I am hanging on every word you say
And even if you don't want to speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit
Outside heaven's door and listen to you breathing
Is where I want to be
Hermione, woke up early to avoid any questions from Harry, and to see Ron glare at her. It was a lot harder than she thought, to not care what people think, well what Harry and Ron thought. She pushed aside her thoughts, and went inside the bathroom.
~***~
Draco's eyes fluttered open, his back was in pain. He looked at the surroundings around him, he wasn't in his warm bed, he was on the hard wooden floor, with the blankets a mess, in a heap next to him. He slowly got up, and made his way to the bathroom.
~***~
Hermione, walked down the stairs, and into the common room, she was going for breakfast. She didn't notice anybody in there, so she started to climb through the portrait hole, when a voice startled her.
"Good morning Hermione."
"Harry?" Hermione asked.
Harry, got up out of the seat that he was in and walked towards Hermione. "Whatever your reason is for liking him, I don't care, and I don't care that you're his friend. But why did you lie to us?" And before Hermione could say anything, he was already running up the stairs, to the dormitories.
Hermione felt a lump build up in her throat. She should have atleast told Harry, and now he hated her, but it wasn't because of Draco, it was because of herself. Her stupid self for lying to her best friends! Her fault that they hated her.
Hermione started to run out of the common room, and down the millions of stairs in Hogwarts. Her vision was blurry, while the tears streamed down her face, but she kept running. She turned the corner to a corridor, and smacked into something, face first.
~***~
Draco stepped out of the bathroom, and walked down into the Slytherin common room, and out of the portrait, into the cold dungeons. He decided to go to the library, and study before classes began. He swiftly walked up the many staircases, and turned into a corridor.
~***~
But before Hermione could fall, something prevented her from hitting the hard cold floors.
"Are you okay?" Asked a familiar voice. She looked up, and saw Draco, and started to cry even more. He quickly pulled her into a hug. "What happened?"
"Everything's, so messed up and it's all my fault! If I had been honest to Harry and Ron, they wouldn't care so much, well maybe Ron would. But now Harry's mad because I lied to him! And it's my entire fault! And I do care what they think, because they're my friends!"
Draco looked at her, sadly. "I'm sorry." He said.
"It's not your fault. I'm the one who said I didn't care, I don't but I never thought this would happen."
"Hermione, I think it's best if I go, you have your life back to the way it was, and maybe after Hogwarts we can be friends.
"No, Draco, please its not your fault! I don't care, I like my life better now" Hermione pleaded. She did like her life with Draco as her friend, but she also liked her life with Harry and Ron as her friends.
A tear rolled down his cheek. And he turned on his heel and left. "I'm sorry." He whispered.
Hermione couldn't believe what had happened, no more Draco. She never got to tell him that she loved him. Everything changed in a flash of a second. If she hadn't ran into him in the corridor, would he still be here? If she hadn't have woken up early, this would've never happened.
~***~
What the heck did I just do? Draco yelled at himself. I'm such an idiot! *Calm down Draco* another voice in his head said. It was for her, it was best for her, and she can have her normal life back now. She'll be best friends with Harry and Ron again. She would never love me as I loved her. And it was hurting her that she wasn't friends with them, it was all for the better.right?
~***~
Hermione, sat against the stone wall, the tears kept flowing, and the thoughts continued. And what happened, still happened.
~***~
"Have you seen Hermione?" Neville asked.
"No." Harry answered. Wanting to forget the subject.
"She's missed all the classes." But he continued the conversation.
"Well, I don't think Hermione's been Hermione lately, could we please just forget about it, she's probably with Malfoy." Harry said annoyed. But he was more annoyed with Hermione (A/n Neville's awesome!)
"Malfoy?" Neville asked.
"Neville, haven't you heard anything?" Ron asked. "They're friends now." That's an understatement thought Harry.
"She lied to us." Harry said.
"Maybe she had a good reason too."
"That's what I said, but then I realized, she lied to us."
"Well, you can't blame her. Who would want to be ditched?" And Neville left. (A/n I love that kid!)
"Did Neville actually have a point?" Ron asked.
"I'm afraid so." Harry said. And they ran off looking for Hermione.
(I was gonna leave off here, but then the chapter would be very short. So Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah.)
