Author's Notes: Sorry it took so long but my computer is finally back from the computer doctor. I lost everything on it so I have to recreate what was going to happen. *Sigh* thanks for those of you who did review, though! I really appreciate it. Well here the chapter that you've waited SOOOO long for.
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Chapter 8
"I see Ron enough," said Ginny. "Harry, let's dance." Harry looked at his girlfriend for an approval. Hermione gave Ginny a look and turned to her boyfriend.
"Go ahead," she sighed, not sure what Ginny was trying to do leaving Draco and herself alone. Ginny and Harry stood and walked off to the dance floor, letting Hermione's uncertain eyes follow them until they were lost amongst the mass of people.
"So, um," Hermione started trying to come up with conversation. "What are your parents like?" She noticed him slightly cringe. "Or we don't have to talk about them. What about siblings?"
"I'm an only child," he replied. "I've pretty much always gotten what I want and as my father says "deserve.'" Draco was pretty sure she wouldn't get the true meaning behind that, which he was thankful for.
"Well then I guess that that's always a good thing," Hermione said thoughtfully. They returned to their previous state of silence. It was interrupted by Ron sitting down.
"Oy, where's my sister?" he asked. Neither answered. "Hello?" asked Ron, waving his hand in front of Hermione's face.
"Oh, sorry. Um, she's over there dancing with Harry."
"Ah," Ron replied. "By the way, where has Dean been lately?"
"Who's Dean?" interjected Draco.
"Ginny's boyfriend." Hermione informed simply. She turned back to Ron. "I really don't know. He hasn't been around lately. I heard that he went to that really old theatre and ate some bad popcorn. He's supposedly been diseased or something ever since."
Ron stared at her. "Where'd you hear that? "I thought he wanted to start running and didn't know he had asthma and had an attack out by the mall. It took a few hours for anyone to find him and he's been in the hospital."
Hermione recognized this sort of format. "You haven't been talking to Parvati again, have you? You know she gives out the phoniest gossip!" Fits her well, though she thought.
Ron's face turned bright red. "I wasn't really talking to her...I just overheard her talking to someone else."
Hermione sighed and noticed Harry and Ginny coming back. Hermione stuck her tongue out at Ginny for leaving and to show that nothing happened. Ginny just rolled her eyes.
"Dean's on vacation in Rome, for your information," she butted in.
Draco had an astounded look on his face. "And you let him? I'm guessing you've never seen the girls there when fresh meat comes."
Ron glared at him. "You mustn't know Dean then. He would never do that to my sister." Ginny looked somewhat uncertain, though, as if the thought had occured to her before.
"I'll be right back," Ginny said to the group, heading towards the bathroom. Hermione gave Draco an unreadable look before following her best friend. She pushed open the door which had just closed behind the first girl.
"Ginny," began Hermione. She heard sobs coming from the stall at the far end of the bathroom. Worried, Hermione quickly walked over to the door. Leaning against it, she said, "Ginny, you know Dean would never do anything like that to you."
"You don't know that. You know as well as I do he could be there right now having the time of his life with some other girl, knowing I would never be able to find anything out about it," she managed to get out between sobs. She sighed. "Draco was just trying to help, though, I guess. I've know this would happen in the back of my mind for the past week now. I've just been waiting for it to be put into words."
"No, Ginny, Draco was a dick for saying it, and you know it."
Ginny chuckled. "Yeah, I guess I do." The door opened and Ginny stepped out, red-eyed. She gave her friend a smile and went over to the sink to fix her appearance before she went back out with Hermione.
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Ok, its been awhile, but I'm on Christmas break and am hoping to get more done. And here's shoutouts:
Meg-It happens and I'm finally getting over it! hah. thanks for the review! I'm sorry this took soo long, though
Katie-Thanks.....time four. lol I'm glad you like it so much and sorry for making you wait.
OrlandoBloomTomFeltonRMine-well, you're gonna have to see what's coming...it gonna get darker though. hope you liked this chapter!
mIsSyBiRd12-thnx a ton. it'll be no problem. hope you liked this one as much.
Cute-Kitty-me too...lol hope it was satisfying enough.
Kiki-ok ok! its here....finally!! thnx soo much! I hope you liked it.
Gotz Da Luv Da D-BOY-glad you liked it, and it'll be no problem (as i told missybird). i'll be happy to!
Well, here's another chapter for you all. Don't forget to review, a friendly reminder to me to work hard :)(: I'm hoping to have at least one more up over my Christmas break, if not 2 or maybe even 3. I'll try to make these longer and I was going to for this one, but I figured I've made you all wait long enough! Well, until next time....
