A/N: wow! I love all you reviewers out there!! Oh, and by the way, in case
I forget to add it in the summary again, there will be OotP spoilers in
this story. SO READ NO FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT! And if you haven't
read the fifth book, well you'd better get a crack on. I've already read it
thru 3 times! I'm obsessed, I know. Oooh, doe's anyone watch ALIAS?? If
you're not from Australia, then don't tell me anything about it, coz we're
behind. Neways, Jennifer Garner and the character Vaughn have gotten
together in real life! EEEEH! Yay. If I couldn't have him, then I'm glad
it's her, but I really wish they'd get a move on and kiss each other!
Draco90: I'm not going to delay the getting together of the two too much longer. It is inevitable, and I can't stop it. If you can think of any twists I can put in my story, you can email me at pink_1ce_princess@hotmail.com. Anyone else with ideas can too, but I'm putting this in a note to you, because you're the only one who's given me something more to work with. Well Done! (Thumbs up to everyone)
I give it all to Mr. Black: I agree totally with you. The tub thing wasn't meant to be very innocent ;). I love linkin park! Glad you like the fic, and I am going to let Hermione be at the ball, but I dunno if they'll dance. Read on to find out!
Disclaimer: You know that I only own Hilary and Ken, and Ken will make a comeback into the story. By the way, Ken is Pansy's boyfriend. Refer to chappie 2
~*~*~*~ Chapter 9: He Owes Me, and He Knows It ~*~*~*~
DRACO'S POV
"What happened Mr Malfoy!?" Madam Pomfrey shrieked when I woke her up and showed her Granger.
"She fell down the common room stairs, and got a gash in the side of her body somehow." I put her on the bed, and then released the charm.
"Well, that shouldn't be too hard to fix, but she will have to stay here until she wakes up. She will be in pain. Please inform her teachers tomorrow that she is unfit to go to class. You may leave now." She said the last remark rather stiffly. I took the hint and left. I felt kind of bad that I had done this to Granger, but I couldn't help think, 'Yes! One whole day and night without her!'
GINNY'S POV
"Hi Harry." I quickly kissed him and then resumed eating.
"Hey Ginny. Have a good weekend?" he winked at me. I shoved him and blushed. "Have you seen Hermione? I haven't seen her for ages!"
"No sorry Harry I haven't. She is usually the first one down. Maybe she's feeling a little sick. We can go and check in her common room if you like."
"Yeah that'd be good. Let's go now. We still have enough time."
We got up and headed down to Hermione's common room. When we got there, the lady in the portrait asked us for the password.
"Um, we're not sure. We're just looking for someone," I said to the lady.
"With whom do you wish to speak?"
"Hermione."
"She is not here. She was taken to the hospital wing late last night with an injury."
"Omg. Mione. We have to go and see if she's ok." We sped of to the hospital wing. Luckily Pomfrey was somewhere else. We walked in and saw her lying on a bed. There was a large bandage on her side.
"Hey Mione. Are you awake?" Harry asked.
"Yeah I'm up. How are you guys? I can't believe this. I can't go to classes today just because of a little scratch on my side." She was talking quietly and slowly. I was guessing she didn't have much energy.
"If you call that a little scratch, then I'd hate to see what was a serious cut to you!" Harry laughed at her.
"By the way. What happened to you?"
"What are you doing here? You should be in classes, and certainly not here without my permission! Get out!" Madam Pomfrey took that moment to shun us out.
"Can we come by after classes to see her?" I asked
"Yes I suppose, but only after classes!" Madam Pomfrey said sternly as she shut the doors.
"Well that went well." I had a sneaking suspicion that Hermione's fall had something to do with Malfoy. "We do have 10 more minutes before class you know", I added slyly. Harry pulled me into a supposedly empty classroom; the only problem was that there were already a couple of people busy in there.
HARRY'S POV
My eyesight was going to be damaged forever. I would not see properly again. In the classroom I had pulled Ginny into were no other than Pansy and some Slytherin guy. They looked VERY busy to us. Pansy had the top half down and was busy with her tongue stuck down the Slytherin guy's throat. Luckily the guy's hands were shielding certain information that was classified. They looked at us in surprise, and Pansy luckily pulled her top up.
