A/N: This is the second chapter of my fourth fic, The Ups and Downs of
Love. I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as you enjoyed the first.
Disclaimer: I still own nothing but the plot.
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"Herm, are you alright? We went to the Hospital Wing to see if you had gotten better"-
"Wait, who's 'we'? Asked Hermione afraid of the answer.
"Ron and I" Harry answered, "Who else?"
"Oh, no one, I just thought...nothing"
"Oh, ok. Well we were on our way to the Hospital wing when we met Pavati. She told us that you were asleep in your bed. Well Ron didn't believe her so he went on to the Hospital wing while I came here. Are you feeling better? You look terrible."
"Yeah, I'm fine, I just needed a little rest."
"Well it's lunch time. C'mon, Ron's probably saving us a seat. You sure you're all right?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Let's go get some lunch, I'm starved."
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What the hell did I just do?!?!?! I can't believe that I just kissed Hermione! What is wrong with me? First, I can't stop gazing at her during breakfast, and then I well, I don't even want to think about what I did next. I mean, I'm not even attracted to her in that way. I mean, she's not ugly but, wait, what am I saying, this is what she's doing to me this must be some sort of twisted curse she put on me when we, I mean I, wait, I mean, when our lips touched ^shudder^. Its making me into something I'm not, its making me…sappy ^another shudder^. But no, I'm not going to let her get away with it. I'm going to make her regret this day if it's the last thing I do.
"Oh, hi Crabbe, Goyle."
"Uh, hey Draco. Where've you been, we've been looking all over for you. It's lunch time." said Crabbe
"K, I'm starved"
"Me too, I could eat an entire hippogriff. He he" replied Goyle.
" I wouldn't put it past you." Draco said with a smirk
"Heh heh…heh" chuckled Crabbe and Goyle dimly.
Draco walked on towards the Dining Hall with his two companions by his side. He avoided Hermione's gaze, which wasn't very hard to do due to the fact that Hermione was trying not to look at him. Malfoy's pace quickened as he passed the Gryffindor table and walked to an unoccupied seat at the Slytherin table. He piled food on his plate only to find that he wasn't very hungry. I'll bet Hermione thinks that I'm just going to try and forget what happened. I'll bet she thinks that I won't be able to sleep or eat because of her. Ha! I'll show her, I'll show everyone that no one makes a fool of a Malfoy.
"Hey Malfoy, why aren't you eating" asked Crabbe.
"Huh, what are you talking about? Yes I am!" replied Draco quickly.
"Oh, sorry"
Malfoy began picking at his food obviously not very hungry, but he was not about to admit to his friends (or himself, for that matter) that he had lost his appetite over some mudblood.
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The one day I actually decide to stand up to Malfoy something like this happens. What in the world possessed Malfoy to kiss me? All these years spent teasing me and calling me names and all of a sudden he decides to kiss me!?!?!? I'll bet Malfoy was just playing a joke on me. I'll bet he thinks that I'll just roll over like some sort of love sick puppy. Well, he's got another thing coming.
"Hermione!"
"Oh, what? I'm sorry I didn't hear you."
"Are you sure you're al right. You've been walking with this weird look on your face and you keep mumbling something about Mal-?"
"Oh hi Ron! How are you?"
"Hermione, where have you been? You said you were going to the nurse but you weren't there. What's up?"
"I decided to go take a nap instead. Any way I'm feeling better now so let's just go get some lunch, I'm starved."
"Alright." Ron and Harry said in unison.
They all walked off towards the Dining Hall where the rest of the school was chatting loudly as usual. However, there was one thing that caught Hermione's eye, Malfoy was bearly eating.
What is with him?!?!? First he kisses me, now he's lost his appetite cause of it. Does this mean he likes me? Ha! Yeah, right. Wait, why do I care? Oh shit, he's got me thinking about him. Oh, great now he's got me swearing! Ok Hermione, pull yourself together. You're still the smartest girl in school. No way has some stupid boy got you thinking about him 24/7. Woah, one minute he's bearly touching his food next minute he stuffing his face. I'll bet he thinks that I'm going to lose my appetite over him. Oh, yeah, just watch.
As soon as Hermione reached the table she piled mounds of mashed potatoes on her plate, drowned them with gravy, along with about a dozen chicken wings and a pile of peas. Harry and Ron watched in awe as she ate every last bite then gulped down 5 full goblets of pumpkin juice with grim satisfaction. They were even more amazed to see Malfoy doing the exact same thing.
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Try and make me lose my cool over some girl, will you. I'll show you. Like I'd stop eating just 'cause some worthless mudblood thinks she'll haunt my thoughts like some annoying banshee. Yeah, she's got another thing commin'!
