Slip of the Tongue
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Ciel Charmante
A/N: Heehee! This chapter goes out to everyone who reviewed, who all totally motivated me to write another chapter, and especially to muh best friend, Megan (CatClawz), who gave me the actual plot of the third chapter. Thank you all again!!!!!!!!!! XD Ooh, I can't wait until June 10!!! You know why? Because I'M GOING TO SPAIN FOR 10 DAYS!!! Huzzahhhhhh!!!!! I can't wait!!! And plus we only have a month left of school, Agradezca A Dios. Heheheh. Okay, obviously the links here don't work, so I'll put up the URL for my Deviantart account, because I have lots of HP art there, so you should go look, XP. ()
Disclaimer: I own nothing, except for muh funny comic of Draco and Harry Potta! (go look! :D)
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Hermione's laugh faltered when she saw the looks on Harry and Ron's faces. "Hermione." Ron said. "What are you doing with Malfoy?"
"I got lost from you two and Ginny, not that you'd notice." she snapped.
They both looked very taken aback, but shortly after Ron's face turned his trademark red. "How could we? We were late for the train, and there were tons of people! If you were so lost, then why didn't you say anything?"
Hermione noticed Draco rolling his eyes. She started to retort, but she was interrupted by Malfoy. "Weasel, if you noticed her more, then maybe she would've said something. But you, being the thick git you are, you shun her so much that she feels she can't say anything around you without being ignored."
Ron's face grew pale, and his mouth worked, open and gaping, like a fish's. Harry's face grew stormy and he swiftly pulled his wand out. "Say that again, Malfoy, and I'll blow your head off,"
Draco put a face of mock surprise and put up a pale hand to wipe away a fake tear. "Oh, Potter, you've hurt my feelings!" Harry's face turned as red as Ron's. He started to yell a spell, "Morsda-"
But Draco had pulled out his wand quickly, yelled, "Expelliramus!" and Harry's wand had flown to Draco's hands halfway through the spell. A slight blue smoke came out of the wand and dispersed in front of Draco's face, but that was it.
Harry's mouth hung open. He regained himself a second later by yelling, "Give me back my wand, Malfoy! NOW!"
Malfoy threw it onto the floor, to everyone's surprise (even his). He stalked off to the empty compartment nearby, and then, turning in the doorway, said sternly, "Hermione, come in,"
Hermione stood in between Harry and Ron, and Draco. She felt bewildered and looked back and forth to each. Then, as if defeated, she walked over to Draco. He opened the door and let her in before going in himself and slamming the door.
Hermione sat down on a seat, her shoulders slumped and her face down. What happened? She thought to herself. When did I start to hate them? When did I start to like him?
"Hermione." Draco said. She jumped and looked up at him. "What?" she asked. Her voice trembled a bit. Damnit.
"You're such a bloody idiot," he said calmly. "How long have you put up with them? And with their ignorance of you. You aren't deserving of being in Gryffindor. You're loyal, but such a coward,"
Hermione's eyes grew wide. "How would you know?" she shouted. "How would you know, MALFOY?! You don't know me at all. You can't possibly know what it's like to be..."
She trailed off, and started again, "You can't possibly know ME, or how I act!"
Hermione stood up, and slapped Draco hard across the face. "I hate you."
Draco, at first, looked shocked. His hand went up to touch the red mark on his cheek, and his pale blue eyes were open wide, staring into Hermione's. For a moment, Hermione almost felt sorry for him. Almost.
Draco's face changed into a blank mask. He didn't say anything, but continued to stare at Hermione.
Finally, Hermione snapped.
She burst into tears and covered her face. Sobbing, she felt her way around the compartment until she found a seat, and sat on it. This is so embarrassing. Why does he have to see me cry?
She curled into a ball on the seat, tears still running down her face. She squeezed her eyes shut and tried to block out Draco. But she couldn't.
Then, she felt his hand on her head. "Hermione," he said. "Get up,"
She curled into a tighter ball and ignored him. "Get up!"
Nothing.
Draco sighed. Unconciously, his hand stroked her hair. She was immobile. Goddamn Mudblood. Her breathing was heavy and slow. Draco realized she had fallen asleep. He rolled his eyes and sat down on the seat next to her.
Draco nodded off, and an hour later, the witch who sold snacks to the students had knocked on the door. He sat up with a start. "...I'm up, father...!"
Draco looked around and realized where he was. "Oh,"
She opened the door and carted the food in. "What would you like, dear?" she asked, smiling pleasantly. Draco ended up buying almost every kind of food on the cart, and gave the witch a small bag of money.
As he chomped on a cauldron cake, Draco heard Hermione stir. She made a small noise and sat up, rubbing her eyes. "Where are we?" she asked.
"What time is it?" she said.
