A/N: Hope y'all liked the tenth chapter^^ I'm so happy I'm moving along and that I finally got into two digit chapter numbers lol. Thanks to all my reviewers that have incouraged me to keep on writing and maybe starting my next chapter, I will put a place at the bottom of the chapter to respond to people who reviewed this chapter. Sound like a plan? Ok good. Well here is the eleventh chapter!!
Disclaimer: I own Harry Potter and I am also Queen of the World(this joke is not to be taken seriously for all who are extremley gullible)
Chapter 11:
" Hermione! Hermione! Wake up! We've got to go to the great hall!"
" Harry!-Ron! Lavender, Parvati?! Wha-" asked Hermione clearing her vision. She really didn't want to wake up. This was one of the rare times she wanted to stay asleep, because if she stayed sleeping, than nothing would trouble her.
" Cho gave us the password to wake you," explained Ron." Did you have a nice sleep? We didn't see you last night at dinner."
" I...just had a long day. I was tired. Now excuse me so I can take a bath-and before you all get in trouble for being up here" she added. The look on the other's faces simply said 'We're glad you're back, Hermione.'
Hermione walked the short distance to the Head Boy/Girl Bathroom." Finally I can relax normally in this. Whew, it's been a long time since I've taken a bath. I've really got to thank Blaise for putting me at ease yesterday," she muttered to herself as she entered the empty bathroom. She filled the tub with milk and roses and slipped in so only her nose and above peared out of the calm, warm water.
She was in for nearly fifteen minutes until she realized she was going to be late. She dried off, put her robes on and put a quick drying spell on her thick head of hair so it dried straight and crimpled in some areas. After that, she sped down the halls and quickly ran to her table in the Great Hall. The faculty rearranged everything again so it was back to normal except for the fact that alot of kids weren't there.
" Hermione! Sit with us!" yelled Lavender.
'Jee, it's sure great to have them as friends again' she thought as a smile crept across her face. She walked over to the Gryffindor(recieving smiles from her other friends and glares from Crabbe, Goyle, Draco, Pansy and some of her friends) table and sat next to her regained friends.
" Woah! What took you?! We thought you drowned..." exclaimed Harry. Hermione was about to answer when the doors were and open and the whole fleet of returning students walked un. A whole group of girls surrounded Katie Bell as she went to sit at her table and a bunch of girls ran to sit with Pansy(Those in Slytherin House). Hermione saw Derek run up to an overjoyed Cho and they hugged each other. The last student in Ravenclaw(and almost the last student to walk in) was Vincent. He walked slow, but mysterious and had a new look to him. One that made all the girls who knew nothing about him in other houses swoon.
'I must admit, he did change his look in a better way..." she thought-regretting it though.
" Oh great...Earlier Quidditch practices this semester" mumbled Harry as he saw the Gryffindow Captain walk in.
Once everyone was seated, Dumbledore rose from his seat." Welcome back students, welcome back. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, but, to your dismay, it is time to return to school. Before we begin our New Years feast, I would like to say that the same rules apply as when the year started." Little groans came from people around the hall, mostly from the troublemakers." Now, let the feast begin." With a clap of his hands, the food appeared before everyone's eyes.
After having the best time in weeks, everyone went to their Common Rooms and had the first day free of classes. After a cozy visit in the Gryffindor Common Room since about two months(where they were having a wild party that was to last all through the night, naturally), she headed to the Head Common Room to talk to her other friends beforethe Heads had a special meeting.
" Ah...Welcome to yet again another fine semester," said Justin, a little too proudly. The other heads either rolled their eyes with annoyance or didn't respond.
" So...Hermione, I've seen that you were talking to Harry and Ron today" mused Cho." Are you and Harry back to-" she cut herself off when Draco entered the room.
" Morning Cho, Justin," greeted Draco"...Mudblood."
" Draco, how dare you call Hermione-"
" It's ok, Cho. Just ignore it. It doesn't affect me anymore" stated Hermione. She turned to Draco and he had a smile on his face.
