Chapter VI
The Play
"Mione!" Draco called her. It was now 15 minutes before the play started and the people backstage were quite in a run. Seamus was looking for Pansy for Hermione's costume (Luckily she didn't make it look horrible). Snape was wearing a fake blonde wig (Imagine Lucius' hair with Snape's form of face!). People were shouting and hugging. It's a mess! "Mione!" Draco called again. He finally spotted Hermione sitting at the in front of the mirror, putting make-up on. Hermione looked at him annoyed. "Sod off Malfoy!" She drawled. Draco studied Hermione closely. "God! You look beautiful" He muttered under his breath. Hermione finally looked at him, studying him closely, up and down. "You don't look bad yourself, Malfoy." "Thank you, Granger" He said softly. "I just want to tell you that we can pull this of. Okay? Pls. just don't screw this up!" Hermione glared at him and then raised her eyebrows. "I wont, but I have to make sure you don't Malfoy!" She snarled. "Okay!" He smiled at her as he planted a peck on her cheek. Hermione touched her cheeks, blushing. "What's that for?" She asked, bewildered. "Take it as a good luck kiss!" Draco grinned. "You'll need it" 'Hope this plan work!' He thought hopefully.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Pls. calm yourself down." Hermione heard Dumbledore say to the audience. Hermione was starting to get nervous. 'The play's going to start in a few minutes and You, Hermione Granger need to calm yourself!' Hermione ordered herself. As soon as Hermione heard the audience silenced Dumbledore continued "Now, We all know that after this Play there will be a Ball. The Christmas ball so before we start this presentation, I'd like to greet you all A Happy Christmas and A Glorious New Year." The audience started to build up noise. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Hogwarts production proudly present's Professor McGonagall's 'Till Death'" Dumbledore's voice again emerged. When Hermione got out to her first scene, She expected the play to be perfect. She wanted it to be. She wanted to be like Mary. She wanted to feel her Genesis to love her like in the play. The play continued on perfectly, As Hermione thought, but not until the middle scene. "Genesis, It is only when I'm near you that I can feel myself smiling. It feels like I have been brought to you by fate" Hermione recited her lines carefully, as she cuddled closely to Malfoy. "I know", Draco answered studying her closely. "But I can never be with you because I'm a..." Hermione paused. "I'm a ---- " "I know you're a muggle-born Mione----- I mean Mary." Hermione looked at him bewildered. She heard Ron exclaim "Hey! That's not in the script." "Quiet Ron!" Harry ordered. "But Harry we are going to get in trouble, if this thing keeps on going" Ron complained. "Just keep quiet Ron!" Harry hissed "We'll deal with it later" Ron gave Harry a disapproving look then focused back to the play muttering.
"Malfoy you're not suppose to say that! You're suppose to let me finish the sentence then you walk away!" Hermione muttered under her breath. "Just cooperate!" Draco whispered. "How---how did you?" Hermione started, looking at Malfoy in the eyes. Malfoy tried to hide the grin that was threatening to form in his face. Hermione, on the other hand, tried hard to make up her own lines. "I knew it all along, Mary." Draco smiled at her as He drew Hermione close. "I knew it all along!" As he looked closely to Hermione's eyes, He tilted her head and gave her the most mind- exploding kiss he has given to any girl in the world. After the kiss, Hermione muttered "You're going to pay for that Malfoy!" The curtain closed, Malfoy was given a slap on his face, which was more painful than the first one. "Ouch! Hermione! Why did you do that?" Draco exclaimed. "For changing the lines! Malfoy I never wanted you to do that again!" Draco was walking towards the snack bar to get some ice. He pressed the ice on his pained side of his face and looked at Hermione, confused. "This is what I get for confessing my feelings to you?" "Well... Well..." Hermione, for the first time, couldn't find the words to express what she wanted to say. "Just watch out Granger! There'll be more!" "Malfoy, Please! No!" Hermione pleaded, hoping that he will not say. "Damn right I am!" "Just watch out Granger" Draco smirked as he looked at Hermione sighs in dismay. 'Not exactly what I was thinking he would say but close enough. Malfoy! Why do you have to make suffer!' Hermione thought as she looked at Malfoy still smirking as he walked towards the snack bar to get another ice.
