Disclaimer: In Chapter 1
Recap: Hermione grabbed her coat from the hook near the portrait. She glanced back and saw Draco watching her with blank look on his face. She stepped out of the portrait and grabbed Harry's hand. As the portrait closed, Hermione heard a hard slam from inside.
Chapter 7
Harry led Hermione to the Gryffindor common room. She stepped inside and saw Ron and Ginny sitting on the couch waiting. She could see a deep scowl etched across Ginny's face. She felt her spirits lift a bit.
"Okay lets go and relax for awhile." Hermione finally felt content. Harry led the group outside across the courtyard. Once they got to the lake the group sprawled out across the grass.
"You know…" Ginny grinned. "I scored some cool stuff. Some good old muggle weed." Ron and Harry gave each other a high-five.
Harry grinned. "Okay we are going to play a little game. See I heard that after you puff the joint you press your lips against the persons next to you and blow the smoke into their mouth. Gives a good buzz from what I heard.
"Hey count me out guys. I don't like stuff like that."
"Scared?" Ron snickered.
"Of course not!" Hermione took a seat between Ron and Ginny. There was no way she would let Ginny beat her.
Ron lit the join and took a deep drag from it. He pressed his lips against Harry's and exhaled deeply. Harry inhaled and turned to Ginny. He pressed his lips hard against Ginny's and blew the smoke into her mouth. She blew it out of her nose and in turned slipped her tongue into Harry's mouth. Ginny deepened the kiss and intertwined her arms around Harry.
Hermione stared at the two not believing what was happening before her. She yanked Ginny away from Harry.
"How could you?" Hermione screamed as tears streamed down her face.
"Knock it off 'Mione. It was nothing!" Harry glared at her.
"You undeniable bastard!" Hermione screamed. Harry grabbed her by the arm and yanked her to her feet. He pulled her behind the tree.
"You bastard!" Hermione repeated shrilly. Harry smacked her hard again her face making blood fall from the corner of her lip.
"Don't you ever talk to me like that! Trust me you will regret it. Now you better knock it off. No girlfriend of mine will ever act like this! You understand? Now go back down by Ginny and Ron. You better not start another scene or that slap will be much worse."
Hermione could only nod slowly. She walked out from behind the tree. Instead of going back and Ron and Ginny she took off back towards the castle.
"Hermione get back here now!" Harry yelled towards her.
"Let her go Harry... She ain't worth it." Ginny said wrapping her arms around his waist.
"Get off me!" Harry shrugged her away.
Hermione yanked her hood up as she ran through the courtyard to the castle. She could hear snickering and whispering but she ignored it. She kept running through the corridors of the castle not stopping as she ran through the crowds of people. As she rounded a corner she ran smack dab into professor McGonagall.
"Sorry professor!" Hermione said glancing at her for a split second.
"Miss Granger what happened?" She exclaimed but Hermione was already gone.
Hermione reached the portrait and again it swung open without a password. She raced through the common rooms down the hall to her room As she rounded the corner to the hall she ran straight into Draco's arms.
"Granger I need to…what the hell happened to you!?" he exclaimed when he saw he swollen bleeding lip.
"Let me go!" She tried to wiggle free but he only held her tighter.
'Not until you tell me what the bloody hell happened to you face! Did you hurt yourself again?"
She broke free of his grasp.
"Go to hell!" She rushed past him and slammed the door shut. She threw herself on the bed. She could feel her lip bleeding and throbbing.
Draco shoved the door back open.
"I have done nothing but try to help you and this is what you do. You slam the door in my face. Harry hit you didn't he? It's the only possible explaination."
Hermione remained silent. Draco walked to the bed and laid down next to her.
"Hermione Granger…I am here for you. I am so sorry for everything I have ever done to you." Draco pulled her to him. "Can you please look at me?" Hermione turned to him, most of her face swollen from crying.
"I sat here the whole time you were gone just thinking. There is something I want to tell you but you just have to hear me out okay?" Hermione nodded.
"Okay here goes…I want you. I want to be with you. I don't know what it is but am drawn to you. I am yours completely. You have done a number on me and I can't make heads or tails of it. I am not asking you if you feel the same way. I know you don't but I just felt I needed to get it out there."
Draco pushed himself from the bed but was pulled back as Hermione pulled him to her on the bed. She slowly pressed her lips to his. He stiffened only for a moment before melding his body to hers. He intertwined his fingers in her soft curly hair. The kiss went from soft and gentle to a heated passion.
Hermione's door suddenly slammed open making them pull apart quickly.
