Okay here is the next chapter I hope you like it…..And thanks Jessica-McConell for being a faithful reader!
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Hermione awoke the next day and it took her a while to remember the events that took place the previous night.
'Oh my god' she thought to herself 'I kissed Draco Malfoy…what are Ron and Harry going to say' Hermione was getting nervous 'They don't have to know it's not like we are a couple it was a couple of kisses… What if he thinks we are going out oh no!'
Hermione pulled back the hangers on her bed and ran into the bathroom to get changed.
She closed the door behind her turned around and there he was sitting in the bath tub smiling at her "Hey gorgeous" he said still smiling.
"Oh no" Hermione whispered and ran out of the bathroom and slammed the door behind her. She ran out of the common room she had to find Harry and Ron she had to tell them. Harry and Ron were sitting in their common room playing chess as Hermione walked in they stopped and gave her an evil glare. Hermione felt her eyes watering her only friends that she could talk to about this and they hated her. Harry looked into Hermione's eyes he had seen that look a hundred times she was upset about something.
"Hermione what's wrong?" Harry said walking over to her.
"Is it Malfoy did he do something?" Harry said angrily and Ron rose looking astounded.
"Not exactly" Hermione said and she went into the whole story about there friendship meaning more than a guy.
"Hermione if you like the guy then go out with him" Harry said covering Ron's mouth to stop him saying something he would regret.
"What! I don't want to go out with Draco" Hermione said but she never really considered it.
"Why not…I thought you liked him" Ron said as Harry lowered his hand.
"Well after the talk I had with you guys I have been thinking that he is going to try and kill me in my sleep" Hermione sad glaring at them as they put shameful looks on.
"Well if you don't like him that way then you are going to have to tell him and if you do then we will still be your friends but it might take longer to stop calling Malfoy a git" Harry said and Ron reluctantly agreed.
"Well I will go talk to him but I don't know what I want to say" Hermione said.
"Just say whatever is in your heart" Ron said hoping Malfoy wasn't in it.
Hermione walked back to her common room thinking of what she was going to say to Draco she didn't really want to start a relationship and she wasn't even sure if she liked him. She walked up to the portrait and said 'Butter beer' the portrait swung open and Hermione stepped in. She walked up to her dormitory and found Draco sitting on his bed reading. He looked up and noticed her at the doorway he smiled.
"Hey Hermione" he said getting off his bed and putting the book down. He was getting closer to her still smiling.
"Draco we have to talk" Hermione said and the smile faded from his face.
"About what?" he asked.
"About last night" she said.
"What about last night" he said.
"Well I just wanted you to know that us kissing didn't mean anything" she said.
"What!" he said outraged.
"I said it didn't mean anything" she said in a calming voice.
"What do you mean? Do you just go kissing guys every night?" he asked.
"No I just don't want to be in a relationship right now" she said Hermione was beginning to feel bad because the more this conversation went on the more she was hurting him.
"Do you like me or not?" Draco asked.
"I-I don't know" Hermione said nervously.
"Hermione it's an easy question just say what's in your heart" Draco said looking into her large brown eyes.
Hermione thought for a second 'Ok just say you like him come on!' "I don't" she said.
"What?" Draco asked sadly.
'Why did you say that for? You know you like him!' "I don't like you" Hermione said firmly.
Hermione felt so bad when she saw the look on his face 'Oh great now you've blown it look at his face it's all your fault you had to say that you couldn't listen to the voice in your head but Nooo'.
"OK I have to go finish my homework" he said bowing his head and rushing out the door.
Hermione sat on her bed she couldn't believe she just said that she really did like him at least she thought she did. After a while she got up and decided to go find Harry and Ron and tell them what had happened she could picture it now Harry patting her on the back telling her it's ok and it's for the best and then Ron next to them jumping up and down cheering Hermione smiled as a mental image of Ron in a cheerleading outfit flashed through her mind.
Hermione found Harry and Ron n the great hall she pulled them outside into the grounds and told them she needed to talk to them.
"Hermione what the bloody hell is going on?" Ron said frowning at her as she stopped walking and sat down. She put her head in her hands and a few tears silently rolled down her face.
"Hermione what's wrong?" Harry said sitting next to Hermione and putting his arm around her.
"I told him" she croaked. "You told who?" Ron asked.
"Draco I told him it didn't mean anything and I don't like him" Hermione began to cry.
"It's okay Hermione it's how you felt right" Harry said patting her on the back.
