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I also want to remind everyone that this is an AU, Slightly OOC and EWE story…
Hermione woke early in the morning and looked to see the embers were still burning. The Hogwarts students would be there in Hogsmead today so she didn't know how much shopping she would get done. She even thought about popping into Diagon Alley for a bit just to have some more time alone, and perhaps do some shopping there. She didn't really want to deal with the crowds but she also wanted to spend time with her friends that she had neglected so much lately; there was however the factor of Draco and the kiss. Just the thought of it made her blush. Really what was she thinking? Maybe it was a lapse in sanity, or just the stress that was now on her. Whatever the cause, she knew that she couldn't be here when he woke up. She dressed as quietly as possible. When she returned to the little sitting area of her room she looked at Draco. He was sound asleep with the lightest snore coming from his parted lips. Ha and he thought she snored! He looked more like an angel if she ever saw one. She walked to the door and closed it as softly as she could. She left to have breakfast by herself and wait for the others to arrive.
Draco jolted up. He didn't realize where he was at first before the events of last night came back to him. He looked to the bed but didn't see her there. The embers of the night past were still holding on to their fiery red glow. She couldn't have been up already could she? He checked the loo for any signs of her but all he found was the faint scent of her perfume that she wore for no one in particular, but herself. Why would she leave without even waking him? He didn't know whether he was angry or upset. Well if this was the game she wanted to play then so be it. He got up but the knowledge of not bring anything with him was annoying. Well he would just have to buy something and then set his new plan into effect.
By the time Hermione finished her breakfast she figured that she could go stop by the Joke Shop (a smaller version of what they had in Diagon Alley for the kids of Hogwarts) to see George and Angelina, since they started seeing each other a few months after the war, to see how they were. She hadn't seen anyone from the order for what felt like a life time.
"I'm sorry were closed." A familiar voice came from the back of the store.
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't know that applied to old friends, when shall I come back then?" Hermione yelled back smiling.
"Hermione is that you?" George came out giving her a big hug. "I was wondering who could have unlocked that door after everything I threw at it. How have you been? I heard about the mishap with Ron, git, but I still think of you as a sister. So how is your last year Miss Know-It-All? Going to have an aneurism over N.E.W.T.'s this year like your O.W.L's?" he laughed
"Very funny this year is proving difficult enough but I'm already ahead so I think I will do well. How are things going is Angie here?" She smiled
"Of course you're ahead! She is better than you think. We are expecting twins no less. She is sleeping right now thank god for that she gets in a right fit sometimes." He was not smiling now; in fact it was one of the more serious tones that he used. Hermione couldn't hold back her laugh. A pregnant woman around a jokester was a big no no when it came to being hormonal. They talked to a while longer before Hermione got up to go. They heard the crowds starting to arrive and George knew that it was going to be a busy day. Hugging again and promising to keep in touch better they parted ways and Hermione went to look for Harry and Ginny.
As soon as Hermione found them she noticed that Ginny was her happy self. After growing up with nothing but older brothers a spat was nothing but normal for her and felt that she nor Hermione needed apologize, that is what families did and there should be no hard feelings in her eyes.
Not talking to them for a while did give Harry and Ginny a lot to talk about. Hermione listened and found it easy to ease back into step with them. They avoided the hard topics; Ron included, and found themselves now talking about the upcoming Halloween dance. The headmistress thought this would be a great way to bring house unity. Though you could pick out whatever costume you wanted you had to somehow conceal your face. Though people already had dates, everyone was supposed to go stag; it was a fun twist to anything done in the past. Ginny wanted to go look for what she was going to wear, but Harry insisted that he was going as a wizard in dress robs with a Zero mask on. The girls left him to go about his business while they looked around. Looking everywhere they found a promising shop that not many people went into. It had more muggle customs than Wizarding ones that morphed into three different costumes with a simple spell.
Ginny found a nymph costume that fit her perfectly with her red hair. It was black velvet with the front laced up like a corset; the bottom was a short laced mini shirt. It had white and purple wings with a black out line and she was going to use a strip of black lace to cover her eyes with. She bought black fishnet stockings with a thigh high boots and a black choker with a purple gemstone hanging from it. All in all Ginny couldn't have been happier with her outfit.
