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Chapter 3

Hermione spent the rest of her afternoon alone, until dinnertime, thinking about the Yule Ball…Draco…Aargh why did Ginny have to do that? He'll just ask me to piss me off, aargh I'm really annoyed with her, but he's not worth our friendship…I'll go and talk to her…

At 6 o'clock, she headed down to dinner, and sat next to Ginny, and apologized for the fiasco at lunch. Hugging Hermione tightly, Ginny smiled, and they began to eat ravenously, giggling and chatting.

Across the Hall, Draco Malfoy sat down, his eyes wandering to the Gryffindor table. Merlin I'm so nervous, this isn't like me…we're supposed to hate each other…but hey…inter-house unity is all the rage with Dumbledore…

Half an hour later, the students filtered out of the Hall, the Gryffindors the last to leave. As Hermione and Ginny stood up, Draco sprinted over to her, his face blushing immensely, his heart thumping in his chest. Glancing up to look at him, Hermione sighed and pushed a hand through her uncontrollable curls.

Clearing his throat, Draco began to speak, his voice fast and on anxious;

"Hi err…Gra-Hermione…would you…could you do me the honour of goingtotheballwithme…?"

Blushing furiously, Hermione looked at Ginny uneasily, her friend's face was gleaming and she was squealing in elation.

"Yes Hermione…SAY YES!"

Facing Draco again, she half-smiled, and replied slowly,

"Err…ok…I'll go with you…"



A grin appearing on his lips, Draco thanked her, and jogged to catch up with Blaise, who read the look on his face and got him in a friendly headlock, congratulating him, telling him how lucky he was.

Hermione looked at Ginny, who just grabbed her friend's hand and they ran up the stairs to the Girl's dormitory, Hermione's heart soaring in her chest, I got a date…I GOT A DATE!

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The next few days passed quickly, Hermione's last lesson on the 24th was Charms, with the Hufflepuffs. She had noticed recently that Harry was really happy, and when him and Draco were near each other, they would smile or even stop to talk for a while. It's good that everyone can be friends; she though cheerfully, I wish the same could be said about Ron though, noticing that whenever he saw Draco, he would glare daggers at him.

Upon reaching the common room, Ginny hauled Hermione up to the Girl's dormitory, all the other girls were getting ready, and they all looked pretty. Helping Hermione into her dress, Ginny constantly told how beautiful she looked; I must admit…I don't look horrible, Hermione thought as she admired herself in the mirror. She left her hair down, pinning a few bits back, fixing a tiara on the top of her head. Half an hour later, a few sprays of perfume, some white high heels and some natural makeup, Hermione was ready.

"Merlin…you've only got five minutes 'til the Ball starts, RUN!"

Helping Hermione out of the portrait hole, Ginny hugged her before she ran down the stairs, towards the Great Hall. Spying Draco by the doors, Hermione walked over to him, nervously smiling. He was wearing expensive black and silver dress robes all the boys were wearing black dress robes, is this the new fashion? Hermione laughed to herself. He had a bunch of red, pink and white roses in his hand, which he gave to Hermione, blushing just as much.

"You know Hermione…you really do look beautiful"

The both smiled and blushed, Hermione rendered speechless.



Linking his arm, they were one of the last into the Hall, all eyes on them, they were the only Gryffindor/Slytherin pairing in the Hall. Seating themselves next to Harry, Ron, Parvati and Padma, they began to awkwardly talk, neither knowing what to say.

"Err…would you like to dance? Don't worry, I won't stand on your feet,'

Draco smirked cheekily, and Hermione couldn't resist, her flowers left abandoned on the table. She carefully wrapped her arms around his neck, and his around her waist.

Oh Merlin…they had to play a really slow song…Hermione scrutinized, trying not to make eye contact with Draco, who was still blushing slightly.

I do swear that I'll always be there.
I'd give anything, and everything. And I will always care.
Through weakness and strength, happiness and sorrow.
For better for worse, I will love you
With every beat of my heart.

From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one
Right beside you is where I belong
From this moment on

From this moment I have been blessed
I live only for your happiness
And for your love I'd give my last breath
From this moment on

I give my hand to you with all my heart
I can't wait to live my life with you, I can't wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you

From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this


There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment on

You're the reason I believe in love
And you're the answer to my prayers from up above
All we need is just the two of us
My dreams came true because of you

From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment on
I will love you as long as I live
From this moment on

From the other side of the Hall, Ron sulked alone, his partner off dancing with a Ravenclaw boy, Harry and Parvati were also dancing together. Spotting Hermione and Draco dancing, both smiling and swaying slowly, a rush of anger erupted inside of him, his feelings for Hermione urging him on as he grabbed his wand of the table, pushing through the dancers.

Aargh…why does he get her…she should be with me! Not that arsehole!

Screaming at the top of his voice, Ron pointed his wand at Draco, the whole world halted, his voice thrashing through the air,

"Avada Kedrava!"

A flash of bottle green light shone fiercely throughout the Hall, every student was silent, frozen in horror.

Power surged through Draco's body, he clung onto Hermione, who was crying, gripping his robes, her head on his shoulder.

"Hermione…"

The surge of power knocked her out, the last thing she heard was Draco's weak voice, and his breathe on her neck.



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A/N:

Hey :)

:O What do you think? Please review!

I've never really liked Ron so I decided that he could be evil and selfish…sorry to all Ron-lovers out there! :)

The song used is 'From this moment on' by Shania Twain, for those who have never heard it.

This story will be quite short, maybe another chapter or two and that's it…

Enjoy!

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InLoveWithTheEnemy

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