A/N: Wow I haven't updated in a LONG time! I posted chapter seven though...so allswell so far. Chapter seven was longer than six*_* I would like to thank all my patient reviewers for waiting for me to update! I plan on updating every weekend, like writing it throughout the week and posting it like on Sundays. Also, please bookmark this url.
Chapter 8:
" Hey Draco, do you mind if I can be alone for awhile when we get back? It won't take long...I just, well want to be alone" she said in the Carriage, breaking the silence.
" What's the matter Hermione? I swear if its something that Rosmerta said to you, well, I'm going to have a little chat with her" he added angrily.
" Draco, please don't. Besides, it wasn't anything she told me. Honestly" she lied.' Why did I just lie to him? Oh well its better than telling him I need to talk to Harry if its the last thing I do...'
The rest of the ride was silent. It made Hermione feel guilty, as though something she said made Draco mad. He sure seemed mad. He sat in the chair and folded his arms while looking out the window. At Hogwarts, they parted. Draco met Blaise and Hermione went off to look for Harry.
After sometime of looking for him, Hermione decided to rest. She went outside and sat on a bench, enjoying the chilly breeze and the partial sunlight on her back. Then, when she was about to give up, she saw Harry and Ron walk out. Trying to catch up were Lavender and Parvati, though they were far enough away to get in Hermiones way. Before she thought of a plan, she found herself walking straight up to him.
" Harry, can I have a word, ALONE!" she added when she saw Ron's face light up and following them.
" Yeah sure" he said as he followed her. They walked into the castle, though nowhere in specific. She decided to do it in the library, so when she went in, she went into a study area.
When they went into the area, Harry just watched Hermione, with the same, sweet eyes that he had when they went out. Hermione couldn't take much of this anymore. Harry saw her start to cry and was startled when she flung her arms around him.
" Oh Harry! I'm so sorry!" she was bawling now.
" Hermione..." he patted her back." It's ok. I can underst-"
" Its not okay Harry! I turned my back on you, you! My first friend and best friend since first year. How could I be so stupid, Harry? Please forgive me..."she got back up and looked him in the eye. She wanted to kiss him. It was as though being held by him rejuvenated her body again. She forgot about Draco that moment, and leaned over to kiss him.
Harry was this time more startled but gave into the kiss of his wonderful friend. She kissed him as she did when they were together, and all her worries went away. Harry stopped the kiss and hugged her.
" I forgive you Hermione..." he whispered in her ear." I forgive you because I love you..." This brought more tears to Hermiones eyes, which made her grasp him tighter
" And I..."
" Hermione?! What the hell are you doing?!" asked a familiar voice. They quickly parted and saw that it was Draco, and Blaise." Hermione!" he said sternly as he walked up to her, his face infuriated." I asked you a question! What are you
doing with Potter?!" he asked slowly. Blaise just stood there, staring at Hermione, not exactly glaring though.
" Um...well...I..." she started but stopped when he walked toward the exit of the library with Blaise.' Crap! What was I doing?! am I mad? He could have seen me kissing Harry! Why did I even kiss him? Now I am just as bad as he is now!'
" I'm soo sorry Harry. I shouldn't have done...goodbye" she stormed off, avoiding his eye contact.
She stormed through the halls not knowing where Draco could be. She decided to talk to Susan, like she promised. She walked into the Great Hall, hoping she would be there. To her relief, she was at a table talking with her friends and some other Hufflepuff boys.
"Susan!" she yelled walking to her.
"Hermione! Oh dear! what happened? Why are there streaks on your face?!" she whimpered.
"Susan, can I talk to you over here?" she asked pointing to a place at the table far from the others.
"Sure. Hey hold on guys. I'm going to talk to Hermione" she told her friends.
***
"Oh I feel so sorry for you Hermione..." pitied Susan after Hermione told her everything.
"Don't be Susan" Hermione chuckled lightly to conceal her sadness.
"Tell you what, go find Draco and tell him how you feel about him, and then go to Harry and do whatever you need to do. If you love Draco, tell that to Harry politely. I think you're smarter here, go and do what I said and see what happens."
