Salt in your wounds
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry potter or any of the other characters or the places or anything this plot is mine but that's about it anything that you recognise is not mine either, although I'm pretty sure there isn't much.
I don't own the song, it belongs to either 'nickleback' or 'pay the girl'. Don't kill be! I don't know the name of it either its just on one of the old cd's I made and I cant remember the name, terribly sorry but it belongs to one of those two.
CHAPTER
Under the tallest tower
"Okay Ron, then you..." the talk of Quidditch tactics between Harry, Ron and the other team mates was endless, they didn't even seem to need to take a breath let alone remember to not talk with your mouth full.
Finally Ron realised he was missing out on a large amount of food and paused the conversation to stuff his mouth full.
Almost immediately lavender and Pavarti entered the great hall looking clean and fresh with their make up that they spent an hour on. They headed towards their boyfriends glaring at Hermione as they approached.
Harry and Ron both glanced from Hermione to their girlfriend before shifting aside to make room for them. Pavarti sat down next to Ron immediately and started to eat cheerfully, but lavender stood next to Harry with hands on hips glaring at Hermione for nearly five minutes while Hermione took her time to eat some more breakfast and glance at the headlines in the 'daily prophet'. The entire school was holding their breaths having heard previously about the head girl's outburst.
"Hermione-" Harry began but Hermione cut him off by placing the newspaper down and staring directly at his and then glaring at lavender.
"Don't worry Harry, I'm leaving" and rose from her seat and walked with her head high towards the doors.
Once outside Hermione sighed in relief she didn't like having all those people so close, it freaked her out.
Hermione began a slow walk to the lake where she stood on the shore watching the giant squid swim gracefully below the surface of the water.
"Wish I could join you squiddy" she muttered quietly and skipped a rock across the surface of the water. The silence was broken by a booming voice floating over the air. Hermione turned and saw Hagrid going about his games keeper business with his dog fang.
"goo' mornin' ta ya' 'mione!" Hagrid called cheerfully as he saw her approaching. "Where's 'arry an' Ron? I've on'y seen them in me classes aint been 'round ta see me" he asked cheerfully as Hermione patted fang.
"Their too busy with their girlfriends" Hagrid nodded knowingly as they approached his hut.
"'ay, tha'd do it" he said gesturing for Hermione to sit down as he went about making tea.
Hermione spent most of that day with hagrid and fang in the small hut. She sometimes hated the weekends; she had so much time and nothing to do in it now that Harry and Ron had more fun with their girlfriends then with her.
The two talked about hargid's class and other classes as well as creatures they would be researching next.
"Thank you hagrid for letting me spend the day here, I would have been terribly bored otherwise." Hagrid waved off her thank you and smiled happily.
"Not a pro'lem 'mione" Hermione smiled once more before beginning the trudge back up to the castle.
As Hermione made her was back to the castle she passed the Quidditch pitch and saw the bright red uniforms of the Gryffindor Quidditch team soaring up in the sky. Harry saw Hermione approach and lifted his hand to wave but at the last minute he saw the snitch and zoomed off after it catching it in a matter of seconds, Hermione clapped cheerfully like she always did but no body noticed, Harry had gone to the stands and was being kissed by lavender as congratulations. Hermione sighed heavily and walked swiftly the remaining way to the castle.
An hour later Hermione was found sitting alone in the Gryffindor common room by the window reading a book and occasionally glancing up at the pelting rain that lashed at the window. The quite of the common room was interrupted by the loud arrival of the Quidditch team back from practice. There was loud laughs and chatter coming from the portrait hole. Slowly the group thinned and a few stragglers were left. Slowly Ron made his way towards Hermione and her secluded seat. "Hey 'mione, haven't seen you since breakfast." He stated cheerfully pulling up a chair glancing at the book she had previously been reading.
"Yes well I know when my presence isn't necessary" Hermione stated, Ron gave her a half sympathetic half curious look.
"I don't know why you're so hard on Harry and lav. Maybe all you need to do is relax and maybe get a boyfriend" Ron shrugged lazily at the simple suggestions. Hermione stood up and gave him a weak smile.
"Maybe I do Ron." Before leaving the common room all together, forgetting her robe and shoes.
"Hermione!" Harry shouted after her retreating form. Hermione slowed her pace to a stop and waited for Harry to catch up. "Sorry about before at breakfast, I just really needed to talk to her about something. Do you forgive me?" Hermione plastered on the false smile that seemed to be gracing her face a lot lately.
"Of course I forgive you Harry, I'm just not a very good morning person that's all" Harry grinned boyishly before noticing Hermione's attire.
"Where are you off too, dressed like that?" Hermione for the first time noticed that she was only wearing her white school shirt and plaid skirt having taken off her shoes and socks when she returned from Hagrid's place earlier that evening. She shrugged half heartedly.
