Chapter Three: Decisions and Dueling.
Last time:
Draco shook his head. "We're going, we promised, remember?"
Hermione shook her head. What on earth is he going on about?
**
Chapter 3:
"You don't remember?"
"No."
"Well let me remind you" Draco said getting comfy in his chair. "It was just before Harry left for America and we had that barbecue and Ginny made us all promise we were going to have dinner at her favourite restaurant when he got back."
Hermione sighed. She remembered. "I'm not going. Not with Harry and Ron there."
"Hermione you have to, please for me" Draco did huge puppy dog eyes and Hermione couldn't resist.
She melted into his eyes and couldn't pull herself back. "Fine, just stop looking at me like that."
Draco stopped and smiled at her. She smiled back. He leant in and kissed her on the cheek. She lifted her hand to touch her cheek and her bracelet jingled.
She looked down at it and her smile grew even more. Another airplane flew over the wall.
Draco grabbed it first. He held it down so Hermione could read too:
Hello, are you guys going to answer or what?
Hermione giggled. "Ginny so wrote that" she tapped the parchment.
He stood up and pulled Draco behind her. "I'm getting sick of this paper mail" she said and began leading Draco around to the next cubicle.
She pushed the door open and there sat Neville and Ginny; both chin deep in papers.
Ginny was leaning back on her chair, twirling her quill in her fingers.
Neville was scribbling on random bits of parchment and glancing at a separate sheet every three seconds.
"Hem, hem" Hermione said. Neville and Ginny looked up.
Ginny jumped up and ran over too them, her fiery red hair swaying as she ran. "Well, are you coming?"
Hermione didn't say anything. Draco trot on her foot. "We'll be there."
Ginny looked up at him. "Great" a smile spread across her face. "Great."
"So what time is it?" Hermione said, trotting on Draco's foot.
Ginny's smile grew wider when Draco winced in pain. "7pm, ok?"
"Yeah, see ya" Hermione led Draco out of the cubicle. "We better get started on those reports for Fudge."
"I'm beginning to think Fudge is really losing his memory in his old age."
Hermione sighed. "We all know that, but he still is minister for magic and he wants those reports."
Draco sighed too. "Well let's go."
**
Hermione straightened the creases in her fancy thin pink dress. Draco squeezed her hand.
"Relax hunni" he whispered in her ear.
Hermione peered over the table at Parvati and Seamus. Seamus was twirling circles on her hand and whispering in her ear. She giggled and kissed him on the cheek.
She pulled her eyes away from the couple and looked down the table. Next to her sat Ginny and Neville. Ron was at the end of the table and Harry on his left, across from Neville. Hermione looked away from Harry just as their eyes met.
She looked down the other end of the table. Lavender and Dean were at their usual game of continuous flirting. Hermione had to suppress a giggled as they mouth blushed and looked away when Seamus loudly pointed this out to the rest of the table.
They were at Ginny's favourite restaurant, Italiano. It was an Italian restaurant. Ginny loved Italian food.
The food arrived and Hermione ate slowly. Draco finished first and went off to the bathroom. Hermione felt a tug at her dress from the place that he had just left. She turned her head and Harry was sitting in his seat.
"Harry you're in Draco's seat" Hermione said. She was trying to not make a big deal about the fact that he, Harry, was there.
"So?"
"Well what do you want?"
"To talk to you."
"Well I'm eating" she pointed obviously to her food.
"So?"
"Fine, where?"
Harry pointed to the patio on the side of the restaurant. It was designed for people who smoked, as smoking was strictly banned.
She got up and followed Harry out into the freezing cold air. He turned to her and she could see the sadness in his eyes.
"Why him?"
Hermione was taken aback. "Excuse me?"
"Why Draco? I thought you and I were-."
Hermione cut him off by raising her hand. "Harry, I've always loved you, but I've always love Draco too."
"So you've always liked Draco more?" his voice had a spark of coolness in it.
"I don't know, yes, no, maybe."
"Well make up your mind. Hermione, I do love you but it's just- I don't know if you love me back" he looked away.
