AN: Thank you guys so much for your support. I hope to actually finish this one and I will at this rate...but, even though I have been updating literally in two days and have 4 chappys, I am so sorry about the slow update, I went to the beach and it was my birthday not to mention I had a bit of writers block after the beach trip but here ya go. Thank you guys so much for your support. I plan for this to be around 10 chappys or a bit more but I'll make it good ! UPDATE:I tweaked it a bit...I'm SO sorry for just posting this and with no reviewing it (as in rereading it thoroughly...i did it in the car at two am with a baby next to me) and now makes sense and is better. Hugs peeps.
Draco read the phrases in his book. It was Granger. She had the other book. Who else could it be? Why would Lunie-whatever-her-name would care so much about Harry leaving? Only she would get that upset with him leaving. He put the book down onto his bed and touched the cover of the book. It was leathery and falling apart. Draco turned over to his side and watched a small image of Harry flying off in the distance.
"Good riddance. Potter finally left. Huh, now I can have fun with Granger." He said with a smirk. With her knight in shining armor, Draco was free to let loose all the horrors he could upon the mudblood. He smiled at the thought of endless torture to Granger. He may not be able to, or even want to, follow out his Lord's orders, but Granger could be his target for pain. No more seeing the perfect mudblood walk around like she was the queen of the school, she was just a mere geek with Potter out of the way. She may have done a fine job at his jaw during their third year, but Harry was the threat, not her.
"Maybe for once school can be normal without a celebrity running amock. Always blaming others for things and sneaking around. He breaks the rules but somehow is exempt from them! Its not fair! Who does he think he is!" Draco shouted. He threw the blue book out of the window that flopped down onto the ground below. Draco looked down at the book and left it there. The stupid thing was just a waste of time. Why would he want to know more about Granger?
Hermoine awoke with a ray of sunshine smiling upon her face. She looked over at her nightstand and smiled at the picture of Harry, Ron and her waving and her blowing kisses. She got herself ready for breakfast, hoping to walk down with Ron and talk to him. Knowing how thick-headed he was he wouldn't understand Harry's departure. She picked up her school vest but noticed on her agenda book that today was a trip to Hogsmeade. Hermoine was thrilled to know that today she could still have a little TLC for herself after Harry's departure. She decided to put on her muggle clothes since there was no point in putting on her robes with no classes. She threw on a red polo shirt with a white lining and a pair of jeans. She threw the red book into her messanger bag and No point in dressing up, no one to impress. She walked down the halls to see students lining up to go to Hogsmeade. She spotted Ron leaning against a wall with Ginny.
"Oi, Hermoine!" He shouted. Hermoine ran to his side and smiled. Ginny did as well. She looked beyond Hermoine and then at her.
"Where's Harry? Isn't he coming?" She asked. Hermoine looked awkardly at her feet and shook her head. Ron grabbed Hermoine's shoulders and shook her. Hermoine could barely contain herself in front of others.
"He had to go Ron. He had to. We were holding him back."
"What! Harry needs us!" "How would you know what Harry needs! Only he knows. Right now he needs to finish off You-Know-Who and then he can finally be at peace! His father, mother, godfather, friends, and now his mentor are GONE! Don't you see? Harry doesn't need to worry about us too! As if its not enough that Harry has to save us he has a prophecy to fulfill! Think about him for once Ron!" Hermoine shouted. She pushed away Ron's arms and ran off for the carriages to Hogsmeade.
She boarded the carriage feeling tears fall down her face. She looked down at her empty compartment to see nothing and no one. Ron had fought with her so often that Hermoine had lost count. Harry was the one thing that kept her and Ron together. The person who gave Ron and Hermoine common ground was gone. She knew Ron somewhat loved her, but she still couldn't imagine being happy with Ron if Harry wasn't there with Ginny's arm wrapped around his.
The carriage began to move and jerked Hermoine forward and she blinked involuntarily. The small blink released a flood of tears. She contained herself quickly before exiting the carriage. She took a deep breath and then thought of ways to cheer herself up. Maybe she would go to Zonko's for a thrill or Honeydukes for a nice bar of chocolate.
She looked around to see a large crowd of Hogwarts students gathering before leaving for the various shops of Hogsmeade. She squeezed herself through the crowd and left for Zonko's that now have a small sign on it saying
She assumed that Fred and George bought the place and avoided it. Ron and Ginny were bound to be in it and she wanted to avoid everyone today. Ron would probably try to get them to give him a discount on joke stuff, which he wouldn't, but his sister would. He was too predictable for words. She left for Madam Puddifoots for a good cup of mint tea and thought she could read a book or sit down by herself to think. She walked in innocently and then spotted Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy and Draco sitting down at the table nearest the door. Draco turned around and faced her. His face turned smug and then into a smirk when he saw the door close behind her. Fresh meat He thought.
"Where's your precious Potter and Weasel Granger? They scared that being around a Mudblood like you is gonna get you killed?" Draco asked. The others laughed and Pansy stood up and pushed Hermoine against the door. Hermoine gave in, outnumbered, alone, with someone already cornering her. Pansy spit at Hermoine's hair and then pushed her against the door.
"Why do you even bother showing your face around here? If my Drakkie hates the sight of you then I do too. Go back to the Muggle World where you belong." She said. Hermoine tried to leave but Pansy grabbed her bag and pulled out her wand. The brown wand with beautifully carved vines around it was now in Pansy's thin hands. She also pulled out the red book as well that dropped on the ground with little attention to it. Draco pushed his foot to the book and dragged it under his robes and hid the tiny book. Pansy held the wand in her hands and snapped it in half. Hermoine stepped back against the door and ran from the place. She hurried back to the carriage entrance to return to a safe place away from the others.
Back at Hogwarts, Hermoine tried to forget Pansy and the others. What was wrong with her, why was she so mad and worse, why wasn't it Draco that was doing those nasty things to her? Hermoine walked past the Slytherin house and noticed a glimmer in a bush. She walked over and peered down to find the blue book she had been looking for. She looked up to see a window up in the tower. Who was there? Who through the book out of the window? She heard the carriages returning and then turned to see Crabbe and Goyle coming and Pansy in front of her with Draco. She grabbed theblue book and ran for the Gryffindor wing. The last thing she could imagine was another confrontation with Draco and his goons.