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Hermione began to cry again and ran into her room. It was Saturday, so she didn't need to worry about going to class. She grabbed a tissue and tried to stifle her flow of tears. Crookshanks and the Kneazle crawled into her lap.
"Well, I guess Draco and I don't stand a chance together. He hates me. But some people are just mean, I guess. She told the kitten. "C'est La Vie, don't you think?" At this, the kitten pricked her tufted ears up. "What? Do you like that? Hey, that should be your name!" At this prospect her tears stopped, but then started up again. "That is, if Malfoy will agree," she snarled. Now she was more mad than embarrassed. She lifted her head high and stalked out the door. She walked out of the Prefect common room. A small first year Gryffindor let out a squeak and ran over.
"Hi! Are you Hermione Granger?" she asked eagerly. Hermione nodded, and the girl's eyes lit up. They were unusually bright, blue, and magnified by think glasses. Hermione was forcefully reminded by Professor Trelawny. Her bright orange hair hung down to her waist. It was scraggly and lifeless looking. The girl was too thin and had pimples on her pale face. A faded blue skirt and washed-out, wrinkly pink blouse was visible under her unbuttoned robe. Next to this girl, Hermione looked like a super-model. "Oh, you're my idol! I want to be just like you! I've heard all about you! Top in the class, got 113 percent on a Charms test, pretty, girlfriend to Harry Potter, you got past the enchantments guarding the Sorcerer's Stone in your first year!!!!! I'm Patsy Weasly, Ron's cousin." Hermione forced a smile.
"Nice to meet you, Patsy. Well, Harry dumped me last night, and I'm really not that pretty…" Hermione answered, a bit taken aback. She'd never had someone want to be just like her. "Well, I have to go now. Goodbye, Patsy." Hermione turned to go, but then was stopped by Patsy.
" Where are you going? To meet Ron? He told me you were good friends. He told me all about you, that's how I know so much about you." Patsy said.
"Well, and Harry too," Hermione said, wanting very badly to leave.
"After what he did to you?" she asked, surprised.
"Well, he's still my friend," she answered. She briskly walked away, pretending not to notice Patsy following her. She walked up to the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Quaffle," she told the Fat Lady. She walked in and found a note for her from Harry and Ron. She opened it and found that they had gone to Hagrid's house. She remembered McGonagall's order to go see Hagrid about the health of her Kneazle, and ran back to her room to get her.
She met the last person she wanted to see in the Common Room for the prefects. Draco Malfoy.
"Um, hi," she told Draco's feet. "Um, we need to take the Kneazle to see Hagrid for a check up. I thought up a name for her. Does C'est La Vie sound good to you? We can call her Lavie for short. Anyway, you think about that, while I go get her." She ran into her room, and picked up the tiny kitten. She had not once looked any higher than Draco's feet the whole time she had been talking to him. She didn't want to see him laughing at her for having a crush on him. She came out, and Draco still didn't say anything. He was afraid he might say something bad about Hagrid if he opened his mouth, and it hurt when she slapped him in 3rd year.
"C'est La Vie is a good name," he choked out, closing his mouth before 'Hagrid isn't' slipped out. He still couldn't believe Hermione had liked him, but if she wasn't going to make a big deal, neither was he.
Side by side, the marched down the hall and out into the bright sunlight. Then, Hermione heard screams. They were coming from Patsy, who was being picked up by the Whomping Willow. Hermione thought quickly. She pulled out her wand and levitated a stick. Then, she maneuvered it between the flailing branches and it pressed the freezing knot on the tree's base. The tree stopped in midswing of the small girl. Hermione then levitated Patsy down. She lowered her slowly down to the ground. When she touched land, she curled into a small ball and began shaking violently. Hermione gently touched the girl's shoulder.
"Why were you over by the Whomping Willow?" Hermione asked gently. The even paler than normal girl flushed.
"I uh… read your note, and I uh… wanted to go with you, so I hid behind the tree to watch you come out so I could follow you, and then it grabbed me. I'm sorry. But now I wanna be like you even more! How did you know that that stopped the tree?" she asked breathlessly. Hermione looked at her feet.
"Uhhhhhhhhhhh" she said stupidly.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Draco asked, interested. Patsy seemed to notice him for the first time.
"Hermione, who is he?" she said in a loud whisper. "Do you have a new boyfriend already?"
"NO! He's NOT my boyfriend!" Hermione screeched. Ron, Harry, and Hagrid had heard the last part, she had said it so loud, and were coming over. Ron saw Patsy, and grimanced. "Um, guys, I have to go now, bye." Hermione ran into Hagrid's cabin, the other three and Draco following her. She shut the door behind her. Draco was a little reluctant to come in, but he saw how embarrassed Hermione was and stepped inside.
"Oh, geez, I'm sorry, 'Mione! I told her about you, but I didn't think she would be following you! She is the most annoying cousin anyone can ever have! She thinks she and Ginny are like best friends, and follows her everywhere. Then, if Ginny won't play with her, she cries. She cries! She's 11 years old for goodness sake!" Ron rambled. Harry, however had noticed Draco.
"What's he doing here?" he asked, raising his wand. Draco raised his hands.
"I'm sure your dear Granger can answer that," he said smoothly. All heads, including Hagrid's, turned towards Hermione.
"Well, we're working on a project together that involves an animal, and Prof. McGonagall told us to bring the animal to you so you can see if she's healthy. From the folds of her cloak she withdrew the tiny kitten. She handed her to Hagrid. "Her name is C'est La Vie. Oops, I forgot." She waved her wand and the Kneazle's name was on her tag. Hagrid's huge hands were warm and inviting to the kitten, so she curled up and fell asleep in the palm of one of Hagrid's giant hands. Hagrid checked her over and declared her healthy, and Draco left, but Hermione stayed. They had tea, and Hermione was the happiest she had been all day.
YEAH! The end of chapter number 5! NOW REVIEW! Thank you. Kat.