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Chapter 21

Slap Me Once…Slap Me Twice

It had been three weeks since Hermione had spoken to Draco, though they still saw each other in class, at meal times, or walking down the corridor from time to time, they didn't say a word to each other.

Hermione, Draco noticed on the outside didn't even seem to acknowledge his presence at all.

In class she wouldn't even look at him and if they were passing each other while walking down the corridor she would walk right past him without even glancing at him.
But even though she didn't acknowledge his presence, he knew she was thinking about him, more than half the time in fact. The rest of the time she was thinking about how lonely she was now that Harry and Ron were still mad at her, and now her fight with Draco made things even worse.

Whenever he would hear these thoughts, he would felt guilt surge up inside him.

After all this was all his fault.

No, I shouldn't feel guilty he thought, I should feel glad. This is what I wanted, to break up the golden trio, to cause them all pain, and I accomplished it, so why don't I feel happy?

Because a little voice inside his head said you have feelings for this girl.

I do no! Well maybe I did, but it was this mind reading thing, it was making me delusional. With everyone's thoughts going on in my head, it would drive anybody bonkers. He thought, trying to convince himself.

Oh sure, the little voice said again, and I'm sure if you ran into her right now you would say…

I would say…Draco thought to himself again as he walked down the corridor swiftly, not really paying attention to where he was going. Listen you little mudblood bitch. You never meant shit to me, and you know why your life is so fucked up, its because of me, yeah that's right I admit it. I fucked up your life and I couldn't be happier about it…he smirked at that. Yeah Draco, now your starting to sound like your old self again.

However, at that moment his thoughts were interrupted when he bumped into something.

He watched as a mass of books flow out of the hands of the person that he had ran into.

Wait, only one person I know would carry that many books, he thought to himself.

His heart raced as he slowly raised his head and looked into the eyes of….Hermione.

They starred into each others eyes for a moment, and before Hermione said one word, or before Draco heard her think one thought he grabbed her and pulled her into a passionate kiss.

At first, Hermione didn't kiss back, her lips just stayed frozen in shock as his pressed tightly onto hers, but after a few seconds she began kissing back, and Draco wasted no time in slipping his tongue in, and Hermione gladly let him.

' Oh it feels so good to feel his lips on mine again, I have never felt anything more wonderful in my entire life.' Draco heard Hermione think. ' I knew he didn't mean all those things he said.'

Draco broke the kiss.

He pulled back, starring at her in shock.

He couldn't believe what he had just done and in a corridor where anyone could have just walked by.

He had not meant to do that.

He had no idea what came over him.

' Look at him he looks terrified.' He heard her think.

"Um watch were your going next time." Draco said coldly and started to walk away.

" What the fuck!" Hermione screamed and Draco stopped dead in his tracks.

He had never heard her use such language before.

He turned around slowly to face a very red faced Hermione.

At that moment she began to scream, but not only with her voice, but with her thoughts as well.

And just like when he was in care of magical creatures class, Herminone's voice and thoughts seem to run together and he couldn't make out anything she was saying.

All he knew was, whether it was her thoughts or her shots, they sounded like piercing shrieks.

So full of anger, sadness, hurt, and confusion.

Draco suddenly covered his ears with is hands.

From the moment his hands touched his ears, he knew it was a mistake.

Smack! Apparently Hermione took offense to him holding his ears when she was talking to him and smacked him right across the face.

Just as she had done in their third year.

Draco desperately wanted to scream at her.

To tell her how dare she slap him, to say slap me once shame on you, slap me twice shame on…, but he couldn't say anything.

Hermione's thoughts and words were so loud and jumbled they were hurting his head.

They were so loud he couldn't take it and without warning, he looked into Hermione's eyes and…..passed out.

When Draco came too he could hear voices around him.

Without even opening his eyes he recognized one of the voices as Madam Pomfry.

' I hope he wakes up soon. I have no idea what made this boy faint and I am the school nurse, I am suppose to know these things. Oh God what if I lose my job, what if Dumbledore thinks that I am slacking in my job! Oh what would I do.'

Dumbledore fire anyone. Draco thought. Ha that's a laugh. That crazy old man wouldn't fire anyone. I mean if he hasn't fired Porfesser Trelawnly yet I think it safe to say that … wait a minute, I can understand what she said. Draco thought happily as he realized that peoples thoughts and words weren't running together anymore.

He opened his eyes suddenly and the first thing he saw was.

" Draco your awake." Said a relieved Hermione.

' Oh thank God.' He heard her think as she smiled warmly at him.

' He's awake. Oh thank God, I wont lose my job.' He heard the nurse think.

" Oh good, um how are you feeling dear?" She asked.

" Better." Draco said as he looked back at Hermione's smiling face.

" Um do remembered what happened dear?" She asked.

" Well" Draco started, but was cut off by Hermione.

