Title: There's No Such Thing as a Painless Love
Chapter Twelve: Figuring It Out
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It had been a difficult week for Ron. Of course, he felt guilty about Harry, who wasn't speaking to him; Draco on the other hand, hadn't let it bother him at all.
For Hermione, it felt like a huge weight had been lifted. She now had her two best friends, and 'lover boy' back. She still knew nothing about who had beaten up Harry, and had given up finding out days ago.
Looking across the Gryffindor common room, Hermione noticed Harry. She was at a loss as to why he had been so distant lately.
"Ron?" she started.
"Yeah, 'Mione?"
"W-why aren't you and Harry speaking? Was it because of last week?"
Ron stared at her for a second before answering, "Must be. It's a guy thing! You wouldn't get it."
Giving a small nod, Hermione went back to her homework.
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Opening her eyes, Hermione looked around, wondering where she was. Finally realizing she was in the Head Boy/Head Girl common room, she relaxed.
She shifted slightly, turning to meet the face of a sleeping Draco. She quietly got up, as not to wake him.
This had been going on ever since she forgave him. They would cuddle in the common room at night, fall asleep, and wake up in each other's arms in the morning. Hermione liked this feeling of affection. She wasn't getting romance anywhere else, so she enjoyed this greatly.
Ron had been distant recently. Everyone knew he still loved her. He was just so ashamed of the way he had acted about everything that he couldn't even think of starting up the relationship again.
Hermione stepped back, admiring the sleeping form in front of her. Considering it was 4:30 in the morning Hermione decided to let him sleep, and quietly tiptoed up to her bedroom.
Draco was absolutely gorgeous, and he was so affectionate with her too. He had definitely changed since first year, and Hermione had noticed it all.
Recognizing what was now happening, Hermione muttered to herself, "Oh boy, Hermione...I think you're falling for him!"
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Everything was going great for Hermione. Except, of course, for the fact that she had been worried about Harry lately. She was really bothered about his and Ron's friendship. Still oblivious to the fact that she was unintentionally the cause of it's nonexistence in the first place, she wanted to do something to help.
She was also concerned as to who had beaten Harry up. Although, she had given up only a short time ago, she couldn't push the thought out of her mind.
'I wonder who hurt Harry,' Hermione thought to herself, 'Considering there were almost no seventh years in the castle.....everybody was in Hogsmeade!'
She started to think of who it could have been.
"Wait a minute," she said aloud, "RON AND DRACO!"
Assuming she was right, she pulled on her bath robe immediately. A million thoughts were rushing through her head, 'It must be them!-They didn't go to Hogsmeade!-They were jealous! They had to be!-But Ron would never-you don't know that! He could've-OKAY! Stay calm.'
Taking a deep breath, she opened the door to Draco's bedroom, and found him sound asleep in his four-poster.
She sat down next to him on the bed, and gently ran her hand through his hair. Instantly he awoke, and sat up dazed.
"Hey, 'Mione? What's up?!" he asked happy to see her.
She continued stroking his face and running her hands through his hair. She began to lean in to kiss him and then took him by surprise by slapping him across the face.
"What in bloody hell was that for, 'Mione?!" Draco asked, shocked at what had just happened.
"It was you wasn't it?! You beat up Harry, didn't you?!"
"Hermione, I'm-"
"I can't believe you! DRACO MALFOY, NEVER SPEAK TO ME EVER AGAIN!" she yelled.
And with that she stormed out of his bedroom, heading back to her own.
Draco started to run after her, then having slept only in his silk boxers, he realized that he forgot his robe. He hurried back, grabbed his robe, and then ran to Hermione's room. Before he could say anything, she slammed the door right in his face.
"That's going to leave a nasty bruise," Draco said to himself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was a gloomy, rainy day, and Ron had been staring out the window, just when Hermione stomped over to him.
"RONALD WEASLEY!" she started, causing several people to stare in wonder.
"How could you?" she asked tears welling up in her eyes.
"Wh-'Mione, what's wrong? Why are you-"
"RON!" she started, half angry, half distressed, "I want the truth...What happened to Harry that day I was in Hogsmeade with Ginny?"
There was a moment of silence.
"We-we beat him up...Draco and I," Ron muttered guiltily, "But-but 'Mione...it was for-"
"For what, Ron? For me?" she inquired, letting the tears flow freely. "Friends come first, Ron."
"It was only for you, 'Mione! I love you, and h-he was-"
"Ron, he didn't do anything, and you know that! But you let yourself believe those rumors, didn't you? Why?! Why would you do something like that? Something so stupid! I can't believe you would do that to Harry. He was your best friend, Ron; your best friend! How could you?.....How could you?"
Ron was too disappointed in himself to answer. He'd really done it now. He just stared blankly ahead as she staggered out of the Gryffindor common room, and possibly out his life, forever.
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A/N: Hey, all! Sorry again, but ya'll know life unfortunately gets in the way of writing! Hah, I found it quite funny that Hermione had just forgiven them, and now she suddenly realizes who beat the shit out of Harry...what a coincidence! OMG, this fic is like a freakin' soap opera! Hope you guys like that, because our brains just keep producing more and more drama!
As of now, we don't know where the story is headed. We obviously can't wrap it up anytime soon, and we aren't planning to. We'll update ASAP! If there's time, maybe another chapter today or tomorrow! Just expect to see no more than 2-3 chapters a week, if that much at all, (I find that one quite depressing). But hey, it'll give you something to look forward to all week!
Much love goes out to all of our reviewers! Thanks...R/R, please!!!
