A Revalation and The Golden Bubble Charm

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters they belong to J.K (sniffs). Only the plot is mine.

A/N: -Thoughts in italics, lyrics in bold and centreOh My God, I was expecting hate mail for taking so long on the last chapter!! The reviews were great!! Thanks a lot people! I just want you to continue reading the story as another twist is to come soon!!

Let's Roll. . .


A long time ago, we used to be friends
but I haven't thought of you lately at all

The weeks were flying by and pretty soon Christmas was only a few weeks away. There was an excited buzz in Hogwarts when one morning in late November the ground was covered in snow so were the all of Hogwarts many roofs! When Hermione woke up she was in a foul mood. Last night Harry had come by. To apologise she thought but it was more insult her and ask how she could be friend Malfoy and date Seamus. Her dating Seamus was a rumour that started after the Halloween disco. It was complete codswallop as Seamus and Ginny were still happy in a relationship. However she had befriended Malfoy or Draco as she now calls him. Everyday she seemed to enjoy his company more. Today however she had none of her homework done and was already ten minutes behind her morning time schedule.

Stupid Harry, if he hadn't come over I would've had my homework done and I would be in a much better mood.

Hermione quickly dressed and tied up her hair in a ponytail, a few strands falling down and framing her face. She picked up her bag and decided to skip breakfast in the hopes of completing her homework.

If ever again, a greeting I send to you,
Short and sweet to the soul is all I intend.

She headed to the library and took her favourite seat; right at the back of the library was kind of a secret place as no one ever went there. The fire was always welcoming and there was a comfy chair in which she always sat.

First transfiguration – great!

For twenty minutes Hermione rushed through all of her homework. Looking at her watch she shrieks with shock.

AAAH – I have two minutes to get to Ancient Runes!

Gathering all her stuff and cramming them in to her bag she runs to class. Getting there just before the bell went. Taking her seat next to Draco her tummy gives a very loud rumble.

"Hermsy, you should have eaten breakfast. Seamus said that you weren't at dinner either. You're not on some extreme diet are you?"

"No. I just wasn't hungry last night"

Well I was hungry before Harry came but when he left I just felt sick.

"Okay…what's up?"

"What?"

A, ah-ahh-ahh-ahh (x4)

"I can tell when you lie"

"I'm not lying"

"You two if you keep talking I'll separate you"

"Sorry Professor" They both mutter.

"Muffliato"

"Draco, how'd you know that spell?"

"I have my ways, now tell me what's wrong?"

"Nothings wrong"

"Tell me, I know when you lie. Your left eye twitches a tiny bit and you fidget with your ring. So tell me what's up?"

"Okay…promise you won't get mad?"

"…Depends how big of a deal it is"

"Okay…don't freak…but last night Harry called up just before dinner. Blaise was out"

"He actually had the nerve to-"

Come on now, honey,
Bring it on, bring it on, yeah
.

"I'm not done! Anyway, He was acting all uncomfortable so I asked him what was up and then he took a deep breath and I was ready for his apology and then he just fired loads of questions at me like, 'Since when are you dating Seamus?', 'Why did you befriend the ferret?' and 'How come you haven't apologised for what you did at Halloween?'. T-t-t-then I screamed at him to leave and he wouldn't so I p-p-pushed him out of the dorm and I wasn't really hungry after that"

"That evil, conniving, son of a toad-"

"Drake? Hello Draco, you promised-"

"I never promised anything"

"But-"

"'Mione you need to just let me hit him, just once"

"No…what I do need you to do is to confront him about why he has it in for you and you for him"

"Eh…no way that's gonna happen! And what good will it do to improve you're friendship? Are you on the same planet as me? We hate each other"

Just remember me when you're good to go
Come on now, sugar
,

"Draco, for me?"

"No"

"Please?" Draco looked into Hermiones eyes and her muddy-chocolate brown colour kind of melted and his eyes became pools of gleaming silver.

"Please?"

