~*Harry Potter and Practical Magic*~
Chapter 12 – "What's Wrong, Hermione?"
"Hermione, are you okay?" Samantha asked, putting a hand on her friend's shoulder. "You look like you haven't sleep for days." Hermione looked up at her friend with her dark eyes, and smiled.
"Of course I'm fine. Just been studying a lot for the O.W.L.S" she replied yawing. She then laid her head down on the table that her and Samantha, and Harry were sitting at.
In Truth, ever since that night 2 months ago that her and Harry became blood bonders, she had been having trouble's getting to sleep. Even when she went into Harry's bed, she would only manage to wake up in a cold sweat only minutes later. She was able to keep it all hidden from her friends, until her loss of sleep began to show, and she knew it.
Hermione's eyes wandered around the room, thinking what her dreams, well, NIGHTMARE'S, could mean. She closed her eyes, replaying the images in her mind.
Harry lay in a room, only to be lighted by with candles. The room smelt so bad of decay and mold, Hermione had to hold her nose not to take in the smell that would make anyone want to vomit.
Hermione sat there, thinking how she got there and what had happened. The last thing she remembered was walking out of the Gryiffindor Common room, after having a fight with Harry. Then, she remembered holding a wand, and muttering something and then a blast of green emitted from the wand.
Then, a wooden door opens and who else steps in, but Voldemort. The ghostly spirit of Wormtai then l floated next to his master. Voldemort then approuch's Harry's limp body on the ground.
"Well done, Wormtail." He sneers. "You shall get a body now." He then turns to Hermione, who is sitting dirtied, and heartbroken under a window ceil.
"And to think, girl, he loved you…and you caused all of this." He smirked. Hermione shook her head.
"NO! It wasn't me!" she cried, more tears falling down her already bloody and tear streaked face. Voldemort laughed.
"Oh but it was! Even your friend's saw you…They are now about to tell that fool of a Minister that you killed Harry Potter with the Avada Kedavra curse!" He threw his head back laughing.
Hermione covered her ears, and began to mumble "no..no…no". She then began to think that maybe it was all her fault…she did just have a fight with Harry, but she wouldn't have killed him! It doesn't make any sense! She loves him, and he loves her!
She then hear's the voices of Dumbledore, Samantha, Ron, Corlinus Fudge, Snape, and Mcgonagall aprouching fast.
"Looks like no one can save you now…" Voldemort said, before disapearring with Wormtail.
Hermione had never felt more afraide in her life when Samantha, Ron, Dumbledore, Fudge, Snape and Mcgonagall casted there hate filled glares at her. Then all in a flash, Hermione was in a court room, filled with Minsitry people, fellow classmates, her parents, and her professers.
"Miss Granger," Fudge began. "You are acused of using the Avada Kedavra curse on fellow classmate, Harry Potter, how do you pled?"
"NOT GULITY!" Hermione shouted, which sent the court into a frenzy.
Time seemed to fly right before her eyes as Samantha, Isabella, Seamus, Ginny, Draco, and her so called best friend since her first year, Ron, all said that they watched as Hermione killed Harry. Then everything went back to normal pace as Fudge read the verdit.
"The Jury finds, YOU, Hermione Imogen Granger gulity of all charges. Your sentence Is the DEMENTOR'S KISS!" he shouted at her, his face srucnched up and dark.
Hermione began to shake as she watched her parents shouting at her "your no longer our daughter!" and her friends shout "Your getting what you deserve!"
Then, Hermione's eyes went wide with fear as one of the hodded creatures approched her. Hermione felt the tears burn her eyes. 'How could this have happened' she wondered. Then, her blood ran cold as the dementor removed his hood.
"Harry?" Hermione asked. Harry smiled.
"How about one last kiss, Mione?" He asked, as he leaned in ready to touch her lips, that's when Hermione began to scream.
Hermione's blood curdling scream rung through out the Transfiguration classroom. Everyone's eyes fell upon her body that was jerking in every direction. Harry had to hold on to her to make sure that she didn't fall or fly out of her seat.