~***~
It had been a few weeks, since " It happened." Everything was back to how it was before. But there was emptiness in Hermione's heart. And when she walked past Draco it seemed to grow larger. She pretended like everything was fine. And that she liked being her "old self" But Draco was missing. The only thing that she basically lived for. Every day, she would wake up for him, every breath for him. And now her life had no meaning. And the emptiness grew bigger, and it filled her heart. And nothing was a reality, because everyday she was pretending. And now she was lying to herself.
~***~
For Draco it wasn't so easy. Still he had no friends. Everything was just the same when he and Hermione were friends. But he knew that her life was better. (Or so he thought) She seemed to be much happier with Harry and Ron. And maybe it was best, he'd done the right thing, for her. He still loved her. And now his heart felt like it had a million holes. That could not grow back until he was with Hermione again. But he had to push that thought away. And if he didn't, he would slowly die from pain.
~***~
Hermione walked into the Great Hall. They were going to visit Hagrid this morning (it was Saturday)
"Good morning Hermione." Ron greeted her.
Hermione gave a small smile. "Good morning." Then, hundreds of owls came flying into the hall. A small school one landed in front of Hermione, Harry, and Ron. Harry, opened the letter. "Hagrid's going out today to get some slug repellant."
"So what do you want to do instead?" Ron asked.
"Well, I think I'm going to the library, I have to research something." After breakfast, Hermione got up and left for the library.
"Ms. Granger."
"Yes professor Dumbledore?" Hermione asked.
"The competition has been cancelled."
"If you don't mind me asking, but why?"
"It is believed, that some death-eaters are planning to take one of the students."
Hermione gasped. "Ddddraco?" Hermione stuttered.
"That is to be believed. And please do try and be careful. Tonight at dinner we will be stating the new curfews and such."
Hermione nodded, and watched him walk down the hallway. They couldn't hurt Draco could they? They wouldn't? She was growing very scared. And decided that she would not be studying, and go back to the common room.
~***~
Draco sat in the library. He had just heard the news about the "plan" Why would they want to take me? My fathers a loony, what could I possibly do? I'm not good for anything. I just don't understand why would they take me?
~***~
Hermione rolled over; she was in a very uneasy sleep. She hadn't seen Draco all day, and needed to know if he was okay. She would be informed wouldn't she? And Dumbledore, he would make sure Draco was all right, wouldn't he? Hermione got up and headed down to the lake. She needed to think.
She quietly stepped on the soft grass making sure not to make a noise. There was a shadowy figure, slowly coming her way. She turned around, and started to run back to the castle, but tripped. "Don't worry Hermione it's only me."
"Draco! Your alive you're still here! What are you doing? You've probably heard what they think may happen to you! Why are you down here, at midnight?"
"I just took a walk."
"What if something had happened to you? You don't know how worried I've been! If something happened to you I don't know what I would do, because I love you! And I wake up just for you! And you're my life! And I cant live without you." The last sentence was a whisper.
"I love you too." Draco said. He was just about to kiss her when they heard something behind them. They turned around, and saw, about 15 death-eaters.
Draco and Hermione quickly took out their wands, but they weren't fast enough. They both had been hit with the cructatious. (A/n I don't think that's how you spell it.) Hermione, who had never been hit with that, fell to her knees, and cried out in pain.
"Avada kedavra!" Draco yelled. He doubted that it would work, seeing as he wasn't a full wizard yet. But all the death-eaters were knocked unconscious. He picked up Hermione, and he started to run inside the school. He didn't know where he was heading, and didn't know how long the spell would hold on them. He soon found himself face to face with Professor Snape.
"What are you doing Draco."
"Death-eaters, outside." Draco said while panting.
Snape's mouth dropped open. "Go to the hospital wing right now!" He said while running to Dumbledore's office.
Hermione's eyes fluttered open. "Draco, what happened."
"Don't worry, we're going to the hospital wing, everything will be alright, atleast for now." Hermione slightly nodded, and closed her eyes again, too weak to move.
"Mr. Malfoy what happened?" Asked Madame Pomfrey. Draco explained what happened. While the she gave him and Hermione a potion to drink. "Rest, now." She said. And Draco closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. Knowing that Hermione would be okay made him a lot happier.
There's chapter 8 for you! Was it a little too much to handle in one chapter though? Anyhow thanks to Takanori, EclipseKlutz, Ellie, blue- strawberry52, Funkymunky, Alexandra, Lost and Alone, Shadowfire, Queen of Fluff, PassionPolice237, BanannaAddict, and stormflower. Because you reviewed!
