Chapter 11

Part II Back to Hogwarts

One More Talk to Set It Off

A/N: Action scene coming up.

I'm quiet. I say nothing to anyone as we pack our trunks on the trolley. Harry talks endlessly to me. He tries to comfort me, knowing how I "felt" about losing "our" baby. I try to smile when he tells me about our wedding arrangements. He tries to tell me about how wonderful our wedding will be, and how our secret honeymoon will blow me away. If he only knew how I was feeling inside…he'd know exactly how "blown away" I'm feeling, and a trip to the Bahamas wouldn't substitute this feeling.

"Hermione, please say something," Harry and I are standing in the entrance door to the station. Ginny, Ron, Lavender, Faith and Malfoy are inside, probably already on the train. We're not late; we still have about twenty minutes to board.

"What do you want me to say?" I start to push my trolley slowly inside, walking towards platform nine and ten.

"I want to know if you're okay,"

"I'm fine, I'm superb! Never better love," I said, pushing the trolley with a little more force. Harry stood next to me, also pushing the trolley.

"Hermione, wait,"

"What Harry?" I turned to look at him. Harry's face was somber; his usually vibrant eyes were dim.

"I'm sorry about whatever happened at the Manor. Hermione, please, let's not be discouraged about having kids, it was an accident, what happened to you on the stairs, but don't blame yourself, please, I, I just want Hermione back…" I wanted to take Harry's words and wrap them around his neck. He had no idea how hurtful, sick and dirty I've felt this summer. But, I also wanted to go back to my life. I wanted to just be me. The Hermione that was smart, loving, strict and somewhat humorous, what happened to her? I want my life back…

I own your life Hermione…

"Let's get out of here, I want to get on the train…and change into some decent clothes," I looked down at what I was wearing, a huge navy blue shirt and baggy sweat pants, not my usual jeans and t-shirt.

"Okay," Harry began to push the trolley.

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"Ginny, hey," Draco opened the compartment door, slipping in.

"Hey hon, where have you been, I've been waiting for a while," I said, smiling as he kissed my cheek. He sat across from me.

"Ugh, people love. Everyone is piling in. I met a few of the champs though," He said pushing back his blonde hair, which has grown to his ears.

"That's nice, so, any goals for your last year of Hogwarts?" I asked grinning.

"To marry you," he replied.

"Well, that's going to be a big goal," someone said from the compartment door. Colin stood framed in the doorway in his Hogwarts wear.

"Creevy, haven't you ever heard of privacy?" Draco growled standing up. Colin ignored him and stared at me.

"Ginny, it's nice to see you again, so soon too. Hey, why don't we forget whatever mishaps that occurred this summer, eh?" It's as if whatever happened in the past few months was nothing big to him. Colin's hazel eyes glowed. His muscular torso and arms seemed to have set off an air of power. His hair was cut, and was just long enough to thrust fingers into, and he was taller. In such a short time, he's grown to become better-looking. He was no more the awkward freak with the camera.

"Sure…no hard feelings," I heard come from my mouth. My voice was foreign. Draco turned to stare at my dazed look; he switched his glare back to Colin.

"Colin, you have destroyed Ginny's life, my life, and everyone else's in the matter of three months…you're a sorry excuse for a wizard," he said, flinching.

"Whatever Malfoy, Ginny, I'll see you around," Colin disappeared from the door. My body began to quiver. Draco turned to look at me again.

"What the hell was that about?"

"What? Draco, I'm going to see him in class, in the common room, I might as well get on track with him," I looked up at Draco's angry face.

"Ginny…did you forget what happened to you this summer? He's a monster!" he flinched again.

"Draco, sometimes people just have to forgive and forget," I found myself saying. Draco gave me an "are-you-fucking-crazy" look.

"Ginny, please, think this over, what if, what if he tries to hurt you again?"

"Draco, can we please change the subject? You're pissing me off," I said crossing my arms. He leaned into me, his nose almost touching mine.

"Be pissed off then Virginia…listen to me, you will not see him again, if he comes near you, I will kill him, do you understand?"

"Draco! I'm not someone that you can order around!" I stood from him, his nose almost missing mine.

"Ginny, you don't understand…" he started.

"Oh, I do, and it's stupid, nonsense, Draco, nothing will happen to me this year, please, stop it," I glared at him.

"Don't be stupid Ginny…"

"I'm not being stupid, you are, and I'm tired of it damn it! I'm capable of fighting for myself now! I don't need you to be the hero all the time," I said.

"Well, you've had some funny way of fighting things off for yourself," Draco said with a sneer. This pissed me off. He hasn't sneered since I started seeing him.

