A/N: I'm glad all my reviewers liked the first chapter! Enjoy this one!
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"Let's eat!" Ginny announced, breaking the icy silence of the dining room. They ate with little conversation. "I have to go run a few errands," Ginny announced after dinner, "but I'll be back shortly. "Lydia, get ready for bed and listen to daddy and Hermione." She said to her two-year old. The door closed, leaving Draco, Hermione, and Lydia alone in the house. Lydia hobbled downstairs to play with her toys, leaving the other two in a very awkward position.
"So, what do you do for a living?" Draco asked Hermione. "Well, currently, I'm unemployed." She replied. Draco chuckled. "The brainiac and head girl of Hogwarts, and you can't even manage to keep a job." He said, sneering. "I never thought I'd come home to find you, at my house, unable to pay off debts." He laughed loudly at his own statement. "I see you haven't changed one bit!" Hermione replied. "You're still the same, greasy-haired, pain in the ass Draco." She finished, satisfied at her insult. "At least I'm not a mudblood!" He shot back in defense. Wham! The punch knocked him to the ground, his head spinning. Hermione had given him a full-blown punch, no magic attached. He didn't want to admit it, but it hurt: bad. He finally got up, and hobbled to the freezer to get an ice pack. "Have it your way then." He said, and punched her back. "Oh, and don't mention this to Ginny," he replied, "I don't want to upset her. She has enough on her plate with the pregnancy and all." He said, before turning on his heel and exiting the room.
Ginny sorrowfully regretted punching Draco, but wouldn't DREAM of apologizing. She was aghast at the blunt fact that he had guts enough to punch a girl. She knew in her heart that she shouldn't have started it, but if there was one thing she hated, it was the old mudblood insult. It wasn't the first time Malfoy had called her that, but each time it hit her with more force, until she couldn't take it any more. She was mad at herself for starting it, mad at Malfoy for being such a jerk, and mad at Ginny for marrying the loser. She decided to call Ron. She missed him a lot, and really needed a friend to talk to. Sure, Ginny was a friend, but she couldn't talk to her about how much she hated Malfoy.
"Hello?" Ron answered in a much deeper voice than Hermione remembered. "Ron?" Hermione asked. "Is that you? She continued. "Uh, ya, who's this?" He asked. "It's me Ron, Hermione." She said. "Hermione?" he replied. "I haven't talked to you in ages." He continued. "Yes, It's so great to hear from you!" She said to him. "Listen, I'm at Ginny's house right now." she went on. "Oh." He replied stiffly. "When did she marry?" Hermione asked, ignoring Ron's tone. "A couple of years ago." He replied, without any change to his monotonous voice. "Well, you see, I am currently living with Ginny, until I am financially stable," she went on, "and Malfoy and I aren't exactly getting along." She finished. "Does Ginny know?" He asked. "No, she's not home," Hermione said, "and I don't want her to find out either." She continued. "She's been so nice to me, and I don't want her to be burdened with my hatred towards Malfoy," she continued, "but he did hit me." She finished, not knowing quite how Ron would react. "He what!" Ron blared into the phone. "The nerve of him, hitting a woman." He babbled on furiously. "I'll be right over." He said with a burst of anger, before the dial tone sounded in Hermione's ear. She immediately regretted telling Ron that Malfoy had punched her. Now Ginny would surely find out, and she would have to find a new temporary residence. Her thoughts were interrupted when the flames in the fireplace greened, and Ron appeared, covered in soot. They hugged, glad to be reunited after so many years.
Ron sat down on the couch, and Hermione joined him. They were so happy to see other again, that they forgot about Malfoy temporarily. Then, as if on cue, the sound of a key in a keyhole made their gazes jerk upward. "Ginny," Ron said to his sister, "we need to talk." He finished. At that moment, Malfoy entered the room. "What's going on?" He asked, very curious of why Ginny's brother, his enemy, was there.