Hermione looked up it was just like she pictured it Harry comforting her and Ron was jumping up and down silently say 'oh yeah oh yeah' Hermione scowled at him and he stopped.
"I don't know really at the time my head was telling me to tell him that I liked him but I didn't say anything" Hermione said putting her hands back over her face.
"It will be alright" to Hermione's surprise Ron had said this he was now kneeling in front of Hermione.
"How do you know?" Hermione asked looking up at him.
"I just know" he said smiling.
"But I share a room with him" Hermione said.
"So?" Harry said not seeing the point.
"Well it's just the fact of sharing a room with someone I blew off it will be really awkward he probably won't even talk to me" Hermione said sadly.
"Well just give it a couple of weeks he'll get over it" Harry assured her.
"I don't know you guys didn't see him he looked so hurt" Hermione said this made her feel really guilty.
"Well tonight just stay in our common room really late we can talk and stuff then when you head off to bed he will be asleep no confrontation" Ron said.
"That's actually a smart idea" Harry said.
"Well ok but I can't do that every night" Hermione said.
"No you can't but at least you can avoid him for a while and let him cool off" Harry said and Ron agreed. So that night Hermione stayed in the Gryffindor common room until 11:00pm and then she headed back to her dormitory with her luck he was asleep.
The next few weeks had been normal except for Draco avoiding her every single day he wouldn't even look her in the eye anymore. Hermione had stopped staying in Harry and Ron's common room at night and explained to them that Draco and her don't even talk and she would be fine. The Christmas holidays were getting closer and Hermione was excited Ron wasn't going any where for holiday's he had decided to stay with Harry. Hermione had all her stuff packed as she was leaving on the train the next day.
"Hermione why are you so happy? We aren't that bad are we?" Ron asked watching Hermione zip up her suitcase.
"No! You guys are great it's just that I get the whole Christmas break away from Draco" Hermione said.
"Oh is that why?" Harry said happily.
"So where are you going?" Ron asked.
"Oh it's not that far from here actually it's somewhere in London I'm visiting some relatives" Hermione said gladly.
"Hermione where bout's in London" Harry asked.
"Umm I don't know really but it's really close to the leaky cauldron and I get to go shopping!" Hermione said brightly but Harry's face fell.
"Oh no Hermione" Harry bit his lip.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"Well it's just that I heard Draco talking with his friends today and he said he was staying in the leaky cauldron and wandering about the Muggle streets" Harry said.
Hermione sat down "great now I have to look out for him every where I go" Hermione said frowning.
"Well I'm sure you will have a great time either way" Ron said cheerfully.
"Yeah well on the bright side I will get some alone time" Hermione said.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked.
"Oh well I am going off shopping by myself" Hermione sad happily her mood was changing.
"Well we'd better go now" Harry said checking his watch.
"Why?" Hermione asked.
"Well I promised Hagrid we would come and visit him today we haven't seen him much this year" Harry said getting off Hermione's bed.
"Ok let's go then" Ron said also getting up.
"Ready when you are" Hermione said grabbing her coat.
They were talking for about two hours with hagrid about all the new things they'd been doing and he gave them an update on how Buckbeak was doing.
"He misses Sirius I spect he hasn't been eatin or anythin" Hagrid said sadly Harry looked down at the mention of his godfather's name. They left at about 6 o'clock and headed back to the castle for dinner.
Hermione awoke early the next day. She got up and began to get ready. She picked out a shoulder cut pink top and 34 denim jeans. After Hermione had finished getting ready she double checked her suitcase again to see if she missed anything. Then she headed down to the great hall for breakfast. She walked down and sat with Harry and Ron who were already there.
"Hey Hermione all excited for your trip" Harry said.
"Yeah I'm sure you will have heaps of fun" Ron said smiling.
"Well I'm happy to get away from books and stuff but I'm not excited" Hermione said.
"Besides I have to stay with my aunt, who I like it's just my two cousins they drive me crazy and I can't go out shopping with them because their boys" Hermione sad dully.
"But at least you can go shopping" Ron said.
"Will your parents be there?" Harry asked.
"Yeah but they will only be there for the last two days so I have got five alone with my cousins" Hermione said gloomily.
"I'm sure it will be fine" Harry said.
"How old are your cousins because if they are younger than you it's in their nature to be annoying" Ron said wisely.
"No they are not younger their older by two years" she said.
"Do they know you're a witch" Harry asked.
"Well sort of my aunt's told them and I've told them but they always seem to forget" Hermione said thinking to herself.
"I wonder why that is" Hermione said still thinking.
