A/N: Hello to all. First of all, I apologize for not updating for a couple days. I was just too lazy to write and I was reading a very long fic. it had 50 chapters plus the sequel that had another 40 chapters plus another sequel that was just started. Yes, very long.
I recommend that you read one of Amour-Lily's fics, they're really good and interesting. You can find her in my Favorite Authors.
Shall we continue?
Chapter 12
Research and Quidditch
The next day Hermione woke Susan and Harry up extra early to research.
"Hermione." Said Susan, covering her head with a pillow, "Please let me sleep. I need to save my strength for Quidditch. It's very exhausting, you know."
"Well, I guess it is. I mean, I should know since I'm on the team and everything. How about I let you sleep a little longer?" said Hermione.
"YES!" shrieked Susan. "I mean, that would be very nice."
"Good. Now get up." Said Hermione.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" wailed Susan.
"NOW!" Hermione waved her wand and Susan was lifted out of bed and moved to the bathroom.
"Hermione, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING! PUT ME DOWN!"
"Nope, I think that a shower will wake you up." Said Hermione calmly. Hermione levitated Susan into the shower, clothes and all, and turned it on. She locked her in there so Susan couldn't get out.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! IT'S FUCKIN' COLD! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Susan yelled.
"Have you woken up yet?"
"YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!"
"Good." Hermione waved her wand again and the shower turned off and Susan came out. She was dripping and looked as if she would pounce on Hermione. Hermione laughed.
"Very funny. Now give me a towel." Said Susan.
Hermione gave her one, still laughing.
"Where's my wand?" muttered Susan.
"Why do you need it?"
"So I can dry my hair, duh."
"No, I don't trust you. Here." Hermione performed the drying spell.
Susan went and got dressed. Both of them entered the common room to find that Harry was already waiting for them.
"Where were you guys?" asked Harry. "I've been waiting for ages."
"We're girls. We always take long to get ready." Said Hermione.
"You would not believe what she did to me." Said Susan. "I didn't wanna get up so she levitated me to the bathroom and gave me a freezing cold shower."
"Really? Cool. I should try that with Ron some— Harry stopped.
At the mention of Ron's name, there was a flash of hurt in Hermione's eyes.
"Let's go down to get breakfast." Said Susan, changing the subject.
"Yeah. Lets." Said Hermione.
"Can I have my wand back?" asked Susan.
"I suppose it's safe." Said Hermione, looking around. "There are people here so you wouldn't dare to do anything to me." She handed back Susan her wand.
"Hey you guys, what's up?" asked Ginny brightly.
"What's up is that she levitated me out of my bed and put me in a freezing cold shower." Said Susan.
"Oh my god.' Said Ginny, laughing.
"Stop laughing."
"I'll try."
"Susan, let it go. It was just a refreshing shower." Said Hermione. "Now lets get breakfast." Hermione walked started walking.
"Iquaptil!" said Susan.
A bucket of ice mixed with water appeared and spilled all over Hermione.
"Susan!" Screamed Hermione. "THIS IS FREEZING! AHHHHHH!"
Everybody laughed.
A group of boys passed Hermione. A couple boys let out a whistle. All of them stared at her or said something like:
"Looking good Hermione."
"Care to go with me to Hogsmade one day?"
At that time Malfoy came in with Pansy. Ginny pursed her lips. Malfoy stared at Hermione. He recovered quickly.
"What are you staring at?" snapped Hermione.
"Trying to get someone to snog you, Granger?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" said Hermione.
Malfoy just smirked.
"What was that about?" asked Hermione.
"Hermione, you do know that you're wearing a white shirt, right?" asked Ginny.
"Yeah, so?"
"And it's wet and sort off see-through?" said Harry.
"Yeah, so?"
"Well, don't you get it?"
Hermione finally got it. She blushed and turned really red, and ran up to the Common Room to change. Then she went back down to the Gryffindor table where Susan, Ginny, and Harry were sitting.
"That was a very nice joke." Said Hermione sarcastically.
Harry and Ginny started laughing while Susan said "Well, now we're even. Now lets go to the library."
"Why?" asked Ginny curiously.
Harry told her about his talk with Dumbledore.
"Well Harry, you will need some spells to protect yourself from Voldemort if you don't want the curse to be completed."
"I guess so."
When they arrived at the library, Hermione immediately went to the Herbology section to find out more about the Gem and the Wood. The rest of the gang, Harry, Susan, and Ginny, went to look for spells that might be helpful.
"Hey, how about this one? the Drapali Curse. Once cast, the victim will start square dancing until the person that cast it will reverse the spell." Ginny read.
"That would be funny to put the curse on Malfoy." Said Susan.
"That is a good idea." Said Harry. "Write it down."
Ginny got out her wand and made a copy of the page that had the curse.
"How about this one? the Coprie Curse. Multiplies a person by a hundred, therefore, weakening him/her." said Susan.
"That one would work." Said Hermione. She was carrying a couple of thick books.
"What are those for?" asked Harry.
"Oh, these books? Well, I want to find out more about the Paraxian Gem and Tydlin Wood."
"Why?"
"Well, it might have a weakness and it might explain things more clearly. Plus, it's extra reading for me." Said Hermione happily.
"Okay." Said Susan slowly.
"Come on. Get to work. Chop chop." Said Hermione, setting down the books and getting one that she was reading.
"All right, fine." Grumbled Susan. She copied the page with the spell.
"I found one." said Harry. "The Fire Curse. Shoots fire at your enemy." Harry copied the page. Pretty soon, the gang copied so many pages, they could have made a book.
"Oh look, I found an article about the Paraxian Gem." Said Hermione.
"Read it out loud."
