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Beneath Your Window by Crookshanks.x
 Books » Harry Potter Rated: T, English, Romance & Humor, Draco M., Hermione G., Words: 89k+, Favs: 1k+, Follows: 432, Published: Jun 10, 2007 Updated: Jun 6, 2008
 1,044 Chapter 17: The Date II
Disclaimer: All I own is all the hard work spent on this chapter.
Chapter 17 / The Date II
She sat up, pulling the covers up over her chest. The mornings were colder now, as the beginning of October was beginning to draw near. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and turned her head to find Draco sprawled on the bed next to her, hogging more than half of the available space. A soft snore suddenly sounded from the sleeping man as he rolled even further onto her side of the bed. She rolled her eyes, but smiled softly nonetheless as she kept watching his chest rise and fall.
Hermione pulled her knees up to her chest and coiled her arms around them. It was incredibly strange how she was waking up next to this man, and only hours from now he was going on a date with another woman – with her permission, nonetheless. Her eyes fell on his t-shirt in a mess on the floor. He would have picked Lola from the start if he really wanted her, wouldn't he? There had to be a reason that t-shirt was carelessly strewn on her bedroom floor.
She couldn't help but question if he would feel the same way when she decided to return to London. Because the day would come and they both knew it. And she was fairly certain Lola would be more than happy to pick up the pieces and remove some shirts. She rested her chin on the top of her knees, taking a deep breath. Some part of her always wondered if it was fair to expect him to fight all of those against them. Maybe he would be better off with Lola when it all came down to it. It wouldn't be problematic for anyone (with the exception of herself), she was a pureblood so he had no worries there and she was a beauty any male would happily entertain. And most importantly; she wasn't going anywhere.
Suddenly she felt the warmth of his hand press against her bare back.
"Stop thinking," he commanded, and she felt him stretch next to her on the bed. "And please lay back down. It's way too early for this horrifying day to start."
She only hesitated for a second before she lowered herself back down onto the pillow, pulling the covers with her. He lay considerably closer now than he had before, and she could feel the warmth from his body underneath the covers. It really was much too early for this day to begin. She reached a hand across his stomach and pulled herself closer, resting her cheek on his chest. He answered by putting his hand to rest on the small of her back.
"Don't think about it," he repeated softly, and she felt his chest vibrate as he spoke.
"Alright."
"Harry and Gin will be here any minute," Hermione reminded him as she pulled the silk top over her head.
She was getting dressed for her boyfriend's date with another woman. There's something you don't do every day.
"We'll just head down there a bit early to get a table and be settled in when you get there."
He just nodded in reply, swirling his wand over the tie to make it tie itself. It looped itself into a neat knot, tightening around his neck. Suddenly he gulped for air and began waving frantically with his wandhand when the tie continued to tighten dangerously. Hermione whipped around at the sound of him wheezing and found him fighting the tie's death grip. Within seconds she had him released from its claws and he sunk to the floor in exhaustion. She removed the now limp tie from around his neck and laughed nervously.
"I guess you'll go for the casual look?"
"I think...that may be best," he said, his voice sounding unnaturally high-pitched. "Damn muggle contraptions."
