Author's Note: Lets see how many reviews I get this time.
Chapter 6
Hermione and Maura lay on tables that were pushed together, both staring up at the ceiling. Hermione wondered what Maura was thinking, if she was okay or not. She fell
asleep at this thought, slowly. She woke up to sun blazing in the room. She looked under the table and saw that the water was gone. She heard chattering of younger students and went to the hall.
"Hermione," A familiar voice called out. She looked around and saw Harry and Ron rushing to her. Ron was holder a flier and showed it to her.
"What's this?"
"The school is planning on having a play. Dumbledore says it will get our spirits back up and things will go back to normal he says. He wants you to try out for the lead girl."
"I've got more important things to worry about. Maura and Draco almost killed each other last night. Maura's heart broke and wishing I could have let her commit suicide last night. She's going crazy I think."
"Yeah right, Maura's probably saner then you are." Harry said. Hermione punched him in the arm. Ron laughed.
Hermione looked at the flier once more. Auditions were on Sunday and it was Tuesday. It was most likely to be Romeo and Juliet but it had still not been decided. She sighed and looked back at the boys. "Why do I have to do it?"
"Because you know the whole story and you're perfect for the role. He wants Draco to play Romeo."
"I'll see if I have time, but I highly doubt Draco will ever play Romeo. That's crazy." The next few days were back in order; a lot of homework, less drama, and mean old teachers who gave out those things called detentions.
Hermione studied the words on the paper but couldn't seem to get the fact that Maura was going to kill herself a few days before. Who's to say she wasn't going to try again? Hermione stood up and looked around; Draco looked at her from the couch.
"What are you doing?"
"When was the last time you saw Maura?" Hermione asked.
"A few hours ago when I said I was sorry." Hermione crossed and her arms and grinned.
"How'd she take it?"
"Better then I thought, she was just going to go sledding with Amy." Hermione smiled and went over to Draco. She kissed him on the lips, but only to be pulled over the couch by Draco.
"I think everything is going back to normal," Hermione said.
"Normal, like this school ever had a normal time after we hooked up." Hermione laughed and then kissed him. She unbuttoned his shirt and explored his massive muscles. Draco pushed her on her back. She giggled as he kissed her neck. His lips traced an outline of a trail of kisses up to her ear.
"I love you, wouldn't trade anything for you, you're my world." Draco whispered into her ear. Hermione kissed his cheek and closed her eyes for a nap with her love.
Outside Maura and Amy were pushing each other down a hill in a sled, having snowball fights, making snowmen and snow-angels and eating snowflakes. Maura and Amy sat on the hill sticking out their tongues waiting for a snowflake to come their way.
"Oooh, look, I caught one!" Amy said with her tongue sticking out. Maura laughed and then pushed Amy over into the snow. Amy laughed and sat up again. It was silent though as they looked out over the grounds.
"Have you thought about trying out for that play?" Amy asked. "You would be the most perfect Juliet and I'm sure the Romeo's going to be a babe." Maura grinned still looking over the snowy grounds.
"I thought about it, but Hermione might try out and we look exactly alike. Plus I heard that Draco's the Romeo."
"So, Draco apologized and you're a better actress then Hermione. Kissing Draco isn't that bad." Maura looked at Amy and pushed her over again.
"You little whore; did you kiss Draco Malfoy and not tell me?" Maura yelled smiling.
"Yes I did, in fourth year under the stands while watching Harry go into the lake. I lost my little flier for Harry and went down under the stands to get it and Draco was there smoking something and he looked at me and smiled. And then he just came over and we started making out." Maura became wide mouthed but just smiled anyway.
"You are a little whore!" Maura said.
It was Sunday morning when Maura was awoken by the loud voice of Amy. She hadn't been that loud sense the first time she saw Quidditch.
"Maura you stupid whore, get up!" Maura slowly opened her eyes. "Someone's got an audition today!" Maura sat up and looked at all the rest of the girls who were covered by their pillows or blankets. She looked at Amy who was holding a megaphone. Maura grabbed it and threw it on the other side of the room.
"What are you doing?"
"You've only got 4 hours to get ready for your audition. That means you have to eat something, finish the rest of your homework, take a shower, put your hair up and practice your lines. I figure that would take about 4 hours."
Maura rolled her eyes and fell back in her bed.
In Hermione's dorm however Draco was running over the Romeo and Juliet lines with Hermione.
"Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance, not of ornament: they are but beggars that can count their worth; but my true love is grown to such excess, I cannot sum up sum of half my wealth." Hermione said. Draco looked at her and smiled.
"I know you'll get the part." He put his hand on her face and kissed her lightly.
Maura walked down the hall to the audition later that day with her script in hand. She entered the classroom full of teachers and Dumbledore almost looked surprised.
