A/N: I told you I'd be updating very soon, only 3 hours after I posted
chapter 14. In fact I was going to make it one chapter, but it would have
been too long!! Enjoy!
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Kissing a Green and Silver Serpent: Chapter XV
With the help of Veritaserum .
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Hermione walked down the corridors with her eyes full of tears again, she did not know where to go, as a prefect she knew were the Slytherin Common Room was and which was the password, but she didn't dare enter into a room full of Slytherin's, it was like entering into the cage of a dragon and start jinxing it. So she walk towards the Great Hall, perhaps Draco was having breakfast...
And to her relief when she was descending the marble staircase she saw three figures coming out of the Great Hall, two larges boys that were walking behind a third one, smaller and blond.
"Draco!" Hermione called running down stairs now.
Crabbe and Goyle moved forward, fists clenched (A/N They are so stupid that they didn't realized that Hermione was calling Draco by his first name) but Draco stopped them "Back off, I'll meet you in the Common Room" They looked disgruntled but obeyed never the less.
When the coast was clear Draco walked to meet Hermione, who was waiting for him at the foot of the stairs with her eyes red and puffy but smiling sweetly at him.
"Babe, what's wrong?" He said, the smile fading off his face and hugging her firmly "You've been crying... What is it?" She was crying on his shoulder now "Let's go outside so we can talk" He said in his ear and she nodded. As he took her hand she thought she had heard something behind her, but when she turned her head there was nothing but air behind her.
All the decorations from the night before were gone, so they sat bellow a tree and rested their backs against its trunk, Draco had is arm around her shoulders and was gently sweeping the tears from Hermione's face.
"Babe, do you want to tell me what's wrong?" He asked kindly.
"It was Ron and Harry" Draco's expression changed at the sound of their name "I, well I was telling them about us and they went mad, well in fact they told me that I was mad and that I shouldn't trust you... The look on their faces, it was horrible I couldn't stand it." She said miserably.
"Honey... I know it isn't nice, but this was bound to happen" She looked so sad at the way her friends had reacted, "I will never be able to compete with them, she cares abut those two too much." he thought, it was now his turn for feeling miserably. "Listen, if you don't want us to continue I'll understand I mean I know they are the world to you and..."
"Draco, you are as important to me as they are and I would never leave you just because they don't like you," Draco's spirits lifted "as I would never Harry and Ron them because you don't like them." At this Draco found that his heart hadn't sunk, on the contrary, he loved Hermione even more for being such a loyal friend.
"I love you 'Mione"
"I love you too Draco" She said kissing him.
"Eer, do you want me to go and talk to your friends to tell them that I really love you and everything?" He asked hesitantly.
Hermione looked sad again "They'll never listen to you; the moment they see you coming they'll attack, curse and jinx every part of you they can... Oh, I know you are not afraid of them," She added seeing the look on his face "but the last thing I need now is a duel between my boyfriend and my best friends."
"I understand 'Mione... what shall we do then?"
"I don't know... If they just knew how much we love each other and that you have changed." She sighed.
"Well, now you have a chance to convince us" said Harry who had just appeared out of nowhere, with Ron and Ginny behind him and holding a silvery cloak. Draco and Hermione jumped at the sight of them.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked them weakly; Draco was clearly restraining himself from saying what was on his mind.
"We followed you," said Ginny "We wanted to see what had really happened yesterday between you and him." There was something odd in the way she said "him" but Hermione choose to ignore this, Harry was right, this was her one chance to show them how things were.
"So, you've heard everything we've said?" She inquired, everyone nodded "Do you believe me then? Do you see that I am not naïve or mad and that he really loves me?"
"Not yet" said Ron "But we are willing to have a little friendly chat with Malfoy here and then we'll decide."
"What do you want to know Weasley?" Draco asked coldly.
"If we are all going to talk, then you should start using each other's first names," said Hermione "Harry, Ron, Gin... Why don't you sit down?"
They sat in front of the couple legs and arms crossed, eying Draco.
"Okay, fire away" Draco say in the most neutral voice he could muster.
"Why should we believe you love 'Mione?" Asked Ginny, who was the only one that didn't have a menacing look on her face.
"Because I do, I can't prove to you that I love her. Love is not something that can be explained or showed, only the person you love can tell, and 'Mione here knows that I do love her" Hermione nodded.
"Ok, you can't prove that you love her, but we have a way of finding out if you are telling the truth" Said Harry, and this time the nods came from Ron and Ginny. "Accio Veritaserum"
"How are you planning to get a bottle of Veritaserum?" asked Draco incredulously.
