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Chapter 10
On September 19th, in the library, is where we find Hermione with all her books. The first week of the school year had been pretty hard for her, but they had found out that she had been very shocked about what was said about Harry. By the next week, almost everybody had just shrugged it off and stopped blaming her. They were skeptical, buy they still apologized.
Everybody did, that is, except Cho Chang and her group of Ravenclaw friends. The Slytherins were mad that she didn't kill him so they just ignored her like they used to. Hermione could tell that they were very disappointed, but she could care less. The weird thing about these past couple of weeks was that a Slytherin boy with whitish blonde slicked back hair and piercing gray silvery eyes barely ever took his eyes off of her.
He watched her in Potions class, Care of Magical Creatures lessons, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. She started to believe that Draco Malfoy was starting to become a crazed stocker. What 'The Dragon' wanted, Hermione didn't know.............yet!
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Lily walked all around the school looking for Hermione. She suddenly stopped. 'What am I doing? I've looked everywhere else except the most obvious place she would be! I am so stupid!!' she thought in exasperation. She tore up the stairs and turned left, to the direction of the library. She opened the big heavy oak doors and walked in. She turned to close them, but they were already closing themselves.
Lily heard an impatient sigh, she looked to her left. Lily watched as Hermione sighed again and slammed her book closed, look at her watch and then get out another book. After that, she sighed. AGAIN! Lily walked up to her table, "You know" Hermione looked up. "If you keep on sighing like that, you're going to get light-headed and pass out!" she said grinning.
"Oh shut-up!" Hermione snapped. "Wow! Someone's grouchy! Well anyways, before you say anything and before I forget, Happy Birthday 'Mione!" Hermione blankly stared up at her. "Before you forget? Well, I wouldn't be surprised if you DID forget, a lot of people forgot my birthday." Lily went from hurt, to confused, then finally to understanding. She sat down, "Herm, Ron will come around, ok? I promise!" she said reassuringly.
Hermione shook her head and put her head in her arms. Lily saw her shoulders start to shake. Lily heard the Library doors open and she turned her head to see who it was and a small smile lit her face, "Well, speak of the devil!" Ron came up behind Hermione with an alarmed look on his face. "Hermione! What's wrong?" Hermione slowly brought her bloodshot eyes to rest on Ron's face. "N-nothing." She replied stuttering.
Ron looked at Lily and raised his eyebrows. "I'll just leave you two alone. I'll be in the Gryffindor Common Room if you need me 'Mione." She said and walked out of the library. Ron turned back to look at Hermione. "Do you mind if I sit here?" "Go ahead" They sat in a very awkward silence until Ron couldn't take it anymore.
"Listen Herm, I just wanted to come here to tell you I'm very sorry. I never meant any harm." She snorted. "No harm? No Harm! Then how come when everybody was sneering and being mean to me, YOU were always the one who started it!?" Hermione yelled causing Madam Pince and the other students who were working, to glare at her.
Ron winced. "I'm sorry for everything. Really!" she looked up at him, "I would just like to ask you one little question." He nodded. "WHY, would I kill our BEST FRIEND?!?!" she roared. He winced again. "I know! I was acting really stupid!" she rolled her eyes and muttered, "Acting? That was the understatement of the year!"
Ron pretended like he didn't hear anything and continued, "The only way we can get over this, is to stick together, if we don't, then we will most likely regret it. Hermione nodded and thought, 'That does make sense!' She gave him a teary eyed smile, "Are you really sorry?" Ron rolled his eyes and then smiled too, "Of course I am! I wouldn't be here if I wasn't! Happy Birthday Hermione!"
The next thing she knew, she was picked up and spun around the room. While they laughed, silver eyes watched them and said under his breath, "Have fun while you can, the Dark Lord is coming for you, Granger." And with a swish of his black cloak, he was gone.
