Just Little Games
LostLoveIsDead
Disclaimer: Do we really all think that I own Harry Potter?
A/N: Thank you all for the reviews! They are much appreciated, keep them coming! Here is some light fluffy crap- haven't done this in a while... :) 3
As the holiday vacation came to an end all the students morphed back into the school as if they never left. The large tree's were still up in the great hall in leu of the winter ball which was tonight. Then they would all be taken down and most everything would go back to how it normally was.
"Are you excited? Last night before classes start, maybe some romance." Ginny winked at Hermione and nudged her.
"Maybe Ginny... maybe." Hermione grinned looking at her red haired friend that sat beside her on the bed.
"No, I think thats a yes." Ginny grinned standing up and pulling open the box that was on the bed that had her dress for the night in it, Hermione's sat next to it.
"No, I still think that it is a maybe." Hermione said looking in the mirror brushing through her hair, curling parts of it and pinning up odds and ends.
"Please! I promise I will find you some one really cute tonight!" Ginny whined childishly.
"That wont be necessary." Hermione grinned to Ginny and turned back around continuing to apply make up. Ginny looked at her, eyes lit up as she went to stand next to hermione to fix her hair and makeup as well.
"Oh, has my little Hermione found a man?" Ginny grinned, playing yenta all over again.
"Ginny, I don't believe thats any of your business." Hermione grinned putting on a light coat of blush that her curls fell delicately around.
"Are you kidding me Hermione? Its all of my business!" Ginny grinned manically.
"Did you ever think I like being single?" Hermione stopped applying make up and turned to Ginny who looked at her.
"Once or twice but I usually ignored it." Ginny joked turning back to the mirror. Hermione sighed and turned back to the mirror as well, carefully illuminating her face.
"Let me see your bloody dress already!" Hermione protested as she sat on her bed waiting for Ginny to come out of the bathroom.
"Hold on a second!" Ginny laughed as she came out of the bathroom. She was wearing a crème colored dress that came to her knee and was synched at the waist. It was a looser fit but still fit her body quite well. The neck line was a tasteful v-neck and it complemented her skin tone and natural make up nicely.
"Well aren't you so gorgeous?" Hermione grinned at Ginny who really did find pleasure in school events like these unlike Hermione, who tried to avoid them like the plague.
"Well look who is talking!" Ginny smiled and told Hermione. Hermione was in a pale pink dress that was fitted nicely, but poofed out slightly at the bottom and had relatively thick straps and a v-neck empire waist.
"Thanks Ginny." Hermione stuck her tongue out in a joking way. In almost no time the two of them had made their way down to the Great Hall. Ginny immediately went over to Harry and shared a hug with him before joining him to dance. Ron and Lavender were dancing, a somewhat sullen look on Ronald's face while Lavender acted like a pathetic, love-sick puppy.
Hermione made her way over to a table where Neville and Luna were sitting.
"Hey guys" Hermione smiled taking a seat across from them, scanning the room briefly in search of a certain blond haired boy.
"Hello Hermione" Luna said in her usual care-free tone.
"Hey Hermione" Neville said with a grin on his face.
"How was your holiday?" Luna asked, making conversation.
"Fine, yours?" Hermione asked looking around tuning out most of Luna's in depth response. She finally found him, he was at a table alone, glowering as if he was dragged here. He was looking around the room as well. He finally had gotten up and left the Hall. Luna and Neville had gotten up to dance so Hermione took a quick glance around her and bolted for the doors, catching Ron and Ginny's attention. Ron glowered slightly and went back to being swooned over by Lavender and Harry told Ginny it could wait. For, He knew what was actually going on.
She ran down the hallway and finally caught up with him.
"Draco!" She yelled as he turned around, his eyes puffy.
"Hey Hermione" He said quietly as she skidded to a halt in front of him.
"How were your holidays?" She asked pulling him into a hug, he was stiff, something was wrong.
"Just bloody wonderful." He said laying on some very thick sarcasm.
"I could've guessed." Hermione looked at the cold stone floor. Music could still be heard from the great hall.
"Its good to see you" He said sitting back on the ledge of a window. It was snowing out, Just heavy enough for it to be seen.
"I missed you." Hermione admitted walking over to him. She placed a hand on his shoulder as he leaned slightly into her.
"I missed you too." He said so quiet it was almost incoherent. She sighed and sat down next to him.
"I see you haven't been getting any sleep" She said to him, there were dark purple bags under his eyes and he seemed lifeless. His face appeared to be dead except for his cool grey eyes. Somewhere inside of that cold soul there was a bit of warmth.
"Maybe I haven't, what's it to you?" He grinned a little, playing with her to lighten to mood.
"Shut up Malfoy" She grinned, as he finally made eye contact with her.
"Can I have this dance?" He grinned wide, standing up to his full hight and reaching out a hand. She smiled and took it as he pulled her up and wrapped a boney hand around her waist and the other entangled with his hand. They began to sway to the beat of the soft music that flowed through the empty walls of Hogwarts. The only light was the light reflected off the snow from the window that cast lanky shadows up and down the hallway.
"Hermione..." He whispered soft, pressing his nose to hers, their foreheads touching.
"Yes?" She asked making eye contact with him, less then an inch apart with his face.
"I think I'm in love with you." He said, in the kindest way where if you heard it, Draco Malfoy would have been the last person on earth to say it. Hermione smiled every so slightly and pressed her lips to his, that moment would never happen again. It could never be captured in quite the same way. Hell was about to begin, so they might as well enjoy some of the last moments of a happy life that they could live.
Ron stood down the hallways peaking out of the door, his face was red with fury. He hated this, he hated that he was wasting away his time with Lavender Brown and he let the girl he loved slip through his fingers like a bar of soap. He could see, she was truly happy. What he would do he didn't know. Although, there was nothing else he really could do. He forced himself to drag his body back to the hall, to finish the night with Lavender. For now, he would just have to let some things go.
A/N: I am sorry this was horribly OOC. I am going to wind this story down in about another chapter, I am thinking that I will write one more, really long chapter to finish it up. Then I am planning on starting a comedy story- possibly re-doing a Ginny Weasely Diary i had going a while ago and then removed. I am starting classes again in a few weeks though so when I do start that story I will not be updating nearly as much as I was with this one. I'll give more information about that at the end of the next chapter. Thank you all so much! Reviews are welcome! :)