"What are you doing here Potty, Weasel?" Pansy snarled at us.
"Well, we are doing a special favour to Professor McGonagall. She has been finding random classes in a, er, unfit state to teach, and we are going around finding out who it is." Pansy and the Slytherin guy looked at us horrified.
"If you tell McGonagall then we'll tell her that Ron and some chick were in the next room." Pansy gave me a sarcastic smile.
"That's a lie and you know it!" I shouted at her.
"Go and check yourself if you don't believe me."
Ginny went and opened up the next door. There was a shriek and Ginny came back in with a smile.
"Well there certainly are a pair in there who were as busy as these two, but unfortunately for you, they aren't Ron and Hilary. It's your friend Chanay and some other Slytherin guy." I grinned at Ginny.
"If you tell McGonagall, that's going to be the end of you two" Pansy spat at us.
"Empty threats Pansy. Empty threats." We walked of laughing. My laughter soon died away, as I realised I had advanced DADA later on and I hadn't practised the protector shield at all. With a sinking feeling I made my way to Transfiguration.
HERMIONE'S POV
I couldn't completely remember what had happened the night before. All I could remember was tripping on the stairs and falling, then waking up in the hospital wing with a bandage on my side. I could have sworn that I heard Malfoy mutter something just before I fell, but I couldn't be sure. I tried to think back to last night.
"You have a visitor Miss Granger" Madam Pomfrey informed me.
I looked around expecting to see Harry or Ron or Ginny or Hilary, but the person that was making their way to me was the last person in the world I wanted to see. Malfoy made his way to my bed and sat down. Madam Pomfrey was making her way into her office.
"So how are you Granger?" he was looking at Pomfrey as he said this.
"Why do you wa."
"Look Granger. I'm not here to see if you're ok. What do you remember from last night? Does any of it include me?" his eyes were darting everywhere as he said this.
"Yes there is something actually. I know that you brought me up to the hospital wing last night" I said slyly. I swore that I saw him look a bit relieved. It made me wonder if he had made me trip up. I had made him the hot conversation topic, not to mention ruined his reputation.
"I saw anger wash back over him. "If you tell anyone that I took you here, I will personally see to it that you little cut becomes more drastic. My reputation has already been walked on enough."
I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him. Hang on. Me! Sorry for Malfoy! When he is the most uncompassionate human on the Earth! I figured it was the blood loss that was affecting my head. Madam Pomfrey bustled over.
"I need to check your cut." She muttered a few words and the bandage became transparent. I could see a long scar.
"Well, it looks all better. The scar won't go for another 4 months. You'll need to apply this cream just before you go to sleep every second night. It will quicken the removal of you scar. You are free to go now, but you are not going to any more classes today. I want you to take it easy in you common room."
I got up and winced. There was still a little bit of pain in my side. I walked back to the common room and sat down in front of the fire. I was starving. I hadn't eaten breakfast so I walked through the door that lead to the kitchens.
"Hello misses. Is there anything Spunkle can get you?"
"Yes thanks Spunkle. I would like you to bring my lunch up to the Heads common room as soon as it's ready. Thank you so much."
I walked back out and into the common room. I sat back in the comfy couch and pulled the coffee table beside me. Luckily the 'Thoroughly Revised Revision of Hogwarts: A History' was sitting beside me. This version was so big that I had to put a featherweight charm on so I could hold it. Harry had got it for me last Christmas and I was only half way through it. I settled down and became divulged in the book. I heard the door open.
"Just put it here thanks Spunkle." I motioned to the coffee table beside me.
"No, I'd rather put it here. That way I wouldn't have to come to close to you. And my name is not Spunkle" drawled the cold voice of Malfoy. I turned around and looked at him.
"And just what are you putting down for me?"
"Your homework. Trust me, I'd rather not. But I have orders from McGonagall."
"Why, how sweet. Accio Homework." The pile of papers flew towards me. There was a note from McGonagall that said that the work was due next week at the latest.
"Misses. Here is your lunch Miss."
"Thank you. Just put here on the coffee table. Here is a sickle for your efforts."
