True Love Conquers All- Chapter Seven
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The next week flew by for Hermione and Draco. They had both settled back into school life quite quickly and both of them became head of the class in everything.
They didn't speak that much as things were still extremely awkward between the two of them.
At night they both sat in front of the fire usually reading or doing homework enjoying each others company, but only saying a few words.
The week after they came back Hermione came down from her room around 8pm with a book in one hand and her ipod in the other. Draco would be out at Quidditch practice until 9pm as he was given the honour of becoming Quidditch captain and he was holding tryouts tonight.
Hermione sat in one of the armchairs, she looked around the dim room, its so lonely without Malfoy she thought do I miss him?
Hermione shrugged off her thoughts and put her ipod in and opened her book; To Kill A Mockingbird
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
It was times like this Hermione felt so lonely, she missed her two best friends but at the same time she was mad at them. She was debating with herself whether to owl Ginny but she knew Ginny would be with Blaise doing "Homework" as Ginny liked to call it. Hermione knew it was really a snogging session! Ginny had been spending quite a lot of time with Blaise, but always away from the public eye. Only Hermione and Draco knew what Ginny and Blaise were up to. Hermione just wondered when they would come public. It was after all nearly a month and a half since the incident with Harry and Ron.
Half an hour and a few songs but many chapters later, Hermione saw Draco come through the door. He still had his Quidditch uniform on. He was covered in mud and swear dripped from his head.
Hermione took out her earphones, "Good tryouts?" She asked smiling at him.
"The best, we got a new keeper, a beater and a chaser. Plus nobody seemed to care much I was captain. What are you reading?" He walked towards Hermione but didn't sit down as he would dirty the sofa.
"To Kill A Mockingbird, its one of my favourites!" She smiled, her mother bought it for her when she was fourteen.
"Oh I know that book! With Jem and Scout?" Draco said and Hermione handed him the book.
"You can borrow it if you like? I've read it like a hundred times!" She laughed.
"Thanks Granger, I'll return it when I'm done," he smiled at her, "I'd love to stay and chat but I stink and need to shower!" He started to walk to the staircase.
"Okay smelly," she laughed, he smiled back and went to get a shower.
Seriously Hermione your flirting is terrible, its malfoy stop it!
She looked at the clock which showed it was 9pm time for rounds she thought and she got up and went out the door.
Draco stood in the shower and let the hot steamy water drip down his back. Was it him or was Granger really pretty and smart and kind and...Draco what the actually hell! Its the Gryfindor Princess you are not crushing on her...But shes so beautiful especially when she laughs...
Draco snapped himself out of his thoughts he can't think this and anyway Granger would never feel the same way...would she?
Hermione walked round the castle, pulling her school robes tightly around her, it was freezing!
She turned the corner by the Gryfindor tower and carried down the corridor. She past a few empty classrooms and stopped when she heard girlish giggles.
"Won-Won this is so adventurous! Won't we get caught by prefects or even worse the deatheater and the frizzball we have to call Head boy and girl!" She laughed and Hermione could hear Ron laughing.
"Don't worry babe," He kissed her, "I'll sort them pathetic nerds out if we get caught."
Hermione rolled her eyes, I'd like to see you sort me out Ronald Weasley.
She crept up to the door and opened it, she saw Lavender Brown sitting on the desk with Ron's tie in her hands, Ron had his hands up her skirt.
"You two get back to the tower before I tell McGonagall! Oh and twenty points each from Gryfindor!" She cast a spell to split the couple.
"Listen Granger we don't have to listen to you we aren't doing anything wrong are we won-won?" Lavender stood up from the table and wrapped her arms around Ron.
"Save it Brown, its after hours, now get back to the tower, I am your head girl and thats an order!"
"ooo hear that Lav 'Thats an order' why don't you get off your high horse Hermione and leave us alone!" He glared at Hermione.
"I'm surprised Lavender isn't bored of you yet Ronald! To be honest you were never the best kisser but I suppose Brown just likes my sloppy seconds," She smiled at the pair.
"How fucking dare you Granger, you didn't deserve Ron you just go back to your little deatheater!"
"Detention Brown for insulting your head boy! I'm sure Filch has some jobs out in the forbidden forest for you! And anyway Brown you should thank me for saving your sorry ass from Fenrir Greyback! You would be dead if it wasn't for me!" Hermione was fuming now, this little bitch thinks shes it!
Lavender was lost for words.
