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One Unforgettable Year
Chapter 28: Only Stare
Info you need to know: "Talking." There will be codenames for people, sorry if it's confusing but I'm not saying who they really are so it keeps you in the dark for a little while!
~ A few hours after the proposal ~
The person who had been skulking in the corner now stormed angrily down the corridors of Hogwarts. This person was looking for a group of people in particular who knew would be on their side. A little while later they found who they were looking for, told them about what they had heard and that they couldn't let it happen. So now that was a group of people out to break Draco and Hermione apart. The leader of the group not going to step down or stop for anything or anyone.
Now I'm not going to reveal any of their identities just yet so I'll give them codenames. The leader I'll refer to as Shark. Shark was a clever person but was driven by hatred towards one of Draco and Hermione. Shark's shall we say 'right-hand man' had a common interest. Shark's right-hand man shall be called Volcano. Volcano and Shark both had mutual hatred for the couple and both equally wanted them to split apart. Though Volcano was more hesitant then Shark but Volcano pushed aside the uncertainty, deciding this was the best thing to do.
Shark had obviously gathered more followers than just Volcano, Shark had some of their friends and some people they managed to 'persuade' with their charm. Basically Shark and Volcano where the only ones with brains in the little group but Shark didn't care. Shark and Volcano were enough to be the brains and the rest of the group could be the brawns.
"So what's the plan, boss?" One of the followers asked, let's call them Tweedledee.
"Yeah, is there a plan?" another follower asked, let's call them Tweedledum. Shark rolled their eyes at how gormless Tweedledum and Tweedledee sounded.
"Of course there isn't a plan; otherwise I wouldn't have asked you guys to help. Listen up everyone, a pureblood and mudblood are going to get married, that is something which isn't ever supposed to happen. So we're going to make sure it doesn't. Any ideas how?" Shark said, making their voice loud and demanding and every bit like a leader they were supposed to be right now. Everyone had gasped, surprised at the news of something so traitorous happening right under their noses! They all then furrowed their eyebrows together in concentration. Trying to find the perfect plan to ruining the strong relationship that had formed between Draco and Hermione.
As if a light bulb clicked on over Shark's head they smirked evilly as a planned formed in their head. It was a good one. It was playing on both of their weaknesses. Shark clapped their hands together and rubbed them and turned to everyone else in the room.
"The plan is this…" Shark began and went into detail of the plan which would surely ruin Draco's and Hermione's relationship. Or would it? Only time would tell.
~Next Morning, Sunday 4th November 2012, Prefect Common Room. ~
The prefect common room was filled with friendly chatter. Ginny, Harry, Draco, Hermione, Blaise and Lavender were all with their respective partners either cuddling on the sofa or an armchair. Hermione had told Ginny and Harry about their engagement and Draco had told Blaise who was of course with Lavender at the time so she knew as well. They all swore not to tell anyone, knowing that the couple would be stared at even more than usual. The school would find out anyway when Hermione started to wear her engagement ring.
Hermione was pleased to find that Ginny and Lavender had squealed delightedly at the news of their engagement. Harry looked shocked but hugged Hermione, congratulated them both and even shook hands with Draco, whilst of course threatening to tear him limb from limb if he hurt Hermione. Which didn't seem to faze Draco who merely replied with 'I wouldn't dream of hurting her'. Blaise of course congratulated them and hugged them both, which was the reaction she was suspecting from Blaise. He had been with them pretty much since the start.
Now they were all chatting happily in the common room. About everything and nothing all that the same time. The door to the prefect common room opened and the girls turned their heads wondering who it was whereas the boys didn't really care. Hermione nodded a short, brief nod to the person who walked in and then turned back to face the others. Draco frowned at her reaction and looked over her shoulder to see who it was. Weasley. He scowled at him but then Hermione turned his head round and he sighed and rolled his eyes but didn't say or do anything more towards Ron.
Blaise smirked at that, Draco was so whipped. But he knew his best friend who never would admit it. Admit he loved Hermione, yes? Admit that he was whipped, no. Draco didn't like to think that he could be so easily persuaded or so easily told what to do but when it came to Hermione he could be.
Ron walked past them, not glancing at anyone of them. But he stopped short of the stairs which headed to the boys dormitory. He turned around on the spot so he was facing his old friends and current enemy. He looked only at Hermione though because to him she was the only one here with him. She was the only one that truly mattered.
"Hermione, can I talk to you for a sec? Outside?" Ron asked quietly. Draco looked at him suspiciously, his arm automatically tightening around her waist ever so slightly. She still felt it and turned to him with a 'let me go' look and he shook his head the slightest bit that only she could notice.
"I'll be back in a minute." Hermione whispered in his ear but he still didn't let go, he pouted at her and she found it adorable and immediately wanted to stay with him. But she couldn't, she wanted to know what Ron wanted to talk about. Maybe, he had finally realised his wrong-doings and was going to apologise. Maybe, things could finally go back to normal between them.
"Draco, let me go." Hermione whispered in his ear once more but this time more firmly. He smirked at her and tilted his head to the side, looking damn adorable again.
"Or what?" he asked his voice husky, he knew that when he spoke like that it sent shivers down Hermione's spine. Which was what just happened after he spoke.
"Or the only thing these lips will be doing towards you is talking." He frowned and pouted at that again and she smiled victoriously. As his grip on her loosened.
"No fair." He whined and she giggled before she gave him a peck on the lips and then followed Ron out of the room. Just as they exited, Pansy entered. She glared at them both and shoved Hermione's shoulder as she walked past. Hermione just shrugged to herself and continued walking till she and Ron were now both out of the prefect room.
