AN: if you have time read this new story called The Reason CliodnaHPFan,
her Draco is so sexy! I really recommend it.
Naty: Thanks for reviewing, I read some of your stuff, keep up working on it and I hope you will like this chapter too.
Cozzagirl16: thanks for the compliments
SupremeNeoContess: I can't tell you just yet and the main reason is because Draco still refuses to disclose it to me too wink
Alka: I hope this is soon enough for you
DanishGirl, Sunny Skies, Emeraldgray, Syaoronsangel, Blush, Chillkat, Jexi, Isadora, Bewitchingwitch, Panther eyes, Lady_lyn, Snowyangel, Draco- futureBF, Vtanglechix, Sarahamanda, Karen, Nataku19, Callie, Elven Warrior, Mrbabblesandme, Debbie, Kacie P, Suicide-greetings, Taste of fire, Babmidnight: thanks a lot for reviewing, some of you have been doing so for each chapter. Thank you it means a lot to me.
Baldefanatic: eheh I believe you will like this chapter some bricks of the wall are going down.
Openly Insane: I agree about quality over quantity that's why I passed this chapter to a beta.
Macotee: Thanks for all the compliments.
Dramcatcher: I just meant that your nick is the name of a Steven King Book and just wanted to know if you called yourself like that for this reason
Ar-Zimraphel: thank you, I just don't know if you received this chapter but as soon as you send it back I will change this with yours revised.
Spaced out: I know but for this chapter I let her giving in a bit, after all who wouldn't want to be in Draco's arms?
Velvet Revolution: you are very nice, I dedicate this chapter to you
Ghypscee: ok, I've just few things to tell you, I checked out your bio and I find that I absolutely agree with you. If you like to write it doesn't matter how many reviews you get you still have to do it firstly for yourself, second thing connected with the first. Thanks for reviewing my other story The Madness of it all, I like that story very much and I'm putting a great effort on it and believe me I'm planning to finish it. As you were saying I hate when people don't finish their stories and they let you there wondering 'what if'. And I strongly agree on constructive criticism. Feel free to state if something isn't good.
7.
The rest of the week went away very quickly for everyone but Hermione and Draco. She tried to catch his attention so many times but he was ignoring her, she never met him in the common room. During the lessons they had together he would be the last to arrive ant the first to leave. Beside she couldn't really talk to him where all the school could see them.
Harry and Ron had asked a lot of time why was she so upset and she would usually tell them that it was about the Marriage Law and her worries about her future husband. On Friday night she decided to stay in the Gryffindor common room with her two best friends. She couldn't face another night in her common room waiting for a chance to talk to that stubborn man.
She was so sad. Harry nudged Ron and he got the clue. Ron yawned "Hermione I'm going to sleep. I'm very tired and tomorrow morning we have an early Quidditch practise. Please come more often to see us, we miss you" she smiled at him and after kissing him she found herself alone with Harry.
Harry sat near Hermione on the sofa "Hermione, what is bothering you? And don't tell me that it's the Marriage Law. I know you well enough to see that you are lying." She looked at him, he had been with her through every kind of adventures in these last seven years and she loved him. "Oh Harry" and she throw herself in his arm and started sobbing.
He didn't know what to do, Hermione was usually the strong one, the one who was supporting him and now he was lost. He just stood there hugging the sweet and caring witch feeling his heart beating madly. Harry knew that he loved her but now he realised that his love wasn't a brotherly one.
She stopped crying and looked him in his eyes "Harry, I have made a big mistake. I treated a person very badly and now I feel guilty because this person didn't deserve it. And I think I'm a bad person because I didn't see past my prejudices"
Harry smiled at her and caressing her wavy hairs whispered "Hermione, you are just human. You are allowed to make mistakes. Perfection doesn't exist. I'm sure that you will find a way to make this person see what it's so evident to Ron and me. And you know what that is?" she shook her head "That you are a wonderful girl and that your heart is full of love for everyone"
She was smiling by now "Do you really think that?" he was grinning "Sure Hermione I believe you are the most fantastic witch ever. I would be lost without you" and then he did something that shocked both, he gave her a quick kiss on her lips. They were both startled but Hermione was the first to react she stood up and after an uncomfortable and hasty good night she fled from Harry.
The next morning Hermione sat with the girls, the official reason was to organise their girly night and the unofficial reason was to avoid Harry.
Draco from the other side of the room noticed her discomfort, she didn't know but he had been aware of her attempts to make peace with him but he was a stubborn and proud wizard and he wanted her to be sure of being sorry. He didn't want to be hurt anymore by her. Now, he was really curious to know what was wrong. He got a hint when he saw Potter sneaking hurt but longing looks at her and her looking at him and blushing.
