Dragon\'s Den

For those of you who like music, the Songs i listen to when i write to get myself into the mood of the story is: Armor for sleep: End of the world, HIM: Passion's killing floor, the cranberries: Dream, Kelly Clarkson: Hear me - walk away, Julien-K: Technical difficulties, Aaliyah: Are you feelin me - try again, Limp Bizkit: It'll be OK, Backstreet boys: Show me the meaning of being lonely, Collective soul: Tremble for my beloved, Justin Timberlake: Love stoned I think she knows, Jewel: Intuition, Disturbed: This moment, SR-71:Tomorrow.

There are others but these are the main ones. And you can blame my sister for the late update, she installed Sims: pet story on my PC and I have been having wwwaaaayyyy too much fun with my Malfoy and Potter families o.o (Never knew Draco and Hermione could be such bunnies lol, made them have 6 kids XD)

Dragon's Den

Chapter 5

I lust you very much


The only thing that could be heard in the small room was Croockshank's light purring and Hermione's soft mumbling as she slept. Draco had awkwardly landed on the ledge of the window a few moments ago. He knew which window was hers by the way every inch of his body seemed to tremble in anticipation whenever she was around.

Draco slipped a claw in the crack of the window, hearing a soft click as the lock broke. He silently slipped into the room, wings folding over his bare shoulders. He eyed the two figures in the beds and then his gaze locked on the big cat in Hermione's bed, before it could hiss at Draco he pounced on it, grabbing it's head with a clawed hand and exhaling in it's face, the cat slumped over, body completely relaxed as it fell deeply in sleep.

Draco was immediately aware of Ginny, her heart rate and breathing pattern had changed and in two strides he was by her side. He took a deep breath and exhaled in her face, forcing her back into sleep as well.

Draco slowly turned to Hermione's sleeping form taking the time to look at her. Her hair was a cascading mass of curls that seemed to paint the pillow in a soft brown color, her sleeping shirt that had ridden up her stomach in her sleep. He clenched his teeth together as he walked slowly over to her. He paused when he stepped over something, looking down at his feet he noticed the dragon book open and the paragraph seemed to jump to his eyes, his teeth clenched tighter as he turned to glare at the Weasley girl. It wouldn't be long now until they put two and two together. If that wasn’t already done that is.

Draco turned back to Hermione when she mumbled again; tossing her head and making her hair fall over her face. He closed the distance to her bed and reached out a clawed finger, brushing her hair out of her face.

He took a deep long breath, the smell of her intoxicating his body. Leaning down over her he trailed his nose along her slender throat breathing in more deeply. His mouth opened and his canines pressed against the delicate skin of her neck. Draco wanted to mark and mate with her so badly it had completely overruled everything else his mind had been screaming, including the need for the partner to return the feelings.

"Draco"

He froze, Hermione's soft voice had pierced threw his hazy mind like a hot knife threw butter and he quickly looked down at her.

"Idiot’s" Hermione mumbled as she rolled over on her side.

Draco let out a shaky breath. He didn't want to know what the girl would do to him if she had found him there, about to make her his till death do them part, but he had a feeling it would have been painful. He reluctantly left the room closing the window behind him.

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Hermione woke up the next day, bright and early. Today was the day they all went back to Hogwarts for their final year and she was a ball of nerves.

"Ginny get up!' Hermione cried out as she jumped out of bed.

Ginny let out a very colourful string of curses as she blindly groped for her covers, pulling them over her head.

"Ginevra Weasley get your but out of bed" Hermione laughed as she ripped the covers off her friend.

"I swear one of these days" Ginny growled opening sleepy eyes to glare at Hermione.
"You say that every morning, come on get up, I don't want to be late!"

"Only you could wake up at 6 in the morning when the train leaves at 10 and worry about being late!"

Hermione stuck her tongue out at Ginny and laughed as she grabbed her clothing for that day, a spaghetti strap top, black pleated skirt and jean jacket, complete with knee length leather lace up boots that she had bought over the summer brake.

"Why are you so tired anyway?" Hermione asked brushing her hair and tying it up in a pony tail.

"I really don't know, I slept like a log all night and I’m still tired" Ginny was frowning as she reached for her jeans and a baby blue off the shoulder peasants’ shirt.

"Go wake the boys up; I’ll be out in a sec" Ginny said chuckling.

Hermione twirled her wand around and grinned evilly at Ginny before skipping out of the room to go torment the boys.

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Draco woke up that morning with an exasperated sigh, the dream he had had would have made a porn director blush and he promised himself to re-enact some of it with Granger once she was officially his.

He got out of bed and stretched the kinks out of his sore back and neck. He paused in front of the mirror and was relieved to see he was normal looking again. He walked over and grabbed the first decent robe he could find thankful the house elves had taken care of his school supplies the day before.

Draco skipped down the stairs and plopped himself on his chair, spooning scrambled eggs onto his plate a look of starvation on his face.

Lucius looked up from the Daily Prophet, eying his son with a piercing glare as Narcissa fidgeted in her seat.

"I hope for your sake she is not tainted" Lucius growled out after a moment of being pointedly ignore by Draco.

