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Chapter Nine: New Beginnings
"Hermione... get up!" Draco yelled, shaking the sleeping form of Hermione, whom was out like a light. She mumbled something that strangely sounded like "Two more minutes please!" or "I wanna ride the pony..." Draco held back a laugh much preferring the latter comment. He took a deep breath and walked to the bathroom. He picked up a cup and filled it with water. He walked back into the bedroom with an evil smirk etched on his face. He got close enough to pour the water over Hermione's head, when she popped up.
"Don't even try it!" She screamed, shoving him away from her.
"How did you know? Were you awake the whole time?" Draco groaned out. The evil smirk was now long forgotten.
"No I wasn't awake the whole time! Remember who my friends are? Honesty, do you think they haven't tried that on me many times before? Plus I heard the water running." Hermione said as she got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom to take a shower. She noticed Draco was already dressed, and assumed he had already taken one.
"Hurry up the train leaves in like an hour and a half." Draco said while he looked at his and her trunk making sure they had everything else they wanted to bring. Since they already had their stuff unpacked at school.
"Got it!" Hermione replied closing the door with a slam. Draco shook his head. Think that they might miss the train cause girls tended to take hours to do these things. So he decided he should go down and tell the driver to load the trunk for him and get the car warmed up.
20 minutes later he returned to the room and was surprised to see Hermione out of the bathroom and dress. She was putting on her jacket. Her hair was still wet but she didn't want to use a simple drying charm.
"So are you ready to go?" He asked her. She nodded and smiled. She walked out the bedroom door, heading towards the staircase. Leaving Draco behind thinking 'Man this is my kinda girl'
King Cross Station --
The town car pulled up in front of the train station. They automatically got out of the car and waiting for the driver to get their single trunk.
"Ready for the inevitable?" Draco asked her while putting the trunk on the trolley.
"Not really... put I guess I have no choice." Hermione answered as they set out for platform 9 ¾. Finally coming across the portal they both took a deep breath, closing their eyes and joining hands, they stepped through it together.
They opened their eyes to reveal the crimson train with Hogwarts Express inscribed on the side in gold letters. They dropped each other's hands. Draco leaned over and gave Hermione a quick peek on the cheek when he found nobody was looking. Then he pulled the trolley over to the train boarding it with their trunk. Hermione came to her senses a few seconds as well and boarded the train.
She immediately headed towards the compartment that her friends were always in. Her thoughts were mainly on whether she would have friends after all this. She didn't like the fact she was lying to them about the marriage. But she has been lying to them for years now.
Finally making it to the compartment, she took a deep breath and put on a cheerful smile on her face and opened the door.
"HERMIONE!" was what she was greeted with. She looked around at Ron, Harry, and Ginny. She greeted them all with a big hug. But not one of them seemed to notice the ring on her finger as of yet.
"'Mione, why didn't you write us?" asked Ron.
"Yeah..." chirped Ginny.
"Well I had a busy summer." Hermione answered nervously.
"Its alright Hermione." said Harry, who ran his eyes over her profile, stopping on the diamond ring on her finger. "I'll say you've had a very busy summer. So, whose the lucky bloke?" He asked with a hint of jealousy in his voice.
"Um... You see what had happened was th-" She was cut off by the opening of the compartment door. 'Bad timing..'
Other End Of The Train --
Draco entered the compartment he has been sitting in for 6 years now. He looked around and saw the same old idiots, well except Blaise Zabini. Pansy immediately ran over to attach herself to Draco's arm, only to get pushed off. She opened her mouth to say something, but Draco held up his hand to show off his wedding ring.
"Wow.. Draco never thought you would get tied down." Blaise said patting him on the back. Pansy screamed and ran out of the compartment in anguish. (a/n HA!)
"Who is it Draco? Does she go to our school?" Crabbe asked dumbly.
"Yeah... she goes here." Draco said boredly, shining his ring.
