Chapter 4: Questions and Answers
Later that day during a break just before supper, Draco and Hermione met in front of the statue near the Slytherin House entrance. Both had the same questions rolling around in their minds. 'Should we tell their friends? How will we tell them if we do?' They met each other with a long, passionate kiss.
They stood behind the statue and talked until the break was over. By the time they had parted they had decided that Hermione would tell Harry and Ron after supper and Draco would tell Crabbe and Goyle. They planned to meet up at the statue the next morning during their break.
After supper Hermione, Harry, and Ron went to the Gryffindor common room. They studied for a little while, but the suspense was too hard to bear. All at once they said, "I've got something to ask you." They looked around at each other wondering who would go first. Harry decided it may as well be him and began to speak.
"Hermione. Ron and I have been wondering something."
"Yes." said Ron, "We've been meaning to ask you...umm...Harry?"
"Ron, what is it? Please just explain yourselves." By now Hermione's poor mind was exploding with ideas of what their question might be.
"Hermione? You've been acting very strangely lately. Going off during breaks, after lunch, after supper. You've been late to meals and to classes. That's not like you at all. What have you been doing?" Harry hoped he hadn't been overly zealous in his questioning.
"Well, Harry. That's what I wanted to talk to you two about. I've been keeping it a secret since the end of last year. I wanted to tell you and Ron, but I was afraid of what you would think. It's been worrying me, well, us actually, all year. I guess we just couldn't figure out how to tell you." Hermione was too flustered to be allowed to continue babbling.
Harry burst in. "Hermione! Slow down! Who? What are you talking about?"
"Sorry. I guess I'm just nervous about your reactions. Harry, Ron. I am talking about Draco Malfoy. We've been, umm, dating."
"You've been WHAT?!" Harry thundered. "You've got to be joking, right? It's not true is it?"
"Hermione? Is that really you? Did someone drop a love potion on you and Draco or a charm or a curse? Please say something.?" Ron was ready to run away if it was a spell. He wanted to know what was going on and fast.
"Please Harry! Ron! Calm down! Everyone will hear. I knew this was a bad idea. I should never have told you."
"Sorry Hermione, but you must admit, it did come as quite a shock. We weren't expecting that in the least. But it does explain quite alot about your odd behavior and his as a matter of fact. He certainly hasn't stopped tormenting us, but he barely speaks to you with us around."
Just then, Professor McGonagall walked into the common room to tell them to go to bed. They picked up their books and said goodnight, although all three of them knew that they couldn't go to sleep yet. Each of them stayed awake late into the night thinking about what had just been revealed. It was alot to stomach.
Later that day during a break just before supper, Draco and Hermione met in front of the statue near the Slytherin House entrance. Both had the same questions rolling around in their minds. 'Should we tell their friends? How will we tell them if we do?' They met each other with a long, passionate kiss.
They stood behind the statue and talked until the break was over. By the time they had parted they had decided that Hermione would tell Harry and Ron after supper and Draco would tell Crabbe and Goyle. They planned to meet up at the statue the next morning during their break.
After supper Hermione, Harry, and Ron went to the Gryffindor common room. They studied for a little while, but the suspense was too hard to bear. All at once they said, "I've got something to ask you." They looked around at each other wondering who would go first. Harry decided it may as well be him and began to speak.
"Hermione. Ron and I have been wondering something."
"Yes." said Ron, "We've been meaning to ask you...umm...Harry?"
"Ron, what is it? Please just explain yourselves." By now Hermione's poor mind was exploding with ideas of what their question might be.
"Hermione? You've been acting very strangely lately. Going off during breaks, after lunch, after supper. You've been late to meals and to classes. That's not like you at all. What have you been doing?" Harry hoped he hadn't been overly zealous in his questioning.
"Well, Harry. That's what I wanted to talk to you two about. I've been keeping it a secret since the end of last year. I wanted to tell you and Ron, but I was afraid of what you would think. It's been worrying me, well, us actually, all year. I guess we just couldn't figure out how to tell you." Hermione was too flustered to be allowed to continue babbling.
Harry burst in. "Hermione! Slow down! Who? What are you talking about?"
"Sorry. I guess I'm just nervous about your reactions. Harry, Ron. I am talking about Draco Malfoy. We've been, umm, dating."
"You've been WHAT?!" Harry thundered. "You've got to be joking, right? It's not true is it?"
"Hermione? Is that really you? Did someone drop a love potion on you and Draco or a charm or a curse? Please say something.?" Ron was ready to run away if it was a spell. He wanted to know what was going on and fast.
"Please Harry! Ron! Calm down! Everyone will hear. I knew this was a bad idea. I should never have told you."
"Sorry Hermione, but you must admit, it did come as quite a shock. We weren't expecting that in the least. But it does explain quite alot about your odd behavior and his as a matter of fact. He certainly hasn't stopped tormenting us, but he barely speaks to you with us around."
Just then, Professor McGonagall walked into the common room to tell them to go to bed. They picked up their books and said goodnight, although all three of them knew that they couldn't go to sleep yet. Each of them stayed awake late into the night thinking about what had just been revealed. It was alot to stomach.