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Chapter 8
"I see Ron enough," said Ginny. "Harry, let's dance." Harry looked at his girlfriend for an approval. Hermione gave Ginny a look and turned to her boyfriend.
"Go ahead," she sighed, not sure what Ginny was trying to do leaving Draco and herself alone. Ginny and Harry stood and walked off to the dance floor, letting Hermione's uncertain eyes follow them until they were lost amongst the mass of people.
"So, um," Hermione started trying to come up with conversation. "What are your parents like?" She noticed him slightly cringe. "Or we don't have to talk about them. What about siblings?"
"I'm an only child," he replied. "I've pretty much always gotten what I want and as my father says "deserve.'" Draco was pretty sure she wouldn't get the true meaning behind that, which he was thankful for.
"Well then I guess that that's always a good thing," Hermione said thoughtfully. They returned to their previous state of silence. It was interrupted by Ron sitting down.
"Oy, where's my sister?" he asked. Neither answered. "Hello?" asked Ron, waving his hand in front of Hermione's face.
"Oh, sorry. Um, she's over there dancing with Harry."
"Ah," Ron replied. "By the way, where has Dean been lately?"
"Who's Dean?" interjected Draco.
"Ginny's boyfriend." Hermione informed simply. She turned back to Ron. "I really don't know. He hasn't been around lately. I heard that he went to that really old theatre and ate some bad popcorn. He's supposedly been diseased or something ever since."
Ron stared at her. "Where'd you hear that? "I thought he wanted to start running and didn't know he had asthma and had an attack out by the mall. It took a few hours for anyone to find him and he's been in the hospital."
Hermione recognized this sort of format. "You haven't been talking to Parvati again, have you? You know she gives out the phoniest gossip!" Fits her well, though she thought.
Ron's face turned bright red. "I wasn't really talking to her...I just overheard her talking to someone else."
Hermione sighed and noticed Harry and Ginny coming back. Hermione stuck her tongue out at Ginny for leaving and to show that nothing happened. Ginny just rolled her eyes.
"Dean's on vacation in Rome, for your information," she butted in.
Draco had an astounded look on his face. "And you let him? I'm guessing you've never seen the girls there when fresh meat comes."
Ron glared at him. "You mustn't know Dean then. He would never do that to my sister." Ginny looked somewhat uncertain, though, as if the thought had occured to her before.
"I'll be right back," Ginny said to the group, heading towards the bathroom. Hermione gave Draco an unreadable look before following her best friend. She pushed open the door which had just closed behind the first girl.
"Ginny," began Hermione. She heard sobs coming from the stall at the far end of the bathroom. Worried, Hermione quickly walked over to the door. Leaning against it, she said, "Ginny, you know Dean would never do anything like that to you."
"You don't know that. You know as well as I do he could be there right now having the time of his life with some other girl, knowing I would never be able to find anything out about it," she managed to get out between sobs. She sighed. "Draco was just trying to help, though, I guess. I've know this would happen in the back of my mind for the past week now. I've just been waiting for it to be put into words."
"No, Ginny, Draco was a dick for saying it, and you know it."
Ginny chuckled. "Yeah, I guess I do." The door opened and Ginny stepped out, red-eyed. She gave her friend a smile and went over to the sink to fix her appearance before she went back out with Hermione.
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Ok, its been awhile, but I'm on Christmas break and am hoping to get more done. And here's shoutouts:
Meg-It happens and I'm finally getting over it! hah. thanks for the review! I'm sorry this took soo long, though
Katie-Thanks.....time four. lol I'm glad you like it so much and sorry for making you wait.
OrlandoBloomTomFeltonRMine-well, you're gonna have to see what's coming...it gonna get darker though. hope you liked this chapter!
mIsSyBiRd12-thnx a ton. it'll be no problem. hope you liked this one as much.
Cute-Kitty-me too...lol hope it was satisfying enough.
Kiki-ok ok! its here....finally!! thnx soo much! I hope you liked it.
Gotz Da Luv Da D-BOY-glad you liked it, and it'll be no problem (as i told missybird). i'll be happy to!
Well, here's another chapter for you all. Don't forget to review, a friendly reminder to me to work hard :)(: I'm hoping to have at least one more up over my Christmas break, if not 2 or maybe even 3. I'll try to make these longer and I was going to for this one, but I figured I've made you all wait long enough! Well, until next time....