Chapter 5: Nothing.
"Nothing is wrong with Maria," Hermione said.
"Okay, okay," Parvati said.
"NO," Draco said, "I want to know, Hermione you better start telling us."
"There's nothing to tell," Hermione said.
"Oh come on," Lavender said as she moved closer to Draco, "tell them what you told us upstairs."
"What did she say?" Blaise asked.
"Well she said something like, no guy would ever want to be near Maria, no guy can, no guy has a chance, and she realized that there was nothing to be jealous of her about, or something like that," Parvati said.
"What?" Blaise asked, "Hermione are you crazy? I mean the second I saw her I wanted to be all over her."
"Hermione you should tell the guys," Parvati said, "So they know to stay away from her. Also I am really curious as well so just go ahead and tell us."
"Come on Hermione tell us," Harry said as he grabbed her hand. Hermione looked at him and said, "Okay fine, I'll spill, but you guys should sit down, and Blaise get off the table." Every one sat down and Hermione began telling her story.
"I have lived here all my life, and around fourth grade was when Maria moved here. I still remember her first day of school, how shy she was, and how scared of everyone, I took, her and I introduced her to my friends, including her in the highest ring of popularity," Hermione said, then Draco interrupted, "You were popular?"
"Do you want me to continue Malfoy?"
"Yes, please."
"Good then shush. Anyways including her in the highest ring of popularity. Introducing her to all my friends accepting her and teaching her everything that I knew and as usual the student surpassed the teacher, and as time went on I got jealous of her. She always had the prettiest clothes, always the cutest shoes, the prettiest accessories, she always did her hair the prettiest, always knew what to say, always knew what to do, she made many friends, she took a personality all on her own, totally separate from me and my world, and overshadowed me very soon. Especially when we got to sixth grade, the true division occurred. That was when we started middle school, and everything between us changed. She went on and tried out for the dance team, the cheerleading squad, and made them both. She was the prettiest girl, and all the guys loved her, and all the girls wanted to be her. And while she became the very image of perfection, the icon of popularity, I became a bookworm, what I am today. We drifted, and she took the friends that belonged to me, the reputation that once was mine, and the life I was supposed to lead, she took all that away from me. However she was even more perfect than I thought. She was so nice, sweet, and compassionate, she never forgot me, if we were in a class together and we had to do a project with a partner, she always wanted to be my partner, even though everyone wanted to be hers, because she was smart as well, the one thing that was supposed to be mine, but wasn't. Still everywhere she saw me in school and outside of school, she always said hi, and now even though I go to Hogwarts every summer she always spends a lot of time with me. The teachers love her, the parents love her, the kids love her, everyone loves her, and I was always jealous, until I discovered the truth. Then I saw that there was nothing to be jealous about, nothing at all, because no matter how many guys try, no matter how many guys wish, no matter how many guys hope, they can't be with her." Hermione said as she smiled and paused.
"Why?" Blaise asked, "Is she gay?"
"NO," Hermione said, "Just let me finish. She's not gay, she's totally heterosexual."
"Then what's wrong with her?" Draco asked.
"She has Tom." Hermione said.
"Tom?" Blaise asked, "Is that a disease or something?"
"No it's a person," Hermione said, "You see before Maria came here the three most popular kids in our school were me, Tom, and Rob. Tom and Rob unlike me went on the same path as Maria; they became extremely popular, as I knew they would. In sixth grade Tom and Maria went out, he was her first boyfriend, until the summer of sixth grade. While they were going out they were all everyone would talk about. They were the perfect couple, everyone agreed, everyone said they should never break up; I mean they were Ms. and Mr. Popularity, Mr. And Ms. Universe. They were perfect for each other."
"Well now they're not together anymore," Draco said, "Do you even have a point Granger?'
"Yes," Hermione said, "Sixth grade was my last year in this school seeing as how I went to Hogwarts."
"And?" Blaise asked.
