Chapter 15
Half an hour later, Hermione and Harry were strolling across the grounds deep in conversation. Hermione was still trying to convey her feelings for Draco, but felt it very hard to put them into words. Harry wasn't giving in very easily...
"Hermione, I still don't think you understand. The guy's father is a Death Eater! What does that say about him? He has cursed muggle borns ever since we met him, he hates me, he has called you countless names... I don't see how you can like a guy like that!"
"He's not like that at all, Harry! That's what I'm trying to tell you. It's an act. What's he supposed to do? His father, like you said, is a Death Eater. I don't think it would go too well if Draco was best friends with a muggle born..."
"Oh, what, you mean like YOU maybe?" "It's different now Harry."
"How?" "He couldn't hide his feelings any more."
Harry shook his head in disbelief. He gazed out towards the lake, which they were currently walking past.
"You know what, Hermione? Do whatever you want. I just don't think we can be friends any more."
Tears began to well up in Hermione's eyes.
"What are you saying? We've been friends for six years. I don't want to lose your friendship."
Harry sighed, turned to face Hermione and replied, "Well, how do you think I feel? I don't want to lose our friendship either. But Hermione, Draco has also been my enemy for six years."
The tears started to trickle down Hermione's cheek. "You know what Harry, I thought you would be understanding. Ron I knew would be like this, but you always understand everything. Why, when I'm trying to get you to understand one of the most important things in the world, you don't want to understand."
With this, she stormed off towards the castle. *************************************************************
Hermione was up in her dormitory pouting. She was sprawled out across her bed, thinking about Harry's reaction to her confession. That wasn't exactly the reaction she had been hoping for, but she still had some hope for his approval.
'I might as well get it over and done with and tell Ron...' Hermione thought with a shudder. She knew that however bad Harry reacted, Ron would react a hundred times worse.
Hermione got up and slowly started towards the door. She reached her hand towards the handle, when suddenly Ginny burst in. She seemed to be out of breath.
"Don't.......go....down......there," she said, wheezing.
"Why not?" asked Hermione, genuinly surprised at the outburst.
"Harry...just...told...Ron...having...fit...barely...keeping...Ron...quiet enough...so..that..whole..room...doesn't...hear," Ginny replied, shaking her head in disgust.
"If that's the case, maybe it'd be better for me to go down. I don't want to make a big scene, but it was going to get out eventually anyway..." Hermione said, very determined.
"No, Hermione, trust me. That's not the best decision to make right now. At LEAST wait until the common room has cleared!" Ginny, who had finally caught her breath, insisted, pushing Hermione further back into the room.
The two of them waited for a couple of hours, talking about Draco, until they were sure that the common room was empty.
"Are you sure they'll still be there?" Hermione asked Ginny, very nervous at this point.
"Oh, they'll be there alright," Ginny assured her, opening the door and walking down the stairs. Hermione followed her down.
Harry and Ron were sitting in chairs in front of the fireplace, staring into the flames very thoughtfully. They jerked their heads in Hermione's direction when they heard her come in.
There was a long akward silence before Harry said, "Hermione, Ron and I have been talking and.." Hermione took a deep breath. She feared what he was going to say next. "...and, well... we want you to tell us what happened, what made you trust Draco. We're not saying that we'll stop hating Draco, because we've come to the conclusion that we cannot. But we will do our best to support you."
Although Harry looked very pained in saying this, Hermione was relieved nontheless. Ron still hadn't said anything, and didn't look like he was about to.
"You too, right Ron?" she asked, wanting his approval as well.
"Ya, me too," he sighed.
___________________________________________________________________ A/N: Whoo hoo! New chapter! Ooo, Disneyland on Saturday, which I'm exicted about.
Yes, and I do know that JK Rowling said in that interview that there was no way that Draco and Hermione would get together in the books. Well duh -_-. I'm sorry, but I didn't actually believe or hope it would happen. Ron and Hermione belong together in the books! I just think Draco and Hermione is a really cute idea: like Romeo and Juliet but not.
I was just really upsettened by some comments after I read the interview on this one site that were like, "Good, now those Draco/ Hermione shippers will stop writing their stupid romance stories. It's finally been confirmed by JK herself!" Obviously it wasn't going to happen (no offense to those of you out there who hoped so :( ) but I, personally, will not stop. So.... there....
*really needs to go do her homework instead of writing comments like that*
______________________________________________________ P.S. A/N- wrote this comment last week, before I finished the chapter and posted it up. Dis was FUN! Not that you care when I wrote the comment, I just felt disorganized.