The following scenes were said the way it should be, which made Hermione calm down for a minute. She really is afraid that Draco will change the lines again. 'Ugh! Don't you dare do that changing line scheme again, Malfoy or you'll receive not only a slap but also much worse than that. I assure you!' She thought as she listened to Malfoy reciting his lines.
"Genesis, why does it has to be this way?" Hermione heard herself say. Draco led her at the center of the stage and began dancing with her slowly. There was background music, the kind of music that makes you feel in love. (Don't get too mushy! This is my first Fan fiction so deal with it!) "It has to be this way, Mary. We have to be apart," Draco said. Hermione always sighs in relief when its Malfoy's turn to speak. Malfoy could change the lines anytime. "But Genesis, I can't take a minute away from you. What more if it will be forever?" Hermione rested her head into Malfoy's chest as they danced. It took a long minute for Malfoy to recite his lines. Hermione began to panic. "Malfoy!" She scolded in a low voice so that the audience cannot hear. "I can't either Mary but as long as the water on the river kept on running, as long as there is still air, as long as the skies are still up there" Malfoy finally found his voice, looking up at the clouds inside the Great Hall. Hermione sighed in relief. 'Good Malfoy, keep doing that' Hermione thought happily. "Know that I will always love you!" Draco continued. He cupped Hermione's chin and pressed his lips to hers. He kissed her a sweet and tender kiss that made Hermione shivered. The curtain was about to close when Malfoy said another word " Mary?" "Oh! No! Not again" Hermione muttered. "Oh yeah! Again!" Malfoy smirked. "Yes?" Hermione said making up her own words as she cuddled again to Malfoy. She could see Pansy roll her eyes, then walk away muttering words like 'slutty, Hermione', and as usual Millicent and her other best friend, Blaise, followed her. "What did you see in me that made you love me?" Draco looked deeply into Hermione's cinnamon eyes and brushed her hair with his fingers. Hermione was taken aback of Malfoy's question. Draco was the first one who asked her that question. Neither Harry nor Ron had asked her that. But in a sense, this is a play. A play that a person can never exactly say what is deeply inside her heart. She can always say what she truly feel without the audience knowing it but telling Draco what she feels frightens her. "Genesis ... "She trailed off. They were still dancing in the middle of the stage. "Malfoy? Why are you doing this?" She whispered. She looked away to Draco's silver-gray eyes. She couldn't look at it any longer. She might end up spilling her thoughts and feelings to him. She doesn't want to do that. Not, after what she have done to her. "Genesis, I can't answer that!" Hermione said quietly but loud enough for the people to hear. She still wasn't looking to Draco's eyes. "Why not, Mary?" Draco asked, pulling away from Hermione. Hermione turned around to look at Malfoy who was walking to a little swing that was placed earlier before the play and then sat on it. 'He looks like an angel' She thought 'A fallen angel maybe!' The light illuminated his face to a glorious sad angelic face. "I just can't" Hermione said as she looked at Malfoy covering his face with his hands and the walked towards the backstage. Draco uncovered his face as soon as he heard footsteps walking towards the backstage. "Mary!" He shouted, following Hermione. The curtain closed when Hermione and Draco can't be seen anymore by the audience. "Malfoy! Stop doing that!" Hermione ordered as soon as they were out of earshot of all the audience. "I'll stop till you forgive me!" Draco retorted. "Right and I suppose that I should be queen of England! After what you did to me!" Hermione was studying Malfoy. "I'll do that again, Granger. I'm warning you!" "Fine see if I care.... Malfoy!" Hermione shot Draco an annoyed look and then continued "Do that again Malfoy and you'll certainly going to regret that!" "Really Granger? And I suppose you could think of something scandalizing?" "No but it will certainly hurt you!" "Really? Then what is it then?" "I'll never ever forgive or better yet speak to you ever again." Hermione showed Malfoy a smile of victory when she saw Malfoy's face frowning. "You can't be serious?" Malfoy asked curiously. Hermione walked away, ignoring Malfoy's question. 'That will teach you to mess with me, Malfoy!'