' Dammit Draco! Stop smiling at her. You know what she did to you, get rid of your bloody smile!' he thought to himself.
" Alright Kids. We're all here, so lets start the-"
" Justin, who died and made you head of us? We're not kids either..."
" Mr. Malfoy, lets just get through this. Obviously no one else was trying to start so I decided to" said Justin. He pushed the wide rimmed glasses up his nose.
Draco rubbed the temples on his forehead," Justin, stop the freaking crap with calling us as if you were some teacher. You're no godamn better than we are so stop-"
" Alright you guys. Stop it!" yelled Cho." Obviously Justin is more prepared than either of us, naturally, so lets let him speak."
" Thank you Miss Chang" he started, paying no heed to what Draco said." Dumbledore gave me these papers. Look at them all, red them thoroughly. It's what we are to do and plan this semester."
" Not much this semester" commented Hermione, looking at her paper." There's hardly abything brought up for us to plan, or even anything planned at all!"
" Yes, Miss Granger. That is because we, this time, are to plan. I don't think there should be further discussion. Read these over, and over, and out next meeting will be in exactly two weeks, same time and place. Now, does everyone disagree?" No one objected, they just wanted to get away from him." Alright. Meeting ajourned."
They quickly departed. Justin locked himself in his tidy room again, Draco read the papers in a far corner and Cho and Hermione just sat on the couches and talked. Hermione thought that is she stayed in Draco's view, he might start to talk to her again. As they spoke, Hermione's view swayed to Draco every so often and sometimes even saw him staring at her also.
***
" Draco, whats the matter now?" asked Blaise, coming up from behind Draco in the Slytherin Common Room.
He turned around halfway and went back to his original position." Nothing. I'm just enjoying the fire. I hear there's going to be a blizzard tonight. Hope it snows us in for tomorrow. I really don't feel like catching up with schoolwork. Oh well, if it gets too cold tonight, I can just bundle myself with Jessica or one of Pansy's friends."
" Draco...I know you still love her."
" Love WHO?!" he turned around all the way now.
" Hermione, Draco. I know you love Hermione still. You can never stop thinking about her-"
" How do you know that? How do you know what goes on inside my head?!" he yelled, so loud that the party going on in there, jumped.
Blaise chuckled at his comment." Why do you tell me about her every night. Why do you talk about her during class. Why the hell do you look at her during Transfigurations and Double Potions?!"
" I do not..." he paused to think about what he just said and sighed when he was proved wrong." Well...she doesn't love me anyway"
" Oh I wouldn't be too sure about that."
" How would you know? You haven't spoken to her..." his eyes got wide." You have?! How long have you been talking to her and...WHEN?"
" When? well when you weren't around. In fact we had a nice little trip to Hogsmeade all by ourselves and I rather enjoyed...I just said too much. Nevermind. Yes I've been talking to her."
" You went to Hogsmeade with her?! If you tried anything on her I swear you are going to be begging for death-"
" Well someone had to talk to her!" he started, so to shutup Draco." Someone had to. Or else she would have dissolved, locked away in her room. I think you should be thanking me for saving her from depression. I know what depression is like Draco. I know what its like. I have known for more than ten years" he yelled. With his last remark, he remembered when his parents were killed because they turned away on Voldemort." I...think, that you should go and talk to her. It would make her feel a lot better and it will probably do some good on you also." Draco and Blaise's face were both calm now. Draco kept looking into the fire, not getting ditracted by the people moving across it or standing in front of it.
" Alright. But only because you went to Hogsmeade with her. Are you sure she still likes me?"
" I'm positive. Go now, I bet she'll be in your Commons Room right now," said Blaise encouragingly.
Draco walked down the halls. He was very nervous for what he was about to do. This wasn't any regular apology. This was someone he loved and he had to confront her and tell her that he was sorry.' Oh crap. What if she breaks out into crying? I definitly don't need that right now...' he thought right as he walked up to the portrait hole to his room.
After entering, he noticed the room was nothing like the other houses. It was dead, unlike the other houses who were having parties. A great wave of nausea came over him as he walked to her room. He knocked on her door, and sighed with great relief.