"Maybe they have brain problems" Hermione said.
"Well if that's the case we can just send them to Ron's doctor he has helped him so much" Harry said jokingly.
"Hey... I don't even see him anymore" Ron said making Hermione and Harry roar with laughter.
"You saw a doctor?" Hermione asked.
"Yes only for awhile mum sent me there because I was acting weird one day it's the same doctor she sent Fred and George to but hey stopped going because the doctor said there is nothing wrong with them it's like in their nature or something like that" Ron said.
"Right Ron you were only acting weird one day uh-ha we believe you" Hermione said grinning.
"What! It's true" said Ron outraged but also laughing.
"Yeah sure" Harry said.
"Let's just finish breakfast" Ron said trying to change the subject.
Hermione grabbed her luggage and put it into the carriage. Then she turned to face Harry and Ron
"Well I'll see you guys soon" she said hugging them both.
"Ok have a safe trip" Harry said.
"Yeah and have fun" Ron said.
"I will don't worry" Hermione said hopping into her carriage. Hermione waved goodbye as her carriage drove out of site. Harry and Ron went back to the castle to find their girlfriends. They walked into the common room and found Olivia and Meaghan talking. They stopped as soon as they noticed Harry and Ron coming towards them.
"Oh hi Harry hi Ron" Meaghan said as she walked over to Harry and kissed him.
"Hi Ron" Olivia said also walking toward her boyfriend and kissing him.
"What have you two been up to?" Harry asked.
"Nothing" Meaghan said smiling.
"We were just discussing something that happened today" Olivia said also smiling.
"What happened today?" Ron asked.
"Well we were out in the grounds when Malfoy came over and started talking to us" Meaghan said.
"What he actually talked to you" Ron said getting a bit angry.
"Yes well anyway half way through the conversation he turned to Meaghan and asked her out!" Olivia said.
"HE WHAT!" Harry said outraged.
'Now Harry don't get angry" Meaghan said.
"How can I not get angry? He actually asked you out I thought he liked Hermione" Harry said.
"Well if it helps I think he was doing it to get back at Hermione" Olivia said and Ron frowned.
"Well what did you say" Harry asked.
"Well we didn't actually say anything we just stood there for a while staring at him then we realized he wasn't joking and we just laughed and he walked away" Meaghan said.
"Oh ok then as long as you didn't think about it" Harry said gloomily.
"Oh Harry stop being a baby you know you're the only one I love" Meaghan said hugging him.
"Yeah I know" Harry said hugging her.
"Well we are going to walk around for a while ok" Olivia said walking out of the common room with Ron at her side.
"So Harry do you want to play chess I bet you I can beat you" Meaghan said.
"In your dreams but ok" Harry said as she began to set up the board.
Hermione was walking around London looking in all kinds of shops she was having so much fun as she didn't have any work to do and no people to disturb her other than the one and only Draco Malfoy. Hermione had realized twenty minutes ago that he was following her and now he was just getting on her nerves. Hermione had, had it with him she turned around and he stopped dead in his tracks realizing that she had noticed him.
"What the hell are you doing?!" she asked him.
"Nothing I'm shopping" he said casually.
"In a girls shop?" she said pointing at the sign behind him which said 'Everything for every girl!'
"Well as a matter of fact I am shopping for a girl" he said coolly with a smile spreading across his face.
"Oh really" Hermione said with out a care in the world.
"Yes I am" he said going over to Hermione and lifting up her arm and inspecting it
"I really like this girl what do you think" he said laughing.
"Right" Hermione said taking her arm back and walking away.
"What didn't you get it I'm shopping for a girl… you know looking for one" he said catching up to her.
"Yes I go it but I just wish you would shop for one somewhere else" she said running down the path.
Draco stood there watching her run away he didn't get it why didn't she like him? He watched her get further and further away. Hermione ran across the street at the same time a car was racing up it and before she knew it BAM! She was pushed ten feet away and knocked unconscious.
"HERMIONE!" Draco screamed running towards her.
He bent down to check her pulse she was still alive but only just. He looked at her she had been hurt bad there were cuts all over her face and there was blood dribbling from her mouth she had multiple cuts and bruises up and down her legs and she was barely breathing. People were starting to crowd around worrying about the girl who had just been hit. Draco picked her up and raced her around the corner where there were no people he then quickly apparated to the hospital he had to save her.
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Ohhhh evil cliffy…Well I'm going to leave it there until I get some more readers! There is no point in updating if no one is reading it…Well anyway until then BYE!!!
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