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Hermione Reparo	By : Kit_Stella Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 20416 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Ack, well this took for ages.
My Muse is off somewhere, god knows...
I have a vacation coming up, hopefully I'll find the darn bitch ;)
Apologies for making you wait for so long! Here's a short chapter, next one is pretty much finished, just needs to go through my Beta's expert hands! Monddame is an absolute rock star and really helps me a lot with this story, so a thousand thanks to her! She's always helping with my grammar and when I try and sneak in a french expression, she's there to guide me back on track!
Hope you enjoy this...and FYI Lemons are soon on their way!
Chapter 21: Evening Butterbeer
A couple of weeks later on a snowy Saturday evening, Hermione and her friends were heading back to Hogwarts after a carefree enjoyable day in Hogsmeade. Night was falling as they made their way down a snow-packed street where they ran into Draco and Blaise. After a gentle nudge from his girlfriend, Harry went up to the Slytherins and extended his hand to greet them.
"Alright, Malfoy…Zabini?"
Draco looked at Hermione, who beamed back at him. "Alright there, Potter?" he replied, shaking Harry's hand firmly. Their study sessions and continued time together these past weeks seemed to have soothed the enmity between them.
Draco then turned to the rest of the group, acknowledging Ron with a tilt of the head and a 'Weasley' said through tight lips. An evident amount of hostility still remained between Draco and Ron; short sentences and forced civilities were currently the most they could achieve. He then addressed the girls in a deep, swoon-worthy tone, 'Ladies'. Ginny and Lavender's cheeks turned bright red, causing Hermione to nearly break out into giggles. It was no secret to anyone, Draco had a way with women.
He was a handsome bloke, oozing class and sophistication; something the girls had even admitted to each other a couple of years prior. With his intense demeanour, he was able to convey more than words in the most sinful manner. Indifference towards this potent cocktail was virtually impossible for the opposite sex. It pleased Hermione to realize that – despite their history with the man – neither of her female friends could resist his manifest charm, although she had to admit he was laying it on pretty thick. Clearly he was doing his best to be accepted by her friends, and that simple realization made her happy.
Hermione was grinning from ear to ear when Draco finally came up to her and brushed his lips against hers ever so softly; it was a sweet greeting, even though it left her desperate for more.
"Hi," he whispered into the shell of her ear, his deep voice sending the most divine of shivers through her body. How does he do that? Hermione wondered, as her whole body vibrated with pleasure from the sensation.
"Hi," she replied almost shyly, as her Slytherin boyfriend reached for her hand and entwined their fingers together. His touch brought much needed warmth to her chilly fingers.
Hermione turned her attention to Blaise, her newfound friend and confident, and asked, "Where are you guys headed?"
"The Three Broomsticks." Blaise replied with a toothy smile. "Care to join us?"
"Let's." Ginny chimed in before anyone could protest, grabbing Harry's hand and walking towards the pub.
"Well this should be interesting." Ron murmured before falling into step with the rest of the group.
They approached their destination in relative silence apart from the crunching of their footsteps in the freshly fallen snow. Upon entering the pub, Hermione pretended not to notice all the questioning looks from the other patrons. The expressions on their faces and Draco's comforting hand in hers gave her a sense of déjà-vu. It brought her back to that fateful day in the Great Hall when they entered together officially for the first time. As it had then, Draco's support helped her keep her head high as they approached an empty table. Whilst everyone else was getting rid of their coats, the Slytherins went to get the first round of drinks.
"Evening Butterbeer for all." Blaise declared, returning from the bar arms full with said beverage.
"What's Evening Butterbeer?" Lavender spoke up for the first time since entering the pub, voicing the other Gryffindors thoughts as the boys put the glasses on the table.
"It's a drink I invented. Butterbeer spiked with some Dragon Barrel Brandy." Blaise explained, exuding pride. "Taste it, you'll love it." Hermione didn't miss Draco rolling his eyes at him and neither did Blaise; he immediately began to protest, "Come on, it is a real drink. Stop it with your this isn't real liquor you pompous-"
"MmmmMmmm," Ginny exclaimed. "This is delicious!"
"Dragon Barrel Brandy," Ron repeated, "That costs a fortune!".
"Hush, Ron," Lavender chided, "Drink. It'll help loosen you up a bit."
Thoroughly horrified from being chastised by his girlfriend in front of their group, the redhead slouched back into his chair. While he sulked in silence, the conversation began to flow around him. They spoke of many things: Hogsmeade, Hogwarts and their various classes together. Finally, the discussion turned to Quidditch. Harry pointed out how well Gryffindor was doing this year, thanks to Ginny's excellent skills as captain of the team. The redhead beamed at her boyfriend before adding more humbly that it was also due to the fact that other teams had lost some very valuable players.
"All I'm saying," Ginny continued, pointing at no one in particular and taking the final sip of her drink, "is that Slytherin's seeker is useless nowadays. It really is a shame you quit, Draco."
"I know." Draco replied dejectedly.
"That's what I keep telling him!" Blaise whacked Draco's shoulder. "See Drake, even the other teams agree with me!"
"Probably a smart move." Ron uttered suddenly and as it had been a while since he last spoke, everyone turned towards him.
