Disclaimer: All rights go to JK Rowling as she created this amazing book series that I relate to everyday, despite the annoyance from my friends. The phrases also come from L'amoureuse so I won't take any credit from them as well.
Chapter 9- 'When is the last time you looked in the mirror?'(Number 4) Hermione's POV
I left Professor McGonagall's office a few seconds after Draco leaves and I decide that I shall try to talk to the boys in private. My stomach is in knots more than this morning because I have already seen how they feel and I don't want to go through arguments.
It is fair to say that I am tired; tired of having to deal with arguments and trying to get everyone to see sense. That is maybe the reason why Draco and I get on so well? Draco understands what logic I am using and he seems to run on the same wave lengths as me, just we have never noticed it because we have always been on opposite sides. Or at least it has always looked like we have been on opposite sides; maybe he really was on ours just too scared to break the mould of his family. I have to admit that as tough as I am I don't think I could ever join the opposite side of a war that I know that my parents are fighting on. It would be pretty darn impossible.
I give the fat lady the password before walking in and casting a look around the common room to see if Harry and Ron are there. I nearly miss them hiding in the corner but I catch them and walk over.
"Can I please talk to the pair of you?" I ask like nothing happened this morning.
"No." Ron replies and I make a noise of disgust.
"Oh for goodness sake Ronald; why can't you just let me explain what happened, with you actually listening for once?" I exclaim but trying to keep my voice quiet so we don't attract attention to the argument.
"Because you went behind our backs, Malfoy has been our enemy for 7 years and now in one night you have just magically forgotten that. Hermione, I thought you were meant to be clever but if you want to associate with him then clearly we have all been mistaken." Ron tells me, his whole face going red.
"I will have you known Ronald that I am not as closed minded as you and can accept that people have changed. Draco has changed and he wants everyone to get on like we should do." I resort back and he lets out a grunt of laughter.
"When is that last time you looked in the mirror, Hermione? You are a mudblood and he is a pureblood. He might have 'changed' but blood purities will always be a part of him and you will just be seen as a little worker." Ron cries out and I look at him with pure hurt.
"Mudblood... Mudblood... Mudblood..." I whisper and Ron finally realises what he has just said.
"Hermione, I didn't mean it like that." Ron lets out but I shake my head.
"It doesn't matter, you still said it." I choke out before running out of the room and flying down all of the stairs until I reach fresh air. I stop near the Quidditch pitch before realising that there were a few people around and I did not need anyone looking at me during a weak moment. I am a strong person and am betrayed as one, I don't need people looking at me with a sorry look.
I reach the big tree next to the lake and slide down it before putting my head in my legs and crying. It wasn't the words mudblood that has set me off; it was the fact that someone who is meant to be my best friend used them without much care. He is meant to know how much those words hurt me and yet he used them without so much of a single thought about what I would think about it. Others might give him a second chance because he didn't realise what he was saying but the fact that he didn't even realise that those words would affect me so bad shows that he has stopped thinking about my feelings. I guess the three of us had a strong bond when we were younger because of the war and the need to be so tight but now it doesn't matter and Ron has gone back to treating me like how he did in Year 1. Stupid me forever thinking he would change. And then Harry just sits there not saying anything for looking between the two of us like he doesn't know what side to pick. Frankly he does know that the good side is me but because both of them are 'men' they have to stick together. Who even came up with 'bro before hoes', because whoever it is really needs to come up with conditions.
I hear footsteps coming up behind me and I wipe away the shed tears but I know that no matter what I do they will be able to see that I have been crying.
"Hermione, are you okay?" A voice says behind me and I see that Draco and Blaise are behind me. What is weird is that it is Blaise who just asked.
"I'm fine, just had a little bit of confrontation with someone." I tell him trying not to divulge all of the details. However by Blaise coming up to me and actually talking to me for the first time in ever I know that Draco must have told him what happened last night. Obviously, Draco's conversation went much better than mine did.
"Did Weasley really have another go at you about this morning?" Draco asks.
"Yeah, he still doesn't understand what I am doing being around you. He seems to think that I have somehow fallen for your looks." I tell Draco and let out a snort of looks actually affecting any decision of mine. I have constantly been surrounded by Harry and Ron in mucky clothing, with some sort of blood/goo/or other substance that shouldn't be on clothes, and that has never put me off of them. Ron seems to think that because the war is over I am going to change just like he did. Sometimes I do not even understand how I even had a tiny crush on him in my younger years. Poor, naive little Hermione.