When Hermione opened her eyes, she saw that she was in the Transfiguration class, and that Harry was holding onto her for dear life, and that everyone his the room was staring at her. It was so quiet in the room, you could hear a pin drop. Hermione quickly got up, moving away from Harry, and grabbing her books.
"I'm sorry…I have to go, I'm sorry." She repeated, hanging her head low as she walked out of the classroom in a flash.
Harry glaced worridly at Samantha who had the same worried look. Harry then looked at Professer Mcgonagall who was in shock to think that Hermione had fallen asleep in her class, and then screamed bloody murder, then left the room.
"Professer, can I go and find her?" Harry asked, sounding like he was in tears. Mcgonagall seemed to notice this, and nodded.
"Take her to the infirmery." She said, as Harry picked up his books. He nodded, then strodded out of the classroom.
It didn't take long to find Hermione. First, he went to the library but she wasn't there, then he went back to the common room where he found her; hunched over on the couch, sobbing.
Harry quietly walked up behind to the couch, he leaned over and put a hand on her back. Hermione istantly jumped forward off the couch to see who was behind her. Harry looked at her with eyes wide open, 'worry' filled them. Hermione breathed loudly, and placed a hand over her chest.
"You about gave me a heart attack, Harry." She said, sitting back down on the couch. Harry walked around it, and sat down next to her. Instead of saying anything, silent tears trickled down Hermione's red cheeks. Harry put a hand over her's
"What's wrong, Hermione?" he asked. Hermione shook her head.
"Nothing!" she exclaimed. "I just haven't been getting a lot of sleep…studying for the O.W.L.S and all,"
"Hermione, it's just a test. You really shouldn't let your whole life revolve around it." Harry said soothingly. Hermione jumped up from the couch, and began to round him.
"Harry! I really want to make Head Girl next year, and If I can get the highest marks on the O.W.L.S I'm sure for the posistion! You know how much getting good grades means to me! Don't you know me at all?" she shouted. Harry looked abolished, never had Hermione had an outburst at him like that. He stood up quickly.
"Yes, Hermione, I do know you! You were the little bushy haired, buck toothedgirl I became friend's with in 1st year. You were girl who has helped Ron and me out of the worst situations. You were girl who loves to read and write. You were girl who came to the Yule Ball back in 4th year looking the best out of all of them, and always will. You were the girl that gave me my first kiss." Hermione blushed at this, and looked down, but Harry lifted her chin to make her look at him with her adoring cinnamion eyes.
"And now, you ARE the girl that I love more then anything in the world. Mione, I just want to make sure you don't make yourself sick by all of this studying. I'll have you know that the average teenager needs 9 hours and 25 minutes of sleep each night. Surely you must have read that SOMEWHERE?" he asked, with a little chuckle. Hermione blushed, and nodded her head from side to side.
"I might have," she said. Harry laughed and gave her a hug. He then kissed her temple.
"Come on," he said, dragging her out of the common room.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"Mcgonagall said I had to take you to Madame Pomfrey." Harry replied. Hermione rolled her eyes, and groaned. Harry let out a laugh, and swung his arm around her shoulders as they made their way to the hospital wing.
For the rest of the day, Hermione was excused from her classes suffering from anxiety and stress. Madame Pomfrey got some sleeping poitions from Snape and gave them to Hermione so she could get a good night's rest. But in secert, Hermione refused to take them; knowing that she would be facing the dream all night long.
On a certain day after Herbology class, Harry, Ron, and Isabella had an emerancy Quidditch issue. Landon had apparently fallen off of his broom in Madame Hooch's class, so they had to find a temporariy replacement. Isabella recommened Samantha, who was pretty good at Quidditch, so Hermione walked out of the classroom, alone. But that's when Draco came running up to her.
"Hermione!" he called out. Hermione turned slowed her pace down.
"Yes, Draco?" she asked with an annoyed tone to her voice.
"Hermione, if I'm going to be going out with one of your BEST friends, don't you think we should get along?" he asked. Hermione raised her eyebrow, finally rolling her eyes.
"I suppose. But, what do you want to talk to me about?" she asked. Draco then pulled her over to a statue, and they climbed behind it and sat down.
