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New Ways to A New Start
Chapter 3: Fight"Famous last words." Draco sneered and with that statement Crabe and Goyle moved towards Hermione. "Wait." Stated Hermione as she lifted up her hand. "If we are going do this the hard way, then a least you could let me get rid of my robe so I can actually move?"
"Fine." Sighed Draco in his best mocking high- pitched voice. So Hermione pulled off her robe to reveal her muggle clothing. "Like what you see Malfoy?" Said Hermione after seeing the look on his face. He was standing there with his mouth slightly open and head tilted partially to one side. 'Why am I enjoying this?' He mentally asked himself.
Hermione wasn't surprised at his reaction. She had changed her clothes before on the train while she was putting on her 'robes'. She was now wearing a blood red halter-top that ended right above her belly button, showing off her belly ring, and a pair off white washed jeans. Clothing that she had gotten a strange urge to buy over the summer.
The only response she got from Draco was an arched eyebrow, before Crabe and Goyle circled her.
The fight was over in the blink of an eye. She gave one quick kick to Goyle' s stomach and then he ran all the way to the boy's bathroom to vomit. 'Never a good idea to fight after you pig out.' Hermione mentally scolded. Crabe was so busy watching his buddy run off, he didn't notice Hermione silently getting closer to him, until she had kicked him hard in the nuts then planted her fist into his noise.
Draco stood there in wonder. 'Man is she beautiful now.' This didn't surprise him that he had thought of this. He had been thinking it since he saw her on the train last year. He always hated having to be cruel to her but it was what was expected and needed from him. He felt himself being very drawn to her, almost unnaturally.
Hermione was grabbed her robes and got ready to leave, but as she turned someone grabbed onto her arm roughly. Just purely on reflex she sent her fist flying into her opponents face. Not feeling guilty at all as she saw who it was. Though to her surprise Draco caught her arm right in front of his own face. 'Good reflexes.' She thought.
"To answer your question. Yes I like what I see Book nook Granger." Draco said unconsciously licking his lips. The words had fallen out of his mouth before he had the chance to stop them. But being Draco he didn't let it show. He simply stared at her with his normal cool manner. Gazing at him Hermione felt as strong over whelming urge to kiss him. So leaned into Draco and kissed him. Then pulled her mouth off his and moved it so that it was right beside his ear.
"In your Dreams Ferret Boy" She whispered into his ear and then turned on her heel and began to leave, but turned and looked at him one last time. "There's nothing wrong with being a book nook." She stated feeling another head ache come on. These along with her urge to kiss Draco were starting to get her worried. 'I'll get checked out soon.' She promised herself.
Draco just stared after her retreating figure. Something was off with her and it was bugging Draco. He had tormented her for 5 years and now it was as if they had never met before. Not to mention the fact that she seemed to be attracted to him. 'Something is not right with this.' He thought before heading to the dungeons.
Hermione didn't head to the common room after her little encounter in the hallway. She went outside to the broom shed. Since there was nothing else that evening she decided to go flying and clear her thoughts. It had an unusual calming effect on her. To any person in Hogwarts they would swear on their graves that Hermione Ganger hated flying and play Quidditch.
This was not at all true. She loved the felling she got when she was flying and the rush from playing Quidditch. She could play every position with great skill. Except, she sucked at seeker. As the broom shed came into view, just as she thought her head ache just disappeared.
AS she was getting her broom out of the shed she heard people from behind her. She turned around and saw the girls from the Slytherin Quidditch team, all carrying their equipment. 'Great.' She thought to herself. 'Exactly what I don't need.'
"Polishing Potter's new broom for him?" Mocked Natasha, a chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch team.
"Actually this is my new broom for your information." Said Hermione with a very cold tone lacing her voice. Surprising herself by defending herself first and not Harry as she would normally do. And yet she didn't feel the least bite odd about it, actually she felt a pleasant rush go through her.
"So you use it to fly to the library and return books of course!" Cracked Millicent. Beater for the Slytherin team.
"No I use it to play Quidditch." 'And to return late books to the library.' She added silently, a dull throbbing coming to her temple. "And to Free Fall." She added smugly and the throbbing stopped. At the sound of the words free fall all of the girls mouths fell open.
"You can free fall?" Asked a very shocked Amy. Keeper top keeper for Slytherin. Hermione watched as all of the girls waited to hear her answer.
"As a matter of fact I can." Said Hermione in her best smug-I-can-do-something-you-can't tone. She surprised even herself with the arrogance that entered her tone. 'What happened to me?' She thought. But pushed it aside as someone spoke to her.
"I don't believe you. I only know one person that can do it and not get killed." Snapped Natasha. Although traces of doubt were apparent in her voice.
"Well you just met one more. Just for curiosity sake who is the other one?" Asked Hermione, even though she was pretty sure that she already knew the answer to her question.
"Draco Malfoy" Said Millicent. 'Of course it would be him.' Hermione thought confirming her earlier prediction. 'Why don't I feel the same resent that I normally do when I think of him, why do I feel drawn?' She would have continued had a voice not interrupted her train of thought.
"Hogs wash I say." Natasha commented.
"Well if you don't think I can do it then let me show you how it's done." With that statement said, Hermione climbed onto her broom and flew off to the cliffy side of Hogwarts. The other girls following not to far behind her.
Hermione landed on the edge of the highest cliff with perfect grace, earning her questioning stares from the other girls. She waited for the girls to land beside her. "Okay if you do this and don't die then." Amy started but Hermione cut her off before she could finish.
"You will never let anyone know I did it." Said Hermione in a voice that told them there was no room for argument. Staring them down making sure they each knew she was not one to trifle with.
After all of the girls agreed Hermione walked right up to the edge of the cliff and looked below her. With her broom her left hand she jumped off the cliff. At the top of the cliff the girls moved right to the edge to get a better view. They saw Hermione falling to her death. But right before she would have hit the watery rocks below she got on her broom and flew right back to the top of the cliff, hovering close to the edge in front of them.
"You rule Hermione!!" Shouted Amy. It really shocked Hermione to hear this coming from them. It seemed the shock of her actually flying had worn off and was now replaced with awe of her free falling.
"What are you going to do now? If you weren't doing anything, would you like to come play Quidditch with us??" Asked Millicent very quickly. It seemed as though she was unsure of her request.
"I'd love too." Hermione answered gleefully and all the girls flew off and headed to the field to play, picking up their forgotten equipment along the way. They played for 3 hours straight. They stopped when it became to dark to see anything.
"You are a very talented player Mina." Amy complimented. Mina was what the girls started to call Hermione. It felt great to Hermione to get a nickname from them. Even if they were Slytherins but this didn't bother her anymore. To her they were now just wonderful people to spend time with.
"Thank you. I enjoyed the company." Hermione replied. She was so happy. They had even invited her to play with them again. Millicent was her favorite of the bunch. She and her just seemed to click right from the start. Millicent had even asked Hermione to teach her to free fall, and of course Hermione agreed.
As she walked back to the common room she couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss. Thinking it was beginning of school nervousness she dismissed it. Only she didn't know that she should have paid attention to it.
That mistake may cost her everything.
AN: Hey! Thanks for the patience as I'm still currently fixing the chapters up so bear with me. I am going to get the new chapters up as soon as I can. Thanx for the great reviews! Keep them coming!
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