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Well I'm at work with nothing to do except write another chapter…=)
Which I have finished yay! I thought I'd upload it tomorrow but what the hell.
I really enjoyed writing this chap. I think I rushed the end a bit because now I have to actually finish up my work and head home. =) so review let me know if you like or not... I don't know how soon I will post another chap now... I feel like if no one is reviewing then no one is reading =( so please please please let me know if you like/dislike.
Kiwi x
Chapter 8
The rest of the week had passed by quickly for Hermione.
She hadn't had a chance to speak to her new friend yet other then their Arithmancy class, (for which she did all the work and Malfoy just sat there.)She had been far too busy with never ending assignments, she was meeting up for lunch with Harry and Ron in Hogsmead as it was finally the weekend. She felt she had been unfair to them this week. In trying to work extra hard to make up for lost time from last year. She had been neglecting her friends.
She found them waiting for her at the entrance to the Three Broomsticks. She greeted them and they headed inside and sat down at one of the tables by the windows. To watch the witches and wizards stroll by.
It did feel good to be here again without the feeling of death, and doom. You could tell how the wizarding world had really come back from those troubled times and really everybody was just so happy again, happy to be alive.
"We have barely seen you all week Hermione" "yeah" Piped in Ron "you come to breakfast, lunch and dinner eat and then rush out again!" "Ha-ha, I have been busy guys; you know how much homework I get." She said as she took a swig of her butterbeer.
"At least it's finally the weekend. Do you two have any plans for the rest of the day then?"
"Well, I'm going to hang out with Ginny for a bit by the lake. Catch up a little; we haven't managed to spend a single second together since Monday."
"I'll be up at the Quidditch pitch trying some new moves out." Said Ron.
"Let me guess you are going to go to the library and do homework?"
"No Ronald I was planning on just relaxing in my room with a nice novel!"
"Ha-ha lets eat then shall we?" Said Harry noticing the approaching waitress.
And they spent the rest of lunch talking and having a good laugh. Feeling absolutely stuffed and tipsy, (well just Hermione, as she had downed 3 Butterbeers) as they left, Hermione thought she'd pop into Honeydukes. Once inside she found to her interest, plenty of chocolate quills and some Tooth flossing Stringmints for her parents. They loved them! They were just finishing up, when she noticed some new toffee and almond flavored chocolate toads, She loved Almond flavored anything so she brought 2 Toads. Thinking she could give one to Malfoy.
As the trio walked back towards the castle arm in arm (mostly to support Hermione)
They walked in silence admiring the beautiful lush trees and stunning castle. Until Hermione started to hiccup and they all burst into a fit of laughter!
"Oh Hello...hic!* Mr. Shah. Excuse…hic!* Me I have the hiccups!" She giggled as she stumbled into through the portrait hole. The shah wrinkling his nose up at her, mumbling something about disgrace.
"..Hic!* Malfoy!" She shouted happily across the room.
Draco looked up from his book to see Granger stroll in, with an amusing look on her face.
She was hiccuping? "Yes Granger how exciting it is to see you to?"
"Hic… What are you… hic!* Doing on the windowsill?"
"I was, reading."
"I didn't… hic!* No you could read…?"
"Yes well I didn't know you could get drunk."
"Me? Drunk? Never!"
"What did you drink that made you like this then?"
"Butterbeer."
Oh Lord Granger was drunk off of butterbeer, wasn't this amusing.
"Oh look Malfoy I… hic!* Got you something!" She exclaimed.
She pulled out a little parcel with Honeydukes wrapping on, and walked right up to him and handed him a chocolate toad. "It's Almond flavored, my favorite!"
He was astounded, Granger bought HIM something? He knew they were supposed to be
"Friends" now, but regardless they hadn't really talked at all this week.
"Uh… Thanks Granger."
"So what shall we do?" "We Granger?"
"Yep. Me and YOU… my hiccups! They're gone!"
"Right…" maybe she's gone mental. What could they possibly do together?
"Okay I have an idea" he said as he summoned a bottle of Firewhiskey.
"Let's play a drinking game" "Oh I don't think so Malfoyy… you want to get me drunk don't you?" She jabbed her finger at him.