"Draco, what are you doing?" she asked. Draco hushed her, the looked around to see if anyone was in sight. No one was.
"I have something for you," he said digging around his his book bag, and finally pulling out a small vile of some weird purple potion.
"What is that?" she asked.
"It's Slumberserium." He replied. Hermione's frowned eyes suddenly became very large.
"Where did you get that?" she asked. Draco smirked.
"From Snape's secert stash. So I take you know what it does?" he asked. Hermione nodded, taking the vile.
"I read about it in our Potions book. It's supposed to keep you wide awake for 4 days, then on the 4th night it restores all the sleep you've missed while beginning awake, and it's supposed to give to lower your REM, " she paused, and looked up at Draco. "That means-"
"I know what THAT means! So you have a dreamless sleep." He said. Hermione shook her head at him, then looked back down at the Vile.
"So, why did you want to show me this?" she asked. Draco let out a small chuckle.
"Don't think I haven't noticed you falling alseep in class, Granger. You look like a wreck. Besides, Samantha's been saying that you haven't gotten a 'well rested sleep in ages'." Hermione blushed.
"Okay, and?" she asked.
"Well, I thought I'd be doing a favor for Sammi-and you-if I got you some of this. Merlin know's YOU need it." He said. Hermione bit her lip.
"I don't know, Draco…I heard that people can get so addictied to this stuff, that if they take to much they never wake-up when they get the sleep they've missed." Draco rolled his eyes.
"This isn't Herion, Hermione, it's a potion. Besides, I think that your smart enough not to overdose." He said. Hermione still wasn't so sure.
"I don't know…" she said. Draco sighed, and took the vile out of her hands, and began to put it back into his bag.
"Well, if you don't know…" he said, standing up, and walking out from behind the statue.
"Wait!" Hermione yelled, standing up also. Draco turned around, and faced her.
"Do I have to do anything?" She asked. Draco shook his head.
"Think of it as a friendship gift," he said. "But Hermione, if you get caught with it, you didn't get it from me…The last thing I need is to be expelled, and having Samantha break-up with me." He said, getting it out of his bag, and quickly handed it to Hermione, who snatched it away like a piece of candy.
"I know, I know…" she said, stuffing it into her robes. Draco then reazlied what time it was.
"Holy shit!," he said taking ahold of Hermione's hand. "Where going to be late for class!" and the two of them ran hand-in-hand down the corridors and into the Potions classroom. Everyone was shocked to see that Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger were in the doorway, out of breath, and holding hands. Even Snape. When everyone began to whisper about them 'holding hands', they reazlied that they were, and quickly dropped each other's hands.
"And just what is the meaning of this, Miss Granger?" Snape asked. Hermione looked down, and began to blush a shade of maggenata.
"Well…You see-"
"She was with me, Professer. We had to..uh…tend to some personal bussiness." Draco said, mentally smacking himself. Hermione mentally smacked Draco too when the sound of "OOOO'S" filled the classroom.
"Be quiet! All of you!" Snape exclaimed, and immediatley, the room fell silent. Snape then turned back to the too blushing teenagers.
"And what business was that, Mr. Malfoy, that you and Miss Granger had to be late for my class?" he asked. Draco and Hermione looked at each other.
"Well, um…" Draco began.
"Last night, Draco and I were studying in the library for the O.W.L.S and…we…l-left our Potion's books there on accident and we had to go and get them." Hermione finished, mentally wiping the sweat from her forehead. Snape eyed the too…eventually buying the story.
"Well, since it was your Potions books, and since you were with Mr. Malfoy…I'll only take off 3 points from Slytherin, and 5 points from Gryiffindor-"
"But…" Hermione was about to protest.
"Don't make me change my mind, and take off the 20 I was going too, Miss Granger. NOW, will you and Mr. Malfoy please take your seat's, or I WILL remove the other 15." He sneered. Hermione looked at Draco, who shrugged his shoulders. The too then walked over to the long wooden table. Hermione sat between Harry and Samantha, while Draco sat in between Samantha and Isabella.
After Snape explained the lesson for today, everyone got busy on there Magnentite Brew in there groups of two.
