A/N: Once again, this is mainly about Hermione. Yeah. Next Chapter will be about Rose, promise.
Also, I don't own anything from any other the story references. (You'll see.)
(I just realized, as I look through my last chapters, that I spell minute like minuet! Haha! I'm smart!)
Here we go…
Chapter 6:
Waiting, Babbling and Storytelling
Gryffindor Girl's Dormitories
Hermione was cleaning the Girl's Dormitory. She just finished cleaning the Common Room and was going to clean the bathrooms next.
She couldn't keep still. She needed to do something to keep her hands occupied. She had to keep her mind off Draco and all this damn waiting.
So, she cleaned. It was the only thing to do after she finished her, Rose's, Harry's and Ron's homework.
"You coming to dinner? Or do you want me to bring you up something so you can be alone?" someone asked behind her.
Hermione jumped and dropped a lamp she was polishing.
The lamp shattered as it hit the ground. Then it automatically repaired itself.
Hermione turned around to find Lavender looking at her worriedly with big, round eyes.
"Er, what did you say?" Hermione asked, biting her bottom lip.
"I asked if you wanted to go dinner. Or did you just want me to bring you something up? So you could be alone, that is. Or do you want company? I could send someone up. I would but I got plans."
"Can you bring me dinner up here?" Lavender nodded. "Oh, that is so terribly sweet of you. You're such a great person."
Lavender flushed with pleasure. She was obviously pleased with Hermione's praise.
Hermione, on the contrary, was slightly confused. Why was she being so complementing when she felt like amputating Lavender's head off with a gentian.
"Would you like me to find you some company? Rose? Harry? Ron? Rose?" Lavender asked amiably.
Hermione's kindness wore off.
"What the bloody hell do you think?" Hermione barked.
Lavender was hurt by Hermione's sudden emotion change. "I don't know. That's why I asked you."
"Oh Merlin! I am so sorry. I didn't mean to explode! Sorry." Hermione was close to tears.
"It's fine…" Lavender's face turned to horror. "Please tell me you and Draco didn't, er, you know. Please tell me that's not it."
Hermione's face wrinkled in disgust. "You think I'm some no good whore?"
"No, I thought, er, never mind… But is it that time of month?"
"No! Ewww! Growdie! Did you have to bring that up?"
"Just had to ask." Lavender said as she threw her hands up helplessly. "What's up then?"
Hermione sighed as she sat down on a freshly made bed, which just happened to be Serena's.
"I don't know. One minuet I feel like taking a chainsaw to someone's head, then the next I feel all happy-go-lucky."
"Is it about Draco?"
Hermione winced. "You heard about that?"
"It's only the latest gossip in the school. Also that a Fifth Year was shagging a Fourth Year. Kinda creepy."
Hermione looked down at her shoes.
"Cheer up lovely Mione," Lavender said as she sat down and put a comforting arm around her. "He'll be alright."
Anger surged through Hermione's veins. "How the bloody hell do you know? Last time I checked on him, he was hardly breathing!"
"I just know."
Hermione sighed and looked at her roommate unconvinced.
Lavender smiled slightly and in attempt to cheer Hermione up, she said, "Let me tell you a story.
"Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, in a land called Oz, lived a happy little Hobbit named Frodo.
"One dark and stormy night, Frodo went shopping in a store called 'Kahoot's Pet and Feed'. While he was there, he ran into his old college buddies Jimena, Catty, Vanessa and Serena.
"Now his buddies were very different from everybody else. For one thing they were goddesses. They each had a matching necklace in the shape of a moon. They called themselves 'The Daughters of the Moon'.
'They decided to get together later to play Three Flies Up (A/n: The cause of my recent injury), but before they could say goodbye, a mysterious voice called to them,
"'I am Glinda the Good Witch. I come to bear greetings and ask for a favor."
"The five friends were confused. Who was this lady who looked like a pink flower? What did she want?
"Suddenly Catty asked, "What do you want?"
"Glinda smiled. "I want you to go and find The Sword of Shannara. Then I want you to take it to a man of the name of Jack Sparrow. Or Captain Jack Sparrow as he likes to be called."
"The friends were still puzzled. "Why?" Vanessa asked.
