Different Deep Down
by AngelzGaze
"Hermione? Are you ok?" Hermione looked up to face Ginny.
"It's nothing," Hermione answered, holding back the tears.
"Something's wrong. I know it."
"It's just...... it's just...." Hermione debated whether she should tell Ginny.
"Come on, you can tell me!"
"It's just...... Déssie.... Déssie!" Ginny looked at her with a confused expression.
"Déssie? What do you mean?" Ginny asked, but before Hermione could answer. "Oh, I see, you want Déssie to talk to! Oh, sure Hermione! I'll go get her. I'm sure she'll be a big help!"
"Oh god, Ginny! Not you too!" Now Ginny looked even more confused. "Never mind! I'm going to the Owlery!" Hermione then stormed out of the dormitory, out of the common room, and into the Owlery. Quickly she scribbled a letter to Draco, telling him she really need to talk to him and to meet her in their secret room.
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Chapter 9: Beginning To Realize
Hermione quickly walked to the HSKT (head, shoulders, knees, and toes) room and quietly waited for Draco to come. Finally the door opened and Draco appeared.
"What's wrong?" Draco asked. With a concerned look, he sat next to Hermione and wrapped his arm around her.
"Harryandronknowandidontknowwhattodotheyrereallyreallymadandijustdontknowwhattodo!" Hermione bursted into tears. At the confused look on Draco's face she began again. "They know! They all know!"
"Who? What?"
"Harry, Ron, and Déssie! They know.... they know about us!"
"What? How?"
"Déssie saw us! She saw us together! She told them! I just don't know what to do!" Hermione wept.
"It's going to be all right."
"It's NOT! I'm sure Déssie's going to tell everyone! Mostly everyone hangs by her every word. The news will spread around the whole school in a couple of days! Maybe by the end of the day! It's over! Everyone will look at us a traitors! Draco, we broke the rules! Slytherins and Gryffindors never get together!"
"Hermione, it's going to be all right! So what if that DeMal is going to tell everyone! You matter more to me than anything. I don't care what everyone else thinks! And you shouldn't either!" Draco hugged Hermione and held her tight. "It's going to be ok. As long as we're together we'll be alright." Silence filled the air.
"Draco, you're the best. I love you," Hermione whispered. She was beginning to calm down.
"I love you too, my Hermione." Their lips softly touched and they smiled as they broke apart.
"But, what are we going to do about Déssie, Draco? What are we going to do? I'm positive she's up to no good."
"I don't know. I honestly don't know." Silence filled the air again. Draco just held on tight to Hermione and wished for the best, that everything would be ok. Hermione smiled and soon all her worries floated off. Nothing was better than this. She wished the moment could last forever. She closed her eyes and drifted off in her thoughts.
"Hermione?" Hermione opened her eyes. "Will you go to the Winter Ball with me? Will you?"
"Yes," Hermione answered. "I will. I definitely will. I don't care what anyone else thinks anymore." Draco smiled.
"It's been two hours. People will start wondering where we are."
"Yeah," Hermione agreed. "We should get going. Thank you. I love you." And with a kiss they opened the door and left in separate directions.
Hermione walked into the common room and as usual all the boys were drooling around Déssie. Few of them had seen Hermione's new look, so as soon as Hermione walked past, Dean, Seamus, Neville, and few others went up to her. (Harry and Ron obviously stayed with Déssie.) As soon as Déssie saw this she quickly shot Hermione a nasty glare.
"Wow Hermione! You look great!" complimented Seamus. Neville and Dean nodded in agreement.
"Thanks." Hermione said quickly and went to her bed. She had to admit, she liked the attention. She wondered how other houses would react tomorrow in the Great Hall. She kind of went when it was practically empty for her meals, so no one really saw her. Her thoughts floated off to before her make-over. She wanted people to like her for what she is. Not what she looks like. Hermione finally decided her new look had it's positive sides and it's negative sides. Hermione then turned to read one of her most favorite book - muggle book that is - Romeo and Juliet.
After a few pages she smiled. The book was like her story between herself and Draco. Then her smiled faded when she remembered the outcome of the two lovers. Was it possible their future would end the same..... dying for each other? Hermione shrugged off the idea and went to bed.
Her eyes opened one by one. It was morning. Hermione groaned. She wanted to stay in bed forever, but she forced herself to get up and take a shower, a nice and warm shower. Hermione put the straightener in her hair and quickly blow-dried it. She then put her hair in a half twist. Hermione threw on her school robes and squirted on a fragrance (melon-kiwi). She speedily applied on make-up (she was beginning to master it. Yay!) and headed out to the Great Hall. Nervously, she opened the door and walked in.
Heads turned. She could hear whispers of 'Who's that?' and 'Dang she's hot!' She blushed while she shyly waved and smiled to those waving to her. The Slytherin table practically gasped as she sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"Hi Ginny!"
"Hi. Are you.... um..... feeling better?"
"Yes. I really am." Hermione began to eat her breakfast, a little uncomfortably because some eyes were still on her.
"Gosh, Hermione, you're new look is obviously a big hit. I wouldn't be surprised if you got more popular than Déssie!"
"Thanks." Popularity. Hermione didn't care about popularity. She wanted her two best friends back. Sure popularity was nice and all, but what was it knowing your formal best friends thought you were a traitor? And what about Déssie? Would she see Hermione's new popularity a threat? Hermione looked over at Déssie. Déssie stared back and smirked at her. Hermione finished her plate and got up to walk to her first lesson. As she walked out a boy walked up to her and asked her out to the dance. Another boy did the same. And another. And another. Hermione rejected them all, but apologized to each of them and told them she accepted someone else's invitation. She then directly went to her first class.
Finally it was the last lesson of the day, History of Magic. Hermione went in and sat down near Lavender and Parvati. Instantly, they both started asking for beauty tips. Hermione irritably told them she'd tell them later. She got out a piece of parchment and a quill to take notes. Midway through the class Hermione started half listening to Professor Binns, which by the way was very rare.
"The great Sorceress Pavlowa was one of the great French sorceresses of the 14th century. She was known for her work as advisor to King Withogem," Professor Binns dully said. Hermione began to doodle, which was very very rare.
"Pavlowa had a twin sister, the Sorceress Grizelda. Grizelda however was quite opposite of her sister." Hermione's eyes began to wander around the room.
"Grizelda was evil, one of the darkest sorceresses of her time." Professor Binns began listing some of the stuff she did. Hermione looked where Harry, Ron, and Déssie were sitting. Déssie was whispering something in Harry's ear.
"In the end Grizelda was killed by her own blood, by her own sister. As much as she didn't want to do the deed, Pavlowa knew she had to. By then on Pavlowa was known as the Goddess of the Light while Grizelda was known as the Goddess of the Evil." Hermione immediately focused her attention on Professor Binns. "There have been predictions of Grizelda rising again, but those of course are utterly ridiculous."
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