A/N: Here is the next chapter. It is a long one so I hope you enjoy.
I forgot to mention in the last chapter that the song was Helplessly, Hopelessly by Jessica Andrews.
Disclaimer: I wish.
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Chapter 24: True Confessions
Once the dance was over everyone went to their dorms. Draco walked Hermione up to her door and kissed her goodnight before he left to go to his room. Hermione slipped her nightgown on and layed down in her bed. She tried her best to go to sleep but she just couldn't. The realization of her feelings for Draco were fresh in her mind and they haunted her thoughts, telling her that she had to think this out.
With a sigh Hermione got out of bed and walked over to her window. She curled up on the window seat with a blanket covering her legs. She opened the curtains and stared at the night sky.
She new that indeed she was in love with Draco and that was fine with her. But what about Draco? How did he feel about her? Could he possibly love her? These questions plagued her mind until she was to tired to think about them anymore. Her eyelids closed and she fell fast asleep.
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A tiny sparrow landed on Hermione's window ledge, looking into the window. It moved a little closer and cocked its head to one side as if studying something. The sparrow backed away from the window and started chirping. It began to prance around on the ledge, every once in a while looking into the window. The tiny sparrow was mocking someone or something.
Crookshanks' ears perked up to the sound of chirping. His head snapped up and he fixed his gaze on the window. He watched the tiny sparrow prance around and licked his lips. He jumped off of Hermione's bed and slyly walked over to the window. He gracefully jumped up onto the window seat. Hermione opened her eyes as she felt something brush against her leg. She moved her head and looked down at crookshanks. He was in his pouncing position and was staring at the window with an evil sort of glint in his eyes. She cocked and eyebrow and moved her gaze to the window.
She raised both her eyebrows as she watched the tiny sparrow prance about "strutting his stuff". Then Hermione's brow furrowed as she realized what the sparrows intentions were. She turned to crookshanks.
"Crookshanks," she warned.
Crookshanks took no notice however. Before Hermione could stop him, he lunged for the window. Hermione's eyes went wide as crookshanks hit the window and fell back onto the window seat.
The sparrow started chirping madly. It was laughing at crookshanks. Hermione couldn't help but laugh. Crookshanks was very irritated. He began to hiss at the bird and scratch at the window. The sparrow began to fly away, still chirping.
Crookshanks looked up at Hermione expectantly. He began to meow and nuzzle Hermione's hand.
Hermione rolled her eyes at him.
"Serves you right for being so stupid," she scolded her cat.
Crookshanks stopped what he was doing, straightened up and stuck his head in the air. He jumped down from the window seat and strutted over to Hermione's bed. Hermione watched with amusement.
"A little haughty this morning, are we?"
Crookshanks turned his back to Hermione. He stuck his tail in the air and gracefully layed down. He then stretched out over the bed, claiming it as his.
Hermione raised both her eyebrows. "Well then."
'What a snooty thing he is' she thought to herself. She sighed and walked over to her desk. She pulled out some clean parchment, a quill and some ink. She decided last night, before she fell asleep, that she would write a letter to Draco asking him to meet her today so they could talk.
Dear Draco,
I think that we need to talk. Actually, I know that we need to talk. Please meet me outside at the lake by the willow tree today at one o'clock.
Hermione
She folded the letter and sealed it. She then opened her window and called for her owl.
Samara flew into Hermione's room and landed on her shoulder. Hermione tied the letter to Samara's leg and gave her a treat.
"Take this letter to Draco Malfoy," Hermione instructed her owl. Samara hooted and nipped Hermione's hand affectionately. She then flew out of the window and towards Draco's room.
Hermione shut her window then headed down to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready.
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Draco had just got done taking a shower and entering his room when an owl started pecking at his window. He walked over and let the owl in. He untied the letter from its leg. The owl hooted and flew away.