"Glinda smiled again. "Because I said so."
"'What's in it for us?' Frodo asked.
"Glinda shrugged. "What do you want? A loofa? A Magic Ring? To be set free? Moldy cheese?"
"The friends argued a bit but then decided on loofas and a Magic Ring (for Frodo).
"'Now go my little Munchkinlanders," Glinda said in a motherly voice. "Go and you shall get what you wish."
"So they set off thinking of their soon-to-be loofas and Ring.
"They traveled until they got to a place called 'Happily Ever After'. They were afraid to venture in because the natives there ate clouds and drank sunshine. Not to mention that everything was pink!
"The hurried through Happily Ever After until the came to a town called Sleepy Hallow.
"There they found a man by the name of Rhett Butler, a scallywag and not a gentleman at all. He was so rich that he had a medieval sword collection in his house.
"The cronies asked him if they had a sword called the Sword of Shannara.
"Surprisingly, he did. He told them he would give it to them if they could give him advice on winning Scarlett O'Hara's heart.
"Frodo was not so good in love so he just admired the shiny objects while the girls told him what he needed to know.
"'Do you happen to know a man by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow?" Frodo asked after he successfully knocked over a whole row of daggers.
"'Why yes. He lives in Happily Ever After now. He used to live in the Caribbean, but the life of piracy wasn't for him. Now he's a movie star. I think he played himself in 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. Excellent movie. You should go see it.'
"The girls and the Hobbit shuddered at the thought of going back to Happily Ever After with all its pinkness and fluffiness.
"They thanked Rhett and left.
"They trekked on and on for what seemed like days but was only five minuets.
"Suddenly they were blinded by pink and other bright colors.
"They walked in the cheerfulness until the came to a sign that read 'Jack Sparrow's House. Beware: he prefers to be called Captain Jack Sparrow. Get it right."
"'Vamos!' Jimena shouted.
"They walked in silence to Captain Sparrow's house. Serena knocked.
"A man with a black hair answered. 'Yes?'
"'We are supposed to give this to you.' Frodo said as he held out the Sword of Shannara to him.
"'Ooo! What a preeetty sword!' Jack looked at them suspiciously. "Mine!" He grabbed the sword from Frodo.
"Jack swung the sword around a couple of times and threw it into the bushes. The sword landed and broke in two. "Useless sword…"
"'Why did you do that?' Catty asked.
"'Cause I could.' Jack answered as he picked up a glass of rum.
"'Ok.'
"Suddenly, riding in a pumpkin carriage, Glinda appeared. 'Ok, now that you have done that completely unless task, here are you gifts.' She handed the girls' loofas and Frodo a Magic Ring (ring goes on. ring goes off. ring goes on. ring goes off. ring goes on…).
"Jack set down his thing of rum that he had been drinking and went back into the house for something.
"Suddenly, the friends, Glinda and the rum were stepped on by a Giantess. They all died.
"Jack, hearing the noise, came out. He was in shock. "But why is the rum gone?"
"The End!"
Lavender bowed as she finished her story.
"Wow that was too special for words. What the bloody hell did that have to do with anything?" Rose asked while still pondering over Lavender's strange story.
"It didn't."
"It didn't make any sense either."
"It wasn't supposed to make sense. It was just supposed to keep your mind off, er, you know."
Hermione smiled for the first time in a long while. "Thanks."
Suddenly both their stomachs grumbled simultaneously.
"What time is it?" Lavender asked Hermione. Lavender didn't have a watch. Watches were way overrated.
"Oh shit! We're going to miss dinner. There are still five minuets left." Hermione bolted towards the door while dragging Lavender behind her.
Great Hall
"Hey Hermione, it's good to see you down here. I thought you would never make it." Harry said happily.
"Yeah, I thought maybe the giant squid gotcha." Ron put in.
"No silly gooses! I was just told the most amazing story by our dear friend Lavender." Hermione smiled at Lavender who was five people down from them.
"What kind of story?" Ron asked.
"A love one. Now shut your ever-talking mouths so I can eat."
Hermione listened as Harry told Ron about a Quidditch play he was thinking of.
"Er, Hermione?" someone asked behind her.
