Chapter Eleven - Abire
Hermione fell asleep and woke up ten minutes to ten. She quietly got up and put her blanket over Draco and silently left their common room. She entered the dungeon. She saw that it was dark and nothing but a candle providing light. Her heart was beating so fast that she thought she would have a heart attack. She was bout to turn around and walk back out when a cold voice stopped her.
"Stop right there Mudblood."
Hermione stood, frozen with fear. She felt her pockets for her wand and suddenly she was hit with a spell and fell to the floor. She immediatley looked for her wand but noticed that it was no where to be found. Pansy's evil laughter filled the room.
"Looking for this?" she asked holding Hermione's wand in her hand.
"Give it back to me!" Hermione demanded. She threw herself towards Pansy who flew to the floor.
"I'm fighting back now Pansy!" Hermione yelled at her. Pansy got up and faced Hermione.
"I expected this," she said pointing her wand towards Hermione, "Abire!" she screamed. A single ray of silver light shot out of Pansy's wand and threw Hermione a few feet back. Hermione stod up and ran towards Pansy, wanting to hit her. she came as close as two feet away when she was thrown back by an invisible force. Hermione opened her eyes to the sound of Pansy's evil laugh.
"That Mudblood, is a dark Latin protection spell. You can't come two feet infront of me or you will be thrown back. But I can come close to you," she walked towards Hermione till her face was a few inches form her. "Close enough to hit you from stealing MY Draco!" she whispered loudly then slapped Hermione. Hermione's hand flew up to her cheeks and tears started sprouting out of her eyes.
"Just leave me alone!" Pleaded Hermione.
"Aww. poor you!" Pansy said in mock sympathy.
She grabbed Hermione's hand hand and pulled her up, then squeezed her hand really hard. Hermione winced. "I'll leave you alone the moment you leave him alone," Pansy drawled. With one last punch in the stomach, Pansy turned around and left. Hermione curled up in a ball on the floor of thedungeon, clutchng her stomach and shivering from the cold stone floor. She must have been lying there for about an hour when she heard footsteps outside. She heard the door open.
"Hermione? Are you in here?" someone asked.
She looked up and saw Ginny Weasly.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked her struggling to get up.
"Harry and I got together just a little while ago and I wanted you to be the first to know. I went to your room and saw you were not there so Harry told me about the map and lent it to me. I saw you here with Pansy," she finished her explanation then added, "what did she do to you? You have a bruise on your arm and your lip is bleeding!"
"If I tell you, you must promise me not to tell anyone! Not to Harry, not to Ron and most especially not to Draco!"
"I promise," Ginny replied. They were silent until they reached Hermione's common room and silently stepped int her room.
"What does Draco have to do with this? Is there something between you and Malfoy?" Ginny asked, when they got in her room.
"Just sit and listen," Hermione replied. Gesturing her to sit at the edge of her bed. She began telling the red head about slitting her wrist, Draco finding her, and finally how Pansy has been "treating" her. By the time she finished, they were both crying.
"We should tell Harry and Ron!" Ginny concluded, wiping her eyes.
"NO! No one should know! If word gets out she might do something to both of them!! PLEASE?!" Hermione pleaded, her tears forming a puddle on the floor.
"Ok Hermione but if this gets out of hand I will tell. Do you understand me?"
Hermione nodded her head. They talked somemore then Ginny helped Hermione to bed.
"Hermione, you don't have to take this you know, Its not like you love Draco, right?" Ginny asked uncertainly. Hermione thought about it for a while. A smile was forming on her lips. "I think that I do love him. Yeah, I do love him." Hermione replied, happy at the realization. Despite everything, she could not deny the growing feelings she had for her nemesis.
"Ok. Good Night Hermione. Take care." Ginny said and walked through the portrait connected Hermione's room to Gryffindor's common room quietly taking one last glance at her friend to see that she was ok then quietly closed the portrait door.
"I love him," Hermione whispered then drifted off to a dreamless sleep.
~*~
Draco Malfoy woke up early and decided to go on a walk outside before breakfast. He walked towards the lake and sat on a rock. His mind was a mess. mostly because of Hermione. It felt really good telling her things and he enjoyed their little fights but honestly he didn't know what he felt. He really liked Hermione but his pride simply could not take it if anyone found out. It wasn't as if he was in love with her. it was more on the side of infatuation.
