Chapter 17
Hermione opened her mouth to say something but only a small weird gurgling sound came out. So she closed it again and looked down at her hands.
"Well? Or do I have to prove it to you again?" She looked up. Draco was looking nervous.
"NO! I mean, no, you don't, I...uh..." She closed her mouth again, confused. Draco had made her life a misery since the first time they met. Now he LIKED her? It didn't make any sence.
"So Draco, are you telling me that you have a thing for me? Did you forget about the fact that I'm a Gryffindor? Or that I'm a muggleborn?" Draco blushed a little again.
"Actually I don't care if you're in Gryffindor. It's the best house after Slytherin anyway. And I'm tired of pretending that I hate muggleborns. I've never really cared, I just acted like I did because of my dad. But now that he's in Azkaban I can be myself." Hermione gaped.
"But...how...when...why? Uh...I mean...?" She didn't really know what she should ask. Draco smirked.
"Actually, I don't really feel like sitting here and explain my deepest feelings to you. I mean that's the sort of thing boyfriends do, isn't it?"
"Ok, let's say you dated a Gryffindor or a muggleborn and I'm BOTH! All your Slytherinmates would hate you!
"I think they would be relieved. I know many of them who fancy girls from the other houses but they're too scared to ask them out. I'm kind of one of the leaders if you know what I mean, everybody takes after me...So can you tell me who your Slytherincrush is now?" Hermione shook her head. Derek would hate her if she told.
"Nope, sorry, I can't."
"Why not?"
"I just can't okay?"
"Is it because he doesn't want you to? Is he ashamed or something? What kind of idiot is ashamed of his girl-"
"Derek isn't an idiot and he isn't ashamed of me! He..." She threw her hand to her mouth. Shit.
"Derek? What? But...huh?" He looked surprised.
"Uh-huh..." Now that he knew things would get really complicated.
"But he tried to hurt you...and...didn't he?" He was searching for words.
"He wasn't trying to hurt me! We were making out! He would never hurt me."
"Hermione he's done it before! He's told me! You don't know him, trust me."
"TRUST you? Yeah right, stop lying. Just because he's got a girlfriend you don't have to be mean about it."
"I'm serious! I know him better than you do, He was my best friend once! He rapes them and then he puts this memorycharm-thing on them so that they forget about it all. Believe me, I thought it was really cool once." Hermione glared at him. She didn't know what to believe. What if it was true? Could anyone be that cruel? No, not Derek. He was so sweet and kind. Draco was lying.
"Ok so why is he still dating me then? I mean it's not like he wants to hurt me if he-" She froze. A cold hand stroked her cheek. It continued to her neck and she shivered. It traveled down her neck and she suddenly realised where it was going. She jumped up, scared.
"GET OFF ME GET OFF!" She screamed. Draco jumped up too, looking scared.
"I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU!" He screamed.
"Not you! OUCH!" It scrached her and she tried to take it away, but it was like it wasn't there. she just felt her own neck. The hand was now on her chest, and her robes fell to the floor. In panic, she seized her shirt. What if it fell off too? She started to cry. "STOP!" She screamed, but there was no use. It continued to unbutton her shirt. Draco, still looking scared, threw his arms around her.
"Calm down! What's going on?" The hand disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared. She didn't stop crying though, she was too scared. Draco tightened his grip around her, then he let go. She sat down on the floor.
"No!" She whispered.
"What did you say?" He asked her.
"Don't let go!" He hesitated for a few seconds, then he sat down and hugged her again. She put her arms around him too and stopped crying. She felt safe.
"What happened?" He asked. She losened her grip and looked up at him.
"I don't know. It was that cold...hand again. It kept touching me, I couldn't get it off...it didn't stop..." Draqo looked down at her.
"It's gone now right? It didn't hurt you did it?" She shook her head.
"It disappeared when you hugged me. Thanks." She smiled a little.
"My pleasure. But what if it comes back when I let go?" He smirked.
"I guess you can't let go then..." She looked at him again. This wasn't the old Draco. She could feel it. He had changed. He was kind. He was older. He was...almost perfect. She couldn't have stopped herself if she'd wanted to. She kissed him.
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I'm BACK! Sorry so much that I haven't written sooner, I've just been lazy and out of ideas. But then I pulled my self together and wrote another chapter, just for you! So I'll try to pull myself together again and write even more! But pleeeeeeasee review more!!!!!!!! Cya!