Hermione dropped the last of her mashed potatoes and looked around to find Rose standing behind her.
At least she thought it was Rose.
She looked like death. Her face was paler than usual and her eyes had dark black rings around them. Her arms were covered with bruises.
"Rose? What the hell happened? Did that psychotic bitch do this to you?" Ron roared as he saw Rose.
She nodded meekly.
"Er, Rose and I are going to go to the Hospital Wing to…to…to…" Hermione trailed off as her eyes filled with tears.
"To go visit Draco." Harry finished. "Go ahead. We'll see you later. Bye bye."
"Er, yeah. Bye." Hermione said as she got up and started to walk away with Rose.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Rose asked her quietly.
"It's now or never. Hurry before a fresh shed of tears flow from my eyes."
"Ok."
Hermione walked with her head on Rose's shoulder which wasn't that hard because Rose was about and inch or two taller than she was.
"Are you really sure you want to so this?" Rose asked again.
"No, but I have to."
Hospital Wing
"Draco…" Hermione wined as she looked over at her limp boyfriend's body.
He looked dead. His skin was too white and pulled to tight. His eyes were sunken in and black.
"Talk about the living dead." Rose cracked softly to herself.
"Shut up!" Hermione looked like she was about to take an ax and chop her head off.
"Ok, ok. Shutting up." Rose made a zipping motion across her mouth.
Hermione turned her attention back to Draco. She took his and in hers.
It was cold.
"Oh Draco, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have left you with Rose's extremely mad bitch of a sister."
"Hey! That's my flesh and blood you're talking about. Literally." Rose put a hand over her heart. "I am deeply hurt."
"You hate her."
"So?"
"So, you hate her."
"So?"
"So, you hate her."
"Oh yeah!"
"When did you get so stupid?"
"I was hanging out with Harry and Ron this afternoon."
"That would explain everything."
"Do you wanna go now?"
Hermione looked over at Draco and kissed his hand. Then she dropped it.
"Sure."
"I'm getting tired anyway."
"You look like a mess. Get more sleep."
They both smiled at each other. They knew it wasn't sleep she needed.
Gryffindor Girl's Dorms
Hermione couldn't sleep that night.
Time passed slowly.
Finally Hermione got out of bed and sighed.
She needed to see Draco again.
She pulled off her pajamas and put on her robes. Then she grabbed Harry's invisibility cloak that she hadn't bothered to return.
She made sure no one was awake as she slipped out into the corridors.
Hermione walked quietly.
A strange draft sent shivers up her spine.
She pulled the cloak closer around her.
She arrived at the Hospital Wing unsure what to do. She knew she could go in and sit by Draco but something was telling her not to.
What was it?
Hermione's head was spinning. She took a deep breath to steady herself. Then she carefully opened the door in and walked in.
She stopped and stifled a gasp.
Over Draco's body was Amelia.
"So pet, did you think our Lord would be pleased with you dating the bait?" Amelia smirked.
Draco grunted. He eyes were open slightly.
"Did you think you'd go unpunished? Wrong. You're going to pay."
Draco collapsed against the bed.
Amelia sniffed and stalked out of the Hospital Wing, passing inches away from Hermione.
Hermione left out a sigh of relief and walked over to Draco's bed. She kneeled down next to him and took his hand in her own.
"Draco, don't let that bitch anger you. She's evil. We're your friends, Rose and me. Ron and surprisingly Harry would stand up for you, don't worry.
"I don't know if this is what I really feel but I am going to say it anyway. Draco, I hated you forever. Then I loved you. Right now, I think I love you. Goodbye love." She kissed his hand, then his lips and stood up.
"Goodbye…" Draco gasped.
Hermione smiled and then shuddered.
What did he mean 'goodbye'?
What did he mean? No! He can't leave me! No, he just can't!
Draco…
A/n: AHHHH! I haven't updated in a while. I am deeply sorry. And I am also sorry I have to leave you with this darn cliff hanger. This was an extremely boring chapter, I know. I just had to put it out there to pass the time. The next chapter is important though, so don't loose faith in me yet.
Ta ta!
P.S. Who should Rose go out with Harry or Ron?
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