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Chapter 18
"We cant have the happiness of yesterday without the pain of today" - Shadowlands
"Hermione," Draco called to her.
"Yeah," Hermione said, turning to face him.
"Did I ever tell you how beautiful you were at the ball?" Draco asked.
She blushed a bit. "Well, you did tell me I was beautiful, but not how beautiful I was."
"Well, you were extremely beautiful that night," Draco said with a slight smile.
Hermione blushed deeply now. "Thanks," she muttered.
"So, um, Hermione, I know what you said about me not saying sorry, but I really think I messed up and-."
"You didn't mess up anything," Hermione said.
"What?"
"Well, not to be rude or mean or anything, Draco, we didn't have anything," Hermione told him as nicely as possible. She didn't want him to get the wrong idea. She just wanted to let him know that they didn't have anything official, but that she wanted it to be.
But Draco did get the wrong idea. He thought that Hermione was saying that they never had anything in the first place, so there was nothing to mess up and that, probably, there never will be anything to mess up. He sighed and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Hermione asked.
"I'm forgot something in the common room," Draco replied, almost meanly.
"Oh. Okay," Hermione said. "Will you come back?"
"Sure," Draco said as he shrugged.
Draco walked out of the library and Hermione watched him. She couldn't help but get the feeling that he's not coming back.
*Why did I have to say that? I am such an idiot!*
*No, you're not. You just said it the wrong way.*
Hermione sighed and rested her head on the table. *I am such an idiot.*
"Hey!"
Hermione looked up and saw Ron and Harry standing, looking at her with smiles on their faces. She straightened up and smiled at them as they sat down in front of her.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked them.
"We haven't done this in a long time," Ron said. "I miss the times we studied together."
"Yeah," Harry said. "Me, too."
"Well, you're the ones who have girlfriends," Hermione pointed out.
Harry and Ron looked down both muttering sorry. Hermione laughed.
"It's alright," Hermione said. "I know you both are very happy."
"What about you? How's--?" Ron began but Hermione shook her head at him and glanced knowingly at Harry.
Harry didn't notice anything however and continued writing something on a piece of parchment. Ron closed his mouth shut and nodded. Hermione smiled.
"So how did it go with Ginny?" Hermione asked Harry.
He looked up and smiled widely. "Oh, it was good. She took me back and we're fine now."
"That's good," Hermione said. "I'm really glad you guys are back together."
"Me, too," Harry said. "And I have to thank you for that."
"I didn't do anything. It was all you. All I did was give you a push in the right direction," Hermione said.
"Yeah. And if you hadn't done that, we still would be broken up right now," Harry said.
"What about you, Ron? How's Lavender?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, she's great! Just amazing!" Ron exclaimed.
Hermione giggled and Harry smiled, shaking his head.
"He talks of nothing else," Harry told Hermione.
"I do not!" Ron said defensively.
"Yeah, you do. It's always Lavender this and Lavender that," Harry teased.
Ron turned very red. Harry and Hermione laughed.
"It's alright, Ron. I know how it feels," Hermione said.
"You do?" Harry and Ron asked at the same time.
It was now Hermione who turned red. She looked down. "Uh, uh, yeah."
They become silent for a while. The three of them felt happy. There friendship was so strong that they knew that no matter what happens they'll always have somewhere to turn to, somewhere to go.
"I'm really happy that we're all here right now," Hermione said quietly, smiling slightly. "It's been some time since we got together like this."
"Yeah. I'm happy, too," Ron said.
"Same here. I've missed you guys," Harry said. "I've missed this."
"So what are you guys planning to do on Christmas?" Ron asked.
**
"Draco!" Hermione called as loud as she can.
Draco heard her, but continued walking down the hall. Everyone turned around, though and saw Hermione walking after Draco.
"Draco, please!" Hermione called again.
This time Draco stopped walking. He slowly turned around and saw the other students looking at him.
"What are you all looking at?" he sneered at them.
The other students looked away and pretended not to be listening. Hermione approached Draco.
"What do you want?" Draco asked unpleasantly.
"What's going on, Draco? Why are you avoiding me?" Hermione asked.
"I'm not avoiding you."
"Yes, you are. You've been avoiding me for a whole week now. Why?" she asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he said, turning around and walking away.
"Is it because of what I said?" she asked. He stopped walking but didn't turn around. "Is it because of what I said in the library?"
People were listening intently, but Hermione didn't care. She was tired of waiting. Waiting for something that she had wanted for so long. He faced her and looked at her for a while. Her features were tense and she looked worried and scared. Scared of what, he didn't know.
"I'll be late for class," he said and walked away.
Hermione watched him walk away. *Maybe it's not yet the right time. Maybe we're just too different. He's a Slytherin, after all.*
*Or maybe, just maybe, we're not meant to be.*
Tears slid down Hermione's face.