What happened between Hermione and Potter? He believed her when she told him that she wouldn't go out with other guys but by the look of it, she may have lied to him on that too. He wasn't going to trust her, she would have to give him a damn good explanation and apologise before he considered being kind or paying attention to her again.
Later in the day Hermione was walking back to her common room when she heard Harry calling her. She was in front of the portrait by the time he reached her. She stated the password and the mermaid let both in. Hermione looked around for any sign that Draco was around and not seeing any she signalled Harry to sit in the sofa with her.
"So Harry what do you want?" he looked at her and he was very embarrassed "Hermione I wanted to tell you how sorry I am for yesterday night. I shouldn't have kissed you." she sighed "I guess it was my fault too I didn't stop you".
Harry smiled slightly "I want you to know that I love you Hermione, I think you are the most special girl I know and I'm sorry that I'm telling you this now because I can't offer you a marriage. As you know I'm an half- blood and I'm not allowed to petition."
Hermione was shocked "Harry how long have you been in love with me?" he blushed "I think since the accident at the Ministry of Magic in fifth year but I realised it yesterday night while you were crying in my arms"
She seemed very sad and looking him in his eyes, his beautiful green eyes, she said "I'm sorry Harry but I can't reciprocate your feelings. In a week time I will have to accept a marriage proposal from another wizard and it wouldn't be right on you and me if I lead you on. There can't be anything between us Harry."
He looked sad too "I know Hermione but I wanted you to know it anyway. We will be just best friends and you will always be able to count on me. No matter what, I will be there for you Hermione because I love you and you are worth any sacrifice"
They hugged each other and stayed in that position for a long while until she reminded him that she had to meet the girls for their girly night. He kissed her on the cheek, then he stood up and left the common room.
As soon as Harry had left the room, Hermione heard clapping. Draco was outside his room with a cold expression on his face. He clapped once again "That was a very sweet scene that I witnessed. So it's not true that you can't be nice. You just choose to be nasty with me. Very sweet with Potter, and all this love here and love there. Pathetic. You Gryffindors are pathetic. If you really love each other you should just run away and get married secretly. I'm sure Fudge will close an eye for Potter, the boy-who- lived-to-have-everything."
She looked at him sadly "Draco, I don't love Harry but he is my closest friend. He had been at my side when I lost my parents and he had been there for all these years. Every time I had a problem or felt alone he was there. We have strong feeling for each other but from my side it's not that kind of love."
He eyed the witch who was hunting his heart "Granger do me a favour, the next time you want to entertain your little Potty boyfriend don't bring him in my common room" and he left to go back in his room. He tried to close the door but a very angry Hermione stopped him.
"You are impossible." She shouted "I tried to talk to you for almost a week. I wanted to apologise. I wanted to tell you how sorry I was for offending you. I wanted to ask for another chance and what did you do? You avoided and ignored me. Now I'm here trying to say that I don't want Harry that I want you and you just treat me like a cheap whore."
She interrupted her long ranting to catch her breath and he raised an eyebrow "You want me?" she looked at him and blushed "I, uhm, well I just wanted to say that I'm, uhm, willing to give us a chance. Uhm, I mean if that's what you want too" she raised her eyes to see lots of emotions swirling in his grey orbs.
Draco could see that it was important for her what he was going to say so he took a deep breath and reordered his ideas. "I didn't like how you treated me Hermione. I tried to be gentle and kind as much as my character allowed me and you just spit in my face. Now you are here asking me to give us a chance. And you know what?" she was expecting the worse so she was truly surprised when he said "I'm so crazy that I will give you the chance that you are asking"
Hermione was smiling and he went on "But if I see Potter laying another finger on you I will personally kill him. Both of your two best friends have been stepping on my personal ground and I didn't like it. I want a promise that I'll not witness another scene like the one that has just happened." she nodded, she was speechless.
Hermione was happy, he had given her a chance and she was surprised when he took her in his arms. She raised her shining eyes on him to see still a guarded expression but not as distant as before. He got closer to her until there was really little space between them, he was watching her for any sign that she didn't want to be kissed when he wasn't pushed away he closed the space between their lips and kissed her softly.
They both weren't prepared for the explosion of electricity between them. She felt her knees very weak and she was happy he was holding her tight or she would have fallen. Draco was feeling light headed, he had never imagined that kissing Hermione Granger would be such a powerful experience.
AN: thanks for reading, this is my longer chapter so far it just wrote itself. I wish I was Hermione (who wouldn't?)
