My head started to spin. Your partner for this assignment will be Draco Malfoy. I could still hear the words ringing in my head. My stomach was filled with so many butterflies, I didn't dare look up. When class was over I hustled out of the room and took off, before Ginny or Malfoy could grab hold of me.
I didn't return to the Gryffindor Common Room until dusk. I ensconced myself out by the lake for the whole day. Before I could reach the Fat Lady and declaim the Gryffindor password, a set of feet stopped me. I looked up and saw Malfoy's face staring back at me.
Great, just the person I wanted to see.
"What is it, Malfoy?" I questioned roughly.
Malfoy shuffled his feet. "Well, I was wondering… maybe you'd want to discuss some ideas for the assignment Slughorn paired us up for… tomorrow after classes?"
A face of utter shock emerged. Malfoy wanted to hang out? Sure, it was just about the assignment and that was all there was to it but this was surely something different. When I didn't respond, he looked down at his feet and bit his lip, twirling the ends of his Slytherin scarf. This was almost a little too nerve-wracking.
"Uh, yeah sure. Why not?" I finally replied.
Malfoy's face lit up. "Great, meet by the stairs?"
"Sounds good." I smiled.
For a while, an awkward silence dawned on us and none of us knew what to do next. Finally, Malfoy nodded briskly and scattered back to the Slytherin dorms. I stood there, as frozen as a statue. My stomach transformed into a volcano and erupted inside of me. I mumbled the password and scurried into my dorm room, making soundless steps so I wouldn't wake up anyone. Then, I flopped onto my bed and stared into the sky. A whole day with Draco… I beamed mentally and twisted to the other side of the bed, drifting off to sleep with only one boy on my mind…
Draco's POV:
Crap, I just asked Granger out on a homework date. A homework freaking date. Who even does that? Still, this puts me one step ahead. Blaise reckons I've gotten softer after the war and he's probably right. So, we made a bet to see just how strong I can be and that included asking Granger out on a date. Now Blaise was one step closer to doing a deadly deed that I had planned for him. This seemed a bit easier than expected. I rolled over in my bed and thought about tomorrow. All I'm doing is discussing ideas with Granger about our assignment and accomplishing my dare with Blaise. It wasn't like I was going to fall for her, right?
* This chapter was a bit cliché in Hermione's POV haha! Hope it's not getting too boring, after all, every chapter leads to something more big :D
Next chapter will be posted soon :)