Next was Hermione's. Ginny wanted to match but Ginny's costume was a little risqué for her. She tried on so many costumes that she was sure that there was nothing that would look just right. Just before they left, Ginny pulled her back to look at one more costume. It was a white nymph costume with an almost rose pedal bottom. It too had a Simi-corset to it and then white strips. It included a pair of white and lavender wings with blue stones on it. Giving into Ginny she tried it on and found that she did like it. It hugged all the right places and didn't show too much. She knew that she wanted some form of mask instead of something coving just her eyes. She found the most enticing mask. It was a pink and gold soft metal mask with red and blue gems in it that covered her eyes and trailed down her nose. Unlike Ginny she stuck to no stockings and a white flat ballerina type shoe.
The girls found themselves at the Three Broom Sticks for some lunch and a butterbeer. Before long Harry came along with Neville towing along. They had what looked to be shopping bags, but mum was the word for them as they wouldn't let the girls see anything saying "you'll have to wait in see." And laughing like a lot of girls.
"So Neville, how has this school year been for you? I hear that you want to be a teacher of Herbology and that Pomona is going to let you be an apprentice is that true?"
Neville knew that unlike everyone who asked Hermione was a good friend and would never gossip about his future plans, let alone make fun of him. "Yeah she said I could start over the summer as long as I get the N.E.W.T.'s for it. I'm really excited. This past summer Gran took me out to find rare plants saying that I was something that she could be proud of now just like my dad. And that found all kinds of new plants that we only learned about, it was quite fascinating. School is nice this year now that I'm not picked on and we are on top. You know I have people looking up to me because of what I did; I've never had that before. I tried to tell them that I didn't really do anything but they just keep on really Harry I don't know how you did it."
Harry looked up at Neville with a grin, "I tried to tell everyone that it wasn't as cool as it sounded, but I'm glad that you came back and congratulations on the apprentice you always did know your stuff when it came to Herbology didn't you." Neville nodded with a shy grin.
Throughout the day more people would trickle in and sit down at their table with them. Their conversation drifted from subject to subject and before long the sun was starting to set. Though they didn't want to everyone started to get up and leave, soon it was Harry, Ginny, and Hermione, though they were the most resilient to go the couple had to get back to the castle; Ginny still had to follow the regular rules do to the fact that this was her real final year. With hugs good bye Hermione went back to her room to drop her newly bought outfit off, freshen up, and then she thought she would pop back to Diagon Alley for some dinner at the Leaky Cauldron.
Finding it busier then she wanted Hermione found herself wondering around looking for some place quiet to have dinner. She found a small hole in the wall called Prima, a little Mexican looking dine-in that looked promising. She listened to the fast beats of Salsa music and the powerful lulls of the love songs and knew that she had found one of her new favorite restaurants.
So was exhausted when she got back to her room. Forgetting her normal night rituals she striped to her matching set of red bra and boy short underwear and started to climb into bed.
"Well that was a nice show; do I get to see more?" Draco asked with a smirk on his face. "That was terrible rude of you to just run out on me like that this morning." his face now growing serious.
Hermione nearly screamed snatching her wand up on pure instinct before realizing who it was and feeling the bright blush run through her cheeks and down her neckline. Grabbing for her robe she asked, "Malfoy what the blood hell are you doing here? I thought you would have left this morning."
"Oh so I see you didn't forget about me then. Here and I thought someone like you had better manners. So why did you feel the need to skip out on me then?" he was as still as a statue and gave no emotions away.
"Well I thought… I felt…. Look after last night I didn't know what to think okay. I mean what are the odds that something like that would have happened anyways? I know what I did was childish but you had no right to barge into my room uninvited. Maybe we should discuss this in the morning." She had hoped that he would give in that easily but who was she kidding this was Malfoy for Godric sakes!
"Well I'm sorry I intruded on your little pity party. I guess I should have never come; if you will excuse me then I have a long walk ahead of me to get back to the castle. Good night Granger." and with that he turned to the door to leave.
