Back to reality

Ginny noticed something on the ground about three yards from her feet.

'Hey, what's that?' She asked Harry. She didn't wait for him to answer her question, for she walked towards it anyway.

On the ground lay a red leather book. Ginny picked it up. 'What the heck? Why is this here? Nobody else is around...'

Nobody she saw, at least.

'Is there a name in it?' Harry asked her from over her shoulder.

'Nope,' she answered after flipping through some pages.

'Hmmm. That's really weird. Just leave it there, I'm sure someone will pick it up eventually.' Harry told her, already walking back to the castle, 'come on, let's go. We're going to be late for class.'

'But Harryyyyy,' Ginny whined, 'we don't even have class together.' But she obliged and followed him.
She thrust the book back down.

-

Hermione and Draco were completely oblivious to the fact that they could have exposed themselves KISSING to Harry and Ginny. how they didn't see them, only God knows.

-

POV of Draco Malfoy

I didn't want to stop, I yearned for a kiss like this. With warmth and tenderness. It didn't even last long, only a couple seconds, before I knew I had to pull away.

-

Hermione looked at him, then widened her eyes with the realization of what she had just done.

But before she could say anything, she heard him whisper:

'obliviate.'

-

It takes about 10 seconds from a person obliviated to come back to reality. During these 10 seconds that Draco had obliviated her, he quickly retrieved the book and came back to her with caution.

That's when everything came back to normal.
Except everything has changed now, she just didn't know it.

'Give me back my book!' Hermione shouted, crossing her arms. 'I'm not playing around anymore!'

Thank Merlin she forgot what just happened. Back to normal! Draco told himself and almost chuckled. But immediately regret ever making her forget what they just experienced.
It was nice. Sooo nice. He wished he asked what she felt about it.
No, wait. Did he?

I'm so confused.

-

On the way back to the castle, Hermione and Draco were still "arguing". He still had her book, and they were playing around about it.
Of course, Hermione wanted it back. But not as much anymore. She was having more fun now without her nose stuck in parchment than she had in a while.

Draco loved teasing her. Why didn't I do this before? Much better than calling her mean names.

They were walking when they heard something... no, someone from afar.

'Oh look! There he is! Draky! Look at me!' They turned their attention towards the squealing Pansy... who just so happened to be on a broomstick.

'what are you doing up there?' Malfoy called out, 'you don't even know how to fly!'

'Yes, I do!' Pansy answered defensively, yet managed to almost fall off her broom. 'I want to join the Quidditch team!'

'And I want to join the knitting club!'

Pansy groaned loudly. 'I'm doing this for us, Drake. I want to be with you.'

'I thought you were mad at me!' Draco almost cried. He enjoyed being Pansy-free for the most part.

'How could I ever stay mad at you?'

During the two Slytherin's brawl, Hermione saw from afar Ginny and... Blaise Zabini standing together.

-

'Check this out,' Zabini told the redhead in her ear.

He took out his wand and pointed it to a certain Slytherin, 'Cunfundus.'

The two troublemakers started giggling so roughly when they saw Pansy's broom wriggling.

But they couldn't hold it in for long. As if it was planned, both of them laughed loudly at the exact same time.

It was almost as if their euphoria had caused the broom to move suddenly because just then, Pansy Parkinson was thrust off her broom so hard that, although it was only a ten-foot drop, they could have sworn they heard a bone go crack.

'Uhhhhahhh' Pansy groaned from the ground.

It only made them laugh harder.

-

Draco didn't understand what was happening until it was too late. As he saw Pansy fall, he groaned and turned to the brunette standing next to him, her mouth gaping at the scene.

'I'm just gonna...' He pointed a thumb towards the commotion. She nodded in understanding and he walked towards her.

Draco crossed his arms and looked down at her.

'I thought you knew how to fly.' He told her, trying not to crack up.

'I... do.' She painfully answered.

'Pansy, Pansy, Pansy,' he said bending his knees, so he could tell her straight up, 'you fell off your broom, and you're convinced that you can join our Quidditch team?'

'It wasn't my fault!' Pansy complained, just as Blaise came from behind, 'It was his-'

'We should take her to the infirmary,' Blaise quickly said, before being exposed, 'you're saying weird things, Pansy. Are you feeling alright?'

'Obviously not you dimwit! I could have died! Now help me get up!'

Draco and Blaise helped her up, placing her arms around their shoulders.

She was limping away.

-

Ginny finally noticed Hermione being a distance away.

No...

Now Hermione was running towards her!

Shit, gotta run before she bombards me with questions!
But before Ginny got too far, Hermione tackled her friend to the ground.

'What the hell 'Mione!?'

'Why were you with Zabini?!' Hermione shouted in her ear. Ginny managed to push her off and get up from the ground.

She dusted herself off before answering, 'I was on the way in the castle with Harry and he was with Pansy while she was on a broomstick. So I wanted to ask him what she was doing- OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED?' She laughed, asking her question. 'HAHAHAHAH. SHE FLEW OFF THE- wait a minute... Did I see you with Draco Malfoy? You both literally came out from the woods.. like.. together.'

Hermione's eyes widened in fear, ' it's not what you think.'

ginny tried keeping a serious expression before laughing in Hermione's face, 'BAHAHAHHA DO YOU REALLY THINK I'M A FOOL? OBVIOUSLY, YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH HIM BAHAHAHA.'

Ginny finally brought herself together before asking, 'soo, what were you two doing?'

hermione crossed her arms and asked, 'wait.. what the hell is that supposed to mean? your little "BAHAHA?"

'Hm, nothing. I just know you wouldn't do anything with him like that, that's all.'

Hermione gruffed and said, 'well if you really wanted to know, I was just trying to retrieve the book that he stole!'

'And that's all? Ginny asked, raising an eyebrow.

'That's all.' Hermione confirmed.

'hmm,' Ginny thought, 'then why don't you take back what's yours?' and she smiled mischievously.

'I don't know if I like this plan...' Hermione said sheepishly but heard what Ginny had to say anyway.

-

'Draco?' Pansy called out from her bed. After placing her down in a bed, Madam Pomfrey went to go get some bandages and other whatnot for her while Blaise left to get to his next class. So it was just them two in the room.

He looked up at her from his seat. 'What?'

'What were you doing with Hermione? I mean I saw you two together, coming out of the woods so... yea, just wanted to know.'

He got up and smiled, 'One word. Oblivious.'

-

That was his second time in his life that he had ever obliviated someone.

He put his wand away just as Madam Pomfrey came back in from who knows where.

'So dear, can you tell me what happened?'

Pansy blinked away her daze before answering, 'There's not much to tell, I just fell off my broom. I was lucky enough to have just Draco and Zabini nearby to help me.'

-

That night

11:30 pm

What was she doing?

hermione never snuck around so late before. it didn't matter that a prefect's curfew was at 12! she still felt nervous, guilty... yet excited.

why did I let Ginny talk me into this stupid idea anyway?

it doesn't matter now, I'm already almost there.

She got to the door and whispered to it, 'malevolent,' before the door opened up for her.

Being prefect has its advantages. It's nice knowing all of the passwords.

She stepped in, only to find herself in a cold and empty common room. She turned towards the door that was labeled "BOYS DORM."

She smiled bingo.

She opened the door and went down a flight of stairs that gave way into a bigger space. on three walls, there were seven doors, each with a number on it, representing the year of the students dorming inside.

5

That's the door that caught her attention. That's the door she went into, seeing noticing how dark it was.

well obviously it's dark, they're all sleeping. Hermione thought logistically, and took out her wand.

'lumos,' a voice called from behind. "what do you think you're doing here?"