heyyy, sorry I've been off soooo long. But I'm done with school, so lots more writing should be happening!!!! I'm gonna update this one, and we'll see what happens! Thanks to all my loyal readers!!!
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Chapter 10: Draco's Turn
Draco watched Hermione reposition the headband keeping back her thick hair. She wiped her forehead and kept her eyes on the now boiling potion.
"Draco," she said, "I need lacewing flies, please."
"Okay, hold on a sec," Draco said, and walked towards the potions cupboard. He moved around some boxes until he saw the jar of flies near the back. He pulled them down and brought them over to Hermione.
"Thanks" she murmurmed, and started to grab a few for the simmering concoction.
"Hermione..." Draco began.
"Mmm?" Hermione asked, concentrating on the potion.
"I think you need a break."
Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed. "Well, Draco, we don't have time for a break. April sixteenth is only four days away. And this potion needs to be made now."
Draco sat himself on the table beside her. "You're tired. And you're angry with yourself about Ron. I can tell."
"I don't want to talk about it." She replied, with a steel-lipped smile.
Draco took her hand, and held on to it tight as she tried to remove herself from his grasp. "We need to though. Actually, you need to talk to him."
He could see the tears glistening from her eyes. "It's all my fault..." she said.
"No." He was firm. "No, it's no one's fault. Ron's choosing to do this."
She sighed, and put the flies down. She came to sit beside him, and ran a hair through her long brown hair. "Still. I think Ginny and Harry should have the right to know."
Draco shrugged his shoulders. "Ron doesn't want them to know. I think we should honor his wishes."
Hermione snorted. "They're going to kill us after this all happens, you know that?"
Draco sighed. "I think it might be easier, not knowing."
Hermione replied, "They'll want to say good-bye, you know."
"Maybe Ron will tell them when the time is right."
Hermione chuckled slightly. "Ron's never been one for facing something head on."
"Let's go." Draco tugged gently on her hand.
"Fine. I'm hungry." Hermione hopped down. "But it's only because the potion's got to stew for four hours now."
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The next morning, Ginny and Hermione were eating breakfast beside Harry and Draco.
"I can't believe it's all happening three days from now." Ginny sighed, and put down her fork.
"Where's Ron?" asked Hermione.
"Why?" Harry asked.
"Because," she thought quickly, "I need to fill him in on requirements for the incantation and the potion."
"Oh." Ginny nodded. "He's up in his room."
Draco stopped for a minute and grabbed Hermione's hand. "Do you want me to come with you?"
"No, I'll be right back." Hermione smiled slightly, a weary and tired one, then walked off.
Draco knew that she had nothing to talk to Ron about concerning the potion, so he excused himself and followed behind Hermione quickly. He was about to shout her name as she walked through the common room, but thought about it, and just slipped through the entrance behind her.
He waited about five minutes before following up the stairs, then walked up to the door to Ron's room. He listened quietly, putting his ear against the door.
"This is when those Extendable Ears would come in handy," Draco thought to himself.
He could hear the muffled sound of someone sitting on a chair. He then heard Hermione's voice.
"Are you sure about this?"
He could hear Ron try to laugh it off. "Am I ever sure about anything, Hermione?"
"Stop that!" He heard her shout. "Be serious. You're going to die in three days, and you don't even care about how much we'll miss you."
"No one's gonna miss me." Ron's voice turned hard.
"Ginny will. Your mom will. Harry will. Your whole entire family, and Hogwarts will miss you."
"But will you?" Ron asked.
He heard Hermione's silence. "Yeah...I probably will."
Draco rolled his eyes and sighed. He felt bad but... Hermione was his girlfriend, and it sounded like Ron was trying to use the sympathy card.
"Hold on a sec," He heard Hermione say.
Draco suddenly fell forward as the door disappeared. "Oww.." He rubbed his tender forehead.
"What are you doing here Draco?" Hermione asked. He could tell she was fuming.
"I'm..." He was about to apologize, but he could only feel anger. Why should he say he was sorry? "About to hear you cheat on me with this scum!" He pointed towards Ron.
He saw her stunned look, and the raw pain and hurt she was trying to conceal in her eyes. "How dare you? I would never do that to you!"
Draco rolled his eyes. "Please. I heard you."
"Yes! Saying I would miss a friend!" Hermione exclaimed. "Not about to 'cheat' on you! How dare you accuse me like this!"
"How dare I?" Draco shouted. "You were about to start kissing all over him."
"Oh, really? You think so?!" She demanded. "Well, I wasn't! But if that's what you want here?" She walked straight over to Ron and planted a kiss straight on his lips. He tried to break away, but she held his head securely to hers.
With a flourish she walked away. "There! Now I kissed him!"
"Hermione..." Ron said weakly. "Don't start fighting with him."
"Oh, stay out of this." Draco said nastily. "You're already in it enough."
"No!" Ron shouted. "Stop fighting about me! I'll be gone in a few days anyway."
With that he turned and ran out the door.
Hermione and Draco stared at each other for one long moment.
"Hope you're happy," she snarled. "And don't worry, I'm not running to him. I'm just trying to get away from you."
With that, she turned from Draco and left.
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Draco walked around the Quidditch stadium. How was it his fault? He hadn't done anything!
"Well, maybe you shouldn't have been listening in. Or accused her." He thought to himself. "But she shouldn't have kissed him!"
He kicked a stone on the ground. Only three, probably two days left. He needed to fix everything up. And fast.
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Okay! We're done for now! I should probably let everyone know that there will probably only be three more chapters. The next one when they patch everything up and start the Ring of Unity, a chapter for the Ring of Unity and finishing up the story. Then an epilogue! This was an awesome story to write guys! I plan on finishing this one this week (hopefully!!) and finishing up some of my other long long stories. Then I think I'm gonna do a HG/TR story, because lately I've really liked those. And don't worry I'll be thanking all my reviewers in the epilogue! So keep reading guys, we're almost done!!
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