"You think I am having a pity party do you? What do you call it when you come in here to see how I'm doing? I think you know damn well that I needed to get away from how… things… were going. Besides you don't have to walk back you can stay on the couch again since we will be talking in the morning anyhow."
She now found herself full of nervous energy and knew that she wouldn't be able to sleep for a while. Grabbing some parchment she started her letter to her parents, something she did about every other day, and told them about the upcoming dance that they would be having, what she was going to be, and about her friends. She closed her letter a bit sooner then she would like but she just couldn't sit any longer.
Draco's plan was working just the way that it had hoped: part one down. He watched as she wrote something but couldn't stop fidgeting. "Hermione I am wide awake do you mind if we talk now? I think that it will help both of us to sleep better."
Without a word Hermione rose and joined Draco in the sitting area, though she sat across from him. "Alright, where do we start?" Hermione sounded so formal, but she didn't know how else to feel, and she most certainly didn't know what she was going to say about their kiss.
"Well I didn't know there as anything to talk about until I woke up and you weren't there so I guess we can start there? Why did you run out on me?"
"Well, like I said before, I didn't know if last night was a fluke or me making a full out of myself. I'm sorry for making this more awkward than it had to be." She looked down at her hands waiting for his response.
Draco got up and sat next to her. "I'm sorry if my coming here is uncomfortable for you. I enjoyed dinner with you last night, and dessert was like something I have never had. I don't have any regrets Granger and I wish you wouldn't either." He was so close to her he wanted to touch her, taste her, but he couldn't risk his plan so he sat idly by for her next move.
"I didn't say I regret last night… just the way in which I left things this morning. I owe you and apology for last night- I'm sorry." She looked up to him when she said this and was once more trapped in those blasted eyes!
Draco let less than a heartbeat laps when he bent his head down to hers. Their lips collided with a missed passion. Oh for the love of him he didn't know what was drawing them together but he wasn't sure how much long her could stay away from her. His tongue glided over hers in a tangled dance. His lips fell from hers and trailed kisses down to her neck which he attacked next. He loved that she made little meow sounds when he nibbled on her collar bone. He slid his hands down to the tie of her robe and he felt her stiffen.
Hermione had no coherent thought in her head; all she knew was that right now she needed Draco. He was intoxicating. The way that his mouth moved on hers was magic and when he moved to her neck it felt amazing. She was lost to his touch when she felt a tug at her robe and she went strake still. Oh god I let this go too far. She felt him freeze with her and she gazed into his eyes. "I'm… I don't think I am ready for this. I'm sorry." She was mortified at her own actions. She had only ever kissed anyone and here she was in her robe and undergarments and half way to second base. She had been taught better than that and she should never have giving him this impression of her. "I don't know what to say for myself other than I don't normally act like this I am not a slag, I mean I have never even…" but she couldn't bring herself to say it all.
Draco looked at Hermione and couldn't stand not touching her, but he didn't want to push anymore than he already had. There was something else, though he couldn't be sure because she didn't finish, she was untouched by a man. His heart was pounded; he hoped it was true that the filthy Weasel never laid his hands on her precious body. "Hermione I… are you a virgin?" he said it softly.
If possible she turned an even deeper shade of red. "Um I don't know if I should be discussing such things with…" but she stopped when took in the look on his face "… yes" she squeaked.
They were silent for a moment taking in the situation. "I didn't know I'm sorry if I worried you. I thought you and Weas… he well I mean that you were in a relationship for a while and I just assumed that because you were so close anyways… eh I know you're not a slag I didn't mean." Well didn't he just put his foot in his mouth! He was never un-composed yet here he was tripping over his words to reassure Granger, of all people, that everything was what fine?
"No I… we never. I wasn't ready I want everything to be special you know like in the movies…" That did it. The look on his face made her burst out laughing.
"What is a movie? I have heard the word but still…" he trailed off due to the fact that she couldn't hear him anyways over her giggles. He loved the way her face lit up when she was happy or the shadows that over took it when they were having a spat. "Well maybe you can show me one of these days." He chuckled.
