Weeks after Hermione's birthday, it was the time for their Hogsmeade trip. The Gryffindor girl still couldn't get over the surprise she had. The painting Draven made is hanging on to the wall beside her bed and she loved looking at it before going to sleep.
Draven wore a thick sweater and a simple overcoat which he charmed with an undetectable extension charm. He planned to bring Hermione to their place again and it's the best spot to view the sunset together.
"Hi, love." Hermione greeted him once she arrived at the Great Hall.
"Hey there..." Draven kissed her forehead. "I missed you."
"We're almost together every minute of every day, love." She said to him. "But I can't blame you."
"Yeah, I can't blame me too either. I just want you by my side always." He hugged her close to him.
"Alright lovebirds... Hello? I'm here." Ron interrupted, waving his hand to him. "Harry and Ginny are already there at the grounds. They're looking for both of you. My sister thought you've sneaked and snogged somewhere."
The couple chuckled and Draven patted Ron's shoulder. "Sorry, mate. We were carried away, a bit...?"
"That doesn't look like a bit to me." The ginger-haired boy smiled. "Come on, you two. We're waiting for you."
Draven held Hermione's hand as they followed Ron outside the Great Hall going to the courtyards.
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Harry and Ginny are both having their private moment at Madam Pudifoot's Tea Shop while Ron, being Ron was at Zonko's, buying everything he wanted. Jasper was being accompanied by Seamus and Dean inside Honeydukes.
Draven and Hermione were both walking, trying not to be seen by other students that they will be wandering off to somewhere. They wanted privacy and that place that the Slytherin boy found has it. They don't want anyone to discover the place and they were being selfish about it. But that's okay, it's finder's keepers anyway.
They were walking by the Shrieking Shack, whispering sweet nothings to each other. The Gryffindor girl would blush and chuckle every time Draven would tell something that makes her feel fluttered.
"Draven." They heard someone call him and they both turned around and saw Celeste. "Hey, could you go with me for a while? I seem to be lost, I can't find Theo and Daphne."
It seems like the blonde girl didn't notice Hermione so she then made her presence and clung her arms onto Draven's.
"Oh... We were off to somewhere, Celeste. I think you can ask your other classmates or Blaise to help you look for them." Hermione's tone was a bit possessive and Draven felt that.
"Yeah, I can see that," Celeste said to her. "But you see, Draco and Pansy were off to somewhere I don't know, and Blaise... He didn't come today because he's not feeling well. I have no one to be with and I just want to find Theo and Daphne."
The bushy browned haired girl unliked her attitude a bit and Draven just rubbed his hand onto her arm, calming her down.
"I'm sorry Cel," Draven spoke. "We were going somewhere, and I'm sure you can ask the Slytherin prefect to help you find them. Theo possibly is at Honeydukes, or Zonko's. Daphne hangs out often at the Three Broomsticks."
"But I..." The new Slytherin girl seemed not to back out from her reasons. "...I don't know those places. I'm only new, and Professor Snape said that if I needed help, I could run to you since you're the Head Boy."
Hermione was just stopping herself from bursting right now. She doesn't seem to understand that she and Draven were off somewhere and she just disturbed them. The Malfoy boy looked at him, torn between what to do. He remembered what Professor Dumbledore told them that they should assist the new students if they needed to.
"You want to come with me? We'll just help Celeste find Theo and Daphne then we're off to go." Draven mumbled enough for Hermione to hear.
The bushy browned-haired girl contemplated a bit. She was not comfortable around Celeste Dumont, and she was afraid that she might say something that could spark up issues. She then shook her head.
"No. It's fine. I'll wait for you here okay, love?" She quickly kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too," Draven whispered and gave her a forehead kiss. "I'll be quick as possible, promise."
"Okay..." She said and saw her boyfriend walk towards Celeste and they both went off.
She trusts her boyfriend, and they are mature enough to understand each other too. Especially that Draven already proved how much he loves her and for Hermione, it is already enough. But she can't seem to stop thinking about the new girl that obviously, likes her boyfriend. Of, course it is normal to feel jealous and pissed at her. She was just hoping that she would leave them alone and won't do something that she will regret in the end.
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Draven was walking with Celeste, helping find Theo. They went inside Honeydukes, and he was not there so the next stop would be Zonko's. He was rushing, in hopes to go back to his girlfriend as soon as possible at the Shrieking Shack.
"Where the fuck are you, Nott..." He mumbled, and Celeste looked at him.
"I'm sorry." She uttered which made Draven glance at her.
"It's fine. I'm also the Head Boy, so it's my responsibility too, to help you in these kinds of situations." He told her.
"So... How long have you been together? You and Hermione?" Cel asked him.
"We're 9 months already." The Malfoy boy said. "We'll be having our first anniversary this coming December."
Celeste just nodded and scooted closer to Draven who seemed to notice what she was doing.
"I'm just feeling cold." She explained. "I'm not used to this kind of weather. Sorry."
The Slytherin boy didn't utter any word but he subtly created some space between them as they arrive at Zonko's.
"Have you seen Theo?" He asked some of the students inside the joke shop.
"Yeah, he's over there, behind that shelf." One student answered him and they both walked towards the shelf the student talked about.
"Draven! Celeste?" Theo looked at them once he saw his friend and the new student. "Where's Granger?"
"I left her for a while, helped Celeste find you. Please do help her here in Hogsmeade. She's a new one and needs a tour guide." Draven requested him. "I need to go, guys. Celeste, I hope you're fine now."
Celeste smiled. "Thanks, Draven."
The white blonde-haired boy gave him a small smile and dashed off the shop immediately.
"He does love her, doesn't he?" Celeste said, looking at where Draven sped off.
"You don't know how much he liked her, Dumont," Theo spoke to her which made the new girl raise her eyebrow.
"Care to elaborate more?" She intriguingly said.
"Well, you know... Draven's kind of whipped at Hermione ever since our first year. He was captivated by that girl's charm and intelligence, even though some of the Slytherins insult her as a know-it-all and a Mudblood because of her Muggle descent." Theo explained to her. "But that guy seemed to fall harder for her every year."
Celeste felt a bit of pain in her heart, knowing how Draven was smitten to her, and how he was deeply in love with her making her realize that she may not have a chance to the charming Malfoy. But she's a Dumont, that's what she is.
"Oh..." Cel paused for a while. "Interesting love story."
"Yeah, very interesting. Then Draven just confessed last year. Can you believe it? That prat who was being fawned over by a lot of girls just confessed his feelings to Granger after six years." Theo laughed. "It's a long time, but he insisted to love her from afar. That's where he is good at."
"Maybe it's his choice. Well, look at them now, growing stronger." There is a bit of bitterness from her tone and luckily, Theo was busy trying the items he was checking.
"Yeah, growing stronger than ever..." He said to her. "But Granger's a nice person so I have no arguments there. Even Draco backed down his derisive character to her, because he saw how much she loves his brother. He always told me that Draven needed someone who can understand him when the whole world may not be able to and he can see that Granger's perfect for him."
Celeste nodded, but oppositely, she knows that she's better.
And she can't wait to prove it...
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(A/N: Sorry for another late update, but don't worry, I would update some chapters with a bit of fluff, well some hmm... and some drama... This will be a rollercoaster ride so please do hang onto your seats as we enter the TUNNEL OF DOOM... just kidding. Alright I'm out!)