Harry and Ron still couldn't believe Hermione and Draco were being
friendly. How long had they been enemies? Five years now. In fact, the
whole school was skeptical. Hermione and Draco were seen walking to
classes together, laughing in the halls, and eating together. They had
been seen in the library together studying for potions and even got kicked
out for being to loud. One day, Harry was walking down the hall when he
heard her voice calling down the hall. The voice from the person he hated
more than Malfoy at the moment.
"Harry? Harry!" She called after him. He whirled around and glared at her.
"What?" He asked, contempt in his voice.
"So, I hear Hermione and Draco are getting friendly..."
"No thanks to you." He said.
"Well, since you two aren't seeing each other anymore, do you think you may want to give us another go?"
"Cho, get this through your thick head. I am not going to give up until I have her back. It's your fault this happened in the first place!" He said to her.
"I needed to see if the feelings were still there." She said quietly.
"Well then why didn't you ask?!?!" He yelled at her, before walking off. He was positively fuming. He stormed into the dorm room, and there was Hermione, sitting on the sofa, her long hair coming down around her face like a curtain. She looked up at the sound of him walking in.
"Hello Harry." She said, cheerfully.
"Well, this is a change." He said in response.
"How are you?" She asked him.
"I'm alright." The two were silent for a few moments.
"Will you come for a walk with me?" He asked.
"Ya, sure." The two walked out the front doors and out to the grounds. They walked over to their tree and sat down.
"I need to talk to you about that night." He said.
"What is there to say? Cho kissed you."
"Exactly, she kissed me. I didn't want it Hermione. It happened. There was nothing I could do about it." He said, looking into her eyes.
"I realize you didn't want it Harry. It's what you said to me afterwards. I understand I made you upset, but imagine how I felt?"
"Hermione, I didn't mean what I said. I didn't want anything to happen with us. I still love you." Hermione looked at him.
"I will always love you Harry. But I don't know what I would do if this happened again. You broke my heart."
"And what about Draco? Do you think he will leave you heart un- broken?" He asked.
"Nothing is happening with Draco and me."
"Yet."
"And if it does, then what? Are you going to kill him? Are you going to do what Cho did?"
"Of course not, but I'm not going to give up on you Hermione."
"Harry, I still want to be your friend. Maybe later on, we could try again."
"Alright. As long as we stay friends. I don't want to loose you Hermione." He said to her. Hermione looked at him.
"I will always be here for you Harry." She said. The two stood up.
"Thanks for listening." He said to her. She bent up and kissed his cheek. He longed to kiss her, to wrap his arms around her and hold on to her forever. But as soon as she bent up to kiss his cheek, she had bent away and had started back up to the castle. Harry found a large rock and sat on it. He had lost her already.
"I can't believe you're going out with Draco Malfoy." Ginny said to Hermione, who was standing in front of a mirror, combing out her hair. It was the day she was going out with Draco. She was wearing a pair of jeans and a p-jacket. She looked absolutely adorable.
"I'm not going out with him. I'm just seeing him."
"As apposed to blinding him???" She asked sarcastically. Hermione looked over at Ginny.
"I know it's an unlikely pair, but we get along really well." She said to the girl, stretched out on her back, her red hair hanging over the edge of her bed."
"Don't you remember the things he's said to you? She asked her in disbelief.
"Yes, but he's not like that anymore. He was only saying those things because he didn't know what else to say to me."
"Yes, but he was sooo attracted to Ron he made fun of his whole family?" Hermione looked at Ginny, who was stretched out on her back, hair hanging over the edge of the bed.
"He's not like that anymore." She said to her. Ginny thought for a moment.
"He's good looking, I'll give him that." The two girls laughed and Hermione went downstairs. Harry watched her as she came down to them. I cant believe I lost her. He thought to himself.
"Well boy's, I'm off. I'll see you two later."
"Bye Hermione." They said at the same time. They still couldn't believe it. Malfoy? Although, he had been leaving them alone since Hermione had started hanging out with him. She walked out the door and they saw him waiting for her. He helped her down the stair and the door swung shut.
"So, are we here then today Harry?" Ron asked, looking into the fire. Harry pondered for a moment, and then jumped up.
"Why the hell are we still here!?!" This made Ron jump. "I need to see what's happening!" The two raced out the common room and down to the yard. They stayed far behind, but not too far behind to see where the other two were going. Hermione and Draco walked into the Three Broomsticks, Ron and Harry hiding in a bush. The two inside ordered two butterbeers and sat right by the window. They talked for a while, and then Draco started telling a story.
"So, were in Knockturn Ally, and this old wizard in front of us farts. And Uncle Eddie goes, 'Jesus Christ Draco, that guy just shit himself!' " Hermione started to laugh, but choked on her butterbeer instead. Draco was laughing and patting her back gently. Harry went to lunge out of the bushes, but Ron grabbed the neck of his sweater.
"He's got it covered." He said.
"That's the bit I'm worried about." Harry grumbled. The two of then watched as Hermione recovered and started to laugh again. Draco made her laugh all afternoon. Harry envied him.
A couple of hours later, Hermione and Draco walked out and walked down the street. Draco slowly slid his hand into Hermione's and gave her a look to see if it was alright. She looked down, and then back up again, not pulling away. Harry's ears turned red.
"She's got a right to be happy mate." Ron told Harry.
"Yes, she does. But he doesn't. He's got perfection in the palm of his hand."
Ron and Harry were sure to be back at the common room before Hermione. They were situated on the sofa in front of the fire when they heard footsteps, and their voices.
"Thank you for today. I had a wonderful time." They heard Hermione say.
"So, I'll see you tomorrow in potions?" Draco asked.
