October 31 6:55
Draco stood down in the great hall and waited for the head girl to come down so they could start the bloody dance already. It wasn't like he didn't like these school functions, it was more the fact that he hated having to stay afterwards and clean up the bloody mess. It was really hard for him to think that he had to stay the whole night. But when he learned that he was head boy he learned with the position, came the responsibilities. So he looked at the door when he heard the time chime 7:00 and the doors to the great hall opened.
He watched as the first group of people came in and the music started. Everybody was dressed up in costumes and he couldn't even recognize most of the people that came in through the door. He then looked down at his costume and shrugged. He was dressed as a vampire, with his teeth charmed to look like the actual teeth. He wore tight black pants tucked into his black knee high boots. He also wore a white button shirt, with the top three undone to show some of his chest. He didn't wear a cape, because he thought that it was a little over rated. He slicked his hair back after he got out of the shower, so it wouldn't have that greasy look that he used to have when he was younger. He didn't care what other people thought of his costume, personally he would have preferred to come in his regular clothes.
He looked down at his watch and saw that the time read 7:15.
"Where the hell is that girl?" he grumbled to himself.
"What are you mumbling about now?" A person came up to him dressed like Lord Voldemort.
Draco laughed. "Nice Zabini. Very nice. What made you decide to come as him?"
"I have no clue what you could be talking about." He huffed and scanned the crowd around him. He then looked back at Draco and saw that he wasn't going to buy it. He sighed. "To scare the first years of course. What would Hallowe'en be if there was no scare?"
"There probably wouldn't be any." He sighed and looked to see Harry and Ginny approach them. "And speaking of the scariest thing, here he comes."
Blaise looked where Draco was looking and watched as Harry and Ginny came up to them.
"Zabini, Malfoy." Harry spoked and watched as both Draco and Blaise nodded their head in reply.
"So what brings you guys here?" Blaise asked in a polite voice.
"Actually we came over to see where Hermione was." Ginny answered and scanned the room looking for her. "She was supposed to be here by now. But we can't seem to find her."
"She better be here soon." Draco mumbled and watched as three pairs of eyebrows lifted. "Where supposed to open this thing with a dance. And we can't officially do it until she gets here, and might I add she is 45 minutes late!"
"No need to get your panties up in a twist." Blaise said as he patted Draco on the shoulder.
"She should have been here by now!" He looked around and decided to just wait for her slow ass to get here.
"Excuse me, If you would look behind you, you would realize that she has arrived!" a curt voice sounded behind Draco.
"Well, its about bloody ti..." He said as he turned around and stopped talking to look at the form in front of him.
Hermione smirked. It was a smirk to rival his. She knew that she would get this type of reaction. Hell, if she didn't then she would have guessed that Malfoy didn't like girls, but instead men. She watched as his eyes started at her hair, which was a little more curlier then usually, but not to the point where it was bushy. Instead it fell nicely down to her mid back, and she messed it up slightly to give it that out of bed look. The dress its self was a one piece, but looked more like it should be a two piece. The top was a black corset, that made her chest look firm and inviting. It also had to pieces of fabric to make it stay up, one held firmly in place and the other a little off the shoulder to make it look sexier. It narrowed down to the bottom part of the costume, which flowed out in a long, white skirt. She also had on flat white shoes, to match the skirt. She wore light make-up and knew that a lot of heads turned her way.
"Oh my God, Mione. It looked good at the store when you tried it on but wow. Its even better now that you dolled yourself up." Ginny said before Draco could even speak.
"Hermione, you look amazing." Harry said as he picked her up and twirled her around. He then placed a kiss on her forehead. "Is this what took you so damn long?"
"Harry." Hermione teased and lightly punched his shoulder. She then looked at Blaise and noticed his look upon his face. "What do you think Blaise?"
Blaise walked to Hermione and pulled her into an embrace. It could be said that he was going to kiss her, but he was barely a breath away from her. "I say that we skip this dance and go do some business!" He said in a husky voice, but then lost all seriousness when he wiggled his eyebrows.
Hermione threw back her head and laughed. She then hugged him and whispered in his ear. "If I didn't know you any better then I do, I would say yes."
Then the four of them heard a cough. Their heads turned to look at Draco, who was still standing where he was, watching the whole thing in front of him. He didn't want to admit that watching Hermione and Blaise together made something inside of him want to punch him. But he felt it and didn't particularly like it.
"I hate to break this up," He said as he pulled Hermione out of Blaise's arms and tugged her towards him. "But Granger and I have a dance to do."
He then all but dragged Hermione to where the teachers where waiting for them.
"You don't have to drag me Malfoy! I know how to walk!" Hermione hissed at him.
