I Don't Want You Back

For the next couple of months 'The New Golden Trio' were inseparable. It was now October, Halloween was in 3 days, which meant that they had a week off from lessons, and Hermione was never happier. She had two friends that loved her and protected her and most of all gave her the space she needed. . . mostly.

"Hermione. Come on. We are going to be late. Professor Dumbledore wants to see us now." Draco said knocking on her door. 'Why do all girls talk such a bloody long time?'

Hermione was only in her bra and jeans. She was trying to decide on a blouse to wear.

'I don't have anything to wear she thought.' She thought searching through her drawers. She then remembered that she had a magical wardrobe. She had barely used it. 'What a better time to use it.' she thought. She walked over to the wardrobe and pictured the perfect blouse.

Draco was tired of waiting he pushed the door open and Hermione turned around just as she opened the wardrobe. "Couldn't you wait until I was done?" Hermione asked annoyed.

"But you were taking forever." Draco said. He was eyeing her bra.

"Draco stop gawking at me."Hermione snapped as she glared at him. Hermione pulled out a black halter top that tied up in the back out of the wardrobe and slipped it on. "Draco can you tie this up for me?" Hermione asked holding up the ties.

"If it hurries you up." Draco said walking over to her and tying it up.

"Thank you." Hermione said giving him a peck on the cheek.

Draco touched his cheek where she had kissed him in amazement. "If this is all it takes then I will be happy to be your servant for a whole month." Draco said with a smirk on his face.

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Come on. Professor Dumbledore is waiting."

They entered the room, Fe-Fe following them. Fe-Fe never missed an opportunity to visit Fawkes. The two would spend hours play fighting, just soaring the sky, disappearing and reappearing.

"Welcome. Miss Granger. Mr. Malfoy. Please sit." Professor Dumbledore said. As they say down he gave Fe-Fe a pat. "She looks beautiful. I trust you are taking great care of her."

"Of course, Professor." Hermione said while nodding.

"Good. Now, I asked you to come here because instead of you planning the Halloween ball, you will be planning a, lets say as muggles call it, karaoke night. It will be during the ball. You will be responsible for holding 15 acts. I expect you two to be doing an act." Professor Dumbledore said with his usual twinkle in his eye that made you feel safe. "Now you may each do separate acts or you may do it together. Now, you two will be the chaperones, because us teachers will not be there. We will be having our own celebration." He said with a smile. "Now I know this is short notice but I trust you will do a wonderful job. Are there any questions?"

Hermione raised her hand. "Yes Miss Granger?" Professor Dumbledore said looking at Hermione with a gentle smile.

"I was just wondering what is the theme for the ball, Professor?" Hermione asked.

"I am glad you asked that." Professor Dumbledore said. "The theme is american muggle. You will not have to be dressed in a costume but you will have to wear american muggle clothing. Also there will be american muggle music and the songs the students will sing have to be a ameican muggle song. Now are there any more questions?"

Both of them shook their heads and Professor Dumbledore dismissed them. As soon as they got out of the common room the two Heads started to talk.

"Well, I already know what I am going to sing." Draco said. "You?"

"I don't know." Hermione said. "There really isn't anything that I really want to sing. Remember that it has to be a muggle song."

"Yeah I know." Draco said rolling his eyes. "I do listen to some muggle music."

"Could of fooled me." Hermione said with a smile. Draco just rolled his eyes.

"I don't hate muggles ok. That was just my father who forced me to hate them. If I hated them then I wouldn't like you would I?" Draco said. Hermione didn't say nothing. 'She's speechless. Perfect.' Draco thought as a smirk reached his lips.

The two met up with Ron and went to Hogsmede to shop for the Halloween Ball. Hermione's parents gave her some extra money to buy some extra clothes and she was going to use the money for a outfit for the Halloween Ball. She wanted something that would show everyone that she wasn't the little innocent Gryffindor girl everyone thought she was. She wasn't to show them that she was a teenager and she was just as bad as any girl in Hogwarts.

"I will meet up with you in the Three Broomsticks in an hour." Hermione said before leaving the two boys.

Hermione went to this one clothing store and saw this wonderful dress. It was a black halter dress that was very low with sparkling silver trimming along the bottom. She quickly tried it on.

She dress was perfect. It showed off her figure and was tight in all the right places. It showed off her cleavage just like she wanted it to. She was just about to go into the changing room to take it off and pay for it when she heard a voice.

"Awe. . . is little Hermy trying to win Harry back by trying to look good at the ball?" Someone said from behind. Hermione turned around to see Harry and Ginny looking at her.

"What do you want?" Hermione snapped glaring at them.

"I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute. . ." Harry answered. Then looked at Ginny, "alone."

"I will see you later Harry." Ginny said trying to give Harry a kiss but he pushed her away. When she passed Hermione she gave her a pushed that rammed her into the wall. Hermione gave Ginny a look as she smirked.

"I will talk to you after I change." Hermione said coldly and went back into the dressing room.

When she came back Harry was looking extremely bored. "Now what do you want?" Hermione asked while paying the cashier for the dress.

