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A/N: The readers of my Buffy fic are going to be majorly peed off because I have not updated in ages but I think that it's only fair that I update this 1 first right? Even though I didn't get a lot of reviews last time I updated so unfortunately, this is how it goes. If I don't get many reviews for this update, I am just going to stop with this story. I know that this is wrong but I'm net even sure that anyone likes it. So…that's all I can really say, right?

Chapter 13; When It's Time to Forgive

Hermione let go of the doorknob that she was still holding behind her back, put her things on the nearest couch and crossed her arms, looking at the pajama clad Draco Malfoy. His hair was a bit mussed and he seemed to have just woken up. She walked up to him slowly and only stopped when they were an inch apart.

"You do know that this is extremely clichéd right?"

When he didn't respond, she carried on. "To what do I owe the honor of your presence? I mean, I must have done something right, there's no way you would talk to me otherwise." She spat.

Hermione's eyes darkened, she bent down, picked up her things and turned back to him. "I think I've changed my mind. I'll stay here. I'm not going to let you chase me out of a common room and bedroom that it as rightfully mine as it is yours. Scratch the bedroom part because that is mine alone."

She was at the foot of the stairs when se finally heard his voice again. "I'm sorry Hermione."

Hermione didn't even bother to turn around again, she said, with her back to him while focusing on a patch of darkened carpet. "There's nothing to be sorry about Malfoy." He flinched at the blatant use of his sir name. "You can't hurt me because you don't matter to me. Understood?" Her heart hurt.

Out of pure venom, and to show that he didn't hurt her, she turned to face him. He looked like he always did, undeniably hot and utterly cruel. He held his clenched fist out, palm up and opened it to show the ring. "Are you sure about that?"

Hermione was the one to flinch this time. Malfoy didn't miss it. Hermione hardened her eyes and said, with pure hatred "Stay away from me Malfoy! I don't want to see you unless it is absolutely necessary EVER!" she span around and left.

Malfoy closed his hand around the ring again and sat on the Gryffindor couch. He didn't know why he did, e just fell onto in and released all of his pent up emotions. He had been a bastard, all the Slytherin's feared him and still, he could not stick up for the one nicest person he had ever truly known. He knew that she wasn't upset that she didn't fight for her, she didn't go for all that damsel in distress malarkey, it was that he didn't show any care at for her, as though she didn't exist in his world.

Malfoy groaned and deciding that he had waited long enough, went to bed. He couldn't even apologise properly, he was truly pathetic and deserved everything he got. Could Draco Malfoy show any real affection after the people he was raised around?

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Ginny, Hermione and Julie were walking along a corridor.

"He did that?! Just ignored you while my whole worthless house ganged up on you?!" Julie asked, shocked and maybe slightly outraged.

Hermione nodded. She figured that she could open up now. "Yep."

Julie was shaking her head. "You should dump that bastard!"

Ginny raised her eyebrow at their friend. "Um…Julez?"

Julie turned to look at Ginny.

"They were never going out."

"Well I know that!" Julie said, rolling here eyes, "I mean that she should dump him."

Hermione shook her head behind Julie's shoulder so that only Ginny could see her. Julie was a lost case but at least she was a friendly lost case.

Julie was still shaking her head. "We Slytherin's are such arseholes."

"Ah, but we still love you." Ginny countered.

Julie frowned at Hermione. "Does Ginny know that I'm straight?" She whispered.

"She's dating Harry." Hermione whispered back.

Julie nodded once, sharply and resumed walking.

"Look Hermione, he'll apologise."

"He already has Gin, I threw it back in his face and told him to stick it. I also told him that I never want to see him again unless it is absolutely necessary."

Ginny's shocked face was laughable but Hermione just wasn't in the mood to find beauty in anything at the moment so she opted for shrugging. "I don't care Gin, he's a Slytherin who is not Julie so I don't care."

Now Ginny was angry. "You do care Hermione!! You care about him which is why it hurts you so much but everyone is allowed to make a mistake because no one is perfect! Except Harry of course." She glowed for a millisecond but returned to her angry state once again. "He's allowed a second chance you know. God knows most of us do."

Hermione stopped as did Ginny, Julie carried on walking as she did not know that anything was wrong. She was in her own little world.