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Chapter 18
"We cant have the happiness of yesterday without the pain of today" - Shadowlands
"Hermione," Draco called to her.
"Yeah," Hermione said, turning to face him.
"Did I ever tell you how beautiful you were at the ball?" Draco asked.
She blushed a bit. "Well, you did tell me I was beautiful, but not how beautiful I was."
"Well, you were extremely beautiful that night," Draco said with a slight smile.
Hermione blushed deeply now. "Thanks," she muttered.
"So, um, Hermione, I know what you said about me not saying sorry, but I really think I messed up and-."
"You didn't mess up anything," Hermione said.
"What?"
"Well, not to be rude or mean or anything, Draco, we didn't have anything," Hermione told him as nicely as possible. She didn't want him to get the wrong idea. She just wanted to let him know that they didn't have anything official, but that she wanted it to be.
But Draco did get the wrong idea. He thought that Hermione was saying that they never had anything in the first place, so there was nothing to mess up and that, probably, there never will be anything to mess up. He sighed and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Hermione asked.
"I'm forgot something in the common room," Draco replied, almost meanly.
"Oh. Okay," Hermione said. "Will you come back?"
"Sure," Draco said as he shrugged.
Draco walked out of the library and Hermione watched him. She couldn't help but get the feeling that he's not coming back.
*Why did I have to say that? I am such an idiot!*
*No, you're not. You just said it the wrong way.*
Hermione sighed and rested her head on the table. *I am such an idiot.*
"Hey!"
Hermione looked up and saw Ron and Harry standing, looking at her with smiles on their faces. She straightened up and smiled at them as they sat down in front of her.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked them.
"We haven't done this in a long time," Ron said. "I miss the times we studied together."
"Yeah," Harry said. "Me, too."
"Well, you're the ones who have girlfriends," Hermione pointed out.
Harry and Ron looked down both muttering sorry. Hermione laughed.
"It's alright," Hermione said. "I know you both are very happy."
"What about you? How's--?" Ron began but Hermione shook her head at him and glanced knowingly at Harry.
Harry didn't notice anything however and continued writing something on a piece of parchment. Ron closed his mouth shut and nodded. Hermione smiled.
"So how did it go with Ginny?" Hermione asked Harry.
He looked up and smiled widely. "Oh, it was good. She took me back and we're fine now."
"That's good," Hermione said. "I'm really glad you guys are back together."
"Me, too," Harry said. "And I have to thank you for that."
"I didn't do anything. It was all you. All I did was give you a push in the right direction," Hermione said.
"Yeah. And if you hadn't done that, we still would be broken up right now," Harry said.
"What about you, Ron? How's Lavender?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, she's great! Just amazing!" Ron exclaimed.
Hermione giggled and Harry smiled, shaking his head.
"He talks of nothing else," Harry told Hermione.
"I do not!" Ron said defensively.
"Yeah, you do. It's always Lavender this and Lavender that," Harry teased.
Ron turned very red. Harry and Hermione laughed.
"It's alright, Ron. I know how it feels," Hermione said.
"You do?" Harry and Ron asked at the same time.
It was now Hermione who turned red. She looked down. "Uh, uh, yeah."
They become silent for a while. The three of them felt happy. There friendship was so strong that they knew that no matter what happens they'll always have somewhere to turn to, somewhere to go.
"I'm really happy that we're all here right now," Hermione said quietly, smiling slightly. "It's been some time since we got together like this."
"Yeah. I'm happy, too," Ron said.
"Same here. I've missed you guys," Harry said. "I've missed this."
"So what are you guys planning to do on Christmas?" Ron asked.
**
"Draco!" Hermione called as loud as she can.
Draco heard her, but continued walking down the hall. Everyone turned around, though and saw Hermione walking after Draco.
"Draco, please!" Hermione called again.
This time Draco stopped walking. He slowly turned around and saw the other students looking at him.
"What are you all looking at?" he sneered at them.
The other students looked away and pretended not to be listening. Hermione approached Draco.
"What do you want?" Draco asked unpleasantly.
"What's going on, Draco? Why are you avoiding me?" Hermione asked.
"I'm not avoiding you."
"Yes, you are. You've been avoiding me for a whole week now. Why?" she asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he said, turning around and walking away.
"Is it because of what I said?" she asked. He stopped walking but didn't turn around. "Is it because of what I said in the library?"
People were listening intently, but Hermione didn't care. She was tired of waiting. Waiting for something that she had wanted for so long. He faced her and looked at her for a while. Her features were tense and she looked worried and scared. Scared of what, he didn't know.
"I'll be late for class," he said and walked away.
Hermione watched him walk away. *Maybe it's not yet the right time. Maybe we're just too different. He's a Slytherin, after all.*
*Or maybe, just maybe, we're not meant to be.*
Tears slid down Hermione's face.