Chapter 7
Homework, Second Confrontation and We Love You Like A Sister Mia
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters only the storyline and any of the story that I borrowed I will give them credit in that chapter at the end or the disclaimers in the following chapters. Enjoy and be as honest as possible in reviews without being downright mean.
A/N: VERY IMPORTANT! This may not sound important but you need to read to get the story. I'm speeding it up as I don't feel like filling in meaningless details. It is now October and its like 2 days before the ball. Also I'm sorry if this is a boring chapter but I'm writing the majority of it at 11:30 at night and am feeling very uncreative right now. So again, please forgive me!
~*~*~*~Draco's POV~*~*~*~
"This assignment is due at the beginning of next class. I expect it handed into my then with no excuses. If its NOT handed in expect a zero, unless you are deadly sick or dead!" Snape voice rang through the dead silent class. "Am I understood?"
Still no one dared to speak and only nodded their heads. Snape appeared to be in an extremely foul mode today. Even more so than usual. Finally the sound of the bell was heard throughout the class. Everyone quickly gathered their things and ran from the class.
Sure, Snape tend to be really mean but this was getting ridicules. He had been worse to the advanced potions class than any other and he was getting worse by the class. Like, yeah, Draco could understand that he wanted to push he advanced students to reach their limit but come on. He had now assigned 3 different homework assignments, each having nothing to do with the others and they were all due on Monday.
(A/N: I realize I never said that he and Hermione were in the Advanced classes but being Head boy/girl I thought it would be obvious. Anyway, they have all their classes with the same houses as the normal potions class, theirs is just smaller and harder)
Draco had made every advanced class this year, along with Hermione. Sofar they had had 1 essay due in Transfiguration, sounds simple but it has to be 3 feet long!, they had to perfect the charm; so they can change they're voice; as well as a foot and half on it for Charms, they had to do an essay on the Patronus and practice using it for DADA, and 2 essays to complete for Herbology but he couldn't remember what on; 'note to self, ask Hermione what the Herbology homework is and ask her for help'. Hagrid, however had been nice this week and didn't give them any homework. This was only in their main subjects.
He couldn't for the life of him remember what he had to do for Arithmacy and Anchient Runes. 'Also ask Hermione about elective homework' he mentally added to his list.
On top pf all that, he still had Head duties, which meant weekly meeting with Hermione and the Prefects; sometimes 2 or 3 a week; planning for the ball which was in 2 days, patrolling the halls and filling in if someone got sick, as they agreed that they would cut the Prefects some slack for now if they made sure everything was ready for the ball on Saturday and after Christmas they had to take over Hermione's and Draco's duties for the first to Hogsmeade trips, meaning that no one got out that shouldn't.
He was extremely glad that Dumbledore had canceled classes on Friday in preperation for the ball as he, Hermione and the Prefects had a few finally touches they had to do and the Prefects had to go to Hogsmeade to get the rest of the decorations.
He headed to the Heads common room. He had some major homework to do for next week and he wouldn't have much time for it tomorrow or Saturday as it would be spent decorating. So that left tonight and Sunday. He ticked off in his head what he had done all ready; Transfiguration, Charms, DADA and one of his Potions essays was done and the second was half finished. So that left Herbology, Arithmacy, Anchint Runes, and one potions essay.
'Looks like I'm pulling an all nighter tonight' he thought with a frown.
Draco was still wearing a frown when he reached the portrait.
"Whats wrong, Draco?" Anca asked.
"Oh, nothing. Just a lot of homework to do for next week" Draco replied, "but thanks for asking. Is Hermione in yet?"
"Yes, she arrived like 2 minutes ago" Steven replied.
"Thank you. Serpents Lioness." The Portrait swung open and when Draco entered he found Hermione already at her desk in the corner working.
"Hey Hermione, what do we have to do for Ancient Runes, Arithmacy and Herbology?" he asked her.
"Ancient Runes you have to translate pages 344-347 for next Tuesday, Arithmacy pages 102-105 and Herbology read page 59 and do 1 foot and ½ on whatevers on it and page 132 and another foot and a half on whatevers there."
"Thanks" he said as he sat down at his own desk and began to work. They stayed like this until it was time for supper.
"Come on Draco, lets go eat, I'm starving!" Hermione said while stretching.
