Leather and Libraries
AN: Brand spanking new chapter! I've had withdrawal symptoms because I've been busy with choir stuff and coursework so I've just began writing chapter 17! Whoa this story is going to fly by from here!
silvereyedelven – I would have done that too but Hermione's level headed and I think part of her knew that Draco was doing it to guard himself. Oh god no drink! Bad experience with that two weekend's ago! Jess knows :P But thanks ya anyways!
Evilevergreen – I just finally realised the last chapter was confusing. Everything seemed to rush along and it kept switching a lot with imagery in it.
NeVeRmInD2 – Lolz its madness! Madness I tell you! I love the fact you like it so much since this is the farthest I have ever taken a fan fiction. You gotta love feisty Hermione – she is sooo like me! Short temper and curly hair!
kat – I found out on Chapter 6 that the Leather and Libraries title was the kinky ship for Draco and Hermione which kind of put me off but I thought the title was lush so kept it! I'm not really into slash for some reason but whatever your mind aspires!
sirius-black-4eva – No, don't kill Draco! Punching is way better because he has to deal with the bruises and getting hurt by a girl! o.0 Pushy reader! God you shouldn't have been there when it was delayed three weeks then!
BlackPearl07 – Draco and Hermione's is a very complicated relationship and I've just come up with some new obstacles for them which will be interesting! But no pregnancy I cannot stand that for some reason. I don't hate them I just find them annoying after a while but so are the Welsh people's accents! I've never heard a country accent, just big city and Texas ones.
Also, many thanks and huggles to shexy-cleva-yollop, elvenrarehunter, CrazyEvil13, Alison2k4 and ShimmeringEvil.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except my imagination! And maybe my ability to stay awake so I can write....
Chapter 13 – Something Unspoken
"Hermione!" A voice shouted, waking her. She groaned and rolled over, pulling her blanket tightly around herself and grabbing the pillow on her head.
"Get up now!"
"Go away Ginny," Hermione mumbled, burying herself deeper.
"Its quarter to nine you know," Ginny said, pulling drapes and yanking the blanket off her.
"You're kidding me?" Hermione quickly got up and dashed to the bathroom and grabbed her uniform just before. "Oh bloody hell."
"Now that's the spirit!" Ginny grinned and began to get Hermione's bag ready, looking at the timetable to the side of her bed. "Harry and Ron have been wondering where you are. Thought you were skiving again."
"That was a mistake," Hermione shouted from the bathroom. "I lost track of time."
"You're going to crack if you keep having these late night study sessions."
"I wasn't thought! I went to bed at 10 o'clock and my stupid alarm clock didn't go off!" She came out with her hair like a huge hairball that Crookshanks had coughed up. "God it will not tame itself!"
"Just put some Sleek Easy on it and stuff it into a bobble." Ginny rolled her eyes and tapped her foot impatiently. "I got you some toast and coffee as well."
"Thanks Gin, you're a star." Hermione rushed out and pulled her bag on, grabbing the toast and coffee off the table as she went. "So, what classes have you got today?"
"Care of Magical Creatures, DADA, Muggle Studies, Transfiguration and Astronomy tonight," Ginny said, going down some stairs just outside the Fat Lady's portrait.
"Nice lessons. Thank god I haven't got Charms today," Hermione grumbled. She had not forgotten what had happened yesterday and didn't want to face him or his pathetic little lies anymore.
"Why? I thought you and Draco were getting along now?" Ginny was confused, thinking that she had missed something vital.
"He's just getting on my nerves, nothing much."
"Well at least you can speak to him now." Ginny nodded down the corridor, Draco making his way towards the two girls with a frown on his face.
'Great,' Hermione thought sarcastically, her face being angry.
"Hermione, we need to talk," He said, not paying any attention to Ginny who looked at the two of them with mouth open. This was a sight, Draco Malfoy actually approaching Hermione Granger in a some-what civilised manner.
"No we don't. I thought I told you how I felt. Bye," She gave him a dirty look before carrying on.
"You'll have to face me someday!"
"At least not today!" She stormed off down the corridor. 'Who the hell does the think he is? Nothing is the same and yet he has the cheek to come up to me!'
