Pure Mudblood
A/N Hey everyone! This chapter is set about a month before Christmas so it's been quite some time since the fight. So they have just ignored each other for ages and night shift they take in tuns.
Disclaimer: Damnit I still don't own anything!
Chapter 8: Dancing Lessons
The Hogwarts castle had become very cold over the passing months. The snow fell from the sky constantly and the lake had frozen up.
Hermione loved winter. She loved the sound of the snow crunching under her feet. The long walks she had with Harry and Ron were fun.
Thinking of Draco Malfoy still hurt Hermione but she had learnt to block out the memory of him, which was hard seeing as they lived in the same common room.
Dumbledore had summoned her and Malfoy to his office. They didn't talk to each other. They didn't even look at each other.
Dumbledore stared at them suspiciously.
"There is to be a winter ball this Hogwarts year. All students will have dancing lessons and will find dates. The ball has been organised but it is up to you to make a good impression by starting the ball with an opening dance. You two will have to dance and will be ball partners," said Dumbledore.
Malfoy groaned.
To bad the lakes frozen over other wise I could've committed suicide!
"You will have private dancing lessons which start now," said Dumbledore excitedly.
Then a thin woman wearing a black leotard and dancing shoes appeared out of the shadows. Hermione jumped in surprise.
"This is Madame Swan. She will be teaching you how to dance," said Dumbledore.
"Good afternoon," said Madam Swan in a thick French accent, "I have taught studentz from every zingle country in ze vorld and no matter how uncoordinated you are I will make sure you can dance by ze time of ze ball."
Malfoy gulped and looked scared. Hermione smiled.
He's so cute when he's scared…NO! Shutup you hate him! He's not who you thought he was!
Dumbledore smiled and dismissed them. They followed Madame Swan. She led them into an empty classroom.
She flicked wand and all the chairs and desks disappeared. She stood high and tall looking very superior. Hermione could not help being scared.
"Now ze first zing we shall do iz ze waltz," she said, "Now stand close together and boy put your hand on her waist and girl pull up your pretend dress and hold each others hand."
Hermione realised how close they were. She started to sweat. Malfoy's hands were soft and warm.
They looked into each other's eyes. For a moment Hermione thought they were going to kiss but Madame Swan interrupted.
"Ze timing is zo zimple! 1…2…3! And zats it zo now I teach you ze dance!" she said excitedly.
The lesson went on like this. The French accent was getting a bit irritating for Hermione but she learnt to deal with it.
A couple of incidents Malfoy and Hermione had gotten really close. But Hermione took control and moved away.
It was so hard to look into his clear blue eyes and not feel anything for him. She remembered the day of the fight.
She had run of. Harry and Ron came looking for her but she hid. She had to find Ginny. She just couldn't tell Ron or Harry.
It was like she was ashamed of it or something. But then she decided against telling Ginny. She didn't need anyone judging her right now.
Now here she was falling in love with Draco all over again. She had purposely stepped on his foot a couple of times and Draco had smiled a smile that only belonged to him.
Hermione had left the lesson feeling glum. She wanted him so bad but she knew it couldn't happen.
Tonight was her turn to do Night Shift. It was cold when Hermione set out.
Thank god she had remembered to bring a coat this time.
She hugged it around her shoulders tightly. Her teeth were chattering. The dim light of the torches didn't exactly give of much heat.
She went to the North Tower, the key make out spot. There was sure to be kids there. She walked up the long staircase.
She could see two dark figures kissing. Hermione sighed. Why did she have to do this?
The sooner I tell them to go to bed the sooner I can get back to the common room and go to my bed!
She turned the corner and was about to say, "Get lost and go back to bed!" but she stopped.
She stared at the couple kissing.
It was Ginny and Blaise. She almost screamed out loud but covered her mouth. They hadn't seen her yet.
She quietly tiptoed back to her common room. She lay in her bed thinking.
Ginny and Blaise? Weird. I hate to admit it but they are a great couple. Despite Blaise's attitude towards Mudblood's he does seem like a nice a guy.
I'm going to kill Gin for not telling me!
And that's the end! I hope this chapter was a bit longer than the last. So please review. You owe me anyway cause it sucks having to write what a French persons saying in a French accent! It's so hard and annoying! Oh and I'm really sorry the last couple of chapters have been real duds. But I promise the next couple will be better! Bye! Please review!