She held out her arm to him so that he would stand up and they walked together to the Great Hall. When they entered not even a single head turned their way, as it had become regular that they walked into meals together.
While this greatly bothered the Slytherins and Gryffindors at first they had both explained that, since they had to work together all year, they had to become friends. Harry and Ron were still, however, insanely jealous and this brought Draco and Hermione much joy.
Draco couldn't help but feel joy because they had hurt Hermione bad and he didn't like to see her hurt and it may have had a bit to do with the fact that they were still mortal enemies. But you know that wasn't a big factor.
After about 20 minutes, Hermione looked up and nodded to Draco, singling to him that she was leaving. By the look on her face she was rather annoyed to. When he nodded back she got up and left. Draco's eyes followed her to the door and when he looked back to the Gryffindor table he saw that Potty and Weasel had seated themselves like 3 seats away from her.
'Uh-oh! She's gonna be major time pissed tonight' he thought. She always was after they tried to talk to her and get her to accept them back as friends. He decided that it might smart to get back quickly, because last time she left looking like that, he had come back to a completely destroyed common room.
He said good night to Blaise, got up and left. When he got to the Portrait hole , Steven and Anca looked really worried.
"What's wrong you two?" Draco asked.
"She's in a really bad mood tonight, Draco. She actually slammed the door closed and it sounds like she's tearing apart your common room again" Steven replied.
"Oh man! I was hoping I would make it back before she started again" he sighed, "Good Night you two, Serpents Lioness."
When he got through the portrait hole he saw the she had already pulled the majority of the books off the shelves and had kicked over the desks and tables. At the moment she was throwing the pillows around and looked like she was getting ready to tip the couches.
He went up behind her and grabbed onto her arms.
"Hermione its okay, breath" he soothed her.
"I hate them! I hate them! I HATE THEM!! Why can't they just leave me alone? They wouldn't take a hint in September, and they still won't! I've yelled at them countless times and they refuse to back off! Please just leave me alone you two! I cant take it anymore!" she had calmed slightly but now looked close to tears.
"Hermione, have you told them that? Told them exactly what you just told me? You've told them to back off but they haven't. Tell them that you can't take it anymore. They're just causing you more pain every time they talk to you. Tell them that you can't handle anymore pain and if they are real friends, they will back off until your ready to take them back. Who knows that could be in a week or 2 years but you have to try this. Listen theres still half an hour until the end of dinner. I'll go down and tell Ginny to bring them here after dinner, ok? That way Ginny will be here for extra support."
"Ok, this had better work or its your ass, my friend" she replied with a small smile.
"Ok, why don't you start cleaning up while I go and give Ginny the message, ok?"
"Ok, I'll see in a couple of minutes" she said while pulling out her wand to put all the books back.
'She seems to get weaker every time they talk to her' he thought as he left.
Thankfully Ginny was still in the Hall. Although they still didn't completely get along, the Prefects and Heads had decided everything had to be first name basis and they had to get along to some extent.
Hermione had called a special meeting of the Heads and Prefects in the 3rd week of school to explain what had happened over the summer as they were all getting worried about her. She had looked totally sleep deprived since the second week and no one had known why. Apparently her father had been haunting her dreams since the 3rd night back and now she was terrified to go back to sleep. No one wanted to put Hermione through more pain so that's kinda how the whole lets get along thing came up.
"Hey Ginny, I need to talk to you for a minute," Draco told the red and he approached her.
"Oh hey Draco, what is it?" she asked turning around so that she was looking at him.
"Mia needs to talk to Potty and Weasel tonight. She wants to try one last time to get them to leave her alone. But she needs us there for support. So can you bring them by after dinner. Just make sure that they don't know the password ok?"
"Ok, I'll bring them by then. Does she want anyone else there?"
"No just you and the assholes. If she does I'll get them my self later. Can you let them know of whats going on though? That way if they're needed they can be waiting in their common room, ok?"
"Yeah, sure, no problem," Ginny answered, "I'll see in like 15 minutes, see you then."
Then Ginny got up and went to talk to the 'assholes' and the other Prefects. Draco turned to leave the Hall, not wanting to leave Hermione alone longer then needed, especially with what she was about to do.
When he go back, he saw that Hermione had everything back to normal already. She was sitting on the Gryffindor couch with her arms wrapped around her, rocking back and forth. She had a distance look in her eyes and she looked ready to kill.
"Mia are you ok?"
