Hi!!! Wow!! I finally have something for my third chapter. It just took
several months. Sorry for those who have actually been reading it. I
didn't mean to take so long. I just slacked off.
Well this chapter is dedicated to Blue Mew, who would read and review my stories almost as soon as I finished them-altho I wouldn't doubt that she forgot about it now, and also to Echoe Shayne, because she pushed me to always write.
Umm... I have some more offensive items in this chapter. An attempt at a lemon, or whatever it's called, with a few characters. Also in dedication of Blue Mew, who couldn't picture them every getting it on. I also have a lot more cussing then I meant to have in here. Well to those people easily offended, don't read this! Well, I've warned you. So to those not easily offended, hope you enjoy. Please review!! -Kaida
PS I don't own any of these characters. ________________________
She glanced over at Draco. He had been following her as she walked through the bookstore every since Harry and Ron had left her side. 'Now's the time,' She thought. She had to go to him and tell him that she was pregnant.
As she walked toward Draco, a red-haired figure ran into her. Ron ran out the store. He looked upset. "What's wrong?" She asked to his retreating back. But Ron didn't stop to answer; he was already out of the store and in the midst of Diagon Alley. 'I should go help him,' she thought. 'But then I'll never get a chance to talk to Draco.' As much as she needed to talk to Malfoy, her conscience won over. She sighed and walked out to find Ron. She was about to exit the store, when someone grabbed her on the arm.
"I need to talk to you." Harry said. He led her to a quieter corner. His green eyes were intense like a roaring fire. "What is it, Harry?" She asked impatiently. She needed to talk to Draco and also see if Ron was okay. She had no time to talk to Harry and for unimportant problems. "I want you to be my girlfriend!" Harry stated to her. His blazing green eyes gazed instensely upon her. Her face flushed as she tried to find a way to tell Harry that she couldn't date him. Harry had a determined expression, like no matter what she said it wouldn't matter; he would have her.
"I'm sorry, Harry." She answered softly. "I like you, but I'm in love with Draco." She couldn't believe her ears. She finally said this simple fact to her first love. It meant that she really was in love with Draco and over Harry. How did this happen?
'I'm in love with Draco,' kept ringing through Harry's ears. 'No, this can't be happening!' Harry's eyes blazed with hatred and jealousy as he stared at her. His hand clenched tightly around her arm. "I won't let you go out with him." He angrily stated to her.
"Let go of me, Harry!" She exclaimed. "Oww! You're hurting me!" Finally he let go of her arm, but he didn't stop scaring her. The look in his eyes made her afraid of what he was going to do next. Harry turned his back on her, only to see Malfoy. Harry head in Malfoy's direction. 'He's never going to have her.' Harry thought as he went to beat up Malfoy.
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Cho's arm lay across Dudley's stomach, as she snuggled against his body. She sighed in happiness. Only Duddy could satisfy her that easily. She was glad that she was with him. Cho didn't think that Harry could ever make her this happy.
"Sweetie," Dudley whispered. "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we have to go." Dudley pulled Cho's slender figure closer towards him. Dudley loved how soft her skin felt caressing against his.
"Do we have to go?" Cho whispered back. "Couldn't we stay her until it's time to go to Hogwarts?" She playfully licked her Duddy's ear as she asked him to stay. That was what Duddy liked. Her lover enjoyed her teasing and frisky ways. The more unusual she was, the more he enjoyed it. The more she enjoyed it as well.
"Sorry babe, but we have to go." Although he said this, Dudley made no move towards putting his clothes back on. Instead, he began to kiss her neck, her collarbone, her shoulders, her breasts, her stomach, and every other body part as he began to satisfy her again. Cho moaned in pleasure. She knew that they had to meet Harry, but she made no effort to leave, not when Dudley was willing to have a quickie before then. Although the reminder of Harry made Cho unsatisfied with being with just Dudley and his vivacious tongue; Cho began to fantasy of Harry as she enjoyed all that Dudley had to offer her.
