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Chapter 2-
Hermione sat on the floor, waiting patiently for Ginny Weasley to wake up. The summer had flown by, and it was the day before they were to return to Hogwarts. The summer had actually been quite fun and relaxing, despite the fact that Ron seemed to become distant whenever she and Harry got close to each other, and the fact that Hermione had received a full blow of Harry's bad qualities when he had tried to get her to sleep with him. He had been extremely forceful, and Hermione was now questioning their relationship.
"Ginny, wake up. We're to be at Diagon Alley in an hour," Hermione said softly. Ginny rolled over in her bed and gave a groan that could have woken most of the house had they been there. Hermione muffled her laugh.
"Ginny, you have to wake up." Suddenly Ginny shot up in her bed.
"In an HOUR?!?! Why didn't you wake me sooner, Hermione?" As she darted all over the room getting ready to go, she demanded that Hermione explain why everyone else had left.
"You were asleep, and your mother was afraid you'd curse her if she woke you too early. Besides, I know that neither of us are interested in being in the quidditch shop. Thst's where they've been all this time."
The girls finished getting ready and walked into the living room. Hermione seized the sack of floo powder sitting on the mantle, and they soon were in the Leaky Cauldron looking out at the mess of Hogwarts students getting their final items for the next day. Hermione was a prefect for a second year, and Dumbledore had sent an owl asking her to get a few extra supplies. After checking in with Mrs. Weasley, the two girls went into Madame Malkin's to get Hermione's new robes (Dumbledore had asked all of the 6th year prefects to get robes to match their house colors) and who other to run into than Draco Malfoy. The thing was, they were facing his back and didn't have the faintest idea it was him. He had slightly tanned over the summer, and his hair was even blonder than before. Hermione was starting at the back of his neck, no longer thin and frail, but now slightly muscular instead. Suddenly, he turned around.
"Oh look, it's Granger. Just who I needed to see my last day of summer." Ginny rolled her eyes and started to walk away, but Hermione still stared. Her jaw was hanging, and Draco started to laugh softly. "Like what you see?" he questioned. Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her around the corner as her face turned a bright shade of red. They hid there until Ginny saw Draco walk out of the store, still chuckling to himself over the incident.
"Hermione, that wasn't very good. If word gets out to Harry..."
"Isn't he hot, Ginny?" Hermione exclaimed as she bounced over to the area displaying the robes she was looking for.
"But you do have a boyfriend..."
"Maybe I could get him to be nicer to me, than I can really start to check him out."
"Hermione! What about Harry?" Ginny practically shouted. "Your BOYFRIEND. Remember?" Suddenly, the huge grin plastered on Hermione's face disappeared. Her eyes began to flood with tears, and she broke into sobs on Ginny's shoulder.
"Ginny, oh Ginny, please don't tell Harry this..."
"What Hermione? What am I not supposed to tell him?" Ginny questioned, cautiously and curiously at the same time.
"I don't...I don't love him anymore!" Hermione shouted, and broke into even harder sobs. "After what happened earlier this summer, I've looked at him in a different light. Have to dump him...But I don't want to hurt him, he's still my best friend," she added, and Ginny nodded sympathetically. Hermione admired how Ginny have a crush on Harry and still support their relationship. Ginny didn't even look glad that Hermione wanted to dump Harry, although that was probably due to the fact that she didn't believe she had a chance with him.
"Ginny, what do I do?" Hermione asked as she tried to choke back her tears. Her effort failed miserably; she was now almost in hysterics.
The sound of more people in the shop caused Ginny to look up, and she spotted Harry and Ron walking over in their direction. "Ginny..."
"I'll handle this," Ginny interrupted her. If she could get Hermione past them and into the bathroom without making a fuss, then she could calm Hermione down and the two could figure out how to work things out with Harry.
It appeared to be too late. Harry spotted Hermione, and a look of genuine concern crossed his face. "Hermione? Are you alright?" he asked, and Ron came running up to her. Ginny shooed them both away, and she told them that Hermione was just having a rough morning and needed to rest. Harry looked extremely skeptical, and Ron didn't believe it a bit.
"Hermione, are you okay?" he asked, and Hermione started to cry even harder. "What is it? Harry and I want to help..."
At this, Hermione fled from the room completely, the tears streaming from her eyes faster than before. Ginny watched as she headed out the door, then sprung up to follow her. Suddenly Hermione fell to the ground; apparently she had tripped over a robe someone had left lying on the ground. At this, Harry and Ron ran out after her also.
Ginny reached her and was the front of her robe as the boys appeared. Hermione's right palm was skinned from landing on it, but she was still sobbing and trying to pull away. Finally Ginny cleaned it with a spell, and after telling the boys she would be taken care of, the girls walked off together.
When they reached the girls restroom, Hermione collapsed on a bench outside of the stall and continued to cry. Ginny just sat down and put her arm around her, letting her cry. After about ten minutes, the tears subsided and Hermione looked up at Ginny with pleading eyes. "Help me figure out what to do," she whispered, and they began to talk.
