Chapter Three: The Meeting
*Hermione*
During lunch I looked at Draco and he smiled at me again. I smiled back, but then Harry noticed. I looked down quickly.
"Hermione, What are you looking at?" He demanded.
"Nothing. I'm just staring off into space. Why?" I said quickly.
"Your totally not here again. Are you okay?" Ron said.
"Of course, I'm fine. Well I have to go." I said.
"Where?" They asked.
"To study." I said
"Fine," They said and went back to discussing whatever they were talking about before. I went to the trophy room.
*Draco*
I ate lightly this morning. I had to leave before Hermione did. I arrived at the trophy room five minutes before she did. She came in softly.
"Hi." I said.
"Hello." She said back. "What do you really need to talk to me about?"
"Uhhh…" I said not knowing where to begin. I took a deep breath and said, "I need to tell someone this. Don't ask why you. You'll find out in a minute.
" I don't know why so suddenly this happened. I've fallen for a girl. I don't know how to tell her. And on top of that… if my father finds out… I'm dead. And I have deep affection for this girl. She's-"
"She's me, isn't she?" she whispered.
I nodded my head. I thought she would slap me or yell at me but she didn't. All she did was hug me. This of course caught me off guard. Stuff like that always has. A person has never hugged me like that before. Not even my mother, who I thought was the only person in the world who actually cared for me. I guess I was wrong.
*Hermione*
When I got to the trophy room, Draco was already there. He said hi and then told me this wak story about him being in love with someone. He wouldn't say who she was though. Oh well. I already knew she was I. What could I say when he told me that? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. All I could do was give him a hug. That's it.
"Hermione? Don't you have anything to say?" He asked.
"What can I say? I mean, its not every day a guy that you like says he loves you." I said, trying to sound as if I were talking to him normally. I knew there was a tone in my voice. I just didn't recognize it. "And you know… I used to think that you would fall for some 'purebred' girl. Not me. You understand? You see I didn't think there was an ounce of goodness in your body. That was until last year. Last year you changed. It was a dramatic change too. You suddenly became okay towards me. I wondered why that was. And also, when I looked you in the eye last year… I saw something I never saw. Kindness." I said.
"Yeah. I know. See last year… was when I realized I WASN'T going to be my father. On the contrary, I became quite the opposite of him. Don't ya think?" He said as he looked at me with a smile on his face. It was then I realized. He just needed someone to love him. I don't think either of his parents LOVE him. His dad… he hates everyone and his mum, I don't think she really wanted a child.
*Draco*
I think after I told her I wouldn't become my father, she finally realized it. I just need someone to love me. We left the trophy room after talking for over an hour. When I got back to the Common Room I was in no mood to do homework. Instead I wrote her another note. It read the following:
Dear Hermione,
I know it was weird, me telling you all that stuff last night. I had to tell you though. If I didn't I knew I would become a lunatic. And you know what? I meant what I said. I'm totally what I said. But… I don't know what I'm going to do. See, I need to talk to you again. Today, meet me in the same place after dinner.
Draco
I didn't get a lot of sleep that night. She kept jumping into my head. I guess that's what happens… Anyway I decided to take a walk around the school again. Hoping that I wouldn't get caught I slipped out of the boys dormitory and took another walk. I was relived when I got back. I had gotten away with being out of bed after hours again. I slept better than usual and had dreams about her…
*Hermione*
After we left the trophy room, I couldn't concentrate on anything. Thank goodness I did all of my homework early in the weekend. All I could think about was the encounter I had with him… I wondered why. I decided that I would talk to Harry and Ron about some stuff.
"Hi." I said as I walked up to where they were sitting." Have either of you two ever, you know, fallen for someone?"
They looked at me quizzically.
"Why?" Harry asked slowly.
"Just wanted to know what it's like." I said.
"Did you fall for someone?" Ron asked. "Because if you did, you need to tell us."
" See, that's the problem. I don't know if I've fallen for him or not because I've never fallen for anyone before." I said quickly. "I need to know what it's like."
"Okay…" Harry said, and then he smiled. "Whenever you see… uh what's his 'pretend name'?"
"Gary." I answered.
"Whenever you see 'Gary' you feel like you've just gone on a roller coaster."
"Roller coaster?" Ron asked. Harry had to explain what a roller coaster was. "And when he talks to you, you feel like your going to melt." Ron added. "Well, in some severe conditions. Not always though."
"Okay…" I said. They just smiled at me. Kind of in an evil way, I hate when they do that." What?"
"So tell us then, have you fallen for 'Gary'?" Harry said evilly.
" I still don't know." I said
"Who is 'Gary'?" Ron asked. He had a look on his face identical to the expression Harry had.
