I Can Feel It In My Heart
Chapter Nine
Several weeks passed and it was almost Christmas. It was snowing now almost all the time; and one of these snowy days, Harry, Ron and Ginny were sitting in the Common Room, trying to do their homework.
"I hate Potions," Ginny groaned. She was working on a very difficult essay for Professor's Snape lesson, and apperantly wasn't progress very much.
"Who doesn't?" said Harry sympathetically. "Here, let me see that..." he looked at her essay and corrected a few mistakes he remembered from last year.
Ron was staring out of the window. He didn't say anything for a while; he abandoned his homework on the table and just stared outside for so long, Ginny and Harry thought he went crazy. But then he said quietly: "Look."
Harry and Ginny exchanged questioning looks, then they went to the window and looked outside.
There were many students playing outside in the snow; many of whom were younger students who didn't have that much work to do. Harry was watching the Creevey brothers building a snowman; but his attention was distracted as Ron said impatietly: "Not there. Look here!" and pointed.
Harry looked to the right. There, a little far from the other students, he saw Hermione, who was with - surprise, surprise - Draco Malfoy. Malfoy was in the process of making a snowball, obviously to throw at Hermione, but before he finished it, Hermione threw a big snowball at him and hit him right in the face. Malfoy fell over and rolled in the snow; he got up all covered in snow. Hermione was laughing so hard, she almost fell herself.
Harry squinted at Ron and saw his ears reddenning. Then he looked back outside, just in time to see Malfoy throwing a huge snowball at Hermione, making her fall right into a pile of snow.
"Why that little - " Ron sputtered, but Harry noticed something; as Hermione got up, she was laughing again, and the big smile on her face proved Harry something.
Hermione was happy. She was happier than he had ever seen her before.
"Isn't it about time to accept that?" he asked Ron quietly.
Ron looked at him as though he had betrayed him, and said: "No way. Not as long as she's dating that big ugly git."
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"Ginny, would you come with me to Draco's home on Christmas?"
"What?" Ginny almost fell off her chair with surprise.
"Draco invited me to his house," Hermione explained.
"But - but - I thought you were coming to our home," said Ginny disappointedly.
"I'm sorry, but - I can't let Draco spend Christmas alone with his Mom. They would be so lonely."
"Are your parents coming too?" asked Ginny curiously.
"No," Hermione said sadly. "I asked them to, but they're kind of scared to be in a wizards' house. They are afraid of magic."
"I can understand that," said Ginny. "But, Hermione, you know how much I like Harry..."
"Yeah, I know." Hermione smiled.
"And it's my family, and they would be insulted if I don't come."
"But - but - Christmas for three people?" Hermione asked desperately, "it would be so... so... lonely, especially in that huge mansion."
"I'm sorry," said Ginny, "I'm really sorry, but I can't."
Hermione's face suddenly lit up. She had an idea. Now, if only she could convince Draco...
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Dear Mom, Hermione suggested that the three of us go on vacation on Christmas; it sounds great to me. How would you like that? Hermione knows a really good place, she was there with her parents a few years ago. Then her parents and Ginny Weasley would come, too. I think it's a great idea. It doesn't sound like Christmas spirit to me, three people having a feast in a big, old, dusty mansion. Please?
Love, Draco
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"She agreed!" Draco cried happily. He ran towards Hermione with the letter from his mother in his hand. "I've just received it. She says it sounds like a really good idea."
"That's wonderful!" Hermione cheered. "We'll have so much fun! I'll go tell Ginny."
And she disappeared.
Draco turned to leave, but Harry and Ron blocked his way.
"Hey, guys," he said, trying to sound casual, although he had an idea about what was going to happen.
"You can't do that, Malfoy," Ron said through clenched teeth. "You can't take Hermione away from us."
"I didn't take anybody away," Draco said calmly. "She chose to come. You've heard her."
"Well, somehow it doesn't seem to make sense," Ron said furiously, his face turning red again. "Because, you see, the old Hermione would have never chosen you over me."