"Once a Malfoy, always a Malfoy," he thought, sighing and headed back to the castle.
Classes that day went by quickly, but with loads of homework given to be submitted during the week. Pretty soon it was already dinner and Hermione headed over to her friends to catch up on things, grabbing a roll as she sat down.
"So Harry, I heard you are taking ginny to the ball," Hermione said looking at Harry who looked nerviously at Ron then at Ginny, who felt like laughing. Her new love was making her lightheaded.
"Um. yes I am," replied Harry. Ron almost choked on the piece of bread he put into his mouth.
"YOU'RE TAKING MY SISTER?!?!" His expression was undescribable.
"Ron, shut up and calm down!" Ginny snapped at him.
"First the ball, then snogging, then. who knows what?!" Ron exclaimed.
"It's going to be fine Ron, I'll take care of her," Harry assured his best friend, throwing Ginny a disgusting "reassuring look"
"I am so disgusted" Ron replied before stuffing himself with more food.
They laughed out loud on Ron's last comment. Hermione stood up.
"I'm going to the library. Anyone wanna come?" she asked.
Harry and Ron looked at her like she suggested that they made friends with Voldemort. She took the hint and walked away with a smile. Ever since they had patched things up on her birthday, she felt better towards them. She was on her way to the library when she heard familiar voices. She stopped a while to listen. Bad idea. Hermione felt like her heart was being ripped apart at the things Draco was telling Pansy. Tears streamed down her face, she could bearly see but she saw Draco bend down to kiss Pansy. Draco sensed a presence and turned around. They looked into each other's eyes berfore Hermione broke contact and ran away sobbing. Last she heard was Draco screaming her name. Malfoy had, once again, ruined her day.
~*~ Draco Malfoy was peacefully eating dinner when Pansy approached him.
"What do you want Pansy?" he drawled, raising his eyebrows, he was, after all in the company of Slytherins and he had to keep face.
"Can I talk to you?" she asked, then half pulled, half dragged Draco to the hallway leading to the library. Draco didn't protest as Pansy pushed him into a dark corner near the library. Pansy couldn't help but notice his new attitude so she decided to push him.
"Draco," she murmured, shoving her body against him, pressing him against the wall. Draco's face remained impassive as she trailed a finger along his face. Then she slapped him. Still, Draco didn't do anything, but Pansy knew his emotions were hidden in his eyes, which stared down at her, she gulped knowning things should go as planned to win her Draco back.
"Draco," she repeated before shoving her tongue down his throat, "Draco, I need to ask you something," she cooed.
"Yes?" he drawled. Pansy moved her face away from his and gazed into his icy gray eyes.
"I want to know if you love the mudblood," Pansy's tone suddenly turned haughty and her hand was gripping his jaw. With one swift movement, it was Draco who was gripping Pansy's jaw, pushing her against the wall.
"Pansy, Pansy," he sneered, "a mudblood?" his voice rang with confidence through the empty hallway. He pushed all thoughts of Hermione away, one wrong word and Pansy could go crying to his father, he had to keep up apperances. "Do you really think I would love a mudblood? Of all mudblood's, the teacher's pet Hermione?! My dear Pansy, you are simply quite delusional!" he lied,wincing inwardly when he used the word mudblood. The word just didn't sute her. She was much more than that.
Pansy, being who she is was simply overjoyed. From the corner of her eye she noticed a fluff of long and unruly brown hair. Hermione. What luck! She smiled gleefully and decided to take advantage of the situation.
"Oh, Draco," She said loudly. Hermione immediatley stopped to listen, exactly as Pansy knew she would. "I knew you loved me and not that stupid mudblood, kiss me, Draco,"
Draco wanted to barf but since it would not go so well with his "kepping up apperances" he decided to kiss the and gargle later on with a truck load of mouthwash. Perhaps it was over-dramatic but she pulled Draco out into the view of Hermione in the middle of their kiss to give her a full view.
"Draco, tell me again that you don't love her," Pansy commanded, cradling his head to her breast. "I don't love Hermione, Pansy, I'm just using her. A mudblood is not worth loving, just a bit of fun," Draco declared with conviction.
"Then you wouldn't mind that the mudblood is watching us this very moment?" Pansy asked smiling sweetly.
