.:falls down to knees:. Sorry… But I don't think I'll be able to increase speed…. So terribly sorry…. But your reviews… I love them all… They are the only reason I continue at all…

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Tears formed in Hermiones eyes. "I promised myself that the one who dares to tell me to choose between him and someone else has to go. Plus, you hurt me and made me suffer" She turned and looked Draco in the eyes "Tell them to go away, will you?"

Draco put a protective hand around her waist "You heard her. You love her, you let her go"

"That's not the last word spoken, Malfoy"

Draco looked at Harry, his expression cold as ice "Talk to me, but let her out of it"

"Why should I talk to you? You're a spoiled bastard prat, you can't help it. And she knows you are. And she knows that you're the enemy. And still she chose you. She'll suffer for it"

Hermione stared at Draco with big eyes, afraid. What could Harry mean by that? He wasn't like that… He just wasn't…

Slowly, she turned and her eyes met green ones that had lost all their warmth. They looked like green stones. "S…suffer?"

"You don't want to just let me down, Hermione"

"You don't want to threaten me, Harry"

"I already did"

"Same here"

"I never thought you were such a…. bitch"

SLAP! Hermiones hand collided with Harrys face and Draco rubbed his cheek, remembering how being slapped by Hermione Granger hurt…

"Harry Potter, will you stop being the spoiled boy-who-lived? Would you stop act like the whole world belonged to you? Will you stop playing the one-who-ever-wins?"

Hermione stared at Harry and Draco felt oddly remembered of a Banshee, as she screamed at him.

"Hermione, I did not ever win. Remember, when I was a Baby, Volde…"

"Big bad Voldemort killed your parents. And that's terrible Harry. I feel sorry about it. And, yes, you lost your godfather as well. But you can't hide behind those things. They don't allow you to act like everyone should worship and serve you. It's no reason to expect everyone around you to do everything to make you feel better. It is no bloody excuse for your behaviour"

Draco stared at Hermione, who now let her tears fall, then at Harry, who looked shocked.

But in Dracos opinion, it had been time someone told him that lesson. Dumbledore, worshipping him, Collin Creevey being obsessed about him, all those girls drooling after him. And him. Acting as if he deserved it. Acting like everyone who did not look at him with big, admiring eyes was odd and evil…

Harry turned "You'll pay for this, Hermione. Ron, let's go"

And Harry started to walk up the marble staircase and when he was half way to the top, he turned. "Ron?

Ron stood there, yes wanderin from Draco, to Hermione, to Harry.

"Oh well… I have never been big of a speaker…"

Draco snorted

"…but… I fear this is it. The end. The end of the golden Trio."

Harry rolled his eyes "Yes, Ron, Hermione's out of it. Now would you come up with me? No need to get sentimental"

Ron shook his head and sighed "Harry… I hate Malfoy, maybe even more than you. I see him, I wanna smash this piece of shit he calls a face…"

"HEY!"

"… but I love Hermione like I love Ginny. And I love you… well, in another way… You know… But Hermione's right. First of all, we should not have made her choose. Real friends can be friends with each other, independent of others, boyfriends or something… But we didn't manage. And then you… You go around like everything belongs to you. Sure, you went through hell, and you can expect a bit of respect for it, but still… You just talked to me like you would talk to a house elve…. Harry, you're great friend and an even better shag…"

"Ugh"

"…but too much is too much. This is it. The break-up of the golden trio"

Hermione and Harry stared at each other, than at Ron.

Hermione found her voice back first, besides Draco making gagging noises

"Well, fine with me"

But she did not go. She waited for Harrys response. She was just too damn curious to go…

Harry sighed "Damn, what a great day… Ron, I didn't mean to command you…"

"But you did"

"Yes. And I promise to never do it again"

"Well, sure you won't. Because I won't let you. Maybe some day we'll all laugh abou this, but right now, I don't wanna laugh. I wanna crash something, hurt someone. And I'll leave you all now, because otherwise I'll do something I'll regret later…"

With that, Ron made his way past Harry and disappeared, Harry staring at Hermione and Hermione looking at Draco.

"You alright, Babe?"

"Sure… you know, these were the wisest words Ron ever said"

"Well, you…"

Harrys voice interrupted their short conversation "You!"

Hermione and Draco stared at him "You! It's all you fault! It's all you bloody fault!"