"What are you trying to say?"
"I'm not trying to say, I'm saying it! I'm saying you threatened her," said Ron heatedly. "You're going to pay for that!"
"I didn't threaten Hermione!" Draco was getting really angry now. Ron's words hurt him very much, but he was still trying to control himself. "Look, I love Hermione. I would never do anything to hurt her."
"You hurt her by your existence!" Ron screamed. "You took my girl away from me, and you're going to pay for that!"
"She has never been your girl," Draco shouted back. "She has never loved you! Liked you, yes, but she never loved you! Why can't you be a true friend and accept that?!"
"Don't you teach me about friendship!" Ron screeched. "I am being a true friend! I'm trying to show her what a horrible mistake she's making!"
"Why don't you let her find out by herself? She's believes she's doing the right thing. She doesn't agree to be forced to do anything, you heard her! It's none of your business what she - "
But he never finished this sentence, for Ron had jumped on him and they both fell on the floor; cursing loudly, Ron started hitting Draco. Harry tried to separate them, but Ron wouldn't let go; he stuck his fist into Draco's stomach, trying to cause him as much pain as possible.
Draco didn't hit Ron back. He simply tried to protect himself; but he received a couple of serious hits before he managed to overcome Ron and stop him. Eventually, Ron was lying on his back on the stone floor; Draco was over him, holding his hands and legs and forcing him to stop.
Ron was struggling to pull free.
"Calm down," Draco said forcefully. "Calm down! Hermione wouldn't want us to do that!"
Ron stopped struggling; he was simply looking at Draco in hatred.
"I hope one day you'll understand," said Draco quietly. He got to his feet and looked at Harry, who looked angry and frustrated. With a last glance at Ron, Draco left.
"Now Hermione and Ginny will go with him for Christmas," Ron said bitterly, getting up. "I can't believe Malfoy has taken my girl AND my sister!"
If only he knew what was going to happen...
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Chapter Nine
Several weeks passed and it was almost Christmas. It was snowing now almost all the time; and one of these snowy days, Harry, Ron and Ginny were sitting in the Common Room, trying to do their homework.
"I hate Potions," Ginny groaned. She was working on a very difficult essay for Professor's Snape lesson, and apperantly wasn't progress very much.
"Who doesn't?" said Harry sympathetically. "Here, let me see that..." he looked at her essay and corrected a few mistakes he remembered from last year.
Ron was staring out of the window. He didn't say anything for a while; he abandoned his homework on the table and just stared outside for so long, Ginny and Harry thought he went crazy. But then he said quietly: "Look."
Harry and Ginny exchanged questioning looks, then they went to the window and looked outside.
There were many students playing outside in the snow; many of whom were younger students who didn't have that much work to do. Harry was watching the Creevey brothers building a snowman; but his attention was distracted as Ron said impatietly: "Not there. Look here!" and pointed.
Harry looked to the right. There, a little far from the other students, he saw Hermione, who was with - surprise, surprise - Draco Malfoy. Malfoy was in the process of making a snowball, obviously to throw at Hermione, but before he finished it, Hermione threw a big snowball at him and hit him right in the face. Malfoy fell over and rolled in the snow; he got up all covered in snow. Hermione was laughing so hard, she almost fell herself.
Harry squinted at Ron and saw his ears reddenning. Then he looked back outside, just in time to see Malfoy throwing a huge snowball at Hermione, making her fall right into a pile of snow.
"Why that little - " Ron sputtered, but Harry noticed something; as Hermione got up, she was laughing again, and the big smile on her face proved Harry something.
Hermione was happy. She was happier than he had ever seen her before.
"Isn't it about time to accept that?" he asked Ron quietly.
Ron looked at him as though he had betrayed him, and said: "No way. Not as long as she's dating that big ugly git."
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"Ginny, would you come with me to Draco's home on Christmas?"
