Just Little Games
LostLoveIsDead
Disclaimer: Yeah, because if I really owned Harry Potter I would be sitting around writing fan fiction.
(A.N. Thanks a bunch for all the reviews you guys! Keep them coming please C= Some of you mentioned something about how I should be editing better but, I generally get around to writing at about 2 in the morning and I generally just want to get them up but I WILL do a better more careful job. Thank you! Also, I know I am going somewhat out of order of the actual book.)
This had been going on for a while now. Every night was the same routine. Wait until after dark, then go find each other. Every day, they both knew... they were getting deeper and deeper into this mess. Every day, she found herself falling for someone who in her eyes, was unlovable.
By third block she was in Potions class. Hermione took her usual seat with Ron and Harry, while ignoring anything Ron had to say she chatted away with Harry as if everything was normal.
"You should really get rid of that damned book." Hermione sighed taking her own, 'Advanced Potions Making' book. The class was all piled into the small room as almost everyone was near their seats.
"Hello class. Everyone please take your seats" Professor Slughorn said as he was setting down various plans and books onto his desk. Everyone sat down immediately but there was still a lot of ruckus going on.
"Take your seats." He repeated in a stern yet fruity matter. Everyone immediately sat down for the most part and the majority of the murmuring came to a halt.
"Today we will be crafting a very powerful potion... for a prize." He grinned in a very unsettling way, then continued.
"We will split you all into groups of three to four and I will give you the page number of the potion. On page 10 in your books you will find it and you will be instructed to brew Living Death. I will not be able to give any help and you will have the whole class time to brew it. The first group to finish brewing will win what is most commonly known as liquid luck." He smiled as he pulled out the paper which had the assigned groups. Everyone around the room exchanged glances, for this was something everyone wanted.
"After I call your names you may come up the the cupboard to get your materials and then get into your groups and begin brewing. First group is Lavender, Ronald, Luna and Pansy." He said as Ron slammed his head down onto his desk. Slughorn continued to list the groups until he got to the final and last one. "The last group contains Hermione, Harry, and Draco. Good Luck!" He said as he sat back and most of the class rushed to get their materials and took off. Draco sat in his chair as Hermione got up to go get the materials and Harry walked over to his table.
"Potter." He sneered.
"Malfoy." Harry groaned back as he opened his book.
"What's with the writing Potter? It figures you have the worst book." Draco commented, just to bother Harry.
"Shut it Malfoy." Harry said as he skimmed over the instructions.
"Okay, heres everything we need." Hermione brought over the materials.
"Lovely Granger." Draco said sarcastically looking down not wanting to make eye contact with her.
"I know Malfoy it is." Hermione replied just as sarcastically as he said.
"First you you have to crush this." He said as he picked up what looked like a shriveled apricot.
"My book says you have to cut it." Hermione told Harry.
"Just trust me, crush it." He replied, Draco grabbed the book from underneath Harry.
"Give it back!" Harry complained.
"Just give it back to him Dr- Malfoy." Hermione said, catching herself as Draco looked up and gave her a slight, unnoticeable grin. She looked to him and kept trying to cut, instead of crush.
"Just crush it Granger. Harry has obviously been doing so well by cheating so why not." Draco said a little more quietly. Harry looked at Draco quite skeptically. Hermione looked at Draco as his cold eyes burned into her brown ones. She then, turned the knife, crushed it then poured the liquid into the cauldron.
They went by the Half-Blood Prince's words despite Hermione's wishes.
"Professor" Harry called Slughorn over to check their potion.
"Professor" Draco mimicked Harry in a whiney voice, Hermione avoided laughing as she shook her head at Draco who just smiled.
"This is perfectly done!" Slughorn exclaimed as he checked over their potion. "One drop could kill us all" He laughed, but no one knew if he was joking.
After an awkward ending to class everyone went their separate ways. Despite the fact half the class was quite peeved at Harry, Hermione and Draco for getting the liquid luck most of them just shrugged it off.
"Hermione, can I talk to you for a minute?" Harry asked, pulling Hermione over away from Ron and most other people who were around.
"Go ahead Harry" Hermione smiled, although there was a good amount of worry expressed.
"This may sound completely out there but...Is there something going on with you and Malfoy?" Harry asked her, she shot up and looked at him instantly.
"No! Not at all! Why?" Hermione asked, somewhat defensively.
"Well, In class today you guys just seemed kind of... off. Plus, you have been going out quite a lot at night..." Harry trailed off.
"Harry nothing is going on. I have been studying at night, I'm just trying to get out of my room to do it. I need the different surroundings." Hermione lied through her teeth.
"Well okay. I just was asking. You know you can talk to me if you need to." Harry told her as he lightly hit her on the arm, in a friendly way.
"I know Harry" Hermione smiled as did he.
"Well, I am going to go see Ginny. I'll see you Hermione." He said as he began to walk away.
"Bye Harry" She said as she turned to walk away as well. At this point she was just walking. She couldn't keep making up excuses forever. She would have to eventually either stop seeing Draco, or, cave in and tell Harry. After all... Harry was her best friend... but then again, it was Draco.
Later on that night, right on time she began to go on her nightly walk. She climbed up the stairs to go to the Astronomy Tower, no one was generally up there around this hour.
"Hermione" He said, not turning around. He stood at the edge looking out over all of Hogwarts. It was an extraordinary sight to see. How he heard her come up, she would never know.
"Draco" She said walking up next to him clutching the bar that he was currently leaning on.
"We are going to get found out." he said flatly, looking straight ahead. His face was completely white, except for the dark purple shadows that were under his eyes due to lack of sleep.
"I know we are." Hermione said looking in the same direction as she was.
"Well, what are we going to do?" Draco asked her. He sounded hopeless, he sounded dead.
"I don't know." she said, putting one hand on his back as if to offer comfort.
"I don't want to stop this... I can't... But I can't let anyone find out about this." Draco told her.
"Well then I suppose this would be a very bad time to ask this." Hermione said.
"What?" He asked turning to her, face to face he looked even more dead.
"Well...Slughorn has this whole... christmas party thing, and I'm supposed to have a date..." Hermione looked at him, a scared smile on her face.
"What part of 'no one can find out about us' don't you get?" He sneered at her.
"Its not like people are going to think we actually enjoy each others company!" Hermione pointed out.
"So what's our story then? Hm?" Draco asked curious as to what excuse she would try to make.
"Well... I'm just trying to piss off Ron and you just wanted to get into the party." Hermione crafted the answer in her mind, her voice got a little squeaky as she was trying to convince him.
"No." Draco told her, deadpan.
"Pleaseeee" Hermione whined, it was not often that she would do so, but when she did it wasn't very pretty.
"No!" Draco laughed at her pathetic attempts.
"Why not!" Hermione demanded an answer.
"Its too risky." He said flatly.
"Oh but being a double agent isn't?" She asked him. There was a long pause.
"Fine." He said in defeat looking out at the pitch black night.
"Wait...really?" Hermione asked, shocked that he would give in so easily.
"Yes really unless you want me to change my mind. I suggest you make it bloody clear that we are not there together!" He whispered in a very harsh tone.
"I promise" She smiled, exuberantly.
"How did you do this to me?" He asked looking around.
"I suppose I just have that effect on people." She grinned.
"Shut up Granger." He smirked and pulled her in for a kiss.
(A.N: I really did not like how this came out at all. I promise promise promise the next chapter will be better!!!!)