Author's note: Sorry it's taken me so long to update. I also apologize for
the way I portray Harry and Ron in this chapter. It was a necessity for the
story.
A few days later school started and both Draco and Hermione did their best to forget about each other, and both were failing miserably. Everyone was back from home and Ginny made sure that the subject stayed on Quidditch and presents. All that she and Hermione could do was pray that Harry and Ron wouldn't find out about what happened with Draco.
Apparently all the praying in the world couldn't help them because later that day Ron and Harry cornered Draco outside of Potions. " What do you two want," Draco sighed. "We want to know what it is you did to hurt Hermione." "Look, I think you should ask her if you want to know. I'm not in the mood." He started to walk away but was stopped by Ron's arm. "Get in the mood Malfoy. Or we'll have to settle this with our wands tonight," the red head spit out angrily. " Fine Weasley, have it your way. I have detention in the kitchens tonight, meet me down there at one." With that as a last thought, Draco slipped under Ron's arm and into class.
That night Draco worked hard in the kitchens until just before one. Ten minutes before Harry and Ron were set to be there Draco put away his mop and bucket and retrieved his wand from where he left it. At exactly one o- clock in the morning The Boy Who Lived and his redheaded sidekick showed up. "You ready to do this?" Harry asked. "Whenever you are Potter," Draco replied coolly. "I think were ready now." He held out his wand and muttered a quick curse.
Draco was caught off guard by the spell. "That was cheap Potter, never thought you'd stoop that low. But if that's the way you want to play it, fine." He quickly said a spell and the war began. Spells and curses were flying everywhere; no one was sure just whose wand what was coming from. For a while Draco held his own, but it wasn't long until the two against one disadvantage caught up with him and he began to fall behind.
Ginny Weasley burst into the Common room screaming at the top of her lungs. Hermione immediately came running. "What's wrong," she asked, glancing around at the faces of her confused classmates in the room. "Hermione, just heard. might be to late." "Ginny what do you mean might be too late?" she asked. She was beginning to panic. "It's Harry and Ron. They cornered Draco earlier today. When he wouldn't talk they decided to settle everything with their wands. It's two to one Herm," Ginny said desperately. Fear clutched Hermione's heart; she knew she had to do something. "Where are they?" she asked. "In the kitchens. What are you going to do?" the youngest Weasley asked. "I'm going to stop them. Go get, oh I don't know, Dumbledore, Madame Pomfrey, McGonagall, Snape, whoever. Just get someone and bring them down to the kitchens." She ran out of the room with Ginny hot on her heals.
Hermione took the shortest way she knew to the kitchens. All she could think on the way there was "Please let him be okay." She kept repeating it over and over to herself. When she finally reached the stairs to the kitchen she could hear the commotion. When she ran down the steps she paused in shock. Draco was floating six feet in the air. He was barely conscious and his wand was nowhere to be seen. Hermione watched as Ron got ready for another spell and ran into the room. "NO!!"
Hermione's scream surprised Harry and he lost his concentration on the spell, sending Draco tumbling to the ground. Hermione rushed to his side and kneeled next to his bruised and battered body. She felt tears stream down her cheeks as she spoke to him. "Draco sweetheart .Can you please open your eyes and talk to me?" She pushed back a strand of his white blonde hair so she could see him better. She saw his eyelashes flutter and suddenly she was looking into a pair of clear blue eyes. "Herm?" She let out a cry of happiness and threw herself against him. Draco winced slightly at the contact but brought his arms up to hold her anyway. He clung to her as she sobbed. "I was so afraid I'd lost you," Hermione whispered. He could only hold her until loss of blood caused him to fall unconscious again.
When Ginny arrived with the teachers, Madame Pomfrey gently pulled Hermione away from Draco so she could examine his wounds. She stopped to thank Ginny and then turned on her two friends. "How could you do this!" she yelled. "You should've just come to me. But no you just had to resort to violence. If it had been anyone else besides Draco you would've talked it out. But it was Draco so lets start cursing each other!" she shrieked. Hermione began to beat on Harry, her tiny fists flying. "I hate you. Any of you could've been killed. I hate you!" But it seemed as if all of her strength was gone. She collapsed sobbing into his arms. "I was so scared Harry. I didn't know if any of you were hurt or worse. I was just so scared." Ron walked over and made it a group hug. "We're sorry Herm, more than you could ever know," he said. "Yeah, we never expected it to go this far. We were just worried." Hermione nodded and clung to her friends for dear life.