Draco Malfoy was so shock at his conversation with Hermione that he tried his best to behave well on stage. He could see Hermione smirk, once in a while, at him. "Father! I love Mary!" Draco yelled. "Well! It will be good if you save her, Genesis!" Snape snarled looking at Hermione. Hermione was tied to a pole surrounded by a three-headed dog. Hermione pretended to be unconscious and didn't move a muscle. "Pity isn't Genesis?" Snape continued "She's weak!" "Let Mary Go!" Draco demanded. "Well, If you love her so much. Save her!" Draco fought the illusion dragon and killed it. He faced the boogart that showed Lucius in it. The people gasp at Malfoy's bravery and laughed at the sight of Lucius Malfoy wearing pantyhose in his head. When he finally arrived at the place where Hermione was tied, he saw his own familiar face slowly appearing from a figure near the shadows. "Brother!" The figure greeted him. The figure was walking slowly towards him, gesturing to embrace Malfoy "Rio, What are you doing here?" Draco asked curiously. It was awfully strange of seeing his smirk in his face for the first time. Dean Thomas of course makes a very good Rio, Genesis twin brother. (I watch too much television. Hehehe! Forgive me! Bowing down) "Father asked me too" Dean replied coldly "I see that you have come here to save the mudblood?" He shot Hermione a dirty look. "Rio, You can't do this to me!" Draco pleaded "What did the muggle-borns do to you that made you hate them?" "Mum left us! Don't you remember that Genesis?" He snapped. "How dare you forget the horrible things mum did to us?" "Mum did nothing!" Draco yelled "She saved you from that dementor that was all ready to give you that kiss!" "She didn't! I never saw her!" "She did, Rio! You just didn't see her because you were unconscious!" "Well, why didn't you tell me!" "Because she doesn't want me to!" "Why? Genesis" "Because she told me that when you were almost given that kiss, you tried to summon your own patronus! She wants you to think you have succeeded!" Dean Thomas knelt and covered his face with his hands muttering "This cant be" Snape shot Dean a disgusted look then shouted angrily "Rio, stop you're crying and kill your brother!" "I can't father!" Dean said quietly. "He is my brother and I can't bare to kill him. He's my own blood!" "Then kill the girl!" Snape hissed. He pulled a wand from his robes and pointed it at Dean "or you're going to die first." (Pls. be reminded that they are using fake wands!) Dean slowly pulled out his wand and pointed it to Hermione! His hands were shaking. "Aveda..." Dean paused as he looked at Hermione. "Kedav-" "Petrificus Totalus!" Dean immediately stiffens and then falls down near the backstage door. "Genesis what have you done to your brother!" Snape shouted as he run towards the stiffen Dean Thomas, covering his whole body. Hermione noticed Flitwick muttering the counter curse and then saw Dean Thomas' eyes blink. As soon as Dean Thomas knew his cue to return to the backstage, he slowly crawled towards the backstage without anyone hardly noticing. As soon as he reached the backstage, he returned immediately to his original look. "The Polyjuice potion must have worn out" Hermione muttered under her breath. "You are stupid Genesis" Snape said coldly as he walked away to the spot where Dean Thomas laid. The audience gasp when they noticed that Dean was gone. "What made you hate muggle-born so much father?" Draco slowly walked towards Snape "Is it because Mum was a muggle-born" "She left us Genesis" Snape snapped. "She left you not me nor Rio!" Draco hissed "She left us! She ran off with that squib Fulton!" "She didn't. Mum came back for me when Rio was in Italy studying pixies" "Then why didn't you go with her!" "Because I don't want you to be alone." Draco returned to Hermione untying the rope that was wrapped around her. "Now, I'm regretting it! I should have left you