A/N- YULE BALL!
DISCLAIMER- DON'T OWN!
HERMIONE'S POV
I woke up a few hours later. I was still in my uniform that Malfoy did a drying spell on but It smelled like lake water. So I got up, changed into my other uniform, and put my other robe over that. It was 3 hours until the Yule Ball and I had no idea what I was going to do tonight. I went to the common room Malfoy wasn't there so I took out parchment and a quill and started writing. I wrote a letter to my dad, the last letter he would ever receive. When I was done it read:
MR GRANGER- HEY YOU BASTARD! I HOPE YOU KNOW I JUMPED IN THE LAKE TODAY AND TRIED TO KILL MYSELF. UNFORTUNANTLY FOR ME SOMEONE SAVED ME. I AM SO SURE YOU WISH I WOULD HAVE DIED. WELL SCREW YOU BASTARD I DIDN'T TRY TO KILL MYSELF FOR YOU. I DID IT SO I WOULDN'T TRACK YOU DOWN AND TAKE A KNIFE TO YOUR THROAT YOU ASS! *~HERMIONE
I read it over and walked to the owlery to send it. I felt glad I did that. Better then I had in days.
as I was walking back to my room I ran into Dumbledore and Malfoy on the stairs. Oh shit! He said he wouldn't tell! I hope he isnt! "Mrs. Granger we were just looking for you! Are you going to the Yule Ball tonight?" I shook my head no and he continued talking "Well the Head Boy and Girl have to be there for atleast the 1st hour. You don't have to dress up just go like you are now. You can hangout with your friends and eat. Or you can simply sit down and count the minutes till the hour is over!" he said and my heart dropped. I didn't want to go to the ball!
"Okay sir, I guess I will just sit and count the minutes" I said. And he smiled. Then turned to Malfoy.
"Mr Malfoy?" and Malfoy hesitated then said "I wasn't planning on going but I guess I will and like Granger, count down the minutes." He said and Dumbledore smiled again. "WELL GOOD! I have an idea! How bout you to just sit at a table and talk to each other. As head boy and girl you cant hate each other!" and he walked off.
Malfoy looked at me and said "okay well guess once again we are stuck together again." I just laughed and started walking to the common room with him behind me.
When it was time for the ball I was sitting in the common room reading a muggle book. When Malfoy said "time to go.". I stood up and I followed him out of the room. We walked to the great hall passing everyone in their nice fancy clothes. I didn't give a damn what I looked like. We walked into the Great Hall and saw Dunbledore. He came over to us and led us to a table. "Here is your table. After an hour I will find you and tell you you may go. Have fun!" he said and left.
I sat at the table and Malfoy sat across from me. Food appeared infront of us and he started eating. While I was thinking. I decided I wouldn't eat anymore. No one could stop me from not eating really. I might get hungry but I wouldn't eat. Malfoy looked at me and said "are you going to eat?" I just shook my head and said "not hungry". HE stared at me for a few seconds and I raised my eyebrow as to say what? He just shook his head and continued eating. People started crowding into the Great Hall and I saw Harry and I Ron I tried to hide but I knew they saw me. Still I crawled under the table.
"Malfoy where's Hermione? She was just here." I heard Ron ask.. I didn't want to talk to them I knew they would question me about this morning. I pinched Malfoy's leg Hoping he would be nice and tell them he didn't know where I was.
"She said she forgot something in her room and would be back soon" he said and I thanked god he took the hint. I heard Ron and Harry walk off so I got up and sat back at the table.
"thank you!" I said to Malfoy and he just smirked. "You have been saying that a lot lately!" I smiled "well you have been helping me lately!" I said and then an owl flew in with a letter for the 2nd time that day and dropped it on me (A/N lets say owl goes EXTREMELY fast aliright?) no doubt it was a response to my other later. The bastard would actually write me again? I quickly opened it and Malfoy wasn't looking so I read.
Hermione- you little bitch! If you would have killed yourself then no doubt that headmaster would make me come to your funeral! I would have to pretend I actually gave a damn about you! I bet you wont try it again though, I bet the pain was to much to handle! So I guess the question is dare to try the pain again?
I finished reading it and told Malfoy I would be write back. I was going to get paper and a quill from my room to write him back.
MALFOY'S POV
Everyone was dancing and I watched them while Granger was gone. I noticed her letter and I decided to read it real quick. I read it, set it back, and was very surprised! I thought my dad was the only one in the world that would do that. I hope Granger won't try to kill herself again. For some reason, I cared.
She came back and she wrote a few quick words. She didn't know it but I saw them it said
No Mr Granger I can take the pain. If it will make you miserable, I would try again. But I guess the real question is are you feeling lucky?
She handed the owl some bread then sent him off. I couldn't believe it! She wouldn't try again would she? WHY DO I CARE? Then Pansy came over. Great this couldn't get worse!
"umm Hermione can I talk to you outside for a minute?" she asked Granger. Why did she want to talk to her? Why did she call her by her first name?
"Sure Pansy" Ganger replied and said to me "IF Dumbledore comes by say I forgot something." I just nodded and I watched them walk off when an owl flew in and dropped a letter on me. I knew it was from my dad so I opened it and read.
Son, how is everything going? Well I was at a death eater meeting and before you can become one you have an assignment. You need to find a mudblood Snape said the head girl you live with is one so use her. Get her to trust you then kill her. Do it where Dumbledore wont ever find out. Our dark Lord isn't going to try to get Harry Potter this year with Dumbledore around so we needed something to do. Please fulfil this assignment and owl me back. - Your DaD
I gasped and ran to the common room I threw the paper on the floor of the room and went to my bedroom. I finally started to like Granger, no Hermione, and I had to kill her. The question is can I do it? Do I want to be a death eater? I didn't think I did.
HERMIONE'S POV
We walked out by the lake and I turned to Pansy "I noticed you keep staring at me so whats up?" I said and she looked down. "Hermione I know you wont believe me but my dad is a death eater and well they kinda told Draco to get you to like him and trust him then kill you because you are a mudblood and you live together." My face paled. Was she lieing? I knew I should never trust him. But she could be lieing.
"Umm thanx for telling me Pansy I gotta go!" I said and ran. She called my name and I turned around she said. "Do you believe me?" I shook my head yes and she smiled "thanx!" I nodded and ran into the Great Hall. I didn't see Malfoy at the table. SHIT! Did he know what Pansy was going to tell me? He probably did. I was about to go back up to my room when Ron ran towards me.
"Hey Hermione! Where you been? Why did you come? I am about ready to beat Harrys ass!" he said and I had no idea what he was talking about. "Ron whats wrong with you and Harry now? He sent a letter to Ginny saying "could you really move on that fast? After everything we did together? You moved on. You know I love you! I don't love Collin or Hermione!" I was about to scream but Ron put his hand over my mouth and led me outside. Pansy went back in so I was alone with Ron. How could Harry do this? Did he love me or not? "what the fuck is going on these days Ron? What the fuck is going on?" he shrugged and we just looked at the moon hoping it would guide us.
NORMAL POV-
What Hermione and Ron werent aware of was at this moment Malfoy was standing in a bush watching them. How can I kill her? She wanted to die before. I don't want the Dark Lord to come after me and her if I refuse. But I cant kill her.
