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Repeat After Me	By : Luckycharms Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 8880 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 4- Pay Attention- Part 1
Friday October 29^th, 1999 07:20am
Sprawled out on his stomach, Draco let out a loud painful groan as he lifted his head off his pillow. Glancing over at the end table, he readjusted himself and picked up the clock. Releasing another grumble, he discarded the device on the floor as he dropped his head back down in disappointment.
“Draco!” Theo bellowed from the entryway “Draco, are you up yet? Pansy wants us all to walk down to breakfast together!”
‘Here we go…just go with the flow, Draco. Learn everything you can and make sure you watch Brown at all costs! Also punch Weasley if you get the chance; that bastard needs to be taught a lesson.’
“I’m coming!” he answered. “And yes, I know Pansy wants to go over costumes. I’ll be down in a minute, so tell her to quit nagging.”
“Oh…Perfect! I’ll be sure to let her know.”
Following his normal routine, Draco stood up and got ready for the day. Shrugging his shoulders, he sucked in a deep breath and prepared himself mentally before walking away from the mirror and opened the door.
“Draco!” Pansy called out. “Took you long enough, we were beginning to think you died up there.”
“Nope, perfectly fine.”
He went to take a step down the stairs when he remembered Hermione was about to run into him. Knowing full well he should try and avoid being rammed by her for the third time, he for some reason didn’t want to move. Right on cue, Hermione emerged from her bedroom and without looking up, bumped right into him.
She almost dropped her books, but Draco reached out and caught one that escaped her grasp. Handing it back to her, she glanced up at him with a perplexed expression as she slowly took the book from his hand.
“Uh…Thank…you?” she said speculatively with a raised brow.
“Whatever Granger, just watch where you’re going next time.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean t-”
Draco held up a hand as he studied the smooth skin around her face. For the first time, he noticed the light freckles cascading across one cheek, over the bridge of her nose, and coming to rest on the other. He had never noticed the tiny details of her features before or the small golden flecks floating carefree in her dark brown eyes, but he couldn’t help but think of how beautiful they were up close.
“Are you alright?” Hermione asked interrupting his thoughts. “You’re staring at me…very oddly.”
“I’m fine…just…be more careful.”
Hermione opened her mouth to reply but Draco quickly turned away and made his way down the stairs. Sitting on the couch he sucked in a breath and prepared for what was about to happen next.
“Oh, enough with the self-loathing” Pansy stated as she cuddled up next to Blaise. “It’s two days until Halloween and tonight is the Ball. Would it kill you to at least act happier?”
‘And here…we…go.’
Draco sat quietly through the same conversation he had experienced the first day trying to pay attention to every little detail; though he was quickly growing bored and agitated with the people who were trying to help him not too long ago, talking about him like he wasn’t even there. His eyes also seemed all to willingly to drift to the brunette bookworm sitting alone at the desk ahead of him, delicately writing notes on a scroll of parchment.
‘Do I like her? No, of course not. If you did you wouldn’t be questioning it right now. So why can’t I look away from her?’
“Bullocks” Theo stated in disgust.
‘Is that why Theo kept asking me if I think she’s hot? I thought it was just because he wanted to get a rise out of me. Does he know what Potter knows?’
“That’s because he has been through a lot” Pansy claimed in a huff.
‘How could he though? It’s not like Granger is friends with him. She wouldn’t just voluntarily admit to my best mate that she is crushing on Slytherin’s most eligible bachelor.’
“Have you ever thought that it is us who tolerates you, Brown?” Blaise interjected.
‘Maybe he overheard Granger and Potter talking? Wouldn’t be the strangest thing he has ever eavesdropped on.’
“I’m sorry, who are you two again?” Pansy questioned with a raised brow as she pointed a finger off to the side.
‘I guess I could possibly try and be nicer to her, like I was when I gave her that book back, but there is no chance I could like Granger like that. She’s muggle-born for crying out loud!’
“Bradley…I’m Bradley Stoll…and this is Sadie Cornwell…We have only been going to school with you since first year Pansy.”
‘And even if she does fancy me, there is a big difference between the idea of being with someone and actually being with that person. Granger might think she has feelings for me, but they can’t really be real. She doesn’t actually know me or the things I have done in my life. Picking on her since she was eleven is nothing compared to the monstrous deeds I have achieved under the Dark Lords regime. There is absolutely no way, in Salazar’s name, she could possibly want the true Draco Malfoy.’