"A little after 3. We're going to be there in an hour." he answered her. She grabbed a cauldron cake and a chocolate frog and ate them in a matter of seconds. Draco ignored her until she fell asleep again (after 4 more cauldron cakes, 3 more chocolate frogs, and a few Berty Bott's every flavor beans). He studied her face, and then fell asleep himself. (ok. Very boring, but...whatever)
wooh. How did you like that chapter? :B I wish I could write long chapters in a short time, instead of short chapters in a long time. ;_; _ double doodoo. R/R if you feel so to do...O_o
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Ciel Charmante
A/N: Heehee! This chapter goes out to everyone who reviewed, who all totally motivated me to write another chapter, and especially to muh best friend, Megan (CatClawz), who gave me the actual plot of the third chapter. Thank you all again!!!!!!!!!! XD Ooh, I can't wait until June 10!!! You know why? Because I'M GOING TO SPAIN FOR 10 DAYS!!! Huzzahhhhhh!!!!! I can't wait!!! And plus we only have a month left of school, Agradezca A Dios. Heheheh. Okay, obviously the links here don't work, so I'll put up the URL for my Deviantart account, because I have lots of HP art there, so you should go look, XP. ()
Disclaimer: I own nothing, except for muh funny comic of Draco and Harry Potta! (go look! :D)
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Hermione's laugh faltered when she saw the looks on Harry and Ron's faces. "Hermione." Ron said. "What are you doing with Malfoy?"
"I got lost from you two and Ginny, not that you'd notice." she snapped.
They both looked very taken aback, but shortly after Ron's face turned his trademark red. "How could we? We were late for the train, and there were tons of people! If you were so lost, then why didn't you say anything?"
Hermione noticed Draco rolling his eyes. She started to retort, but she was interrupted by Malfoy. "Weasel, if you noticed her more, then maybe she would've said something. But you, being the thick git you are, you shun her so much that she feels she can't say anything around you without being ignored."
Ron's face grew pale, and his mouth worked, open and gaping, like a fish's. Harry's face grew stormy and he swiftly pulled his wand out. "Say that again, Malfoy, and I'll blow your head off,"
Draco put a face of mock surprise and put up a pale hand to wipe away a fake tear. "Oh, Potter, you've hurt my feelings!" Harry's face turned as red as Ron's. He started to yell a spell, "Morsda-"
But Draco had pulled out his wand quickly, yelled, "Expelliramus!" and Harry's wand had flown to Draco's hands halfway through the spell. A slight blue smoke came out of the wand and dispersed in front of Draco's face, but that was it.
Harry's mouth hung open. He regained himself a second later by yelling, "Give me back my wand, Malfoy! NOW!"
Malfoy threw it onto the floor, to everyone's surprise (even his). He stalked off to the empty compartment nearby, and then, turning in the doorway, said sternly, "Hermione, come in,"
Hermione stood in between Harry and Ron, and Draco. She felt bewildered and looked back and forth to each. Then, as if defeated, she walked over to Draco. He opened the door and let her in before going in himself and slamming the door.
Hermione sat down on a seat, her shoulders slumped and her face down. What happened? She thought to herself. When did I start to hate them? When did I start to like him?
"Hermione." Draco said. She jumped and looked up at him. "What?" she asked. Her voice trembled a bit. Damnit.
"You're such a bloody idiot," he said calmly. "How long have you put up with them? And with their ignorance of you. You aren't deserving of being in Gryffindor. You're loyal, but such a coward,"
Hermione's eyes grew wide. "How would you know?" she shouted. "How would you know, MALFOY?! You don't know me at all. You can't possibly know what it's like to be..."
She trailed off, and started again, "You can't possibly know ME, or how I act!"
Hermione stood up, and slapped Draco hard across the face. "I hate you."
Draco, at first, looked shocked. His hand went up to touch the red mark on his cheek, and his pale blue eyes were open wide, staring into Hermione's. For a moment, Hermione almost felt sorry for him. Almost.
Draco's face changed into a blank mask. He didn't say anything, but continued to stare at Hermione.
Finally, Hermione snapped.
She burst into tears and covered her face. Sobbing, she felt her way around the compartment until she found a seat, and sat on it. This is so embarrassing. Why does he have to see me cry?
She curled into a ball on the seat, tears still running down her face. She squeezed her eyes shut and tried to block out Draco. But she couldn't.
Then, she felt his hand on her head. "Hermione," he said. "Get up,"
She curled into a tighter ball and ignored him. "Get up!"
Nothing.
Draco sighed. Unconciously, his hand stroked her hair. She was immobile. Goddamn Mudblood. Her breathing was heavy and slow. Draco realized she had fallen asleep. He rolled his eyes and sat down on the seat next to her.
Draco nodded off, and an hour later, the witch who sold snacks to the students had knocked on the door. He sat up with a start. "...I'm up, father...!"
Draco looked around and realized where he was. "Oh,"
She opened the door and carted the food in. "What would you like, dear?" she asked, smiling pleasantly. Draco ended up buying almost every kind of food on the cart, and gave the witch a small bag of money.
As he chomped on a cauldron cake, Draco heard Hermione stir. She made a small noise and sat up, rubbing her eyes. "Where are we?" she asked.
"What time is it?" she said.
"A little after 3. We're going to be there in an hour." he answered her. She grabbed a cauldron cake and a chocolate frog and ate them in a matter of seconds. Draco ignored her until she fell asleep again (after 4 more cauldron cakes, 3 more chocolate frogs, and a few Berty Bott's every flavor beans). He studied her face, and then fell asleep himself. (ok. Very boring, but...whatever)
wooh. How did you like that chapter? :B I wish I could write long chapters in a short time, instead of short chapters in a long time. ;_; _ double doodoo. R/R if you feel so to do...O_o