Half an hour later, Hermione and Harry were strolling across the grounds deep in conversation. Hermione was still trying to convey her feelings for Draco, but felt it very hard to put them into words. Harry wasn't giving in very easily...
"Hermione, I still don't think you understand. The guy's father is a Death Eater! What does that say about him? He has cursed muggle borns ever since we met him, he hates me, he has called you countless names... I don't see how you can like a guy like that!"
"He's not like that at all, Harry! That's what I'm trying to tell you. It's an act. What's he supposed to do? His father, like you said, is a Death Eater. I don't think it would go too well if Draco was best friends with a muggle born..."
"Oh, what, you mean like YOU maybe?" "It's different now Harry."
"How?" "He couldn't hide his feelings any more."
Harry shook his head in disbelief. He gazed out towards the lake, which they were currently walking past.
"You know what, Hermione? Do whatever you want. I just don't think we can be friends any more."
Tears began to well up in Hermione's eyes.
"What are you saying? We've been friends for six years. I don't want to lose your friendship."
Harry sighed, turned to face Hermione and replied, "Well, how do you think I feel? I don't want to lose our friendship either. But Hermione, Draco has also been my enemy for six years."
The tears started to trickle down Hermione's cheek. "You know what Harry, I thought you would be understanding. Ron I knew would be like this, but you always understand everything. Why, when I'm trying to get you to understand one of the most important things in the world, you don't want to understand."
With this, she stormed off towards the castle. *************************************************************
Hermione was up in her dormitory pouting. She was sprawled out across her bed, thinking about Harry's reaction to her confession. That wasn't exactly the reaction she had been hoping for, but she still had some hope for his approval.
'I might as well get it over and done with and tell Ron...' Hermione thought with a shudder. She knew that however bad Harry reacted, Ron would react a hundred times worse.
Hermione got up and slowly started towards the door. She reached her hand towards the handle, when suddenly Ginny burst in. She seemed to be out of breath.
"Don't.......go....down......there," she said, wheezing.
"Why not?" asked Hermione, genuinly surprised at the outburst.
"Harry...just...told...Ron...having...fit...barely...keeping...Ron...quiet enough...so..that..whole..room...doesn't...hear," Ginny replied, shaking her head in disgust.
"If that's the case, maybe it'd be better for me to go down. I don't want to make a big scene, but it was going to get out eventually anyway..." Hermione said, very determined.
"No, Hermione, trust me. That's not the best decision to make right now. At LEAST wait until the common room has cleared!" Ginny, who had finally caught her breath, insisted, pushing Hermione further back into the room.
The two of them waited for a couple of hours, talking about Draco, until they were sure that the common room was empty.
"Are you sure they'll still be there?" Hermione asked Ginny, very nervous at this point.
"Oh, they'll be there alright," Ginny assured her, opening the door and walking down the stairs. Hermione followed her down.
Harry and Ron were sitting in chairs in front of the fireplace, staring into the flames very thoughtfully. They jerked their heads in Hermione's direction when they heard her come in.
There was a long akward silence before Harry said, "Hermione, Ron and I have been talking and.." Hermione took a deep breath. She feared what he was going to say next. "...and, well... we want you to tell us what happened, what made you trust Draco. We're not saying that we'll stop hating Draco, because we've come to the conclusion that we cannot. But we will do our best to support you."
Although Harry looked very pained in saying this, Hermione was relieved nontheless. Ron still hadn't said anything, and didn't look like he was about to.
"You too, right Ron?" she asked, wanting his approval as well.
"Ya, me too," he sighed.
___________________________________________________________________ A/N: Whoo hoo! New chapter! Ooo, Disneyland on Saturday, which I'm exicted about.
Yes, and I do know that JK Rowling said in that interview that there was no way that Draco and Hermione would get together in the books. Well duh -_-. I'm sorry, but I didn't actually believe or hope it would happen. Ron and Hermione belong together in the books! I just think Draco and Hermione is a really cute idea: like Romeo and Juliet but not.
I was just really upsettened by some comments after I read the interview on this one site that were like, "Good, now those Draco/ Hermione shippers will stop writing their stupid romance stories. It's finally been confirmed by JK herself!" Obviously it wasn't going to happen (no offense to those of you out there who hoped so :( ) but I, personally, will not stop. So.... there....
*really needs to go do her homework instead of writing comments like that*
______________________________________________________ P.S. A/N- wrote this comment last week, before I finished the chapter and posted it up. Dis was FUN! Not that you care when I wrote the comment, I just felt disorganized.