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Chapter 16
A few months had passed since the night in the Room of Requirement, and it was close to Christmas break. Hermione and Draco (mostly Hermione) were still unsure about whether they were going out or not. If it was up to Draco, they would have announced it to the whole school, but Hermione was still holding Draco at arms length. Harry and Ron were very uncomfortable about the whole situation, and wouldn't even say the name "Malfoy" around her. Sirius was still staying in Hermione's room, and Ron still didn't know Sirius was back.
On top of all this was school work. Harry and Ron were studying to be Aurors, and Hermione was studying just about everything, she couldn't decide on one profession, so she just studied what she thought she would be interested in. And through all of this, was the threat of Voldemort. They all knew the final battle was coming, and it wasn't that far away. About one week before Christmas break, Hermione was in the library studying as usual, when she heard voices in the shelves. Seeing as it was 12 o'clock at night, she got up to go see who it was. As she looked around a shelf, she was surprised to see Ginny Weasley and Colin Creevey standing about 5 inches from each other a book open in their hands (you thought they were kissing, didn't you??).
"Excuse me you two, isn't it a bit late to be here? Put the book back, and go to bed. I don't want to have to report you. What book is that, anyway?" Hermione asked, trying to see the cover. "Noth... nothing" Ginny stammered as she shoved the book back into the shelf. "Sorry, Hermione, didn't know you were in here. We'll just be on our way, then" said Colin as she edged his way to the door. "Come on, Gin, let's go" he said as he gave her a look that said "get your butt moving!!". "Night, Mione" Ginny called before the door closed.
"How very odd" Hermione thought to herself as she walked over to the shelf Ginny had been standing at. She pulled out the book they had been reading, which was sticking out from the others, and looked at the title. "Cupids Arrow: 100 potions guaranteed to catch the one you love, By Angelina Amour". "What would Ginny want with a love potion? Who would she use it on? What if.... no she wouldn't. Would she? Would she really use a love potion on Harry?" Hermione asked herself as she put the book in her bag. Making sure she had all of her books, and all of the lights were off, Hermione made her way up to her room.
"Nutcracker" she said and the portrait opened and she walked in and dropped her bag on the floor next to the couch. She pulled out "Cupids Arrow" and sat down, trying to find the page Ginny had been looking at. "Ah! There it is!" she said as she came to the last page. "'Enrapture' is supposed to make someone fall in love with you? I'll never understand it. Someone's going to have to check this out, and I have the 2 perfect candidates" she said as she grinned evilly to herself. She had that look on her face as Draco walked in the room.
"Are you sure they put you in the right house?" he asked after she explained what was going on, and her plan that would kill 3 birds with 1 stone. "It's just downright evil! What a conniving plan! It's just too perfect!" he said as he stared at her. Her hair had come mostly out of the bun she had it in. He noticed that she had let it curl today.
"This calls for a celebration. You in?"he asked as he pulled out 2 bottles of Firewhiskey. "Are you serious? I do NOT drink! Ever!" she said incredulously. "First time for everything" he said as he opened a bottle and took a drink. "Come on Mione, just once don't think and just act! Be spontaneous! Live a little! Don't be such a ..."he started. "Okay, I get the hint! Just give me the damned bottle and shut up!" she said as she grabbed the bottle from him and took a sip. And spit it back in Draco's face. "Oh my God! That stuff is completely horrible! I think I singed my tongue! How can you drink this stuff?" she asked as she stuck out her tongue to try to see if it was still there.
"Try it again, Mione, and this time, sip it slowly, ok?"Draco said as he wiped his face off. "Oh, what the Hell?" she said as she took another sip, which went down this time. What was the worst that could happen?
Authors Note:
Uh oh!! Hermione Draco Firewhiskey alone together..... whatever I want it to!!LOL!!! So please tell me what you think, if you think it needs improvements, and if so how. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS READ, REVIEWED, OR BOTH!!!YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION TO ME!!! Please keep reading, and I really do appreciate every single one of you!!! Wiccagirl987