Tell me your secrets.
"Please?" She begged as she leaned against the side of the couch peering at the boy with a pout placed firmly on her soft pink lips. Her lipgloss was glistening in the light and her brown eyes caught a hint of gold in the light. He glanced over at her and shook the thoughts out of his head. He couldn't think of her like that. It wasn't right. He roamed his pockets for his wand and threatened her.
"Go away Granger." He snapped as he leaned over his potions book. Pouring over the words nervous about the test on the inside but never faltering his demeanor on the outside. She dropped from where she was and a frowned replaced the adorable pout.
"Fine." She growled. "I'm just trying to help you keep from killing someone with all that anger built up inside but nevermind." Hermione hissed and left Draco sitting at the library table alone. He frowned and slammed his book shut and getting up to follow after her but he decided against it. He trudged outside with his hands shoved into his pockets as he made his way through the deep snow that had fallen during the night. The evening was rushing in fast and no one was out at the moment. They were all tucked safely by the fires. He relished the cold. Ever since the war he had been numb to anything and the cold bit at his nose and cheeks making him feel prickly and the thing that surprised him was that he could actually feel.
Hermione had been trying to get him to break out of his shell for months now and nothing had worked. He didn't want to, but she was so determined and he had slowly been falling for her for a while. He shook those thoughts out of his head not wanting to get too caught up in the thought of her soft brown hair and sweet face tinted pink from the wind chill. He took off on his broom circling the school at a fast pace not scared of the speed he was picking up or the fact that he was racing really close to the brick walls of the castle. He stopped by the window that he knew Hermione would be beside getting into bed by now surely. He veered close to it and tapped on the glass hurriedly before he could change his mind.
He was worried she wouldn't come but then he saw her and she looked freaked out for a moment but he motioned for her to come outside and he saw her hesitate but then she disappeared and he escaped to the front entrance awaiting her. When she came out pulling a jacket around herself he smiled. Like fully smiled and he caught himself and looked down coughing to get it to go away. He reached out his hand to her not really needing to speak words. She took it as he placed her on the broom in front of him. He wrapped his arms securely around her tiny waist and on the broom in front of her.
She leaned back against his broad chest and he placed his chin on her shoulder for a moment before pushing them off the ground. He could physically feel her cringe and he knew her eyes were shut. He slowed down a bit and they coasted along. He guided with his body as he took her hands in his and spread their arms out with a smile leaning close to her taking her all in. She was so small and fragile and sweet. He didn't know what to do at the moment. He just leaned on her with a soft sigh finally letting his empty shell down as he spent this moment with her. No talking just motions that they both knew were something to be cherished. Yes, a simple motion was all it took to reveal to Hermione his secret. She knew what it was and she smiled and squeezed his hand in a silent gesture of thanks. It was all it took to reveal it all.