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Chapter 19
Caroline: "You love with your mind and soul, not your heart"."
Adam: [touching his chest]] "Then how come I hurt here when you're not with me?" - Untamed Heart
Christmas came too soon at Hogwarts. At least that's how it felt to one pretty, brown-haired girl. Hermione missed him so much. They saw each other all the time. He was just there, but he was also so far away. That's why she's hurting because he's just there and she can't be with him.
*It's your fault, stupid. Why'd you have to say what you said in the library?*
Hermione sighed sadly and looked out the window from her room. It was snowing outside and all of the students who stayed for Christmas were outside and playing with the snow. She sat up straight when she thought she saw a flash of silvery blond hair. Then she slumped back on the window seat. *It was just a reflection of the sun.*
"I'm going nutters in here," Hermione said to herself. "I need some air."
She grabbed her cloak and went out of her room only to find...
"Draco?"
And Blaise.
On the couch.
Making out.
The two figures sprung apart as they heard Hermione speak. Draco stood up while Blaise tried to button up her blouse hurriedly. Hermione stood there, not knowing what to say. She just felt speechless. She thought she was bad because she kissed Harry, but now...
"I-I'm sorry," Hermione said, looking away. "I didn't mean to interrupt." She walked towards the common room entrance.
"Hermione..." Draco began.
"Don't worry, Draco," Hermione said.
A look of hope flashed in Draco's face.
"I won't tell anyone."
The look of hope disappeared. Hermione left the room and rested her back on the wall, her eyes closed. *I am not going to cry. I am not going to cry. This is not happening to me. This is not happening to me.*
"Hermione?"
She opened her eyes and saw Padma looking at her with a concerned expression.
"Are you alright?" Padma asked.
Hermione forced a smile. "I'm fine," she replied hoarsely. "I'm just not feeling well. I'll see you later." She hurriedly walked away.
"Are you sure?" Padma called after her.
Hermione waved without looking and continued walking away. Padma stood there for a while, wondering what really could have happened to Hermione. Suddenly, a painting opened and Draco stumbled out, looking upset and regretful.
"Padma!" Draco said. "Have you see Hermione?"
Padma then understood. "Um, yeah, she just left." She pointed the direction in which Hermione walked through.
"Thanks," Draco said and ran after Hermione.
**
Ginny laughed at what Harry said to her. Harry smiled lovingly at her. He had her arm around her shoulders and she was resting her head on his shoulder. They were sitting on the bench, just enjoying each other with the snow.
"I'm so happy we're together again, Harry," Ginny said.
"Weren't you the one who broke up with me?" Harry asked teasingly.
Ginny lifted her head and looked at him. "You kissed Hermione, remember?"
Harry smiled. "I was just kidding, Ginny. Let's not talk about that."
"Yeah. It's the past," Ginny said. "I love you, Harry."
"I love you, too, Ginny."
Ron came running out of nowhere and to them. "Hey, guys, have you seen Hermione?"
"No, we haven't. Why?" Ginny asked.
"Well, I ran into Padma and she said that Hermione was crying and looked very upset about something," Ron answered.
Harry and Ginny stood up.
"What do you think happened?" Harry asked.
"I don't know," Ron replied.
Ginny looked to her left and saw Hermione walking hurriedly, and then she saw Malfoy running after her.
**
"Hermione! Hermione, wait!" Draco yelled.
"Go away, Draco," Hermione said.
"Hermione, please," Draco said and grabbed her arm, making her stop walking. He went in front of her. "Hermione, it's not what it looks like."
"Oh yeah. You making out with Blaise is completely innocent. That was nothing. It was just a mistake," Hermione said.
"Exactly," Draco said.
"You're a jerk, Draco Malfoy," Hermione said and turned around and went out of the castle.
Unfortunately, Draco still followed her.
"Please, Hermione. I'm really really sorry," Draco said.
"I'm sure you are," Hermione said, not looking at him.
"Please, stop," Draco said.
Hermione continued walking. Draco grabbed her arm and this time Hermione slapped him. Draco let go of her and just stood there.
"Look, Draco. I thought you were different. I actually thought that you were someone different," Hermione said, taking a deep breath. "I was wrong." She turned around and began to walk away.
"You're right," Draco said. "I am not different. I am just like every other guy out there, who does nothing but hurt women. I'm mean. I'm a jerk. I'm stupid. Those are probably the things that won't make you love me, ever."
Hermione faced him. "What are you talking about?"
"That's why you said that I didn't mess anything up, right? Because I don't deserve you," Draco said.
"I never said that," Hermione said. "I meant--."
"You don't have to explain to me. But I have to explain to you," Draco said. "Please just listen."
Hermione took a deep breath. "I'll listen. But don't expect anything from it."
"About what happened in the common room...that was nothing. I mean it. I know what you saw, but it was really nothing. It was Blaise. She-we were just--."
"Fooling around," Hermione finished for him, tears stinging her eyes.
*This is funny,* Hermione thought. Coz she remembered only too well that the last time this happened to her, Draco was the one who was there for her. He was the one who listened to her and made her feel better. And now...everything's the same, except the guy.
"Hermione, if I could take it all back, I would," Draco said.
"But you can't," Hermione said, tears falling from her eyes. She wiped the tears from her eyes, gave one last look at him and turned around and walked away.
Draco threw his hands up in defeat and ran a hand through his hair. *I'm so stupid. Stupid!* He wanted to hit something for being so brainless and dumb. *How could I let this happen? I've hurt the one girl I've really loved.* He went back inside the castle.
**
Ginny, Ron and Harry watched the whole exchange. Harry was confused as to what was happening. He couldn't understand why Hermione was running away from Draco and why Draco was running after her.
"What was that?" Harry asked Ginny and Ron.