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Chapter Twelve: Figuring It Out
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It had been a difficult week for Ron. Of course, he felt guilty about Harry, who wasn't speaking to him; Draco on the other hand, hadn't let it bother him at all.
For Hermione, it felt like a huge weight had been lifted. She now had her two best friends, and 'lover boy' back. She still knew nothing about who had beaten up Harry, and had given up finding out days ago.
Looking across the Gryffindor common room, Hermione noticed Harry. She was at a loss as to why he had been so distant lately.
"Ron?" she started.
"Yeah, 'Mione?"
"W-why aren't you and Harry speaking? Was it because of last week?"
Ron stared at her for a second before answering, "Must be. It's a guy thing! You wouldn't get it."
Giving a small nod, Hermione went back to her homework.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Opening her eyes, Hermione looked around, wondering where she was. Finally realizing she was in the Head Boy/Head Girl common room, she relaxed.
She shifted slightly, turning to meet the face of a sleeping Draco. She quietly got up, as not to wake him.
This had been going on ever since she forgave him. They would cuddle in the common room at night, fall asleep, and wake up in each other's arms in the morning. Hermione liked this feeling of affection. She wasn't getting romance anywhere else, so she enjoyed this greatly.
Ron had been distant recently. Everyone knew he still loved her. He was just so ashamed of the way he had acted about everything that he couldn't even think of starting up the relationship again.
Hermione stepped back, admiring the sleeping form in front of her. Considering it was 4:30 in the morning Hermione decided to let him sleep, and quietly tiptoed up to her bedroom.
Draco was absolutely gorgeous, and he was so affectionate with her too. He had definitely changed since first year, and Hermione had noticed it all.
Recognizing what was now happening, Hermione muttered to herself, "Oh boy, Hermione...I think you're falling for him!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Everything was going great for Hermione. Except, of course, for the fact that she had been worried about Harry lately. She was really bothered about his and Ron's friendship. Still oblivious to the fact that she was unintentionally the cause of it's nonexistence in the first place, she wanted to do something to help.
She was also concerned as to who had beaten Harry up. Although, she had given up only a short time ago, she couldn't push the thought out of her mind.
'I wonder who hurt Harry,' Hermione thought to herself, 'Considering there were almost no seventh years in the castle.....everybody was in Hogsmeade!'
She started to think of who it could have been.
"Wait a minute," she said aloud, "RON AND DRACO!"
Assuming she was right, she pulled on her bath robe immediately. A million thoughts were rushing through her head, 'It must be them!-They didn't go to Hogsmeade!-They were jealous! They had to be!-But Ron would never-you don't know that! He could've-OKAY! Stay calm.'
Taking a deep breath, she opened the door to Draco's bedroom, and found him sound asleep in his four-poster.
She sat down next to him on the bed, and gently ran her hand through his hair. Instantly he awoke, and sat up dazed.
"Hey, 'Mione? What's up?!" he asked happy to see her.
She continued stroking his face and running her hands through his hair. She began to lean in to kiss him and then took him by surprise by slapping him across the face.
"What in bloody hell was that for, 'Mione?!" Draco asked, shocked at what had just happened.
"It was you wasn't it?! You beat up Harry, didn't you?!"
"Hermione, I'm-"
"I can't believe you! DRACO MALFOY, NEVER SPEAK TO ME EVER AGAIN!" she yelled.
And with that she stormed out of his bedroom, heading back to her own.
Draco started to run after her, then having slept only in his silk boxers, he realized that he forgot his robe. He hurried back, grabbed his robe, and then ran to Hermione's room. Before he could say anything, she slammed the door right in his face.
"That's going to leave a nasty bruise," Draco said to himself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was a gloomy, rainy day, and Ron had been staring out the window, just when Hermione stomped over to him.
"RONALD WEASLEY!" she started, causing several people to stare in wonder.
"How could you?" she asked tears welling up in her eyes.
"Wh-'Mione, what's wrong? Why are you-"
"RON!" she started, half angry, half distressed, "I want the truth...What happened to Harry that day I was in Hogsmeade with Ginny?"
There was a moment of silence.
"We-we beat him up...Draco and I," Ron muttered guiltily, "But-but 'Mione...it was for-"
"For what, Ron? For me?" she inquired, letting the tears flow freely. "Friends come first, Ron."
"It was only for you, 'Mione! I love you, and h-he was-"
"Ron, he didn't do anything, and you know that! But you let yourself believe those rumors, didn't you? Why?! Why would you do something like that? Something so stupid! I can't believe you would do that to Harry. He was your best friend, Ron; your best friend! How could you?.....How could you?"
Ron was too disappointed in himself to answer. He'd really done it now. He just stared blankly ahead as she staggered out of the Gryffindor common room, and possibly out his life, forever.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Hey, all! Sorry again, but ya'll know life unfortunately gets in the way of writing! Hah, I found it quite funny that Hermione had just forgiven them, and now she suddenly realizes who beat the shit out of Harry...what a coincidence! OMG, this fic is like a freakin' soap opera! Hope you guys like that, because our brains just keep producing more and more drama!
As of now, we don't know where the story is headed. We obviously can't wrap it up anytime soon, and we aren't planning to. We'll update ASAP! If there's time, maybe another chapter today or tomorrow! Just expect to see no more than 2-3 chapters a week, if that much at all, (I find that one quite depressing). But hey, it'll give you something to look forward to all week!
Much love goes out to all of our reviewers! Thanks...R/R, please!!!
3 FeltonFriends922 *