father!" "Foolish boy" Snape pointed his wand at him. "Aveda Kedavra" "No!" Hermione jumped in front of Draco then suddenly fell, dead, pretending to be dead! Draco was surprised of what Hermione was doing. Hermione winked at him. "Think you're the only one who can change the lines" She grinned. Draco tried to hide his grin that was forming in his face. "Look what you have done father!" Draco cried. "You killed her!" Professor Snape has no idea to continue but then trying not to let the scene fall so he made up his own lines. He shot Hermione dirty looks as if to say "200 points will be taken from Gryffindor for changing the scene!" "Foolish girl!" Snape shouted, as he looked at Draco coldly "See what love can bring you, Genesis!" "How dare you father!" Draco got up and took his fake wand "I have wasted my time doing what you wanted me to do and look at what you repay me! Aveda Kedavra" Snape suddenly fell dead. Draco stared at Professor Snape lying there trying not to move. . "Nice show! Hermione" Draco whispered as he kissed her trembling (He was suppose to! What do you expect? You would also do that if you're boyfriend died and you kissed him! Right?) "I love you!" He whispered loudly so that everyone could hear.
Everybody applauded! The audiences were congratulating Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. The backstage was so busy. Draco looked around for Pansy when he caught sight of Seamus and Pansy kissing. When Pansy noticed Draco staring at them she immediately smiled at him proudly. "Sorry Draco!" She said then faced Seamus again and then kissed him. To Pansy's surprise, she saw Draco smiling at her. "No need for that Parkinson!" Draco looked at her happily. 'Whoever thought Pansy and Seamus would make such a nice couple' Draco couldn't help but smile at the thought.
Hermione looked around for Harry and Ron. She spotted them near the snack bar eating chocolate frogs. "Hermione! I can't believe you did it" Harry remarked cheerful as he gave Hermione a big hug. . "I know" She laughed. Tears were running in her cheeks. Hermione, all her life, wanted this! She wants to show the world that miss know-it-all Granger can act. She wants to show them that she has talent. She also wanted to see her mother and father. "What's wrong Mione" Ron asked worriedly as he hugged her. "I just can't believe this!" Hermione wiped the tears that were flooding her face. "I just wish my Mum and Dad was here". 'Mum, Dad, I wish you were here to see me perform.' She thought as she wiped her tears. Harry looked past her. She noticed that Harry was looking at Malfoy, approaching them. "Congratulations Malfoy!" Harry said handing him his hand. Draco was taken aback to Harry's doing. Famous Harry Potter is shaking hands with Dark Draco Malfoy. It seems weird when you think about it. He hesitated for a while then decided to shake it. 'Is Harry doing this! Is he finally allowing me to ask Hermione out? This is totally odd!' Draco thought. Hermione, too, was shocked at Harry's gesture to shake Draco's hands. 'Since when did they became friends?' She asked herself. "Thank you, Potter" Draco smiled at him. Harry smiled back. 'You are getting stranger by the minute, Potter' Draco secretly commented. "Hermione, I better think you two need to be alone. Later, I mean after Hermione's change." Harry suggested winking at Ron. Ron just plainly smiled. Ron really never gotten over Hermione of course, but he's with Lavender now. He likes her, a lot. Ron couldn't figure why Hermione likes Malfoy. Ron rolled his eyes and finally said "But first let me give Hermione another bear-hug." He leaned forward to Hermione and gave her a big bear squeeze that hardly let Hermione breathe. "Ron! How tight can you get when you hug me? Till I finally die!" Hermione said as Ron finally let go of her. Ron's face turned red. Hermione gave him a short peck on his cheeks. "I'll be alright Ron!"