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'How could he tell such lies!' Ron angrily thought as he ran down Diagon Alley. He finally stopped outside the Leaky Cauldron, where he collasped against the wall. Tears streamed down his red face. Ron was deeply upset by Harry's lies. 'What if they're the truth.' Ron shook his head at this thought. 'No, Hermione can't know.' Ron looked at the Leaky Cauldron sign. 'I need a drink.' He mustered as much energy as he could and entered the bar. He managed to avoid all the curious glances as he walked towards the bar.
"Give me something strong," was all he could tell Tom. Ron wanted something alcoholic, but wasn't sure what Tom might give him. After all, Ron was underage. "Heartache?" Tom asked. Ron nodded a reply. "Well I don't normally do this, but here's one on the house." Tom handed Ron a shot glass full of some blue, smoking liquid. He gave him a small amount of liqueur mixed with some soda; just enough to help him feel better, but not enough to get drunk.
Ron gulped the shot glass, without even questioning what Tom had given him. The liqueur brought a hot sting to his throat. He couldn't believe how much it burned, or how good it tasted. "One more." He commanded to Tom.
Tom watched Ron's face. 'What have I done?' he thought. It was against his ethics to serve a teenage alcohol, but something in Ron's face made him remember his own women troubles. Now he was afraid that he created an alcoholic. Tom made another glass, but with less alcohol.
"More of that," Ron said to Tom, as he watched him make his drink. Ron knew that Tom was trying to give him less alcohol. He watched as Tom poured a little more in. "That's it." Tom said. "I'm not giving you any more." Ron eagerly grabbed the glass, taking extra care not to spill any. He finished the drink, and felt the sting once again. The hot tingle made him yearn for even more. Since he knew he wouldn't get it, Ron asked Tom "What did you give me?"
"A little bit of vodka mixed with soda." Tom replied automatically. He almost dropped a glass he was cleaning after he said it. Tom never meant to tell him what he served to Ron. He knew that Ron would try to search for it.
"Thanks." Ron said as he rose to his feet. He left a wad of bills on the counter and walked off towards Diagon Alley. He felt a bit of a buzz as he went to kick Harry's ass.
Ron stumbled into Cho before he reached the door. "Sorry." Cho began to say, until she saw who she ran into. "Ron, are you okay?" She asked. Ron looked out of it. His face was red, and he eyes looked livid. Ron looked as if he was going to attack someone. Her face paled as she watched Ron walk towards the door, ignoring her question. Cho realized that he was all alone. 'Could he have gotten in a fight with Harry?' She thought. Cho placed the room key on the counter and turned to Dudley. "We have to go help Ron." Cho took off into Diagon Alley. As she searched through the crowd, Cho managed to spot Ron. He was still stiffly making his way through the crowd. He looked lost himself. She hurried to catch up to him.
Dudley stared at his girlfriend as she chased another man. 'What's her problem?' He thought. 'I thought she loved me, but every since I came into the wizarding world, she's acting like a slut- eyeing my cousin and chasing another guy.' Rather than follow her, Dudley spotted another girl. Dudley walked up to her and placed his arm around her shoulders. "Hey cutie! What's your name?"
Lavender looked up at Dudley and felt her heart race. She smiled and whispered back, "Lavender." She couldn't believe how much her luck had changed. Just two seconds ago, Neville had rejected her. Now this handsome, well not really handsome, guy was trying to pick her up. She nervously toyed with her hair. 'Is this for real?' she thought.
"What a pretty name!" Dudley exclaimed. He could tell that the old Dursley charm was working again. By the end of the day, she'd be like a puppy, eager to please him. "Can I buy you a drink?" He casually led her towards the Leaky Cauldron.
"Sure." Lavender eagerly replied. She was pumped that he was asking her out. "What's your name?" she asked. 'I wonder if he goes to Hogwarts. I hope so, otherwise I'll look like a fool being rejected by Neville.'
"Just call me Duddy." He finally grew to like this horrid nickname his mother always called him. It sounded sexy when girls whispered it as they kissed him.
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Malfoy's faced flushed red as he watched that prick, Potter, touch his girl. He watched in anger, until it looked like Potter was going to slap her or something. Now he could take it no more. Malfoy charged towards Potter.
"Asshole!" He cried out as he made contact with Harry's face. Malfoy slammed Harry against the wall, but he didn't have enough strength to hold him there.
