A Better Tomorrow
by AngelzGaze
"Anyway..." His voice became softer. "Thanks for the......"
"Books?"
"Yea," said Draco quickly. "Well, I better be going so you can keep fantasizing. Just keep dreaming up those cute little love songs about how you would love for us to be a couple. Oh, I mean keep dreaming up those 'Disney' songs, as you so call them." He turned around. "Poor thing," he whispered loudly. "She actually thinks there could be a chance for her." And with that he left.
"I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP! DISNEY MOVIES DO EXIST!" screamed Hermione after him. "DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF MALFOY! LIKE I WOULD EVER MAKE UP A LOVE SONG ABOUT US!"
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Chapter 4: Anywhere But Here
Silence. Sure Draco thanked her, but he just HAD to insult her at the same time. Instead of questioning him about his apparent love for muggle books - she didn't ask any questions AND let him borrow some of her books. And what did she get in return? Zip, nada, zilch. All Draco was these days was arrogant and immature, a bad combination. She slowly got up and went out of her room. Hermione wanted to forget about Draco for a second. Hopefully he wouldn't come out of his room.
"I wish I was in Paris."
The room once again transformed. It looked as if she was in Paris. It felt as if she was in Paris. If she didn't know any better, she would think she was in Paris. However, the only thing missing was the people. The streets were vacant.
"It seems so lonely," Hermione said to herself. "I wish there were people here." And sure enough, the doors to the buildings opened and many people walked out. Hermione walked over to a girl reading a book in front of a French café.
"Salut!" said Hermione. The girl looked up from her book and smiled.
"Salut! Tu t'apelle comment?"
"Je m'apelle Hermione. Et toi?"
"Jocelyn."
"Tu parles anglais?."
"Oui!"
"Oh good! My French isn't that well!"
"Do not worry 'bout it 'Ermione!" smiled Jocelyn. "Maybe I can help you sometime. No?"
"Of course! I would like that!" replied Hermione. "What book are you reading?"
"Actually, this is my book of poems."
"You write? That's wonderful. I've always wanted to write, but I am much more of a reader."
"Well, it's never to late to start anything," said Jocelyn. And for some reason this statement turned Hermione's mind to Draco.
"I suppose so," replied Hermione.
"Something is troubling you. Am I right?" asked Jocelyn.
"Yes......"
"Well, actually it's a certain someone that is troubling you. And I believe this someone is a boy. No?"
"Right, but how could you know?"
"'Ermione. 'Ermione. 'Ermione," Jocelyn grinned. "With that look in your eyes right now, anyone could see that it's boy trouble."
"Oh really?"
"Really. Let me go on," Jocelyn said. "Ok, this boy, you like him very much?"
"NO! Nothing at ALL like that." shouted Hermione.
"Oh. You two are friends."
"Ha! As if."
"Brothers?"
"No!"
"Relatives?"
"Nope!"
"Ok. You hate this boy."
"Hate is such.....an understatement."
"So you HATE him with a passion."
"That would be correct."
"Are you sure?" asked Jocelyn.
"How can I not be sure? I'm positive!"
"And does he hate you?"
"Of course!" answered Hermione.
"Does he constantly call you names?"
"Yes," said Hermione.
"Tease you?"
"Yes."
"Do you two fight often?"
"Naturally," replied Hermione. Jocelyn started to giggle slightly. "What's so funny?"
"Sounds like 'grade school love' to me," laughed Jocelyn.
"What?"
"You know. It's like when you're in grade school. When a boy likes a girl, he picks on her as much as he can and so on."
"Are you saying Malfoy likes me?"
"Well yes," Jocelyn said thoughtfully. "Though I think you like him too."
"WHAT?!?"
"Well my mother used to tell me that you say you hate the ones you love. She told that to me every time we got in a fight and I would say that I hated her."
"That's ridiculous."
"That I love my mother?"
"No, that I could ever like Malfoy!"
"Well, it is after all my theory. So I can't really prove whether it's true or not."
"You don't have to prove anything, because IT'S NOT!"
"Denial is a sign."
"You know, I don't have to take this abuse."
"'Ermione!"
"Well, I suppose I could stay."
"And you will."
