Wilted Roses
Chapter One
By WeasleyLover2
I don't own anything, just the plot's mine. Constructed criticism welcomed. Just review, this is the story you voted on, so I expect a lot of reviews!!! Please r/r and I'll post the next chapter soon!!!
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and the landscape was extremely green as it flew by outside the window. They were on the train again. But, as you can see, there is one person missing. 'Where's Hermione?' you ask. Well, she's doing her Head Girl job and making her rounds to make sure there isn't any trouble on the train. Now, as we go into the story, we find Ron and Harry sitting in a compartment in the back of the Hogwarts express. But trouble is coming, and isn't going to be leaving anytime soon.
"Damn! How long does it take her to make her rounds?" Ron asked Harry as he looked at his watch. "It's been nearly an hour now, think something's up?"
Harry just shrugged his shoulders. "I don't think so." Was all he said. He wasn't sure if he wanted Hermione to come back so soon. When they'd met up on the platform, well, he was deeply confused. It was the same Hermione, wasn't it? But then why did she make him feel this way? Like his stomach now knew how to do back-handsprings? Or how his heart started thumping so hard, he was sure Ron could hear it? He needed some time to think, but now the moment has passed and gone as the compartment door opened.
"Well, looky here boys. Potter and the Weasel," they were greeted by Draco Malfoy's low snarl and smirk; accompanied by his thick cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.
Harry sighed. "Go screw yourselves." He told them. He didn't want them there; they'd just make things worse, as always.
Malfoy just laughed. "No, I think I'd rather…" but they never found out what he'd rather do, because just then Hermione appeared beside them.
"Hello, Draco," she said with venom, crossing her arms. Harry was quite surprised, she usually kept her temper, but it sure looked like Draco was in for it now.
Draco just stared at her. "Um, yes, hello." He stuttered.
Hermione raised her eyebrows. "Do you need something?"
"Uh, no. Just stopped by to say hello." But he said it more like a question.
"Then you can get going now," Hermione told him evenly, as she moved so they could get out. Draco muttered something and stalked out scowling.
Ron looked thoroughly surprised. "How…why…what's gotten into you?" he finally said.
Hermione smiled and sat down next to Harry. "Nothing. Why do you ask?" she asked mischievously.
"Oh, no reason. Except you got Malfoy out of here without him calling anyone any more names and leaving him speechless," Ron said in awe.
Hermione just grinned. "I have my ways."
Harry was mentally agreeing with that. He could tell by the look on Draco's face that he'd noticed how Hermione had changed too. Her hair was halfway down her back, and curly, not bushy anymore. She had grown taller and filled out over the summer too. She was late to hit the growing stage of puberty, but it seemed it came in full blast when it did. Harry couldn't take his eyes off of her.
Then the compartment door opened again, this time revealing a very ecstatic looking Lavender. She shut the door quickly behind her and turned around to face them.
"That fucking bastard!" she growled as she sat down next to Ron and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Malfoy?" Hermione asked calmly.
"Yes!" she spat.
"Well, are you going to tell us what he did?" Harry asked her.
She looked at him, and seemed to consider for a minute. Then she shook her head and said, "You don't want to know…it's not that big a deal," she added quietly.
Ron looked surprised. "Of coarse it is! You come in here cursing like, like,"
"You," Hermione helped him.
"Yes, thank you. Cursing like me, with a manner that could kill a hippogriff. Now what the hell did he do? I'm going to go kick his sorry little ass…" he stood up.
Harry was slightly surprised. Ron had liked Lavender for about a year now, and he always started to stutter and turn red whenever she was around. 'Maybe he'll make his move this year,' he thought.
"Ron, sit down. Lav, what'd he do?" Hermione commanded Ron and turned to Lavender.
"Take a wild guess," she said thickly.
Hermione thought for a minute, then said, "he didn't, didn't grab you, did he?"
Lav just sat there and stared at Hermione.
