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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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Hi, hi, hello! I am giving you guys a special treat today and giving you Chapter 5 a day early! Partly because I won’t have time tomorrow to post it, but mainly because I am very impatient and can’t wait for you all to read it! By the way, thank you all for voting for how you would like to see Draco get knocked out in Chapter 6! I am very ecstatic at the turn out and to be able to count all these votes up. I won’t reveal the winning ideas; however I will say that you are in for a fun chapter next week! Until then…Here is Part 2 of day 4! Enjoy and don’t forget to review! XOXO

Chapter 5- Pay Attention-Part 2
Friday October 29th, 1999 12:05pm
"So, what's the plan again?" Theo asked as he and Draco walked down to Potions class together. "You'll release Brown from her prison-"
"Bedroom" Draco corrected.
"Prison cell…Yes, then what? You don't exactly have proof the horrid woman tampered with your crush's potion."
"Would you stop calling her my crush, I don't have feelings for her!"
"Feelings for who" Blaise questioned as he and Pansy fell into step with the two Slytherin boys.
"No one" Draco answered quickly.
"Draco fancies Granger but is too afraid to admit it" Theo revealed, much to Draco's disappointment.
A surge of anger rushed through Draco's veins and he quickly punched Theo in his right arm as he glared at him with malice.
"Ow! Son of a bitch that hurt" Theo expelled as he held his arm and frowned.
"It was supposed to, you arse!"
"You like Granger?" Pansy asked, obviously intrigued by the turn of events. "Since when?"
"Since this morning" Theo quickly cut in, ignoring the deadly gaze emitting from Draco's silver eyes. "Don't look at me like that. She asked and I answered because you are too chicken to tell your friends, who I said before, wouldn't care."
"Wait," Blaise stopped walking and looked to Draco as if he had just offended him in some way. "You honestly thought that we wouldn't accept Granger? For goodness sake Draco, we are your best friends. We aren't lackeys like Crabbe o-or Goyle. We may have had our difference when Voldemort was in power but that shite is done and over with. We have moved on…Almost everyone thought you were already sleeping with her anyway."
"I agree" Pansy chimed in. "Only thing that annoys me about her now is her need to study all the damn time. That girl always has a book in her hands. Seriously, who reads that much?"
"Time out" Draco claimed holding up a hand while shaking his head. "Even if I did like her, which I don't, you both honestly wouldn't care? What if I end up marrying her or something down the line?"
'Why the hell did I just bring up marriage?'
"Can I help plan it?" Pansy asked with a broad grin. "I love weddings!"
"He's not going to marry her right now, Pans. Give the guy a few years to at least lose his virginity and fall in love" Blaise smirked mischievously.
'Holy Hell…WHAT?'
"You knew he was a virgin?" Theo asked in shock. "Why the fuck did you tell him and not me!" he questioned in outrage as he smacked Draco on the arm.
"I didn't tell him! And I just told you like twenty minutes ago, and yesterday, and the day before that!" Draco claimed, smacking him back before looking to Blaise with a confused expression. "How the hell did you know?"
Blaise smirked while releasing a puff of air through his nose and continued walking.
"I know everything that happens or in this case doesn't happen, in this school. It really wasn't that hard to figure out."
"But," Pansy added "I will let you in on a little secret my dear Draco, once you pop that bubble…you'll never get enough of it" she giggled as she looked to Blaise and winked.
"Oh, gross! I don't wanna hear about your sex life, Pansy!" Theo announced with a disgusted look.
"Why, cause you're not getting any?" she chuckled.
"I don't need to. Nott Junior is getting all the attention he needs right here." He held up his right hand and winked with a large grin plastered on his face.
"Ewe!" the group said aloud as they broke out into laughter.
Draco shoved Theo lightly as they continued to walk down the hall.
"You call your dick Nott Junior?" Blaise snorted loudly.
"Of course! He is just as handsome as me and works twice as hard to achieve satisfaction in life. He deserves to have the honor of bearing my last name!"
"Mate, what the hell?" Draco chortled. "You're not married to it!"
"Might as well be; me and ole Nott Junior here are the only relationship I need in life. Pans, you are more than welcome to plan the wedding. We were thinking Spring…not too hot, not too cold, just th-"
"Shut-up, you nutter!" Blaise exclaimed with a laugh as he pushed Theo's head and ruffled his hair.
"What are you lot so happy about?" Harry asked with a small smile as the group stopped at the door leading into Potions.
