Yes. Finally. i have updated *cue angels singing*. Senior Year will soon be over. High School will soon be sHistory *sniff* I will definitely miss all of it. About a ton of my stories came from my High School experiences.
Anyhoo, moving on. I've been SUPER busy. So finally, I took some time out and encoded a chapter.
So, here you guys go.
Chapter Three: Owl City
Hermione's POV
The following day, we had first period off. Malfoy caught me writing my parents a letter.
"Um, what're you doing?" He asked.
"Writing to my parents," I mumbled. "I'm asking them to send Techie and Keys."
"Who?"
"My laptop computer and my keyboard piano."
"Oh. Anyhow, I thought about . . . er . . . something," he continued. "Since we'll be in one dormitory and one project the entire year . . . maybe we could go under a flag of truce?"
Wow. Malfoy was offering a truce?
"Um, I suppose so," I replied. We have to learn to live with each other sometime. He offered his hand. "Wow. I have to say I'm impressed." I took his hand and shook it.
He just sat on the couch and watched me finish the letter.
"You're going to the Owlery?" he asked.
"Um, yes?" I said uncertainly. "Wanna come with me?"
"Sure!" he replied enthusiastically. It was like he'd never been there before.
We walked to the Owlery talking about random things.
"Is it hard to play the guitar?" he asked.
"Not really," I replied. "It's around the same as piano. I learned how to play it, but I'm much better with the piano."
We reached the Owlery and Malfoy's smile broadened and his eyes widened.
"It's like an owl city in here," he remarked.
I laughed at him. "You look like you've never been here before."
"Well, it is my first time here," he replied.
I stared at him. "Really?"
"Yeah. I uh, never write home."
"Wow. You are one ridiculous kid," I replied. I called down one of the school owls and tied the letter on its leg.
"They're not half-bad," Draco said, stroking the owl's plumage. Soon, it flew away.
In two days, Techie and Keys came.
Draco's POV
While waiting for her piano and laptop (whatever it was), Hermione taught me how to play guitar.
What? I'm not allowed to call her by her first name? We're under a truce, sheesh.
Anyway, it wasn't that bad. I just had to pluck and strum and even though the shifting was hard, the sound was pretty nice. There were a few pieces, and in two days I managed to play one called Canon completely.
"Mm, that sounds lovely," she said. Her eyes were closed and her fingers were moving in mid-air.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"This is how you play the piano," she replied. "I'm playing the Canon with you. I'll show you when Keys and Techie arrive.
Sure enough, in two days they came. Hermione made me play the Canon on the guitar. She played it simultaneously on the piano.
"Wow," I exclaimed. "That does sound wonderful."
"Sure does," she replied. "Anyhow, back to business. I have this song that I wrote before I turned fifteen. Although I only have the chorus."
"Great, let's hear it," I said. "Then maybe you can teach me the chords so I can play it on the guitar."
Hermione poised herself in front of the piano and began playing.
If we fall in love
Maybe we'll sing this song together
If we fall in love
There will be no better song than this
If we fall in love
We will have this melody in our hearts
If we fall in love
Anywhere with you would be a better place...
Her fingers did the rest of the song. After the last key, she sighed.
"That's it?" I asked
"It's only the chorus," she replied. "It's been stuck in my head for two years, but the rest of the song won't come to me."
"Well, before we move on to the rest of the song, I have a few issues with the chorus, I said. I copied down the complete chorus and began scratching and writing.
In a couple of minutes, I handed it back to her. "Try doing it with those lyrics."
She poised herself once again and played.
If we fall in love
Maybe we'll sing this song as one
If we fall in love
We can write a better song than this
If we fall in love
We will have this melody in our heads
If we fall in love
Anywhere with you would be a better place...
She stopped and smiled. "Not bad."
I smiled back. "So, the chords?"
Owl City: Fireflies, Vanilla Twilight, Rainbow Veins
So there. I'm almost finished with writing the story (it's really short, mind you) but I am having problems with encoding.
Thanks for reading, please review!