Chapter 8 The Truth
a/n sorry it took so long its not even an interesting chapter but I had a lot of other stuff to do so i have had hardly any time to write. but its here now and i hope that you will forgive me. Chapter 9 is in progress too and hopefully you shall get that soon as well. but anyways. for now i have to go. bye for now. remember 2 or more reviews for the next chapter and please review nicely!!!! i am trying.
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Hermione lay in Draco's arms, wishing she could melt into the bed and disappear. She had just made things worse for herself by rushing in and sleeping with Draco. Not to be sorry, she did love him. More than anything she loved him, but she was angrier than she had ever been with him for hurting her the way he had. He had drawn her to suicide. She was just so confused. If he loved her as much as he said he did and wanted to protect her, why did he blurt out that he didn't love her anymore. People just don't say that. If he had told her the real reason instead ...she couldnt think about that. She needed to clear her head. She used the trick she had learned back in the days when she had needed to sneak back to her dorm from his. She took his hand and kissed the fingers, then ran the tips of her own fingers down his side. He groaned in his sleep and rolled over. Enabling her to escape. She tossed aside the blankets and stepped out into the dark room, but she didn't get very far because she walked into a shadow in the dark.
"oof" the dark grumbled as their bodies collided.
"Who's that? Drakie darling?" Hermione crunged. Its the beast from the bog still trying to sneak into Draco's bed.
"Look Drakie, I know you said not to bother you at night but something pains me terribly" she said dramatically. Hermione rolled her eyes and stepped as close as she could to Pansy, standing a hairs breath away from her. At this point of view she could see in detail, the pug like features of the blonde.
She smiled and said, "Draco's busy, Pansy dear but I'll be sure to tell him you dropped by." She saw Pansy's features change from confusion to fear.
"Her-Hermione? What have you done to Draco, oh my god! You're dead! How can you be so solid! You werent the other day? I think I need to go back to bed, I seem to be a bit unwe..." Then she sort of tipped over and lay on the floor in the most undignified position.
"oh give me strength!" Hermione sighed giving the unconscious Pansy a pathetic look, "You'd think she'd never seen a ghost before, ahh well. Mobilicorpus" (a/n om's been doing her homework muah hahahahaha) she muttered and the limp body rose to float behind her as she walked towards the girls dormitory. She placed Pansy on her bed before leaving to head towards the Gryffindor Common Room. Standing outside the portrait she paused to think about her days at Hogwarts and how good it felt to be alive again. She looked over at a a large blue and white vase near the portrait, walked over and fished around, till at last she found what she was looking for, Neville's password list. Every month the password changed and Neville would writed it down so he would be able to get in if he forgot it.
"Ahh Botscumber" She said and the portrait swung open. She stepped inside and made her way to the secret bookshelf she and Ginny had found. Finding the book that opened the door. (Hogwarts:A history) Hermione pulled it out and opened it. At once the shelves slid into the wall exposing the little room with its familiar couch, fireplace and musty smell.Hermione was shocked as she spotted the sleeping form on the couch. But then in the bleak light she saw the glimpse of red hair that was Ginny. They had often shared sleepovers in the room. When things were tough, or just for fun. They were often up till late chatting away. Hermione looked at Ginny now, she looked so peaceful. She decided to play a prank on her. She walked over to the couch and knelt down in front of Ginny. She put her face as close as she could then blew on her eyelids.
"Mmm Harry? Is that you?"
"No its Hermione, Ginny"
"Oh hey Hermione, I was having the nicest dream-wait Hermione? When did you come back to life!"
"Today, or rather last night" she said casually looking at the clock. She smirked as Ginny rubbed her eyes.
"Wait! Hermione?? Arrrghhh!"
"Shhh Ginny! I'm real, Draco brought me back to life. See..." She held out her locket "My life source is kept in here."
"What? I don't understand. MALFOY? Why would Malfoy do that? He hates us. Man this is so weird!"
"It's a long story, I'll tell you some other time right now I need you to get Harry for me."
"Why didn't you just get him?"
"Because I came in here thinking I could have some time to prepare but then I saw you and thought I should tell you first. I knew you would accept it better than he would. But if you tell him that I'm back he can understand it better."
"Ok, you want me to go now?"
