Ok, Here is my 6th chapter of getting over grudges, sry it took so long,
but I kept forgetting my notebook at school.... And it contains the story.
Well, here it is, Enjoy.
Please forgive me if I spell anything wrong.
I don't own HP
Oh, and special thanks to sesshyluver03, Cricket, Lou (I know that you hate HP, but thanks for reading my story), and fireangel-the-HP-fan. You were the only ones who reviewed my last chapter and I wanted to show my appreciation. This chapter is for you guys.
Oh, and Lou, about your concerns about Ron should be suspicious since they always work together, he's kinda in denial, and Hermoine gives him excuses that he would want to hear.
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"Hermoine," Draco said as they made their way to the Great Hall for lunch, "So you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"
She smiled. "I'd love to... oh wait" she slapped her forehead. "I already told Ron I'd go with him. If Harry could go, then I could tell him to go with Ron instead, but he got detention."
"Oh," Draco said, looking at the ground.
"But," Hermoine said and Draco looked at her hopefully, "I could spend a few hours keeping Ron company, then me and you can hang out until we have to go back to the castle."
"Or I could give Ron detention and me and you could spend the whole day together." Hermoine glared at him as he laughed and stomped off in the other direction. "Oh come one," he grabbed her arm. "I was just kidding."
She couldn't help but smile. "I would've tried to talk Ron into letting you come along but there is two problems." He looked at her curiously, waiting for her to continue.
"Well, first of all, he'd be extremely pissed and probably wouldn't talk to me until after we're old and grey. And.... He doesn't know" she said the last part real fast, afraid that Draco would be mad at her for keeping their relationship a secret.
"I actually didn't expect you to. I was kinda surprised when you told Hagrid." He shrugged, "I know all you friends hate me."
"I don't think Hagrid or Harry do, anymore at least."
"Harry?"
"Yeah, he kinda figured out there was something between us us this morning, and... well... he was alright with it."
"Well," he said, still a little surprised, "I guess Potter isn't as dumb as he looks" he smiled at her, showing her that he was just kidding.
"tsk, you Ferret" she pushed him. Feret was no longer an insult, but an affectionate pet name.
He grabbed her around her waist, pulled her to him and kissed her on the mouth. IT wasn't as gentle as before, but it still made her melt. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer.
"What the bleedin' Hell?.... Hermoine?!" They pulled apart startled by the sudden noise that broke the silence of the hall.
Hermoine turned to see Ron, who ran up and jerked Hermoine away from Draco. "What did you do to her?! There is no way she'd willingly kiss a bastard like you!"
"Ron!..." Hermoine grabbed his shoulder, trying desperately to pull him away from her boyfriend. He barely noticed her, he just flung his arm back, forcing her into the wall, and grabbed Malfoy by the collar of his robes and punched him in the face.
Malfoy didn't know exactly what to do. Normally he would have hit back and enjoyed the fight, but he couldn't do that now. Ron was one of Hermoine's best friends and it would hurt her if he hurt him.
After the second hit, Malfoy grabbed Ron by the wrists, trying to keep him from hitting him, but Ron just brought his knee up, ramming it into Draco's crotch and causing him to bend over in pain.
Ron then punched Draco in the stomach, causing him to fall to the floor, gasping for air. Ron went up to him and started kicking him
Hermoine couldn't stand it anymore. She tackled Ron with all her strength, sending both of them to the floor. She sat on his chest, pinning him to the floor. "Stop it Ron!"
"Why are you protecting him Hermoine? He's just a snake who wants to get into your pants."
Hermoine slapped him. "He's my boyfriend and you have no right to attck him like that!"
"Boyfriend?! Malfoy can't be your boyfriend! He's Malfoy! the lowest of the low. You hate him!"
What gives you the right to say who I can or who I cannot date? I love him, and if you can't trust my judgment, you can atleast try to accept it." She slapped him again before getting off of him and rushing over to kneel by Draco. She gently touched his shoulder. "Draco, are you alright?"
He grimanced, "I'll be fine," he sat up and winced as pain flared through his ribs.
"I should take you to Madame Pompfry to make sure you didn't break anything." She said, tenderly touching his sides.
He gently took her hand. "They're not broken," he said quietly, "I've broken them before and it hurts a lot more than this. I'm sure they're just bruised."
Hermoine just stared at him before putting her arms around his neck and holding him close to her. "I'm sorry about Ron," she said quietly "Thank you for not hurting him" She pulled away from him just enough to place a kiss on his lips
He smiled, "well, if that's my reward for getting my butt kicked then I should do it more often." She laughed and kissed him again. Then she helped him to his feet and gently touched the side of his face where a bruise was already starting to form.