Draco opened the letter and read it. He scanned it a few more times then put it in his desk. He then pulled out a clean piece of parchment, a quill and some ink. He then quickly wrote:
Blaise,
Meet me by the willow tree in twenty minutes. We have to talk.
Draco
He sealed the letter then called for his owl. He tied the letter to his owls leg.
"Take this to Blaise Zabini," he instructed. The owl hooted and flew away.
Draco hurriedly got dressed and left his room. As he walked down the stairs he could hear the shower running. He went out the portrait and headed for outside.
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Blaise was in the Gryffindor common room snuggling with Ginny while watching Ron slaughter Harry at wizards chess. He couldn't help but smile at the annoyed look on Harry's face and the smug look on Ron's face. Ron could definitely pass for a Slytherin with that look.
"I love it when you smile," came Ginny's sweet voice, interrupting his thoughts.
Blaise looked down at her and his heart leapt in his chest. He was hopelessly in love with the girl in his arms.
"And I love you," he said to her. Ginny's face lit up and she pulled Blaise into a very passionate kiss. When they broke apart she smiled.
"I love you too," she said with a smile that caused Blaise's heart to melt.
"That's disgusting! Don't say things like that around me!" Ron exclaimed. Harry just smiled.
"And why are you smiling Harry?" Ron demanded. "You should be upset that you lost her to him! No offence Blaise but you know,"
"Yeah I know," Blaise reassured him.
Harry was upset in the beginning but he got over it. Ginny deserved someone like Blaise. Someone that could give her everything she wanted and more. Truth be told, Harry didn't mind at all anymore. He had a romance secret of his own.
"Checkmate!" Ron said. Just then and eagle owl flew into the common room. It landed on the couch next to Blaise and stuck out its leg. Blaise untied the letter and owl flew away. Blaise read the letter and realized that it was urgent.
"I have to go. Someone needs to talk to me," he informed the others. He kissed Ginny goodbye and left.
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Ginny skipped to the head common room. When she reached the portrait of Galadean she had a dreamy expression on her face.
"Hello Ginny," Galadean said.
"Hello Galadean," Ginny smiled. "Ladyknight," she said the password and the portrait opened. She then headed to Hermione's room.
Galadean smiled. "Ah. Young love."
Ginny knocked on Hermione's door and when she heard a muffled "come in" she entered.
"Hermione!" she squealed. Hermione's head shot up from putting on her shoes.
"What?" she asked a bit alarmed.
"He said it! Blaise finally said it!"
"What?" now Hermione was just confused.
"Blaise said he loved me!"
"That's great Ginny!" she exclaimed although her stomach dropped.
"I know. I'm sooo happy! It's a good thing your dressed."
"Why is that?"
"Because, Harry and Ron are waiting in the Entrance Hall for us. It's a beautiful day outside and we are all going to enjoy. Everybody else is outside waiting for the four of us."
"Okay. But there's something that I have to do first."
Ginny raised and eyebrow. "And what is that?"
"I have to meet Draco by the willow tree. I'm going to tell him how I feel and ask him how he feels. I'm actually really nervous."
Ginny smiled." Don't be. Everyone knows that Draco has feelings for you. He'd be a fool if he didn't," she reassured Hermione.
Hermione was very grateful to have a friend like Ginny.
"Thanks Gin."
"No problem. Now lets go."
Hermione smiled and the two girls headed towards the Entrance Hall.
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"Are you positive that, that's what she wants to talk to you about?" Blaise asked his somewhat distraught friend.
Draco frowned. "Of course I am. What else would it be?"
Blaise shrugged. "I don't know."
"Hermione wants to talk about what's going on between us and I wont know how to answer that. I really do like her and I would like to date her but,"
"But what." Blaise was a little irritated to say the least. How hard could it be to admit that you want to be with someone and that you loved that someone? Pretty damn hard according to Draco.
"But...she's going to want more than that and I don't think that I can give her that." Draco sighed.
'Thats because you're an idiot' Blaise thought to himself.
