Title: There's No Such Thing as a Painless Love
Chapter Eleven: Unfixable
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It had been a week and a half since Hermione stopped talking to Ron and Draco. She was considering forgiving them a few days ago, but she was still furious! She just needed time.
Considering her and Harry were seen alone together every day for the last week and a half, rumors had started circling around the school. Hermione, of course, ignored all of them, but Harry was having a little trouble. He was nervous walking the corridors without her, in fear of running into Ron or Draco, who were unnecessarily jealous, and beyond angry.
Hermione had stayed away from Ron and Draco successfully; Harry wasn't so lucky. Besides the nasty glares he received, the 'accidental' tripping in the corridors, and the spilling of the pumpkin juice all over his robes, Harry had had a few not so pleasant run-ins with Draco. Harry already had many cuts and bruises from those run-ins, but no broken bones...yet.
Another Hogsmeade trip was coming up, and Hermione was looking forward to it. To everyone's surprise, Hermione wasn't going with Harry; she was planning on spending the day with her friend, Ginny.
Harry had decided to skip this trip, and stay at Hogwarts; he wasn't the only one.
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"Bye, Gin! Bye 'Mione! Have fun."
"We will, Harry. See you later..."
Harry smiled at them and walked back to the castle. He still had some homework to do, and then he was thinking about going to the library to read "Quidditch Through The Ages"...again.
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"Hey, Weasel!"
"What do you want, Malfoy? Haven't you screwed up my life enough already?"
"Not nearly, but that's not why I'm here. We need to talk-"
"About Hermione?"
"And Potter."
"You don't think they're-"
"Actually, I do. I've tried to stop Potter many times, but he won't give up...determined little bastard!"
"So, are you suggesting that we do something?" asked an uneasy Ron.
"We've already talked about this, Weasley! You know what you have to do." Draco sighed, "Meet me in twenty minutes."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry had just finished his homework, and was heading to the library.
He was just about there, when he bumped into Ron.
"Oh, hi, Ron," Harry said awkwardly.
Ron just glared at him.
"Look, Ron, if your mad about all those rumors floating around-"
Before Harry could finish his sentence, Ron had pushed him against the wall.
"No, Harry, we're not angry at all!" Ron half-yelled sarcastically.
By then Draco had joined him.
"You see, Harry, we don't exactly like you moving in on our Hermione," stated Ron.
"Haven't I already tried to tell you that?" Draco asked. "But you wouldn't listen; you'll never listen! Now you'll have to suffer the consequences."
With that, they proceeded to beat the shit out of him.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Harry! Harry, who was it?! Are you okay?" asked a concerned Hermione.
"I'm fine, really."
"Harry! You're in the hospital wing! Do you even remember what happened? Someone beat you up! You were knocked out by the time Neville found you."
No answer.
"Are you sure you're okay?" she asked again worriedly.
"Yeah...it look's a lot worse than it feels!
"Well, do you remember-who it was?"
A long pause and then, "No. No I don't."
"Who would do such a thing?" questioned Madame Pomfrey, who had come over to tend to Harry's injuries, which consisted of a black eye, a busted lip, a sprained wrist, a fractured rib, and many nasty cuts and bruises.
Harry knew who it was. He hadn't forgotten at all. He hadn't bothered to fight, because he knew he wouldn't win. It wasn't a fair fight; two verse one. And they're anger was too strong. He was lucky they hadn't done worse.
Then again, how could they have done it at all? Malfoy, yes, but Ron; his best friend? He never thought they would sink that low. Never
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione went to visit Harry every day that week in the hospital wing. Madame Pomfrey had already healed him completely, but insisted he needed his rest.
Hermione left early that day, remembering she had forgotten something.
"Sorry, Harry. I'll be back later."
"It's alright, 'Mione. Besides I need my rest," Harry sniggered.
- -
Hermione was sitting on the couch in the Head Boy/Head Girl common room reading "Hogwarts, A History," for about the thousandth time, when Draco walked in.
"Having fun?" he drawled.
"I was, until you showed up!"
"Thanks," he said sarcastically.
"You're not welcome."
"What's with the attitude?"