"I want to apologize to you." Harry said. "For you know. . ." Harry said his voice fading into nothing as he looked down.

"Fine." Hermione said. Harry walked up to her and kissed her deeply. "Do you want to go back together?"

Harry pulled back and stiffed a laugh. "Uh. . . no."

"Answer this one question for me." Hermione said. 'Please don't let him lie to me' Hermione thought. She took a deep breath. "Why?"

"I just don't want to." Harry said starting to walk out.

"Harry please. I need you." Hermione said crying.

"No. I don't want you." Harry said and walked out of the pub leaving a sobbing Hermione. i (A/D: I know this sound very unlike Hermione but she really loves him. . . but she will get over it in time.) /i

Hermione went to the Three Broomsticks. She saw Ron and Draco sitting with Parvati Patil. Parvati seemed very interested in Draco but was ignoring Ron who seem perfectly fine with the lack of attention since Parvati was the biggest slut in the whole school. She was leaning close to his and fluttering her eyelashes, but Draco seemed very uninterested. He kept scooting away. Ron saw Hermione and noticed her crying.

"Mione what's wrong?" Ron asked getting up and going to her as Draco followed. Draco put his arm around her shoulder instantly. Pavarti saw this and look at her like she wanted to kill her. Ron looked at him questionably before looking at Hermione waiting for a response.

Hermione sniffed not noticing Draco's arm which was now around her waist. "Harry." Was all she said. Ron got red in his ears with anger. You could see anger in Draco's eyes but you couldn't see it in his face.

"LET ME AT HIM!" Ron said storming out of the pub in search of Harry. Draco let go of her and followed him. For the first time Draco's face was red and anger could be seen.

'What have I done? They are going to beat him up and they will be suspended and I will be here all alone.' Hermione said. She ran out of the pub looking for a sign of where Draco and Ron had done. She saw a crowd of students around her age in a circle yelling "Fight! Fight!.

"Oh no." She said as she broke through the crowd seeing Ron and Draco punching Harry non stop. Harry had a black eye and a bloody nose. Then at the corner of her right eye she saw Ginny. Ginny began to raise her wand at Draco.

"Expel-" Ginny started to yell before she was knock down to the ground by one good hard punch by Hermione that laid her unconscious.

"STOP!" Hermione yelled. Her voice with power and force. Just then everything stopped moving. It was soundless. There was no movement except for her own. She walked up to the still figure of the boys. She touched Draco and he suddenly came to life.

"Hermione what the?" Draco said looking around confused. Hermione touched Ron, careful not to come in contact with Harry. Ron came to life also and had the same response as Draco.

"I don't know. . ." Hermione said with fright in her voice. 'What did I do'

"Did you do this?" Ron said in amazement.

"I think so. . ." She said nodding. "I just yelled 'stop' and wished in all my heart for it all to stop, to be free and everything froze." Hermione said.

"Dumbledore said that your power was limitless. You can freeze time." Ron said.

"You are making me sound like Piper Halliwell. I am one of the bloody Charmed Ones." Hermione said jokily.

"Who?" Ron asked. Him being a wizard he didn't know of any muggle shows.

"It is a muggle television show called Charmed. Piper is a witch in the show. She has the power to freeze time." Draco said. "And she is damn hott, if I may say so myself."

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Anyway, it just feels so unreal." Hermione said. She just realized something. "How am I suppose to get them back to normal. I can't just flick my hands and return then to normal."

"But wait. Lets have some fun." Draco said with a smirk while receiving a glare from Hermione. "Not that kind of fun. Unfreeze Harry."

Hermione looked at him but did what she was told. Harry came back to life and saw his surroundings and raised his wand.

Draco chuckled. "Hex us and Hermione will freeze you before you can say the incantation."

Harry glared at Draco but lowered his wand. Ron raised his fist to hit him but Hermione held him back. "No, its alright. I can handle this. If I can't then you can beat him up. Deal?" Hermione said.

Ron nodded and lowered his fist and back away. Hermione walked up to Harry and slapped him so hard that he fell. Harry got up and towered over Hermione. "Lay one finger on me and I will let Draco and Ron do whatever they please with you." Hermione said.

"Come on lets go." Hermione said. She waved her hand and apparated with a 'crack'. All of Hogsmede came back to life as she disappeared. Draco and Ron apparated after her giving Harry one last glare.

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When Hermione got to Hogwarts she posted a sign up sheet for the karaoke night at the entrance of The Great Hall. Draco signed up as he had to. Ron decided to sign up too. The two boys went into The Great Hall to eat lunch. Hermione saw Lavender and said that she would see them later. After talking with Lavender she found the perfect song.

She went to sign her name and found Padma and Pavarti signing their names. As they passed her they pushed her.

"An excuse me would work." Hermione said as she was signing her name.

They turned around and looked at Hermione in surprise. Padma walked up to Hermione. "Why would I apologize to a little tramp?"

"How the bloody hell am I a tramp?' Hermione said.

"You might be able to get any boy in the school but Draco is Pavartis. And don't forget that." Padma said.