"Please!"
"I'll go now" she said and stumbled out of the room.
As she waited, Hermione walked around the little room, looking at everything, remembering the times she had spent here. She ran her fingers over the old clock and mantle and breathed in the musty smell. She sat on the couch and wondered how Ginny could sleep on such an uncomfortable thing. She could feel all the springs. She sat and played with the fraying ends. Suddenly the wall slid open and Harry stepped in following Ginny, looking confused. He stopped when he saw Hermione and clutched Ginny's arm.
"How did he do that...?" he muttered looking at Hermione.
"Hello Harry." she said hesitantly. She didn't know how she was going to approach the situation, how to explain what she had just done, why Draco had brought her back Hell, she didn't even know that herself! She had no doubt that Harry knew about her and Draco, she knew he had given Draco the locket in which kept her very life source.
She looked at her two friends and tried to find the words.
"This is difficult for me to tell you, especially you Ginny, because Harry knows more of the story. Oh damn, I dont want to talk about it, but I need you to know, I need you to help me." Tears began to trickle from her eyes. She sobbed and both Harry and Ginny rushed forward.
"Hermione I'll do whatever I can to understand. I want to help you!" Ginny said holding on to her arm.
"I love him but I can't stand him. I can't live without him but I can't die. He wont let me die." she sobbed.
"Who Hermione? Who?"
"Oh Ginny if only I could just tell you!"
"You can Mione! Just tell me"
"Perhaps you better wait until she's ready Gin, it will be quite a shock."
"Harry, you know? What going on?"
"Harry can you tell her please? I can't stand this, I can't handle this, please Harry" she pleased as she saw him start to question her.
"I need to go for a walk, just tell her Harry."
"Ok Hermione, I'll tell her."
"Hermione whats going on, dont go"
"Ginny leave her, come sit with me and I'll tell you whats happening."
Hermione turned and walked quickly towards the hidden door and tilted the painting that triggered it. She stepped into the deserted corridor and took one last look into the room seeing Ginny and Harry watching her, Ginny confused and Harry, worried. But she said nothing and merely turned and walked away. Leaving Harry to tell Ginny her shameful secret.
a/n sorry it took so long its not even an interesting chapter but I had a lot of other stuff to do so i have had hardly any time to write. but its here now and i hope that you will forgive me. Chapter 9 is in progress too and hopefully you shall get that soon as well. but anyways. for now i have to go. bye for now. remember 2 or more reviews for the next chapter and please review nicely!!!! i am trying.
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Hermione lay in Draco's arms, wishing she could melt into the bed and disappear. She had just made things worse for herself by rushing in and sleeping with Draco. Not to be sorry, she did love him. More than anything she loved him, but she was angrier than she had ever been with him for hurting her the way he had. He had drawn her to suicide. She was just so confused. If he loved her as much as he said he did and wanted to protect her, why did he blurt out that he didn't love her anymore. People just don't say that. If he had told her the real reason instead ...she couldnt think about that. She needed to clear her head. She used the trick she had learned back in the days when she had needed to sneak back to her dorm from his. She took his hand and kissed the fingers, then ran the tips of her own fingers down his side. He groaned in his sleep and rolled over. Enabling her to escape. She tossed aside the blankets and stepped out into the dark room, but she didn't get very far because she walked into a shadow in the dark.
"oof" the dark grumbled as their bodies collided.
"Who's that? Drakie darling?" Hermione crunged. Its the beast from the bog still trying to sneak into Draco's bed.
"Look Drakie, I know you said not to bother you at night but something pains me terribly" she said dramatically. Hermione rolled her eyes and stepped as close as she could to Pansy, standing a hairs breath away from her. At this point of view she could see in detail, the pug like features of the blonde.
She smiled and said, "Draco's busy, Pansy dear but I'll be sure to tell him you dropped by." She saw Pansy's features change from confusion to fear.
"Her-Hermione? What have you done to Draco, oh my god! You're dead! How can you be so solid! You werent the other day? I think I need to go back to bed, I seem to be a bit unwe..." Then she sort of tipped over and lay on the floor in the most undignified position.