"They broke up in the summer after sixth grade, and ever since then every boyfriend that Maria has had has had an unfortunate event happen to him, well the ones in the summer, anyways. Oh I can list them for you, On our first year, when she was in seventh grade in the summer, she had three boyfriends, Shane, John, and … Charles, Shane broke his leg, John broke his arm, and Charles was put in a coma because he had a car accident while going to visit Maria when she was sick. Charles and Maria were the closest. In the summer of eighth grade she had two boyfriends, Brad and Landon, Brad got caught for smoking weed, even though he really did not do drugs, and Landon got caught for underage drinking, even though he really did not drink. When she was in ninth grade, at the end of our third year, she had one boyfriend, the only one that year, Nathan. He loved her like no other, and she loved him, so much, they were perfect, unfortunately when they were going to celebrate their six-month anniversary Nathan disappeared. They said he was kidnapped, but I know better, well now I do. After that in the summer of tenth grade, our fourth year, she started going with Rob, I've never seen him happier than that month, and then he broke up with her, and then I figured everything out," Hermione said, "But if you still don't believe me I can list more guys."
"Wait," Blaise said, "So you're saying she's jinxed?"
"No," Hermione said, "That's what I thought at first, but I learned the truth."
"Which is?" Draco asked impatiently.
"Which is," Hermione said, "Tom and Maria would have never broken up, but Tom thought they should, later he regretted it but it was too late. They broke up, because Tom, along with Rob went to a different school the next year. Ever since then Maria's been jinxed, and last year I found out why. Tell me Draco, Blaise; tell me if you have ever heard of these names? Robert Phillips and Thomas Pace."
"Yeah," they both said right away, and Draco continued, "They are said to be the best quidditch players in the country and I believe they go Durmstrang, I heard that once they get out of school they've got a guaranteed job in playing for quidditch professionally."
"Yeah," Blaise said, "In fact people have been saying that they are even better than Victor Krum."
"100 times better," Draco said.
'Stop!" Hermione yelled, "My point is that Thomas Pace and Robert Phillips are Tom and Rob, and Tom won't let anyone go near Maria. He's figured out a way to use magic outside of school, and no guy can go near her, not even Rob who really loved her, and if he won't even let his best friend be happy with her then he sure wouldn't let some other guy be happy with her."
"Yeah," Blaise said, "But those guys were muggles, we are wizards, and I'm in the mood to do something dangerous, so Draco, Harry, let's go."
"Did you not hear me?" Hermione asked, "He will stop at nothing, he wants Maria all to himself." However the three boys were halfway out the door when Hermione said, "Wait we're all going with you." And then everyone left, they walked three houses up and knocked on the door, when the door was answered, Hermione smiled. The person who answered was a very handsome and tall boy. He had dark black hair and piercing blue eyes that were the most beautiful eyes Hermione had ever seen, he was tall and had a piercing in his left eyebrow and on top of his ear. He smiled when he saw Hermione and gave her a hug, "Mione!" he said, she smiled, and said, "Rob I've missed you so much!
"Same here girlie," Rob said.
"So how've you been?" She asked.
"Good," Rob said, "and you?"
However before she got a chance to answer another boy came, this boy was equally handsome as Rob, however he was a little bit shorter. He had lighter hair, leaning towards a dirty blonde, and green eyes that were almost bluish gray at times. He had a tattoo of a cross on his left arm, and said, "Rob who the fuck is it?"
"Watch your language," Hermione said, and smiled when she saw Tom. Tom gave her a hug and said, "Well look who's Ms. Popularity now." Hermione smiled, "It's a project for school, Tom Rob this is Ron, Lavender, Parvati, Blaise, Draco, and Harry." Tom and Rob looked at Draco and then at Harry, "Nice to meet you," they both said but Harry could feel both their eyes staring at his lightning shaped scar in the middle of his forehead. He ran his fingers through his hair and then smiled. Tom and Rob stopped looking at him and then Tom said, "So since you guys are here why not come to the beach with me, Rob, and Maria? It'll be fun, I promise."
"All right," Blaise said, "I'm sure everyone would love to go."
"Good I'll go and get Maria," Rob said, but Tom stopped him and said, "I'll go get her, that's okay."
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