I'll spend the rest of my life loving you
-Hermione's POV-
'I cannot believe that Harry and Ron can sit the entire breakfast and talk about Quidditch!' Hermione stomped away from Professor Flitwick's room.
She heard the bell ring and she made her way to the Defense Against the Dark Arts Room. She ran into Ginny on the way.
"Have you seen Ron?" Ginny asked.
"He's in my next class, why would you care?" The bell rang, Hermione didn't care, this was more important.
"I want to seek revenge on Malfoy," Gin said bluntly.
"Well, so does everyone else in Gryffindor, but what can you do?" Hermione leaned on the nearest wall.
"But this is serious, 'Mione..." Ginny began. "The son of a bitch raped me and what do you want me to do?"
"I thought that you liked him? I thought this was just a way to get back at Harry," Hermione just then began taking what Gin said seriously.
"No, he pulled me in there, then he took off my clothes, I swear, he told me it was Harry," Ginny said as a tear trickled down he cheek. "He told me it was Harry. But I knew Harry would never handle me like that, then, he started holding me down...and...a-a-and he..." She stopped and started weeping uncontrollably.
"Oh, Gin..." Hermione sat next to her in the corridor. "We need to get back at him."
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-Harry's POV-
Harry and Ron were jogging down the hallway, when they ran into Hermione and a weeping Ginny lying in the hallway. "Bloody hell, what has been going on here?" Ron stopped dead in his tracks. At this point, they were all unconcerned about the classes going on right about now.
'Hermione must have beaten the poor girl to a pulp,' Harry thought. Ginny had her hands in her face, but lifted them up to see who was bothering them.
"I've been feeling so mixed up, Harry, so mixed up," Ginny gasped, Harry sat next to her on the hard stone floor. "I love you Harry, and I would never do anything like that to you."
All four of them sat in silence, Ron was pacing back and forth in the hallway, mindlessly. He looked up to see a professor approaching them.
"What has been going on here?" McGonagall said sternly with a hand on her hip.
"Ginny, she has been, how can I put this," Hermione said, wiping a tear from her eye, Ron had his arm around his little sister. "Raped by none other than Draco Malfoy."
McGonagall gasped, "Oh dear, oh my," She picked Gin off of the floor, Harry letting Ginny rest on his shoulders. "We need to contact the headmaster at once, and then your parents," she directed her attention towards Ginny. "You all will have written excuses why you have been late."
Suddenly, a quill and a piece of parchment was floating in midair. It said, majestically, 'Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley have been excused form the first twenty minutes of there Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Signed, Minerva McGonagall.'
Harry grabbed the parchment and ran down the hallway, Herm and Ron following close behind him.
'My god, my poor Ginny,' Harry thought, as he sprinted towards Professor Tonks' Room.
"Ah, Harry, Hermione, Ron, could I please have an excuse?" Tonks said as soon as the closed the door tightly behind them. Harry held out the excuse and she took it. "You may be seated."
Harry could not concentrate what had just gone on, he just sat, with his head in his hands, looking down on the blank piece of parchment he was supposed to be writing his notes on.
The class ended quickly, and it being an event night, everyone was excused of their studies early. Harry joined up with Ron when the bell rang and the two of them walked silently to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"I cannot believe what just went on," Ron said, as if reading Harry's mind.
"I know, poor Ginny, I mean, us treating her like that...and all of that emotional abuse, Draco is going to pay," Harry panted, he was already flustered. It was usually Ron who had the short-circuit temper.
"Settle down, Harry," Ron said, patting his best bud's shoulder. "Ginny is a strong girl, look what happened when V-Voldemort possessed her!" Ron said, all in one breath.
"You've never said his name," Harry grinned, suddenly very proud of Ron.
"Shut up, we need to go find Hermione," Ron began to exit the common room.
"No we don't, we need to get ready for the ball." Harry laughed and ran into the dormitories.
-Hermione's POV-
Hermione walked into the Heads' Rooms and found Malfoy sitting there, looking smug. "You know you're secret is out, Malfoy, you stupid evil git!" Hermione could not control herself.
"What do you mean, 'secret'?" He smiled sweetly, making Hermione want to puke. 'How could I have said I loved him, disgusting, and after one kiss, I hate this stupid...'
"You raped Ginny Weasley and you are going to pay..." Hermione spat out.
Malfoy looked astonished and said, "You filthy mudblood, you told...the filthy brat told," He stood up menacingly.