"Ms. Farrell, trying out for the lead role of Juliet? Perfect!" Trelawney said. Maura grinned as they sat down leaving her the only one standing up.
She recited her favorite scene with grace and beauty. It was as if the professors hadn't heard a voice so calming in years. Maura left the room before the professors had a chance to say anything. She knew she had nailed it, but she wasn't so sure when Hermione showed up with Draco a few seconds after Maura walked out. They stopped in front of her.
"Hey, Maura." Hermione said.
"Hey, are you trying out?" Maura asked forcing a smile.
"Yeah, are you?"
"No, not at all. I'm a horrible actress." Maura lied. "I was asking Trelawney about my homework." Hermione looked at Maura like she had a fake mustache on.
"Alright," Hermione said. "Well I have to go try out. See you later."
"Alright, good luck." Maura said as Hermione entered the room. Draco looked at Maura sighing.
"You tried out, didn't you?" Draco asked.
Maura stared at him surprised. "Where did you get that idea?"
"You're perfect for the role, Maura. You've got the most romantic and dramatic life out of anyone I know and you can only play a part with knowing the most about it. Your life is pretty much Romeo and Juliet." Maura felt her cheeks burning up as she remembered what Amy had told her.
"Did you enjoy kissing Amy?"
"What?"
"You made out with Amy."
Draco smiled and became bright red. "Oh yeah, she's got pretty hot lips if you ask me." Draco said.
The students who had tried out waited and waited until after dinner when Dumbledore would announce who Romeo and Juliet was.
Maura was sitting away from Hermione that night, next to Amy and Harry though. Ron was sitting near her with Ginny though. Draco was sitting behind her.
"May I have your attention?" Dumbledore called out. All the students stopped talking and looked up. Maura looked up taking in a deep breath. Hermione did the same. "I have the lead roles of the first Hogwarts performance in over 3 decades.
"The role of Romeo will be played by Draco Malfoy." He stood up and smiled. Most people clapped for him but a lot of the Slytherins booed at him.
"The role of Juliet was a very hard decision, but what it all came down to was who lived in the moment more and I think Maura Farrell had the perfect moment." Maura stood up and smiled at Amy. Many clapped for Maura except for Hermione. She blinked and couldn't believe that Maura had lied to her.
The month passed by with little and on some days with out any communication between Maura and Hermione. Maura tried hard to concentrate on everything but sometimes couldn't without thinking that Hermione was mad at her.
Maura and Draco with the rest of the cast and crew sat down in front of Trelawney. "I expect you all know your lines for tomorrow night's presentation. This is very important to the school to get it back on track with normal events and not unexpected ones. Maura and Draco before you go maybe you should rehearse some of your lines that you're a little bit rusty on." Maura and Draco nodded. "I expect you all to get a goodnight's sleep tonight to give your best performance tomorrow. Goodnight!" Trelawney said. All the students except the exhausted Maura and Draco got up. Trelawney left them for the rest of the night.
"Do we really have to go over these lines again?" Draco asked.
"Yes, we haven't even practiced that one part yet!" Maura said. "It's gotta be perfect, like how every girl wants their first kiss to be."
"Oh please, it'll be perfect, we've already had-"
"Shut up!" Maura said. Draco sat up straight and laughed.
"It'll be perfect, I promise."
"Show me then." Maura said. Draco stared at her. "Show me how perfect it could be." Draco hesitantly moved closer to Maura and placed his lips on hers. Draco put his hands on her neck and Maura returned the kiss. Maura deepened the kiss by sneaking her tongue into his mouth. A laugh came out of his mouth as he pulled away, his hands still around her neck. Maura smiled.
"I've never told anyone this, but I want you so bad, Maura. You're so perfect." Maura looked down at the ground very disappointed with herself.
"Draco, don't tell me that because it triggers me."
"You're breaking my heart." Draco said. Maura stood up, but Draco's hands trailed down to her hips. Maura removed them thought and looked down at him.
"When you think you've reached the top, Draco, you've gotta take a good look down and realize that your still at the bottom. You've hurt me and Hermione. Don't do it again." Maura left Draco thinking about what she had said. He sighed and ran his hands through his hair. Draco then angrily kicked a chair over.
"Damn-it," Draco got up and left the Great Hall. He entered his dormitory and threw his script on the floor. Hermione looked up.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Draco said looking at her. He didn't know what Maura had that she didn't but there was something.
Maura walked into the Gryffindor Tower and collapsed into the leather couch to watch the fire blaze. A tear shed from her blue eyes. It seemed like no matter what good came her way, it always ended up going downhill.
