Chapter Seventeen
Draco awoke after 10, after breakfast. 'Surely the weasel has been expelled and is gone' He thought. He went to the bathroom and turned on the water as hot as he could stand it. While it was filling he went to Hermione's room and peeked in. she was still fast asleep. He didn't wake her but went back to take his bath. When he finished he dressed and went to the kitchens to get them some breakfast. He brought back some toast, fruit, and some other things for the two of them.
When he got back, Mia was in the bathroom so he decided to wait for her to eat. She came out a short while later in her robe. Draco smiled and motioned for her to sit. Mia smiled and sat across from him.
"Have you heard anything?" She asked
"No." He said reaching for a piece of toast.
"Maybe it's for the best." Mia said sighing.
"Maybe." Draco answered. They ate in silence. While they were cleaning up Mia pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to him.
"Here." She said simply
"It's the ring I got you for Christmas." He said shocked, "Why are you giving me this?"
"There's no reason for us to get married now." She said.
"I didn't give this to you because I had to, I did it because I wanted to. I love you." He said sounding hurt.
"Draco, I don't know if I really want to get married. I mean I'm only 17. I have a life to live." She answered.
"Why can't we spend it together?" Draco asked quietly.
"Well we can, but I need to think about all of this. I've lost a lot in the past few days." She said.
"I know you have…." He started
"No you don't! I lost two best friends, a baby, my pride and half of Gryffindor."
"You forget, Mia, that child was half mine and I stood by you through all of this and now you say you don't want to be with me anymore." He said near tears.
"I'm not saying you weren't there or you didn't have half the baby or that I don't want you.. I do, but I'm not sure about marriage." She said trying to explain. "Here." she said again offering the ring to him
"It was a gift, keep it. Something to remember me by." He said angrily standing to leave.
"Draco, don't go!" She cried grabbing his hand. He turned to her and she placed her hand on his cheek.
"I still love you." She whispered. He took her hand and kissed it. She wrapped her arms around him and he embraced her. They stood holding each other for a long time.
"you should get back in bed Mia." He said pulling away. She sighed and nodded. He walked her to her room and tucked her in. He kissed her forehead and stroked her hair before turning and leaving. Draco went walking around the school, careful to ignore he whispers behind his back. He was a little hurt by Hermione's words but tried to understand. Draco walked to the Herbology gardens and sat on a bench to think.
"Draco!" Someone called. Draco looked up to see a red-faced Ginny Weasly running towards him.
"Where's Hermione? The whole school is talking! What's happened why was my brother expelled? Did she really have an abortion?"
"Slow down Weasly, you're going to keel over. Sit down. He said and she sat.
"Now, Hermione is in bed, because yes she had an abortion because your darling brother raped her, beat her, and royally screwed my child up." He explained bitterly
"Holy shit." She said "My brother is such a dumb fuck! Mum was crying and everything, boy is she gonna flip when she hears about this." She said in shock.
"No! No one can know just yet. Let Hermione make that move." Draco said firmly.
"Right." She said not comprehending. Draco took Ginny's face between his hands.
"Look at me. No one can know and I mean No one. Okay? This means yes and this means no." He said nodding and shaking his head. Ginny nodded her head.
"Very good. Anything else?" He asked. Ginny shook her head.
"Okay." He said looking at her.
"Okay." Ginny said standing and leaving.
Draco awoke after 10, after breakfast. 'Surely the weasel has been expelled and is gone' He thought. He went to the bathroom and turned on the water as hot as he could stand it. While it was filling he went to Hermione's room and peeked in. she was still fast asleep. He didn't wake her but went back to take his bath. When he finished he dressed and went to the kitchens to get them some breakfast. He brought back some toast, fruit, and some other things for the two of them.
When he got back, Mia was in the bathroom so he decided to wait for her to eat. She came out a short while later in her robe. Draco smiled and motioned for her to sit. Mia smiled and sat across from him.
"Have you heard anything?" She asked
"No." He said reaching for a piece of toast.
"Maybe it's for the best." Mia said sighing.
"Maybe." Draco answered. They ate in silence. While they were cleaning up Mia pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to him.
"Here." She said simply
"It's the ring I got you for Christmas." He said shocked, "Why are you giving me this?"
"There's no reason for us to get married now." She said.
"I didn't give this to you because I had to, I did it because I wanted to. I love you." He said sounding hurt.
"Draco, I don't know if I really want to get married. I mean I'm only 17. I have a life to live." She answered.
"Why can't we spend it together?" Draco asked quietly.
"Well we can, but I need to think about all of this. I've lost a lot in the past few days." She said.
"I know you have…." He started
"No you don't! I lost two best friends, a baby, my pride and half of Gryffindor."
"You forget, Mia, that child was half mine and I stood by you through all of this and now you say you don't want to be with me anymore." He said near tears.
"I'm not saying you weren't there or you didn't have half the baby or that I don't want you.. I do, but I'm not sure about marriage." She said trying to explain. "Here." she said again offering the ring to him
"It was a gift, keep it. Something to remember me by." He said angrily standing to leave.
"Draco, don't go!" She cried grabbing his hand. He turned to her and she placed her hand on his cheek.
"I still love you." She whispered. He took her hand and kissed it. She wrapped her arms around him and he embraced her. They stood holding each other for a long time.
"you should get back in bed Mia." He said pulling away. She sighed and nodded. He walked her to her room and tucked her in. He kissed her forehead and stroked her hair before turning and leaving. Draco went walking around the school, careful to ignore he whispers behind his back. He was a little hurt by Hermione's words but tried to understand. Draco walked to the Herbology gardens and sat on a bench to think.
"Draco!" Someone called. Draco looked up to see a red-faced Ginny Weasly running towards him.
"Where's Hermione? The whole school is talking! What's happened why was my brother expelled? Did she really have an abortion?"
"Slow down Weasly, you're going to keel over. Sit down. He said and she sat.
"Now, Hermione is in bed, because yes she had an abortion because your darling brother raped her, beat her, and royally screwed my child up." He explained bitterly
"Holy shit." She said "My brother is such a dumb fuck! Mum was crying and everything, boy is she gonna flip when she hears about this." She said in shock.
"No! No one can know just yet. Let Hermione make that move." Draco said firmly.
"Right." She said not comprehending. Draco took Ginny's face between his hands.
"Look at me. No one can know and I mean No one. Okay? This means yes and this means no." He said nodding and shaking his head. Ginny nodded her head.
"Very good. Anything else?" He asked. Ginny shook her head.
"Okay." He said looking at her.
"Okay." Ginny said standing and leaving.