Disclaimer: I still own nothing but the plot.
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"Herm, are you alright? We went to the Hospital Wing to see if you had gotten better"-
"Wait, who's 'we'? Asked Hermione afraid of the answer.
"Ron and I" Harry answered, "Who else?"
"Oh, no one, I just thought...nothing"
"Oh, ok. Well we were on our way to the Hospital wing when we met Pavati. She told us that you were asleep in your bed. Well Ron didn't believe her so he went on to the Hospital wing while I came here. Are you feeling better? You look terrible."
"Yeah, I'm fine, I just needed a little rest."
"Well it's lunch time. C'mon, Ron's probably saving us a seat. You sure you're all right?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Let's go get some lunch, I'm starved."
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What the hell did I just do?!?!?! I can't believe that I just kissed Hermione! What is wrong with me? First, I can't stop gazing at her during breakfast, and then I well, I don't even want to think about what I did next. I mean, I'm not even attracted to her in that way. I mean, she's not ugly but, wait, what am I saying, this is what she's doing to me this must be some sort of twisted curse she put on me when we, I mean I, wait, I mean, when our lips touched ^shudder^. Its making me into something I'm not, its making me…sappy ^another shudder^. But no, I'm not going to let her get away with it. I'm going to make her regret this day if it's the last thing I do.
"Oh, hi Crabbe, Goyle."
"Uh, hey Draco. Where've you been, we've been looking all over for you. It's lunch time." said Crabbe
"K, I'm starved"
"Me too, I could eat an entire hippogriff. He he" replied Goyle.
" I wouldn't put it past you." Draco said with a smirk
"Heh heh…heh" chuckled Crabbe and Goyle dimly.
Draco walked on towards the Dining Hall with his two companions by his side. He avoided Hermione's gaze, which wasn't very hard to do due to the fact that Hermione was trying not to look at him. Malfoy's pace quickened as he passed the Gryffindor table and walked to an unoccupied seat at the Slytherin table. He piled food on his plate only to find that he wasn't very hungry. I'll bet Hermione thinks that I'm just going to try and forget what happened. I'll bet she thinks that I won't be able to sleep or eat because of her. Ha! I'll show her, I'll show everyone that no one makes a fool of a Malfoy.
"Hey Malfoy, why aren't you eating" asked Crabbe.
"Huh, what are you talking about? Yes I am!" replied Draco quickly.
"Oh, sorry"
Malfoy began picking at his food obviously not very hungry, but he was not about to admit to his friends (or himself, for that matter) that he had lost his appetite over some mudblood.
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The one day I actually decide to stand up to Malfoy something like this happens. What in the world possessed Malfoy to kiss me? All these years spent teasing me and calling me names and all of a sudden he decides to kiss me!?!?!? I'll bet Malfoy was just playing a joke on me. I'll bet he thinks that I'll just roll over like some sort of love sick puppy. Well, he's got another thing coming.
"Hermione!"
"Oh, what? I'm sorry I didn't hear you."
"Are you sure you're al right. You've been walking with this weird look on your face and you keep mumbling something about Mal-?"
"Oh hi Ron! How are you?"
"Hermione, where have you been? You said you were going to the nurse but you weren't there. What's up?"
"I decided to go take a nap instead. Any way I'm feeling better now so let's just go get some lunch, I'm starved."
"Alright." Ron and Harry said in unison.
They all walked off towards the Dining Hall where the rest of the school was chatting loudly as usual. However, there was one thing that caught Hermione's eye, Malfoy was bearly eating.
What is with him?!?!? First he kisses me, now he's lost his appetite cause of it. Does this mean he likes me? Ha! Yeah, right. Wait, why do I care? Oh shit, he's got me thinking about him. Oh, great now he's got me swearing! Ok Hermione, pull yourself together. You're still the smartest girl in school. No way has some stupid boy got you thinking about him 24/7. Woah, one minute he's bearly touching his food next minute he stuffing his face. I'll bet he thinks that I'm going to lose my appetite over him. Oh, yeah, just watch.
As soon as Hermione reached the table she piled mounds of mashed potatoes on her plate, drowned them with gravy, along with about a dozen chicken wings and a pile of peas. Harry and Ron watched in awe as she ate every last bite then gulped down 5 full goblets of pumpkin juice with grim satisfaction. They were even more amazed to see Malfoy doing the exact same thing.
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Try and make me lose my cool over some girl, will you. I'll show you. Like I'd stop eating just 'cause some worthless mudblood thinks she'll haunt my thoughts like some annoying banshee. Yeah, she's got another thing commin'!