Hermione pushed Draco away from her, and started splashing water at him.
He growled at her, and she shrieked and began to swim away. He started
after her, but she made it to the edge of the pool first. She pulled
herself out, and turned to taunt him
"Did poor little Drakie get water in his eyes?" She cooed. 'Drakie' simply held on to the edge, and braced himself to pull himself out.
"Do you remember a certain can of coke that was very sticky and took you hours to wash out of your hair?"
"No way. You wouldn't. You love me too much." Hermione started backing away, and Draco pulled himself half out of the pool, so he was just braced on the side. Hermione shrieked and ran, but hadn't gotten two steps, before she crashed into someone with enough force that it sent her sprawling on her back on the hot cement. "Ow." Hermione looked up. "Oh shit." Harry stood above her, his face cold and set and his eyes hard like emeralds.
Hermione heard Draco pull himself fully out of the water, then come to stand right by her head. He held out his hand to her, and she took it.
"Gonna leave your girlfriend lying on the ground?" Draco asked in a hard voice. He pulled Hermione up, and she stood, looking from one to the other, as Draco and Harry stared at each other.
"I don't know, though it seems she has you to pick her up."
"Well someone has to help her once in a while. You pretty much had a one way relationship didn't you, Potter? She does your homework, you have a great time with your little boyfriend there." Draco smirked. Ron took a step forward, but Harry put out his hand, stopping him.
"Leave it." Harry said calmly. "She's made her choice."
"Took her long enough, didn't it though? I was wondering how long she'd hide from you." Draco taunted.
"Draco, please." Hermione said.
"Shut up." Harry snapped at her.
"Don't tell her to shut up." Draco snarled.
"Fuck off Malfoy."
"Nah, I prefer Hermione. Thanks for the offer though." Draco smirked. Harry looked at Hermione.
"Didn't waste any time did you?" He asked slowly.
"I never slept with him." Hermione said calmly. She was not going to fall apart.
"Yeah, and my dad just one twenty thousand galleons." Ron sneered.
"It's a good thing, then isn't it Weasel. Never were rolling in it, were you? Parents must have missed the Sex Ed class that talked about contraception." Draco raised and eyebrow.
"Stop it! All of you!" Hermione burst out. "Draco, be quiet. We don't need your snarky comments. Same with you Ron. Listen Harry. I did not sleep with Draco. I never have, and if he keeps up with his current behaviour, I never will. However." Hermione paused to take a breath.
"You've been cheating on me with him." Harry pointed out.
"More or less, yes. I know I shouldn't have, but it happened, and we can't go back. But, I can't lead you on."
"You're breaking up with me."
"That's what it looks like, Wonder Boy."
"I though I told you to keep your mouth shut." Hermione said, rounding on Draco. He shut up.
"Yes, Harry, I am. Because I feel about Draco what I don't feel about you, and I refuse to drag you along for the ride when I should have told you. So I'm sorry. Can we still stay friends?"
"What planet are you living on Granger? We stopped being friends when you kissed him." Hermione looked Harry in the eye, then slowly nodded.
"Alright." She said in a calm voice. She took a deep breath and let it out. "I understand. I'm just sorry you feel that way."
"It is your own fault Granger." Harry said, his voice icy.
"So you say, Potter. Now, since we have that covered, can you please leave?"
"Gladly. Wouldn't want to stay here that much longer. Come on Ron." Harry turned, and Ron stayed for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Ron." Hermione whispered.
"Why, Hermione?" He asked. She just shook her head.
"I don't know."
"Ron!" Harry yelled from the living room.
"I'm sorry to lose you, Ron." Hermione said sadly.
"You haven't lost me." Ron stepped forward to give her a hug, but she stepped back.
"Don't, Ron. Harry won't talk to you either. This was my fault. You shouldn't be punished. I'll see you at school."
"Yeah. See you." Ron said. He smiled slightly, and Hermione smiled back. "Don't let Malfoy change you too much, got me?"
"Gotcha." Bye." Ron turned and headed into the house. Hermione stood and watched them; two dim figures in the living room, and the green flare then die twice. When it had died down for the second time, Hermione turned and ran. Her feet hit the cement, and Draco watched as she climbed the ladder to the highest board, ran out and jumped.