"I already have one, it's in my room" said Harry unsympathetically, a couple of seconds later a bottle of transparent liquid came flying towards them.
"Where did you get that from?" asked Hermione, it looked as though her prefect self had taken the better of her and she had momentarily forgotten what was going on.
"Do you remember my last detention with Snape?" Asked Ron with a wink and then he turned to Draco "A word of this Malfoy and I'll drown you" He added menacingly.
"Ron, you are a pre-" Hermione started reprovingly, but she was cut off by Harry.
"Ok, here's the deal, you drink this and answer our questions."
"What?!" Shouted Hermione "You are not asking him anything under Veritaserum's influence."
"It's ok Babe, I don't mind... I'll do it for you."
"All right then, but I'll have to approve the questions!" She loved Harry, but she knew that he loathed Draco and this would be a perfect opportunity to take revenge of him.
Harry nodded and handed Draco the little bottle who took a swig from it.
"Do you love Hermione Granger?" asked Ginny,
"I love her with all my heart" answered Draco,
"Are you IN love with her?" It was Ron this time,
"Yes I am."
"Will you ever do something to hurt her?" Harry inquired,
"Never."
"Would you protect her from anything?"
"With my life if it's necessary."
"Stop it you three" said Hermione who was in a much better mood "you sound like priests in a marriage ceremony."
"Ok, I think we've heard enough" said Ron nodding,
"We believe you, but watch your step, 'cause if you ever harm 'Mione you'll have us to answer to"
Hermione broke into tears again, but they were tears of happiness this time "I love you guys!" She said hugging the three of them.
"Get a grip 'Mione" said Ron smiling "We'll leave you now, but remember, anything funny and you are dead."
Draco said nothing, once they were off he hugged and kissed Hermione deeply, that was worth having to stand Weasely's and Potter's threatens in silence.
"Are you happy Babe?" He asked smiling,
"I couldn't be happier" She said running her hand through his hair.
"One problem solved, we have to tell your friends now... I am sure they won't be as understanding."
"Na, they won't. But I don't need their approval and I don't need them as long as I have you" and with this he kissed her again.
TO BE CONTINUED .
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A/N: So, what did you think of it? TELL ME PLEASE, you make my day with your reviews!!! And don't forget to answer the questions I wrote in chapter 14!! THANX =0)
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Kissing a Green and Silver Serpent: Chapter XV
With the help of Veritaserum .
.
Hermione walked down the corridors with her eyes full of tears again, she did not know where to go, as a prefect she knew were the Slytherin Common Room was and which was the password, but she didn't dare enter into a room full of Slytherin's, it was like entering into the cage of a dragon and start jinxing it. So she walk towards the Great Hall, perhaps Draco was having breakfast...
And to her relief when she was descending the marble staircase she saw three figures coming out of the Great Hall, two larges boys that were walking behind a third one, smaller and blond.
"Draco!" Hermione called running down stairs now.
Crabbe and Goyle moved forward, fists clenched (A/N They are so stupid that they didn't realized that Hermione was calling Draco by his first name) but Draco stopped them "Back off, I'll meet you in the Common Room" They looked disgruntled but obeyed never the less.
When the coast was clear Draco walked to meet Hermione, who was waiting for him at the foot of the stairs with her eyes red and puffy but smiling sweetly at him.
"Babe, what's wrong?" He said, the smile fading off his face and hugging her firmly "You've been crying... What is it?" She was crying on his shoulder now "Let's go outside so we can talk" He said in his ear and she nodded. As he took her hand she thought she had heard something behind her, but when she turned her head there was nothing but air behind her.
All the decorations from the night before were gone, so they sat bellow a tree and rested their backs against its trunk, Draco had is arm around her shoulders and was gently sweeping the tears from Hermione's face.
"Babe, do you want to tell me what's wrong?" He asked kindly.
"It was Ron and Harry" Draco's expression changed at the sound of their name "I, well I was telling them about us and they went mad, well in fact they told me that I was mad and that I shouldn't trust you... The look on their faces, it was horrible I couldn't stand it." She said miserably.
"Honey... I know it isn't nice, but this was bound to happen" She looked so sad at the way her friends had reacted, "I will never be able to compete with them, she cares abut those two too much." he thought, it was now his turn for feeling miserably. "Listen, if you don't want us to continue I'll understand I mean I know they are the world to you and..."