Hermione could felt a stab of pain in her heart. She loved Harry but she loved Draco more, she could juts feel it. She couldn't explain it and that's what scared her.
She had spent most of her life trying to convince herself that Harry was the one for her because Draco would always taunt and tease her but now it was different. With Draco she could feel his love, Harry's wasn't as meaningful and needing as was.
Harry took hold of her arm. He was squeezing rather tight. He looked deep into her eyes. She turned away and tried to break free of his grasp. He gripped tighter and gripped the other arm with an equal amount of force.
"Harry let go" Hermione said softly. They were alone and couldn't be seen from inside the restaurant.
"No, Hermione, tell me you love me, more."
Hermione couldn't look him in the eyes. "Harry I'm sorry."
"No."
His grip grew tighter. Hermione let out a sob of pain. "Harry you're hurting me."
"Tell me" he shook her slightly.
Hermione's face snapped back to face his. His face was full of anger and sadness.
"Harry I'm sorry but I- I love Draco."
She still couldn't break free.
"No!" Harry yelled.
"Harry stop it now" She wriggled and wretched.
"What's going on?"
Hermione turned her face and Draco was standing behind them.
"Harry get off," Hermione said softly.
Harry didn't move.
"Draco, get him off" Hermione called. Draco's eyes bulged and he rushed forward.
His fist swung and his Harry straight in the nose. Harry threw Hermione aside. She landed on her stomach on the cold tiles.
Harry and Draco now pulled out their wands. "No!" Hermione screamed.
Ginny and the others rushed out onto the patio. "No stop" Ginny yelled. Lavender and Parvati screamed.
Seamus, Ron, Neville, and Dean let out several swear words and rushed forwards to stop the duel but it was too late. Harry fired.
"Crucio!" Harry yelled. Draco's body fell to the ground and began twitching, he yelled with pain and Hermione ran forward.
"Harry stop this" she stood up and raised her own wand. "Expelliarmus!" she yelled. Harry's wand flew from his hand and landed a few feet from him.
He dived from it before Hermione could get the words out. "Acci-."
He pointed his wand at Hermione's chest. "If I can't have you no one can. Avada Kedavra!"
There was a flash of green light and Hermione threw her body flat against the wall of the restaurant.
The flash faded and the clear darkness returned. Hermione looked around. Everyone seemed ok. Seamus and Dean had rushed forward and helped Draco up; Ron and Neville were standing in front of the girls protecting them.
Harry was slumped against the tree clutching his scar. He seemed to have hurt himself more than anyone else.
**
Three months later Hermione sat in Draco's lap and explained the entire story to Angelina Johnson; she worked at the ministry too. She checked out the story on what had happened before, during, and after the use of an unforgivable curse.
"So what's going to happen to Harry?" Hermione asked at the end of her story.
"Well even though no-one was hurt, he still did use the curse. I'm afraid he'll be sent to Azkaban" Angelina said.
Hermione and Draco nodded. Hermione sighed. "I just wished things had turned out differently. Why Harry?"
"I was thinking the exact same thing, I guess all the pain in his life just got too much for him. Well anyway I'll be getting back to the ministry, see you two" Angelina got up and gave a small wink to Hermione. "You behave yourself," she said before she disapparated.
"Well at least you're safe," Draco said. "But there's one more thing I have to ask you."
Draco placed her on the cushion next to him and stood up off the couch. He bent down on one knee and took her hand. He looked deep into her eyes.
Hermione's other hand flew to her mouth. He was going to ask her to- to- to-
"Hermione I know we haven't been together for that long but I know this is right and I know even more that I love you with all my heart. Hermione Granger will you marry me?" He dug his hand into his pocket; he pulled out a thick fluffy pink case. He opened in and inside sat a thick golden ring with diamonds placed every 3 millimetres in the middle.
Hermione gasped. "Draco it's so beautiful, yes, yes I will."
(A/N: I hoped you guys like it. If you want a wedding or anything after that you'll have to say so in the review. Thanks for reading my story, I love all my reviewers so much. Sorry the story is so rushed but I wrote the last chapter and a half in 3 hours ^_^ See ya's love Siri's Angel xoxox.)
