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Like a bottle with the cork stuck, your true ingrdients trapped up inside
Through the cloudy glass we catch a glimse of you
I guess the hard shell represents your pride

Excerpts from "Glass" by Incubus

Hermione breathed deeply as she slammed shut the door of her hotel room. This had to be some kind of freaky dream. She could have sworn she had seen Draco Malfoy of all people. Maybe it was some kind of devious trick. Were her eyes playing tricks on her? Hermione threw herself on her bed and buried her face into her blue pillow

This could not be happening. The damn ferret had now put a damper on her summer. Out of all the places in the world, why did he have to pick Coppingham? Hermione was sure that the filthy Malfoy had enough money to land him on some other exotic end of the world. Hermione sighed and sat up, and kicked off her red sandals, sending bits of sands on the tan carpet. Her parents would be be back any moment and expect her to be ready for their usual dinner. Hermione gathered her clothes and walked into the bathroom, took a quick shower, and dressed in a white sundress and white flip-flops. She towel dried her hair and let her curls air-dry. Hermione didn't spend much time on makeup, but she quickly applied mascara and swiped gloss on her lips.

Before she could ever walk out the door, her mother called to her outside of the room. She walked out, accompanying her parents on the elevator as the elevator let out a soft swoosh and ding, she examined the front lobby with a deadpan expression. It was her usual routine ever since summer had started. Hermione would join her parents at dinner, and then go back to the hotel to watch about four hours of late night TV and read late into the night.

Hermione wasn't much of a risk taker, but she at least wanted something exciting to happen. She was tired of being cooped up in her room with only Crookshanks as company, and watch her days dwindle into night. It was such a boring routine. Hermione poked at her food, she didn't have much of an appetite. Her mother was rambling about some patient at her Aunt's new practice, and usually Hermione found dental conversation useless and uninformative. As her parents sipped on wine, Hermione's eyes scanned around the place, and observed the people and laughing and clinking their champagne glasses. Sometimes the muggle world tired her. The wizadring world was much more fascinating. As she continued looking around the place, a young blond woman caught her eye. So did the young blond guy sitting next to her. Hermione groaned Draco and his mother were also at the restaurant. She quickly turned her attention back to her parents and forced a smile. She had been completely oblivious to her parents the whole night. Just as Hermione was about to signal the waiter for a refill, Draco appeared over her. "Well well Granger, you escaped so bloody fast this afternoon that I thought you had appareated" he remarked with his patented smirk in place. Hermione gave Draco a tight frown that simply stated shut up and don't ruin this.

Hermione's mother looked up and smiled

"Hermione, is this a fellow classmate from Hogwarts, Well where are your manners dear? Introduce us!". Before Hermione could open her mouth, Draco turned on his nostalgic charm. "Hello Mrs.Granger, I'm Draco Malfoy, I go to school with your daughter" he said, with a forged smile that made Hermione want to vomit. Draco continued with the small talk with her parents, and charming Hermione's mother. When he finally left, her mother was nearly gushing "What a charming young lad! You should really introduce us more to your friends dear." Her mother said as she paid the bill.

Her father also nodded in a agreement

"What a striking boy!" her mother gushed again.

Hermione rolled her eyes. As her parents departed for their hotel suite upstairs, Hermione stormed off in the other direction of the hotel to her room. She was walking so fast that she didn't even notice who was in the elevator beside her. She made a face. She was trapped in the elevator with Draco Malfoy until she got to her floor. Draco leaned against the opposite end of the elevator and cocked an eyebrow.

"Such charming mudblood parents you have, Granger, they actually think we're some kind of chummy schoolmates."

Hermione glared in his direction.

"Don't even put on that nice charm you have Malfoy, because you know bloody well that it's not going to work with me."

She hissed. As the elevator dinged, Hermione walked out, leaving Draco smirking in her wake.