"So, where were you and Malfoy really?" Harry asked in a tone Hermione never heard before.
That's when Hermione noticed the look on Harry's face…Which was red, and she could have sworn she saw a flash of red in his eyes. He looked rather pissed off. Hermione began to giggle, thinking Harry beging jelouse was cute. He glared at her.
"Well, I'm glad you find this amusing." He huffed.
"Oh Harry, really! You acutally think I'd cheat on you? With DRACO MALFOY no less?" she smiled. Harry thought about it for a moment, then reazlied that it was pretty ridiciluous.
"Yeah, that does sound kinda far fetched. But where were you too then?" He asked. Hermione didn't know what to say. She couldn't tell Harry about the Slumberserium. Then she came up with something.
"Well, I went back with Draco to the Slytherin common room because he forgot his book. And I didn't want to walk alone to class, so I went with him." She explained, and Harry seemed to have bought it.
"Oh…Okay." Was all Harry said. Hermione somehow sensed his sorrow, and she drew him into a hug. Surprised by her sudden emotions, Harry just sat there for a few seconds before realizing that his girlfriend was hugging him. He then hugged her back.
"Mr. Potter and Miss Granger! Stop that immediately! 10 points from Gryiffindor!" Snape shouted, with his hands on his hips. Harry and Hermione immediately let go of one another, and got back to work. Hermione then realized something; 'what did Draco tell Samantha?' Hermione looked over in Draco's direction, and for some reason, he noticed that she was he looked at her. She then nudged her head, and shot her eyes over to the sink. He nodded, and began to excuse himself from Samantha. Hermione then 'accidently' nocked over a small portion of Quillmanack.
"Oh drat." She said. "I'll be right back, I'm going to wash this off my hands and get some towels."
"Alright…" Harry said. Hermione wasn't acting like herself at all these days. Hermione then got up from her seat, and went over to the sink.
"TOOK you long enough!" Draco hissed. Hermione glared at him, and began to wash her hands, while Draco was drying his off. "What did you need to see me for?"
"What did you tell Samantha?" she asked. Draco shrugged.
"Nothing yet. She seems to be avoiding the subject." He said.
"Well, good. I told Harry that I went to the Slytherin common room with you to retrive your book. So if Sam asks, that's where we went, and why we were late." Hermione said, drying her hands and grabbing a few extra towels. Draco then brought his hand to his forehead, and saluted her.
"I'I Ca'pem" he said, before walking back over to his seat. Hermione giggled at his gesture. 'Maybe he's not such a bad guy after all…Naaahhh' she said, before walking back over to Harry.
At the end of class, Draco and Samantha were the first one's to leave, while Harry and Hermione were the last.
Harry and Hermione walked out of the classroom to find Ron, Isabella, Samantha and Draco in a alittle gathering down the hall. From the looks of it, Samantha and Draco were in a argument, while Ron and Isabella stood behind her, holding hands. As Harry and Hermione got closer, they picked up on the conversation.
"I told you, Samantha! Hermione and me had to go and get my potion's book from the common room!" Draco exclaimed. Samantha shook her head.
"That's not the point, Draco…You and Hermione aren't even going out, and you come running up into the damn classroom, holding hands! You won't even hug me, let alone hold my hand in public. Are you that ashamed of me?" she asked. Draco shook his head.
"Of coruse I'm not ashamed of you! I just want to give people time to get used to the fact that we are dating." Draco explained. Samantha rolled her eyes.
"Well, then when you let people know that you in fact like me, you know where to find me." She said, before walking up next to Hermione, and grabbing her hand pulling her down the hall towards Arthimancy.
"I'll see you later Harry!" Hermione called back, blowing him a kiss. Harry smiled at her and waved, before turning to a frustrated Draco.
"I really blew it this time, eh?" he said. Isabella shook her head.
"Samantha…Is just really hard to please. But seriously, Draco, you shouldn't keep your relationship hidden. That's not how you 'woo' girls." She said. Ron and Harry nodded in agreement.
"Well, then how do I 'woo' her." He asked. Harry, Ron, and Isabella then became lost in thought when suddenly, and idea popped into Isabella's head.