"No I didn't mark her" Draco replied after swallowing what he had eaten.

"Oh thank Merlin" Narcissa breathed out relieved.

Draco thought it best to not mention that he had almost done just that if Granger had not murmured his name in her sleep. He was amused that she was dreaming of him yet incredibly frustrated at the same time.

After another heaping portion Draco ran up to his room to get the last of his stuff before running back down. It was already 9 o'clock and the train left at 10 on the dot.
The three of them apparated to a safe zone outside the train station and passed the barrier quickly, not wanting to stay longer then necessary in the muggle part of the train station.

Draco was soon in his compartment as the train sped away, Blaise sitting comfortable in front of him as Draco explained what happened the night before. Blaise just stared at Draco in shock for a moment before a lecherous grin appeared over his face. He was about to ask Draco if he thought Granger would be as good in real life as he made her in his dreams when the compartment door slid open, Crab, Goyle and Pansy sat down and Pansy began to monopolize Blaise's attention with an interesting conversation about the summer activities they had both shared.

Draco sighed and got up and left the compartment, not wanting to be there and longing to be somewhere else. He lusted after Granger, that he was sure of, but loved her? The only thing he loved about her was the fire in her eyes when he got her mad, the endless banter and clever insults, the way she kept him on his toes whenever she was around because of that devious mind of hers, other then that...

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Hermione had to escape the confines of the compartment, Ginny and Harry being a lovey dovey couple and then Ron trying to do anything to get her attention was driving her up the wall. She had excused herself under pretext of using the loo and now she was stalling to go back to the compartment.

"Hello Miss Granger" Came a deep voice she had come to recognize well.

Hermione turned around and raised an eye brow at Draco, Waiting.

"What?" Draco asked irritably after a moment of silence of her part.

"Where’s the rest of it?" Hermione asked crossing her arms over her chest as her eyes narrowed.

"Rest of what?" Draco asked looking down at her with a raised eye brow.

"Oh please, where are the usual insults? Gryffindork slut, Bush head, beaver, annoying know it all and let’s not forget my personal favourite insult, mudblood."

"Has it ever occurred to you that I can have a conversation without insulting the other party?" Draco was inwardly cringing at all the horrible things he had once called her.
Hermione rolled her eyes and stepped beside him.

"Yeah right" she growled.

Draco's arms shot out and he restrained her, he was winging it at the moment and found it very amusing to smell her fury at being touched by him.

"Let go!" She ground out threw clenched teeth.

"No" He replied smirking. God that smell, he thought he would never get enough.

"Bite me jack ass!" Hermione hissed trying to wrench herself away.

Draco froze and he felt his teeth change and his eyes glaze over. Hermione felt his body tense and she gulped. Maybe that last insult was a bit much? She noticed his eyes starting to swim with the silvery blue colors, just like in the book shop yesterday.

Draco gulped and clenched his jaw tight, she didn't mean it, and she didn't know what she was asking for. Draco's mind was racing trying to grip at his self control and get his body back in control. He closed his eyes and took a deep calming breath.

When his eyes opened again they had gone back to normal and Hermione could see the now steel cold color of those eyes as they glared at her.

"Don't tempt me, Granger. You may come to regret it."

Hermione lifted her chin up in defiance, Gryffindor to the very end and Draco had to clench his jaw again as she exposed her throat to him even more. Was she doing this on purpose?

Draco let go of her and took a step back. He could hear her heart beat slowing down a bit when he put some distance between them.

"Now" Draco began again, trying to be pleasant again, as if the little episode never happened "I came to tell you that our prefect rounds will be together on every Wednesday and Friday from 7 to 11."

Hermione was still too shaken up to reply so she found herself nodding, still not looking at him. Draco sighed and slipped a finger beneath her chin, forcing her to look at him.

"Please give me a chance, I’m no wear near the same person i use to be" he humbly asked trying to search her eyes for the answer he knew she would give.

“I don't know if I can, you've been horrible in the past. And i don't think i want to give you the chance to hurt me again"

"Fair enough"

Draco released her gently before walking off. Not asking for anything else of the girl, not now anyways.

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Hermione walked back to the compartment in a dazed state, Draco Malfoy had been nice to her, well apart from the 'I’ll kill you' look he had given her.

Hermione slipped the compartment door open and was surprised to see Luna there, the girl tensed as she looked up to Hermione, an odd expression on her face before she frowned and dove back in her favourite magazine. She was sitting beside Ron and wasn’t really paying attention to their Quiditch stories.

Hermione sat down and pulled out a book, fully intending to forget her confrontation with Draco. She was so absorbed she never noticed the glances Luna shot her way every now and then.

Once in the castle and in the great hall Hermione felt a strange sense of security wash over her. Dumbledore had just announce that it was time to go to bed and Hermione shepherded the first years to their dorm, explaining the staircases and paintings that they could use as land marks. She was home, she was safe.

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A/N : just to clear up the conversation with Malfoy and Granger, When Draco says “fair enough“ he’s actually means, “Fair enough, I'll just have to change your mind, mouhahahahaha” … ok maybe not with the evil laughter part but you guys get it XD.