Chapter 2: A Silent Connection
"Welcome back students! It has been a long summer break and I am eager to see all of your shining faces back at school. You all know the rules. First years, the Forbidden Forest is off limits, and the stories you've heard, most of them are true. This year's new Head Boy and Head Girl are none other than Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. Let's give them both a well-deserved hand. And with that said, let's eat!" The Headmaster finished his start of term speech and everyone began the feast.
"Goodness! I thought I was gonna starve. It's about time he finished." Ron said piling excess amounts of food onto his plate and cramming it all in his mouth as if he hadn't eaten in five years.
"That's disgusting Ron, slow down please, before I hurl." Hermione said with disgust.
Harry and Ginny just laughed at their pig of a friend as they held hands under the table and Harry cleared his throat.
"Ahem." He started and Hermione and Ron looked up from their plates to see what he wanted. "Well, uh, see, the thing is, well, er, let's see, how should I say this-" He began but was cut off by Ginny who couldn't wait to tell the news.
"We're together now." She said absolutely beaming.
"Really?" Ron and Hermione said at the same time. "That's great!" They said again in unison. And both chuckled a little as they turned back to their food.
Over at the Slytherin table, a certain silver-eyed, blonde haired boy was staring at a certain brown-eyed, brown haired girl at a different table.
'Damn, she's so beautiful. Why do I always find myself thinking about her?' He thought. 'She's just so-' But his thoughts were interrupted by a pretty, but stupid blonde haired Slytherin sitting next to him.
"Oh Drakey! It's so good to see you again. So as I was saying before about the trip I took this summer-"
"Pansy would you shut up!" Draco yelled at her and got up and left the Great Hall. Leaving a somewhat confused Pansy behind but not too distraught.
'Hmm, I wonder what caused him to leave.' Hermione thought to herself. Then she got up and went to follow her new obsession. Exiting the Great Hall she saw the back of his black robes billow out onto the grounds of Hogwarts. He started slowing down once he was outside the castle and walked slowly over towards the lake. He just stood there, staring out into nothing, just thinking.
Hermione walked quietly over to where Draco was standing. Once she reached him she stood right next to him not saying anything. He turned to see who was standing with him and once he saw who it was he smiled and turned back to the lake and began staring again at what seemed like nothing. It was strange. Neither one of them spoke for about 10 minutes. It was like they had this understanding that neither wanted to ruin the silence and the moment that they were sharing. They were just there, enjoying the presence of the other, and they understood the other in a way in which no one else did.
Finally Draco spoke.
"So what are you doing out here Granger?"
"Enjoying the silence."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
"That all?"
"No."
"Ok."
"I came to see if you were ok. You just stormed out of the Great Hall looking kind of pissed off. I just wanted to make sure that everything was ok."
"Oh."
Moments of silence passed.
"So are you ok Draco?"
"No. I'm not."
"Oh." She said, understanding a little as to why he wouldn't be ok. He had a shitty father, and a mother who was controlled by that shitty father and everyone expected him to be this baddass who had no feelings, who had no heart, who didn't care. Everyone expected that of him. Everyone but Hermione. So she chose not to say anything, because she understood.
"Yeah."
More silence passed.
"You're not gonna ask me why I'm not alright?" He asked a little shocked at her silence.
"No. No I'm not."
"Oh."
More silence.
"I wish you would." He said turning to look at her.
"What's wrong Draco? Why aren't you ok?" She too turned to look at her companion and her eyes were filled with understanding and longing. She longed to be the one he told all his problems too. She longed to be the one to make him smile and to make him happy. She longed to be his.
"I'll tell you later. I promise. Right now though, could I ask for something from you?" Draco said quietly with a little hope and a lot of sadness in his voice.
"Anything." Hermione replied, knowing that whatever he asked of her right then and there, she would give it to him, just to make him happy.
"Can I have a hug?" He said in a small voice. He sounded a little embarrassed and ashamed that he had let her get to him like that and bring out this side of him, but he needed a hug, nonetheless. He needed to know that someone cared for him. That he meant something to someone in this vast world. Praying that that someone was Hermione Granger.