"What kind of love spell are you placing on my girl?" Harry screamed at Malfoy, as he pushed him back. Harry punched Malfoy in the face and leapt to tackle him. What he didn't expect was Ron to get to him first. Ron had Harry on the ground and began to beat the beejeezees out of him.
"She's is my girl, not yours." Ron cried as he punched Harry. Malfoy watched in awe as the two friends beat each other up. Then, Ron's comment reached his ears. 'She belongs to me.' Malfoy thought as he tackled Ron.
"What the hell is going on?" Fred asked Hermione and Ginny. He watched as the three guys rolled around and threw wild punches. Quite frankly, it looked as if no one knew who they were fighting. Ron, Harry, and Malfoy were punching and tackling whoever was in sight.
"What the hell are you doing, Ron?" Harry exclaimed to his friend. "Are you siding with Malfoy now?" He was really confused why his friend of six years had turned on him. If anything, Ron should be joining him in beating up Malfoy. Ron swung at him, but Harry blocked it. He couldn't bring himself to hit Ron. His focus on Ron let a punch by Malfoy slip by. Harry laid completely on the ground.
"Fuck you, Harry." Ron cried. "I know that you just want her for yourself." Ron grabbed Harry's head and began to pound it into the ground. He was so blinded by anger that he didn't know what he was doing.
"Stop it!!" Hermione exclaimed. "What are you doing to him, Ron?" She leapt in front of Ron to protect Harry, but at that moment, Malfoy let loose a wild swing that knocked her down.
"Hermione!" Ron finally stopped as he saw her fall onto her back. He let go of Harry and tried to break free of the tangle he was in.
"Leave me ALONE!!" she screamed at him. Hermione rose to her feet and took off. Tears blinded her as she ran off.
Ron tried to get up to chase after Hermione, but Malfoy stopped him. In a second, Ron was pinned beneath Malfoy. "Look what you made me do!!" Malfoy screamed at Ron, as he began to punch him. He only got in a few punches before Fred and George pulled him off. Ron took off after Hermione.
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'He hit me!' Ran through Hermione's head. She couldn't believe that Ron had hit her. 'He's supposed to be my friend.' Hermione ran into Gringotts. She ran straight to the bathroom. 'This should be a safe place to hide.' Hermione crouched in a corner of the stall as she wept. 'What had just happened out there?'
As Hermione hid in the bathroom, Ron searched for her. The little brawl with Malfoy had delayed his searching, so he lost her in the crowd. Ron scanned the crowd. 'What the hell did I just do back there? I ruined everything! I ruined my chances with Hermione! I ruined my friendship with Harry! I ruined everything!' Ron pushed his way through every store and every crowd. 'Damn it! Where did she go?'
Ginny, Fred, and George watched as Ron searched for Hermione. "What was all that about?" Fred wondered aloud. "What happened to Hermione?" George asked. Both had been in their Joke Shop when the fight broke loose. Now they were lost about all the events.
Ginny didn't answer. Instead, she turnd her focus onto Harry. Harry still laid on the ground. Malfoy had disappeared after Ron took off. She didn't know where he went. 'What did he mean by "Look what you made me do!"? Was he involved with Hermione?' Ginny went and grabbed a towel. Then, she went to clean up Harry.
"What just happened here?" Harry asked. His head was spinning. Harry was hurt, not only by the slamming of his head, but also by the fact that it was Ron who did it. Sometime during the fight, Harry had blacked out. Now he didn't know what had happened and where everyone was. He tried to get up, but Ginny gently pushed him back down.
"Rest for a minute." she commanded. "You just got beat up. You don't need to be getting up right away." Ginny wiped blood from his face. Harry's confused eyes made her heart drop. 'Look what I did to him. Well partially did to him. Why was Ron doing that?' Ginny knew what fueled the fight between Harry and Malfoy, but why was Ron involved? As she cleaned up Harry, Ginny thoughts remained upon Draco's words. Was he involved with Hermione?