A/N: ok its a little shorter than I expected but my shoulders kill from Dry Land exercises today at swim practice and I really don't have much time tonight I will post chapter 12 tomorrow.
Disclaimer: I own Harry Potter and I am also Queen of the World(this joke is not to be taken seriously for all who are extremley gullible)
Chapter 11:
" Hermione! Hermione! Wake up! We've got to go to the great hall!"
" Harry!-Ron! Lavender, Parvati?! Wha-" asked Hermione clearing her vision. She really didn't want to wake up. This was one of the rare times she wanted to stay asleep, because if she stayed sleeping, than nothing would trouble her.
" Cho gave us the password to wake you," explained Ron." Did you have a nice sleep? We didn't see you last night at dinner."
" I...just had a long day. I was tired. Now excuse me so I can take a bath-and before you all get in trouble for being up here" she added. The look on the other's faces simply said 'We're glad you're back, Hermione.'
Hermione walked the short distance to the Head Boy/Girl Bathroom." Finally I can relax normally in this. Whew, it's been a long time since I've taken a bath. I've really got to thank Blaise for putting me at ease yesterday," she muttered to herself as she entered the empty bathroom. She filled the tub with milk and roses and slipped in so only her nose and above peared out of the calm, warm water.
She was in for nearly fifteen minutes until she realized she was going to be late. She dried off, put her robes on and put a quick drying spell on her thick head of hair so it dried straight and crimpled in some areas. After that, she sped down the halls and quickly ran to her table in the Great Hall. The faculty rearranged everything again so it was back to normal except for the fact that alot of kids weren't there.
" Hermione! Sit with us!" yelled Lavender.
'Jee, it's sure great to have them as friends again' she thought as a smile crept across her face. She walked over to the Gryffindor(recieving smiles from her other friends and glares from Crabbe, Goyle, Draco, Pansy and some of her friends) table and sat next to her regained friends.
" Woah! What took you?! We thought you drowned..." exclaimed Harry. Hermione was about to answer when the doors were and open and the whole fleet of returning students walked un. A whole group of girls surrounded Katie Bell as she went to sit at her table and a bunch of girls ran to sit with Pansy(Those in Slytherin House). Hermione saw Derek run up to an overjoyed Cho and they hugged each other. The last student in Ravenclaw(and almost the last student to walk in) was Vincent. He walked slow, but mysterious and had a new look to him. One that made all the girls who knew nothing about him in other houses swoon.
'I must admit, he did change his look in a better way..." she thought-regretting it though.
" Oh great...Earlier Quidditch practices this semester" mumbled Harry as he saw the Gryffindow Captain walk in.
Once everyone was seated, Dumbledore rose from his seat." Welcome back students, welcome back. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, but, to your dismay, it is time to return to school. Before we begin our New Years feast, I would like to say that the same rules apply as when the year started." Little groans came from people around the hall, mostly from the troublemakers." Now, let the feast begin." With a clap of his hands, the food appeared before everyone's eyes.
After having the best time in weeks, everyone went to their Common Rooms and had the first day free of classes. After a cozy visit in the Gryffindor Common Room since about two months(where they were having a wild party that was to last all through the night, naturally), she headed to the Head Common Room to talk to her other friends beforethe Heads had a special meeting.
" Ah...Welcome to yet again another fine semester," said Justin, a little too proudly. The other heads either rolled their eyes with annoyance or didn't respond.
" So...Hermione, I've seen that you were talking to Harry and Ron today" mused Cho." Are you and Harry back to-" she cut herself off when Draco entered the room.
" Morning Cho, Justin," greeted Draco"...Mudblood."
" Draco, how dare you call Hermione-"
" It's ok, Cho. Just ignore it. It doesn't affect me anymore" stated Hermione. She turned to Draco and he had a smile on his face.
' Dammit Draco! Stop smiling at her. You know what she did to you, get rid of your bloody smile!' he thought to himself.
" Alright Kids. We're all here, so lets start the-"
" Justin, who died and made you head of us? We're not kids either..."
