I Can Feel It In My Heart
Chapter Seven
"Hermione, please explain to me," Harry was walking around Hermione and Ginny in circles - "what exactly makes you think Malfoy has changed?"
"Well - " Hermione began, but Ginny cut her off. "Harry, has Malfoy picked on you or Ron once since the beginning of the year?"
"Well - " Harry was obviously making an effort to remember. "Umm - no," he had to admit at last.
Ginny looked at him with that annoying look of I-told-you-so.
"But that doesn't mean he's really changed," Harry added firmly. "He's still the same big git."
"How do you know?" Ginny asked. "Maybe he deserved Hermione's love?"
"Oh sure," Harry replied sarcastically. "He hasn't called me Potty since the beginning of the year. Yippee-hey! Let's all go and give him an award! That certainly means he deserves your love, Hermione!"
"All I'm saying is that you should try and give him a chance," Ginny said impatiently, "because Hermione loves him, and as a friend, you should accept that."
Harry stared at Ginny for a moment; then turned back to Hermione. "Does he love you back?"
Not saying a word, Hermione nodded.
"How do you know?" Harry demanded.
"He told me so," Hermione answered.
"And you BELIEVE him?"
"YES," Hermione said sternly. "He wouldn't lie to me about that."
Harry stopped his walking; then sat back down as if he needed a seat urgently. He looked deeply into Hermione's eyes, then said: "May I remind you that we are talking about Draco Malfoy?"
"I'm aware of that," said Hermione.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Harry cried, "How could this be happenning?"
"You'd better accept that," said Ginny.
"Do you have any idea what's Ron going to say?!" Harry said loudly.
"Shhh!!" Hermione whispered. "That's why I told you first. I kind of wanted you to help me tell Ron."
"You what?" Harry glared at her. This must be a dream.
"Please?" she said in a tiny voice.
"No way!" Harry said, "because I'm not accepting this either!"
"What kind of a friend are you?" Ginny asked angrily, "If you can't accept someone whose feelings are slightly different that yours?"
"SLIGHTLY different?" Harry was now shouting. "SLIGHTLY different? I hate this idiot and she loves him, you call that SLIGHTLY different? And talking of friendship, what kind of a friend would fall in love with her best friends' worst enemy?"
People started staring at them.
"Harry, please lower your voice," said Ginny firmly. "I'm reminding you that Hermione cannot control her feelings."
"Obviously she doesn't want to!" said Harry loudly.
"How do you know?" said Hermione angrily. "Don't you think I've told myself a hundred time 'you mustn't fall for Malfoy'? Believe me I did, Harry, I didn't plan to fall for him! But I did! I couldn't do anything about it. I didn't control it!"
People began whispering around them; Hermione heard words like "in love", "Malfoy", "Hermione's lost it" etc. She was almost crying now.
"Just you wait till Ron hears it," said Harry just as angrily.
"Already did," said a loud voice behind their backs.
The three of them jumped and looked quickly around. Standing behind them, with an expression of pure fury, was Ron.
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Dear Draco, I was so glad to hear you have a girfriend who loves you; this must be wonderful for you. Please ask her to come along with you on Christmas, if she wants to; I'd love to meet her. I am very proud of you for not letting your father's opinions affect you, and not judging Hermione just for being a Muggle-born. I am reminding you that it is very important that you make friends with Hermione's friends as well. If I remember correctly, her friends are Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, and you were never their friend; but I am sure Hermione wouldn't like that if you continue to fight with them all the time. Girls don't like it, Draco. Please write soon; your letters are making me feel less lonely. I love you.
Mom
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"Ron," Hermione begged.
"No, Hermione, I want to hear this straight from you!" Ron said, his face almost as red as his hair, looking quite scary. "You - are in love - with Draco Malfoy?"
Hermione nodded shakily. Tears filled her eyes.
"Why, Hermione?" asked Ron, his eyes filled with pain, fury and frustration. "Why him and not me?"
Hermione shook her head and murmured: "I don't know..." then she burst out crying.
"I see," Ron said, staring at her.
"Ron, please, try to control yourself," Ginny begged. "Do it for Hermione."
But Ron didn't seem to want to do anything for Hermione right now.
"For Hermione? For Hermione?!!" he shrieked, obviously losing it. "Why should I do anything for Hermione? I have! I've done everything I could for her, and so has Harry! We protected her, helped her - should I remind you how we saved her from the troll in the first year? And we weren't even friends then! And this is how she repays us? Going and - and - falling in love with someone who has hated us since our very first day here?!"
"He's changed!" Hermione shouted, now crying freely; her eyes were very red.
