Chapter 13

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Last time….

Draco suddenly stood up and began walking out. "Where are you going?" asked Goyle.

"To my room." was all Draco said as he walked. He spared one last glance over to the Gryffindor table. He saw Ron lean over and kiss Hermione. Then she rested her head on his shoulder. He couldn't take it anymore. He ran out of the Great Hall and headed straight to his Common Room. 'I am going to kill Weasley!' he thought.

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When Hermione was finished with her food, she kissed Ron and went to get her books from her room. When she arrived at her portrait hole she said, "Marshmallow" and slipped into her Common Room.

She did a quick sweep of the room and let out the breath she hadn't known she was holding. 'Thank Merlin! He isn't here!' she thought as she ran up to her room. When she walking back down the steps, a figure appeared in front of her. She saw the anger in his eyes and knew that he was really mad. She turned around and tried to run back up the stairs, but a hand grabbed onto her arm.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" he yelled as he tightened the grip he had on her arm. She was struggling to get away, but he wouldn't let go. "What did you do with Weasel last night? Did you sleep with him? You slut!"

Tears began forming in Hermione's eyes. (Only half from the pain in her arm. It was mostly from the pain his words caused) "Let go of me, Malfoy!" she yelled, trying in vain to pull away."

"Not until you tell me what happened between you and Weasley last night!"

"What I did with Ron last night is none of your business!" she screamed.

She was struggling once again to pull free of his bruising grip.

"Yes it is! You are supposed to be my girlfriend!" he yelled, anger and hurt apparent in his voice.

"Well, maybe you should have thought of that when you slept with Pansy Parkinson!" She has stopped fighting for control of her arm. She knew it was a losing battle. She reached into her robes and pulled out her wand. She pointed it at Draco's confused face and yelled, "Stupefy!"

Draco immediately fell to the ground. She picked up her long forgotten books and walked towards the exit. She climbed into the portrait hole, turned around, pointed her wand at Draco's unloving form and yelled "Finate Incatum" to unstun him. When it hit him she quickly ran off down the hall towards class.

She was on her way the Transfiguration. She had this class with the Gryffindors and the Hufflepuffs. She didn't have any classes with Draco until after lunch, and for that she was very thankful. He was already mad and now he would be furious.

She was soon joined by the other 5th year Gryffindors. Ron and Harry came up to walk with her. "Hey 'Mione." said Ron as he came up beside her and grabbed her arm to slow her down. She flinched and pulled away quickly. This caused Ron to look at her. She had automatically grabbed her arm and cradled it. He took her arm and inspected it. He had pulled up her sleeve and saw a dark, handprint of bruises on her arm. She quickly pulled her arm away and ran into the classroom. She didn't want to have to explain what happened. Ron would go ballistic. He would overreact and try to kill Draco for hurting her.

She immediately took a seat between Neville and Seamus. She began pulling things out of her bag.

Ron started walking towards her, but before he reached her Professor McGonogall walked in. "Please take a seat, Mr. Weasley." She said as she passed him. He hesitated for a moment before surrendering and sitting down next to Harry.

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When Transfiguration finally ended, Ron headed straight to Hermione. "What happened to your arm?" he asked when he had reached her.

"N-nothing, Ron. I don't want to talk about it. It's nothing. Let's go." she replied as she got up to leave the now empty classroom.

"Why won't you tell me what happened, 'Mione?"

"It's nothing. I just ran into Draco when I went to get my books." she replied, trying to make it sound unimportant.

"Are you alright?' he asked in a worried voice. "Did he do anything else to you?"

This had not been what Hermione had expected. She thought he would be angry, fuming, but he was worried. He payed no mind to Draco. All he cared about was Hermione.

"No, he didn't do anything else. He just held on to my arm a little to tightly. I'm fine. It's nothing." Hermione said once again as she took a seat on the top of her desk.

"Good." He said. He took her hand into his a kissed in lightly. "I won't butt into your relationship with him, but if he ever hurts you again I will kill him."

"Thanks Ron." She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She pulled him towards her into a long, lingering kiss. He responded by wrapping his arms around her slim waist and kissing her back.

Suddenly they heard the door slam and they immediately broke the kiss. "Draco?" Hermione said in a stunned, quiet voice.

"Yeah, it's me Granger!" he replied in a cold voice. "So it is true. You really are cheating on me with him."

"So." she replied, regaining her courage.

"We have only been going out with me one day! I knew that I should have never trusted a stupid Mudblood like you!" he yelled.

As soon as the word mudblood had left Draco's lips, Ron lunged at him. Wands totally forgotten, the two boys began punching each other. Ron got Draco to the ground, and was punching him in the face. Draco shoved Ron off of him, and stood up. Ron was also standing now. They paused for another second, giving Hermione just enough time to slide between them. She had been yelling for them to stop, but was unsuccessful. "Stop!!!" she yelled, but neither of them were paying her any attention. They were both in the middle of a swing. Ron's swing hit her in the stomach and Draco's hit her face. As soon as their fists hit her she fell to the ground. Draco and Ron had froze. They were staring blankly at her

Hermione was lying lifeless on the ground. Both boys ran to her side. Draco pushed Ron away from her and gently picked Hermione up. A dark bruise was forming on her delicate face. He started walking towards the hospital wing. Ron stepped in front of him, blocking the doorway. "Move!" Draco said in a cold voice.

"No!"

"Move now. Hermione needs to get to the hospital wing now!" He yelled.

"Fine, but only for Hermione. We will settle this later." Ron fumed as he moved aside and watched Draco walk out.

Draco walked straight to the Hospital Wing with Ron following close behind. He walked in and set Hermione down on the bed. Madame Pomfrey saw this and immediately walked towards the figures who had just entered. "What happened? She yelled. Then she saw Hermione laying unconscious on the hospital bed. "Merlin! What happened?"

They both started mumbling excuses. Madame Pomfrey couldn't understand a word they said. "Mr. Malfoy. Will you please tell me what happened?" She said, finally cutting them off.

He smirked at Ron as he started his story. He left out some parts like, his relationship with Hermione, cheating on him, and calling her a mudblood. "…you see, we were fighting and she jumped in the way to stop us. We accidentally hit her instead of each other."

"Is this all true Mr. Weasley?" she asked Ron when Draco was finished. He looked up at her and then nodded. "You will both serve detention with me tonight for fighting." She said as she tended to Hermione's wounds.

They both nodded, and Draco said, "Will she be okay?"

"Of coarse she will be. She has only fainted from shock. She will be fine soon enough. Though I must say, she will be none too happy with the two of you." She replied.

When she was finished tending to Hermione, she bandaged Draco and Ron up and sent them to class. Neither one of them wanted to leave Hermione's side, but Madame Pomfrey insisted. She shooed them out of the room and closed the door behind her.