Chapter 6: My Chemical Romance
Hermione's POV
Was it just me or was I hearing my own piano being played?
It couldn't have been Draco, he was playing his guitar. Maybe it was my endless listening to the song that caused the musical hallucinations.
"Your turn," I said to Draco as I went out. For a moment, I thought his jaw had dropped when he saw me out of my uniform, but that wasn't possible. He put down his guitar and went to his room.
After dressing up, I went back to our common room and played cannon on Keys. It took me a couple of times to play it before I was satisfied. Still, Draco wasn't out of the bathroom.
Is that guy metrosexual or what?
After two of Mozart's compositions, Draco was finally ready.
There were no whispers and no disturbing silence when we entered the Great Hall together. Everyone finally got used to it. We went separate ways to our separate tables.
"I've never seen him look all giddy like that," Ron commented as I sat down. Harry sniggered.
"I've never even seen him smile," Ginny said. "Well, except for his smirk. What have you been feeding him?"
"You guys are being ridiculous," I replied. "He's not an evil robot."
"Ooh, defending are we?" Harry said. I just rolled my eyes.
"What is up with you guys?" I said, completely annoyed.
"Don't you see, Hermione? You two are in love!" Ginny said excitedly.
"What. Are you. Talking about?" i replied. Come on, I wasn't that obvious.
Was I?
"Would you stop with the denial already?" Ron very nearly begged. "It's so freaking obvious!"
"Prove it," I challenged.
"When you two talk, you look like you've been best friends forever," Ron said.
"There's . . . something in your eyes when you look at each other," Ginny added.
"Simply put, you look absolutely like two people in love," Harry concluded.
"Okay, first of all, we do not act look at each other's eyes," I defended.
"Oh yeah?" Ron challenged. "Guess what, you just did."
How could he have seen that?
"Not funny," I said.
"There you go with the denial again!" Ginny accused.
"How can I be denying when there's absolutely nothing to deny?"
"Well, you can't deny that you two have great chemistry," Harry pointed out.
"What is this, a chemically induced romance?"
The three of them smiled at each other then looked at me as if I said something wrong.
"Oh whatever," I just said and walked out to the courtyard.
Draco's POV
"Why are you smiling like that?" Pansy asked as I sat down.
"I don't want to have wrinkles before I'm even twenty years old, so I suggest you stop being a grump if you don't want to as well," I retorted. Blaise laughed.
"It's that mudblood Granger, isn't it?" Crabber teased. For some reason I very nearly punched him.
"Woah, what's wrong with you?" Blasie asked.
"I don't know," I replied. "Just—never call her . . . that again." I grabbed a napkin, a few pieces of toast and headed out to the courtyard.
I was eating my second piece of toast when a voice said, "What are you doing out here?" It was Hermione.
"Just, calming myself down," I replied. The courtyard was empty except for the two of us. I invited her to sit down beside me. "Any song developments?"
"None at the moment," she sighed. "I was hoping you had ideas."
"I'll try," I said.
After morning patrol, I was basically squeezing my brain out for lyrics.
Think . . . your muse . . . your muse . . .
Hermione.
I grabbed the guitar and the words flowed.
You can watch sad movies in a different light
Coz I'll be right there beside you
Hugging you so tight
Your hands will never feel so cold and empty again
Coz I will keep on holding on
And won't let go(never let you go)
You don't have to search no more
Coz I am someone who
Will love you for sure
So 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.
Done. I have to let her hear this.
But another melody was playing in my head. I have to sit this one down.
My Chemical Romance: Helena, Welcome to the Black Parade, Sing