Meanwhile, Ginny was struggling to keep up with her and constantly looked back at Draco.
"Hermione, slow down!" She shouted, now running.
"Oh, sorry Gin." She stopped so the other girl could catch up.
"What was all that about?"
"Oh nothing."
"Didn't seem like nothing from where I was standing."
"It was nothing! Just leave it Gin!"
Ginny was slightly surprised at Hermione, for she had always kept on top of her feelings. But she didn't pressure her anymore just in case she was in a really bad mood and hexed her back to the dormitory.
They continued down to the Main Entrance in silence. Hermione turned around to go to her lesson but stopped in front of Ginny with her eyes becoming particularly interested in the stone floor.
"Look, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to snap," Hermione said, giving a smile.
"I forgive you, but just don't make a habit of it!" Ginny replied, hugging her. She watched as Hermione walked off, knowing there was something she wasn't telling her. There wasn't something right about the tone of Draco's voice, like he was scared or anxious. She had thought Hermione and Draco were just on mere friendly terms, but was seriously thinking about taking back that first assumption.
Later that night in the common room, Ginny had just come out of late shower. Quidditch practice had gone relatively well, but they still had to brush up their tactics.
She came down the stairs in her pyjamas, finding Harry and Ron playing Wizards' Chess.
"Hey!" She said, making her way over.
"Hi," They both said, not really paying attention. Harry waved absentmindedly at her while Ron just frowned at the chess board and nervously ran his hand through his hair.
Ginny shook her head and sat on the sofa, surveying the match. It seemed as though Ron was winning, no surprises there, but Harry was hot on his heels.
Ginny had never really liked the game, only playing them once so often as she didn't have the same talent for it as her brother who would smash any pieces that got in his way.
"You need to keep and eye out for that one by there Harry," She said, helping him as he was looking particularly confused at Ron's last move.
"Shut up!" Ron shouted as Harry took his King with a triumphant look on his face. "I'll –"
Ron chased her around the room, trying to tickle her to get her back.
"Ron! Someone had to win this year!" She giggled, jumping over the coffee table.
"No! I am the master. I proved that in first year!" He grabbed her by the midriff and yanked her down, tickling her relentlessly.
"S- St- Stop!" She laughed, squirming.
"Only if you admit it!"
"Okay, you are the master!" He got off her and started to laugh. "Bloody hell, I think my insides are vibrating now!"
Ginny sat down and controlled her laughter slowly, giving looks every so often to Ron and threw a pillow at him.
"What did you want to speak about?" Harry said, remembering her why she had actually come down. Ginny usually spent most of her late evenings with her dorm mates, gossiping about the day or reading unless she had homework or a hot date.
"Oh yeah, well," Ginny started. She told them about what had happened before classes with Draco. Even though Hermione would probably kill her after, she needed to tell them it as she wasn't so sure everything was as it seemed.
When she had finished, they both had frowns on their faces.
"Why would Malfoy call her 'Hermione' though?" Ron said, puzzled.
"They are doing a project," Harry reminded him.
"But she's always on about how much he gets on her nerves."
"Well I don't know, but they've spent so much time together lately. And remember when she was fuming about Pansy? Maybe it was because of Draco," Ginny explained. "I mean, you know how Pansy can get the wrong side of things with that stupid brain of hers and maybe Draco just wanted to prove himself. He's had a hard time since Lucius got back inside Azkaban again.
"But it doesn't make any sense." Harry scratched his head, as if trying to get some theories.
"Well I reckon we should ask her."
"No, I'm not having her go all moody with me again. She gets scary," Ron said, shuddering at her rage. "Help me out here mate."
"Ron's right. Maybe we should just wait and see what happens."
"And wait for Hermione to start falling for him? She deserves way more than him!"
Ginny went upstairs in her rage.
"Ginny we don't even know for sure!" Harry shouted at her back, but sat back down when he got no reply.
Ron shook his head and then turned to Harry. "So, think it's true?"
"I don't know," Harry said thoughtfully. "I mean, Hermione's always kept her head on her shoulders and she knows better than to fall for Ferret Boy, right?"
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