"Am I ok? I honestly have no clue Draco. All I know is that all I seem to feel right now is hate. Pure Hate. That's not like me, or at least I didn't think so. Ever since the beginning of the year that's all I've felt. Sure I trust people, but I have a wall around my heart, and I don't know how to let it down anymore. I."
Just then there was a knock at the portrait hole. Before either got up to get it though, they heard another 2, meaning that Ginny was there with the others. They had devised this system so that they would know who was at the door.
Ginny walked in with the 'assholes' trailing her. She walked right over and sat on the other side of Hermione, comforting her.
Draco nodded curtly at the two boys, who at the moment were looking confused yet hopeful. 'They really think that she's going to forgive them tonight. Geez, how thick can you get?' Draco wondered, as he pointed to the Slytherin couch.
"Hey Mia, how are you?" Ron asked. "Don't 'Hey Mia" me you bastard! Do you know what I've out up over the last few months? Do you have any clue how I've been living? NO, BECAUSE YOU TWO HAVE BEEN IGNORANT LITTLE ASSES. I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE SEVEN HELLS AND BACK AGAIN! BUT ALL MY TWO SUPPOSED BEST FRIENDS CARED ABOUT WAS THAT I WASN'T THE SAME. WELL, LET ME ASK YOU, WOULD YOU BE OK IF YOUR MOM DIED AFTER 16 YEARS, RON? OR YOU HARRY, WOULD YOU BE OK IF YOUR DAD STARTED BEATING YOU BECAUSE HE BLAMED IT ON YOU? NO, THERES NO WAY I HELL YOU WOULD BE OK!" she stopped to take a breath before continuing, and saw that Harry was about to open his mouth. "POTTER, DO NOT SAY AT LEAST I HAD A MOTHER AND FATHER FOR 16 YEARS! DO NOT! IT'S A LOT HARDER WHEN YOU'VE ACTUALLY KNOWN THEM. ITS EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR FATHER DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE! YOU TWO HAD NO RIGHT, YOU HEAR ME, NO RIGHT TO TELL ME I WASN'T ACTING LIKE I SHOULD BE" by now she was shaking with all the rage that she had built up over the last two months. Ginny tried to hug her to get her to calm down but Hermione just shrugged her off.
"I SPENT LIKE 3 NIGHT CRYING,YOU HEAR ME, CRYING. I HAVENT CRIED SINCE THE FIRST BEATING. YOU GUYS TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY RUINED ANY CHANCE OF ME TRUSTING YOU THIS YEAR. I TRUST DRACO AND BLAISE, SLY-THER-INS, MORE THAN I TRUST YOU TWO. NOW I WANT YOU GUYS TO FUCK OFF! LEAVE ME ALONE! I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE OK! I CANT YOU GUYS FOLLOWING ME EVERYWHERE I GO, TRYING TO GET ME TO TALK TO YOU. YOU GUYS TAKE AWAY A LITTLE BIT MORE OF MY HAPPINESS EVERY TIME YOU DO. HAPPINESS THAT GINNY AND JUSTIN AND PADMA AND BLAISE AND MOST OF ALL, DRACO, HAVE WORKED HARD TO BUILD UP! SO PLEASE FUCK OFF! I'LL TALK TO YOU WHEN I'M READY!"
All of a sudden she just collapsed onto the couch, totally out of energy. Then they heard her whisper, "please, if your real friends, you'll back off until I'm ready to come back to you. So please. Just leave me alone."
Then she all of a sudden did something no one expected. They thought she would cry or lash out but instead, she just leaned into Draco and Ginny and asked them to tell the others to leave.
"You heard her, GO!" Draco told the two totally awestruck teens. "Go and leave her alone so she can be happy, I'm sure you want her to be happy, but obviously you don't know how."
With that he turned back to Hermione and whispered, "are you okay just with me and Ginny or do you want me or Ginny to get the others?"
"Please, get the others. I would be fine but if I don't have lots of people around me, I think I might hurt someone or destroy something. I have to much anger right now that has nowhere to go," she said from where she was leaning on Ginny.
"I'll go get them, then. And I thought we told you to LEAVE!" Draco turned around to see Harry and Ron still rooted to their spot.
He went up and gave them a little push, indicating that they were supposed to leave and now. "Come on, get out! Your not needed right now."
Finally the two teens left with Draco following. "I'll be back in a minute, ok?"
