Hermione was red all over again. This was not happening. That was the
sweetest thing anyone has ever said. And the fact that it took Draco so
long to say it was even sweeter.
Everyone turned to Draco. No one had ever expected Draco to say something like that. Draco simply looked in another direction trying to avoid their eyes.
"Draco I-" said Hermione.
"It's okay Hermione."
"But I want to know. Why didn't you just let go?"
"Hermione, remember the story of Persephone and Hades?"
Hermione nodded.
"Remember how you said she ended up falling in love with him in the end?"
Hermione nodded again.
"Well, I know you know this part but we never brought it up, he never gave up on her. He never gave up on Persephone and well, he never would. I don't think I ever will either."
Hermione smiled at him but she didn't want to make any moves until she was sure they were alone. Ron would freak after what he had just said.
"Why do you trust him?" asked Ron, breaking the moment entirely.
But Hermione never took her eyes off Draco "Because he showed me that sometimes, I'm going to have to jump into the darkness and just trust that he will be there to catch me."
Draco looked into her eyes. He had been trying to express how he felt to her and that alone was what he had been trying to say. Although he knew that he shouldn't do anything to Hermione until they were alone. After what Ron had just proclaimed, he was sure that Ron would beat him silly.
Harry looked at Ron, Ron looked like he was about to die. Harry had to do something, he didn't want to humiliate Ron. He took Hermione and Draco and pushed them out the door.
Harry walked them both, accompanied but Ginny to Hermione and Ginny's room. Once they were there Draco was looking at Hermione and she was slowly sneaking peeks at him from her rummaging for a cloak because it really had started getting cold, even in the middle of summer.
Ginny just sat on her bed looking at everyone. Harry joined her and sat on her bed as well.
Hermione found the cloak she was looking for, put it on and sat on her bed.
"Do you really trust me Hermione?"
"Yes, at first I wasn't so sure, but after you told me about your mother and what was going on I remembered the day when Crabbe and Goyle came up to me at Hogwarts."
"WHAT?" yelled Harry
Hermione looked at him and told him what had happened.
"Well, I thought it was really strange how you came up and saved me from them. I mean, it wasn't like you to not wait until they were through then remind them of food but I never thought anything of it. I thought you just didn't want them to waste their time with a mudblood."
Draco took Hermione's hand "I'm glad you trust me Hermione."
"And I'm glad you haven't given up on me."
"So, what are we going to do about Ron?" asked Ginny
"Well" Hermione thought about it for a while then said "Nothing"
"What?" asked Harry
"Well, what did you want me to do? You heard him, he wants something I can't give him." Asked Hermione
"True, but he's going to be so heart broken." Replied Harry
"Harry, you, as well as I, know he'll be fine."
"Yeah, but this is turning out to be a more awful Summer holiday than I expected."
"What are you talking about?" asked Hermione "I think its going perfect." Looking at Draco who smiled back but frowned quickly.
"What? You've given up on me already?"
"No, it's not that. It's my mother. If only I could help her and keep her safe then it would be perfect."
"Your right" said Harry "We need to find a way to help your mother."
Hermione looked at Draco then back to Harry "Look, I think that Draco can get the Order to help him. It's going to be pretty hard for you if you're training all day and everything."
"I guess your right."
Hermione smiled, Harry was much more accepting of everything lately. She didn't know why but he just was.
Hermione guessed that Harry knew what she was thinking because Harry then said "Hermione, I had to thank you in person. The gift you gave me was perfect. Its helped me take my mind off things and made it much easier."
"What do you mean?" said Hermione who glanced quickly at Draco who squeezed her hand and Smiled.
"Well, it is the scale of the Dragon who will give me the one thing I desire the most."
"Right."
"Well" said Harry "I've decided to get Sirius back."
"What?" asked Hermione. This was NOT what she had been expecting at
all.
"Sirius. I'm going to wish for him to come back."
"Uh, I don't know if that's possible Harry."
"Oh, but it is!" said Draco "If Harry wants Sirius back enough then the dragon scale will give him Sirius back."
"Really?" asked Ginny
"Yeah. Well at least I think so. My father told me its one of the greatest weapons anyone could get their hands on."
"Wait, how did you?" asked Harry looking and Draco
"Uh," was all Draco could say
"Was it you? Did you give that to me?" asked Harry
"Well, no, it was Hermione."
"No it wasn't Draco. You got it for Harry and you know it! How was I supposed to get my hands on something like that anyway?" said Hermione
Harry gave a little laugh "I was wondering that for a while when I was at the Dursley's."
"See, Harry's smart, he figured it out himself anyway."
Draco looked at Hermione in defeat. "I guess so."