Hermione sobered up a bit and then a thought accrued to her. "So where does this leave us? I mean what are we doing here?" She didn't know where she wanted it to go, or if she even wanted it to even leave this room. "I have so much going on right now I just do know if I could do this. Malfoy I don't just see people casually or multiple people, and I know that you have your well there are others who want you in certain ways."
Draco didn't know what to say. He didn't know if he wanted a relationship at all this year. He had one goal and that was to bring his family name back into good graces. He doesn't have time for this sort of school sweetheart bullocks, but there was something about her that he didn't want to leave behind either. No his family was more important and he needed to scarp all plans now before it was too late. "Maybe your right Granger; maybe we just need to stay away from each other. This would never work anyways. I think it would be better if I got my own room tonight. Good Night."
That was it he just walked out and now Hermione was sitting in her room at 5 in the morning absorbing everything that went on, analyzing every move that they had both made since he helped her with the Ron problem. She wasn't sad, or mad just confused. She didn't know what she wanted anymore and with having that chose now abruptly taking away she wondered if she wanted it because it was gone or because for some crazy reason she wanted him…. whatever the case she needed to pack her things and get back to Hogwarts regardless of time; she wanted to spend the day studying, thought she was ahead, to insure she stayed on top of the classes and she had to get a much needed distraction.
She fell into place with the routine of the week and before she knew it the weekend was here and Ginny hadn't left her room since ten that morning. Hermione felt like a giant Barbie doll. Ginny tried this and that makeup on her while looking into this hair style or that. "Gin nobody is even going to really see my face it's going to be dark AND I have a mask, so why do I need all this makeup?"
"'Mione you can keep whining but it's not going to do you any good. I told you already what if you run into a mysterious person in the dark with platinum blonde hair? Besides you know there are going to have tons of after parties tonight and I want you to come with us. So, you have to look perfect. I think I like the two tone colors on your eyes it makes your brown stand out, and I think we should do the same hair style I mean we are still both nymphs right; I'm just playing up the darker side." She said with a wink. Hermione had told Ginny everything that happened. She didn't have as much experience as Ginny and needed help understanding.
"I don't know Gin, like I said there isn't really anything that happened between us and he hasn't even looked at me since I got back on Sunday I think whatever fluke that was is over besides I don't think I can handle anyone right now; I just want to study and get out of here. I haven't told anyone but since first week I have been working with Professor McGonagall for Wizarding Law. I don't know if they will take me right out of school to work but it's a start." Though she said this in an offhand tone she was so excited she could hardly contain herself.
The girls spend the rest of the afternoon talking about their future and getting ready. The dance started at eight but they were going to be late to make and entrance as Ginny said. Harry told them through the door, because Ginny wouldn't let him in for anything, that he and Ron, were the last to leave their common room and he would meet them in the Entrance Hall, knowing that Hermione was still keeping her distance from him. The boys were dressed as the American 30's Gangster, Harry had a vest like white pin stripped zoot suit on with a white shirt under and a plain black mask and Ron was a black long sleeved white pin stripped zoot suit with a white tie and a black and white checkered mask.
Hermione was excited now and was trembling with nervousness. It had been ages since they all got to act young and reckless, but tonight was just what everyone needed. Hermione felt a ping of pride for studying under Professor McGonagall for her having this dance with more than just a good time in mind, but something were they could all breathe easy after holding their breath for so long. Arm and arm the girls walked down to enter as the two almost unknown people. (Ginny could never truly hide who she was unless she changed the color of her hair.)
They could felt the music booming through them as they descended the stair case. They were 30 minutes late, though you would think that it just started. Even though everyone had masks on very few people were dancing. Well that was never going to do! Ginny grabbed Harry's arm with her other hand and pulled them into the Great Hall and headed straight for the dance floor. Hermione wiggled out right before Ginny and Harry took the dance floor. She made her way over to the drink table really for something to do. Of course she didn't notice every eye on her from the male population. No sooner did she get a drink did a tall dark hair muggle military man with a black mask come up to her. "Are you enjoying the dance?" He had a deep soothing voice that matched his crystal blue eyes.
"Um… it's nice. And how are you enjoying the uh dance." She stared into his eyes and though they were gentle it was like they were looking beyond her soul.
