"You Only Live Twice"
by Dorthey Star
Chapter 7: The Big Bang Theory
To CPR (wqww.cprimprov.com) who made me laugh with their DUCK TAPE. Clean humor IS funny!
When Hermione woke up, she felt like she was in a Muggle cartoon and a huge weight had been dropped on her head. She heard herself groan.
"Hermione?" a voice called out, sounding oddly distant. That voice sounds familiar, she thought, Oh yeah, it's Harry. She struggled to open her eyes and was at once blinded by the light in the Hospital Wing. She blinked a few times. How did I get in here? I remember leaving Transfiguration, then bumping into Draco...then I don't remember anything else...he must have carried me all the way here...She looked around. Harry was sitting on her right, looking alert. Ron was on her left, asleep. The Muggle clock on the oposite wall read 9:45. In the morning? Or in the evening? she thought before realizing that she just didn't care.
"Water," she croaked, her lips, mouth, and throat all dry. Quickly, Harry poured her a glass of water from the pitcher on the bedside table next to her. She drank it greedily, letting him fill it up for a second time. As she drank that, Madame Pomfrey showed up.
"Ah, you're awake, Miss Granger," she said pleasantly. Hermione leaned back on the bed, which was slightly propped up.
"What wrong with me?" she asked tiredly.
"You have a touch of pneumonia. But no need to worry; I'll have you up and running in no time, dear." At that moment, the door opened and Ginny came in.
"Hermione!" she said happily and threw her arms around the older girl.
"Miss Weasley! Please! Miss Granger is trying to rest!" Madame Pomfrey said in an exasperated tone. Ginny, ignoring her words, turned to Harry and had a short, quiet conversation with him. He looked at her for a moment, then left.
"Fifteen minutes, Miss Weasley, then you're going to have to leave," Madame Pomfrey said before stalkig off.
"I've got great news, Hermione," Ginny said, her eyes twinkling.
"What?" Hermione said. It's been ages since Ginny's been this happy, Hermione thought.
"Harry and I are back together!" she said and sighed happly. Hermione grinned. It felt as though she had shed some weight from her shoulders.
"That's great! When did it happen?" Hermione asked, excitedly.
"During break today. He found me, then he said he was really sorry for breaking up with me in the first place, and he asked me back out!" Ginny grinned happily.
"That's great! You see, I told you that he didn't fancy me! I told you and your brother. Neither of you believed me, though. I was even beginning to believe you," Hermione said, and yawned. Hermione reached over and shook Ron.
"Five more minutes," he muttered. Then, after a second's pause, his eyes flew opened. When he saw Hermione sitting up in bed, he grinned.
"It's time for you to leave, sleepy head," Hermione grinned. Ron hugged her, then left with his sister after promising to visit her the next day. At 10:00 sharp, Madame Pomfrey came by and gave her a spoonful of a green looking substance. Hermione swallowed it dutifully, but also threw it back up. She laid down, and fell asleep, having the first untroubled sleep in a long time.
***
Draco lay on his bed, fully clothed, staring up at the top of his bed. I hope she's okay, he thought. He sighed. He didn't know what he would do if he lost Hermione. Again. He probably wouldn't kill himself again, because she didn't like that kind of thing. He ran a hand through his silvery hair.
Pansy walked into the room, and laid down on the bed next to him. She waited a few minutes before she spoke.
"What's up with you and Granger?" she asked, carefully.
"Why would anything be 'up' with me and that Mudblood?" Draco asked, trying to sound malicious.
"I see you looking at her at lunch. And she's wearing a dragon necklace. Everyone of your previous girlfriends has one." Just as if to prove a point, she held up her own necklace. It was a gold chain with a crystal clear dragon. Its eyes were ruby red.
"So? She can buy dragon stuff anywhere," Draco said nonchalantly.
"But she didn't. You gave it to her, didn't you?" Pansy pried.
"Nonsense. Why would I give anything except a hard time to that Mudblood?"
"I don't know. That's what I'm trying to ask you!" Pansy sighed.
"Potter probably gave it to her. After all, it has green eyes and so does he. It is just the type of thing that he would do," Draco said, turning away from Pansy and closing his eyes.
"Not really. I doubt he would give her a dragon thing. He'd probably give her something with a rabbit. Or a turtle."
