Smiling, Draco let go of her hand. “That’s my girl.”
Smiling, Draco let go of her hand. “That’s my girl.”
“I’ll make sure to draw them off,” Draco said, “will you wait a bit before you head back?”
“I’ll make sure to draw them off,” Draco said, “will you wait a bit before you head back?”
It was as if they were invisible, with how casual it felt above-ground, touching the shingles of a roof, stepping on a gargoyle, flying over the town square.
It was as if they were invisible, with how casual it felt above-ground, touching the shingles of a roof, stepping on a gargoyle, flying over the town square.
She felt the rumble of his chest from behind. “You’re a natural,” he said, awe-struck.
She felt the rumble of his chest from behind. “You’re a natural,” he said, awe-struck.
She nods.
“How?”
She nods.
“How?”
“Three hundred and twelve.”
A number. As if she’s simply telling him the amount of times he’s gotten her off.
“Three hundred and twelve.”
A number. As if she’s simply telling him the amount of times he’s gotten her off.
She listens carefully, seemingly keen on finding out.
She listens carefully, seemingly keen on finding out.
Draco lifts his head for the first time in an hour. “Shall I go first, then?”
Seemingly delighted, Hermione leans back and relaxes into the chair, tipping her head, as if saying, ‘be my guest’.
Draco lifts his head for the first time in an hour. “Shall I go first, then?”
Seemingly delighted, Hermione leans back and relaxes into the chair, tipping her head, as if saying, ‘be my guest’.
He should have known she was lying when she said they were from cooking.
He should have known she was lying when she said they were from cooking.
Even if her words got interrupted again, and again, and again.
Even if her words got interrupted again, and again, and again.
“You know,” she said, pulling away, “you can’t just give me rare and expensive books every time you muck things up.”
“You know,” she said, pulling away, “you can’t just give me rare and expensive books every time you muck things up.”
Draco smiled, and while he might have found it all too endearing that she’d done that for him, Hermione averted her gaze, settling on the small dimple in his cheek.
Draco smiled, and while he might have found it all too endearing that she’d done that for him, Hermione averted her gaze, settling on the small dimple in his cheek.
“Is that so?” Hermione enquired, keeping her eyes focused on his.
“Is that so?” Hermione enquired, keeping her eyes focused on his.