"It would be better if you danced with me." He was looking at her like he wanted do more than just dance but Hermione dismissed this since everyone was here watching; there really was no harm in a dance after all that is what she was here for right?
"Sure do you have a name under there?" She took he hand and led him to the floor where the song was morphing into a slow song by the Weird Sisters: Come Stir My Cauldron Anytime.
"Why don't you call me yours for tonight?" He said with a mischievous smile. He let out a genuine good laugh when she opened her mouth to say something and nothing came out. "And what would you like me to call you tonight? Do you have a secret name or can I just call you Hermione?"
"How did you know…? I mean Hermione is fine. I think I will call you Mysterium. So, do I get to know anything about you other then you know of American Military Uniforms and know who I am?" the song was starting to shift into an upbeat tone called Untouchable by The Coven.
Mysterium turned her around before he could answer and started to dance with her at a quicker tempo. The dance floor was starting to now fill up; well I guess Ginny really did get things started didn't she? Without saying a word to each other for several songs their bodies moved in sync. His hips almost never left her backside. Hermione felt almost naughty with their dancing but compared to some of the younger kids around that she seen she still thought herself and Mysterium PG13. Ginny came up to her right as a slow song was about to start, "Come with me I need to talk to you." Ginny didn't wait for her to answer before leaving to go to the girl's lavatory. She turn to tell her new dance partner that she needed to go but he was in her ear before she could turn. "I will be waiting for you to return for at least one more dance. I think I have been hogging you all night and I am not getting very friendly glances tonight, you know." with that he was gone.
Hermione hurried after her friend to find out what was going on. As soon as she entered she was ambushed by her friend. "Do you know who has been staring at you all night and what have you been doing? You have been off in lala land with your new little friend. I thought you wanted to get your weekend lover, okay to strong a word, new friend to come up to you tonight. I don't know if you have noticed but you have a lot more than him and my brother looking at you. I knew that I did a good job. That's beside the point thought isn't it, now how are you going to get him? Malfoy is smart so I know he was just waiting for your very hunky protector, hey, don't give me that look I am dating Harry I'm not dead and I notice people too, anyway I think if you just go up to him and ask him to dance it will be alright. There is no way he will tell you 'no' when you look like that."
Ginny had been rambling on so much that Hermione couldn't get a word in edge wise. That also meant that she couldn't warn her of a very heated looking girl behind her staring daggers at the two of them.
"I know for a fact that he wouldn't want the mudblood there, even if she is trying to look like a tart for him. He is here with me!" she growled. The two Gryffindor's didn't need to be told they were amongst a Snake. Though her face was covered they knew that it was Pansy pig nose Parkinson, also known as the slag and queen bitch of Slytherin.
Ginny was the first to recover, one of her many talents. "Sorry to disappoint but everyone came stag and just so you know if I hear you call ANYONE a mudblood again Parkinson you will have me to deal with." Everyone knows that Ginny not only had a short temper, but was one mean dueler in the halls.
"I don't think this involves you She-Weasel I was talking to your dirty blooded friend there." she pointed and being to cackle. Eh like in those old muggle movies!
"Before she could finish her laugh though Ginny silently shot her against the wall, much like Draco had Ron, and silenced her. "I TOLD YOU TO WATCH YOU MOUTH PARKINSON!" She twirled her wand and right before them her hair turned from black to white and she started to resemble an extremely stung tomato. "Now you need to watch your mouth got it!" She released the spell and let the tomatoed French Maid run from the room. "Well I don't think that she will be a problem anymore. Okay so when we leave here you go and find Malfoy he is dressed as the Phantom of the Opera or something like that? I'm not sure what he looked like but I am sure that he won't be hard to spot with his hair."
"Gin I don't think that this is a good idea I mean I know what happened but being here and know that she knows now. What if Ron finds out anyways? I think it would be safer if well maybe if I just forget about everything. I don't need anyone right now to complicate things." She looked down felt the weight of disappointment and embarrassment rush over her. Really what was she think: she and Malfoy would never again pick up where they had left off and she needed to just move on with her life?