“Here’s an idea, how about you stop speaking about Malfoy like he’s not sitting right there listening to everything you are saying about him behind his back…in front of his face.” Hermione declared in agitation; cutting Draco’s rambling thoughts off completely “We have Potions today so why don’t we stop complaining about Malfoy being a somber ponce and instead focus on passing this month’s exam?” she continued. “We have one class today, thanks to the ball; I think your time would be better suited studying for it instead of slumming it on the couch complaining about who talks to who.”
“Alright, geez Mione, we get it…We’ll stop.” Ron claimed softly.
Hermione scoffed in irritation before quickly packing up her things and exiting the room. Draco let the rest of the conversation play out and exactly as the first time, Lavender expelled her virgin joke and Harry Potter once again yelled at her before following his best friend out of the portrait.
“Well…that was unexpected” Theo claimed patting his thighs before standing up. “I think I’ll grab my books before heading down to breakfast.”
“What did we miss?” Terry asked pleasantly as he and Neville walked down the stairs playfully shoving each other.
Biting his lower lip, Draco’s eyes wandered back and forth before he stood up and made his way to the door. As he began to open the portrait however, he caught part of the conversation he had missed the last time when he left the common room in a hurry.
“Why do you keep bringing up Granger being a virgin, Brown?” Pansy asked as she removed herself from the couch and flattened out the wrinkles in her robes. “It’s not like it’s a huge deal that she hasn’t had sex yet. You were once a virgin. It doesn’t make you cool or popular just because you decided to pop your cherry before her.”
‘Pansy is defending Granger? This really is a paradox.’
“And last I heard,” Blaise added while taking the hand of his girlfriend “you never actually accomplished the deed yet. So, if we are being technical here, you’re making fun of yourself as well.”
‘Blaise too; what the actual fuck?’
“Oh shite!” Pansy giggled into her free hand. “You’re trying to compensate for your own lack of self-worth. Pathetic really…not even the ginger wants to venture down there.”
“Shut your mouth Parkinson!” Ron defended angrily. “You don’t know anything about our relationship so keep your pug nose out of it!”
“Oh! Well someone is a bit sour he can’t get into his girl’s knickers” Pansy fake pouted. “Maybe that werewolf bite did more than give you an appetite for red meat Lav-Lav. Bit too hairy down there for his taste?” she chuckled before walking away with Blaise smirking behind her.
‘Shite, I need to leave.’
Stepping out the portrait quickly, Draco ignored the prairie woman yelling about being slammed again, and began walking down the hall, but stopped when he heard Theo calling out for him.
“Wait up!” he shouted, making Draco turn around to greet his friend running to catch up to him. “What is with you today?” he asked falling into step with Draco. “You seem especially off this morning.”
“I would say you wouldn’t believe me, however it turns out I have been able to convince you twice now, so it shouldn’t be too hard a third time. Especially since I can now prove it to you.”
“Convince me…Of what?” Theo questioned while furrowing his brows in confusion. “Am I missing something?”
“Oh, you have no idea” Draco chuckled. “Before I explain though, I want to watch Weasley face plant as he rushes to get to breakfast.”
“Face pl-OH DAMN! Ha!” Theo laughed as he watched Ron try and pick himself back up off the floor. “Wait, how did you know he was going to trip?”
“Same way I know that Weaslette is going to yell at some underclassman as soon as we turn this corner.”
“What, are you trying your hand at being a seer now?” Theo asked as they rounded the corner and witnessed Ginny yelling at a few younger students. “Okay, well that was obvious. She yells at anyone who gets in her way. Wait, what are we doing right now?”
“I’m proving to you that I am stuck in a time loop” he shrugged.
“A time loop? Draco that’s imp-”
“Impossible? Why because it only happens in sci-fi movies? Yeah, you said that last time too…”
“What last time?”
“Don’t worry about it; I’ll fill you in later. Let’s keep going…See that Ravenclaw over there?”
Theo shook his head in bewilderment as he tried to keep up with Draco’s sudden change in demeanor.
“The one yelling at her boyfriend? Okay, yeah…What about her?”
“She is going to smack him…in three…two…one.”
Right on cue, the Ravenclaw girl smacked her boyfriend across the face leaving a resonating sound echoing through the corridor.
