Chapter 9: "Family Portrait"
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A/N: Okay, I would like to dedicate this chapter to my beta Kumiko Eharu, who gave me the wonderful idea for the song!
Hermione was very pale, and she looked absolutely terrible. Hermione looked as though she was dead, and was ready to buried any second. As she lay on the Hospital Wing bed, the nurse, Madame Lunacour, had no idea what was wrong with Hermione. She was stumped, and very concerned, but she stated that there was absolutely nothing that she could do. She just said that all she could do was let Hermione rest.
Harry, Ginny, and Ron joined Pansy and Draco. They were all standing beside Hermione's bed, looking extremely distraught. Ginny was crying on Harry's shoulder, sobbing, "What should we do? We can't let Hermione just die."
Harry patted Ginny gently, and muttered, "We won't just let Hermione die. Don't worry."
"How can we not worry!" Ron growled, "There is something seriously wrong with her, and the nurse here says that there is nothing she can do about it."
Pansy nodded, and ran up and hugged Ron. He looked uncomfortable, but happy as well that Pansy hugged him. Pansy cried, "It was so creepy and Lucius-"
Pansy shut up immediately when she saw Hermione stir. Hermione looked up and slowly opened her eyes. She seemed confused as she stared at the group.
Pansy sighed, and whispered," Mione? Are you okay?"
Hermione smiled slightly, "I think so, but where am I?"
Harry reached down and held Hermione's hand, "You are in the Hospital Wing. You passed out, and are safe here. You are going to get better."
Ron nodded, along with Ginny. Ron tried to look brave as he said; "You should be out of here in a few days! Do not worry, Mione."
Hermione nodded, and was about to reply, but she saw Draco out of the corner of her eye. She glared angrily, "What is HE doing here?"
Draco didn't answer, and Harry said, "What do you mean by that? He's your boyfriend isn't he?"
Hermione tried to sit up, but she was too weak. Instead she sneered, "Malfoy is a cheater, a jerk, and just a terrible person all around. Get him out of here! His sight will only make me feel sicker!"
Harry was shocked, "What do you mean?"
Hermione muttered, "He went back to calling me 'mudblood' and then he said that he wished I was dead. He also said a bunch of other horrible stuff to me that suites his horrible personality."
Ron turned purple with fury, "I knew we could not trust this piece of scum! I knew it! What did you do to Hermione, you evil piece of-"
"RON! That's enough!" Pansy snapped, "I do not think arguing is going to help Hermione feel any better. Please be quiet!"
Ron yelled back at Pansy, "Oh! I see how it is! You still have feelings for this ferret, don't you!"
Pansy flushed pink, and Ginny snapped, "Shut up all of you! Enough is enough! Mione does not need this right now."
Hermione grinned, but winced in pain, "Ginny is right. I do not need your arguing. But I also do not need Malfoy here. Can you kindly get rid of him?"
Draco opened his mouth, and started, "Listen Granger, I really-"
Hermione glared, "Shut up, and get out of my sight. I cannot bear to look at you! How about you just leave?"
Draco was about to talk more, but Harry cut him off, "She does not want you here. Come to think of it? Neither do I! So kindly leave, before we have to force you."
Draco looked from one person to another. They all had the same hateful glare. They wanted him out. They did not just want him out of the room, but out of their lives. Draco looked into Hermione's chocolate colored eyes. Yet those eyes held no warmth, or kindness. They were cold and hateful. "Leave me, Draco Malfoy. I never want to see you again." Hermione said.
Draco slowly turned around, and left the room, and the people that were his 'friends' But now he had lose them all because of his Malfoy pride and his spite.
~*~*~*~*~
Draco sat out on the lawn alone. It was very late, around midnight, but Draco did not care he just wanted to be by himself. He left the common room after being slapped by Kimberly and Kelly, who were friends of Hermione (LOL! Like that guys?)
Draco looked across the dark and cold lawn. It was bitter cold out, and the frigid wind felt like a hand slapping Draco. Draco sighed, and thought about Hermione. Why did he say those things? Why couldn't he control his temper?