"Who are you trying to convince you or me? You don't have anything to worry about you. Ron is off with some Ravenclaw anyways. As soon as you took the floor he muttered something about having better things to do and walked off to find the first girl who would have him. I think that you should at least try to find him, BUT before you do I need details on who you were grinding out there with!"
Hermione laughed she could always looked to Ginny to be a friend anytime. She could insult you and give you a compliment in the same sentence as well as love and hate you in the same breathe. She was unique and loyal and to Hermione a sister she never had. "Well all I know about him is that he knows who I am. He wouldn't tell me anything he is a good dancer though and smells fresh, like the ocean. I wish I knew who he was." She admitted.
Hermione walked out and looked in every direction of a Phantom of the Opera character but found none. She walked back to the drink table and looked from a different angle. Maybe when he seen his 'date' he ran after her. She was asked to dance by a few other people, Neville included with his pirate costume with one eye patch, and she agreed but only out of kindness. She sighed and stood by the wall. She finished off her drink and thought about leaving: really what was the point of staying if she wasn't going to see the one person that she wanted to anyways. She edged towards the door getting ready to make a run for it when her plan fell through and she was caught. "I thought I told you I wanted one more dance. Are you running out on me now?"
Her Mysterium was back. "Well I didn't see you and I am kind of tired so I thought I would just leave." She knew that she was making up excuse after excuse but she really did want to go. When she looked up however she knew that she wasn't going to get away anytime soon. "Well alright I guess that one more dance wouldn't hurt."
DPOV
Draco watched as she took the dance floor with his now ex best friend when he got done with him tonight: Theodore Nott. He had to watch as they danced nearly all night getting closer and closer as the songs went on, and in that he was dodging Pansy all night who thought she held some kind of claim to him because once upon a time ago they were to be married: due to pure-bloods keep arranged marriages. That ended with the war however. He couldn't stand her or the past that they shared. He watched as they took the danced and he pulled her closer to him, but that wasn't the worst part even though she had a mask he could read her face and see the discomfort that she felt as his bloody hands came down to her hips pulling her into him. He had to restrain himself until the end of the song.
HPOV
She left him lead her to the dance floor this time and turned around shaking her hips with him behind her. This time was different though. He was closer than before and let his hands roam over her hips pulling her closer. Hermione felt slightly uncomfortable but thought she could bare it for the rest of the song and it did fell like of nice to have someone want to dance and be with just you oppose to someone coming with a common pig nosed slag. No she couldn't think like that the song started to come to a close and morph into a slower song. He started to turn her around when a pair of strong arms came between them. "I think it's my turn now." And without further ado he took Hermione from the arms of Mysterium and waltz her away from him. Though you could visibly see the anger in his face he did want to cause a scene; let alone with Draco Malfoy.
"Malfoy what are you doing? That was so rude! How do you know I didn't want to continue to dance with…" she knew that he wasn't listening and if he was then she didn't show it.
He pulled her close to him and put his arms around her waist and waited for her to put hers behind his neck. "It's my turn to dance with the fairy of the ball don't you think? I mean you have given everyone else a go. Do you know you looked dancing with him? Every guy in here has it hard for you Granger! I thought you didn't want any kind of relationship but here you are what trying to rope in a guy?"
Hermione was fuming how dare he! He is the one that left isn't he, and yet here he is telling her that she looks like that some of what… pole dancer? "I didn't come here to be insulted and yet that's all I get from you and your date" she said with distain dripping from every word. "I think I have had enough dancing for one evening. Thank you for the dance." She turned to leave seeing an annoyed military man getting his hopes up that something had gone wrong in Malfoy's plan to take over his damn dance. She gave him a shy smile, out of spite of Draco who was still holding her waist, and started to walk towards him. Draco held firmly on to her however and she gave him an evil glare. "Look I don't know why you wanted to dance with me in the first place, but I can tell you now if it was just to upset me and make me feel worse than a already do than mission accomplished." She refused to cry, but her body had other plans. Damn it! Could she not get through one dance without crying; she roughly pulled away from him in the middle of the song and stormed out forgetting about her Mysterium.