"Mione!" Draco called her. It was now 15 minutes before the play started and the people backstage were quite in a run. Seamus was looking for Pansy for Hermione's costume (Luckily she didn't make it look horrible). Snape was wearing a fake blonde wig (Imagine Lucius' hair with Snape's form of face!). People were shouting and hugging. It's a mess! "Mione!" Draco called again. He finally spotted Hermione sitting at the in front of the mirror, putting make-up on. Hermione looked at him annoyed. "Sod off Malfoy!" She drawled. Draco studied Hermione closely. "God! You look beautiful" He muttered under his breath. Hermione finally looked at him, studying him closely, up and down. "You don't look bad yourself, Malfoy." "Thank you, Granger" He said softly. "I just want to tell you that we can pull this of. Okay? Pls. just don't screw this up!" Hermione glared at him and then raised her eyebrows. "I wont, but I have to make sure you don't Malfoy!" She snarled. "Okay!" He smiled at her as he planted a peck on her cheek. Hermione touched her cheeks, blushing. "What's that for?" She asked, bewildered. "Take it as a good luck kiss!" Draco grinned. "You'll need it" 'Hope this plan work!' He thought hopefully.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Pls. calm yourself down." Hermione heard Dumbledore say to the audience. Hermione was starting to get nervous. 'The play's going to start in a few minutes and You, Hermione Granger need to calm yourself!' Hermione ordered herself. As soon as Hermione heard the audience silenced Dumbledore continued "Now, We all know that after this Play there will be a Ball. The Christmas ball so before we start this presentation, I'd like to greet you all A Happy Christmas and A Glorious New Year." The audience started to build up noise. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Hogwarts production proudly present's Professor McGonagall's 'Till Death'" Dumbledore's voice again emerged. When Hermione got out to her first scene, She expected the play to be perfect. She wanted it to be. She wanted to be like Mary. She wanted to feel her Genesis to love her like in the play. The play continued on perfectly, As Hermione thought, but not until the middle scene. "Genesis, It is only when I'm near you that I can feel myself smiling. It feels like I have been brought to you by fate" Hermione recited her lines carefully, as she cuddled closely to Malfoy. "I know", Draco answered studying her closely. "But I can never be with you because I'm a..." Hermione paused. "I'm a ---- " "I know you're a muggle-born Mione----- I mean Mary." Hermione looked at him bewildered. She heard Ron exclaim "Hey! That's not in the script." "Quiet Ron!" Harry ordered. "But Harry we are going to get in trouble, if this thing keeps on going" Ron complained. "Just keep quiet Ron!" Harry hissed "We'll deal with it later" Ron gave Harry a disapproving look then focused back to the play muttering.
"Malfoy you're not suppose to say that! You're suppose to let me finish the sentence then you walk away!" Hermione muttered under her breath. "Just cooperate!" Draco whispered. "How---how did you?" Hermione started, looking at Malfoy in the eyes. Malfoy tried to hide the grin that was threatening to form in his face. Hermione, on the other hand, tried hard to make up her own lines. "I knew it all along, Mary." Draco smiled at her as He drew Hermione close. "I knew it all along!" As he looked closely to Hermione's eyes, He tilted her head and gave her the most mind- exploding kiss he has given to any girl in the world. After the kiss, Hermione muttered "You're going to pay for that Malfoy!" The curtain closed, Malfoy was given a slap on his face, which was more painful than the first one. "Ouch! Hermione! Why did you do that?" Draco exclaimed. "For changing the lines! Malfoy I never wanted you to do that again!" Draco was walking towards the snack bar to get some ice. He pressed the ice on his pained side of his face and looked at Hermione, confused. "This is what I get for confessing my feelings to you?" "Well... Well..." Hermione, for the first time, couldn't find the words to express what she wanted to say. "Just watch out Granger! There'll be more!" "Malfoy, Please! No!" Hermione pleaded, hoping that he will not say. "Damn right I am!" "Just watch out Granger" Draco smirked as he looked at Hermione sighs in dismay. 'Not exactly what I was thinking he would say but close enough. Malfoy! Why do you have to make suffer!' Hermione thought as she looked at Malfoy still smirking as he walked towards the snack bar to get another ice.
