I JUST uploaded the ninth chapter like yesterday. I'm glad I'm moving faster in this.
Disclaimer (which I forgot for some other chapters also): I do not own anything.
Chapter 10:
They arrived in Hogsmeade by mid-day and walked around talking to each other about stuff." See? Isn't it nice to be outside now? Glad it's not as cloudy today, that way the sun will be nice and give you a nice tan." Hermione laughed." You know it wouldn't hurt to talk sometimes. Oh look. Ice cream, come on, lets get some" he walked over to the pink little parlour.
" Blaise wait! I don't have any money..."
" Ice Cream isn't expensive, silly...I can pay for it" he said while Hermione remembered that most of the Slytherins, or at least most of Draco's friends, were rich.
" Thanks." In no time, they got they're ice cream in waffle cones. Hermione got Rocky Road and Blaise, Honeydew Vanilla." Not much of a variety lover eh?"
" No I've liked this flavor since I was little."
" Oh...how long have you known Draco?" she asked. He hesitated to answer, since he didn't really like talking about this topic.
"Ah, well, I would have to say since I was five. Yeah my mom and his mom used to be good friends until Lucious..." he paused and looked to the ground. Hermione knew he didn't want to go on.
" Oh...well that's nice. I haven't had any friends for more than a year until I came here."
" That's nice to hear." Blaise stopped walking and looked at her intently.
" Blaise, what's the matter? Do you see anyone from school?" she asked after walking two paces ahead. He just kept looking at her. Hermione looked into his eyes and they were filled with something like never before. She noticed he was looking at her also and she went up to him and embraced him.
They lifted their heads from each others shoulders but still were in each others arms." Thanks Blaise. I needed a hug from all these things going on...What's wrong?"
He leaned forward towards her and tried to peck her on the lips. She moved her head away and then her whole body. "What, Hermione?"
" I'm sorry...I may not be thinking the same thing here, but I don't have feelings for you like I believe you do..." She saw the spark in his eyes dim." I never thought of us as more than friends."
" It's ok Hermione. I know, you love Draco. It's nice that you consider me a friend though. I think some people question the friendship I have with them but it's nice to know that we're friends. Besides, I'm going out with Pansy."
" Do you like you her?"
" What?!" he turned to her and looked confused.
" Do you like Pansy?" she asked even louder.
" Well, not really anymore. Ever since I got to know you, you sound more of a woman than Pansy. Pansy doesn't have priorities for her life, except maybe becoming a Death Eater. You do. You are head girl and you make very good grades. I know you will become something good" he added. This thing brought tears to her eyes though they didn't show. This was one of the nicest things she's heard in a long time, and she knew it came from his heart.
" Oh Blaise," she gave him a hug," That was really sweet of you to say that. I never thought you kind of looked into the future about a girl you like, as if you were going to get married sometime soon but, it was nice to hear something nice and comforting."
Part of what Hermione said made Blaise feel stupid for making her think he plans on making a commitment way too soon." Let's go now...I don't I can hide from him any longer today," he changed the subject.
" Oh.." she was too much fun to leave for the day," Oh, alright."
" We should leave for dinner also. Remember, we have it earlier today because tomorrow morning everyone comes back" he explained as they made their way to the carriages. It was also starting to snow so they chose a covered carriage.
" Oh yeah...I guess I've been so secluded that I haven't been reminded of any news."
Later that day, Hermione couldn't find Susan or Cho. So she decided to find some inspiration for her book by reading other novels. As she headed down the hallway, people stared at her as if she were a new student. She entered the library and found Madam Pince, who she really didn't want to talk to because she was obnoxious.
" Oh dear! Hermione! Where have you been my deary? You haven't come along in a long time!" squealed the librarian.
" Oh well...I just haven't been around. I'm kind of in a hurry so-"
" Nonsense dear! Come sit with me and I will have you do your favorite thing!('oh god, she is mental!' thought Hermione) and that's arranging check-out slips!" She sounded too overjoyed for this help she thought she was going to get.
" I'm so sorry" she started to walk to a shelf," But I really am in a hurry. I'll...do it sometime later!" she said over her shoulder. She actually wasn't in a hurry but she hated doing jobs for Madam Pince, especially when popular, snobby girls walked by and saw that she was favoring Hermione.
" Ah yes. This sounds like a good book," she said pulling out the book ' The Witches No One Knew Were Witches' by Stacey M. Goodman." Oh so she's a witch writing about witches the way muggles see them also..." giggled Hermione as she read the back. She decided this would be a good book for her if she was aiming in the same direction as Goodman.
She sat down to read in one of the many areas with couches and beds and large, fluffy pillows. She sat on a goose feather couch and started to read. Two hours later, someone blocked the light right above her. She looked up and it was-
" Oh Mudblood, am I blocking your precious light? Finally you got out of that dreary room, but I must say that it is lame of you to come and read...how lame. Oh well...once a mudblood, always a mudblood." Hermione's face started to streak with her tears." Oh is she crying now? Oh how sad. I guess your name hasn't gotten old after all." Though she wasn't crying about that, she was crying that she saw him, and the reaction he had towards her, as if they were back to old times. She ignored him and moved to another couch." Don't turn your back on me!" he said sternly. He grabbed her hard on the shoulder, and turned her around so she was (very)close to, and facing him. He looked into her eyes as he did when he went out with her and they stood there looking at each other.
She was about to open her mouth to say something but he pushed her away." Stay away from me. You know I can't stand to see a girl cry." He turned on his heel and walked away, robes flowing with the wind he created from moving. She stood there motionless, until she came back into reality and checked her book out. She went to her room and fell asleep early, skipping dinner.
