Months went by, and it soon became Christmas break. There were few people
at the school; Harry, Hermione, Crabbe, Goyle, and Malfoy were the only
seventh years. Ron had to go visit his brother Bill in Egypt with the rest
of his family. Harry and Hermione were sitting in the Gryffindor common
room by the fire. They were both reading. Harry: A Quidditch Story, and
Hermione: Hogwarts: A History.
"Harry, I'm gonna go down to the library, k?" Hermione said.
"OK." Harry said not looking up from his book, "I may meet you down there later, k?"
"OK." She replied.
*
Hermione was walking down a corridor when all of a sudden Malfoy appeared out of the dark. He startled her and she jumped back and bumped into Crabbe. Just then Goyle came out too."Hello Granger." Malfoy said."Hi Malfoy." Hermione replied annoyed."Where are you off to at this time of night?" he asked."Why do you care?" she replied sarcastically."Well, I was worried. I mean, you never know what could happen when you're all alone, late at night, in a long, dark corridor.""Shut-up Malfoy." Hermione said and started to walk away, but Crabbe grabbed her around her waist a threw her back."I'll escort you to the library." Draco said while putting his arm around her waist."Get your hands off me!" Hermione yelled while pulling herself out of his grip. "And I never told you I was going there!""Granger, it's obvious. You're not headed to your common room, and where else would you go, honestly!" he said annoyingly."Anyhow, I was headed there myself." He added."No you weren't!" Hermione replied in disgust.She tried once again to get away from them but Goyle pushed her into Crabbe, who pushed her into Draco. He grabbed her arms firmly and faced her at the wall."Let me go!" she screamed."Oh c'mon Hermione," he whispered with his lips so close to her ear that she could feel his cold breath. "Live a little."He then pushed her into Goyle's grasp and looked her in the eye as she looked at him with disgust while trying to get out of Goyle's grip."Now." Draco said while running his fingers across her cheek, "We'll escort you to the library."With that Hermione spit on Malfoy's face. He stood there for a second, then wiped it off and struck Hermione hard on the cheek. She screamed in pain."Hey!" a voice screamed from the other end of the hall, "Let her go!""Potter!" Malfoy yelled back, "How nice of you to join us! We were just about to escort Miss Granger here to the library!""Really?" Harry asked while walking toward Malfoy, "Well in that case- [SmAcK!*@#!~&^#!!!?)^#@$]"Harry punched Draco as hard as he could in the face.Draco screamed in pain. "Crabbe! Goyle! Get him!" he yelled.Crabbe and Goyle waddled over to Harry with their fists clenched. Goyle was the first to strike, but Harry grabbed his fist and kicked him hard in the stomach. Then Crabbe looked from Goyle, who was whimpering like a baby, to Harry, who said, "You want some too?"With that Crabbe ran away with Goyle following. "Idiots!" Draco yelled, "What're you doing?! Come back here!" When they didn't come back, Draco turned towards Hermione and said, "This isn't over yet Granger.""Oh yes it is Malfoy! " Harry said coldly, "Touch her again and I swear I'll kill you." Draco gave both Harry and Hermione a cold look, then left.
Harry ran over to Hermione who was on the floor supporting herself with one hand, and grasping her cheek with the other. "Are you alright?" he asked worriedly. "I think so." She replied, "Thanks. " She smiled at him. She then stood up and stumbled falling into his arms. He helped her up and she blushed. "Thanks again." She laughed.
"Oooo. " Hermione moaned. "Here, let me check it out," Harry said while gently touching her chin and moving her face so that he could check out where Draco hit her. He rubbed her bright red cheek lightly. "Ow!" Hermione winced. "Oh, I'm sorry 'Mione. " Harry said worriedly. Hermione laughed, "It's not you Harry. " There was an awkward silence. ". but why do guys always no to strike a girl right across the cheek?! I mean, it hurts like hell!"
Harry half-smiled. "But what did they think they were doing?!" he asked angrily, "I mean, hitting you! What the heck was he thinking!! I'm going to- " but he was cut off by Hermione. She had kissed him.
"Wow." Harry finally said, "That was-sudden."
Hermione didn't say anything. She just kissed him again. He kissed her back. They continued for a few seconds, and then Harry pulled away. "We should go back to the common room, it's late." He whispered.
