Be sure to check out my other fic, "This Too Shall Pass," it's a prequel to
this fic which will give a bit of a background to the Harry and Ginny in
this fic. I didn't really want to interrupt this fic with a totally
different 180. So, here is 8.
Chapter 8
"Good Morning, Hagrid!" She strode up behind Hagrid and he was so startled, he flung the ax nearly taking off Fang's tail, "Oh! I'm sorry!"
"No worries, 'ermoine, just surprised me is all! How was yer firs' nigh' back?" he smile at her and wiped a towel across his sweaty forehead, "strange bein' back I be'."
"A bit, yes. I slept well though," she was kneeling down in the grass petting Fang, "I got an owl from Harry last night, he says hello!"
Hagrid's smile grew wider, "Oh yeah? Well, you tell him I said 'ello and hope to see him soon. So, 'ermione, bi' strange seeing you here with Draco Malfoy, how did tha' come abou'?"
Hermione began to blush a bit but mad sure Hagrid didn't see it, "OH, well, we ran into each other and decided to travel here together. I bet that was a strange sight."
Hagrid nodded his head and laughed, "Sure was, I gotta ask, has he-AHH!" Hagrid was interrupted by the two men walking up to them from the castle, "Professor Snape, Mr. Malfoy, Good Mornin'"
Hermione turned to see their new visitors shaking hands with Hagrid, She stood and wiped the grass from her knees. She was wearing a skirt so it was sticking quite insistently. She looked up to see Draco was watching her do so, she smiled, "Enjoying the view?"
"Miss Granger! Watch your mouth! Simply making sure you get it all off," he winked at her and turned to Hagrid who was now in a deep conversation with Snape.
"-But I was hoping we could borrow Fang here on our journey in."
"What's going on?" Hermione asked Draco
He rolled his eyes, "Ah, Snape needs to go into the Forrest and get a few samples for some potions he is showing me. I swear, I feel like I am still a student."
She chuckled, "Well, guess old habits die hard, huh?"
He smiled at her.
"Well Severus, he ain' the braves' thing, no' sure how much protection he'll give yer," as he said this Fang had groaned and rolled over to his back, begging at someone to scratch his belly, Draco and Hermione tried to contain their laughter.
"Oh, not for protection. I need him to sniff some ingredients out for me. I really just need his nose."
"Oh well then, he is the dog fer the job!" he looked to Fang, "Sound like fun boy?" at these words, Fang sprang up and hurried to the back of the hut.
The four laughed and Hermione strode towards him, "I'll get him Hagrid."
Draco followed her, "I'll come with," and they retreated behind the hut.
Snape turned to Hagrid, "Strange pair, isn't it?"
Hagrid nodded, "Yep, sure is. Looks like things are gonna get interestin' round here."
"FANG! Come here boy – oh, Draco, look at him," She was pointing towards the patch where Fang was crouching underneath two pumpkins, just his backend sticking out.
"Wow, that dog is pathetic!"
"Don't say that," Hermione had made her way over to Fang and comforted him until he back out of his hiding spot, "It's alright boy, nothing will hurt you, Maloy will look after you in there," she looked over at Draco who was frowning, "What? You will won't you?"
"Oh, yes, I will look after you Fang. Granger here just upset me by calling me Malfoy instead of Draco," he was now petting Fang still frowning at Hermione.
"Force of habit?"
he shrugged, "Well, guess that is a reasonable excuse."
They stood there for a bit, petting Fang and watching each other. It was quite a nice moment and both realized how much they enjoyed the others company.
"Mr. Malfoy, are you ready?" Snape and Hagrid had come to see what was taking them so long.
"Fang you'll be alrigh' in there," Hagrid looked down at the dog.
"I'll look after him Hagrid, he will be fine."
"Thanks Draco."
Draco nodded to Hagrid and looked to Hermione and winked, "Ready Severus?"
Snape seemed uncomfortable with Draco addressing him by his first name, "Er, yes, Dra-Draco," and they turned and headed to the forest with Fang.
Hermione watched and Hagrid nudged her arm, "Decent man Malfoy's become, hey 'ermione?"
"Huh? Oh yes, yes he has Hagrid," and she watched them disappear into the darkness of the forest.