"Just go get the others Draco. Tell them that Mia needs them and now," Ginny answered while still hugging Hermione, "Maybe send Padma to the kitchens for some tea to calm her down,ok?"
"Ok. I'll see you two in a minute." With that he walked out of the portrait hole.
He hated seeing her like this. She had warmed a little bit, but every time she had a little bit of happiness, twice as much got taken away. She looked tired all the time, like she hadn't slept in weeks but never asked for any help. He and the Prefects had tried to help her but she pushed them away.
Yeah, sure, she had become really close friends with them but Draco didn't think that she truly trusted anyone yet. She had been hurt bad by the three people closest to her, and she didn't want it to happen again.
Draco arrived at the Prefect portrait, and said the password, everlasting life in death. The portrait door swung open and when Draco entered, he found 3 very worried Prefects.
"Hey guys. Well she did it, but it took a lot out of her. She needs us and fast, but she needs something to calm her down. Can some onbe go and get so tea for her?"
"I will" Padma volunteered.
"Thanks Padma, just meet us at the Head common, ok? Don't even bother with the signal because no one else should be bugging us tonight."
"Yeah, I'll be there in like 5 minutes" Padma replied, while leaving.
"Come on, I don't want to leave Mia and Ginny alone for to long, especially if Mia gets angry again, she'll totally destroy the common room before Ginny has any time to stop her."
Draco turned and left, with Justin and Blaise on his heels. He had never thought that he would be getting Hermione comfort before or even giving it to her. Also he never thought that one of the other people giving her comfort would be Blaise, a fellow Slytherin and his best friend.
In the Head common room , they found Hermione on the couch, her hands wrapped around her knees, rocking back and forth, just like she had been when Draco had come back from telling Ginny to bring the 'assholes'. And again she had murder in her eyes.
Ginny was sitting right beside her though. Draco noticed the amount of worry evident in her eyes. 'Apparently Mia's never been like this before' Draco thought.
She looked scary, though, even he had to admit it. All of a sudden Hermione was up off the couch and tearing apart the bookshelf again. Draco went up to her and tried to calm her but she refused to let him anywhere near her. Even when Blaise, Justin or Ginny tried to get near her, she would run away.
Draco didn't like this side of her and he was downright worried now. She had never said no to comfort before. She was really hurt, and it showed. While, her eyes had gone back to cold, her body language showed how upset she was.
When Padma showed up and tried, Hermione lost all control and complete lashed out at her. Padma just escaped without having her ankle broken.
Finally, Hermione calmed and fell to her knees, crying. She hadn't cried since September but finally she let the others comfort her.
"Come on Mia, we need you, don't you dare go crazy now you hear? I've only been around you for like 2 months, but I think everyone would agree when I say your like a sister and there's no way we're going to let those bastards ruin your life, ok? Please let us help you get through this, we'll be there every step of the way. We WILL NOT turn our backs on you. We'll love you no matter what, Mia!"
Draco looked around to see who had said this, and was beyond surprised to find that it was Blaise, his cold, heartless best friend was the one comforting Hermione. ' I guess if I can change and he can change then theres hope for everyone' he thought.
Hermione got up off the floor and went over and sat in one of to arm chaors oin front of the fire. Draco and the others spent the next two hours comforting her and telling her that they would be there through the whole thing and that they loved her and she was more like a sister than a friend.
She just sat there, totally quiet, listening to what they said. Finally, she nodded off to sleep. Draco picked her up, not wanting to wake her and had Justin come up and open the door to Hermione's room for him.
He laid her on her bed and flicked his wand to transfigure her clothes to night clothes. Then everyone came up and kissed her on the forehead while saying goodnight. Finally, Draco went up kissed her lightly, pulled the covers so that she was completely covered and left the room, leaving the words, "I'll love you always Mia, don't ever, ever forget that"
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So what did you think?? This was the best chapter to write. Yes it started out boring, but I've been want Hermione to give Harry and Ron what was coming to them ever since I started this fic! Also, I love the whole Blaise and Draco going soft and Blaise being the first to come forward with that little speech. I thought that it was needed to show that Slytherins have a heart but it takes something that really gets to them to show it. Please review this chapter!! I'll be back soon with the next I promise.
Thanks to Firehottie and DrAcOLuVeR79 for the excellent reviews.