I do not own the characters, and such J.K Rowling does, this is purely for fun. And the song belongs to Lifehouse. Breathing
And even if you don't want to speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit
Outside heaven's door and listen to you breathing
Is where I want to be
Hermione, woke up early to avoid any questions from Harry, and to see Ron glare at her. It was a lot harder than she thought, to not care what people think, well what Harry and Ron thought. She pushed aside her thoughts, and went inside the bathroom.
~***~
Draco's eyes fluttered open, his back was in pain. He looked at the surroundings around him, he wasn't in his warm bed, he was on the hard wooden floor, with the blankets a mess, in a heap next to him. He slowly got up, and made his way to the bathroom.
~***~
Hermione, walked down the stairs, and into the common room, she was going for breakfast. She didn't notice anybody in there, so she started to climb through the portrait hole, when a voice startled her.
"Good morning Hermione."
"Harry?" Hermione asked.
Harry, got up out of the seat that he was in and walked towards Hermione. "Whatever your reason is for liking him, I don't care, and I don't care that you're his friend. But why did you lie to us?" And before Hermione could say anything, he was already running up the stairs, to the dormitories.
Hermione felt a lump build up in her throat. She should have atleast told Harry, and now he hated her, but it wasn't because of Draco, it was because of herself. Her stupid self for lying to her best friends! Her fault that they hated her.
Hermione started to run out of the common room, and down the millions of stairs in Hogwarts. Her vision was blurry, while the tears streamed down her face, but she kept running. She turned the corner to a corridor, and smacked into something, face first.
~***~
Draco stepped out of the bathroom, and walked down into the Slytherin common room, and out of the portrait, into the cold dungeons. He decided to go to the library, and study before classes began. He swiftly walked up the many staircases, and turned into a corridor.
~***~
But before Hermione could fall, something prevented her from hitting the hard cold floors.
"Are you okay?" Asked a familiar voice. She looked up, and saw Draco, and started to cry even more. He quickly pulled her into a hug. "What happened?"
"Everything's, so messed up and it's all my fault! If I had been honest to Harry and Ron, they wouldn't care so much, well maybe Ron would. But now Harry's mad because I lied to him! And it's my entire fault! And I do care what they think, because they're my friends!"
Draco looked at her, sadly. "I'm sorry." He said.
"It's not your fault. I'm the one who said I didn't care, I don't but I never thought this would happen."
"Hermione, I think it's best if I go, you have your life back to the way it was, and maybe after Hogwarts we can be friends.
"No, Draco, please its not your fault! I don't care, I like my life better now" Hermione pleaded. She did like her life with Draco as her friend, but she also liked her life with Harry and Ron as her friends.
A tear rolled down his cheek. And he turned on his heel and left. "I'm sorry." He whispered.
Hermione couldn't believe what had happened, no more Draco. She never got to tell him that she loved him. Everything changed in a flash of a second. If she hadn't ran into him in the corridor, would he still be here? If she hadn't have woken up early, this would've never happened.
~***~
What the heck did I just do? Draco yelled at himself. I'm such an idiot! *Calm down Draco* another voice in his head said. It was for her, it was best for her, and she can have her normal life back now. She'll be best friends with Harry and Ron again. She would never love me as I loved her. And it was hurting her that she wasn't friends with them, it was all for the better.right?
~***~
Hermione, sat against the stone wall, the tears kept flowing, and the thoughts continued. And what happened, still happened.
~***~
"Have you seen Hermione?" Neville asked.
"No." Harry answered. Wanting to forget the subject.
"She's missed all the classes." But he continued the conversation.
"Well, I don't think Hermione's been Hermione lately, could we please just forget about it, she's probably with Malfoy." Harry said annoyed. But he was more annoyed with Hermione (A/n Neville's awesome!)
"Malfoy?" Neville asked.
"Neville, haven't you heard anything?" Ron asked. "They're friends now." That's an understatement thought Harry.
"She lied to us." Harry said.
"Maybe she had a good reason too."
"That's what I said, but then I realized, she lied to us."
"Well, you can't blame her. Who would want to be ditched?" And Neville left. (A/n I love that kid!)
"Did Neville actually have a point?" Ron asked.
"I'm afraid so." Harry said. And they ran off looking for Hermione.
(I was gonna leave off here, but then the chapter would be very short. So Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah.)