"No Miss!" the elf looked shocked. "We do not accept payment for our services" he squeaked and ran out the door in a half bow. My efforts with S.P.E.W. weren't going anywhere. The elf just wouldn't listen. I was seriously debating giving it up. It was costing me money and I wasn't going anywhere.
"Well Granger. Do you always pay your servants for their work? Is that how low you can go?" he sneered at me.
"Malfoy, obviously I don't pay EVERY servant, as you should know." He looked absolutely furious. I chuckled and turned back to my book.
"You know Granger, you. you. ah, just forget it!" he stormed out of the common room. That was a first. He didn't have a comeback. I felt very satisfied at this thought and began eating my lunch.
DRACO'S POV
What was wrong with me? I didn't have anything to say back to her. Malfoy's always had the last word. I had made a complete fool of myself in front of her. Again. And now I had left the common room and had nowhere to go. Why didn't I just storm up to my room where I was heading in the first place? 'What is wrong with you Draco?'
I decided to pay a visit to the Slytherin common room. I hadn't been there for a long time now. I made my way down and bumped into Ken.
"Hey man. Are you on your way to the common room now?"
"Yeah, for the first time in ages. Is it still the same? You know, full of scanty hoes and drugs?"
"yeah it is. That's why Pansy and I spend as much time as we can away from there. She's waiting for me in the Astronomy tower. I'd better not keep her waiting." He winked at me and headed of.
"Hang on. Are Crabbe and Goyle in there?"
"Yeah, but their kind of high at the moment. I think Goyle is still in his right mind. He doesn't do drugs."
I was surprised. One of the goons was actually normal. I decided to go and have a chat with him. I didn't do any crap like that, but I knew that everyone thought I did. I walked in and the whole room fell silent. It stunk in there. Then everyone started talking to me at once.
"Hey Malfoy. Hows life?" Goyle had gotten to me first thankfully. He had lost a lot of weight since the sixth year, and now had muscles instead of flab.
"Hey Goyle. Can we go somewhere these dopies can't find us? I can't stand being in the same room as them."
"Yeah sure. Do you want to go for a walk?"
"Yep. Let's go." We left and went outside. We talked and walked towards the quidditch pitch. When we reached there I stopped walking.
"Hey Goyle. There's no one here. Do you want me to train with you?"
"Yeah that would be good. I'll play attack, and you can be defence."
We unlocked the quidditch store cupboard and took out our brooms and the quidditch balls. I grabbed the quaffle and handed it to Goyle. We got on our brooms, and I let one of the bludgers go.
After a few hours we were sweating and puffing. I had managed to put more goals past Goyle, but he wasn't far behind. We packed everything up, and locked it all away. I performed a smelling charm on myself, so I smelt the nice, and Goyle did the same. We went inside. I said bye to Goyle, and he went down to his common room. I kept going up to mine. The training session was just what I needed to get my mind of everything. When I got in the room, Granger was still in front of the fire. She was doing her homework. I rolled my eyes. I would have taken a holiday if I got an extension on my work. She didn't even notice I was there. I walked past her and started up the stairs.
"Where were you? Professor McGonagall came past. It was your turn today to patrol the corridors you know." I swore to myself under my breath. I was going to get hell from McGonagall tomorrow.
"So. What did you do? Someone had to patrol the corridors."
"I did that. I needed a walk anyway. I had been sitting the whole day and needed to stretch my legs. It didn't have anything to do with you. You're on duty tomorrow anyway."
"But it's your shift!"
"It was yours today, but I did it instead, even though I was hurt, because of you. I heard what you said before I fell. You're lucky no one knows."
"Well, I didn't ask you to patrol the corridors and I didn't trip you up" I said heatedly. I knew that I was blushing. How could she know what I did?
"Well Malfoy, I suggest you do it tomorrow or McGonagall will know that I did the shifts tonight, and that wouldn't be right, especially in my condition."
She covered for me? I wonder why she did that. I was grateful, but it didn't make sense, seeing as she had made my life hell for the past week. I trudged upstairs for a nice long sleep.
HERMIONE'S POV
I would have told McGonagall everything, except for the fact that I had blackmail evidence against Malfoy. I knew it would only be valid for a week, but I could still keep him from being insulting for a week. He owed me, and he knew it.
