Chapter 4- Jealousy
Luscious knocked on the door twice when a woman who looked about Narcissa's age opened the door.
"Why hello, Narcissa how are you today?" the woman asked.
"I am wonderful thank you" Narcissa replied while giving the woman a hug.
"Please come in"
The Malfoy's and Hermione followed the woman inside to the living room.
"Oh this is Hermione Granger, she will be spending the summer with us while her mother is in Australia." Narcissa explained
" Hello Hermione. I'm Mrs. Jerardi, but you can call me Barbara."
Hermione smiled and sat down on the couch beside Draco.
"So Barbara where's Henry today?" Lucius inquired.
"Oh well he had to go into work this morning, you know how the ministry of magic can be." Barbara replied.
"You children must me bored listening to us adults talk, Draco why don't go take Hermione outside to meet Petrus" Barbara instructed.
Draco and Hermione stood up and went outside. Hermione had a slight smile on her face when she heard the name Petrus. Draco and Hermione walked outside to the garden where Petrus was cutting the grass.
"Hey Pete what's up?" Draco interrupted.
"Hey Draco not much, just making some money."
Hermione stood there waiting for someone to mention her.
Petrus walked over and gave Hermione a hug.
"Hey Hermione how's it going?"
"Not bad yourself?
"Pretty good"
Draco stood staring at the two in shock.
"You two are awfully friendly for people who have never met before" Draco disrupted.
"Well we actually do know each other, we met yesterday." Hermione shot back.
Hermione and Petrus continued talking and laughing and rarely including Draco in the conversation. Draco was beginning to get angry. He and Petrus were really good friends and now with Hermione around they didn't even talk. After an hour of watching them talk Draco began to notice something. Hermione would lightly hit Petrus' arm or Petrus would move Hermione hair out of her face. To him they seemed to be more than just friends.
" PETRUS, HERMIONE, DRACO DINNERS READY" a voice called out from the house.
They proceeded inside to the dinning room where the food was awaiting them. Petrus immediately sat next to Hermione, and Draco sat across the table from them still watching them interact. After dinner, the Malfoys and Hermione left. The car ride home Draco couldn't help but wonder what Petrus saw in her. It was granger the mudblood how can anyone like her from that fact alone. Although she did grow up over the years. Her hair was less of a poof ball and more calm. She actually was decent looking, pretty at the most. The car went over a bump and snapped Draco out of his trance. When they got back to the house Hermione went up stairs to her room where she spent most of her time when she wasn't at the park. She pulled out her Diary from under the mattress and began writing in it again.
Dear Diary,
Today was amazing. We went to Petrus' house. We got to talk for most of the day about everything and anything. It was so much fun. I hope I see him again soon. I think Malfoy was jealous because we weren't really talking to him at all and he sort of just sat there and stared at us. I doubt he was jealous though. It's Malfoy. Tomorrow I hope I see Petrus at the park. I think I really like Petrus.
Love Hermione
Hermione put her diary back under her mattress and went to bed.
Luscious knocked on the door twice when a woman who looked about Narcissa's age opened the door.
"Why hello, Narcissa how are you today?" the woman asked.
"I am wonderful thank you" Narcissa replied while giving the woman a hug.
"Please come in"
The Malfoy's and Hermione followed the woman inside to the living room.
"Oh this is Hermione Granger, she will be spending the summer with us while her mother is in Australia." Narcissa explained
" Hello Hermione. I'm Mrs. Jerardi, but you can call me Barbara."
Hermione smiled and sat down on the couch beside Draco.
"So Barbara where's Henry today?" Lucius inquired.
"Oh well he had to go into work this morning, you know how the ministry of magic can be." Barbara replied.
"You children must me bored listening to us adults talk, Draco why don't go take Hermione outside to meet Petrus" Barbara instructed.
Draco and Hermione stood up and went outside. Hermione had a slight smile on her face when she heard the name Petrus. Draco and Hermione walked outside to the garden where Petrus was cutting the grass.
"Hey Pete what's up?" Draco interrupted.
"Hey Draco not much, just making some money."
Hermione stood there waiting for someone to mention her.
Petrus walked over and gave Hermione a hug.
"Hey Hermione how's it going?"
"Not bad yourself?
"Pretty good"
Draco stood staring at the two in shock.
"You two are awfully friendly for people who have never met before" Draco disrupted.
"Well we actually do know each other, we met yesterday." Hermione shot back.
Hermione and Petrus continued talking and laughing and rarely including Draco in the conversation. Draco was beginning to get angry. He and Petrus were really good friends and now with Hermione around they didn't even talk. After an hour of watching them talk Draco began to notice something. Hermione would lightly hit Petrus' arm or Petrus would move Hermione hair out of her face. To him they seemed to be more than just friends.
" PETRUS, HERMIONE, DRACO DINNERS READY" a voice called out from the house.
They proceeded inside to the dinning room where the food was awaiting them. Petrus immediately sat next to Hermione, and Draco sat across the table from them still watching them interact. After dinner, the Malfoys and Hermione left. The car ride home Draco couldn't help but wonder what Petrus saw in her. It was granger the mudblood how can anyone like her from that fact alone. Although she did grow up over the years. Her hair was less of a poof ball and more calm. She actually was decent looking, pretty at the most. The car went over a bump and snapped Draco out of his trance. When they got back to the house Hermione went up stairs to her room where she spent most of her time when she wasn't at the park. She pulled out her Diary from under the mattress and began writing in it again.
Dear Diary,
Today was amazing. We went to Petrus' house. We got to talk for most of the day about everything and anything. It was so much fun. I hope I see him again soon. I think Malfoy was jealous because we weren't really talking to him at all and he sort of just sat there and stared at us. I doubt he was jealous though. It's Malfoy. Tomorrow I hope I see Petrus at the park. I think I really like Petrus.
Love Hermione
Hermione put her diary back under her mattress and went to bed.