Hermione sighed. "Oh, Lav, he'll leave you alone eventually." Hermione said gently as she put her hand on Lavender's arm.
Hermione and Lavender had become best friends in 5th year. She started hanging out with the trio and proved to be very good company. All through summer, though, she'd been getting love letters form Malfoy; he just wouldn't leave her alone. Hermione was the only one who knew about it though, they thought they'd better wait to tell the boys, or they might resort to drastic measures. But now, the cat's out of the bag.
"What? Who the hell does he think he is?" Ron said as he bolted up and started to open the compartment door.
"Ron, sit down, please." Lavender said quietly. Ron took one look at her and abided.
"Let's fill you in, then you can go kick his ass," Hermione told them. "You see, Malfoy's been harassing Lav all summer long…"
"What?! Why didn't you tell us?" Ron turned to her.
"I knew you'd flip out, and I figured he'd stop after a while," Lavender told her solemnly.
Hermione cleared her throat. "Anyway, he sent her tons of love letters and, with help from me, we wrote back telling him to leave her alone."
"But it didn't work," Lavender sighed.
"No, it didn't. It just got worse."
"He started threatening me."
"But he never really did anything."
"But he never left me alone either," Lavender let out a dry sob.
"So we just started to burn them, not reading them, not writing back. And when she stayed at my house he sent her a letter with a Love Potion dried onto it."
"But we didn't even take it off the owl, just told it to take it back to Malfoy. And now I'm at school with him," Lavender sighed again and bowed her head. "I'll never get any peace."
Ron and Harry were outraged, especially Ron. "Why didn't you tell us?" he repeated.
Lavender turned to him and looked him straight in the eye. "I knew you'd freak out, and I didn't want you to do anything drastic."
"Well, it's a little late for that now," Ron said as he stood up and opened the door. "Come on Harry."
Harry left with Ron, saying, "I've been wanting to do this for a long time."
Doesn't really go anywhere, I know. But it'll get better I swear!! I've got big plans for this story, big, big plans… ( (
So review please, and I'll post again later!!
Chapter One
By WeasleyLover2
I don't own anything, just the plot's mine. Constructed criticism welcomed. Just review, this is the story you voted on, so I expect a lot of reviews!!! Please r/r and I'll post the next chapter soon!!!
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and the landscape was extremely green as it flew by outside the window. They were on the train again. But, as you can see, there is one person missing. 'Where's Hermione?' you ask. Well, she's doing her Head Girl job and making her rounds to make sure there isn't any trouble on the train. Now, as we go into the story, we find Ron and Harry sitting in a compartment in the back of the Hogwarts express. But trouble is coming, and isn't going to be leaving anytime soon.
"Damn! How long does it take her to make her rounds?" Ron asked Harry as he looked at his watch. "It's been nearly an hour now, think something's up?"
Harry just shrugged his shoulders. "I don't think so." Was all he said. He wasn't sure if he wanted Hermione to come back so soon. When they'd met up on the platform, well, he was deeply confused. It was the same Hermione, wasn't it? But then why did she make him feel this way? Like his stomach now knew how to do back-handsprings? Or how his heart started thumping so hard, he was sure Ron could hear it? He needed some time to think, but now the moment has passed and gone as the compartment door opened.
"Well, looky here boys. Potter and the Weasel," they were greeted by Draco Malfoy's low snarl and smirk; accompanied by his thick cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.
Harry sighed. "Go screw yourselves." He told them. He didn't want them there; they'd just make things worse, as always.
Malfoy just laughed. "No, I think I'd rather…" but they never found out what he'd rather do, because just then Hermione appeared beside them.
"Hello, Draco," she said with venom, crossing her arms. Harry was quite surprised, she usually kept her temper, but it sure looked like Draco was in for it now.
Draco just stared at her. "Um, yes, hello." He stuttered.
Hermione raised her eyebrows. "Do you need something?"
"Uh, no. Just stopped by to say hello." But he said it more like a question.