A/N: Hope you like chapter two! Please R&R all!!
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"Let's eat!" Ginny announced, breaking the icy silence of the dining room. They ate with little conversation. "I have to go run a few errands," Ginny announced after dinner, "but I'll be back shortly. "Lydia, get ready for bed and listen to daddy and Hermione." She said to her two-year old. The door closed, leaving Draco, Hermione, and Lydia alone in the house. Lydia hobbled downstairs to play with her toys, leaving the other two in a very awkward position.
"So, what do you do for a living?" Draco asked Hermione. "Well, currently, I'm unemployed." She replied. Draco chuckled. "The brainiac and head girl of Hogwarts, and you can't even manage to keep a job." He said, sneering. "I never thought I'd come home to find you, at my house, unable to pay off debts." He laughed loudly at his own statement. "I see you haven't changed one bit!" Hermione replied. "You're still the same, greasy-haired, pain in the ass Draco." She finished, satisfied at her insult. "At least I'm not a mudblood!" He shot back in defense. Wham! The punch knocked him to the ground, his head spinning. Hermione had given him a full-blown punch, no magic attached. He didn't want to admit it, but it hurt: bad. He finally got up, and hobbled to the freezer to get an ice pack. "Have it your way then." He said, and punched her back. "Oh, and don't mention this to Ginny," he replied, "I don't want to upset her. She has enough on her plate with the pregnancy and all." He said, before turning on his heel and exiting the room.
Ginny sorrowfully regretted punching Draco, but wouldn't DREAM of apologizing. She was aghast at the blunt fact that he had guts enough to punch a girl. She knew in her heart that she shouldn't have started it, but if there was one thing she hated, it was the old mudblood insult. It wasn't the first time Malfoy had called her that, but each time it hit her with more force, until she couldn't take it any more. She was mad at herself for starting it, mad at Malfoy for being such a jerk, and mad at Ginny for marrying the loser. She decided to call Ron. She missed him a lot, and really needed a friend to talk to. Sure, Ginny was a friend, but she couldn't talk to her about how much she hated Malfoy.
"Hello?" Ron answered in a much deeper voice than Hermione remembered. "Ron?" Hermione asked. "Is that you? She continued. "Uh, ya, who's this?" He asked. "It's me Ron, Hermione." She said. "Hermione?" he replied. "I haven't talked to you in ages." He continued. "Yes, It's so great to hear from you!" She said to him. "Listen, I'm at Ginny's house right now." she went on. "Oh." He replied stiffly. "When did she marry?" Hermione asked, ignoring Ron's tone. "A couple of years ago." He replied, without any change to his monotonous voice. "Well, you see, I am currently living with Ginny, until I am financially stable," she went on, "and Malfoy and I aren't exactly getting along." She finished. "Does Ginny know?" He asked. "No, she's not home," Hermione said, "and I don't want her to find out either." She continued. "She's been so nice to me, and I don't want her to be burdened with my hatred towards Malfoy," she continued, "but he did hit me." She finished, not knowing quite how Ron would react. "He what!" Ron blared into the phone. "The nerve of him, hitting a woman." He babbled on furiously. "I'll be right over." He said with a burst of anger, before the dial tone sounded in Hermione's ear. She immediately regretted telling Ron that Malfoy had punched her. Now Ginny would surely find out, and she would have to find a new temporary residence. Her thoughts were interrupted when the flames in the fireplace greened, and Ron appeared, covered in soot. They hugged, glad to be reunited after so many years.
Ron sat down on the couch, and Hermione joined him. They were so happy to see other again, that they forgot about Malfoy temporarily. Then, as if on cue, the sound of a key in a keyhole made their gazes jerk upward. "Ginny," Ron said to his sister, "we need to talk." He finished. At that moment, Malfoy entered the room. "What's going on?" He asked, very curious of why Ginny's brother, his enemy, was there.
A/N: Hope you like chapter two! Please R&R all!!
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