"I wouldn't have had to drag you if you weren't late!" He growled back to her.
When they reached the professors, Dumbledore nodded and stood up from his seat.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to open up this dance by having the first dance with both the head girl and boy." Everybody clapped and parted a pathway for the two of them.
Hermione and Draco both walked down the pathway until they reached the middle of the dance floor. The music started off slow.
"I hope you know how to dance Granger." Malfoy whispered to her when he turned her to face him.
Hermione smiled up at him and placed one hand in his, the other on his shoulder. Then she started to follow his lead.
The music started off slow, so that it was a waltz. It then started to gradually pick up, so that they were doing more of a salsa. Their bodies were moving and didn't even notice the eyes that were upon them, staring at the chemistry they were creating. Hermione dance up to Draco, while Draco grabbed her waist and had her dip down with the last final beat of the song. They both stood in that position, while the crowd around them clapped and some cheered.
Hermione eventually brought herself up. She was breathing heavily and noticed that Malfoy was doing the same.
"Didn't know you could dance like that?" Draco asked as he let go of her.
She smiled and walked off to meet up with Harry, Ginny, and Blaise. Draco stood where he was left and watched her. He then frowned when Harry brought her up to the dance floor, and started dancing. He then slightly turned his head when Blaise lead Ginny out to the floor.
He had never meet anybody who could match him in dancing and that shook him up a little bit that the person who could, was Granger. He didn't understand why she was always in his thoughts. He turned his head when somebody tapped his shoulder. He lightened up a bit when he saw Pansy standing there. He smirked.
"Draco, could we?" She asked.
"Sure" He said when he brought Pansy in for a dance.
Pansy sighed. "Thanks."
Draco frowned. "What for?"
"Still being there for me, even though we aren't to be married any more."
"Pans…" Draco started.
She put a finger over his mouth. "I understand. It's ok." She then put her head on his chest.
Draco sighed and just to keep Pansy happy, danced another song with her.
It was sometime later in the night, when all the 4th years and younger had to leave. Somebody had spiked the punch and the music was more upbeat. The lights had become darker, to resemble a muggle club. Everybody was moving and everybody seemed to be lost in the music. Nobody cared what house you were in, or what blood type you were. They only cared that they got to dance with somebody.
Hermione stood dancing with a sixth year Ravenclaw, when Draco had come up behind them.
"Excuse me." He said simply and watched as the boy went with the next girl beside him.
"What was that for?" Hermione asked with her arms crossed in front of her.
"Dance?"
Hermione raised an eyebrow.
"Nobody seems to be a good dancer" Draco said as he shrugged his shoulders.
Hermione laughed and let her arms fall to her sides. She then walked up to Draco and lifted her arms to slide over his chest. She then linked it behind his head and brought herself closer to him, so that there bodies were as close as they could be.
Their bodies moved as one. They could feel the heat radiating off each other, the skin that started to dew with the healthy sweat. Their breathing eventually became laboured and their pace quickened. They seemed to have found a way to plaster themselves even more together, though there was barely any room left as it was.
It was then that she looked up at his face and into his eyes. She could see the tension and the arousal in his eyes, and knew that hers mirrored the exact feelings. She couldn't say that she liked Malfoy, attracted to him maybe, but she couldn't say that she actually liked him. It was hard enough that his best friend was her cousin and usually there was an unspoken rule about the family friend. They never are supposed to date.
She then did something that was totally unexpected and she would have never thought to do in public. She tilted her head up and gave him a soft peck on the lips. She felt his shock and then she pulled away.
"Why?" He asked.
"I like to go on impulse." She smiled up at him. "Plus I like kissing you."
Draco frowned at her and pulled away from her. He then turned around and walked out of the great hall. Hermione stayed when he left her and smiled to herself.
"He'll come around sooner or later." She mumbled.
"Who will?" Ginny asked as she came up beside her.
"Malfoy."
"Eventually" She laughed. "Heard somebody spiked the punch."
"Yup" She replied simply and winked at Ginny as she walked over to the table.
"Hermione!" Ginny gasped. "You didn't?"
"Didn't what?" she asked innocently as she took a sip of the drink that she had already consumed to much of.
Ginny laughed. "You did."
"For Gods sake Ginny!" She said as she took another mouthful. "What did I do?"
"Hun, you're Drunk." Ginny said, while laughing, as she wrapped an arm around Hermione's waist. "Come on. Were going to sit down."
Hermione swatted Ginny's arm away from her. "I can walk by myself. Thank you and I wasn't going to go sit down. In fact I think that I am drunk enough to tell you what I was going to tell you."
"So you admit that you are drunk?"
