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I've made up in this chapter though. I also own the plot.
Sorry that its taken me a while to post again, but I have a lot of stuff going on right now and it's hard to find some free time anymore. Well I will write more thanks yous at the end of the chapter, and please, PLEASE stop asking if Hermione and Draco are going to get back together; you'll find out soon enough. But for now, you're just going to have to wait like everyone else; my sister doesn't even know if they're going to get back together and she's one of the biggest snoops I know! Well I hope you enjoy this chapter and I'm sorry that it is so short! Please read and review!
Chapter 17
The very next day at Hogwarts was total disorder at breakfast. Every student whom had signed up somewhere received an owl in regards to their schedules and whom they would be working with. Each group was of about twenty students, most including some from Latvia's School of Magic.
Hermione noticed that only ten owls flew by the Slytherin table, but didn't care to see who had received them. Instead she looked at her own schedule to see whom she would be with. The list had twenty names on it and the house and year of each student next to their names.
Hermione Morgan - 7th year Gryffindor Blaise Zabini - 7th year Slytherin Joey Graham - 6th year Hufflepuff Luna Lovegood - 6th year Ravenclaw Kara Willis - 6th year Ravenclaw Demitri Borninkof - 6th year Slytherin Justine Rose - 5th year Gryffindor Brianne Harris - 5th year Hufflepuff Marina Reed - 5th year Hufflepuff Ben Watters - 5th year Hufflepuff Dawn Roberts - 5th year Ravenclaw Jasmine Willis - 5th year Ravenclaw Hope Clement - 4th year Hufflepuff Helios Terith - 4th year Slytherin Dennis Creevey - 3rd year Gryffindor Sarah Rose - 3rd year Gryffindor Lauren Rose - 3rd year Gryffindor Aurora Thetas - 3rd year Ravenclaw Ruby Turoe - 3rd year Ravenclaw Orlindu Terith - 3rd year Slytherin
Now she knew where four of the ten Slytherins were and who they were. Obviously anyone from Latvia wouldn't be here after they left.
She looked over at Harry's schedule and noticed some names that stood out to her immediately: Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and Harry Potter. All of them were in the same group. 'How the hell are they going to get through this alive . . . they'll kill each other before they would work with each other.' Then a sudden thought dawned on her. "Ron is coming back?" I asked aloud to no one in general.
Harry looked down at his list and Hermione could swear that she heard him think, 'what the hell? Oh my God she's right!' Harry looked at Hermione and said, "You're right, Ron's going to be here today! We'll finally get to see him again!"
Across the table Harry and Hermione heard a sixth year named Jade Douglas scream with excitement then she looked at them, "Ginny Weasley is coming back!" She got up and ran to tell her friends who were just coming into the hall and animatedly told them the news. All four of them jumped for joy and whooped in joy and hugged each other.
"I guess we know where they have been at now," said Harry. Hermione could see that he was brimming with excitement at this news.
"I can see that you're happy," Hermione said looking at him knowingly.
"Well of course, I've missed my friends," said Harry like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Harry, you know that I'm telepathic. I can tell that you aren't telling the whole truth. You're excited because Ginny is coming back," Hermione said triumphantly.
Harry blushed as she said this. "So what if I am?" he asked childishly.
Hermione let out a hearty laugh at the look on his face, "Cheers Harry, I think it's great. I'm glad you've finally sorted out your emotions."
"I don't know what I'm going to say to her. The holidays left things kind of awkward when she announced to us that she had a boyfriend."
"Don't let that stop you. And besides, if I know anything about Ginny, they've broken it off a long while back."
"So when exactly did she write to you and tell you all this?" asked Harry with a superior smirk on his face.
'Damn, caught in the act!' Hermione smiled sheepishly, "Two weeks ago, when they called it quits."
"Thought so. So do you really think I stand a chance?" he asked quietly.
"Of course you do." Hermione saw the knowing look on his face and cut him off before he could reply, "She told me so. She also told me that our dear old friend Ron has a girlfriend and it's pretty serious with those two."
"Really?"
"Yeah, she says that they're engaged."
"Students!" Dumbledore's voice boomed through the Great Hall before Harry could get his reply out there. "Latvia's School of Magic will be here shortly, therefore, I would ask that all of you please go to your classes now so that we can save time."
Everyone filed out of the Great Hall and went to their assigned classrooms and waited impatiently for Latvia's arrival.
~*::-::*~
Ron and Ginny Weasley stepped up to the front doors of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry calmly as though they had never left in the first place. They looked sideways at each other and then back to the 400 or so people behind them.
