Chapter Twelve: Change of Scenery
It was a week until Draco and Hermione had to return to school. Dora and Ray knew this well. It was their last year. All of them had only one year left of schooling before they headed out into the world.
And only one week stood between them and the beginning of that year. Hermione was almost to tears whenever she thought about it. She talked about it often with Draco and her friends.
One thing that came up in her mind, one thing that she would regret, is that she never would have shown her friends at Hogworts her diary. Draco Suggested that since it was their last year and that most of them would see her again, that she should show them.
But the thoughts kept coming. She wrote to Harry for the first time since their 'Argument' simply to see when he and Ron were planning to go to Diagon ally. The reply was nicer then she had thought. They told her that the Sunday prior to school stating would be the date. They always went right before school stated.
But she was happy for she actually had time to see her friends before she had to worry. Ray and Dora were planning their senior prank, something Mione only recently learned of.
Draco suggested that they do something similar. "A seventh year prank! Sounds great!" He explained. "Maybe, we could clean Snape's hair!" He and Mione Laughed but the other two didn't "Inside joke." He muttered a bit embarrassed.
"I know." Said Mione devilishly.
"What?"
"Have all the seventh years switch tables."
"What do you mean switch tables?" Ray asked.
"We all have to sit at our house tables. So we could all sit at any table as long as it wasn't our own!"
"Where would you sit Mione?" Draco asked wonder what more surprises that little planner had up her sleeves.
"I was wondering what look the great hall had from the Slythrin table."
"And I would sit at Gryffindor." He said plainly. "We need more, Snape's hair and the tables don't seem to much."
"The last day we could all protest the last day of school." Mione suggested.
"How?"
"We could sit in a large circle and pass a ball around and when we got it we could say why we don't want to go to classes. And do it all day. But it would have to be everyone. That way they couldn't take away points or stop us."
"you two are so smart." Ray commented.
"Yeah, the ideas sound good, but they will be hard to do. After all Slythrin and Gryffindor Hate each other and would do whatever possible to get each other in trouble."
"Let me handle my house, Mione."
"sure you can get them to do it?"
"No prob. But who will wash o'l slime buckets hair?"
"Me Harry and Ron."
"Nope."
"what?"
"Need one person form each house. Especially his own."
"So, you me Hanna and Padama." Hermione said the first names that came to mind.
"Works, Padama and Hanna know styles right?"
"what are you thinking of?"
"We could , you know decorate his hair, and put a protection charm just powerful enough for someone to see him before he fixes it."
Mione burst out laughing. Ray and Dora stood up giving each other a look. "WE have to get home, we haven't finished our summer work." Ray said quickly, and they waved bye as they ran off.
"Have a feeling that was intentional." Mione said once they were out of earshot.
"It was."
She glared at him "So what do you know of it?"
"I planned it." He said softly. And took out a black box.
"What's that?"
"Something for you, of course. Mione look, we know that once we get back to school we can't act like this, or there will be rumors before we are in bed." He smirked. "And a majority of my house will be wanting to kill me and you know it. And unless I have missed my guess, you'll be up all night trying to explain to dear Ron why he shouldn't join my house in my beheading." Mione laughed at this.
"Yeah I know."
"But I also don't want you to think that this summer was one big ruse." He took her hand. "Mione, I want you to know that I'm still the same person you met this summer. The same person. I may act harsh to you, but I want you to know that it will hurt me to call you names and insult your family." He sighed "But it must be done, or else."
"I understand Draco." She squeezed his hand "Don't worry I will remember."
"that's not all, yesterday, my dad, he remembered. We are leaving in a few hours. And I can't say much longer." He looked up at her. "We are friends right Mione?"
"Yes of course!" she was wondering what all this had to do with the little box.
"Then, take this, a token of my friend ship." He opened the box and inside was a silver necklace with a small ornament, of a dragon.
"Oh Draco its beautiful!" she took the box, and he took the necklace, and put it on her.
"I want you to wear this unless necessary, I always want to see it on your neck." He said sternly, but yet soft enough that it didn't seem rude. "Wear this, and if I seem to become unbearable, I want you to touch it and remember how hard it is for me. This signifies, Mione, that this summer did happen, and nothing that anyone says, can change that." He smiled at her once he had it clasped. "I'm still your friend. and I'll be there for you if you need me and.man Mione, you look beautiful with it on."
She touched it, blushing, "It'll never leave my neck, not for a second." She looked into his eyes. "Thank you so much Draco."
"Malfoy." He whispered into her ear. He stood up and held out hid hand for her. once they were both standing he looked to his house. "I have to go now. Remember Mione, Call me Draco and Die, its Malfoy." He said softly. "Bye."
And he walked off.
Mione nodded and went home, tomorrow she would see Harry and Ron again, tomorrow, as far as anyone was concerned, this summer didn't happen, Except for Mione and Draco.
"I've been here all summer." Mione stretched as she thought on how she never once left this small neighbor hood. "It'll be good to have a change of scenery." She said knowingly, as she shut the door to her room.
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Ok I know, Short chapter, little events. But hay, it's a transition chapter, and no this isn't the end.
Hope to see your reviews!