Hermione sighed. "I guess so." she replied disappointingly. She didn't want the moment to end. She looked down at the floor. Harry lifted her chin up gently and smiled at her. She smiled back, and they walked back up to the common room, hand in hand.
"Harry, I'm gonna go down to the library, k?" Hermione said.
"OK." Harry said not looking up from his book, "I may meet you down there later, k?"
"OK." She replied.
*
Hermione was walking down a corridor when all of a sudden Malfoy appeared out of the dark. He startled her and she jumped back and bumped into Crabbe. Just then Goyle came out too."Hello Granger." Malfoy said."Hi Malfoy." Hermione replied annoyed."Where are you off to at this time of night?" he asked."Why do you care?" she replied sarcastically."Well, I was worried. I mean, you never know what could happen when you're all alone, late at night, in a long, dark corridor.""Shut-up Malfoy." Hermione said and started to walk away, but Crabbe grabbed her around her waist a threw her back."I'll escort you to the library." Draco said while putting his arm around her waist."Get your hands off me!" Hermione yelled while pulling herself out of his grip. "And I never told you I was going there!""Granger, it's obvious. You're not headed to your common room, and where else would you go, honestly!" he said annoyingly."Anyhow, I was headed there myself." He added."No you weren't!" Hermione replied in disgust.She tried once again to get away from them but Goyle pushed her into Crabbe, who pushed her into Draco. He grabbed her arms firmly and faced her at the wall."Let me go!" she screamed."Oh c'mon Hermione," he whispered with his lips so close to her ear that she could feel his cold breath. "Live a little."He then pushed her into Goyle's grasp and looked her in the eye as she looked at him with disgust while trying to get out of Goyle's grip."Now." Draco said while running his fingers across her cheek, "We'll escort you to the library."With that Hermione spit on Malfoy's face. He stood there for a second, then wiped it off and struck Hermione hard on the cheek. She screamed in pain."Hey!" a voice screamed from the other end of the hall, "Let her go!""Potter!" Malfoy yelled back, "How nice of you to join us! We were just about to escort Miss Granger here to the library!""Really?" Harry asked while walking toward Malfoy, "Well in that case- [SmAcK!*@#!~&^#!!!?)^#@$]"Harry punched Draco as hard as he could in the face.Draco screamed in pain. "Crabbe! Goyle! Get him!" he yelled.Crabbe and Goyle waddled over to Harry with their fists clenched. Goyle was the first to strike, but Harry grabbed his fist and kicked him hard in the stomach. Then Crabbe looked from Goyle, who was whimpering like a baby, to Harry, who said, "You want some too?"With that Crabbe ran away with Goyle following. "Idiots!" Draco yelled, "What're you doing?! Come back here!" When they didn't come back, Draco turned towards Hermione and said, "This isn't over yet Granger.""Oh yes it is Malfoy! " Harry said coldly, "Touch her again and I swear I'll kill you." Draco gave both Harry and Hermione a cold look, then left.
Harry ran over to Hermione who was on the floor supporting herself with one hand, and grasping her cheek with the other. "Are you alright?" he asked worriedly. "I think so." She replied, "Thanks. " She smiled at him. She then stood up and stumbled falling into his arms. He helped her up and she blushed. "Thanks again." She laughed.
"Oooo. " Hermione moaned. "Here, let me check it out," Harry said while gently touching her chin and moving her face so that he could check out where Draco hit her. He rubbed her bright red cheek lightly. "Ow!" Hermione winced. "Oh, I'm sorry 'Mione. " Harry said worriedly. Hermione laughed, "It's not you Harry. " There was an awkward silence. ". but why do guys always no to strike a girl right across the cheek?! I mean, it hurts like hell!"
Harry half-smiled. "But what did they think they were doing?!" he asked angrily, "I mean, hitting you! What the heck was he thinking!! I'm going to- " but he was cut off by Hermione. She had kissed him.
"Wow." Harry finally said, "That was-sudden."
Hermione didn't say anything. She just kissed him again. He kissed her back. They continued for a few seconds, and then Harry pulled away. "We should go back to the common room, it's late." He whispered.
Hermione sighed. "I guess so." she replied disappointingly. She didn't want the moment to end. She looked down at the floor. Harry lifted her chin up gently and smiled at her. She smiled back, and they walked back up to the common room, hand in hand.