She made her way outside even though a light drizzle started and sat under a large tree that would give her cover. She heard footsteps behind her but she hoped it was just some other students sneaking out here, much like Harry and Ginny had earlier in the night. "So the little nymph found her tree? I'm sorry I let Malfoy take you away; I seen that he upset you." He sat down on the hard ground next to her and draped his arm around her. "So any guesses on who I am yet?" he asked giving her a boyish smile.
Smiling back she thought "I have thought about it let's see… Terry Boot? Okay Justin Finch-Fletchley no wait he isn't here. Am I even close?"
He shook his head, "No not even a little. I think we should make a game out of this."
In that instance she knew why she was off. "You're a Slytherin aren't you?" she didn't need to hear the answer because she knew.
"No we no longer have houses remember I am a senior just like you, but yes I was. Why does it matter?" He pulled her chin up to look deep into her eyes. "Look in my eyes do you believe I have come here to trick you? Take off my mask and see who I am."
She turned her body and lifted both hands to the tie on his mask. She was inches from him when she slowly pulled off his mask. She smiled when she seen who it was. Theodor Nott Jr. Someone who didn't pick the Dark Lords side and almost always stayed to himself. Her smile slide off her face, however, when she realized that he was friends with the man she just left. "Theodor Nott I know who you are now." She said it so final though.
"Call me Teddy." He slowly put his hand behind her neck and began to pull her towards him.
Godric she wasn't ready for this. Let anything happen right now so she could stop and think about this.
"I thought I would find you out here with her Nott, sorry to inform you, but the lovely Ms. Granger is not looking for a relationship right now nor a casual fuck. It's time you take your leave I think for the evening." Draco was seeing red. He should blast him back to last week. Did he walk out on her yes; was it a mistake to do? He was now seeing that it really was.
"Drake I let you have her once tonight and you upset her besides were busy." He turned his back to him and looked back at Hermione with a smile.
Hermione could now see why Teddy was in Slytherin. She didn't want to be the reason for a fight started between the two friends. "Maybe I should go Teddy I don't want to cause a fight between you and your friend." She got up letting his hands fall. She dusted herself off and started to walk away.
"Granger I think we need to talk again in our privet room. I'll be there as soon as I'm done with Teddy here." Draco turned away from her and back to Teddy.
Did he just dismiss her like some brainless bint? "Excuse me I don't have anything more to say to you. You left remember so you can stay the hell out of my affairs from here on out Malfoy. I don't care if I am being beaten to a bloody pulp or snogging someone under a tree you have no rights to tell ME what to do got it?" She heard Teddy snicker but she did not care. Whom the hell did he think he was talking to her like that?
"Granger we need to talk about this in a more privet matter now please meet me there." He never asked please, and yet this woman could make him say just about anything.
She leaned around him and said her good bye to Teddy then retreated to the library.
Draco eyes turn to steel when he looked at Teddy. "Just stay away from her Nott and we won't have a problem."
"Just because I stay away from her doesn't mean that she will stay away from me. I don't want this to come between us but I have had my eye on Granger for a long while now Drake. Always thought she was Potter's but I guess the rumors weren't true and they really were friends. Whoever thought she would end up with that toss Weasel, but anyways I have my chance now and I am not backing down. May the best man win?" Teddy put his hand out to him but took in the look on his face and withdrew it.
"She is not some contest and I have already claimed her! I even spent the weekend with her in Hogsmead and I have tasted her not you." He felt hatred toward his best friend repeatedly to night. He turned and walked away to meet Hermione in the library. He had thought about her all week and waited for tonight for them to talk, but as usual his plans didn't go as well planned. She came in and as soon as she got to the drinks she was picked up by his best friend. Then the blasted banish Pansy came running out of the bathroom and pawed all over him to help her. When he came back the bloody idiot has his hands running over her again. This was not going to be easy but he had waited all week for a good sparring.
Hermione sat in the room that she and Draco once before talked in waiting for him so she could give him a piece of her mind. Just on cue he walked in slamming the door. "What the hell was that Malfoy? Why do you keep interrupting me and Teddy? You left me, and maybe it was for the best for the both of us. We would tear each other apart." She was screaming at him and she thought she might; thank goodness she had cast a Muffilato on the room before he entered it.
