A/N: Of course, I do not own anything involving with Harry Potter.

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Chapter Eight: Magical Date

Hermione woke early that morning, the thought of Ginny and her having a double date with two of the most unlikely boys running through her mind. If the year before someone had mentioned to her at this time of the year she would be sneaking around to see Malfoy and having dates with him, she would have never believed it.

It all happened so quickly and randomly with Draco. The feelings each time progressed into something more when she saw him; the butterflies in her stomach forming, just thinking about him. She was nervous about the date, especially since it was going to be in public. If the wrong person saw Harry and Ron could find out and Ginny and her would never hear the end of it.

Winter was coming and it was becoming colder on school grounds. Hermione and Ginny helped each other get ready so they knew they would look well enough to fit the boys standards. Ginny left her hair down, parted down in a angle. She wore enough mascara to bring out her blue eyes. Her long legs showed in her slim jeans going with a long green sleeve shirt. Hermine's hair was neatly pulled back, with her top layers pulled back into a clip as the rest fell down curly on her back. She wore her favorite grey turtle neck.

"What is it?" asked Ginny, when Hermione wasn't speaking to her as they wanted to leave Hogwarts.

"I'm just nervous. Really nervous." she admitted quietly.

"You should be more nervous when you are with him alone. Why are you nervous now?"

Hermione shook her head, looking up to Ginny. "I don't know! Its really irritating."

They joined the rest of the crowd infront near where Filch waited to check people off. Hermione stood quietly, over thinking the day ahead of her. From the times being with Draco before she had never been as nervous as she were now. Ginny walked quietly with her, with calm expressions. She was perfectly capable of what she was doing, as Hermione was wishing she was able to be the same way. She needed a way to calm her self and the cool fresh air when they reached the beginning of the trail to Hogsmeade, helped her. For so long she had felt invisible to boys, and now for the first time she was noticed by someone she truly cared deeply for. The thought scared her and she didn't want to loose the butterflies.

They two of them, both noticed Ron and Harry infront of them, walking closely together as they were speaking quietly so they were not overheard by ones walking past. The walls as they past were covered in old wanted posters of multiple prisoners that had escaped in time ago. Most of them had been caught over again and Kissed by the Dementor. Hermione frowned as she walked passed glancing to them, Bellatrix Lestrange and Lucius Malfoy the ones she knew so well. Lucius was now in Azkaban, in no ways to escaping. Bellatrix was the only Dark supporter left in the open world, only because she had well disappeared. None of the past Death Eaters or anyone else in the matter knew where she had escaped to or if still alive.

"Hermione, is it noon yet?" asked Ginny when they arrived at the beginning of Hogsmeade.

"Yeah, we're actually late! Come on." Hermione led Ginny up a side road into Madam Puddifoots. It wasn't as cramped as Hermione had thought it would be, which was relieving for her. They both walked in the steamy little shop and immediately took their coats off. The shop was decorated in winter colors and made Hermione feel welcomed and calmer then before.

"Hermione!" said Draco from across the room, already having a table in the back of the shop with Blaise. "You are late." Blaise and Draco both stood up from the table to greet the girls.

"Hello." said Blaise quietly, taking Ginny's hand and kissing it. She immediately blushed and smiled to him. Draco hugged Hermione and kissed her cheek.

"What can I get you four?" said Madam Puddifoot, the stout woman asked as she walked over to them at the table.

"Four coffees, please." answered Draco. In the process of the lady get their coffees the four of them were silent and Draco and Hermione continuously stole glances at one another before they would both stare at the window. He kept his hand near his coffee cup and Hermione had the urge to grab it. She had loved it when they held hands last time at their dinner together.

"Ginny, how long have you been playing Quidditch?" asked Blaise, finally trying to begin a conversation with her.