"What more than you already are?" He smirked. "No I just thought it would be fun, and there I was thinking that Gryffindors were brave and not cowards!" He knew that she was going to fall for it.
"Fine I'll play."
Perfect.
"Okay well to start off with an even beginning we both need to take one shot each, Accio cups" and two small green and silver cups come towards, which he grabbed and filled the fiery liquid to the brim.
"Bottoms up Granger. ' He said giving her one and taking one for himself.
"Yech…" Hermione felt the scorching liquid go down her throat. She thought it rather tasted like a cinnamon flavored Tabasco sauce. Malfoy probably didn't know what that was so she just kept it to herself.
"Let's play Truth or Dare" spoke Malfoy wiping the little bit of Firewhiskey that had trickled down his chin. She never noticed before but he had a very sharp, pointed features. His perfect gray eyes, that seemed to hold all the mysteries of the cosmos. Truth be told he was impossibly handsome. I hope I won't regret this tomorrow; no she wouldn't she thought to herself. She knew how to maintain control.
"Let's start!" She announced happily. "What are the rules?" Sitting down across from him on the sofa.
He knew she would say something like that.
"Rules are simple if you pick a Dare you drink 2 shots. If you pick Truth you drink 1 shot, ladies first, oh and if you lie your one shot turns into 4."
And he tapped his wand to the bottle on the table between them to set the spell.
"… Truth or Dare Malfoy?"
Malfoy thought about this. Dare? Well she would probably have him go set his hair on fire, or worse? And truth? Well he did have many secrets and he certainly didn't want Granger finding them out. He could always lie and take the 4 shots but then he'd get drunk quicker then his father with a bottle of Ogden's finest.
"Dare."
"Oh ho ho… okay… let me think…"
Hmm I wonder she tried to think quickly what if she got him to do a dance? Or sing a song now that would be funny. In fact.
"I dare you to sing a verse word for word from I'll Be Your Friend…"
What the bloody hell she wanted him to sing? From that muggle song, he knew writing that quote to her would one day bite him in the ass.
He grabbed the bottle filled both glasses and downed them like it was water.
Shaking his head looking at her, trying not to giggle he said "if you tell a soul about what I am about to do I will kill you Granger, and I mean it!
'Cause I'm never gonna walk away
If the wall comes down someday
All alone and you feel afraid
Be there when you call my name
You can always depend on me
I believe until forever ends
I will be your friend
He finished. Hermione had bust out laughing. She had tried so hard to keep it in. The situation was just too funny, Here was Malfoy sitting across from her singing a muggle song in the most off key grumble-y sort of voice possible.
"Hahaha… that was something Malfoy, very good!"
He growled at her "don't forget my threat Granger!"
"Oh calm down, calm down"
"Truth or Dare" he said to now smirking. Oh how the tables will turn.
"Truth!" She said automatically.
"Well, well. Let's see now. Have you ever slept with either Weasley or Potter? And if you haven't are you still a virgin?"
"What! That's not fair, that's personal, and it's none of your business!" She looked outraged
"All is fair in this game Granger." He smirked he knew full well that she had feelings for that weasel but he wondered if they ever did it.
She bit her lower lip; she always did this when she was nervous. She didn't want to tell him that she was still chaste as she liked to think of it. But she certainly didn't want him knowing that. It was private.
"I'm still pure." She grabbed the bottle filled up her shot and downed it in one gulp. The blistering heat calmed her nerves. She was starting to fill the effects now. She was feeling mellow and she would make him pay for that question!
Pure? His thoughts were racing, meaning she had not been with anyone? Not even Krum the international Quidditch player? But he most definitely thought she of all people would not have been a virgin
"Truth or Dare Malfoy!" She said interrupting his thoughts.
"Dare"
"I dare you, to walk outside and kiss the first person you meet, oh and you have to kiss their hand and then plant a nice kiss on the lips."
"That's ridiculous Granger. What if it's a man?" He said with a look of utter disgust sketched upon his face.
"Doesn't matter you have to do it anyway" she said cracking up.
