Hermione crossed the road and walked towards the Leaky Cauldron, smiling cheerfully as she nervously awaited her date. I hope he's who I think he is, she thought as a tall dark figure walked into her, knocking her into a puddle before apparating. "Hey! You can't jus-" But he was gone. Hermione looked down at herself, now covered in mud, and without enough time to change. She cried out in frustration. Before hurrying into the pub. She looked around, desperately searching for a free table, but finding none. It's okay, just keep calm. Just a hiccup, it'll be okay. It'll be okay. She told herself as she looked again, this time for a familiar face. Theodore Nott. "This is just great." She muttered to herself before walking over and politely saying hello. "Oh Hermione, I'm so sorry about the other night, I must have had too much of that lust potion and. Well I'm sorry." He apologized, but Hermione just waved it off, "Pfft, We all make mistakes. I mean, I made one just a minute ago, I walked into a guy and fell into a puddle." Not quite the same. "Yes well, I guess you're right. Can I get you a drink?" Theo asked, gesturing for her to sit opposite him. "Uh yes, I guess so. Something weak though, I'm supposed to be meeting someone." Theo nodded, his jaw clenching before heading to the bar.
Draco walked casually down the road towards the Leaky Cauldron, smiling cheerfully as he nervously checked the time on his watch. "Oh Crap!" He cursed as he began running across the road, hurrying to get to the pub. I hope she's not disappointed. He thought as he scanned the pub for Hermione, stopping in his tracks at what he saw. Theodore Nott kissing her! Will he never learn? Draco thought as he sped upto the table, seeing Hermione struggle to push him off, she decided to bite his tongue, freeing herself and giving Draco a chance to punch him in the face.
Draco pulled him back, "Stay away from Hermione!" He said as he pushed him away, not expecting to be tackled onto a table. He stood up and jumped on Theo, his arms tight around his neck, but somehow Theo shook him off. Falling on the floor, Draco rolled away, not quick enough to stop his hand being stamped on. He shouted out in pain before standing up and running into Nott, smashing him into the wall and punching him. "How dare you try to tell me what to do!" Theo said as he ducked beneath Draco's fist, resulting in Draco punching the wall instead of Theo. This didn't faze the head boy, who continued to punch and kick the other Slytherin. "Stop!" Hermione shouted over the fight, causing Draco to turn and release Theodore. He turned to leave with Hermione, but was pushed into her, the two tripped over, smashing through a table. "I'm so so sorry Hermione." Draco said as his fist collided with Theo's face. The latter aparated quickly after that.
Hermione sat on the floor. "I really am sorry Hermione. Do you want me to leave?" Draco asked apologetically, but Hermione just shook her head, "No, I mean, I've already got a drink, if you get one for yourself we can talk stuff over. Slytherin boy person." Draco beamed and helped her up onto a chair, turning a table the right way up. He came back a minute later with his own drink. "I think my hand may be broken." Draco smiled as he sat down opposite her. "Well, lets try your method of fixing broken bones." Hermione smiled back as she downed her drink. "Hows your leg?" he asked awkwardly as he noticed her wincing. "Oh it's good. This is not what I asked for. I asked for something weak - like butterbeer. This is firewhiskey." Hermione laughed as she finished off the glass, waving over the waiter and ordering a top up. "Are you sure you should be drinking too much? I mean, you're clumsy enough sober. And you don't have a great track record drunk either..." Draco asked carefully. "I am not clumsy!" Hermione said in a warning tone as she slipped off her chair, laughing ironically as she sat on the floor.
"So why use some diary method to ask me out?" Hermione asked taking another sip from her drink, and feeling the alcohol in her head. "To find out if you really liked me I guess. If I just asked you out would you have agreed to a date?" Hermione thought about this for a minute before answering after finishing off her glass. "Yes, but I would have pretended it wasn't a date, and just a casual meet up between to friends." She smiled and he laughed, nodding at how honest she was being. "That's a little insecure of you don't you think?" Draco said jokingly, "Says the guy who came up with an elaborate scheme to ask a girl out through fear of rejection." Hermione laughed back. He paused for a second before nodding "Touche." He laughed.
"C'mon Hermione we're gonna be late. Were are we meeting Harry?" Draco urged as he helped Hermione up from her seat. "Oh merlin what's the time?" She asked, looking down at her bare arm, as she followed him out of the pub. They'd been there for a good two hours, drinking and laughing together. Hermione stumbled and slipped over in the same puddle as earlier that day. Draco couldn't help but laugh until he noticed the tears in her eyes. "Are you okay? Of course you're not! I'm gonna go get Harry!" He said before sprinting off to find the boy-who-lived-twice.
"I have a slight problem, Hermione got drunk and-" Draco tried to say but Harry cut him off, "Oh god, what did she break?" and they both ran off back to the pub.