Thanks for the reviews so far. This is a pretty short chapter. Not too
exciting yet. Good stuff coming, I have a good amount to reveal in chapter
4 But in the meantime, I present Chapter 3.
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Chapter 3
They stood there, and stared at the castle in front of them. Neither spoke, they were both speechless. Hermione's heart was beating fast. Was she ready to go back in there with out breaking out into hysterical cries? She looked and Draco who looked as though we would be sick.
"I didn't know this would be so difficult," he sighed as he looked down at her.
Their eyes met in a strange, yet intriguing way. She felt a thump form in her throat and tears welled up.
"Oh don't start that again," he said as he gave her a friendly pat on her back.
"I'm sorry, I always have been too emotional for my own good, it's just –" she stopped quickly as she looked over his shoulder, "Oh! Hagrid's home, I am gonna go say hi. I'll see you inside?"
Draco turned to see the small hut with smoke bellowing out of the chimney, "Well, if you don't mind, I would like to say hi as well."
She gave him a quick glance, "Really? I mean, alright."
And they headed towards Hagrid's hut. She knocked twice and a loud vibrating barking was heard.
"'oo is it?" said a voice from inside.
"Hagrid, it's me, Hermione! And Draco...."
Before she could finish the door swung open and she found herself being smothered in Hagrid's arms.
"Oh! 'ermione! I am so glad ter see yer! It's been so long!"
She was beginning to lose air as he finally stepped back, hands on her shoulders, "Yer look great, real womanly 'ermione!" his eyes eventually made his way to Draco who was standing a few feet behind Hermione. He stuck out his large right hand, "Draco, sir, good ter see yer. Doing well?"
Draco stepped forward and took Hagrid's large hand, "Yes, very well. Thank you, Hagrid. It's good to see you as well."
"Oh this is wonderful, would yer like ter come in fer some tea then?" He looked from Draco to Hermione with a hopeful smile.
"We would love to Hagrid, it's just McGonagall is expecting us. But I will come back when we are done, I promise."
A small look of disappointment swept Hagrid's face, but went away quickly. "No worries 'ermione! Bet she's got loads ter discuss with the two of yer."
"Yes, loads. Oh Hagrid, I am so glad that you are doing well!" she gave him a tight hug and backed back up. "I promise I will be back to see you!"
Hagrid shook his large head, "Not a problem, I will see yer two later then."
Hermione gave him one last hug and Hagrid and Draco shared another hand shake. As they turned away, they could both see the tears forming in Hagrid's eyes.
"I didn't realize how much I missed him," she said as they approached the doors to the castle.
"He is a good man. I just wish I would have noticed it sooner," he shook his head, "I was such a git back then. I was so mean to him." Draco thought back to all the horrible things he had said and done to the gentle giant. "I thought I was gonna cry when he came out."
"You shouldn't blame yourself Draco, you just didn't know better, what with Lucius as a father," she stopped "Oh, I'm so..."
"No need for that, my father was a horrible man. He deserved all that he got that day."
"Right, well, should we go inside then?"
"Better now then never," he smiled at her and gave a small wink, "You sure are aren't gonna start crying again?" he looked down at her with a sweet smile.
She laughed, "I will try to contain myself."
His smile got wider as he opened the door for her and they stepped inside.
K, not fond of this chapter but I just had to bring Hagrid in. I just find it hard to think she wouldn't go see him when she came back. I also enjoyed writing the interaction with Draco and Hagrid. Sappy, I now.....Chapter 4 will be here soon!
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Chapter 3
They stood there, and stared at the castle in front of them. Neither spoke, they were both speechless. Hermione's heart was beating fast. Was she ready to go back in there with out breaking out into hysterical cries? She looked and Draco who looked as though we would be sick.
"I didn't know this would be so difficult," he sighed as he looked down at her.
Their eyes met in a strange, yet intriguing way. She felt a thump form in her throat and tears welled up.
"Oh don't start that again," he said as he gave her a friendly pat on her back.
"I'm sorry, I always have been too emotional for my own good, it's just –" she stopped quickly as she looked over his shoulder, "Oh! Hagrid's home, I am gonna go say hi. I'll see you inside?"
Draco turned to see the small hut with smoke bellowing out of the chimney, "Well, if you don't mind, I would like to say hi as well."
She gave him a quick glance, "Really? I mean, alright."
And they headed towards Hagrid's hut. She knocked twice and a loud vibrating barking was heard.
"'oo is it?" said a voice from inside.
"Hagrid, it's me, Hermione! And Draco...."
Before she could finish the door swung open and she found herself being smothered in Hagrid's arms.
"Oh! 'ermione! I am so glad ter see yer! It's been so long!"
She was beginning to lose air as he finally stepped back, hands on her shoulders, "Yer look great, real womanly 'ermione!" his eyes eventually made his way to Draco who was standing a few feet behind Hermione. He stuck out his large right hand, "Draco, sir, good ter see yer. Doing well?"
Draco stepped forward and took Hagrid's large hand, "Yes, very well. Thank you, Hagrid. It's good to see you as well."
"Oh this is wonderful, would yer like ter come in fer some tea then?" He looked from Draco to Hermione with a hopeful smile.
"We would love to Hagrid, it's just McGonagall is expecting us. But I will come back when we are done, I promise."
A small look of disappointment swept Hagrid's face, but went away quickly. "No worries 'ermione! Bet she's got loads ter discuss with the two of yer."
"Yes, loads. Oh Hagrid, I am so glad that you are doing well!" she gave him a tight hug and backed back up. "I promise I will be back to see you!"
Hagrid shook his large head, "Not a problem, I will see yer two later then."
Hermione gave him one last hug and Hagrid and Draco shared another hand shake. As they turned away, they could both see the tears forming in Hagrid's eyes.
"I didn't realize how much I missed him," she said as they approached the doors to the castle.
"He is a good man. I just wish I would have noticed it sooner," he shook his head, "I was such a git back then. I was so mean to him." Draco thought back to all the horrible things he had said and done to the gentle giant. "I thought I was gonna cry when he came out."
"You shouldn't blame yourself Draco, you just didn't know better, what with Lucius as a father," she stopped "Oh, I'm so..."
"No need for that, my father was a horrible man. He deserved all that he got that day."
"Right, well, should we go inside then?"
"Better now then never," he smiled at her and gave a small wink, "You sure are aren't gonna start crying again?" he looked down at her with a sweet smile.
She laughed, "I will try to contain myself."
His smile got wider as he opened the door for her and they stepped inside.
K, not fond of this chapter but I just had to bring Hagrid in. I just find it hard to think she wouldn't go see him when she came back. I also enjoyed writing the interaction with Draco and Hagrid. Sappy, I now.....Chapter 4 will be here soon!