Just Pretend

This chapter was beta'd by my great Beta Molls. Thank you!


"No, wait, that's not right! Only Blaise and my hair is pink!" Draco yelled.

"Well, it must be because he was closer to you then I was," Hermione explained.

"W-Will this wash out?" Blaise asked Hermione.

"It should. The potion wasn't anything big," Hermione said.

"Your 'big' is different than mine," Blaise said. An advanced potion for anyone else is small to her so he knew he was screwed.

Hermione picked up her books and went to leave.

"Hey, where are you going?" Both guys yelled at the same time. They looked at each other for a brief moment.

"I'll meet you back at our dorm."

"You have to help us!" Draco yelled after her, but she already left.

"I forgot you and her were Heads. So, how is this going to come out of our hair?" Blaise asked.

"I suppose we shower. Stop by later when you're done, if you want," Draco said. He cleaned up his potions mess and then left.

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Hermione woke up the next morning to a pink Draco right in front of her. "So...it didn't wash out?" Hermione said.

"Wow, you're smarter than I thought," Draco said.

"What crawled up your ass and died?" Hermione asked.

"My supposed girlfriend, who had to have me help with the bloody potion that turned my hair pink!"

"Hey! You were more than willing to help."

"I didn't know I was going to turn PINK."

"Don't worry, I thought it might not wash out so I made a shampoo potion that should wash it out."

"You did?"

"Yes, I did, but maybe I don't want to give it to you."

"What? You better give it to me!"

"Or what?" she asked teasingly.

Draco put on a wonderful Slytherin smirk and attacked her, tickling her mercilessly.

"Are you going to give me the potion?" He asked.

"Yes!" She answered, gasping for breath.

"What? I can't hear you..." He taunted.

"Yes, Draco!" He blinked as his body reacted to hearing her say his name like that. He wanted her saying that in a different way, not because he was tickling her, but because he was fucking her brains out.

"Then give it to me!" He said as stopped tickling her.

"It isn't done yet. I will be here at lunch, it should be done by then and bring Blaise with you," Hermione told him.

"I have to go to class like this!" Draco whined.

Hermione got out of bed to get ready for the day and Draco watched her appraisingly. Ignoring him, she grabbed her clothes and headed into the bathroom.

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Snape looked disgusted when he saw two pink heads.

"What is the meaning of this?" Snape demanded.

"Draco and I are starting a new fashion, Professor," Blaise said boldly.

"Don't you like it Professor Snape? I can help you dye yours if you want," Draco said.

"Ten points from Slytherin and if you come back to my class looking like that, I will take more points and give you dentention," Snape said, disgusted with the two boys.

The Slytherins groaned and glared at Draco and Blaise.

"Hermione, are you really dating Malfoy?" Harry asked.

"Yes, I am."

"Is he good to you? I mean, I don't want him hurting you or anything."

"You would be the first to know, Harry."

Harry smiled at her. "So how did they turn pink, or don't you know?"

"Well it was his own fault," Hermione began as she told him the whole story.

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After their lunchtime showers, Draco and Blaise came out of the bathroom. Hermione sat waiting on Draco's bed. She looked around his room--it was neat and clean, nothing like a typical boy's room.

Draco had the softest sheets that Hermione have ever felt. Black satin was nice.

Neither boy had a shirt on and Hermione was distracted by their well-toned upper bodies that were showing.

"We're not pink!" They yelled.

"I could kiss you right now, Hermione," Blaise said.

"You even touch her and I will kill you," Draco threatened.

"Hey, man, chill I don't want her, she is all yours," Blaise said.

"Ok, children, bath time is over," Hermione said.

"Shit! What time is it?"

Hermione looked at his alarm clock."One o'clock. Why?" Hermione asked.

"I have to meet Professor Snape." Draco started to go through his dresser to finish getting ready.

"Draco, I'm going to my room and I will most likely be there when you get back. Come find me."

"Ok, but you have to kiss me or I won't let you out of my room."

Hermione walked up to him and leaned in as though she was going to kiss him on the lips but she quickly kissed him on the cheek and ran out of the room.

"Hey! You cheated!" He yelled.

"Thanks, Hermione!" Blaise called after her.

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"Ron, I don't see the problem if she wants to go out with him. Then let her. He has changed alot. You're the one who was fucking Pansy. Hermione didn't do anything wrong," Harry told him.

"I don't like him having what is mine," Ron said irritably.

"She is not yours. Right now she's Draco's."

"I'm safer than he is though. And I have never called her a mudblood!"

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Draco had a house elf bring some food up for him and Hermione for dinner.

He put on some black dress pants and a grey sweater before he headed into Hermione's room.

As he stood in the doorway to her room, he couldn't believe how many books were piled all around her. They covered her bed and her. He thought he would have to send a search party to find her.

He crawled into bed with her, but she didn't even move or wake. The piles of books were her blanket.

Sighing, Draco climbed out of bed and after about ten mintues he had the bed cleared off. He pulled the real blanket over Hermione and himself.

He wasn't going to stay there, he was just going to lay there with her for a little bit.

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Ginny was doing some homework when she felt arms wrap around her. "You work too hard," Harry chastised.

"You work too little," Ginny responded.

"I do not, I work just enough," Harry said defensively. He paused. "I love you, Ginny."

Worried, Ginny looked back at him. "Harry, are you ok? You're scaring me, is something wrong?"

"No, I just want you know that I love you," Harry said. He started to kiss her neck.

"Harry, I am trying to do homework!" Ginny said, trying to pull away.

"I know, this is why I'm doing this," he whispered in her ear, licking the inner shell. Ginny surrendered.

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When Hermione woke up, it didn't take but a moment for her to realize that something warm was in bed next to her. She turned over and saw that it was Draco. He looked so cute when he was asleep, his jaw wasn't tense like usual.

Hermione noticed that he had moved all her books. Hermione pulled open the drawer on the nightstand next to her bed. She took out a sticky note and a pen.

She loved these sticky notes. She found them in a muggle shop when she was on Christmas vacation last year. And here it was, coming up again quickly!

She wrote "I'll be back later, sleep well" on the sticky note and stuck it to Draco's head.

Hermione quickly got dressed and left.

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"Ok, Harry so you're telling me that you found it here," Hermione asked.

"No, I had a dream that I came here and got it."

They were in the middle of nowhere. It was freezing outside. There wasn't really that much snow yet, but it was coming soon.

"Come on, let's get you inside before you get sick."

"Harry, I won't get sick."

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Once they were back in the warmth of the castle, they headed down the familiar corridor. "So, you helped them get the pink out of their hair."

"Yeah, it was rather funny really." Hermione told Harry.

"Oh no!" Harry said.

"What?"

"Quick--in here. Shit, I think she saw us!"

Harry pushed them into a broom closet.

"Would you please tell me what is going on?" Hermione whispered harshly.

"This fifth year girl is following me around. I'm afraid that she might rape me. I can tell you that she has a temper," Harry whispered.

"Harry, you're running from a girl." Hermione rolled her eyes.

"A very mean girl!"

"Come on, let's get out of here and just pray she isn't out there." Hermione said.

"Um...Hermione...The door isn't opening," Harry said, rattling the doorknob.