"What?! It's a dangerous sport! If I was hated by half the wizarding world, I wouldn't give them the opportunity to send a wild Bludger my way to bash my skull in."
The table fell quiet as Draco stared at Ron. Hermione knew her friend and his tendency to word things badly, even though fundamentally he was correct this time. The air surrounding them grew thick with tension. She stared at her boyfriend, silently willing him to not react knowing how easy it would be to drift back into his old snide habits. After what seemed like forever to her, Draco finally spoke up.
"Well, I wouldn't have stated it quite like that, but I believe Weasley's got the main point."
Hermione sighed in relief and gave Draco's leg a quick squeeze beneath the table. He smiled at her and draped his arm across the back of her chair.
"Well, I for one can't believe the next Gryffindor-Hufflepuff game is on Valentine's Day!" Lavender began to rant to no one in particular. "Don't they realize how important that day is?"
This time it was Ron who rolled his eyes, most exaggeratingly; the act missed by no one but his currently preoccupied girlfriend. Tsking her brother for his childish behaviour, Ginny reassured her friend, "Don't worry, Lav. The game should be over by eight."
"Probably earlier since Potter's going to catch the snitch in less than an hour." Draco declared bluntly.
The whole table turned towards him with incredulous looks.
"Excuse me?" Harry blurted out.
Draco shifted uncomfortably with all eyes on him and cleared his throat.
"Um, well, I meant to say that's probably what's going to happen. I mean, you've done it before." His discomfort was evident to Hermione, but he seemed to recover quickly. She thought better of pressing the matter in front of the whole group, even though her mind was already going into overdrive from his last statement.
Blaise, who was already too inebriated to notice anything odd, turned to Draco and asked him, "Will your parent's be throwing their annual Valentine's bash again this year?"
"I'm afraid so." Draco replied quickly, relieved by the shift in topic.
"What party?" Hermione asked him with a pointed look.
"It's this masked ball they do every year on Valentine's Day. Would you like to come?" Before she was able to reply, Lavender squealed.
"Ooooh, a ball at the Manor! I remember my mother talking about them when I was younger. They were always the event of the year!"
"Yeah, the Malfoys know how to throw a party!" Blaise piped in.
"Well, my dear mother is quite adept at planning these events. You all are welcome to join, if you'd like. After the quidditch game, of course." Draco added cautiously.
"Yaaay!" Lavender screeched, clapping her hands together giddily. She immediately turned towards the two other girls and continued in a very serious tone, "What are we going to wear?"
The ragtag band of snakes and lions stayed at The Three Broomsticks for a couple more rounds. Their conversation started flowing more and more naturally, and by the time they made their way back to Hogwarts it was as if they were all old friends. Whilst their friends were drunkenly singing quidditch songs off-key, Draco and Hermione fell back, walking hand in hand quietly.
Draco broke the silence and said, "I wanted to tell you about the ball, you know."
"Mmmhmm."
"It's just that I believe it would be best if you met my parents before then, if that's alright with you?"
"Um, well, I do know them." Hermione answered, a slight hesitation in her voice. She wasn't looking forward to that prospect. Of course, her opinion of Draco had changed over the past months, but she had a feeling things would be quite different regarding his family.
Draco stopped walking, and with a slight tug on her hand, Hermione followed suit. "I know, Hermione. They're just asking about you, and I think it would be nice to have a fresh start. You know, make it official beforehand. Knowing my mother, she'd hate for me to introduce you as my girlfriend for the first time with all of her friends there. I don't agree with many pureblood traditions, but this just seems like good manners to do the introductions to my family first."
"You're right." She admitted. "I'm just worried, you know, with all that happened at the Manor." She looked down at her arm. Professor McGonagall had helped her rid herself of the horrible mudblood mark, but the scarring wasn't just physical and she willed Draco to understand.
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize." His tone suggested he was surprised by her words, but before she could comment upon it he continued, "Honestly Hermione, if you're not comfortable coming along I won't push you. However, it will be close to impossible for me to get out of it. My mother will make my life a living hell…"
"I'll think about it." Hermione heard herself say. She did, however, feel a thread of resentment towards his reaction. Really? You didn't realize?
"Thank you." He whispered earnestly, wrapping his arms around her waist.
Hermione dismissed her previous thought, blaming it on the evening drinks. Draco was being sweet, and if they were to move on she had to let go of the past.
Draco stole a glance in their friends' direction and tilted his head down peppering her nose, cheeks and then finally her lips with faint whispers of a kiss. Hermione felt the angry tension that had started building up in her shift into something rather more enjoyable. As his lips moved against hers, he deepened the kiss. He tasted of butterbeer and brandy, and before long his soft lips against hers made her hot and weak in the knees.
"Any chance I can convince you to come to my room tonight?" Draco's hands roamed down to her bum, his voice taking on an extremely seductive tone.
Hermione bit her lip before she answered. "I should make sure Ginny and Lav are back in their beds soon…Head Girl duties you know. Also, I think they're going to want to chat a bit when we return to our dorms…"
Draco leaned back and groaned.
"Soon." Hermione promised as she nipped at his lower lip.
"I hope so…or you'll never be safe in a Hogwarts shower again." Draco teased.
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