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A/N: How was that peeps? I know it took me FOREVER to post it, but it's here at last. I'm planning to make next chappie the ball, unless something else comes up. I am so bad at cliffies. I really wanted to leave you all in suspense. Oh well. Press the GO button, and I'll put up another chapter! Sounds fair, doesn't it? oh and all you reviewers, once again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!aHaaH
Draco90: I'm not going to delay the getting together of the two too much longer. It is inevitable, and I can't stop it. If you can think of any twists I can put in my story, you can email me at pink_1ce_princess@hotmail.com. Anyone else with ideas can too, but I'm putting this in a note to you, because you're the only one who's given me something more to work with. Well Done! (Thumbs up to everyone)
I give it all to Mr. Black: I agree totally with you. The tub thing wasn't meant to be very innocent ;). I love linkin park! Glad you like the fic, and I am going to let Hermione be at the ball, but I dunno if they'll dance. Read on to find out!
Disclaimer: You know that I only own Hilary and Ken, and Ken will make a comeback into the story. By the way, Ken is Pansy's boyfriend. Refer to chappie 2
~*~*~*~ Chapter 9: He Owes Me, and He Knows It ~*~*~*~
DRACO'S POV
"What happened Mr Malfoy!?" Madam Pomfrey shrieked when I woke her up and showed her Granger.
"She fell down the common room stairs, and got a gash in the side of her body somehow." I put her on the bed, and then released the charm.
"Well, that shouldn't be too hard to fix, but she will have to stay here until she wakes up. She will be in pain. Please inform her teachers tomorrow that she is unfit to go to class. You may leave now." She said the last remark rather stiffly. I took the hint and left. I felt kind of bad that I had done this to Granger, but I couldn't help think, 'Yes! One whole day and night without her!'
GINNY'S POV
"Hi Harry." I quickly kissed him and then resumed eating.
"Hey Ginny. Have a good weekend?" he winked at me. I shoved him and blushed. "Have you seen Hermione? I haven't seen her for ages!"
"No sorry Harry I haven't. She is usually the first one down. Maybe she's feeling a little sick. We can go and check in her common room if you like."
"Yeah that'd be good. Let's go now. We still have enough time."
We got up and headed down to Hermione's common room. When we got there, the lady in the portrait asked us for the password.
"Um, we're not sure. We're just looking for someone," I said to the lady.
"With whom do you wish to speak?"
"Hermione."
"She is not here. She was taken to the hospital wing late last night with an injury."
"Omg. Mione. We have to go and see if she's ok." We sped of to the hospital wing. Luckily Pomfrey was somewhere else. We walked in and saw her lying on a bed. There was a large bandage on her side.
"Hey Mione. Are you awake?" Harry asked.
"Yeah I'm up. How are you guys? I can't believe this. I can't go to classes today just because of a little scratch on my side." She was talking quietly and slowly. I was guessing she didn't have much energy.
"If you call that a little scratch, then I'd hate to see what was a serious cut to you!" Harry laughed at her.
"By the way. What happened to you?"
"What are you doing here? You should be in classes, and certainly not here without my permission! Get out!" Madam Pomfrey took that moment to shun us out.
"Can we come by after classes to see her?" I asked
"Yes I suppose, but only after classes!" Madam Pomfrey said sternly as she shut the doors.
"Well that went well." I had a sneaking suspicion that Hermione's fall had something to do with Malfoy. "We do have 10 more minutes before class you know", I added slyly. Harry pulled me into a supposedly empty classroom; the only problem was that there were already a couple of people busy in there.
HARRY'S POV
My eyesight was going to be damaged forever. I would not see properly again. In the classroom I had pulled Ginny into were no other than Pansy and some Slytherin guy. They looked VERY busy to us. Pansy had the top half down and was busy with her tongue stuck down the Slytherin guy's throat. Luckily the guy's hands were shielding certain information that was classified. They looked at us in surprise, and Pansy luckily pulled her top up.
"What are you doing here Potty, Weasel?" Pansy snarled at us.
"Well, we are doing a special favour to Professor McGonagall. She has been finding random classes in a, er, unfit state to teach, and we are going around finding out who it is." Pansy and the Slytherin guy looked at us horrified.