"Oh nothing," Blaise began to answer "Theo here was just telling us about how he wants to marry his penis…who he has named Nott Junior."
Harry's smile slowly turned to a frown as his eyes widen in embarrassment.
"That…That picture is now burned into my mind…Thank you, Zabini, for that valuable information I really didn't want to know."
"Anytime mate!" Blaise patted Harry on the back with a small chuckle before walking into the classroom with Pansy.
Harry turned to enter the room but Draco quickly reached out and grabbed his shoulder, stopping him in his tracks.
"Hey uh…" he lifted his eyes to Hermione standing behind the raven-haired boy talking to Ginny in a whisper. She hadn't notice him yet and all he saw was the back of her head, but he could tell she was smiling joyfully; a smile he wished she would one day give to him.
'Stop it! What is wrong with you?'
"Do you need something, Malfoy?" Both Harry and Theo looked at him curiously before Harry slowly turned around to follow Draco's gaze. "Are you-"
"I need to have a chat with you later" he quickly cut in. "Alone."
"Hey don't forget me!" Theo chimed in.
"Ohh-kay…Why?" Harry asked as he looked from Theo back to Draco.
"It's a long story."
"You're not going to try and hex me, are you? We already had a duel once remember; I almost killed you. I really would rather not have another go of that day."
"I'm not going to hex you, I promise. I just need to talk and trust me…you want to hear this story."
Harry raised a brow before Draco heard Ginny call out to him.
"I'll be right there Gin. Give me just a sec" he turned back to Draco and sighed. "Okay, I-I'll meet you in your room after class, if that's alright?"
"Sounds good. Oh, and Potter… Just in case, if something happens to Hermione's potion during this exam, I want you believe me when I tell you, it wasn't me. But I have a strong feeling nothing will."
Harry looked to Theo who pinched his lips inwards and shrugged his shoulders.
"What did you do Malfoy?" he asked calmly.
'You don't want to know.'
"Nothing…well something-but I promise it was to stop the mess that is…was…about to happen. Just please tell me you trust me. I know trust is not easy when it comes to you and me, but I swear on Snape's grave everything I did was for a good reason."
'Please believe me.'
"Malfoy, you and your mother both helped save my life during the war. If you're asking me to put my faith in you for something you might or might not have done…then for the first time since I've known you…I will try and give you the benefit of the doubt."
"Thank you"
"Ugh, don't do that. Man, I really thought hearing you finally say those words to me would make me ecstatic, but honestly…it's just made me a little uncomfortable."
"Yeah, it felt odd just saying it."
"Yeeeaahh…I'm gonna head into class now."
"Good idea…Same."
Harry turned to leave but stopped suddenly and looked back and forth between the two Slytherin's.
"You haven't seen Ron by any chance, have you? He was supposed to meet us here ten minutes ago but he hasn't shown up yet."
"No" Draco answered while Theo shook his head. "And if we're continuing to be honest here, I don't usually go out of my way to pay attention to him or his whereabouts, nor will I start doing so."
"Okay…Thanks"
"Yup."
"Well…that was awkward" Theo admitted after Harry walked into the classroom.
"Tell me about it" Draco replied with an eye roll. "I would rather not have that conversation again."
"No..." Theo tilted his head as he looked to be thinking hard about something. "No, I meant the fact that you called Granger by her first name." 'No I didn't…Did I?' "And I'm going to stop you right now from denying that you didn't, cause ya did. There is no need for you to lie about it, I won't say anything…But I'm prreeaaty sure Potter heard you say it too."
'Fuck!'
12:02pm
Taking his seat next to Hermione, Draco tried his best to avoid looking at her or her perfect set up of school supplies in front of her. Instead he focused on reading the board and studying the entire list to see if any of the combined ingredients would have any sort of adverse effect to his current dilemma. He read and reread the whole recipe twice, but couldn't come up with any sort of reason as to why the potion might cause him to repeat the day.
'It has to be the incantations.'
"Good afternoon class" Slughorn chirped happily as he entered the room.
"Afternoon, Professor" a few students replied.
Any other day the action of the class happily replying in unison would annoy Draco to the bitter end, but this time he ignored them as as he waited patiently for his chance to ask a few questions he desperately needed answers to.
"Enthusiastic bunch, aren't you?" Slughorn stated with a sarcastic chuckle. "Alright then…Let's dive right in" he smiled up at everyone before continuing with his mini speech.
"Psst, Draco," Theo whispered, making Draco lean back in his chair to hear his friend better. "Where's Weasley at? Shouldn't he be here to blame you later if this all goes south?"
