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This chapter is a little bit longer than the first, hope you won't get bored:-)

I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER:P

Chapter 2: The Reason

The view from the Astronomy tower was beautiful. You could see the black lake and the big oak tree near it with many blue birds flying from branch to branch. The scenery was the same except there was a girl with soft, loose, brown curls that fall just below her shoulders under the oak tree.

Hermione hugged her knees and rested her chin in between them. Silent tears were still trickling down her pinkish cheeks.

"I'm sorry Draco, but this is for your own good" Hermione whispered.

Flashback

It was after dinner time when Hermione went to the library and was cornered by Pansy Parkinson and Millicent Bullstrode.

"Hello Granger," Pansy said as she came from one of the corners to the library with Millicent.

Hermione brought her wand out "What do you want Parkinson?" she said while aiming her wand at Pansy's face and Millicent, then back to Pansy.

"Oho! No need for wands there my little mudblood." Said Pansy sneering.

"What do you want!" Said Hermione her voice rising.

"Straight to the point I see?" Said Pansy with a smirk playing on her lips. "Okay then, you asked for it. I want you to leave Draco Malfoy."

"What are you playing at? And I'm NOT leaving him!"

"A little stubborn aren't we Granger? You see, a guy like him doesn't deserve someone like you," Said Millicent eyeing her up and down.

"You're wrong! He loves me and I love him!" Hermione almost shouted.

"No, no, no ,no dear! That's where you're wrong. Purebloods and mudbloods don't work." Pansy said with a sneer.

"I'm not leaving him because of you two. I love him!"

"You're not doing this for us. But for the Dark Lord! Malfoy's destined to be a death eater, and a certain mudblood is stopping him from being a death eater. Here's the catch, If he does not fulfill this the Dark Lord has something in store for Malfoy. And believe me, it isn't good."

"No! Stupef-"

"Expelliarmus!"

Hermione was thrown to the wall with her wand around 2 feet away from her.

"If you do love him. Then you'll leave him. If you don't," Pansy said with a threatening glare "We'll keep this up." She said as she motioned on what she just did.

She went closer to Hermione and whispered to her. " Think about it Granger. Malfoy dies because of you being selfish, or leave him and see him happy and alive. It's your choice to make." With that she left Hermione, on purposely bumping into her.

"Good night Granger. Pleasant dreams." Said Millicent, giggling, as she hurried after Pansy.

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And that is why she broke up with Draco. She cares about him so much she didn't want him ending up dead or tortured because of her selfishness.

"You deserve better."

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Malfoy stormed out of the class room, as the bell rang, he was having a bad day. First, his break up with Hermione and second, Professor Rodowski gave him detention for not paying attention.

"Malfoy!"

Draco turned around and came face to face with Harry.

"What!" He asked irritated.

"Have you seen Hermione?"

"No. But I do know that I and she are over"

Harry's green eyes became slits.

"What did you do Malfoy? Picked up another girl and cheated on Hermione?" He said glaring at Malfoy.

"Harry! Where'd you go? Oh, Malfoy." Ron said with a nod. "What's wrong?" Noticing the tension between the two.

"Hermione and Malfoy broke up." Harry said.

"Why you-" Ron lunged at Malfoy before Harry could stop him.

"Boys! What on Merlin's beard! Stop it you two!" Professor Rodowski said, pulling the two boys apart.

"Detention for the both of you for displaying such ghastly behavior!" She said and left with a huff.

"Come on Ron, let's go. We have no business here." Harry glared at Malfoy before walking away.

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"Hermione! There you are!" Ginny ran to Hermione under the tree.

"Ginny?" Hermione said as she wiped her tears.

"What happened to you? Ron and Harry have been looking around the school for ages for you! Where've you be-"

"Gin, can I tell you something?" Hermione said.

"Oh..uhm, yeah. Sure. Why not." Ginny said taken aback.

"Malfoy and I broke up." Hermione said as a new bunch of tears filled her eyes.

"What! How! Why!"

After Hermione told Ginny the story from Pansy to the break-up, she burst out another batch of tears.

"Oh Hermione, love bites! Listen, Why won't you head up to the house common room and freshen up a bit. Seeing as it is a Friday and you are head girl, we can go to Hogsmead and have a drink, yeah?" Ginny suggested with a small smile.

They headed up to the Gryffindor tower when Ginny saw her brother, and Harry walking away from Malfoy with eyes that could kill.

"Uhm, Hermione, why won't you go ahead. I'll just, check on my-my charms homework, ok?"

"Sure." With that, Ginny headed straight to the abandoned Malfoy.

"Malfoy!"

"What now!" He said as he saw the little weasel running to him.

"Listen, I just want to tell you. I've seen Hermione and she looks the worst ever since she and Krum broke up."

"Your point!" Malfoy said with an irritated look.

"What I'm trying to say is, if you really do love her, you'll do whatever it takes to get her back!"

"But she said-"

"To hell with what she said! If she told you she didn't love you then why would she feel like this? Why would she skip class? You know Hermione doesn't skip class, She hates that!" Ginny said stubbing Malfoy in the chest with her index finger.

"I-I.." Malfoy stuttered. Why would she do that if she didn't love him anymore? Does this mean she still loves me? But she said she didn't love me anymore…

"Look, thanks for the advice and all, but-"

"No buts! You said you wouldn't give up on her and she is holding on to that…"

"Women." Draco said rolling his eyes.

"And don't you roll your eyes at me mister! You know what! I guess Ron's right, you really deserve to be a ferret!" Ginny said, practically screaming, attracting people to the scene.

She still loves me?

Duh! Then if she didn't she wouldn't be crying her balls out, would she?

But-

What is it with you and "but"! Listen to the little red-head! If you really do love Hermione-

"You're not as bad as your brother, weasel. Thanks!" Malfoy said with a smile and ran.

"What? Oh..No Problem! And the name's Ginny, you know!" She shouted at the retreating figure of her best friend's, for now, ex-boyfriend.

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well? How was that? third chapter coming up, when atleast more people review:P

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ricci