"Draco," came a soft, silky female voice.
Hermione, Ginny, Ron and Harry walked outside. They were greeted with the unusually warm air for February. As they began to walk closer to the lake Hermione stopped and the others followed suit. They followed her gaze and watched the people under the willow tree.
They both looked up to see a beautiful girl standing in front of them. Her long, brown hair looked like silk in the suns light. She was wearing a short, white spring dress, under a cloak, that complemented her flawless tan skin. Her blue eyes sparkled like diamonds and her hair swayed with the light breeze.
Draco gulped as the two boys stood up. "Yeah"
"Hi. I'm Melinda. Melinda Johnson." she said shyly.
Blaise looked annoyed. "We know who you are. Your one of the Gryffindor chasers. Now what do you want?" his voice was a little harsh. Draco shot a glare at him before turning his attention back to Melinda.
Hermione started getting and uneasy feeling in her stomach as she watched Draco's reaction to Melinda.
"I...well I..." Melinda stammered.
"Yes?" Blaise was definitely annoyed.
Ginny watched anxiously. She prayed that Blaise wouldn't let Draco do something stupid.
"I just wanted to..." she seemed very nervous.
"To what?" Blaise did not like where this was going. Draco seemed enchanted by this girl and that was not a good thing.
Melinda stepped closer to Draco. Hermione held her breath.
The wind picked up and dark clouds began to roll in.
"I just wanted to do this." Melinda pulled Draco into a heated kiss.
Hermione watched hoping that Draco would push Melinda away. But her heart shattered as Draco kissed Melinda back. The wind was fierce now and students scrambled around trying to collect their things. Peoples hair was flying in their faces and cloaks threatened to rip from their owners bodies as the wind became even more fierce. None of this fazed Hermione however.
She was completely oblivious to the frantic students and her friends calling for her. She couldn't take her eyes off of the two people in front of her. Kissing as if there was nothing wrong going on around them. Kissing, as if Hermione's heart and soul weren't completely shattered.
Blaise watched Draco kiss Melinda in utter shock. Draco really was an idiot. He began to head back to the castle when he saw Hermione. His stomach dropped. How could he have let this happen.
Then all at once, the wind ended just as it had begun. Instead, lighting cracked and thunder rolled. This broke Draco and Melinda apart.
Draco looked around to see what was going on and as he did he came face to face with a sight that he would never forget.
There in front of him was Ginny and Blaise with looks of pure disappointment. Ron and Harry had looks of absolute disgust and hatred. Ron looked ready to kill. But their faces didn't faze him at all. The one face that did, was Hermione's.
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Hermione closed her eyes just as the thunder and lightning started. As she closed her eyes the tears she struggled so hard to keep back, came. One by one they streamed down her face. When she opened her eyes, they locked with Draco's.
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Draco saw the hurt and devastation in Hermione's eyes. Her body was still and straight yet she seemed very weak.
Hermione broke eye contact with Draco and began to walk towards the castle.
"Hermione!" he didn't know why but Draco felt like he needed to explain what happened.
Draco ran towards Hermione and turned her around to face him. As he looked deeper into her eyes, Draco saw the pain that they held. It was a pain he'd never seen before in anyone. It wasn't physical pain yet it wasn't emotional pain. It was a pain deep within ones soul. This realization made Draco's stomach drop.
"I don't want to hear my name come out of your mouth ever again," Hermione said softly yet deadly serious.
The dark clouds covered the suns light and warmth. Streaks of white light covered th sky and clashes of thunder filled the air.
"Let me explain," Draco pleaded.
"There's nothing to explain. I have eyes. I saw exactly what happened," Hermione replied coldly. She once again headed towards the castle.
"Why are you being like this?" Draco regretted the words the second they left his mouth. Hermione stopped then turned around to face him. Her expression wasn't one of sorrow anymore. It was one full of anger.
"WHY!!!" she shouted.