"Yes, Miss Granger?" Slughorn asked between their conversations.
Something inside Draco flared as a cognizance developed in his mind. He sensed that Theo knew it too because as soon as he turned around, he came face to face with wide brown eyes.
"Holy knickers in a drawer!" Theo whispered in distress. "We locked him in with Brown!"
"Shhh" Hermione demanded as she looked at Theo. "Some of us are trying to pay attention."
"Sorry" Theo muttered quietly as he receded into his chair while shooting Draco a worried look.
"I have to fix this" Draco whispered just before Hermione smacked him in the arm with the back of her hand, forcing his gaze to meet hers. "What?" he asked in irritation.
"Pay…attention"
"No!" She smacked him again making him grab his arm and glare at her. "Ow…Stop hitting me, woman!"
"No! Now pay attention!" she whispered back before looking up to the Professor to continue listening.
Slowly turning back in his chair, Draco strongly wondered why he was even listening to her, let alone not saying anything about her touching him. However, he didn't realize Blaise's eyes never wavered as he watched the two people in front of him…bicker like a couple.
Draco waited until all of Hermione's questions were answered before raising his hand into the air. He really wanted to ask to use the loo so he could release Ron from the room, but instead thought about how he had questions only the creator of the potion could answer; and he really needed to break free of the loop he was stuck in.
"Mr. Malfoy?" Slughorn smiled enthusiastically. "I don't normally see you raising your hand in my class, my what a pleasurable sight to see. How can I help you?"
Draco held back an eye roll while lowering his hand before leaning on the table in front of him.
"Professor, you stated that the potion requires an incantation to extinguish it correct?"
"Yes my dear boy! Repetit Forma!"
"Repetit Forma" he repeated. "I'm a little rusty on my Latin phrases…What does that translate to…exactly?"
"It means, regain your form." Hermione cut in with a smile, causing Draco to briefly look in her direction before quickly turning his attention back to Slughorn.
"And to activate it is desiderio tuo revelare…Is it possible to mess these phrases up by any chance?"
"Well yes, but I am sure for a smart lad like yourself, you will be just fine; especially seeing as you have already said both incantations perfectly."
"Right…So have you ever I don't know, accidentally messed up either phrase and put yourself in let's say…a strange predicament such as a time loop?"
Slughorn chuckled as he shook his head before realizing Draco was completely serious.
"I have had many trial and errors to perfect this potion, Mr. Malfoy. I have of course run into few mishaps, but nothing as extreme as a time loop."
"But they are possible? Time loops that is."
"Well…yes. Anything is possible in the wizarding world if the right pieces are in place."
"So, let's just say, hypothetically, I were to make a second wish shortly after the first, while accidentally saying the phrase wrong, and was thrown into an endless paradox…Would recreating the potion and wishing for things to go back to normal fix the problem?"
"Hypothetically…no. You would have to know what it was you said in the first place to cause the cycle you would be experiencing in order to find a counter-spell. However, knowing the charm is only half the battle and it might not even be necessary. Theoretically, you would most likey have to fulfill the wish to solve the puzzle…Why are you so interested in time loops?"
'Dammit'
"No reason. I saw them on a muggle American show once and they seemed interesting" he lied, hoping the Professor wouldn't call him out on it.
"Ah, American's and their science fiction. They make for great story telling but lack the fundamentals of sheer facts. Though Groundhog Day was brilliantly funny, if I do say so myself. Happened upon it while in hiding at a muggle's house in the spring of…96' I believe, shortly before Mr. Potter here and Professor Dumbledore found me."
"That's great-so is it possible to die in a loop?"
"Heavens no," Slughorn chuckled "at least not that I am aware of."
"Can we get back to the exam please?" Hermione asked in annoyance.
"Of course..." Slughorn continued "let's begin practicing those chants, shall we."
As the class practiced, Draco stayed quiet while surreptitiously watching Hermione. He continued to do so even when she got up to collect her ingredients, though something inside wasn't sitting right with him.
'Hold on a second…Potter said she knew I didn't ruin her potion because she was watching me…How? When did she have time? I never went to class the last two times…unless she was looking for me during both days. But then she must have been watching me the first day; though if she was then why did she blame me and have a go in the common room during the Ball?'
Thinking back, Draco replayed the entire series of events that occurred the first day in his head. He was still unable to understand why Hermione would yell at him as he got up from his seat to collect what was required for the recipe. While standing in the closet of ingredients with Neville, he watched as the clumsy Herbology lover reached up to grab a vile of Goblin's blood when Draco suddenly remembered that he was going to drop it.
