A/N: Here's the next chapter!
Getting past past differences… or at least trying to
"It's okay Draco, don't worry about it… Calm down, you're not the same person as you were before… don't worry… calm down, you're not a death eater anymore… Voldemort is dead… and you've changed… You actually were never a bad person before… You've changed… don't worry." Hermione said, soothingly as Blaise was about to step forward to help calm him down.
Blaise did not appear shocked, but everyone else in the room was. They had never imagined that Lucius Malfoy would… could do such a thing… it was harsh, even for him.
"Blaise… did you know about this?" Luna asked him.
Blaise nodded saying, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you all but I felt that it was Draco's decision, he should tell you all when he was ready to."
"No problem."
"Don't worry about it."
"I understand."
There was thunk where Ron had been and they all turned around, to see that Ron had fainted.
"Looks like both the bear and the weasel has fainted. Gin?" Hermione asked, pleadingly.
"Yeah, Harry and I will take him to the Hospital Wing. Don't worry about it." Ginny said reassuringly, as she and Harry levitated Ron out of the door.
"Thanks." Hermione said sighing.
"Looks like things didn't go to plan. Sorry, it should have been a happy event…" Luna trailed off, with Blaise nodding.
"Do you need us to stay… or…" Luna asked.
"Go on, I can deal with this myself." Hermione said.
"Okay, congratulations again." Blaise said as he and Luna walked out the door.
Finally, it was just Hermione and Draco again.
"Draco, are you all right?" Hermione asked worriedly.
"Thanks Hermione." Draco said reaching over to hug her.
As soon as his body touched her, she yelped.
"Draco! You're burning hot with a fever! We need to get you to the Hospital Wing right away!" Hermione said worriedly. "Do you think that you can make it there?"
"I'm not sure…" Draco mumbled.
"Here, put your arm around my shoulder." Hermione said, helping him stand up and half carrying, half dragging him to the Hospital Wing.
They walked/dragged/carried in silence for a few minutes, and suddenly, Draco turned around to Hermione and suddenly kissed Hermione.
Hermione's eyes widened in surprise, and his lips were burning hot, but it somehow… felt right. After a while, she pulled back, saying, "Draco, we need to get to the Hospital Wing… You're really sick."
He seemed to suddenly realize what had just happened and he put his fingers to his lips. "I might be contagious! What did I just do that for? I'm so sorry Hermione, please just take me to the Hospital Wing." He half murmured, half said.
"Okay." Hermione said, chuckling.
"You look better when you laugh. You should do it more often." Draco said as he had once said before.
Hermione blushed once more, and continued to drag Draco to the Hospital Wing.
Once they got there, before Hermione could explain to Madam Pomfrey why he was there, she just shook her head and murmured, "Why are there so many people in the Hospital Wing today?"
"Um… I don't know." Hermione said, stammering.
"OK, Wingardium Leviosa." Madam Pomfrey said, lifting Draco onto the bed. "He has a very high temperature… Not good. Not good at all."
"Will he be okay?" Hermione asked, worried.
"Most likely he is like this because of shock and stress… but you can never be too sure. I can not help this. He will need to heal on his own, without any magical help." Madam Pomfrey replied.
Hermione paled. "Could he… possibly die because of this?"
"Most likely, no, but you never know…" Madam Pomfrey said dramatically.
"Thank you." Hermione said to Madam Pomfrey. "Is there anything I can do to help?"
"You could get a wet towel and put it on his forehead." Madam Pomfrey replied.
"Yes." Hermione said. She got a towel, which she had long since found its location, for she had helped out after the War, tending to the people with injuries.
She poured water over it and swiftly squeezed the water out. Folding it into a proper size, she placed it on Draco's blazing hot forehead.
"Hermione! What are you doing here?" Ginny's voice asked her.
Hermione spun around, surprised. "Why are you… oh, you're here because of Ron, right? I'm here because Draco got a bad fever… Madam Pomfrey said it's because of stress and shock, and I think it's because of what happened earlier… How's Ron and Pansy?"
