"My Heart Will Go On" Chapter 9: Mood Swings Can Be Evil...But Good
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It was finally the day of the Halloween Ball, & everything was hectic. Hermione was really sick, throwing up a lot like Madam Pomfrey said. Someone had to stay & look after Hermione, so Dean took that job. That meant getting set up for the Halloween Ball was harder. He felt really bad for Hermione to be going through this. He was even harsher to Ron than he was before, & so were Seamus, Lavender, Parvati, Harry, & Ginny. It did look like Ron felt bad about doing that to Hermione, but they wouldn't cut slack for him. She didn't want to see him anyway, & now hated his guts. When he wasn't in class, Dean would be taking care of Hermione. He even missed prefect meetings for her. Lavender usually came up to Hermione's room & tell them what they talked about at the meeting & such. The cruise was already booked, so they didn't have to worry about doing that much on it, just having to set up some things for the rest of the school.
Dean decided not to go to the ball so he could care for Hermione. He did have to be careful, since only a few days ago she started getting seriously bad mood swings. He made sure no one was around when she went about with it. She hadn't said anything bad yet, just how much she wished Ron would die, but that's all. Lavender came up before leaving the ball. Luckily, Hermione wasn't in a bad mood...yet. "I'm sorry you guys aren't going to the ball," she sighed, "I'll tell you guys all about it when I get back." "See ya Lav," they said in unison as she walked out the door. "Thanks for staying with me Dean," Hermione said softly. "No problem 'Mione. Plus, the person I was going to ask wasn't able to go." He gave her a small smile, then realized what he said. He immediately blushed. "You were going to ask...me?" Hermione gasped in surprise. He just nodded his head sheepishly. She suddenly hugged him tight, not letting go. He just hugged her back, starting to go very red. All the sudden, she let him go & pushed him. He landed on the floor. It was bad mood swing time.
"What was that for?" he asked quietly. "For being too good to be true," she almost yelled back, "Just like Victor. I can't believe I almost fell in love with that twit! He was a big ol' mighty Quidditch star, & me the small little book geek. I'm too smart & ugly. That's probably a reason why he dumped me." "You're not ugly," Dean wishpered. "Yeah I am! Loved Quidditch than spending time with me. Ha! He was probably cheating on me. THEN there go my parents, getting a bloody divorce. That shattered all my hopes & dreams of falling in love. If they don't love each other, who can?! I mean, yeah, they looked in love, & then they divorced. They probably didn't love each other in the first place!" "Love isn't like that Hermione. Its there, theirs probably just died," Dean said quietly, knowing what was coming at him, & going back on the bed to try comforting her. "How do you know?! Your parents didn't get a bloody divorce Dean! You don't understand me! Nobody does!" "Then let me." "If you do, you'll run away like everyone else does. Yeah, I used to tell my muggle best friend, Harriet, & when she found out about the real me, she backstabbed me & ran away to my enemy, Janet, the stupid, bloody blonde. I'm not good enough for anyone. Nobody loves me, not even my own parents." Dean had to stop this. Everything she was saying wasn't true. "That's not true Hermione! Your parents do love you, & Harriet shouldn't have done that. Friends don't do that to friends." "Yeah, how do I know who my real friends are then?! I probably don't have any!" "Yeah you do! You have, Harry, Ginny, Lavender, Parvati, Seamus, Neville, & me." "How do I know?! You guys probably talk about me behind my back!" She went to slap him, but he grabbed her hand in time. She tried with the other, but he got the other too. He could feel himself burning inside from passion. He couldn't let Hermione do this to herself. He cared too much about her to let him do this. "Hermione, just listen to me. We would never-." His words were cut short- by Hermione's mouth. She just came up & kissed him, hard, on the lips. He wanted to push away, but he couldn't. His emotions were taking control of his body, & it looked like Hermione's were as well, because she wrapped her arms around his neck & he put his hands around her waist. The kiss was just getting deeper & deeper, when finally they needed to breathe. "I...I...can't believe I just...did that!" Hermione gasped, starting to cry, "You probably hate me now!" He pulled her into a hug. "I don't hate you Hermione." "Yes you do!" "No I don't." "Stop denying it! You hate-!" Dean made her shut up by kissing her. It just started to intensify again, Dean pulling Hermione closer to him. They kept kissing like that for a while.
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When Lavender came back from the dance, she went up to Hermione's room to tell Dean & her how wonderful the dance was. To her surprise, they weren't there, so she went to the next place she thought they were at: the balcony. Before going up there, she looked through Hermione's window & was shocked at what she saw. Dean & Hermione were on the balcony...kissing! It was a major shocker for her, but she was happy for them. Something caused them to finally be together. 'I can't wait to tell Seamus!' Lavender thought excitedly as she ran back to her room & wrote a quick note to him, attached it to her new snowy owl's leg, Purity, & sent it out her window. She quickly went to bed, hoping that they didn't noticed that she just saw what she saw.