Just as he recalled, Neville dropped the glass onto the floor, but Draco didn't laugh this time. This time glancing down at the blood scattered over the stone floor, reminded him of Hermione knocking her elbow into her Nightshade…and it finally hit him.
'Granger didn't continue to blame me after Weasley chimed in…she only blamed me later because it was all a ruse to get close to me. She set me up! She noticed that I was actually speaking to her instead of ignoring her like I normally do, giving her the idea that she finally got me to let my walls down! And of course, she wanted to test how far I was willing to open up which is why she faked being mad at me…!
"Malfoy?" Neville asked anxiously. "Are you alright?"
'Is that why she told Potter it was alright to tell me she liked me; because she wanted to see if I would open up to her? It would explain why she didn't flinch when her lips brushed up against mine…Clever girl…But she knocked me out not long after…'
"Uh, Malfoy?" Neville asked again while waving a hand in front of his face, but Draco just ignored him as he continued to think.
'Was it because of what I said? Did that turn her faux anger into actual outrage? But my words never seemed to affect her before…She was cute when she was angry, oh Merlin and that pirate outfit…'
All of a sudden, Draco's face, which was already pale, went whiter than a ghost as he froze in shock and his eyes stared unseeing at the ground in front of him. He lifted his head to Neville, who was staring at him peculiarly before turning his gaze to Hermione. She was nonchalantly setting her ingredients in a perfect order on their desk and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help but think of how adorable she was.
Taking a step forward as he felt a pull in his chest, Draco completely forgot about the spilled Goblin's blood Neville had dropped moments before. Neville called out to him as he extended an arm to warn him but Draco didn't hear a word he said; he was too focused on the discovery he had just made…a discovery he tried so hard to deny.
'Bloody fucking hell! I…I like Granger…'
Draco quickly turned away from her and smashed directly into the clumsy Gryffindor standing next to him. He tried to gain his footing but his shoes slipped on the blood and he found himself falling backwards. Grabbing a hold of the first thing he could to try and catch himself, he gripped onto it for dear life. Unfortunately for Neville though, it ended up being the front of his robes.
Crashing to the floor, Draco gasped in pain as one of Gryffindor's brave heroes fell on top of him. The students in the room fell silent for a brief moment before bursting into raucous laughter. Neville tried to get up off the Slytherin Prince but his feet glided against the liquid on the floor causing him to fall back down, knocking the wind straight out of Draco lungs.
"Get off me, you dolt!" Draco finally managed to say sharply once he caught his breath.
"Sorry…I'm so sorry!" Neville repeated over and over again.
"For the love of-just roll off me!" he demanded in irritation.
Half the class continued to howl in laughter as Neville rolled off Draco's chest and Professor Slughorn followed by Hermione, Theo, Blaise, Pansy and Harry came rushing over; though only Hermione was able to squeeze her way into the crowded closet.
"Oh dear…" Slughorn stated sadly while shaking his head. "That was the last of the Goblin blood. It's not easy to get you know?"
The group glared in confusion at the Professor, who just continued to click his tongue wistfully at the scene in front of him, while Hermione stepped over the boys on the ground and reached out a hand. Draco was hesitant at first to touch her, but Hermione just frowned slightly…forcing his new found feelings to come barreling back to the forefront of his mind. Not wanting to be any more embarrassed then he already was, he grabbed a hold of her hand and allowed the Gryffindor Princess to help pick him up.
Harry pushed his way through the group and began to help Neville to his feet while Draco surveyed his clothes. Goblin blood was not easy to get out even with the help of charms, and he silently cursed himself for being so careless.
"Are you alright, Mate?" Theo asked from outside the small room.
"I'm fine…" he growled while thrusting his arms downward.
Biting his lower lip in anger, Draco tried his best to hold back insulting the inept prat who soiled his robes before noticing Hermione pull out her wand.
"What do you think you're doing?" he snapped while staring at her wand.
"Calm down, Malfoy. I'm just going to clean your robes."
He nodded his head once, giving her permission to try and charm the blood he knew would stain, and full well expected her to not be able to do it. However, he ended up watching in awe as Hermione cast a perfect 'tergeo' cleaning his robes completely, and only one thought happened across his mind.
'That smile…Hold up…is she smiling at me? Actually, legitimately smiling…at me; not scowling, no furrowed eyebrows, no emitting hatred resting on her perfect porcelain face…No! Stop it!'