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'I punched her!' Draco thought. 'I didn't mean to, but I did.' Draco slumped against the wall of Knockturn Alley. He didn't mean to punch her. He was aiming for that imbecile Ron, but missed. 'What the hell up with Ron anyway? Why was he attacking Harry?' After what Draco had did with her, he expected both of those idiots to be ganging up on him. Not turning against each other.
'Maybe he saw what Harry had done to her. Yeah, that's it.' Draco finally thought he figured out the reason. 'Ron was protecting her from that prick Potter. He saw what that jerk was trying to do to her.'
"What can I do to regain her trust again?" Draco wondered aloud. "Regain whose trust?" a slimy voice asked him. Draco turned and faced his father. "Uh-uh- umm... nuh-no one!" Draco stuttered back.
"Are you involved with anyone, son?" Lucius asked Draco. His steel-blue eyes pierced into Draco's head. It was if he was trying to use his gaze to read Draco's mind. "Answer me, boy!"
"That idea is absurd, father." Draco replied in a semi-normal tone. "Who would I be involved with?" He stood up straight as he tried to regain himself. Lucius would have no tolerance if Draco told him the truth. Draco laughed to try and make his father believe him. Only his laugh came out kind of hoarse and ackward.
"Then whose trust do you need to regain?" Lucius stepped closer towards Draco. His hand clenched upon his ebony cane. His stare penetrated into Draco's body. Draco stood stiff as a board. He had no reply for his father. His face flushed red as he nervously began to fidget.
Finally, Draco managed to sputter out, "I'm involved with Ginny Weasley."
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"Go help Ron, and I'll take care of Harry." Cho commanded Ginny. She bent down and took the towel from Ginny's hands. "Go!" She commanded more forcefully. Ginny stood there in a daze. Finally, she snapped out of it and realized that now was her chance to question Hermione. 'Is she really involved with Draco?'
Ginny ran down Diagon Alley for quite a while before she realized she had no idea where she was going. Poor Ginny was so confused by Draco's statement to Ron that she couldn't focus on anything else. Her eyes welled up as she thought of Draco's anger. He looked so upset by hitting Hermione that he must have been involved with her. 'What am I going to do?' Ginny had been hoping that maybe Draco would help her raise their child, but now he had moved on. He was dating Hermione now. 'That little slut!! She could have either Harry, or Ron, but she goes after my Draco.'
Rage and confusion wore Ginny out. She finally collapsed on the steps of Gringotts Bank. As she tried to catch her breath, and her thoughts, a familiar figure slowly walked out of the bank. It was Hermione. She finally ventured out of her sanctuary, because she remembered that Harry was also hurt. Rage renewed Ginny's strength and she tackled Hermione.
"HOW COULD YOU?" Ginny screamed into Hermione's ear. "I know that you're involved with him. Why? Do you know how much it hurts me?" Ginny used all her willpower to stop her hands from hitting Hermione, but she kept her pinned to the ground.
Tears welled up in Hermione's eyes. "I'm so sorry, I didn't tell you before. It just kind of happened when I was in Romania with your family. I didn't know if you, or Ron or Harry, would approve of us getting involved." Hermione laid still. She half-expected a slap from Ginny, but felt like she desired it. Now was the time to stop keeping secrets. Everyone would find out that she had at least been involved with a guy in a matter of months.
"How could you, Hermione?" Ginny slumped down in resignation. Her love had been fooling around with other girls, while she had been planning. well, not a wedding, but maybe a life together. 'He probably won't care that I'm pregnant.' Ginny thought. 'He'll say something like it isn't his.'
"Ginny! Hermione! What's going on here?" Ron ran up to his sister and crush. He was red-faced and panting. 'Finally, I found her!' Ron was so concerned with Hermione that he didn't even wait for them to answer, or notice that both girls were crying. "Hermione, I'm so sorry about getting you involved in our fight. I love you Hermione, and I wasn't going to let you get involved with that jerk, Harry." Ron felt like a huge weight was lifted off his chest. Everything seemed to focus more clearly. Now he finally saw that Hermione was crying. "Don't cry, Hermione. It's not your fault that Harry was leading you on."
"I'm sorry Ron. I'm already involved with someone else." Hermione softly replied to him.