"Harry!" Hermione said shocked. Harry grabbed yanked her from the bed backhanded her. She flew back hard against the wall and she slumped down to the floor into unconsciousness.. Draco tackled Harry and slammed his fist in Harry's face and stomach.
"If you ever touch her or even come near her I will kill you!" Draco punched Harry again making blood spurt from his nose. Harry pushed Draco away.
"This isn't over!" Harry yelled as he ran from the room and out of the head commons.
Draco scooped up Hermione and rushed her to the hospital wing.
Madame Pomphrey was shocked to see Draco Malfoy rushing in with Hermione Granger cradled in his arms.
"She's hurt…please help her." Draco set her in a bed and backed up. He paced outside the hospital win doors to hear something about Hermione.
Madame Pomphrey walked outside looking quite contrite.
"Mr. Malfoy…what happened to her. She has cut all over her wrists and one of her hands. She also has a concussion."
"I wish I could tell you but I can't…" Draco stared at the floor. "She will be okay right?"
"Yes she will…but there is something else. Are you aware that Miss Granger is pregnant?"
"What?" Draco's head shot up.
"She is a few weeks pregnant. You wouldn't happen to know the father would you?"
"I am…" Draco knew he had to protect her. He knew she didn't want anyone to know that she was raped.
"Well in a situation like this we need to bring it to Professor Dumbledore's attention. I am sorry Mr. Malfoy but school policy says I have to."
Draco nodded. "I understand. But can we please wait until tomorrow?"
"That is fine but I will be setting up a meeting with the Headmaster for tomorrow morning. It will be during your first class. Now as for Hermione…she should awake in a few hours. Therefore, if you would like, you can take her back to her room once she awakens.
Draco nodded as he walked over to the bed. Hermione looked so peaceful. Bruises covered her cheek and part of her lip. He knew she would use magic to cover it. It just made her look so vulnerable. He sank into the chair beside the bed. He took he hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
Hermione…pregnant? He had no idea how she would take the news. No matter what he would say, he was the father. For her sake, it would make things easier.
Draco dozed off in the chair. After a while he felt a hand grab his arm and give it a little shake. He jumped up expecting something bad.
He turned to see Hermione sitting up in the bed with a small smile on her lips.
"Hi…" She said softly feeling almost embarrassed to see him there.
"Hi yourself.." He grinned as he sat back down in the chair. He took her hand. "How are you feeling?"
"Besides a small headache I'm okay…" She patted his hand, "What happened? I don't remember a thing."
"Let's not get into that now…Madame Pomphrey said I could bring you back to the room after you woke up. Do you want to go back?" Hermione nodded.
"Yeah I think I would feel better in my own bed." Draco stood up and put his arm out for Hermione to take. She placed her arm around his and let him pull her from the bed.
Draco and Hermione took all the back halls as to not run into anymore from their class. All they needed now was for rumors to start. What they didn't know was that rumors were going full force throughout the school.
"Verona" Draco said with a smile. He was beginning to see the idea of the portrait. Draco led Hermione inside and into her room.
"Draco turned around as Hermione changed from her clothes to her pajamas.
"All done." Draco turned to see Hermione laying in the bed with a piece of parchment in her hands. It was a note from Amerie
Min,
I heard you were in the hospital wing. I went to visit but they said that you were to have no visitors. I really hope your alright. I love you dear cousin. Sweet dreams.
Love,
Mer
Hermione set the parchment on the nightstand beside her.
"Well night Hermione. I will check on you later to make sure your alright…" Draco turned to leave the room.
"Please don't…stay with me tonight…" Hermione reached her hand out to him.
"I can't do that. It wouldn't be right." Draco looked away as to not look into Hermione's eyes.
"Please Draco." Hermione pleaded.
Draco took her hand and let her pull him into the bed next to her.
Hermione held Draco's hand tightly and stared into his beautiful eyes.
"I lied about something earlier Draco. When I said I didn't remember a thing from earlier I lied. There are things I remember. I remember this…" She leaned in and pressed her lips against his. This time there was no stiffening bodies. Draco pulled Hermione close to him. He could feel Hermione's body mold to his and he tried hard not to let himself get excited. He didn't want to scare Hermione after all she had already been through. He also knew she was only doing this to get back at Harry. Suddenly Draco pushed away.
"I can't do this. You love Harry! You don't want me. This is just your way of getting back at Harry. I don't want to be used to get back at him. What I feel for you is real!"
Draco jumped up from the bed and raced out of the room into his own room.
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