Hello again everyone! I have had several observations and inquiries about
why they take the difficult route everywhere they go. It's just for fun.
Here's the next chapter!
Pansy slinked quietly from the restaurant in which her cohorts were dining and slipped around a corner to meet a shadowed figure.
"Did you get her?" Pansy asked.
The shadowed figure shook his head sorrowfully. "No, some tall dude, blonde and muscular, showed up and saved the little bitch." He explained.
Pansy groaned. "Well, you know our agreement, no kidnapping, no money, so get!" She huffed; irritated that Draco had yet again saved Hermione. With that she turned just in time to witness her classmates ambling onto the bus. She ran to join them.
Draco settled into his familiar seat beside Hermione and promptly raised his hand. Snape rolled his eyes. "What?" He groaned.
"Where are we going?"
"Canada." Snape rubbed his temples to ward off a headache.
Hermione was all at once alert. She twisted in her seat to face Ginny sitting behind her. "Did you hear that Ginny?" Hermione's eyes were glowing in a manner that Draco didn't find appealing at all.
Ginny returned the look with vigor. "Yes, I did. Mall, here we come!"
Draco's brow furrowed. "Mall?" He echoed slightly confused.
"Edington Mall. The world's largest mall." Replied Hermione sweetly.
Before Draco could reply McGonagall stood, commanding the attention of her pupils. "Now class, we are going to do thing differently in the mall." All eyes turned to her with curiosity. "These are your new temporary pairs, Pansy and Hermione, Ron and Draco, Ginny, Harry and Gregory."
Ginny smacked her forehead with her palm. "I'm still stuck with that idiot." She moaned.
Goyle looked up "Huh?"
Ginny began to whack her head against the seat until Goyle turned and asked "What you doin'?" She stared at him a moment and repeated the process harder.
Hermione giggled at the spectacle as the bus jerked to a stop. Draco was not at all happy with the fresh arrangement. Replacing Hermione with that redheaded imbecile. He was going to strangle whoever arranged this. He started to rise to meet Ron but Hermione's touch stopped him. "Draco?" He turned and sat back down. "Yes, Hermione." She looked sorrowfully into his eyes. "Remember your promise, try to get along with Ron.please." He ran his hand down the side of her face. "Don't look so worried, Hermione. You have my word that I will not harm Weasley." She relaxed noticeably. "Thank you Draco, I'll see you tonight." She gave him a tight hug before strolling towards Pansy. Draco stood and glided over to Ron. "He looked the other man in the eyes. "Neither of us want to be here, Weasley, so let's get it over with." Ron glared right back. "Fine." With that the two males walked through the double doors of the gigantic mall.
If there was one thing Hermione and Pansy could agree on it was shopping. They hit a clothing store first modeling clothes for each other and laughing at the stupidity of life.
Meanwhile Ron and Draco were in an adjacent clothing store skimming through the fabrics in search of better dress robes for Ron. "Malfoy?" Draco looked up at Ron. "Can I ask you a question?" Draco shrugged. "If you insist, Weasley." He replied looking back down at the clothing, clearly not interested. "What did you do to Hermione?" Ron demanded. Draco raised an eyebrow. "Done? I've done nothing to her Weasley." "Like hell you haven't! What ever you've done I want you to leave her alone! She's mine!" Draco rolled his eyes. Hermione must have a sign on her that said, I BELONG TO EVERY MALE IN THE WORLD. Ron was clearly infuriated by Draco's casual attitude and swung a fist at the blonde. Draco accidentally dodged by looking back down at the clothing, riling Ron further. He sent another blow and hit Draco's chest. Ron reflected it was akin to punching a brick wall. Draco realized Ron wanted to fight and remembered his promise to Hermione. He turned and walked from the store. Ron pounced on him from behind just as Hermione and Pansy exited their store. Both females gasped at the sight. It was very clear Draco was not fighting back as he stood there, taking blow after blow from the furious redhead. He turned to look at Hermione. "For you Hermione." He said simply before hitting the floor as Ron toppled him over. Hermione's scream mingled with Pansy's. Hermione rushed over. "Ron stop! Please! Stop!" She was sobbing. Ron automatically ceased and lifted himself off Draco. Hermione kneeled down beside the fallen blonde. She noted mentally that his lip was cut when he turned his head to look at her. He smiled. "Do not look so distressed. Even when I do what you ask of me you are troubled." Hermione gripped his hand tightly. It was true she had asked him not to harm Ron. She turned cold fury on Ron. "Ron what the HELL were you thinking!" She demanded helping Draco up. "I but he and you and clothes and haze and red." Ron stuttered out. "That's not a very appeasing explanation, Ron, and frankly I'm disgusted." With that she stormed off with Draco and Pansy. Ron chased after them swiftly. He began to walk backwards in order to face Hermione while he spoke. "Hermione, it's just that I really like you and I guess I was just."Ron rammed straight into Harry. "Ouch! Geez Ron watch where you're going." Harry reprimanded rubbing his injured arm. "Sorry Harry." He replied hastily. Ron turned back to Hermione, but she was already rushing to Ginny to show each other their purchases. He sighed "Never mind." He muttered to himself.
Pansy stroked Draco's hair. "Are you okay?" She asked silkily. "No, Pansy, I'm not." He replied heatedly. Pansy pouted, "Ah, I can fix that." She leaned in to touch her lips to his but he stopped her. "No Pansy, you can't fix any problem I have. Not now, not ever." Pansy was shocked. "But, but I thought you liked me." She looked as if she were about to cry. He shook his head. "You know better, you built the illusion in your head that I liked you because you were attracted to me." A tear slid down Pansy's cheek as she backed away. "I hate you." She whispered before bolting. Ron ran after her thinking it was Hermione.