"Then you can get going now," Hermione told him evenly, as she moved so they could get out. Draco muttered something and stalked out scowling.
Ron looked thoroughly surprised. "How…why…what's gotten into you?" he finally said.
Hermione smiled and sat down next to Harry. "Nothing. Why do you ask?" she asked mischievously.
"Oh, no reason. Except you got Malfoy out of here without him calling anyone any more names and leaving him speechless," Ron said in awe.
Hermione just grinned. "I have my ways."
Harry was mentally agreeing with that. He could tell by the look on Draco's face that he'd noticed how Hermione had changed too. Her hair was halfway down her back, and curly, not bushy anymore. She had grown taller and filled out over the summer too. She was late to hit the growing stage of puberty, but it seemed it came in full blast when it did. Harry couldn't take his eyes off of her.
Then the compartment door opened again, this time revealing a very ecstatic looking Lavender. She shut the door quickly behind her and turned around to face them.
"That fucking bastard!" she growled as she sat down next to Ron and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Malfoy?" Hermione asked calmly.
"Yes!" she spat.
"Well, are you going to tell us what he did?" Harry asked her.
She looked at him, and seemed to consider for a minute. Then she shook her head and said, "You don't want to know…it's not that big a deal," she added quietly.
Ron looked surprised. "Of coarse it is! You come in here cursing like, like,"
"You," Hermione helped him.
"Yes, thank you. Cursing like me, with a manner that could kill a hippogriff. Now what the hell did he do? I'm going to go kick his sorry little ass…" he stood up.
Harry was slightly surprised. Ron had liked Lavender for about a year now, and he always started to stutter and turn red whenever she was around. 'Maybe he'll make his move this year,' he thought.
"Ron, sit down. Lav, what'd he do?" Hermione commanded Ron and turned to Lavender.
"Take a wild guess," she said thickly.
Hermione thought for a minute, then said, "he didn't, didn't grab you, did he?"
Lav just sat there and stared at Hermione.
Hermione sighed. "Oh, Lav, he'll leave you alone eventually." Hermione said gently as she put her hand on Lavender's arm.
Hermione and Lavender had become best friends in 5th year. She started hanging out with the trio and proved to be very good company. All through summer, though, she'd been getting love letters form Malfoy; he just wouldn't leave her alone. Hermione was the only one who knew about it though, they thought they'd better wait to tell the boys, or they might resort to drastic measures. But now, the cat's out of the bag.
"What? Who the hell does he think he is?" Ron said as he bolted up and started to open the compartment door.
"Ron, sit down, please." Lavender said quietly. Ron took one look at her and abided.
"Let's fill you in, then you can go kick his ass," Hermione told them. "You see, Malfoy's been harassing Lav all summer long…"
"What?! Why didn't you tell us?" Ron turned to her.
"I knew you'd flip out, and I figured he'd stop after a while," Lavender told her solemnly.
Hermione cleared her throat. "Anyway, he sent her tons of love letters and, with help from me, we wrote back telling him to leave her alone."
"But it didn't work," Lavender sighed.
"No, it didn't. It just got worse."
"He started threatening me."
"But he never really did anything."
"But he never left me alone either," Lavender let out a dry sob.
"So we just started to burn them, not reading them, not writing back. And when she stayed at my house he sent her a letter with a Love Potion dried onto it."
"But we didn't even take it off the owl, just told it to take it back to Malfoy. And now I'm at school with him," Lavender sighed again and bowed her head. "I'll never get any peace."
Ron and Harry were outraged, especially Ron. "Why didn't you tell us?" he repeated.
Lavender turned to him and looked him straight in the eye. "I knew you'd freak out, and I didn't want you to do anything drastic."
"Well, it's a little late for that now," Ron said as he stood up and opened the door. "Come on Harry."
Harry left with Ron, saying, "I've been wanting to do this for a long time."
Doesn't really go anywhere, I know. But it'll get better I swear!! I've got big plans for this story, big, big plans… ( (
So review please, and I'll post again later!!