Dramione's 7th year {FINISHED}

Chapter 4: The Letter

Draco's P.O.V

The whole day I thought of Hermione. We were making love potions and when I smelled my final product, I smelled chocolate and vanilla. It was driving me crazy thinking about her all day, I thought I was going mad. When it came to dinner, I glanced over to the Gryffindor table and saw her talking to the girl Weasley. I felt myself smiling a little and Blaise noticed.

"Mate, are you okay?" he asked. I put on a stern face and snapped at him.

"Blaise, pay attention to your own damn self for once!" I received a look of confusion, but he just shrugged it off. I could've swore I heard him mumble something like 'on' and 'period'. I poked at my food, but I wasn't hungry for it.

After dinner was over, I almost ran back to our room. I was excited and I wanted to ask her about her day in an annoying manner. I reminded myself to slow down, so I didn't look suspicious. But, Peeves decided to say hello.

"Where you running to Malfoy?" he taunted. I was in no mood to answer his question, but I knew he wouldn't stop bothering me until I did.

"One, it's actually none of your business. Two, if you must know, I'm heading back to go take a shower. I feel filthy and disgusting. Not that you would have the pleasure to feel this feeling." I smirked. He glared at me, but soon vanished. I ran the rest of the way to the room and saw Hermione wasn't waiting there.

I heard the shower running so I sat down and waited patiently on the bed for her to come out. I looked in my suitcase and pulled out the Malfoy pocket watch. It had been passed down generations and my father passed it to me. I had no intentions of keeping it, but I did for some reason.

I checked it and saw that it was 8:30 pm. I sighed and picked up a present in my suitcase that my mother had given me before she was killed by my father. It was wrapped in a fancy silver wrapping paper and I used my wand to carefully unwrap it for me. It was a muggle book called Romeo and Juliet.

Opening the cover, I saw a envelope. I used my wand once more before setting it down and opening the letter.

Dear Draco,
You must be wondering why I got you a muggle book. This book will teach you things that your father and I could never teach you. I'm most likely dead right now because I saved Harry Potter by saying he was dead. If I am, I just want you to know I love you. Malfoys "aren't supposed to love", but I love you. This book will teach you about love. The one thing we couldn't teach you. Draco, marry who you want. I won't care if they are Half-Blood, Pure-Blood, or even Muggle Born. It's your life, not mine, not your father's, yours. I'm sorry we didn't raise you like any other wizard or witch. You didn't get to experience all the fun things in life. Maybe when you get older, you can experience this with someone you love.
I love you,
Mom

   I sat in silence re-reading every word. Tears stung my eyes, and I let them go. She knew she was going to die and accepted it. She loved me even if doing it would kill her. Which, it did. The only person who mattered to me in the world died. That hit me harder than anything and I felt like all the wind was knocked out of my lungs.

   "Draco! Are you okay?" I heard a voice yell. I looked up to see Hermione rushing to the bed and staring at me with concerned eyes. I quickly put the letter back in the envelope and stuffed it into the book.

   "Yeah I'm fine. It was just this muggle book." I fake snickered. She looked at the cover and started laughing.

   "The famous Draco Malfoy cried to Romeo and Juliet! That's priceless!" she chortled. I loved her laugh and it sounds so heavenly. It made my insides melt and my stomach churn. I couldn't help but smile.

   "This Shakespeare guy knew what he was doing, " I said. I wanted to tell her how the love potion smelled like her, but I couldn't spill any of my true emotions out to her.

   "Who knew Draco Malfoy would be a sucker for romance." she grinned. If only she knew the real reason as to why he was crying. Or how he'd never experienced love aside from his dead mother.

   "You ought to shower because you smell like me and that's a bit misleading," she said, interrupting my thoughts. I frowned at her statement and sniffed the collar of my shirt. It probably came from the stupid love potion.

   "Don't worry," she started before smiling, "I'll be right here when you come out." My spirits lifted and I felt my lips twitching a little, but I walked to the bathroom before spreading a full on grin and hopping in the cold shower.

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Hermione's P.O.V
   After Draco shut the bathroom door, I started on my homework and looked at the first problem. I sighed because the homework was on love potions. Professor Slughorn had asked us to write what our love potion smelled like and why. I thought that he was going through a gossip withdraw ever since Harry left Hogwarts. So, he was trying to dig up information on new kids and make a new group. I remembered the smell that I smelled in my potion and smiled. Forest. It smelled like the Forest. Not any forest; a special forest. It was the smell of Draco's forest cologne.

I started writing, making sure to leave out who the scent belonged to, and finished in a matter of 10 minutes. I made up an excuse about how my smell was the the forest since my parents and I used to go to the forest all the time, so that would be self-explanatory.

I rolled up my parchment and placed it into my school bag and walked back over to my side of the bed. I listened for the shower, but it wasn't on so Draco must've been out. I covered myself with the blankets and closed my eyes. My eyes started drooping and I began to yawn. I guessed it was probably 1 am in the morning, and I needed to
go to sleep.

   Suddenly, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and squeeze me tightly. I felt his hot breath against my neck and it tickled. I screamed from my intense sensitivity to tickling and he held me tighter.

"Draco quit" I choked out. He removed his arms from my body and looked at me with...concern?

"I'm sorry Granger did I hurt you?" he questioned with worry in his voice. Bloody hell. He's actually remorseful about his actions.

   "I refuse to be grabbed by a Ferret!" I joked to lighten the mood. I stared at his extremely light blonde hair, and without thought, I put my hand in his hair and he twitched.

   "Don't touch my hair." he scowled. I rustled his hair to where the gel was all on my hands.

   "Gross." I remarked and grabbed my wand. I cleaned off my hands (and my wand) then placed my hands on his face.

   "If you didn't wear so much gel, you might actually look cute." I said. Oh God, did I just say that out loud? He stared at my face wearing a grin and met my chest with his.

   "I don't look cute. I look sexy, don't you ever confuse those two. It's like someone calling you pretty. You're not pretty. You're not cute. You're beautiful, and If anyone says otherwise, I'll kick his arse." he sternly said. Did Draco Malfoy just call me beautiful? Pansy's spell must have damaged my head because in no alternative universe could this have ever happened.

"Granger, pick up your jaw from the floor before bugs crawl in your mouth" he teased. I shut my mouth with my hand and gulped. This boy is playing a dangerous game.

"Does my mouth being open distract you Ferret?" he stared at me wife-eyed in response to my bold comment. I smirked in the darkness and chuckled a little while sliding into bed.

"Why don't you find out Granger?" My mouth dropped once again. How can he possibly have a comeback for everything I say, like, ever ??

My thoughts calmed down when joined the bed, but on his side of course, because I'm entirely responsible to resist temptation. I breathed in his heavy forest scent and feel into a trance. I felt myself drifting into a forest. No, not any forest. Draco's forest. The forest I would never admit that I wanted to stay in. Soon enough, I was asleep, still enclosed in his forest.

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I had chills from writing this. I was deciding on whether Draco should push Hermione away or accept her. I won't spoil anything, but I have a few twists in mind ;) Remember, comments are ALWAYS appreciated. (Get my pun lol)
Xoxo,
Alayna