“What the fu-”
“And let’s not forget the loose Snitch flying around that Potter is going to catch before he pockets it and then walks into the Great Hall.”
Just as Draco finished his sentence, a golden Snitch zoomed between the boys’ heads and flew around the school’s hallway. Harry jumped in the air catching the snitch before looking around for the culprit to no avail. He then pocketed the ball with a head shake before moving to enter the Dining area.
“Is this a prank? You’re messing with me, aren’t you? How the hell did you know any of that was going to happen?”
“I told you already. I have already lived through this day; four times now actually.”
The boys entered the Great Hall and made their way over to the Slytherin table. Taking their seats Draco looked around the room as he patiently waited for Lavender Brown to arrive.
“Four times? How did this even happen? This shouldn’t be possible!”
“Well it is” Draco replied with a sigh “And I have no idea how it happened…Well actually, I have somewhat of an idea, though I haven’t been able to prove it yet.”
“What are you staring at?” Theo questioned as he glanced back and forth between Draco and the Gryffindor table.
“Potter”
“Uhhhh…Why?”
“Because he told me a secret to prove I was telling the truth and I am trying to think of a way to get him alone to tell him.”
“So why not tell him through your thoughts? Wait why am I going along with this? This is mental!”
“You’re damn right it’s mental! But it’s happening and I have to find a way to stop it. Also, I already tried using Legilimens; apparently he has finally learned to block out unwanted thoughts.”
“Oh-kay…I am only playing along because I am mildly curious…What secret did he tell you?”
“If I told you then it wouldn’t be a secret-Dammit where is he going?” Draco asked as he watched Harry stand up and walk to the overly large grand doors.
Removing himself from the table quickly, Draco marched passed the younger Slytherin students to follow the Raven-haired Gryffindor. However, he only managed to get halfway down the never-ending length of the table when he suddenly stopped. Theo crashed into his back which caused Draco to promptly turn around and eye his friend skeptically before setting his gaze back to Harry Potter, who was now hugging Ginny in the doorway. But through her happy smile, Draco could see the facade for what it really was. Her eyes held nothing but sadness and worry, emotions he knew all too well.
‘But why did she seem so sad?...And why the hell do you even care?’
“Draco” Pansy cheerfully grinned, drawing his thoughts away from the duo. “Where are you going?”
“I uh” his gaze darted from Pansy’s green eyes to Hermione walking into breakfast holding a stack of books to her chest.
“Earth to Draco!” Pansy snapped her fingers in his face.
“I-ehem, I-I forgot something in the common room. I’ll be back later.”
Draco rushed out of the Great Hall with Theo hot on his trail. He didn’t know what he was going to do, but he knew he needed to get out of that room.
“Hey! Would you stop!” Theo clamored, forcing Draco to whip his body around and place his hands on top of his head. “What the bloody hell just happened in there?”
“I-I am so fucking confused right now!”
“Mate, you just went from a two to a ten, in like sixty seconds! You need to start talking. Tell me what happened.”
“Fucking Scarhead Potter happened!”
Theo crossed his arms in front of him while uncertainty washed over his face.
“Care to elaborate a little more? If you haven’t been paying attention, Potter has always happened, ever since first year.”
Draco let out a loud groan as he threw his head back in frustration and wiped his hands down his face. Looking around he spotted an empty classroom and quickly dragged Theo into it.
“Blimey mate! What the hell has gotten into you! Look I get you’re going through some things I can’t exactly explain, but there is no need to man-handle me like I’m one of your bitches! If you wanted to get me alone in a room, all you had to do was ask” he winked mischievously.
“Knock it off Theo! I am a virgin, with no bitches, and I most certainly DO NOT roll that way!”
“Whoa! It was a simple joke. Once upon a time you used to laugh at them- wait you’re a virgin…aaand now you’re going to hex me. Great.” Theo rubbed his left brow with his fingers as he took a seat on top of one of the desks in the back of the room while mumbling to himself aloud. “Do a simple joke and suddenly he thinks everyone wants him. Hi I’m Draco Malfoy and I am the best thing that will ever happen to you. I may not know what I’m doing in bed but who cares; I’m a blonde God with thick abs and a high IQ” he mocked.
“Granger likes me” Draco cut in quickly after he finished putting up a silencing charm around the room. “And for the record, I don’t sound like that!”
