(A/N: I want to thank you all for waiting for this update, things have
still been really stressful in my life right now! Thanks for your patience!
I just wanted to take a moment to address the last chapter. I know that it
was confusing and I agree a kind of weird chapter (I didn't read through it
very many times) I guess I don't have anything else to say about it ( if I
ever redo this story that'll be something I'll probably change) but for now
I'm just gonna let it stay. Thanks for 160 reviews!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all
rock! Anyway, this chapter I guess is slightly cliché but this is where is
gets happy! So hope you all enjoy it! XOXO Haystack)
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~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FIFTY NINE: SWEET RAIN
The next day brought rain. Hearing the loud sound of the rain, Hermione opened her eyes and stared at the scarlet curtains around her bed, thinking about the peculiar dream she'd just had. Hermione's stomach dropped with realization; Harry wasn't back. It was all a dream! It had been wonderful; Harry had come back, they'd been so happy, and then he had to leave, telling her not to give up on love. Hermione almost let the comment slip her mind unnoticed when suddenly another occurred...Draco!
Without wasting a moment, Hermione scrambled out of bed, threw on some clothes and raced downstairs, out of the common room. It was Sunday and students were milling about aimlessly, some still sleeping. Hermione scanned the crowd looking for the silver blonde hair that easily gave away Draco's identity. But his head wasn't among those of the other students.
"Hermione!"
Hermione whipped her head around, hoping that it was Draco. Ron stood there instead. "Oh... uh... hi Ron" Hermione said timidly
"I've got to talk to you." Ron said taking a step closer to Hermione. Hermione's heart dropped, she didn't want to talk to Ron... everything he said only hurt her more. Reluctantly she turned to face him. "You see I had this dream" Ron said quickly, not noticing Hermione's reluctance. Hermione's eyebrows shot up, showing her surprise.
"Uh huh..." Hermione said nervously egging Ron on.
"About Harry" Ron finished. Hermione stared at him, mouth slightly open.
"What is it?" Ron asked at Hermione's open mouth and wide eyes.
"I did too," Hermione said softly. It was Ron's turn to be surprised this time.
"Well, Harry came back in my dream and he said some things that make sense. He said that just cause he wasn't here anymore didn't mean that you and I had to stop being friends. He also said to remember that I had other friends besides him, like you. He mentioned you."
Hermione could only stare at Ron in amazement. They'd had the same dream!
"So, I was wondering...if we could be friends again?" Ron asked shyly extending his hand. Hermione looked at it.
"Yes of course" she said. Ron only grinned and wrapped Hermione up in a tight bear hug. Hermione smiled. "But I have to ask you, are you doing this only because you think it's what Harry would want?"
"You've always been my friend Hermione, and I don't think I was thinking straight when I 'broke up' with you in first place. You know that I didn't like doing that. Forgive me?"
Hermione sighed. "I won't pretend that you didn't hurt me but yes Ron, of course I forgive you." Ron smiled and Hermione smiled back.
"Well I've got to go, I'll see you later" Ron said still grinning.
"Bye"
"Thanks Harry" Hermione whispered.
Once Ron had left, Hermione's attention was drawn back to her original purpose of waking up early...to find Draco. She scurried down the stairs and pushed the huge oak door open to reveal the Hogwarts grounds; she figured she'd check the lake and over by Hagrid's hut.
But in the pouring rain, it was almost impossible to see anything.
"DRACO! DRACO! DRACO!" Hermione shouted, but her screams were soon lost as thunder boomed. Hermione wandered around, searching for Draco, but she could barely tell where she was. 'I have to find him' she thought to herself. Hermione's clothes were soaked and she was freezing but she didn't' care.
Suddenly, Hermione saw a streak of white. She began running towards it. The closer that she got, the more everything came into focus. It was a person! Yes, there was Draco leaning against a tree, staring out to the lake, umbrella in hand.
Hermione's jog became a run. "Draco!" Draco turned his head and stared at her with a confused and curious expression on his face, making Hermione feel slightly stupid.
"Draco" she repeated, breathing heavily.
"Hermione?! What are you doing here?" Draco asked shocked
"I need to talk to you" Hermione paused for breath. "I had a dream last night. Harry was in it and--" Draco flinched slightly at the sound of Harry's name "and he told me something; something that really made me think. And then last night, I talked to Ginny. She broke down crying and such about how cruel it was that Harry had died."
"Yea, I heard they had been going out," Draco said casually
"Well it was a little deeper than just 'going out'. Did you know that the last thing he said to Ginny was that he loved her?"
"oh" Draco said, looking at the lake.
"Well anyways, Ginny kept saying 'how many times do you find people our age in love?' And that combined with the dream lead me here." Hermione paused unsure what to say next so she just blurted out, "Draco, I love you."
Draco snapped his head to look at her, "And if there's anything I've learned from loosing Harry it to treasure the people here. And I--" But Hermione's sentence was cut off, for Draco had thrown down his umbrella, taken her face in his hands and then put his mouth to hers.