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It was finally the day of the Halloween Ball, & everything was hectic. Hermione was really sick, throwing up a lot like Madam Pomfrey said. Someone had to stay & look after Hermione, so Dean took that job. That meant getting set up for the Halloween Ball was harder. He felt really bad for Hermione to be going through this. He was even harsher to Ron than he was before, & so were Seamus, Lavender, Parvati, Harry, & Ginny. It did look like Ron felt bad about doing that to Hermione, but they wouldn't cut slack for him. She didn't want to see him anyway, & now hated his guts. When he wasn't in class, Dean would be taking care of Hermione. He even missed prefect meetings for her. Lavender usually came up to Hermione's room & tell them what they talked about at the meeting & such. The cruise was already booked, so they didn't have to worry about doing that much on it, just having to set up some things for the rest of the school.
Dean decided not to go to the ball so he could care for Hermione. He did have to be careful, since only a few days ago she started getting seriously bad mood swings. He made sure no one was around when she went about with it. She hadn't said anything bad yet, just how much she wished Ron would die, but that's all. Lavender came up before leaving the ball. Luckily, Hermione wasn't in a bad mood...yet. "I'm sorry you guys aren't going to the ball," she sighed, "I'll tell you guys all about it when I get back." "See ya Lav," they said in unison as she walked out the door. "Thanks for staying with me Dean," Hermione said softly. "No problem 'Mione. Plus, the person I was going to ask wasn't able to go." He gave her a small smile, then realized what he said. He immediately blushed. "You were going to ask...me?" Hermione gasped in surprise. He just nodded his head sheepishly. She suddenly hugged him tight, not letting go. He just hugged her back, starting to go very red. All the sudden, she let him go & pushed him. He landed on the floor. It was bad mood swing time.
"What was that for?" he asked quietly. "For being too good to be true," she almost yelled back, "Just like Victor. I can't believe I almost fell in love with that twit! He was a big ol' mighty Quidditch star, & me the small little book geek. I'm too smart & ugly. That's probably a reason why he dumped me." "You're not ugly," Dean wishpered. "Yeah I am! Loved Quidditch than spending time with me. Ha! He was probably cheating on me. THEN there go my parents, getting a bloody divorce. That shattered all my hopes & dreams of falling in love. If they don't love each other, who can?! I mean, yeah, they looked in love, & then they divorced. They probably didn't love each other in the first place!" "Love isn't like that Hermione. Its there, theirs probably just died," Dean said quietly, knowing what was coming at him, & going back on the bed to try comforting her. "How do you know?! Your parents didn't get a bloody divorce Dean! You don't understand me! Nobody does!" "Then let me." "If you do, you'll run away like everyone else does. Yeah, I used to tell my muggle best friend, Harriet, & when she found out about the real me, she backstabbed me & ran away to my enemy, Janet, the stupid, bloody blonde. I'm not good enough for anyone. Nobody loves me, not even my own parents." Dean had to stop this. Everything she was saying wasn't true. "That's not true Hermione! Your parents do love you, & Harriet shouldn't have done that. Friends don't do that to friends." "Yeah, how do I know who my real friends are then?! I probably don't have any!" "Yeah you do! You have, Harry, Ginny, Lavender, Parvati, Seamus, Neville, & me." "How do I know?! You guys probably talk about me behind my back!" She went to slap him, but he grabbed her hand in time. She tried with the other, but he got the other too. He could feel himself burning inside from passion. He couldn't let Hermione do this to herself. He cared too much about her to let him do this. "Hermione, just listen to me. We would never-." His words were cut short- by Hermione's mouth. She just came up & kissed him, hard, on the lips. He wanted to push away, but he couldn't. His emotions were taking control of his body, & it looked like Hermione's were as well, because she wrapped her arms around his neck & he put his hands around her waist. The kiss was just getting deeper & deeper, when finally they needed to breathe. "I...I...can't believe I just...did that!" Hermione gasped, starting to cry, "You probably hate me now!" He pulled her into a hug. "I don't hate you Hermione." "Yes you do!" "No I don't." "Stop denying it! You hate-!" Dean made her shut up by kissing her. It just started to intensify again, Dean pulling Hermione closer to him. They kept kissing like that for a while.
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When Lavender came back from the dance, she went up to Hermione's room to tell Dean & her how wonderful the dance was. To her surprise, they weren't there, so she went to the next place she thought they were at: the balcony. Before going up there, she looked through Hermione's window & was shocked at what she saw. Dean & Hermione were on the balcony...kissing! It was a major shocker for her, but she was happy for them. Something caused them to finally be together. 'I can't wait to tell Seamus!' Lavender thought excitedly as she ran back to her room & wrote a quick note to him, attached it to her new snowy owl's leg, Purity, & sent it out her window. She quickly went to bed, hoping that they didn't noticed that she just saw what she saw.