Mood Swings
"What are you doing here, Granger?" Malfoy snarled, looking up from the rag he was using to polish the tables. His face was flushed from working, his silver blond hair sleek with sweat.
"Nice to see you too," Hermione replied, smiling. This time she really meant it. Now that Ginny had brought it up, she couldn't help noticing. He was hot.
Malfoy rolled his eyes. "Leave me alone." He stalked off without another word.
"Hey, Wait!" Hermione caught up with him at the foot of the door. " Just listen to me, Draco!" It was the first time she had called him by his first name.
Malfoy stopped. He turned with an I-Give-Up-What-Do-You-Want look on his face. A look that Hermione had never seen before. "Make it fast,"
"Thanks for bringing me to the Hospital Wing. You saved my life. I owe you."
He rolled his eyes. "Look, I didn't want to save you anyway. I could of left you there to die."
Hermione giggled. "You could of, but you didn't. I really appreciate that."
Draco shuffled his feet. "You feeling any better?" he said stiffly.
"Much, thanks," Hermione said after she had recovered from her shock. Draco Malfoy being nice all of a sudden? It just didn't make sense at all. "Er.. do you need help?" she said looking around the dusty room.
"Um.. sure I—" Draco seemed to snap out of it. "Out! Out! I've got work to do!"
"Alright alright!" Hermione backed away. "God, you don't need to act like Madam Pomfrey or anything!" She walked out. A part of her was aching. Could I possibly... she shook the thought from her head. No, she couldn't possibly like him. He was the last person on earth that she'd turn to.
~*~
"So, what happened?" Luna asked excitedly when Hermione plopped onto a skarlet couch beside the fire.
"Yeah, what happened?" echoed Ginny, Parvati, and Lavender in union.
Hermione looked around. "What do you mean, what happened?"
The others looked at each other. Lavender spoke up. "Duhh between you and Draco, smart one!"
"Oh," Hermione blushed.
"She's blushing!" Ginny practically screamed. "Tell us right now."
"Nothing." Hermione insisted.
"Oh come on." Parvati laughed. "There must have been something. Tell us right now."
"Fine," Hermione said simply. She leaned forward. The others bent close, looks of interest embordered their faces. "What happened was..." she paused.
"Go on!" urged Lavender, biting her nails.
"Oh... thisandthatandthisandthenthathappenedandhesaidthisandIsaidthatTheEnd." Hermione let out a breath.
Ginny looked at her blankly. "What was that?!"
Hermione laughed. "If you didn't get that, well too bad, I already told you."
"No really what happened?" Luna pleaded.
"Alright alright. He asked me if I was alright."
The girls squealed. People throughout the commonroom stopped their activities and turned to stare.
"Shush!" Hermione whispered in horror. "This is not meant to be public!"
"He is such a hottie! I so loved him before in 4th year" Luna whispered loudly.
"You loved every guy, and still do." said Parvati. But then she added. "No serious Hermione? Damn you're lucky! He is hot without question... though he might be Slytherin. Lavender nodded continuesly.
"Told you" taunted Ginny. "The guy's totally falling for you. What do you say? Give him a chance?"
Hermione looked down. "I guess I could..."
"You guess you could what?" Harry walked in followed by Ron. Hermione stopped midsentance and looked at her feet.
"What are you talking about Hermione?" Harry asked right away.
Hermione suddenly became interested in the way her shoelaces weaved in and out. She counted how many times they did so.
"It's not about Malfoy is it?" he asked carefully. People turned in their chairs.
Hermione glared. "What if it is?"
Harry looked around uncomfortably. "Look, could we talk about this somewhere private?"
"Why?" she questioned.
"Just because..."
Parvati cut in. "Now you don't want her to follow her heart huh? She has every right to go with Malfoy after a certain someone betrayed her."
Harry drew back. Then he looked at Hermione. "Is this true? Are you really going out with him?"
"Why would you care?" said Hermione with an icy tone. "Even if I did, it's none of your business now is it?"
"It is my business that one of my best friends is going out with a moron like him!" Harry said hotly.
"You don't even know him." said Hermione, keeping her cool.
"I've been in this school long enough to know he's a brainless git!"
That was the last straw.
"Harry Potter." Hermione said coldly. "You have no right to tell me what to do. You will not tell me who I should date." Harry opened his mouth, but Hermione continued. "And most importantly, you will never tell me how to live my life." Harry's eyes bulged. "I have given you a chance," Hermione gave him the cut eye. "and you blew it. Now I have every right to start over. And you know what?"
Harry was too dazed to answer.
"You chose your path, and I've chose mine. Now no matter who I decide to like, you will not interfere with my decision. Ever."
The room was dead silent when she finished. Dozens of eyes rested on either Hermione or Harry, all of them round with disbelief. Hermione felt a great weight lifted from her sholders. Without a word, she walked out the door, up the stairs, and into the girls dorm. For the first time in many weeks, she slept peacefully.