“Could have fooled me…How the hell do you know she likes you? Just because she defended you earlier doesn’t automatically mean she likes you.”
“That was the secret you thick tosser! Potter told me she fancies me and now I can’t even look at her the same way! And with this stupid time-loop shite on top of it, I legit am losing my damn mind!”
“Okay slow down. How do you know you can even believe Potter is telling you the truth and didn’t just make something up because he didn’t want to tell you a real secret?”
“Granger told him to tell me.”
“Right,” Theo let out a small laugh “cause Granger would just tell Potter to tell you that she fancies you without giving any explanation as to why or even how she came to that conclusion? I mean did you flat out hear her tell him that it was okay to say something to you?”
“Well no, but she asked to speak to him while you all were talking about wanting to knock me out.”
“Why the Bloody Barron would we knock you out…collectively…as a group?”
“It’s a long story that I really don’t want to explain at the moment. Right now, I have a mission to find out who is going to mess with Granger’s exam, and blame me, and I can’t even look at her without…”
“With-out?” Theo inquired him to finish as he leaned his neck forward and pinched his lips together “I can’t help you if you don’t spit it out mate.”
“I-I…I think I might…want to like her?”
“You think…you want to?” Theo let out a loud laugh as he stood up and leaned back against the desk.
“Why the hell are you laughing at me? This isn’t bloody funny!”
“Oh, it’s definitely a knee slapper. Draco Malfoy, ex death-eater, billionaire bachelor, thinks he may want to like Hermione Granger. Oh this is too good! Is this your way of trying to tell me that you and Granger are secretly dating without it being obvious?”
“Oh, my Gods, this again” Draco uttered in disbelief as he ran his fingers through his hair. “I really need to figure this mess out fast because I cannot take having this same conversation with you over and over again.” Rubbing the heel of his palms against his forehead, he let out a deep breath before seriously looking at his friend. “Granger and I are not dating, we are not sleeping together, and we are not friends. I don’t like her like that, but I think it’s possible…that maybe in some weird screwed up way, I-I could learn to see her as more. Whatever is happening to me is somehow connected to her, which means I have to be around her more than normal to figure it out. And I would have been fine, if Potter hadn’t told me that she was crushing on me!”
“Okay,” Theo shrugged with a small smile plastered on his face “why do you think you want to like her?”
“I-I don’t know. She’s nice” he shrugged a shoulder as he began crossing his arms.
“She’s nice…That’s what you’re going with?”
“Yes…”
“So, not because she’s smart or pretty? Or cause she knows what you are going through and might be the only person who not only understands what it’s like to be an outcast and belittled by our peers, but quite possibly the only one, besides me, who sees you for who you really are? But you’re gonna go with…she’s nice?”
‘He has a point’
“Hold on a second” Draco held up a hand. “Each time I bring up Granger, you seem to try and push me in her direction. It’s like you’re trying to play matchmaker or something…Why?”
“Well uh, I can’t really recall the other times I have apparently tried to push you towards her. But I do know I made a promise that I fully intend to keep.”
“A promise? You made a promise to her?”
“Oh no” Theo held up a hand to stop him “you are not going to make me feel guilty for trying to help her. She helped me study and pass my Charms exam last week so I promised to find a way to get you to let her in. That’s all she wants Draco. As far as I know, she only requested to be your friend. I had no idea she apparently wanted more.”
“Well, how the hell am I supposed to find out?”
“Do you want to? Tell me this mate, if you really didn’t like her already then why is what Potter told you affecting you so much?” Draco began to stumble over his words causing Theo to let off a sigh and soften his features. “Look, the way I see it, we all already thought you two were sleeping together, so if it’s your friends you’re worried about, we don’t actually care anymore. You want to like her, then go ahead and do so…but if you want to find out if Potter is telling the truth, then you have to ask Granger yourself. Talk to her mate. I promise, even for a Gryffindor, she’s worth the friendship at least.”
“I-I can’t just let her in.”
“I know you blame yourself for what happened at the manor. You think not doing anything to protect her is indefensible and if I was anyone else, who didn’t fight for my life during the war, I would tell you that you’re right. However, we all faced the same foes you did so of all people she knows you only did what you had to, to protect your family. You’re scared to let her in, Draco, and rightly so. Being scared is normal. So be afraid…and then do it anyway.”