"Ron's conscious now, but Pansy isn't. Madam Pomfrey said that they should both stay here for a while. Thank merlin for that. Is Draco going to be okay?" Ginny asked, concerned for her friend's new boyfriend.
"Madam Pomfrey said he should live… but… she said that you never know." Hermione said depressively.
"Don't be disheartened! I'm sure that Draco will be alright. He's just being like this because he has a fragile body." Ginny said reassuringly.
"Can you tell Ron something for me? Tell him, 'I don't want to see your ugly face anywhere near me, or Draco ever again. If you do come near me, then I'll hex your arse to next week. I'm not kidding.' Got it, Gin?" Hermione said.
"Yup." Ginny said.
"Thanks." Hermione said.
"I'll tell him!" Ginny said, walking to the other side of the Hospital Wing.
Hermione stroked Draco's precious hair, and flipped the wet towel. Draco moaned, and flipped around in his unconscious state.
"Stay upright!" Hermione said, flipping Draco again, so the towel would stay on his forehead.
Even sick, Draco is as sexy as ever. Hermione thought, smirking.
"Hermione! Is Mal-Draco okay?" Harry's voice interrupted Hermione in her thoughts.
"Maldraco?" Hermione asked, smirking.
"Hermione!" Harry said.
"Fine… I don't know… He has a huge fever right now… Madam Pomfrey said that she can't help… Said that there's a chance that he might… die." Hermione said.
"Oh no… what's going to happen to him?" Harry asked, pacing around.
Hermione smiled. Even in this critical moment, it was sweet to see Harry worrying about one of his enemies. Well, he had saved Draco and Goyle back in the Room of Requirements…
"I don't know… all we can do now is… wait. Can you tell Blaise, Theodore, Goyle and Luna what happened for me Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Sure." Harry said, walking off.
"Don't die on me, Draco." Hermione whispered to Draco. "Ginny! Can you watch Draco until I get back?"
"Sure, but why?" Ginny asked.
"I'm going to get my homework." Hermione said.
Ginny laughed. "Sure, go get your homework!"
"Thanks!" Hermione said rushing off.
Hermione uttered, "Pink Flamingos" to the Fat Lady and rushed to her dorm. She quickly gathered all of her textbooks, homework and quills into her bag, and rushed back to the Hospital Wing as fast as she could.
"I'm back! Thanks for taking care of Draco for me!" Hermione said to Ginny cheerfully.
"What's in that bag? Your bag looks like it's going to explode!" Ginny said.
"Oh, just a few textbooks and some other things." Hermione said.
"That's my girl." A weak voice came from Draco's bed.
"DRACO! You're awake!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Yeah, of course I am. Why would I not be?" Draco drawled, smirking.
"You. Idiot. How. Could. You. Make. Me. Worry. So. Much. By. Being. Sick?" Hermione said punching him each time she said a word.
"OW! I'm an injured man here!" Draco said, wincing as she punched him. "Did I really worry you that much?"
"You think? Of course I did!" Hermione said with tears in her eyes.
"Now, now… don't cry. Where's that strong Gryffindor in you?" Draco said, with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Madam Pomfrey said you could have died!" Hermione exclaimed.
"I'm a Mal- I'm Draco, obviously I couldn't die just because of a stupid fever!" Draco said, smirking.
"DRACO!" Blaise burst in, as he and the others burst through the door.
"Yes?" Draco asked, with a smug look on his face.
"Harry said that… you were really sick, and you could have died… Well, you're a Mal- You're Draco, obviously a fever couldn't do that to you…" Blaise finished grinning.
"You know me too well." Draco said smirking.
"My Dracey's sick? Take me to him right now! Why am I here in the Hospital Wing anyway? I just had this horrible nightmare that the mudblood was going out with Draco! You have to take me to him!" They all heard a familiar high pitched voice.
"Everyone, HIDE!" Draco whispered urgently.
Hermione lunged behind a bed with Ginny, Harry quickly ran over to Ron's bed, Theodore and Goyle dove behind another bed and Blaise and Luna cast a disillusion charm on themselves.
"DRACEY! I had this terrible nightmare that-"
"It wasn't a nightmare."