"I thought you'd already know the answer to that."
"You're still mad about that? It was so long ago. It was just-"
"About the stupidest thing you've done, yes it was," she stated calmly.
"Hermione," Draco had moved next to her on the couch, "You can't stay mad at me forever, now can you?"
'No you can't,' she thought.
"C'mon, 'Mione! I'm sorry, okay?! You know I never wanted to bloody hurt you! I love you, damn it!"
Hermione was speechless. There was a long pause before she spoke, "O-okay."
"What?"
"I said okay...I forgive you. But I still can't say I love you."
Draco smiled, and gave her a huge hug, fighting the urge to snog her right there.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ron?"
Ron turned around to face Hermione.
" 'Mione! What are you doing here? I thought-"
"Ron, we need to talk."
"Yeah, we do," he answered.
Hermione and Ron walked over to the couch in the Gryffindor common room and sat down.
"Ron, what you did was really stupid!"
"I know."
"Why did you-no, I don't even want to know! Just listen. What you did was wrong, as I'm sure you know, therefore I forgive you. But if you ever do it again I swear I'll hurt you, Ronald Weasley!"
Ron just smiled, relieved that everything was now okay with Hermione.
"Thanks, 'Mione!"
"No problem. Oh, and you know those rumors about me and Harry...they weren't true. There was really no need for you and Draco to-"
"Yeah, I know. We shouldn't have been jealous," Ron said guiltily, but for a different reason.
"Well, I'll be off then! Bye, Ron!" she said cheerily, giving him a hug.
Watching Hermione walk out of the Gryffindor common room, Ron was glad to have his friend back. At the same time he realized what he had done to Harry, and knew there was no way to fix it now.
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A/N: So sorry! Life has been hectic lately what with playing soccer 24-7 (hey, Courticus made JV), and school starting! I feel so bad, though. I'm so sorry, guys! You know we love you! Your reading our story is greatly appreciated! We've unfortunately come up with a case of writer's block, but we'll work through it! We're trying! Seriously, we love you so much!!! Keep reading, and we'll keep writing! We'll update ASAP! Thanks! R/R, please...
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Chapter Eleven: Unfixable
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It had been a week and a half since Hermione stopped talking to Ron and Draco. She was considering forgiving them a few days ago, but she was still furious! She just needed time.
Considering her and Harry were seen alone together every day for the last week and a half, rumors had started circling around the school. Hermione, of course, ignored all of them, but Harry was having a little trouble. He was nervous walking the corridors without her, in fear of running into Ron or Draco, who were unnecessarily jealous, and beyond angry.
Hermione had stayed away from Ron and Draco successfully; Harry wasn't so lucky. Besides the nasty glares he received, the 'accidental' tripping in the corridors, and the spilling of the pumpkin juice all over his robes, Harry had had a few not so pleasant run-ins with Draco. Harry already had many cuts and bruises from those run-ins, but no broken bones...yet.
Another Hogsmeade trip was coming up, and Hermione was looking forward to it. To everyone's surprise, Hermione wasn't going with Harry; she was planning on spending the day with her friend, Ginny.
Harry had decided to skip this trip, and stay at Hogwarts; he wasn't the only one.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Bye, Gin! Bye 'Mione! Have fun."
"We will, Harry. See you later..."
Harry smiled at them and walked back to the castle. He still had some homework to do, and then he was thinking about going to the library to read "Quidditch Through The Ages"...again.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hey, Weasel!"
"What do you want, Malfoy? Haven't you screwed up my life enough already?"
"Not nearly, but that's not why I'm here. We need to talk-"
"About Hermione?"
"And Potter."
"You don't think they're-"
"Actually, I do. I've tried to stop Potter many times, but he won't give up...determined little bastard!"
"So, are you suggesting that we do something?" asked an uneasy Ron.
"We've already talked about this, Weasley! You know what you have to do." Draco sighed, "Meet me in twenty minutes."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry had just finished his homework, and was heading to the library.
He was just about there, when he bumped into Ron.
"Oh, hi, Ron," Harry said awkwardly.
Ron just glared at him.
