(A/N: Hey there! I'm very VERY sorry it's taken me this long to update! My
life is very hectic at the moment. First off, evil finals! But they're
over! Woo hoo!!! And secondly, my best friend's grandpa died so I went to
the four hour wake. But enough about me and more about the THIRD MOVIE! I
don't know if any of you have seen it yet, but it was like the BEST
experience of my life! I went to the midnight showing and it was nice to
see everyone all dressed up (I went as a Slytherin Prefect hee hee...) and
get a chance to bond with other fans. Then the movie itself, the first
couple of scenes went by in the blink of an eye, a little too fast for me
as I like to absorb everything about them, but still amazing! Tom Felton
was as hot as ever and even Dan and Rupert were pretty nice! Emma Watson
was AMAZING and she's so beautiful! I loved watching the chemistry between
her and Rupert and Dan, even though we all know she's going to end up with
Draco! ;) I'm going to go see it again today and then a third time on IMAX
so more detailed observations later. But if you haven't seen it, YOU
SHOULD!!!!!!!!!!)
My lovely Reviewers!
x-eternaldarkness-x: I'm very glad you liked Twisted Fate and this one! It was very tempting to make both Hermione and Draco Heads but you see, its way too overdone and I wanted to be a little more original than that! Bringing Harry and Luna to death was an emotional challenge for me but after several weeks of thinking about it, it got easier. I like to write things that challenge others either mentally or emotionally so for me, it was a must! Thanks for reviewing, can't wait to hear from you again!
dracoisahottie13: Very happy that I'm doin Gr8 and the story is too! I will keep it up for you, and once again happy that you like the Hermione/Draco stuff! Thanks for reviewin!
pyroprincess4rmeverwood: If there's one reviewer I can count on, its you, so thanks and glad that your enjoyin it!
regina-terrae: Very pleased that you love it! I enjoyed the Hermione/Draco stuff as well! Thanks for reviewing!
HarryPassionFan: Hope the pairing works for you and I'm sorry bout killing Harry but I've said before, that's probably not the last we'll hear from Harry! I'm joyful that you think its wonderful! Thanks for your review!
Orchid6297: Yet another faithful reviewer I can depend on! Pleased that you liked the graveyard scene, I did too. But I'm flattered that I'm "one of the few who writes Hermione/Draco well" That brightened my day significantly! Thanks for reviewing!
Iesa: I'm very very blessed to have a lot of readers! Glad you liked Sort Tordu and the sequel! Hope to hear from you again!
...and so the story continues...
CHAPTER SEVEN: BLANCHARD'S MISTAKE
The weeks passed by quite uneventfully. Head duties and studies pretty much took up all of Hermione's days. She rarely saw Terry and she suspected that, at least after Ron's little "chat" with him, he would make no effort to spend time with her; which suited her fine.
"I'm warning you Boot, you do anything to hurt Hermione, anything that might make her mad, or make her cry, Anything, you'll have to report to me."
"Ron!" Hermione scolded, "It's alright Terry," She added comfortingly
"No! It is bloody not ok." Ron said walking towards Terry, making him back against the common room wall. He looked absolutely terrified. "Remember what I said Boot!" Terry nodded.
Hermione sighed at the memory, but she couldn't help but smile. Drifting back to the present, Hermione straightened up and tried to appear alert.
The new potion's master was Professor McDonellad and in Hermione's opinion, knew the material; but was too timid to try anything exciting. Neville was surprisingly doing well but everyone knew that Snape had only terrified him. The rest of the class dozed off. Professor McDonellad certainly was not near passionate about Potions as Snape had been and for some strange reason, Hermione found herself wishing for the old crooked nosed, greasy haired Professor back.
"Can anyone tell me the difference between the reumisnce and lartecheral effects a mandrake root has?" Half of the class sighed, since they'd been covering mandrakes indirectly in second year. Hermione lazily put up her hand.
"Miss Granger?"
"Sir, the reumisnce effect returns those who have been petrified and the lartecheral effect has no effect on the drinker whatsoever."
"Very Impressive Miss Granger" The class snickered, all of them had known the answer.
"Um...thank you Professor"
"If you don't mind me asking, how did you know that? It's not covered in our book."
With a small smile, Hermione responded, "Well we covered mandrakes in Herbology in second year and I was petrified that same year."
"Were you now? That's absolutely fascinating isn't it?"
Not when a huge basilisk is roaming around your school Hermione thought to herself.
"But I didn't realize you'd already covered mandrakes, I'll have to have a word with Professor Sprout. Class dismissed"
Everyone gathered their things, some thanking Hermione on the way out. She just smiled softly.
The big match against Slytherin had arrived; Hermione recalling the last Slytherin versus Gryffindor match she had attended, smiled. Nothing of the sort would happen again and for that she was glad. Decked out in her Gryffindor attire, she left her room to meet Draco.