"Oh yeah, right!" Ron shouted back. "He's changed! Just because he doesn't call me the Weasel King - "
"He's really changed!" Hermione insisted, letting out a cry.
"Shut up!" Ron screamed. He was so furious, Ginny and Harry flinched, as if afraid he was going to explode. "Just shut up!"
"But Ron, please - "
"SHUT UP, YOU MUDBLOOD BITCH!"
Silence fell upon the room. Hermione was staring at Ron in disbelief. Then she began shaking her head frantically.
"Hermione - " Ginny began.
But Hermione was already running; crying softly, she ran out of the Common Room, tears streaming down her cheeks.
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Draco heard his favorite voice in the whole world calling out his name and turned happily to look at her; but instead of seeing Hermione coming to him with a smile on her face, he found her running towards him, sobbing.
"Hermione, what is it?" He hurried over to her and wrapped his arms around her. "What's the matter? Has anyone hurt you?"
Hermione buried her face in his shoulder and hugged him tightly; she was still crying.
"Hermione, it's OK," Draco whispered, stroking her hair. "It's OK. You're with me. Nobody will hurt you anymore."
Hermione tried to smile but couldn't; Ron's words were tearing her from inside. How could he call her like that?
Draco took Hermione's hands and pulled her into an empty classroom; he seated her down on a chair and sat next to her. "Now tell me what happened. Is it Harry and Ron?"
Hermione nodded silently.
"I see," Draco said quietly. "You told them about us, and they didn't accept it." Hermione nodded again. "Well, it was quite obvious, I guess."
Hermione let out a sob.
"It's OK, Hermione," Draco whispered. "I won't be mad at you if you leave me."
Hermione stared at him.
"I'll understand, Hermione, believe me. You mean the world to me, but I want you to be happy more than anything; and you wouldn't be happy if you gave up your friends for me."
And finally, Hermione could speak. "H-how can you say such a thing!" She almost wailed as she wrapped her arms around him and continued crying.
"Hermione, you're crying... you're crying because of your friends. I can't see you crying," Draco said into her hair. "I love you too much."
"I will never leave you," Hermione stopped crying now; she put her forehead on Draco's and whispered: "I love you, forever, I always will, and I would never be happy unless I'm with you."
"I love you too, forever," Draco whispered back, and she leaned in and kissed him. Then they smiled and said together: "I will always be there for you."
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Reviews please!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roni
Chapter Seven
"Hermione, please explain to me," Harry was walking around Hermione and Ginny in circles - "what exactly makes you think Malfoy has changed?"
"Well - " Hermione began, but Ginny cut her off. "Harry, has Malfoy picked on you or Ron once since the beginning of the year?"
"Well - " Harry was obviously making an effort to remember. "Umm - no," he had to admit at last.
Ginny looked at him with that annoying look of I-told-you-so.
"But that doesn't mean he's really changed," Harry added firmly. "He's still the same big git."
"How do you know?" Ginny asked. "Maybe he deserved Hermione's love?"
"Oh sure," Harry replied sarcastically. "He hasn't called me Potty since the beginning of the year. Yippee-hey! Let's all go and give him an award! That certainly means he deserves your love, Hermione!"
"All I'm saying is that you should try and give him a chance," Ginny said impatiently, "because Hermione loves him, and as a friend, you should accept that."
Harry stared at Ginny for a moment; then turned back to Hermione. "Does he love you back?"
Not saying a word, Hermione nodded.
"How do you know?" Harry demanded.
"He told me so," Hermione answered.
"And you BELIEVE him?"
"YES," Hermione said sternly. "He wouldn't lie to me about that."
Harry stopped his walking; then sat back down as if he needed a seat urgently. He looked deeply into Hermione's eyes, then said: "May I remind you that we are talking about Draco Malfoy?"
"I'm aware of that," said Hermione.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Harry cried, "How could this be happenning?"
"You'd better accept that," said Ginny.
"Do you have any idea what's Ron going to say?!" Harry said loudly.
"Shhh!!" Hermione whispered. "That's why I told you first. I kind of wanted you to help me tell Ron."
"You what?" Harry glared at her. This must be a dream.
"Please?" she said in a tiny voice.
"No way!" Harry said, "because I'm not accepting this either!"
"What kind of a friend are you?" Ginny asked angrily, "If you can't accept someone whose feelings are slightly different that yours?"
"SLIGHTLY different?" Harry was now shouting. "SLIGHTLY different? I hate this idiot and she loves him, you call that SLIGHTLY different? And talking of friendship, what kind of a friend would fall in love with her best friends' worst enemy?"
People started staring at them.
"Harry, please lower your voice," said Ginny firmly. "I'm reminding you that Hermione cannot control her feelings."
