Another shorty, but this is the second last chapter! YAY!
No one could believe Hermione and Draco had broken up. Ginny, Harry and Ron all about killed him before Hermione had explained the circumstances.
"It was bound to happen." Hermione said to Ginny when the two were alone in their dorm room.
"Why do you say that?" Ginny asked.
"Because I still have feeling for Harry." Ginny froze in mid air.
"Hermione, he's bonker's about you! Why aren't you going out with him?"
"I'm not ready Gin. I'm scared of getting hurt again."
"Do you honestly think he wouldn't jump off a bridge and kill himself before hurting you intentionally?"
Those next four months were hell for Draco. He saw Hermione everywhere now. And she was always with Ron and Harry, who shot him looks whenever they had the chance. She was the only thing he concentrated on in class. He was incredibly jealous of everyone that got to talk to her. All he wanted to do when he saw her was take her in his arms and hold onto her forever. But he had lost her. She would give him a quick smile whenever she saw him or a glance during classes. He lived for those things little now.
Hermione was having a better time than Draco though. She and Harry were getting along like they were before they started going out. Although, Harry still had every ounce of feeling left for her. One spring morning, the two decided to go for a walk together.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked him, who was lost in thought.
"About you." He responded. "About that whole mess I got into with she-who-must-not-be-named." (Cho.) Hermione grinned. Harry saw her begin to shiver as the breeze came past.
"Here." He said, taking off his black hooded sweater and handing it to her.
"Thanks." She said appreciatively, pulling the baggy sweater over her head and thrusting her hands into the large pocket at the front. With him being so much taller than her, it came down to her knees. It smelled like him.
"What are you doing this summer?" He asked her.
"Oh, I don't know. Dominic made me promise to come home for a while. I'll spend some time there and then meet you and Ron at the Burrow I suppose." Harry nodded.
"Do you ever think of what might have happened?" He asked.
"What do you mean?"
"If we had never met." The two were silent for a moment.
"I don't know really. I mean, we wouldn't know the difference, would we? But I wouldn't change it for anything." She replied slowly.
"Na, me neither. I'd have probably murdered myself if I hadn't come to Hogwarts." Hermione grinned.
"Do you ever stop to think what might have happened with you and Cho if I hadn't have come into the picture?" She asked eyes on the ground.
"No, I don't." He began. "Because if it hadn't been for you, I would have never realized how much I was giving up for her." The two walked along in silence for a while, but not an uncomfortable silence. They headed back up to the castle, and Hermione knew she had made a mistake in letting him get away.
Draco couldn't help himself any longer; he had to talk to her. He needed her to know he still cared. Did she still care? He saw her walk into the castle with Harry. He made his way over and stopped in front of them.
"Uh, Hermione, can I, uh, talk to you?" Harry looked at her as he walked away from them and up to the common room.
Draco walked with Hermione back outside and the two sat on the stone steps. "What's the matter?" She asked, her hands wrapped in the arms of the sweater.
"I never wanted anything to happen to us." He told her.
"Draco, you don't have to say anything. I understand."
"No, I need to get this out." He said, getting up and stating to pace.
"You need to know that I still like you, but I understand that you need to move on. So I won't be angry if you and Harry start seeing each other again." Hermione looked at him in surprise.
"What on earth are you talking about? Me and Harry?" Well, it's obvious isn't it? He's mad about you, and you like him. So there's no point in keeping it inside the two of you."
"Draco, there's nothing going on with Harry and I."
"Would it be a bad thing if there was?" He asked her. She laid her head down on her knees, her arms wrapped around her legs.
"I want us to stay friends." She said to him after a while.
"Me too." He responded. "So, there's nothing awkward now?" She asked. "Well, it'll get better." The two sat in more silence before they walked back up to the castle together. Draco watched as she waved goodbye and walked up to the one guy he envied the most.
No one could believe Hermione and Draco had broken up. Ginny, Harry and Ron all about killed him before Hermione had explained the circumstances.
"It was bound to happen." Hermione said to Ginny when the two were alone in their dorm room.
"Why do you say that?" Ginny asked.
"Because I still have feeling for Harry." Ginny froze in mid air.
"Hermione, he's bonker's about you! Why aren't you going out with him?"
"I'm not ready Gin. I'm scared of getting hurt again."
"Do you honestly think he wouldn't jump off a bridge and kill himself before hurting you intentionally?"
Those next four months were hell for Draco. He saw Hermione everywhere now. And she was always with Ron and Harry, who shot him looks whenever they had the chance. She was the only thing he concentrated on in class. He was incredibly jealous of everyone that got to talk to her. All he wanted to do when he saw her was take her in his arms and hold onto her forever. But he had lost her. She would give him a quick smile whenever she saw him or a glance during classes. He lived for those things little now.
Hermione was having a better time than Draco though. She and Harry were getting along like they were before they started going out. Although, Harry still had every ounce of feeling left for her. One spring morning, the two decided to go for a walk together.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked him, who was lost in thought.
"About you." He responded. "About that whole mess I got into with she-who-must-not-be-named." (Cho.) Hermione grinned. Harry saw her begin to shiver as the breeze came past.
"Here." He said, taking off his black hooded sweater and handing it to her.
"Thanks." She said appreciatively, pulling the baggy sweater over her head and thrusting her hands into the large pocket at the front. With him being so much taller than her, it came down to her knees. It smelled like him.
"What are you doing this summer?" He asked her.
"Oh, I don't know. Dominic made me promise to come home for a while. I'll spend some time there and then meet you and Ron at the Burrow I suppose." Harry nodded.
"Do you ever think of what might have happened?" He asked.
"What do you mean?"
"If we had never met." The two were silent for a moment.
"I don't know really. I mean, we wouldn't know the difference, would we? But I wouldn't change it for anything." She replied slowly.
"Na, me neither. I'd have probably murdered myself if I hadn't come to Hogwarts." Hermione grinned.
"Do you ever stop to think what might have happened with you and Cho if I hadn't have come into the picture?" She asked eyes on the ground.
"No, I don't." He began. "Because if it hadn't been for you, I would have never realized how much I was giving up for her." The two walked along in silence for a while, but not an uncomfortable silence. They headed back up to the castle, and Hermione knew she had made a mistake in letting him get away.
Draco couldn't help himself any longer; he had to talk to her. He needed her to know he still cared. Did she still care? He saw her walk into the castle with Harry. He made his way over and stopped in front of them.
"Uh, Hermione, can I, uh, talk to you?" Harry looked at her as he walked away from them and up to the common room.
Draco walked with Hermione back outside and the two sat on the stone steps. "What's the matter?" She asked, her hands wrapped in the arms of the sweater.
"I never wanted anything to happen to us." He told her.
"Draco, you don't have to say anything. I understand."
"No, I need to get this out." He said, getting up and stating to pace.
"You need to know that I still like you, but I understand that you need to move on. So I won't be angry if you and Harry start seeing each other again." Hermione looked at him in surprise.
"What on earth are you talking about? Me and Harry?" Well, it's obvious isn't it? He's mad about you, and you like him. So there's no point in keeping it inside the two of you."
"Draco, there's nothing going on with Harry and I."
"Would it be a bad thing if there was?" He asked her. She laid her head down on her knees, her arms wrapped around her legs.
"I want us to stay friends." She said to him after a while.
"Me too." He responded. "So, there's nothing awkward now?" She asked. "Well, it'll get better." The two sat in more silence before they walked back up to the castle together. Draco watched as she waved goodbye and walked up to the one guy he envied the most.