A/N: This chapter kind of overlaps the last one. It starts at the end of
Hermione and Draco's conversation, but in Hermione's point of view.
Chapter Nineteen
Hermione's heart tore in half. 'How could he bring this up? I told myself it had to end, but I couldn't help wanting to keep it going. How could he possibly toss that question to me so unexpectedly?' she thought to herself.
"How do you think I felt? I was forced into the relationship, it meant nothing." She said, trying to keep the tears from flooding from her eyes.
She couldn't even remember what other questions he'd asked. All she could remember was that one question. She walked quickly away as soon as she said this. When she turned the corner she stopped. 'I should go tell him. There's really nothing to lose.' She thought.
She turned back around and walked to the place where the two were previously standing. A tear rolled down her cheek. She had lost her chance. Her chance to get him back, to tell him how she really felt. What was she thinking? She was Harry's girlfriend. She was lucky to have such a loving.kind.no. No matter how much she tried to convince herself, she knew deep in her heart there was only one boy for her. Her sweet enemy.her divine hate.her Draco.
She began running down the halls, searching and trying to remember the correct way to the Slytherin house. Then she saw a head of blonde hair down the hall.
"Draco!" she yelled, running down the hall as fast as she could.
He turned around gloomily. "What is it now?" he asked as she stopped in front of him.
"I just wanted to let you know." she stopped. She forced her lips passionately against his. The pair pulled away grinning. "I DID love you.no.I DO love you." She smiled. As their lips met again.
"I thought I had just imagined it." He responded. "So what do we do now?" he asked.
"I'm not sure.I'll have to break up with Harry." She replied unhappily. She wasn't sad that the relationship would end, but that she would have to hurt her friend.
Draco smiled at the lengths she would go for them to be together. I felt good to finally be loved.
Hermione thought for a moment. Poor Harry. He had already gotten his heart broken this year. She couldn't break it again. But she HAD to be with Draco. How could she feel so good but at the same time.so bad. It was impossible not to hurt him. Unless.
"Draco, I have an idea!" she said suddenly.
"For what?" he asked confused.
"Oh.sorry." She said, realising he wasn't following her train of thought. "I was thinking that, I would hate to see Harry's heart broken again.so." she stopped, afraid he wouldn't like the fact that she still cared for Harry.
"So.what?" he asked, genuinely listening to what she had to say.
"So, if we could get him to stop liking me, then, we could be together without the expense of his feelings."
"And how do you propose we do that?" he asked.
"Well.we are two of the brightest students at this school. I'm SURE we can figure out something." She smiled and pecked him on the cheek.
At this Draco's eyes lit up. "Ginny!" he exclaimed under his breath.
Hermione pulled away and gave him a puzzled look. "WHAT?" she asked angrily.
"No, not like that. I was thinking we could use Ginny to get Harry off of you. Seeing as she is available now." He smirked.
Hermione smiled. "I'm sure we could arrange some.err.'mistake' meeting.alone for them."
"How about for us?" Draco smirked.
Hermione smiled at him. "First work, then play." She said then pecked him on the lips.
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Hermione arrived back in her room when the clock struck 1:00am, but she wasted no time beginning their plan. She got out two pieces of parchment and began writing furiously. When she was finished she preformed a quick charm to change the handwriting and sent the matching letters to the soon to be happy couple.
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Harry rubbed his eyes as the sun shone through the curtains of his room. He heard a faint tapping on the window and noticed that one of the school owls was attempting to get inside to deliver a message.
He slowly made his way to the window and opened it so the owl could fly in and land. 'This is odd. Who would be sending me a letter?' Harry thought as he took the parchment from the owl. As soon as the owl was free, Harry watched it soar into the golden rays of the sun.
He slid his finger under the seal of the envelope to remove the contents. Inside he found a short letter from the Ministry of Magic's Education Board.
Mr. Harry James Potter: You have been chosen to be a part of a select group of students, chosen especially by Headmaster Dumbledore. The group consists of one student from each year who will discuss issues around and about the school. Tell no one of this.for it is still in its trial period. Loretta Trinet Ministry of Magic sect Board of Education
He read the note two times curiously. He had never heard of this before. He wondered who the other students would be. The letter was put back into its envelope and shoved into his side table. He would wait for further news about this. Meanwhile, he couldn't tell anyone.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"You don't think its too complicated, do you?" Hermione asked as Draco read her 'follow up' letter.
"Well, that just makes it more believable. By the way, how do you plan on keeping them from finding out this whole thing is a scam?" he asked.
"Don't worry. I have my ways." She smirked. This was Draco's trademark smirk and now she had it perfected. Maybe they had more in common than anyone ever would have thought.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Later that day Harry received the follow up invitation to this secretive group.
Mr. Harry J. Potter: We are pleased to announce that you have been chosen as the male seventh year Gryffindor student to represent your grade in our new Student Issues Society. We have also made a change to our system. In light of keeping things professional, we will have only 16 students on the panel, all in their sixth and seventh years. A male and female seventh year, and a male and female sixth year from each house. The male seventh year (you) and the female sixth year of your house, Gryffindor, will meet Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in the Trophy Room at 8:00pm. The female seventh year and male sixth year of your house will meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the Transfiguration Classroom at 9:00pm. You will meet your partner this coming Monday. Good luck in solving some of the issues troubling our schools. Loretta Trinet Ministry of Magic sect Board of Education
'Wow! This is very.err.complicated. Well, I guess I'll see what's going on tomorrow night.' Harry thought as he put the newest letter with the last one and walked out the door.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ginny had basically the same day as Harry did. She received both letters, about the student group, but was skeptical about their validity. However, she gave into her curiosity and decided to go. It couldn't hurt just to see
what the meeting was about.