"Shh. I am not." Hermione said as she started to sway against Ginny
"Of course not." Ginny giggled. "Anyway, What is it you're going to tell me?"
"Tell you?" Hermione thought for a bit, which was actually harder then it did look. She then giggled as she remembered what it was. "Oh ya! Gin?"
"Mione?" Ginny replied.
"You're my best friend and are like a sister to me." She took a sip from her glass. "But there is something that you don't know about."
"That you are attracted to Malfoy."
"Yes" Hermione then gasped. "NO! That's not it!"
"Then what is it?"
"See that guy over there." She pointed at Blaise.
Ginny looked at where Hermione was pointing at, well trying to point at. It was then that she noticed that Hermione was trying to point to Blaise. She got confused. "You are pointing at Blaise right?"
"YES! He's my cousin." She took another sip and looked at Ginny's expression. "Now you must not tell ANYBODY. It's a secret."
"Hermione what are you talking about?" Ginny was confused. B
"I think that I should wait until tomorrow to explain it to you. But promise me. Please!" Hermione basically begged.
"I won't. Not even to Harry and I will wait until tomorrow to ask. OK?" Ginny gave Hermione a hug.
"Thanks Gin." She hugged her back and then pulled away from her.
Hermione looked around the room. She was looking for a certain person and when she spotted him talking to Harry, she smiled. She smiled because she was so proud of Harry to put aside their difference and try to get along with Malfoy. No, they weren't the best of friends, but they didn't fight anymore and because of that she thought it was ok to pursue her goal.
Seduce him.
"Well, that may be so." Harry replied to something that Draco had said.
"I think that it is. Why wouldn't it be?"
"Don't know. Hi Mione" Harry smiled and hugged her.
"Hiya Harry." She said as she gave him an enthusiastic kiss. "You know that I love you."
"Ya I know." He smiled and gave her a hug. "But you already know that Ginny is the love of my life."
"Better be!" Hermione said seriously. She then turned her head and saw Draco staring at the two of them. She then got a thought in her head. "When does this thing end at?"
Draco looked at his watch. "In about 10 minutes or so. Why?"
"Good."
"Why's that Mione?" Harry asked.
"Because I think that your girlfriend, my best friend, wants to have sex with you." She laughed when Harry's face lit up.
"Oh ya? And where is my girlfriend?"
"I think she is by the punch. Did you hear that somebody spiked it?"
"Ya and I would say that you are throughly drunk." Harry said as he released her. He then went to the table in search of his girlfriend.
"I am NOT drunk HARRY POTTER!" Hermione half yelled, half laughed after him.
"Sure you're not." Draco whispered.
Hermione then whirled on him. "Why are you still here?"
"Ya, so?"
"Where's your friend, Blaise?"
"With some girl." Draco responded simply and was about to add on to it when a long chime could be heard, signalling that the party was over. "And now it is time to clean up."
"I don't want to." Hermione said as she stood where she was with her hands on her hips.
"Too bad" Draco said and walked away to make sure that everybody was leaving.
Hermione's mouth dropped. She couldn't believe that he had said that to her. Didn't he know that she was drunk? Probably did. She figured that he was put on this earth to make her life a living hell. How was she supposed to live with the bastard?
Draco then came back once everybody was gone. "Time to go."
"What about cleaning up?" Hermione said while stifling a yawn.
Draco then pulled out his wand. He whispered the spell and everything was set back into its original place. He then looked down at Hermione and noticed her smile.
"Thanks." She then leaned up and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
Draco stood there in shock. He then wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in closer to him. He was just about to deepen the kiss, when Hermione went all relaxed in his arms. He looked down at her and noticed she was asleep. He then bent down and lifted her up underneath her knees.
"You are not as light as you look, Granger." He mumbled and then began to walk towards their common room.
He stopped when he started to hear her mumble. He tried to understand the words that he was saying, but all he heard was gibberish. He then froze.
What Draco heard next was something he wished that he didn't. For Hermione groaned and snuggled closer to his body, as if she was looking for that comfort of another body.
"Hmmmm" She groaned and then began to mumble. "Draco...want."
Draco's eyes widened. He then went to ask her the next thing. "What do you want Hermione?"
"You" She mumbled before falling back into a deep sleep.
Draco then felt all his blood go down into the one place he wished that it wouldn't. He continued on walking and when he finally reached the portrait, he whispered the password. Once inside the room, he placed Hermione on the couch and conjured up a blanket to place over her. Once he was sure that she was comfortable, he went to his own room.
He then dropped onto his bed and sighed. "It's going to be a long night." He then willed himself to sleep, where he knew that a certain girl would be haunting his dreams.