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Pure Mudblood &and proud of it!
Homework, Second Confrontation and We Love You Like A Sister Mia
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters only the storyline and any of the story that I borrowed I will give them credit in that chapter at the end or the disclaimers in the following chapters. Enjoy and be as honest as possible in reviews without being downright mean.
A/N: VERY IMPORTANT! This may not sound important but you need to read to get the story. I'm speeding it up as I don't feel like filling in meaningless details. It is now October and its like 2 days before the ball. Also I'm sorry if this is a boring chapter but I'm writing the majority of it at 11:30 at night and am feeling very uncreative right now. So again, please forgive me!
~*~*~*~Draco's POV~*~*~*~
"This assignment is due at the beginning of next class. I expect it handed into my then with no excuses. If its NOT handed in expect a zero, unless you are deadly sick or dead!" Snape voice rang through the dead silent class. "Am I understood?"
Still no one dared to speak and only nodded their heads. Snape appeared to be in an extremely foul mode today. Even more so than usual. Finally the sound of the bell was heard throughout the class. Everyone quickly gathered their things and ran from the class.
Sure, Snape tend to be really mean but this was getting ridicules. He had been worse to the advanced potions class than any other and he was getting worse by the class. Like, yeah, Draco could understand that he wanted to push he advanced students to reach their limit but come on. He had now assigned 3 different homework assignments, each having nothing to do with the others and they were all due on Monday.
(A/N: I realize I never said that he and Hermione were in the Advanced classes but being Head boy/girl I thought it would be obvious. Anyway, they have all their classes with the same houses as the normal potions class, theirs is just smaller and harder)
Draco had made every advanced class this year, along with Hermione. Sofar they had had 1 essay due in Transfiguration, sounds simple but it has to be 3 feet long!, they had to perfect the charm; so they can change they're voice; as well as a foot and half on it for Charms, they had to do an essay on the Patronus and practice using it for DADA, and 2 essays to complete for Herbology but he couldn't remember what on; 'note to self, ask Hermione what the Herbology homework is and ask her for help'. Hagrid, however had been nice this week and didn't give them any homework. This was only in their main subjects.
He couldn't for the life of him remember what he had to do for Arithmacy and Anchient Runes. 'Also ask Hermione about elective homework' he mentally added to his list.
On top pf all that, he still had Head duties, which meant weekly meeting with Hermione and the Prefects; sometimes 2 or 3 a week; planning for the ball which was in 2 days, patrolling the halls and filling in if someone got sick, as they agreed that they would cut the Prefects some slack for now if they made sure everything was ready for the ball on Saturday and after Christmas they had to take over Hermione's and Draco's duties for the first to Hogsmeade trips, meaning that no one got out that shouldn't.
He was extremely glad that Dumbledore had canceled classes on Friday in preperation for the ball as he, Hermione and the Prefects had a few finally touches they had to do and the Prefects had to go to Hogsmeade to get the rest of the decorations.
He headed to the Heads common room. He had some major homework to do for next week and he wouldn't have much time for it tomorrow or Saturday as it would be spent decorating. So that left tonight and Sunday. He ticked off in his head what he had done all ready; Transfiguration, Charms, DADA and one of his Potions essays was done and the second was half finished. So that left Herbology, Arithmacy, Anchint Runes, and one potions essay.
'Looks like I'm pulling an all nighter tonight' he thought with a frown.
Draco was still wearing a frown when he reached the portrait.
"Whats wrong, Draco?" Anca asked.
"Oh, nothing. Just a lot of homework to do for next week" Draco replied, "but thanks for asking. Is Hermione in yet?"
"Yes, she arrived like 2 minutes ago" Steven replied.
"Thank you. Serpents Lioness." The Portrait swung open and when Draco entered he found Hermione already at her desk in the corner working.
"Hey Hermione, what do we have to do for Ancient Runes, Arithmacy and Herbology?" he asked her.
"Ancient Runes you have to translate pages 344-347 for next Tuesday, Arithmacy pages 102-105 and Herbology read page 59 and do 1 foot and ½ on whatevers on it and page 132 and another foot and a half on whatevers there."
"Thanks" he said as he sat down at his own desk and began to work. They stayed like this until it was time for supper.
"Come on Draco, lets go eat, I'm starving!" Hermione said while stretching.