"Yes it was, it was about you and the mudblood-"
"Don't call her mudblood! And it wasn't a nightmare, it actually happened!"
"But… How could that be? You and the mudblood-"
"I said don't call her mudblood! Hermione and I are going out now, it's true! You'll just have to deal with it, Pansy."
"NO! It was a NIGHTMARE! It's not TRUE! It can't BE!"
"Well it is true Pansy."
"NO!" Pansy said, as well as Ron, who had just woken up and overheard the conversation.
"Madam Pomfrey, can you please usher Pansy away from my bed, her screaming is bursting my eardrums!" Draco said to Madam Pomfrey.
"Of course!" Madam Pomfrey said, ushering Pansy away from Draco. "C'mon, get back to your bed!"
And Pansy obliged, screaming as she went.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did. Funny, is it not? Please review, favourite, follow and PM me. :)
A/N: I really hate Pansy. I try not to, but I do. I'll try to display her in a… better manner though. :P
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The Bonding
"But Madam Pomfrey, I'm missing so much school! Please, let me get out of here!" Draco whisper-shouted, as he tried not to wake up Hermione. She had been studying with Draco but had fallen asleep on him, with her head sprawled on Draco's lap.
"But, you did almost die, just stay in here until the day after tomorrow, why don't you." Madam Pomfrey said gently.
"Honestly, I like having Hermione lying on me like this, but I can't stand being in the same room as Pansy or the Weasel." Draco said.
"Mr. Malfoy," Madam Pomfrey started while Draco winced at the name. "You have to rest your body. Do not strain yourself. And you'll just have to deal with being in the same room as Ms. Parkinson and Mr. Weasley. It's life, you'll just have to learn to deal with them."
"But- Okay, fine… A few more days… But honestly, I worry about Hermione studying in the Hospital Wing with me… SHE'S the one straining herself." Draco said, stroking Hermione's hair.
"OI! Don't touch her!" Ron shouted, half asleep.
"Shhhhhh... She's trying to sleep here." Draco said to Ron. "See what I mean, Madam Pomfrey? Anything I do will provoke him or her to attack me or Hermione. It's really driving me nuts." He said, turning back to Madam Pomfrey.
"Ugh… how long was I asleep for?" Hermione asked groggily, rubbing her eyes.
"Not that long. Don't worry, although your sleeping position did look uncomfortable, you did need the sleep." Draco said to Hermione.
"How are you doing, Draco? Feeling any better?" Hermione asked him, as Ron started to snore once again.
"Yeah. I've been trying to persuade Madam Pomfrey here that I'm healthy enough to get out of here… but it's not working, as you can probably see." Draco said, smirking.
"Draco! You need to rest! You almost died! I mean, I'd love to have you back, but it might push your limits. Just a day or two more, okay?" Hermione said, worried.
Draco sighed. "Fine, anything for you, sweetheart!" He said, smirking.
Madam Pomfrey backed away, muttering, "I mustn't ruin this young love… and house unity love too, at it."
"Please Draco. The one thing I don't like to be called is sweetheart. It was okay… when my dad called me it." Hermione said, smirking back.
"Okay, sugarplum." Draco said, smirking with a wink.
"Sugarplum? Really is that the best that you could think of Draco?" Hermione said laughing.
"So I can call you sugarplum?" Draco asked, wide eyed with innocence.
"No! Call me Hermione!" Hermione said, with mock anger.
"Fine 'Mione." Draco said, throwing his hands up in mock defeat.
"Wait… Draco. If I fell asleep on you… You couldn't have slept much. You need to sleep for now. You're sick and all and I kept you from sleeping. How long was I asleep for exactly?" Hermione asked, horrified.
"You were asleep for about… 4 hours?" Draco said.
"4 HOURS? Why didn't you wake me up?" Hermione asked, outraged.
"Well you looked so darn cute and peaceful sleeping, and I didn't want to disturb you. After all, you're the one studying with me and all, you're getting really tired. And you're even covering all the subjects that we DON'T have together. That's got to be stressful. I just let you sleep in a little." Draco said.
