Chapter 3

''Hermione why are you running from me?'', Harry called rushing after Hermione who was trying her hardest to avoid everyone that even spoke to her.

''I'm busy go away'', Hermione's pace picked up as she rushed along towards the common room. She knew that Harry couldn't go any further unless he broke the rules and he would never get past professor Grindlesticks without being talked to death. Harry began to run.

''Hermione what's happened to your face?'', Harry gasped grabbing hold of Hermione's arm and stopping her. Hermione flinched at the pain in her arms and across her body.

''Its nothing, I fell'', She lied pulling her arm out of Harry's grip.

''Now tell me the truth Hermione. You're my best friend. Don't lie to me'', Harry smiled comfortingly at Hermione.

''I was attacked, set up. Dumbledore found me last night. I didn't see my attackers but think I know who it was, now if you'll excuse me I have work to do. I'll see you at dinner'', Hermione grinned at Harry before running of to the common room. Hermione was going on a whim, she knew she didn't exactly have 100% of the evidence against the attacker, she didn't even have 50% but deep down, her gut was telling her that she thought she knew. As she walked in her thoughts her anger rose. She demanded Professor Grindlesticks to open the common room door and stormed in.

''You slimy pathetic wimp!. If you wanted me dead why didn't you do it yourself'', Hermione ran up to Draco's face. As soon as he saw her, his face darkened and then became completely blank. He stood up with his arms at his sides. Hermione growled pulling her fist back and releasing it. It smashed into Draco's right cheek, his face flew to the left but still he stood standing in front of her, unmoved. He felt as if he was prepared to take everyone of her punches, it was only fair -torture for her pain.

''Why did you do it?. Can't you just accept that my family are born human?. What is that to normal? Or is it not socially acceptable for you?. What makes me any less of a wizard then you. You cockroach!'', Hermione pushed him in the chest, he fell back a step looking down at his chest. She touched me, he thought.

''Do what?'', he mouthed.

''You know what, Don't give me you know what!. Look at my face, does it look normal to you!'', she shrieked prodding him in his chest again. He flinched guiltily.

''I didn't do that to you Hermione'', He looked apathetically at her, his lips quivering.

''Crab?, Goyle?. You have pathetic followers that do your dirty work. What?, were you afraid to get your hands dirty with my mudblood!'', Hermione pushed him back again

''Hermione what are you talking about. I never did this!'', Draco begged as Hermione attempted to push him backwards.

''How can you lie to me!, we're supposed to be the mature head girl and head boy, you should never of been picked. No doubt a bully vote'', Hermione scowled pushing him backwards. She followed him as he walked backwards. She pushed him again, and again.

''Hermione why don't you just listen to me for once!. It wasn't me!. I was here, you saw me!'', Draco begged backing up closer towards the wall.

''I don't believe you! Because once upon-a-time there lived a boy called Draco!'- she paused to nudge him backwards -'He was the most evillest-' hit -'Selfish!'- hit-' Liar'-hit -'Why don't you just go and rot in hell!'', She threw both of her empty hands onto his chest and pushed him backwards. He slammed against the wall heavily. She slapped and kicked him until his hands gripped around her wrists. She still couldn't understand why he was just standing there taking it. Draco let her take every single hit he knew he owed her.

''Hermione!, Hermione!'', Draco shouted restraining her arms at her sides. She stopped, sobbing. Draco stared into her beautiful hazel brown owl eyes. He could see conflict and pain written in the lines of her past. She looked into his eyes. She could see that he felt the same amount of pain reflected in his eyes. She stared harder, as she looked, she could see herself smiling in his eyes. Without thinking, Draco quickly bent his head forward crashing his lips into hers. Hermione froze still staring into his pleading eyes. Forgive me, Draco thought. Hermione's eyelashes fluttered as she resisted the temptation to close her eyes in the moment of Draco's kiss. Fresh tears rolled out of her eyes and down her cheeks. She pulled herself away quickly, pulling her wrists out of his hands.

''I hate you Draco Malfoy'', she run away into her room in tears. Still sobbing loudly, she jumped on her bed crumpling her pillow up in a hug and cried her heart out. Draco's lungs felt hollow, empty. He slid down the wall onto his behind pulling his knees inward and ruffled his hands through his hair.

Why was I so stupid?, why do I regret my whole life when I look at her?, he thought. He looked down at his right hand. He had her charm bracelet which had slipped off her wrist as she pulled her arm away. Out of anger he slapped his forehead and rose from the floor. He strolled quickly to her bedroom door lifting a hand about to knock. He stopped before he touched the door. He inhaled deeply before laying a stretched hand on the door gently.

''I'm sorry Hermione, please forgive me'', He closed his eyes for a moment before stalking off into his room and slamming the door.

Its over, she hates me, he thought.

(I'll be posting the next chapter soon!, Sorry!, Essay month is a bum!).

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