The Paraxian Gem is one of the most mysterious things on Earth. It comes from Volcanoes at exactly 5 hours after it had blown up. It is a complete wonder to all humans. Researchers have tried finding out what it is made of but they didn't succeed. The Paraxian Gem is used for the makings of really powerful spells and curses. Not many are up for searching for it to make a powerful spell. However, it is very dangerous. In the wrong hands it could lead the world to destruction once it is used with the Tydlin Wood. The Tydlin Wood, another nearly impossible to find mysterious object, also has powers of great strength. Though it is not nearly as powerful as The Paraxian Gem, it is complex. It can be done for good too. Ifr mixed with the Sorobian Herb, it can do wonders with. . .
Hermione stopped reading.
"So, if they're combined together, they make bad, but as long as they're separate, they do good?" said Harry.
"I guess so. Now let me continue." Hermione was about to start reading again when Susan stopped her.
"Hermione, why don't you read the rest of it some other time and then just give us the summary?"
"Why?"
"Because we need to get out of the library before you and Ginny have another shouting tournament." Said Harry.
"Why will we have one?" asked Ginny.
"Because look who's here." Harry pointed at the Library doorway. There stood Ron. He hadn't seen them yet so Hermione said:
"Oh damn." Here pretend to read and not notice him while I do something." Said Hermione.
"I smell trouble." Said Susan.
"Big trouble." Added Ginny.
"What the hell is she doing?" asked Harry. The rest looked over at where Hermione was. She was sitting by some boy and seemed to be laughing at something. She was leaning closer to the boy...
"Oh I know that she is not gonna do that." Said Susan.
"Do what?" asked Ginny and Harry blankly.
"Look."
Harry and Ginny looked and their jaws dropped. So did Ron's who was now looking at Hemrione. Hermione was kissing the boy that she was flirting with. Susan looked over at Ron. Hurt and sadness was in his eyes. He turned around and walked out of there. As soon as Ron was out of sight, Hermione stopped kissing the boy. She went back to Harry's table.
"What?" asked Hermione since they were staring at her.
"You just kissed that boy." Said Harry.
"Yeah, so?"
"Did you see the look on Ron's face when you did?" asked Susan.
"Yep." Said Hermione with satisfaction.
"Hermione, you do know that that boy was a Slytherin?" asked Harry.
Hermione's jaw dropped. "I kissed a Slytherin? Ewwwwwwww! No wonder he was such a bad kisser."
"Hermione, I know that you're pissed at Ron, and frankly, so am I, but why did you do that? Don't you ever want to get back together with him?" asked Ginny.
"Only after he apologizes." Said Hermione.
"What do you think he was here for?" asked Susan. "He looked so nervous; it could only mean one thing."
"He-he wanted to apologize?" asked Hermione.
"Yes."
"Oh my god, I gotta find him and tell him that it was just a joke and that..." Hermione trailed off because Malfoy had just come up to their table.
"Pity Granger, you're not getting together with Weasel? Well then suppose you will join me at the Astronomy tower at 11 at night today?"
Ginny said nothing. She looked like she was trying to keep herself from hitting Malfoy.
"Buzz off Malfoy." Said Harry.
"After the sight that I saw today? (He's talking about when Susan poured that water on Hermione.) I don't think so."
"Remember, I'm a nasty little mudblood or that is what you call me. And please, me go out with you? I'd kiss Snape before I do that. "
"Nice tongue Granger. Wonder how good it works in someone's mouth." Said Draco, smirking. "That was quite a lip-lock I saw that you did with Jack over there." He pointed at the boy that she kissed.
"That was to show Ron.' Growled Hermione. "Come on, lets go to our common room." She started picking up the books that she was gonna read.
"Right." Said Harry, quickly gathering some books too.
"Sure, lets go." Susan picked up some pieces of parchment.
Ginny didn't say anything. She just gathered some books too and headed out the library with the rest of the gang.
"So, how about it?" asked Malfoy. "Just me and you. On a romantic date under the stars. How 'bout it?"
Hermioen looked thoughtful. "Hmmm...let me think..."
"She's not going." Said Ginny. "Come on, let's get away from this loser." She muttered. Malfoy heard her.
"So I'm a loser now, eh? I don't remember you saying that after our second date."
"Lets go." Ginny pulled Hermione along.
"Why are you acting like this? It's not like I raped you or somethin'." Said Malfoy.
"You would have."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Oh, so now you're playing stupid, huh?"
"Ginny, let it go. He's a loser, you don't wanna hang out with him." Said Susan, grabbing Ginny's arm.
"Hold on, I wanna get this thing straightened out." Said Malfoy.
"I do to." Said Ginny.
"Good. Now all I did was take you on a date...
"Because of a bet."
"Take you on a second date..."
"Because of the bet."
"And I wanted to take you on a third date."
"Because of the bet."
"You are impossible!"
"Yeah, well, if you didn't just play around with a girl's feelings, then we might have still been together."
"This doesn't concern us. I asked hemrione on a date, not you. You're history, she's the real deal."
"I'm history, well, does history leave a mark?"
"What?"
"I said, does history leave a mark?"
Malfoy stood there and looked confused.
"Yes it does." Ginny slapped him on his cheek. Unfortunately for him, she had long nails and they scratched his skin, leaving three long bloody lines on his face.
"I've been wanting to do that for a while now." Said Ginny with satisfaction.
"YOU BITCH! LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY FACE! OH YOU— Malfoy stomped off in the direction of the Hospital Wing.
"That was great." Said Harry.
"Yeah..." said Ginny sadly. Then she perked up. "Quidditch practice today, right?"
"Yeah."
At Quidditch
Ron turned up for practice even though he didn't talk to Harry, Susan, Hermione, and Ginny. Hermione tried to apologize, but he just ignored her. so basically, Quidditch practice wasn't fun.