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Chapter 19
Caroline: "You love with your mind and soul, not your heart"."
Adam: [touching his chest]] "Then how come I hurt here when you're not with me?" - Untamed Heart
Christmas came too soon at Hogwarts. At least that's how it felt to one pretty, brown-haired girl. Hermione missed him so much. They saw each other all the time. He was just there, but he was also so far away. That's why she's hurting because he's just there and she can't be with him.
*It's your fault, stupid. Why'd you have to say what you said in the library?*
Hermione sighed sadly and looked out the window from her room. It was snowing outside and all of the students who stayed for Christmas were outside and playing with the snow. She sat up straight when she thought she saw a flash of silvery blond hair. Then she slumped back on the window seat. *It was just a reflection of the sun.*
"I'm going nutters in here," Hermione said to herself. "I need some air."
She grabbed her cloak and went out of her room only to find...
"Draco?"
And Blaise.
On the couch.
Making out.
The two figures sprung apart as they heard Hermione speak. Draco stood up while Blaise tried to button up her blouse hurriedly. Hermione stood there, not knowing what to say. She just felt speechless. She thought she was bad because she kissed Harry, but now...
"I-I'm sorry," Hermione said, looking away. "I didn't mean to interrupt." She walked towards the common room entrance.
"Hermione..." Draco began.
"Don't worry, Draco," Hermione said.
A look of hope flashed in Draco's face.
"I won't tell anyone."
The look of hope disappeared. Hermione left the room and rested her back on the wall, her eyes closed. *I am not going to cry. I am not going to cry. This is not happening to me. This is not happening to me.*
"Hermione?"
She opened her eyes and saw Padma looking at her with a concerned expression.
"Are you alright?" Padma asked.
Hermione forced a smile. "I'm fine," she replied hoarsely. "I'm just not feeling well. I'll see you later." She hurriedly walked away.
"Are you sure?" Padma called after her.
Hermione waved without looking and continued walking away. Padma stood there for a while, wondering what really could have happened to Hermione. Suddenly, a painting opened and Draco stumbled out, looking upset and regretful.
"Padma!" Draco said. "Have you see Hermione?"
Padma then understood. "Um, yeah, she just left." She pointed the direction in which Hermione walked through.
"Thanks," Draco said and ran after Hermione.
**
Ginny laughed at what Harry said to her. Harry smiled lovingly at her. He had her arm around her shoulders and she was resting her head on his shoulder. They were sitting on the bench, just enjoying each other with the snow.
"I'm so happy we're together again, Harry," Ginny said.
"Weren't you the one who broke up with me?" Harry asked teasingly.
Ginny lifted her head and looked at him. "You kissed Hermione, remember?"
Harry smiled. "I was just kidding, Ginny. Let's not talk about that."
"Yeah. It's the past," Ginny said. "I love you, Harry."
"I love you, too, Ginny."
Ron came running out of nowhere and to them. "Hey, guys, have you seen Hermione?"
"No, we haven't. Why?" Ginny asked.
"Well, I ran into Padma and she said that Hermione was crying and looked very upset about something," Ron answered.
Harry and Ginny stood up.
"What do you think happened?" Harry asked.
"I don't know," Ron replied.
Ginny looked to her left and saw Hermione walking hurriedly, and then she saw Malfoy running after her.
**
"Hermione! Hermione, wait!" Draco yelled.
"Go away, Draco," Hermione said.
"Hermione, please," Draco said and grabbed her arm, making her stop walking. He went in front of her. "Hermione, it's not what it looks like."
"Oh yeah. You making out with Blaise is completely innocent. That was nothing. It was just a mistake," Hermione said.
"Exactly," Draco said.
"You're a jerk, Draco Malfoy," Hermione said and turned around and went out of the castle.
Unfortunately, Draco still followed her.
"Please, Hermione. I'm really really sorry," Draco said.
"I'm sure you are," Hermione said, not looking at him.
"Please, stop," Draco said.
Hermione continued walking. Draco grabbed her arm and this time Hermione slapped him. Draco let go of her and just stood there.
"Look, Draco. I thought you were different. I actually thought that you were someone different," Hermione said, taking a deep breath. "I was wrong." She turned around and began to walk away.
"You're right," Draco said. "I am not different. I am just like every other guy out there, who does nothing but hurt women. I'm mean. I'm a jerk. I'm stupid. Those are probably the things that won't make you love me, ever."
Hermione faced him. "What are you talking about?"
"That's why you said that I didn't mess anything up, right? Because I don't deserve you," Draco said.
"I never said that," Hermione said. "I meant--."
"You don't have to explain to me. But I have to explain to you," Draco said. "Please just listen."
Hermione took a deep breath. "I'll listen. But don't expect anything from it."
"About what happened in the common room...that was nothing. I mean it. I know what you saw, but it was really nothing. It was Blaise. She-we were just--."
"Fooling around," Hermione finished for him, tears stinging her eyes.
*This is funny,* Hermione thought. Coz she remembered only too well that the last time this happened to her, Draco was the one who was there for her. He was the one who listened to her and made her feel better. And now...everything's the same, except the guy.
"Hermione, if I could take it all back, I would," Draco said.
"But you can't," Hermione said, tears falling from her eyes. She wiped the tears from her eyes, gave one last look at him and turned around and walked away.
Draco threw his hands up in defeat and ran a hand through his hair. *I'm so stupid. Stupid!* He wanted to hit something for being so brainless and dumb. *How could I let this happen? I've hurt the one girl I've really loved.* He went back inside the castle.
**
Ginny, Ron and Harry watched the whole exchange. Harry was confused as to what was happening. He couldn't understand why Hermione was running away from Draco and why Draco was running after her.
"What was that?" Harry asked Ginny and Ron.