The following scenes were said the way it should be, which made Hermione calm down for a minute. She really is afraid that Draco will change the lines again. 'Ugh! Don't you dare do that changing line scheme again, Malfoy or you'll receive not only a slap but also much worse than that. I assure you!' She thought as she listened to Malfoy reciting his lines.
"Genesis, why does it has to be this way?" Hermione heard herself say. Draco led her at the center of the stage and began dancing with her slowly. There was background music, the kind of music that makes you feel in love. (Don't get too mushy! This is my first Fan fiction so deal with it!) "It has to be this way, Mary. We have to be apart," Draco said. Hermione always sighs in relief when its Malfoy's turn to speak. Malfoy could change the lines anytime. "But Genesis, I can't take a minute away from you. What more if it will be forever?" Hermione rested her head into Malfoy's chest as they danced. It took a long minute for Malfoy to recite his lines. Hermione began to panic. "Malfoy!" She scolded in a low voice so that the audience cannot hear. "I can't either Mary but as long as the water on the river kept on running, as long as there is still air, as long as the skies are still up there" Malfoy finally found his voice, looking up at the clouds inside the Great Hall. Hermione sighed in relief. 'Good Malfoy, keep doing that' Hermione thought happily. "Know that I will always love you!" Draco continued. He cupped Hermione's chin and pressed his lips to hers. He kissed her a sweet and tender kiss that made Hermione shivered. The curtain was about to close when Malfoy said another word " Mary?" "Oh! No! Not again" Hermione muttered. "Oh yeah! Again!" Malfoy smirked. "Yes?" Hermione said making up her own words as she cuddled again to Malfoy. She could see Pansy roll her eyes, then walk away muttering words like 'slutty, Hermione', and as usual Millicent and her other best friend, Blaise, followed her. "What did you see in me that made you love me?" Draco looked deeply into Hermione's cinnamon eyes and brushed her hair with his fingers. Hermione was taken aback of Malfoy's question. Draco was the first one who asked her that question. Neither Harry nor Ron had asked her that. But in a sense, this is a play. A play that a person can never exactly say what is deeply inside her heart. She can always say what she truly feel without the audience knowing it but telling Draco what she feels frightens her. "Genesis ... "She trailed off. They were still dancing in the middle of the stage. "Malfoy? Why are you doing this?" She whispered. She looked away to Draco's silver-gray eyes. She couldn't look at it any longer. She might end up spilling her thoughts and feelings to him. She doesn't want to do that. Not, after what she have done to her. "Genesis, I can't answer that!" Hermione said quietly but loud enough for the people to hear. She still wasn't looking to Draco's eyes. "Why not, Mary?" Draco asked, pulling away from Hermione. Hermione turned around to look at Malfoy who was walking to a little swing that was placed earlier before the play and then sat on it. 'He looks like an angel' She thought 'A fallen angel maybe!' The light illuminated his face to a glorious sad angelic face. "I just can't" Hermione said as she looked at Malfoy covering his face with his hands and the walked towards the backstage. Draco uncovered his face as soon as he heard footsteps walking towards the backstage. "Mary!" He shouted, following Hermione. The curtain closed when Hermione and Draco can't be seen anymore by the audience. "Malfoy! Stop doing that!" Hermione ordered as soon as they were out of earshot of all the audience. "I'll stop till you forgive me!" Draco retorted. "Right and I suppose that I should be queen of England! After what you did to me!" Hermione was studying Malfoy. "I'll do that again, Granger. I'm warning you!" "Fine see if I care.... Malfoy!" Hermione shot Draco an annoyed look and then continued "Do that again Malfoy and you'll certainly going to regret that!" "Really Granger? And I suppose you could think of something scandalizing?" "No but it will certainly hurt you!" "Really? Then what is it then?" "I'll never ever forgive or better yet speak to you ever again." Hermione showed Malfoy a smile of victory when she saw Malfoy's face frowning. "You can't be serious?" Malfoy asked curiously. Hermione walked away, ignoring Malfoy's question. 'That will teach you to mess with me, Malfoy!'