The Next Morning
Everyone seemed to be running around frantically and everyone seemed to have lost something of theirs. But Maura, being the perfect young woman she was, hadn't lost anything.
She stared at her reflection in the mirror, brushing her hair. Draco appeared in back of her. He stared at her beautiful eyes, her soft skin, enticing lips. "Why do you always have to come back for more? I'm not perfect, Draco."
"In my eyes-"
"In your eyes all you see is a perfect body, but you don't see the screwed up side of me." Maura stood up and told him. "It's no use, Draco. Let it go." Maura walked away to the stage. She looked out and glanced at everyone, but only focused in on Hermione's glare.
Maura felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around and pushed the hand away. She looked at the person and it was just Harry. "I think you'll be great." He told her, she smiled teary eyed.
"Thanks, Harry." She hugged him; feeling his warm body against hers felt wonderful. Her memory reversed to the point where she had her first hug from Matt…
Maura ran to the lake in tears, she hated Blaise Zabini so much. She hated him and would do anything to kill him. She needed to get rid of the smell of Blaise on her body, so she ran to the lake, cold with the winter snow slowly falling on it.
She took off her shoes as fast as she could, her feet touching the brim of the water. "Isn't it a little cold to go swimming?" A deep voice from behind came. Maura slowly turned her head and wiped her tears looking at the famous Hufflepuff boy.
"What would you know, your world is perfect. Everything is perfect for Matt Harkins isn't it?"
"Not when I'm standing here." Maura glared at him. She looked back at the water and then slowly went in. "I've always thought you were the most beautiful girl here at this school. You world should be more perfect then mine."
"Yeah, well just because Blaise Zabini tries to rape you every morning and then people call you a slut doesn't exactly make a perfect little world."
"You don't have to stand for that shit; I could make it a whole lot better."
"How so, by beating the living shit out of him? Doesn't solve anything."
"If you were someone's girlfriend he would stay away." Maura turned her head slightly. "I know we've never really talked before, but I feel like there could be something between us." He came closer to her. "I really like you," He put a hand on her shoulder and she took it. Maura turned around and hesitantly hugged him. Her world seemed perfect from that moment on…
Maura's breathing became heavy as she came back from reminiscing. Harry pulled away. "I'm gonna go get a seat. Good luck, babe." He left her and before she knew it the play had started.
"Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whole misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend."
Amy was the narrator and of course read the words without a flaw. Maura watched from behind the stage, she watched every scene. Every perfect scene and only hoped that her scenes were just as perfect.
Maura went out on stage as Colin Creevey started playing "Iris", by the Googoo Dolls.
"Then, window, let day in, and let life out." Maura said looking down at Draco.
"Farewell, farewell! One kiss and I'll descend." Draco projected his voice and Maura forced a smile. She walked down the stairs and Draco took her hand, Maura getting closer to him feeling as if she was drowning into his grey pools.
Draco leaned in and kissed her. But the kiss got cut short by the opening of the Great Hall doors. Maura knew this would happen.
Hermione turned in her seat and saw Brad, Matt and Kyan. She stood up knowing something bad was about to happen.
"Matthew," Maura whispered letting go of Draco's hand. She ran off stage and into his arms. Draco watched her with jealousy.
"Maura, I have never missed anyone so much in my whole life." Hermione looked from Maura and Matt to Draco. He seemed disappointed and she knew why.
That night after the play Hermione approached Draco backstage. "You did a good job." Draco looked at her.
"Can I say something?" Draco asked.
"Look, I don't care if you like Maura and I don't care if were over because everyone knew it wasn't going to work between us. But just to let you know, I will always love you. Here," She dropped a present on the table next to him and left.
Draco watched Hermione leave him feeling like an ass. He took the present and opened it up. It was a box full of all the pictures they had took over the summer together and a note on the very bottom.
Dear Draco,
I won't be staying much longer at Hogwarts. I'm going to South America to try and live a normal life, without a lot of witch craft. I want to help the kids there and learn more about their culture. I think it will help me cope with all of the problems I have had here. I've already checked with my parents and Dumbledore. I will be replaced by Susan Bones for head girl. I know you've got a thing for Maura and I know you always will. So try to stay out of trouble, stop lying to your new girlfriend who ever it will be, and love her just as good as you loved me.
Love you forever and always,
Hermione
Draco got up and ran to the common room where he saw Maura, Brad, Kyan and Matt sitting on the couch staring into the fire. Maura was crying.
"She already left Draco. Amy, Ron and Harry took her down. I don't think you'll catch up to her." Matt told him.
"Did you already know?"
"Way before you." Matt said. Draco glared at Matt and shook his head.
Author's Note: Lots of dramarama! I don't know if I even spelled that right. But anyway…hopefully I will get some reviews this time.
-Steph