Not Letting You Go Easily

{Chapter 8}

I realized I needed to get back at Ron a bit more, especially after he sent me a letter saying he didn't know what I was talking about. Was he going to play coy? Well, I was going to play vulgar then.


I skipped out of the Slytherin common room and down to breakfast. I was in such a happy mood that I didn't see Nott and Malfoy standing in the hallway talking.

"You look happy," Nott raised an eyebrow.

"Oh!" I gasped "I didn't see you there."

Malfoy's eyebrow popped up. "You look very happy."

"Finished my essay," I replied, grinning.

"Yeah, we were talking about that." Nott folded his arms and leaned against the wall.

Malfoy smirked.

"Well, I need to hand it in." I hurried past them, but Nott grabbed my arm.

"See you in class." He whispered.

"Yeah," I said awkwardly.


The next morning at breakfast, I was waiting for mail again. I was actually waiting for Ron's mail, because I send him something.

When the owls swooped in and started dropping parcels, I was surprised to find a letter from my parents; my real parents. I hid the letter before anyone could notice and decided to read it later.

Malfoy had received a letter too, from his mother, eventually.

"Come on Draco, read it out loud!" Zabini was pressuring.

"What if it is bad news?" Malfoy asked, trying to get Zabini off his back.

"Then you share it with us!"

"Okay! Fine!" Malfoy put his hands up defensively.

He tore open the seal, looked at the letter for a few moments, folded it and put it in his robe pocket.

Zabini's mouth hung open "you're not gonna read it?"

"Do I have to read—" he was interrupted by someone's screaming voice.

Hermione Granger's screaming.

"HOW DARE YOU PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! HOW DARE YOU, WEALSEY!"

Every student and teacher in the great hall fell quiet. Ron was cowering under the table. "I KNOW PRETTY WELL WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, WEASLEY. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID, AND I BELIEVE GINNY WHEN SHE TOLD ME." The howler I send to Ron shouted.

"DID YOU THINK YOU COULD CHEAT ON ME AND GET AWAY WITH IT? DID YOU THINK I WAS GOING TO FORGIVE YOU? OH, NO YOU WERE WRONG. I BEG YOU TO THINK AGAIN, WEALSEY. I AM NOT GOING TO PRETEND NOTHING HAPPENED, OKAY? NO ONE CHEATS ON ME AND GETS AWAY WITH IT."

"He got himself a howler," I leaned towards Astoria Greengrass and whispered.

"He got one in his second year too." She giggled.

"IT DOESN'T END THERE WEASLEY, DON'T FOR ONE MOMMENT THINK I WILL LET YOU GO EASY." The howler continued "IT IS AFTER ALL, YOUR FAULT. YOU COULD HAVE WRITTEN TO ME SAYING YOU WANT TO END OUR RELATIONSHIP. YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME YOU DIDN'T CARE ANYMORE. YOU ASKED FOR IT, WEASLEY. REMEMBER THAT."

The howler tore itself and fell into shreds on the table. Everyone was quiet for a moment, before laughter echoed through the hall.

"Is it me, or does Weasley have such bad luck?" I laughed.

Time for part three of the plan.


Tomorrow was a Saturday, which made it even better. Saturday meant no Muggle school, and no classes at Hogwarts. I woke up early on Saturday, headed to the Forbidden Forest with my wand, and started part three of my revenge.

Once I was in a secretive place in the Forest, I used my wand to enchant my clothes, putting on something that Hermione would wear in the fall: a sweater and Jeans with running shoes. I then enchanted my hair to look like Hermione's, and put a spell on my teeth so that it looked like I still had braces.

Then I made my way out of the Forest and into the Great Hall where breakfast started.

I opened the door to the Great Hall and walked in, head held high, a ferocious expression on my face.

"Look, it's Hermione Granger!" I heard people whisper.

"What's she doing here?"

"Where is she going?"

"Why did she come?"
"Weasley." I slapped my hand on the Gryffindor table in front of Ron.

He looked up from his food, following my arm, and up to my face.

"Hermione!" He gasped.

"Yes, Hermione." I said nastily.

"Wha—what are you doing here?"

"Looking for an explanation." I shot.

"What are you talking about?" He played like he didn't know.

"Listen Weasley, I don't have forever. Just tell me one thing. Why did you cheat on me? What was it about Lavender that you had to sleep with her?" I leaned down on the table so my face was closer to his.

"Listen, it wasn't like that." He tried to get away with it.

"GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" I shouted. "Listen," I poked him in the ribs with my wand "I don't know why you're playing pretend, and why you cheated on me; but I am not letting go easily. I want to know the truth, that's all. I don't care if you don't love me anymore, because I definitely don't love you."

"'Mione…"

"No, don't "'Mione" me. Just tell me the truth."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Fine! Be that way." I turned to leave. "We're over, by the way."


"Hermione, wait!" I heard Harry shouting after me, as I walked towards Hagrid's hut and the forbidden forest.

I stopped, deciding I shouldn't hurt Harry and Ginny's feelings. They were both panting when they reached me.

"Hi guys," I said awkwardly.

"Hey, sorry about everything…" Ginny panted.

"Let's not talk about it," I grumbled.

"Sure, anyway…" Harry started, paused then with a bright grin asked "How are you?"

"Fine really," I replied, keeping my mood happy. Come on Hermione, it's not like you care about Ron, I reminded myself.

We talked for sometime until Malfoy and his gang approached, "hey Potty," Malfoy called out "you seen Harmony any where."

Oh shit! For a second I forgot I was still supposed to be with the Slytherins as Harmony.

"I don't know where your friend is, Malfoy. Go find her yourself," Harry scowled.

"Just asking," Malfoy whistled as he walked past "…and nice entrance Granger."

I glared at him.

It was a wonder how Malfoy was all kind to me when he thought I was Harmony, and mean when I was Hermione.

"I have to go guys." I said to Harry and Ginny.

"So soon?" Ginny asked in response.

"My parents don't know about me being here. They think I am not going to use magic for a year, and I lied; I made a portkey to get here," I rambled some sort of excuse.

"Will we see you anytime soon?" Harry asked.

I was silent for a moment, thinking. Then I grinned "I guarantee it."

"Visit again, will you?" Ginny hugged me.

"Please do, Hermione. We miss you;" Harry hugged me after Ginny let go.

"I miss you guys too," I whispered.

I really did. Being in Slytherin, I couldn't talk with my 'actual' friends, and had to sit around with the people I hated. *cough* Malfoy *cough*.


"Harmony!" Malfoy called out, seeing me walking out of the forest "what were you doing there?"

"Taking a walk," I replied.

Not a full lie, I did walk in the forest.

"The forest is forbidden;" Daphne Greengrass sang.

"I know. But who listens to the rules? Only goody-goody girls do," I shot back at her.

She rolled her eyes, "come on Pansy, let's go."

Parkinson looked at me with sorry eyes before walking away with Greengrass.

"Astoria…" the older Greengrass sang for her sister who followed grumbling.

Something I learned so far: the Slytherin girls hate each other.


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