Chapter Four

Smacked

We pulled apart, breathing heavily. It was the best kiss I have ever had, even better than Krum. I smiled and turned to Lenora, who was still sanding there shocked.

"You should have taken notes. With them, you could actually keep a boyfriend." I said impudently.

I turned my heels to her, walking back to school with a gigantic smirk on my face. I burst through the front doors laughing, but I stopped when I was pulled roughly to the side and shook. I glared at my attacker; ready to kill when I noticed it was Ginny.

"Ginny! What in the world is wrong with you? Let go of me!" I said trying to loosen her grip on my arms.

"No. We have to talk. Now!" She spat, dragging me into the common room.

"Sit. What were you doing? People could have seen you two. Explain. And don't you dare give me lies Hermione Granger or I swear will not hesitate to use a truth spell on you!"

She looked so angry. I could understand why. I lied to her. I lied straight to her face. I felt horrible.

"Ginny, I'm so sorry. I never wanted to lie to you but I didn't want to tell anybody yet. Draco and I are together but it's a secret. And I want it to stay that way. I'm not ready for my life to be put on public." I said sincerely.

Her gaze softened and then she frowned.

"So you lie to me. Right to my face? Hermione, I'm confused right now. You call me your best friend, but you can't even tell me when you have a simple boyfriend." She said, tears forming in her eyes.

"Ginny! It's not like I didn't want to tell you! I wanted to! But I knew how you would act."

"Really? How would I act? Like Ron, right?"

"Yes!"

"You're WRONG Hermione! Am I acting like Ron right now!?" she yelled

"Yes, you're yelling at me for being with Draco!" I yelled back.

"You're supposed to be the brightest witch of our age? You can't figure out why I'm mad at you! It's not because you're with Malfoy! It's because you lied straight to my face when I asked. And I even told you not to lie! You looked straight in my eyes and lied to me, your best friend!" she screamed, tears now falling from her eyes.

She quickly wiped the tears and stared at me with eyes filled with pain. I hugged her tightly.

"I'm so sorry Ginny. I didn't mean to! Please Ginny! Don't cry over me! I'm not worth tears of pain! Ginny? Ginny…look at me." I pleaded, backing away.

"I will never lie to you again. I'm looking straight at your face, into your eyes. I will not break this promise. Please forgive me Ginny. Who's gonna have my back if Draco hurts me?"

"I will…consider yourself forgiven. But if you lie again, I get to spread a nasty rumor about you two." She said, wiping away the last tears and putting on a small smile.

"Deal."

We walked down the hall, chattering about each other's boyfriend when we ran into Harry and Ron.

"Ah, just the person we were looking for. We need to talk, Hermione. It can't wait. Sorry Ginny, it's private." Harry said seriously.

"If it's about Draco, she can hear. She saw me, and I'm presuming you did too?"

"Ye, we did. What the hell is going on? Why didn't you tell us? Aren't we your best friends?" Ron asked with obvious pain in his voice. Before I could speak, though, Ginny cut in.

"Guys, before you attack her. I think we need to respect her privacy and her decision not to tell us. Just because she is our best friend doesn't mean she has to tell us everything. You demanding her to tell you is rude. I just wanted to add that important fact before you start yelling at her." She stepped back and allowed me to speak.

"Thank you, Ginny. Yes, I don't have to tell you everything. But I'll tell you know. Draco and I are together. I don't want to hear people constantly talking about us, so I decided to keep it to myself. I want you to respect decision. I don't want you to attack me about how you're my best friend and have a right to know." I said confidently.

"We're not mad at you; at least I'm not. I wish you told us, but I will respect your decision not to tell us. I'm not going to like, and I won't accept it. But I'll learn."

"Ron?"

"I hate it. I'm not going accept it. I'm not going to watch you throw away your life for him! He doesn't deserve you!"

"And you do?"

"I never said that. He doesn't deserve you. He's insulted you for 6 years!Are going to let that slide?" he asked bewildered.

"No, he said that was cover up because he couldn't tell me. Give him a chance Ron!"

"NO! I don't care! Be with him! But whenyou get hurt, remember what I said."