Lightning flashed all around them while the thunder roared. The students gathered close as they watched their Head Boy and Girl.
"Because I'm in LOVE WITH YOU!!! THAT'S WHY!!!" Hermione screamed at Draco as she walked up to him.
There was another crack of thunder and another flash of lightning. Then the wind picked up again and the rain began to fall.
"What?" Draco was shocked.
"I'm in love with you," Hermione answered softly. Yes she was devastated but she was more pissed then anything right now. How could he be so stupid!
"But that doesn't matter now," she continued. "Nothing does. The damage is done and nothing can change that. My heart will heal someday and I'll find someone who really does care about me."
The rain fell on Hermione's face and fell down her cheeks with the tears that spilled from he eyes.
"Hermione I'm..."
"Shut up. Your not sorry. I should have known better then to think that you could ever care about. That you could ever love me. I blame myself more than I blame you." Hermione's breath was shaky. She was so angry and in so much pain. She didn't care about the rain drenching her or the lightning striking dangerously close. She didn't care that everyone was watching her and Draco. She didn't care about anything. All she wanted was for everyone to see how much pain she was in all because she fell in love.
"We could have had something amazing. Instead you threw it all away. I was foolish enough to think that you cared about. The only person you care about is yourself though."
Hermione's words and voice were so harsh that Draco felt like he was being slapped in the face.
"I thought I knew who you really were," she continued. "But I was wrong. Your still the same spoiled prick that I met in first year. And you will never change," Hermione finished and headed back to the castle for good this time.
She stopped for a second to look at the Professors standing in the doorway to the Entrance Hall.
"Merlin help me," she mumbled.
Right then there was a loud roar of thunder and a lightning bolt struck the willow tree. The students screamed and ran as the tree caught fire. Hermione didn't even turn around to see what happened. She just kept walking.
With the rain pouring down on him and the burning tree behind him, Draco stayed in the same spot. He watched Hermione walk right past the Professors and disappear into the castle.
"I'm sorry Hermione," he finally said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N: Well I hope that you liked it. Please review.
I forgot to mention in the last chapter that the song was Helplessly, Hopelessly by Jessica Andrews.
Disclaimer: I wish.
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Chapter 24: True Confessions
Once the dance was over everyone went to their dorms. Draco walked Hermione up to her door and kissed her goodnight before he left to go to his room. Hermione slipped her nightgown on and layed down in her bed. She tried her best to go to sleep but she just couldn't. The realization of her feelings for Draco were fresh in her mind and they haunted her thoughts, telling her that she had to think this out.
With a sigh Hermione got out of bed and walked over to her window. She curled up on the window seat with a blanket covering her legs. She opened the curtains and stared at the night sky.
She new that indeed she was in love with Draco and that was fine with her. But what about Draco? How did he feel about her? Could he possibly love her? These questions plagued her mind until she was to tired to think about them anymore. Her eyelids closed and she fell fast asleep.
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A tiny sparrow landed on Hermione's window ledge, looking into the window. It moved a little closer and cocked its head to one side as if studying something. The sparrow backed away from the window and started chirping. It began to prance around on the ledge, every once in a while looking into the window. The tiny sparrow was mocking someone or something.
Crookshanks' ears perked up to the sound of chirping. His head snapped up and he fixed his gaze on the window. He watched the tiny sparrow prance around and licked his lips. He jumped off of Hermione's bed and slyly walked over to the window. He gracefully jumped up onto the window seat. Hermione opened her eyes as she felt something brush against her leg. She moved her head and looked down at crookshanks. He was in his pouncing position and was staring at the window with an evil sort of glint in his eyes. She cocked and eyebrow and moved her gaze to the window.
She raised both her eyebrows as she watched the tiny sparrow prance about "strutting his stuff". Then Hermione's brow furrowed as she realized what the sparrows intentions were. She turned to crookshanks.
"Crookshanks," she warned.