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Wow!! Things really turned out differently then I originally intended them to, but oh wells! I hope you like it. Maybe this next time, I'll update more quickly. Please review!! -Kaida
Well this chapter is dedicated to Blue Mew, who would read and review my stories almost as soon as I finished them-altho I wouldn't doubt that she forgot about it now, and also to Echoe Shayne, because she pushed me to always write.
Umm... I have some more offensive items in this chapter. An attempt at a lemon, or whatever it's called, with a few characters. Also in dedication of Blue Mew, who couldn't picture them every getting it on. I also have a lot more cussing then I meant to have in here. Well to those people easily offended, don't read this! Well, I've warned you. So to those not easily offended, hope you enjoy. Please review!! -Kaida
PS I don't own any of these characters. ________________________
She glanced over at Draco. He had been following her as she walked through the bookstore every since Harry and Ron had left her side. 'Now's the time,' She thought. She had to go to him and tell him that she was pregnant.
As she walked toward Draco, a red-haired figure ran into her. Ron ran out the store. He looked upset. "What's wrong?" She asked to his retreating back. But Ron didn't stop to answer; he was already out of the store and in the midst of Diagon Alley. 'I should go help him,' she thought. 'But then I'll never get a chance to talk to Draco.' As much as she needed to talk to Malfoy, her conscience won over. She sighed and walked out to find Ron. She was about to exit the store, when someone grabbed her on the arm.
"I need to talk to you." Harry said. He led her to a quieter corner. His green eyes were intense like a roaring fire. "What is it, Harry?" She asked impatiently. She needed to talk to Draco and also see if Ron was okay. She had no time to talk to Harry and for unimportant problems. "I want you to be my girlfriend!" Harry stated to her. His blazing green eyes gazed instensely upon her. Her face flushed as she tried to find a way to tell Harry that she couldn't date him. Harry had a determined expression, like no matter what she said it wouldn't matter; he would have her.
"I'm sorry, Harry." She answered softly. "I like you, but I'm in love with Draco." She couldn't believe her ears. She finally said this simple fact to her first love. It meant that she really was in love with Draco and over Harry. How did this happen?
'I'm in love with Draco,' kept ringing through Harry's ears. 'No, this can't be happening!' Harry's eyes blazed with hatred and jealousy as he stared at her. His hand clenched tightly around her arm. "I won't let you go out with him." He angrily stated to her.
"Let go of me, Harry!" She exclaimed. "Oww! You're hurting me!" Finally he let go of her arm, but he didn't stop scaring her. The look in his eyes made her afraid of what he was going to do next. Harry turned his back on her, only to see Malfoy. Harry head in Malfoy's direction. 'He's never going to have her.' Harry thought as he went to beat up Malfoy.
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Cho's arm lay across Dudley's stomach, as she snuggled against his body. She sighed in happiness. Only Duddy could satisfy her that easily. She was glad that she was with him. Cho didn't think that Harry could ever make her this happy.
"Sweetie," Dudley whispered. "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we have to go." Dudley pulled Cho's slender figure closer towards him. Dudley loved how soft her skin felt caressing against his.
"Do we have to go?" Cho whispered back. "Couldn't we stay her until it's time to go to Hogwarts?" She playfully licked her Duddy's ear as she asked him to stay. That was what Duddy liked. Her lover enjoyed her teasing and frisky ways. The more unusual she was, the more he enjoyed it. The more she enjoyed it as well.
"Sorry babe, but we have to go." Although he said this, Dudley made no move towards putting his clothes back on. Instead, he began to kiss her neck, her collarbone, her shoulders, her breasts, her stomach, and every other body part as he began to satisfy her again. Cho moaned in pleasure. She knew that they had to meet Harry, but she made no effort to leave, not when Dudley was willing to have a quickie before then. Although the reminder of Harry made Cho unsatisfied with being with just Dudley and his vivacious tongue; Cho began to fantasy of Harry as she enjoyed all that Dudley had to offer her.
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'How could he tell such lies!' Ron angrily thought as he ran down Diagon Alley. He finally stopped outside the Leaky Cauldron, where he collasped against the wall. Tears streamed down his red face. Ron was deeply upset by Harry's lies. 'What if they're the truth.' Ron shook his head at this thought. 'No, Hermione can't know.' Ron looked at the Leaky Cauldron sign. 'I need a drink.' He mustered as much energy as he could and entered the bar. He managed to avoid all the curious glances as he walked towards the bar.