Hermione opened her mouth to say something but only a small weird gurgling sound came out. So she closed it again and looked down at her hands.
"Well? Or do I have to prove it to you again?" She looked up. Draco was looking nervous.
"NO! I mean, no, you don't, I...uh..." She closed her mouth again, confused. Draco had made her life a misery since the first time they met. Now he LIKED her? It didn't make any sence.
"So Draco, are you telling me that you have a thing for me? Did you forget about the fact that I'm a Gryffindor? Or that I'm a muggleborn?" Draco blushed a little again.
"Actually I don't care if you're in Gryffindor. It's the best house after Slytherin anyway. And I'm tired of pretending that I hate muggleborns. I've never really cared, I just acted like I did because of my dad. But now that he's in Azkaban I can be myself." Hermione gaped.
"But...how...when...why? Uh...I mean...?" She didn't really know what she should ask. Draco smirked.
"Actually, I don't really feel like sitting here and explain my deepest feelings to you. I mean that's the sort of thing boyfriends do, isn't it?"
"Ok, let's say you dated a Gryffindor or a muggleborn and I'm BOTH! All your Slytherinmates would hate you!
"I think they would be relieved. I know many of them who fancy girls from the other houses but they're too scared to ask them out. I'm kind of one of the leaders if you know what I mean, everybody takes after me...So can you tell me who your Slytherincrush is now?" Hermione shook her head. Derek would hate her if she told.
"Nope, sorry, I can't."
"Why not?"
"I just can't okay?"
"Is it because he doesn't want you to? Is he ashamed or something? What kind of idiot is ashamed of his girl-"
"Derek isn't an idiot and he isn't ashamed of me! He..." She threw her hand to her mouth. Shit.
"Derek? What? But...huh?" He looked surprised.
"Uh-huh..." Now that he knew things would get really complicated.
"But he tried to hurt you...and...didn't he?" He was searching for words.
"He wasn't trying to hurt me! We were making out! He would never hurt me."
"Hermione he's done it before! He's told me! You don't know him, trust me."
"TRUST you? Yeah right, stop lying. Just because he's got a girlfriend you don't have to be mean about it."
"I'm serious! I know him better than you do, He was my best friend once! He rapes them and then he puts this memorycharm-thing on them so that they forget about it all. Believe me, I thought it was really cool once." Hermione glared at him. She didn't know what to believe. What if it was true? Could anyone be that cruel? No, not Derek. He was so sweet and kind. Draco was lying.
"Ok so why is he still dating me then? I mean it's not like he wants to hurt me if he-" She froze. A cold hand stroked her cheek. It continued to her neck and she shivered. It traveled down her neck and she suddenly realised where it was going. She jumped up, scared.
"GET OFF ME GET OFF!" She screamed. Draco jumped up too, looking scared.
"I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU!" He screamed.
"Not you! OUCH!" It scrached her and she tried to take it away, but it was like it wasn't there. she just felt her own neck. The hand was now on her chest, and her robes fell to the floor. In panic, she seized her shirt. What if it fell off too? She started to cry. "STOP!" She screamed, but there was no use. It continued to unbutton her shirt. Draco, still looking scared, threw his arms around her.
"Calm down! What's going on?" The hand disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared. She didn't stop crying though, she was too scared. Draco tightened his grip around her, then he let go. She sat down on the floor.
"No!" She whispered.
"What did you say?" He asked her.
"Don't let go!" He hesitated for a few seconds, then he sat down and hugged her again. She put her arms around him too and stopped crying. She felt safe.
"What happened?" He asked. She losened her grip and looked up at him.
"I don't know. It was that cold...hand again. It kept touching me, I couldn't get it off...it didn't stop..." Draqo looked down at her.
"It's gone now right? It didn't hurt you did it?" She shook her head.
"It disappeared when you hugged me. Thanks." She smiled a little.
"My pleasure. But what if it comes back when I let go?" He smirked.
"I guess you can't let go then..." She looked at him again. This wasn't the old Draco. She could feel it. He had changed. He was kind. He was older. He was...almost perfect. She couldn't have stopped herself if she'd wanted to. She kissed him.
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I'm BACK! Sorry so much that I haven't written sooner, I've just been lazy and out of ideas. But then I pulled my self together and wrote another chapter, just for you! So I'll try to pull myself together again and write even more! But pleeeeeeasee review more!!!!!!!! Cya!