It was sufficiently awkward between them, now it was just the two of them alone. Hermione leaned against the wall next to the portrait and Ron was standing opposite her, his arms crossed over his chest. Hermione sighed as the time clicked on by and they just continued to stand in silence.
"So, what is it that you want to talk to me about?" Hermione asked, finally breaking the silence. You could literally cut the tension in the air, not to mention the awkwardness. Ron opened his mouth several times and closed it before a single word could utter out of his mouth. He looked like a fish and normally Hermione would've laughed but it didn't really fit the situation.
"I know." Ron said after a few more moments of looking like a fish. She frowned at that.
"And what exactly do you know, Ronald?" Hermione asked, she couldn't call him 'Ron' she didn't know why but it just didn't seem to sound right anymore. It seemed right to be polite with him and not relaxed or friendly. She inwardly sighed as she realised that was their relationship with one another, being polite and civil nothing at all like when they were friends.
"I know about you and Malfoy." Ron said, not like that helped anything though. Pretty much everyone knew about their relationship now seeing as when they came back from the Lestrange Manor after the night Harry killed Voldemort Hermione never left his side. Everyone managed to put the pieces together and Draco and Hermione never denied it when someone asked them it was true that they were dating. Plus they were more open with their relationship, holding hands in public and their arms wrapped around in public. Sometimes kissing in the school grounds too instead of just when it they were alone in the common room.
"Of course you do, we're not exactly keeping it a secret anymore and I did admit to you that I loved Draco." Ron winced slightly at the mention of her loving Draco. Her gaze softened and she felt bad again, she had hurt him deeply. Which for that she was immensely guilty, not that it could change anything between them though. Not unless he accepted Draco.
"I meant about yours and Malfoy's engagement." Ron said quietly a few moments later after he got over the feeling of his heart being stabbed when Hermione casually said that she loved Draco. Hermione gasped and froze knowing that if she had wanted to try and deny it that her reaction had not helped it too seem convincing if she lied.
"How?" Hermione whispered, she couldn't lie now. Not only did she just give the game away but Ron knew her like the back of his hand. He could tell when she was lying, most of the time.
"I have my sources." He snapped. Hermione's eyes narrowed at him, not liking his sudden change in tone and mood. He was getting angry again, turning it to the Ron she hated.
"Well, it's just a rumour." Hermione lied, her voice sounding convincing even to her but Ron knew her to well.
"Bullshit, Hermione. That crappy little necklace around your neck is Malfoy's cheap version of a ring. Face it he didn't want to spend his stupid amount of money on you because he's a cheap little dickhead–" before Ron could insult him anymore Hermione's hand moving fast and furiously stopped him from saying anything more.
With a satisfying sound Hermione slapped him, leaving a mark no his cheek. His head had snapped to the right at the amount of force Hermione put behind it and Ron spat blood out on the floor before he turned back to look at her. He could see tears in her eyes, ones he knew where fuelled with anger.
Anger shot through him and he growled as he pushed her back into her wall, only seeing red. He slapped his hands either side of her head and made it so his body was pinning her against the wall so she couldn't escape. Even though she tried to. He didn't say anything more to her, which surprised her. She thought he would rant on about how Draco was still and evil slimy git and Ron was the one she was supposed to be with not Draco. But he said nothing.
Though what he did do next was far worse than anything he could ever say. He leaned down and his lips crashed against hers. Her eyes widened in shock, shock that he would have the nerve to do that and be so stupid! She of course didn't kiss him back, she hit her hands against his chest but he ignored her. But she kept hitting so growling in his throat as he continued to kiss her he pinned her arms up above her wrists. She tried to knee him in the groin but he saw it coming and pushed his legs against hers so that she couldn't move them.
Ron heard it. Heard the sound of the door opening and he smirked slightly into the kiss. Hermione by now was crying, she couldn't fight him. She wasn't kissing back but she could do anything to push him off her. I guess you could say that to anyone who wasn't Hermione or Ron it looked as if she wanted the kiss.
Ron continued to kiss her as he could hear the footsteps coming out of the portrait. Hermione didn't hear them though. She was too busy racking her brain trying to find some way out this horrible predicament.
"What the fuck?" the familiar voice made Hermione freeze even more than she already was. She could hear the anger in that voice but that wasn't which made her heart break. It was the sound of the voices on own heart break that made her heart ache. Ron finally pulled away from her and all Hermione could do was stare at the person who the voice belong to.
She could only stare at the boy who loved her. Only stare at the only boy she's ever truly been in love with. Only stare as she watched his face. He couldn't hide his emotions anymore. Hermione saw it. She saw Draco's heart break. All because of her.
She could only stare as he started to turn around and walk away. But not before she saw it. The tear. She had made Draco Malfoy cry. Something she knew never ever happened. She had broken his heart and it broke hers.
The infinity necklace around her neck didn't feel like a symbol of his love anymore. Now, it was a reminder of the hurt she had put Draco through. Even though he would never admit it when Draco gave her that necklace he had let down all his guards, let his emotions course through him freely. He let himself love Hermione. And what had she done to repay him? Broken his heart.
A/N: Dun dun duh! N'aww poor Draco, he's had his first heart break. *pout* I'm mean, I'm sorry Draco put it had to happen! I feel bad for Hermione too, after all it was Ron's fault. Hehe anyway looks like things between Draco and Hermione won't be happy for a little bit. I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please leave a review telling me what you thought! Thanks :3 Oh and anyone have any ideas who was 'Shark'? 'Volcano'? 'Tweedledee'? and Tweedledum'? I'm sure you guys worked it out. But if you haven't it will be revealed soon!
P.S. Do any of you guys know how to make a petition on fanfiction. My friend wants to make one but neither of us know how. I would appreciate if you guys could tell me anything about it! Thank you :)
Until next time – Tilda