"Stay away from him. . . or else." Pavarti said pushing her slightly. Hermione had had enough.

They turned around to walked away and Hermione pulled them to the ground by their hair. Next thing she knew it, she was fighting Padma and Pavarti and their was a huge crowd cheering Hermione on.

Then Draco, Dean and Ron came out of the Great Hall to see what all of the yelling was about. Draco pulled Hermione off of her as Ron and Dean came and picked up Padma and Pavarti and held them back.

"Calm down 'Mione." Draco said.

"Let go of me!" Hermione yelled trying to get away so she could hit Pavarti.

"Stay away from my man." Pavarti said. Dean took both the Patils back to the Gryffindor common room.

Draco and Ron took, or more like carried, Hermione back to the Head Dormitory. Once there Ron and Draco sat on the couch looking at Hermione in amazement.

"You took both of them on?" Ron said with surprise in his voice.

"I do know how to fight Ron." Hermione said annoyed.

"We saw Hermione." Draco said as Hermione blushed. "Why were you fighting them anyway?"

"Well first of all they pushed me and then they said to stay away from you because you were Pavarti's and I got mad and the next thing I know I was on the ground." Hermione said.

"Yeah, you were on the ground beating them up." Ron said. "Go Hermione."

Hermione laughed. Draco suddenly had a smirk on his face. "So you wanted me all for yourself."

"Yeah that was it." Hermione said sarcastically. Hermione made her way to her room then she saw what looked like an eagle flying above her head and towards Draco.

Draco took the parchment within it's beak and quickly read it. A huge frown came upon his face. "Hermione. . . my father want you to come over for the Holidays since we are off. He says that he wants both of us there on Sunday and we will be coming back on Wednesday."

"Well, owl Dumbledore and tell him. I am going to my room. If I am not up in an hour then come and wake me up." Hermione said. She went to her room and took a quick nap before she had to go and collect the sign up sheet she had posted earlier.

Meanwhile, Harry was walking through the castle with his invisibility cloak and saw the sign Hermione had posted earlier that night.

It read:

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center Hogwart's Karaoke Night

When: During The Halloween Ball

Who: The Students:

Why: Our Entertainment For The Ball

We need 10 acts for the night. The first people to sign up will be singing the night so I suggest you hurry up. The song must be a muggle song. It may include swear words as the teachers will not be there. The Head Boy and Head Girl will be supervising the Ball. If you wish to sign up then write your name and the song you will be singing below in the space given. You will sing in the order you sign up. /center

1. Ron Weasley- Superman

2. Draco Malfoy- My Baby

3. Padma Patil- Toxic

4. Pavarti Patil- Try Again

5. Lavender Brown- Come Clean

6. Emma Wood- Angel Of Mine

7. Ginny Weasley- Naughty Girl

8. Susan Bones- I Pray

9.

10. /i

Harry suddenly thought of something. He was going to humiliate her. Make her pay. He wrote:

center i 9. Harry Potter- I Don't Want You Back /i /center

He laughed and made his way back to the Gryffindor Common Room.

Hermione woke up and saw a black rose and a piece of parchment. A black rose was very rare and expensive. The parchment said:

i center Will you go to the ball with me?

--Draco /i /center

Hermione went downstairs. Draco was sitting on the couch reading a book and hadn't noticed Hermione come downstairs. She decided that she would show him that she said yes.

She ran to the couch and sat in his lap with her legs wrapped around his waist and kissed him deeply.

When she pulled back Draco smile. "Is that a yes?"

"Yes that is a yes." Hermione said while smiling. "I'll be back. I am going to get the sign up sheet for the karaoke night" Hermione said getting up and heading out of the entrance.

Draco sat up and followed her saying, "I'll go with you. I don't want those Patils to come up behind you or something."

"Fine." Hermione said, she knew that there was no use arguing. Once Draco made up his mind, then there was no way of changing it.

They went down to where the sign up sheet was. Hermione quickly look at it and saw what Harry had written. She got red with fury.

"That little bitch." Hermione said.

"What?" Draco said.

"He is going to make me sound like I cheated on him. Have you heard of the song "I Don't Want You Back' by Eamon?" Hermione said walking back to their dorm.

"Yeah." Draco said following her.

"Well, Harry is going to sing it. He is going to make everyone think that I cheated on him." Hermione said as they walked into the common room.

"Yeah but some people know what really happened." Draco said.

"Yeah but what about the other people who don't know what really happened?" Hermione asked. Draco shrugged him shoulders. "Exactly."

"Wait. Wasn't there a song like this by his girlfriend?" Draco said. "I think it was called i 'F U Right Back' /i ."

"Perfect." Hermione said. "I just found my song." She wrote down i 'Hermione Granger- F U Right Back' /i . She then whistled for Fe-Fe and she came flying down and landed on her arm. "Now Fe-Fe, I need you to take this to Professor Dumbledore."

Fe-Fe gave her a nip on her finger to show that she understood and disappeared in a flash.

"This Saturday is going to be fun." Hermione said and went into her room leaving Draco speech less. Hermione had defiantly changed. . . and he liked it.