Crookshanks took no notice however. Before Hermione could stop him, he lunged for the window. Hermione's eyes went wide as crookshanks hit the window and fell back onto the window seat.
The sparrow started chirping madly. It was laughing at crookshanks. Hermione couldn't help but laugh. Crookshanks was very irritated. He began to hiss at the bird and scratch at the window. The sparrow began to fly away, still chirping.
Crookshanks looked up at Hermione expectantly. He began to meow and nuzzle Hermione's hand.
Hermione rolled her eyes at him.
"Serves you right for being so stupid," she scolded her cat.
Crookshanks stopped what he was doing, straightened up and stuck his head in the air. He jumped down from the window seat and strutted over to Hermione's bed. Hermione watched with amusement.
"A little haughty this morning, are we?"
Crookshanks turned his back to Hermione. He stuck his tail in the air and gracefully layed down. He then stretched out over the bed, claiming it as his.
Hermione raised both her eyebrows. "Well then."
'What a snooty thing he is' she thought to herself. She sighed and walked over to her desk. She pulled out some clean parchment, a quill and some ink. She decided last night, before she fell asleep, that she would write a letter to Draco asking him to meet her today so they could talk.
Dear Draco,
I think that we need to talk. Actually, I know that we need to talk. Please meet me outside at the lake by the willow tree today at one o'clock.
Hermione
She folded the letter and sealed it. She then opened her window and called for her owl.
Samara flew into Hermione's room and landed on her shoulder. Hermione tied the letter to Samara's leg and gave her a treat.
"Take this letter to Draco Malfoy," Hermione instructed her owl. Samara hooted and nipped Hermione's hand affectionately. She then flew out of the window and towards Draco's room.
Hermione shut her window then headed down to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready.
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Draco had just got done taking a shower and entering his room when an owl started pecking at his window. He walked over and let the owl in. He untied the letter from its leg. The owl hooted and flew away.
Draco opened the letter and read it. He scanned it a few more times then put it in his desk. He then pulled out a clean piece of parchment, a quill and some ink. He then quickly wrote:
Blaise,
Meet me by the willow tree in twenty minutes. We have to talk.
Draco
He sealed the letter then called for his owl. He tied the letter to his owls leg.
"Take this to Blaise Zabini," he instructed. The owl hooted and flew away.
Draco hurriedly got dressed and left his room. As he walked down the stairs he could hear the shower running. He went out the portrait and headed for outside.
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Blaise was in the Gryffindor common room snuggling with Ginny while watching Ron slaughter Harry at wizards chess. He couldn't help but smile at the annoyed look on Harry's face and the smug look on Ron's face. Ron could definitely pass for a Slytherin with that look.
"I love it when you smile," came Ginny's sweet voice, interrupting his thoughts.
Blaise looked down at her and his heart leapt in his chest. He was hopelessly in love with the girl in his arms.
"And I love you," he said to her. Ginny's face lit up and she pulled Blaise into a very passionate kiss. When they broke apart she smiled.
"I love you too," she said with a smile that caused Blaise's heart to melt.
"That's disgusting! Don't say things like that around me!" Ron exclaimed. Harry just smiled.
"And why are you smiling Harry?" Ron demanded. "You should be upset that you lost her to him! No offence Blaise but you know,"
"Yeah I know," Blaise reassured him.
Harry was upset in the beginning but he got over it. Ginny deserved someone like Blaise. Someone that could give her everything she wanted and more. Truth be told, Harry didn't mind at all anymore. He had a romance secret of his own.
"Checkmate!" Ron said. Just then and eagle owl flew into the common room. It landed on the couch next to Blaise and stuck out its leg. Blaise untied the letter and owl flew away. Blaise read the letter and realized that it was urgent.
"I have to go. Someone needs to talk to me," he informed the others. He kissed Ginny goodbye and left.
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Ginny skipped to the head common room. When she reached the portrait of Galadean she had a dreamy expression on her face.
"Hello Ginny," Galadean said.