"Y-Y-Y-You would not dare," Hermione stuttered, knowing he was going to slap her.
"Oh, oh, yes I would," Just as Malfoy began rearing up his fist, Professor Dumbledore entered the room.
"THAT WILL BE ENOUGH!" He boomed, making Malfoy jump.
"We were just..." Malfoy tried to explain.
"We have proof that Virginia Weasley was raped," Dumbledore seemed to have lost the twinkle in his eyes. "She has gained emotional problems, and her grades have dropped dramatically."
Hermione gasped, Dumbledore went on. "You are, as of now, expelled from this school. There has been a owl sent to your father immediately. You, Mr. Malfoy, will soon know the importance of self-control."
"No, not father, no!" Malfoy allowed himself to be lead out of the Heads' Room and Hermione sank into an armchair.
'I cannot believe...' Hermione began thinking. 'OH! The ball is tonight, I have to get ready!'
Hermione made her way into her bedroom and took out her dress. It was a periwinkle blue color, with sparkles, spaghetti straps. She sleeked back her hair with the same stuff she used in their 4th year.
At last, Hermione slipped on a pair of strappy silver shoes and looked at her reflection in the mirror. "You look radiant, dear," It said in a wispy voice.
Herm smiled, "Thanks."
She walked into the Head's Common Rooms and there stood Ron, beaming magnificently. "You look wonderful," he said, holding out his arm.
"Did you see Malfoy being led away by none other than Dumbledore himself?" Hermione smiled.
"Yes, I did," Ron said, but he could not take his eyes off of her. Hermione looked at him nervously.
"What is the matter, Ron?" She said.
"You are so beautiful," He said, breathlessly.
Hermione could feel herself blushing, "You're such a goof," she smiled at him.
"You mean, I am not beautiful," he asked, letting go of her arm and making a funny face.
"Yes, Ron, you are gorgeous," She giggled and entered the Great Hall where her wonderful planning and hard work showed.
"Bloody hell, Mione, you did this all by yourself?" Ron looked around, amazed.
"Well, yes, I did have some help from Draco..." Ron looked at her funny. 'Ugh, I'm calling him Draco again!' She thought while slapping her head.
"Don't do that, Ron caught her hand and smiled, " You looked like you were trying to decide whether or not you really wanted to ditch me."
Herm smiled. "HERMIONE, RON!" Ginny was making her way through the large crowd.
"Hi, Gin, how are you?" Hermione let her smiling face melt away, Harry came up behind her.
"Hey there, everyone," Harry said as a grin tickled the edges of his lips.
"I'm doing okay, mother wanted to take me home and help me out, but I insisted on staying for the ball," Ginny grinned and Harry wrapped his arm around her waist.
"I do have a date for tonight," He grinned even wider, and Gin blushed.
Ron clapped him on the shoulder. "You always will have the 'Potter Charm', won't you?"
Harry cocked his head and smiled sheepishly. Hermione let out and exasperated sigh. "Are you guys just going to sit here and catch up or are we going to dance?" She said as a slow paced song came on.
"Good idea, Mione," Harry smiled and took Ginny's hand and led her out to the dance floor.
"May I have this dance?" Ron asked, bowing.
"Yes," Hermione giggled and allowed herself to be swept onto the dance floor.
It didn't start this way
It happened just one day
You smiled at me and I saw you, differently.
Now I'm a tremble just to be
A part of you as we
Begin a life that's sure to never end
Cause I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
I'm holding you safe here in this heart of mine
I can't live without you cause my soul would die
You know I'm telling the truth, I'll spend the rest of my life loving you
"I love you, Hermione," Ron said, while he took hold of her waist and squeezed her hand.
"I love you too," Hermione smiled sheepishly, as she lay her head in his chest and let them move together through the music.
"You know," Ron said, breaking the beautiful moment.
"What?"
"We are meant to be together forever, you know that don't you?" He grinned ear to ear.
She smiled. "Yes, I believe so, I guess we are. I'll spend the rest of my life loving you."
They smiled at each other warmly. The song ended, but they didn't care, all they wanted was to be like this for the rest of eternity.
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E.N.- Damn, it's over. I ended it quickly, I know. I wanted to start something new! It's kind of like an epilogue...but with a twist ;-) Well, hope you enjoyed....(Even though it was short, stupid, and boring...I had fun with it...)
