Chapter 14
A/N: Wow, I'm so happy with all the reviews. Only two more and I'll hit a hundred. I'd be so happy to get a thousand, but that's stretching it. I'm just so grateful for the reviews I get. Thanks to:
SweetCheeksDracoLuver- You are so awesome!! You sound so enthusiastic in your reviews, and I'm so happy. Thanks a bunch!!
Lila- You are one of my most faithful reviewers. I'm so glad you still like this. Thanks for reviewing!!
Brooks- Thanks so much for the compliments. No, don't worry, you don't sound like a stalker!! LOL
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Gryffindor620- Thanks for being the first person to review the last chapter!!! I always look forward to your reviews.
Here's the next chapter!!!
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It was extremely nice seeing Ron and Harry again after a week of isolation. But she couldn't help it: each time they grinned at her, she felt guilty, like she'd betrayed them. She knew she had to tell them that she and Draco were an item now. But that could wait, couldn't it?
Draco decided to not walk up to Hermione. He figured she would do it when she was ready to make their relationship public. He cringed at the thought of going to her and finding out she hadn't told them yet. Major blowout.
He also hated the thought of going directly back to classes. They still had the rest of today, (Sunday), but he dreaded waking up the next day. At least he could sit by Hermione in class, and could spend an hour a day with her without people questioning it. He just hoped she would tell Potter and Weasley soon.
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At dinner, Hermione kept sneaking glances at Draco over at the Slytherin table. Almost every time, he would meet her eyes and she'd smile at him. It reassured him that she wasn't giving up on them. Unfortunately, Harry caught her.
"Why are you smiling?" he asked curiously.
Hermione shrugged nervously and put on a sweet smile.
"It's just nice to see you guys again," she covered. Harry narrowed his eyes suspiciously. He let it go, but Hermione knew she couldn't keep covering for herself. She'd have to do it soon; before classes started again.
After dinner, Hermione found Harry and Ron alone in the common room doing last minute homework assignments.
"Can I talk to you a minute?" she asked them, swallowing the lump in her throat. Harry looked up from his book; Ron was too involved in his work. He hadn't even heard her.
"Yeah," Harry said, elbowing Ron.
"What?" Ron asked stupidly.
"She wants to talk to us," Harry repeated. Ron looked at him questioningly, then at Hermione.
"Oh, hi Hermione. What do you wanna talk about?" he asked. Hermione groaned.
"Oh, you're gonna hate me!" she wailed. Harry's stomach twisted. What could be wrong?
"We won't hate you. Just tell us," he urged quietly, even though he wasn't sure he wanted to hear.
"Well, you know I spent a week with Draco..." she began. The boys' eyes darkened.
"Did he hurt you? Because if he did--" Ron said threateningly.
"No, no, no," Hermione laughed nervously. "I...saw a side of him I've never seen before. A good side," she explained. Ron's jaw dropped.
"Are you saying you're friends with him? Hermione, are you crazy? After almost six years of him making life miserable, you're just gonna go and be friends with him? How could you?" Ron yelled, his ears burning as red as his hair. Harry didn't say anything. He looked more sad than angry. Hermione's eyes filled with tears.
"I knew I shouldn't have said anything!" she cried, and then she ran up to her dormitory.
"Look what you did!" Harry said angrily.
"What I did?" Ron asked. "Didn't you hear her?"
"Of course I heard her. But couldn't you see how scared she was to tell us? She didn't want us to be disappointed in her," Harry pointed out.
"I don't care. Look at everything he's done! I can never forgive him. I can't believe she'd do that," Ron said.
"She's still our friend," Harry said. Then he left to find Hermione. He knew he couldn't get in her dormitory so he went to the library. Maybe she went there afterwards.
He was right. She'd left her dormitory to go to the library. She was reading, but he could tell she'd been crying. Her botton lip quivered when she saw him.
"Hermione, I'm sorry," he said quietly. She shook her head.
"Ron didn't let me finish," she said. "We're not just friends. We're a couple. I don't want you and Ron to be mad at me, but I really like him and he really likes me. He's not who we think. He's a good person. He just has a hard life."
Harry snorted at the thought of the rich snob having a "hard" life, but didn't comment.
"I don't like this. I don't want you getting hurt. But I can see I can't stop you, so I'll support you. I could never hate you," he said gently. Hermione hugged him.
"Thank you so much," she sniffed. "I know Ron's really mad right now. Please help him to understand," she begged him.
"I'll try. It'll take time," Harry said. Hermione nodded. She felt better knowing she still had Harry as a friend. But she was upset that Ron was so angry at her. He'll come around, she thought, or rather, hoped.
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A/N: I know this was really short, and kinda boring, but the next two chapters are a bit longer and more informative. Please read and review!! Oh, and I wanted to ask something of the readers. Do you think I should name the chapters instead of just having "Chapter One, Chapter Two, etc."? I was thinking it may be a bit easier to identify them if they had specific names. Tell me in your reviews. Thanks!!
