Always

Chapter 17

Hermione
Stay calm, stay cool, stay collected. Just think, if you let your anger get the best of you Rose and Hugo will have to bear the consequences as well. I would never do that to them. Desperately looking for a distraction, I decide to pull the dashing man next to me to the dance floor. I could see the look of absolute horror on his face when he realized what I was planning, but he never complained or refused. We reach the dance floor, which was actually the middle of the large common room with the furniture pushed to the sides. As soon as we step foot on the dance floor, the song changes... To a slow song. " This I can do," Draco says, pulling me closer. I freak out internally, what if I step on him? What if I trip? Oh god. I wish I took ballroom dancing as seriously as Neville had. I gulp. He steps to the right and I follow suit. Now to the left. Forward. Back. Right, left, forward, and back. We get into a rhythm that's simple and elegant. He twirls me around and I admit, in that moment I felt more loved than I ever did with Ronald Weasley. Impossible, he doesn't love you! But do I love him? The question sends chills down my spine. Lost in thought I barely notice when he pulls me closer and brushes his lips across mine. But
as quick as it came, it was gone. Yet I found myself wanting more.
The song ended and it felt as if the magical moment had passed. I sigh. He chuckles and leads the way over to one of the couches and sits down, I sit next to him. For a few moment we sit in a comfortable silence, both keeping to our own thoughts.
" I'm sorry," he says bluntly.
" What for?"
" I shouldn't have tried to kiss you," he says, looking away as he blushes. Wow, even he gets embarrassed. All through school he was known for not having emotions and look at this!
I grab his hand and say," I'm not sorry that you kissed me. Not even the slightest." Well needless to say, that made him overflow with confidence and joy. Hermione Granger, you are desperately in love with this man. And there's no denying it anymore.