It always started like this. There's the guy, the girl, and the middle man.
The
war against Voldemort had been over for 5 hours 27 minutes and 12
seconds. Harry had almost died yet he got away with a couple of
scraps; which was a lot less than what Draco got away with. Malfoy
would have never thought that he would save his worst enemy.
Why
did I save him? He thought. Why? My father is probably dead. Lord
knows what happened to my mother. I have nothing. I should have let
him die. He is the cause of all my problems.
He looked over to the
bed beside him and changed. After seeing Harry just lying there, he
changed inside. He saved a life. Draco felt proud. He never wanted to
end up like his dad. Then he heard some one coming.
She was
scared. Walking beside Ron, all she could think was I hope he's
there. I hope he's not hurt badly. I wonder who else survived.
Ron
could see the worry on her face.
"I'm sure he's there. Harry
can take care of himself. Plus he had loads of people from the order
with him."
"You're right." She gave a slight smile. Just
to hear that Harry was alright made her feel better. She didn't
have the nerve to tell him most of the people from the order were
dead apart from all nine of the Wesleys and Tonks.
They walked
into the intense care wing completely shock at what the saw.
"I
can't see him." She said "where is he?"
"Relaxes
Hermione, he's bound to be here… some where." Ron could tell
that she was about to cry. But it was not because she could not find
Harry. It was because she did.
He looked better than she expected.
"He's moving. Hermione he's awake."
"No-duh, he's
awake we could her you coming for a mile a way." said the body next
to Harry's. Ron gave him a dirty look.
"Harry you look
dreadful! Does it hurt badly?" Hermione asked.
Draco
watched other people coming to visit their hurt family and friends.
No one came to see him. He knew that his family was either dead or
didn't care. He had betrayed his family so in their eyes he didn't
exist. He found it easier to blame Potter for everything.
"It's
his fault" he thought "Harry Potter, while saving the entire
wizarding world, managed to destroy my family. I helped kill the dark
lord. I should at least get some credit for it."
It was hard for
him to move but in the corner of his eye he could see Harry Potter
and his friends.
"Visiting time is over. I'm sorry but you'll
all have to leave." called a healer.
Draco was oddly relieved
that everyone had left. Now he wasn't the only one alone. Harry
turned to him and something unexpected happened.
"Why didn't
anyone come to see you?"
"Oh, please Potter. Don't ask
questions that you already know the answer to."
"I was just
asking Malfoy."
"Why are you even talking to me? I mean we
weren't exactly best mates the last time I checked."
"I just
wanted to say thank you for what you did."
Harry was truly grateful.
Two days later
Harry was being released for the hospital. He was going to stay with Hermione because during the war his house was burned down. Hermione didn't mind, although she did wonder why he didn't stay with Ron.
'It's probably because Ron's a slob and doesn't have a guest room.' She thought and laughed to herself.
Door bell chimes
"I'm coming" she yelled
"Take your time Hermione
we're in no hurry" Harry called back form the other side of the
door.
"We're? Are there two of you cause Ron said he wasn't
coming by til later." She was shocked at what she saw on the other
side.
"Hey, who's your friend, Harry?" Hermione asked
before taking a good look at him
"Honestly, Granger you don't
remember me?" said the stranger at her door. She was taken back by
the voice. That unforgettable voice, those grey eyes told her exactly
who he was.
"Harry, what is- um I mean why… oh... er sorry.
You should probably come in, instead of standing in the door way."
Her words were jumbled and she didn't know what to say.
Hermione and her cousin Charlotte aka Lotty went dress shopping. Hermione is having a hard time trying to convince her cousin that every the thing in her story is true.
4 days 14 hours 38 minutes and 16 seconds.
"It was …" Hermione was searching for a word to describe the night she had. "There isn't even a word for it." she told Charlotte who was trying on another dress.
Flash Back
"Harry you should
have told me, you know." She gave Harry a withering stare.
"I
asked you! You said she wouldn't mind." Draco shot a withering
stare at Harry also.
They stood in the hall for only a few
seconds, it felt like hours to Harry who had two people staring him
down.
"Sorry I just thought…"
"No you didn't think
did you. Because…. Hold on why are you here?" she moved her
withering stare to Malfoy. For the next hour Harry and Draco told her
what had happened and how they came to be in this situation.
"-And
then I invited him to come with me."
End Flash Back
"Explain
what so was… 'There isn't even a word for it'. Was it really
that bad?" said Charlotte struggling with a zipper.
"Charlotte,
are you kidding me? Malfoy is the most awful person I've ever
met."
"I think he's hot. Okay, I'm about to come out and
you have to be honest with me. What do you think?" She opened the
dressing room to reveal the most ghastly dress in the universe. It
had pink ruffles for goodness sake!
"Oh my… Lotty! I demand
you to take that dress off at once. I refuse to walk around with if
you look like you were swallowed by a cotton candy machine."
"Fine I'll change. Give me details! Why is hi so awful" said Charlotte disappearing into the changing room from which she came.
"He's this loathsome creature that I went to school
with But Harry says he has changed." "Why would he say that?"
"Because Malfoy saved his life and basically he saved the
entire wizarding world. I'm grateful but he's…Malfoy. He's
the one that would make my life when ever he got a chance. He would
hurt my friend and he's cursed me twice."
"Hermione
didn't you have any good verbal come backs? Or you could have just
hit him." she said coming from the changing room in a less hideous
dress "I mean if he started cursing like a sailor then I say you
should have" she was cut off by her cousins' laughter "What's
so funny?"
"You think he... he cursed me Lotty. Not cursed me
out."
"Don't laugh at me. I'm a nuggle or whatever you
call us. 'Mione this story is depressing me. I need ice cream."
She complained.
"Fine lets get out of here; I've got ice
cream at home."
"I hope that sexy blond guy is there."
Back at Hermione's flat things were pretty dull. Draco was bored. Hermione was out with her muggle cousin and he was left a lone sort of. Harry was there but he was asleep. He had nothing better to do so he snooped. He didn't go through her doors or anything but she did have an awful lot of ice cream in her fridge, more than any normal person would have. She also had an abnormal amount of books. 'Figures she would have this many books in her room he thought they aren't even on shelves.' Her books were scattered all over her room; in the closet, under the bed, on the dresser, in the living room, on the coffee table, in the guest room, staked in the corners of every room, and in the hallway closet.
'This girl needs to
get herself a storage room or something.' He thought
"What are
you doing?" said a voice behind him
"Looking for something to
do" he turned around to see a very scruffy Harry. He had a serious
case of bed head and he still had sleep in his eyes
"Just wait until the girls get back. I can't wait til you met Charlotte. She's insane. Last year Ron and I were in hiding at her house. She kept batting he eyes at me."
Harry is telling Draco
what happened last year
"Hiya, Harry. You're going to be
staying in my room for a while." Charlotte said batting her eyes.
"Where will you be staying?"
"Well aren't you nosey.
I'll be in my parents' room."
She just stood there staring
at him.
"See you at dinner Harry" she said leaving the room
with a flirty smile on her face.
The end of Harry's story
"Harry the next time you're going to tell a story brush your teeth first mate.
