DON'T PRETEND YOU LOVE ME
CHAPTER 21
THE PLAN
Harry and the others went back to their dorm to talk about what plan Harry has come up with. But before they got to the Gryffindor tower, they saw Sirius being smothered by Professor Smith. A fact that they would do anything to forget, Harry saw Sirius' 'Help me' face, but he decided that Sirius can handle it himself.
When they arrived at the Gryffindor common room, they were surprised to see who was waiting inside.
"Hermione?" said Harry.
Draco, Ron, and Neville exchanged looks.
"Harry, can I talk to you in private?" asked Hermione gesturing to the three.
And immediately, the three ran up to the boy's dorm without furthermore instructions.
"You look good." was the only thing that Harry could say.
"Giving her a complement after a fight? Are you nuts? You can't do that Potter? You're crazy! You're digging your own grave." said his mind.
"Thanks." said Hermione who looked like she wanted to be in any place but there right now.
"Sorry, my bad." said Harry's mind at him.
"You probably heard the news in the Hogwarts Daily." said Hermione in a tense voice.
"Yeah." said Harry "Me and the guys are going to kill Colin, want to come?"
Hermione chuckled a little "No thanks." said Hermione.
"Can't blame me for trying," said Harry laughing nervously
"Damn it, what do you do Harry? You can cut the tension in the room with a knife! Say something funn!,You can't just stand there and gawk at her, do something! Do something or I'm going to kick your ass!" said his mind
"Hermione I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't mean to say those things about you but Draco was pushing me to the edge, you know?" said Harry.
"No, I should be the one who's saying sorry. I told my uncle everything and I... sort of made you look bad. I'm so sorry, I wasn't thinking. You know I'm not good with my emotions." said Hermione.
"No, it's alright. Kind to think of it, that's one of the traits that I like about you." said Harry.
Hermione blushed red "Thanks, by the way. Has my uncle talked to you yet?" asked Hermione.
"Yes we have, back in the Great Hall…..while I was having breakfast." said Harry.
"What did he say?" asked Hermione.
"I think you already know the answer to that." said Harry.
Hermione and Harry chuckled, and then something came to Harry's mind.
"This is good," said Harry's mind "This is perfect. Now Harry, keep this up, hang on to this and don't you dare spoil it by doing something stupid like saying how you really feel about her," then suddenly "Hermione, I need to tell you something," said Harry "You half witted piece of idiocy! Don't you dare say it! Don't you dare! You promised to yourself that it's too risky, remember that dream? She might hate you forever!" nagged his mind at him.
"What is it Harry?" asked Hermione.
Harry felt the strong urge not to say what he was about to but it was like some strange force that was controlling him. He's mind was telling him that this would be a great risk, but his heart was telling him that it was the risk he as willing to take. The hesitations were killing him. It's true that he said to his self that he will no longer pursue his feeling for his best friend, but he couldn't take it anymore. He must say what he feels or he might regret it forever.
"Do you think that we could do this whole scam again?" said Harry, "But maybe….. this time we could do it for real."
He finally he did it. He did the unthinkable. Volcanoes were erupting, the Seas were parting, Earthquakes were shaking the whole world, night has become day, Hurricanes were destroying everything in their paths. He felt like he was lighter than air after saying those words to Hermione.
"I can't bloody believe it!" whispered Ron peeking at the door.
"He finally said it, he freakin said it." whispered Neville.
"Shhh, it's not yet over, Granger still haven't reacted yet." whispered Draco.
Harry looked at Hermione and saw her expression wasn't what he was expecting for.
"Is this a joke?" she said.
"See, I told you but you wouldn't listen. You're on your own," said Harry's mind.
"What?" said Harry.
"Do you think this is funny? This is not a great joke, Harry. What we've been through is no laughing matter!" said Hermione with her voice starting to rise.
"Hermione, I think you don't get me, I really do-"
"I don't even want you to continue that sentence. It's over between us, Harry. There wasn't even an us!" yelled Hermione.
Harry felt like his heart sink. He couldn't believe what he was hearing Hermione say these things right now.
"Would you just calm down for one bloody second!" shouted Harry.
"No I won't calm down!"
"Why are you acting like this?"
"Me? Why are you acting like-"
"BECAUSE I'M LOVE WITH YOU DAMN IT BUT YOU'RE JUST TOO BLOODY SMART TO NOTICE!" bellowed Harry.