Draco hated to admit it, but his temper was just like his father's. That made Draco think about the horrible things Lucius used to do:
~*~*~*FLASHBACK*~*~*~
Draco felt his heart pounding as he listened to Lucius yell at his mother for the hundredth time that night. "You stupid bitch! How many times do I have to tell you NOT to let Jewel associate with mudbloods!!"
"I-I-I didn't know-" came the trembling voice of Narcissa.
"Is that so? I ought to hand you in to the Dark Lord. You are a disgrace for a Malfoy, and my wife."
"Shut up! You are a sorry excuse for a husband! I HATE YOU!"
"Why you little-"
Then Draco heard something break. His parents were probably throwing stuff at each other again. Draco sighed as he sat on his bed. Slowly his door opened. It was Jewel. She was very frightened, and her gray eyes very alive with fear. "D-Draco? What is going on? What did I do wrong? I just wanted to talk to someone, but Daddy said something about them being a mud-"
Draco held up a hand to silence her, "Don't listen to Lucius. He's a fool. A fool. Let that be your number one lesson, Jewel."
Jewel nodded, and tried to smile, "Do you want to hear a muggle song. I want to be a singer. Can I sing for you please?"
Draco smiled and hugged Jewel, "I do not know what I without you, Jewel. I would rather hear you sing any day then listen to them argue about nonsense."
Jewel nodded, and sang with emotion.
~* Mama please stop cryin'
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and it's
Tearing me down
I hear glasses breaking
As I sit up in my bed
I told God you didn't mean
Those nasty things you said
You fight about money
About me and my brother
And this I come home to
This is my shelter
It ain't easy, growin' up in WW3
Never knowin' what love could be
You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family
Can we work it out
Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better
Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out
Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better
Daddy please don't leave
Daddy please stop yelling
I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop cryin'
'Cause I need you around
My mama she loves you
No matter what she says is true
I know that she hurts you
But remember I love you too!
~* I ran away today, ran from the noise
Ran away (ran away)
Don't wanna go back to that place
But don't have no choice, no way
It ain't easy, growin' up in WW3
Never knowin' what love could be
But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family
In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, let's act like it
Comes naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays I don't want two addresses
I don't want a stepbrother anyway
And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name!
Mama'll be nicer
I'll be so much better
I'll tell my brother
I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better
I'll do everything right
I'll be your little girl forever
I'll go to sleep at night
Daddy don't leave... daddy don't leave
Draco nodded, "Very nice, but depressing. To think that we are in this situation."
Jewel agreed, as the door opened. It was Lucius. He seemed very disheveled, and furious. "Would you kindly turn down the concert arena up here? Your mother and I are trying to discuss something."
Jewel gasped, "I am sorry. I just did not want to hear you two arguing again."
Draco looked mortified, and Lucius shook a threatening finger at Jewel, "We are not arguing, you dumb ass! Jewel, how about you go back to your room. I am sure your bother does not want to see you."
Draco glared, "That's not true. I enjoy it when Jewel comes in here to talk to me."
Lucius mocked Draco menacingly, " 'I enjoy it when Jewel comes in here to talk to me' Draco, sometimes I think you would have been better off killed at birth. Now Jewel, go to your room and stop this singing nonsense or you will be very sorry!"
~*~*~END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~
Draco shuddered as he remembered that night. Jewel would always keep him company on a regular basis if his parents started arguing. She was so perfect. Draco sighed, and stared at the stars, "But Jewel is dead. Thinking about her will not bring her back to me."
Draco lowered his eyes to the dark foggy ground, "But she would know what to do about Hermione. She would make us both come back together in some crazy way of hers. Wait! Why am I thinking about this! I hate Hermione for kissing Jacques, don't I?"
Draco stomped his foot in frustration, "I hate Hermione. I hate her!"
Then he stooped, and muttered, "I don't know what the hell I want, do I?"
Draco did not forget Hermione's cold eyes, when she said that she never wanted to see Draco again. She was furious, but Draco also knew that she was hurt. Hurt, because of all the terrible things that Draco had did to her. He kissed that snobby girl, Draco could not even remember her name, in front of Hermione, and he did say things that he really should not have. He just wanted to make Hermione feel terrible for kissing Jacques. That plan totally backfired. But he missed her, and he knew it too.
