The Prize is Won

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"Welcome to the third match of the season. Slytherin vs Ravenclaw", Luna's dreamy voice echoed through the stadium.

"The Slytherin team is now flying out for a warm up around the pitch. They seem to be rather distracted today. I wonder what the problem is."

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The previous night - Slytherin Dungeons

"There you go mate! It's your favourite Bungbarrel Spiced Mead!
How about a toast to our imminent victory?" Zabini entered the common room dangling a bottle of the finest oak matured mead, in front of Draco to see.

"Zabini, if it were up to me, I would leave the celebration for after the win. You know what they say, don't count your dragons before they hatch", Draco replied coldly.

"Lucky I'm not you then, eh? Come on, Draco. Loosen up! It's our last match in Hogwarts." He nudged his best friend.

"Fine then", Draco conceded, accepting the bottle.

Bottoms up! Drink up Drakie. 'Cause tomorrow, you're SO going to confess to Granger. Blaise thought, bouncing excitedly on his heels.

"Parkinson, Nott, Bulstrode, Greengrass! Come on here. Blaise has a treat for everyone!"

Oh damn! Blaise went pale.

"Draco is that really necessary? Bulstrode?" He said nervously.

"It's for the House or no-one". Draco was adamant. Blaise knew he had to play along the turn of events.

Well screw it! It's not like it's a Love Potion. What's the worse that could happen? I'm not in love anyway.

Ten minutes later, Pansy and Nott were making out on the couch.

Astoria, Daphne and Millicent were nowhere to be seen.

"I'm sorry Draco. You're a real tool", Pansy said unapologetically.

"It's fine Pansy. There's no love lost. But you really need to let him go. He's got a game tomorrow", Draco said in a serious tone.

"You're such a git!" She called out to him for ruining her bliss.

"It's your call Nott", he said ignoring her.

Nott only grunted in response, apparently too involved in his love making activity to give out a coherent reply.

"You like Nott! All that conspiring and conniving to get hold of Draco! And you like Nott??" Blaise exclaimed. He was about to tear off his hair from his head in exasperation.

"Well a girl's got to have something Blaise. Not everyone can have both riches and romance."

"Morgana's mercy, I think I'm going to throw up!" He said revolted.

And he did!

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Next morning - Head Girl Dorm

Hermione came out of the shower to find Ginny with a tray of breakfast.

"Hello there! I brought you breakfast!"

"Wow! I didn't expect you actually would. Thank you! If I didn't know better I'd think you want a favor", Hermione teased.

"Hermione I brought this tray because I care for you. But yes I do want a favor."

Hermione groaned as Ginny's ears reddened. If she had to do this right, she had to be subtle.

"It's not for me. It's for Harry. He's not feeling that well so I wanted to ask you if you'd take up Quidditch duty for him."

"Oh Ginny! You know how I feel about.."

"I know I know. But he's in the hospital wing. So can you please do it for him just this once?" Ginny pleaded, giving her puppy eyes.

"Oh alright! I'll do it! I owe him one, anyway, for the last time when he substituted for me and presided the Prefect's meeting", she said as she hurriedly munched on the mushroom sandwich, too busy to notice the mischievous glint in Ginny's eyes.

Excellent! Now drink up the pumpkin juice and confess away love! Ginny thought.

Ten minutes later, after Hermione had left for the Quidditch pitch, Ginny went to the Head Boy dorm and knocked.
"Get up Harry! You're running late!"

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Hogwarts Quidditch pitch - Slytherin vs Ravenclaw

The Ravenclaws and Slytherins were tied at 200 points.

Draco knew that if they had to have a chance of winning the Cup this year, they needed the snitch.

But a certain bushy haired girl sitting on the bleachers constantly caught his attention.

Why did she have to be here! He thought.

He knew she was ignoring Ron. But he also knew she still had feelings for him.

Isn't that why she found it so hard to let that Weasel go? I'm right, aren't I? Am I?

Now, with his own emotions conflicting, he wasn't so sure.

And why the fuck is Blaise so distracted? Nott seems to be the only one performing, and even he's obviously showing off to Parkinson.

That's when he heard the roar.

Had they lost like he'd feared?

No, they had won! Astoria had caught the snitch! They were leading for the Quidditch Cup now!

He watched Astoria and Daphne fondly as he flew towards his team to greet them.

The Greengrass sisters had clasped their hands together and doing their classic binary-star-spin on their brooms.

With all the coldness and bickering, they were the closest he had to sisters.

What the hell! What is wrong with me?

He was all mush today.

At this rate, I will be thinking of adopting stray baby hippogriffs next, those nasty vile creatures that they are!! He shivered at the thought.