"Yea, of course." Hermione spoke the password, and went to go in, but Draco didn't let go of her hand. She turned around, and he gave her a small kiss on the cheek.
"Goodnight." He said to her, a big grin on his face.
"Night." She said to him. She watched him walk away and went inside.
"Harry? Harry!" She called after him. He whirled around and glared at her.
"What?" He asked, contempt in his voice.
"So, I hear Hermione and Draco are getting friendly..."
"No thanks to you." He said.
"Well, since you two aren't seeing each other anymore, do you think you may want to give us another go?"
"Cho, get this through your thick head. I am not going to give up until I have her back. It's your fault this happened in the first place!" He said to her.
"I needed to see if the feelings were still there." She said quietly.
"Well then why didn't you ask?!?!" He yelled at her, before walking off. He was positively fuming. He stormed into the dorm room, and there was Hermione, sitting on the sofa, her long hair coming down around her face like a curtain. She looked up at the sound of him walking in.
"Hello Harry." She said, cheerfully.
"Well, this is a change." He said in response.
"How are you?" She asked him.
"I'm alright." The two were silent for a few moments.
"Will you come for a walk with me?" He asked.
"Ya, sure." The two walked out the front doors and out to the grounds. They walked over to their tree and sat down.
"I need to talk to you about that night." He said.
"What is there to say? Cho kissed you."
"Exactly, she kissed me. I didn't want it Hermione. It happened. There was nothing I could do about it." He said, looking into her eyes.
"I realize you didn't want it Harry. It's what you said to me afterwards. I understand I made you upset, but imagine how I felt?"
"Hermione, I didn't mean what I said. I didn't want anything to happen with us. I still love you." Hermione looked at him.
"I will always love you Harry. But I don't know what I would do if this happened again. You broke my heart."
"And what about Draco? Do you think he will leave you heart un- broken?" He asked.
"Nothing is happening with Draco and me."
"Yet."
"And if it does, then what? Are you going to kill him? Are you going to do what Cho did?"
"Of course not, but I'm not going to give up on you Hermione."
"Harry, I still want to be your friend. Maybe later on, we could try again."
"Alright. As long as we stay friends. I don't want to loose you Hermione." He said to her. Hermione looked at him.
"I will always be here for you Harry." She said. The two stood up.
"Thanks for listening." He said to her. She bent up and kissed his cheek. He longed to kiss her, to wrap his arms around her and hold on to her forever. But as soon as she bent up to kiss his cheek, she had bent away and had started back up to the castle. Harry found a large rock and sat on it. He had lost her already.
"I can't believe you're going out with Draco Malfoy." Ginny said to Hermione, who was standing in front of a mirror, combing out her hair. It was the day she was going out with Draco. She was wearing a pair of jeans and a p-jacket. She looked absolutely adorable.
"I'm not going out with him. I'm just seeing him."
"As apposed to blinding him???" She asked sarcastically. Hermione looked over at Ginny.
"I know it's an unlikely pair, but we get along really well." She said to the girl, stretched out on her back, her red hair hanging over the edge of her bed."
"Don't you remember the things he's said to you? She asked her in disbelief.
"Yes, but he's not like that anymore. He was only saying those things because he didn't know what else to say to me."
"Yes, but he was sooo attracted to Ron he made fun of his whole family?" Hermione looked at Ginny, who was stretched out on her back, hair hanging over the edge of the bed.
"He's not like that anymore." She said to her. Ginny thought for a moment.
"He's good looking, I'll give him that." The two girls laughed and Hermione went downstairs. Harry watched her as she came down to them. I cant believe I lost her. He thought to himself.
"Well boy's, I'm off. I'll see you two later."
"Bye Hermione." They said at the same time. They still couldn't believe it. Malfoy? Although, he had been leaving them alone since Hermione had started hanging out with him. She walked out the door and they saw him waiting for her. He helped her down the stair and the door swung shut.
"So, are we here then today Harry?" Ron asked, looking into the fire. Harry pondered for a moment, and then jumped up.
"Why the hell are we still here!?!" This made Ron jump. "I need to see what's happening!" The two raced out the common room and down to the yard. They stayed far behind, but not too far behind to see where the other two were going. Hermione and Draco walked into the Three Broomsticks, Ron and Harry hiding in a bush. The two inside ordered two butterbeers and sat right by the window. They talked for a while, and then Draco started telling a story.
"So, were in Knockturn Ally, and this old wizard in front of us farts. And Uncle Eddie goes, 'Jesus Christ Draco, that guy just shit himself!' " Hermione started to laugh, but choked on her butterbeer instead. Draco was laughing and patting her back gently. Harry went to lunge out of the bushes, but Ron grabbed the neck of his sweater.
"He's got it covered." He said.
"That's the bit I'm worried about." Harry grumbled. The two of then watched as Hermione recovered and started to laugh again. Draco made her laugh all afternoon. Harry envied him.
A couple of hours later, Hermione and Draco walked out and walked down the street. Draco slowly slid his hand into Hermione's and gave her a look to see if it was alright. She looked down, and then back up again, not pulling away. Harry's ears turned red.
"She's got a right to be happy mate." Ron told Harry.
"Yes, she does. But he doesn't. He's got perfection in the palm of his hand."
Ron and Harry were sure to be back at the common room before Hermione. They were situated on the sofa in front of the fire when they heard footsteps, and their voices.
"Thank you for today. I had a wonderful time." They heard Hermione say.
"So, I'll see you tomorrow in potions?" Draco asked.
"Yea, of course." Hermione spoke the password, and went to go in, but Draco didn't let go of her hand. She turned around, and he gave her a small kiss on the cheek.
"Goodnight." He said to her, a big grin on his face.
"Night." She said to him. She watched him walk away and went inside.