"oh give me strength!" Hermione sighed giving the unconscious Pansy a pathetic look, "You'd think she'd never seen a ghost before, ahh well. Mobilicorpus" (a/n om's been doing her homework muah hahahahaha) she muttered and the limp body rose to float behind her as she walked towards the girls dormitory. She placed Pansy on her bed before leaving to head towards the Gryffindor Common Room. Standing outside the portrait she paused to think about her days at Hogwarts and how good it felt to be alive again. She looked over at a a large blue and white vase near the portrait, walked over and fished around, till at last she found what she was looking for, Neville's password list. Every month the password changed and Neville would writed it down so he would be able to get in if he forgot it.
"Ahh Botscumber" She said and the portrait swung open. She stepped inside and made her way to the secret bookshelf she and Ginny had found. Finding the book that opened the door. (Hogwarts:A history) Hermione pulled it out and opened it. At once the shelves slid into the wall exposing the little room with its familiar couch, fireplace and musty smell.Hermione was shocked as she spotted the sleeping form on the couch. But then in the bleak light she saw the glimpse of red hair that was Ginny. They had often shared sleepovers in the room. When things were tough, or just for fun. They were often up till late chatting away. Hermione looked at Ginny now, she looked so peaceful. She decided to play a prank on her. She walked over to the couch and knelt down in front of Ginny. She put her face as close as she could then blew on her eyelids.
"Mmm Harry? Is that you?"
"No its Hermione, Ginny"
"Oh hey Hermione, I was having the nicest dream-wait Hermione? When did you come back to life!"
"Today, or rather last night" she said casually looking at the clock. She smirked as Ginny rubbed her eyes.
"Wait! Hermione?? Arrrghhh!"
"Shhh Ginny! I'm real, Draco brought me back to life. See..." She held out her locket "My life source is kept in here."
"What? I don't understand. MALFOY? Why would Malfoy do that? He hates us. Man this is so weird!"
"It's a long story, I'll tell you some other time right now I need you to get Harry for me."
"Why didn't you just get him?"
"Because I came in here thinking I could have some time to prepare but then I saw you and thought I should tell you first. I knew you would accept it better than he would. But if you tell him that I'm back he can understand it better."
"Ok, you want me to go now?"
"Please!"
"I'll go now" she said and stumbled out of the room.
As she waited, Hermione walked around the little room, looking at everything, remembering the times she had spent here. She ran her fingers over the old clock and mantle and breathed in the musty smell. She sat on the couch and wondered how Ginny could sleep on such an uncomfortable thing. She could feel all the springs. She sat and played with the fraying ends. Suddenly the wall slid open and Harry stepped in following Ginny, looking confused. He stopped when he saw Hermione and clutched Ginny's arm.
"How did he do that...?" he muttered looking at Hermione.
"Hello Harry." she said hesitantly. She didn't know how she was going to approach the situation, how to explain what she had just done, why Draco had brought her back Hell, she didn't even know that herself! She had no doubt that Harry knew about her and Draco, she knew he had given Draco the locket in which kept her very life source.
She looked at her two friends and tried to find the words.
"This is difficult for me to tell you, especially you Ginny, because Harry knows more of the story. Oh damn, I dont want to talk about it, but I need you to know, I need you to help me." Tears began to trickle from her eyes. She sobbed and both Harry and Ginny rushed forward.
"Hermione I'll do whatever I can to understand. I want to help you!" Ginny said holding on to her arm.
"I love him but I can't stand him. I can't live without him but I can't die. He wont let me die." she sobbed.
"Who Hermione? Who?"
"Oh Ginny if only I could just tell you!"
"You can Mione! Just tell me"
"Perhaps you better wait until she's ready Gin, it will be quite a shock."
"Harry, you know? What going on?"
"Harry can you tell her please? I can't stand this, I can't handle this, please Harry" she pleased as she saw him start to question her.
"I need to go for a walk, just tell her Harry."
"Ok Hermione, I'll tell her."
"Hermione whats going on, dont go"
"Ginny leave her, come sit with me and I'll tell you whats happening."
Hermione turned and walked quickly towards the hidden door and tilted the painting that triggered it. She stepped into the deserted corridor and took one last look into the room seeing Ginny and Harry watching her, Ginny confused and Harry, worried. But she said nothing and merely turned and walked away. Leaving Harry to tell Ginny her shameful secret.