A/N: Teaser at the bottom!!!
Chapter 4: Headfirst Into Mashed Peas, or, That Reaction Stinks.
Hermione sat down across from Harry in the Great Hall. The Slytherin table was in view, and Draco exchanged looks with her every few minutes.
Ron looked sulky. "This is worse than Viktor. How can you like him?" Hermione glared at Ron. "He's changed. So much. Drop it." Ron snarled. "I won't drop it. Do you remember what he did?" "Yes, I do. It was childish, and it stopped people change. People grow up. It's obvious that you are an exception." she said calmly. His face contorted. "If you can't figure it out, then I can't talk to you." Hermione shot up. "Then don't!" she screamed at him, and ran out of the Great Hall. No one even turned around, as they were so used to their fights. However, quite a reaction happened when Draco ran after her. The Hall fell silent, as he fast walked right out after her. The teachers exchanged looks. Everyone but Dumbledore seemed surprised and uncomfortable. He continued buttering his bread, not even looking up. McGonagall and Snape looked at each other, and walked out after them.
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Now, dear reader, I know what you are thinking. It is ridiculous that such a reaction is happening in the school. But don't judge so quickly. Think again. A Slytherin/Gryffindor serious relationship had never happened in the History of Hogwarts. Ridiculous as it seems, dear reader, it is true. A Malfoy, and a Muggle born friend of the Boy Who Lived. Pause, and ponder again.
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Hermione ran to the lake's bed. She put her head in her hands, and cried. She wanted her friends' approval, they were everything to her. Harry seemed rather shell shocked, but he would be fine, while Ginny and Mira had suspected it. But Ron mattered. Ron was her brother. Her protector, almost. It hurt. She crossed her arms, looking into the lake.
"Hey." It was Draco. She turned to face him. She smiled through her tears, and choked out a "Hey, you." He walked over, and hugged her, brushing the tears off her face. She turned in his arms, so that he was holding her own crossed arms, and she leaned her head against him, letting the tears fall. "I want his approval. He's like a brother to me." She whispered, rubbing her head against his neck. He nodded. "Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, and Gwen are too preoccupied with their love lives to care much about mine." Hermione laughed slightly. "Ginny and Mira thought something happened, and Harry is hocked, but he is ok." He nodded, and kissed her gently. They stood like that, and, like yesterday, everything else faded away, and it was just them.
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"I noticed them becoming friends. They can't love each other for their own happiness. No one will like it. Ridiculous as it is, it's the truth." Professors McGonagall and Snape walked toward the couple on the banks of the river. "Well," added Snape, "it is also a matter of Draco's safety. His father would beat him. Brutally. We know what he is capable of." McGonagall stopped in her tracks. "I can't break them up." she said. "Look at them, Severus." For Draco had reached down and kissed Hermione. They looked so at peace, and happy. They broke it off, and Draco rested his head against hers. It was a peaceful site. Love seemed to radiate from the two. Snape sighed. " I'm becoming soft in my old age. Let's go tell Dumbledore. He seemed rather calm, though he knows the impending consequences."
~*~Teaser~*~
"My Lord. My son has fallen for the mudblood, Granger. I seek you wise and humble advice." Lucius Malfoy knelt on bended knee in front of Voldemort. Voldemort smiled. "Actions will be taken, but more than about just that. Crucio!" Malfoy's screams mingled with the laughter of an evil man.
Wormtail cowered in the corner. He hated himself. He had been weak, and lost his friends. He had no backbone.
He was getting a backbone, knowing what he had to do. Turning on his heel, he swept away, to plan for the inevitable. To plan, so he could finally set things right.
It would be a long night.
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A/N: Teaser!! MwhahahaSNORThahaha! lol. Anyway, thank you to those who reviewed. I've never had that much over three chapters! The next one will be much longer.
Review again! Ask questions! Put your thoughts! I'll respond in the next chapter!
Chapter 4: Headfirst Into Mashed Peas, or, That Reaction Stinks.
Hermione sat down across from Harry in the Great Hall. The Slytherin table was in view, and Draco exchanged looks with her every few minutes.
Ron looked sulky. "This is worse than Viktor. How can you like him?" Hermione glared at Ron. "He's changed. So much. Drop it." Ron snarled. "I won't drop it. Do you remember what he did?" "Yes, I do. It was childish, and it stopped people change. People grow up. It's obvious that you are an exception." she said calmly. His face contorted. "If you can't figure it out, then I can't talk to you." Hermione shot up. "Then don't!" she screamed at him, and ran out of the Great Hall. No one even turned around, as they were so used to their fights. However, quite a reaction happened when Draco ran after her. The Hall fell silent, as he fast walked right out after her. The teachers exchanged looks. Everyone but Dumbledore seemed surprised and uncomfortable. He continued buttering his bread, not even looking up. McGonagall and Snape looked at each other, and walked out after them.
~*~
Now, dear reader, I know what you are thinking. It is ridiculous that such a reaction is happening in the school. But don't judge so quickly. Think again. A Slytherin/Gryffindor serious relationship had never happened in the History of Hogwarts. Ridiculous as it seems, dear reader, it is true. A Malfoy, and a Muggle born friend of the Boy Who Lived. Pause, and ponder again.
~*~
Hermione ran to the lake's bed. She put her head in her hands, and cried. She wanted her friends' approval, they were everything to her. Harry seemed rather shell shocked, but he would be fine, while Ginny and Mira had suspected it. But Ron mattered. Ron was her brother. Her protector, almost. It hurt. She crossed her arms, looking into the lake.
"Hey." It was Draco. She turned to face him. She smiled through her tears, and choked out a "Hey, you." He walked over, and hugged her, brushing the tears off her face. She turned in his arms, so that he was holding her own crossed arms, and she leaned her head against him, letting the tears fall. "I want his approval. He's like a brother to me." She whispered, rubbing her head against his neck. He nodded. "Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, and Gwen are too preoccupied with their love lives to care much about mine." Hermione laughed slightly. "Ginny and Mira thought something happened, and Harry is hocked, but he is ok." He nodded, and kissed her gently. They stood like that, and, like yesterday, everything else faded away, and it was just them.
~*~
"I noticed them becoming friends. They can't love each other for their own happiness. No one will like it. Ridiculous as it is, it's the truth." Professors McGonagall and Snape walked toward the couple on the banks of the river. "Well," added Snape, "it is also a matter of Draco's safety. His father would beat him. Brutally. We know what he is capable of." McGonagall stopped in her tracks. "I can't break them up." she said. "Look at them, Severus." For Draco had reached down and kissed Hermione. They looked so at peace, and happy. They broke it off, and Draco rested his head against hers. It was a peaceful site. Love seemed to radiate from the two. Snape sighed. " I'm becoming soft in my old age. Let's go tell Dumbledore. He seemed rather calm, though he knows the impending consequences."
~*~Teaser~*~
"My Lord. My son has fallen for the mudblood, Granger. I seek you wise and humble advice." Lucius Malfoy knelt on bended knee in front of Voldemort. Voldemort smiled. "Actions will be taken, but more than about just that. Crucio!" Malfoy's screams mingled with the laughter of an evil man.
Wormtail cowered in the corner. He hated himself. He had been weak, and lost his friends. He had no backbone.
He was getting a backbone, knowing what he had to do. Turning on his heel, he swept away, to plan for the inevitable. To plan, so he could finally set things right.
It would be a long night.
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A/N: Teaser!! MwhahahaSNORThahaha! lol. Anyway, thank you to those who reviewed. I've never had that much over three chapters! The next one will be much longer.
Review again! Ask questions! Put your thoughts! I'll respond in the next chapter!