Naty: Thanks for reviewing, I read some of your stuff, keep up working on it and I hope you will like this chapter too.
Cozzagirl16: thanks for the compliments
SupremeNeoContess: I can't tell you just yet and the main reason is because Draco still refuses to disclose it to me too wink
Alka: I hope this is soon enough for you
DanishGirl, Sunny Skies, Emeraldgray, Syaoronsangel, Blush, Chillkat, Jexi, Isadora, Bewitchingwitch, Panther eyes, Lady_lyn, Snowyangel, Draco- futureBF, Vtanglechix, Sarahamanda, Karen, Nataku19, Callie, Elven Warrior, Mrbabblesandme, Debbie, Kacie P, Suicide-greetings, Taste of fire, Babmidnight: thanks a lot for reviewing, some of you have been doing so for each chapter. Thank you it means a lot to me.
Baldefanatic: eheh I believe you will like this chapter some bricks of the wall are going down.
Openly Insane: I agree about quality over quantity that's why I passed this chapter to a beta.
Macotee: Thanks for all the compliments.
Dramcatcher: I just meant that your nick is the name of a Steven King Book and just wanted to know if you called yourself like that for this reason
Ar-Zimraphel: thank you, I just don't know if you received this chapter but as soon as you send it back I will change this with yours revised.
Spaced out: I know but for this chapter I let her giving in a bit, after all who wouldn't want to be in Draco's arms?
Velvet Revolution: you are very nice, I dedicate this chapter to you
Ghypscee: ok, I've just few things to tell you, I checked out your bio and I find that I absolutely agree with you. If you like to write it doesn't matter how many reviews you get you still have to do it firstly for yourself, second thing connected with the first. Thanks for reviewing my other story The Madness of it all, I like that story very much and I'm putting a great effort on it and believe me I'm planning to finish it. As you were saying I hate when people don't finish their stories and they let you there wondering 'what if'. And I strongly agree on constructive criticism. Feel free to state if something isn't good.
7.
The rest of the week went away very quickly for everyone but Hermione and Draco. She tried to catch his attention so many times but he was ignoring her, she never met him in the common room. During the lessons they had together he would be the last to arrive ant the first to leave. Beside she couldn't really talk to him where all the school could see them.
Harry and Ron had asked a lot of time why was she so upset and she would usually tell them that it was about the Marriage Law and her worries about her future husband. On Friday night she decided to stay in the Gryffindor common room with her two best friends. She couldn't face another night in her common room waiting for a chance to talk to that stubborn man.
She was so sad. Harry nudged Ron and he got the clue. Ron yawned "Hermione I'm going to sleep. I'm very tired and tomorrow morning we have an early Quidditch practise. Please come more often to see us, we miss you" she smiled at him and after kissing him she found herself alone with Harry.
Harry sat near Hermione on the sofa "Hermione, what is bothering you? And don't tell me that it's the Marriage Law. I know you well enough to see that you are lying." She looked at him, he had been with her through every kind of adventures in these last seven years and she loved him. "Oh Harry" and she throw herself in his arm and started sobbing.
He didn't know what to do, Hermione was usually the strong one, the one who was supporting him and now he was lost. He just stood there hugging the sweet and caring witch feeling his heart beating madly. Harry knew that he loved her but now he realised that his love wasn't a brotherly one.
She stopped crying and looked him in his eyes "Harry, I have made a big mistake. I treated a person very badly and now I feel guilty because this person didn't deserve it. And I think I'm a bad person because I didn't see past my prejudices"
Harry smiled at her and caressing her wavy hairs whispered "Hermione, you are just human. You are allowed to make mistakes. Perfection doesn't exist. I'm sure that you will find a way to make this person see what it's so evident to Ron and me. And you know what that is?" she shook her head "That you are a wonderful girl and that your heart is full of love for everyone"
She was smiling by now "Do you really think that?" he was grinning "Sure Hermione I believe you are the most fantastic witch ever. I would be lost without you" and then he did something that shocked both, he gave her a quick kiss on her lips. They were both startled but Hermione was the first to react she stood up and after an uncomfortable and hasty good night she fled from Harry.
The next morning Hermione sat with the girls, the official reason was to organise their girly night and the unofficial reason was to avoid Harry.
Draco from the other side of the room noticed her discomfort, she didn't know but he had been aware of her attempts to make peace with him but he was a stubborn and proud wizard and he wanted her to be sure of being sorry. He didn't want to be hurt anymore by her. Now, he was really curious to know what was wrong. He got a hint when he saw Potter sneaking hurt but longing looks at her and her looking at him and blushing.