But adoption would have to wait as he was hit by a bludger and lost his grip on his broom. Next thing he knew, he was hurling to the floor from 300 ft without his wand.

The last thing he saw before losing consciousness was a brown haired girl pointing her wand at him.

At least I am dying at the hands of the one I love. He thought dreamily, unaware of what had actually hit him.

 Oh yes! He loved her. He had accepted that now, after fighting off the feeling for so long. He felt as light as a feather as he thought of it, as if a great burden had lifted off him. Too bad the realization had come too late.

And with that, he closed his eyes.

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All through the game, Hermione's gaze was fixed on Draco, from her Prefects Box in the audience. She noticed how he rode his broom with a rare grace.

He was majestic and regal, like a beautiful silver and green dragon soaring high above everyone else, so true to his name. It was heart-rendering to watch.

And then, he fell. Like a bird with a broken wing, he fell from his broom.

She watched in horror as she waited for him to take out his wand and slow himself down, but he didn't.

Oh no! He has lost his wand! And everyone is too busy with the victory celebrations to notice.

She immediately reached for her wand and pointed it at him.
"Arresto momentum!"

Thankfully he slowed down right in time and landed on the ground with a soft thud.

She ran to the Quidditch pitch horrified that he was possibly dead.
"Draco! Draco! Ennervate!"

"Ughhh.. Granger?" He opened his eyes groggily.

"Oh! Thank goodness your alive!" Hermione squeaked.

"You waited. For me? Why?" He asked,  faintly, completely oblivious to her fright.

"Of course I did you complete, utter, moron! I love you!" She screamed and kissed him full on the mouth.

Draco was stunned as she kissed him.
He was holding his Prize in his hands. He felt like he didn't need anything else any more.

Wait, what Prize am I thinking of? Didn't I just lose this bet? Oh well, who cares, he thought letting her deepen the kiss. Not the peck on the lips that they had experienced earlier.

This kiss was fire, her heat thawing away his ice and melting his cold heart.

Hermione was dizzy with the rush of adrenaline through her veins. But she didn't let go of Draco.

She deepened her kiss further wrapping her legs around his waist, and he responded. He was in a daze by being hit from the bludger.

But he responded.

He pulled her down closer to him, putting one had into her soft curls and the other around her waist, inhaling her calming lavender and strawberry scent.

He let out a low groan of both pain and pleasure. Pain from being hit on the head and pleasure from the kiss. He was sure he would sleep peacefully tonight.

"Oh! I'm so sorry! I almost forgot! Episkey!" She said as the blood from his head cleared, sealing his wound.

Draco chuckled. "And this is why I love you too". He said crashing his lips into hers again. He wasn't one to back out on a bet after all.

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The Slytherin Prince and Gryffindor Princess were making out in the Quidditch pitch. The Hufflepuff students clicked away again.

The pill was working. On the bleachers, Ginny and Blaise hi fived each other.

Blaise was whooping and wolf whistling like a maniac until he heard a voice that reminded him of wind chimes.

"Well looks like those two are together for good now", Luna noted, nodding towards the pitch.

He looked at her fondly. She noticed how his eyes were burning with fierce determination.

"You know it wouldn't have been possible without you Luna. You planned out everything so perfect, it was amazing. I never thought I'd say this, but you did it better than any Slytherin could have."

"Well that's what friends are for, Blaise. And I'm happy for Draco and Hermione. They're really lucky, aren't they?"

"Oh come here", he said as he pulled her closer and kissed her.

"Ummm, are you okay?" She asked him, dazed.

"Are you sure you've not given him the Love Pill, Luna? Or maybe a Love Potion?" Ginny asked, peering from behind her friend, who was now in Blaise's embrace.

It wasn't like Blaise to be interested in a girl for more than five seconds.

"Of course not", said Luna, turning to Ginny.

"Oh she didn't. But I did actually", he explained with a sheepish grin.

"Enlighten me", Ginny asked raising an eyebrow, with curiosity.

And then, Blaise informed her what he had to do, the previous night, to get Draco to take the Love Pill.

By the end, Ginny burst out laughing. "Oh wow! Harry's going to love this! And just wait till Hermione gets wind of it. She's going to go ballistic!"

"Don't you dare, Weasley", he warned her.

"Oh, I DO dare, Zabini", she teased him back.

"Don't worry, Blaise. They wouldn't do anything to us. They're your friends too, now", Luna reminded him.

"I seriously doubt that", he muttered.

True, he would have to put up with a lot of tacky Gryffindors. But for Luna, he was sure he would go to all lengths.

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