"Give me something strong," was all he could tell Tom. Ron wanted something alcoholic, but wasn't sure what Tom might give him. After all, Ron was underage. "Heartache?" Tom asked. Ron nodded a reply. "Well I don't normally do this, but here's one on the house." Tom handed Ron a shot glass full of some blue, smoking liquid. He gave him a small amount of liqueur mixed with some soda; just enough to help him feel better, but not enough to get drunk.
Ron gulped the shot glass, without even questioning what Tom had given him. The liqueur brought a hot sting to his throat. He couldn't believe how much it burned, or how good it tasted. "One more." He commanded to Tom.
Tom watched Ron's face. 'What have I done?' he thought. It was against his ethics to serve a teenage alcohol, but something in Ron's face made him remember his own women troubles. Now he was afraid that he created an alcoholic. Tom made another glass, but with less alcohol.
"More of that," Ron said to Tom, as he watched him make his drink. Ron knew that Tom was trying to give him less alcohol. He watched as Tom poured a little more in. "That's it." Tom said. "I'm not giving you any more." Ron eagerly grabbed the glass, taking extra care not to spill any. He finished the drink, and felt the sting once again. The hot tingle made him yearn for even more. Since he knew he wouldn't get it, Ron asked Tom "What did you give me?"
"A little bit of vodka mixed with soda." Tom replied automatically. He almost dropped a glass he was cleaning after he said it. Tom never meant to tell him what he served to Ron. He knew that Ron would try to search for it.
"Thanks." Ron said as he rose to his feet. He left a wad of bills on the counter and walked off towards Diagon Alley. He felt a bit of a buzz as he went to kick Harry's ass.
Ron stumbled into Cho before he reached the door. "Sorry." Cho began to say, until she saw who she ran into. "Ron, are you okay?" She asked. Ron looked out of it. His face was red, and he eyes looked livid. Ron looked as if he was going to attack someone. Her face paled as she watched Ron walk towards the door, ignoring her question. Cho realized that he was all alone. 'Could he have gotten in a fight with Harry?' She thought. Cho placed the room key on the counter and turned to Dudley. "We have to go help Ron." Cho took off into Diagon Alley. As she searched through the crowd, Cho managed to spot Ron. He was still stiffly making his way through the crowd. He looked lost himself. She hurried to catch up to him.
Dudley stared at his girlfriend as she chased another man. 'What's her problem?' He thought. 'I thought she loved me, but every since I came into the wizarding world, she's acting like a slut- eyeing my cousin and chasing another guy.' Rather than follow her, Dudley spotted another girl. Dudley walked up to her and placed his arm around her shoulders. "Hey cutie! What's your name?"
Lavender looked up at Dudley and felt her heart race. She smiled and whispered back, "Lavender." She couldn't believe how much her luck had changed. Just two seconds ago, Neville had rejected her. Now this handsome, well not really handsome, guy was trying to pick her up. She nervously toyed with her hair. 'Is this for real?' she thought.
"What a pretty name!" Dudley exclaimed. He could tell that the old Dursley charm was working again. By the end of the day, she'd be like a puppy, eager to please him. "Can I buy you a drink?" He casually led her towards the Leaky Cauldron.
"Sure." Lavender eagerly replied. She was pumped that he was asking her out. "What's your name?" she asked. 'I wonder if he goes to Hogwarts. I hope so, otherwise I'll look like a fool being rejected by Neville.'
"Just call me Duddy." He finally grew to like this horrid nickname his mother always called him. It sounded sexy when girls whispered it as they kissed him.
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Malfoy's faced flushed red as he watched that prick, Potter, touch his girl. He watched in anger, until it looked like Potter was going to slap her or something. Now he could take it no more. Malfoy charged towards Potter.
"Asshole!" He cried out as he made contact with Harry's face. Malfoy slammed Harry against the wall, but he didn't have enough strength to hold him there.