Relena
It was a week until Draco and Hermione had to return to school. Dora and Ray knew this well. It was their last year. All of them had only one year left of schooling before they headed out into the world.
And only one week stood between them and the beginning of that year. Hermione was almost to tears whenever she thought about it. She talked about it often with Draco and her friends.
One thing that came up in her mind, one thing that she would regret, is that she never would have shown her friends at Hogworts her diary. Draco Suggested that since it was their last year and that most of them would see her again, that she should show them.
But the thoughts kept coming. She wrote to Harry for the first time since their 'Argument' simply to see when he and Ron were planning to go to Diagon ally. The reply was nicer then she had thought. They told her that the Sunday prior to school stating would be the date. They always went right before school stated.
But she was happy for she actually had time to see her friends before she had to worry. Ray and Dora were planning their senior prank, something Mione only recently learned of.
Draco suggested that they do something similar. "A seventh year prank! Sounds great!" He explained. "Maybe, we could clean Snape's hair!" He and Mione Laughed but the other two didn't "Inside joke." He muttered a bit embarrassed.
"I know." Said Mione devilishly.
"What?"
"Have all the seventh years switch tables."
"What do you mean switch tables?" Ray asked.
"We all have to sit at our house tables. So we could all sit at any table as long as it wasn't our own!"
"Where would you sit Mione?" Draco asked wonder what more surprises that little planner had up her sleeves.
"I was wondering what look the great hall had from the Slythrin table."
"And I would sit at Gryffindor." He said plainly. "We need more, Snape's hair and the tables don't seem to much."
"The last day we could all protest the last day of school." Mione suggested.
"How?"
"We could sit in a large circle and pass a ball around and when we got it we could say why we don't want to go to classes. And do it all day. But it would have to be everyone. That way they couldn't take away points or stop us."
"you two are so smart." Ray commented.
"Yeah, the ideas sound good, but they will be hard to do. After all Slythrin and Gryffindor Hate each other and would do whatever possible to get each other in trouble."
"Let me handle my house, Mione."
"sure you can get them to do it?"
"No prob. But who will wash o'l slime buckets hair?"
"Me Harry and Ron."
"Nope."
"what?"
"Need one person form each house. Especially his own."
"So, you me Hanna and Padama." Hermione said the first names that came to mind.
"Works, Padama and Hanna know styles right?"
"what are you thinking of?"
"We could , you know decorate his hair, and put a protection charm just powerful enough for someone to see him before he fixes it."
Mione burst out laughing. Ray and Dora stood up giving each other a look. "WE have to get home, we haven't finished our summer work." Ray said quickly, and they waved bye as they ran off.
"Have a feeling that was intentional." Mione said once they were out of earshot.
"It was."
She glared at him "So what do you know of it?"
"I planned it." He said softly. And took out a black box.
"What's that?"
"Something for you, of course. Mione look, we know that once we get back to school we can't act like this, or there will be rumors before we are in bed." He smirked. "And a majority of my house will be wanting to kill me and you know it. And unless I have missed my guess, you'll be up all night trying to explain to dear Ron why he shouldn't join my house in my beheading." Mione laughed at this.
"Yeah I know."
"But I also don't want you to think that this summer was one big ruse." He took her hand. "Mione, I want you to know that I'm still the same person you met this summer. The same person. I may act harsh to you, but I want you to know that it will hurt me to call you names and insult your family." He sighed "But it must be done, or else."
"I understand Draco." She squeezed his hand "Don't worry I will remember."
"that's not all, yesterday, my dad, he remembered. We are leaving in a few hours. And I can't say much longer." He looked up at her. "We are friends right Mione?"
"Yes of course!" she was wondering what all this had to do with the little box.
"Then, take this, a token of my friend ship." He opened the box and inside was a silver necklace with a small ornament, of a dragon.
"Oh Draco its beautiful!" she took the box, and he took the necklace, and put it on her.
"I want you to wear this unless necessary, I always want to see it on your neck." He said sternly, but yet soft enough that it didn't seem rude. "Wear this, and if I seem to become unbearable, I want you to touch it and remember how hard it is for me. This signifies, Mione, that this summer did happen, and nothing that anyone says, can change that." He smiled at her once he had it clasped. "I'm still your friend. and I'll be there for you if you need me and.man Mione, you look beautiful with it on."
She touched it, blushing, "It'll never leave my neck, not for a second." She looked into his eyes. "Thank you so much Draco."
"Malfoy." He whispered into her ear. He stood up and held out hid hand for her. once they were both standing he looked to his house. "I have to go now. Remember Mione, Call me Draco and Die, its Malfoy." He said softly. "Bye."
And he walked off.
Mione nodded and went home, tomorrow she would see Harry and Ron again, tomorrow, as far as anyone was concerned, this summer didn't happen, Except for Mione and Draco.
"I've been here all summer." Mione stretched as she thought on how she never once left this small neighbor hood. "It'll be good to have a change of scenery." She said knowingly, as she shut the door to her room.
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Ok I know, Short chapter, little events. But hay, it's a transition chapter, and no this isn't the end.
Hope to see your reviews!
Relena