"Draco, you are as important to me as they are and I would never leave you just because they don't like you," Draco's spirits lifted "as I would never Harry and Ron them because you don't like them." At this Draco found that his heart hadn't sunk, on the contrary, he loved Hermione even more for being such a loyal friend.
"I love you 'Mione"
"I love you too Draco" She said kissing him.
"Eer, do you want me to go and talk to your friends to tell them that I really love you and everything?" He asked hesitantly.
Hermione looked sad again "They'll never listen to you; the moment they see you coming they'll attack, curse and jinx every part of you they can... Oh, I know you are not afraid of them," She added seeing the look on his face "but the last thing I need now is a duel between my boyfriend and my best friends."
"I understand 'Mione... what shall we do then?"
"I don't know... If they just knew how much we love each other and that you have changed." She sighed.
"Well, now you have a chance to convince us" said Harry who had just appeared out of nowhere, with Ron and Ginny behind him and holding a silvery cloak. Draco and Hermione jumped at the sight of them.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked them weakly; Draco was clearly restraining himself from saying what was on his mind.
"We followed you," said Ginny "We wanted to see what had really happened yesterday between you and him." There was something odd in the way she said "him" but Hermione choose to ignore this, Harry was right, this was her one chance to show them how things were.
"So, you've heard everything we've said?" She inquired, everyone nodded "Do you believe me then? Do you see that I am not naïve or mad and that he really loves me?"
"Not yet" said Ron "But we are willing to have a little friendly chat with Malfoy here and then we'll decide."
"What do you want to know Weasley?" Draco asked coldly.
"If we are all going to talk, then you should start using each other's first names," said Hermione "Harry, Ron, Gin... Why don't you sit down?"
They sat in front of the couple legs and arms crossed, eying Draco.
"Okay, fire away" Draco say in the most neutral voice he could muster.
"Why should we believe you love 'Mione?" Asked Ginny, who was the only one that didn't have a menacing look on her face.
"Because I do, I can't prove to you that I love her. Love is not something that can be explained or showed, only the person you love can tell, and 'Mione here knows that I do love her" Hermione nodded.
"Ok, you can't prove that you love her, but we have a way of finding out if you are telling the truth" Said Harry, and this time the nods came from Ron and Ginny. "Accio Veritaserum"
"How are you planning to get a bottle of Veritaserum?" asked Draco incredulously.
"I already have one, it's in my room" said Harry unsympathetically, a couple of seconds later a bottle of transparent liquid came flying towards them.
"Where did you get that from?" asked Hermione, it looked as though her prefect self had taken the better of her and she had momentarily forgotten what was going on.
"Do you remember my last detention with Snape?" Asked Ron with a wink and then he turned to Draco "A word of this Malfoy and I'll drown you" He added menacingly.
"Ron, you are a pre-" Hermione started reprovingly, but she was cut off by Harry.
"Ok, here's the deal, you drink this and answer our questions."
"What?!" Shouted Hermione "You are not asking him anything under Veritaserum's influence."
"It's ok Babe, I don't mind... I'll do it for you."
"All right then, but I'll have to approve the questions!" She loved Harry, but she knew that he loathed Draco and this would be a perfect opportunity to take revenge of him.
Harry nodded and handed Draco the little bottle who took a swig from it.
"Do you love Hermione Granger?" asked Ginny,
"I love her with all my heart" answered Draco,
"Are you IN love with her?" It was Ron this time,
"Yes I am."
"Will you ever do something to hurt her?" Harry inquired,
"Never."
"Would you protect her from anything?"
"With my life if it's necessary."
"Stop it you three" said Hermione who was in a much better mood "you sound like priests in a marriage ceremony."
"Ok, I think we've heard enough" said Ron nodding,
"We believe you, but watch your step, 'cause if you ever harm 'Mione you'll have us to answer to"
Hermione broke into tears again, but they were tears of happiness this time "I love you guys!" She said hugging the three of them.
"Get a grip 'Mione" said Ron smiling "We'll leave you now, but remember, anything funny and you are dead."
Draco said nothing, once they were off he hugged and kissed Hermione deeply, that was worth having to stand Weasely's and Potter's threatens in silence.
"Are you happy Babe?" He asked smiling,
"I couldn't be happier" She said running her hand through his hair.
"One problem solved, we have to tell your friends now... I am sure they won't be as understanding."
"Na, they won't. But I don't need their approval and I don't need them as long as I have you" and with this he kissed her again.
TO BE CONTINUED .
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A/N: So, what did you think of it? TELL ME PLEASE, you make my day with your reviews!!! And don't forget to answer the questions I wrote in chapter 14!! THANX =0)