"are you sure you're alright?"
He took her and in his and held it to his chest. "As long as you're with me I will be." ((A/n: ok.. I know sappy but ok well))
She blushed at his words and stood up on her toes so she could kiss him again.
She walked over to Ron who was still on the ground. "I'll forgive you for what you did this once. Do it again and I'll never speak to you again. This is my life and you have little to no say in what I do with it."
Ron sat up and pulled himself to his feet. "But Hermoine... the old you would never give Malfoy te time of day. Why are you all of a sudden dating him?" Even though all Hermoine heard in his voice curiosity mixed with a little anger and hurt, the furry he fel was like nothing he felt before. He couldn't recall ever being this angry. Not only didhe miss the chance to ask out the girl of his dreams, but he lost her to Malfoy. Malfoy was always better. He had the money, the power, good looks. He had this one chance to be happy and have something he thought Malfoy could never have. How could they do that? He'll pay.
"We all change Ron. None of us are the same as when we first walked through these doors. Not even you."
"Malfoy is. He'll always be that same snobby, arrogant, asshole he was I our first year."
Even though Draco knew Ron had every reason to believe it was true, the words hurt. He stepped behind Hermoine "I know I did a lot of terrible things to you for all these years, and you have no reason to believe it, but.... I've changed... and I'm sorry."
Ton stared at him "...I still don't trust you, but I guess AI'll have to deal with you for no." he stepped in front of him. "But if you hurt her, in any way shape or form... I will kill you. And no one will be able to stop me." With that he turned on his heel and left to find Harry. He'd take his side ad maybe they'll be able to talk some sense into Hermoine.
When he was gone, Hermoine turned to Draco shaking her head. "I knew he'd react someway like that, but I hoped it wouldn't be that bad." She turned away from him "I'm sorry"
Draco slipped his arms around her waist and held her to him comfortingly. "You had no control over what was happening or how he reacted. You have no blame."
She turned around in his embrace so she was facing him. "I could have told him sooner, that way he wouldn't have had it all thrown on him like that." She looked down "And you wouldn't have gotten hurt... So much for Gryfindor courage."
He took her chin in his hand and tilted her head up to look her in the eye. "You are the bravest girl I know, I mean come on, you took on You- Know-Who at Potter's side. How much braver can you get?... and you also have the biggest heart... That's why I love you." Then he smiled. "But then again, your body and looks are good too"
(A/N: I don't' know if he'd actually say Voldemort's name so I just left it like that.))
That got a laugh out of her and she playfully hit his chest (careful to make sure she didn't hit his bruised ribs.) and he pulled her into another body-melting kiss.
The next morning, Draco and Hermoine got up early so they could get to breakfast first so there wouldn't be many people there and they could eat together.
When they finished eating, and more people started coming into the hall, they left. As they were walking around the courtyards, Harry ran up to them "Hermoine, I need to talk to you. Ron is majorly pissed. Harry pulled Hermoine by the arm until they were out of Draco's ear-shot.
~*~*~*~Flashback of Last Night~*~*~*~
Ron burst into the Gryfindor Common Room and seen Harry sitting in the armchair reading some muggle book.
"Harry! You won't believe what Hermoine is doing!"
"Umm... studying for her N.E.W.T.S.?" Which was probably a logical guess.
"No, you'd think she would be, but she's not. She's sucking face with Malfoy!"
Harry knew Ron expected him to have shock written all over his face, but he also knew he couldn't show it.
"Did you not hear me Harry? I said she's –"
"I know what you said." Harry said, "and I expect she would. He IS her boyfriend."
"She told you?! What, was I the only one who didn't know?"
"Ron, she didn't tell me, I-"
"Shove it Harry!" and then he ran out of the Common room and out into the castle. Harry sighed and got up to go after Ron, but by the time he got to the opening of the painting, he couldn't see Ron anywhere. He asked the painting if she seen where he went, but she had been chatting with her friend from a different painting and didn't see him.
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"Ron seriously said that" Hermoine asked shocked.
Harry nodded. "I've never seen him like this before. And how come you didn't tell him?"
"I was going to, but before I could her ran into me and Draco"
Harry shook his head, "Oh, and you know what else happened today?"
"What?"
Instead of answering, Harry pulled out a copy of the 'Daily Prophet', which was brought for Hermoine, who wasn't there for the owl mail.
Hermoine took the paper from him and gasped. She felt a stab of fear as she read the headline. "Malfoy escapes Askaban 10 guards Left Dead". She clamped her hand over her mouth. "oh my god"
"I know, and I don't think he'll be too thrilled to hear that his son is dating a Muggle-born."
"We have to show this to Draco."