"Do I have to tell you?" I asked. They smiled very evilly.
"Of course you do." Ron said, still looking evil. I hesitated a moment and decided to tell them, even if they would hate me if I did.
"Promise not to hate me?" I asked.
"Why would we hate you?" Harry asked, looking hurt. I thought they were spending too much time with Fred and George over the summer.
"BecauseitsDracoMalfoy" I said all in one word.
They burst out laughing. They already knew.
"We thought so, (giggle) because he was actually being nice." Ron said.
*Draco*
I awoke early on Monday. It was almost time for me to wake up anyway. I took this extra time to take a longer shower and to make myself nice and clean for classes. I can't remember most of the things we did in class until I got to C O M C. I gave Hermione the note I wrote last night, with a write back and give it to me in potions on the front. She found time to write back almost immediately so I didn't have to wait until potions.
Dear Draco,
I'll meet you tonight. I promise. Harry and Ron figured out that we're not enemies anymore and said that they are fine with you. Just, Ron asked that you please have no more remarks about his family. I know you'll be okay with that.
Love, Hermione
Excuse me! Does that say ' love Hermione'? ! I wonder if that means anything. Maybe she loves me. Maybe it doesn't mean anything. Oh I hope it does! Maybe this whole time I've been trying to convince her to love me, she already did! God, I've died and gone to Heaven, haven't I? I think so!
When I got to potions, Professor Snape said that we would be concocting 'Love Potions'. Gee, what's been up with him lately? He was even nice to the Gryffindors today. Usually the only pleasure he's said he has is bulling those poor people. Maybe he's had a change of heart like I have. I don't know but its kind of scaring me. And he actually took points off of Slytherin because those morons who used to be my friends were goofing off. Everyone was astounded. Hermione asked me if he was okay. I couldn't tell her yes or no because I have no idea.
A.N. Ok well I fixed it a little bit. But I am not going to have the no pov thing like was suggested because that would mean re-writing the whole story over again. Like I said, I wrote this like 3 years ago. Instead of that I'm just going to put a few spaces in between the pov changes. And if you don't understand why the hell I rated this "R" well it'll be coming up sooner or later...Maybe I'll take the suggestion of no pov in chapter 8...(yes I have them all written! Just going through a bit of editing...)
~Kang-lin
*Hermione*
During lunch I looked at Draco and he smiled at me again. I smiled back, but then Harry noticed. I looked down quickly.
"Hermione, What are you looking at?" He demanded.
"Nothing. I'm just staring off into space. Why?" I said quickly.
"Your totally not here again. Are you okay?" Ron said.
"Of course, I'm fine. Well I have to go." I said.
"Where?" They asked.
"To study." I said
"Fine," They said and went back to discussing whatever they were talking about before. I went to the trophy room.
*Draco*
I ate lightly this morning. I had to leave before Hermione did. I arrived at the trophy room five minutes before she did. She came in softly.
"Hi." I said.
"Hello." She said back. "What do you really need to talk to me about?"
"Uhhh…" I said not knowing where to begin. I took a deep breath and said, "I need to tell someone this. Don't ask why you. You'll find out in a minute.
" I don't know why so suddenly this happened. I've fallen for a girl. I don't know how to tell her. And on top of that… if my father finds out… I'm dead. And I have deep affection for this girl. She's-"
"She's me, isn't she?" she whispered.
I nodded my head. I thought she would slap me or yell at me but she didn't. All she did was hug me. This of course caught me off guard. Stuff like that always has. A person has never hugged me like that before. Not even my mother, who I thought was the only person in the world who actually cared for me. I guess I was wrong.
*Hermione*
When I got to the trophy room, Draco was already there. He said hi and then told me this wak story about him being in love with someone. He wouldn't say who she was though. Oh well. I already knew she was I. What could I say when he told me that? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. All I could do was give him a hug. That's it.
"Hermione? Don't you have anything to say?" He asked.
"What can I say? I mean, its not every day a guy that you like says he loves you." I said, trying to sound as if I were talking to him normally. I knew there was a tone in my voice. I just didn't recognize it. "And you know… I used to think that you would fall for some 'purebred' girl. Not me. You understand? You see I didn't think there was an ounce of goodness in your body. That was until last year. Last year you changed. It was a dramatic change too. You suddenly became okay towards me. I wondered why that was. And also, when I looked you in the eye last year… I saw something I never saw. Kindness." I said.
"Yeah. I know. See last year… was when I realized I WASN'T going to be my father. On the contrary, I became quite the opposite of him. Don't ya think?" He said as he looked at me with a smile on his face. It was then I realized. He just needed someone to love him. I don't think either of his parents LOVE him. His dad… he hates everyone and his mum, I don't think she really wanted a child.
