Disclaimer: I don't own it, JKR does, so just get over me! Haha, j/k.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews last time, and I'm sorry about the slight cliffhanger.
Chapter 33
Draco's POV (about time!)
One of my hands was on Hermione's shoulder, the other was settled on her hip, and my body pinned her against the side of the pool. Suddenly Hermione's breath caught in her throat and I immediately pulled away. Her eyes were wide in shock and I turned around to see Potter and Weasley just turn around the corner, wearing their swimming trunks. I could barely hear Hermione say something under her breath. "Oh my god," she breathed.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to see Hermione 'break up' with her best friends. "It'll be okay," I promised softly, for her ears only. "Yo, guys!" I called. "Would you mind leaving us alone? We're sort of busy at the moment."
Hermione scowled at me. "How is that helping?" She swam up to the edge of the pool. "Look, guys," she pleaded. "This isn't what it looks like-"
Harry finally seemed to come out of his stupor. "Oh, really?" he asked incredulously. "Because it looks like you were just making out with our worst enemy!" His green eyes flashed dangerously, and he advanced on her. She backed into the water again, but he followed her.
She tried again, still slowly backing away from him. "Okay so maybe it is what it looks like, but-"
This time it was Ron's turn to interrupt her. "No buts, Hermione!" He was now in the water also, speaking to Hermione, but his eyes were on me.
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Hermione's POV (sorry I tried)
I watched, panicking, as Ron and Harry both turned to advance on Draco. "No! You guys, listen to me, it wasn't what it looked like..." I trailed off as I saw that they weren't listening. Suddenly, Ron yelled and tried to tackle Draco, taking him unaware and pushing him under the water. "Ron, no!" I swam over to try and pull him off of him, but Harry grabbed me by my arm. "Harry, let go of me!"
"Mione, why are you doing this for him? What's gotten into you?" he practically yelled in my face.
I felt tears sting my eyes. "What's gotten into me? Harry, what's gotten into you?! What the hell do you guys think you're doing? I believe it's my business who I care about, so just stay away from him!"
"You can't care about him," Harry snarled. "Mione, look at him! It's Malfoy!"
"I know very well who it is, Harry, thank you very much! Now let me GO so I can go help him!" I yanked my arm out of his grasp and quickly left him standing there, quite surprised. I reached Ron, who was currently on top of Draco and holding him under the water. "Ron!" I screamed. "Ron, stop it!" I grabbed him and, surprisingly, succeeded in pulling him off, for the time being.
Draco resurfaced, sputtering and gasping for breath. I tried to hold Ron back as best I could, but he was much stronger than I, and managed to wriggle free. Harry and Ron were both now on Draco, punching, kicking, yelling, and trying to drown him. Draco was a strong guy, but he could only hold his own for so long, and all I could do was stand there, powerless to stop it. I prayed someone would happen to walk by who could help me, but it didn't appear to be so, so I dove in to the melee, trying to keep Draco alive.
Just in the nick of time, as if they heard my silent pleas for help, Hannah and Terry turned the corner. I was glancing frantically around for anyone who could help, and when I saw them, I breathed a sigh of relief. "Help!" Terry took one look at the situation and jumped in, walking quickly through the water to get to the situation, while I tried to explain in a rush of words. "They saw me and Draco together and just started beating him up I don't know what to do, I can't stop them, Terry please help him, I don't think he can breathe, oh Merlin, please don't let anybody be hurt," I gushed.
Terry had reached them and succeeded in prying Ron off of Draco, who was able to come up to breathe. I ran over to them and held Ron's arms behind his back, yelling at him to stop. He was soaked, and breathing heavily, and couldn't get away from me. Terry was working on wrestling Harry away, but Harry now had Terry underwater, too. I don't think he knew who he was fighting, even, just knew that he had to do it.
Without thinking, I let go of Ron and went over to help Terry with Harry. I thought Ron would be done, but I guess I was wrong. When I was helping Terry up, Ron dove at Draco again, and punched him in the stomach. Draco doubled over, and I automatically went to him. "Are you okay?" I asked worriedly, looking into his face.