Without uttering another word, Theo removed himself from the desk, patted Draco on the arm, and walked out the classroom door. Quickly turning on his heels to catch up to his best mate, Draco rushed out the room, but was immediately knocked backwards and found himself sitting on the floor of the hall with books scattered all around him.
“Merlin’s beard, Granger, do you ever watch where you’re going?” he snarled, knowing it was the curly-haired brunette before bothering to look up.
“Oi, you’re the one who came barreling out of an empty classroom for no reason, Malfoy!” Ginny protested while trying to help her friend up. “Maybe it’s you who should watch where you’re going!”
“It’s fine, Gin, neither of us saw the other” Hermione stated while cleaning her books up off the floor. “Not like he wants to be caught dead touching me anyway, ‘You’re lying’ so I’m sure he didn’t do it on purpose.”
“He should be grateful to even be in the same room as you!”
“She should be grateful she didn’t ruin my robes, Weaslette. I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t want to receive a bill she couldn’t afford if they needed repaired.” He pulled at the collar of his robes with a smug smirk radiating off his lips, but as his ocean eyes met chocolate ones, his smile faded and he had a strong urge to touch her.
‘She has me under a spell! There is no other logical reason for this!’
“Stare much, Malfoy” Ginny stated in annoyance.
“I wouldn’t have to stare if Granger would finally wipe the mud off her face.”
‘Fuck!’
Hermione’s small smile fell causing an aching feeling to stab painfully into Draco’s chest.
‘What the hell is wrong with me? Why the bloody hell would you say that to her, you arse?’
He didn’t mean to hurt her; he just wanted to cover for his mistake. His defensive walls went up as soon as he was caught staring, and the comment just rolled off his tongue before he had any chance to think. It’s not like he wanted to insult her and he felt like an ass about it. He had hoped maybe she would fight back and insult him in return, now wishing he hadn’t taken the bickering so far. Instead Hermione didn’t say a word; she didn’t even open her mouth to speak.
It seemed lately that she had given up on arguing with him, and now that he thought about it, she didn’t really fight with anyone anymore. It was something he always looked forward to throughout the years because she was the only person who could keep up with him. It made him feel needed in some odd way, like he had a reason to get up every morning.
He prayed she would just say something though, so he didn’t feel like a complete dick for the derogatory remark, but Hermione just tucked her chin into her books and walked off with Ginny shaking her head in disappointment.
Dropping his shoulders, Draco watched as the two girls disappeared down the corridor and without a second thought, he cursed himself for being so stupid and kicked the wall in frustration. Sucking in air through his gritted teeth, he released a moan of pain as he bounced lightly on his left foot, before a sudden realization hit him.
‘I need you to take this seriously’ Potter’s voice echoed. ‘Pay attention’
‘Shite, I need to get to the common room.’
10:45am
Silently closing the portrait door leading into the small dark foyer of the common room, Draco peaked around the archway and spotted the two Gryffindor girls talking on one of the couches. He could hear the soft voices as they spoke quietly but couldn’t make out what they were saying clearly.
While thinking of a way to eavesdrop on the conversation, he recalled Theo mentioning to him years ago, to use the amplifying charm on his ears rather than his neck like Dumbledore used to do for speeches. It saved money not that it mattered to him, from either of them being caught dead purchasing anything from the Weasley twin’s joke shop. Though Draco had to admit the shop held some pretty awesome things he purchased anonymously through their magazine. He just wouldn’t tell Theo he did that.
Wordlessly casting the spell, Draco hugged the wall with his back and leaned his right ear closer to the women.
“Oh, Mione, what am I going to do? Harry is going to freak out when he figures out I’m pregnant! I have no idea how to tell him o-or what we’re going to do, or if there’s still going to be an ‘us’ after he finds out.”
‘Weaslette’s pregnant? Great, another Gryffindork will soon be running around finding ways to ruin my life in some manner.’
“Gin, Harry isn’t going to leave you because you’re carrying his baby. He’s not like that and you know it. He’ll be ecstatic about being a father!”
“Godric Mione, we are so young! A-and it was just that one time! I don’t understand how this happened! He wants to be an Auror when he graduates; I am basically ruining any chance he has at landing his dream job!” Hermione giggled softly and Draco could practically feel the smile he couldn’t see, light up the room. “Why are you laughing at me?” Ginny sobbed lightly. “This isn’t funny.”