Hermione didn't say anything. She just looked up into his eyes that were full of sorrow and anguish and fear and she reached up and gave him a hug. He held onto her tightly and never wanted to let go.
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"Where's Hermione?" Ron said as his finished his fourth piece of pumpkin pie.
"I don't know man. She just got up and left and didn't say anything." Harry answered with a little concern in his voice.
"I don't know." Ginny answered. But she had an idea not to where, she had no clue where Hermione could have gone, but as to who her best friend was with. 'I bet she's with Malfoy. He got up and left, then Hermione got up and followed him. I think she likes him. Well who wouldn't? He's gorgeous. And I heard that he changed over the summer and isn't as mean to everyone. If you want to know something, ask Lavender or Parvati. They know everything. Absolutely everything." Ginny thought to herself. She would never say that out loud unless she thought Hermione was in some kind of danger. But she knew Malfoy would never hurt her. In fact, if anyone was going to be getting hurt, it would be by Ron or Harry as they couldn't stand Malfoy at all. So Ginny Weasley kept her thoughts to herself for the meantime.
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Finally letting go, Draco released Hermione and said:
"Thanks. It means the world to me."
"Anytime."
And they walked back up to the castle and entered the Great Hall which was gleaming with light. Unlike their previous surroundings, which was pitch black. Trying to adjust their eyes to the light, they both kept walking straight and ran into something, rather someone, very big. The very big someone caught them both before they fell down and started speaking.
"Oh, sorry you too. Didn't see ya walkin' there. Welcome back but I best be goin'. Got some work that needs ter be finished. Bye Hermione, Draco." And Hagrid nodded and walked out to his hut next to the Forbidden Forest.
"Well, I can see finally-" Hermione began but stopped as Draco placed a finger over her mouth and pulled her into a closet.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hehehe, cliffy!!! Lol Aren't I evil?? Yes I am. Well I'm glad you like it so far. I wasn't sure if anyone would. I think it's a lot better than my other fic. Well, keep reviewing and thanks for the reviews and ideas. I'll add more soon I promise!!
~jojo
"Welcome back students! It has been a long summer break and I am eager to see all of your shining faces back at school. You all know the rules. First years, the Forbidden Forest is off limits, and the stories you've heard, most of them are true. This year's new Head Boy and Head Girl are none other than Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. Let's give them both a well-deserved hand. And with that said, let's eat!" The Headmaster finished his start of term speech and everyone began the feast.
"Goodness! I thought I was gonna starve. It's about time he finished." Ron said piling excess amounts of food onto his plate and cramming it all in his mouth as if he hadn't eaten in five years.
"That's disgusting Ron, slow down please, before I hurl." Hermione said with disgust.
Harry and Ginny just laughed at their pig of a friend as they held hands under the table and Harry cleared his throat.
"Ahem." He started and Hermione and Ron looked up from their plates to see what he wanted. "Well, uh, see, the thing is, well, er, let's see, how should I say this-" He began but was cut off by Ginny who couldn't wait to tell the news.
"We're together now." She said absolutely beaming.
"Really?" Ron and Hermione said at the same time. "That's great!" They said again in unison. And both chuckled a little as they turned back to their food.
Over at the Slytherin table, a certain silver-eyed, blonde haired boy was staring at a certain brown-eyed, brown haired girl at a different table.
'Damn, she's so beautiful. Why do I always find myself thinking about her?' He thought. 'She's just so-' But his thoughts were interrupted by a pretty, but stupid blonde haired Slytherin sitting next to him.
"Oh Drakey! It's so good to see you again. So as I was saying before about the trip I took this summer-"
"Pansy would you shut up!" Draco yelled at her and got up and left the Great Hall. Leaving a somewhat confused Pansy behind but not too distraught.
'Hmm, I wonder what caused him to leave.' Hermione thought to herself. Then she got up and went to follow her new obsession. Exiting the Great Hall she saw the back of his black robes billow out onto the grounds of Hogwarts. He started slowing down once he was outside the castle and walked slowly over towards the lake. He just stood there, staring out into nothing, just thinking.
