When Draco and Hermione had finished the potion, they had successfully copied down the ingredients and instructions when the bell rang for them to go to the next class. The potion would be ready next class for them to drink.
Hermione sat in the den with a leather bound book propped open on her desk while she scribbled down the notes to the potion.
'The Amor Dia potion was first concocted by a Spanish wizard called Amador Amante. Amor Dia means- one day love. While Amador Amante means- Loving Lover which is surprisingly a coincidence. Amador had made this potion when he fell in love with a witch called Odio DelAmor which means Hater of Love. In a desperate measure, he invented the potion Amor Dia. A love potion which makes the drinker fall in love with whom the drop of blood that is added to the potion for one day. Thus, the name.
Amador had not wanted Odio to fall in love with him because of a simple love potion. Instead, he wanted her to experience the feeling of loving someone in an attempt to get rid of her hate for love.
Once the potion is made, it must be kept warm and still for one day. The blood of the person whom the drinker is to fall in love with should be added when the potion is about to be consumed.'
Hermione rubbed her sleepy eyes and slammed the book shut with a dead thud. She had done enough research for the assignment. It was time for her to get some shut eye. She dragged her feet out of the den and into her room. Draco was already fast asleep on his mattress. She wondered briefly how he managed to get his homework done at lightening top speed and still get high marks. With that as her last thought, she drifted into a land with pink clouds and flying pigs.
Draco stared at the clear violet liquid in the glass beaker. Hermione had went off to the front of the room to get the specially made needles. He opened the stopper and delicately sniffed the potion. It smelt like strawberries and chocolate. 'I guess Amador and Odio really liked strawberries and chocolate.'
Hermione waited as Draco carefully let a miniscule drop of his *precious* pureblooded blood fall into violet potion which hissed and turned opal as soon as first contact was made between the 'Malfoy blood' and the potion.
"Cheers." With a clink of their cups, they downed the yummy tasting potion.
"I don't feel any different. Do you?"
"No. No attraction to you what so ever. But look at Lavender and Ron. They're all over each other!"
"Ugh! Disgusting! Perhaps, it takes a longer while until the potion takes affect on others. See, Potter doesn't seem to have any reaction at all. As always."
"Harry's waiting for Ginny to come over, dimwit! He hasn't even taken the potion yet!"
"Hopefully, your potions have worked or will work soon. If not, you are either extremely dim or have done something extremely wrong. What ever the reason, if it your potion does not work, you'll have to report to me at the end of the week. Class dismissed."
It was after lunch and she and Draco had still not have had any attraction to each other at all. Hermione began to panic as she started to obsess over what every single little detail that they had done while making the potion.
'It *must* have been that! Draco didn't put enough blood into my potion. It's all his fault. Now, I'm going to fail Potions! But wait, I'm sure I put enough blood into his cup. But he didn't feel anything for me. Hm...' Hermione wondered all the way until she reached the field that Care of Magical Creatures was taken. She sat down next to Draco on the grass as Hagrid showed them a new creature. Hopefully not dangerous. She sighed in relief as she recognized it as the Mooncalf.
Hermione looked over to Draco to see if he was about to launch into another barrel of insults for poor Hagrid. She was surprised to see his grey orbs staring back at her.
'Why haven't I noticed this before. Draco's eyes are absolutely to die for. And his smile is po...'
'Hermione's eyes are so..so soft and heart warming. Makes me feel all warm inside. Just like I ate a whole bag of chocolate truffles.'
"Eh, Hermione. I s'ppose you'll know what Mooncalve dung is used for?"
"Yes. Draco is handsome, I agree."
The rest of the class were too busy day dreaming about their partner for they too were in the same class as Draco and Hermione. Everyone, except for Harry and Ron who both wore a look of mortification at what Hermione had said.
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