"Thanks Susan. You're an awesome friend" Hermione said, lifting herself up.
She walked into her Commons Room. Draco wasn't there. She decided to check the Slytherin House. She walked down the eerie dungeon to the portrait hole.
'Oh no,' she thought, 'What's the password? Oh no...' she stood there thinking for awhile." Oh yes, Midnight Shower..." she said and the painting moved open.
Inside she tiptoed to the Commons Room. She saw three heads around the fire. Two boys and a girl.
" Oh look Draco! It's that bitch!" shouted Pansy who saw Hermione first. They all turned around and she walked faster. When she got closer to Draco, she saw his face clearly. It wasn't exactly in tears, but had a sad and furious face that spelled out his mood: Betrayed.
" Draco?" she asked timidly." I...I wan-"
" You wanted to say you were sorry and that you weren't thinking when you were with Harry today. I know. Don't waste your breath on me" Hermione was speechless. This WAS what she was going to say. She desperately wished that Pansy and Blaise weren't there. Or if just Pansy left was even fine.
She looked back up at him and saw his face looking straight at her. It was filled with such anger and sadness that it started to make Hermione lose everything that she was going to say. Slowly, timidly, she walked towards him. His eyes followed her every move. She lifted a hand to caress his cheek, but he moved it away in disgust.
"Draco. Let me speak. I know it was wrong-very wrong. I even regret it. Just please, forgive me. Draco, we've been enemies for more than five years and if we all of a sudden started going out, I know you can forgive me and we both can forget what happened today..." she pleaded. At this point she was very close to him.
He still looked disgusted, but he wasn't looking at her. He chuckled lightly." Who would have thought that enemies for so long would all of a sudden fall in love? It's madness. Heh, to say I even loved you...You chose Potter. It takes a freak to like a freak. Now get out of my site, Mudblood."
The tone of his voice scared Hermione, especially with his last word. Pansy looked scared even. This really made her sad, the whole world was ending. If it was all a dream, she hoped it would end. She ran to the entrance and stopped.
" Draco, I love you" and walked out.
Chapter 8:
" Hey Draco, do you mind if I can be alone for awhile when we get back? It won't take long...I just, well want to be alone" she said in the Carriage, breaking the silence.
" What's the matter Hermione? I swear if its something that Rosmerta said to you, well, I'm going to have a little chat with her" he added angrily.
" Draco, please don't. Besides, it wasn't anything she told me. Honestly" she lied.' Why did I just lie to him? Oh well its better than telling him I need to talk to Harry if its the last thing I do...'
The rest of the ride was silent. It made Hermione feel guilty, as though something she said made Draco mad. He sure seemed mad. He sat in the chair and folded his arms while looking out the window. At Hogwarts, they parted. Draco met Blaise and Hermione went off to look for Harry.
After sometime of looking for him, Hermione decided to rest. She went outside and sat on a bench, enjoying the chilly breeze and the partial sunlight on her back. Then, when she was about to give up, she saw Harry and Ron walk out. Trying to catch up were Lavender and Parvati, though they were far enough away to get in Hermiones way. Before she thought of a plan, she found herself walking straight up to him.
" Harry, can I have a word, ALONE!" she added when she saw Ron's face light up and following them.
" Yeah sure" he said as he followed her. They walked into the castle, though nowhere in specific. She decided to do it in the library, so when she went in, she went into a study area.
When they went into the area, Harry just watched Hermione, with the same, sweet eyes that he had when they went out. Hermione couldn't take much of this anymore. Harry saw her start to cry and was startled when she flung her arms around him.
" Oh Harry! I'm so sorry!" she was bawling now.
" Hermione..." he patted her back." It's ok. I can underst-"
" Its not okay Harry! I turned my back on you, you! My first friend and best friend since first year. How could I be so stupid, Harry? Please forgive me..."she got back up and looked him in the eye. She wanted to kiss him. It was as though being held by him rejuvenated her body again. She forgot about Draco that moment, and leaned over to kiss him.
