This is a birthday-present for my best friend who turns 17 today (if everything with the upload works as I want it to)
Happy B-Day, Honey! And don't you dare and call my mother .:rofl:.
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Hermione was just about to slam the door to her room shut, when someone grabbed her wrist. Hermione turned, expected an angry Draco. But his face was emotionless. As if made of stone. Why had she expected him to be angry? She couldn't remember…
"So you… Uhm… Did this because of Emilie?"
"Yeah, I… I'm sorry…"
She stared at the ground.
"Ok. But… Emilie came here only this year, so… What was before…"
"There has been nothing before, Malfoy" Hermione closed her door silently and Draco stared at the wood "The glances, the little fights I enjoyed so much… You are the only one that never wanted to get into my pants. I thought that changed. I'm happy it didn't"
He turned and entered his own room, not noticing that Hermiones door was opened a crack. She had heard the words he hadn't wanted her to hear.
Her eyes watered. He couldn't have feelings for her, could he? She closed her door again, let herself fall into her pillows and screamed her frustration out, not knowing that Draco was doing exactly the same.
The next days were hell for the both of them. Some people suddenly searched their company, others glared at them and made nasty remarks. Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy were furious at Malfoy, Harry and Ron didn't even look at Hermione.
They felt alone and left behind. And still they avoided each others presence.
The day of October the 31st arrived, Halloween.
The whole school was like a bunch of ants, but Hermione didn't notice. She was alone in her room with Ginny, who pulled up Hermiones hair, letting a few strands frame her face.
"You know, you look beautiful"
"Thanks, Gin…"
"Herms… You are strange since the fight between Malfoy and his friends in the great hall. What happened after he followed you?"
"He didn't follow me"
"Herms, you weren't there. When you left, he turned to look at Emilie, then Pansy, and then at the door. He said 'shit' and ran to the door. He surely followed you. And that's because Harry and Ron now completely ignore you. They made a connection between you and Malfoy. And in their eyes, Malfoy's the enemy even more than before, because he let Amy down"
Hermione sighed "My life has been perfectly well organized before this girl came here. Why can't she just disappear?"
"Well, physics"
"Yeah" Hermione smiled weekly "Law of preservation of mass" A/N: Hope this is right… ask me to explain it if you don't get it, please. To every German reader or reader who speaks German: Es ist das 'Gesetz von der Erhaltung der Masse'
Ginny giggled and fixed the last strands "I'm ready"
Hermione looked into a mirror "Thanks… Great job…"
Just then, there was a knock on the door "Granger? Are you ready? We have to go now"
Hermione looked nervously at the door "Uhm… yeah, just a second…" It were the first words they had spoken since Malfoy had talked to her door and hearing his voice adressing her once again made her nervous. She stared at the necklace "Uhm… Ginny…"
"I'm already gone"
Ginny left the room, whistling as she saw Malfoy, who entered Hermiones room now "Put your green stuff on now, we gotta go"
Hermione glanced at him and went over to her desk, taking the necklace and struggling to close it around her neck. Malfoy secretly checked her out. She had made something out of her body, really…
"Uhm.. Malfoy? Could you…?"
"Sure… If you're not smart enough"
He stepped over and closed the necklace, taking his time, staring at her slender neck, breathing in the scent of her hair…
Hermione closed her eyes as he touched her skin lightly. She felt his breath in her neck and took a deep breath herself. How dare he making her lose her mind?
"We… gotta go…"
She turned and Draco stared at her. Hermion felt uncomfortable and tried to put the necklace off, but couldn't. She had as much difficulties opening it as closing at and Malfoy didn't seem to be a big help with all this staring…
She sighed and they left the room, heading for the headmasters office, when a girl crossed their way. She had a dress that looked exactly the same Hermiones did, just green. The same with the necklace, just that it was with rubys. Hermione stared at her, and the girl stared back.
"Take that necklace off, Granger!"
"Why don't you take it off, Emilie?"
"I… can't. The lock is gone…"
"Wha…" Hermiones eyes grew wide, but she couldn't take them off of Emilie "Malfoy! Please! Try and remove the necklace, will you?"
She felt his fingers on her skin and his eyes staring at her "I can't… the lock is…"
"Gone?" "Yeah"
Hermione sighed. Oh happy day. She couldn't take her eyes off of Emilie and she seemed to be in a similar state. And all because of this dangerous game. All because she had wanted revenge, everything because she and Pansy had plotted and planned to pinch Draco, Emilies boyfriend. Hermione wouldn't have taken the necklace without those plans. She should have known it was full of black magic. That it was dangerous. And now her toes tickled and the tickling went up her legs. Everything that started tickling was as made of stone from the very moment on.
"Someone go and get Dumbledore!" Hermione was near tears and when she noticed that noone moved, because they were all spellbound, she cried. She was sorry for being vindictive. She was sorry for her false reasons of wearing this nacklace. She was sorry for the people she hurt. And Emilies eyes grew wide as she saw what happened…
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Happy Birthday Kitty! Don't hate me!