Hey people! Sorry about the lack of updates. DID EVERYONE SEE GOBLET OF FIRE? OMG! It rocked! Lol Kathryn L! Oh, that cliff hanger was mean…wasn't it? LOL! Anyway…never fear, the next chapter is here. OMG, I rhymed, wow…I feel special. Anyways… what's new? Well sorry about the delay…as penance I'll write comments to your comments. Actually it's fun doing that…so onward with the story!
Jazzy- Aw….HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! This story is dedicated 2 u! Thanks for telling me my writing is good…I love that because I want to be a writer some day. :)
vampchica34567- lol, just breathe. I fully apologize for making you all wait this long. I promise during the holidays I'll be updating like practically daily :) Something to look forward to.
curlyque- it stopped then because I love to torture you all!
Love-is-Everything- yep and proud of it! LOL! Thanks for your review!
Waterfade- I love being lucky! I wish I had some Felix Felicas (I'm not sure I spelt that right), if you read the sixth book, you'll know what that is! thanks for reviewing:)
Queen of Duct Tape- yeah she did…but since when does a man listen to a woman about matters like that? mutters idiots….no offence to the men out there. LOL! Not the cheese-its of terror! Ugh. I don't care what anyone says, Febreeze does not smell as good as they make it seem during the commercials! It's like they are getting high off it! LOL!
slytherin princess 05- apparently so are a lot of people. I don't want you to die, so I better post this quick!
queeneyZ- yeah, I decided to make a Ginny/ Draco comfort system. You know Ron and Harry had each other but Ginny may have had Harry but Draco had no one. I thought it would be sweet. Also…Hermione does feel that small gap…remember, if you look back to where they meet and Draco hugs her, she says it was weird but it felt like home. Subtle hints, don't worry, more to come! I'm so evil…he he.
vampiredveela- thanks! Well…it's nice to know that I'm doing an alright job. I'm experimenting with my writing for this story. I thought it would be fun. And I'm always looking for ways to improve my writing. I've been writing since like kindergarten…not stories like this mind you, but I've always had an overactive imagination and sense for adventure. I think I was born to do something along the lines of writing, acting, or directing :)
liz- I know, lots of people are hoping that. I know everyone is waiting for her memory to come back…but I think it may be awhile. Also nothing good can come when they find out that Snape did it!
Secret Thought- yeah I know, I get carried away sometimes. I just like to add extreme detail. My teachers used to be mad when they assigned a five page story and I'd make mine at least 15. I love details and I love writing stories.
CareBearErin- part of me too…alas, the world doesn't always happen they way we want. I actually debated it not being Draco…I love the Ginny and Draco thing as well…well of course I like it, but I'm glad you and many others do too. Also I thought it would be simply hilarious if she starts slipping things like that out. Then her mind will erase it. Just wait…
Lymaris- yes I know, another cliff hanger….don't you just love those. I wonder where the expression came from. It sounds dangerous…maybe it means it's like leaving your viewing audience hanging off a cliff waiting. I don't want you guys hanging from cliffs! OMG! I'll save you guys! Must type faster. Throws down rope (chapter).
An Unsanitary Dream.- gotta love that tension.
niqniq9292- as cruel as J.K? Wow, that's quite a comparison. I'm only making you wait a week or two….while she's making us wait like two years…I wish I had the power to be as cruel as J.K…I wish Harry Potter were mine…actually I'd rather had Draco Malfoy :)
F-chan1- yeah…I do know...sing song voice and I'm not going to tell you:P
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Chapter 10 Plans and Dates
Hermione began to open her eyes. She had just regained consciousness and hadn't yet regained mobility of her body. She could hear nervous and angry whispers around her. She closed them as the light was too much for her to take right then. Taking a moment to think about what had happened she remembered what had happened on the street. The man, and she was kidnapped, she had blacked out. She forced her eyes to open and cringed at the amount of light entering her pupils.
She noticed that she apparently was in a bed, sheets were pulled over her. She immediately started freaking out more about being in a bed, she felt her clothes on her, minus her coat, and immediately relaxed a bit. That was when the whispers stopped.
