Harry Potter and the Elevator of Secrets- Chapter Seven
~AN~ Ok, I really want to thank all of you guys for all of your suggestions and help on this story, I haven't been putting much effort into it because I have a lot going on here lately, but after reading your reviews, I am in a really good mood and decided to post a new chappy really soon! Also, I got my hair cut today and it looks really cute! It's all layered and soft! Hehehe don't mind me. Anyways, I will thank everyone individually down at the bottom of this chapter.
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Ron stormed down the hall, and stopped by the picture. The fat lady wasn't there, and now he had to stay outside the Gryffindor common room and wait until she returned. He sat down by the wall, and tried to blend in with the design there. He had so much anger boiling inside him, he could feel the heat radiating off his skin. 'What's wrong with me?' he thought to himself as he wrung his hands.
"Ron!" a voice came form down the hall. It was Hermione.
"Leave me alone." He muttered.
She gave him a sympathetic look. "Ron, I'm worried about you. You seem so angry." She sat down next to him by the wall.
He put his head in his arms. "I don't want to talk to you right now."
She sighed and put her hand on his shoulder. He flinched at the touch.
"Why, if it isn't Weasley and Granger. You two are out a little late, don't you think?" a voice suddenly rang out from above them.
Hermione gave Draco a hateful look. "What are you doing out here, Malfoy?"
He smirked. "I am running and errand for Snape. But the real question is, what are YOU doing out here? I believe it's past curfew." He taunted them.
Ron suddenly snapped his head up. "Will you both just PLEASE leave me alone?"
Draco looked surprised. It wasn't very often one of the "dream team" yelled at their own friends.
"Well, Hermione, looks like little Ronny-kins wants to be left alone. You'd better come with me." Draco said observantly.
Hermione narrowed her eyes at him. "And why should I follow you?" it made no sense, even to a smarty like Hermione.
Draco wasn't sure what compelled him to say that. "I don't know. Come if you'd like." With that, he walked down the hall, his dark green robes billowing behind him. Hermione tried to resist her urge, but curiosity overcame her. She stood and followed Draco down the hallway, leaving Ron by himself in the hall.
"Draco, wait! I'll come with you if you-" she stopped talking when she saw him giving her a strange look. "What?" she asked self-consciously.
He stared intently at Hermione's face. "You called me Draco." He said simply.
She was confused for a minute. "It's your name, is it not?"
He just shook his head. "Only Slytherins call me Draco. Not even them, sometimes. To everyone, I'm just 'Malfoy'. A name that hardly describes me. And to my parents, I'm just 'son.' I just don't-" he quit talking when he realized what he was doing. Pouring his heart out to Hermione Granger. "Never mind."
Hermione squinted her eyes. Was Draco Malfoy…actually being nice to her? "No, it's ok, go on. I don't mind."
He bit his lip. What was wrong with him? "I said never mind, you filthy mudblood. Don't you know when to quit?" he snarled.
Hermione looked taken-aback. "Why did I even come here with you?" she realized they were in the Owlrey. Hedwig hooted at her from the far corner.
He frowned. He wasn't sure why he had requested that. "It's late. You should go back to your room."
Hermione looked up at Draco suddenly. She realized that he had changed a lot over the summer. His usually greasy blonde hair was light and silky, and his empty gray eyes seemed to have more depth to them. In the moonlight that washed over them, he almost looked…cute, she thought.
Then she shook her head. "What am I thinking?" she said out loud.
Draco looked at her with interest. He gave her a half smile. "What ARE you thinking, Hermione Granger?"
She just cocked her head and grinned. Without another word, she turned and headed back to the Gryffindor Common Room. The fat lady had long since returned and Ron had gone up to bed. As Hermione walked up the stairs, she thought about what had happened in the last hour. It made her head spin. She shook it off as she put on her nightgown and got into her bed.
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Harry had experienced pain before, but not pain like this. It wasn't the pain in his head, or in his broken arm for that matter. It was the pain in his heart. He looked over at Ginny, who was sleeping peacefully beside him. Her dark copper hair was falling over her face, hiding her smile from view. Harry couldn't believe how stupid he'd been all these years. Why had he worried about all those other girls when he'd had this, right here?
But now that he had found it, it was twice as hard to accept that he couldn't have it. Was it worth sacrificing Ron's friendship, to be with Ginny?
No.
They would have to be friends. Just friends.
Harry let out a sigh a defeat. He wasn't sure he was going to be able to do it.