She held out her arm to him so that he would stand up and they walked together to the Great Hall. When they entered not even a single head turned their way, as it had become regular that they walked into meals together.
While this greatly bothered the Slytherins and Gryffindors at first they had both explained that, since they had to work together all year, they had to become friends. Harry and Ron were still, however, insanely jealous and this brought Draco and Hermione much joy.
Draco couldn't help but feel joy because they had hurt Hermione bad and he didn't like to see her hurt and it may have had a bit to do with the fact that they were still mortal enemies. But you know that wasn't a big factor.
After about 20 minutes, Hermione looked up and nodded to Draco, singling to him that she was leaving. By the look on her face she was rather annoyed to. When he nodded back she got up and left. Draco's eyes followed her to the door and when he looked back to the Gryffindor table he saw that Potty and Weasel had seated themselves like 3 seats away from her.
'Uh-oh! She's gonna be major time pissed tonight' he thought. She always was after they tried to talk to her and get her to accept them back as friends. He decided that it might smart to get back quickly, because last time she left looking like that, he had come back to a completely destroyed common room.
He said good night to Blaise, got up and left. When he got to the Portrait hole , Steven and Anca looked really worried.
"What's wrong you two?" Draco asked.
"She's in a really bad mood tonight, Draco. She actually slammed the door closed and it sounds like she's tearing apart your common room again" Steven replied.
"Oh man! I was hoping I would make it back before she started again" he sighed, "Good Night you two, Serpents Lioness."
When he got through the portrait hole he saw the she had already pulled the majority of the books off the shelves and had kicked over the desks and tables. At the moment she was throwing the pillows around and looked like she was getting ready to tip the couches.
He went up behind her and grabbed onto her arms.
"Hermione its okay, breath" he soothed her.
"I hate them! I hate them! I HATE THEM!! Why can't they just leave me alone? They wouldn't take a hint in September, and they still won't! I've yelled at them countless times and they refuse to back off! Please just leave me alone you two! I cant take it anymore!" she had calmed slightly but now looked close to tears.
"Hermione, have you told them that? Told them exactly what you just told me? You've told them to back off but they haven't. Tell them that you can't take it anymore. They're just causing you more pain every time they talk to you. Tell them that you can't handle anymore pain and if they are real friends, they will back off until your ready to take them back. Who knows that could be in a week or 2 years but you have to try this. Listen theres still half an hour until the end of dinner. I'll go down and tell Ginny to bring them here after dinner, ok? That way Ginny will be here for extra support."
"Ok, this had better work or its your ass, my friend" she replied with a small smile.
"Ok, why don't you start cleaning up while I go and give Ginny the message, ok?"
"Ok, I'll see in a couple of minutes" she said while pulling out her wand to put all the books back.
'She seems to get weaker every time they talk to her' he thought as he left.
Thankfully Ginny was still in the Hall. Although they still didn't completely get along, the Prefects and Heads had decided everything had to be first name basis and they had to get along to some extent.
Hermione had called a special meeting of the Heads and Prefects in the 3rd week of school to explain what had happened over the summer as they were all getting worried about her. She had looked totally sleep deprived since the second week and no one had known why. Apparently her father had been haunting her dreams since the 3rd night back and now she was terrified to go back to sleep. No one wanted to put Hermione through more pain so that's kinda how the whole lets get along thing came up.
"Hey Ginny, I need to talk to you for a minute," Draco told the red and he approached her.
"Oh hey Draco, what is it?" she asked turning around so that she was looking at him.
"Mia needs to talk to Potty and Weasel tonight. She wants to try one last time to get them to leave her alone. But she needs us there for support. So can you bring them by after dinner. Just make sure that they don't know the password ok?"
"Ok, I'll bring them by then. Does she want anyone else there?"
"No just you and the assholes. If she does I'll get them my self later. Can you let them know of whats going on though? That way if they're needed they can be waiting in their common room, ok?"
"Yeah, sure, no problem," Ginny answered, "I'll see in like 15 minutes, see you then."
Then Ginny got up and went to talk to the 'assholes' and the other Prefects. Draco turned to leave the Hall, not wanting to leave Hermione alone longer then needed, especially with what she was about to do.
When he go back, he saw that Hermione had everything back to normal already. She was sitting on the Gryffindor couch with her arms wrapped around her, rocking back and forth. She had a distance look in her eyes and she looked ready to kill.
"Mia are you ok?"