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A/N - I'm trying to make these chapters as long as I can. Thanx to - hippogriffs-rock and Muse! Thanx for your help Muse! :D The next chapter should be out tomorrow or the next day after that, k? :D
~Gryffin-Gurl~
Chapter 10
On September 19th, in the library, is where we find Hermione with all her books. The first week of the school year had been pretty hard for her, but they had found out that she had been very shocked about what was said about Harry. By the next week, almost everybody had just shrugged it off and stopped blaming her. They were skeptical, buy they still apologized.
Everybody did, that is, except Cho Chang and her group of Ravenclaw friends. The Slytherins were mad that she didn't kill him so they just ignored her like they used to. Hermione could tell that they were very disappointed, but she could care less. The weird thing about these past couple of weeks was that a Slytherin boy with whitish blonde slicked back hair and piercing gray silvery eyes barely ever took his eyes off of her.
He watched her in Potions class, Care of Magical Creatures lessons, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. She started to believe that Draco Malfoy was starting to become a crazed stocker. What 'The Dragon' wanted, Hermione didn't know.............yet!
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Lily walked all around the school looking for Hermione. She suddenly stopped. 'What am I doing? I've looked everywhere else except the most obvious place she would be! I am so stupid!!' she thought in exasperation. She tore up the stairs and turned left, to the direction of the library. She opened the big heavy oak doors and walked in. She turned to close them, but they were already closing themselves.
Lily heard an impatient sigh, she looked to her left. Lily watched as Hermione sighed again and slammed her book closed, look at her watch and then get out another book. After that, she sighed. AGAIN! Lily walked up to her table, "You know" Hermione looked up. "If you keep on sighing like that, you're going to get light-headed and pass out!" she said grinning.
"Oh shut-up!" Hermione snapped. "Wow! Someone's grouchy! Well anyways, before you say anything and before I forget, Happy Birthday 'Mione!" Hermione blankly stared up at her. "Before you forget? Well, I wouldn't be surprised if you DID forget, a lot of people forgot my birthday." Lily went from hurt, to confused, then finally to understanding. She sat down, "Herm, Ron will come around, ok? I promise!" she said reassuringly.
Hermione shook her head and put her head in her arms. Lily saw her shoulders start to shake. Lily heard the Library doors open and she turned her head to see who it was and a small smile lit her face, "Well, speak of the devil!" Ron came up behind Hermione with an alarmed look on his face. "Hermione! What's wrong?" Hermione slowly brought her bloodshot eyes to rest on Ron's face. "N-nothing." She replied stuttering.
Ron looked at Lily and raised his eyebrows. "I'll just leave you two alone. I'll be in the Gryffindor Common Room if you need me 'Mione." She said and walked out of the library. Ron turned back to look at Hermione. "Do you mind if I sit here?" "Go ahead" They sat in a very awkward silence until Ron couldn't take it anymore.
"Listen Herm, I just wanted to come here to tell you I'm very sorry. I never meant any harm." She snorted. "No harm? No Harm! Then how come when everybody was sneering and being mean to me, YOU were always the one who started it!?" Hermione yelled causing Madam Pince and the other students who were working, to glare at her.
Ron winced. "I'm sorry for everything. Really!" she looked up at him, "I would just like to ask you one little question." He nodded. "WHY, would I kill our BEST FRIEND?!?!" she roared. He winced again. "I know! I was acting really stupid!" she rolled her eyes and muttered, "Acting? That was the understatement of the year!"
Ron pretended like he didn't hear anything and continued, "The only way we can get over this, is to stick together, if we don't, then we will most likely regret it. Hermione nodded and thought, 'That does make sense!' She gave him a teary eyed smile, "Are you really sorry?" Ron rolled his eyes and then smiled too, "Of course I am! I wouldn't be here if I wasn't! Happy Birthday Hermione!"
The next thing she knew, she was picked up and spun around the room. While they laughed, silver eyes watched them and said under his breath, "Have fun while you can, the Dark Lord is coming for you, Granger." And with a swish of his black cloak, he was gone.
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A/N - I'm trying to make these chapters as long as I can. Thanx to - hippogriffs-rock and Muse! Thanx for your help Muse! :D The next chapter should be out tomorrow or the next day after that, k? :D
~Gryffin-Gurl~