"A year or two before I came to Hogwarts. I wanted to be on my the House team, so I started practicing with the twins and Harry." she answered, looking across the table to him. Draco stared at Hermione until he finally caught her attention. She smiled at him and he tilted his head over to see if she wanted to leave and go elsewhere. She nodded taking another sip of her coffee.

"Hermione and I are going to go for a walk." said Draco standing from his chair. He took one last sip of his coffee and looked to Blaise. "Is that okay?" he asked him.

"Yes. As long as its okay with Ginny." Ginny looked to Hermione, her eyebrows moving up to an arch. Draco pulled out the money to pay for Hermione and his coffee.

"Yes. That's fine with me."

Hermione bent down to whisper in Ginny's ear. "I'll see you in the common room. Fill me in!" she said almost in a giggle. Ginny smiled as she waved to her and Draco and Hermione exited Madam Puddifoots.

"So what do you think about them?" asked Ginny as they walked out of the shop. Blaise smiled for a second.

"He is head over heels for her. Just wont admit it." he said as he watched the two smile at each other outside the window...

"Do you think it is going well for those two?" asked Hermione as Draco and her began to walk down the street.

"I think It will go along well enough. For him at least. He hasn't shut up about her since last night."

Hermione laughed. "I guess thats bad, right? Ginny would love to hear that though. Girls in general enjoy hearing that."

"Girls can be so gullable." he said, smirking.

Hermione slapped him slightly on the arm, "We are not."

"Maybe not all of them then.. Our christmas holiday is coming up soon. What are your plans?" he asked suddenly, changing subject. They walked slowly down the side of the road, avoiding uncoming students that may see them walking together.

"I'm not sure, I may go home with Ginny. My parents are in Paris for the meantime. I figured I would give them some alone time together."

"They don't have alone time when you are here for the remander of the year?" he asked, confused. "I thought you were an only child."

"I am an only child. I just meant they only have alone time at home. They never get to go somewhere else in the world together. If they do, I'm always included."

"Oh, I see."

"What about you and where are we going?" he looked around and realized they had left the Hogsmeade road.

"Not a clue! I guess we should probably head back. You didn't want to go anywhere else did you?"

"No... Not that I can remember now anyway."

This made him smile. The only reason why Hermione could not remember what she had needed was because he was her distraction. The only thing that had ever been able to full on distract Hermione from anything. "Okay. Well, I just plan to go back to the Manor. I still have my mum there. She's looking forward to seeing me and spending time without having my father there."

"That's really lovely, Draco. Is she nice?"

"She's wonderful. You'll love her if you get to meet her. Growing up she was my best friend. I've always told her everything since I could never speak to my father about anything. You would figure she would be the opposite seeing to what she ended up marrying.. She really is one of the nicest people you can meet."

"Well, I do hope I can meet her someday."

"You will."

Walking back to the castle grounds, looking around to see if anyone were close enough around them to see who they were, Draco took Hermione's hand and walked her to the castle. Neither one of them spoke another word, leaving it to silence as they listened to the wind blow through the trees and the leaves scattering on the green grass. Birds flew over them, leaving their nests, too cold to where they were momentary.

"I hope this date was nice for you." he said letting go of her hand as they reached the grounds.

"We weren't supposed to meet Ginny and Blaise were we?" asked Hermione, suddenly remembering that her best friend was still with Blaise.

Draco scratched his head. "I hope not. I sort of forgot about them."

Hermione laughed. "Yeah, I did too."

Draco sighed and reached to Hermione and pulled her close to him. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his chest to hug her. She buried her face into his chest, sniffing his sweet scent in. She smiled as his lips brushed against her ear.

"You really are incredibly beautiful, Hermione." her heart skipped a beat. She wanted nothing more then for his to look down to her and kiss her passionately on the lips. She knew in just the short period, that if she continued to see Draco as she did know, she would fall deeply in love with him as she was beginning to already.


A/N: oops.. No kiss! I hope that was not a disappointment. i just don't see it happening.. Not yet anyway.