Chapter 10: Being Kicked While Down

Flashback- Harry started walking towards Draco and Ron spoke up, "Harry don't!"

The next thing Draco saw was Harry's fist at his nose. He touched it and saw blood on his fingers. Draco glared at him and tackled him to the ground. Draco punched him in his eye and Harry tried to fight back, but Draco over powered him. Ron jumped on Draco and pulled him off Harry. Together Harry and Ron started punching Draco in his face and stomach.

Everyone started gathering around them, since there were no teachers around. Crabbe and Goyle jumped in to help Draco and started punching Harry and Ron. Soon after that about 5 more Gryffindor boys and about 3 more Slytherin boys joined in the fight. Everyone in the room had failed to realize that Hermione was standing at the doors of the Great Hall. She couldn't see through the crowd, but at certain times she could see flashes of blond and red hair.

She calmly walked over to the group and they parted for her. She stood there watching the boys punch and kick and bite each other. She finally saw Harry land a punch on Ron and decided it had all gone too far, "STOP IT! STOP IT ALL OF YOU!"

At once all the boys stopped and looked up at her. Draco was on the ground bleeding for numorours places, Ron was on top of him and Harry was under Goyle who had stopped mid punch. Seamus and Neville were attempting to hold down Crabbe, and the other boys were scattered around in odd positions.

"What happened?" Hermione asked quietly.

"Harry punched Draco after you walked out, then Draco started punching Harry and I couldn't just leave him there!"

"You could have just pulled him away Ron, and Harry, I never thought you would fight with Draco again after what Umbridge did."

"What is going on here?" Professor McGonagall walked over to the group, "Potter, Weasley, Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe, and Miss Granger, please follow me to my office."

"Did Hermione just call him Draco?" Ron asked.

Harry looked ahead at Hermione walking with Professor McGonagall and nodded, "Yeah, she did."

Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle walked slightly ahead of them. Crabbe and Goyle were practically carrying Draco; he one arm over each of their shoulders and his head was hanging low. They finally made it to McGonagall's office and Crabbe and Goyle sat Draco down in a seat. Hermione sat down in the middle of the group, with Harry to her left and Draco to her right.

While McGonagall was pacing behind her desk, Hermione surveyed the damages done to the boys. Harry's nose was bleeding and he had a black eye, Ron's cheek was bruised and his lip busted, Crabbe seemed to have made it out with just scratches. Draco had the worst damage, his nose was bleeding and looked as though it might be broken, both his eyes were purple and blood-shot, there was blood on the back of his head, and his wrist seemed to just be dangling there.

"I HAVE NEVER! Mrs. Granger if you could PLEASE tell me what went on here, I heard that this was all over you."

"Over me, Professor?"

"Oh yes, Miss Parkinson ran to my office and told me that Mr. Malfoy here had something rude to you and was jumped by Mr. Potter and Weasley. She said that he was being taken advantage of, which it looks like that did occur, if I go by how Mr. Malfoy looks right about now.

"Well, you see Malfoy came over to our table and said something with the word Mudblood in it. I walked out and when I came back in they were all fighting."

"Oh that word Mr. Malfoy, I really wish you would not use it. MR. MALFOY!"

Draco's eyes opened as much as they could and looked around, "What's happened?"

"Oh dear, Miss Granger, please take Mr. Malfoy to the hospital wing, if that is all right with you Potter, it seems he might losing consciousness."

"Yes of course." Hermione helped him up and put his arm around her shoulder, "The last time I did this, you were conscious."

"Dammit, I am conscious Granger."

The next thing she knew Draco was back in his unconscious state. She sighed and dragged him to the hospital wing. "Madam Pomfrey!"

"Oh my," she had seen Draco, "It seems he's been in here more times these past two years than Mr. Potter. What's happened now, Miss Granger?"

"A fight, he's been in and out of consciousness."

"Okay let's see then, lay him here." Hermione laid him down and then Madam Pomfrey looked him over. "Okay, he has a broken nose, hm.." She lifted up his shirt that revealed to large bruises and she pushed on them, "Ah yes, maybe some broken ribs, he sprained his wrist, other than those just some cuts and bruises. It's good that you brought him here Miss Granger, again he'll be staying here for the days to come."

