A/N: Okay so I haven't mentioned this yet, mostly because I forgot that I wanted it included, but this story is roughly set around Goblet of Fire with the Triwizard tournament. Thank you for everyone who read and reviewed. I have been tossing around a couple of different ways I wanted to take this, but I am still up for suggestions of where you guys want to see the story go.
Draco placed a gentle kiss on Hermione's cheek before ghosting over her lips and down her neck. He wound his fingers through her mess of hair and used it to tilt her head back so that he could get better access to the sensitive skin on her neck. He pulled back suddenly and ran his thumb down her cheek, a smile gracing his lips and warming his usually cold and calculating face. She realized that she had never quiet noticed the fire burning behind his icy eyes.
"I want to do this right Hermione" he said quietly, afraid to break the soft bubble that had formed around them. "I want to take you on dates and leave you little notes about how your eyes sparkle in the sun, I don't want you to think that I only want you for things like this" he said gesturing to their current position, Hermione seated on the desk and him standing between her legs. She blushed and let out a giggle that seemed to ease the blond towering over her. Something about her gave her a power over him, and it was something that Draco strangely adored about his little Gryffindor.
"So, what do you suggest we do then?" She asked, loosening her grip and bringing her hands down to play with the collar on his button-down shirt. He liked the way she clung to him in a way that suggested she really wanted him there, like she felt she could rely on him for something. He smiled as he searched for just the right solution.
"What if we started with eating dinner together or studying together at the library? I want people to know about us" he said thoughtfully before pulling away from her a little bit and leaning against the table across from her, stretching his long legs out in front of him and crossing his arms. She couldn't help but laugh lightly as such a familiar pose from him. It was the way he often sat in class when he was trying to work through a difficult problem or remember something that was particularly intricate. Obviously, he thought this was a very important situation.
"I think that could be a good idea," she admitted, "though I do not think it will be an easy thing considering everything." Of course she was talking about inter-house relations and the fact that Slytherin and Gryffindor's mixed as well as oil and water in most situations. He smiled and reached across to stroke her cheek with his thumb.
"Well when you take that into consideration do you not think that would be the perfect thing to bring the houses together? The Slytherin Prince courting the beautiful and talented Gryffindor Princess" he said tilting her chin up so that she would meet his eyes. She grinned as his words and he leaned back in to place a kiss on her lips.
"That is a very interesting political move you are pulling, Draco Malfoy. I never would have thought you were the type" her laugh bubbled over and filled Draco with a sense of pride.
"That is the point though, isn't it? No one would ever suspect. I will come over to sit with you tonight and tomorrow you can come to sit with me. It is only fair that I face up to a den of lions before I throw you into a pit of snakes" he joked. Hermione threw herself into his arms, pressing her lips tightly against his and wrapping her arms tightly around his neck.
"The Lion and the Snake, however will they make it work?" she cried jokingly before winding her fingers into his light blonde hair. Draco laughed against her lips and wound his arms around her waist, pressing her too him tightly.
"Well I'm sure my little book worm will be able to spin a wonderful tale out of this" he murmured pressing his lips to her throat right under her jaw, causing her to let out a small gasp of appreciation and winding herself closer to him. Draco's hand placed on her hip gripped tighter as he used the hand wrapped in her curls to tug her head back, giving him more access to her soft skin. He grazed it gently with his teeth before pushing her down so that she was lying down flat on the desk.
"I'm not the only one who is often found with their nose shoved in a book!" she chided as Draco moved his hands down her body and cupped her breast through her thin sweater. She let out a low moan and he chuckled under his breath at her reaction.
"You look astonishingly adorable in these muggle clothes that you insist on wearing all the time. It is rather endearing" he admitted continuing to grope at her chest with one hand and using the other to run his hand down her jean covered thigh.
"Draco, you wear suits and dress pants all the time, you aren't exactly a traditional wizard either" she chided.
"Well who wants to look like some raggedy old wizard all the time" he laughed before running his tongue over her collar bone. Hermione moved her hips and ground her body against his, feeling his erection pressing up against her thigh. Draco let out a low moan and continued to move against her, hooking his hand behind her knee so that he could bring her leg up and get a better angle. The two continued to grind against each other in the empty classroom until they heard voices outside. Draco pulled away from Hermione and stuck out his hand to help her up. His face was tinged pink as he looked down at her.
"Like I said, I would rather do this right. I would rather be caught holding hands than lusting after one another in a classroom" he said as a way of explaining when he saw the look of disappointment on her face. "I would just like to attempt to curb the gossip in a positive way."
"You're right, I just cannot wait until we are able to stop sneaking around" she smiled up and him and shifted herself off the desk. "Since you want things to work out smoothly, I think I ought to see if I can get Harry in on our little plan." Draco smiled and kissed Hermione's forehead.
"I suppose if Harry doesn't react to it too harshly then it might be a bit of an easier transition" he admitted thoughtfully, even though the thought of relying on the boy who lived to approve of his relationship made his stomach churn.
"I will see you at dinner then?" she questioned.
"Save me a spot" he responded leaning to give her a quick kiss on the cheek before she turned to go.
"Always" she murmured before leaving the room and closing the door softly behind her. Draco was left in the darkness, and for the first time he feared what Harry Potter would say about him. Hermione had become very special to him in the last couple of weeks and it made him vulnerable, which was something Draco Malfoy was not accustomed too. After what felt like a sufficient amount of time he left the room and made his way to the Slytherin dungeons to get ready for dinner. He had an idea that was sure to make Hermione giggle, if not a few of the other Gryffindor's.
Hermione came into the common room of Gryffindor tower and was happy to see Harry sitting in an arm chair reading a letter signed with a pawprint. No doubt that it had to be from Harry's god father Sirius Black who was currently on the run from the ministry. She sat down in the chair closest to him and gave him a nervous smile. Harry folded the letter and tucked it in the pocket of his jeans and let out a small chuckle.
"What have you gone and done now, Hermione? Ron has just started to look at me again" Harry joked, sitting up in the chair and giving his friend his full attention.
"Well he is certainly not going to be very happy about this development, which is why I was hoping you would be open to it" she said carefully, "I want Malfoy to come sit with us at dinner tonight, and we were thinking that if you were kind to him then the other people in our house might follow along." Harry's eye nearly bugged out of his head as he began laughing. "Harry, I'm not kidding" she reminded him, she told him, steeling her eyes in a manner that was usually reserved for conversations about homework and rules. Harry calmed himself even though he couldn't seem to wipe the smirk off of his face. He leaned forward to take Hermione's hands.
"If you really think that is the best thing to do, then I will gladly invite the bouncing ferret to our humble table. Do you really think this is going to work out?" he asked, concerned that his friend was going to end up getting hurt by the whole situation.
"Other houses sit together sometimes, and things are mixed up as it is having Durmstrang and Beauxbatons dining with us" Hermione reminded him, "and if we are going to have a relationship, it would be nice to be able to talk other places than in broom closets and empty classrooms."
"Well I guess the only thing to do it to have him sit with us, hopefully Ron will behave himself, but I give you my word that I will do my absolute best to be nothing more than a perfect gentleman" Harry grinned at her again and she let out a huge sigh of relief knowing that she at least had one person on her side when it came to her relationship with Draco Malfoy.
"Well I'm glad someone gets it" Hermione said happily.
"Oh I don't get it, but I don't think it is any of my business as long as you're happy" Harry said, giving her a kind smile.
"That is all I ask for," she said standing up, "Harry, you're the absolute best."