"Well Gin, this is it," said Ron.
"Yep, I'm worried Ron, we're outnumbered like four to one with Death Eaters who are fully trained in sword fighting. What are we going to do?"
"We will try our best and win," said Ron reassuringly.
Ginny and Ron opened the doors and stepped into the school that they knew so well. Not a thing had changed since they left. At that moment Ron's girlfriend Starlight Attkins walked up.
"Hey Star," said Ron putting his arm around her.
"Ah, welcome to Hogwarts everyone!" said Dumbledore as he walked out of the Great Hall to greet them. "It is unfortunate that we must make acquaintance under such dire circumstances. I will not delay you more than I have to because we must start training right away. If those of you who will be working on first aid would be kind enough to step forward, I will give you your room assignments and the name of the house that you will be staying with."
About seventy-five people stepped forward, including Ginny and Starlight and got their schedules. This took about ten minutes and they immediately went to the house their parchment and maps indicated to drop off their things.
"I trust that the rest of you will be fighting? All right, each of you will also receive a room and house assignment. Please come and get them."
After twenty agonizingly slow minutes each fighter left for their dorms as well.
~*::-::*~
Within the next hour all of the classrooms were filled with twenty people each. They set straight to work owing to the fact that they had two months to train and be ready to leave.
The air of Hogwarts had never been so tense as it was during these two months.
~*::-::*~
Draco had never trained harder in his life for anything, and he never felt more ready with the skills he had acquired. He had become friends with Ron and Ginny. He greatly relied on Harry, Ron, and Ginny's friendship to keep him going since he no longer had Hermione.
"Draco!"
Hermione had appeared from higher up the hill and she came to stand stiffly before him. Her hands were long and slender and supple as she held a piece of cloth. A feeble slanting beam of sunlight reached through the clouds to accent the brown luster in her hair; and the rich color deepened the tanned tints of her skin.
"I - I wanted to speak to you," she said and color touched her cheeks as she stood before him. "There's been a wrong feeling in my heart about you Draco." The words came hard, but she kept her back straight, and her eyes fixed on his. "I've hated you for what you did - but I ask you to forgive me for that. Will you?"
"Of course!"
"Thank you." She put out her hand and he took it in his own. "I can't lie to you. I never could, could I? You know I loved you."
He nodded and started to speak, but she took her hand back and said quickly, "No, don't say anything. I don't know why you're doing this thing - risking your life, but I do know that you're not what I thought. You're honest. But we can never be more than friends."
"Hermione-!"
"Justin is a reliable person. You're like the wind Draco - wild and exciting, but I never know what to expect. That's important to me, you know."
He looked at her, and then said soberly, "I know you think that." He searched her face carefully, then he shook his head saying, "You're wrong Hermione! You're more of a woman than you know - but I guess that you'll never find that out."
"Why do you say things like that!" she cried clenching her fists.
"Sorry." He glanced up toward the sky, then back to her. "I must go. Goodbye then . . ."
And he walked away never noticing the tears that flowed freely down her cheeks.
Author's Note: Yeah this was kind of a dumb chapter I know, but they had to leave sometime and I didn't know what else to put in with their leaving so I figured I'd put in all that other stuff . . . you read the chapter, so you know. Oh and I happen to have a friend named Starlight and she's a lovely person, and she is like totally in love with Ron Weasley so I was inspired by her I guess you could say for the character of Starlight Attkins (her real last name isn't Attkins just so ya know!;)). Here are the thank yous!
Theophania - I was thinking of making her pregnant but then I realized that that is WAY too overdone, it happened in my first story and I was thinking that I definitely would NOT make her pregnant in this one.
Catherinecat20- Thanks! Sorry I couldn't update as soon, but I've been really busy lately because now I'm involved in wrestling and gymnastics and it's been hectic! I will try to update sooner next time though!
Awwwwwww - I would agree with you, but I don't know if it will complicate things or not. . . it's entirely based off of what my brain decides at the moment I'm writing it. And the thing about Hermione's mom is, Hermione told her not to make a fuss about the whole ordeal and so she didn't, but she was indeed concerned for her daughter, plus I think I will put something in that will show you why she reacted the way she did so it doesn't seem like her mom was being a total bitch to Hermione. Thanks!
InsanitySquirrel321 - Thank you much!
Liachun - Thank you! I'm sorry that this didn't come out as soon as I would have liked it to. Again, I will only tell you this much as far as Draco and Hermione are concerned, they may get back together, they may not, you will find out when I get there!