"Obviously she doesn't want to!" said Harry loudly.
"How do you know?" said Hermione angrily. "Don't you think I've told myself a hundred time 'you mustn't fall for Malfoy'? Believe me I did, Harry, I didn't plan to fall for him! But I did! I couldn't do anything about it. I didn't control it!"
People began whispering around them; Hermione heard words like "in love", "Malfoy", "Hermione's lost it" etc. She was almost crying now.
"Just you wait till Ron hears it," said Harry just as angrily.
"Already did," said a loud voice behind their backs.
The three of them jumped and looked quickly around. Standing behind them, with an expression of pure fury, was Ron.
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Dear Draco, I was so glad to hear you have a girfriend who loves you; this must be wonderful for you. Please ask her to come along with you on Christmas, if she wants to; I'd love to meet her. I am very proud of you for not letting your father's opinions affect you, and not judging Hermione just for being a Muggle-born. I am reminding you that it is very important that you make friends with Hermione's friends as well. If I remember correctly, her friends are Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, and you were never their friend; but I am sure Hermione wouldn't like that if you continue to fight with them all the time. Girls don't like it, Draco. Please write soon; your letters are making me feel less lonely. I love you.
Mom
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"Ron," Hermione begged.
"No, Hermione, I want to hear this straight from you!" Ron said, his face almost as red as his hair, looking quite scary. "You - are in love - with Draco Malfoy?"
Hermione nodded shakily. Tears filled her eyes.
"Why, Hermione?" asked Ron, his eyes filled with pain, fury and frustration. "Why him and not me?"
Hermione shook her head and murmured: "I don't know..." then she burst out crying.
"I see," Ron said, staring at her.
"Ron, please, try to control yourself," Ginny begged. "Do it for Hermione."
But Ron didn't seem to want to do anything for Hermione right now.
"For Hermione? For Hermione?!!" he shrieked, obviously losing it. "Why should I do anything for Hermione? I have! I've done everything I could for her, and so has Harry! We protected her, helped her - should I remind you how we saved her from the troll in the first year? And we weren't even friends then! And this is how she repays us? Going and - and - falling in love with someone who has hated us since our very first day here?!"
"He's changed!" Hermione shouted, now crying freely; her eyes were very red.
"Oh yeah, right!" Ron shouted back. "He's changed! Just because he doesn't call me the Weasel King - "
"He's really changed!" Hermione insisted, letting out a cry.
"Shut up!" Ron screamed. He was so furious, Ginny and Harry flinched, as if afraid he was going to explode. "Just shut up!"
"But Ron, please - "
"SHUT UP, YOU MUDBLOOD BITCH!"
Silence fell upon the room. Hermione was staring at Ron in disbelief. Then she began shaking her head frantically.
"Hermione - " Ginny began.
But Hermione was already running; crying softly, she ran out of the Common Room, tears streaming down her cheeks.
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Draco heard his favorite voice in the whole world calling out his name and turned happily to look at her; but instead of seeing Hermione coming to him with a smile on her face, he found her running towards him, sobbing.
"Hermione, what is it?" He hurried over to her and wrapped his arms around her. "What's the matter? Has anyone hurt you?"
Hermione buried her face in his shoulder and hugged him tightly; she was still crying.
"Hermione, it's OK," Draco whispered, stroking her hair. "It's OK. You're with me. Nobody will hurt you anymore."
Hermione tried to smile but couldn't; Ron's words were tearing her from inside. How could he call her like that?
Draco took Hermione's hands and pulled her into an empty classroom; he seated her down on a chair and sat next to her. "Now tell me what happened. Is it Harry and Ron?"
Hermione nodded silently.
"I see," Draco said quietly. "You told them about us, and they didn't accept it." Hermione nodded again. "Well, it was quite obvious, I guess."
Hermione let out a sob.
"It's OK, Hermione," Draco whispered. "I won't be mad at you if you leave me."
Hermione stared at him.
"I'll understand, Hermione, believe me. You mean the world to me, but I want you to be happy more than anything; and you wouldn't be happy if you gave up your friends for me."
And finally, Hermione could speak. "H-how can you say such a thing!" She almost wailed as she wrapped her arms around him and continued crying.
"Hermione, you're crying... you're crying because of your friends. I can't see you crying," Draco said into her hair. "I love you too much."
"I will never leave you," Hermione stopped crying now; she put her forehead on Draco's and whispered: "I love you, forever, I always will, and I would never be happy unless I'm with you."
"I love you too, forever," Draco whispered back, and she leaned in and kissed him. Then they smiled and said together: "I will always be there for you."
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Reviews please!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roni