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A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the song I incorporated in the last chapter. It was the first time I ever did that but I just thought it was cute and seemed to fit! Thanks too all my reviewers! All reviews are much appreciated!! Remember, the more reviews I get, the more inspiration I have to write faster! Wink Wink! LOL! Anyway, here's chapter Seven! Hope you all like it!
Hermione's POV
Hermione ran as fast as she could away from the common room with tears streaming down her face. She was running so fast that she could barely see where she was going. All of a sudden she felt herself bang into someone and fell to the ground.
She heard a familiar evil sneer above her, "Watch where you're going you filthy little Mudblood!"
Hermione looked up and saw Draco looking down on her with narrowed eyes like she was a disgusting sewer rat. Hermione hastily wiped the tears on her face and shakily but determinedly got to her feet. She was about to open her mouth to snap back at him but another familiar voice was now speaking to her.
"Hermione, are you alright?" Hermione saw Ginny rushing up to her and felt her give her a big hug. When Ginny let go, Hermione looked at her and nodded that she was OK.
Ginny then turned to Draco and said, "Get lost Malfoy! You've done enough damage already."
"That bushy haired freak of a friend of yours was the one who ran into me not that it's any of your business, Weasley. And for your information, I'm not going anywhere if I don't want to." sneered Draco.
"Fine then! Let's go Hermione! We'll leave the little ferret here and you can tell me what's got you so upset." said Ginny casting one more dirty look at Draco and then leading Hermione down an empty corridor.
Ginny opened a door to a deserted classroom and helped Hermione into a seat.
"Are you sure you're alright, Hermione? Do you need to go to Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing?" Ginny asked her kindly.
"No, I'm fine. I'm just a little shook up, is all." Hermione managed to say though she was still shaking like mad.
"What happened?" asked Ginny looking really concerned.
Hermione explained everything that happened with Ron and Seamus, and running into Malfoy. When Hermione had finished telling her story, Ginny looked very upset indeed.
"Hermione, my brother can be a prat sometimes—well OK a lot, especially when he's jealous, but I can tell that he really likes you!" said Ginny earnestly.
"I don't think so, Ginny. He just can't stand to see me happy!" said Hermione severely.
"That's not true!" said Ginny.
"Yes it is! I just don't understand why he believes that it's impossible for a guy to fancy me. I mean am I really that ugly?" said Hermione looking deeply hurt.
"Don't say that! You're not ugly at all! Ron is just jealous!"
"No Ginny, he's just being a git. I think that it's best if I just get over him. It's the only way I can stop stressing myself out all the time. I think that we all just need to move on from the thought of Ron and me. It just causes more and more pain."
"Hermione, you and I both know that you don't mean that! There is no way that you can get over Ron!" said Ginny persistently.
"I have to, Gin! I have to at least try to let him go." said Hermione solemnly.
"And how may I ask do you propose to do that?" asked Ginny getting very annoyed.
"I'm going to go to Hogsmede with Seamus tomorrow and see how that goes." Hermione said simply.
"I don't think that that's a good idea, Hermione!" said Ginny.
"Gin, it's not like I'm going to marry the guy. I'm just going to Hogsmede with him to see if I can get my mind off of—things."
"OK Hermione, but my brother likes you whether you choose to believe it or not and I know that as much as you don't want to right now, you still fancy him too." said Ginny wisely.
"Of course I do, Gin! Haven't you been listening to me? I'm just being realistic. Ron does NOT like me! Nothing will ever happen between us! It's impossible!" And with that she stormed out of the room.
"Think what you like Hermione," said Ginny quietly, "But I have a feeling that things are going to change between the two of you very soon!"
Hermione was on the run again. She had to go somewhere—anywhere to clear her head. She decided that she would go back to the common room. When she got there she found that it was mostly empty. Thankfully there was no sign of Ron or Seamus anywhere. Hermione grabbed a seat next to the fire and tried to regain her composure.
