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Chapter 14 - Draco's POV

As we walked into Hogsmead, I couldn't help but be nervous. This had been the first time I had set foot here since my 5th year. I looked around nervously, noticing how people stared at us. She ignored the stares, entwined our hands together, and continued walking towards The Three Broomsticks, pulling me with her.

When we arrived we went straight for a booth and sat down to wait for a waitress. Madam Rosmerta, herself, walked to our table with notebook in hand, "What can I get for y-" she stopped, noticing who we were.

She looked between us, "We don't serve your kind here. She can stay, but you have to get out" she said, directing her words at me.

Before I could even open my mouth to speak, Hermione exploded, "Excuse me? You did not just talk to my DATE like that. If he's not welcomed here, then I guess we're leaving. I'll be sure to tell the other members of the trio not to come here. And I'll be sure to tell everyone that even though my date was found innocent of any crimes and is only doing probation, you're being a bigot against him!"

Rosmerta looked at her with wide eyes, "Miss Granger no! I apologize. I was not aware he had been found innocent and was only doing probation. I don't read The Daily Prophet. Malfoy can stay. You both can. I am so sorry. Please don't tell Mr. Potter about what happened here, we love having him here. Again, I apologize" she bowed her head in shame.

Hermione looked at her, her brows furrowing, "Fine. Now… we'll take 2 glasses and a bottle of firewiskey. Draco, would you like to order food?"

I looked at her with wide eyes before nodding my head yes, "I… um… I'll take the chicken with pumpkin-mashed potatoes."

Rosmerta nodded, writing down what we said, "Very well. And you Miss Granger? Will you be eating anything?"

Hermione answered while barely looking at Rosmerta, "I'll take the same."

I watched as Rosmerta walked away and turned to Hermione, "Thank you for defending me."

She gave me a half smile, "Draco, you deserve better than what she did. You're welcome for defending you but I'm sorry you're being treated this way."

I looked at her and shrugged, "It comes with the territory love. Unfortunately, I'm a former Death Eater, and even though I never killed anyone, and I was forced by my father to take the mark, people will always see me that way. All they see is Draco Malfoy, Death Eater, follower of the Dark Lord and kidnapper of the golden girl."

Her mouth turned down into a frown, "You didn't fucking kidnap me. And if anyone says that I'll fucking hex them."

I smirked at her as our drinks were placed on the table, along with the rest of the bottle.

She took her drink and drank it in one gulp, wincing at the taste.

I sipped mine slowly as I watched her pour herself another, "Careful Granger, it's only 12."

She looked at me over her cup, "I don't care. This is the first Saturday in a long time that I actually feel good and happy. Last Saturday at the ball it was ruined by Ronald, so I plan to finally enjoy today and enjoy our date. And if that means getting drunk at 12 in the afternoon and having you carry me back to our dorm then so be it."

She smiled devilishly before chugging her second drink and pouring a third.

Luckily, before she could chug her third drink, the food arrived. We dug in, both noting how delicious it was. I finished eating before her and watched as she moved her food around the plate.

"What's wrong love?" I asked her.

She looked up from her plate with red cheeks, "Oh… nothing. I was just thinking about our kiss."

Her cheeks turned a deeper red.

I raised an eyebrow at her, "Oh? Is that so? Well if you finish eating, maybe we can have a repeat performance."

Even though I didn't think it was possible, her cheeks turned even redder, "Okay" was all she said before she kept eating.

We finished the bottle and looked at the time, only to see that it was only 3 in the afternoon.

She looked at me, biting her bottom lip slightly, "Can we go back to our dorm now?"

My eyes flickered to her mouth, nodding my answer. I pulled some money out and paid our bill before we got up leave.

I took her hand in mine and started walking out of the pub. We made our way up to the castle and back to our dorm.

By the time we got there, my skin was burning at the contact with hers and I needed to touch even more. We entered the door and as the door was closing, she attacked my mouth with hers.

I slipped my tongue into her mouth and we battled for dominance. I stepped forward, effectively trapping her with my body against the wall. She came up for air and I took the opportunity to move down to her neck. I licked, kissed and bit the sensitive spots on her neck, drawing out delicious sounds from her. I could feel my erection growing and I knew she could feel it too.

I moved my hands to remove her sweater when she spoke up, "Wait Draco, wait!"

I quickly stepped away from her and cocked my head to the side, "Did I hurt you? Are you okay?" I asked, worried.

She shook her head, "You didn't hurt me, but if I didn't stop you we would go too far and I'm not ready to go that far. I'm sorry."

She looked embarrassed to come clean. I stepped closer to her carefully and took her face in my hands, "Love if you're not ready that's okay. I'm not going to pressure you into something you're not comfortable with. We'll wait however long you want. I'm just happy that you grace me with your presence."

I kissed the tip of her nose and felt her relax.

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