Last time:
Draco shook his head. "We're going, we promised, remember?"
Hermione shook her head. What on earth is he going on about?
**
Chapter 3:
"You don't remember?"
"No."
"Well let me remind you" Draco said getting comfy in his chair. "It was just before Harry left for America and we had that barbecue and Ginny made us all promise we were going to have dinner at her favourite restaurant when he got back."
Hermione sighed. She remembered. "I'm not going. Not with Harry and Ron there."
"Hermione you have to, please for me" Draco did huge puppy dog eyes and Hermione couldn't resist.
She melted into his eyes and couldn't pull herself back. "Fine, just stop looking at me like that."
Draco stopped and smiled at her. She smiled back. He leant in and kissed her on the cheek. She lifted her hand to touch her cheek and her bracelet jingled.
She looked down at it and her smile grew even more. Another airplane flew over the wall.
Draco grabbed it first. He held it down so Hermione could read too:
Hello, are you guys going to answer or what?
Hermione giggled. "Ginny so wrote that" she tapped the parchment.
He stood up and pulled Draco behind her. "I'm getting sick of this paper mail" she said and began leading Draco around to the next cubicle.
She pushed the door open and there sat Neville and Ginny; both chin deep in papers.
Ginny was leaning back on her chair, twirling her quill in her fingers.
Neville was scribbling on random bits of parchment and glancing at a separate sheet every three seconds.
"Hem, hem" Hermione said. Neville and Ginny looked up.
Ginny jumped up and ran over too them, her fiery red hair swaying as she ran. "Well, are you coming?"
Hermione didn't say anything. Draco trot on her foot. "We'll be there."
Ginny looked up at him. "Great" a smile spread across her face. "Great."
"So what time is it?" Hermione said, trotting on Draco's foot.
Ginny's smile grew wider when Draco winced in pain. "7pm, ok?"
"Yeah, see ya" Hermione led Draco out of the cubicle. "We better get started on those reports for Fudge."
"I'm beginning to think Fudge is really losing his memory in his old age."
Hermione sighed. "We all know that, but he still is minister for magic and he wants those reports."
Draco sighed too. "Well let's go."
**
Hermione straightened the creases in her fancy thin pink dress. Draco squeezed her hand.
"Relax hunni" he whispered in her ear.
Hermione peered over the table at Parvati and Seamus. Seamus was twirling circles on her hand and whispering in her ear. She giggled and kissed him on the cheek.
She pulled her eyes away from the couple and looked down the table. Next to her sat Ginny and Neville. Ron was at the end of the table and Harry on his left, across from Neville. Hermione looked away from Harry just as their eyes met.
She looked down the other end of the table. Lavender and Dean were at their usual game of continuous flirting. Hermione had to suppress a giggled as they mouth blushed and looked away when Seamus loudly pointed this out to the rest of the table.
They were at Ginny's favourite restaurant, Italiano. It was an Italian restaurant. Ginny loved Italian food.
The food arrived and Hermione ate slowly. Draco finished first and went off to the bathroom. Hermione felt a tug at her dress from the place that he had just left. She turned her head and Harry was sitting in his seat.
"Harry you're in Draco's seat" Hermione said. She was trying to not make a big deal about the fact that he, Harry, was there.
"So?"
"Well what do you want?"
"To talk to you."
"Well I'm eating" she pointed obviously to her food.
"So?"
"Fine, where?"
Harry pointed to the patio on the side of the restaurant. It was designed for people who smoked, as smoking was strictly banned.
She got up and followed Harry out into the freezing cold air. He turned to her and she could see the sadness in his eyes.
"Why him?"
Hermione was taken aback. "Excuse me?"
"Why Draco? I thought you and I were-."
Hermione cut him off by raising her hand. "Harry, I've always loved you, but I've always love Draco too."
"So you've always liked Draco more?" his voice had a spark of coolness in it.
"I don't know, yes, no, maybe."
"Well make up your mind. Hermione, I do love you but it's just- I don't know if you love me back" he looked away.
