Draco and Hermione

Act One Scene Three

Hermione Granger woke that morning feeling drowsy; like her brain had a fog around it. She shook her head to clear it and proceeded to get up and shower to start her day. She emerged from the bathroom to see her room mates still sleeping.
“Lazy ladies.” She said before picking up her book bag and walking out.
She was one of the first people to breakfast as always. She sat down and took her own portions of eggs, bacon and toast.
She glanced around the hall to see whom was up this early and eating. The Slytherin table was empty, Hufflepuff had a few members here an there; all sitting in groups. Ravenclaw had the most students; she counted 21 including Luna. Those gunners were always up early. Suddenly Ginny stumbled into the seat next to her and reached for the juice.
“Morning.” She mumbled at her.
“Why are you up this early?”
“Charms test today. I want to study a bit more before class.” She began packing in the food while Hermione ate hers at a reasonable pace.
“Is it ingrained in the Weasley blood to know how to shovel the food in?” She asked in a good natured tone.
Ginny blushed and answered her; “In my house if you want seconds you better finish first cause with my brothers there usually isn’t any left for people that take their time. Besides I need to study.”
Hermione laughed. “Did you see the posters for the costume ball?”
“Yeah I noticed them. I was going to ask you if you might help me transfigure my costume.”
“Sure. You already know what your going as?”
Ginny gave her a devilish smile, although it would have had more effect if there wasn’t food in her cheeks.
“I was in the bathroom this morning and I kinda noticed that my nightgown could be transfigured into a little white dress with ease. The I need at matching hat and I will be set.”
“Ok I still don’t see it? your going as what?”
“A sexy medi-witch!”
Hermione considered this. “Oh like a sexy nurse with the whole little white dress, hat and clip board?”
“Uh yeah. Have you thought about a costume yet?”
“No, I will decide something later though.”
“Kay, well I got to go. See you later.”
Ginny wiped her mouth and picked up her bag and hustled out of the great hall.

Hermione went back to eating her breakfast and surveying the hall. Draco Malfoy and his lackies had come into the hall while she and Ginny were talking. Hermione finished her breakfast and left the hall, she didn’t notice the pair of ice blue eyes that followed her.

Draco had woken up that morning in a bad mood. He had been up late last night doing rounds, alone. Yeah sure Pansy wasn’t the best company but she was company. patrolling the castle could be incredibly dull work. He hadn’t see her all night, she never showed nor did she try to catch up with him later. He blearily woke up and roused his dorm mates to head to breakfast. They seemed to be in better spirits than him. They were still going on about that costume ball.
“Draco? Man whats going on? You seem rather pissed this morning.” Blaise asked him.
“Pansy never showed last night.” He growled at him.
“Oh man that sucks.” Blaise patted him on the back and then left him alone.
They made their way to the Slytherin table still talking about costumes.
Blaise was going on about how he was going to dress up as Charlemagne.

Draco quietly ate his food and contemplated his mood. He wasn’t just in a bad mood because of Pansy. He was still fuming over his sudden missing piece inside of him. He was upset that he couldn’t fill the empty void inside of him. He was walking around like something was missing and nothing could be found to fit it. He surveyed the ladies around the great hall.
Too fat.
Too stupid.
Too ugly.
Yuck!
Too weird.
Then his eyes fell to Hermione Ganger and Ginny Weasley.
Weasley was pretty in her own way, but not even considerable. Granger on the other hand had all the perfect parts except for two things that did not agree with him. She was a Gryffindor and she was a mudblood. Both of those things cancelled her out right away.

Although for a quick shag she might be a nice change. I bet she hasn’t been with more than one or two guys. Draco thought to him self. She would be passionate, excited and curious in bed. Three things Draco liked and was sorely lacking right now. She had gathered up her things and walked out, the Weaslette had left a few minutes before her.
Let’s put her in the possible shag pile for now. Yes Draco was on a mission, he was looking for someone to make him feel the way he used to. He needed to be normal again.

Hermione had spent the half hour she had before class in the library putting the finishing touches on her transfiguration paper that was due next week. She had just started to close her books when Cormac spotted her.
“Hey, what are you doing here so early?” He inquired while walking up to her table.
“I could ask the same to you, transfiguration essay. You?”
“Potions.”
“Oh potions! I’ve got to go, you know if your not five minutes early for it your late.”
She started to pick up speed putting her things into her bag.
“Here let me walk you to class and I will carry your bag for you. We might get there faster.”
“Uh alright.” She handed him her bag and started to speed walk out of the library towards the dungeons.
“So are you going to the costume ball tonight?” He asked her, he was trying to sound nonchalant about it but it wasn’t working.
“Yeah, I have no idea what I am going as yet.”
“I’m going as a Quidditch player for Ireland. What is your date going as?”
She laughed. “I don’t have a date. I’m just going to go alone.”
“You don’t want a date?”
“Well I don’t think so. I see the way Lavender and Parvati get over their dates, and I end up helping Ginny comfort them when they don’t get their goodnight kiss or their date says something stupid. I don’t want to do that. I would just rather go alone and have a good time with my friends.”
“Sounds reasonable. Well will you save a dance for me then?”
She looked at him. Could he be interested in me? Did he want to ask me to the dance? She mused to her self.
“Sure. I would love to.”
“Great. I will see you there.”
They had reached Snape’s classroom and Cormac handed her bag off to her. They said good bye and parted ways. Hermione went to stand near the door to wait for Harry and Ron. They were never early. Sure enough about 30 seconds before class was due to start they ran in, Ron stuffing toast in his mouth.
“Where have you two been?! Class is about to start!” She scolded them as they entered and took their seats.
“Breakfast.” Ron said as he sprayed crumbs everywhere.