"He's a Slytherin Virginia, which means that if he did it now, he can do it again! And when we talk about chances, I'm sure he has had a truckload full of chances in his short life. He doesn't deserve anything from me."

"You can handle yourself Hermione! He did not betray you because believe me, the way you are going on about this, it's like you caught him in bed with your best friend!"

Hermione made a face. "God I hope not. My best friends are both boys. One of the boys happens to be your boyfriend and the other happens to be your brother."

Ginny laughed at that. "True, true. Look…Hermione, he did help to save your life so I think that you should forgive him."

Hermione thought about this. "Why is it so important to you? He is a Slytherin after all, you should be warning me well away to protect my fragile heart."

"It's not fragile! Why would you be in Gryffindor if it was? The reason I want you to work this out is…I still have a best friend because of him. I didn't have to watch someone I love die so yeah, I'll do this one thing for him." Ginny smiled.

"You Ginny, will be the death of me."

"Awww, you're just saying that."

"It's not a compliment red."

"Will you at least think about it?"

"Okay, but I am only going to forgive him if he deserves it. I'm not sure that he ever will Gin."

Ginny shrugged. "I give up Hermione. Although you did promise and Gryffindor's do not go back on their word. Am am now going to find my perfect boyfriend. Go and find Julez, wherever she has wandered off to. Bye"

Hermione grinned. "Bye." She said softly.

Hermione eventually found Julez who was talking to the giant squid which could obviously not speak any English and Hermione doubted that it could understand it either.

"Julie Baddock, we are going back inside so say bye to your new friend."

Julie complied and they returned to the castle.

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Hermione was sitting in her common room, doing some revising when she felt Draco Malfoy standing behind her. "I withdraw the 'never wanting to see you again' part but I do not appreciate it if you stand there and just stare at me so what do you want with me?"

She heard a heavy sigh and the back of her couch depressed a little. She turned around to see both of his hands pressing down on the back of the couch. Hermione couldn't describe him as anything other than hot! She turned back around and carried on revising.

"May I sit down?"

Hermione snorted. "Free country."

"Yeah, but not free couch. Although I'll take it as a yes."

Hermione didn't do anything so Malfoy sat down. "I'm so sorry Hermione. After you left yesterday, I thought about how I hurt you and how you're the nicest person I had ever met and that I didn't deserve to know you. I have done a lot of things in my time to you and I shouldn't have expected you to forget it all so quickly. If you don't want to be near me, or be my friend, I understand. Just know this, I will never do again, what I did yesterday."

Hermione sighed and closed her book on her quill, using it as a bookmark. She turned to him and said. "I have this friend who strongly believes that you deserve a second chance and seeing that you did save my life, I am going to let it go this time. At least it was fun to threaten Pansy for a second time. If she hasn't got the message now, she never will."

Draco smiled. "I think that I can safely say that she never will. But you won't be alone next time."

Hermione glared at the hunk-of­-hot next to her. "She hurt my neck. I saw you upside down way before I should ever have seen you upside down."

Draco looked confused. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"That I am way to forgiving and that someday, I am going to regret it."

Draco wrapped her in his arms and said into her hair. "I missed you."

Hermione broke from his grasp and looked up at his molten eyes. "You do know that you are way too mushy for a Slytherin right?"

Draco grinned and yanked a lock of at the back of her head. "Only around you. There's something about you Granger."

Hermione looked suspicious, "Don't you owe me something?"

"You really want it?"

Hermione smiled sweetly and held her left hand out and Draco slipped the ring back onto her middle finger. She hugged Draco and picking he book up, she went to bed only to return shortly afterwards to find Draco still on the couch. "I am holding you to that promise Draco. Just one more slip-up…"

Draco looked up and groaned. "I'm a Slytherin, we are known for our slip-ups." He looked upset at this.

Hermione smiled slightly at this, she knew that of course. "If it's not that bad, I'll let you off. G'night."

Draco nodded and followed her up the flight of stairs.

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Well I can't have her staying mad at him can I. If she does, when will the smoochies start? I am getting there honestly. I just like to keep it slow. I was tempted to put a few in this chapter but I refrained. Please PLEASE review and please do not flame. Thank you.

Dina