Seeing the two together on days like this was rather like Christmas; the red and green clashing horribly with each other but soon becoming overridden with a simple glance at the two lovers faces. Hermione quickly kissed Draco as a greeting.
"Ready?"
"Welcome to the third match of the season; Slytherin versus Gryffindor!" Seamus Finnegan's voice blared. He'd excitedly accepted the position from Lee Jordan, and though he was nothing like Lee, He was suitable. "The players are all in position as Madam Hooch steps onto the field!"
"I want a nice, fair game you hear me?"
"And there goes the quaffle! Ginny Weasley takes off with it, look at her fly! Oh drat Slytherin intercepts it as they make their way towards our goal. C'mon Ron!! C'mon...YES! Nice block by Ron Weasley. These Weasley's are just on fire today!"
Several hours later the score was Gryffindor-120 Slytherin-90 and it was easy to see that both sides just wanted this game over with as soon as possible, even though Gryffindor was playing fantastically.
"Blanchard C'mon man! Just get that snitch and end the game! We're ahead of them enough! Just GET THE SNITCH!" Ron bellowed at the fourth year.
Edmund Blanchard was the new seeker for Gryffindor, and to be honest, he could barely stay atop his broom. A timid, shy boy with mousy brown hair Hermione secretly wondered how he made the team; she could fly better than him.
Edmund searched around, absolutely desperate to find the golden ball, while Draco suddenly dropped into one of his famous sharp dives that made Hermione's heart stop and leap to her throat. The poor boy tried to catch up with Draco but being on only a Nimbus 2000, it was no match against a Firebolt.
"C'mon Blanchard...C'mon!!!" Seamus' voice echoed while the stadium held its breath. Edmund swerved over, trying to cut Draco off, unable to do anything else, and in that moment the brooms collided and both boys, only a few precious inches from the snitch, flew over their brooms, Blanchard lying flat on his back and Draco landing on his side.
Hermione gasped and immediately started running from the stands and in the direction of the field, this time people clearing a path for her and giving her sympathetic glances instead of glares, when Draco stood up and put his hand in the air. Suddenly Slytherins everywhere erupted into screams of delight as Hermione squinted more closely at Draco's hand.
"Bloody Hell, NO! Malfoy has caught the snitch and Slytherin has won!"
Hermione sighed, relieved that Draco was alright, but inwardly cringing. It would be a somber night in the Gryffindor common room, for Hermione couldn't recall a time in years that Slytherin had beaten Gryffindor. She dared to steal a glance upwards.
Ron was still hovering in the air, jaw set open, refusing to move, and rapidly breathing. The others soon landed and trudged, zombie like to the locker rooms as the Slytherin Team gathered in the middle of the field screaming and jumping up and down in their happiness.
Sighing again, Hermione made her way onto the field to congratulate Draco.
(A/N: Short, slightly boring chapter I know, but trust me, next chapter is one of those emotional exciting chapters we all love! Review please!! Hugs Haystack)
My lovely Reviewers!
x-eternaldarkness-x: I'm very glad you liked Twisted Fate and this one! It was very tempting to make both Hermione and Draco Heads but you see, its way too overdone and I wanted to be a little more original than that! Bringing Harry and Luna to death was an emotional challenge for me but after several weeks of thinking about it, it got easier. I like to write things that challenge others either mentally or emotionally so for me, it was a must! Thanks for reviewing, can't wait to hear from you again!
dracoisahottie13: Very happy that I'm doin Gr8 and the story is too! I will keep it up for you, and once again happy that you like the Hermione/Draco stuff! Thanks for reviewin!
pyroprincess4rmeverwood: If there's one reviewer I can count on, its you, so thanks and glad that your enjoyin it!
regina-terrae: Very pleased that you love it! I enjoyed the Hermione/Draco stuff as well! Thanks for reviewing!
HarryPassionFan: Hope the pairing works for you and I'm sorry bout killing Harry but I've said before, that's probably not the last we'll hear from Harry! I'm joyful that you think its wonderful! Thanks for your review!
Orchid6297: Yet another faithful reviewer I can depend on! Pleased that you liked the graveyard scene, I did too. But I'm flattered that I'm "one of the few who writes Hermione/Draco well" That brightened my day significantly! Thanks for reviewing!
Iesa: I'm very very blessed to have a lot of readers! Glad you liked Sort Tordu and the sequel! Hope to hear from you again!
...and so the story continues...
CHAPTER SEVEN: BLANCHARD'S MISTAKE
The weeks passed by quite uneventfully. Head duties and studies pretty much took up all of Hermione's days. She rarely saw Terry and she suspected that, at least after Ron's little "chat" with him, he would make no effort to spend time with her; which suited her fine.
"I'm warning you Boot, you do anything to hurt Hermione, anything that might make her mad, or make her cry, Anything, you'll have to report to me."
