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"Don't try to scream or run again," Hermione heard her attacker say in a sickly gentle voice, "or else...", the attacker traced his fingers slowly up her upper thigh through the slit of her dress, "you'll regret."

Hermione started to shake all over.

What have I gotten myself into? She thought.

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Chapter 14: "Confession of Love"

Hermione was trembling all over. She shut her eyes tight and said in a light whisper, "Who are you?...And what do you want?"

Her attacker kissed her again, this time extending his tongue into her mouth. However, Hermione persistently kept her mouth shut.

"I would think you would have known…" The attacker said.

At this, Hermione winced. This voice….She thought, I know this voice…

"…Finch-Fletchley?" Hermione said in a shocking tone.

Justin Finch-Fletchley leaned his head against Hermione's ears.

"Yes…" He said in a whisper, "So I see why you rejected me so many times."

Hermione was about to protest when Justin started,

"You rejected me to show up at the Ball with Blaise all close and intimate!" Justin's grip around Hermione's waist tightened, "Don't think I didn't see you two groping each other." His voice grew in anger, "Then…" He said while pushing his body into hers, "Then you spend some 'private' time with Draco Malfoy in the hidden room probably snogging away like crazy."

Hermione's eyes widened.

"No! I didn't" Hermione pushed angrily against him, while he tried to rip off the sleeves to her dress.

Justin reached into his robe and took out his wand.

Hermione was trembling all over and she felt a sudden fear sweep over her.

"Incantio deteriora'" Justin said, pointing the wand at Hermione.

Hermione felt her body weaken as she slid down to the floor. She felt like she was in a state of numbness and couldn't even move much of her fingers. Even when she did, it felt like there was a huge weight attached to every part of her body.

Justin knelt down and leaned over her body. He began tearing the front of her dress a bit. He then began kissing her neck and biting it, leaving marks.

Hermione just sat there, she couldn't do anything. She started crying for she knew what was about to happen.

At that moment, Hermione heard a light footstep sound. Hope flew in her body and she begged that the person would come in this direction.

Justin seemed to have noticed as well because he stopped what he was doing and stood up straight.

The footsteps approached nearer and nearer.

"Hermione?"

Hermione heard someone call her name, and her whole body relaxed with joy, she shut her eyes and passed out.

Justin tensed up. He took a look at Hermione and then at the direction the footstep was coming from, then took his cloak and ran off in the opposite direction.

"Hermione, Hermione!" Blaise yelled as he ran up to a collapsed Hermione.

Blaise looked down at Hermione and shook her lightly. It was met with no reply. Blaise had seen someone ran away, and by looking at Hermione's dress, he sort of had an idea of what happened.

A little anger stirred up in him; however, he knew better then to leave Hermione alone again. Blaise took of his cloak and put it on Hermione. He then lifted her up (he found her surprisingly light) and carried her back to the head's dorm.

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Hermione stirred a bit in her sleep. She blinked her eyes a few times and opened them. Immediately, her last memories came right back.

"Stop!" Hermione cried and let out a little cry of fear. She shut her eyes real tight and raised her arms up.

Blaise had fallen asleep next to her on the common room sofa and had quickly awakened at this.

"Hermione!" Blaise said lightly, kneeling next to the sofa Hermione was laying on, "Hermione! It's me, Blaise, its okay!"

Hermione winced a little, and then relaxed.

"Hi Blaise, I'm…I'm sorry." Hermione said

Blaise chuckled lightly,

"It's alright." He smiled, "can you tell me what happened?"

Hermione kept quiet and looked into the fire lit in the common room fire place.

"It's okay; take your time." Blaise said.

Hermione smiled, then slowly, her face turned into an apologetic look

"Blaise, I…" She started, "I…left you at the ball…"

Blaise smiled a sincere smile

"Don't worry about it Hermione!"

"How can I not worry about it?" Hermione said calmly, "You were on my mind the whole night after I ran away! I'm so sorry." Hermione looked down on the floor, seeming a little embarrassed. What am I saying? She thought.

"It's okay Hermione!" Blaise exclaimed.

There was a moment of silence and Blaise lifted Hermione's chin and her eyes met his,

"It's okay…"

Blaise slowly leaned over and tilted his head, his lips meeting hers.

Hermione closed her eyes, and just as their lips was about to touched, she opened her eyes wide in shock.

"Wait! What?" She pushed him away.

Blaise frowned.

"Wait…what?" she repeated, "Why did you….you know…" Hermione blushed.

"Well…", Blaise replied coolly, "That sounded like a … 'confession of love' to me!"

Hermione frowned, then giggled, "Confessions of love! How corny is that!"

Blaise blushed, and then laughed.

Hermione smiled and was about to say something when Blaise cut her off,

"Fine I'll start."

"What?" Hermione gave him a questioning look.

" 'Confession of love!'"

Hermione just tilted her head and frowned.

"I…" Blaise said, "…like you." He looked in to her eyes and continued,

"I wasn't joking at the ball…" Blaise smiled, "…I really really like you, Hermione Granger."

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