A red haired woman who looked around her own age appeared over her with a worried face.
"You're awake! That's good. How are you feeling?" she asked.
She cowered away slightly, her eyes adjusting to the light; there was a familiar blonde boy in the room; deciding to answer she started to speak. She knew that if this was a hostage situation, she would need to be calm and listen to them.
"Uh…a bit sore, but who are you?" she asked gripping the covers tight.
"Oh, umm…don't you remember?" the girl stuttered peculiarly.
"Remember what?" she asked, eyeing the blonde man who then began to talk.
"That man, I don't know who he was. He grabbed you. My friend and I friend saw him carrying you. You looked limp and we figured that something just wasn't right. So we followed him and it turned out our suspicions were right…well, you don't need to know the details, but your safe now." he said softly walking over and sitting delicately on the bed beside her.
She was slightly uncomfortable by his advance but tried not to flinch. She still was scared; she didn't know where she was, or who they were. She still decided they seemed nice enough, but was still wary.
"I don't remember, but who are you?" she asked.
"Well…I'm Ginny and this…" she started.
"I'm Draco." he smiled sadly.
"I'm…I'm Hermione. Have we met before?" she asked.
Draco looked like he was about to say something when Ginny interrupted.
"No, I don't believe we have."
"I…it's just. You remind me of someone." she said. They both suddenly looked very hopeful.
"Who?" Draco asks quietly.
"I don't know someone I've never met. I just, feel like…well, never mind. Can I go home?" she questioned, deciding to see if their story was real.
"Yes, we just took you to my house. My husband isn't home yet, but we wanted to make sure you were okay." Ginny supplied.
"Thank you both, um…where am I anyway?"
"My house," Ginny supplied, "About 3 blocks from where we found you."
"Oh…alright, thank you. I think I'll just go home then." Hermione said awkwardly. The two looked at each other and Ginny spoke.
"How about we go get some…coffee? Our treat, it'll make you feel better." she supplied.
"Oh…um, I really ought to be getting back though. I've got a deadline and stuff. We can take a …rain check though." Hermione replied; she didn't know why she said yes to these strangers, it just felt normal.
"Alright, we'll exchange umm…felly tone numbers." Draco stumbled.
She looked at him oddly. Felly tone? What was a felly tone? Did he mean telephone?
"I mean…telephone, sorry, stuttered a bit" he said nervously.
After they exchanged really awkward good byes and numbers Hermione took off down for her apartment. She let her feet take her in a speed walk as she neared her apartment. She ran up the stairs and walked into her living room and locked the door. Flopping down on the chair in her living room Hermione let out a huge breath. She didn't know why, but those people, she knew them, or they knew her. Something just didn't' feel right; she walked to her room and got ready for bed not bothering to feed her protesting stomach. She just needed sleep.
"YOU PRAT!" she screamed.
He turned to look at the woman who had suddenly just turned into a figment from his nightmares.
"You selfish, arrogant, idiotic jerk!" She walked over to him and hit him over the head with her book.
"I tell you not to do anything stupid and what do you do?" she snarled.
He remained silent.
"Answer me you idiot!"
"I…um…"
"YOU DID SOMETHING STUPID!" she ranted.
He hung his head after nodding slightly. Ginny, despite her compassion and sweet understanding side, could be very, very scary when she so chose. This was one of those times, Draco knew he should say as little as possible and wait for Potter or Weasley, or anyone to show up and save him before she bat bogey hexed him, she had developed a nasty taste for that curse, to his displeasure.
"Now what are you going to do huh? What do you think Harry will do when he finds out? Or Ron? Or even Dumbledore? You think I'm bad now, oh just you wait!" Ginny shrieked.
Oh, darn it, he had forgotten about Potter and Weasley. They would murder him, not to mention all the other Weasley's would go on a Draco hunt.
"Now why don't you tell me your plan? That is if you have one!" she glared.
"I actually…" he started, instantly regretting that he spoke.
"You actually think you can make her remember you? It take powerful, powerful magic! Very powerful! You think you could do that? Huh?"
