Weeeeeeeeell, I got bored so I am going to write another chapter reviews or not, but I hope ya'll are enjoying it so far. If not… I don't care! Hahahaha! But I'd probably stop writing it and start another, hopefully better than this. Aaaaaanyway, onwards!
Stay With Me
Chapter 3
(We are still in flashback by the way, but the school year has started now.)
Hermione awoke to the sound of thunder and rain. The previous week's weather had dulled that Saturday morning, darkening the hallways of Hogwarts.
Pulling the covers down, she stepped onto the stone floor next to her bed and walked over to the doors on the balcony. For a moment she watched the rain drum down, running down the faces of gargoyles which hung over the castle's roof, and forming puddles all over the grounds. In the distance she could see the lake, her view slightly clouded by the thickness of the rain.
She breathed in heavily, indulging in the smell of fresh rain and mist before she closed the double-doors to stop the cold from coming in. Her room fell silent without with sound of the rain falling on the balcony tiles, so she walked into the bathroom to have a shower before she went down to breakfast.
That gloomy Saturday was a Hogsmeade weekend, allowing the students in their third year at Hogwarts and up to escape the castle for the day to enjoy the pleasures of the small town just outside the school's grounds.
That weekend, Hermione left Hogwarts early in order to buy a few ingredients for a concoction she had read about in her book about ancient potions and charms before she would meet up with Harry and Ron for some Butterbeer.
She stepped out of Hogwarts' main door and pulled her cloak over her head, gathering it close to her mouth to shield as much of her face as she could from the bitter wind that whipped the fabric of the cloak around her ankles. She took her first step towards the town and immediately trod in the wet mud, covering her shoes in a dull brown colour.
She hurried along the path, to reach the first carriages that carried students to Hogsmeade. Under her cloak she tightly grasped her book that listed the needed ingredients. She climbed into the nearest carriage, sat down, and pulled the door closed. That is until she hit slammed the carriage's door into someone who tried to jump into the carriage at the last minute.
Hermione let go of the door's handle, bringing her hands to cover her mouth as she took in a sharp gasp of air. The door rebounded of the body of the person, who then fell to the ground in shock. For a second, neither of them moved. When the surprise had worn off, Hermione flew out of her seat and stuck her head out into the rain to look at the person of the muddy ground.
She found herself looking down into the eyes of Draco Malfoy, who was blinking away his own surprise. Without thinking, Hermione grabbed hold of his arm and pulled him to his feet, and dragged him into the carriage, closing the door behind them. He made no gesture, his eyes were glazed over, and his mouth hung open slightly. He then fell back with a thump into the seat opposite Hermione, hitting his head on carriage-wall.
Hermione placed each hand beside her, and she leant over gasping for air, her heart pounding, and water dripping from her brow onto the floor. She raised her head slightly to look at Malfoy sitting motionless, still overcome by the shock of being thrown onto the floor. She noticed he clutched a book in his hand, the same book she had that now lay forgotten next to her.
Malfoy suddenly shifted his legs, crossing his ankles and pushing them under the seat. His hands steadied himself either side of his soaking body, his elbows shaking. He then remembered the book in his hand and brought it in front of his face. The cover was stained with mud, and the pages had stuck together in with the dirty water. He tried separating the pages, but they broke apart in his hands. His arms had stopped shaking by now, and he let out a heavy sigh.
Hermione folded her arms around herself, bracing herself for Malfoy's anger. However, he just slammed the book down on the seat next to him and leaned back. His eyes then fell upon the girl in front of him. He had not taken in that someone had pulled him inside after the door came thrashing down on him. He looked closer and noticed who it was, Granger.
With a slight huff he rolled his eyes and looked out the window. Hermione looked around the carriage; her eyes met her book next to her. She picked it up carefully. The pages had never quite straightened after she dropped it the day she bumped into Malfoy in Flourish and Blotts. As much as she wanted to hold onto her book, she reached it out to Malfoy.
He sat with his arms crossed, transfixed on the rain, when he saw her lean over book in hand. He turned his eyes to what she had in hand, and turned the rest of his head when he realised what it was. It was the last thing he expected of her to give him, he who has never shown any kindness for her, and suddenly she was giving up something as important to her as her own book.
Malfoy hesitated. He was not sure whether it would be right of a Malfoy to accept the second hand property of a muggleborns. But for just that time he decided to ignore his father's words of the "proper education", and out of curiosity he took the book from her hand. She looked on sadly as her leafed through it as if he were expecting it to be cursed.
"Sorry about the door… I didn't see-"
The carriage lurched and stopped moving; they had arrived. Malfoy immediately stood up, the book now closed and under his arm; he strode out of the door and headed towards the Three Broomsticks. Hermione watched as he disappeared in the steam and mist of the rain. She too then exited the carriage, tightening her cloak around her, and rushed off to a bookstore on the corner of the street.
This chapter is longer than others but there is a little action here with Draco and Hermione… well you know you gotta warm the over before you stick in the turkey. Anywayz, I'm planning fore more action in the next chapter which I will get to this night. Don't forget to review if you have some spare time! Laterz.