"But of course!" Hermione smiled. "What are you looking at?" Jocelyn's eyes had moved and focused on something to the right of her.
"Only the most handsome boy ever! Turn around 'Ermione! Isn't he something?" Hermione smiled and turned around to look. That smiled turned into a look of disgust. What was he doing here? She quickly spun back.
"Are you mad? That's Malfoy!"
"The boy you hate so much?"
"Yes!"
"Introduce us,"
"Jocelyn!"
"Seriously! He is single, correct?"
"Jocelyn!!!"
"If you won't call him over I will!"
"Don't!"
"Five," said Jocelyn.
"He's the-"
"Four."
"Most haughty-"
"Three."
"Swollen-headed-"
"Two."
"Person in-"
"One."
"The world!!"
"Malfoy!!!!" Jocelyn sang out. Draco turned around, searching for the one who called him. "Over here!" He looked at Jocelyn. Then his eyes turned to Hermione (who had her face buried in her arms) and his eyebrow raised. Draco walked to the table.
"Well, if it isn't Granger. Talking about me to your friend, eh?" No answer.
"Actually she was. I'm Jocelyn by the way." She held out her hand to shake his. However, Draco turned her hand palm down and bent down to gently kiss her hand.
"Charmed. I'm Draco Malfoy, but I'm sure you already know that."
"'Ermoine, you never told me your, ahem, friend was such a gentlemen."
"That's because he's not," she muttered.
"What was that, Granger? 'That's because he's hot'? I'm so very flattered," he replied. She glared in return.
"Sorry, Jocelyn. But I think we should go. I hope to see you soon."
"But I only just got here! It would be rude to walk out on Jocelyn, like that Granger!" said Draco. Jocelyn nodded.
"That is unless you two need to go somewhere special," she winked.
"No! Nothing of the sort. I really have to go home. Bye!" she yelled as she grabbed Draco and started walking away. "I wish we were in the Head Boy and Girl Dormitory!" And instantly the room changed. "Why did you have to do that? I was in a middle of talking to Jocelyn!"
"Well, she DID call me over! What was I suppose to do? Keep on walking? And why do you care? She's not real anyway. She's only part of this virtual world."
"You shouldn't have even come to 'virtual' Paris then! You should have keep to your own business and stayed out!"
"Well sorry! I must have overlooked the rubber-band on my doorknob!" Draco said sarcastically.
"Hmpf! Just go somewhere else!"
"Where am I supposed to go?"
"Anywhere but here!"
"Why don't you go somewhere?"
"I... I... I was here first!"
"Actually, I was the first one who walked inside this room. Remember? Right after we decided a password, I tapped on the statue and said the password, and then I walked inside. So technically I was the first one here."
"Oh never mind I'LL go!" Hermione turned around and left.
*And even though he probably has never read HP, this chapter is dedicated to my grandfather (04/09/11-11/30/02) whom I love so much*
*A/N* Gosh, I am really bad at updating. Sorry. REALLY SORRY. So yeah, all of you reading this right now - WARNING to ya, I am VERY bad at updating. (You probably figured that out already right?) Seriously bad. I probably update like once every month, or once every other month. Something like that. It's a bad habit I hope to break...... I hope you liked this chapter. Funny how all the chapters (except 1) has ended with Hermione being mad. Weird, isn't it. Oh yeah, I'm sorry if Hermione and Draco seem immature!! I do know they're 17, but I'm only 14 myself. So sorry if they seem TOO childish. I mean if any of you are thinking that. If not then forget what I said. Yea, I got one review saying 'sorry, but this story the stupidest story I've ever read' (or something along those lines). Dude, that hurt! *cries* OMG she then reviewed the 2nd chapter and said 'And somehow it gets even stupider.' And the 3rd 'And stupider'. Confession - I erased that review. Hee hee - well I got that out of my system. I'm fine, really I am. That review didn't bother me TOO much.... Oh well not everyone can like you right? Anyway, thank you all my reviewers! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
P.S. I know this chapter is kinda short.... I'll TRY to have another better and longer chapter up soon. Christmas vacation is coming soon - so I'll write then. If I don't have another chapter up by the end of December - kick me (or whatever else you would desire to do....), agreed????