"If you tell McGonagall then we'll tell her that Ron and some chick were in the next room." Pansy gave me a sarcastic smile.
"That's a lie and you know it!" I shouted at her.
"Go and check yourself if you don't believe me."
Ginny went and opened up the next door. There was a shriek and Ginny came back in with a smile.
"Well there certainly are a pair in there who were as busy as these two, but unfortunately for you, they aren't Ron and Hilary. It's your friend Chanay and some other Slytherin guy." I grinned at Ginny.
"If you tell McGonagall, that's going to be the end of you two" Pansy spat at us.
"Empty threats Pansy. Empty threats." We walked of laughing. My laughter soon died away, as I realised I had advanced DADA later on and I hadn't practised the protector shield at all. With a sinking feeling I made my way to Transfiguration.
HERMIONE'S POV
I couldn't completely remember what had happened the night before. All I could remember was tripping on the stairs and falling, then waking up in the hospital wing with a bandage on my side. I could have sworn that I heard Malfoy mutter something just before I fell, but I couldn't be sure. I tried to think back to last night.
"You have a visitor Miss Granger" Madam Pomfrey informed me.
I looked around expecting to see Harry or Ron or Ginny or Hilary, but the person that was making their way to me was the last person in the world I wanted to see. Malfoy made his way to my bed and sat down. Madam Pomfrey was making her way into her office.
"So how are you Granger?" he was looking at Pomfrey as he said this.
"Why do you wa."
"Look Granger. I'm not here to see if you're ok. What do you remember from last night? Does any of it include me?" his eyes were darting everywhere as he said this.
"Yes there is something actually. I know that you brought me up to the hospital wing last night" I said slyly. I swore that I saw him look a bit relieved. It made me wonder if he had made me trip up. I had made him the hot conversation topic, not to mention ruined his reputation.
"I saw anger wash back over him. "If you tell anyone that I took you here, I will personally see to it that you little cut becomes more drastic. My reputation has already been walked on enough."
I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him. Hang on. Me! Sorry for Malfoy! When he is the most uncompassionate human on the Earth! I figured it was the blood loss that was affecting my head. Madam Pomfrey bustled over.
"I need to check your cut." She muttered a few words and the bandage became transparent. I could see a long scar.
"Well, it looks all better. The scar won't go for another 4 months. You'll need to apply this cream just before you go to sleep every second night. It will quicken the removal of you scar. You are free to go now, but you are not going to any more classes today. I want you to take it easy in you common room."
I got up and winced. There was still a little bit of pain in my side. I walked back to the common room and sat down in front of the fire. I was starving. I hadn't eaten breakfast so I walked through the door that lead to the kitchens.
"Hello misses. Is there anything Spunkle can get you?"
"Yes thanks Spunkle. I would like you to bring my lunch up to the Heads common room as soon as it's ready. Thank you so much."
I walked back out and into the common room. I sat back in the comfy couch and pulled the coffee table beside me. Luckily the 'Thoroughly Revised Revision of Hogwarts: A History' was sitting beside me. This version was so big that I had to put a featherweight charm on so I could hold it. Harry had got it for me last Christmas and I was only half way through it. I settled down and became divulged in the book. I heard the door open.
"Just put it here thanks Spunkle." I motioned to the coffee table beside me.
"No, I'd rather put it here. That way I wouldn't have to come to close to you. And my name is not Spunkle" drawled the cold voice of Malfoy. I turned around and looked at him.
"And just what are you putting down for me?"
"Your homework. Trust me, I'd rather not. But I have orders from McGonagall."
"Why, how sweet. Accio Homework." The pile of papers flew towards me. There was a note from McGonagall that said that the work was due next week at the latest.
"Misses. Here is your lunch Miss."
"Thank you. Just put here on the coffee table. Here is a sickle for your efforts."
"No Miss!" the elf looked shocked. "We do not accept payment for our services" he squeaked and ran out the door in a half bow. My efforts with S.P.E.W. weren't going anywhere. The elf just wouldn't listen. I was seriously debating giving it up. It was costing me money and I wasn't going anywhere.
"Well Granger. Do you always pay your servants for their work? Is that how low you can go?" he sneered at me.