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Chapter 2-
Hermione sat on the floor, waiting patiently for Ginny Weasley to wake up. The summer had flown by, and it was the day before they were to return to Hogwarts. The summer had actually been quite fun and relaxing, despite the fact that Ron seemed to become distant whenever she and Harry got close to each other, and the fact that Hermione had received a full blow of Harry's bad qualities when he had tried to get her to sleep with him. He had been extremely forceful, and Hermione was now questioning their relationship.
"Ginny, wake up. We're to be at Diagon Alley in an hour," Hermione said softly. Ginny rolled over in her bed and gave a groan that could have woken most of the house had they been there. Hermione muffled her laugh.
"Ginny, you have to wake up." Suddenly Ginny shot up in her bed.
"In an HOUR?!?! Why didn't you wake me sooner, Hermione?" As she darted all over the room getting ready to go, she demanded that Hermione explain why everyone else had left.
"You were asleep, and your mother was afraid you'd curse her if she woke you too early. Besides, I know that neither of us are interested in being in the quidditch shop. Thst's where they've been all this time."
The girls finished getting ready and walked into the living room. Hermione seized the sack of floo powder sitting on the mantle, and they soon were in the Leaky Cauldron looking out at the mess of Hogwarts students getting their final items for the next day. Hermione was a prefect for a second year, and Dumbledore had sent an owl asking her to get a few extra supplies. After checking in with Mrs. Weasley, the two girls went into Madame Malkin's to get Hermione's new robes (Dumbledore had asked all of the 6th year prefects to get robes to match their house colors) and who other to run into than Draco Malfoy. The thing was, they were facing his back and didn't have the faintest idea it was him. He had slightly tanned over the summer, and his hair was even blonder than before. Hermione was starting at the back of his neck, no longer thin and frail, but now slightly muscular instead. Suddenly, he turned around.
"Oh look, it's Granger. Just who I needed to see my last day of summer." Ginny rolled her eyes and started to walk away, but Hermione still stared. Her jaw was hanging, and Draco started to laugh softly. "Like what you see?" he questioned. Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her around the corner as her face turned a bright shade of red. They hid there until Ginny saw Draco walk out of the store, still chuckling to himself over the incident.
"Hermione, that wasn't very good. If word gets out to Harry..."
"Isn't he hot, Ginny?" Hermione exclaimed as she bounced over to the area displaying the robes she was looking for.
"But you do have a boyfriend..."
"Maybe I could get him to be nicer to me, than I can really start to check him out."
"Hermione! What about Harry?" Ginny practically shouted. "Your BOYFRIEND. Remember?" Suddenly, the huge grin plastered on Hermione's face disappeared. Her eyes began to flood with tears, and she broke into sobs on Ginny's shoulder.
"Ginny, oh Ginny, please don't tell Harry this..."
"What Hermione? What am I not supposed to tell him?" Ginny questioned, cautiously and curiously at the same time.
"I don't...I don't love him anymore!" Hermione shouted, and broke into even harder sobs. "After what happened earlier this summer, I've looked at him in a different light. Have to dump him...But I don't want to hurt him, he's still my best friend," she added, and Ginny nodded sympathetically. Hermione admired how Ginny have a crush on Harry and still support their relationship. Ginny didn't even look glad that Hermione wanted to dump Harry, although that was probably due to the fact that she didn't believe she had a chance with him.
"Ginny, what do I do?" Hermione asked as she tried to choke back her tears. Her effort failed miserably; she was now almost in hysterics.
The sound of more people in the shop caused Ginny to look up, and she spotted Harry and Ron walking over in their direction. "Ginny..."
"I'll handle this," Ginny interrupted her. If she could get Hermione past them and into the bathroom without making a fuss, then she could calm Hermione down and the two could figure out how to work things out with Harry.
It appeared to be too late. Harry spotted Hermione, and a look of genuine concern crossed his face. "Hermione? Are you alright?" he asked, and Ron came running up to her. Ginny shooed them both away, and she told them that Hermione was just having a rough morning and needed to rest. Harry looked extremely skeptical, and Ron didn't believe it a bit.
"Hermione, are you okay?" he asked, and Hermione started to cry even harder. "What is it? Harry and I want to help..."
At this, Hermione fled from the room completely, the tears streaming from her eyes faster than before. Ginny watched as she headed out the door, then sprung up to follow her. Suddenly Hermione fell to the ground; apparently she had tripped over a robe someone had left lying on the ground. At this, Harry and Ron ran out after her also.
Ginny reached her and was the front of her robe as the boys appeared. Hermione's right palm was skinned from landing on it, but she was still sobbing and trying to pull away. Finally Ginny cleaned it with a spell, and after telling the boys she would be taken care of, the girls walked off together.
When they reached the girls restroom, Hermione collapsed on a bench outside of the stall and continued to cry. Ginny just sat down and put her arm around her, letting her cry. After about ten minutes, the tears subsided and Hermione looked up at Ginny with pleading eyes. "Help me figure out what to do," she whispered, and they began to talk.