"Did poor little Drakie get water in his eyes?" She cooed. 'Drakie' simply held on to the edge, and braced himself to pull himself out.
"Do you remember a certain can of coke that was very sticky and took you hours to wash out of your hair?"
"No way. You wouldn't. You love me too much." Hermione started backing away, and Draco pulled himself half out of the pool, so he was just braced on the side. Hermione shrieked and ran, but hadn't gotten two steps, before she crashed into someone with enough force that it sent her sprawling on her back on the hot cement. "Ow." Hermione looked up. "Oh shit." Harry stood above her, his face cold and set and his eyes hard like emeralds.
Hermione heard Draco pull himself fully out of the water, then come to stand right by her head. He held out his hand to her, and she took it.
"Gonna leave your girlfriend lying on the ground?" Draco asked in a hard voice. He pulled Hermione up, and she stood, looking from one to the other, as Draco and Harry stared at each other.
"I don't know, though it seems she has you to pick her up."
"Well someone has to help her once in a while. You pretty much had a one way relationship didn't you, Potter? She does your homework, you have a great time with your little boyfriend there." Draco smirked. Ron took a step forward, but Harry put out his hand, stopping him.
"Leave it." Harry said calmly. "She's made her choice."
"Took her long enough, didn't it though? I was wondering how long she'd hide from you." Draco taunted.
"Draco, please." Hermione said.
"Shut up." Harry snapped at her.
"Don't tell her to shut up." Draco snarled.
"Fuck off Malfoy."
"Nah, I prefer Hermione. Thanks for the offer though." Draco smirked. Harry looked at Hermione.
"Didn't waste any time did you?" He asked slowly.
"I never slept with him." Hermione said calmly. She was not going to fall apart.
"Yeah, and my dad just one twenty thousand galleons." Ron sneered.
"It's a good thing, then isn't it Weasel. Never were rolling in it, were you? Parents must have missed the Sex Ed class that talked about contraception." Draco raised and eyebrow.
"Stop it! All of you!" Hermione burst out. "Draco, be quiet. We don't need your snarky comments. Same with you Ron. Listen Harry. I did not sleep with Draco. I never have, and if he keeps up with his current behaviour, I never will. However." Hermione paused to take a breath.
"You've been cheating on me with him." Harry pointed out.
"More or less, yes. I know I shouldn't have, but it happened, and we can't go back. But, I can't lead you on."
"You're breaking up with me."
"That's what it looks like, Wonder Boy."
"I though I told you to keep your mouth shut." Hermione said, rounding on Draco. He shut up.
"Yes, Harry, I am. Because I feel about Draco what I don't feel about you, and I refuse to drag you along for the ride when I should have told you. So I'm sorry. Can we still stay friends?"
"What planet are you living on Granger? We stopped being friends when you kissed him." Hermione looked Harry in the eye, then slowly nodded.
"Alright." She said in a calm voice. She took a deep breath and let it out. "I understand. I'm just sorry you feel that way."
"It is your own fault Granger." Harry said, his voice icy.
"So you say, Potter. Now, since we have that covered, can you please leave?"
"Gladly. Wouldn't want to stay here that much longer. Come on Ron." Harry turned, and Ron stayed for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Ron." Hermione whispered.
"Why, Hermione?" He asked. She just shook her head.
"I don't know."
"Ron!" Harry yelled from the living room.
"I'm sorry to lose you, Ron." Hermione said sadly.
"You haven't lost me." Ron stepped forward to give her a hug, but she stepped back.
"Don't, Ron. Harry won't talk to you either. This was my fault. You shouldn't be punished. I'll see you at school."
"Yeah. See you." Ron said. He smiled slightly, and Hermione smiled back. "Don't let Malfoy change you too much, got me?"
"Gotcha." Bye." Ron turned and headed into the house. Hermione stood and watched them; two dim figures in the living room, and the green flare then die twice. When it had died down for the second time, Hermione turned and ran. Her feet hit the cement, and Draco watched as she climbed the ladder to the highest board, ran out and jumped.