Author's Note: Okay, so this chapter is way over dramatic. The duel scene sucked I know but give me a break; I'm new at this whole duel thing.
A few days later school started and both Draco and Hermione did their best to forget about each other, and both were failing miserably. Everyone was back from home and Ginny made sure that the subject stayed on Quidditch and presents. All that she and Hermione could do was pray that Harry and Ron wouldn't find out about what happened with Draco.
Apparently all the praying in the world couldn't help them because later that day Ron and Harry cornered Draco outside of Potions. " What do you two want," Draco sighed. "We want to know what it is you did to hurt Hermione." "Look, I think you should ask her if you want to know. I'm not in the mood." He started to walk away but was stopped by Ron's arm. "Get in the mood Malfoy. Or we'll have to settle this with our wands tonight," the red head spit out angrily. " Fine Weasley, have it your way. I have detention in the kitchens tonight, meet me down there at one." With that as a last thought, Draco slipped under Ron's arm and into class.
That night Draco worked hard in the kitchens until just before one. Ten minutes before Harry and Ron were set to be there Draco put away his mop and bucket and retrieved his wand from where he left it. At exactly one o- clock in the morning The Boy Who Lived and his redheaded sidekick showed up. "You ready to do this?" Harry asked. "Whenever you are Potter," Draco replied coolly. "I think were ready now." He held out his wand and muttered a quick curse.
Draco was caught off guard by the spell. "That was cheap Potter, never thought you'd stoop that low. But if that's the way you want to play it, fine." He quickly said a spell and the war began. Spells and curses were flying everywhere; no one was sure just whose wand what was coming from. For a while Draco held his own, but it wasn't long until the two against one disadvantage caught up with him and he began to fall behind.
Ginny Weasley burst into the Common room screaming at the top of her lungs. Hermione immediately came running. "What's wrong," she asked, glancing around at the faces of her confused classmates in the room. "Hermione, just heard. might be to late." "Ginny what do you mean might be too late?" she asked. She was beginning to panic. "It's Harry and Ron. They cornered Draco earlier today. When he wouldn't talk they decided to settle everything with their wands. It's two to one Herm," Ginny said desperately. Fear clutched Hermione's heart; she knew she had to do something. "Where are they?" she asked. "In the kitchens. What are you going to do?" the youngest Weasley asked. "I'm going to stop them. Go get, oh I don't know, Dumbledore, Madame Pomfrey, McGonagall, Snape, whoever. Just get someone and bring them down to the kitchens." She ran out of the room with Ginny hot on her heals.
Hermione took the shortest way she knew to the kitchens. All she could think on the way there was "Please let him be okay." She kept repeating it over and over to herself. When she finally reached the stairs to the kitchen she could hear the commotion. When she ran down the steps she paused in shock. Draco was floating six feet in the air. He was barely conscious and his wand was nowhere to be seen. Hermione watched as Ron got ready for another spell and ran into the room. "NO!!"
Hermione's scream surprised Harry and he lost his concentration on the spell, sending Draco tumbling to the ground. Hermione rushed to his side and kneeled next to his bruised and battered body. She felt tears stream down her cheeks as she spoke to him. "Draco sweetheart .Can you please open your eyes and talk to me?" She pushed back a strand of his white blonde hair so she could see him better. She saw his eyelashes flutter and suddenly she was looking into a pair of clear blue eyes. "Herm?" She let out a cry of happiness and threw herself against him. Draco winced slightly at the contact but brought his arms up to hold her anyway. He clung to her as she sobbed. "I was so afraid I'd lost you," Hermione whispered. He could only hold her until loss of blood caused him to fall unconscious again.
When Ginny arrived with the teachers, Madame Pomfrey gently pulled Hermione away from Draco so she could examine his wounds. She stopped to thank Ginny and then turned on her two friends. "How could you do this!" she yelled. "You should've just come to me. But no you just had to resort to violence. If it had been anyone else besides Draco you would've talked it out. But it was Draco so lets start cursing each other!" she shrieked. Hermione began to beat on Harry, her tiny fists flying. "I hate you. Any of you could've been killed. I hate you!" But it seemed as if all of her strength was gone. She collapsed sobbing into his arms. "I was so scared Harry. I didn't know if any of you were hurt or worse. I was just so scared." Ron walked over and made it a group hug. "We're sorry Herm, more than you could ever know," he said. "Yeah, we never expected it to go this far. We were just worried." Hermione nodded and clung to her friends for dear life.
Author's Note: Okay, so this chapter is way over dramatic. The duel scene sucked I know but give me a break; I'm new at this whole duel thing.