AN's- Ok, I'm really dissapointed that I didn't get any reviews for the last chapter, though maybe some people thought I hadn't added any since i took out a/n "chapters" so the chapter number didn't go up. (If that was the case, don't forget to check out chapter 8!) Though I'd *really really* like reviews, I decided I'm gonna start updating whether I get any or not.
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Chapter 9
Hermione and Ginny walked back over to where the guys were sitting. Still not exactly happy with Draco, she sat on Harry's lap.
"Hey, you," greeted Harry playfully, glad that he was actually getting to seem like her boyfriend.
"Hey, yourself," she replied in the same manner. Shifting on his lap, she decided to make Draco a bit jealous. "Do you want to dance?" Hermione asked in a slightly raspy voice. Draco just stared.
"No problem." Hermione stood so her boyfriend could stand, in which he offered his hand as he did. She elegantly took it, turning around to wink devilishly at Ginny before entering the crowd. The song "Dirty" by Christina Aguilera was playing and she danced as she saw fit for the song: dirty.
Funny how it takes a different guy for me to get this close to my boyfriend Hermione thought to herself, though Harry was vaguely thinking something like that. Oh, well.
She turned to face Harry, her hair flying behind her as she did so. They both knew that they were attracting attention, but no one except their friends minded being as there usually wasn't this much action given off all the time at Hogwarts. Half of the club's occupants had stopped dancing to watch this, though the song continued on.
Draco tried to look away, but found his eyes trapped on the couple who had earned so many others' attention. He noticed how Harry already felt slightly uncomfortable, when Hermione moved in to whisper something in his ear. Harry's eyes widened as he darted off towards the bathroom. Those who were on either side of the path he made on his way there chuckled, seeing what happened.
Hermione smirked as she practically pranced back to Ginny, Ron, and Draco. Slowly, the crowd returned to their previous activities.
"Where'd Harry go?"
"Bathroom," Hermione told Ginny with a smug look on her face.
"Do I want to know why?" she asked.
"It turns out that he had an appointment with some cold water."
Ron turned red, obviously getting it, though Draco just averted his eyes. Ginny was still clueless "He got hot? Couldn't he just go over to the bar and..."
Ron cut her off to save her from further embarassing herself. "Let's just say that if they desperately wanted to, some small critters could camp out in him pants."
Ginny gave her brother a look before her eyes went wide and she became silent. The area became somewhat tense as no one was exactly jumping to break the silence. Ron, still blushing, was the brave one at the moment. "I'm gonna go, um, check on Harry."
After he left, Hermione stood up. "Does either of you want a drink? I'm parched and going over to the bar, so might as well get anything thing else needed. Damn, now I'm turning into a *waitress*? When did this happen?" she asked herself. "Sorry. So, anything that would satisfy your hearts' *burning* desires?"
Ginny, still wide-eyed, slowly shook her head 'no.' Draco didn't respond, though. Hermione decided she could torture him a bit more, but now just because it was getting really fun.
"Draco," Hermion called out softly. He closed his eyes, trying to block out everything around him. She walked over and squatted in front of him so her face was inches below his. "Now what's the fun if you.don't..." she trailed off. She saw his hand: the one that had been cut the night before. She felt guilty. It seems like so long ago she thought. Hermione traced her finger over the cut as he flinched and his eyes flashed open. Hermione jerked herself up and rushed out of the club.
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Ron looked at his friend, who was sitting against the far wall completely humiliated. "It's not that bad," he told Harry.
"It's not that bad? Ron, tons of people saw me and the whole club probably knows by now. I'm surprised they're not all in here now." Ron had a slightly guilty look on his face. "I'll ignore that look."
"C'mon, Harry. They're not going to laugh at you. They'll admire you for holding out as long as you did!"
"Sure, Ron, whatever you say." He sighed. "Well I'm at least not going out there until...it...goes away."
"OH YEAH!" exclaimed Ron as if he was remembering something.
No amused, Harry asked, "What?"
"I forgot to give you this!" He handed Harry a large pitcher of ice, hardly melted.
"And you waited until now so I go out there even later and look more suspicious. Great," he said sarcastically.
~*~
Hermione walked the long way home, needing some time to herself. She felt responsible for the cut on his hand. If she hadn't insisted he come in, that never would have happened. I wouldn't have cheated on my boyfriend either It was only one time. Is it really cheating? another part of her brain had spoken up. She sighed. Suddenly, Hermione thought for the first time what his parents would think if he came home like that. Then she remembered he was an only child. He also said that his father would give him what he deserved, so of course he probably had extremely lenient parents that gave him most things he wanted. They probably babied him and accepted whatever he told them, whether it be the truth or not. I wish my parents were like that. But *no.* They have to know every little thing I do and critique it. I wish they would just let me do what I want for once! She continued walking, not really paying attention to where she was going. That changed when she hit something hard: she had run into someone. She looked up to see some man looking down horribly at her. She backed up, "Um, sorry," she told him, scared.