*Draco*
I think after I told her I wouldn't become my father, she finally realized it. I just need someone to love me. We left the trophy room after talking for over an hour. When I got back to the Common Room I was in no mood to do homework. Instead I wrote her another note. It read the following:
Dear Hermione,
I know it was weird, me telling you all that stuff last night. I had to tell you though. If I didn't I knew I would become a lunatic. And you know what? I meant what I said. I'm totally what I said. But… I don't know what I'm going to do. See, I need to talk to you again. Today, meet me in the same place after dinner.
Draco
I didn't get a lot of sleep that night. She kept jumping into my head. I guess that's what happens… Anyway I decided to take a walk around the school again. Hoping that I wouldn't get caught I slipped out of the boys dormitory and took another walk. I was relived when I got back. I had gotten away with being out of bed after hours again. I slept better than usual and had dreams about her…
*Hermione*
After we left the trophy room, I couldn't concentrate on anything. Thank goodness I did all of my homework early in the weekend. All I could think about was the encounter I had with him… I wondered why. I decided that I would talk to Harry and Ron about some stuff.
"Hi." I said as I walked up to where they were sitting." Have either of you two ever, you know, fallen for someone?"
They looked at me quizzically.
"Why?" Harry asked slowly.
"Just wanted to know what it's like." I said.
"Did you fall for someone?" Ron asked. "Because if you did, you need to tell us."
" See, that's the problem. I don't know if I've fallen for him or not because I've never fallen for anyone before." I said quickly. "I need to know what it's like."
"Okay…" Harry said, and then he smiled. "Whenever you see… uh what's his 'pretend name'?"
"Gary." I answered.
"Whenever you see 'Gary' you feel like you've just gone on a roller coaster."
"Roller coaster?" Ron asked. Harry had to explain what a roller coaster was. "And when he talks to you, you feel like your going to melt." Ron added. "Well, in some severe conditions. Not always though."
"Okay…" I said. They just smiled at me. Kind of in an evil way, I hate when they do that." What?"
"So tell us then, have you fallen for 'Gary'?" Harry said evilly.
" I still don't know." I said
"Who is 'Gary'?" Ron asked. He had a look on his face identical to the expression Harry had.
"Do I have to tell you?" I asked. They smiled very evilly.
"Of course you do." Ron said, still looking evil. I hesitated a moment and decided to tell them, even if they would hate me if I did.
"Promise not to hate me?" I asked.
"Why would we hate you?" Harry asked, looking hurt. I thought they were spending too much time with Fred and George over the summer.
"BecauseitsDracoMalfoy" I said all in one word.
They burst out laughing. They already knew.
"We thought so, (giggle) because he was actually being nice." Ron said.
*Draco*
I awoke early on Monday. It was almost time for me to wake up anyway. I took this extra time to take a longer shower and to make myself nice and clean for classes. I can't remember most of the things we did in class until I got to C O M C. I gave Hermione the note I wrote last night, with a write back and give it to me in potions on the front. She found time to write back almost immediately so I didn't have to wait until potions.
Dear Draco,
I'll meet you tonight. I promise. Harry and Ron figured out that we're not enemies anymore and said that they are fine with you. Just, Ron asked that you please have no more remarks about his family. I know you'll be okay with that.
Love, Hermione
Excuse me! Does that say ' love Hermione'? ! I wonder if that means anything. Maybe she loves me. Maybe it doesn't mean anything. Oh I hope it does! Maybe this whole time I've been trying to convince her to love me, she already did! God, I've died and gone to Heaven, haven't I? I think so!
When I got to potions, Professor Snape said that we would be concocting 'Love Potions'. Gee, what's been up with him lately? He was even nice to the Gryffindors today. Usually the only pleasure he's said he has is bulling those poor people. Maybe he's had a change of heart like I have. I don't know but its kind of scaring me. And he actually took points off of Slytherin because those morons who used to be my friends were goofing off. Everyone was astounded. Hermione asked me if he was okay. I couldn't tell her yes or no because I have no idea.
A.N. Ok well I fixed it a little bit. But I am not going to have the no pov thing like was suggested because that would mean re-writing the whole story over again. Like I said, I wrote this like 3 years ago. Instead of that I'm just going to put a few spaces in between the pov changes. And if you don't understand why the hell I rated this "R" well it'll be coming up sooner or later...Maybe I'll take the suggestion of no pov in chapter 8...(yes I have them all written! Just going through a bit of editing...)
~Kang-lin