"We just have to find…"
"The caster? Ha! If the person is someone we know then they were most likely a death eater! Nobody who knew Hermione would do that, and she wouldn't pick just anyone to do it to her!" Ginny stated indignantly.
"What makes you think she did this to herself?" he yelled out in a rage.
"She ran away Draco! The notes! You have to accept that she did chose to do this to herself. Do you have any idea how hard it will be to do this?" she said her voice slowly turning into a trembling whisper.
"She…she…she wouldn't. It's Hermione…she…she …" he stuttered.
"She did Draco. I don't know why, but she did." Ginny said looking into his eyes.
"I need her Gin, I just…miss her so, so much." he said shaking his head in his hands.
"I know; I do too," Ginny said throwing her arms around Draco and burying her face into his shoulder, "so, so much."
He could feel her tears drenching his shoulder. Ginny was his source of comfort, his best girl friend. She understood everything. Then he knew, she was mad at him because she understood why he did it, she was mad because she wanted to do it too. He wrapped his arms around her and then pulled her to look him in the face.
"Listen, I have a plan. I may be stupid, and everything you said, but I'm an idiot in love and one who has a plan."
He dragged her over to his couch, handed her a tissue and began telling her his plan.
Harry sat dumbfounded on his bed, he looked up at his wife who had just explained what had happened to her today and he was very conflicted. He didn't know whether to be mad or depressed, or even excited.
"Ginny, this is crazy!" he concluded.
"No, no. Don't you see? It's brilliant. I can't believe Draco thought it up but it will work." Ginny smiled reassuringly.
"How? You think she will just instantly love him?" he asked.
"No, we would have to work on it of course, but you weren't there Harry. I could tell. There was something, some recognition when she saw us. She remembers a little. It's only a matter of time before she gets her memory back. We will find the caster and he'll set her straight, then you all can beat him to a bloody pulp, by the way I get first dips after Draco. It will work out, and until then Draco just has to work him magic." she smiled and got into bed.
Harry rolled over and wrapped his arms around Ginny's waist and brought her into a cuddle. They slowly began to slip into sleep, when Harry thought he felt her fall to sleep he whispered in her ear.
"Ginny, promise me that you'll never leave me. I love you to much, I couldn't bare it." he kissed her forehead and cuddled into her when he heard her whisper softly.
"I never will leave you, never. I love you Harry."
He smiled and cuddled into her and they fell asleep.
She was strolling around the castle looking for Harry, Ron or Ginny. She had just gotten back from her rooms after changing into warmer clothing. Whoever had said that November was a great month clearly never had been to Europe. Perhaps they lived in Mexico or something.
After wandering around for a short while she gave up and decided to go look for an interesting read in the library. She made her was to the library. She didn't know why these thoughts were flying through her head, or why her feet seemed to be out of her control. However, just like he last dream, she had learned it would be best to take a seat and just watch what happened. Although, she didn't appreciate those emotion rushes.
She, or her dream as it would seem, decided to peruse through the many rows of bookshelves. She heard someone in the back and wondered who it could be. Having been, apparently, to this place before she somehow knew that hardly anyone besides herself or the librarian would come back here.
She turned her head around the corner and saw a blonde haired boy who looked around 16. She walked over to where he was sitting, his hands face palmed, and sitting against the bookshelves. He didn't appear to be crying, just breathing heavily. All her thoughts told her to turn around and leave, however she stayed in her spot. When he suddenly looked up.
"What do you want Mudblood?" he asked. She didn't know why, but the name make her insides twist.
"Nothing, just looking for books to read, it's a free library." she stated.
"Well, go away, just leave."
"Why? What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing, now go!" he yelled.
"Fine!" she said loudly. She turned to march but he grabbed her arm and she turned to face him. He had quickly gotten off the floor in a matter of seconds, she had no idea how he had caught her so fast.
"Don't tell anyone what you saw!" he threatened.
She looked him defiantly in his eyes, she could see his anger but something there was deeper. Sorrow, sadness. She suddenly felt compassion for him.
"I won't." she promised sincerely, turning to walked away. He stood there dumbfounded at her willingness to give in.