Hermione could felt a stab of pain in her heart. She loved Harry but she loved Draco more, she could juts feel it. She couldn't explain it and that's what scared her.
She had spent most of her life trying to convince herself that Harry was the one for her because Draco would always taunt and tease her but now it was different. With Draco she could feel his love, Harry's wasn't as meaningful and needing as was.
Harry took hold of her arm. He was squeezing rather tight. He looked deep into her eyes. She turned away and tried to break free of his grasp. He gripped tighter and gripped the other arm with an equal amount of force.
"Harry let go" Hermione said softly. They were alone and couldn't be seen from inside the restaurant.
"No, Hermione, tell me you love me, more."
Hermione couldn't look him in the eyes. "Harry I'm sorry."
"No."
His grip grew tighter. Hermione let out a sob of pain. "Harry you're hurting me."
"Tell me" he shook her slightly.
Hermione's face snapped back to face his. His face was full of anger and sadness.
"Harry I'm sorry but I- I love Draco."
She still couldn't break free.
"No!" Harry yelled.
"Harry stop it now" She wriggled and wretched.
"What's going on?"
Hermione turned her face and Draco was standing behind them.
"Harry get off," Hermione said softly.
Harry didn't move.
"Draco, get him off" Hermione called. Draco's eyes bulged and he rushed forward.
His fist swung and his Harry straight in the nose. Harry threw Hermione aside. She landed on her stomach on the cold tiles.
Harry and Draco now pulled out their wands. "No!" Hermione screamed.
Ginny and the others rushed out onto the patio. "No stop" Ginny yelled. Lavender and Parvati screamed.
Seamus, Ron, Neville, and Dean let out several swear words and rushed forwards to stop the duel but it was too late. Harry fired.
"Crucio!" Harry yelled. Draco's body fell to the ground and began twitching, he yelled with pain and Hermione ran forward.
"Harry stop this" she stood up and raised her own wand. "Expelliarmus!" she yelled. Harry's wand flew from his hand and landed a few feet from him.
He dived from it before Hermione could get the words out. "Acci-."
He pointed his wand at Hermione's chest. "If I can't have you no one can. Avada Kedavra!"
There was a flash of green light and Hermione threw her body flat against the wall of the restaurant.
The flash faded and the clear darkness returned. Hermione looked around. Everyone seemed ok. Seamus and Dean had rushed forward and helped Draco up; Ron and Neville were standing in front of the girls protecting them.
Harry was slumped against the tree clutching his scar. He seemed to have hurt himself more than anyone else.
**
Three months later Hermione sat in Draco's lap and explained the entire story to Angelina Johnson; she worked at the ministry too. She checked out the story on what had happened before, during, and after the use of an unforgivable curse.
"So what's going to happen to Harry?" Hermione asked at the end of her story.
"Well even though no-one was hurt, he still did use the curse. I'm afraid he'll be sent to Azkaban" Angelina said.
Hermione and Draco nodded. Hermione sighed. "I just wished things had turned out differently. Why Harry?"
"I was thinking the exact same thing, I guess all the pain in his life just got too much for him. Well anyway I'll be getting back to the ministry, see you two" Angelina got up and gave a small wink to Hermione. "You behave yourself," she said before she disapparated.
"Well at least you're safe," Draco said. "But there's one more thing I have to ask you."
Draco placed her on the cushion next to him and stood up off the couch. He bent down on one knee and took her hand. He looked deep into her eyes.
Hermione's other hand flew to her mouth. He was going to ask her to- to- to-
"Hermione I know we haven't been together for that long but I know this is right and I know even more that I love you with all my heart. Hermione Granger will you marry me?" He dug his hand into his pocket; he pulled out a thick fluffy pink case. He opened in and inside sat a thick golden ring with diamonds placed every 3 millimetres in the middle.
Hermione gasped. "Draco it's so beautiful, yes, yes I will."
(A/N: I hoped you guys like it. If you want a wedding or anything after that you'll have to say so in the review. Thanks for reading my story, I love all my reviewers so much. Sorry the story is so rushed but I wrote the last chapter and a half in 3 hours ^_^ See ya's love Siri's Angel xoxox.)