"I was heading to the library and I was in a rush so I forgot to put my shoes on. Sorry but I really must return this book before dinner. Bye" Hermione continued on her journey in the direction she was going originally.
"But that's not the way to the library, and you haven't got a book" Harry said quietly as he watched Hermione walk away.
The cool air and rain lashed at Draco's face as he opened the door to the astronomy tower. Within minutes Draco's shirt was soaked and clung to his torso. He breathed a sigh of relief to be away from the suffocating dungeons of the school castle. He slowly approached the ledge and leaned over watching the rain.
"Fancy seeing you here" Hermione's voice came to him through the rain.
"Ya know granger, we seem to be making this quite a habit" she gave an airy laugh and walked to the edge next to him. Her shirt was soaked as well and was clinging to her delicate form; her light blue lacy bra was showing itself through the wet fabric, but Hermione didn't seem to notice or care.
"I always liked the rain, ever since I was younger. I get that from my mother I suppose. She and I used to always sit outside and watch the storms together" Hermione said in a breezy voice. Draco looked up to the sky. Then back at Hermione.
"Why are you here? Besides the rain." Hermione shrugged.
"Didn't like the crowded common room. To many ignorant people and to much fake friendships." Draco nodded slowly.
Hermione slowly made to stand up on the ledge balancing carefully. "All this shit reminds me of one of my favourite songs. For a while it was like my comfort song it just made me feel like I wasn't alone, that other people felt like I did, maybe not for the same reasons but still, they felt it." Draco joined her on the ledge wrapping his arms around her small waist from behind.
Near the door stood the shocked figure of Harry potter, slowly a sneer crept onto his face and he wanted to shout out for him to let go of her. Hermione leaned back into his chest holding his arms stopping Harry's shout from leaving his throat.
"Sing it for me" Draco whispered huskily in her ear enjoying the comfort of her.
"What do you do
When their all against you
And you senses tell you
Turn from where you are
What do you say,
When they all forgive you
And you have no faith"
Hermione's voice filled the night sky, Draco leaned his chin on Hermione shoulder enchanted by her voice. Near the door Harry's mouth dropped open, he had never known Hermione could sing, and he was wrapped in a blanket of guilt for never finding out and a feeling of betrayal for her never telling him.
"Ohh I believe you
When I lose the truth
I search for the inspiration
And all I need from you
Feeds my desperation"
The rain pounded hard on their bodies as they stood completely still, oblivious to the other occupant of the tower, when the wind blew harder draco tightened his grip around Hermione's waist keeping her close to him. Hermione closed her eyes and let the well known words flow out of her mouth.
"The world I'm in-between
is enough to make me scream
don't want ta be alone
don't wanna be alone now
the world I'm in between
there's no one here but me"
Slowly a rocking movement began between the two soaked teens as the hard rain pummelled down on their bodies and their now see though shirts. Harry stood watching in shock as his best friend and worst enemy stood on the ledge of the highest tower wrapped in each others arms.
"so where do you go
when everything you know
is criticised and wears you out of site
where you gonna be
when they all desert u
and its to late to change."
A flash of lightning revealed Hermione's calm face and her wet features glistened in the light. Draco's eyes remained closed as he held onto the warm body in his arms letting her lean on him as she sung a song that he found transfixing
"only a few
really ever find the truth
more like isolation
every thing I get form you
feed my inspiration"
Hermione paused and breathed in a deep breath of the stormy air, feeling safer then she had in a long time wrapped in Draco's arms.
"the world I'm in between
is enough to make me scream
don't wanna be alone
don't wanna be alone now
the world I'm in-between
there's no one where but me"
slowly Hermione turned around in Draco's arms to face him, she stared deep into his grey eyes as he gazed into chocolate coloured ones hers. Slowly he lowered his mouth to meet hers in a gentle kiss their lips pressed together in a tender kiss, their eyes slowly closed as they deepened the kiss.
Knowing what she was doing Hermione leaned backwards into the night sky pushing away from the ledge with her bare feet, feeling herself and Draco slowly fall down towards the ground beneath.
Harry let out a shout as he saw the two jump off the ledge and into the great abyss below. He ran to the ledge and watched as they came closer and closer to the ground, but slowed down as they reached the tangled grass below.
Draco pulled away from the kiss kneeling above her on the grass. She smiled up at him. "I always knew you would teach me to fly" she whispered as he leaned back towards her for another kiss. Hermione caught a glimpse of the tower she had just jumped off. She smiled into the kiss as she realised she had experience what it was like to fall from a great hight and live to tell the tale. A feeling of thrill swept though her as she closed her eyes and leaned into the kiss feeling Draco's warm body press against hers as she lay on the wet grass under the tallest tower that Hogwarts owned.
A/N dun dun dun du du du daaaaaa!!!! That's another chapter done and accounted for! I'm slowly getting on a role! Hope you enjoyed it, the first bit of romance, and Harry finding out.
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