"What kind of love spell are you placing on my girl?" Harry screamed at Malfoy, as he pushed him back. Harry punched Malfoy in the face and leapt to tackle him. What he didn't expect was Ron to get to him first. Ron had Harry on the ground and began to beat the beejeezees out of him.
"She's is my girl, not yours." Ron cried as he punched Harry. Malfoy watched in awe as the two friends beat each other up. Then, Ron's comment reached his ears. 'She belongs to me.' Malfoy thought as he tackled Ron.
"What the hell is going on?" Fred asked Hermione and Ginny. He watched as the three guys rolled around and threw wild punches. Quite frankly, it looked as if no one knew who they were fighting. Ron, Harry, and Malfoy were punching and tackling whoever was in sight.
"What the hell are you doing, Ron?" Harry exclaimed to his friend. "Are you siding with Malfoy now?" He was really confused why his friend of six years had turned on him. If anything, Ron should be joining him in beating up Malfoy. Ron swung at him, but Harry blocked it. He couldn't bring himself to hit Ron. His focus on Ron let a punch by Malfoy slip by. Harry laid completely on the ground.
"Fuck you, Harry." Ron cried. "I know that you just want her for yourself." Ron grabbed Harry's head and began to pound it into the ground. He was so blinded by anger that he didn't know what he was doing.
"Stop it!!" Hermione exclaimed. "What are you doing to him, Ron?" She leapt in front of Ron to protect Harry, but at that moment, Malfoy let loose a wild swing that knocked her down.
"Hermione!" Ron finally stopped as he saw her fall onto her back. He let go of Harry and tried to break free of the tangle he was in.
"Leave me ALONE!!" she screamed at him. Hermione rose to her feet and took off. Tears blinded her as she ran off.
Ron tried to get up to chase after Hermione, but Malfoy stopped him. In a second, Ron was pinned beneath Malfoy. "Look what you made me do!!" Malfoy screamed at Ron, as he began to punch him. He only got in a few punches before Fred and George pulled him off. Ron took off after Hermione.
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'He hit me!' Ran through Hermione's head. She couldn't believe that Ron had hit her. 'He's supposed to be my friend.' Hermione ran into Gringotts. She ran straight to the bathroom. 'This should be a safe place to hide.' Hermione crouched in a corner of the stall as she wept. 'What had just happened out there?'
As Hermione hid in the bathroom, Ron searched for her. The little brawl with Malfoy had delayed his searching, so he lost her in the crowd. Ron scanned the crowd. 'What the hell did I just do back there? I ruined everything! I ruined my chances with Hermione! I ruined my friendship with Harry! I ruined everything!' Ron pushed his way through every store and every crowd. 'Damn it! Where did she go?'
Ginny, Fred, and George watched as Ron searched for Hermione. "What was all that about?" Fred wondered aloud. "What happened to Hermione?" George asked. Both had been in their Joke Shop when the fight broke loose. Now they were lost about all the events.
Ginny didn't answer. Instead, she turnd her focus onto Harry. Harry still laid on the ground. Malfoy had disappeared after Ron took off. She didn't know where he went. 'What did he mean by "Look what you made me do!"? Was he involved with Hermione?' Ginny went and grabbed a towel. Then, she went to clean up Harry.
"What just happened here?" Harry asked. His head was spinning. Harry was hurt, not only by the slamming of his head, but also by the fact that it was Ron who did it. Sometime during the fight, Harry had blacked out. Now he didn't know what had happened and where everyone was. He tried to get up, but Ginny gently pushed him back down.
"Rest for a minute." she commanded. "You just got beat up. You don't need to be getting up right away." Ginny wiped blood from his face. Harry's confused eyes made her heart drop. 'Look what I did to him. Well partially did to him. Why was Ron doing that?' Ginny knew what fueled the fight between Harry and Malfoy, but why was Ron involved? As she cleaned up Harry, Ginny thoughts remained upon Draco's words. Was he involved with Hermione?
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'I punched her!' Draco thought. 'I didn't mean to, but I did.' Draco slumped against the wall of Knockturn Alley. He didn't mean to punch her. He was aiming for that imbecile Ron, but missed. 'What the hell up with Ron anyway? Why was he attacking Harry?' After what Draco had did with her, he expected both of those idiots to be ganging up on him. Not turning against each other.