Snape came into the room with a resounding bang as he slammed the door. He flicked his wand and instructions appeared on the board. Draco began to go on auto pilot. He half listened to Snape as he took notes. He let his mind wander to what his costume should be. He didn’t want to go as something stupid. Goyle was going as Dracula. As far as Draco was concerned that was a stupid idea for a costume. Crabbe was going as the Minotaur. Which was much better than Dracula. The Minotaur…Draco mused. Interesting Greek legend. He began musing over Greek mythology. He could go as a god. He could go as Zeus, the god of gods. But what would he wear? A toga and hold a lightning bolt? No no…too potterish the lightning. He absently ran through all the other Greek gods. Ares; no, Poseidon; no, Hades; no. Who? Eros? Could I dress up as cupid? He thought to himself. Well no. He couldn’t be Cute Cupid in a diaper. But He could be Eros, the God of love and lust. After all he was Draco Malfoy; the Slytherin god of love and lust. Draco grinned to himself. All he needed was a toga, bow and arrow, pair of golden wings and he could be a perfect imitation of the god. Once satisfied with his plan he turned his attention back to his notes and the lecture.

Hermione had narrowly gotten through all of her classes without maiming someone. All they had to talk about was their stupid costumes. Admittedly she was interested but not at the expense of her classes. She dumped her books into her dorm before heading down for dinner. She had wolfed down lunch in order to escape the costume talk. It was going to be bad enough later tonight. But now Ginny and Lavender had her cornered.
“So have you thought about your costume yet?” Lavender asked her.
“No, I still don’t know what I am going as but I am sure you guys will help me out.”
“Well of course we will.” Ginny said with a smile. She was aware of Hermione’s dislike for the tirades lavender goes on with her.
Hermione smiled she didn’t mind Lavender all that much, but it bothered her when lavender was condescending towards her for her less that amazing interest in her appearance.

She let Lavender hustle her up to the dorm after dinner. She helps Lavender change into her little red riding-hood costume and Ginny into her ‘nurses’ outfit. Then they both turned on her. Hermione had no idea where Parvati was but she was glad she was only contending with 2 girls and not three right now.
“Well? Any ideas?” Ginny asked her.
“I don’t know I don’t want anything to…you know…sexy. I want something with substance. I don’t want to be a cat or a vampire or something silly like that.”
Lavender made a ‘hhmmmm’ sound and walked over to the unused bed sheet they had taken out incase Ginny needed it.
She folded it over and held it up against Hermione, moved it and held it against her again. Then she stepped back.
“Ok Hermione, let me do this before you say no. I have the most perfect idea.”
Hermione looked at her and shook her head.
“Ok look you can change it after if you don’t like it.”
She considered this. There was still a good 45 minutes before the doors opened to the hall so there was still time.
“Alright Lav. Do your worst.” She said holding her arms out.
Lavender squealed with delight and pounced on her.

She wasn’t allowed to look into the mirror until the girls were done but now she was being poked and prodded like there was no tomorrow. Plus Ginny and Lavender were talking about her like she wasn’t there.
“Well it will be a long dress.”
“Yeah but you can’t wear a dress with stubbly legs.”
“Ok that goes.”
“What about her hair?”
“I think it needs to be slightly lighter.”
“Yeah.”
“Guys! I’m right here! No one is lightening my hair and I’m not shaving my legs I did it three days ago.”
Ginny gave her an extremely droll look then pointed her wand at Hermione’s legs and she felt a tingle all over them. She reached down and left them, smooth.
“That will last over a week.” Ginny told her.
“Wow.”
The girls descended on her once more. They began talking about her once again like she wasn’t there. When they finally finished with her, she was now wearing the bed sheet, some sort of hat, a gold wrap and as far as she could tell her hair was a different colour.
“Ok here it is.” Ginny turned her around and took the charm off the mirror that prevented the reflection from being seen.

“Oh my.” Was all Hermione could say.
“Cormac is going to be floored when he sees you.” Ginny mused.
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Oh Come on ‘Mione. You wouldn’t want to look pretty for Cormac?”
“Yeah, he is pretty hot. I would go with him if I wasn’t already going with Ron.”
“Lavender you were moping around until Ron asked you. Be happy your going with him.”
“I am, I just think your lucky to go with Cormac.”
“Well we aren’t going together. I promised him a dance.”
“Yeah well you don’t have any other guys on your plate at the moment. You should at least be open to the idea of Cormac.” Ginny was defiantly trying to set her up.
“I agree. Just consider it.”
“Alright. I will look to see if I like. But if he isn’t what I’m looking for then forget it.”
The girls smiles doubled in size.
“Good, now lets go.”
The three young ladies went down the stairs to enter the ball.


R&R
PinkMartini

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