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Chapter Seventeen- Hermione's Choice

Draco spent 48 hours at the infirmary, since he was badly injured from the trip plus the duel with Tom. Now, he was okay. So he went to the Slytherin Common Room and looked for his girl.

"Hey have you seen Hermione?" Draco asked to Aphrodite.

"Yes I have," Ditee replied. "I saw her and Tom together. I reckon they're dating now." She said those words with a scornful look on her face.

"It can't be!!" Draco said with dismay.

"You love Hermione, huh?" Ditee whispered to his ear.

"More than anything."

Ditee clapped her hands. "VERY GOOD! BECAUSE I, APHRODITE ATHENA SYLIVIA CHRISTINA ANNE BURNS HAVE A PROPOSITION."

Draco decided she was a lot like Pansy Parkinson, only more attractive. "W-What do you mean?"

"I mean, we'll do almost everything we can to keep Tom and Hermione separated," Ditee explained. "OR…we can let them drink a love potion so they'll fall in love with US and us alone!"

Draco raised an eyebrow. "I can't cheat on her. I love her."

But Ditee was persistent. She kept ribbing and nudging the poor guy.

"Aw, come on!" she said. "You cheated on her once!"

"And look how that resulted to!" Draco snapped.

"You know…your temper's really uncontrollable," Ditee said.

"I don't care. I am going to get Hermione and we'll go to 2004 and pretend this never happened."

"THAT'S IT!!!!" Ditee squealed, which creeped Draco out and reminded him of a certain schoolmate named Pansy Georgina Parkinson.

"What's IT?"

"Take that girl out of here and I'll be Tom's one true LOVE!!!" Ditee said.

"Okay," agreed Draco. "I'll try to convince her."

And with that, Ditee bade him goodbye and said something of flirting with a "Parkinson".

Draco smirked at the possibility that this girl was Pansy's grandma.

"Soo…" Tom said.

"So what?" Hermione giggled.

The two lovebirds were strolling around campus and the students were congratulating them as a couple.

"Hmm…I guess we'll invite her in the wedding," Tom said thoughtfully after a Ravenclaw seventh-year congratulated them.

"Wedding?!"

"Yes."

"Whose wedding?" Hermione asked.

"Why, ours of course!"

That made his girlfriend laugh.

"Why would you want to marry me?"

"So I can kiss you anytime I want!" said Tom, chuckling and glaring at other people.

For the upteenth time, Hermione was fascinated by the fact that SHE, a muggle-born, hated by Voldemort, was actually going out with HIM HIMSELF! Well…the younger one anyway. She knew Voldemort was a good guy once…but the question is: "Who influenced him to do such a bad thing…killing people, crucioing them…

"Tom, Professor Dippet wants to see us," said Pamela Morgan, the Head Girl.

"Well, Hermione…" Tom said.

"It's alright, you go," Hermione said, and went to the Slytherin Common Room, where she met Draco.

"Hermione, we need to talk," Draco said urgently.

"No, we don't," said Hermione coldly, and started to walk away.

Draco pulled her towards her and kissed her passionately.

SLAP!!!!

Hermione slapped him and kicked him with all her might.

"But…" Draco said.

"What do you want?"

"I THINK you still love me," Draco said.

"I DON'T!!!" Hermione said with disgust.

"Hermione, let's go to the present and pretend this never happened, please?" pleaded poor Draco. "What do you think?"

Hermione just stood there, as if she was petrified.

"HEY!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK?" Draco said, shaking her.

With a sexy and seductive voice, Hermione said:

"I won't tell you what I'm thinking

Cause it's not the same thing you're thinking too

You could say I got a best friend and she's always telling me what to do


You're out of sight and easy to find

You're in my thoughts…in my mind

The thing that you did to me is stuck in my head

The little voice in my head won't let me forget

The little voice in my head is never mislead

All of this noise is what keeps me from making a mess

The little voice in my head just won't let me speak to you"

"Hermione, you're talking nonsense," Draco said.

"When I saw you I admit I started to lose my breath and all of my cool"

Hermione went nearer to Draco.

"You smell so sweet just like my perfume

What have you been doing since I left you?

You're always there in my thoughts

But that doesn't mean that it's on!"

"Are you trying to seduce me?!" Draco said.

SLAP!!!! Hermione slapped him again for being such a braggart.

"I know I sound insane, like I'm playing games

Cause all I wanna hurt is you

But there's some things that're so lame about you"

"So now I'm lame," Draco said, getting angry. "And now you're yabbering nonsense and not even giving me time to listen."

He pulled out his wand. "Petrificus Totalus!"

Hermione's slender body became clasped together. But her mouth was not.

"YOU STUPID IDIOT!!!" she cried.

"We are going back to 2004 whether you like it or not!" yelled Draco, sounding a LOT like his father.

"NOW YOU'RE SOUNDING LIKE YOUR FATHER! WHICH IS WHAT YOU REALLY ARE. THE INCARNATION OF THAT FOOL."

"Never, ever compare me to that idiot!" said Draco furiously. "He's the reason I don't have a happy childhood."

"I RECKON YOU DON'T WANT BEING CONTROLLED SO DON'T DO IT YOU STUD!"

"NO ONE ASKED YOUR OPINION, YOU FILTHY LITTLE MUDBLOOD!!!"

That did it. Hermione wailed.

"What is going on in here?" asked a voice.

"TOM!!!!" screamed Hermione. "HELLLLPPPPP!!!"

Tom rushed into her. "Finite Incantatem." He helped her girlfriend into her feet.

"She's coming with me," Draco said.

Tom looked at Hermione. "Are you?"

Hermione looked at them back and forth as if she were watching a tennis match (or a staring contest).

"I'm staying here," she said finally.

Tom looked so happy. Draco looked crushed.

"I…I better be going now…" Draco said finally, his voice stating that he WAS SO dangerously close to crying.

"Bye…Draco…" Hermione said quietly.

"Come on, DEAR, let's go," joked Tom. Hermione cracked up.

"But we aren't even married yet!" she giggled.

"Someday we will," Tom looked dreamy.

And Draco? What did he think of all this mushy nonsense he and Hermione used to do? He went into the spare room and cried his heart out. He wore the pink hat and stammered: "I want to go back in 2004." Then suddenly, there was a cloud of pink smoke and poof, he vanished.

A/N: I reckon Hilary Duff fans did not miss he part where Hermione said the lyrics of "The Little Voice" Special thanks to my handy iPod for that one. It just inspired me…

POLL: WHO DO YOU WANT TO END UP WITH HERMIONE GRANGER? TOM OR DRACO? E-mail me your answers or put it in your reviews!!!! I am NOT going to make the ending if you don't vote…hehehe ü actually I'm rooting for Draco since Hermione's overreacting and broke up with him. Truth is…deep inside her heart, it's Draco who she LOVES the most. That's why I came up with the title True Love Never Dies. But maybe Tom can be the true love…JUST VOTE PLEASE!!!! Thanks.