Mistakes of the Past

Author: Sorceress of Slytherin

A/N: Hello again! Hehehe! Sorry if I took so long at writing chapters. I hope that you'll like this one.

~Backfire~

A/N: Um, so not to confuse this upcoming conversation. I will mark C for the sentences of Vincent Crabbe, G for the sentences of Gregory Goyle, M for the sentences of Draco Malfoy, H for the sentences of Hermione and P for the sentences of Harry.

"Draco noooooo!" H

With that, Draco ducked immediately from Harry's beam while Hermione pushed Harry aside; as a result, both beams went to another direction and left Harry and Draco safe.

"What the hell do you think your doing HARRY?!?" H

That left him quiet.

"Hermione!?! Are you ok?" M

Draco went towards Hermione once more.

"I'm ok. How bout you?" H

"Fine." M

Harry, not thinking twice, shot a blast of strong powerful beams towards Draco.

"Draco look out!" H

"Huh!" M

In an instant, Hermione leaped toward Draco and with all her strength, tried to push Draco aside but alas, too weak to move, Hermione covered Draco instead.

A strong light covered the entire room. After countless seconds, the light softens and felt panic out of everyone's hearts… specially Draco.

"Hermione!?!?!?!" M

Draco took Hermione's limp less body and caresses her in his arms.

"Hermione! Hermione! Wake up!" M

Everyone waited in silence and after what seems like eternity…

"Draco… please stop…." H

And with that she fainted once more.

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Taking Hermione in his arms he stood up eying Harry.

"Good job Potter, I guess you really did it this time."

Harry stood up and said, "It was an accident."
"Some accident. HA!"
"I'm sorry ok! I'll carry her to the hospital wing."

As Harry tried to grab Hermione, Draco pulled away.

"Not so fast Potter! I think you have done enough for one day. I'll take her."

"Sorry Draco but she's coming with me. You might ruin your Slytherin reputation."

Draco stepped forward facing Harry face to face.

"Oh really, is that a threat Potter."

Harry kept still, trying to keep his pride.

Then suddenly Hermione gave a slight groan.

"Forget it. I'm letting you go this time Potter but next time, it will be your last!"

Draco stepped out of the room, followed by Harry when suddenly…

"Wait!"

Draco shrugged of Harry's hand from his shoulder.

"Go away Potter! Talk to that red head Weasel if you may, what do I care! Just keep away from Hermione."

"She's mine Malfoy!"

"Oh really? Crabbe! Please escort Potter to his quarters and meet me t the hospital wing."

"Right away Draco!" C

"There will be other days Malfoy!"

"I know."

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As they approached the Hospital wing…

"Goyle, get Crabbe and tell him to meet at the Slytherin common room instead."

"Right."

As Draco was walking with Hermione in his arms, someone tapped him on the back. As Draco turned around he saw….

"Brown?"

"Malfoy? What are you doing… Hermione! What have you done to Hermione?!?"

"Well, let me tell you… your friend Potter blasted dear sweet Hermione…."

"Harry? No! It can't be! Stop lying to me Malfoy!"

"Look, can we drop of Hermione before you start talking."

"Um… ok."

They both entered the Hospital wing and told the nurse everything she needed to know. Nurse Pomfrey place her to an emergency room were there is no visitors allowed till morning, so Lavender and Draco set forth to one of the benches near the hospital wing.

"So Malfoy, what happened?"

"I don't really recall but why should I tell you!?!"

As Draco was about to stand up, Lavender place her arm on his shoulders to stop him from leaving.

"Look, Hermione told me about the train thing with you and her. She was really worried about you. The thing is, she trusted me and, I hope that you can trust me too, I'm her friend and according to her, you really changed but I didn't believe her cause I thought that she was crazy but I believed and I care for her, please tell me what happened."

Draco took pity and told her the story.

"Fine. After the train thing, I saw her crying in one of the towers in Hogwarts and she, well, needed comforting and I talked to her and said that I was alright, I don't know what came over me but, I wanted to see her again so I told her to meet me at the same place after dinner. I waited for her patiently and suddenly, my friends, Crabbe and Goyle came to me and said 'Draco! Draco! I saw Granger and Potter disappear at the meeting quarters…"

"Meeting quarters?"
"It's a Slytherin thing."
"Oh! "
"Keep this a secret Brown, or else…"
"Don't go on flames Malfoy! I'll keep it a secret."
"As I was saying… I panicked at the thought and hurried towards M.Q. A/N: M-Meeting, Q-quarters. and saw Hermione, well in Potter's arm and she was well, bleeding. I went towards Hermione and that damn Potter aimed a beam at me, which I ducked thanks to Hermione's warning, but Crabbe and Goyle shot one of there own to Potter. Hermione shoved Potter safely to the side, I went to help her up when that 'brilliant' friend of yours Potter aimed at me again, so soon that I knew that it would hit me. I didn't know what was going on but after a few seconds, I saw Hermione on top of me, she took the shot and fainted right before my eyes. I wanted to kill that Potter from there on then Hermione requested for us to stop and I did, Potter got a luck break that time. I didn't let him carry Hermione towards the Hospital wing because I was worried that he would take her somewhere else, and when I left toward the Hospital, I saw you and there, we had this conversation. There, I said it, happy?"
"Yah, thanks, that was incredible and I never thought that Harry would do such a thing."
"I always knew that that Potter was crazy, crazy enough to hurt his friend."
"Malfoy."
"What?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Why not…."
"Um… I can't help but wonder if you like Hermione. I just wanna ask, do you? Or is it some sick joke of yours?"
"I never make tricks that could back fire on me. I don't know exactly but I know, and I believe, that I do like her and don't…"
"Yes, yes, don't tell anyone, right, of course, nothing will escape this conversation."

"Good."
"I must admit that you two look good together."
"Yah, like Slytherin's and Gryffindors are supposed to be with each other."

"Malfoy, it's not were you are, it's what you feel inside."
"I know, look, we better go before someone sees us."

"Sure, good night Malfoy."

"Yah, good night Brown."

They went to their separate ways to go to their own dormitories.

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A/N: Hi, um, I'm sorry if that was such a short chapter cuz when I start a new one, it would be a different story. Thanks for waiting. Luv ya! J = ) Please drop of a comment, I beg you! It would mean so much to me. Thanks!

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