Sorry that its taken me a while to post again, but I have a lot of stuff going on right now and it's hard to find some free time anymore. Well I will write more thanks yous at the end of the chapter, and please, PLEASE stop asking if Hermione and Draco are going to get back together; you'll find out soon enough. But for now, you're just going to have to wait like everyone else; my sister doesn't even know if they're going to get back together and she's one of the biggest snoops I know! Well I hope you enjoy this chapter and I'm sorry that it is so short! Please read and review!
Chapter 17
The very next day at Hogwarts was total disorder at breakfast. Every student whom had signed up somewhere received an owl in regards to their schedules and whom they would be working with. Each group was of about twenty students, most including some from Latvia's School of Magic.
Hermione noticed that only ten owls flew by the Slytherin table, but didn't care to see who had received them. Instead she looked at her own schedule to see whom she would be with. The list had twenty names on it and the house and year of each student next to their names.
Hermione Morgan - 7th year Gryffindor Blaise Zabini - 7th year Slytherin Joey Graham - 6th year Hufflepuff Luna Lovegood - 6th year Ravenclaw Kara Willis - 6th year Ravenclaw Demitri Borninkof - 6th year Slytherin Justine Rose - 5th year Gryffindor Brianne Harris - 5th year Hufflepuff Marina Reed - 5th year Hufflepuff Ben Watters - 5th year Hufflepuff Dawn Roberts - 5th year Ravenclaw Jasmine Willis - 5th year Ravenclaw Hope Clement - 4th year Hufflepuff Helios Terith - 4th year Slytherin Dennis Creevey - 3rd year Gryffindor Sarah Rose - 3rd year Gryffindor Lauren Rose - 3rd year Gryffindor Aurora Thetas - 3rd year Ravenclaw Ruby Turoe - 3rd year Ravenclaw Orlindu Terith - 3rd year Slytherin
Now she knew where four of the ten Slytherins were and who they were. Obviously anyone from Latvia wouldn't be here after they left.
She looked over at Harry's schedule and noticed some names that stood out to her immediately: Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and Harry Potter. All of them were in the same group. 'How the hell are they going to get through this alive . . . they'll kill each other before they would work with each other.' Then a sudden thought dawned on her. "Ron is coming back?" I asked aloud to no one in general.
Harry looked down at his list and Hermione could swear that she heard him think, 'what the hell? Oh my God she's right!' Harry looked at Hermione and said, "You're right, Ron's going to be here today! We'll finally get to see him again!"
Across the table Harry and Hermione heard a sixth year named Jade Douglas scream with excitement then she looked at them, "Ginny Weasley is coming back!" She got up and ran to tell her friends who were just coming into the hall and animatedly told them the news. All four of them jumped for joy and whooped in joy and hugged each other.
"I guess we know where they have been at now," said Harry. Hermione could see that he was brimming with excitement at this news.
"I can see that you're happy," Hermione said looking at him knowingly.
"Well of course, I've missed my friends," said Harry like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Harry, you know that I'm telepathic. I can tell that you aren't telling the whole truth. You're excited because Ginny is coming back," Hermione said triumphantly.
Harry blushed as she said this. "So what if I am?" he asked childishly.
Hermione let out a hearty laugh at the look on his face, "Cheers Harry, I think it's great. I'm glad you've finally sorted out your emotions."
"I don't know what I'm going to say to her. The holidays left things kind of awkward when she announced to us that she had a boyfriend."
"Don't let that stop you. And besides, if I know anything about Ginny, they've broken it off a long while back."
"So when exactly did she write to you and tell you all this?" asked Harry with a superior smirk on his face.
'Damn, caught in the act!' Hermione smiled sheepishly, "Two weeks ago, when they called it quits."
"Thought so. So do you really think I stand a chance?" he asked quietly.
"Of course you do." Hermione saw the knowing look on his face and cut him off before he could reply, "She told me so. She also told me that our dear old friend Ron has a girlfriend and it's pretty serious with those two."
"Really?"
"Yeah, she says that they're engaged."
"Students!" Dumbledore's voice boomed through the Great Hall before Harry could get his reply out there. "Latvia's School of Magic will be here shortly, therefore, I would ask that all of you please go to your classes now so that we can save time."
Everyone filed out of the Great Hall and went to their assigned classrooms and waited impatiently for Latvia's arrival.
~*::-::*~
Ron and Ginny Weasley stepped up to the front doors of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry calmly as though they had never left in the first place. They looked sideways at each other and then back to the 400 or so people behind them.
