A.N: ok…here's chapter two!! I'm going to try to make it as lengthy as possible…so if you like short stories that jumps right into the relationship, then this will, hopefully, be the wrong story to read! Hermione was just married two years ago and have only had Harry five months, so she's going to be irritable toward everyone. Give her time…she will, well…learn to live!! Wow…that was extremely dorky and cheesy!! That's me!! Haha.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER!! I WOULD NOT BE IN GHETTO OKLAHOMA IF I DID!!

CHAPTER 2:

Mourning and the Funeral

3rd PER:

Hermione work up the next morning in her bedroom and she just laid there. She didn't want to move a muscle or look anywhere because everywhere she looked has only a reminder of how alone she really is. This really shows that she was very dependent upon Harry. Her life was miserable and pathetic before him and it is will always be that way when he's not.

"I just never thought I had to worry about that…" she murmured to herself as tears trailed down her face and onto the bed sheets. She heard footsteps coming toward her bedroom and she quickly wiped her face before anyone could witness her weakness.

"Hermione?" she heard Draco said quietly as he opened the door. "Can I come in?" He cautiously peeked inside her room, only to see her staring at him with a blank expression. He could see that obviously she hasn't slept that well or at all, and she hasn't said anything.

"Do you want to go downstairs? Cedric made breakfast…" he said encouragingly as he sat down on the bed. She shook her head and slumped back into the sheets letting her misery overtake her body slowly.

"I'm not hungry." she replied shortly before turning over to face the beautiful view her window displayed. That's what Harry loved the most about this house and was the main reason why he bought it. "When I wake up, I want to see the beautiful sunrise with my even more beautiful wife." This thought only made her want to puke. She'll never hear him whisper sweet nothings in her ear to make her blush ever again.

She watched people walk by, their lives obviously better than hers. Have they ever dealt with losing their loved ones? Did they react the same way? I bet they cried with others…but why can't I?

Draco scooted over onto her side and slowly started to stroke her hair. She reveled in Draco's action. He's never shown this side of him before. Not even when his or her parents died.

"You need to eat…it's not good for the baby if you starve yourself…" he whispered softly as if he felt that if he spoke any louder, she'd fall apart. It's only been one day and she's already looking like death is on her doorstep. Her sweaty matted hair, pale skin, and dark circles under her eyes would make people think so was already dead. She hoped she didn't last that long, she refused to do so. She turned over and glared at him.

"I'm. not. Hungry!" she accented every word coldly as if she was annoyed or angry, but behind her eyes there was nothing showing. There was a body there but no spirit. It slightly unnerved Draco. He had never seen her like this. Ever.

"Ok…if you say so…we'll leave a plate for you out when you get hungry." he slowly stood up and walked out the room. Hermione watched him leave with cold eyes that eventually filled to the brim with tears and slowly made its way down her face, meeting every crevice, and ended it's journey as it fell in her lap.

When lunch rolled around, Draco appeared again; this time he meant business.

"Hermione Jean Potter," she flinched when she heard this, "get yourself out of bed. Get dressed, and come downstairs. The Weasley's are here and they want to see you." He didn't wait for answer. When he grabbed her hand and pulled her out of bed, she was dead weight. It was like she was paralyzed and he was her nurse. He did everything. He washed her face. Brushed her hair and teeth. He sat her on the toilet and glared at her.

"You either take a shower or I will strip you and wash you myself. I'll be back in 20 minutes. If you haven't gotten in yet, I will force you. Don't test me!" He glared at her, but his expression softened. "Hermione…you need to take care of yourself. Har-"

"OK…I'll shower." she cut him off before he could finish that name. Not now…she can't hear that name. She forced him out of the bathroom before she jumped into the shower.

She let the water rushed down her face hoping that tears would mix in with it, but they never did. She couldn't cry. She wanted to, but she couldn't. It felt like nothing could bring her back to the way she was before. It's feels like years has gone by but it's only been a day. She realized that Harry was the bane of her existence. She missed him and Ron like no other. She imagined that the warm water was his warm arms, circling her in his embrace. She didn't want to get out. She sunk down onto the floor of the shower, staring off into space.

Downstairs, everyone was waiting on Hermione to come down. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were talking softly with Draco and Cedric.

"How is she? I can't imagine her pain…." Mrs. Weasley sobbed in Mr. Weasley's chest. Draco's eyes burned at the sight of comfort; it had reminded him of his own parents before the war. That made his heart quench in pain. He didn't want any reminders of his parents in his life.

"Well…right now, she's sort of shut down. I haven't seen her cry, just stare off into space or snap at me, not that I am offended or anything of the sort. I think she just has to face the fact that life is going to go on…" he trailed off, trying to see it from her point of view.

"Well…I think that she's an immature spoiled rotten little twat that needs to let it go…" Ginny snottily put in her opinion.

"Well…I KNOW I didn't ask for YOUR opinion…" he replied just as snottily back at her. Ever since Harry broke up with her and a month later began to date Hermione, she's been nasty toward them and anyone who supported them. She always believed that Hermione should have been with Ron and her with Harry. He quite honestly didn't want her here, but since her brother passed away, he didn't want to be rude…he thinks so at least. Ginny huffed and walked away toward her own boyfriend, Theodore Nott.

