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Chapter 8:

Hermione woke up the next morning still lying in the carpeted floor. She felt cold and her feet were wet so she brings her knees up to her chest. It was freezing. The breeze of the wind was dead cold. She opened her eyes and saw the balcony door open in front of her. She closed it and decides to go to the bathroom.

Hermione opens the door and found Draco brushing his teeth. She approached him and looks at him in the mirror. Draco stops and looks at her. They made eye contact. Feeling like it was eternity; Draco breaks it and continues what he was doing. "Draco…"

After doing his last task, he turns around to face Hermione. "What do you want?" His voice was cold. It seems his in a bad temper today. Hermione backs away. "I just want to say thank you for the food, yesterday. Even though, I didn't eat it." She lowers her head and was waiting for his reply. It was total silent between the two of them. Minutes after she said her thanks to him, Hermione heard a bang on the door. She jumped and realized that Draco stormed out of the bathroom without any reply to her.

It was confusing for her. What the hell is with him today? I hope it's not that terrible…wait…Everything for him was terrible…She removes Draco and his actions out of her mind and decides to take a bath.

After taking a relaxing bath, Hermione was now clothing herself. She was wearing a black tank top, denim faded mini skirt and a black Converse sneakers. She was finding her brush when she saw a neatly-folded letter in her bedside table that has her name printed on it. She opens it and reads,

Hermione,

Can we talk? Meet me down stairs in your common room. You need some explaining to do.

Love Always,

Harry

Harry's right I need some explaining to do…She folds the letter and put it away in a box. She proceeds to go down the stairs. When Hermione was on the foot of the stairs,she saw Harry sitting at the front of the fireplace and was staring at the food that was place on the coffee table. Hermione slowly comes towards to her long-time friend. She tapped him on the shoulder. Harry turns around and smiles as he saw Hermione standing behind him.

"So, how are you?" he asked. Hermione sits down beside him and looks around. "Fine, just fine." Harry frowned. "Why?" Hermione smirked and was confused. "What do you mean by that?" Harry sighs and said, "Come on, Mia. You're not like that. What's your problem yesterday?"

Hermione denies. "Nothing." Harry looks at her seriously. Hermione gives up and rolls her eyes. "Ok. Fine if that's what you want. I tell…"

She paused for a moment and continues to tell Harry. "Zia told me she cant come back here. I guess her job is more important to me, then. I can't believe her that she chooses her job than me. I guess as the old saying goes, blood ISN'T thicker than water." Harry can fill Hermione was really sad. But he can't understand why Hermione was so sad about it. Who is this Zia? What is her relationship with Hermione?

Hermione was now nibbling on her toast when Harry asked a question. "Mia, who is she? That Zia you were talking about?"

She stops nibbling. It was hard for Hermione to tell something so kept for a long time. It was a 'past' topic but she knew this day would come when she have to tell it to someone. And Harry was that someone. She imagined it to tell it to the two important boys in her life, Ron and Harry. But since Ron died, she might as well tell it only to Harry.

She heaves a long sigh and starts to explain to Harry. "She's Jadzia Kalika Absheir Dumbledore. She's my sister." Harry gasped at the sudden information that Hermione was telling him but he was confused. It can't be…Mia is an only child…He was shaking his head no but Hermione reassures him. "Harry, I know it's impossible but that's the truth. She's my sister."

Harry was still shaking his head. "How could you do this, Mia? How could you not tell me or Ron? Why now?" Hermione can see it in Harry's eyes, he was hurt. Harry's right, how could I not tell them? "I'm sorry, Harry. It was supposed to be a family secret. I'm so sorry. I don't mean to not to tell. Please, forgive me." Hermione was now crying. "I didn't mean it." She was now sobbing uncontrollably.

Harry lifts up her face and comforts her. "Sure, I forgive you. I know you didn't mean to. Shh…don't cry. It's ok now." Hermione wipes her face with the back of her hands. "She's not totally my sister. She's only my half-sister. She hates it if I call her, her half-sister." Harry became more confused. "So, it means that Dumbledore and your mother had a baby. And that was Zia. Your half-sister." Hermione nods in agreement.

"We have the same mother but different fathers. Also, I have also a half-brother. His name was Christan Devlin Absheir Dumbledore, which is the brother of Zia. He's older than Zia." Harry smiles. "Now, I understand. But can you promise me something?"

"What is it?"

"Promise me, you'll never lie to me?" Hermione pops some bacon bits on her mouth and winks. "I promise."