"No problem." he replied. "I was just looking for someone just like you."
"Oh, well I just saw a girl who I swear could be my lost twin just down the road over there. If you keep walking straight and take a left..." He put a hand over her mouth, muffling her.
"I think you'll do just fine." he said, as he pushed her into the wall of the nearest building. She slumped down to the ground in pain. The man stalked up to her and harshly pulled her up and smashed his lips up against hers, leaving her sure that they would be bruised tomorrow.
He began to move his hands down to tear at her clothes. Hermione took as much strength that she could muster and used the split second his pressure lessened to pull down and away. She tumbled against the ground, splitting her lip on a loose rock along the way. Noticing him still there, she managed to stumble up and ran as fast as she could in the direction of her house.
Hermione ran down a dark alley, a short-cut she usually didn't like taking, but knew she had to escape. Although she couldn't see the man when she looked behind her, she couldn't be certain. A stitch was developing in her side as she saw her neighborhood nearing. Once she reached it, she slowed to a stop, knowing that if anyone else tried anything she could scream and someone would be out in seconds.
Hermione was thankful that nobody noticed her as she limped back to her house. She creeped up to her room, where she collapsed onto her bed and broke into sobs. She could barely remember what had just happened. The only clear thing about it was those cold gray eyes of that man.
~*~
Draco turned to Ginny after Hermione had left the club. "God, I feel like I really screwed something up right now."
She just gave him an empty stare, not knowing what to say.
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Oh wow. That wasn't quite what I thought this chapter would turn out to be when I started writing it. I hope I get reviews for this. This probably isn't the *best* chapter to say this on being as some people prefer all fluff, but flames are accepted, though try to make them...um, what do you call it...tasteful criticism or whatever...or pure flames being as I'm not exactly my biggest fan. I'm gonna start making my chapters longer being as I just realized how dreadfully short mine get. So I'm going to try to get a minimum of 2000...definately at least 1000 but i can't keep track as I'm writing cuz my Word isnt working and I've been having to use Notepad. Don't forget, reviews are definately appreciated so I know people are at least reading this!!!
indicated thoughts
** indicates emphasis on a word
Chapter 9
Hermione and Ginny walked back over to where the guys were sitting. Still not exactly happy with Draco, she sat on Harry's lap.
"Hey, you," greeted Harry playfully, glad that he was actually getting to seem like her boyfriend.
"Hey, yourself," she replied in the same manner. Shifting on his lap, she decided to make Draco a bit jealous. "Do you want to dance?" Hermione asked in a slightly raspy voice. Draco just stared.
"No problem." Hermione stood so her boyfriend could stand, in which he offered his hand as he did. She elegantly took it, turning around to wink devilishly at Ginny before entering the crowd. The song "Dirty" by Christina Aguilera was playing and she danced as she saw fit for the song: dirty.
Funny how it takes a different guy for me to get this close to my boyfriend Hermione thought to herself, though Harry was vaguely thinking something like that. Oh, well.
She turned to face Harry, her hair flying behind her as she did so. They both knew that they were attracting attention, but no one except their friends minded being as there usually wasn't this much action given off all the time at Hogwarts. Half of the club's occupants had stopped dancing to watch this, though the song continued on.
Draco tried to look away, but found his eyes trapped on the couple who had earned so many others' attention. He noticed how Harry already felt slightly uncomfortable, when Hermione moved in to whisper something in his ear. Harry's eyes widened as he darted off towards the bathroom. Those who were on either side of the path he made on his way there chuckled, seeing what happened.
Hermione smirked as she practically pranced back to Ginny, Ron, and Draco. Slowly, the crowd returned to their previous activities.
"Where'd Harry go?"
"Bathroom," Hermione told Ginny with a smug look on her face.
"Do I want to know why?" she asked.
"It turns out that he had an appointment with some cold water."
Ron turned red, obviously getting it, though Draco just averted his eyes. Ginny was still clueless "He got hot? Couldn't he just go over to the bar and..."
Ron cut her off to save her from further embarassing herself. "Let's just say that if they desperately wanted to, some small critters could camp out in him pants."
Ginny gave her brother a look before her eyes went wide and she became silent. The area became somewhat tense as no one was exactly jumping to break the silence. Ron, still blushing, was the brave one at the moment. "I'm gonna go, um, check on Harry."