Draco took a deep breath and said to the stars in the sky, "I am sorry Hermione. I do not hate you, but I love you. I love you. I-"
"Draco? What are you doing out 'ere? It iz late, non?"
Draco spun around and saw Jacques standing there. He seemed to have headed out for a late night walk. Jacques looked at Draco, and said, "Were you talking to yourself? What 'apppened? You seem very upset."
Draco glared at Jacques, and was about to lash out at him, but decided against it. Draco did not feel like pissing another person off at the moment. He sighed, "Hermione hates my guts. I did some really awful things to her, and now she's very sick. I do not know what I can do to make it up to her."
Jacques nodded slowly, "Draco, I am so sorry about ze kiss. It waz a stupid dare, and I really never should done it. I did not realize how much you cared about Hermione. I 'ope she feels better by ze way. Word haz spread around zat she waz not well."
Draco sighed, "It is quite all right about the kiss. I was just thinking about lots of different things, but that one did not cross my mind. I'm sorry too for being a jerk I guess."
Jacques raised his eyebrows, and questioned, "What else were you thinking about?"
"Jewel." Draco replied.
"Waz she your girlfriend at one point too?"
"No, Jewel was my sister."
Jacques stared at Draco curiously, "May I ask what do you mean by waz. Izn't she still your sister?"
Draco felt the tears well up in his eyes as he remembered Lucius murdering Jewel, who was dressed up in her sweet little angel costume. Draco was embarrassed about the tears, but he did not care either. "J-Jewel is d-d-d- dead."
Draco let the tears come as a shocked Jacques looked on. Draco could not stop crying. Between losing his friends, Hermione, and Jewel, Draco believed that there was nothing better to do then cry.
AW! That was such a depressing chapter. Sorry. Well, hope to see some juicy reviews!
~*Sophiebabe
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Not Harry Potter and not Pink.
Thanks: YAH! I can get to my reviews!! THANKS!! F0xyness39, zoogerbas1, Rebecca, Akili, dragonrider, glittery chunsa, BlueStariNight88, daddys_girl_12_2001, Elenora, Draco'sAmericanGirl, ~*~ME~*~, Summersun, bubblegum*girl, Loralei, Kumiko Eharu, C, blueberry girl, PsYcHoJo, Glenda the Owl, robin, Nathalie, tear flow softly, Hpfre4k, DracoLegolasOliver r sexy, Sky Brooks, kai kai, Draco-luver, and DiOsA4u.
A/N: Okay, I would like to dedicate this chapter to my beta Kumiko Eharu, who gave me the wonderful idea for the song!
Hermione was very pale, and she looked absolutely terrible. Hermione looked as though she was dead, and was ready to buried any second. As she lay on the Hospital Wing bed, the nurse, Madame Lunacour, had no idea what was wrong with Hermione. She was stumped, and very concerned, but she stated that there was absolutely nothing that she could do. She just said that all she could do was let Hermione rest.
Harry, Ginny, and Ron joined Pansy and Draco. They were all standing beside Hermione's bed, looking extremely distraught. Ginny was crying on Harry's shoulder, sobbing, "What should we do? We can't let Hermione just die."
Harry patted Ginny gently, and muttered, "We won't just let Hermione die. Don't worry."
"How can we not worry!" Ron growled, "There is something seriously wrong with her, and the nurse here says that there is nothing she can do about it."
Pansy nodded, and ran up and hugged Ron. He looked uncomfortable, but happy as well that Pansy hugged him. Pansy cried, "It was so creepy and Lucius-"
Pansy shut up immediately when she saw Hermione stir. Hermione looked up and slowly opened her eyes. She seemed confused as she stared at the group.
Pansy sighed, and whispered," Mione? Are you okay?"
Hermione smiled slightly, "I think so, but where am I?"
Harry reached down and held Hermione's hand, "You are in the Hospital Wing. You passed out, and are safe here. You are going to get better."
Ron nodded, along with Ginny. Ron tried to look brave as he said; "You should be out of here in a few days! Do not worry, Mione."
Hermione nodded, and was about to reply, but she saw Draco out of the corner of her eye. She glared angrily, "What is HE doing here?"
