"I can't believe Fred and George predicted that match up perfectly," Hermione said.
"Bulgaria gets the snitch but Ireland wins. Who'da thought?" I said. We went back to our tents and sat down in front of the fire.
We were starting to have a good laugh about the match when Draco came back over to us again.
"Hello people and Hermione," he said.
"Four years I've known you. Can't think up better insults yet? I think a little bit less of you," Hermione replied.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked.
"Oh, I just came to congratulate Hannah on winning the contest," Draco said.
"Thank you I supposed," I replied.
I hadn't had the chance to gush to Hermione and Ginny about my future plans to have Viktor Krum's children.
"You wanna go for a walk, Hannah? I wanted to talk to you," Draco said. I shrugged and as I was about to get to my feet Hermione pulled me down and whispered in my ear.
"Hannah, bad idea. What if he tries to snog you again," Hermione said.
"Trust me. I'll be fine. Besides, I'll use this as an opportunity to tell him off," I say getting to my feet and dusting the woodchips and grass off my butt.
I walked over to Draco and we begin to stroll down the street of tents.
"So, I saw you this morning when you were going to the stadium, I know you saw me, but you ignored me. And also I sat not very far behind you during the tournament, again you saw me and ignored me so, correct me if I'm wrong but I'm beginning to think that maybe you're ignoring me," Draco said.
"How'd you guess?" I asked.
"Why?" Draco asked.
*This boy was completely oblivious.*
"Why do you think?" I asked.
"You still can't be mad over that kiss can you?" Draco asked putting his arm around me and placing his hand on my shoulder.
"Take it off or I break it off," I say. Draco quickly removed his arm. "I'm over that first one but last night in your tent, that was so. . . uncalled for."
"It's in my nature," Draco replied.
"Oh, give me a break. If I have to hear you say 'it's in my nature' one more time, I'm going to strangle you," I said frustrated.
"What? Am I a bad kisser or something?" Draco asked.
"What does it matter?" I asked.
"You want me," Draco said. "Just admit it."
"I don't like you," I said.
"Don't deny it. I know your feelings are there," Draco said.
I rolled my eyes. I'd had enough of this walk. I turned around to head back to the Weasley's camp. Draco followed right along behind me. I stopped in front of the campsite where Harry, Ron and Hermione were the only people sitting. Harry and Ron were staring at Draco as if at any moment they could kill him.
"Go back to your tent, Draco. I've really had enough of you," I said, bent on getting him to leave me alone.
"Alright then, whatever," Draco said. He turned to walk away.
"What a jerk," I said. Hermione nodded in agreement.
Then, as Draco always does, he came out of nowhere and kissed me in front of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Draco smirked and walked away. I stood there stunned, shocked, unable to move.
*This can only end badly.*
I could tell that Harry was beyond pissed. Ron was trying to calm him down and Hermione was looking worriedly between me and Harry.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ABOUT?" Harry asked. I didn't have anything to say. I just stood there, jaw dropped and looking around.
"You just snogged Malfoy," Ron said.
"Whoa! I didn't snog anybody. He snogged me," I protested.
"What is going on here?" Mr. Weasley said, returning to the camp. "We can hear you all the way down at the Diggory's tent."
"It was Malfoy. Just came over here and violated my sister!" Harry said.
"I wouldn't say violated. He just invaded her personal space," Hermione said. "He kissed her Mister Weasley."
"Is that true, Hannah?" he asked.
"Yes, but-."
"It seems we're going to have to have a word with Lucius then," Mr. Weasley said.
*And so it begins.*
-This is quite the pickle Draco's gotten you into.-
Mr. Weasley walked me down to Lucius' tent where we waited for him to come outside.
"Can I just say this really isn't-."
"Mr. Weasley. Miss Potter. What brings you?" Lucius asked as he exited tent, Draco in tow.
"Now what is it that you would like?" Lucius asked.
"My freewill back," I said. Mr. Weasley rolled his eyes.
"Your son has just done something to Hannah against her freewill," Mr. Weasley said.
"See, it's just being stolen from me," I said to Lucius.
"Something as in. . . ?" Lucius asked.
"Something she did not like as in-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. I didn't all that. As a matter of fact I didn't say anything at all," I said. Mr. Weasley ignored me completely.
"Your son just came out of nowhere and kissed Hannah," Mr. Weasley said. Draco shrank back a little. Lucius turned and glared at him.
"Did you see this Mr. Weasley?" Lucius asked.
"No," he replied. Lucius smirked the same way Draco always does.
*Like father like son*
"Then how do you know it happened?" Lucius asked.
"It happened but really I think everyone's just making a big deal out of this. I mean, I could very easily teach Malfoy a help without intervention, because really, no harm done."
"Yes, well apparently there was no harm done," Lucius said in his snake-like tone and pulled Draco forward.
"Apologize however," Lucius said. Draco rolled his eyes.
"Sorry," he said.
"Don't be," I said. I looked up at Lucius. "There's no need for an apology. Really. No harm done." Lucius gave me an unsure glare.
"Alright then. If you feel this way. . ." Lucius turned around back into the tent. Mr. Weasley gave me a glare and then marched off to his tent. I stood there with Draco, feeling happy to have stopped the Wizarding duel that almost happened.
"I can't believe you did that," Draco said. I flashed him a smile and then shrugged.
"I wasn't trying to see a royal rumble today. I just saw a Quidditch match. Isn't that enough violence?" I asked. Draco shrugged.
"You do know you saved my neck right?" Draco asked as the two of us began to walk down the row of tents again.
"How so?" I asked.
"My father may seem cruel but he has very strong feelings towards the respect of women," Draco said.
"Didn't see that one coming, but you're welcome then. I'm happy I could help," I said proudly.
"You still mad at me about the other kiss?" Draco asked.
"Hardly. I'm more shocked that I let it happen. I mean we're not going out and you managed to kiss me three times in less than 24 hours." I said realizing how unnatural that was.
"You kissed me once too," Draco said.
"I never kissed you," I protest.
"Oh but you did last night in my tent. I felt you kiss me back. I'm not stupid. . . or numb," Draco said.
I was speechless. I don't even remember kissing him back. I remember the kiss but kissing him back - Nope!
"I really don't know what you're talking about," I said as we turned down the path that leads through the forest and to the lake.
"But I do," Draco said.
"I didn't kiss you back," I said defensively.
"Really?" Draco asked.
"Uh, yeah. I think I would remember doing something like that," I said in my usual sarcastic tone.
"Oh so you don't remember do you?" Draco asked.
"No. I don't," I said trying to get it into his head that it didn't happen. Draco suddenly stopped in his tracks and grabs my wrist. He pulled me close to him and kissed me.
"You have got to stop doing that," I said when he moved away from me.
"Now you know you liked it and you know you kissed me back that time," Draco said. I looked away from him. "Aha! You kissed me back and you know it."
"Well. . . I. . . Uh. . . So!" I said childishly. "And at any rate, why are you doing this? It's getting really old. I mean that first kiss was like whatever. The second one was random. The third one was to show out in front of my brother and get him really pissed but that was just. . . It was just. . ."
"I fancy you Potter. I thought that would be obvious," Draco said. It got really silent.
Hermione and I already concluded that he genuinely liked me, but admitting for real, without joking around set it in stone.
"I uh. . . Gotta go back to the uh, tent," I said.
"Can you please just talk to me," he said.
"Draco I. . . I don't like you like that, okay? And if your feelings are going to get in the way of us being friends then it can't happen. I'm sorry," I said.
And with that, I walked away.