"Well Gin, this is it," said Ron.
"Yep, I'm worried Ron, we're outnumbered like four to one with Death Eaters who are fully trained in sword fighting. What are we going to do?"
"We will try our best and win," said Ron reassuringly.
Ginny and Ron opened the doors and stepped into the school that they knew so well. Not a thing had changed since they left. At that moment Ron's girlfriend Starlight Attkins walked up.
"Hey Star," said Ron putting his arm around her.
"Ah, welcome to Hogwarts everyone!" said Dumbledore as he walked out of the Great Hall to greet them. "It is unfortunate that we must make acquaintance under such dire circumstances. I will not delay you more than I have to because we must start training right away. If those of you who will be working on first aid would be kind enough to step forward, I will give you your room assignments and the name of the house that you will be staying with."
About seventy-five people stepped forward, including Ginny and Starlight and got their schedules. This took about ten minutes and they immediately went to the house their parchment and maps indicated to drop off their things.
"I trust that the rest of you will be fighting? All right, each of you will also receive a room and house assignment. Please come and get them."
After twenty agonizingly slow minutes each fighter left for their dorms as well.
~*::-::*~
Within the next hour all of the classrooms were filled with twenty people each. They set straight to work owing to the fact that they had two months to train and be ready to leave.
The air of Hogwarts had never been so tense as it was during these two months.
~*::-::*~
Draco had never trained harder in his life for anything, and he never felt more ready with the skills he had acquired. He had become friends with Ron and Ginny. He greatly relied on Harry, Ron, and Ginny's friendship to keep him going since he no longer had Hermione.
"Draco!"
Hermione had appeared from higher up the hill and she came to stand stiffly before him. Her hands were long and slender and supple as she held a piece of cloth. A feeble slanting beam of sunlight reached through the clouds to accent the brown luster in her hair; and the rich color deepened the tanned tints of her skin.
"I - I wanted to speak to you," she said and color touched her cheeks as she stood before him. "There's been a wrong feeling in my heart about you Draco." The words came hard, but she kept her back straight, and her eyes fixed on his. "I've hated you for what you did - but I ask you to forgive me for that. Will you?"
"Of course!"
"Thank you." She put out her hand and he took it in his own. "I can't lie to you. I never could, could I? You know I loved you."
He nodded and started to speak, but she took her hand back and said quickly, "No, don't say anything. I don't know why you're doing this thing - risking your life, but I do know that you're not what I thought. You're honest. But we can never be more than friends."
"Hermione-!"
"Justin is a reliable person. You're like the wind Draco - wild and exciting, but I never know what to expect. That's important to me, you know."
He looked at her, and then said soberly, "I know you think that." He searched her face carefully, then he shook his head saying, "You're wrong Hermione! You're more of a woman than you know - but I guess that you'll never find that out."
"Why do you say things like that!" she cried clenching her fists.
"Sorry." He glanced up toward the sky, then back to her. "I must go. Goodbye then . . ."
And he walked away never noticing the tears that flowed freely down her cheeks.
Author's Note: Yeah this was kind of a dumb chapter I know, but they had to leave sometime and I didn't know what else to put in with their leaving so I figured I'd put in all that other stuff . . . you read the chapter, so you know. Oh and I happen to have a friend named Starlight and she's a lovely person, and she is like totally in love with Ron Weasley so I was inspired by her I guess you could say for the character of Starlight Attkins (her real last name isn't Attkins just so ya know!;)). Here are the thank yous!
Theophania - I was thinking of making her pregnant but then I realized that that is WAY too overdone, it happened in my first story and I was thinking that I definitely would NOT make her pregnant in this one.
Catherinecat20- Thanks! Sorry I couldn't update as soon, but I've been really busy lately because now I'm involved in wrestling and gymnastics and it's been hectic! I will try to update sooner next time though!
Awwwwwww - I would agree with you, but I don't know if it will complicate things or not. . . it's entirely based off of what my brain decides at the moment I'm writing it. And the thing about Hermione's mom is, Hermione told her not to make a fuss about the whole ordeal and so she didn't, but she was indeed concerned for her daughter, plus I think I will put something in that will show you why she reacted the way she did so it doesn't seem like her mom was being a total bitch to Hermione. Thanks!
InsanitySquirrel321 - Thank you much!
Liachun - Thank you! I'm sorry that this didn't come out as soon as I would have liked it to. Again, I will only tell you this much as far as Draco and Hermione are concerned, they may get back together, they may not, you will find out when I get there!