Draco was suddenly aware of the familiar sob and looked up. SHIT.
"Oh gods, Hermione," he started. His gray eyes met the tearful ones of Hermione and he knew that he really hurt her. Hermione turned and fled to her common room sobbing, ignoring Draco's frantic shouts of her name.
~*~
Hermione ran towards the common room and locked herself in her room and turned on her muggle cd player to mask her sobs. 'How could I have been so stupid?' Draco's words replayed in her head. 'I don't love Hermione, Pansy, I'm just using her. A mudblood is not worth loving, just a bit of fun,' The words stung. She had fallen in love with a someone who didn't care at all what she felt, someone who was just using her. 'All our kisses were just a game for him' The worst thing was she fell for him, she believed that he loved her and that they had a future together. She was crying even harder now. There was a knock on her door. She realized that the cd had stopped a few minutes ago.
"Hermione?" Draco called from the other side of the door.
"GO AWAY MALFOY! I DON'T NEED YOU!" she yelled back.
"Please Hermione?" Draco pleaded, "I need to talk to you"
Hermione walked towards the door and threw it open.
"What else is there to be said Malfoy?" she screamed at him, "I heard enough."
"I want to apologize. It's not what you think." Malfoy replied. He hated himself at the moment, just as he was starting to sort out his feelings for her, his stupid pride got in the way.
"You don't need to apologize Malfoy," Hermione said in a deadpan voice, tears streaming down her face, "In fact I should apologize for ruining your moment with Pansy"
"It's not what you think! Hermione please listen to me!" he pleaded again as Hermione turned around, "I love you!"
Hermione turned around and looked him in the eye, "Maybe you should have thought of that before hurting me. You know what the sad thing is? I was falling in love with you too." With that she closed the door, leaving a speechless Draco at the other side.
~*~
A/N: Finally!!!!! There it is folks! I'm not sure if it makes sense though. lol. I'm sorry it took so long, but since classes are out I will update faster. I actually have the next two chapters on paper (I was banned from the computer so I had to write it down somewhere!) that I haven't typed yet. Oh well. I hope you enjoy!
I almost forgot the disclaimer! I don't own Harry Potter but like every author here, I wish I did!!!!
Hermione fell asleep and woke up ten minutes to ten. She quietly got up and put her blanket over Draco and silently left their common room. She entered the dungeon. She saw that it was dark and nothing but a candle providing light. Her heart was beating so fast that she thought she would have a heart attack. She was bout to turn around and walk back out when a cold voice stopped her.
"Stop right there Mudblood."
Hermione stood, frozen with fear. She felt her pockets for her wand and suddenly she was hit with a spell and fell to the floor. She immediatley looked for her wand but noticed that it was no where to be found. Pansy's evil laughter filled the room.
"Looking for this?" she asked holding Hermione's wand in her hand.
"Give it back to me!" Hermione demanded. She threw herself towards Pansy who flew to the floor.
"I'm fighting back now Pansy!" Hermione yelled at her. Pansy got up and faced Hermione.
"I expected this," she said pointing her wand towards Hermione, "Abire!" she screamed. A single ray of silver light shot out of Pansy's wand and threw Hermione a few feet back. Hermione stod up and ran towards Pansy, wanting to hit her. she came as close as two feet away when she was thrown back by an invisible force. Hermione opened her eyes to the sound of Pansy's evil laugh.
"That Mudblood, is a dark Latin protection spell. You can't come two feet infront of me or you will be thrown back. But I can come close to you," she walked towards Hermione till her face was a few inches form her. "Close enough to hit you from stealing MY Draco!" she whispered loudly then slapped Hermione. Hermione's hand flew up to her cheeks and tears started sprouting out of her eyes.
"Just leave me alone!" Pleaded Hermione.
"Aww. poor you!" Pansy said in mock sympathy.
She grabbed Hermione's hand hand and pulled her up, then squeezed her hand really hard. Hermione winced. "I'll leave you alone the moment you leave him alone," Pansy drawled. With one last punch in the stomach, Pansy turned around and left. Hermione curled up in a ball on the floor of thedungeon, clutchng her stomach and shivering from the cold stone floor. She must have been lying there for about an hour when she heard footsteps outside. She heard the door open.
"Hermione? Are you in here?" someone asked.
She looked up and saw Ginny Weasly.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked her struggling to get up.