HMMMM.....I sense some good stuff coming up! Sounds a bit like my mind is ready for these two kids to become even closer. I will keep it clean enough for my younger reviewers though, promise! 9 coming soon!!
Chapter 8
"Good Morning, Hagrid!" She strode up behind Hagrid and he was so startled, he flung the ax nearly taking off Fang's tail, "Oh! I'm sorry!"
"No worries, 'ermoine, just surprised me is all! How was yer firs' nigh' back?" he smile at her and wiped a towel across his sweaty forehead, "strange bein' back I be'."
"A bit, yes. I slept well though," she was kneeling down in the grass petting Fang, "I got an owl from Harry last night, he says hello!"
Hagrid's smile grew wider, "Oh yeah? Well, you tell him I said 'ello and hope to see him soon. So, 'ermione, bi' strange seeing you here with Draco Malfoy, how did tha' come abou'?"
Hermione began to blush a bit but mad sure Hagrid didn't see it, "OH, well, we ran into each other and decided to travel here together. I bet that was a strange sight."
Hagrid nodded his head and laughed, "Sure was, I gotta ask, has he-AHH!" Hagrid was interrupted by the two men walking up to them from the castle, "Professor Snape, Mr. Malfoy, Good Mornin'"
Hermione turned to see their new visitors shaking hands with Hagrid, She stood and wiped the grass from her knees. She was wearing a skirt so it was sticking quite insistently. She looked up to see Draco was watching her do so, she smiled, "Enjoying the view?"
"Miss Granger! Watch your mouth! Simply making sure you get it all off," he winked at her and turned to Hagrid who was now in a deep conversation with Snape.
"-But I was hoping we could borrow Fang here on our journey in."
"What's going on?" Hermione asked Draco
He rolled his eyes, "Ah, Snape needs to go into the Forrest and get a few samples for some potions he is showing me. I swear, I feel like I am still a student."
She chuckled, "Well, guess old habits die hard, huh?"
He smiled at her.
"Well Severus, he ain' the braves' thing, no' sure how much protection he'll give yer," as he said this Fang had groaned and rolled over to his back, begging at someone to scratch his belly, Draco and Hermione tried to contain their laughter.
"Oh, not for protection. I need him to sniff some ingredients out for me. I really just need his nose."
"Oh well then, he is the dog fer the job!" he looked to Fang, "Sound like fun boy?" at these words, Fang sprang up and hurried to the back of the hut.
The four laughed and Hermione strode towards him, "I'll get him Hagrid."
Draco followed her, "I'll come with," and they retreated behind the hut.
Snape turned to Hagrid, "Strange pair, isn't it?"
Hagrid nodded, "Yep, sure is. Looks like things are gonna get interestin' round here."
"FANG! Come here boy – oh, Draco, look at him," She was pointing towards the patch where Fang was crouching underneath two pumpkins, just his backend sticking out.
"Wow, that dog is pathetic!"
"Don't say that," Hermione had made her way over to Fang and comforted him until he back out of his hiding spot, "It's alright boy, nothing will hurt you, Maloy will look after you in there," she looked over at Draco who was frowning, "What? You will won't you?"
"Oh, yes, I will look after you Fang. Granger here just upset me by calling me Malfoy instead of Draco," he was now petting Fang still frowning at Hermione.
"Force of habit?"
he shrugged, "Well, guess that is a reasonable excuse."
They stood there for a bit, petting Fang and watching each other. It was quite a nice moment and both realized how much they enjoyed the others company.
"Mr. Malfoy, are you ready?" Snape and Hagrid had come to see what was taking them so long.
"Fang you'll be alrigh' in there," Hagrid looked down at the dog.
"I'll look after him Hagrid, he will be fine."
"Thanks Draco."
Draco nodded to Hagrid and looked to Hermione and winked, "Ready Severus?"
Snape seemed uncomfortable with Draco addressing him by his first name, "Er, yes, Dra-Draco," and they turned and headed to the forest with Fang.
Hermione watched and Hagrid nudged her arm, "Decent man Malfoy's become, hey 'ermione?"
"Huh? Oh yes, yes he has Hagrid," and she watched them disappear into the darkness of the forest.
HMMMM.....I sense some good stuff coming up! Sounds a bit like my mind is ready for these two kids to become even closer. I will keep it clean enough for my younger reviewers though, promise! 9 coming soon!!