Melting Flames

DISCLAIMER- I don't own Harry Potter.

Summary- What are you to do when your forced to make the hardest decision ever? Who do you choose : your best friends or the love of your life?

The sun reflected it glare on the lake on Hogwarts grounds. Today was a extra ordinarily hot day. The students at Hogwarts were all dressed in shorts, and t-shirts, and almost every single person was outside. Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter were all sitting outside in the shade under a tree. Both boys were wearing shorts and t-shirts and Hermione was wearing a skirt and a tank top. Ron was currently struggling to write his potions essay which was due in a couple of days, Harry was writing in transfigurations essay, and Hermione had finished all her homework so she sat day dreaming and watching someone.

"Hello everyone." Ginny Weasley greeted as she and Luna Lovegood walked over to the golden trio

"Hi Ginny, hi Luna."

"Hermione." Luna greeted before she kissed her boyfriend Ron and sat down beside him. Ginny sat down beside Harry, her boyfriend. The five of them spent the next little while just laughing and talking about stuff.

"Hermione when did you get a tattoo?" Ginny asked

"I don't have a tattoo."

"Yes you do I saw it. It's where your shoulder and neck connect."

"No I don't." Suddenly Hermione started to panic as she felt Ron move her hair aside, she heard him gasp.

"You...you..have a tattoo." Ron stared at the tattoo on Hermione's shoulder, it was to snake making the shape of a heart. It was small but still beautiful. Hermione pushed Ron's hand away from her hair and put in back covering up her tattoo.

"Yes, I do have a tattoo."

"Of a snake."

"Yes of a snake." Hermione took a look at their shocked faces and stood up "Now if you don't mind I am going to go."

"Hermione?"

"Yes Ginny?"

"Are you dating a Slytherin?" Hermione looked at the girl for a minute

"Yes." And she turned around and walked away. Hermione enter the library and she sat down staring at the wall. A few minutes later she heard Ron and Harry come in, they walked over to her and sat down.

"Hermione why on earth are you dating a Slytherin?" Harry asked

"Because."

"Why?" Ron whined

"Because I can, Ron."

"Who are you dating?"

"I can't say."

"Why not? It doesn't matter as long as it's not Malfoy." Ron and Harry started laughing, they both stopped once they realised Hermione wasn't.

"Your...your..MALFOY?" Ron yelled "What were you think why on earth are you dating Malfoy?" Ron hissed

"BECAUSE I CAN."

"Hermione if you want to date Malfoy that's your business but we can no longer be friend if you do." Both boys stood up

"WHAT?"

"You have to choose." Both boys left the library and Hermione watched them. Hermione felt her eyes well up with tears. They couldn't do this, they were best friends and she couldn't break up with Draco she loved him.

Hermione spent the rest of the afternoon, trying to figure out who to choose. Around 6 o'clock Hermione headed down to the Great Hall for dinner, she walked through the front doors, she walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down, she ate a little bit of her dinner before Ron, Harry and Ginny entered. They walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down.

"Hermione." Ginny greeted as she sat down.

"Hi."

"Have you choose?" Ron asked as he started to eat his dinner

"Yes. But before I tell you guys what I choose, I have something to tell you. I love him and I hate you guys for making me choose. So I choose him." Hermione stood up and went to walk away when Ron snatched her wrist.

"MALFOY, you choosing MALFOY, over us your best friends," Everyone was knowing looking at the fuming red head

"Yes." Hermione whispered before walking out of the Great Hall

"HERMIONE GET BACK HERE." She heard Ron yell, she just ignored him. Hermione kept walking until she reached the Gryffindor dorms, she walked over to her bed and laid down before bursting into tears. After crying for a while Hermione fell asleep. The next morning, Hermione woke up in a empty dorm, sighing Hermione got up and had a shower before getting dressed in a long sleeve shirt and a pair jeans. She cast a drying spell on her hair and she put on some cover up and mascara and eyeliner before heading downstairs to the Great Hall for breakfast. She entered the front doors and everyone stared at her. She was just about to turn around and walk away when she felt two arms grabbed her and drag her towards the Gryffindor table.

"Come on Mione you can sit with us." She heard George say or was it Fred.

"Guys please just let me go."

"Nope"

"Your"

"Going"

"To"

"Eat with us." The twins finished together. She sighed and sat with them at the table and ate a little bit of food. Ron and Harry continued to watch Hermione.

"Okay I'm done may you please let me go?" Hermione asked the twins that were still holding her

"Hmmm, yea I guess you can go." Fred said while letting go or her and George let go as well, Hermione got up and walked out of the Great hall. She walked to the front entrance doors and went outside, it was dark and cloudy out, not raining yet. She sat on the front steps and just watched out into the distance everyone was still inside so it was quiet out. She heard the front door opened and she felt someone sit down beside her, they wrapped their arms around and her and she sigh.

"They found out and they made me choose. You or them." The two sat in silence for a while before Draco spoke.

"You choose me?" Hermione nodded "You should have choose them."

"What?"

"We should break up."

"What?"

"I said we should break up." Draco said before standing up and walking back inside. Hermione stared at the door before long she felt the tear sliding down her cheeks. She just sat there and cried. How did everything get so screwed up in less than 24 hours?