~***~
It had been a few weeks, since " It happened." Everything was back to how it was before. But there was emptiness in Hermione's heart. And when she walked past Draco it seemed to grow larger. She pretended like everything was fine. And that she liked being her "old self" But Draco was missing. The only thing that she basically lived for. Every day, she would wake up for him, every breath for him. And now her life had no meaning. And the emptiness grew bigger, and it filled her heart. And nothing was a reality, because everyday she was pretending. And now she was lying to herself.
~***~
For Draco it wasn't so easy. Still he had no friends. Everything was just the same when he and Hermione were friends. But he knew that her life was better. (Or so he thought) She seemed to be much happier with Harry and Ron. And maybe it was best, he'd done the right thing, for her. He still loved her. And now his heart felt like it had a million holes. That could not grow back until he was with Hermione again. But he had to push that thought away. And if he didn't, he would slowly die from pain.
~***~
Hermione walked into the Great Hall. They were going to visit Hagrid this morning (it was Saturday)
"Good morning Hermione." Ron greeted her.
Hermione gave a small smile. "Good morning." Then, hundreds of owls came flying into the hall. A small school one landed in front of Hermione, Harry, and Ron. Harry, opened the letter. "Hagrid's going out today to get some slug repellant."
"So what do you want to do instead?" Ron asked.
"Well, I think I'm going to the library, I have to research something." After breakfast, Hermione got up and left for the library.
"Ms. Granger."
"Yes professor Dumbledore?" Hermione asked.
"The competition has been cancelled."
"If you don't mind me asking, but why?"
"It is believed, that some death-eaters are planning to take one of the students."
Hermione gasped. "Ddddraco?" Hermione stuttered.
"That is to be believed. And please do try and be careful. Tonight at dinner we will be stating the new curfews and such."
Hermione nodded, and watched him walk down the hallway. They couldn't hurt Draco could they? They wouldn't? She was growing very scared. And decided that she would not be studying, and go back to the common room.
~***~
Draco sat in the library. He had just heard the news about the "plan" Why would they want to take me? My fathers a loony, what could I possibly do? I'm not good for anything. I just don't understand why would they take me?
~***~
Hermione rolled over; she was in a very uneasy sleep. She hadn't seen Draco all day, and needed to know if he was okay. She would be informed wouldn't she? And Dumbledore, he would make sure Draco was all right, wouldn't he? Hermione got up and headed down to the lake. She needed to think.
She quietly stepped on the soft grass making sure not to make a noise. There was a shadowy figure, slowly coming her way. She turned around, and started to run back to the castle, but tripped. "Don't worry Hermione it's only me."
"Draco! Your alive you're still here! What are you doing? You've probably heard what they think may happen to you! Why are you down here, at midnight?"
"I just took a walk."
"What if something had happened to you? You don't know how worried I've been! If something happened to you I don't know what I would do, because I love you! And I wake up just for you! And you're my life! And I cant live without you." The last sentence was a whisper.
"I love you too." Draco said. He was just about to kiss her when they heard something behind them. They turned around, and saw, about 15 death-eaters.
Draco and Hermione quickly took out their wands, but they weren't fast enough. They both had been hit with the cructatious. (A/n I don't think that's how you spell it.) Hermione, who had never been hit with that, fell to her knees, and cried out in pain.
"Avada kedavra!" Draco yelled. He doubted that it would work, seeing as he wasn't a full wizard yet. But all the death-eaters were knocked unconscious. He picked up Hermione, and he started to run inside the school. He didn't know where he was heading, and didn't know how long the spell would hold on them. He soon found himself face to face with Professor Snape.
"What are you doing Draco."
"Death-eaters, outside." Draco said while panting.
Snape's mouth dropped open. "Go to the hospital wing right now!" He said while running to Dumbledore's office.
Hermione's eyes fluttered open. "Draco, what happened."
"Don't worry, we're going to the hospital wing, everything will be alright, atleast for now." Hermione slightly nodded, and closed her eyes again, too weak to move.
"Mr. Malfoy what happened?" Asked Madame Pomfrey. Draco explained what happened. While the she gave him and Hermione a potion to drink. "Rest, now." She said. And Draco closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. Knowing that Hermione would be okay made him a lot happier.
There's chapter 8 for you! Was it a little too much to handle in one chapter though? Anyhow thanks to Takanori, EclipseKlutz, Ellie, blue- strawberry52, Funkymunky, Alexandra, Lost and Alone, Shadowfire, Queen of Fluff, PassionPolice237, BanannaAddict, and stormflower. Because you reviewed!
I do not own the characters, and such J.K Rowling does, this is purely for fun. And the song belongs to Lifehouse. Breathing