"Harry and I got together just a little while ago and I wanted you to be the first to know. I went to your room and saw you were not there so Harry told me about the map and lent it to me. I saw you here with Pansy," she finished her explanation then added, "what did she do to you? You have a bruise on your arm and your lip is bleeding!"
"If I tell you, you must promise me not to tell anyone! Not to Harry, not to Ron and most especially not to Draco!"
"I promise," Ginny replied. They were silent until they reached Hermione's common room and silently stepped int her room.
"What does Draco have to do with this? Is there something between you and Malfoy?" Ginny asked, when they got in her room.
"Just sit and listen," Hermione replied. Gesturing her to sit at the edge of her bed. She began telling the red head about slitting her wrist, Draco finding her, and finally how Pansy has been "treating" her. By the time she finished, they were both crying.
"We should tell Harry and Ron!" Ginny concluded, wiping her eyes.
"NO! No one should know! If word gets out she might do something to both of them!! PLEASE?!" Hermione pleaded, her tears forming a puddle on the floor.
"Ok Hermione but if this gets out of hand I will tell. Do you understand me?"
Hermione nodded her head. They talked somemore then Ginny helped Hermione to bed.
"Hermione, you don't have to take this you know, Its not like you love Draco, right?" Ginny asked uncertainly. Hermione thought about it for a while. A smile was forming on her lips. "I think that I do love him. Yeah, I do love him." Hermione replied, happy at the realization. Despite everything, she could not deny the growing feelings she had for her nemesis.
"Ok. Good Night Hermione. Take care." Ginny said and walked through the portrait connected Hermione's room to Gryffindor's common room quietly taking one last glance at her friend to see that she was ok then quietly closed the portrait door.
"I love him," Hermione whispered then drifted off to a dreamless sleep.
~*~
Draco Malfoy woke up early and decided to go on a walk outside before breakfast. He walked towards the lake and sat on a rock. His mind was a mess. mostly because of Hermione. It felt really good telling her things and he enjoyed their little fights but honestly he didn't know what he felt. He really liked Hermione but his pride simply could not take it if anyone found out. It wasn't as if he was in love with her. it was more on the side of infatuation.
"Once a Malfoy, always a Malfoy," he thought, sighing and headed back to the castle.
Classes that day went by quickly, but with loads of homework given to be submitted during the week. Pretty soon it was already dinner and Hermione headed over to her friends to catch up on things, grabbing a roll as she sat down.
"So Harry, I heard you are taking ginny to the ball," Hermione said looking at Harry who looked nerviously at Ron then at Ginny, who felt like laughing. Her new love was making her lightheaded.
"Um. yes I am," replied Harry. Ron almost choked on the piece of bread he put into his mouth.
"YOU'RE TAKING MY SISTER?!?!" His expression was undescribable.
"Ron, shut up and calm down!" Ginny snapped at him.
"First the ball, then snogging, then. who knows what?!" Ron exclaimed.
"It's going to be fine Ron, I'll take care of her," Harry assured his best friend, throwing Ginny a disgusting "reassuring look"
"I am so disgusted" Ron replied before stuffing himself with more food.
They laughed out loud on Ron's last comment. Hermione stood up.
"I'm going to the library. Anyone wanna come?" she asked.
Harry and Ron looked at her like she suggested that they made friends with Voldemort. She took the hint and walked away with a smile. Ever since they had patched things up on her birthday, she felt better towards them. She was on her way to the library when she heard familiar voices. She stopped a while to listen. Bad idea. Hermione felt like her heart was being ripped apart at the things Draco was telling Pansy. Tears streamed down her face, she could bearly see but she saw Draco bend down to kiss Pansy. Draco sensed a presence and turned around. They looked into each other's eyes berfore Hermione broke contact and ran away sobbing. Last she heard was Draco screaming her name. Malfoy had, once again, ruined her day.
~*~ Draco Malfoy was peacefully eating dinner when Pansy approached him.
"What do you want Pansy?" he drawled, raising his eyebrows, he was, after all in the company of Slytherins and he had to keep face.
"Can I talk to you?" she asked, then half pulled, half dragged Draco to the hallway leading to the library. Draco didn't protest as Pansy pushed him into a dark corner near the library. Pansy couldn't help but notice his new attitude so she decided to push him.