"A turtle?" Draco asked curiously, turning to her and opening one eye.
"I don't know. I hate turtles. I hate Potter. It makes sense to me." Pansy said, sitting up and shrugging.
"Good night Pansy," Draco said, and closed his eye.
"But you didn't answer-"
"Goodnight Pansy," he said firmly. She sighed and left the room, shutting the door rather loudly behind her.
***
Harry came to visit Hermione the next morning before class began.
"Morning," she said cheerfully.
"How are you feeling?" he asked, sitting down on her right side.
"Much better since I talked to Ginny. She told me about you two getting back together," Hermione said grinning at the blush that crept onto his face.
"Yeah...I...For a while I thought I loved you, but then when we were in the room with the Mirror of Erised, I saw myself with Ginny and my family was all there in the background. For a long time after that, I was too scared to ask her back out because I thought she honestly still loved me like a brother..."
"I thought that you were going to say that you saw ME with you. That's why I ran out of the room," Hermione admitted sheepishly.
"Is me being in love with me THAT bad of a thing?" he asked, mockingly glaring at her.
"Yes," Hermione said simply, "But only when you're perefect for Ginny." Harry gave Hermione a hug.
"I've got to go or I'll be late for class...Double Potions with Slytherin," he said, making a face. She just laughed at him as he left. Now, if only Draco would come back to me...she thought with a sigh.
Disclaimer: everything and everyone belongs to J.K "the goddess" Rowling. *sighs* It's sooooo not fair! I mean, she already has like a $150m fortue and she marries an anesthesiologist! Jessica is going to grow up a very lucky, and very rich girl. How old is she, BTW? One of my friends has my bio of JKR at the mo...In fact, she's had it for several months...hmmmmm.....Oh yeah, the title belongs to someone else.
Author's Rambling: whoa...two chapters in ONE NIGHT! I'm impressed with myself. I was going to try to get to a certain point before Friday (I'm leaving for New York City on Saturday, therefore I have to stay in a hotel in Nashville Friday night), but I realized that was further along in the story than I realized. I thought it was next chapter, but it's not....slightly confusing to you, but not to me! *vbg* Please review if you feel like it!
by Dorthey Star
Chapter 7: The Big Bang Theory
To CPR (wqww.cprimprov.com) who made me laugh with their DUCK TAPE. Clean humor IS funny!
When Hermione woke up, she felt like she was in a Muggle cartoon and a huge weight had been dropped on her head. She heard herself groan.
"Hermione?" a voice called out, sounding oddly distant. That voice sounds familiar, she thought, Oh yeah, it's Harry. She struggled to open her eyes and was at once blinded by the light in the Hospital Wing. She blinked a few times. How did I get in here? I remember leaving Transfiguration, then bumping into Draco...then I don't remember anything else...he must have carried me all the way here...She looked around. Harry was sitting on her right, looking alert. Ron was on her left, asleep. The Muggle clock on the oposite wall read 9:45. In the morning? Or in the evening? she thought before realizing that she just didn't care.
"Water," she croaked, her lips, mouth, and throat all dry. Quickly, Harry poured her a glass of water from the pitcher on the bedside table next to her. She drank it greedily, letting him fill it up for a second time. As she drank that, Madame Pomfrey showed up.
"Ah, you're awake, Miss Granger," she said pleasantly. Hermione leaned back on the bed, which was slightly propped up.
"What wrong with me?" she asked tiredly.
"You have a touch of pneumonia. But no need to worry; I'll have you up and running in no time, dear." At that moment, the door opened and Ginny came in.
"Hermione!" she said happily and threw her arms around the older girl.
"Miss Weasley! Please! Miss Granger is trying to rest!" Madame Pomfrey said in an exasperated tone. Ginny, ignoring her words, turned to Harry and had a short, quiet conversation with him. He looked at her for a moment, then left.
"Fifteen minutes, Miss Weasley, then you're going to have to leave," Madame Pomfrey said before stalkig off.
"I've got great news, Hermione," Ginny said, her eyes twinkling.
"What?" Hermione said. It's been ages since Ginny's been this happy, Hermione thought.
"Harry and I are back together!" she said and sighed happly. Hermione grinned. It felt as though she had shed some weight from her shoulders.
"That's great! When did it happen?" Hermione asked, excitedly.
