Chapter Fifteen
Hermione Burst through the portrait hole and curled up in a large armchair in the corner, trying to stop crying. She heard footsteps coming down the stairs and tried to quiet herself more, so as not to draw the person's attention.
Harry was walking down the stairs from his dorm when he heard a strange noise. It sounded like someone was suffocating. His pace quickened as he followed the sound. There in the chair was Hermione. Her eyes were red and she was wheezing. Harry was angry with her, but he wasn't just going to leave her there in that condition.
"Whoa, Hermione, relax." He said gently. She turned startled by his presence. Seeing him there reminded her of everything Ron had said and she began to breathe even more unevenly.
"What's wrong? Can you breathe?" he asked concerned, placing a hand on her shoulder. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she shoved the hand off her shoulder, still trying to regain her breath. Then, all of a sudden, her breathing stopped and her eyes closed. Harry placed his hand on her chest to make sure her heart was still beating.
As soon as he was sure she was still alive he took her in his arms and ran to the Hospital Wing.
"Oh dear! What happened?" Madam Pomfrey asked, hurrying out of her office to meet Harry.
"I don't know, she was having an asthma attack or something and then just fainted." He answered, exhausted after carrying her all the way to the Hospital Wing. Madam Pomfrey directed him to a bed to put her in and she placed a damp rag on Hermione's head.
"Could I wait here until she wakes up?" a very worried Harry asked her.
"I suppose it shouldn't be too long." Madam Pomfrey said in a tone that suggested it were totally against regulation. Harry sat down in a chair by Hermione's bed and gently brushed a hair away from her mouth. There he waited.
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Hermione felt the warmth of somebody's hand on hers. She slowly opened her eyes an saw the hand belonged to Harry. Also, waiting nearby was Ginny and Draco. Once they saw her eyelids move they got up from their chairs and moved closer to her bed.
"You gave us quite a scare." Harry said smiling.
"We were so worried." Ginny said, taking Draco's hand in hers.
"Don't do that again, I wouldn't want to have no competition in getting first place for class rank." Draco smirked. Hermione grinned. It was nice to see that Harry still cared for her, Ginny was still her friend, and Draco didn't hate her since they'd broken up.
"So.er.do you remember what happened?" Harry asked.
"Umm. I'm not sure." Hermione said still a bit groggy. "I just remember being really upset about something and all of a sudden I couldn't breathe." She continued. Then she remembered and her eyes widened.
Harry saw this and asked, "What?"
"Nothing." Hermione said. She could not say that she was crying over him in front of Ginny and Draco; it would be horrible enough just in front of him. Then, fully aware of the circumstances, a pain went through her heart. She pulled her hand out of Harry's grip.
"Hermione? What's wrong?" Harry asked, knowing she wasn't telling them something.
"I told you... NOTHING." She said as her voice began to break. "I would have been okay you know. I'm a big girl." She said trying to release some of her pain that he had caused her. Harry's brow lowered, he couldn't believe she could be so ungrateful. What had come over her lately?
"Well then, I'll remember that next time." He said getting up from his chair, leaving her alone with Ginny and Draco.
"Hermione! He carried you down five flights of stairs and missed three classes to make sure you were okay!" said Ginny, upset with her friend.
"I may not like him much but even I have to give him some credit for this one." Draco said, half in agreement and half trying to impress Ginny with how they thought alike.
"I would have been fine. OKAY?" Hermione said as her voice cracked and she wiped a tear from her eye.
"I thought you were more considerate." Ginny said and she left, taking Draco by the hand.
"I don't know what's gotten into her. Ever since." Ginny stopped and looked into Draco's eyes. "Ever since you broke up with her." She finished. ""Maybe this was too fast. Maybe we shouldn't see each other for a while." She said, feeling guilty about her friend's disposition.
"No." Draco said so quickly that he couldn't believe he was so anxious to talk her out of this idea. "It's not your fault Gin. Besides, if you broke up with me I'd.I don't know what I'd do." He finished gently.
'Did I just say that?' he thought to himself.
Ginny blushed, no one had ever bee so sincere and loving towards her before. 'Love certainly can be found in the strangest places' she thought.
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A/N: Here's a few comments regarding the reviews I've received. As always, thanks for reviewing.
LOVERONWEASLEY: thanks for the comments and yes, I think her reasoning for all these pairings was to confuse the reader into thinking something else will happen. And sure I'll read your story, I've been looking for some new ones anyway.
AnImE-DEmOn1: First, I'm glad you like the story. Second, I never understood the whole OOC thing. Of course they are, only J.K.R. can make them in character. Everyone else just has to try. Just a little insight into Jenn's mind.
mirage05: Don't worry, I don't feel bad for any of them. They all get what they want in the end. Besides, everyone gets their heart broken at some point in their life.
SS: I completely agree. Ron is evil. And I'm sorry ILOVERONWEASLEY but I don't like him anyway.