They sat around talking for about half a hour before Cedric realized Hermione still hadn't come down. Worried, he headed upstairs. When he reached the door, he heard the shower running. surely she still isn't in the shower? He knocked on the door. Receiving no answer, he cautiously peeked in the door. She wasn't in the bedroom. He slowly walked toward the bathroom with a sense of dread.

In the bathroom, Hermione just sat the in shock, shivering. The hot water was long gone and only left behind the icy cold clutches that made Voldemort's heart feel like a mother's embrace. She only had a towel wrapped around herself, but that did nothing except cover herself.

"Hermione? Are you almost finished?" He peeked into the bathroom when he didn't get a response. He looked toward the shower only to see the shadow of a huddled figured Hermione Potter right under the freezing cold blast of the shower. "Hermione?" He called softly; she didn't respond. He reached to pull her chin up so her face would be visible.

"DRACO!!!" The shout of his name caused him to run up the stairs and into the bathroom before Cedric could finish screaming his name. What he saw made him want to faint in fear and cry in sadness for his best friend. "Oh Hermione…" Draco trailed off sadly. Hermione sat on the shower floor, eyes staring unblinking in front of her, lips a light shade of blue, and her entire frame shaking uncontrollably. Draco quickly turned off the shower, and grabbed Hermione.

"Quick! Put heating charms on all her blankets and pillows! We have to increase her temperature before she gets pneumonia!" Cedric ran out ahead of him, quickly doing what Draco had instructed. Hermione was still staring at whatever was in front of her.

He quickly transfigured some clothes on her and laid her down on the bed, and sat beside her with Cedric on her left. "Hermione, come on, wake up…" Draco pleaded with her. The quivering of her body slowly, but eventually, came to a stop. Draco and Cedric both called out her name softly, but she would not respond. The Weasley's made their way upstairs and were watching the whole scene with sad and worry splashed all over their faces. It went on for about forty five minutes before Ginny got tired of the attention being taken from her. She stomped over to the bed, jumped on it, crawled over to Hermione, and smacked her right across her face.

"Wake up you fat cow!! You're always blowing things out of proportion! It's not all about you! Get over yourself! The only person who should be doing all of that is me! I mean come on, I'm the one that lost a future husband…and a brother! Yea, that's right! He was going to…." she trailed off dramatically in the end making Hermione stare at her in shock.

Hermione couldn't believe her ears. Surely Ginny was only being dishonest right? "He wouldn't have never done that to me. I am pregnant with his child, so he wouldn't do that… but I wouldn't be surprised if that was what he was planning...look at her, she's gorgeous…but me…"

"Your WHAT? He was going to what?" Ginny smirked evilly at her, but did not respond. She just simply walked out of the bedroom, pulling a steaming Theodore with her. Everyone was in shock. Hermione quickly jumped out of bed, adrenaline pumping through her small pregnant body, and started toward the door, but Cedric held her back by circling his arms around her waist, trying to calm her down by whispering in her ear and shushing her.

"LET ME GO! I'M GOING TO KILL HER!" She fought uselessly against Cedric's hold, but he wasn't going to let go. Mrs. Weasley stepped forward and toward Hermione, but her sneer stopped her dead in her tracks. "Get out!!" she yelled even louder when no one made a move. "NOW!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. They scurried out of the room. Only when she heard the front door slam did Hermione break down in Cedric's arms, sobbing incoherent words. They only made out words such as 'Not true,' 'love me,' and 'not her.' Cedric carried her over to her bed and started to sit her down, but she wouldn't let go of him.

Immediately knowing what she wanted, he and Draco sat down beside her on the bed while she sobbed. A few minutes later, she was asleep between the two men. Draco stood a few minutes later and started for the door.

"I'm going to go and get her something to eat. You wake her up and give her pain medicine for the massive headache she is going to have." Draco walked out the door.

"Hermione…wake up, sweetie." Cedric combed his fingers through her hair, making her snuggle closer to him and sigh contently. He kept shaking her shoulder and running his fingers through her hair until her eyes began to flutter open. When her big doe eyes met his, they stared at each other for the longest time, however, when Draco walked in, the trance was broken and they looked away from each other, Cedric blushing.

Hermione, as usual, had an expressionless look on her face; Draco narrowed his eyes at Cedric. It silently said, "don't let that happen again." He was extremely protective of her before all this happened and it's even worse now.

"Hermione…here's some dinner…" he sat the tray on the bed, grabbing the fork and handing it to her. She grabbed the fork, but only took one bite…that couldn't fill a mouse. She continued this tactic for ten minutes before Draco was tired of it. "Oh for Merlin's sake Hermione, take human bites! That doesn't fill a mouse for goodness sake!" he growled out of frustration. Hermione glared at him before she took the tray and threw it off the bed and onto the floor. Cedric's eyebrows disappeared above his hairline in shock. Draco's face began to turn a deep red in anger.

"I don't know what to do anymore! You're acting like the world is going to end when it's not! Ginny was right; you're acting like a rotten twat! I've been trying to do the best that I can, but you're not even attempting to be thankful!" all the while he was ranting, Hermione had gotten out of bed, gotten dressed and walked out the door.

A.N: ok…that's it for now!! I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a cool minute, but I'm going to try harder since basketball season is over!

I want five reviews before I put up another chapter….

Love and Peace,

MalMal25