"I can't believe you," I said as I flung open the compartment door. I began to walk out until Draco grabbed my arm and tossed me back onto the seat. He slammed the compartment door shut and locked it. I stared at him, my face contorted with anger and fear. He stepped toward me and I recoiled, pushing myself away from him on the seat. The expression on his face was horrifying, he looked ready to kill.

"What do you want Virginia?" Draco asked in a husky voice.

"I want, to forget the past,"

"And what else?"

"I want you to stop treating me like a child,"

"I've done nothing to you to make you look or seem like a child," he said sitting next to me.

"Draco…I just, don't want to be afraid anymore," I said miserably.

"You don't have to be," Draco said wrapping his arm around my shoulder. I leaned into him.

"I don't know Draco, the school year hasn't even begun and trouble is already starting…between us,"

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Harry and I found Ron, Lavender and Faith and decided to share a compartment with them. I smiled weakly when I sat down.

"Let's make the last year of Hogwarts a good one, eh?" Ron asked, he smiled at us, nodding his head.

"Of course, don't be silly Ron, we have to leave with a bang this year," I said.

"Where's Ginny?" Lavender asked, she didn't mention Malfoy, something she's been doing lately.

"I don't know, I think she might be with Malfoy," I said.

"Oh, okay," Lavender said looking nervously around. I ignored her display of weirdness and turned to Harry.

"Harry, I'll be back I'm going to look around, see what's up, or do you want to come with me?"

"Yeah sure," Harry said standing. We left the compartment. We walked briskly down the halls greeting fellow students.

"Hermione! Harry! Hey," Neville came walking towards us. He was wearing his Hogwarts wear.

"Hey, Neville looks like the summer did you good," I said. He blushed and looked away.

"You too Hermione,"

Neville shook Harry's hand, and off we went down the hallway. We were heading towards the Prefects compartments. We were to be in the Head Boy and Girl compartments, but it seemed useless.

The train jerked.

I fell to my side, having lost my balance. Harry leaned against the wall on the floor next to me.

"What was that?" I asked. The lights in the hall flickered off. The whole train stopped moving. Harry stood on his knees to look out the window. It was pitch black and rain was beating against the window. We were no where near Hogwarts yet. The train shook again, and this time it was jerked to the side, as if the train was being pushed off the track.

"What the hell?" Harry said. He began to crawl. I followed him, passing many scared looking people looking outside of their compartments. Harry was going to the front of the train, maybe to talk to the people in charge and see what was going on. I stand to peer in the compartment window. Harry grabs me and pulls me onto his lap.

"Oof, Harry, what is it?" I asked, trying to get from off his lap. He let me move to crouch next to him.

"Shh…" he said, "Someone is in there, and it's not the guy that runs the train,"

"How do you know?"

"The guy isn't over six feet and doesn't wear a black hooded cloak," Harry said slowly. I gasped.

"Death Eaters?"

Harry nodded and swallowed.

"Get out your wand," I said pulling out my own. Harry shook his head.

"Don't need it." the compartment door busted open and Harry stood in the doorway. The Death Eaters turned to see him. One after another they lunged for him. He stunned them, but one got past him. The death eater pulled out his wand and was about to curse Harry.

"Avada…" He began. But I lunged for him, knocking him sideways. The Death Eater pulled me under him and started to grab my hair.

"Filthy bitch," He pulled my head up and started to hit my head against the floor. I began to scream. I could hear Harry yell and lunge for the man. But before he could I stabbed my wand in-between the Death Eater's rib.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!!!" I screamed. A burst of green light hit the man and he fell backwards onto his back. His hood fell from his head. I gasped when I saw who it was- Lucius Malfoy.

"Hermione…no…please, tell me you didn't…" Harry fell to his knees. I sat up.

"Harry, I, I, didn't mean to…." Lucius Malfoy was dead. I killed someone…with an unforgivable curse.

"I'm…going to Azkaban…" I stuttered.

"No, you're not," a tall man came from the shadows near me. Harry scurried over to me, as if shielding me from the man.

It was Professor Dumbledore

"Professor!" Harry cried out, relieved.

"Hermione and Harry, you have saved the lives of everyone on this train," Dumbledore said. I realized the train was moving again.

"But…the curse…" I started.

"Was used for self defense," Dumbledore finished.

"Well, I assume you two go back to your compartment, you will be arriving at Hogwarts in an hour," Dumbledore said. He flicked his wrists and the Death Eaters were gone.

Harry and I nodded. And with a wink of an eye, Dumbledore was gone also.

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Part Three will be out ASAP, I promise!!!! Pllleeaaassseee R&R!!!!! Hope you liked it!!! :::Kisses and hugs:::