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Secrets

Sunday, September 17, 2000

I was pacing around the dormitory, wondering if I should tell Ginny, or Astoria, or Pansy. It's going to be so awkward when I see Draco today! I calmed myself down, sat on my bed, and stared at myself in the mirror. I stood up and looked at my outfit. I adjusted the mustard yellow crop top and pulled up my black leather skirt. I took a deep breath and went down the stairs.

I sat on the couch next to Draco and gave him a kiss. "Hey, babe!" I said giving him a peck on the lips. "Hey!" He said wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me closer. I chuckled and rested my head on his shoulders. "Oh, Draco, you want to go out with Ginny and me today? We're going to go to the 3 Broomsticks!" I said picking my head up to look at him. "Sure!" He said giving me a peck on the lips.

"So, how was your date last night?" Blaise asked. "Uhh... great!" I said hesitantly. "Draco, could I talk to you for a second?" I said putting my hand on his shoulder. "Yeah, of course!" He said standing up. We walked away to find a place where no one was. "Draco, we need to talk about what happened last night," I said placing my hands on his shoulders. "Yes, we do," Draco said partially serious. "What should we tell people if they ask what happened?" I asked him. "The truth," He said. I sighed. "Draco, I love you, but NO ONE can know about what we did!" I said seriously. "Fine we will just say that you wanted to look at shoes and I was too good of a boyfriend to leave you behind!" Draco said. I sighed. "Im not sure whether I should kiss or slap you!" I say putting my hand on his cheek. "I choose kiss!" Draco joked. I laughed as I gave him a peck on the lips.

We walked back and sat down together. I crossed my legs and waited for Ginny to get here. All of the sudden, I heard a certain party girl enter the room. "Hey, Gin!" I said as she walked towards me. "Hey!" she said sitting down next to Theo. "Where's Harry?" I asked her. "Sick," She said crossing her legs. "Aww, tell him I hope he gets better!" I said before hearing a gagging noise coming from Theo. "All this sap! Who cares!" I heard Theo say. I almost jumped up and beat Theo up before Draco stopped me. "Aww, Gryffindor princess can't control her temper! How cute!" He said. Before I was able to jump up and give him a slap across the face, Ginny did. She faced her body towards him and slapped im across the face.

 I laughed at how shocked his face was. "Never insult my best friend like that EVER AGAIN! Now is there anything else you'd like to say?" She said pointing her wand at his throat. "That was hot!" He said confidently. "I got up and punched him in the gut. "1, she has a boyfriend! 2, she would never date a Slytherin! 3, don't EVER call me the 'Gryffindor Princess' again!" I said as I sat down next to Draco. "Im not the Gryffindor Princess anymore!" I said as Draco put his arm around me. "That's right! You're the Slytherin Princess now!" Draco said giving me a peck on the lips. I snuggled into his arms and smiled. "We should get going to lunch!" Ginny said. I agreed and we got up and walked to the Great Hall.

When we were walking past, I heard Parvarti Patil and Romilda Vane whispering. "Did you hear about Hermione Granger dating Draco Malfoy!" I heard Romilda say. I clenched my fists. "Yeah! I heard their shes the new Slytherin princess!" Parvarti replied. Draco grabbed my right arm. I winced as he touched the scar on my arm. "Are you okay? Whats wrong?" He asked. "Uh, nothing, im fine!" I said grabbing my arm away. He snatched my arm and looked at it. He whispered a spell to undo my coverup spell which revealed the scar. I grabbed my arm away. He pulled me into another room. 

"Hermione! Who did this to you?!?!" He asked me furiously. "No one!" I said refusing to tell him. "Hermione! I want to help you! Just tell me who did it! My father? My mother? Bellatrix?" He asked me. I bit my lip not wanting to tell him. "Please leave it alone, Draco!" I said walking out of the room. I caught up with Ginny and walked with her. "'Mione! What happened to your arm?!?!"She asked me seeing the word written on my arm. I ran into another room not realizing Romilda and Parvarti in the room. I covered up the scar with the spell and turned around realizing they were there.