Chapter Nine- Listen
"Look Granger" he began, but suddenly Hermione stopped him
"Malfoy, if you came here and disturbed my shower to insult me and make me feel worse than I already do and make me cry like a banshee, then get the fuck out! I'm tired of it! I can't take it with you being so mean. I try and try to be nice and civil to you, but all that YOU can say to me is how low and dirty I am! I don't want you to see me that way, I WANT YOU TO SEE ME AS MORE THAN THAT!" she yelled and stopped abruptly.
She'd said way too much.
He gave her a surprised stare and then it turned blank. "I see" was all that he said.
"Are you going to listen to me now, mudblood?" he said.
Hermione gaped at him "THAT IS SO YOU! You just COMPLETELY ignored what I told you! You're heartless, Draco Malfoy, HEARTLESS! GET OUT!" she screamed "NOW!"
He gave her another emotionless stare and left the bathroom.
Hermione was drained by the end of her "shower". Where on Earth was she going to find the strength to do the meet the guys tomorrow? Before going to bed, she realized she never gave him the chance to talk and hear what he had to say.
"You don't look so good, Mione. Are you sick?" asked Harry the next morning.
"Yeah, you look exhausted. Did you stay awake all night doing Snape's essay again?" said Ron.
"No guys, I just haven't been able to sleep, that's all" she replied.
Since all this "strip mania" began, Hermione had barely spent any time with Harry and Ron. Somehow, this year they've been slowly growing apart.
"So" she said trying to change the subject "what are you guys up to tonight?" she asked carefully.
Harry and Ron turned crimson. "Oh, well" started Ron "ehh, probably play chess…and…uhh…do some homework and…" Hermione rolled her eyes; Ron was awful at lying. " I don't know about the homework" said Harry glaring a little at Ron "but definitely some chess and perhaps discuss some possibilities for the next Quidditch tournament" "Ok, then" said Hermione giving them a small smile "Well, I have to get some books from the library, so I'll see you later".
When she got to the library, she went up to the librarians counter to see if she could find the book that Snape left them in reserve. Once she found it, she sat at one of the back tables and looked for the tabbed pages before she had to go to class.
"Will you listen to me now, Granger?" said Malfoy as he sat down.
Hermione jumped, surprised to see Malfoy "Hello to you too, Malfoy. And as to listening to you, it depends on what you're going to say" Malfoy rolled his eyes "How can I tell you if you're not going to listen?" he said reasonably "Smart-ass" she replied. He grinned.
"Alright then, well, there's something I've been meaning to tell you, or rather, ask you…"
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