Draco Malfoy was so shock at his conversation with Hermione that he tried his best to behave well on stage. He could see Hermione smirk, once in a while, at him. "Father! I love Mary!" Draco yelled. "Well! It will be good if you save her, Genesis!" Snape snarled looking at Hermione. Hermione was tied to a pole surrounded by a three-headed dog. Hermione pretended to be unconscious and didn't move a muscle. "Pity isn't Genesis?" Snape continued "She's weak!" "Let Mary Go!" Draco demanded. "Well, If you love her so much. Save her!" Draco fought the illusion dragon and killed it. He faced the boogart that showed Lucius in it. The people gasp at Malfoy's bravery and laughed at the sight of Lucius Malfoy wearing pantyhose in his head. When he finally arrived at the place where Hermione was tied, he saw his own familiar face slowly appearing from a figure near the shadows. "Brother!" The figure greeted him. The figure was walking slowly towards him, gesturing to embrace Malfoy "Rio, What are you doing here?" Draco asked curiously. It was awfully strange of seeing his smirk in his face for the first time. Dean Thomas of course makes a very good Rio, Genesis twin brother. (I watch too much television. Hehehe! Forgive me! Bowing down) "Father asked me too" Dean replied coldly "I see that you have come here to save the mudblood?" He shot Hermione a dirty look. "Rio, You can't do this to me!" Draco pleaded "What did the muggle-borns do to you that made you hate them?" "Mum left us! Don't you remember that Genesis?" He snapped. "How dare you forget the horrible things mum did to us?" "Mum did nothing!" Draco yelled "She saved you from that dementor that was all ready to give you that kiss!" "She didn't! I never saw her!" "She did, Rio! You just didn't see her because you were unconscious!" "Well, why didn't you tell me!" "Because she doesn't want me to!" "Why? Genesis" "Because she told me that when you were almost given that kiss, you tried to summon your own patronus! She wants you to think you have succeeded!" Dean Thomas knelt and covered his face with his hands muttering "This cant be" Snape shot Dean a disgusted look then shouted angrily "Rio, stop you're crying and kill your brother!" "I can't father!" Dean said quietly. "He is my brother and I can't bare to kill him. He's my own blood!" "Then kill the girl!" Snape hissed. He pulled a wand from his robes and pointed it at Dean "or you're going to die first." (Pls. be reminded that they are using fake wands!) Dean slowly pulled out his wand and pointed it to Hermione! His hands were shaking. "Aveda..." Dean paused as he looked at Hermione. "Kedav-" "Petrificus Totalus!" Dean immediately stiffens and then falls down near the backstage door. "Genesis what have you done to your brother!" Snape shouted as he run towards the stiffen Dean Thomas, covering his whole body. Hermione noticed Flitwick muttering the counter curse and then saw Dean Thomas' eyes blink. As soon as Dean Thomas knew his cue to return to the backstage, he slowly crawled towards the backstage without anyone hardly noticing. As soon as he reached the backstage, he returned immediately to his original look. "The Polyjuice potion must have worn out" Hermione muttered under her breath. "You are stupid Genesis" Snape said coldly as he walked away to the spot where Dean Thomas laid. The audience gasp when they noticed that Dean was gone. "What made you hate muggle-born so much father?" Draco slowly walked towards Snape "Is it because Mum was a muggle-born" "She left us Genesis" Snape snapped. "She left you not me nor Rio!" Draco hissed "She left us! She ran off with that squib Fulton!" "She didn't. Mum came back for me when Rio was in Italy studying pixies" "Then why didn't you go with her!" "Because I don't want you to be alone." Draco returned to Hermione untying the rope that was wrapped around her. "Now, I'm regretting it! I should have left you