"Come on Lavender, we might as well go back to the tower. This ugly ferret loving skank isn't worth it!" Ron grabbed Lavender by the hand and made his way to the door.
Hermione felt like crying, she walked up to Ron and as she was about to smack him right across his cheek, Lavender grabbed Hermione's hair and pulled her down, "Touch my boyfriend again Granger and your life won't be worth living!"
Lavender threw Hermione to the floor and left with Ron.
When the pair left Hermione sunk to the corner of the dark classroom and let the tears fall.
Ron had been her best friend since first year and what he had just said hurt. Really hurt.
Her head was throbbing and she could feel a headache coming on.
Hermione tucked her knees up and put her head too them.
She sat there in the dark and cried.
Harry had been sitting in the Gryfindor tower with his Marauders map open watching Hermione's, Ron's and Lavender's dots in the classroom for five minutes now. He watched Ron and Lavender leave and Hermione stay in the classroom.
He didn't like the new Ron. Lavender had changed him, he had snapped at Harry a few times especially when Harry suggested apologising to Hermione and Ginny.
A few days after returning to Hogwarts Harry had broke up with Romilda due to her being annoying and whiny (much like Lavender).
Harry missed Hermione and he even missed Ginny. Although he know longer had feelings for her, she was still a friend and he regretted everything he did to them both.
I need to put this right he thought.
Harry got up from the sofa he was sitting on in the common room and started walking towards the classroom.
He passed Ron and Lavender on the way.
"I wouldn't go down there mate, that pathetic excuse of a girl we used to call best friend is hovering." Ron and Lavender laughed.
Harry was not amused.
All the anger of the last month built up inside of Harry had finally come out.
For the first time in his life he punched Ron!
As Ron went to the floor holding his nose, Lavender screamed.
"Grow the fuck up Ron. We wouldn't of lasted a second last year without as you like to call her 'Pathetic excuse of a girl' wasn't with us! Take a good long look in the mirror Ron, see what you have become!"
Harry left his best friend on the floor and ran down the corridor to Hermione.
Hermione looked up when she heard a scream.
She would normally run to see who it was, but tonight she had no energy.
She put her head back down, just when the classroom door opened.
"Hermione?" Someone spoke.
Although Hermione couldn't see the person she knew who it was.
"What do you want Harry?" she sniffed.
Harry walked over to her.
"What did Ron and Lavender do to you?"
"It doesn't matter Harry. Won't Romilda be looking for you?"
Harry smiled.
"I finished with her when I realised what a fool I had been. I hurt you Mione and I hurt Ginny and I know you might not be able to forgive me, I'm truly sorry."
Hermione didn't say anything. She ran up to the figure and put her arms around him and cried into his shoulder. She really missed her best friend.
"You going to tell me what happened now?" He asked her.
As Hermione told him her events of the night, he told her he punched Ron that was the scream she probably heard. Hermione laughed.
"Let me take you back to your dorm Mione, I've been dying to see it! Oh and how is things with Malfoy?" He asked as they walked out of the classroom.
"They are actually quite good, he's not that bad!" Hermione told Harry about her trip to Paris but left out all the details about Blaise and Ginny. Tonight wasn't the night for that.
Draco was getting worried.
He had got out the shower and went back to the common room and Hermione wasn't there.
He thought she might of gone on her rounds but they never take that long. Should I look for her he thought?
Grabbing his shirt and putting it on he walked towards the door, when Hermione and Harry walked through laughing and talking.
"Granger where have you been I've been worried? Potter what are you doing here?" He thought Potter and Granger weren't talking?
"Oh don't worry Malfoy there was an incident but its sorted now, Harry has apologised and we are friends again." She smiled at Harry.
"Oh. Well erm Potter I know we haven't always got on, well never got on actually but what about a fresh start? I'm sorry for everything and as your going to be in our dorm a lot more we should at least get on a bit?" Draco held his hand out and Harry shook it.
"I think a fresh start is needed Malfoy, the past is the past, if Hermione is able to get on with you I'm sure I will."
The two men smiled at each other.
The three students all sat on the couch for the remainder of the night laughing and telling stories about their childhood. Harry and Hermione filled Draco in about Ron and Lavender which Draco replied "Bloody Idiot!"
After three hours of laughter. Hermione and Draco both went off to their rooms and Harry slept on the couch.
This really was turning out to be fresh start for everyone.
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The song Hermione listened to was 'Lights by Ellie Goulding'
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