"Ron!" Hermione scolded, "It's alright Terry," She added comfortingly
"No! It is bloody not ok." Ron said walking towards Terry, making him back against the common room wall. He looked absolutely terrified. "Remember what I said Boot!" Terry nodded.
Hermione sighed at the memory, but she couldn't help but smile. Drifting back to the present, Hermione straightened up and tried to appear alert.
The new potion's master was Professor McDonellad and in Hermione's opinion, knew the material; but was too timid to try anything exciting. Neville was surprisingly doing well but everyone knew that Snape had only terrified him. The rest of the class dozed off. Professor McDonellad certainly was not near passionate about Potions as Snape had been and for some strange reason, Hermione found herself wishing for the old crooked nosed, greasy haired Professor back.
"Can anyone tell me the difference between the reumisnce and lartecheral effects a mandrake root has?" Half of the class sighed, since they'd been covering mandrakes indirectly in second year. Hermione lazily put up her hand.
"Miss Granger?"
"Sir, the reumisnce effect returns those who have been petrified and the lartecheral effect has no effect on the drinker whatsoever."
"Very Impressive Miss Granger" The class snickered, all of them had known the answer.
"Um...thank you Professor"
"If you don't mind me asking, how did you know that? It's not covered in our book."
With a small smile, Hermione responded, "Well we covered mandrakes in Herbology in second year and I was petrified that same year."
"Were you now? That's absolutely fascinating isn't it?"
Not when a huge basilisk is roaming around your school Hermione thought to herself.
"But I didn't realize you'd already covered mandrakes, I'll have to have a word with Professor Sprout. Class dismissed"
Everyone gathered their things, some thanking Hermione on the way out. She just smiled softly.
The big match against Slytherin had arrived; Hermione recalling the last Slytherin versus Gryffindor match she had attended, smiled. Nothing of the sort would happen again and for that she was glad. Decked out in her Gryffindor attire, she left her room to meet Draco.
Seeing the two together on days like this was rather like Christmas; the red and green clashing horribly with each other but soon becoming overridden with a simple glance at the two lovers faces. Hermione quickly kissed Draco as a greeting.
"Ready?"
"Welcome to the third match of the season; Slytherin versus Gryffindor!" Seamus Finnegan's voice blared. He'd excitedly accepted the position from Lee Jordan, and though he was nothing like Lee, He was suitable. "The players are all in position as Madam Hooch steps onto the field!"
"I want a nice, fair game you hear me?"
"And there goes the quaffle! Ginny Weasley takes off with it, look at her fly! Oh drat Slytherin intercepts it as they make their way towards our goal. C'mon Ron!! C'mon...YES! Nice block by Ron Weasley. These Weasley's are just on fire today!"
Several hours later the score was Gryffindor-120 Slytherin-90 and it was easy to see that both sides just wanted this game over with as soon as possible, even though Gryffindor was playing fantastically.
"Blanchard C'mon man! Just get that snitch and end the game! We're ahead of them enough! Just GET THE SNITCH!" Ron bellowed at the fourth year.
Edmund Blanchard was the new seeker for Gryffindor, and to be honest, he could barely stay atop his broom. A timid, shy boy with mousy brown hair Hermione secretly wondered how he made the team; she could fly better than him.
Edmund searched around, absolutely desperate to find the golden ball, while Draco suddenly dropped into one of his famous sharp dives that made Hermione's heart stop and leap to her throat. The poor boy tried to catch up with Draco but being on only a Nimbus 2000, it was no match against a Firebolt.
"C'mon Blanchard...C'mon!!!" Seamus' voice echoed while the stadium held its breath. Edmund swerved over, trying to cut Draco off, unable to do anything else, and in that moment the brooms collided and both boys, only a few precious inches from the snitch, flew over their brooms, Blanchard lying flat on his back and Draco landing on his side.
Hermione gasped and immediately started running from the stands and in the direction of the field, this time people clearing a path for her and giving her sympathetic glances instead of glares, when Draco stood up and put his hand in the air. Suddenly Slytherins everywhere erupted into screams of delight as Hermione squinted more closely at Draco's hand.
"Bloody Hell, NO! Malfoy has caught the snitch and Slytherin has won!"
Hermione sighed, relieved that Draco was alright, but inwardly cringing. It would be a somber night in the Gryffindor common room, for Hermione couldn't recall a time in years that Slytherin had beaten Gryffindor. She dared to steal a glance upwards.
Ron was still hovering in the air, jaw set open, refusing to move, and rapidly breathing. The others soon landed and trudged, zombie like to the locker rooms as the Slytherin Team gathered in the middle of the field screaming and jumping up and down in their happiness.
Sighing again, Hermione made her way onto the field to congratulate Draco.
(A/N: Short, slightly boring chapter I know, but trust me, next chapter is one of those emotional exciting chapters we all love! Review please!! Hugs Haystack)