"What are you staring at?" Hermione questioned with a raised brow.
"Nothing, I just uh…Where did you learn to remove Goblin blood?"
"You might be better than me at Potions Malfoy, but I am definitely better at Charms than you."
'You can't like her…'
"If you two are done with-well whatever it is you're doing, can we get back to the exam now?" Sadie asked from the back of the room.
"Yes!" Slughorn exclaimed clapping his hands together. "Let's get back to it then."
Hermione quickly nodded her head as the standing students went back to their seats. Draco watched in reverence as the brunette sat down and began readjusting her ingredients in front of her.
'There is only one way to test this…She won't remember anything tomorrow anyway and if she really does have a thing for me…she'll let me do it.'
Rubbing his left hand on the back of his neck, Draco thought long and hard about his next move.
"Eh ehm…Mr. Malfoy…" Slughorn asserted "If you would be so kind as to grab your ingredients and take a seat please."
"Oh uh…There's no more Goblin's blood sir…I dropped mine when I fell."
Professor Slughorn released a deep sigh as he looked around the room.
"Very well; since you need it to produce this potion, I have no choice but to have you take the exam tomorrow, once I've acquired more in Diagon Alley. Mr. Longbottom, the same goes for you as well…"
"Oh, I managed to collect some already, Professor." Neville declared with a raise of his hand. "I was putting the vial back when it fell."
"Right, okay then…Mr. Malfoy, for the time being you may…I guess…read ahead to next week's lesson. Do not speak or disturb the students around you, please-and take notes. I will review them after class."
'Wonderful'
During the next hour and a half, Draco reluctantly scribbled away on his parchment as he read through his Advanced Potion-Making book. However, over the time period, Hermione managed to once again knock her Nightshade onto the table and across the floor. He ignored her as she cleaned up her mess and went right back to brewing her Potion; though roughly five minutes later, he lifted his head as she pleaded with her potion to not be ruined.
"No! No, no, no, no, no!"
'This isn't right…Brown and Weasley are both locked away! How could this still happen?'
"Psst, Draco!" Theo whispered loudly. "Bloody hell mate, you were wrong!"
"Yeah, I got that!" Draco snapped.
Hermione began to sob silently as she watched the black smoke billow out of her cauldron, but without Ron present during class, Draco noticed he wasn't getting blamed…yet.
"What the hell did you do, Malfoy?" Terry Boot shouted from the other side of the room.
'Not again…Seriously?'
"Nothing! I was minding my own business!" he replied in a huff.
"Sure, you were!" Sadie chimed in. "Couldn't take that she finally beat you in Potions, so you had to go and ruin her exam? Typical" she scoffed. "You go right back to your old ways as soon as someone bests you in anything!"
"NO!" Draco shouted as he stood up in anger. "I am NOT doing this again!"
"Draco…" Theo pleaded.
"No Theo, I am not going down for something I didn't and would never, do!"
"What in tar nation is going on?" Slughorn demanded as he stood at his desk with frustration emanating on his face.
"Malfoy-" Terry began but was quickly cut off Harry Potter.
"Didn't do anything" Harry claimed, surprising everyone in the room.
"How the heck would you know, Harry?" Sadie questioned while burning her eyes into the Boy Who Lived. "You were in front of him. There's no possible way that you could see what he did or didn't do!"
"I saw…" Hermione pipped in softly, making Draco raise an eyebrow in confusion. "He didn't touch my potion."
'What the hell? This is different…'
"Miss Granger," Slughorn began after studying her area of the table for a moment "it seems you have added Fluxweed powder..."
"Fluxweed?" she questioned confused "T-that's impossible. The recipe didn't call for it."
"No" Slughorn stated calmly "no it did not, however there are traces of it around your cauldron here and on your station as well."
"I swear I didn't use that ingredient, Professor, I didn't even grab it from the closet. I used exactly what was on the board and I followed the steps precisely."
"Well, it seems we are in a bit of a predicament here, aren't we? I will need to let the Headmistress know at once so we may get to the bottom of this. Everyone gather a sample of your potions, label them, and bring them to the front, then return to your common room and stay there until we sort this mess out…Class dismissed."
As the students packed up their things, Draco couldn't take his eyes off Hermione. She had willingly stood up for him even after the wretched comment he made to her earlier in the day, not only that, she voluntarily helped him up when he fell and never once laughed at him. His stomach began to flutter and he now knew what he had to do.
