Bitter Sweet Symphony Chapter 10, a harry potter fanfic

Chapter 10

Hermione ran to her room. Right after she brought Draco to the hospital wing she was in pure chaos. She was so frightened. She knew that he now knew. She didn't know what to do. She laid on her bed wishing the pain would go away.

She reached over to her journal. She began to read the different quotes and advice it gave her.

"Be true to yourself"

"People who are afraid to love are only frightened at how they're love is truly great."

"Love is not a word or a feeling, it is a special bond that is usually found in unexpected places."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to do the right thing in the presence of fear itself."

She wiped her tears away and kept on reading. Suddenly she heard someone come in. She hid under the covers, frightened of what might happen.

The next few days went by really slow for Hermione. Draco was forced to stay in the Hospital Wing for further analysis and to find out why he didn't revive right away. She spent the next few days crying in her room. She just couldn't stand what happened to Draco and what could happen. She feared the day he would be released from the hospital wing.

A lot of things happened with Draco gone. Ginny finally broke up with Seamus and the second she saw Harry, she kissed him. Harry was startled, and so was Ron since he was standing right next to them. But Ginny didn't care. She loved Harry and he loved her back. Its all that meant to her. They've been together ever since.

She had been keeping herself busy by studying every book in the restricted section. Madame Promfrey finally let her in when she found Hermione wandering around looking for something new. Hermione knew all sorts of spells, charms and curses that even Harry didn't know of. She had practiced most of them to distract herself and before she knew it she had finished the whole section. Well, except for the dark arts book Madame Promfrey told her not to look into. Hermione even practiced wandless magic. She could only do small things, like 'Wingardium Leviosa' or other beginner spells but she couldn't concentrate strong enough to make bigger things happen.

By the time it was Potions class Hermione had been brewing her half of the revealing potion alone when Draco walked in.

"Ah... Mr. Malfoy. Welcome back. I heard that you have already made and tested your half of your potion so you shall receive full marks. Sit down beside Granger and help her with hers." Snape said.

Hermione had not even looked at Draco and continued brewing her potion. She could feel him staring at her in disbelief.

"Ms. Granger. Your potion seems to be doing well. You may put the last ingredient next and Mr. Malfoy may test it. I believe you agreed to this Draco?"

"Yes sir." Draco said determinedly.

Suddenly Hermione realized why Draco had not complained. He would know if she loved him or not! The potion would reveal her true love and she knew it was him! She unwillingly placed a strand of her hair into the potion and it turned into pure white.

Draco POV

Draco got a goblet and drank it.

Draco closed his eyes for the image to appear. He waited and waited, suddenly, he was thrust to a memory.

For I could stand

A thousand trials

The strong will never fall

And while she stands without you

My soul cries

She placed her head on his chest. He held her close. She could feel steady beating of his heart. She could feel his arms wrap around her. She felt like she needed him with her all the time. It just felt so right.

Heed the earth

Is full of pain

Oh, oh

The aching

Her heart felt like it was beating faster and faster as every second went by. She could hear her own heart now. She was hoping and praying he didn't notice her heartbeat. This felt so right. She couldn't take it anymore.

Coz I...i'm kissing you

I...i'm kissing you, oh

Touch me dear

Pure and true

He stared longingly at her eyes. She stared back, hoping he was feeling what she was.

Give to me the river

Coz I'm kissing you

I...I'm kissing you

He lifted her chin up so she was staring strait at him. He leaned in to kiss her. Their lips only centimeters apart...

'Here comes Pansy...' Draco thought.

But pansy never came. The memory was altered to be the dream Hermione wanted more than ever.

The memory of themselves kissed passionately as the surroundings seemed to fade away. They broke apart and looked at each other lovingly.

Draco smiled. She did love him. She did. She did! He was the happiest man alive.

He was suddenly jerked to the present and found himself on the floor. Every one of his classmates was surrounding him along with Snape. He looked around and saw Hermione grab her things and run. Before she left he saw something shiny fall from her bag. He stood up, not caring that everyone was staring at him, and picked it up. It was his necklace. He placed in his pocket, next to his wand and muttered something. The diamond shone and he ran after her.

Hermione POV

"Hermione!" he called for her.

She pretended she didn't hear anything and continued to run. She got to the heads dorm and ran up to her room. She placed all sorts of charms on it.

Draco was knocking against her door.

"Hermione! Open up! It's just me!" Draco shouted desperately.

"Go away!" she shouted back.

"Hermione! Please listen to me!" He was so worried and confused.

"No! I'm through listening."

"Hermione please! I know your mad at me, but I didn't do anything wrong! Those last six years were unintentional! But I got to know you! And now I know I mistreated you! I am very sorry! You know that don't you? I already apologized. If you don't forgive me yet, I understand. But please help me understand why you are mad at me now. I have done nothing to harm you. Why were you trying to hide your true feelings?"

Hermione had had enough. She got up and threw the door open. She stood there, in front of the man she loved, eyes full of tears.

"That's just it Draco! You have done nothing but make me fall! With your kindness through this year! And your way of treating me! And your changes in attitude! You made me fall Draco! You made me fall harder than you think! But I know that we can never be because of our differences! And because of the reactions of our friends and family! And because you don't feel the same way! That's why I hid my feelings and that why I'm mad!" Hermione shouted, her voice full of anger, fear, confusion and sadness.

Draco looked at her in a loving way. He lifted her chin up. He wiped her tears away and looked deep into her eyes.

"Only two out of three." He said.

He took out the silver necklace from his pocket and placed it in her palm. There was something different about it though. Hermione stared at it. He noticed and turned it over. She suddenly saw some well chosen words in the very heart of the diamond, written in silver shining brightly, that wasn't there before.

'I will love you forever'

She looked up at him and smiled. He lifted her chin up and planted a kiss on her lips. It wasn't full of passion like what you would expect. It was gentle and sweet, yet it was filled with yearning and hope. It was the kiss that reassured her. This man loved her back.

I'll be loving you,

Forever

Deep inside my heart you'll leave

Me never

Even if you took my heart

And tore it apart

I would love you still forever

We've had our fun

And we've made mistakes

But who would guess

Along that road

We'd learn to give and take

It's so much more

Than I could have dreamed (I could have dreamed)

Who made loving you

So easy for me

There is no one in this world

Who could love me like you do

That is the reason that I