"Hello Galadean," Ginny smiled. "Ladyknight," she said the password and the portrait opened. She then headed to Hermione's room.
Galadean smiled. "Ah. Young love."
Ginny knocked on Hermione's door and when she heard a muffled "come in" she entered.
"Hermione!" she squealed. Hermione's head shot up from putting on her shoes.
"What?" she asked a bit alarmed.
"He said it! Blaise finally said it!"
"What?" now Hermione was just confused.
"Blaise said he loved me!"
"That's great Ginny!" she exclaimed although her stomach dropped.
"I know. I'm sooo happy! It's a good thing your dressed."
"Why is that?"
"Because, Harry and Ron are waiting in the Entrance Hall for us. It's a beautiful day outside and we are all going to enjoy. Everybody else is outside waiting for the four of us."
"Okay. But there's something that I have to do first."
Ginny raised and eyebrow. "And what is that?"
"I have to meet Draco by the willow tree. I'm going to tell him how I feel and ask him how he feels. I'm actually really nervous."
Ginny smiled." Don't be. Everyone knows that Draco has feelings for you. He'd be a fool if he didn't," she reassured Hermione.
Hermione was very grateful to have a friend like Ginny.
"Thanks Gin."
"No problem. Now lets go."
Hermione smiled and the two girls headed towards the Entrance Hall.
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"Are you positive that, that's what she wants to talk to you about?" Blaise asked his somewhat distraught friend.
Draco frowned. "Of course I am. What else would it be?"
Blaise shrugged. "I don't know."
"Hermione wants to talk about what's going on between us and I wont know how to answer that. I really do like her and I would like to date her but,"
"But what." Blaise was a little irritated to say the least. How hard could it be to admit that you want to be with someone and that you loved that someone? Pretty damn hard according to Draco.
"But...she's going to want more than that and I don't think that I can give her that." Draco sighed.
'Thats because you're an idiot' Blaise thought to himself.
"Draco," came a soft, silky female voice.
Hermione, Ginny, Ron and Harry walked outside. They were greeted with the unusually warm air for February. As they began to walk closer to the lake Hermione stopped and the others followed suit. They followed her gaze and watched the people under the willow tree.
They both looked up to see a beautiful girl standing in front of them. Her long, brown hair looked like silk in the suns light. She was wearing a short, white spring dress, under a cloak, that complemented her flawless tan skin. Her blue eyes sparkled like diamonds and her hair swayed with the light breeze.
Draco gulped as the two boys stood up. "Yeah"
"Hi. I'm Melinda. Melinda Johnson." she said shyly.
Blaise looked annoyed. "We know who you are. Your one of the Gryffindor chasers. Now what do you want?" his voice was a little harsh. Draco shot a glare at him before turning his attention back to Melinda.
Hermione started getting and uneasy feeling in her stomach as she watched Draco's reaction to Melinda.
"I...well I..." Melinda stammered.
"Yes?" Blaise was definitely annoyed.
Ginny watched anxiously. She prayed that Blaise wouldn't let Draco do something stupid.
"I just wanted to..." she seemed very nervous.
"To what?" Blaise did not like where this was going. Draco seemed enchanted by this girl and that was not a good thing.
Melinda stepped closer to Draco. Hermione held her breath.
The wind picked up and dark clouds began to roll in.
"I just wanted to do this." Melinda pulled Draco into a heated kiss.
Hermione watched hoping that Draco would push Melinda away. But her heart shattered as Draco kissed Melinda back. The wind was fierce now and students scrambled around trying to collect their things. Peoples hair was flying in their faces and cloaks threatened to rip from their owners bodies as the wind became even more fierce. None of this fazed Hermione however.
She was completely oblivious to the frantic students and her friends calling for her. She couldn't take her eyes off of the two people in front of her. Kissing as if there was nothing wrong going on around them. Kissing, as if Hermione's heart and soul weren't completely shattered.