" Mr. Malfoy, lets just get through this. Obviously no one else was trying to start so I decided to" said Justin. He pushed the wide rimmed glasses up his nose.
Draco rubbed the temples on his forehead," Justin, stop the freaking crap with calling us as if you were some teacher. You're no godamn better than we are so stop-"
" Alright you guys. Stop it!" yelled Cho." Obviously Justin is more prepared than either of us, naturally, so lets let him speak."
" Thank you Miss Chang" he started, paying no heed to what Draco said." Dumbledore gave me these papers. Look at them all, red them thoroughly. It's what we are to do and plan this semester."
" Not much this semester" commented Hermione, looking at her paper." There's hardly abything brought up for us to plan, or even anything planned at all!"
" Yes, Miss Granger. That is because we, this time, are to plan. I don't think there should be further discussion. Read these over, and over, and out next meeting will be in exactly two weeks, same time and place. Now, does everyone disagree?" No one objected, they just wanted to get away from him." Alright. Meeting ajourned."
They quickly departed. Justin locked himself in his tidy room again, Draco read the papers in a far corner and Cho and Hermione just sat on the couches and talked. Hermione thought that is she stayed in Draco's view, he might start to talk to her again. As they spoke, Hermione's view swayed to Draco every so often and sometimes even saw him staring at her also.
***
" Draco, whats the matter now?" asked Blaise, coming up from behind Draco in the Slytherin Common Room.
He turned around halfway and went back to his original position." Nothing. I'm just enjoying the fire. I hear there's going to be a blizzard tonight. Hope it snows us in for tomorrow. I really don't feel like catching up with schoolwork. Oh well, if it gets too cold tonight, I can just bundle myself with Jessica or one of Pansy's friends."
" Draco...I know you still love her."
" Love WHO?!" he turned around all the way now.
" Hermione, Draco. I know you love Hermione still. You can never stop thinking about her-"
" How do you know that? How do you know what goes on inside my head?!" he yelled, so loud that the party going on in there, jumped.
Blaise chuckled at his comment." Why do you tell me about her every night. Why do you talk about her during class. Why the hell do you look at her during Transfigurations and Double Potions?!"
" I do not..." he paused to think about what he just said and sighed when he was proved wrong." Well...she doesn't love me anyway"
" Oh I wouldn't be too sure about that."
" How would you know? You haven't spoken to her..." his eyes got wide." You have?! How long have you been talking to her and...WHEN?"
" When? well when you weren't around. In fact we had a nice little trip to Hogsmeade all by ourselves and I rather enjoyed...I just said too much. Nevermind. Yes I've been talking to her."
" You went to Hogsmeade with her?! If you tried anything on her I swear you are going to be begging for death-"
" Well someone had to talk to her!" he started, so to shutup Draco." Someone had to. Or else she would have dissolved, locked away in her room. I think you should be thanking me for saving her from depression. I know what depression is like Draco. I know what its like. I have known for more than ten years" he yelled. With his last remark, he remembered when his parents were killed because they turned away on Voldemort." I...think, that you should go and talk to her. It would make her feel a lot better and it will probably do some good on you also." Draco and Blaise's face were both calm now. Draco kept looking into the fire, not getting ditracted by the people moving across it or standing in front of it.
" Alright. But only because you went to Hogsmeade with her. Are you sure she still likes me?"
" I'm positive. Go now, I bet she'll be in your Commons Room right now," said Blaise encouragingly.
Draco walked down the halls. He was very nervous for what he was about to do. This wasn't any regular apology. This was someone he loved and he had to confront her and tell her that he was sorry.' Oh crap. What if she breaks out into crying? I definitly don't need that right now...' he thought right as he walked up to the portrait hole to his room.
After entering, he noticed the room was nothing like the other houses. It was dead, unlike the other houses who were having parties. A great wave of nausea came over him as he walked to her room. He knocked on her door, and sighed with great relief.
A/N: ok its a little shorter than I expected but my shoulders kill from Dry Land exercises today at swim practice and I really don't have much time tonight I will post chapter 12 tomorrow.