"Will you have my back?"

"Yes, but I'm gonna rub it in!" he said smugly.

I hit him playfully and followed them to the Great Hall for lunch. I felt so much better knowing that they were for the most part okay with it.

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The kiss with Hermione was one of the best. I loved seeing Lenora's face like that; mouth hanging open with her eyes bulging out of her head. After Hermione left, Lenora started ranting on and on about how she was better than any muggle-born, no matter how smart they were, and how she didn't deserve me.

"Lenora? What makes you think you're good enough for me?" I said, walking away, leaving her shocked to hear I wasn't interested.

I made my way to the Great Hall. I spotted Hermione, and we made eye contact. I gave her my sexiest smirk and sat down next to Goyle. Lenora never came in to eat lunch and that was fine by me. I didn't want her to ruin my lunch. I watched Hermione get in a heated discussion with Ron. His ears were turning read and Hermione's voice got loud enough for me to hear what they were talking about. It was about us.

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I ate my lunch smiling, and occasionally giggling, thinking about Draco. I guess it was obvious I was thinking about him because Ron kept staring at me.

"I'm still confused Hermione." he said bluntly.

I dropped my fork and glared at him. "What is there to be confused about Ron? Draco and I are together and there's nothing you can do about it. You're just going to have suck it up and live with that." I said matter-of-factly.

"Hermione...maybe you're blind, but I'm not. You're dating Malfoy. M-A-L-F-O-Y! The boy that has tormented you and called you names for the past six years! Can't you understand that?" he said loudly, standing up.

"I have explained to you everything. It was a cover up! Get it through your thick skull. This is part of the reason I didn't want to tell you. I knew you would be too stubborn or too dumb to understand that!" I spat, my voice getting louder, standing up also.

Ron's ears turned a deep red color. Everybody was now looking at us with fascination.

"I'm sorry ok! I don't understand why you are going out with that jerk! Cover up? My arse! My god Hermione! I thought you were smarter than that! I thought you would see through Malfoy's trick. Didn't you even put in your mind that all he could want to do is screw you now that you've gotten hot over the years? You may be book smart, but you can't even see through lies!" Ron, now yelling at my face.

"Or maybe you know and you want to get nailed by the guy that supposedly cares about you! Maybe we don't really know you! Maybe you're just a slut like Pansy or Lenora!"
he spat loudly so everyone could hear.

Everybody gasped. He went too far. He knew it, Ginny knew it, I knew it, Harry knew it, and the whole Great Hall knew it! Ron got his just rewards.

SMACK!

I slapped him straight across his face. I hit him so hard, he almost fell over. My hand was stinging from pain and tears were forming in my eyes. But I blinked them away, refusing to let anyone see me cry.

"DON'T YOU DARE EVER CALL ME THAT AGAIN! AND DON'T YOU DARE BRING OUT YOUR FRUSTRATION AND ANGER OUT ON ME JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET ANYONE TO BE WITH YOUR UGLY ARSE. I HOPE YOU DIE RON WEASLY. AND AS THEY SAY, SOME DREAMS COME TRUE!" I screamed at him, before I stormed out of the Great Hall.

I saw Ron get up and chase after me. I ran faster. Then I heard someone fall hard to the floor. I looked back and saw Draco breathing heavily over Ron who was on the floor, moaning in pain.

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By the time I actually heard what they were talking about, the whole Great Hall was looking at them. Ron was now screaming at Hermione. I could tell Hermione was going to snap. I slowly got up and walked over to where Hermione was. They were both standing. I was not even half way there when Hermione slapped Ron across his face.

He just called your girlfriend a slut! Beat his arse up!

I can't just do that! I'm head!

Do you care about Hermione?

Yes.

Will you let anyone hurt her?

No.

Then go!

Hermione was now storming out of the Great Hall and Ron was chasing her. I decided that no one would ever hurt my girl like that. I ran, stepped in front of him, and socked him. I missed my target, which was his eye but ended up hitting his cheek. I must have hit the bone because it felt as though I just hit a brick wall. I stood over him panting until I felt myself being dragged away and smacked across my face. It was Hermione.

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