Harry was this time more startled but gave into the kiss of his wonderful friend. She kissed him as she did when they were together, and all her worries went away. Harry stopped the kiss and hugged her.
" I forgive you Hermione..." he whispered in her ear." I forgive you because I love you..." This brought more tears to Hermiones eyes, which made her grasp him tighter
" And I..."
" Hermione?! What the hell are you doing?!" asked a familiar voice. They quickly parted and saw that it was Draco, and Blaise." Hermione!" he said sternly as he walked up to her, his face infuriated." I asked you a question! What are you
doing with Potter?!" he asked slowly. Blaise just stood there, staring at Hermione, not exactly glaring though.
" Um...well...I..." she started but stopped when he walked toward the exit of the library with Blaise.' Crap! What was I doing?! am I mad? He could have seen me kissing Harry! Why did I even kiss him? Now I am just as bad as he is now!'
" I'm soo sorry Harry. I shouldn't have done...goodbye" she stormed off, avoiding his eye contact.
She stormed through the halls not knowing where Draco could be. She decided to talk to Susan, like she promised. She walked into the Great Hall, hoping she would be there. To her relief, she was at a table talking with her friends and some other Hufflepuff boys.
"Susan!" she yelled walking to her.
"Hermione! Oh dear! what happened? Why are there streaks on your face?!" she whimpered.
"Susan, can I talk to you over here?" she asked pointing to a place at the table far from the others.
"Sure. Hey hold on guys. I'm going to talk to Hermione" she told her friends.
***
"Oh I feel so sorry for you Hermione..." pitied Susan after Hermione told her everything.
"Don't be Susan" Hermione chuckled lightly to conceal her sadness.
"Tell you what, go find Draco and tell him how you feel about him, and then go to Harry and do whatever you need to do. If you love Draco, tell that to Harry politely. I think you're smarter here, go and do what I said and see what happens."
"Thanks Susan. You're an awesome friend" Hermione said, lifting herself up.
She walked into her Commons Room. Draco wasn't there. She decided to check the Slytherin House. She walked down the eerie dungeon to the portrait hole.
'Oh no,' she thought, 'What's the password? Oh no...' she stood there thinking for awhile." Oh yes, Midnight Shower..." she said and the painting moved open.
Inside she tiptoed to the Commons Room. She saw three heads around the fire. Two boys and a girl.
" Oh look Draco! It's that bitch!" shouted Pansy who saw Hermione first. They all turned around and she walked faster. When she got closer to Draco, she saw his face clearly. It wasn't exactly in tears, but had a sad and furious face that spelled out his mood: Betrayed.
" Draco?" she asked timidly." I...I wan-"
" You wanted to say you were sorry and that you weren't thinking when you were with Harry today. I know. Don't waste your breath on me" Hermione was speechless. This WAS what she was going to say. She desperately wished that Pansy and Blaise weren't there. Or if just Pansy left was even fine.
She looked back up at him and saw his face looking straight at her. It was filled with such anger and sadness that it started to make Hermione lose everything that she was going to say. Slowly, timidly, she walked towards him. His eyes followed her every move. She lifted a hand to caress his cheek, but he moved it away in disgust.
"Draco. Let me speak. I know it was wrong-very wrong. I even regret it. Just please, forgive me. Draco, we've been enemies for more than five years and if we all of a sudden started going out, I know you can forgive me and we both can forget what happened today..." she pleaded. At this point she was very close to him.
He still looked disgusted, but he wasn't looking at her. He chuckled lightly." Who would have thought that enemies for so long would all of a sudden fall in love? It's madness. Heh, to say I even loved you...You chose Potter. It takes a freak to like a freak. Now get out of my site, Mudblood."
The tone of his voice scared Hermione, especially with his last word. Pansy looked scared even. This really made her sad, the whole world was ending. If it was all a dream, she hoped it would end. She ran to the entrance and stopped.
" Draco, I love you" and walked out.