'Maybe he saw what Harry had done to her. Yeah, that's it.' Draco finally thought he figured out the reason. 'Ron was protecting her from that prick Potter. He saw what that jerk was trying to do to her.'
"What can I do to regain her trust again?" Draco wondered aloud. "Regain whose trust?" a slimy voice asked him. Draco turned and faced his father. "Uh-uh- umm... nuh-no one!" Draco stuttered back.
"Are you involved with anyone, son?" Lucius asked Draco. His steel-blue eyes pierced into Draco's head. It was if he was trying to use his gaze to read Draco's mind. "Answer me, boy!"
"That idea is absurd, father." Draco replied in a semi-normal tone. "Who would I be involved with?" He stood up straight as he tried to regain himself. Lucius would have no tolerance if Draco told him the truth. Draco laughed to try and make his father believe him. Only his laugh came out kind of hoarse and ackward.
"Then whose trust do you need to regain?" Lucius stepped closer towards Draco. His hand clenched upon his ebony cane. His stare penetrated into Draco's body. Draco stood stiff as a board. He had no reply for his father. His face flushed red as he nervously began to fidget.
Finally, Draco managed to sputter out, "I'm involved with Ginny Weasley."
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"Go help Ron, and I'll take care of Harry." Cho commanded Ginny. She bent down and took the towel from Ginny's hands. "Go!" She commanded more forcefully. Ginny stood there in a daze. Finally, she snapped out of it and realized that now was her chance to question Hermione. 'Is she really involved with Draco?'
Ginny ran down Diagon Alley for quite a while before she realized she had no idea where she was going. Poor Ginny was so confused by Draco's statement to Ron that she couldn't focus on anything else. Her eyes welled up as she thought of Draco's anger. He looked so upset by hitting Hermione that he must have been involved with her. 'What am I going to do?' Ginny had been hoping that maybe Draco would help her raise their child, but now he had moved on. He was dating Hermione now. 'That little slut!! She could have either Harry, or Ron, but she goes after my Draco.'
Rage and confusion wore Ginny out. She finally collapsed on the steps of Gringotts Bank. As she tried to catch her breath, and her thoughts, a familiar figure slowly walked out of the bank. It was Hermione. She finally ventured out of her sanctuary, because she remembered that Harry was also hurt. Rage renewed Ginny's strength and she tackled Hermione.
"HOW COULD YOU?" Ginny screamed into Hermione's ear. "I know that you're involved with him. Why? Do you know how much it hurts me?" Ginny used all her willpower to stop her hands from hitting Hermione, but she kept her pinned to the ground.
Tears welled up in Hermione's eyes. "I'm so sorry, I didn't tell you before. It just kind of happened when I was in Romania with your family. I didn't know if you, or Ron or Harry, would approve of us getting involved." Hermione laid still. She half-expected a slap from Ginny, but felt like she desired it. Now was the time to stop keeping secrets. Everyone would find out that she had at least been involved with a guy in a matter of months.
"How could you, Hermione?" Ginny slumped down in resignation. Her love had been fooling around with other girls, while she had been planning. well, not a wedding, but maybe a life together. 'He probably won't care that I'm pregnant.' Ginny thought. 'He'll say something like it isn't his.'
"Ginny! Hermione! What's going on here?" Ron ran up to his sister and crush. He was red-faced and panting. 'Finally, I found her!' Ron was so concerned with Hermione that he didn't even wait for them to answer, or notice that both girls were crying. "Hermione, I'm so sorry about getting you involved in our fight. I love you Hermione, and I wasn't going to let you get involved with that jerk, Harry." Ron felt like a huge weight was lifted off his chest. Everything seemed to focus more clearly. Now he finally saw that Hermione was crying. "Don't cry, Hermione. It's not your fault that Harry was leading you on."
"I'm sorry Ron. I'm already involved with someone else." Hermione softly replied to him.
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Wow!! Things really turned out differently then I originally intended them to, but oh wells! I hope you like it. Maybe this next time, I'll update more quickly. Please review!! -Kaida