"Without meaning to offend you Hermione, Theo and I were wondering the same thing. However, his looks weren't our end conclusion just luck. Honestly though, I'm just wondering why you did take a chance on listening to Draco when he has been such an arse to you." Blaise asks politely and I realise that the Slytherins who want change are tiptoeing around me carefully with their words. They clearly want change and don't want their words affecting me so much that I refuse to help.
"It is fine Blaise; I have actually wondered the same thing. I have honestly put it down to the war. I know both of you have a part in the war and what I'm saying isn't trying to make you think that I don't understand you were a part of it and didn't go through the same thing but this was what I went through.
"My first year at Hogwarts. A new place, with new people and everyone was just like me; a witch. It is pretty obvious to say that I am a lover of knowledge and fighting for what I believe in and so I somehow manage to get myself involved with Harry and Ron. You have to realise that I had no friends at this part of Hogwarts and the fact that I was a muggle who knew a lot more than most made people very distant with me. Harry and Ron in some kind of way took me under their wing and made me a part of their group. I was in no way going to pass up an opportunity of getting friends and with them saving me from a troll I stuck with them. As much as our roller coaster of years scared me in some way they became my best friends and I would never betray them. By the time I realised how big this all was I had too much knowledge of what was happening to forget about it and too much experience with it. I was very much in it and a lot of people knew my name
"As the years grew on I gained more friends because people started taking chances on me because they saw I was friends with Harry. I overlook the fact that most people who talk to me are trying to use me to get to Harry and Ron. I have long past cared about things like that and so usually just keep to myself so I can get out of this school and head towards some sort of freedom.
"When the war ended last summer I finally got room to breathe without having to check who was around me. I actually got to see around me and I realised that I didn't have to put up with all of these people. This year I have taken myself away from people more than I have done in previous years because the people who I want to talk to I do. The people who use me I can tell that they use me and my intuition it usually the first thing to tell me whether people are using me or not. When we met last night and I finally got you to not be such a burk (means idiot) I realised that you were being honest and weren't trying to use me. I decided to give you a chance because Harry and Ron, however annoying they are, gave me a chance when no one else did. I know that if they didn't give me that chance I wouldn't be nearly as confident, down to earth, and other things. Both of them have helped me beyond anything and no matter how annoying they are I will always have them to thank in some way to how I am now. So in all of that I guess I listened to you because I was giving you a chance. All you need is one person to listen to you in order for something to happen.
"I'm not going to say that I am only doing it because I want to give you a chance because I'm not. I want the school to be united and I definitely want to be a part of it but giving you a chance is a way in doing it because if two people who are meant to hate each other in the last 7 years can make up then so can everyone else." I tell them both feeling rather drained after revealing so much in the last 18hours.
"Hermione, I am really grateful that you took a chance on me and if you want me to I can try and help you to get Weasley to understand what has happened. As much as I know that you aren't only helping because you want to give me a chance you are still helping me more than you realise and I want to have the chance to help you as well. Us Slytherins may be dirty most of the time but two things we do have is loyalty and our word and neither of which we break. You want me to help you get Wesley back I shall try my best." Draco says and I look at him with shock.
"So you don't hate him as much as you act?" I ask.
"Oh, I hate the kid because he is an obnoxious bastard but if you want my help to get your friendship back then I will suck up some pride to help it." He answers with a smirk.
"We will all help. I'm sure if he sees the cause working at its best he will realise that Draco has changed in some way and that you were right." Blaise adds.
"Just timing is what I'm worried about. Ron is known for being rather proud and he is going to spend a lot of time ignoring me before talking to me. I will have to say something before he even talks to me." I say to myself out loud but the two of them are obviously listening.
"Then we will do something to make sure he listens. Now, get off the ground it isn't a good look. Make yourself look like you haven't been crying and then we are going to your friends and we will make sure that they understand that we are deadly serious about change and this group is going to kick butt!" Draco instructs and I get myself off of the ground, do a couple of spells to make my eyes less red and face less patchy. Draco does a quick nod before turning around and walking with a purpose. I look over to Blaise for any indication of what we are meant to do.
"In this situation you can't really stop Draco, just best to go along with it." He whispers before walking towards Draco and I trot beside him.
A/N: So I had this Chapter done on Wednesday but I wanted to upload it on Sunday because that is what I generally like to do with my stories because it gives me structure. And then I got bored and wanted to upload it now so here it is!
Hope you enjoy it and please review because I like reviews, thanks for reading
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