A/N: Thank's for the reviews guys :) Here's chapter 8.
Hermione woke up the next morning smiling. She still couldn't believe what had happened the night before. Ron was bringing her to the Dance. She jumped out of bed and went to the bathroom to get ready for the day. Within 15 minutes, she was sitting in the common room reading a book. It was Saturday so she didn't have any classes. She looked up when she heard Draco's door open. He stopped when he realised that Hermione was there. He stared right at her but didn't say anything.
"Draco" She said.
"What Hermione?" He retorted.
She didn't answer him for a few moments. "What's wrong?" She asked. She knew quiet well what was bothering him, she just wanted to hear him say it.
"Hmmm let's see? I was about to ask you to go to the Dance last night, then the weasel showed up. You told me to shut up so that he could continue talking. He asked you to go with him and you said yes. So now I'm stuck going with Pansy." He said in an angry tone.
Hemione stared at him, her mouth hanging open. "Pansy? You're going with Pansy?"
"Yes, Hermione. Thank's to you, I'm going with Pansy bloody Parkinson." He growled.
Hermione couldn't believe her ears. She actually felt jealous. Pansy Parkinson? Ew. "Well, have fun." She said shortly. She stood up and left the common room before he could relpy. She made her way to the Gryffindor common room and ignored Harry and Ron as she ran upto Ginny's room. When she got there, Ginny and Lavender were the only one's in the room. She shot daggers at Lavender and the girl quickly stood up and left. Hermione was clearly angry and no one wanted to get on her bad side.
"What's wrong 'Mione?" Ginny asked, sounding worried.
"Malfoy." She hissed his name like a snake.
"What did he do now?" Ginny asked her best friend.
"He's taking Parkinson to the Dance!" She shouted, making Ginny flinch.
"So? You're going with Ron, are you not?" Ginny raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah I am. But still. Malfoy's going with PANSY PARKINSON!"
"I still don't get it?" Ginny said, clearly confused.
"Oh my God, Ginny! What don't you get?" Hermione growled.
"Hey, hey! Don't start taking your anger out on me!" Ginny shouted.
Hermione sighed and dropped onto Ginny's bed, "Sorry Gin. But what don't you get?" She asked.
"Well.. You're going with Ron. I don't see why you're so concerned with Malfoy going with Pansy. When did you find out that they were going together?" Ginny asked.
"About 10 minutes ago." Hermione replied.
"Okay, that's my point exactly. Ron asked you last night and you said yes, Hermione. Draco probably heard you and Ron talking and decided to ask Pansy. You really have no right getting upset about this if you told Ron that you would go with him." Ginny said, simply.
"Yeah, Malfoy was there when Ron asked me. He told me this morning that he was going to ask me to go with him right before Ron showed up. I guess I just got annoyed that he asked Pansy instead of me." Hermione told her the whole conversation that has happened the previous night.
"No Hermione. He was going to ask you first. He wanted to ask you. But you cut him off so you could hear what Ron had to say. If you would of told Ron to be quiet the let Malfoy talk, you would of been going with him instead of Ron. You can't blame him for your mistake."
"Ugh what's wrong with me?" Hermione shouted, burying her head in Ginny's pillow. "I want Ron to ask me. But at the same time I want to go with Draco! Ginny, who do I want?" Hermione whimpered.
Ginny was quiet for what seemed like an eternity, but then she finally spoke. "There's only one thing you can do, Hermione. Come on, follow me." Ginny grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her from the bed. They walked through the common room, ignoring Harry and Ron once again, and went through the door onto the corridor.
"Where are we going?" Hermione asked, as Ginny dragged her along. She didn't answer her, she just kept walking. Hermione sighed. 5 minutes later they were on the 7th floor and Hermione looked around. "The Room of Requirment?"
"Yep." Ginny said, walking by the wall three times, mumbling something under her breath. A door appeared and Ginny dragged Hermione inside. They looked around and the only thing that was in the room was a huge mirror. Realisation struck Hermione then.
"The Mirror of Erised!" Hermione screamed in excitment, running towards it. Ginny just nodded and smiled.
"It will show you what you desire the most. Hopefully this will answer your question." Ginny said. She then turned to face the door to give Hermione some privacy.
Hermione let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She walked towards the mirror, stopped in front of it and closed her eyes. A minute later she opened them and gasped. There stood Draco holding her hand, smiling. She looked behind her to make sure that he wasn't there. She looked back at the mirror and saw him kiss her on the cheek. She raised her hand to where he had kissed her and smiled. She turned around and ran to Ginny, hugging her. "Thank you" She whispered.
"Who is it?" Ginny asked.
"Well let's just say that I can't go with Ron to the Dance!" Hermione laughed. Ginny gasped and hugged her friend tighter.
"Draco?" Her smile was huge.
Hermione nodded and smiled back. Then she bit her lip. "How am I meant to tell Ron that I can't go with him? And Draco probably isn't even talking to me!" She sat down on the floor of the Room of Requirment and put her hands in her head. Ginny sat beside her, deep in thought.
"Tell Ron the truth." Ginny said and Hermione snapped her head up to look at her.
"What? I can't do that! 'Oh hey Ron, guess what? I wasn't sure weather I want you or Draco, so me and Ginny went and found the Mirror of Erised and it told me that I want Draco. So now I can't go to the Dance with you! Bye!'" Hermione rolled her eyes and laughed at herself.
"No. I mean tell him that you can't go with him because you don't want things to be awkward with him. Tell him that you have a crush on him and it would be weird because he's going ou with someone else." Ginny suggested.
"No way in hell am I telling him that I have a crush on him." Hermione said, shortly. Both girls sat there for another hour thinking about what to say to Ron. They came to the conclusion that Hermione would tell him that she likes someone else and really wants to go with him. They both left in search of him. They didn't have to look far; they found him still sitting on a couch in the Gryffindor common room talking to Harry. Ginny called Harry over to a table she was sitting at so that Hermione and Ron could be alone.
Ron took it surprisingly well. He didn't shout or anything. Instead he hugged her and told her that it was about time that she actually liked someone. Hermione hugged Ron, Ginny and Harry before running off to her common room. She needed to find Draco. Now. She said the password to the portrait and the door swung open. She ran inside. Her eyes widened at what she saw. There on the couch sat Pansy staring at the fire. Draco was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Draco?" Hermione asked, startling Pansy. The girl jumped up.
"I was wondering the same thing. No one was here when I arrived."
"How did you get in then? You need a password." Hermione asked.
Pansy laughed. "Draco told me, of course!"
"Right.." Hermione said, sitting on one of the smaller chairs. Pansy sat back down on the couch. An awkward silence arose between the two girls. After a painful 30 minutes, the door opened and Draco entered. Both girls jumped up at the same time, looking at him. His eyes widened with shock.
"What are you doing?" He asked the both of them. Pansy began to speak stopped as Hermione ran to him. She stopped right infront of him and kissed him. He was even more shocked now, but kissed her back. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she wrapped hers around his neck. They broke apart when they heard Pansy shriek.
"HOW DARE YOU!" She ran over to Hermione, pointing her finger at her.
Hermione ignored her but turned her gaze back to Draco. "It's you. It's always been you." She said, smiling. Draco understood immediately and smiled back. He then turned to Pansy.
"I'm going to the Dance with Hermione."
Pansy screamed in frustration. "You wait you filthy Mudblood! I know your secret! You're gonna pay for this!" And with that she stormed away, slamming the door after her. Secret? What secret? Hermione thought. She decided to ignore what Pansy said and kissed Draco again. They both went upto Draco's room and spent the night together.
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