Thanks to all who are reviewing , most of them are awesome but I must remind some people that this is my story, mostly written for my enjoyment. If I want a weak Hermione I will have a weak Hermione. And as for Draco, he is a coward always has been….I once had this huge conversation with my best friend and we analyzed all the hp characters.
That's how this fic was born... we decided that Hermione wasn't the bravest(she really isn't) and she was a bit of a bleeding heart (so that's why she refuses to hurt Draco, she doesn't want to make him unhappy, it's stupid on her part because I made her oblivious to Draco's real feelings)
Draco we said was an utter coward who just wants to make his family proud of him, therefore marrying Astoria for his father's approval.
Anyhow it's almost over anyways and I do plan on writing a sequel but only after I write another fic. It's going to be one of those over used and cliché baby ones….Why? Because I love those types of fics…love them….
Anyways my rant is over and if you want to hear my analysis pm me…. harry potter is owned by J.K. Rowling
Enjoy this chapter…..
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"No, no," Hermione yelled at a fifth year prefect. "That isn't the correct charm. No Dennis stop that, I specifically said no cameras."
She was getting ready for the ball later on thinking who in their right mind let Halloween be on a Monday. Whoever they were would die by her hands. Suddenly she felt dizzy but she knew why.
Ever since she walked in on Draco and Greengrass shagging, she had been feeling horrible.
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"I think that after the ball I am going to tell him the truth," Hermione admitted to Blaise.
"Really," he yelled back. "That's awesome. Finally Hermione."
She was proud of herself for this revelation. Soon he would know the truth and maybe agree.
They reached her common room and opened the door.
What she saw inside literally burned eyes.
"Bloody hell," she heard him yell. "Astoria why didn't you lock the door."
Hermione ran into her room followed by blaise.
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Safe to say, she no longer had the confidence to tell him and she was quite ashamed but her veela was very hurt. The potion Jared gave her barely helped her eat but luckily it happened not even a day ago.
"No," she yelled at one prefect. "That doesn't go there."
She could already feel this day going wrong.
"Okay," she said after about twenty minutes. "Go get ready for the dance."
The dance she was no longer looking forward to.
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Draco felt horrible. He had never wanted anyone to see him at it. Especially her, she was the one person he wished never saw something like that.
"Are you really still sulking," Astoria asked. "Did it really embarrass you that much? I for one thought it was exciting getting caught like that."
At that point she rubbed his thigh.
"No," he told her removing her hand and getting off the bed. "I am very embarrassed that my best mate caught us doing it."
He really was but he was more hurt.
"Oh come now love," she whined. "It didn't even turn you on a little tiny bit."
Draco shook his head.
"Go get ready for the dance Tori," he said.
"Oh yes that right," she said excitedly. "You are going to love my costume."
With that she ran off, leaving Draco to think.
His thoughts were interrupted by a peck at his window. It was his father's owl.
Untying the note from his leg, the owl glared at him and flew off.
He was bloody dreading opening the letter, it could not be a good thing.
He looked at the silver envelope with the green cursive M and opened it.
Draco
I wish to inform you that tonight at the dance are when you will purpose to Astoria. You have put it off for long enough and I wish for this merger to happen during the Christmas break. Me, you mother, and Astorias parents have already begun to plan the wedding. It will take place Christmas Eve, all you have to do it purpose.
Good luck
Lucius Malfoy
He read the letter three more times.
Bloody hell, he didn't want to go through with this but he had too. This would make his parents proud and be a great business deal. Still when he thought about it, he knew Astoria wasn't the one for him but perhaps that would change once he married Astoria. Yeah it would change them.
He would forget all about Hermione, forget about his angel.
He went to his wardrobe and opened up a compartment. There it was the flashy ring he would be giving to his future fiancé. He would be a married man by Christmas and he really didn't like that think.
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Hermione looked at herself in the mirror. She looked really pale but sickness did that to people.
She couldn't shake off the feeling that something bad was going to happen today. She really couldn't. She felt it deep down in her gut that today would be life changing for many people.
She decided to put on her costume. It was a Nike costume only she would be using her real wings.
She really did look nice, pale but still nice.
She looked like an angel.
After she was done getting ready she heard a knock at her door and then her nose began to bleed.
"Hey Granger," she heard Draco yell. "Are you almost done in there, I need to get ready too."
The blood was streaming down her nose and she struggled to clean it up.
"Um," she said. "Just give me a minute, okay you can come in."
As the door opened she ran into her own room.
This wasn't good, she thought holding up the bloody rag. Normally she would just use scourgify but she couldn't. She couldn't gather enough magic to do it. Her inner veela was blocking of her magic. That meant one thing, her veela was getting very weak and taking Hermione down with her.