He straightened up a little. "Yeah, I think so," he groaned. The shield of ice over his eyes let up when he focused on me, and the true color of his eyes, which seemed to be reserved just for me, was revealed. I was heading back over to Harry and Ron, who seemed to have calmed down, when suddenly Ron charged at Draco again. Thoughtlessly, I threw myself in front of him again. Ron's punch struck me right in the temple, and I felt my knees give out and before I knew it I was underwater.
I only took a few breaths before I felt strong arms pulling me up, but it was enough to leave me gagging and spitting out water. I was carried to the edge and set on the side of the pool. I opened my water- laden eyelashes and focused in on Draco's concerned face.
"Mione," he cried. "Are you okay?" I dimly heard him asking me questions, but my ears were ringing. I shook my head slightly, and tried to focus.
"Um, yeah, I think so... Harry and Ron? Where are they?" I closed my eyes briefly and put my hand to my temple, which was swollen and probably bruising already. I couldn't seem to concentrate.
My answer came when I heard Ron's voice somewhere, but I couldn't find it. "Oh Merlin, Hermione, I'm so sorry, are you alright?"
I closed my eyes again, and it was harder to open them. "Ron, you don't have to yell, I hear you."
Draco was looking at me confusedly, climbing out of the pool to stand beside me. "Mione," he began cautiously. "He wasn't yelling. Are you sure you're alright?"
"Um." I stood up slowly, but I began to see stars around the corners of my vision, and they were slowly closing in. I blinked, hoping to push them away, but failed. My knees gave out for the second time, and I felt someone catch me before I hit the cement, but then I knew nothing more.
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A/N: Hehe. Sorry about the cliffhanger at the end of last chapter. I tried to put a little bit of action into this one, but tell me if I failed miserably. I got a lot of help from my friend, Daydreamer, on this chapter, but I didn't do it as well as she did. Please review!!!
***PLEASE READ: Okay, I have a question. A beta reader is someone who just reads your chapters before you post them and edits and gives you ideas and stuff, right? If anyone would like to be a beta reader for me, please leave your email address in your review, or email me, or you can IM me on AIM if you have it, my screen name is RkyMtnSnowbunny. I really need ideas for this story. I have plans for how it's going to turn out at the end, but I need some ideas of what to put between now and then. So yeah, please let me know if you're interested. Thanks!! ***
A/N: Thanks for the reviews last time, and I'm sorry about the slight cliffhanger.
Chapter 33
Draco's POV (about time!)
One of my hands was on Hermione's shoulder, the other was settled on her hip, and my body pinned her against the side of the pool. Suddenly Hermione's breath caught in her throat and I immediately pulled away. Her eyes were wide in shock and I turned around to see Potter and Weasley just turn around the corner, wearing their swimming trunks. I could barely hear Hermione say something under her breath. "Oh my god," she breathed.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to see Hermione 'break up' with her best friends. "It'll be okay," I promised softly, for her ears only. "Yo, guys!" I called. "Would you mind leaving us alone? We're sort of busy at the moment."
Hermione scowled at me. "How is that helping?" She swam up to the edge of the pool. "Look, guys," she pleaded. "This isn't what it looks like-"
Harry finally seemed to come out of his stupor. "Oh, really?" he asked incredulously. "Because it looks like you were just making out with our worst enemy!" His green eyes flashed dangerously, and he advanced on her. She backed into the water again, but he followed her.
She tried again, still slowly backing away from him. "Okay so maybe it is what it looks like, but-"
This time it was Ron's turn to interrupt her. "No buts, Hermione!" He was now in the water also, speaking to Hermione, but his eyes were on me.
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Hermione's POV (sorry I tried)
I watched, panicking, as Ron and Harry both turned to advance on Draco. "No! You guys, listen to me, it wasn't what it looked like..." I trailed off as I saw that they weren't listening. Suddenly, Ron yelled and tried to tackle Draco, taking him unaware and pushing him under the water. "Ron, no!" I swam over to try and pull him off of him, but Harry grabbed me by my arm. "Harry, let go of me!"
"Mione, why are you doing this for him? What's gotten into you?" he practically yelled in my face.
I felt tears sting my eyes. "What's gotten into me? Harry, what's gotten into you?! What the hell do you guys think you're doing? I believe it's my business who I care about, so just stay away from him!"
"You can't care about him," Harry snarled. "Mione, look at him! It's Malfoy!"