Draco didn't answer, and Harry said, "What do you mean by that? He's your boyfriend isn't he?"
Hermione tried to sit up, but she was too weak. Instead she sneered, "Malfoy is a cheater, a jerk, and just a terrible person all around. Get him out of here! His sight will only make me feel sicker!"
Harry was shocked, "What do you mean?"
Hermione muttered, "He went back to calling me 'mudblood' and then he said that he wished I was dead. He also said a bunch of other horrible stuff to me that suites his horrible personality."
Ron turned purple with fury, "I knew we could not trust this piece of scum! I knew it! What did you do to Hermione, you evil piece of-"
"RON! That's enough!" Pansy snapped, "I do not think arguing is going to help Hermione feel any better. Please be quiet!"
Ron yelled back at Pansy, "Oh! I see how it is! You still have feelings for this ferret, don't you!"
Pansy flushed pink, and Ginny snapped, "Shut up all of you! Enough is enough! Mione does not need this right now."
Hermione grinned, but winced in pain, "Ginny is right. I do not need your arguing. But I also do not need Malfoy here. Can you kindly get rid of him?"
Draco opened his mouth, and started, "Listen Granger, I really-"
Hermione glared, "Shut up, and get out of my sight. I cannot bear to look at you! How about you just leave?"
Draco was about to talk more, but Harry cut him off, "She does not want you here. Come to think of it? Neither do I! So kindly leave, before we have to force you."
Draco looked from one person to another. They all had the same hateful glare. They wanted him out. They did not just want him out of the room, but out of their lives. Draco looked into Hermione's chocolate colored eyes. Yet those eyes held no warmth, or kindness. They were cold and hateful. "Leave me, Draco Malfoy. I never want to see you again." Hermione said.
Draco slowly turned around, and left the room, and the people that were his 'friends' But now he had lose them all because of his Malfoy pride and his spite.
~*~*~*~*~
Draco sat out on the lawn alone. It was very late, around midnight, but Draco did not care he just wanted to be by himself. He left the common room after being slapped by Kimberly and Kelly, who were friends of Hermione (LOL! Like that guys?)
Draco looked across the dark and cold lawn. It was bitter cold out, and the frigid wind felt like a hand slapping Draco. Draco sighed, and thought about Hermione. Why did he say those things? Why couldn't he control his temper?
Draco hated to admit it, but his temper was just like his father's. That made Draco think about the horrible things Lucius used to do:
~*~*~*FLASHBACK*~*~*~
Draco felt his heart pounding as he listened to Lucius yell at his mother for the hundredth time that night. "You stupid bitch! How many times do I have to tell you NOT to let Jewel associate with mudbloods!!"
"I-I-I didn't know-" came the trembling voice of Narcissa.
"Is that so? I ought to hand you in to the Dark Lord. You are a disgrace for a Malfoy, and my wife."
"Shut up! You are a sorry excuse for a husband! I HATE YOU!"
"Why you little-"
Then Draco heard something break. His parents were probably throwing stuff at each other again. Draco sighed as he sat on his bed. Slowly his door opened. It was Jewel. She was very frightened, and her gray eyes very alive with fear. "D-Draco? What is going on? What did I do wrong? I just wanted to talk to someone, but Daddy said something about them being a mud-"
Draco held up a hand to silence her, "Don't listen to Lucius. He's a fool. A fool. Let that be your number one lesson, Jewel."
Jewel nodded, and tried to smile, "Do you want to hear a muggle song. I want to be a singer. Can I sing for you please?"
Draco smiled and hugged Jewel, "I do not know what I without you, Jewel. I would rather hear you sing any day then listen to them argue about nonsense."
Jewel nodded, and sang with emotion.
~* Mama please stop cryin'
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and it's
Tearing me down
I hear glasses breaking
As I sit up in my bed
I told God you didn't mean
Those nasty things you said
You fight about money
About me and my brother
And this I come home to
This is my shelter
It ain't easy, growin' up in WW3
Never knowin' what love could be
You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family
Can we work it out
Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better
Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out
Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better
Daddy please don't leave
Daddy please stop yelling
I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop cryin'
'Cause I need you around
My mama she loves you
No matter what she says is true
I know that she hurts you
But remember I love you too!
