Hermione though about it for a moment, Draco did sort of have a point. But no, it wasn't Ron's fault that she had been framed for the murder and been put in Azkaban!
'Shut up Draco! You're talking absolute rubbish!' she said.
'O no I'm not.' Draco said with a smirk on his face. He glanced around, as if making sure no one was watching and then said in a whisper, 'Your lovely boyfriend, isn't dead, he's very much alive, because I met him, just a few hours ago.'
Hermione looked up shocked. 'How dare you!' Tears started coming to her eyes and she hurriedly got up and left.
'I'm telling the truth Hermy, it's just up to you to believe it!' Draco shouted after her.
The Next Day at the training school for Auror's'Mr Potter and Ms Weasley, there's someone waiting to see you!'
Ginny looked up from the difficult test paper she was doing. It hadn't been her best idea to leave Hogwarts a year earlier and start Auror training school the same time as Harry. She was really far behind in class and was finding it difficult to master the art of tracking dark wizards.
Harry glanced across at Ginny; she too had looked up when she heard there names called. They caught each other's eyes and immediately got up to go and see whoever it was that had come to meet them.
'Who could it be?' asked Harry.
'No idea! I told Fred and George not to disturb me while I was at school, I thought they would've listened!' said Ginny crossly.
'Nah.. I don't think it's the twins, they know how much passing the Auror exam means to you.'
Oh well, whoever it is we'll find out in a second or two!' said Ginny, as she opened the door.
There mouths opened wide and their eyes blinked in shock when they saw who it was. Everyone was silent for a moment until Ginny spoke,
'What do you want Malfoy?'
'I have some information that may surprise you.' Malfoy said with an annoying air of superiority.
'Well are you gonna tell us or do we have to kneel on the ground and beg' said Harry angrily.
'Normally I would prefer you to beg, but time is short and I must run, so we'll skip the begging today.' Malfoy said.
'Hurry up and tell us this amazing information that we have to know!' said Ginny.
'Ok then. I'll give it to you straight. The Weasel kid who died, he's still alive.'
There was silence for a few seconds and then. Harry leaped at Malfoy.
'What is your problem Malfoy? Can't you just leave us alone! Ron was my best friend, Ginny's brother. I know you hated him, but he's gone now. Can't you just leave his memory alone and stop making up dumb lies!' Harry shouted.
Malfoy just sat there smirking, which annoyed Harry even more. He hesitated for a few seconds and then leapt on Malfoy. He punched and hit him as hard as he could. Malfoy fought back. He tried to grab Harry's wand but Harry was to quick and he sent it flying across the other side of the room.
Ginny was simply standing their gob smacked for a while, and then she came to her senses and started shouting at Harry to stop. It became clear that Harry was most definitely not going to stop pummelling Malfoy so she pulled out her wand and screamed,
'Immobulus!' Harry and Malfoy were both frozen. 'Can't you two ever stop fighting! You're acting like three year olds! Harry lets get back to out our lessons and Malfoy,' she paused for a second as if thinking about what to say, 'Don't you ever come near us again, and don't ever make up lies about Ron again.'
'Well if that's what you want…' Malfoy said through a huge nosebleed. 'I told Hermione yesterday and she seemed to believe me…'
'You spoke to Hermione?' said Ginny.
Malfoy nodded. I don't think she's doing to well in Azkaban, she doesn't look her usual disgusting mudblood self, she looks even worse.'
'Shut up! Hermione…Hermione's not the same Hermione anymore… but there's no need to use those horrible words!' shouted Harry.
Before Harry could leap at Malfoy again Ginny grabbed his arm and dragged him out. They both returned to their classrooms in silence, completely ignoring the fact that Harry's robes had blood all over them.
At Malfoy's house Why am I even trying to help Granger?' said Draco to himself, as he cleaned his robes which were covered in blood. 'I don't need Potter's harassment, or being told I'm a liar every few seconds.' He sat down on his bed for a few seconds trying to think why he was helping Hermione. He thought back to that time last summer. It had been a few days after the war and Voldemort's defeat; Draco's whole world had come to an end. He had been sitting in a park in the middle of London, wondering what to do, when he had seen Hermione sitting on another bench crying. It was all a blur, but it wasn't blurry enough for him to forget what had happened. He knew that Hermione never liked him, she had always loved Ron. Draco shook himself, it was all too confusing. All he knew was that Ron was definitely alive and that Hermione had definitely not killed him.But why did he care if Hermione got sent to Azkaban? Malfoy sat for a while, still thinking and then he said out loud,
'I love her.'
(A.N Hope you liked this chapter! There were a lot of random turns and twists. Please review!)