"I know! But Draco, this could mean some imbarrasment on your part…" she said. Draco looked skeptical, but then nodded.
"What is it?" he asked.
"You have to make the whole Great Hall know that you love Samantha…You do love her don't you?" she asked. Draco didn't say anything, he was busy thinking about Samantha and how she made him want to be a better person, about how her smile seemed to make a dull day turn fantasic, and how her kisses always convinced him that she was truly meant to be with him.
"Yes, I do." He said. Isabella's face suddenly began to shine.
"Great! Okay, here's what were going to do…" she said, and began to tell her the idea as the of of them walked to Divination.
At dinner, the hall was in it's usual buzz as usual.
Harry, Ron, and Isabella kept sneaking glances over at Draco to see if he would actual put the plan to action. It' was nearing 6:15pm, and that's when he was supposed to.
"What are you looking at?" Hermione asked Harry. Harry turned to her.
"Nothing," Harry said. "I'm just looking to see what time it is." Hermione raised an eyebrow, and was about to say something, when suddenly Draco jumped ontop of the Gryiffindor table and looked down to Samantha.
"Samantha, this is for you." He said, taking out a piece of paper from his robes. He very loudly cleared his throat to get the whole hall's attention. Samantha began to look very embarrased
"Loving you like I''ve never have before. I'm needing you just to open up the door. If begging you might somehow turn the the tides, then tell me to. I've got to get this off my mind. I never thought I'd be speaking these word, I never thought I'd need to say "Another day alone is more then I can take"
Won't you Save Me? Because Savings what I need. And I just wannabe by your side. Won't you Save Me?
I don't wanna be, just drifting through the sea of life, Won't you…
Listen please, baby don't walk out that door. I'm on my knees. You're all I'm living for, I never thought I'd be speaking these words heaven thought I'd find a way another day alone is more then I can take
Won't You save me? Because savings what I need. And I just wanna be by your side. Won't you save me? And I don't wanna be ust drifting though the sea Of life
Suddenly the sky is falling, could it be it's too late for me? And if I never said I'm sorry; then I'm wrong, yes I'm wrong. Then I hear my spirit calling, wondering if you're longing for me and then I know that I can't live without you…
Won't you Save Me? cos Savings what I need. And I just wannabe by your side. Won't you Save Me?
I don't wanna be just drifting through the sea Of Life. Won't you Save Me?" Draco finished his poem. The once embarrased Samantha, was almost in tears. Draco smiled down to her, and she smiled back. Draco then turned around, to face the Slytherin table. Seeing there shocked expressions, he frowned at them. He then turned back to Samantha.
"I'll be right back." He said. Samantha nodded, and Draco hopped off the table. He then walked back over to the Slytherin table, where he was bombarded with questions.
"Draco! She's a Gryiffindor!" Blasie said.
"I thought you loved me!" Pansy cried
"What's your father going to think?" Crabbe and Goyle asked at the same time. Draco then put up his hand and they all stopped talking.
"First of all, Blasie, just because she's a Gryiffindor, doesn't make her any less of a person, and great, funny, smart, beautiful person no doubt. Pansy, I never said I loved you. Crabbe, I don't care what my father will think. I will be out of that house after 7th year which isn't that long away. And if ANY of you treat Samantha with any disrespect…" he trailed off, then sighed. "I will take points off from Slytherin." He finsihed, then walked began to walk back over to the Gryiffindor table, but then he turned around.
"You know, every since I've been with Samantha, I've began to feel much happier. Maybe you should try spending time with other houses. Merlin know's some of you even have crushes on people from different ones." He said, then walked off.
When Draco got back to the Gryiffindor table, he couldn't find Samantha.
"Where'd she go?" he asked Ron.
"She said to meet her outside of the Great Hall doors." He replied. Draco then raced out of the Great Hall and found Samantha over by the row of window's looking up at the sky.
"Sam," he said, walking up in front of her. She looked at him, and smiled.
"I'm impressed." Was all she said. Draco smiled at her.
"Well I'm in Love." He said, just before passionatly kissing her.
Awww poor Hermione. We'll I don't really have that much to say except please review :0) Thanx!
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