Chapter Nineteen
Hermione's heart tore in half. 'How could he bring this up? I told myself it had to end, but I couldn't help wanting to keep it going. How could he possibly toss that question to me so unexpectedly?' she thought to herself.
"How do you think I felt? I was forced into the relationship, it meant nothing." She said, trying to keep the tears from flooding from her eyes.
She couldn't even remember what other questions he'd asked. All she could remember was that one question. She walked quickly away as soon as she said this. When she turned the corner she stopped. 'I should go tell him. There's really nothing to lose.' She thought.
She turned back around and walked to the place where the two were previously standing. A tear rolled down her cheek. She had lost her chance. Her chance to get him back, to tell him how she really felt. What was she thinking? She was Harry's girlfriend. She was lucky to have such a loving.kind.no. No matter how much she tried to convince herself, she knew deep in her heart there was only one boy for her. Her sweet enemy.her divine hate.her Draco.
She began running down the halls, searching and trying to remember the correct way to the Slytherin house. Then she saw a head of blonde hair down the hall.
"Draco!" she yelled, running down the hall as fast as she could.
He turned around gloomily. "What is it now?" he asked as she stopped in front of him.
"I just wanted to let you know." she stopped. She forced her lips passionately against his. The pair pulled away grinning. "I DID love you.no.I DO love you." She smiled. As their lips met again.
"I thought I had just imagined it." He responded. "So what do we do now?" he asked.
"I'm not sure.I'll have to break up with Harry." She replied unhappily. She wasn't sad that the relationship would end, but that she would have to hurt her friend.
Draco smiled at the lengths she would go for them to be together. I felt good to finally be loved.
Hermione thought for a moment. Poor Harry. He had already gotten his heart broken this year. She couldn't break it again. But she HAD to be with Draco. How could she feel so good but at the same time.so bad. It was impossible not to hurt him. Unless.
"Draco, I have an idea!" she said suddenly.
"For what?" he asked confused.
"Oh.sorry." She said, realising he wasn't following her train of thought. "I was thinking that, I would hate to see Harry's heart broken again.so." she stopped, afraid he wouldn't like the fact that she still cared for Harry.
"So.what?" he asked, genuinely listening to what she had to say.
"So, if we could get him to stop liking me, then, we could be together without the expense of his feelings."
"And how do you propose we do that?" he asked.
"Well.we are two of the brightest students at this school. I'm SURE we can figure out something." She smiled and pecked him on the cheek.
At this Draco's eyes lit up. "Ginny!" he exclaimed under his breath.
Hermione pulled away and gave him a puzzled look. "WHAT?" she asked angrily.
"No, not like that. I was thinking we could use Ginny to get Harry off of you. Seeing as she is available now." He smirked.
Hermione smiled. "I'm sure we could arrange some.err.'mistake' meeting.alone for them."
"How about for us?" Draco smirked.
Hermione smiled at him. "First work, then play." She said then pecked him on the lips.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Hermione arrived back in her room when the clock struck 1:00am, but she wasted no time beginning their plan. She got out two pieces of parchment and began writing furiously. When she was finished she preformed a quick charm to change the handwriting and sent the matching letters to the soon to be happy couple.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Harry rubbed his eyes as the sun shone through the curtains of his room. He heard a faint tapping on the window and noticed that one of the school owls was attempting to get inside to deliver a message.
He slowly made his way to the window and opened it so the owl could fly in and land. 'This is odd. Who would be sending me a letter?' Harry thought as he took the parchment from the owl. As soon as the owl was free, Harry watched it soar into the golden rays of the sun.
He slid his finger under the seal of the envelope to remove the contents. Inside he found a short letter from the Ministry of Magic's Education Board.
Mr. Harry James Potter: You have been chosen to be a part of a select group of students, chosen especially by Headmaster Dumbledore. The group consists of one student from each year who will discuss issues around and about the school. Tell no one of this.for it is still in its trial period. Loretta Trinet Ministry of Magic sect Board of Education
He read the note two times curiously. He had never heard of this before. He wondered who the other students would be. The letter was put back into its envelope and shoved into his side table. He would wait for further news about this. Meanwhile, he couldn't tell anyone.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"You don't think its too complicated, do you?" Hermione asked as Draco read her 'follow up' letter.
"Well, that just makes it more believable. By the way, how do you plan on keeping them from finding out this whole thing is a scam?" he asked.
"Don't worry. I have my ways." She smirked. This was Draco's trademark smirk and now she had it perfected. Maybe they had more in common than anyone ever would have thought.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Later that day Harry received the follow up invitation to this secretive group.
Mr. Harry J. Potter: We are pleased to announce that you have been chosen as the male seventh year Gryffindor student to represent your grade in our new Student Issues Society. We have also made a change to our system. In light of keeping things professional, we will have only 16 students on the panel, all in their sixth and seventh years. A male and female seventh year, and a male and female sixth year from each house. The male seventh year (you) and the female sixth year of your house, Gryffindor, will meet Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in the Trophy Room at 8:00pm. The female seventh year and male sixth year of your house will meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the Transfiguration Classroom at 9:00pm. You will meet your partner this coming Monday. Good luck in solving some of the issues troubling our schools. Loretta Trinet Ministry of Magic sect Board of Education
'Wow! This is very.err.complicated. Well, I guess I'll see what's going on tomorrow night.' Harry thought as he put the newest letter with the last one and walked out the door.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ginny had basically the same day as Harry did. She received both letters, about the student group, but was skeptical about their validity. However, she gave into her curiosity and decided to go. It couldn't hurt just to see
what the meeting was about.