Chapter Three
Hermione couldn't believe her eyes; she stared at the papers,
Harry potter has spoken out against our earlier report 'An interview with Ginny Weasley – Harry Potters Former Lover'
Appalled and hurt by the allegations, now believed to have been started by one Hermione Granger Harry is there to set the record straight,
"I am unsure as to why my former friend has decided to spread these rumours destroying our friendship and my relationship with Miss Weasley. But I am here to set the record straight, I am not, have not and will never be in a gay relationship with the man in question." Harry stated to us today.
"The person in question is One Ronald Weasley, Best friend of Harry and Miss Granger and Brother of Miss Weasley."
"It pains me to say that I believe that Miss Granger started to rumours to get out of an endless engagement, not wanting to seem the bad person she turned on her Fiancé and me. Thus ruining both our reputations"
Harry ended the interview stating, "I'm an very saddened to lose such a good friend who was there for me in my toughest times, but the trust has been broken"
Hermione threw the paper across the room; there was yet another knock on the door,
"Piss off I have no comment!" she yelled,
"It's Draco?" a voice called, Hermione ran to the door and pulled him inside slamming and locking the door, "Hermione…" Draco began, Hermione moved to the kitchen counter where a bottle of wine stood half empty along with three empty ones, "Come on, you don't need this" he said,
"Yes I do!" She snapped, "He's lying and the whole world now thinks I'm a liar!"
"Hermione," Draco stared at her,
"Don't believe me read this" she handed Draco a letter,
Hermione,
How could you do this to my family, we are now at logger-heads with Ginny, Percy and George, they believe your lies over their own brother. I cannot believe you would treat us this way after we opened our arms to you.
I wish you would just go kill yourself; you have caused enough damage not only to my family but someone who is like a son to me, thanks to you he never will be!
Draco looked up,
"Keep reading!" Hermione spat
I never did think you were Weasley material, you haven't any children yet and I know that is not down to Ronald as we Weasley's are very fertile, there for it must be you who is infertile!
I do not wish to see you contacting any of my family ever again!
Wishing you Dead
Molly
Draco's knuckles where white from how angry he was, his fists clenched he grabbed the bottle of wine and downed the remaining half of the bottle,
"When did the world get so topsy-turvy Draco?" She sighed, "look there I go again, you're not Draco your MALFOY Bain of my existence, boy who made my life a living hell…but here you are when I need a friend" Hermione was sat at the kitchen counter she stared down at it before with all her might she smashed her forehead into the counter, she had done it twice before Draco came to his senses and grabbed her! There was a nasty gash that stared to bleed,
"Don't do that!" Draco snapped keeping her in sight as he grabbed kitchen towel! He pressed it against the cut to stem the bleeding,
"Why I should just do as Molly said, after all I'm a shrivelled up old prune!" Hermione began to sob uncontrollably, her body shaking; there was another knock on the door,
"Hold this and please don't do anything before I get back" Draco said Hermione put her hand where his had been, "Please" he looked her in the eye, she nodded, but that made her feel dizzy,
"Ouch" she mumbled as he moved to the back door.
He opened it slightly to see four Weasley's at the door, Ginny Fred, Percy and Bill,
"What do you want?" He hissed,
"What are you doing here?" Fred snapped,
"I'm looking after Hermione!" Draco snapped back,
"Can we come I" Bill asked, "The Reporters haven't seen us and I think it best that they don't." Bill looked at Draco Personally he had never had dealings with the boy, didn't like him but didn't have issues with him. Reluctantly Draco let them in
"Oh my God Hermione what happened" Ginny cried,
"She got a letter from your charming cow of a mother" Draco hissed shoving it into George's hand,
"Hermione ignore her she'll come to her senses soon" George said,
"I want your wands" Draco said
"What" The four chorused,
"I want your wands; the last person she trusted tried to…make her forget. So wands" Draco took the wands and locked them in a cupboard.
"Let me look at that" Bill said moving to see Hermione's head, he could see where she had smacked it on the table,
"Why do you believe her?" Draco asked defensively,
"Why would she lie" Ginny said,
"Look I don't know what is going on" Bill said "But last time I saw the two of them, she was more in love than ever my brother…well let's say he looked bored" Bill said cleaning the cut "But why are you here, why aren't you laughing about this"
"Because I was the one who found her beyond pissed in a sleazy muggle bar crying her eyes out and begging for more to drink" Draco said Bill and George looked at him "The past is the past and we're not immature children anymore she needed a friend and I've been here" Draco picked up the empty bottles,
"Well her real…" Ginny began
"Ginny stop it he is right" Percy said, "We just have to get along for Hermione's sake,
"Hermione you can't sleep right now you could have concussion…Hermione!" Bill snapped at her as she tried to close her eyes, they snapped open
"I'm awake" she mumbled "Just so sleepy" she yawned.
Hermione's guests stood around the kitchen in an uncomfortable silence
"Look I'm fine" Hermione finally snapped,
"No you really are not" Draco snapped back pointing at the now plastered gash on her head,
"So what maybe I should just get it over and done with!" She snapped back her eyes filling with tears,
"Hermione" it was Percy, "Come on it'll get better, we're here to support you and together the fi…six of us are going to clear your name."
"How everyone believes St. Potter" Hermione was impressed how that sounded, no wonder Draco used it so much
"Yeah," George smiled, "But we have a plan"