Hermione walked out of the Gryffindor common room and looked around for Malfoy.
"Malfoy, you know that shit doesn't work. The only reason I'm helping you study is to get rid of my boredom."
"Really?" Malfoy said, smirking.
"Yes." Hermione crossed her arms, not willing to remember that night long ago.
Draco smiled slowly. "I think there's another reason."
"Malfoy, please." Hermione spit out his name as if it burned on her tongue. Draco snickered and walked toward the library. When he realized that Hermione was not following him, he turned around and walked up to her.
"Move it, Mudblood." Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and dragged her toward the library.
"If you ever touch me again," she said, pulling her arm back, "I'll--"
"Why not? I remember a time--"
"LOOK, YOU BASTARD, YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND, IF YOU INSIST ON DRAGGING THINGS FROM THE PAST, HOW 'BOUT I TELL YOU FATHER ABOUT THAT TIME YOU--" Draco slammed Hermione against the wall.
"If you were wise you would shut your Mudblood mouth and remember who has the power in this Tragedy you call a life." She pushed him off and stared at him. She felt her self falling into memories better left in the past. Realizing where she was, she shook her head. She stared into Malfoy's cold dark gray eyes.
"Guess what, Malfoy. You aren't the only one with power." With that she started to walk back to her common room. She realized that Harry was and always would be true to her. As she was thinking of that, she quietly opened the common room door. Looking around, she saw Harry asleep in one of the armchairs. Hermione smiled and walked over to him. As she knelt down in front of him, she felt the tears brought to her eyes.
'Why did I go to the library with Malfoy? I knew I couldn't handle it. Maybe Malfoy was right... maybe I was there for another reason. One that was confusing my heart, but my head even more.' Hermione smoothed back Harry's hair and watched his chest rise and fall in his slumber. As she got up and walked over to the stairs, she took one last look over her shoulder. Hermione turned and walked upstairs. She climbed into her bed and quickly fell in to a dream-filled slumber.
Hermione awoke to a sunlit room and rubbed her eyes. She groaned and headed for the showers. When she got in, she got the soap and started to wash her body. She gasped when she ran the soap over her lower back. She tenderly pushed the spot and found a good-sized bruise forming there. It all came rushing back to her. As the scenes filled her head she started to cry silently. She sat on the floor, letting the water wash all those memories off her body. Hermione jumped when she heard Ginny calling her name.
"Hermione, are you in here? Its almost time for breakfast."
"I'll be right out, Ginny. Thanks."
"Welcome. Hey, do you think Harry likes me? 'Cause he's acting really weird around me and I'm kind of worried about him."
"Yeah, I think he does." Hermione got up and grabbed her towel. She dried herself off and put on her Hogwarts uniform. As she walked to Care of Magical Creatures, Ginny ran up to her.
"Hermione, do you think you could ask Harry to go out with me?" Ginny asked, blushing and pleading with her eyes.
"Sure." Hermione blew out a breath and waved goodbye. She walked over to Ron and Harry and sat down next to them.
"Hey, guys."
"Heya, Hermione" they said while looking at a Quidditch book. Hermione's classes passed along slowly. She walked to Professor McGonagall's classroom.
"Hello, class. Clear your desks; it's time to take your test." Everyone groaned. Hermione finished the test before the rest of the class and sat there staring out at the lake.
"Okay, everyone, turn your tests in. That's right." Hermione just then remembered her promise to Ginny.
"HARRY, WAIT UP!" Hermione yelled a little too loudly. Ron and Harry stopped, turned around and waited for Hermione to catch up. Hermione blushed at all the eyes upon her as she walked over to Ron and Harry.
"Harry, I need to ask you something."
"Okay... what?"
"Could you-- Ginny wants to know if-- you would go out with her-- but don't tell her I said those words because I was supposed to be not so to the point, but anyway, could you?" Hermione took a deep breath and smiled at the two boys' dumbfounded looks.
"Ginny wants to go out with Harry?" Ron said and burst out laughing.
"Ron, shut up." Harry said. Then, turning back to Hermione, he said, "Tell Ginny sure. I would love to go out with her." Hermione gave him a hug.
"Thanks Harry." Hermione smiled and rushed off to tell Ginny. Harry looked at Ron and sighed. He looked at Hermione's back then he turned around a walked away with a sad look on his face.
Hermione was walking to the Gryffindor tower when an arm shot out and pulled her into a dark room.
A/N hello everyone (If you care) Sorry I took a long time to write more. Thank you Kristen for pushing me to write more. I hope you guys love my chapter. I tried to make it interesting. R/R pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. Lovies!