What happened between Hermione and Potter? He believed her when she told him that she wouldn't go out with other guys but by the look of it, she may have lied to him on that too. He wasn't going to trust her, she would have to give him a damn good explanation and apologise before he considered being kind or paying attention to her again.
Later in the day Hermione was walking back to her common room when she heard Harry calling her. She was in front of the portrait by the time he reached her. She stated the password and the mermaid let both in. Hermione looked around for any sign that Draco was around and not seeing any she signalled Harry to sit in the sofa with her.
"So Harry what do you want?" he looked at her and he was very embarrassed "Hermione I wanted to tell you how sorry I am for yesterday night. I shouldn't have kissed you." she sighed "I guess it was my fault too I didn't stop you".
Harry smiled slightly "I want you to know that I love you Hermione, I think you are the most special girl I know and I'm sorry that I'm telling you this now because I can't offer you a marriage. As you know I'm an half- blood and I'm not allowed to petition."
Hermione was shocked "Harry how long have you been in love with me?" he blushed "I think since the accident at the Ministry of Magic in fifth year but I realised it yesterday night while you were crying in my arms"
She seemed very sad and looking him in his eyes, his beautiful green eyes, she said "I'm sorry Harry but I can't reciprocate your feelings. In a week time I will have to accept a marriage proposal from another wizard and it wouldn't be right on you and me if I lead you on. There can't be anything between us Harry."
He looked sad too "I know Hermione but I wanted you to know it anyway. We will be just best friends and you will always be able to count on me. No matter what, I will be there for you Hermione because I love you and you are worth any sacrifice"
They hugged each other and stayed in that position for a long while until she reminded him that she had to meet the girls for their girly night. He kissed her on the cheek, then he stood up and left the common room.
As soon as Harry had left the room, Hermione heard clapping. Draco was outside his room with a cold expression on his face. He clapped once again "That was a very sweet scene that I witnessed. So it's not true that you can't be nice. You just choose to be nasty with me. Very sweet with Potter, and all this love here and love there. Pathetic. You Gryffindors are pathetic. If you really love each other you should just run away and get married secretly. I'm sure Fudge will close an eye for Potter, the boy-who- lived-to-have-everything."
She looked at him sadly "Draco, I don't love Harry but he is my closest friend. He had been at my side when I lost my parents and he had been there for all these years. Every time I had a problem or felt alone he was there. We have strong feeling for each other but from my side it's not that kind of love."
He eyed the witch who was hunting his heart "Granger do me a favour, the next time you want to entertain your little Potty boyfriend don't bring him in my common room" and he left to go back in his room. He tried to close the door but a very angry Hermione stopped him.
"You are impossible." She shouted "I tried to talk to you for almost a week. I wanted to apologise. I wanted to tell you how sorry I was for offending you. I wanted to ask for another chance and what did you do? You avoided and ignored me. Now I'm here trying to say that I don't want Harry that I want you and you just treat me like a cheap whore."
She interrupted her long ranting to catch her breath and he raised an eyebrow "You want me?" she looked at him and blushed "I, uhm, well I just wanted to say that I'm, uhm, willing to give us a chance. Uhm, I mean if that's what you want too" she raised her eyes to see lots of emotions swirling in his grey orbs.
Draco could see that it was important for her what he was going to say so he took a deep breath and reordered his ideas. "I didn't like how you treated me Hermione. I tried to be gentle and kind as much as my character allowed me and you just spit in my face. Now you are here asking me to give us a chance. And you know what?" she was expecting the worse so she was truly surprised when he said "I'm so crazy that I will give you the chance that you are asking"
Hermione was smiling and he went on "But if I see Potter laying another finger on you I will personally kill him. Both of your two best friends have been stepping on my personal ground and I didn't like it. I want a promise that I'll not witness another scene like the one that has just happened." she nodded, she was speechless.
Hermione was happy, he had given her a chance and she was surprised when he took her in his arms. She raised her shining eyes on him to see still a guarded expression but not as distant as before. He got closer to her until there was really little space between them, he was watching her for any sign that she didn't want to be kissed when he wasn't pushed away he closed the space between their lips and kissed her softly.
They both weren't prepared for the explosion of electricity between them. She felt her knees very weak and she was happy he was holding her tight or she would have fallen. Draco was feeling light headed, he had never imagined that kissing Hermione Granger would be such a powerful experience.
AN: thanks for reading, this is my longer chapter so far it just wrote itself. I wish I was Hermione (who wouldn't?)