Amber
A/N: Wow, I'm so happy with all the reviews. Only two more and I'll hit a hundred. I'd be so happy to get a thousand, but that's stretching it. I'm just so grateful for the reviews I get. Thanks to:
SweetCheeksDracoLuver- You are so awesome!! You sound so enthusiastic in your reviews, and I'm so happy. Thanks a bunch!!
Lila- You are one of my most faithful reviewers. I'm so glad you still like this. Thanks for reviewing!!
Brooks- Thanks so much for the compliments. No, don't worry, you don't sound like a stalker!! LOL
overXposed- Thanks soooooooo much for reviewing. I appreciate it. We'll see everyone's reactions soon enough!
Gryffindor620- Thanks for being the first person to review the last chapter!!! I always look forward to your reviews.
Here's the next chapter!!!
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It was extremely nice seeing Ron and Harry again after a week of isolation. But she couldn't help it: each time they grinned at her, she felt guilty, like she'd betrayed them. She knew she had to tell them that she and Draco were an item now. But that could wait, couldn't it?
Draco decided to not walk up to Hermione. He figured she would do it when she was ready to make their relationship public. He cringed at the thought of going to her and finding out she hadn't told them yet. Major blowout.
He also hated the thought of going directly back to classes. They still had the rest of today, (Sunday), but he dreaded waking up the next day. At least he could sit by Hermione in class, and could spend an hour a day with her without people questioning it. He just hoped she would tell Potter and Weasley soon.
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At dinner, Hermione kept sneaking glances at Draco over at the Slytherin table. Almost every time, he would meet her eyes and she'd smile at him. It reassured him that she wasn't giving up on them. Unfortunately, Harry caught her.
"Why are you smiling?" he asked curiously.
Hermione shrugged nervously and put on a sweet smile.
"It's just nice to see you guys again," she covered. Harry narrowed his eyes suspiciously. He let it go, but Hermione knew she couldn't keep covering for herself. She'd have to do it soon; before classes started again.
After dinner, Hermione found Harry and Ron alone in the common room doing last minute homework assignments.
"Can I talk to you a minute?" she asked them, swallowing the lump in her throat. Harry looked up from his book; Ron was too involved in his work. He hadn't even heard her.
"Yeah," Harry said, elbowing Ron.
"What?" Ron asked stupidly.
"She wants to talk to us," Harry repeated. Ron looked at him questioningly, then at Hermione.
"Oh, hi Hermione. What do you wanna talk about?" he asked. Hermione groaned.
"Oh, you're gonna hate me!" she wailed. Harry's stomach twisted. What could be wrong?
"We won't hate you. Just tell us," he urged quietly, even though he wasn't sure he wanted to hear.
"Well, you know I spent a week with Draco..." she began. The boys' eyes darkened.
"Did he hurt you? Because if he did--" Ron said threateningly.
"No, no, no," Hermione laughed nervously. "I...saw a side of him I've never seen before. A good side," she explained. Ron's jaw dropped.
"Are you saying you're friends with him? Hermione, are you crazy? After almost six years of him making life miserable, you're just gonna go and be friends with him? How could you?" Ron yelled, his ears burning as red as his hair. Harry didn't say anything. He looked more sad than angry. Hermione's eyes filled with tears.
"I knew I shouldn't have said anything!" she cried, and then she ran up to her dormitory.
"Look what you did!" Harry said angrily.
"What I did?" Ron asked. "Didn't you hear her?"
"Of course I heard her. But couldn't you see how scared she was to tell us? She didn't want us to be disappointed in her," Harry pointed out.
"I don't care. Look at everything he's done! I can never forgive him. I can't believe she'd do that," Ron said.
"She's still our friend," Harry said. Then he left to find Hermione. He knew he couldn't get in her dormitory so he went to the library. Maybe she went there afterwards.
He was right. She'd left her dormitory to go to the library. She was reading, but he could tell she'd been crying. Her botton lip quivered when she saw him.
"Hermione, I'm sorry," he said quietly. She shook her head.
"Ron didn't let me finish," she said. "We're not just friends. We're a couple. I don't want you and Ron to be mad at me, but I really like him and he really likes me. He's not who we think. He's a good person. He just has a hard life."
Harry snorted at the thought of the rich snob having a "hard" life, but didn't comment.
"I don't like this. I don't want you getting hurt. But I can see I can't stop you, so I'll support you. I could never hate you," he said gently. Hermione hugged him.
"Thank you so much," she sniffed. "I know Ron's really mad right now. Please help him to understand," she begged him.
"I'll try. It'll take time," Harry said. Hermione nodded. She felt better knowing she still had Harry as a friend. But she was upset that Ron was so angry at her. He'll come around, she thought, or rather, hoped.
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A/N: I know this was really short, and kinda boring, but the next two chapters are a bit longer and more informative. Please read and review!! Oh, and I wanted to ask something of the readers. Do you think I should name the chapters instead of just having "Chapter One, Chapter Two, etc."? I was thinking it may be a bit easier to identify them if they had specific names. Tell me in your reviews. Thanks!!
Amber