“Oh Gin, I’m not laughing at you. I’m laughing because we both know Harry is going to get whatever career he wants without having to graduate. He has enough money to support both you and the baby and I know he will do whatever it takes to make you happy. If it helps, you could stay at home for a bit, while you figure out what to do. It’ll give Harry some time to graduate from the Auror Academy until you’re ready to move forward with your own career. You have an army in your corner and yes, you are both young, but if you think about it we all had to grow up quicker than we liked. No one can fault you because you celebrated a little differently than the rest of us.”
“Ugh, this is just so frustrating! Let’s talk about something else. I need to take my mind off this for now.”
“Okay,” Hermione chuckled as Draco could hear her shifting positions on the couch “what would you like to talk about? And don’t say Lavender with her annoying virgin jokes. I would rather not talk about that or her, if you don’t mind?”
“I wanna talk about what happened with Malfoy earlier.”
‘Here it comes. I knew I went too far!’
“Really Gin? It was no big deal. I know he didn’t mean it…at least not the way he used to. I think he was just trying to goad me into fighting with him. He hasn’t really talked much since the term began. I think he was just trying to feel normal…in a way.”
‘At least she gets it.’
“Mione, I know you like him and all, ‘So she does like me!’ which is still very strange to me, but don’t you think you deserve better than a guy who actively tries to fight with you? I mean the bloke didn’t even apologize.”
‘I didn’t apologize because that’s not what I do!’
“Apologies are not a Malfoy custom, you know that!” Hermione chortled. “Besides, I don’t think it would be right for him to apologize. After all, I was the one who crashed into him twice today and I keep acting like Lavender, pestering him to at least try and be my friend. Bit desperate on my part, don’t you think?”
‘You are nothing like Brown.’
“That is an overstatement. He should be thankful anyone is trying to give him the time of day! And there are so many things I can think of for him to say sorry for, but I refuse to dive into that pool at the moment. Right now, I want to know what you see in him. I still don’t get it; he won’t even look at you. Today was the first day he so much as glanced in your direction since sixth year.”
‘Because I finally noticed her…Time out…What?’
“I don’t know. Ever since sixth year, when I saw how broken he was he became more…I don’t know…human. Like he wasn’t some robot created by his father to torment me for being lesser than himself. He showed fear and guilt…empathy. And he didn’t want to kill Dumbledore and I’m glad he didn’t too…he was lost the whole year and I understood how that felt. Even though I had you, Harry, and Ron, some days I still felt alone…but he didn’t have anyone in his corner like I did…like I do. Since then, the feelings sort of matured.”
“What about when he watched you being tortured on the floor in his manor? He just stood there and watched without bothering to even raise a finger, and yet you still liked him?”
‘No…Please don’t answer that.’
“Well I-”
“Draco!” Theo exclaimed as he entered through the portrait causing Draco to lose his balance in surprise and almost fall to the floor. “Why are you hanging out in th-”
Draco quickly recovered and placed his hand over his friends’ mouth to shut him up while silently praying the girls didn’t hear him. He could play it off like they had just entered the foyer but only if Theo didn’t give away that they weren’t together in the first place. Last thing he wanted was to be caught eavesdropping on a conversation that involved him.
“Did you hear that?” Ginny whispered as she looked towards the foyer.
“I think we should head upstairs” Hermione replied. “Better yet, let’s just study. I want to be fully prepared for this exam in an hour.”
‘Oh, thank Salazar!’
Ginny groaned loudly which caused Theo to raise his brow in confusion while Draco’s hand still covered his mouth.
“Do we have to? I am so over Potions at this point. Charms is more my expertise.”
“That, is exactly why we need to study. You can’t just ‘charm’ your way through life, Gin. You have to at least try and be good at other subjects. After all you need this class if you still plan on becoming a Healer.”
“You suck sometimes, you know that?”
“But you love me anyway.”
Turning his eyes back to Theo, Draco slowly lowered his hand and exhaled in relief before whispering to the dark-haired wizard.
“Meet me in my room. There’s something I need to do first…And don’t ask; I’ll fill you in later.”
After Draco heard the girls leave the room, he bolted up the stairs. He turned right instead of left to get to his dorm, and found himself standing in front of Lavender Browns’ room, four doors down from the top of the stairs.