He seized the bottle and took 2 longs swigs from it he didn't bother pouring he was going to need more then 2 shots for this.
He walked towards the door, with Hermione hot on his heels and yanked the portrait hole open stepping out. Hermione stood in the frame watching as he walked up to the 2nd year girl walking towards them... Drat she thought to herself why it couldn't have been a boy. She saw as Draco grabbed her hand kissed it, swung her around, so that he faced Hermione, and planted a peck on her lips. Never taking his eyes off of Hermione.
She felt her face grow hot as she turned around and headed back to where they were sitting. Why was she blushing?
"Do you realize that was Valerie Thomas! Dean Thomas sister!
If I get a black eye because of that you will regret it Granger" he said coming in behind her and sitting down.
"Alright, your turn Truth or Dare Granger?"
"Dare" she didn't want him to ask anymore embarrassing questions.
Interesting, he saw the way she blushed when he kissed that young Hufflepuff, maybe she wanted him? Truth be told she wasn't bad looking at all in fact he remembered the Yule Ball, when she came down looking moderately divine (though he never told a soul about it) he had the urge that day to go yank her out of that fool Krum's hands and kiss her right there for all to see. He did no such thing, nevertheless of course. Today though was a different matter.
"Kiss me"
She gasped. Why didn't I prepare myself for this possibility? Her frenzied mind wailed
Their gazes locked, and she saw in his eyes not lust, not hate, they were so intense, full of pain and yet she saw some hope. She tried to swallow, her throat was dry. She needed liquid; she took an enormous gulp of Firewhiskey. Suddenly he was so close to her she couldn't even think.
"Well aren't you going to?" he asked in a low voice that had her wanting to melt in his arms. She looked up into those swirling gray eyes, her heart skipping a beat.
He yanked her towards him and covered her mouth with a passionate kiss. She responded immediately, shocking herself. Her hand reached around the back of his head, the other on his cheek feeling the warm skin, so much softer than she could have ever imagined. His lips tasted faintly of almond toads, His tongue slipping in sheepishly. Hermione opened her mouth with a low moan.
He felt her hands running through his hair, her sweet hot lips kissing him back with an enthusiasm so wild, he could feel himself ache, he needed her he slipped his hands around her waist and pulled her closer. He inhaled the sweet smell of strawberries. It was pure bliss.
As her lips separated from him he could feel her breath wavering, she lingered so close to his face, he stared in those big beautiful brown eyes as she lightly caressed his cheek,
He bent his head and gave her a light kiss on her lips moving down. His tongue brushed over her delicate neck. He blew a light breath and she shivered. "Stop that." He gave her a wicked smile. "Stop what?" He said. As his lips pressed against her neck, he sucked on her tender skin leaving his mark. He could feel her begin to sway in his arms and she pulled back.
How could she find the strength to resist him? This is Malfoy she told herself. This was just a dare. And she pulled away from him.
"Okay your turn Truth or Dare?" She said trying to stop herself of thinking about his inviting lips.
He laughed. "Okay I'll take Truth."
"If you could turn back time, what would you do differently?"
He knew it of course even being drunk, (and he could tell by the slurring of her words, which turned him on immensely) that should would ask the most personal questions regarding his pathetic life. Taking a swig from the bottle, he answered.
"I would never have joined the Dark Lord.
I could never have killed Dumbledore but I wish I had never accepted the task. He threatened me you know. Voldemort. With the death of my mother, at the time I had no choice and I wanted to so very much please my father."
He sounded so sad, so broken. His eyes look glazed over, like he was dying on the inside. She felt her stomach burning from the effects of the alcohol and his confession.
"I would of course never have tormented you if I'd known you were such a good kisser I would have kissed you the day I met you." He said noticing how his first admission had made her sad. At this she perked up and blushed. She bit her lower lip and looked down; he reached over and lifted her chin up.
"What's the matter?"
"I feel a bit sick." She said. "I need some fresh air" she made her way over to the window and opened the pane. He came up behind her and encircled her in his arms.
She closed her eyes as she inhaled the fresh evening air and the smell of clove and leatherwood, and passed out in Malfoy arms.