For a second, Hermione looked taken aback. But then closed her eyes and mustered the strength to say the flowing words.
"You can stop acting now, Harry. It's all over. You don't have play my boyfriend anymore, Harry. Don't pretend you love me." said Hermione.
Now Harry felt like someone had placed and entire burning building at him right after he was hit by the Hogwarts Express and dragged him through five stops.
"I'm really sorry if I dragged you into my own problems, but right now I think that I can't even be friends with you anymore." said Hermione with tears falling down her eyes.
Hermione took some of her books hurriedly then she dashed out off out the Portrait hole.
Harry was left standing there. Draco, Ron and Neville walked down cautiously towards Harry.
"Harry." whispered Ron.
"Ron, can you get me a wheelchair?" asked Harry.
"Sure, Harry. What do you need it for?" asked Ron.
"Because I think I've lost the feeling on my legs." said Harry falling down. If it hasn't for the three, he would have met the floor in a hard way
Draco, Ron, and Neville had quickly caught Harry's arms and helped him to the couch.
"Sit down, Harry. You're going to need it. Weasley get him some water." ordered Draco.
Surprisingly, Ron did what Daco instructed him to do. He took his wand on his pocket and murmured a spell. A glass of water had then materialized out of thin air; Neville then took it and gave to Harry.
Moments later, when Harry was able to speak again, Draco. approached him.
"So, Potter. Feeling sober yet?" asked Draco.
"Yeah, thank you guys." said Harry.
"I didn't help you because I wanted to, I did it so you can tell us about your plan." said Draco
Harry glared at Draco for a second "Well thanks anyway, Malfoy." said Harry.
"No need to kiss me, Potter." said Draco.
"So, what is this plan of yours?' asked Neville.
"We need to get them at the right moment at the right time. And I say that that moment is tomorrow night." said Harry.
The three sat down and listened to Harry attentively.
"Are you saying that we should kidnap them?" asked Neville.
"That's very great, Longbottom. And what do you say after that, that you want to join their club?" asked Draco sarcastically.
Neville just ignored him.
"No, I'm saying that we should give a kind of surprise, a surprise that they'll never ever imagine." said Harry.
"Potter, your suspense is making me edgy. Spill it." said Draco.
"Tell us." said Ron.
"Have you guys ever serenaded someone before?" asked Harry.
Draco, Neville and Ron exchanged looks.
Meanwhile, Hermione was with Ginny, Luna and Parvati at the Ravenclaw common room. The three girls were having a conversation while Hermione was staring off to space.
"Hermione, what's wrong? Your eyes look red, have you been crying?" asked Parvati.
"No. It's nothing." said Hermione quickly rubbing her eyes "Just dust that's all."
"Who are you fooling? We know that you've been crying, the only thing is we don't know is why." said Luna.
Hermione forgot that Luna was just as smart as she was for her to keep any secrets from; she's just less weirder than her that's all.
"It's Harry isn't?" asked Ginny, Hermione nodded.
"Well what happened between you two?" asked Parvati.
"I went back to the common room earlier to talk to him. I apologized to him and he apologized to me as well, everything was getting good with us when..."
"When what?" asked Ginny.
"Well, I don't know what happened really, before I knew it we were shouting at each other." said Hermione.
"And that would be because..."
"He told me he has real feelings for me." said Hermione.
Parvati screamed with excitement. Then she lunged closer to Hermione to hear the details first hand.
"Oh my god! Really? What happened?" she screamed.
"More importantly, what did you do after that." said Luna.
Hermione glared at Luna for a second and thought "You and Draco really are made for each other".
"Well, are you gonna tell us or what." said Ginny.
"I told him off and said that I never want to see him again." said Hermione miserably.
"What?" asked Parvati.
"Why?" asked Ginny.
"That's it, I don't know why." said Hermione sinking her face to a pillow nearby.
"There, there, Hermione. I'm sure that he'd understand. I know you guys will be friends again in no time, I just know It." said Parvati.
"I'm not so sure with that, I don't know what the exact things you said to each other. So I'm' not willing to tell you what would come out of it." said Luna.
"Hey, she's not the only one with problems you know. I hear that you and Draco Malfoy weren't in good terms lately as well." said Parvati.