Blaise watched Draco kiss Melinda in utter shock. Draco really was an idiot. He began to head back to the castle when he saw Hermione. His stomach dropped. How could he have let this happen.
Then all at once, the wind ended just as it had begun. Instead, lighting cracked and thunder rolled. This broke Draco and Melinda apart.
Draco looked around to see what was going on and as he did he came face to face with a sight that he would never forget.
There in front of him was Ginny and Blaise with looks of pure disappointment. Ron and Harry had looks of absolute disgust and hatred. Ron looked ready to kill. But their faces didn't faze him at all. The one face that did, was Hermione's.
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Hermione closed her eyes just as the thunder and lightning started. As she closed her eyes the tears she struggled so hard to keep back, came. One by one they streamed down her face. When she opened her eyes, they locked with Draco's.
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Draco saw the hurt and devastation in Hermione's eyes. Her body was still and straight yet she seemed very weak.
Hermione broke eye contact with Draco and began to walk towards the castle.
"Hermione!" he didn't know why but Draco felt like he needed to explain what happened.
Draco ran towards Hermione and turned her around to face him. As he looked deeper into her eyes, Draco saw the pain that they held. It was a pain he'd never seen before in anyone. It wasn't physical pain yet it wasn't emotional pain. It was a pain deep within ones soul. This realization made Draco's stomach drop.
"I don't want to hear my name come out of your mouth ever again," Hermione said softly yet deadly serious.
The dark clouds covered the suns light and warmth. Streaks of white light covered th sky and clashes of thunder filled the air.
"Let me explain," Draco pleaded.
"There's nothing to explain. I have eyes. I saw exactly what happened," Hermione replied coldly. She once again headed towards the castle.
"Why are you being like this?" Draco regretted the words the second they left his mouth. Hermione stopped then turned around to face him. Her expression wasn't one of sorrow anymore. It was one full of anger.
"WHY!!!" she shouted.
Lightning flashed all around them while the thunder roared. The students gathered close as they watched their Head Boy and Girl.
"Because I'm in LOVE WITH YOU!!! THAT'S WHY!!!" Hermione screamed at Draco as she walked up to him.
There was another crack of thunder and another flash of lightning. Then the wind picked up again and the rain began to fall.
"What?" Draco was shocked.
"I'm in love with you," Hermione answered softly. Yes she was devastated but she was more pissed then anything right now. How could he be so stupid!
"But that doesn't matter now," she continued. "Nothing does. The damage is done and nothing can change that. My heart will heal someday and I'll find someone who really does care about me."
The rain fell on Hermione's face and fell down her cheeks with the tears that spilled from he eyes.
"Hermione I'm..."
"Shut up. Your not sorry. I should have known better then to think that you could ever care about. That you could ever love me. I blame myself more than I blame you." Hermione's breath was shaky. She was so angry and in so much pain. She didn't care about the rain drenching her or the lightning striking dangerously close. She didn't care that everyone was watching her and Draco. She didn't care about anything. All she wanted was for everyone to see how much pain she was in all because she fell in love.
"We could have had something amazing. Instead you threw it all away. I was foolish enough to think that you cared about. The only person you care about is yourself though."
Hermione's words and voice were so harsh that Draco felt like he was being slapped in the face.
"I thought I knew who you really were," she continued. "But I was wrong. Your still the same spoiled prick that I met in first year. And you will never change," Hermione finished and headed back to the castle for good this time.
She stopped for a second to look at the Professors standing in the doorway to the Entrance Hall.
"Merlin help me," she mumbled.
Right then there was a loud roar of thunder and a lightning bolt struck the willow tree. The students screamed and ran as the tree caught fire. Hermione didn't even turn around to see what happened. She just kept walking.
With the rain pouring down on him and the burning tree behind him, Draco stayed in the same spot. He watched Hermione walk right past the Professors and disappear into the castle.
"I'm sorry Hermione," he finally said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N: Well I hope that you liked it. Please review.