After he left, Hermione stood up. "Does either of you want a drink? I'm parched and going over to the bar, so might as well get anything thing else needed. Damn, now I'm turning into a *waitress*? When did this happen?" she asked herself. "Sorry. So, anything that would satisfy your hearts' *burning* desires?"
Ginny, still wide-eyed, slowly shook her head 'no.' Draco didn't respond, though. Hermione decided she could torture him a bit more, but now just because it was getting really fun.
"Draco," Hermion called out softly. He closed his eyes, trying to block out everything around him. She walked over and squatted in front of him so her face was inches below his. "Now what's the fun if you.don't..." she trailed off. She saw his hand: the one that had been cut the night before. She felt guilty. It seems like so long ago she thought. Hermione traced her finger over the cut as he flinched and his eyes flashed open. Hermione jerked herself up and rushed out of the club.
~*~
Ron looked at his friend, who was sitting against the far wall completely humiliated. "It's not that bad," he told Harry.
"It's not that bad? Ron, tons of people saw me and the whole club probably knows by now. I'm surprised they're not all in here now." Ron had a slightly guilty look on his face. "I'll ignore that look."
"C'mon, Harry. They're not going to laugh at you. They'll admire you for holding out as long as you did!"
"Sure, Ron, whatever you say." He sighed. "Well I'm at least not going out there until...it...goes away."
"OH YEAH!" exclaimed Ron as if he was remembering something.
No amused, Harry asked, "What?"
"I forgot to give you this!" He handed Harry a large pitcher of ice, hardly melted.
"And you waited until now so I go out there even later and look more suspicious. Great," he said sarcastically.
~*~
Hermione walked the long way home, needing some time to herself. She felt responsible for the cut on his hand. If she hadn't insisted he come in, that never would have happened. I wouldn't have cheated on my boyfriend either It was only one time. Is it really cheating? another part of her brain had spoken up. She sighed. Suddenly, Hermione thought for the first time what his parents would think if he came home like that. Then she remembered he was an only child. He also said that his father would give him what he deserved, so of course he probably had extremely lenient parents that gave him most things he wanted. They probably babied him and accepted whatever he told them, whether it be the truth or not. I wish my parents were like that. But *no.* They have to know every little thing I do and critique it. I wish they would just let me do what I want for once! She continued walking, not really paying attention to where she was going. That changed when she hit something hard: she had run into someone. She looked up to see some man looking down horribly at her. She backed up, "Um, sorry," she told him, scared.
"No problem." he replied. "I was just looking for someone just like you."
"Oh, well I just saw a girl who I swear could be my lost twin just down the road over there. If you keep walking straight and take a left..." He put a hand over her mouth, muffling her.
"I think you'll do just fine." he said, as he pushed her into the wall of the nearest building. She slumped down to the ground in pain. The man stalked up to her and harshly pulled her up and smashed his lips up against hers, leaving her sure that they would be bruised tomorrow.
He began to move his hands down to tear at her clothes. Hermione took as much strength that she could muster and used the split second his pressure lessened to pull down and away. She tumbled against the ground, splitting her lip on a loose rock along the way. Noticing him still there, she managed to stumble up and ran as fast as she could in the direction of her house.
Hermione ran down a dark alley, a short-cut she usually didn't like taking, but knew she had to escape. Although she couldn't see the man when she looked behind her, she couldn't be certain. A stitch was developing in her side as she saw her neighborhood nearing. Once she reached it, she slowed to a stop, knowing that if anyone else tried anything she could scream and someone would be out in seconds.
Hermione was thankful that nobody noticed her as she limped back to her house. She creeped up to her room, where she collapsed onto her bed and broke into sobs. She could barely remember what had just happened. The only clear thing about it was those cold gray eyes of that man.
~*~
Draco turned to Ginny after Hermione had left the club. "God, I feel like I really screwed something up right now."
She just gave him an empty stare, not knowing what to say.
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Oh wow. That wasn't quite what I thought this chapter would turn out to be when I started writing it. I hope I get reviews for this. This probably isn't the *best* chapter to say this on being as some people prefer all fluff, but flames are accepted, though try to make them...um, what do you call it...tasteful criticism or whatever...or pure flames being as I'm not exactly my biggest fan. I'm gonna start making my chapters longer being as I just realized how dreadfully short mine get. So I'm going to try to get a minimum of 2000...definately at least 1000 but i can't keep track as I'm writing cuz my Word isnt working and I've been having to use Notepad. Don't forget, reviews are definately appreciated so I know people are at least reading this!!!