"You are better than him and you would regret any time spent with him. As for leaving that is what I wanted to talk to you about. I should have never left; I think we could give this a real chance: me and you. I want to try." He had stepped right in front of her so she could no long pace.
"I told you I don't cheat and I will not help you cheat even if you are dating a complete slag." She couldn't understand why this hurt they were never together so she shouldn't feel as if she were losing something.
"I'm not with anyone; look I was but I broke it off. More like I was engaged it was prearranged when I was six. I informed my mother and her this week after I left you. I knew that I wouldn't be able to stay away from you. I know that I should have told you I just didn't…" he trail off.
"Look I don't think this would work between us. I just can't see…" She was stopped by his lips finding hers. She lost her train of thought and pulled him closer. She wanted this moment every day since he had walked out on her.
His hands went under her costume cupping her cheeks and then lifting her to sit on the table. She wrapped her legs around his waist linking him to her. "I need you… only you. I don't know why but I can't stay away from you: not anymore." Godric help her she felt the same way. Draco moved to her neck and sucking and biting on her smooth sweet skin. A moan slipped through her lips and her eyes closed even tighter. She could fell his manhood through his pants pressing into her. Her body acted on its own accord and she felt a warm liquid dampen her white thong she chose to wear. She felt his tongue trail down to her cleavage. No one had ever done this before and she looked down to watch. When he looked up she seen pure lust in his eyes and she knew her eyes mirrored the same thing. He hooked his finger inside the top of her costume a started to drag it down.
Just then the door thundered open. Ron was staring at them like a madman. His eyes were flat black again. "I KNEW IT! YOU ARE MINE DON'T YOU GET IT!" Ron was ready before either of them having his wand pointed at Draco and thundered "Sectumsempra". Hermione screamed and got down on her knees to help Draco how was now bleeding to no avail. Ron was there in less than a second and grabbed a fist full of her hair. "You want to play whore to you? I thought you were smart 'Mione but no you came to see him tonight." Ron started to drag her away from Draco's who's hand she was holding. Madam Pince however had made it to the library small room and as soon as she seen Draco on the floor sent her Patronus to Madam Pomfrey and without a word she hit Ron with Petrificus Totalus.
Madam Pomfrey was there moments after and was in the process of healing him and almost out of thin air Professor McGonagall was there. "Is he okay? Please." Tears were cascading down Hermione's face now.
"He will be fine Ms. Granger. Now you need to explain this now." Under the scornful eyes of Minerva McGonagall she told her everything about the past and how Ron has been, even everything that happened when she went to go get her parents. "Why was I never informed that this was worse than I thought? When you told me I assumed it was the first time Ms. Granger. Why did things have to get this bad before I was informed further? Dear we are going to have to send him away to get more help. We can help him no further here. He needs his family; I'm afraid the added stress here will set him off again. I'm sorry but that's final I will owl Molly and Arthur now." She swept out of the room without a second glance.
Draco was fine to go back to his room but was still weak. Hermione walked him back to the common room. When they entered everyone looked at them to see who else came to join the party and Harry rushed to help take some of the weight of Hermione and got Draco into his room. Hermione gave him a public good night before she shuffled out of the door.
"Ginny I'm sorry Ron he is going home. McGonagall said he needs more help. It's my fault if he didn't see… I'm so sorry I never wanted this to happen." Without a care as to who heard she told her the whole story and when she was all cried out Ginny took her to her room.
"I'm sorry you have to deal with this Hermione. I think this might be for the best. Maybe mum and dad can help." They hugged and Ginny stayed with Hermione in her bed for the night, both knowing that things could have been worse.
FYI Mysterium is Latin for mystery A/N Okay, another chapter done! I thought about leaving it off when Ron walked in but I don't want to be cruel. I hope you liked it Review and I will get the next chapter up ASAP! I always want to thank those of you who have reviewed already! Oh and I will be bringing Ron back I have a plan for it all so no worries! Check out my photobucket for updated pictures.