"Malfoy, obviously I don't pay EVERY servant, as you should know." He looked absolutely furious. I chuckled and turned back to my book.
"You know Granger, you. you. ah, just forget it!" he stormed out of the common room. That was a first. He didn't have a comeback. I felt very satisfied at this thought and began eating my lunch.
DRACO'S POV
What was wrong with me? I didn't have anything to say back to her. Malfoy's always had the last word. I had made a complete fool of myself in front of her. Again. And now I had left the common room and had nowhere to go. Why didn't I just storm up to my room where I was heading in the first place? 'What is wrong with you Draco?'
I decided to pay a visit to the Slytherin common room. I hadn't been there for a long time now. I made my way down and bumped into Ken.
"Hey man. Are you on your way to the common room now?"
"Yeah, for the first time in ages. Is it still the same? You know, full of scanty hoes and drugs?"
"yeah it is. That's why Pansy and I spend as much time as we can away from there. She's waiting for me in the Astronomy tower. I'd better not keep her waiting." He winked at me and headed of.
"Hang on. Are Crabbe and Goyle in there?"
"Yeah, but their kind of high at the moment. I think Goyle is still in his right mind. He doesn't do drugs."
I was surprised. One of the goons was actually normal. I decided to go and have a chat with him. I didn't do any crap like that, but I knew that everyone thought I did. I walked in and the whole room fell silent. It stunk in there. Then everyone started talking to me at once.
"Hey Malfoy. Hows life?" Goyle had gotten to me first thankfully. He had lost a lot of weight since the sixth year, and now had muscles instead of flab.
"Hey Goyle. Can we go somewhere these dopies can't find us? I can't stand being in the same room as them."
"Yeah sure. Do you want to go for a walk?"
"Yep. Let's go." We left and went outside. We talked and walked towards the quidditch pitch. When we reached there I stopped walking.
"Hey Goyle. There's no one here. Do you want me to train with you?"
"Yeah that would be good. I'll play attack, and you can be defence."
We unlocked the quidditch store cupboard and took out our brooms and the quidditch balls. I grabbed the quaffle and handed it to Goyle. We got on our brooms, and I let one of the bludgers go.
After a few hours we were sweating and puffing. I had managed to put more goals past Goyle, but he wasn't far behind. We packed everything up, and locked it all away. I performed a smelling charm on myself, so I smelt the nice, and Goyle did the same. We went inside. I said bye to Goyle, and he went down to his common room. I kept going up to mine. The training session was just what I needed to get my mind of everything. When I got in the room, Granger was still in front of the fire. She was doing her homework. I rolled my eyes. I would have taken a holiday if I got an extension on my work. She didn't even notice I was there. I walked past her and started up the stairs.
"Where were you? Professor McGonagall came past. It was your turn today to patrol the corridors you know." I swore to myself under my breath. I was going to get hell from McGonagall tomorrow.
"So. What did you do? Someone had to patrol the corridors."
"I did that. I needed a walk anyway. I had been sitting the whole day and needed to stretch my legs. It didn't have anything to do with you. You're on duty tomorrow anyway."
"But it's your shift!"
"It was yours today, but I did it instead, even though I was hurt, because of you. I heard what you said before I fell. You're lucky no one knows."
"Well, I didn't ask you to patrol the corridors and I didn't trip you up" I said heatedly. I knew that I was blushing. How could she know what I did?
"Well Malfoy, I suggest you do it tomorrow or McGonagall will know that I did the shifts tonight, and that wouldn't be right, especially in my condition."
She covered for me? I wonder why she did that. I was grateful, but it didn't make sense, seeing as she had made my life hell for the past week. I trudged upstairs for a nice long sleep.
HERMIONE'S POV
I would have told McGonagall everything, except for the fact that I had blackmail evidence against Malfoy. I knew it would only be valid for a week, but I could still keep him from being insulting for a week. He owed me, and he knew it.
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A/N: How was that peeps? I know it took me FOREVER to post it, but it's here at last. I'm planning to make next chappie the ball, unless something else comes up. I am so bad at cliffies. I really wanted to leave you all in suspense. Oh well. Press the GO button, and I'll put up another chapter! Sounds fair, doesn't it? oh and all you reviewers, once again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!aHaaH