Chapter 14
"Hey Crabbe, hey Goyle," Draco said slightly cowering. What was with him? He'd never been afraid of the two idiots before. Gaining a little more courage he added, "Trying to read, are we?"
"Draco, since when do you get any action outside of Pansy? I figured that bit after the dance would've been enough. Guess not." said Crabbe menacingly, nodding to Hermione with a particularly evil scowl on his face. After hearing this, Hermione gasped with shock and stomped off, away from Draco.
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"Draco, since when do you get any action outside of Pansy? I figured that bit after the dance would've been enough. Guess not."
Hermione couldn't believe her ears. He did stuff with Pansy after the dance? After he had just kissed her and tried to comfort her when Harry caught them together? She ran off away from Draco. She was so incredibly angry. She couldn't even piece together her feelings and put them into words. Which was lucky for her, because she didn't feel like talking to anyone. So Draco was just out to get a piece of Gryffindor for his collection? Hermione was quite sure that he'd probably gotten enough of Slytherin to last him for all of eternity. The stud of the school; the guy every girl was after no matter what house they were in. How could she have been so brainless? All her life, her mind had never failed her. Until now, that is.
Hermione ran up the stairs, still thinking about Draco. She couldn't believe that she had actually cried over that stupid excuse of a guy. Even worse, she cried because they couldn't be together. She didn't care about him anymore. Ok, he was a good kisser. But compared to what? Hermione hadn't even kissed anyone until him. She shook her head at this thought. She wasted her first kiss on Draco Malfoy! A jerk that would just cast her to the side after he'd gotten what he was after. She burst into the common room and marched over to where Harry, Ron, and Ginny were all talking and laughing. This was where she belonged. Not with Draco Malfoy. She sat down on the couch next to Ginny and flashed a big smile. "Hey guys, what's going on?" Their laughter dwindled and their smiles faded away.
"Hermione, we really need to talk to you," Ginny quietly said. The other two nodded and Ginny continued, "It's about Draco. Is.. is he.. is he really someone you want to get involved with?"
Hermione didn't really know what to say. She placed her elbows on her knees and cupped her chin with her hands. She stayed like that for a minute or two, deep in thought. Draco had really made her angry earlier. He had been unfaithful. But then again, they weren't committed to each other, were they? So, was he truly being unfaithful? Or maybe, Crabbe and Goyle were just trying to make her angry. Maybe he didn't really do anything with Pansy at all.
She thought about all the times that Draco had looked into her eyes and held her tight. She thought about all the times that she could feel him weaken when she touched him. She thought about every kiss they had shared. The kisses all had one thing in common. They were full of lust. But relationships can hardly last on lust. Did he really want to be with her? Or was she a release for him? After what seemed like an eternity of thinking, she answered Ginny. "Yes.. he is." She looked up and around at the faces surrounding her. Ron looked like he was about to throw up, Harry looked as if he were going to cry, and Ginny looked like she was going to soil herself from surprise. "I guess we will see, though," she said, reassuring them that she wasn't quite sure with her decision. "We'll see."
"Hey Crabbe, hey Goyle," Draco said slightly cowering. What was with him? He'd never been afraid of the two idiots before. Gaining a little more courage he added, "Trying to read, are we?"
"Draco, since when do you get any action outside of Pansy? I figured that bit after the dance would've been enough. Guess not." said Crabbe menacingly, nodding to Hermione with a particularly evil scowl on his face. After hearing this, Hermione gasped with shock and stomped off, away from Draco.
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"Draco, since when do you get any action outside of Pansy? I figured that bit after the dance would've been enough. Guess not."
Hermione couldn't believe her ears. He did stuff with Pansy after the dance? After he had just kissed her and tried to comfort her when Harry caught them together? She ran off away from Draco. She was so incredibly angry. She couldn't even piece together her feelings and put them into words. Which was lucky for her, because she didn't feel like talking to anyone. So Draco was just out to get a piece of Gryffindor for his collection? Hermione was quite sure that he'd probably gotten enough of Slytherin to last him for all of eternity. The stud of the school; the guy every girl was after no matter what house they were in. How could she have been so brainless? All her life, her mind had never failed her. Until now, that is.
Hermione ran up the stairs, still thinking about Draco. She couldn't believe that she had actually cried over that stupid excuse of a guy. Even worse, she cried because they couldn't be together. She didn't care about him anymore. Ok, he was a good kisser. But compared to what? Hermione hadn't even kissed anyone until him. She shook her head at this thought. She wasted her first kiss on Draco Malfoy! A jerk that would just cast her to the side after he'd gotten what he was after. She burst into the common room and marched over to where Harry, Ron, and Ginny were all talking and laughing. This was where she belonged. Not with Draco Malfoy. She sat down on the couch next to Ginny and flashed a big smile. "Hey guys, what's going on?" Their laughter dwindled and their smiles faded away.
"Hermione, we really need to talk to you," Ginny quietly said. The other two nodded and Ginny continued, "It's about Draco. Is.. is he.. is he really someone you want to get involved with?"
Hermione didn't really know what to say. She placed her elbows on her knees and cupped her chin with her hands. She stayed like that for a minute or two, deep in thought. Draco had really made her angry earlier. He had been unfaithful. But then again, they weren't committed to each other, were they? So, was he truly being unfaithful? Or maybe, Crabbe and Goyle were just trying to make her angry. Maybe he didn't really do anything with Pansy at all.
She thought about all the times that Draco had looked into her eyes and held her tight. She thought about all the times that she could feel him weaken when she touched him. She thought about every kiss they had shared. The kisses all had one thing in common. They were full of lust. But relationships can hardly last on lust. Did he really want to be with her? Or was she a release for him? After what seemed like an eternity of thinking, she answered Ginny. "Yes.. he is." She looked up and around at the faces surrounding her. Ron looked like he was about to throw up, Harry looked as if he were going to cry, and Ginny looked like she was going to soil herself from surprise. "I guess we will see, though," she said, reassuring them that she wasn't quite sure with her decision. "We'll see."