When they went back to where they left Draco (where he said he'd be waiting) he was gone... and his wand was left on the floor.
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That's it for this chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Even if you didn't please review.
Oh, and special thanks to sesshyluver03, Cricket, Lou (I know that you hate HP, but thanks for reading my story), and fireangel-the-HP-fan. You were the only ones who reviewed my last chapter and I wanted to show my appreciation. This chapter is for you guys.
Oh, and Lou, about your concerns about Ron should be suspicious since they always work together, he's kinda in denial, and Hermoine gives him excuses that he would want to hear.
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"Hermoine," Draco said as they made their way to the Great Hall for lunch, "So you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"
She smiled. "I'd love to... oh wait" she slapped her forehead. "I already told Ron I'd go with him. If Harry could go, then I could tell him to go with Ron instead, but he got detention."
"Oh," Draco said, looking at the ground.
"But," Hermoine said and Draco looked at her hopefully, "I could spend a few hours keeping Ron company, then me and you can hang out until we have to go back to the castle."
"Or I could give Ron detention and me and you could spend the whole day together." Hermoine glared at him as he laughed and stomped off in the other direction. "Oh come one," he grabbed her arm. "I was just kidding."
She couldn't help but smile. "I would've tried to talk Ron into letting you come along but there is two problems." He looked at her curiously, waiting for her to continue.
"Well, first of all, he'd be extremely pissed and probably wouldn't talk to me until after we're old and grey. And.... He doesn't know" she said the last part real fast, afraid that Draco would be mad at her for keeping their relationship a secret.
"I actually didn't expect you to. I was kinda surprised when you told Hagrid." He shrugged, "I know all you friends hate me."
"I don't think Hagrid or Harry do, anymore at least."
"Harry?"
"Yeah, he kinda figured out there was something between us us this morning, and... well... he was alright with it."
"Well," he said, still a little surprised, "I guess Potter isn't as dumb as he looks" he smiled at her, showing her that he was just kidding.
"tsk, you Ferret" she pushed him. Feret was no longer an insult, but an affectionate pet name.
He grabbed her around her waist, pulled her to him and kissed her on the mouth. IT wasn't as gentle as before, but it still made her melt. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer.
"What the bleedin' Hell?.... Hermoine?!" They pulled apart startled by the sudden noise that broke the silence of the hall.
Hermoine turned to see Ron, who ran up and jerked Hermoine away from Draco. "What did you do to her?! There is no way she'd willingly kiss a bastard like you!"
"Ron!..." Hermoine grabbed his shoulder, trying desperately to pull him away from her boyfriend. He barely noticed her, he just flung his arm back, forcing her into the wall, and grabbed Malfoy by the collar of his robes and punched him in the face.
Malfoy didn't know exactly what to do. Normally he would have hit back and enjoyed the fight, but he couldn't do that now. Ron was one of Hermoine's best friends and it would hurt her if he hurt him.
After the second hit, Malfoy grabbed Ron by the wrists, trying to keep him from hitting him, but Ron just brought his knee up, ramming it into Draco's crotch and causing him to bend over in pain.
Ron then punched Draco in the stomach, causing him to fall to the floor, gasping for air. Ron went up to him and started kicking him
Hermoine couldn't stand it anymore. She tackled Ron with all her strength, sending both of them to the floor. She sat on his chest, pinning him to the floor. "Stop it Ron!"
"Why are you protecting him Hermoine? He's just a snake who wants to get into your pants."
Hermoine slapped him. "He's my boyfriend and you have no right to attck him like that!"
"Boyfriend?! Malfoy can't be your boyfriend! He's Malfoy! the lowest of the low. You hate him!"
What gives you the right to say who I can or who I cannot date? I love him, and if you can't trust my judgment, you can atleast try to accept it." She slapped him again before getting off of him and rushing over to kneel by Draco. She gently touched his shoulder. "Draco, are you alright?"
He grimanced, "I'll be fine," he sat up and winced as pain flared through his ribs.
"I should take you to Madame Pompfry to make sure you didn't break anything." She said, tenderly touching his sides.
He gently took her hand. "They're not broken," he said quietly, "I've broken them before and it hurts a lot more than this. I'm sure they're just bruised."
Hermoine just stared at him before putting her arms around his neck and holding him close to her. "I'm sorry about Ron," she said quietly "Thank you for not hurting him" She pulled away from him just enough to place a kiss on his lips
He smiled, "well, if that's my reward for getting my butt kicked then I should do it more often." She laughed and kissed him again. Then she helped him to his feet and gently touched the side of his face where a bruise was already starting to form.
"are you sure you're alright?"