She turned to disappear giving him one look over before rounding corner as a flurry of emotions ranging from anger to disbelief to sorrow enveloped her.
Hermione snapped open her eyes, immediately shutting them from the daylight. She frowned remembering the dream as it slowly slipped from her mind, blurring everything as she tried to grasp the thoughts before they got away.
Sitting up in bed and regrettably removing herself from her warm sheets she went to take a shower.
"He did what?" Ron Weasley exclaimed. He was standing inside his office with Harry and was just about to take a sip of coffee when Harry had told him what had conspired with Draco, Ginny, and, to his disbelief, Hermione as well.
"Keep your bloody voice down." Harry hissed at him.
"How…what is he going to do?" Ron asked, still shocked.
"Alright, but this is his plan, what Ginny told me of it anyway," Harry began, "He is going to take her out for coffee or whatever and then he is going to keep asking her out and to come hang out with him and us, hopefully this helps her remember…and…"
"And?" Ron asked.
Harry looked reluctant to tell Ron the rest. Ron knew he was protective of Hermione; he had a reason to be. She was like his sister, Harry's too, but Ron cared about Hermione very much and sometimes let his emotions get the better of him. He remembered the day when she had started dating Draco.
"You can't date him! He's got you under a spell Hermione! Don't you see?" he yelled.
"Ron," she said in a high pitched scratchy voice, tears falling from her face, "You have to let me live my own life!"
"You can't! He's using you Hermione, to get to Harry. You know he is buddies with Voldemort!" he said gripping her arms and shaking her trying to get some sense into her.
"Ron you ruin everything! I won't let you ruin this!" she said and ran off.
Yes, he had remembered, and he accepted it over time. Harry had tried to hex Draco, but that was different.
"Well…" Harry started.
"Just tell me."
"He is…he's going to try and make her fall in love with him…again." Harry said exhaling.
"What are we going to do?" Ron said trying to remain clam, putting himself in Draco's shoes, a place where he hated to put himself.
"I don't know Ron. I guess we will have to wait and see." Harry said walking to his seat and sitting down. Ron took another sip of coffee, everything had changed, and he wished Hermione could have been there.
Hermione called a taxi from then on to take her home from work. It was getting cold now anyway, she wouldn't want to walk anyway, plus it was safer. It had been three days since the infamous kidnapping. She had told Sam and Josh everything. They couldn't believe it and were so happy that she was alright. Sam cried and threw her arms around Hermione, a first for Sam, according to Josh. The reality of what had happened hit Hermione hard as well and broke down into Sam's arms, she was so happy she was alright.
Hermione walked up to her apartment and put her coat away. Letting herself fall backwards onto the warm couch she grabbed a blanket that was off to the side and wrapped it around her. She shuffled around looking for the remote and turned on the television.
After about an hour of mindless television, that was sorely needed, the phone rang.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Hi? Hermione?" a familiar voice asked.
"Yes…who is this?" she questioned.
"It's me Draco."
Authors Note: Ooooo…cliffie! Ha-ha I love being evil. Well I decided to finish this off before going to study for my civics exam, which happens to be tomorrow, so I'll make this short. Hope you guys liked it, I'll update as soon as I can! Please review! They make my day, and make me update faster:)
Here's a look from the next chapter…unofficially called "It's a Date"
"Are you sure this isn't spying?" Harry asked his wife, who distantly had the same look Fred and George had when they were up to no good plastered on her face.
"No…but I don't care." she stated as they walked carefully under the cloak.
"Didn't he tell us not to spy?" he asked, regretting the question. Rule #1 to all men: The woman is ALWAYS right. Rule #2: if she is wrong refer to rule #1.
"Yes…and I told him not to be stupid." she stated.
"Now that's not fair." he stated.
"Why not?"
"He can't help being stupid." he stated.
Ginny pushed him over and they both fell to the ground with a yelp.
Hermione turned around and looked at Draco.
"Did you hear something?" she asked.
He turned and glared where the noise had come from.
"Just invisible idiots." he stated.
She looked at him confused but he just grinned at her and they kept walking.
That's the end of the preview for the next chapter… Review!