"I hate when you do the puppy dog look but fine…I'll do it…for you"

"Great! Can you uncast the 'Muffliato' Spell?"

"You don't uncast it…it just wears off, depends on the strength of the tone you use when casting it. Like right about now we should hear Professor Vector say 'Homework for tonight is…' just listen, she'll say it" And just had he had predicted that is exactly what Professor Vector said.

"Told ya so!" The bell rang and the two of them left the class together. But they headed in different directions as Hermione had double Charms and Draco had double History of Magic. Hermione walked down the hallway making a right, passing the Entrance Hall. A flicker of bright red caught her attention.

Bring it on, bring it on, yeah.
Just remember me when.

Looking out she saw it was none other that Ron. She walked quietly down the steps and behind the bush where he was sitting cross legged. Hermione sitting down next to him stirred Ron out of his thoughts.

"Merlin Hermione, say 'Hello' next time!"

"Sorry!"

"Listen…'Mione…I am…utterly sorry for what happened at Halloween-"

"Ron-"

"No 'Mione, I need to say my bit"

"Okay"

"I didn't know why but when the fight first started I didn't help Harry, probably because I'm a coward and knew Seamus would beat me up too. But when he didn't fight back the second time I wanted to get out but I thought that this was a friendship test or something to show how loyal I was to Harry who by the way I despise as of now, but I carried on and Hermione I'm so sorry I ruined three friendships that night, yours, Seamus's and Harrys. Although I'm kinda glad Harrys gone for now, he needs time to chill out he is like always ready to erupt at anything these days. I know there's no excuse for what I did. You are my best friend and I should have been fighting with Seamus against Harry after whatever he did made you run out. I love you like a sister. You're my little girl and I should have realised how important you were to me a long time ago" Rons face was flushed red and there were tears rolling down Hermione's face.

It's something I said, or someone I know.
Or you called me up, maybe I wasn't home.

"Ron, that was the best apology in the history of apologies. You are like the brother I never had-"

"Mione can we stop now? This is getting a bit heavy for me"

"Sure" Come on, we're really late for Charms"

"I'm coming you sound like me mum!"

"I'll take that as a compliment as you're mom is very nice" Ron snorts behind her.

"RONALD WEASLEY"

"See what I mean? You're identical" Hermione charges at Ron and thus begins a chase around the school grounds. This chase goes on for nearly ten minutes until both of them are puffing and out of breath.

"Hey, 'Mione, you think Flitwick will mind us being twenty minutes late?"

"YES! Come on!" They run to class and burst through the door panting and gasping form lack of air and tiredness.

"Professor…so…sorry…didn't…realise…time…so…much…gone…sorry"

"Oh dears, you two look terrible. Sit down, sit down"

Now everybody needs some time,
And everybody know

After five minutes, Ron and Hermione had regained a normal breathing rate.

"Because of you're lateness ten points from Gryffindor" A small murmur of disappointment was heard throughout the class. "On with the class. We're doing a bit of revision. Can anyone remember what is the Disillusionment charm?" Hermiones hand shot into the air.

"Ms. Granger?"

"The disillusionment charm is a concealment charm that feels something like a flood of cold running down one's body. It hides the magical nature of a person, place, or thing. Hippogriffs and Winged horses are allowed to be kept by wizards so long as they have this charm placed upon them so muggles' attention isn't drawn to them, Sir"

"Oh, Well done. Five points to Gryffindor. Now who can tell me what the Golden Bubble charm is?" Hermione raises her hand…again.

"Yes?"

"The actual name of the charm is unknown, but this charm causes non-popping golden bubbles to blossom out of the castor's wand. You Professor use the charm for the Christmas decorations in the Great Hall."

The rest of it's fine
And everybody knows that.