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Ok, I hope you liked this chapter! Here's a compromise, the chapters will be kinda on the short side, but they will come out faster. Ok? Ok. Now for all my thank you's.
Oh yeah, sorry for adding Draco. I know the majority of you said to leave him out, but I just couldn't help myself. (
Kieka- yeah I know! Harry/Ginny stories are the best!
Meisako- Thank you for the wonderful Idea for Draco that I *am* going to use, if you hadn't noticed by this chapter! Keep reading!
Spiffanie- Yeah yeah yeah. Semalf the Newt…coming soon.
Jme- sorry 'bout adding Draco. I just had to add something else to this plot.
HarryandGinny4eva- sorry I added Draco, but I can assure you, and everyone else, that he WONT mess up Ginny and Harry. I LOVE G/H!
Bucky- you're right. No more review black mail. Just give me lots and lots of reviews.
Tropicalfrost86- I love cute stories…don't you? Hehe
Tsar- thanks, I love when ppl say stuff like that 'bout my story, that it's wonderful 'n stuff…but I don't really get what you meant by your idea. That the elevator falling should be a test for their love? What?
Tari- the whole Voldemort uses Ron to get to Harry was my original idea, but It's been done way too many times before, so I am trying to come up with something more original……but if nothing comes to mind I'll use that as my fall-back. Keep reading!
Evilbunnies- Sorry I added Draco, but if ron wasn't gonna see Hermione for what he had, I had to make SOMEONE…maybe. Don't wanna give away the plot! By the way, you spelled individual right, and I didn't exactly get your explanation of html……there's no HTML choice, there's web page…is that it? Or not? Thank you for all the reviews you're my most avid reader…I think.
Kkkkelly- I'm sorry, I don't agree with you. Draco is a good mad trapped in a bad man's body….( I guess you're going to have to deal with him being in this story! Thanks for the nice review, I will try to update as fast as I can!
Me myself and I- Ron will quit his protective brother stuff…when he can. Right now I don't think it's the real Ron acting like this. Maybe it's……..*drum roll* evil possessed Ron? MAYBE!? Maybe not. Read on!
THANK YOU EVERONE, I WILL TRY TO GET CHAPTER 8 OUT SOON!
~AN~ Ok, I really want to thank all of you guys for all of your suggestions and help on this story, I haven't been putting much effort into it because I have a lot going on here lately, but after reading your reviews, I am in a really good mood and decided to post a new chappy really soon! Also, I got my hair cut today and it looks really cute! It's all layered and soft! Hehehe don't mind me. Anyways, I will thank everyone individually down at the bottom of this chapter.
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Ron stormed down the hall, and stopped by the picture. The fat lady wasn't there, and now he had to stay outside the Gryffindor common room and wait until she returned. He sat down by the wall, and tried to blend in with the design there. He had so much anger boiling inside him, he could feel the heat radiating off his skin. 'What's wrong with me?' he thought to himself as he wrung his hands.
"Ron!" a voice came form down the hall. It was Hermione.
"Leave me alone." He muttered.
She gave him a sympathetic look. "Ron, I'm worried about you. You seem so angry." She sat down next to him by the wall.
He put his head in his arms. "I don't want to talk to you right now."
She sighed and put her hand on his shoulder. He flinched at the touch.
"Why, if it isn't Weasley and Granger. You two are out a little late, don't you think?" a voice suddenly rang out from above them.
Hermione gave Draco a hateful look. "What are you doing out here, Malfoy?"
He smirked. "I am running and errand for Snape. But the real question is, what are YOU doing out here? I believe it's past curfew." He taunted them.
Ron suddenly snapped his head up. "Will you both just PLEASE leave me alone?"
Draco looked surprised. It wasn't very often one of the "dream team" yelled at their own friends.
"Well, Hermione, looks like little Ronny-kins wants to be left alone. You'd better come with me." Draco said observantly.
Hermione narrowed her eyes at him. "And why should I follow you?" it made no sense, even to a smarty like Hermione.
Draco wasn't sure what compelled him to say that. "I don't know. Come if you'd like." With that, he walked down the hall, his dark green robes billowing behind him. Hermione tried to resist her urge, but curiosity overcame her. She stood and followed Draco down the hallway, leaving Ron by himself in the hall.
"Draco, wait! I'll come with you if you-" she stopped talking when she saw him giving her a strange look. "What?" she asked self-consciously.