When she calmed down a bit, Hermione remembered the image of Ron's face that looked deeply hurt. She was mildly surprised that Ron cared so much about her going to Hogsmede with Seamus. "Could it be that he may actually have feelings for me? No, he couldn't possibly. I suspected he might have for a while back in forth year but if he did he would have just told me. Stop being so stupid, Hermione! He could never fancy you!" she told herself mentally, "I just need to get over him, and fast! I can do that by just giving Seamus a chance!"
Hermione felt bad with the way she left things with Ron; she never had meant for things to have gotten so ugly. She was so confused about the situation and felt helpless.
"What in the world am I supposed to do?" thought Hermione. "I don't want to hurt anyone but I'm sick of dreaming of things that will never happen."
Yet another silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"I don't want to cry anymore."
Draco's POV
Draco walked very quickly down 3 staircases and went down into the dungeons to the Slytherin common room. When he got in, he found Crabbe and Goyle sitting on a couch pigging out on some chocolate frogs. Draco walked up to them and said, "You guys are never going to believe what I just overheard!"
The two just looked stupidly at each other and then at Draco, shrugging their shoulders.
Draco rolled his eyes and continued, "I was just eaves dropping on a little conversation between the Mudblood and Weasley's sister and it seems like Granger and Weasley are in a big row. Apparently Seamus has asked the Mudblood to go with him to Hogsmede tomorrow and poor Weasley's jealous" Draco had an evil grin on his face as usual. "And that's not all, it seems like the Mudblood has feelings for Weasley as well. I've always known that of course; they are so stupid they can't even realize that they both fancy each other. It's disgusting but true."
"So?" asked Goyle dumbly.
"So we can use this in our plan you stupid git!"
"How?" asked Crabbe looking as confused as Goyle.
"Honestly are you both that daft?" Draco snapped.
As Crabbe and Goyle continued to look perplexed Draco sighed and continued.
"I suppose you two are. No matter. This is going to work out perfectly. This time tomorrow I will have my revenge on the Mudblood and her little friends too!" said Draco maliciously.
"Now here's what we'll do..."
A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the song I incorporated in the last chapter. It was the first time I ever did that but I just thought it was cute and seemed to fit! Thanks too all my reviewers! All reviews are much appreciated!! Remember, the more reviews I get, the more inspiration I have to write faster! Wink Wink! LOL! Anyway, here's chapter Seven! Hope you all like it!
Hermione's POV
Hermione ran as fast as she could away from the common room with tears streaming down her face. She was running so fast that she could barely see where she was going. All of a sudden she felt herself bang into someone and fell to the ground.
She heard a familiar evil sneer above her, "Watch where you're going you filthy little Mudblood!"
Hermione looked up and saw Draco looking down on her with narrowed eyes like she was a disgusting sewer rat. Hermione hastily wiped the tears on her face and shakily but determinedly got to her feet. She was about to open her mouth to snap back at him but another familiar voice was now speaking to her.
"Hermione, are you alright?" Hermione saw Ginny rushing up to her and felt her give her a big hug. When Ginny let go, Hermione looked at her and nodded that she was OK.
Ginny then turned to Draco and said, "Get lost Malfoy! You've done enough damage already."
"That bushy haired freak of a friend of yours was the one who ran into me not that it's any of your business, Weasley. And for your information, I'm not going anywhere if I don't want to." sneered Draco.
"Fine then! Let's go Hermione! We'll leave the little ferret here and you can tell me what's got you so upset." said Ginny casting one more dirty look at Draco and then leading Hermione down an empty corridor.
Ginny opened a door to a deserted classroom and helped Hermione into a seat.
"Are you sure you're alright, Hermione? Do you need to go to Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing?" Ginny asked her kindly.
"No, I'm fine. I'm just a little shook up, is all." Hermione managed to say though she was still shaking like mad.
"What happened?" asked Ginny looking really concerned.
Hermione explained everything that happened with Ron and Seamus, and running into Malfoy. When Hermione had finished telling her story, Ginny looked very upset indeed.
