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Chapter 12—I Think I Lost Her Forever

Hermione woke up with a headache. She could tell it was going to be a bad day before she even got up. She remembered what she and Draco fought about. She sleepily got dressed and went to the common room.

"Hey." Draco said.

"Hey." Hermione replied tonelessly. She kept going but Draco lightly grabbed her arm.

"Hey!" She said, annoyed.

"Hermione, I want to talk to you, please!" He sounded so desperate, Hermione actually almost felt forgiving.

"Fine." She replied.

"Look, before I told you the truth. I know this sounds stupid but tell me what you think of that?" Draco said, trying to be kind, but sounding weird.

"I thought it was impossible, a far-fetched idea. I mean, Draco, look at your family and you were like that for 6 years. I always thought you'd be a Death Eater. But the thing is, I thought you lied to me. Just the day before, you said you wouldn't be one and the next minute you are!" Hermione was now starting to cry.

"I know! And I hate it. My family is stupid, sure it took me a while to realize it, but I did! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lie to you!" Draco reasoned.

"Look, just let me think about it a while, okay?" Hermione said, gave a weak smile, and walked out. Draco let out a deep breath he didn't realize he was even holding. He looked at the stupid mark on his arm and cursed it. It pretty much ruined his life. He hoped, with all his heart that Hermione believed him...soon.

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Once that was behind them and they ate their breakfast, they left the great hall. Hermione came around the corner.

"Hey." She smiled slightly. Draco actually returned it, too.

"Hey Hermione!" Ali said happily, always being energetic. "Still up for Hogsmeade?"

"Oh, um, oh Ali I'm sorry I'm going with someone else." Hermione said.

"Oh it's okay, don't worry! Anyway, who is it?" Ali asked curiously.

"Um...Chris Connors, from Ravenclaw. He asked me last night." Hermione explained. Draco felt like his heart dropped. Hermione guiltily looked away, but it didn't help when Chris came over.

"Hey, 'Mione." Hermione smiled. "Why are you with Slytherins?" He asked, taking note of Ali and Draco's uniforms.

"They're my friends." Hermione told him.

"Oh, okay, cool. I'm Chris." Chris introduced himself.

"Hey! I'm Ali!" Ali said happily.

"Will you be ready in half an hour?" Chris turned to Hermione. She nodded her head.

"Sounds great, meet you at the Entrance Hall." He waved good bye and Hermione, Ali, and Draco set off to the Heads rooms. Draco went to do his homework while Ali helped Hermione get ready. They picked out dark tight jeans and a figure hugging pink turtleneck. She put her loose, blonde curls in a ponytail and chose light make up.

"Perfect." Ali said, satisfied. "I have a question though."

"Go ahead." Hermione told her.

"Are you ever going to get back together with Draco?" Hermione was silent when she asked this.

"I honestly don't know." She said after a while.

"You have to. Draco's like, the perfect height for you. I know that sounds weird but it just looks perfect." Ali told her.

"Chris is the same height as Draco."

"Oh, well, still. I mean Chris sounds great and all but I like you with Draco. You two are so cute together." Ali answered. Hermione laughed.

"Okay! But I'm still not ready to forgive him." Hermione replied.

"You have to eventually." Ali said quietly.

"We'll see how things go."

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Hermione found Chris waiting by the doors.

"Hey, you look awesome." He told her and she smiled.

"Thank you. I love that shirt on you." She grinned again.

"Thank you." He said, making her laugh. Once they got to Hogsmeade, Chris took her hand. Hermione didn't pull away. Instead, she laced her fingers with his.

Meanwhile, Ali and Draco roamed the streets together. (As friends only) Draco looked up when he head a familiar laugh. He saw Hermione laughing and he also saw their fingers laced together. They were at a table by Honeydukes, sharing a box of chocolate. With a pang in his heart, Draco remembered when he and Hermione went to Hogsmeade. They had a lot of fun that day.

"Hey Ali." Ron and Harry startled them both. "Where's Hermione?"

"Over there." Draco said, before Ali. Harry and Ron turned and saw Hermione and Chris.

"Oh, she's replaced you already?" Ron said rather rudely. As much as he hated Draco for becoming a Death Eater, though by accident, Hermione made him promise not to hurt him. Draco glared at him so Ali stepped in.

"Hermione just wants something different, okay? Get over it, all of you." She said. They turned around just in time to see Chris kiss Hermione's hand and then laced it again with his. Hermione laughed again and shoved a chocolate in his mouth.

"C'mon, let's go to Three Broomsticks." Ali said, wanting to get the boys away. They followed her to the café.

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"I had a great time. Thanks." Hermione told Chris.

"No problem. I had a great time too. I really like you, Hermione" Chris looked down at her.

"I like you too." She said, surprising herself. "C'mon we can talk some more if we go in the Heads common room." She said, leading Chris to the portrait.

"Wow." He looked surprised. "I guess being Head pays off." Hermione laughed.

"Yeah, it does. Besides, you get to skip class sometimes for Head duties." She told him.

"You like to skip class? Hermione Granger skips class?" There he goes again, making her laugh. Hermione loved a guy that made her laugh.

"Yeah, it can be quite fun."

"Trust me, I know." Hermione laughed for about the millionth time that day.

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Draco heard voices, a guy and a girl, in the Head common room, when he stood outside the portrait.

"Yeah, it can be quite fun." He heard a muffled voice, but could tell it was Hermione's.

"Trust me, I know." That must've been Chris. He heard Hermione's pretty laugh and then said the password. He felt terrible, worse than he ever felt. He had no clue what they were talking about, but from what it sounded like, he didn't want to know. He just walked by without saying anything, up to his room.

"I think I lose her forever." He groaned. And it wasn't even his fault.

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Hermione bit her lip after Draco went upstairs. He didn't look at her or say anything. He must feel horrible.

"Look, I better go, I have to do that Potions homework. You know how Snape is." Chris said to her.

"Okay, well, thanks again." Hermione told him. Chris walked over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek, which made her smile.

"Bye." He said before walking out.

Author's note—uh oh! lol Anyway, I hope you like it. I'm soooo sorry for the long wait! I had a HORRIBLE case of writers block so I hope this is good enough! Please review and once again...sorry!