The couple stood like that, kissing in the rain and getting soaked to the bone. But Hermione and Draco didn't care; they had each other back.
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(WOO HOO!!!!!!! They're back again, and Ron and Hermione are too! Hope you all liked it! *hugs Haystack)
Usual Disclaimer
~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FIFTY NINE: SWEET RAIN
The next day brought rain. Hearing the loud sound of the rain, Hermione opened her eyes and stared at the scarlet curtains around her bed, thinking about the peculiar dream she'd just had. Hermione's stomach dropped with realization; Harry wasn't back. It was all a dream! It had been wonderful; Harry had come back, they'd been so happy, and then he had to leave, telling her not to give up on love. Hermione almost let the comment slip her mind unnoticed when suddenly another occurred...Draco!
Without wasting a moment, Hermione scrambled out of bed, threw on some clothes and raced downstairs, out of the common room. It was Sunday and students were milling about aimlessly, some still sleeping. Hermione scanned the crowd looking for the silver blonde hair that easily gave away Draco's identity. But his head wasn't among those of the other students.
"Hermione!"
Hermione whipped her head around, hoping that it was Draco. Ron stood there instead. "Oh... uh... hi Ron" Hermione said timidly
"I've got to talk to you." Ron said taking a step closer to Hermione. Hermione's heart dropped, she didn't want to talk to Ron... everything he said only hurt her more. Reluctantly she turned to face him. "You see I had this dream" Ron said quickly, not noticing Hermione's reluctance. Hermione's eyebrows shot up, showing her surprise.
"Uh huh..." Hermione said nervously egging Ron on.
"About Harry" Ron finished. Hermione stared at him, mouth slightly open.
"What is it?" Ron asked at Hermione's open mouth and wide eyes.
"I did too," Hermione said softly. It was Ron's turn to be surprised this time.
"Well, Harry came back in my dream and he said some things that make sense. He said that just cause he wasn't here anymore didn't mean that you and I had to stop being friends. He also said to remember that I had other friends besides him, like you. He mentioned you."
Hermione could only stare at Ron in amazement. They'd had the same dream!
"So, I was wondering...if we could be friends again?" Ron asked shyly extending his hand. Hermione looked at it.
"Yes of course" she said. Ron only grinned and wrapped Hermione up in a tight bear hug. Hermione smiled. "But I have to ask you, are you doing this only because you think it's what Harry would want?"
"You've always been my friend Hermione, and I don't think I was thinking straight when I 'broke up' with you in first place. You know that I didn't like doing that. Forgive me?"
Hermione sighed. "I won't pretend that you didn't hurt me but yes Ron, of course I forgive you." Ron smiled and Hermione smiled back.
"Well I've got to go, I'll see you later" Ron said still grinning.
"Bye"
"Thanks Harry" Hermione whispered.
Once Ron had left, Hermione's attention was drawn back to her original purpose of waking up early...to find Draco. She scurried down the stairs and pushed the huge oak door open to reveal the Hogwarts grounds; she figured she'd check the lake and over by Hagrid's hut.
But in the pouring rain, it was almost impossible to see anything.
"DRACO! DRACO! DRACO!" Hermione shouted, but her screams were soon lost as thunder boomed. Hermione wandered around, searching for Draco, but she could barely tell where she was. 'I have to find him' she thought to herself. Hermione's clothes were soaked and she was freezing but she didn't' care.
Suddenly, Hermione saw a streak of white. She began running towards it. The closer that she got, the more everything came into focus. It was a person! Yes, there was Draco leaning against a tree, staring out to the lake, umbrella in hand.
Hermione's jog became a run. "Draco!" Draco turned his head and stared at her with a confused and curious expression on his face, making Hermione feel slightly stupid.
"Draco" she repeated, breathing heavily.
"Hermione?! What are you doing here?" Draco asked shocked
"I need to talk to you" Hermione paused for breath. "I had a dream last night. Harry was in it and--" Draco flinched slightly at the sound of Harry's name "and he told me something; something that really made me think. And then last night, I talked to Ginny. She broke down crying and such about how cruel it was that Harry had died."
"Yea, I heard they had been going out," Draco said casually
"Well it was a little deeper than just 'going out'. Did you know that the last thing he said to Ginny was that he loved her?"
"oh" Draco said, looking at the lake.
"Well anyways, Ginny kept saying 'how many times do you find people our age in love?' And that combined with the dream lead me here." Hermione paused unsure what to say next so she just blurted out, "Draco, I love you."
Draco snapped his head to look at her, "And if there's anything I've learned from loosing Harry it to treasure the people here. And I--" But Hermione's sentence was cut off, for Draco had thrown down his umbrella, taken her face in his hands and then put his mouth to hers.
The couple stood like that, kissing in the rain and getting soaked to the bone. But Hermione and Draco didn't care; they had each other back.
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(WOO HOO!!!!!!! They're back again, and Ron and Hermione are too! Hope you all liked it! *hugs Haystack)