Sucking in a deep breath, he brought out his wand and pointed it at the door’s handle.
“Whatcha doing?”
Draco jumped in fear as he turned to find Theo standing next to him with his brows raised in interest as a conspiratorial smile spread across his face.
“Dammit Theo! Don't do that!” Draco chastised. “I told you to wait in my room!”
“And miss you breaking in to Lav-Lavs’ bedroom? I don’t think so.” Theo brought out his wand and for a split second, Draco thought he was going to hex him, until he pointed the tip at the handle and whispered ‘Alohamora’.
Cracking a grin at his friend, Draco quickly entered the room and looked around.
“Ewe, why is there so much purple in here?” Theo questioned as he gently closed the door behind him. “It looks like a fairy took a shite all over the place. Merlin, this is something I could see Lovegood doing…but with better taste.” He continued to look around the room before his eyes landed on an object sitting on a chair near the door. “Is that-Oh Gods don’t look Draco! She has a thing for Ferrets!” he announced jokingly as he picked up a stuffed white ferret.
“Why the hell does she have a stuffed Ferret in her room?”
“Maybe she practices snogging it all night…Wait, ewe!” Theo exclaimed, throwing the thing back onto the chair.
“That’s disgusting. Anyway, we’re not here to insult Brown’s dreadful taste…or her weird habits.” Draco stated as he picked up a light purple pillow from the bed.
“Why are we here exactly?” Theo asked while wiping his hand vigorously down his pants.
Draco set the ugly frilled pillow back and rotated his body to face his friend.
“It’s a long story; one I feel I will tell you a thousand times until I sort this all out. But until then, I need to make sure Brown doesn’t make it class.”
“Oh, are we going to murder her? Please tell me I get to watch you Avada that wretched bitch!” Theo exclaimed cheerfully.
“That…is so morbid-No! We’re not going to Avada her! What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“Please, it’s not like you were thinking it too” Theo shrugged.
“I wasn’t! I just wanted to put a tracking spell on her room so I know when she enters. My plan is to lock her in here later so she couldn’t make it to Potions!”
“Well that’s boring…If you change your mind, I am sure everyone would thank you in the end.”
“We are not killing her!”
“But we could” Theo held up a finger while smiling.
“There is something seriously wrong with you” Draco stated flatly while staring at his friend in amazement.
“But you love me anyway” Theo mimicked Hermione’s words to Ginny.
Draco rolled his eyes and quickly cast the spell needed to alert him of anyone entering the room before pushing Theo out. They made it to his room just in time to see Lavender, hanging all over Ron, enter the common area.
“What now?” Theo whispered as they both poked their heads around the door and watched as the two Gryffindor’s disgustingly snogged on the couch. “Gross! That’s my spot!”
“Yeah well, I promise to tell you about not sitting there, tomorrow” Draco claimed as he shoved Theo out of the way, closed the door, and waited for the notification from his wand to finish what he had started.
11:43am
“Did your wand chime yet? I’m so bored… and hungry” Theo whined as he threw himself backwards onto the bed full of candy wrappers.
“It’s only been forty-five minutes of you eating every snack in my room. How could you possibly be hungry?”
“I didn’t eat a well-balanced breakfast!” he exclaimed sitting up. “The telly is always saying in those commercials, that whole-grain and fruit help sustain the brains’ thinking and motor functions. And you just threw a shite ton of information at me that I am still trying to process!”
“Do you know how much bacon, sausage, and eggs you eat each morning? You give Weasley a run for his money when it comes to food! I think your brain is functioning perfectly fine without cereal added to the mix” Draco claimed as he threw his hands in the air.
“But…I like cereal…especially the chocolate flaky ones with the cavemen on the box…” Theo pouted, however before he could continue, Draco’s wand vibrated in his pocket as it released a soft chime. “Oh! Whore’s in her room!” he announced as he scrambled off the bed and ran to the door.
Draco pulled out his wand and disarmed the spell before crouching under his friend, who was peering through the small crack he made in the entryway. The boys watched from across the hall in eagerness as Lavenders’ door shut, giving the Slytherin Prince enough time to cast his spells and be done. Though he knew he had to be quick so he wouldn’t be seen by the crowd of eighth years getting ready for class below.
He whispered the incantations to produce a silencing charm, followed by a locking charm before standing up and pocketing his wand.