"Am I ok? I honestly have no clue Draco. All I know is that all I seem to feel right now is hate. Pure Hate. That's not like me, or at least I didn't think so. Ever since the beginning of the year that's all I've felt. Sure I trust people, but I have a wall around my heart, and I don't know how to let it down anymore. I."
Just then there was a knock at the portrait hole. Before either got up to get it though, they heard another 2, meaning that Ginny was there with the others. They had devised this system so that they would know who was at the door.
Ginny walked in with the 'assholes' trailing her. She walked right over and sat on the other side of Hermione, comforting her.
Draco nodded curtly at the two boys, who at the moment were looking confused yet hopeful. 'They really think that she's going to forgive them tonight. Geez, how thick can you get?' Draco wondered, as he pointed to the Slytherin couch.
"Hey Mia, how are you?" Ron asked. "Don't 'Hey Mia" me you bastard! Do you know what I've out up over the last few months? Do you have any clue how I've been living? NO, BECAUSE YOU TWO HAVE BEEN IGNORANT LITTLE ASSES. I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE SEVEN HELLS AND BACK AGAIN! BUT ALL MY TWO SUPPOSED BEST FRIENDS CARED ABOUT WAS THAT I WASN'T THE SAME. WELL, LET ME ASK YOU, WOULD YOU BE OK IF YOUR MOM DIED AFTER 16 YEARS, RON? OR YOU HARRY, WOULD YOU BE OK IF YOUR DAD STARTED BEATING YOU BECAUSE HE BLAMED IT ON YOU? NO, THERES NO WAY I HELL YOU WOULD BE OK!" she stopped to take a breath before continuing, and saw that Harry was about to open his mouth. "POTTER, DO NOT SAY AT LEAST I HAD A MOTHER AND FATHER FOR 16 YEARS! DO NOT! IT'S A LOT HARDER WHEN YOU'VE ACTUALLY KNOWN THEM. ITS EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR FATHER DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE! YOU TWO HAD NO RIGHT, YOU HEAR ME, NO RIGHT TO TELL ME I WASN'T ACTING LIKE I SHOULD BE" by now she was shaking with all the rage that she had built up over the last two months. Ginny tried to hug her to get her to calm down but Hermione just shrugged her off.
"I SPENT LIKE 3 NIGHT CRYING,YOU HEAR ME, CRYING. I HAVENT CRIED SINCE THE FIRST BEATING. YOU GUYS TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY RUINED ANY CHANCE OF ME TRUSTING YOU THIS YEAR. I TRUST DRACO AND BLAISE, SLY-THER-INS, MORE THAN I TRUST YOU TWO. NOW I WANT YOU GUYS TO FUCK OFF! LEAVE ME ALONE! I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE OK! I CANT YOU GUYS FOLLOWING ME EVERYWHERE I GO, TRYING TO GET ME TO TALK TO YOU. YOU GUYS TAKE AWAY A LITTLE BIT MORE OF MY HAPPINESS EVERY TIME YOU DO. HAPPINESS THAT GINNY AND JUSTIN AND PADMA AND BLAISE AND MOST OF ALL, DRACO, HAVE WORKED HARD TO BUILD UP! SO PLEASE FUCK OFF! I'LL TALK TO YOU WHEN I'M READY!"
All of a sudden she just collapsed onto the couch, totally out of energy. Then they heard her whisper, "please, if your real friends, you'll back off until I'm ready to come back to you. So please. Just leave me alone."
Then she all of a sudden did something no one expected. They thought she would cry or lash out but instead, she just leaned into Draco and Ginny and asked them to tell the others to leave.
"You heard her, GO!" Draco told the two totally awestruck teens. "Go and leave her alone so she can be happy, I'm sure you want her to be happy, but obviously you don't know how."
With that he turned back to Hermione and whispered, "are you okay just with me and Ginny or do you want me or Ginny to get the others?"
"Please, get the others. I would be fine but if I don't have lots of people around me, I think I might hurt someone or destroy something. I have to much anger right now that has nowhere to go," she said from where she was leaning on Ginny.
"I'll go get them, then. And I thought we told you to LEAVE!" Draco turned around to see Harry and Ron still rooted to their spot.
He went up and gave them a little push, indicating that they were supposed to leave and now. "Come on, get out! Your not needed right now."