" I told her we were having a fight and then you just sort of fainted."

" Yes do you have any idea why dear?"

Why does she keep calling me dear? Draco thought. Suck up bitch.

" Well I'm not sure. I have been under a lot of stress I guess." Draco answered finally.

'Oh I knew I caused it. He probably has been under a lot of stress and me yelling at him just made it worse.' He heard Hermione think.

Just then Dumbledore walked in.

" I heard their was an incident involving Mr. Malfoy" Dumbledore said. " Is everything alright?"

" Oh yes he is fine, just a bit of stress that's all." Madame Pomfry said as she rushed over to the Head master and explain everything.

When Draco looked back at Hermione she was still starring at him.

" Draco look I'm" She started, but Draco cut her off.

" Look I don't want you to think for one second that what happened was your fault. I have been under a lot of stress lately, but it's not your fault."

" But I shouldn't have yelled at you."

" Yes you should of have." Draco said looking down realizing he couldn't look her in the eye anymore. " I deserved a lot more than that."

' He looks so sad.' He heard her think. ' I don't think I have ever seen him look so sad.'

Just then Dumbledore began walking over.

" Will you meet me tonight in the Girls bathroom so we can you know talk." Hermione whispered quickly.

Draco nodded just as Dumbledore approached his bed.

" How are you feeling Mr. Malfoy?" Dumbledore asked.

" I'm feeling much better." Draco said, as he looked at Hermione.

Dumbledore looked back and forth between the two with a curious look in his eye, that Draco couldn't quit make out.

Suddenly Draco realized something. I haven't heard Dumbledore think one single thing since he came in here. That's a bit odd. I always thought he was crazy, but I still thought he had thoughts. I mean even Crabbe and Goyle have thoughts.

Draco now noticed that Dumbledore's eyes were resting on him suspiciously.

Draco couldn't describe it, but he looked at him with sort of a knowing look in eyes that gave Draco a nasty feeling that though he couldn't hear Dumbledore's thoughts, somehow he could hear his.

Back in the Gryffindor corridor, Harry and Ginny were laying on Harry's bed, trying to think of a way to get Ron to talk to them again.

Ron hadn't said one word to Harry and had barely spoken to Ginny since his outburst in the Great Hall.

" I think we need to just give him more time." Ginny said calmly.

" More time." Harry shouted. " It's already been three weeks! We have to tell him about what our spell did. That it made us release our angry thoughts on each other."

" We'll tell him when he…."

" No Ginny don't you see, first the spell effected Hermione, then Ron, and that means I'm next." Harry said looking down at the bed with a sigh.

" Harry" Ginny said reaching out and touching the side of his face.

Suddenly Harry took hold of the hand that was touching his face, gripped it firmly and looked her straight in the eye.

" Listen, if I am next, I want you to know that if for some reason I say anything to you."

" Don't worry." Ginny said with a smile. " I know you would never say anything to hurt me on purpose."

Harry smiled back and leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers lightly.

Within moments there kiss began to grow more passionately.

Harry felt Ginny's arms wrap around him as his tongue plunged into her mouth, which caused her to make a small moan.

The kiss began to grow more passionate.

Before he knew it he was on top of her.

As their kiss grew hotter he became fully aware of their intimate position now and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

After all, he had never done anything like this before.

He was also fully aware of how aroused he was and could feel his erection pressing against her thigh.

He felt her move a little and the friction against his sex caused him to moan.

A few moments later, he felt Ginny tugging at his robes.

He pulled away and looked at her wide-eyed.

However, she didn't say anything, she just continued tugging at his robes until they were off.

He nervously began tugging off her robes as well.

Once both of their robes were successfully removed Harry pulled her into another passionate kiss.

Harry felt as Ginny pushed him over and rolled on top of him and straddled him.

They both moaned as they felt their sexes being rubbed together.

Harry couldn't take it anymore.

His hands began to explore her body and before he knew it he found his hands on her breast.

For a second, he thought what have I done and thought she was going to stop him, but she didn't so he continued.

Only minutes later, Ginny was completely topless and now Harry's hands were free to feel her exposed breast.

He nearly choked when he felt her undo his zipper and pull off his pants.

And she didn't stop there.

She pulled his boxers off as well with wide eyes as she saw Harry's member.

She looked into his eyes for a moment, with an almost mischievous look.

"Ginny" Harry said quietly, but at that moment, he watched as she brought her mouth down on his exposed member.

Pleasure surged through him that he never thought possible.

He had never felt anything like this in his entire life.

He heard himself moan.

He watched as she bobbed up and down, taking in every sensation.

It was all too much.

He was dangerously close to climax now.

Real close.

" Oh God Ginny" He heard himself say, just as he felt himself about to climax.

At that moment, someone opened the bed curtain.

" Harry I wanted too apologize for, HOLY SHIT!" Said a very white faced Ron.