"What?" Ginny almost fell off her chair with surprise.
"Draco invited me to his house," Hermione explained.
"But - but - I thought you were coming to our home," said Ginny disappointedly.
"I'm sorry, but - I can't let Draco spend Christmas alone with his Mom. They would be so lonely."
"Are your parents coming too?" asked Ginny curiously.
"No," Hermione said sadly. "I asked them to, but they're kind of scared to be in a wizards' house. They are afraid of magic."
"I can understand that," said Ginny. "But, Hermione, you know how much I like Harry..."
"Yeah, I know." Hermione smiled.
"And it's my family, and they would be insulted if I don't come."
"But - but - Christmas for three people?" Hermione asked desperately, "it would be so... so... lonely, especially in that huge mansion."
"I'm sorry," said Ginny, "I'm really sorry, but I can't."
Hermione's face suddenly lit up. She had an idea. Now, if only she could convince Draco...
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Dear Mom, Hermione suggested that the three of us go on vacation on Christmas; it sounds great to me. How would you like that? Hermione knows a really good place, she was there with her parents a few years ago. Then her parents and Ginny Weasley would come, too. I think it's a great idea. It doesn't sound like Christmas spirit to me, three people having a feast in a big, old, dusty mansion. Please?
Love, Draco
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"She agreed!" Draco cried happily. He ran towards Hermione with the letter from his mother in his hand. "I've just received it. She says it sounds like a really good idea."
"That's wonderful!" Hermione cheered. "We'll have so much fun! I'll go tell Ginny."
And she disappeared.
Draco turned to leave, but Harry and Ron blocked his way.
"Hey, guys," he said, trying to sound casual, although he had an idea about what was going to happen.
"You can't do that, Malfoy," Ron said through clenched teeth. "You can't take Hermione away from us."
"I didn't take anybody away," Draco said calmly. "She chose to come. You've heard her."
"Well, somehow it doesn't seem to make sense," Ron said furiously, his face turning red again. "Because, you see, the old Hermione would have never chosen you over me."
"What are you trying to say?"
"I'm not trying to say, I'm saying it! I'm saying you threatened her," said Ron heatedly. "You're going to pay for that!"
"I didn't threaten Hermione!" Draco was getting really angry now. Ron's words hurt him very much, but he was still trying to control himself. "Look, I love Hermione. I would never do anything to hurt her."
"You hurt her by your existence!" Ron screamed. "You took my girl away from me, and you're going to pay for that!"
"She has never been your girl," Draco shouted back. "She has never loved you! Liked you, yes, but she never loved you! Why can't you be a true friend and accept that?!"
"Don't you teach me about friendship!" Ron screeched. "I am being a true friend! I'm trying to show her what a horrible mistake she's making!"
"Why don't you let her find out by herself? She's believes she's doing the right thing. She doesn't agree to be forced to do anything, you heard her! It's none of your business what she - "
But he never finished this sentence, for Ron had jumped on him and they both fell on the floor; cursing loudly, Ron started hitting Draco. Harry tried to separate them, but Ron wouldn't let go; he stuck his fist into Draco's stomach, trying to cause him as much pain as possible.
Draco didn't hit Ron back. He simply tried to protect himself; but he received a couple of serious hits before he managed to overcome Ron and stop him. Eventually, Ron was lying on his back on the stone floor; Draco was over him, holding his hands and legs and forcing him to stop.
Ron was struggling to pull free.
"Calm down," Draco said forcefully. "Calm down! Hermione wouldn't want us to do that!"
Ron stopped struggling; he was simply looking at Draco in hatred.
"I hope one day you'll understand," said Draco quietly. He got to his feet and looked at Harry, who looked angry and frustrated. With a last glance at Ron, Draco left.
"Now Hermione and Ginny will go with him for Christmas," Ron said bitterly, getting up. "I can't believe Malfoy has taken my girl AND my sister!"
If only he knew what was going to happen...
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Roni