Hermione Burst through the portrait hole and curled up in a large armchair in the corner, trying to stop crying. She heard footsteps coming down the stairs and tried to quiet herself more, so as not to draw the person's attention.
Harry was walking down the stairs from his dorm when he heard a strange noise. It sounded like someone was suffocating. His pace quickened as he followed the sound. There in the chair was Hermione. Her eyes were red and she was wheezing. Harry was angry with her, but he wasn't just going to leave her there in that condition.
"Whoa, Hermione, relax." He said gently. She turned startled by his presence. Seeing him there reminded her of everything Ron had said and she began to breathe even more unevenly.
"What's wrong? Can you breathe?" he asked concerned, placing a hand on her shoulder. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she shoved the hand off her shoulder, still trying to regain her breath. Then, all of a sudden, her breathing stopped and her eyes closed. Harry placed his hand on her chest to make sure her heart was still beating.
As soon as he was sure she was still alive he took her in his arms and ran to the Hospital Wing.
"Oh dear! What happened?" Madam Pomfrey asked, hurrying out of her office to meet Harry.
"I don't know, she was having an asthma attack or something and then just fainted." He answered, exhausted after carrying her all the way to the Hospital Wing. Madam Pomfrey directed him to a bed to put her in and she placed a damp rag on Hermione's head.
"Could I wait here until she wakes up?" a very worried Harry asked her.
"I suppose it shouldn't be too long." Madam Pomfrey said in a tone that suggested it were totally against regulation. Harry sat down in a chair by Hermione's bed and gently brushed a hair away from her mouth. There he waited.
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Hermione felt the warmth of somebody's hand on hers. She slowly opened her eyes an saw the hand belonged to Harry. Also, waiting nearby was Ginny and Draco. Once they saw her eyelids move they got up from their chairs and moved closer to her bed.
"You gave us quite a scare." Harry said smiling.
"We were so worried." Ginny said, taking Draco's hand in hers.
"Don't do that again, I wouldn't want to have no competition in getting first place for class rank." Draco smirked. Hermione grinned. It was nice to see that Harry still cared for her, Ginny was still her friend, and Draco didn't hate her since they'd broken up.
"So.er.do you remember what happened?" Harry asked.
"Umm. I'm not sure." Hermione said still a bit groggy. "I just remember being really upset about something and all of a sudden I couldn't breathe." She continued. Then she remembered and her eyes widened.
Harry saw this and asked, "What?"
"Nothing." Hermione said. She could not say that she was crying over him in front of Ginny and Draco; it would be horrible enough just in front of him. Then, fully aware of the circumstances, a pain went through her heart. She pulled her hand out of Harry's grip.
"Hermione? What's wrong?" Harry asked, knowing she wasn't telling them something.
"I told you... NOTHING." She said as her voice began to break. "I would have been okay you know. I'm a big girl." She said trying to release some of her pain that he had caused her. Harry's brow lowered, he couldn't believe she could be so ungrateful. What had come over her lately?
"Well then, I'll remember that next time." He said getting up from his chair, leaving her alone with Ginny and Draco.
"Hermione! He carried you down five flights of stairs and missed three classes to make sure you were okay!" said Ginny, upset with her friend.
"I may not like him much but even I have to give him some credit for this one." Draco said, half in agreement and half trying to impress Ginny with how they thought alike.
"I would have been fine. OKAY?" Hermione said as her voice cracked and she wiped a tear from her eye.
"I thought you were more considerate." Ginny said and she left, taking Draco by the hand.
"I don't know what's gotten into her. Ever since." Ginny stopped and looked into Draco's eyes. "Ever since you broke up with her." She finished. ""Maybe this was too fast. Maybe we shouldn't see each other for a while." She said, feeling guilty about her friend's disposition.
"No." Draco said so quickly that he couldn't believe he was so anxious to talk her out of this idea. "It's not your fault Gin. Besides, if you broke up with me I'd.I don't know what I'd do." He finished gently.
'Did I just say that?' he thought to himself.
Ginny blushed, no one had ever bee so sincere and loving towards her before. 'Love certainly can be found in the strangest places' she thought.
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A/N: Here's a few comments regarding the reviews I've received. As always, thanks for reviewing.
LOVERONWEASLEY: thanks for the comments and yes, I think her reasoning for all these pairings was to confuse the reader into thinking something else will happen. And sure I'll read your story, I've been looking for some new ones anyway.
AnImE-DEmOn1: First, I'm glad you like the story. Second, I never understood the whole OOC thing. Of course they are, only J.K.R. can make them in character. Everyone else just has to try. Just a little insight into Jenn's mind.
mirage05: Don't worry, I don't feel bad for any of them. They all get what they want in the end. Besides, everyone gets their heart broken at some point in their life.
SS: I completely agree. Ron is evil. And I'm sorry ILOVERONWEASLEY but I don't like him anyway.