“What if she takes down those spells?” Theo questioned as he shut the door quietly.
“She can’t, only I can. I put an undetectable signature on the charms, so I’m the only one who can remove them. Well, the only person other than Granger or McGonagall; but they don’t know she’s in there. Besides, it’s temporary; just until class is over and I can prove she’s the one trying to get me in trouble and ruin Granger’s grade.”
“And you say I have problems” Theo mumbled under his breath before adding “We can still Avada her and no one would even know she’s gone.”
“You really don’t like her” Draco crossed his arms as he narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
“I don’t want to talk about it…but yes, I loathe the bitch.”
A soft knock at the door, startled both men causing Theo to clutch his chest in surprise.
“Malfoy?” Hermione’s calm soft voice spoke “It’s-”
“I’ll be down in a minute Granger. I’m just helping Theo go over some last-minute notes” he lied.
He could practically feel her bright smile through the door as he pictured her biting her lower lip like she always did when she was happy. However, Theo’s shocked expression brought him back down to reality.
“Okay! I’ll see you in class then” she finished before walking off.
Theo’s jaw began to widen as he stared at Draco with glee written all over his face.
“What?” Draco demanded in annoyance.
“Jumping Jelly Beans…You’re smitten!”
“No, I’m not!” he claimed walking away from the door to gather his school supplies.
“Yes, you are!”
“No! I’m not!”
“Then why the small smile before she answered you?” Theo asked as he crossed his arms and smirked at him.
“What smile? There was no smile…you’re hallucinating. Maybe we do need to get you some whole-grains and fruit.”
“You may be able to fool everyone else in this school with your lies, Draco, but you can’t fool me. I taught you how to lie.”
“I’m not lying!” Draco threw his bag on the ground and faced his friend. “And no, you didn’t…Just because you helped me lie once in first year does not make you my mentor in the craft.”
“Admit it!”
“Admit what?”
“That you like her! That you fancy the girl you used to call mudblood once upon a time.”
“Don’t call her that!”
“I didn’t call her anything. I am simply stating what you used to call her…Protective much?” Theo chuckled. “I have my proof from your answer, Draco. I may be the class clown, but I know when my mates are in denial about their own feelings.”
“Denial, that’s what you think this, is? I am not in denial about anything! I don’t like her!”
“Except you like that she’s nice…” Theo smirked before turning around and walking out the door; leaving Draco confused and alone just like Harry had left him…yesterday.
Part Two of day four coming next Sunday! Stay tuned and don’t forget to leave those wonderful reviews! XOXO
Hi hi hello! I have an open poll going on the fanfiction site for this story and I wanted to share it with all of you! I want your input on how YOU would like to see Draco get "knocked out" during his multi day montage scene. Leave your numbered answer in a review so that I can add your choices to the poll!
Rules are as followed:
*Up to 4 votes per username.
*Top 4 voted scenarios at the end of Wednesday 07/03/2019 will be added to Chapter 6 of Repeat After Me.
*If you think of an idea that is not on the list please PM me if you are on Wattpad, or email me at slytheringoddess214@yahoo. 2 PM ideas will be chosen as an added bonus.
*Ideas must not relate to ones on poll.
*Comedic Deaths/Knock outs are strongly recommended.
*One opening knock out scene is already planned along with a large closing scene, so if your idea relates to either of them, I will give you a shout out in an Author's Note on CH 6. for guessing close to the plan I already had.
*Legitimate suggestions only. Any trolling ideas will be ignored.
*You may also PM/email me if you have ideas on stupid things Draco can do as well that either involves or does not involve his downfall. Streaking is already going to be done (WINK WINK)
**Keep in mind the ideas may seem short on the list, but I have thoughts on how each one can play out. Plus we don't want to give too much away now do we? ;)**
1- Slips on Banana peel in kitchens (corny but funny)
2- Gets hit in the face with a loose bludger flying around school
3- Peeves causes him to fall down the moving staircase
4- Ron fails to punch him for the third time (Mystery knock out)
5- Kisses someone's sister and gets knocked out
6- Hits head under bathroom sink
7- Tree branch falls on his head
8- Falls out a window
9- Voluntary suicide jump in front of Ron…just to mess with him
10- Bit by Venomous Tentacula in the Herbology Greenhouse
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