"Well done Ms. Granger. I do not think in all my years at Hogwarts a student has known what charm I use on the decorations. Ten points to Gryffindor. Five for the right answer and five for being the first pupil of mine to ever answer that question absolutely correctly!" Hermione turned blushed with embarrassment and Flitwick was bursting at the seams with pride. Class continued and by the end Gryffindor had received thirty points. Hermione walked out of the class to see Draco on his way to the great Hall. Something popped into her head and she urgently needed to speak to him.

"DRACO" Draco turns around. Seeing Hermione he smiles and looks at her questionly. Hermione just beckons for him to follow her. Hermione walks to the Room of Requirement.

Hermione paces back and forth outside of it.

I need a place to talk in private, where I'll be told the truth and there'll be food. I need a place to talk in private, where I'll be told the truth and there'll be food. I need a place to talk in private, where I'll be told the truth and there'll be food.

The door swings open revealing a little library where the walls are lined with books. There was also a relaxing atmosphere and plates of food on a circular table.

"Whoa, where are we 'Mione?"

Come on now, sugar,
Bring it on, bring it on, yeah.

"The Room of Requirement!"

"Ha ha very funny. Why are we here though?"

"Close the door please" Draco does as he's told.

"Piece of cake?"

"Please!" For a few minutes Hermione and Draco just eat cake and drink Pumpkin juice.

"Okay Draco. Something happened before Halloween and it's been bothering me ever since and I need you to tell me the truth"

"…Okay…shoot"

"When I came to find you the day of the whole thing with James Erickson?"

"Yeah…"

"Well you never told me why you were changing colours"

"And?"

"And I would like to be told the whole truth about it"

"The whole truth?"

"The whole truth and nothing but the truth"

Just remember me when you're good to go
Come on now, honey,

"I'm a metamorphmagus" Hermione gasps in shock.

"Really?"

"Yes, but for some strange reason it only showed itself this year that's why I was off classes for a few days. Dumbledore was trying to work out why. He still is. Once a week, just before Quidditch practice on Saturdays I go to his office and he tells me what research he's done and then asks me questions. Pretty boring actually"

"wow…you're a…wow…can you change into something?"

"That's the strange thing about it, it only happens when I think of somebody"

"Who?"

"Well…my mom actually-" All of a sudden the room starts to vibrate and loads of books fall off the shelves and form a shape in the middle of the room.

"What the-"

"Draco, the books spell out 'Liar'" Hermine says as she had gotten up and went to see what the books made.

"WHAT?"

"Well it says here 'Liar'"

Bring it on, bring it on, yeah.
Just remember me when
.

"How did it know" Draco looks fearfully around the room.

"I might of said that I wanted a room where I would be told the truth-"

"So you don't trust me?"

"Eh…hello…you lied!I just wanted to know the truth okay, don't eat me!"

"I'm too full after that cake"

"It's a saying, you wouldn't know it, it's a muggle thing"

"Hmph"

"…Drake…I'm really sorry…I was worried about you"

"Yeah well I'm fine, no thanks to the bloody books…there out to kill me I tell you" A small silence follows and the whole time Draco is sending evil looks at the books on the foor.

"Well aren't you going to tell me who? You can't lie you know"

"I know that, I think it's pretty clear already that I can't lie I mean the books nearly squashed me!"

"You're nowhere near them!"

"And your point is??"

"Never mind. Tell me…"

"Stop whining!"

"Who is it that makes your power unleash itself?" Draco's face pales as he realises the truth will have to be told.

We used to be friends a long time ago.
We used to be friends a long time ago.

"I…well…it…"

"Stop stuttering and just say it!"

"I-I-I-I-"

"Draco…tell me who it is" Draco casts his eyes up to the ceiling then back down to Hermione. Their eyes meet and her eyes wait for the answer.

Here goes nothing…

"You"


A/N: The song is We Used To be Friends – The Dandy Warhols. I hope that you liked it! Hey please let me know what guy you'd like Hermione to end up with! Thanks to my reviewers. You guys are awesome. Thanks to Tempy, MikayGirl, ilovestrawberries, Arphendess Estlewen and Ellemay.

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