Finally the two teens left with Draco following. "I'll be back in a minute, ok?"
"Just go get the others Draco. Tell them that Mia needs them and now," Ginny answered while still hugging Hermione, "Maybe send Padma to the kitchens for some tea to calm her down,ok?"
"Ok. I'll see you two in a minute." With that he walked out of the portrait hole.
He hated seeing her like this. She had warmed a little bit, but every time she had a little bit of happiness, twice as much got taken away. She looked tired all the time, like she hadn't slept in weeks but never asked for any help. He and the Prefects had tried to help her but she pushed them away.
Yeah, sure, she had become really close friends with them but Draco didn't think that she truly trusted anyone yet. She had been hurt bad by the three people closest to her, and she didn't want it to happen again.
Draco arrived at the Prefect portrait, and said the password, everlasting life in death. The portrait door swung open and when Draco entered, he found 3 very worried Prefects.
"Hey guys. Well she did it, but it took a lot out of her. She needs us and fast, but she needs something to calm her down. Can some onbe go and get so tea for her?"
"I will" Padma volunteered.
"Thanks Padma, just meet us at the Head common, ok? Don't even bother with the signal because no one else should be bugging us tonight."
"Yeah, I'll be there in like 5 minutes" Padma replied, while leaving.
"Come on, I don't want to leave Mia and Ginny alone for to long, especially if Mia gets angry again, she'll totally destroy the common room before Ginny has any time to stop her."
Draco turned and left, with Justin and Blaise on his heels. He had never thought that he would be getting Hermione comfort before or even giving it to her. Also he never thought that one of the other people giving her comfort would be Blaise, a fellow Slytherin and his best friend.
In the Head common room , they found Hermione on the couch, her hands wrapped around her knees, rocking back and forth, just like she had been when Draco had come back from telling Ginny to bring the 'assholes'. And again she had murder in her eyes.
Ginny was sitting right beside her though. Draco noticed the amount of worry evident in her eyes. 'Apparently Mia's never been like this before' Draco thought.
She looked scary, though, even he had to admit it. All of a sudden Hermione was up off the couch and tearing apart the bookshelf again. Draco went up to her and tried to calm her but she refused to let him anywhere near her. Even when Blaise, Justin or Ginny tried to get near her, she would run away.
Draco didn't like this side of her and he was downright worried now. She had never said no to comfort before. She was really hurt, and it showed. While, her eyes had gone back to cold, her body language showed how upset she was.
When Padma showed up and tried, Hermione lost all control and complete lashed out at her. Padma just escaped without having her ankle broken.
Finally, Hermione calmed and fell to her knees, crying. She hadn't cried since September but finally she let the others comfort her.
"Come on Mia, we need you, don't you dare go crazy now you hear? I've only been around you for like 2 months, but I think everyone would agree when I say your like a sister and there's no way we're going to let those bastards ruin your life, ok? Please let us help you get through this, we'll be there every step of the way. We WILL NOT turn our backs on you. We'll love you no matter what, Mia!"
Draco looked around to see who had said this, and was beyond surprised to find that it was Blaise, his cold, heartless best friend was the one comforting Hermione. ' I guess if I can change and he can change then theres hope for everyone' he thought.
Hermione got up off the floor and went over and sat in one of to arm chaors oin front of the fire. Draco and the others spent the next two hours comforting her and telling her that they would be there through the whole thing and that they loved her and she was more like a sister than a friend.
She just sat there, totally quiet, listening to what they said. Finally, she nodded off to sleep. Draco picked her up, not wanting to wake her and had Justin come up and open the door to Hermione's room for him.
He laid her on her bed and flicked his wand to transfigure her clothes to night clothes. Then everyone came up and kissed her on the forehead while saying goodnight. Finally, Draco went up kissed her lightly, pulled the covers so that she was completely covered and left the room, leaving the words, "I'll love you always Mia, don't ever, ever forget that"
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So what did you think?? This was the best chapter to write. Yes it started out boring, but I've been want Hermione to give Harry and Ron what was coming to them ever since I started this fic! Also, I love the whole Blaise and Draco going soft and Blaise being the first to come forward with that little speech. I thought that it was needed to show that Slytherins have a heart but it takes something that really gets to them to show it. Please review this chapter!! I'll be back soon with the next I promise.
Thanks to Firehottie and DrAcOLuVeR79 for the excellent reviews.
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