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Chapter XXIV
Hermione and Draco stopped near the quidditch field. "This time he will not play over me" she thought. "I'm here. What do you want?"
"Why do you have to be like that?" he said.
"Like what?"
"Like that, so sure of yourself, so confident all the time".
"Malfoy, is that why you called me?"
"No". He turned his back at her. "Did you never ask yourself why I hate you so much?"
"I don't waste my time thinking about you, but it's easier to answer. I'm a mudblood, right?"
"I think you might have noticed that there are lots of mudbloods in this school".
"Yeah, of course".
"I despise all of them, each of them, but I only hate you". He turned and faced her. "You never noticed that?"
"As I already told you, I don't even think about you and I don't care if you despise me or hate me. It doesn't matter to me. Now, this conversation is getting to nowhere, so, if you excuse me." She stepped towards the castle.
"I didn't finish, Granger".
"And I don't want to listen".
"I discovered days ago why I hate you more than any mudblood in this school".
"I don't care, Malfoy".
He started to follow her. "I discovered why I hate you because I kissed you".
Hermione felt her temper rising. "You didn't kiss me; you forced your tongue in my mouth, that's a better description".
He grabbed her arm and turned her to him. "I passed all this years believing that my hate came from your dirty blood, but no, it didn't, it never came".
"What is that all about? Release me!"
"I hate you, Granger, because I could never get you off my mind. I hate you, Granger, because I wanted to see you all the time. I hate you, Granger, because any reason was a good reason to hear your voice. I hate you because. because I want to hold and have you near me, because that day was the worst day of my life. I hate you because you're a filthy mudblood and you made me fall in love with you!" Draco was breathless; his face was pale like a ghost.
Hermione didn't know what to do or say. She was totally out of action. She never thought of receiving a love declaration from Draco Malfoy. It could only be a joke. "You must be kidding!"
He released her arm. "So why I hate you that bad?"
Her brain was turning like a tornado. "But it can't be. You hate me, how can you love me?"
"I thought you could answer me that".
"I. I can't."
"I thought I would go crazy if I didn't tell you".
"But now you're going me crazy, Malfoy". She looked at him, Malfoy was facing the ground. "What do you want from me, then?"
"I don't know. I just. just thought that. I could fix things. between us. if I. if I had a chance". He felt his cheeks and nose getting hot.
"Fix things? Have a chance? What you. no way!"
"Look , Hermione, I know."
"Hermione?"
"It's your name, isn't it?"
"Yeah, but only my friends call me by my first name".
"You hate me, don't you?"
"And what did you expect from me? You are the most despicable person I ever met in my life. Hunted me, called me names, gave me tough times here. Now you say you want to fix things? Let me tell you something: it's too late, Malfoy".
"I know the problem is not me".
"Oh, no? So what is it?"
"Weasley". Draco saw Hermione's face turning red.
"Leave Ron out of it"
"It could be any other guy. You'll never accept because of him".
"Listen."
"ESTUPE."
"EXPELLIARMUS!"
"What."
"DOWN!" Draco caught Hermione wrist and pulled her down.
Chapter XXIV
Hermione and Draco stopped near the quidditch field. "This time he will not play over me" she thought. "I'm here. What do you want?"
"Why do you have to be like that?" he said.
"Like what?"
"Like that, so sure of yourself, so confident all the time".
"Malfoy, is that why you called me?"
"No". He turned his back at her. "Did you never ask yourself why I hate you so much?"
"I don't waste my time thinking about you, but it's easier to answer. I'm a mudblood, right?"
"I think you might have noticed that there are lots of mudbloods in this school".
"Yeah, of course".
"I despise all of them, each of them, but I only hate you". He turned and faced her. "You never noticed that?"
"As I already told you, I don't even think about you and I don't care if you despise me or hate me. It doesn't matter to me. Now, this conversation is getting to nowhere, so, if you excuse me." She stepped towards the castle.
"I didn't finish, Granger".
"And I don't want to listen".
"I discovered days ago why I hate you more than any mudblood in this school".
"I don't care, Malfoy".
He started to follow her. "I discovered why I hate you because I kissed you".
Hermione felt her temper rising. "You didn't kiss me; you forced your tongue in my mouth, that's a better description".
He grabbed her arm and turned her to him. "I passed all this years believing that my hate came from your dirty blood, but no, it didn't, it never came".
"What is that all about? Release me!"
"I hate you, Granger, because I could never get you off my mind. I hate you, Granger, because I wanted to see you all the time. I hate you, Granger, because any reason was a good reason to hear your voice. I hate you because. because I want to hold and have you near me, because that day was the worst day of my life. I hate you because you're a filthy mudblood and you made me fall in love with you!" Draco was breathless; his face was pale like a ghost.
Hermione didn't know what to do or say. She was totally out of action. She never thought of receiving a love declaration from Draco Malfoy. It could only be a joke. "You must be kidding!"
He released her arm. "So why I hate you that bad?"
Her brain was turning like a tornado. "But it can't be. You hate me, how can you love me?"
"I thought you could answer me that".
"I. I can't."
"I thought I would go crazy if I didn't tell you".
"But now you're going me crazy, Malfoy". She looked at him, Malfoy was facing the ground. "What do you want from me, then?"
"I don't know. I just. just thought that. I could fix things. between us. if I. if I had a chance". He felt his cheeks and nose getting hot.
"Fix things? Have a chance? What you. no way!"
"Look , Hermione, I know."
"Hermione?"
"It's your name, isn't it?"
"Yeah, but only my friends call me by my first name".
"You hate me, don't you?"
"And what did you expect from me? You are the most despicable person I ever met in my life. Hunted me, called me names, gave me tough times here. Now you say you want to fix things? Let me tell you something: it's too late, Malfoy".
"I know the problem is not me".
"Oh, no? So what is it?"
"Weasley". Draco saw Hermione's face turning red.
"Leave Ron out of it"
"It could be any other guy. You'll never accept because of him".
"Listen."
"ESTUPE."
"EXPELLIARMUS!"
"What."
"DOWN!" Draco caught Hermione wrist and pulled her down.