A/N: HI! It's been sooo long, I know! I'm soo sorry! I had written a draft but could never get myself to post it as I just felt it was never good enough :( Well, I hope you guys like this chap! The more reviews, THE FASTER I'll post!
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"So as you can see, if we move the date up to this week, we could invite the Minister to officiate the event," Hermione said as she presented her proposal to the grey eyed wizard infront of her.
Draco eyed her and nodded slowly in her direction. He wished he had paid more attention to her proposal but the truth was his mind was still stuck on the events of the previous night.
Hermione tapped her feet impatiently as she waited for him to comment. His eyes however, remained rooted on her face. She sighed before snapping her fingers to get his attention.
Draco immediately sat up straight and cleared his throat before saying "Right, yes, thank you, Miss Granger."
Hermione forced a smile on her face before nodding as well. " Right, so now that the date has been moved up, I'd like to confirm once again on the theme of the fund raising?,"
"Don't you think a masquerade fundraising would be a bit too childish, Granger?" Draco asked
"To be honest, it does sound a bit off for a fundraiser but I think it would excite the crowd a little. I mean, these are old, boring people that you are trying to impress. Throw a fun theme and getting them all dressed up would draw their attention. The more they come, the more we get to raise!," Hermione said, barely containing her excitement.
She couldn't lie, she was really looking forward to raising a ton of money for the creatures. It wasn't often where she could find a donor who was willing to contribute to her cause.
"Alright then, who am I to doubt the brightest witch of her age?," Draco asked with a smirk
Hermione blinked a few times as she thought to herself 'Is he being playful? Okay, stop overthinking Hermione!'
"Ha ha," she replied sarcastically.
"Alright, so I'd better make a move then," Hermione said as she gathered her things.
She nervously tucked a loose curl behind her ear as she hesitantly asked " So, um, about that night...I apologise for my behaviour, I was totally out of-",
"What night?," Draco cut her suddenly, his head tilted in mock curiosity.
"You know...THAT night," she replied, slightly flustered.
"Ahh, you mean when you were so drunk until you confessed your major crush on me?," Draco playfully teased.
"What?! I did not!," Hermione screeched, nearly dropping her bag in the process.
Draco merely gave a knowing smirk in her direction which only served to fluster the witch even more.
"Oh Merlin- did I? No, wait, I DID NOT!," Hermione, emphasized, slamming her palms on his expensive desk.
Draco chuckled at her distress and merely shrugged saying "Well, if you say so, Granger,"
Hermione began tapping her foot nervously again as she screeched in a unmannerly fashion, yelling "Stop playing me, Malfoy!,"
"Whatever helps you sleep at night, sweetheart," he teased, delighted at his ability to rile her up.
"I will not let-
"Mr Malfoy, your 2 'o'clock is here," a voice suddenly interrupted.
Hermione snapped up to her feet, seemingly snapped out of her trance. She fixed her blouse, cleared her throat and put on her best professional smile saying "Thank you for your time, Mr. Malfoy. It's always a pleasure," she added sarcastically through her gritted teeth before marching out of his office.
Draco laughed out loud at her behaviour, his meetings with her were always eventful.
Hermione stared at her reflection in the mirror for the umpteenth time. The girl staring back at her was undeniably gorgeous. Gone were the mess of frizz and the buck tooth. The girl staring back at her had such silky curls that were allowed to hang loose down the back, with two tiny braids at the crown of her head to keep the curls from blocking her rich, caramel eyes. Her lips were painted bright red that only seemed to brighten her decadent smile. The cherry on top however was the stunning burgundy dress that complimented her now petite figure. It had a loose halter top that tied at the back of her slender neck. The halter dress was fitted around her waist and proceeded to wrap around her hips which then cascaded gracefully down her legs. The best part of the dress however, was the gorgeous low back. Hermione cringed as she saw the back of the dress but used her long curls to hide the extra skin exposed. Never in a million years would she have ever picked a dress like this and it was all thanks to Ginny who practically forced her to buy the dress as soon she tried it on.
She glanced down regretfully at her stilettos and knew she was going to regret wearing them at the at of the night. She gave herself another once over, grabbed her lace mask before saying" I'm going now, Crooks. Behave please!," she said as she stroked her cat before leaving.
Draco forced another smile at another one of his guest. God, was this exhausting. He was never a people person to begin with. It was barely 7 p.m. and guests were already flooding into Malfoy Manor. He could feel the stares of people on him, silently judging him. He could feel his throat tightening under the weight of the stares and whispers. He quickly reached for another glass of champagne and gulped it down when he heard a familiar voice saying "Having fun, Malfoy?"
He turned back to the voice and felt his throat tighten again, however this time he couldn't explain why. All he saw was her bright smile and the excitement in her eyes as she took in her surroundings. "It's way more beautiful than I pictured it!," she said excitedly. He however, didn't even take a second glimpse to the surroundings as his eyes were fixed on the vision before him.
He must have been staring for far too long without saying anything as her curious eyes moved to him instead. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?," Hermione, asked as she self consciously touched her cheeks.
"You don't see it, do you, Granger?," he asked, clicking his tongue in disbelief. Her eyes merely stared back, even more curious than before.
"See what?," she asked, again.
"That you're beautiful,", he said as he watched her cheeks flood with colour, nearly rivaling her red lips.
A/N: MUAHHAHAHAHA! How's that for a clinghanger? Ok, I'm sorry! I PROMISE the more you review, the faster i'll post the next chap! (I already have it written btw hehehe)