"Do you mind if I stay here just to watch over him for now, I'm a little worried?"

Madam Pomfrey looked at her questionably and then nodded. Hermione sat on the edge of his bed and took his hand. Madam Pomfrey used a spell to clean him up and changed him into a set of green pajamas. When Hermione was sure Madam Pomfrey was gone she started talking to the sleeping Draco.

"I'm sorry this happened, maybe if I hadn't been so mean to you lately, you wouldn't have to have had said that. You just don't know how hard it is for me right now."

"Then why don't you tell me?"

Hermione jumped at his voice and stared back at him, "What?"

"Why don't you tell me why it's so hard for you right now."

"Oh, I can't it..it's personal."

"Hermione nearly a month ago you came to my house and spent the night with me. You seemed to want to be with me then. As soon as we got on the train that day you suddenly changed. I now something happened."

"Yeah well, I realized that we can't be that way with each other anymore."

"Why?"

"We're just too different Draco, so many things are wrong about us and.."

"Don't give me that shit Hermione."

"People will talk Draco."

"You know that I don't care about what people say, and I know you don't either."

"Draco your father.."

"After he told me to stop being friends with you Hermione, I came back to you didn't I."

"Yes, but.."

"I don't care about him, I care about you."

"We can't be together Draco."

"Give me one good reason why."

"Harry and Ron."

"If they were true friends they wouldn't care as long as you were happy."

"My parents won't allow it."

"Are your parents here Hermione?"

"Were not meant to be."

"Do you know that for sure?"

"I..."

"Finally run out of reasons have you?"

"No."

"Give it up Hermione. You know you want to be with me as much as I want to be with you, and I always get what I want. So just give up the fight Hermione, stop listening to everything around you and listen to yourself for once. Do what you want."

"God dammit Draco, okay, I want to be with you. God only knows how much I do, but I can't, we can't."

Draco stood up beside her chair, "Draco sit down."

"Not until you tell me why Hermione, the real reason why."

"I can't tell you."

"Tell me, or..or I'll run up and down the halls screaming that 'I love Hermione Granger.'"

"You wouldn't." Hermione was crying now.

"Oh I would, now tell me why Hermione, Why are you keeping us apart?"

"Because.."

"Because why?"

Hermione stood up and kissed him, she started to back up and she spoke the reason under her breath.

"What?"

"BECAUSE YOU COULD BE MY BROTHER DRACO. You could very well be my damn brother." She turned on her foot and ran out of the hospital leaving a stunned Draco to fall back on to his bed.

"No..."

A/N: Wala. Chapter ten up and running and fell pretty good about it. I know it's a lot better than nine and she FINALLY told him.

I, like many others, am in a sad state since I finished Harry Potter and The Half-blood price yesterday at 9:30 p.m. July 16. I got it at 8:30 a.m and didn't stop until I finished it that night. It was the best book by far. I am very sad at the events between the three shockers of the story. my god. I cried and cried at the end it was very sad. I will not state anything out in the open for those of you who haven't read it yet. Please if any of my reviews would like yell with me about the story feel free to email me. :sniffles: Did you know that people are actually saying that J.K. did a horrible job and made her characters go out of character? Please someone tell me how in the hell the creator of these wonderful characters makes them go out of character. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. SHE MADE THEM! Ehh..I think she did a fantastic job and the seventh book cannot come out soon enough.

My thanks you from chapter 8 and 9 PLEASE READ: MY COMPUTER IS BEING TAKEN TO THE SHOP SO THE NEXT UPDATE MIGHT TAKE A WHILE..THANK YOU

Mysterious Charm: yes yes much awkardness...lol..I hope that my fighting scene worked for you!

H.C.G.:I hope this is fast enough for you. I wrote this whole thing today because well yesterday i was too busy reading HBP. Thanks again!

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Danish Pastry: Thank you for the critique (?) Its hard to write a Hermione and Draco fic without them becomeing somewhat out of character but i understand what you mean. Thank you fro the review hope you enjoy.

Krizue: Thank you for the 3 reviews i got from you lol. I really want to do the Head Boy head girl thing because it complicates the feelings between them...and i hope i can try and make it my own. She told him the truth too! yay!

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