'I have to do it-I'm gonna do it…She is leaving me no choice. I have to test if this is real. It's the only way…I'm going to kiss her…I, Draco Lucius Malfoy, am going to kiss…( he gulped slightly) Hermione Granger.'
02:38pm
Entering the eighth-year common room, the group threw their bags on the floor and sat down on the couches, exhausted from the fight through the halls on whether the Slytherin Prince was actually guilty or not. And even though Draco had his friends, Harry, and Hermione on his side, it still wasn't enough to convince the others that he wasn't in the wrong.
Hermione walked up the stairs to her room with Ginny following swiftly behind her while the rest of their peers began to bicker once more. However, during the quibble that grew louder, Draco suddenly sat up straight, shocking the people around him.
"Uh…Theo?" he steadily began while eyeing his friend cautiously.
Theo seemed to have realized why Draco's face suddenly became paler than usual as his eyes widened with recollection.
"Oh, Son of a Unicorn!"
The boys quickly got up from their seats and ran upstairs to Draco's room.
"How the hell did we forget?" Theo immediately questioned as soon as the door clicked closed.
"Honestly…" Draco chuckled. "Weasleby isn't that difficult to forget."
"This isn't funny, Draco! We left him in there with…that-that wench of a woman! If being stuck in a room for two hours wasn't already torture enough, we had to lock him in there for hours with that thing!"
"What is it with you hating Brown so much?"
"I don't want to talk about it!"
"I told you my secrets, Theo, the least you could do is respect me enough to tell me why you loath the girl!"
Theo crossed his arms as he sat down on the bed in a huff. He raised his eyes to Draco angrily, but quickly released a breath through his nose and uncrossed his arms.
"Fine…but you can't judge me for it, alright?" he asked as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"When have I ever judged you?" Draco asked in offense.
"Uh…You really want to know? Because I have a whole list of times where you judge me…That time where I thought I was crushing on Ginny Weasley in fourth year until I realized she was too much for me to handle, the time I accidentally glanced at your dick in the urinals third year because I wanted to see if you were bigger than me…still upset that you are by the way…That time when-"
"Alright" Draco held up a hand to stop him "I get it; I was an arse to you."
"But you were still my best mate" Theo smiled happily. "You always had my back and you never let anyone get away with bullying me. You gave me advice and you always had a good reason for judging me…but this…there is no good reason to perceive me as anything less than what I am. I know I crack inappropriate jokes at inappropriate times and I don't like taking things too seriously. I learned during the war that life…life is too short to let things affect me the way they used to."
"So then why are you letting Brown, of all people, get to you?"
"Because…" Theo let out a deep sigh as he looked down at his hands "because she's blackmailing me."
"Blackmailing you? Why the hell didn't you tell me sooner? How long has this been going on?"
"A few months now"
"A few months? And you didn't think to tell me?" Draco asked angrily, not liking the fact that the harpy had been taking advantage of his best mate for months. Theo was the closest person he had to a real family besides his mother. He was like a brother to him and he hated anyone who ever tried to bring him down.
"I didn't tell you cause I knew you would react like this."
'Is he serious?'
"Of course, I would react like this! No one gets to blackmail you and live to tell the tale! What does she have on you?"
"Nothing…" Theo stated quietly.
"Nothing? How the bloody hell can she extort you with nothing?"
"She doesn't have anything on me, Draco…She plans to create a story. One most people might believe because of my skills at inappropriate jokes. A-and if I don't keep her secret, she is going to tell everyone I-I forced myself on her."
"I'm sorry…WHAT?" Draco shouted, causing Theo to flinch at the sound of his booming voice. "I WILL FUCKING MURDER HER!"
"This is why I didn't want to tell you" Theo exclaimed while swiftly standing up and casting a silencing charm on the door. "I didn't touch her I swear! But I knew if I told you, you would cause a scene and make things worse for me!"
"What is her secret?" Draco asked clenching his teeth in fury. "What is so confidential that she is willing to destroy someone for?"
"I-"
"What is her secret, Theo?" he demanded while taking a step forward, hovering close to his friends' face.
"That she's not a virgin!" Theo spat out while leaning backwards from the intimidating Prince before him.
"That…" Pressing his tongue against the corner of his mouth, Draco turned around in anger and ran his fingers through his blonde hair before pivoting back to his best friend. "That is what she is willing to ruin you over! That she's not a fucking virgin! So-fucking-what if she had sex with the Weasel, no one gives a shite!"
"She's never had sex with Weasley…" Theo muttered under his breath.
