A/N: Finally! Chapter 7 is now here and let me tell you, Hermione winds up in the ER later on in the chapter.
Chapter 7: Just an Ordinary Day
{Just a day, just an ordinary day, just trying to get by.
Just a boy, just an ordinary boy but he was looking towards the sky.
And as he asked if I would come along I started to realize
That everyday you find just what he's looking for, like a shooting star he shines.
He said: "take my hand, live while you can,
Don't you see your dreams are right in the palm of your hand?"
--- "Ordinary Day" Vanessa Carlton}
Hermione Apparated to her office and looked at her assignment card that was lying on her desk.
I've got to write an article on a topic of my choice. Well, you don't have to be Dumbeldore to figure this out! I have to write this article on the interview
Hermione bit her lower lip nervously.
*groan* I have to write everything I said and everything Harry said. What if people from school figure out that he is talking about me? Oh well.
Hermione smiled grimly to herself and decided to take a walk downstairs to the café. She bought a grilled chicken sandwich with mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato; with a small apple juice (A/N: yum!).
Mmm. This sandwich is so delicious!
Hermione had Apparated back to her office and was now savoring her sandwich.
Okay. I had a good breakfast. Now its time to get to work.
She opened a window to let the air circulate and she pulled out a typewriter and her rough draft of the interview.
When is the Daily Prophet going to buy new typewriters for its employees?
Hermione sat down and began to revise the rough draft. Then she put some parchment in the typewriter and started typing up a second draft. She was just in the middle of finishing her article when
Hey!
"Hedwig! Try not to land on my head again!" Hermione giggled.
Hedwig hooted and showed her what was in her beak. Hermione's eyes immediately softened.
He sent me a rose!
The rose was a beautiful deep red colour and the petals seemed to have been charmed to have golden edges. Hermione flushed red and Hedwig hooted and flew out the window. Hermione noticed that there was a small tag on the rose that said
'Thinking of you -Harry' *sigh*
Hermione's heart melted. Since she didn't have a vase, she transfigured one of her quills into a glass one. She poured water in the vase, put the rose in the water, and smiled.
God, I love this man!
Hermione had just finished her article when (guess who?) Sally walked passed her open door and peeked in. She was about to keep walking when she paused at the sight of the rose.
"Oooh, Hermione! Who's the guy?" she asked slyly.
Can you please leave me alone for at least one day?
"None of your business!" Hermione snapped. She had just about had it with Sally poking her long nose where it shouldn't be.
Hermione was about to move her vase to a "safer" place when Sally plucked the rose right out of the vase. As she read the tag, her face went from pale to brick red with anger.
"You're just a little whore, aren't you?! You have no right to mess around with my Harry!" she spat.
God, please forgive me for what I am about to say to this woman!
Sally's words had pushed Hermione over the edge.
"Your Harry?! Do you see your little name on the tag? NO! Look! In clear letters! To: H-E-R-M-I-O-N-E ! Does that spell Sally? No it doesn't! It spells Hermione so you'd better leave my office now or things could get ugly!" Hermione shrieked.
Hermione let all of her anger out and allowed satisfaction to wash over her body but her triumph was soon cut short when Sally looked half-ready to cry, half-ready to kill. Sally said nothing but pulled out her wand, muttered something, and everything went black
A steady beep, beep, beep could be heard in the ER (emergency room). Hermione slowly regained consciousness. She felt sharp pains coursing through her body. Then Hermione started feeling someone stroking her cheek. She struggled to open her eyes. Through her half-open eyes, she saw a very concerned Harry (still in his Quidditch robes) looking down at her through his glasses. A tiny smile crept up on Hermione's face as she lifted her hand gently to run her fingers through Harry's raven-coloured hair.
"Harry," she whispered. "What happened? Where am I?"
(A/N: Oh wow! 'Through the Rain' by Mariah Carey is on the radio right now and it reminds me of the slight struggle Hermione is going through at the moment.)
"That wretched Sally Ash!" Harry growled. "You were already unconscious and she was still throwing hexes and curses at you when I arrived. When I was in the middle of Quidditch practice, I felt this surge of anger. I didn't understand why I felt it so I ignored it. Then the feeling grew and then I just felt half my energy drain out. Something in my mind said, 'Go to Hermione now!' so I Apparated to your office and saw you laying on the floor and Sally attacking you. Once Sally saw me, she tried to throw herself at me and she tried to persuade me to leave you. I love you too much Hermione to just take another woman so I pushed her aside and took you to St. Mungo's where we are now."
There was a long silence.
He saved me!
A tear glistened in Hermione's eye and trickled down her cheek. She sat up (which cause her terrible pain, threw her arms around Harry's neck, and completely broke down and cried.
"I love you, Harry. I love you so much!" Hermione cried.
"Shhh. I love you too, Hermione. And I'm not going to let anybody hurt you again," Harry responded. "I want you to get some sleep now."
Hermione nodded and wiped her eyes. Harry and Hermione shared a long, passionate kiss before falling asleep, after a long and very tiresome day, in each other's arms.