He stared intently at Hermione's face. "You called me Draco." He said simply.
She was confused for a minute. "It's your name, is it not?"
He just shook his head. "Only Slytherins call me Draco. Not even them, sometimes. To everyone, I'm just 'Malfoy'. A name that hardly describes me. And to my parents, I'm just 'son.' I just don't-" he quit talking when he realized what he was doing. Pouring his heart out to Hermione Granger. "Never mind."
Hermione squinted her eyes. Was Draco Malfoy…actually being nice to her? "No, it's ok, go on. I don't mind."
He bit his lip. What was wrong with him? "I said never mind, you filthy mudblood. Don't you know when to quit?" he snarled.
Hermione looked taken-aback. "Why did I even come here with you?" she realized they were in the Owlrey. Hedwig hooted at her from the far corner.
He frowned. He wasn't sure why he had requested that. "It's late. You should go back to your room."
Hermione looked up at Draco suddenly. She realized that he had changed a lot over the summer. His usually greasy blonde hair was light and silky, and his empty gray eyes seemed to have more depth to them. In the moonlight that washed over them, he almost looked…cute, she thought.
Then she shook her head. "What am I thinking?" she said out loud.
Draco looked at her with interest. He gave her a half smile. "What ARE you thinking, Hermione Granger?"
She just cocked her head and grinned. Without another word, she turned and headed back to the Gryffindor Common Room. The fat lady had long since returned and Ron had gone up to bed. As Hermione walked up the stairs, she thought about what had happened in the last hour. It made her head spin. She shook it off as she put on her nightgown and got into her bed.
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Harry had experienced pain before, but not pain like this. It wasn't the pain in his head, or in his broken arm for that matter. It was the pain in his heart. He looked over at Ginny, who was sleeping peacefully beside him. Her dark copper hair was falling over her face, hiding her smile from view. Harry couldn't believe how stupid he'd been all these years. Why had he worried about all those other girls when he'd had this, right here?
But now that he had found it, it was twice as hard to accept that he couldn't have it. Was it worth sacrificing Ron's friendship, to be with Ginny?
No.
They would have to be friends. Just friends.
Harry let out a sigh a defeat. He wasn't sure he was going to be able to do it.
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Ok, I hope you liked this chapter! Here's a compromise, the chapters will be kinda on the short side, but they will come out faster. Ok? Ok. Now for all my thank you's.
Oh yeah, sorry for adding Draco. I know the majority of you said to leave him out, but I just couldn't help myself. (
Kieka- yeah I know! Harry/Ginny stories are the best!
Meisako- Thank you for the wonderful Idea for Draco that I *am* going to use, if you hadn't noticed by this chapter! Keep reading!
Spiffanie- Yeah yeah yeah. Semalf the Newt…coming soon.
Jme- sorry 'bout adding Draco. I just had to add something else to this plot.
HarryandGinny4eva- sorry I added Draco, but I can assure you, and everyone else, that he WONT mess up Ginny and Harry. I LOVE G/H!
Bucky- you're right. No more review black mail. Just give me lots and lots of reviews.
Tropicalfrost86- I love cute stories…don't you? Hehe
Tsar- thanks, I love when ppl say stuff like that 'bout my story, that it's wonderful 'n stuff…but I don't really get what you meant by your idea. That the elevator falling should be a test for their love? What?
Tari- the whole Voldemort uses Ron to get to Harry was my original idea, but It's been done way too many times before, so I am trying to come up with something more original……but if nothing comes to mind I'll use that as my fall-back. Keep reading!
Evilbunnies- Sorry I added Draco, but if ron wasn't gonna see Hermione for what he had, I had to make SOMEONE…maybe. Don't wanna give away the plot! By the way, you spelled individual right, and I didn't exactly get your explanation of html……there's no HTML choice, there's web page…is that it? Or not? Thank you for all the reviews you're my most avid reader…I think.
Kkkkelly- I'm sorry, I don't agree with you. Draco is a good mad trapped in a bad man's body….( I guess you're going to have to deal with him being in this story! Thanks for the nice review, I will try to update as fast as I can!
Me myself and I- Ron will quit his protective brother stuff…when he can. Right now I don't think it's the real Ron acting like this. Maybe it's……..*drum roll* evil possessed Ron? MAYBE!? Maybe not. Read on!
THANK YOU EVERONE, I WILL TRY TO GET CHAPTER 8 OUT SOON!