Pansy slinked quietly from the restaurant in which her cohorts were dining and slipped around a corner to meet a shadowed figure.
"Did you get her?" Pansy asked.
The shadowed figure shook his head sorrowfully. "No, some tall dude, blonde and muscular, showed up and saved the little bitch." He explained.
Pansy groaned. "Well, you know our agreement, no kidnapping, no money, so get!" She huffed; irritated that Draco had yet again saved Hermione. With that she turned just in time to witness her classmates ambling onto the bus. She ran to join them.
Draco settled into his familiar seat beside Hermione and promptly raised his hand. Snape rolled his eyes. "What?" He groaned.
"Where are we going?"
"Canada." Snape rubbed his temples to ward off a headache.
Hermione was all at once alert. She twisted in her seat to face Ginny sitting behind her. "Did you hear that Ginny?" Hermione's eyes were glowing in a manner that Draco didn't find appealing at all.
Ginny returned the look with vigor. "Yes, I did. Mall, here we come!"
Draco's brow furrowed. "Mall?" He echoed slightly confused.
"Edington Mall. The world's largest mall." Replied Hermione sweetly.
Before Draco could reply McGonagall stood, commanding the attention of her pupils. "Now class, we are going to do thing differently in the mall." All eyes turned to her with curiosity. "These are your new temporary pairs, Pansy and Hermione, Ron and Draco, Ginny, Harry and Gregory."
Ginny smacked her forehead with her palm. "I'm still stuck with that idiot." She moaned.
Goyle looked up "Huh?"
Ginny began to whack her head against the seat until Goyle turned and asked "What you doin'?" She stared at him a moment and repeated the process harder.
Hermione giggled at the spectacle as the bus jerked to a stop. Draco was not at all happy with the fresh arrangement. Replacing Hermione with that redheaded imbecile. He was going to strangle whoever arranged this. He started to rise to meet Ron but Hermione's touch stopped him. "Draco?" He turned and sat back down. "Yes, Hermione." She looked sorrowfully into his eyes. "Remember your promise, try to get along with Ron.please." He ran his hand down the side of her face. "Don't look so worried, Hermione. You have my word that I will not harm Weasley." She relaxed noticeably. "Thank you Draco, I'll see you tonight." She gave him a tight hug before strolling towards Pansy. Draco stood and glided over to Ron. "He looked the other man in the eyes. "Neither of us want to be here, Weasley, so let's get it over with." Ron glared right back. "Fine." With that the two males walked through the double doors of the gigantic mall.
If there was one thing Hermione and Pansy could agree on it was shopping. They hit a clothing store first modeling clothes for each other and laughing at the stupidity of life.
Meanwhile Ron and Draco were in an adjacent clothing store skimming through the fabrics in search of better dress robes for Ron. "Malfoy?" Draco looked up at Ron. "Can I ask you a question?" Draco shrugged. "If you insist, Weasley." He replied looking back down at the clothing, clearly not interested. "What did you do to Hermione?" Ron demanded. Draco raised an eyebrow. "Done? I've done nothing to her Weasley." "Like hell you haven't! What ever you've done I want you to leave her alone! She's mine!" Draco rolled his eyes. Hermione must have a sign on her that said, I BELONG TO EVERY MALE IN THE WORLD. Ron was clearly infuriated by Draco's casual attitude and swung a fist at the blonde. Draco accidentally dodged by looking back down at the clothing, riling Ron further. He sent another blow and hit Draco's chest. Ron reflected it was akin to punching a brick wall. Draco realized Ron wanted to fight and remembered his promise to Hermione. He turned and walked from the store. Ron pounced on him from behind just as Hermione and Pansy exited their store. Both females gasped at the sight. It was very clear Draco was not fighting back as he stood there, taking blow after blow from the furious redhead. He turned to look at Hermione. "For you Hermione." He said simply before hitting the floor as Ron toppled him over. Hermione's scream mingled with Pansy's. Hermione rushed over. "Ron stop! Please! Stop!" She was sobbing. Ron automatically ceased and lifted himself off Draco. Hermione kneeled down beside the fallen blonde. She noted mentally that his lip was cut when he turned his head to look at her. He smiled. "Do not look so distressed. Even when I do what you ask of me you are troubled." Hermione gripped his hand tightly. It was true she had asked him not to harm Ron. She turned cold fury on Ron. "Ron what the HELL were you thinking!" She demanded helping Draco up. "I but he and you and clothes and haze and red." Ron stuttered out. "That's not a very appeasing explanation, Ron, and frankly I'm disgusted." With that she stormed off with Draco and Pansy. Ron chased after them swiftly. He began to walk backwards in order to face Hermione while he spoke. "Hermione, it's just that I really like you and I guess I was just."Ron rammed straight into Harry. "Ouch! Geez Ron watch where you're going." Harry reprimanded rubbing his injured arm. "Sorry Harry." He replied hastily. Ron turned back to Hermione, but she was already rushing to Ginny to show each other their purchases. He sighed "Never mind." He muttered to himself.
Pansy stroked Draco's hair. "Are you okay?" She asked silkily. "No, Pansy, I'm not." He replied heatedly. Pansy pouted, "Ah, I can fix that." She leaned in to touch her lips to his but he stopped her. "No Pansy, you can't fix any problem I have. Not now, not ever." Pansy was shocked. "But, but I thought you liked me." She looked as if she were about to cry. He shook his head. "You know better, you built the illusion in your head that I liked you because you were attracted to me." A tear slid down Pansy's cheek as she backed away. "I hate you." She whispered before bolting. Ron ran after her thinking it was Hermione.