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Draco stared at the droplets of blood on the sink. She was sick again, he had noticed how pale she had been getting and now she was bleeding.
He had never felt such worry for someone in his life and he couldn't do anything to help her. In only a few hours he wouldn't be able to even think of her.
But perhaps that was for the best; perhaps telling Astoria what she wanted to hear would convince himself. He really needed to get Granger out of his mind, she was nothing to him.
She needed to be nothing to him, he couldn't think about her in this way. It was driving him bloody fucking crazy.
Suddenly his anger took over and he punched the mirror. A sickening crack filled the bathroom and his blood joined the droplets of hers.
They looked exactly the same, both red. No mud at all. He hated this, he hated that he couldn't love the woman he wanted to love.
He hated that he had to forget her.
He hated the feeling that he was hurting her. He wasn't really hurting her.
Was he?
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He walked in into the ball room. It looked great, Hermione did a wonderful job.
Things were still quiet since the ball hadn't officially begun yet. They were only waiting on the head girl to start the heads dance.
Draco caught sight of Astoria and had to hold back a grimace. She was wearing practically nothing at all. It was a low cut Egyptian dress that was see through enough to see her breasts if you were really looking. It was also short enough that if she bent down him womanhood would be on display. Obviously she didn't care because at that moment she bent down to pick up her scepter. And there was her woman hood and about five boys staring. She had no shame.
He ran over to her and grabbed her by the shoulder.
"You aren't wearing anything underneath that," he hissed.
She shrugged. "It's really for you love."
"Yeah well, now half the Hogwarts population knows what your pussy looks like."
She shrugged again and sat down. Legs crossed.
"There happy," she whined.
"Not really," he said. "You are supposed to be my girlfriend. Not a slut showing off her body to all of Hogwarts. I mean how the hell they haven't kicked you out yet."
She smirked. Oh gods who did she hurt this time.
"I placed a spell on the teachers," she replied. "They see a long dress on me. I won't get in trouble."
He just shook his head.
"Besides," she said suddenly. "This makes me the most beautiful girl in the room."
The sudden gasps and head turns to the door had just proved her wrong. Dead wrong, compared to her, Astoria was a cow.
She looked beautiful in that lovely white gown and those wings. Those wings, they were a beautiful gold.
She really was his angel.
Suddenly the voice of McGonagal was heard.
"It seems that we have our head boy and girl present, we may now begin our first annual Hallows eve Ball with the dance of the two heads."
She walked over to him and he suddenly got nervous. She looked so beautiful.
She stuck out her hand and he readily took it.
This would be the last time they could be this close and he needed to cherish it.
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Everyone was staring at them. But of course it did look strange for two known enemies to look at each other the way they did.
He looked amazing dressed as Egyptian pharaoh. Just amazing and edible. It made her want to cry that he was forever taken.
No she couldn't let Greengrass take.
No matter how sick she felt, how happy he looked with Astoria, she was going to tell him!
They started waltzing to a beautiful muggle song. It was heavenly; with his hand her hips and hers on his shoulder. She never felt safer. It was time to tell him.
"Draco," she said.
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He cut her off before she could say anything. He had to say what was on his mind now.
"You look beautiful," he blurted out.
She turned a crimson red and gave a dazzling smile that made his knees go weak.
"You are one of the most beautiful angelic girls I have ever seen in my life," he admitted. "And I wish things could be different."
He wanted to tell her he loved him. That even though they barely knew each other, he knew she was his soul mate. Then he felt Astorias ring in his pocket and snapped out of.
The song was starting to end and he could see the look of fear on her face.
"But the cant," he continued. "After tonight I won't be able to even look at you, I am going to ask for a change of rooms."
"Why," she asked quite shocked and hurt. "What did I do?"
The song ended and he let go of her.
"Nothing," he whispered. "It's what I have to do."
And with that he went to find Astoria.
She called after him.
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"Draco," she called. "Wait."
But it was too late; he was lost in the crowd.
What had she done to deserve this?
She saw Blaise and Luna in the distance and ran to them.
"Hermione," Luna asked looking shocked. "What's the matter?"
Hermione was crying and really didn't know what to say.
"Draco," she cried. "He said that he was going to move out of our room, that we couldn't talk anymore."
They both looked shocked but they weren't looking at her so she turned around.
There he was bent at the knee with a ring in his hand. In front of him was Astoria Greengrass.
The whole room got quiet and stared at them.
Hermione started to feel horribly weak.
Then he spoke.
"I love you Astoria Greengrass," she heard him say. "Will you marry me?"
The world turned black for Hermione.
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Cliché I know and I love it. You need a little clichéness once and a while…
There might be a lot of errors Idk , I didn't really go over this one because im too tired too and well just cause I am lazy .