Draco's eyes widen in shock as he realized what Theo was trying to say."
"She-She cheated on him…How do you know?"
"I-I overheard her and Longbottom talking in Diagon Alley when we were getting our supplies for school. She never revealed who with, but I know for a fact it was not with the ginger…though…it did sound like Longbottom was confronting her about it. I think he knows who it was with."
"How did she find out that you knew?"
"She caught me eavesdropping…Not my finest moment" Theo shrugged.
"I'd say" Draco scoffed. "So, what are we going to do?"
"We-are not going to do anything. I'm going to hold up my end of the bargain and ride this thing out…Figuratively of course. I wouldn't touch her even if she was the last living human on this planet. I'd rather Nott Junior fall off, shrivel up, and die than subject him to that life of misery. I would rather-"
"Alright!" Draco cut in "I get it…We won't do anything."
'But I…will.'
08:09pm
Draco told Harry he would have to talk to him later, so after secretly releasing a very pissed off Ron and Lavender from the bedroom, speaking to Headmistress McGonagall about Hermione's potion mishap, and trying to find a way to help Theo with his predicament, he was exhausted.
McGonagall still prohibited him from attending the ball due to multiple people claiming he was responsible, but surprisingly she did not give him detention again…not that he would have to appear for it anyway. He assumed it was due to not causing an outburst like the last two times which astonished even him, though he wasn't about to complain.
Entering the empty dark common room only illuminated by the candles scattered around, Draco took in a deep breath as he sat down on the sectional facing the East wall. He pulled out his wand and pointed it at the fireplace ahead of him, igniting the burnt logs before removing his cloak, and lying down. However, his brief escape was quickly interrupted by the portrait door clicking closed.
Soft sobs echoed through the room forcing Draco to narrow his brows in confusion. Sitting up, he witnessed Hermione wiping her face as she sniffed her tears away, oblivious of his presence in the room.
'This…didn't happen before. Why is she crying?'
"Granger?" he asked, startling her. "Are you alright?"
"Oh, Merlin's beard!" she expressed while holing a hand to her chest." I-I'm fine. I-I j-just have s-something in my eye, like a twig…or a branch" she stated sarcastically while quickly wiping away at her tear stained face. "Since when do you care if I am alright or not?" she snapped.
"I don't-I mean I do-I mean…I don't know what I mean, okay? You're not known for crying without reason so I figured I'd ask. Sue me for trying to be nice."
Draco stood up in frustration, but no sooner did he take a step did Hermione stop him, forcing him to turn around.
"Malfoy, I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap. It's just…a lot has happened today and I had to get away from everything."
"Yeah" he claimed softly. "I mean yeah?" he chuckled nervously, hoping it came across more as a question that understanding. "I would want to leave too if I heard Blaise and Pansy singing a mash-up."
"Actually, they were quite good for one of the opening acts…But that's not why I left."
"Oh…why did you leave then?"
"I don't have to tell you" she crossed her arms while scowling indignantly at him.
"Fine," he threw up his hands in defeat "don't tell me. I didn't really wanna know anyway."
Draco turned to leave when Hermione slumped her shoulders and plopped herself on to the couch opposite of him. She removed her pirate hat and kicked her heeled boots up before motioning him to sit down. Instead of sitting in the original spot he had gotten up from, Draco walked over to her and parked himself on the same sectional as her with only the crack between the cushions separating them.
She eyed him skeptically at first, but as he watched her bite her lip ever so slightly and huff, he knew she was happy he decided to sit near her.
'You can do this, Draco. This is the perfect time to test your feelings. If there's no spark then you can move on and forget you ever thought you could like her; simple as minced pie. Just go slow and get her more comfortable around you.'
"I didn't have a date…" Hermione confessed while looking down at her hands. "First Lavender insults me, which normally I would brush off, but for some odd reason today of all days, it really bothered me. Then Ginny tells me this metal news that I am still trying to process, Neville is having girl problems, and Ron…well Ron always has something going on, and then my potion gets ruined," she turned her head to him "which I know you didn't do and it's unfair that you were forbidden from attending the Ball."
Draco waved a hand and half-smiled.
"Eh, I didn't really want to go anyway"
"Still...It's not fair"
"Life isn't supposed to be fair, Granger. Trust me, I know."
'Why did I never give her a chance to at least be friends? She's easy to talk to and not once has she judged me for my past yet.'
Hermione lowered her head back down and continued to play with the tips of her fingers as she released a sigh through her perfect lips.