"Yeah, I feel sorry for you thinking that he really had feelings for you. Turns out that it was only because of a potion he made for Hermione to make Harry miserable." said Ginny.
"If there's anything I want anyone to feel for me right now, feeling sorry for me isn't one of them." said Luna.
"I think you've been spending too much time with Draco, Luna." said Hermione.
"Oh please, don't put him and me in the same sentence. Nothing much has changed since we... you know." said Luna
"Yep, when it comes to matters of the heart, we're all total dunces." said Ginny.
"What do you think they're doing now?" asked Parvati "I know Ron would be on his bed sulking right now."
"If I knew Harry, he would be on his broom right now playing Quidditch. That's what he always does to get some things out of his head." said Hermione.
"If you ask me, Neville would probably be at the common room staring at Trevor all day." said Ginny, the girls chuckled.
"How about you Luna, what do you think Draco is doing right now?" asked Hermione.
"You all know what he would be doing right now, if it's not getting drunk or bullying some first year out of his wits, he would probably hang out with Harry and be cynical about it." said Luna.
"That's what he always does." said Ginny.
Meanwhile, at the Slytherin common room, Dolohov and the others were having a meeting of their own.
They were all huddled up with a huge piece of parchment in the middle, which looked like a lay out of a plan of some sort written.
"So, everybody knows what they are going to do?" asked Dolohov.
"Yes master." answered one of the Slytherins.
"You'll get yours Potter, so will you Draco. You'll get what you deserve for insulting the next Dark Lord." muttered Dolohov.
Moments later, Harry told the rest of the plan; they had quickly transfigured any object close to them into instruments.
"Serenading, huh? Who ever heard of a normal person serenade someone at this times." whined Draco changing a wooden chair into a guitar.
"Look, if you're just going to whine all day you're free to leave." said Ron after turning a side drawer into a drum set.
"Harry, I have a question for you." said Neville after turning a table into a keyboard.
"What is it Neville?" asked Harry transfiguring a chair into another guitar.
"How are we going to sing if we don't even know how to sing?" asked Neville.
"And even if we know how to sing, we don't know how to use these Muggle gadgets." said Ron.
"Ooooh, answer that Potter." said Draco grinning at him.
"I already got ahead of you, here." said Harry showing them a book.
"THE BOOK FOR IMPROVING YOURSELF?" read Draco.
"This book tells us how to make a potion that would make us sing like angels." said Harry.
"You mean that book would tell us how to make a potion that would make us sound gay?" asked Draco.
"No, just better." said Harry
"How about playing these things?" asked Ron.
"That we should practice by reading this." said Harry showing another book.
"IDIOT GUIDE FOR LEARNING HOW TO PLAY STRANGE MUGGLE INSTRUMENTS." read Ron.
"Somehow I don't think I trust that book, Potter." said Draco.
"Pick-Your-Instruments-Up." ordered Harry, glaring.
"By the way, what song are we going to do?" asked Neville.
"It's one of Hermione's favorites." said Harry.
"Why can't it be Luna's favorite song?" Draco argued.
"Alright, what's her favorite song?" asked Harry.
"Don't know the title, I just know it was Tupac or something who sang it." said Draco
"No." said Harry flatly.
After a few hours of practicing, they stopped to take a break.
"That was great everyone, I think we might actually pull this off." said Harry.
"Weasley! You're always throwing me off." said Draco.
"Me, you should talk. You're the only person I know who can make the guitar sound so bitter." said Ron.
"Ron, Draco, I think you both played well." said Harry.
"What is this, Potter? Some lame excuse to make me say thanks to you?" said Draco.
"No, Draco. I'm just really trying hard keeping you two from killing each other before tomorrow night." said Harry.
"Can we take a break? I'm starving, we've been practicing for hours." said Neville.
"I second that motion." said Ron.
"You bottomless pit." muttered Draco.
"What did you say." said Ron.
"Nothing." said Draco "Nothing that you'd understand." he muttered.
"Do you think I'm stupid? You're standing right there, I can hear you." said Ron.
"Do you really want me to answer you Weasley?" asked Draco.
Ron looked hesitant.
"I thought so." said Draco.
I posted this chapter as so as I could. Please wait for the next chapter because I promise you that it is going to be a really good one. Thank you so much for reviewing.
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