father!" "Foolish boy" Snape pointed his wand at him. "Aveda Kedavra" "No!" Hermione jumped in front of Draco then suddenly fell, dead, pretending to be dead! Draco was surprised of what Hermione was doing. Hermione winked at him. "Think you're the only one who can change the lines" She grinned. Draco tried to hide his grin that was forming in his face. "Look what you have done father!" Draco cried. "You killed her!" Professor Snape has no idea to continue but then trying not to let the scene fall so he made up his own lines. He shot Hermione dirty looks as if to say "200 points will be taken from Gryffindor for changing the scene!" "Foolish girl!" Snape shouted, as he looked at Draco coldly "See what love can bring you, Genesis!" "How dare you father!" Draco got up and took his fake wand "I have wasted my time doing what you wanted me to do and look at what you repay me! Aveda Kedavra" Snape suddenly fell dead. Draco stared at Professor Snape lying there trying not to move. . "Nice show! Hermione" Draco whispered as he kissed her trembling (He was suppose to! What do you expect? You would also do that if you're boyfriend died and you kissed him! Right?) "I love you!" He whispered loudly so that everyone could hear.
Everybody applauded! The audiences were congratulating Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. The backstage was so busy. Draco looked around for Pansy when he caught sight of Seamus and Pansy kissing. When Pansy noticed Draco staring at them she immediately smiled at him proudly. "Sorry Draco!" She said then faced Seamus again and then kissed him. To Pansy's surprise, she saw Draco smiling at her. "No need for that Parkinson!" Draco looked at her happily. 'Whoever thought Pansy and Seamus would make such a nice couple' Draco couldn't help but smile at the thought.
Hermione looked around for Harry and Ron. She spotted them near the snack bar eating chocolate frogs. "Hermione! I can't believe you did it" Harry remarked cheerful as he gave Hermione a big hug. . "I know" She laughed. Tears were running in her cheeks. Hermione, all her life, wanted this! She wants to show the world that miss know-it-all Granger can act. She wants to show them that she has talent. She also wanted to see her mother and father. "What's wrong Mione" Ron asked worriedly as he hugged her. "I just can't believe this!" Hermione wiped the tears that were flooding her face. "I just wish my Mum and Dad was here". 'Mum, Dad, I wish you were here to see me perform.' She thought as she wiped her tears. Harry looked past her. She noticed that Harry was looking at Malfoy, approaching them. "Congratulations Malfoy!" Harry said handing him his hand. Draco was taken aback to Harry's doing. Famous Harry Potter is shaking hands with Dark Draco Malfoy. It seems weird when you think about it. He hesitated for a while then decided to shake it. 'Is Harry doing this! Is he finally allowing me to ask Hermione out? This is totally odd!' Draco thought. Hermione, too, was shocked at Harry's gesture to shake Draco's hands. 'Since when did they became friends?' She asked herself. "Thank you, Potter" Draco smiled at him. Harry smiled back. 'You are getting stranger by the minute, Potter' Draco secretly commented. "Hermione, I better think you two need to be alone. Later, I mean after Hermione's change." Harry suggested winking at Ron. Ron just plainly smiled. Ron really never gotten over Hermione of course, but he's with Lavender now. He likes her, a lot. Ron couldn't figure why Hermione likes Malfoy. Ron rolled his eyes and finally said "But first let me give Hermione another bear-hug." He leaned forward to Hermione and gave her a big bear squeeze that hardly let Hermione breathe. "Ron! How tight can you get when you hug me? Till I finally die!" Hermione said as Ron finally let go of her. Ron's face turned red. Hermione gave him a short peck on his cheeks. "I'll be alright Ron!"