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All You Wanted Chapter 3: Fights

As the weeks grew into months Hermione and Draco became friends. She still missed her friendship with Ron, but she didn't let it bother her. He had started seeing Lavender Brown and that made her angry. Lavender couldn't stand seeing any girl with someone else and Hermione knew it. Lavender had stolen her own best friend's boyfriend the last year. It took her every once of control to not rip out her eyes for the loss of Ron's friendship. Harry was still close and sided with Hermione about the reasons for Ron's break up. He had gotten uncomfortable around Lavender. He never showed it in front of Ron or Lavender but Hermione could see it. Harry and Hermione spent a lot of time together.

One day in November, Harry and Hermione were taking a walk through the grounds when it started raining. They hurried to the Entrance Hall to get out of the chill. They found Ron and Malfoy arguing at each other. It was getting heated and there were crowds of people watching. Ron took out his wand quick, but Malfoy was faster. Malfoy would always be faster. Hermione pushed through the people to stand in between the two boys.

"Draco, stop, he isn't worth it." Hermione said putting hand on his arm.

Everyone was taken aback by this. Of course they knew all about the break up between Ron and Hermione, but no one ever thought that she'd turn her back completely on him to stick up for his rival.

Even Malfoy was surprised by the hand on his arm. He lowered his wand. The whole school took in one breath together. He had listened to her. He didn't hold any store to what a Muggle-born told him.

"What?! Hermione! What is that all about? It's Malfoy," Ron screamed at her.

"You didn't want me as your friend so I sure as hell won't stand up for you now. You're lucky I'm not going to give you detention for fighting with him," Hermione yelled.

She turned her back on him. She walked out of the Hall to the library. Hermione was surprised at herself. She had just showed the whole school about her friendship with Draco. Neither one of them displayed it out of their common room. Sure they never yelled at each other, or said nasty things anymore. But they didn't show a true friendship in the face of the school. The school wouldn't understand a friendship between a Slytherin and a Gryffindor. Malfoy joined her in the library. Pansy Parkinson was glaring after Hermione.

"Why did you do that?" He knew that the whole school would be talking about it and that they would talk even more after seeing him follow her into the library.

"Do what? If you hadn't noticed I try and stop my friends from doing something stupid like blast someone in to pieces."

"Doesn't his friendship mean anything to you?" Draco was overjoyed that she was there for him.

"He hasn't tried to make up has he?"

"Now everyone is going to be talking about us."

"There's nothing to talk about. I can be friends with anyone I want. I don't need to have someone's approval, unless of course you can't stand being my friend in front of the school."

Actually that was the problem, now his mother would know about Hermione being Head Girl and would probably pull out some of his father's measures for beating him to believing what they wanted him to believe. "No, that's not what I'm saying."

Draco wasn't sure what to think. He was happy, and that was an odd feeling for him. He couldn't believe that Hermione had stuck up for him. When she walked up between them he was almost positive that she was going to stop Ron, and the Golden Trio would be back to where they used to be.

Draco for the first time realized that Hermione was the only real friend he had. The first real friend he had eve. He couldn't think of anyone better to fill that. He knew how she could say that a bond between friends was very strong. He would have done the same thing for her. In fact that was why he was fighting with Ron. He had said something bad about Hermione, no one had heard what he had said and Draco was sticking up for her.

"Just don't fight with him, Draco. I know that old habits die hard. But try," she said looking at him.

"He had said something about you. That's why I did it."

"What are you talking about?"

"He had said that you were, well it wasn't good. Nothing like what I used to call you, but it wasn't good. I couldn't just walk by and let him say it."

"And you accuse me of people talking!"

"No body heard it but me. After that he took shots at my family and I took shots at his. I don't feel bad about it. I think that people had rumors anyway; we don't fight like we used to do Anyway, he meant for me to hear, I think. But you just sealed it, by tomorrow the school will be talking about us."

"Maybe they won't."

"Don't be stupid, they'll be talking. Everyone thought that you were going to stick up for him. Not me. It was expected. Even though you and he don't talk anymore they thought you were going to stop him."

Hermione was quiet. He was right. Everyone would be talking; there was nothing they could do about it.

"See you around, Granger," Malfoy winked and walked out of the library.

Hermione put her head in her arms and Harry sat down next to her, "How long have you two been friends?"

"Huh?"

"Come one I heard you to talking. Honestly it didn't sound like the Malfoy that I know. He didn't have the mocking tone in his voice."

"I don't know. I really don't know. It sort of just happened." Hermione said looking at Harry.

"He's right people will be talking. Gryffindors will feel like you turned your back on them and the Slytherins will hate the fact that you stood up for Malfoy."

"I know."

"Are you sure it's smart to be friends with him?"

"What? Harry you can't tell me who I can be friends with. Don't you think it's childish to still hate him?"

"I am just taking in who his family is, Hermione. You do remember right? Maybe it isn't the same for him. But for six years it seemed very likely that he'd be just like his father."

Hermione was quiet. They never talked about his family. She always talked about her family. And what she wanted to do once she got out of school. Draco was vague when she tried to talk about him.

"Just be careful Hermione. That's all. I don't care who your friends are. I will never let that come between our friendship. Even if I can't understand; you're my best friend." Harry got up and left her. Great she was alone now.

At dinner Hermione had to endure glares from half the school. Harry was right Gryffindor didn't understand of course they wouldn't. Then Slytherins looked at her with even more loathing. Only Harry seemed to be on her side.

"You know you don't have to sit with me Harry," Hermione told him.

"Sure I do. You've stuck by me in worse. I can stick by you now. It'll be okay."

At the next table it seemed like Malfoy was in the same position that she was in. No one wanted to be by him for letting a Mudblood stand up for him.

Dinner was just an uncomfortable affair and Hermione was all to glad to take leave to her room. However, someone felt that she shouldn't make it to her room.

Pansy walked up behind her in the Entrance Hall and grabbed Hermione by the hair. She spun around to face the pug face. Pansy laid a solid punch to Hermione's jaw. Not expecting it, Hermione fell to the ground. Pansy started kicking her and finally took out her wand. She hexed her with a spell Hermione couldn't figure out. Pain shot through her entire body and her scream filled the school as she lost consciousness.

Malfoy was not too far behind Pansy and saw her start kicking Hermione. When Pansy pulled out her wand he felt the color drain from his face. He ran up to Pansy and pushed her aside taking her wand from her grasp as he did so. He bent down and lifted the unconscious from of Hermione into his arms and hurried off to the hospital wing. Harry was close to his heels.