"Who is it mate?" Blaise said with a hint urgency in his voice.
"Granger.." Draco said smirking at the looks on their faces. He waved goodbye and headed out the compartment. Heading towards where he knew Hermione was sitting. It was like second nature to him. Since he always paid them a visit at the beginning of each on the train.
He made it to the door and opened it and looked around at the occupants in it. His eyes landed on Hermione who was shaking her head. Seemingly trying to tell him something. Whatever it was he chose to ignore it.
"Well... well... what do I have here? Potty, Weasel, and Weaselette." He started with a smirk on his face. He loved how that go mad over the smallest little things. "I see Weasel that you got some new robes.. but I wont even start on that." He looked over at Hermione who was holding her head, shaking it in distress.
"What are you looking at her for Malfoy?" Harry sneered at Draco. Ron stood up and was rolling up his sleeves. Ginny didn't even bother to hesitate, her wand was already aimed at Draco's throat. Draco raised an eyebrow at her and opened his mouth to say something. But Hermione beat him to it.
"Lower your wand now, Ginny. Or you'll regret it." Hermine said in a cold voice. Ginny complied and looked up at Hermione in fear and confusion. Just then realization just dawned on Harry and Ron.
"What do you think your doing 'Mione! This is Malfoy!" yelled a peeved Ron. He sat down with obvious distress.
"Come to think about it... He didn't say anything to Hermione when he entered. Whats really going on?" Harry asked in a deathly calm voice.
Well to answer your question earlier.. Its Draco, hes the lucky bloke." Hermione said quietly looking down. Draco quickly walked over to her and put his arm protectively over her waist.
"Tell me this is just some sick joke!" Ron screamed covering his face with his hands.
"No joke Weasel, shes my wife." Draco said with a little hint of a smirk on his face.
"You dirty mudblood whore! How could you do that to me- I mean us!" Cried Harry in anguish.
Draco pulled out his wand quickly and hit pointed to Harry's Adam's apple. "Don't call her that!" He warned him with a murderous glint in his eyes.
"What? Mudblood or whore?" Harry said narrowing his eyes as if to challenge Draco. "They're both true if you ask me.." He said coldly. Before Draco had a chance to mutter a spell, Hermione had punched Harry square in the jaw.
"You bitch!" he spat with a drop of blood coming from the corner of his mouth. "You're going to regret that Mudblood." He shouted as he pulled out his wand, pointing it at Hermione.
Ron and Ginny were shocked at the sudden change in Harry's behavior. But were brought out of their splendor when he turned his wand on Hermione, looking fully ready to cast an unforgivable curse. Ron ran up behind Harry and grabbed him roughly, throwing him across the compartment.
"What the bloody hell is wrong with you Harry!" Ron yelled, all red in the face.
"What? So your taking her side this time eh? Suit yourself Weasley." Harry said standing up, getting ready to exit. "Watch your back Malfoy." he sneered at Hermione and walked out.
"That was not Harry who just walked out that door." Ginny said settling on a seat by the window.
"Who else was it Weaslette? Santa Claus? The Easter fucking bunny?" Draco said angrily. He needed someway to vent his anger and Ginny was a good object.
"Don't talk to me like that you.. you.. you bloody ferret." Ginny said with a hard stare directed at Draco. " Besides I know Harry and that wasn't like him at all."
"He has a point Ginny. Oh my god.. I'm agreeing with a Malfoy!" Ron said slumping into a seat holding his head once again.
All of the sudden the compartment door opened and in walked Harry, who had a lost expression on his face. He looked around at all the evil glares directed towards him, with the collection of wands too. He raised up his hands in a surrendering gesture and said...
"Whoa! What did I do?"
(a/n) wow! I am off schedule... this wasn't supposed to be updated till like after my other fic The Killing Perfection.. which is also a HP fan fic... but I felt that this one had to be done first...I hope you likes this chapter.. until next time REVIEW!
