Author: Sylverfall
Rating:
Warnings: Violence (in later Chapters), a few songs, and new characters.
Pairing: RW x HG, DM x HG
Disclaimers: All Harry Potter characters belong to J.K. Rowling. Jaguar and all other vampires (Excluding Eros, and Strife) belong to Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. New belongs to No Doubt. I'm poor and gaining no profit from this, so please, don't sue.
Don't let it go away, this feeling has got to stay
Don't let it go away, this feeling has got to stay
Hermione sat in the common room of the Gryffindor tower, open books spread all around her in a circle, with a quill and several lengths of parchment. Nothing new to Ron, when he walked in and saw her. He walked over to her (Well, as close as he could, owning to the books which sat in thralldom around her).
"Hey, 'Moine. What are you doing?"
As if he didn't already know. "I'm studying for my N.E.W.T.S., just like you should be, Ron."
"Oh. Is that it?" She didn't even look up, but gave an exasperated sigh.
"Honestly, I'm surprised that Molly and Arthur don't just have you pulled out. You never study, you're always behind on you're homework. if it weren't for the notes I take in class, you would have failed years ago. I don't see how you could not care."
He just shrugged and sat next to her. "I don't know. How can you sit all day and study? Or take notes? And how do manage that on top of the 'family business', of which, by the way, you still haven't told me about." He said, turning her head toward him and moving in for a kiss.
And I can't believe I've had this chance now Don't let it go away, yeah
She turned away and continued with her studying. "I told you, I'm not allowed to talk about it, Ron." She said blushing. He stood in frustration.
"Bloody hell, Hermione! We've been going out for well over a year now, and you still won't let me kiss you! What's your problem!"
She stopped in the middle of writing something down and looked up. "I.."
"Look, you don't want to go out with me, I get it. But Merlin, can't you just bloody say it? Is it that hard for you to do? 'Hey Ron, sorry for leading you on, but I don't like you.' How hard is it?"
"I-"
"I could understand it if we were still kids, but we're 17.So quit with the damn game, okay?"
"I-" He stormed out of the room before she could say anything.
New You're so new You You knew And I never had this taste in the past
She quickly closed all her books and through them in her bag with her ink and quill, then ran after him. He was nowhere to be seen. 'Damn you, Ronald Weasley! Why can't you stay long enough for me to say anything? You bastard!' She turned back to head to her common room, and ran right into hers, Harry's, and Ron's biggest nemesis: Draco Malfoy.
"My my, if it isn't Ron's little mud-blood. Ooh, you look angry. What, did you're little boyfriend dump you, little mud-blood brat?"
"Leave me alone, Malfoy."
"What, no 'biting' comebacks to defend him? No scathing glare? I'm disappointed, Granger." She turned around and started to walk away, her back perfectly straight, her nose arrogantly stuck in the air.
"I know what your family does." She froze in her tracks; back stiffening, along with the rest of her body. "You're all hunters." She turned and faced him.
"You don't know anything, Malfoy."
"Don't I? And that's not all I know. I know more about you than your family does. What was it? Oh, yes, now I remember. You took Jeshika several years back. You were what? 6? To think, a little kid, trying to kill a vampire that was more likely to kill a kid than to leave it alone. Now who else was it.."
New You're so new My normal hesitation is gone And I really gravitate to your will Are you here to fetch me? 'Cause I never had this taste in my mouth Oh you're not old And you're not familiar Recently discovered and I'm learning about you
"You wouldn't dare."
"Tell anyone? Of course I would. What would the ministry think? A mere child going after vampires. Leaving Hogwarts campus? Carrying weapons much, much more dangerous than a wand around in a school." She sucked in a breath, not daring to back up, but not moving forward either.
"You're lying."
"Am I? My, you've gone pale. And you're barley breathing. You would make quite the vamp yourself, Granger." Anger swelled up in her, finally releasing her from his mental hold over her and giving her the power to slam her fist a crossed the bottom of his jaw, making his head snap to the side and spin him around after it as he fell to the floor. He stood up slowly, wiping blood from the corner of her mouth.
"Don't think you can bully me into anything, Malfoy. Go ahead and tell everyone, you have no proof of it."
New You're so new You You knew And you're consuming me violently And you're ever shamelessly tempting me
She turned to start walking away again.
"Wait!"
She kept on walking, not heeding his cries to wait. He ran to catch up with her, and grabbed her arm.
"Wait. I got a business proposition for you."
"Business. Proposition? I'm not interested."
"Hear me out. I promise you, it's a chance you simply.can't. refuse." She crossed her arms over her chest, leaned to one side, and gave him a 'make it fast' glare.
"Eros. I know where to find him. I know his maker. I know how to get to where he lives. I even know his original identity. I know all this, and I can find out more. That is, if you'll agree."
"And what do you get out of it?" She was excited, but not going to let it show. If she did, he'd know that he had her in his filthy little pockets, and that was the last thing she wanted. She found herself wondering just how much he knew about her, if he knew all this.
"You'll dump Ron and go out with me."
"WHAT! No bloody way."
"Then I'll tell everyone. Everything."
"You have no proof!"
"I don't, now? Unlike my dad, I can see the use of. muggle. artifacts. Did you know they have this amazing device that they call a tape recorder, Granger? My, but you would, wouldn't you?" He said, playing back a recording he had of their conversation, up to her telling him he had no proof the first time. She just gave him one of her signature glares, that with every other person so far, had made them wilt. He didn't even wince.
"Don't you dare, Draco Malfoy!"
"Then go out with me. And I'll keep your little secrets. All of them." She just glanced at him, shoulders sagging.
Who did this to me and 'Cause I've never had this taste in my past Oh you're different You're different from the former Like a fresh battery I'm energized by you