"Well Thank You very much Draco. You are about to give me my godfather back."
Everyone turned to Draco. No one had ever expected Draco to say something like that. Draco simply looked in another direction trying to avoid their eyes.
"Draco I-" said Hermione.
"It's okay Hermione."
"But I want to know. Why didn't you just let go?"
"Hermione, remember the story of Persephone and Hades?"
Hermione nodded.
"Remember how you said she ended up falling in love with him in the end?"
Hermione nodded again.
"Well, I know you know this part but we never brought it up, he never gave up on her. He never gave up on Persephone and well, he never would. I don't think I ever will either."
Hermione smiled at him but she didn't want to make any moves until she was sure they were alone. Ron would freak after what he had just said.
"Why do you trust him?" asked Ron, breaking the moment entirely.
But Hermione never took her eyes off Draco "Because he showed me that sometimes, I'm going to have to jump into the darkness and just trust that he will be there to catch me."
Draco looked into her eyes. He had been trying to express how he felt to her and that alone was what he had been trying to say. Although he knew that he shouldn't do anything to Hermione until they were alone. After what Ron had just proclaimed, he was sure that Ron would beat him silly.
Harry looked at Ron, Ron looked like he was about to die. Harry had to do something, he didn't want to humiliate Ron. He took Hermione and Draco and pushed them out the door.
Harry walked them both, accompanied but Ginny to Hermione and Ginny's room. Once they were there Draco was looking at Hermione and she was slowly sneaking peeks at him from her rummaging for a cloak because it really had started getting cold, even in the middle of summer.
Ginny just sat on her bed looking at everyone. Harry joined her and sat on her bed as well.
Hermione found the cloak she was looking for, put it on and sat on her bed.
"Do you really trust me Hermione?"
"Yes, at first I wasn't so sure, but after you told me about your mother and what was going on I remembered the day when Crabbe and Goyle came up to me at Hogwarts."
"WHAT?" yelled Harry
Hermione looked at him and told him what had happened.
"Well, I thought it was really strange how you came up and saved me from them. I mean, it wasn't like you to not wait until they were through then remind them of food but I never thought anything of it. I thought you just didn't want them to waste their time with a mudblood."
Draco took Hermione's hand "I'm glad you trust me Hermione."
"And I'm glad you haven't given up on me."
"So, what are we going to do about Ron?" asked Ginny
"Well" Hermione thought about it for a while then said "Nothing"
"What?" asked Harry
"Well, what did you want me to do? You heard him, he wants something I can't give him." Asked Hermione
"True, but he's going to be so heart broken." Replied Harry
"Harry, you, as well as I, know he'll be fine."
"Yeah, but this is turning out to be a more awful Summer holiday than I expected."
"What are you talking about?" asked Hermione "I think its going perfect." Looking at Draco who smiled back but frowned quickly.
"What? You've given up on me already?"
"No, it's not that. It's my mother. If only I could help her and keep her safe then it would be perfect."
"Your right" said Harry "We need to find a way to help your mother."
Hermione looked at Draco then back to Harry "Look, I think that Draco can get the Order to help him. It's going to be pretty hard for you if you're training all day and everything."
"I guess your right."
Hermione smiled, Harry was much more accepting of everything lately. She didn't know why but he just was.
Hermione guessed that Harry knew what she was thinking because Harry then said "Hermione, I had to thank you in person. The gift you gave me was perfect. Its helped me take my mind off things and made it much easier."
"What do you mean?" said Hermione who glanced quickly at Draco who squeezed her hand and Smiled.
"Well, it is the scale of the Dragon who will give me the one thing I desire the most."
"Right."
"Well" said Harry "I've decided to get Sirius back."
"What?" asked Hermione. This was NOT what she had been expecting at
all.
"Sirius. I'm going to wish for him to come back."
"Uh, I don't know if that's possible Harry."
"Oh, but it is!" said Draco "If Harry wants Sirius back enough then the dragon scale will give him Sirius back."
"Really?" asked Ginny
"Yeah. Well at least I think so. My father told me its one of the greatest weapons anyone could get their hands on."
"Wait, how did you?" asked Harry looking and Draco
"Uh," was all Draco could say
"Was it you? Did you give that to me?" asked Harry
"Well, no, it was Hermione."
"No it wasn't Draco. You got it for Harry and you know it! How was I supposed to get my hands on something like that anyway?" said Hermione
Harry gave a little laugh "I was wondering that for a while when I was at the Dursley's."
"See, Harry's smart, he figured it out himself anyway."
Draco looked at Hermione in defeat. "I guess so."
"Well Thank You very much Draco. You are about to give me my godfather back."