He took her and in his and held it to his chest. "As long as you're with me I will be." ((A/n: ok.. I know sappy but ok well))
She blushed at his words and stood up on her toes so she could kiss him again.
She walked over to Ron who was still on the ground. "I'll forgive you for what you did this once. Do it again and I'll never speak to you again. This is my life and you have little to no say in what I do with it."
Ron sat up and pulled himself to his feet. "But Hermoine... the old you would never give Malfoy te time of day. Why are you all of a sudden dating him?" Even though all Hermoine heard in his voice curiosity mixed with a little anger and hurt, the furry he fel was like nothing he felt before. He couldn't recall ever being this angry. Not only didhe miss the chance to ask out the girl of his dreams, but he lost her to Malfoy. Malfoy was always better. He had the money, the power, good looks. He had this one chance to be happy and have something he thought Malfoy could never have. How could they do that? He'll pay.
"We all change Ron. None of us are the same as when we first walked through these doors. Not even you."
"Malfoy is. He'll always be that same snobby, arrogant, asshole he was I our first year."
Even though Draco knew Ron had every reason to believe it was true, the words hurt. He stepped behind Hermoine "I know I did a lot of terrible things to you for all these years, and you have no reason to believe it, but.... I've changed... and I'm sorry."
Ton stared at him "...I still don't trust you, but I guess AI'll have to deal with you for no." he stepped in front of him. "But if you hurt her, in any way shape or form... I will kill you. And no one will be able to stop me." With that he turned on his heel and left to find Harry. He'd take his side ad maybe they'll be able to talk some sense into Hermoine.
When he was gone, Hermoine turned to Draco shaking her head. "I knew he'd react someway like that, but I hoped it wouldn't be that bad." She turned away from him "I'm sorry"
Draco slipped his arms around her waist and held her to him comfortingly. "You had no control over what was happening or how he reacted. You have no blame."
She turned around in his embrace so she was facing him. "I could have told him sooner, that way he wouldn't have had it all thrown on him like that." She looked down "And you wouldn't have gotten hurt... So much for Gryfindor courage."
He took her chin in his hand and tilted her head up to look her in the eye. "You are the bravest girl I know, I mean come on, you took on You- Know-Who at Potter's side. How much braver can you get?... and you also have the biggest heart... That's why I love you." Then he smiled. "But then again, your body and looks are good too"
(A/N: I don't' know if he'd actually say Voldemort's name so I just left it like that.))
That got a laugh out of her and she playfully hit his chest (careful to make sure she didn't hit his bruised ribs.) and he pulled her into another body-melting kiss.
The next morning, Draco and Hermoine got up early so they could get to breakfast first so there wouldn't be many people there and they could eat together.
When they finished eating, and more people started coming into the hall, they left. As they were walking around the courtyards, Harry ran up to them "Hermoine, I need to talk to you. Ron is majorly pissed. Harry pulled Hermoine by the arm until they were out of Draco's ear-shot.
~*~*~*~Flashback of Last Night~*~*~*~
Ron burst into the Gryfindor Common Room and seen Harry sitting in the armchair reading some muggle book.
"Harry! You won't believe what Hermoine is doing!"
"Umm... studying for her N.E.W.T.S.?" Which was probably a logical guess.
"No, you'd think she would be, but she's not. She's sucking face with Malfoy!"
Harry knew Ron expected him to have shock written all over his face, but he also knew he couldn't show it.
"Did you not hear me Harry? I said she's –"
"I know what you said." Harry said, "and I expect she would. He IS her boyfriend."
"She told you?! What, was I the only one who didn't know?"
"Ron, she didn't tell me, I-"
"Shove it Harry!" and then he ran out of the Common room and out into the castle. Harry sighed and got up to go after Ron, but by the time he got to the opening of the painting, he couldn't see Ron anywhere. He asked the painting if she seen where he went, but she had been chatting with her friend from a different painting and didn't see him.
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"Ron seriously said that" Hermoine asked shocked.
Harry nodded. "I've never seen him like this before. And how come you didn't tell him?"
"I was going to, but before I could her ran into me and Draco"
Harry shook his head, "Oh, and you know what else happened today?"
"What?"
Instead of answering, Harry pulled out a copy of the 'Daily Prophet', which was brought for Hermoine, who wasn't there for the owl mail.
Hermoine took the paper from him and gasped. She felt a stab of fear as she read the headline. "Malfoy escapes Askaban 10 guards Left Dead". She clamped her hand over her mouth. "oh my god"
"I know, and I don't think he'll be too thrilled to hear that his son is dating a Muggle-born."
"We have to show this to Draco."
When they went back to where they left Draco (where he said he'd be waiting) he was gone... and his wand was left on the floor.
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That's it for this chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Even if you didn't please review.