A New Beginning[On Hold]

Chapter 9

Hermione's POV:

*two weeks later, the day before the party*

Today, Draco and I had gone shopping for outfits for the party.

It was a formal gathering, so we chose formal clothing.

I chose a strapless red dress with ruffles.

I had also found a hair tutorial online for a cute hairstyle.

Draco had found a tux.

I actually found Tom Felton in a tux.

What luck!

He looks like this in the book, BTW.

He looked amazing.

The dark colors suited him well.

It made his silver eyes pop.

I was excited for the party.

It was going to be great.

*the next day*

I was in my bathroom, setting my makeup and hair.

I sprayed on hairspray and brushed on a powder to set the makeup.

I straightened my dress.

My top felt bare, but I was sure that everyone will like it.

I only had one problem.

Ron was probably going to be there.

I'm sure that Draco will protect me.

I took a deep breathe and stepped pout of the bathroom.

Draco was waiting on the couch for me.

He smiled when he saw me come in.

"You look amazing, Hermione." He said.

I blushed.

"Thanks." I said.

He took my arm.

"You look handsome yourself." I said.

"Thank you." He said.

We walked out the front door.

Harry had later sent us more information on the party.

It was in the Hogwarts grounds.

It was at 8:00 sharp.

It had just began to grow dark when Draco and I apparated to Hogwarts.

We could immediately see where the party was.

There were green, yellow, dark blue, and gold/red light strung up everywhere.

Draco and I made our way through the party goers.

I felt stares as we passed.

I pretended not to notice.

It took us a while to find Harry, but we did.

He was with Ginny.

Her hair was now a dyed red, vibrant and bright.

Harry was clean shaven, smiling at something Ginny said.

He saw us.

"Hermione! Nice to see you!" He said, crushing me in a hug.

Draco went rigid beside me.

Harry pulled back quickly, sensing Draco's discomfort.

"Draco." Harry said, nodding at Draco.

Draco nodded back.

"Hermione!" Ginny said, rushing into my arms.

I looked at Harry over Ginny's shoulder.

He nodded.

He had told Ginny that I wasn't dead.

Ginny pulled away and looked me over.

"You look amazing!" She said.

"The same to you." I said.

At that moment, a voice startled me.

A voice that I had never wanted to hear again.

"Hermione." Ron said.

Oh dear.

Ron's here.

That rhymes.

I actually have the whole plot of this book written down on a piece of paper!

Well, I hope that you like this update.

IceShard16, less lovey-dovey, see?

Well, bye.

Lots of love and Potter vibes, Vanessa