"During break today. He found me, then he said he was really sorry for breaking up with me in the first place, and he asked me back out!" Ginny grinned happily.
"That's great! You see, I told you that he didn't fancy me! I told you and your brother. Neither of you believed me, though. I was even beginning to believe you," Hermione said, and yawned. Hermione reached over and shook Ron.
"Five more minutes," he muttered. Then, after a second's pause, his eyes flew opened. When he saw Hermione sitting up in bed, he grinned.
"It's time for you to leave, sleepy head," Hermione grinned. Ron hugged her, then left with his sister after promising to visit her the next day. At 10:00 sharp, Madame Pomfrey came by and gave her a spoonful of a green looking substance. Hermione swallowed it dutifully, but also threw it back up. She laid down, and fell asleep, having the first untroubled sleep in a long time.
***
Draco lay on his bed, fully clothed, staring up at the top of his bed. I hope she's okay, he thought. He sighed. He didn't know what he would do if he lost Hermione. Again. He probably wouldn't kill himself again, because she didn't like that kind of thing. He ran a hand through his silvery hair.
Pansy walked into the room, and laid down on the bed next to him. She waited a few minutes before she spoke.
"What's up with you and Granger?" she asked, carefully.
"Why would anything be 'up' with me and that Mudblood?" Draco asked, trying to sound malicious.
"I see you looking at her at lunch. And she's wearing a dragon necklace. Everyone of your previous girlfriends has one." Just as if to prove a point, she held up her own necklace. It was a gold chain with a crystal clear dragon. Its eyes were ruby red.
"So? She can buy dragon stuff anywhere," Draco said nonchalantly.
"But she didn't. You gave it to her, didn't you?" Pansy pried.
"Nonsense. Why would I give anything except a hard time to that Mudblood?"
"I don't know. That's what I'm trying to ask you!" Pansy sighed.
"Potter probably gave it to her. After all, it has green eyes and so does he. It is just the type of thing that he would do," Draco said, turning away from Pansy and closing his eyes.
"Not really. I doubt he would give her a dragon thing. He'd probably give her something with a rabbit. Or a turtle."
"A turtle?" Draco asked curiously, turning to her and opening one eye.
"I don't know. I hate turtles. I hate Potter. It makes sense to me." Pansy said, sitting up and shrugging.
"Good night Pansy," Draco said, and closed his eye.
"But you didn't answer-"
"Goodnight Pansy," he said firmly. She sighed and left the room, shutting the door rather loudly behind her.
***
Harry came to visit Hermione the next morning before class began.
"Morning," she said cheerfully.
"How are you feeling?" he asked, sitting down on her right side.
"Much better since I talked to Ginny. She told me about you two getting back together," Hermione said grinning at the blush that crept onto his face.
"Yeah...I...For a while I thought I loved you, but then when we were in the room with the Mirror of Erised, I saw myself with Ginny and my family was all there in the background. For a long time after that, I was too scared to ask her back out because I thought she honestly still loved me like a brother..."
"I thought that you were going to say that you saw ME with you. That's why I ran out of the room," Hermione admitted sheepishly.
"Is me being in love with me THAT bad of a thing?" he asked, mockingly glaring at her.
"Yes," Hermione said simply, "But only when you're perefect for Ginny." Harry gave Hermione a hug.
"I've got to go or I'll be late for class...Double Potions with Slytherin," he said, making a face. She just laughed at him as he left. Now, if only Draco would come back to me...she thought with a sigh.
Disclaimer: everything and everyone belongs to J.K "the goddess" Rowling. *sighs* It's sooooo not fair! I mean, she already has like a $150m fortue and she marries an anesthesiologist! Jessica is going to grow up a very lucky, and very rich girl. How old is she, BTW? One of my friends has my bio of JKR at the mo...In fact, she's had it for several months...hmmmmm.....Oh yeah, the title belongs to someone else.
Author's Rambling: whoa...two chapters in ONE NIGHT! I'm impressed with myself. I was going to try to get to a certain point before Friday (I'm leaving for New York City on Saturday, therefore I have to stay in a hotel in Nashville Friday night), but I realized that was further along in the story than I realized. I thought it was next chapter, but it's not....slightly confusing to you, but not to me! *vbg* Please review if you feel like it!