Hermione walked quietly over to where Draco was standing. Once she reached him she stood right next to him not saying anything. He turned to see who was standing with him and once he saw who it was he smiled and turned back to the lake and began staring again at what seemed like nothing. It was strange. Neither one of them spoke for about 10 minutes. It was like they had this understanding that neither wanted to ruin the silence and the moment that they were sharing. They were just there, enjoying the presence of the other, and they understood the other in a way in which no one else did.
Finally Draco spoke.
"So what are you doing out here Granger?"
"Enjoying the silence."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
"That all?"
"No."
"Ok."
"I came to see if you were ok. You just stormed out of the Great Hall looking kind of pissed off. I just wanted to make sure that everything was ok."
"Oh."
Moments of silence passed.
"So are you ok Draco?"
"No. I'm not."
"Oh." She said, understanding a little as to why he wouldn't be ok. He had a shitty father, and a mother who was controlled by that shitty father and everyone expected him to be this baddass who had no feelings, who had no heart, who didn't care. Everyone expected that of him. Everyone but Hermione. So she chose not to say anything, because she understood.
"Yeah."
More silence passed.
"You're not gonna ask me why I'm not alright?" He asked a little shocked at her silence.
"No. No I'm not."
"Oh."
More silence.
"I wish you would." He said turning to look at her.
"What's wrong Draco? Why aren't you ok?" She too turned to look at her companion and her eyes were filled with understanding and longing. She longed to be the one he told all his problems too. She longed to be the one to make him smile and to make him happy. She longed to be his.
"I'll tell you later. I promise. Right now though, could I ask for something from you?" Draco said quietly with a little hope and a lot of sadness in his voice.
"Anything." Hermione replied, knowing that whatever he asked of her right then and there, she would give it to him, just to make him happy.
"Can I have a hug?" He said in a small voice. He sounded a little embarrassed and ashamed that he had let her get to him like that and bring out this side of him, but he needed a hug, nonetheless. He needed to know that someone cared for him. That he meant something to someone in this vast world. Praying that that someone was Hermione Granger.
Hermione didn't say anything. She just looked up into his eyes that were full of sorrow and anguish and fear and she reached up and gave him a hug. He held onto her tightly and never wanted to let go.
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"Where's Hermione?" Ron said as his finished his fourth piece of pumpkin pie.
"I don't know man. She just got up and left and didn't say anything." Harry answered with a little concern in his voice.
"I don't know." Ginny answered. But she had an idea not to where, she had no clue where Hermione could have gone, but as to who her best friend was with. 'I bet she's with Malfoy. He got up and left, then Hermione got up and followed him. I think she likes him. Well who wouldn't? He's gorgeous. And I heard that he changed over the summer and isn't as mean to everyone. If you want to know something, ask Lavender or Parvati. They know everything. Absolutely everything." Ginny thought to herself. She would never say that out loud unless she thought Hermione was in some kind of danger. But she knew Malfoy would never hurt her. In fact, if anyone was going to be getting hurt, it would be by Ron or Harry as they couldn't stand Malfoy at all. So Ginny Weasley kept her thoughts to herself for the meantime.
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Finally letting go, Draco released Hermione and said:
"Thanks. It means the world to me."
"Anytime."
And they walked back up to the castle and entered the Great Hall which was gleaming with light. Unlike their previous surroundings, which was pitch black. Trying to adjust their eyes to the light, they both kept walking straight and ran into something, rather someone, very big. The very big someone caught them both before they fell down and started speaking.
"Oh, sorry you too. Didn't see ya walkin' there. Welcome back but I best be goin'. Got some work that needs ter be finished. Bye Hermione, Draco." And Hagrid nodded and walked out to his hut next to the Forbidden Forest.
"Well, I can see finally-" Hermione began but stopped as Draco placed a finger over her mouth and pulled her into a closet.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hehehe, cliffy!!! Lol Aren't I evil?? Yes I am. Well I'm glad you like it so far. I wasn't sure if anyone would. I think it's a lot better than my other fic. Well, keep reviewing and thanks for the reviews and ideas. I'll add more soon I promise!!
~jojo