"Hermione, my brother can be a prat sometimes—well OK a lot, especially when he's jealous, but I can tell that he really likes you!" said Ginny earnestly.
"I don't think so, Ginny. He just can't stand to see me happy!" said Hermione severely.
"That's not true!" said Ginny.
"Yes it is! I just don't understand why he believes that it's impossible for a guy to fancy me. I mean am I really that ugly?" said Hermione looking deeply hurt.
"Don't say that! You're not ugly at all! Ron is just jealous!"
"No Ginny, he's just being a git. I think that it's best if I just get over him. It's the only way I can stop stressing myself out all the time. I think that we all just need to move on from the thought of Ron and me. It just causes more and more pain."
"Hermione, you and I both know that you don't mean that! There is no way that you can get over Ron!" said Ginny persistently.
"I have to, Gin! I have to at least try to let him go." said Hermione solemnly.
"And how may I ask do you propose to do that?" asked Ginny getting very annoyed.
"I'm going to go to Hogsmede with Seamus tomorrow and see how that goes." Hermione said simply.
"I don't think that that's a good idea, Hermione!" said Ginny.
"Gin, it's not like I'm going to marry the guy. I'm just going to Hogsmede with him to see if I can get my mind off of—things."
"OK Hermione, but my brother likes you whether you choose to believe it or not and I know that as much as you don't want to right now, you still fancy him too." said Ginny wisely.
"Of course I do, Gin! Haven't you been listening to me? I'm just being realistic. Ron does NOT like me! Nothing will ever happen between us! It's impossible!" And with that she stormed out of the room.
"Think what you like Hermione," said Ginny quietly, "But I have a feeling that things are going to change between the two of you very soon!"
Hermione was on the run again. She had to go somewhere—anywhere to clear her head. She decided that she would go back to the common room. When she got there she found that it was mostly empty. Thankfully there was no sign of Ron or Seamus anywhere. Hermione grabbed a seat next to the fire and tried to regain her composure.
When she calmed down a bit, Hermione remembered the image of Ron's face that looked deeply hurt. She was mildly surprised that Ron cared so much about her going to Hogsmede with Seamus. "Could it be that he may actually have feelings for me? No, he couldn't possibly. I suspected he might have for a while back in forth year but if he did he would have just told me. Stop being so stupid, Hermione! He could never fancy you!" she told herself mentally, "I just need to get over him, and fast! I can do that by just giving Seamus a chance!"
Hermione felt bad with the way she left things with Ron; she never had meant for things to have gotten so ugly. She was so confused about the situation and felt helpless.
"What in the world am I supposed to do?" thought Hermione. "I don't want to hurt anyone but I'm sick of dreaming of things that will never happen."
Yet another silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"I don't want to cry anymore."
Draco's POV
Draco walked very quickly down 3 staircases and went down into the dungeons to the Slytherin common room. When he got in, he found Crabbe and Goyle sitting on a couch pigging out on some chocolate frogs. Draco walked up to them and said, "You guys are never going to believe what I just overheard!"
The two just looked stupidly at each other and then at Draco, shrugging their shoulders.
Draco rolled his eyes and continued, "I was just eaves dropping on a little conversation between the Mudblood and Weasley's sister and it seems like Granger and Weasley are in a big row. Apparently Seamus has asked the Mudblood to go with him to Hogsmede tomorrow and poor Weasley's jealous" Draco had an evil grin on his face as usual. "And that's not all, it seems like the Mudblood has feelings for Weasley as well. I've always known that of course; they are so stupid they can't even realize that they both fancy each other. It's disgusting but true."
"So?" asked Goyle dumbly.
"So we can use this in our plan you stupid git!"
"How?" asked Crabbe looking as confused as Goyle.
"Honestly are you both that daft?" Draco snapped.
As Crabbe and Goyle continued to look perplexed Draco sighed and continued.
"I suppose you two are. No matter. This is going to work out perfectly. This time tomorrow I will have my revenge on the Mudblood and her little friends too!" said Draco maliciously.
"Now here's what we'll do..."