"Look, Ron, if your mad about all those rumors floating around-"
Before Harry could finish his sentence, Ron had pushed him against the wall.
"No, Harry, we're not angry at all!" Ron half-yelled sarcastically.
By then Draco had joined him.
"You see, Harry, we don't exactly like you moving in on our Hermione," stated Ron.
"Haven't I already tried to tell you that?" Draco asked. "But you wouldn't listen; you'll never listen! Now you'll have to suffer the consequences."
With that, they proceeded to beat the shit out of him.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Harry! Harry, who was it?! Are you okay?" asked a concerned Hermione.
"I'm fine, really."
"Harry! You're in the hospital wing! Do you even remember what happened? Someone beat you up! You were knocked out by the time Neville found you."
No answer.
"Are you sure you're okay?" she asked again worriedly.
"Yeah...it look's a lot worse than it feels!
"Well, do you remember-who it was?"
A long pause and then, "No. No I don't."
"Who would do such a thing?" questioned Madame Pomfrey, who had come over to tend to Harry's injuries, which consisted of a black eye, a busted lip, a sprained wrist, a fractured rib, and many nasty cuts and bruises.
Harry knew who it was. He hadn't forgotten at all. He hadn't bothered to fight, because he knew he wouldn't win. It wasn't a fair fight; two verse one. And they're anger was too strong. He was lucky they hadn't done worse.
Then again, how could they have done it at all? Malfoy, yes, but Ron; his best friend? He never thought they would sink that low. Never
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione went to visit Harry every day that week in the hospital wing. Madame Pomfrey had already healed him completely, but insisted he needed his rest.
Hermione left early that day, remembering she had forgotten something.
"Sorry, Harry. I'll be back later."
"It's alright, 'Mione. Besides I need my rest," Harry sniggered.
- -
Hermione was sitting on the couch in the Head Boy/Head Girl common room reading "Hogwarts, A History," for about the thousandth time, when Draco walked in.
"Having fun?" he drawled.
"I was, until you showed up!"
"Thanks," he said sarcastically.
"You're not welcome."
"What's with the attitude?"
"I thought you'd already know the answer to that."
"You're still mad about that? It was so long ago. It was just-"
"About the stupidest thing you've done, yes it was," she stated calmly.
"Hermione," Draco had moved next to her on the couch, "You can't stay mad at me forever, now can you?"
'No you can't,' she thought.
"C'mon, 'Mione! I'm sorry, okay?! You know I never wanted to bloody hurt you! I love you, damn it!"
Hermione was speechless. There was a long pause before she spoke, "O-okay."
"What?"
"I said okay...I forgive you. But I still can't say I love you."
Draco smiled, and gave her a huge hug, fighting the urge to snog her right there.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ron?"
Ron turned around to face Hermione.
" 'Mione! What are you doing here? I thought-"
"Ron, we need to talk."
"Yeah, we do," he answered.
Hermione and Ron walked over to the couch in the Gryffindor common room and sat down.
"Ron, what you did was really stupid!"
"I know."
"Why did you-no, I don't even want to know! Just listen. What you did was wrong, as I'm sure you know, therefore I forgive you. But if you ever do it again I swear I'll hurt you, Ronald Weasley!"
Ron just smiled, relieved that everything was now okay with Hermione.
"Thanks, 'Mione!"
"No problem. Oh, and you know those rumors about me and Harry...they weren't true. There was really no need for you and Draco to-"
"Yeah, I know. We shouldn't have been jealous," Ron said guiltily, but for a different reason.
"Well, I'll be off then! Bye, Ron!" she said cheerily, giving him a hug.
Watching Hermione walk out of the Gryffindor common room, Ron was glad to have his friend back. At the same time he realized what he had done to Harry, and knew there was no way to fix it now.
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A/N: So sorry! Life has been hectic lately what with playing soccer 24-7 (hey, Courticus made JV), and school starting! I feel so bad, though. I'm so sorry, guys! You know we love you! Your reading our story is greatly appreciated! We've unfortunately come up with a case of writer's block, but we'll work through it! We're trying! Seriously, we love you so much!!! Keep reading, and we'll keep writing! We'll update ASAP! Thanks! R/R, please...
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