Disclaimer (which I forgot for some other chapters also): I do not own anything.
Chapter 10:
They arrived in Hogsmeade by mid-day and walked around talking to each other about stuff." See? Isn't it nice to be outside now? Glad it's not as cloudy today, that way the sun will be nice and give you a nice tan." Hermione laughed." You know it wouldn't hurt to talk sometimes. Oh look. Ice cream, come on, lets get some" he walked over to the pink little parlour.
" Blaise wait! I don't have any money..."
" Ice Cream isn't expensive, silly...I can pay for it" he said while Hermione remembered that most of the Slytherins, or at least most of Draco's friends, were rich.
" Thanks." In no time, they got they're ice cream in waffle cones. Hermione got Rocky Road and Blaise, Honeydew Vanilla." Not much of a variety lover eh?"
" No I've liked this flavor since I was little."
" Oh...how long have you known Draco?" she asked. He hesitated to answer, since he didn't really like talking about this topic.
"Ah, well, I would have to say since I was five. Yeah my mom and his mom used to be good friends until Lucious..." he paused and looked to the ground. Hermione knew he didn't want to go on.
" Oh...well that's nice. I haven't had any friends for more than a year until I came here."
" That's nice to hear." Blaise stopped walking and looked at her intently.
" Blaise, what's the matter? Do you see anyone from school?" she asked after walking two paces ahead. He just kept looking at her. Hermione looked into his eyes and they were filled with something like never before. She noticed he was looking at her also and she went up to him and embraced him.
They lifted their heads from each others shoulders but still were in each others arms." Thanks Blaise. I needed a hug from all these things going on...What's wrong?"
He leaned forward towards her and tried to peck her on the lips. She moved her head away and then her whole body. "What, Hermione?"
" I'm sorry...I may not be thinking the same thing here, but I don't have feelings for you like I believe you do..." She saw the spark in his eyes dim." I never thought of us as more than friends."
" It's ok Hermione. I know, you love Draco. It's nice that you consider me a friend though. I think some people question the friendship I have with them but it's nice to know that we're friends. Besides, I'm going out with Pansy."
" Do you like you her?"
" What?!" he turned to her and looked confused.
" Do you like Pansy?" she asked even louder.
" Well, not really anymore. Ever since I got to know you, you sound more of a woman than Pansy. Pansy doesn't have priorities for her life, except maybe becoming a Death Eater. You do. You are head girl and you make very good grades. I know you will become something good" he added. This thing brought tears to her eyes though they didn't show. This was one of the nicest things she's heard in a long time, and she knew it came from his heart.
" Oh Blaise," she gave him a hug," That was really sweet of you to say that. I never thought you kind of looked into the future about a girl you like, as if you were going to get married sometime soon but, it was nice to hear something nice and comforting."
Part of what Hermione said made Blaise feel stupid for making her think he plans on making a commitment way too soon." Let's go now...I don't I can hide from him any longer today," he changed the subject.
" Oh.." she was too much fun to leave for the day," Oh, alright."
" We should leave for dinner also. Remember, we have it earlier today because tomorrow morning everyone comes back" he explained as they made their way to the carriages. It was also starting to snow so they chose a covered carriage.
" Oh yeah...I guess I've been so secluded that I haven't been reminded of any news."
Later that day, Hermione couldn't find Susan or Cho. So she decided to find some inspiration for her book by reading other novels. As she headed down the hallway, people stared at her as if she were a new student. She entered the library and found Madam Pince, who she really didn't want to talk to because she was obnoxious.
" Oh dear! Hermione! Where have you been my deary? You haven't come along in a long time!" squealed the librarian.
" Oh well...I just haven't been around. I'm kind of in a hurry so-"
" Nonsense dear! Come sit with me and I will have you do your favorite thing!('oh god, she is mental!' thought Hermione) and that's arranging check-out slips!" She sounded too overjoyed for this help she thought she was going to get.
" I'm so sorry" she started to walk to a shelf," But I really am in a hurry. I'll...do it sometime later!" she said over her shoulder. She actually wasn't in a hurry but she hated doing jobs for Madam Pince, especially when popular, snobby girls walked by and saw that she was favoring Hermione.
" Ah yes. This sounds like a good book," she said pulling out the book ' The Witches No One Knew Were Witches' by Stacey M. Goodman." Oh so she's a witch writing about witches the way muggles see them also..." giggled Hermione as she read the back. She decided this would be a good book for her if she was aiming in the same direction as Goodman.
She sat down to read in one of the many areas with couches and beds and large, fluffy pillows. She sat on a goose feather couch and started to read. Two hours later, someone blocked the light right above her. She looked up and it was-
" Oh Mudblood, am I blocking your precious light? Finally you got out of that dreary room, but I must say that it is lame of you to come and read...how lame. Oh well...once a mudblood, always a mudblood." Hermione's face started to streak with her tears." Oh is she crying now? Oh how sad. I guess your name hasn't gotten old after all." Though she wasn't crying about that, she was crying that she saw him, and the reaction he had towards her, as if they were back to old times. She ignored him and moved to another couch." Don't turn your back on me!" he said sternly. He grabbed her hard on the shoulder, and turned her around so she was (very)close to, and facing him. He looked into her eyes as he did when he went out with her and they stood there looking at each other.
She was about to open her mouth to say something but he pushed her away." Stay away from me. You know I can't stand to see a girl cry." He turned on his heel and walked away, robes flowing with the wind he created from moving. She stood there motionless, until she came back into reality and checked her book out. She went to her room and fell asleep early, skipping dinner.