Bite me Granger: a dramione fanfiction~

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[Hermione's POV]

Draco was hiding something from her and she knew it. Maybe it wasn't something she should be worried about, maybe it was, who knows. As far as Hermione was concerned they were definitely friends, if not, something much more but what was he hiding?

Friends don't hide things from each other right? Ron and Harry hadn't hidden anything from her as far as she knew.

Hermione snapped out of her thoughts and brought her attention back to the movie that was playing on the screen.

She took a glance at Draco who was clutching the armrest nervously as they watched the Titanic sink. She smiled, somewhere in the middle of the movie he had told her that he had never seen a movie before. The closest he had ever gotten to see one were pictures. The wizarding kind, of course.

[After the movie had finished...]

"He so could've gotten onto the door! There was more than enough room for two people!"

Hermione let out a laugh, ever since they had come out from the theatres it was all he could talk about, "You know, they actually did an experiment and two people could actually have fitted on the door."

"I knew it!"

"But... that was the size they used for the movies, but we don't know if he could've gotten on on the actual thing when it happened."

"That's outrageous!"

"We should probably get back, it's almost ten o'clock,"

"Okay, but still. He could've survived, I'm sure of it!"

The two of them linked hands, and apparated back to Hogsmeade. Hermione Granger just had her first date with Draco Malfoy.

[The next day]

Hermione was woken up by Ginny looked paler than a ghost. 

"Hermione get up!" Hermione rubbed her eyes sleepily and glanced at the clock beside her bed. It was seven o'clock.

"Ginny... It's only seven."

"You have to see McGonagall. Now."

"Why?"

"She said something about you sneaking out at night, it's not true is it?"

"Oh crap. No, no, no this can't be happening." Hermione grabbed her clothes and changed into them, buttoning up her robes. "How did she know?"

"So it's true,"

"Look, just bring my bag down to breakfast with you, okay? I'll meet you there." Hermione bolted out the door and down the staircase, thoughts racing through her mind. 

How did she know?! Draco wouldn't have told her, no it can't be him. He wouldn't do something like that. But I didn't tell anyone! Someone must've followed us, Filch? Maybe. But we didn't see anyone.

By the time she was almost up to the Headmistress's office she had streaks of tears down her face. She wouldn't jeopardise her position as Head Girl, she can't! But McGonagall wouldn't expel her, would she? She was almost finished at Hogwarts, she can't be expelled. She can't!  She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around, it was Draco. He grabbed her and pulled her into a hug.

"Hey, hey. It's gonna be alright."

Hermione shook her head against his chest, "No, it's not. We could get expelled!"

"No, we wouldn't."

"Can you promise that?" Draco went silent, "See? You don't know that."

"We'll be okay, McGonagall, she'll see reason. Come on, let's dry up those tears." He gently wiped her tears off with his thumb and offered her a smile. "Well you don't look amazing but you don't look like a mess, so I'll call it a win."

Hermione let out a shaky laugh and entered the office. Professor McGonagall was sitting at her desk going through rolls of parchment, "Miss Granger, Mr Malfoy. Have a seat." She said curtly. 

They both took a seat in front of the Headmistress. "I suppose you know why you're here." They both nodded and the elderly lady shook her head in disappointment and sighed, "Miss Granger, please tell me that you didn't really do it."

Hermione felt like crying again, the look McGonagall was giving her now was unlike a look that she had ever seen. Sure she had been in trouble before, sneaking out with Ron and Harry but she had never looked at her like this before. "I'm sorry Professor, I can't say that."

Professor McGonagall drew in her breath, "You were seen sneaking out to Hogsmeade and apparated to who knows where and came back in the dead of night. Do you know how dangerous it was for you to have done that? There are still Death Eaters who haven't been caught out there, and in the middle of the night? What were you thinking?"

Hermione was taken by surprise when Draco spoke up, "Professor, it was my idea, so if you're going to expel anyone, expel me."

Professor McGonagall raised her eyebrows and simply smiled, "Expel? You have almost finished your education here at Hogwarts. Expelling two talented students would be a complete waste."

Hermione let out a sigh of relief. Anything was better than being expelled. Hell, she wouldn't even mind going back to the Forbidden Forest.

"But, you will have to spend every Thursday afternoon in detention with me."

"But the Slytherins have quidditch practise!" Hermione shot Draco a glare, she just avoided getting expelled and she wasn't going to let him ruin that.

"Mr Malfoy, you are captain of your quidditch team. You can reschedule." Draco opened his mouth to argue, but Hermione kicked him hard in the shin, shutting him up.

"Thank you Professor for not - you know - expelling us. I promise it won't happen again."

"I count on it, Miss Granger. Now go and have breakfast or you'll be late to class."

Draco turned back around as they were about to leave, "Professor, if I may ask, who told you about us sneaking out?"

"Mr Malfoy, I would expect you to know who you told about sneaking out after hours."

"But I didn't tell anyone. Neither of us did."

Hermione and Draco looked at each other, and somewhere deep down she felt like she already knew who it was.

Professor McGonagall seemed quite taken back, "Then whoever it was also sneaking out after hours." She shooed them out of her office, "I better have a word with Miss Parkinson."

Hey guys!

Sorry I know that that was a really short chapter, but I just got back and I'm quite tired. But good news is that when I went to the wizarding world of harry potter at the universal studios, I was chosen to do the wand ceremony. Yay! I got a really cool looking wand, it has a skull at the end of it and yeah it just looks really cool. Oh and I also got my Slytherin robes and a tie :)))))

I promise the next chapter will be longer...

~ F.B.