"But- but- C'mon Draco, you should have woken me. Sleep now!" Hermione said haughtily.
Draco laughed at her response. "Aw… but I wanted to spend more time with you, 'Mione." Draco complained.
"You'll be able to do that plenty later, and if you don't sleep, I will leave. Worse, I'll write to your MOTHER." Hermione said.
Draco paled.
"I mean, I didn't mean it like that Draco. Sorry." Hermione said, softening up.
"No- Don't worry about it. Just… don't write to my mother… I could never imagine what she'd lecture me about…" Draco said, shuddering.
Hermione smiled. "Your mother really cares about you, you know that?"
"Yeah… I know. I love her too." Draco said.
I just love guys who love their parents. Hermione thought to herself.
"So, are you going to sleep or not?" Hermione asked.
"Well I better, or you might lecture me about how much an average adult should sleep and why." Draco said, smirking.
"Do you WANT me to lecture you? If you do, then don't sleep. If you don't, I suggest that you do sleep." Hermione said, smiling.
"I better sleep then." Draco said.
"You better. Or else." Hermione threatened.
"Or else what?" Draco asked, smirking once again.
"I'll hex you!" Hermione said. "You know… you look a lot better now that you only smirk and smile, and not sneer. Why does everything to do with face expressions have to start with S's?" Hermione pondered.
"Trust me… I do sneer sometimes. Just not at such a pretty face like yours. And you're right, smirk, smile and sneer. All S's. I wonder why." Draco said, smirking.
"Hey Drake! You're still sick?" Blaise's said, from behind Hermione.
Hermione raised her eyebrow at the nickname.
"I'm not sick anymore, but Hermione and Madam Pomfrey are insisting that I stay in the Hospital Wing and rest until the day after tomorrow. And please don't call me Drake." Draco said, smirking.
"Aren't you tired, Hermione? You really should get some sleep." Luna said softly, appearing out of nowhere beside Hermione.
Hermione jumped. "Where did you come from, Luna?"
"She was with me the whole time!" Blaise answered instead of Luna.
"Really? I didn't notice her either. She just appeared out of nowhere!" Draco said.
"Hey Draco, don't you really need to sleep? You look tired, man." Theodore said, walking through the Hospital Wing to Draco's bed.
"Come to think of it, he does look tired. And he NEEDS to sleep!" Hermione said.
"What? Are you saying that my beautiful eyes are looking tired? NO! The things that life can do to you…" Draco said shaking his head in mock terror.
They all laughed.
"Hey Draco, Hermione needs to sleep too. Doesn't SHE look tired? And I'm betting that she wants to sleep in a comfortable bed in her dorm. And you should sleep too. Anyway, how are you feeling?" Ginny asked, she and Harry both walking towards them.
"Where are all of you coming from? And you've got such bloody good timing. How are all of you coming at once? Did you lot plan this?" Hermione asked, bewildered.
"And that's our secret." Goyle said, mischievously.
"'Mione, don't you think something weird is going on?" Draco asked to Hermione.
"Yeah…" Hermione replied.
"Anyway, we girls are going to usher Hermione to her dorm to sleep, it's what, 8 o'clock but she looks oh so tired. And you guys are going to bond together down here, because Draco doesn't look like he wants to sleep." Ginny said.
"He needs sleep though!" Hermione said.
"Just go Hermione!" Draco said.
"You guys are so protective of each other. It's so cute!" Luna said, with a sparkle in her eyes.
"I know right?" Ginny said, squealing. (A/N: Icy Koala Raspberry! Sorry, inside joke. Review if you get it, or at least think you do. :P)
"Let's go!" Luna said, getting one of Hermione's arms.
Ginny grabbed Hermione's other arm and they both dragged her up to the Fat Lady.
"Bye Luna! Sleep well!" Ginny and Hermione said.
"Bye, see you tomorrow morning!" Luna replied as she walked off.
"Password?" the Fat Lady asked.
"Laughing Unicorns." Hermione said to the Fat Lady and the Fat Lady swung open, and the two girls walked through.
