Forever Chapter 13 - Megan

-The night of the ball-

Hermione gets dressed in a super pretty gown that Ginny helped her find.

"Thanks Gin, thank god at least one of us has fashion sense."

Ginny chuckled. "No problem Mione. Here's your shoes and I should get going to put on my own dress."

Hermione smiled. "Thank you so much for all your help! I'll see you in an hour."

Ginny waved Hermione goodbye and left Hermione and Draco's dorm.

Hermione looked at herself in the mirror and admired her dress.

Draco walked in with his hands behind his back.

"Wow, you look beautiful.."

Hermione gasped and turned around. "Thank you, I erm, didn't know you were there." She blushes.

Draco says, "Close your eyes."

Hermione closes her eyes. She feels something on her neck.

Draco smiles. "Open."

Hermione opens and this beautiful silver necklace on her neck.

Hermione gasps. "It's gorgeous! I love it so much I could kiss you!" She stops. "I mean-"

Draco puts his hands on Hermione's waist. "Your wish is granted." He smirks and kisses her.

-One minute later-

"Hey Draco- uh did I interrupt something.." Blaise starts laughing super hard.

Hermione says no with embarrassment at the same time that Draco says yes with a cold stare.

Blaise holds back a laugh. "Um... anyway...the ball is ready. Couples can start arriving. Although you too seem busy..." He wiggles his eyebrows.

Hermione resists the urge to punch him in the face.

"We'll be right down." Draco replies.

Blaise nods and leaves.

"Hey Mione..?" Draco shifts his foot around.

"Yeah?"

"Don't take the necklace off..it'll erm..protect you."

"What do you mean?"

"Just don't okay?"

"Okay, I won't." She smiles.

"I'll be down in 10 minutes. Go talk to Pottah and Weasel-bee or something."

Hermione laughs. "Bye!"

Draco faintly smiles. "Bye."

He looks around for the next 10 minutes for the package that Rita had given him 3 days ago. "Ah, here it is." It says open at 6 pm on Friday, the 23rd, night of the ball. Draco hesitates to open it. He finally decides to open it. He looks confused for a second but gasps when he realizes what's in the package. Slowly, what's about to happen dawns on him and he realizes he just made the worst mistake of his life by opening that package.