"Draco," she murmured, shoving her body against him, pressing him against the wall. Draco's face remained impassive as she trailed a finger along his face. Then she slapped him. Still, Draco didn't do anything, but Pansy knew his emotions were hidden in his eyes, which stared down at her, she gulped knowning things should go as planned to win her Draco back.
"Draco," she repeated before shoving her tongue down his throat, "Draco, I need to ask you something," she cooed.
"Yes?" he drawled. Pansy moved her face away from his and gazed into his icy gray eyes.
"I want to know if you love the mudblood," Pansy's tone suddenly turned haughty and her hand was gripping his jaw. With one swift movement, it was Draco who was gripping Pansy's jaw, pushing her against the wall.
"Pansy, Pansy," he sneered, "a mudblood?" his voice rang with confidence through the empty hallway. He pushed all thoughts of Hermione away, one wrong word and Pansy could go crying to his father, he had to keep up apperances. "Do you really think I would love a mudblood? Of all mudblood's, the teacher's pet Hermione?! My dear Pansy, you are simply quite delusional!" he lied,wincing inwardly when he used the word mudblood. The word just didn't sute her. She was much more than that.
Pansy, being who she is was simply overjoyed. From the corner of her eye she noticed a fluff of long and unruly brown hair. Hermione. What luck! She smiled gleefully and decided to take advantage of the situation.
"Oh, Draco," She said loudly. Hermione immediatley stopped to listen, exactly as Pansy knew she would. "I knew you loved me and not that stupid mudblood, kiss me, Draco,"
Draco wanted to barf but since it would not go so well with his "kepping up apperances" he decided to kiss the and gargle later on with a truck load of mouthwash. Perhaps it was over-dramatic but she pulled Draco out into the view of Hermione in the middle of their kiss to give her a full view.
"Draco, tell me again that you don't love her," Pansy commanded, cradling his head to her breast. "I don't love Hermione, Pansy, I'm just using her. A mudblood is not worth loving, just a bit of fun," Draco declared with conviction.
"Then you wouldn't mind that the mudblood is watching us this very moment?" Pansy asked smiling sweetly.
Draco was suddenly aware of the familiar sob and looked up. SHIT.
"Oh gods, Hermione," he started. His gray eyes met the tearful ones of Hermione and he knew that he really hurt her. Hermione turned and fled to her common room sobbing, ignoring Draco's frantic shouts of her name.
~*~
Hermione ran towards the common room and locked herself in her room and turned on her muggle cd player to mask her sobs. 'How could I have been so stupid?' Draco's words replayed in her head. 'I don't love Hermione, Pansy, I'm just using her. A mudblood is not worth loving, just a bit of fun,' The words stung. She had fallen in love with a someone who didn't care at all what she felt, someone who was just using her. 'All our kisses were just a game for him' The worst thing was she fell for him, she believed that he loved her and that they had a future together. She was crying even harder now. There was a knock on her door. She realized that the cd had stopped a few minutes ago.
"Hermione?" Draco called from the other side of the door.
"GO AWAY MALFOY! I DON'T NEED YOU!" she yelled back.
"Please Hermione?" Draco pleaded, "I need to talk to you"
Hermione walked towards the door and threw it open.
"What else is there to be said Malfoy?" she screamed at him, "I heard enough."
"I want to apologize. It's not what you think." Malfoy replied. He hated himself at the moment, just as he was starting to sort out his feelings for her, his stupid pride got in the way.
"You don't need to apologize Malfoy," Hermione said in a deadpan voice, tears streaming down her face, "In fact I should apologize for ruining your moment with Pansy"
"It's not what you think! Hermione please listen to me!" he pleaded again as Hermione turned around, "I love you!"
Hermione turned around and looked him in the eye, "Maybe you should have thought of that before hurting me. You know what the sad thing is? I was falling in love with you too." With that she closed the door, leaving a speechless Draco at the other side.
~*~
A/N: Finally!!!!! There it is folks! I'm not sure if it makes sense though. lol. I'm sorry it took so long, but since classes are out I will update faster. I actually have the next two chapters on paper (I was banned from the computer so I had to write it down somewhere!) that I haven't typed yet. Oh well. I hope you enjoy!
I almost forgot the disclaimer! I don't own Harry Potter but like every author here, I wish I did!!!!