"What are you doing here, Granger?" Malfoy snarled, looking up from the rag he was using to polish the tables. His face was flushed from working, his silver blond hair sleek with sweat.
"Nice to see you too," Hermione replied, smiling. This time she really meant it. Now that Ginny had brought it up, she couldn't help noticing. He was hot.
Malfoy rolled his eyes. "Leave me alone." He stalked off without another word.
"Hey, Wait!" Hermione caught up with him at the foot of the door. " Just listen to me, Draco!" It was the first time she had called him by his first name.
Malfoy stopped. He turned with an I-Give-Up-What-Do-You-Want look on his face. A look that Hermione had never seen before. "Make it fast,"
"Thanks for bringing me to the Hospital Wing. You saved my life. I owe you."
He rolled his eyes. "Look, I didn't want to save you anyway. I could of left you there to die."
Hermione giggled. "You could of, but you didn't. I really appreciate that."
Draco shuffled his feet. "You feeling any better?" he said stiffly.
"Much, thanks," Hermione said after she had recovered from her shock. Draco Malfoy being nice all of a sudden? It just didn't make sense at all. "Er.. do you need help?" she said looking around the dusty room.
"Um.. sure I—" Draco seemed to snap out of it. "Out! Out! I've got work to do!"
"Alright alright!" Hermione backed away. "God, you don't need to act like Madam Pomfrey or anything!" She walked out. A part of her was aching. Could I possibly... she shook the thought from her head. No, she couldn't possibly like him. He was the last person on earth that she'd turn to.
~*~
"So, what happened?" Luna asked excitedly when Hermione plopped onto a skarlet couch beside the fire.
"Yeah, what happened?" echoed Ginny, Parvati, and Lavender in union.
Hermione looked around. "What do you mean, what happened?"
The others looked at each other. Lavender spoke up. "Duhh between you and Draco, smart one!"
"Oh," Hermione blushed.
"She's blushing!" Ginny practically screamed. "Tell us right now."
"Nothing." Hermione insisted.
"Oh come on." Parvati laughed. "There must have been something. Tell us right now."
"Fine," Hermione said simply. She leaned forward. The others bent close, looks of interest embordered their faces. "What happened was..." she paused.
"Go on!" urged Lavender, biting her nails.
"Oh... thisandthatandthisandthenthathappenedandhesaidthisandIsaidthatTheEnd." Hermione let out a breath.
Ginny looked at her blankly. "What was that?!"
Hermione laughed. "If you didn't get that, well too bad, I already told you."
"No really what happened?" Luna pleaded.
"Alright alright. He asked me if I was alright."
The girls squealed. People throughout the commonroom stopped their activities and turned to stare.
"Shush!" Hermione whispered in horror. "This is not meant to be public!"
"He is such a hottie! I so loved him before in 4th year" Luna whispered loudly.
"You loved every guy, and still do." said Parvati. But then she added. "No serious Hermione? Damn you're lucky! He is hot without question... though he might be Slytherin. Lavender nodded continuesly.
"Told you" taunted Ginny. "The guy's totally falling for you. What do you say? Give him a chance?"
Hermione looked down. "I guess I could..."
"You guess you could what?" Harry walked in followed by Ron. Hermione stopped midsentance and looked at her feet.
"What are you talking about Hermione?" Harry asked right away.
Hermione suddenly became interested in the way her shoelaces weaved in and out. She counted how many times they did so.
"It's not about Malfoy is it?" he asked carefully. People turned in their chairs.
Hermione glared. "What if it is?"
Harry looked around uncomfortably. "Look, could we talk about this somewhere private?"
"Why?" she questioned.
"Just because..."
Parvati cut in. "Now you don't want her to follow her heart huh? She has every right to go with Malfoy after a certain someone betrayed her."
Harry drew back. Then he looked at Hermione. "Is this true? Are you really going out with him?"
"Why would you care?" said Hermione with an icy tone. "Even if I did, it's none of your business now is it?"
"It is my business that one of my best friends is going out with a moron like him!" Harry said hotly.
"You don't even know him." said Hermione, keeping her cool.
"I've been in this school long enough to know he's a brainless git!"
That was the last straw.
"Harry Potter." Hermione said coldly. "You have no right to tell me what to do. You will not tell me who I should date." Harry opened his mouth, but Hermione continued. "And most importantly, you will never tell me how to live my life." Harry's eyes bulged. "I have given you a chance," Hermione gave him the cut eye. "and you blew it. Now I have every right to start over. And you know what?"
Harry was too dazed to answer.
"You chose your path, and I've chose mine. Now no matter who I decide to like, you will not interfere with my decision. Ever."
The room was dead silent when she finished. Dozens of eyes rested on either Hermione or Harry, all of them round with disbelief. Hermione felt a great weight lifted from her sholders. Without a word, she walked out the door, up the stairs, and into the girls dorm. For the first time in many weeks, she slept peacefully.