However, back in the Hospital Wing…
"So, are you treating Hermione well?" Harry asked as soon as the girls were out of earshot.
"Yeah… She seems happy. And she's so damn cute and peaceful when she's sleeping." Draco said, smirking.
"You know, that just sounds really wrong?" Blaise asked.
It does." Theodore said.
"Yeah." Goyle said.
"I have to agree with you lot on this one." Harry said, grinning.
"Why are you all against me? I feel like a… a FERRET that's backed into a corner." Draco said grinning.
"Wow. Draco, are you getting past our past differences and making fun of yourself?" Harry asked, surprised.
"Yeah, he is. Never thought that this would come." Goyle said with mock shock.
"Harry, he got pat that a long time ago, if you hadn't realized." Theodore said.
"How do you think he loves Hermione so much, and stands that stupid Weasel… No offence of course." Blaise said, quickly.
"Hello… You do know that I'm here right now as you're speaking of me. And yes Harry, I got over it. I just… hope that you'll consider me as your friend and forgive me for everything I've done… I know I've been a bastard before. I regret it. You're a really likeable person, and I hope we can be friends." Draco said sincerely.
"Of course, Draco! As long as you… I don't know, just act like you are now and never hurt Hermione, then I'm fine." Harry said.
"I would never hurt Hermione. Thanks for forgiving me… Even after all the terrible things that I did." Draco said, looking down.
"No problem. Everyone deserves a second chance. It's not your fault that you were born as a Malfoy. Don't worry about it." Harry said.
"Aww…. You guys finally bonded!" Blaise said.
"Shut up!" Harry and Draco both said at once.
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Quidditch Plans
"Hey Draco! Professor McGonagall wants us to hurry up and start the House-Unity Project. I completely forgot about that." Hermione called over to Draco in the Great Hall.
"Yeah… hey I'll eat fast, and let's go over to the library to plan." Draco replied.
"Sure, I'm almost done anyway." Hermione said, walking back to the Gryffindor table. She ate the rest of her food, gathered all of her things and hurried over to Draco to see if he was ready.
"You ready?" Hermione asked.
"Yup, just done eating." Draco said, wiping his mouth on a napkin.
"Let's go then!" Hermione said cheerfully as Draco got up and gathered his things.
They started walking out of the Great Hall to the library.
"So, I was thinking, it should be only for Year Seven and Year Eight's, because we can't have too much people in it, and we want everyone to participate." Draco said.
"Wait… everyone?" Hermione asked, shocked.
"Yup. And also-" Draco began.
"But I can't fly! It's the one thing that I can't do…" Hermione said.
"And that's why practice makes perfect!" Draco said, smiling broadly, opening the door to the library for her.
"But- but… what if the whole team is terrible, and it won't be very fun then." Hermione said, thinking of an excuse.
"Well, we'll sort the teams out fairly. How many teams shall there be anyway?" Draco asked.
"Let's just do 4, as normal." Hermione replied.
"So, we'll start off the captains of each house team to be the captains of each team, and then we'll start choosing equal teams." Draco said.
"Gosh… I need to write this all down. Here, let's sit here." Hermione said, gesturing to her favourite spot in the library.
"So, let's get this straight. There will be 4 teams, and the captains of each house team will be the captains of each team. All Year 7 and Year 8 students must participate, and no complaining." Draco said, with Hermione furiously scribbling everything down.
"Oh, and how about, since there are more players, we can do subbing in and out." Hermione suggested.
"Yeah, that's a good idea." Draco said.
"And… that's about it, right? Other then the fact that we'll be choosing the teams…" Hermione finished up.
"Yeah. So let's just start choosing the teams now." Draco said.
And the two of them were in the library for an hour, making fair teams.
"And you'll be on my team." Draco finished.
"That's good." Hermione said, smiling.
Draco yawned as he got up and stretched his arms.
"I feel accomplished. We got a lot done." Hermione said, smiling brightly.
"Yeah, we did." Draco said, smirking.
A/N: So that's it. I hope you enjoyed, I know it was short, sorry… I just really wanted to get a chapter up… Anyway, R&R, F&F and PM me! :)