"Excuse me…" A guy came up to Ginny while she was finishing her project in Transfiguration at the library. Ginny looks up at him. "Is this seat taken?" He motions to the seat in front of Ginny. "No." After getting Ginny's permission, he sat down in front of her and begins to do his task.

She examines the boy. She can say he's in Ravenclaw and a Prefect due to the uniform colors and the badge.

He is hot, she thought. He has dead-black hair, blue eyes, a bony nose and pinkish lips. Ginny was staring at the guy in front of her for about an hour now. When the guy noticed it, he said, "Why are you staring at me? Is there something wrong with my face?" His question gave Ginny the chance to come back to reality. "Oh no…I'm sorry. There's nothing wrong in your face." She was blushing and he knew it. This girl admires him. He can feel she wants to ask his name besides she was drooling over him just a minute ago. "Hi, I'm James Damien Palms. Ravenclaw Prefect. 7th year." James offers his hands to her. Ginny accepted it. "Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Ginny Ysabel Weasley. Gryffindor, 6th year."

"Love…" Zia calls out for her boyfriend in their New York apartment. She frowned. Why is it so quite in here? What has he been up to these days, she thought. She turns right and walks towards their bedroom. She heard cries. Someone was calling her boyfriend's name. Oh no… She opens immediately the door and was shocked on what she saw…

There were tears creeping down her face. There in their bed was a naked girl on top of her boyfriend, Matthew. They were having sexual intercourse. They were still continuing what they were doing, as if Zia wasn't there. Zia walks over to them. When Matthew saw her, he quickly pushes the naked girl from him. The naked girl lands unto the wooden floor with a thud.

"Zia…I can explain…" He holds her hands. Zia looks outside the window, not looking on his eyes. "Get your hands off of mine…" she said in a harsh voice. Matthew let goes her hands. "Matt, this is over. Don't ever talk to me again. I just came here to say goodbye to you. I'm going back."

Ever since they've been together, Zia revealed her secret that she was a witch to Matthew, then finding out that he too was a wizard. But he chooses to be a muggle instead of a wizard. Because something happened in the wizarding world that, until now, he can't forget and cant even accept.

He was shocked. "You're going back there? Zia, you can't trust them. You're happy here, right? You have the fame plus the fortune you've been dreaming for the past 5 years and now you're letting it go?"

Zia leans to him and locks her eyes to him. "Yes, I've got it…at last. But, right now, it's useless."

"Why?"

"WHY!" Zia's face was now red. She was mad and bewildered on his reply. "Matt, cant you see it? Can't you see that I'm not happy? Every night, I go to bed crying thinking about my family back there." She points outside. "Ok. If that's what you want. Then, go." Matt said without any hesitations. Zia wipes her face clean and straightens up herself. "Yeah. I will." She turns her back on him and walks towards the door.

She opens the door. She remembers that she forgot to tell him something so she turns around to face him again. For the last time, she said, "Matt, thank you for all that you have done for me and…" she paused for a moment, "goodbye…" After saying that, a tear drops from her blue forget-me-nots eyes. She wipes it off with her shaking hands and starts to leave.

"Jess…" Draco looks in his girlfriends eyes. "But—" Jessica placed her fingers on his lips to silence him. "Draco, I said it's over. I'm already tired of waiting for you. I give up. I'm so sorry. I just can't wait for someone that I'm not sure if he'll come back. Sorry. I guess we're not that meant to be."

Draco was lying on his bed and was just staring at the canopy above him…crying. Just thinking about Jessica the whole day and what she said to him. Yeah, she's right. I guess I'm blind about some things. Argh, Draco…you're so dumb. Why didn't you see it? She's not happy with you but you still don't feel it…YOU ARE SO DUMB.

He was about to go to sleep when he heard a knock on his bedroom door. He immediately wipes his face clean and goes to answer the door. When he opened it, he saw Hermione smiling widely. But when she noticed Draco was crying her smile faded away. "Draco, what happened?" Why is he crying? How odd…this been the first time I saw Draco cry.

"What do you want?" he said ignoring her question. Hermione hugs him lightly and whispered to his ears, "You're now my…friend." She backed away and saw Draco's reaction. She knew he was shocked. It was obvious on his face. She smiled. "Aren't you happy?"

"Yeah, I am." He forced a smile and closes the door in front of Hermione. Leaving a very confused but aggravated Hermione behind.

A/N With a break-up sickness...would Draco be able to heal and move on? You will find out...on the next chapter! REVIEW PLEASE!