"Anyway…I have been studying so hard to pass that exam and still failed, unless they catch the culprit, and I end up alone at the Halloween Ball while my best friends dance happily with their partners."
"Sounds boring...I can see why you left" Draco stated while repositioning himself to face her and rested his head on his propped hand.
Hermione gazed at him wearily so he smiled tenderly to let her know he was joking. She chuckled gently before moving her eyes back in front of her.
"It wasn't boring so much as lonely…but it's fine," she waved a hand at him "no one wants a bookworm as a date to a party anyway. I'm not even a very good dancer."
"Anyone who turned down dancing with you while dressed like that…has to be mad."
"Oh, shut- up!" she expressed as she playfully shoved his chest with a light laugh, but her expression suddenly turned serious as she veered her eyes to him. "Why are you being so nice to me? I thought catching me crying for being alone at a dance would be enough ammunition for you to tease me."
'This is it...Do it before you pussy out and lose the moment!'
"I don't ever want to tease you, Granger…Not unless you want me to."
Draco's grey eyes dropped from Hermione's golden brown gaze down to her lips and he though strongly about not heeding his own advice. Never in his life did he ever think about snogging Hermione Granger, let alone think it would actually happen. But as his eyes flicked back to hers while his body unconsciously leaned closer to her, he could see the want emanate from her perfect orbs.
Her lips slightly parted as he moved closer and closer and he could now smell the fragrant rose perfume emitting from her skin. A strange feeling of need washed over him and he knew he just had to have a taste.
Closing the final gap between them, his lips brushed tenderly against hers, causing her to moan ever so softly. Tilting his head to the right, he closed his eyes, and jumped. The feeling of her soft petal skin against his caused a spark to ignite within his soul, making him crave her in ways he'd never imagined all while wanting the moment to last forever. To his surprise, Hermione lifted a hand and entangled her fingers through the back of his hair while pressing her lips eagerly against his.
Draco deepened the kiss as his insides exploded in euphoria. He had kissed other girls before but never had he experienced anything like the one he had now. It was like he was floating on a broom in the endless sky during a sunset that refused to dissipate. Her kiss was magic he could only dream of possessing and once it was in his grasp…he never wanted to give it up.
But alas, all dreams must come to an end and it seemed Hermione suddenly realized what was happening. Pulling back quickly, she broke the kiss and slapped him hard across his left cheek before standing up in shock.
"Ow! What the bloody hell was that for?" Draco inquired as he held his cheek in confusion.
"This is just a sick joke to you!" Hermione uttered as she looked to him in anger.
"What?" he stood up while dropping a hand from his now rosy cheek. "I don't understand, I thought we were having a nice time!"
"A nice time?" she scoffed as she pushed hard against his chest forcing him take a step back. "You and me? What sort of sick game are you playing at, Malfoy? You think you can pretend to be nice to me so you can what, conquer the unattainable virgin; add me as just another notch on your bed post?"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"You think I'm stupid? Like I don't know how you received the infamous title of Slytherin Sex God! You only gain that crown from being a floozy and word spreads, Malfoy. You're a whore!"
"Granger, I'm a fucking virgin you daft woman! Crabbe and Goyle spread that rumor about me fourth year. It was never true; I just went along with it because it improved my status. I didn't kiss you because I wanted to conquer you, damn it I kissed you because I like you!"
'There I said it...Shite I said it...aloud...to her...and I actually meant it!'
"You're lying…Someone put you up to this and I refuse to let you torment me into thinking you actually like me!"
'But I do...Oh, this is bad…fuck me!'
Hermione pushed passed him but Draco wasn't having it and he followed her fast pace up the stairs. Grabbing her arm to stop her at the top of the lower staircase, Hermione whipped her body around and raised her arms.
Draco saw the push coming before it was even about to happen, however, there was absolutely nothing he could do about it.
'Oh, fuck me sideways!'
Tumbling down the steps with hard painful thumps, he felt something snap in his neck before the whole room went pitch black.
Waking up in his room at 07:20am, Draco cracked his neck to the side as he pushed himself up from off his stomach. Realizing he didn't put a single dent in fixing his situation, he pursed his lips in embitterment.
"Fuck it! Fuck everything!" he exclaimed aloud to absolutely no one as all the care in the world left his body. "If Granger is going to be like that and I am doomed to repeat this fucking day forever…I might as well have a little fun with it."
Furrowing his brows, Draco's signature smirk grew upon his lips as he planned exactly what he'd do for the day and what he knew…he was going to get away with.
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