~* I ran away today, ran from the noise
Ran away (ran away)
Don't wanna go back to that place
But don't have no choice, no way
It ain't easy, growin' up in WW3
Never knowin' what love could be
But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family
In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, let's act like it
Comes naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays I don't want two addresses
I don't want a stepbrother anyway
And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name!
Mama'll be nicer
I'll be so much better
I'll tell my brother
I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better
I'll do everything right
I'll be your little girl forever
I'll go to sleep at night
Daddy don't leave... daddy don't leave
Draco nodded, "Very nice, but depressing. To think that we are in this situation."
Jewel agreed, as the door opened. It was Lucius. He seemed very disheveled, and furious. "Would you kindly turn down the concert arena up here? Your mother and I are trying to discuss something."
Jewel gasped, "I am sorry. I just did not want to hear you two arguing again."
Draco looked mortified, and Lucius shook a threatening finger at Jewel, "We are not arguing, you dumb ass! Jewel, how about you go back to your room. I am sure your bother does not want to see you."
Draco glared, "That's not true. I enjoy it when Jewel comes in here to talk to me."
Lucius mocked Draco menacingly, " 'I enjoy it when Jewel comes in here to talk to me' Draco, sometimes I think you would have been better off killed at birth. Now Jewel, go to your room and stop this singing nonsense or you will be very sorry!"
~*~*~END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~
Draco shuddered as he remembered that night. Jewel would always keep him company on a regular basis if his parents started arguing. She was so perfect. Draco sighed, and stared at the stars, "But Jewel is dead. Thinking about her will not bring her back to me."
Draco lowered his eyes to the dark foggy ground, "But she would know what to do about Hermione. She would make us both come back together in some crazy way of hers. Wait! Why am I thinking about this! I hate Hermione for kissing Jacques, don't I?"
Draco stomped his foot in frustration, "I hate Hermione. I hate her!"
Then he stooped, and muttered, "I don't know what the hell I want, do I?"
Draco did not forget Hermione's cold eyes, when she said that she never wanted to see Draco again. She was furious, but Draco also knew that she was hurt. Hurt, because of all the terrible things that Draco had did to her. He kissed that snobby girl, Draco could not even remember her name, in front of Hermione, and he did say things that he really should not have. He just wanted to make Hermione feel terrible for kissing Jacques. That plan totally backfired. But he missed her, and he knew it too.
Draco took a deep breath and said to the stars in the sky, "I am sorry Hermione. I do not hate you, but I love you. I love you. I-"
"Draco? What are you doing out 'ere? It iz late, non?"
Draco spun around and saw Jacques standing there. He seemed to have headed out for a late night walk. Jacques looked at Draco, and said, "Were you talking to yourself? What 'apppened? You seem very upset."
Draco glared at Jacques, and was about to lash out at him, but decided against it. Draco did not feel like pissing another person off at the moment. He sighed, "Hermione hates my guts. I did some really awful things to her, and now she's very sick. I do not know what I can do to make it up to her."
Jacques nodded slowly, "Draco, I am so sorry about ze kiss. It waz a stupid dare, and I really never should done it. I did not realize how much you cared about Hermione. I 'ope she feels better by ze way. Word haz spread around zat she waz not well."
Draco sighed, "It is quite all right about the kiss. I was just thinking about lots of different things, but that one did not cross my mind. I'm sorry too for being a jerk I guess."
Jacques raised his eyebrows, and questioned, "What else were you thinking about?"
"Jewel." Draco replied.
"Waz she your girlfriend at one point too?"
"No, Jewel was my sister."
Jacques stared at Draco curiously, "May I ask what do you mean by waz. Izn't she still your sister?"
Draco felt the tears well up in his eyes as he remembered Lucius murdering Jewel, who was dressed up in her sweet little angel costume. Draco was embarrassed about the tears, but he did not care either. "J-Jewel is d-d-d- dead."
Draco let the tears come as a shocked Jacques looked on. Draco could not stop crying. Between losing his friends, Hermione, and Jewel, Draco believed that there was nothing better to do then cry.
AW! That was such a depressing chapter. Sorry. Well, hope to see some juicy reviews!
~*Sophiebabe