"I know very well who it is, Harry, thank you very much! Now let me GO so I can go help him!" I yanked my arm out of his grasp and quickly left him standing there, quite surprised. I reached Ron, who was currently on top of Draco and holding him under the water. "Ron!" I screamed. "Ron, stop it!" I grabbed him and, surprisingly, succeeded in pulling him off, for the time being.
Draco resurfaced, sputtering and gasping for breath. I tried to hold Ron back as best I could, but he was much stronger than I, and managed to wriggle free. Harry and Ron were both now on Draco, punching, kicking, yelling, and trying to drown him. Draco was a strong guy, but he could only hold his own for so long, and all I could do was stand there, powerless to stop it. I prayed someone would happen to walk by who could help me, but it didn't appear to be so, so I dove in to the melee, trying to keep Draco alive.
Just in the nick of time, as if they heard my silent pleas for help, Hannah and Terry turned the corner. I was glancing frantically around for anyone who could help, and when I saw them, I breathed a sigh of relief. "Help!" Terry took one look at the situation and jumped in, walking quickly through the water to get to the situation, while I tried to explain in a rush of words. "They saw me and Draco together and just started beating him up I don't know what to do, I can't stop them, Terry please help him, I don't think he can breathe, oh Merlin, please don't let anybody be hurt," I gushed.
Terry had reached them and succeeded in prying Ron off of Draco, who was able to come up to breathe. I ran over to them and held Ron's arms behind his back, yelling at him to stop. He was soaked, and breathing heavily, and couldn't get away from me. Terry was working on wrestling Harry away, but Harry now had Terry underwater, too. I don't think he knew who he was fighting, even, just knew that he had to do it.
Without thinking, I let go of Ron and went over to help Terry with Harry. I thought Ron would be done, but I guess I was wrong. When I was helping Terry up, Ron dove at Draco again, and punched him in the stomach. Draco doubled over, and I automatically went to him. "Are you okay?" I asked worriedly, looking into his face.
He straightened up a little. "Yeah, I think so," he groaned. The shield of ice over his eyes let up when he focused on me, and the true color of his eyes, which seemed to be reserved just for me, was revealed. I was heading back over to Harry and Ron, who seemed to have calmed down, when suddenly Ron charged at Draco again. Thoughtlessly, I threw myself in front of him again. Ron's punch struck me right in the temple, and I felt my knees give out and before I knew it I was underwater.
I only took a few breaths before I felt strong arms pulling me up, but it was enough to leave me gagging and spitting out water. I was carried to the edge and set on the side of the pool. I opened my water- laden eyelashes and focused in on Draco's concerned face.
"Mione," he cried. "Are you okay?" I dimly heard him asking me questions, but my ears were ringing. I shook my head slightly, and tried to focus.
"Um, yeah, I think so... Harry and Ron? Where are they?" I closed my eyes briefly and put my hand to my temple, which was swollen and probably bruising already. I couldn't seem to concentrate.
My answer came when I heard Ron's voice somewhere, but I couldn't find it. "Oh Merlin, Hermione, I'm so sorry, are you alright?"
I closed my eyes again, and it was harder to open them. "Ron, you don't have to yell, I hear you."
Draco was looking at me confusedly, climbing out of the pool to stand beside me. "Mione," he began cautiously. "He wasn't yelling. Are you sure you're alright?"
"Um." I stood up slowly, but I began to see stars around the corners of my vision, and they were slowly closing in. I blinked, hoping to push them away, but failed. My knees gave out for the second time, and I felt someone catch me before I hit the cement, but then I knew nothing more.
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A/N: Hehe. Sorry about the cliffhanger at the end of last chapter. I tried to put a little bit of action into this one, but tell me if I failed miserably. I got a lot of help from my friend, Daydreamer, on this chapter, but I didn't do it as well as she did. Please review!!!
***PLEASE READ: Okay, I have a question. A beta reader is someone who just reads your chapters before you post them and edits and gives you ideas and stuff, right? If anyone would like to be a beta reader for me, please leave your email address in your review, or email me, or you can IM me on AIM if you have it, my screen name is RkyMtnSnowbunny. I really need ideas for this story. I have plans for how it's going to turn out at the end, but I need some ideas of what to put between now and then. So yeah, please let me know if you're interested. Thanks!! ***