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Chapter 14

Hermione's diary

What have I done? I really hurt Draco. I just realized it today…he told me all this stuff about how he felt. I think I threw away a good friend a month ago.

But how do I make it right? He hates me now. He'll never give me a chance.

What have I done? No, more like: What will I do?

Draco's black and white composition notebook

All that anger that's been building up inside me for weeks is FINALLY gone. I let it all out, and screamed at Granger bloody murder. I think I actually might have knocked some sense into her. Man, that felt good.

The only thing is, that I actually still have this minuscule hope that we'll be friends. But I told her that I wasn't going to give her another chance.

But why should I? Okay, maybe she was really stupid to follow her friends' lead, but maybe she took what I said into consideration. I don't know.

But she has to apologize first.

The Great Hall, over at the Slytherin table

Draco Malfoy.

What NOW, Blaise?

Is that any way to speak to your superiors?

Superiors? What the hell are you talking about?

If you keep talking like that, you might not graduate!

GRADUATE? I'm not gonna graduate Hogwarts if I talk to you like that?

No, you dimwit! Get-a-girl school!

Ohhhhhhhhhhh. In that case, I am deeply sorry.

Really?

Hell no! I just want to graduate!

Draco Leishaai Malfoy, I, Pansy Parkinson, your teacher on How to Get a Girl-

Don't forget me!

Nobody could forget you.

AND Blaise Zabini, Co-teacher, pronounce you a graduate from How to Get a Girl School with flying colors.

Thank you, thank you very much.

Now, all you have to do, is get a girl.

Wait…I have to get a girl?

Duh! That's the entire POINT of the lessons!

But what if I don't want a girl?

What kind of idiot WOULDN'T?

Excuse me?

Why are you answering questions with questions?

Why are you answering my questions with questions about your questions?

You guys! Stop answering each other's questions with questions!

Why?

Why not?

Draco! Stop trying to change the subject! YES, you have to get a girl!

But what if I don't?

You don't graduate.

Blaise! I was asking Pansy.

But I agree with him. You don't graduate if you don't get a girl!

BLAISE! Thanks a lot!

No problem, comrade.

I am not comrade to you!

You know what? It doesn't matter. Now, just go up to the first girl you see outside of the Great Hall, and ask her out.

WHAT?

Now go out there and do your thang!

Thang? Did you just say THANG?

Blaise! That's soooo last year.

Well, soRRY.

But I don't wannaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Draco, stop whining and act your age!

By that, you mean six, so go on whining, Draco.

BLAISE!

Seriously Dray. If you don't do this, I'm going to have to hurt you.

By that she means-

I know what she means!

Then get your ass outside the Great Hall!

Don't I get to finish eating?

NO.

NO.

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?

DRACO!

Okay, okay! I'm going! Touchy, touchy.

Outside the Great Hall (continued as a normal story)

Draco wiped his sweaty palms on his robes. 'God, I'm going to screw this up big time,' he thought, and looked around nervously. Nobody was in sight. "Thank god," he said aloud. "Now all I have to do is go back inside and tell Blaise and Pansy that-"

Suddenly voices came floating down the hallway.

'In that case, I better move fast!' He thought, and ran towards the door. In his panic, he trod on the bottom of his robes and fell flat on his face. "Ughhhh," he moaned.

"Are you okay?" asked a concerned voice. It was female.

'Crap,' he thought. 'I'm doomed.' "Yeah, I'm fine," he said, and stood up, brushing the dust off his robes. His cheeks burned, and he smiled half-heartedly. "Thanks…"

"Cho," she said. "Cho Chang."

Draco's heart sank. 'She was the girl that Potter liked back in fourth and fifth year,' he thought miserably. 'My life sucks.' "Cho Chang then," he said, and smiled at her.

Her pale cheeks flushed, and she tucked a strand of long black hair behind her ear. "No problem," she mumbled.

'Here it goes,' he thought. "Yeah, well, I was thinking," he began. "If you would like to…you know, go to Hogsmead with me sometime?" He tried out the hopeful smile.

"I guess. I mean, I'd love to." Cho grinned and kissed him on the cheek.

Draco smiled. "Yeah. See you around."

Cho walked into the Great Hall, and he stood in the hallway, thinking, 'I guess she's not that bad…' and he walked in after her, grinning in a stupid way.

Continued as a regular story, back at the Slytherin table

Way to go Draco! Cho Chang?

Yep. We're going out the next Hogsmead trip.

-claps enthusiastically-

So aren't you happy that we taught you how to do that?

I guess…though the lessons were torture…I mea, flirting with YOU?

Draco…

DUCK!

Over at the Gryffindor table

Malfoy is SUCH an ass.

I know! I mean, today was unnecessary.

Every day is unnecessary.

Am I missing something here?

Malfoy came over and insulted us, as always. End of story. Nothing really.

What are you talking about? Nothing really?

He does it all the time. It's not a big deal.

He was being MORE annoying this time.

No, that's just because he didn't for a while, and then he started up again.

What do you mean, 'he didn't for a while'?

I dunno. For a few weeks, he stopped and he just started up again last month.

Oh, ok.

Like I said, not a big deal.

I guess.

Exactly. Now, can we PLEASE move on?

God, Hermione, what is WITH you lately?

What do you mean? I'm perfectly fine, thank you very much.

You've been all uptight about Malfoy lately, that's all. You won't insult him, and you just generally try to avoid the subject.

He's not worth talking about!

Oh…I thought you still might want to be friends with him. Something stupid like that.

You wouldn't want that anyway. You're too smart for it.

Exactly. Thank you very much.

Since we've got everything straightened out…what are we doing for the Hogsmead trip on Wednesday?

Oh my god, it's only two days away! I completely forgot!

Me too!

How about this time we do something TOGETHER, instead of me and Ron going to Zonko's and Ginny and Hermione going shopping?

That actually doesn't sound like a bad idea…Hermione?

I'm all for it.

Great! It's settled then.

Hey! What about ME? doesn't MY opinion count.

No.

GINNY!

But it doesn't. You always have stupid ideas, so we've left you out of the voting.

Tell me ONE stupid idea I've had. ONE.

There was this one time, when you had the idea to put a Shield Charm over a toilet, so whoever's…stuff was there would just sit on the toilet. Then, you had to go really badly, and what do you know! Look who used the charmed toilet!

He actually DID that?

Yup. It was DISGUSTING.

That's hilarious!

I know!

Now wait just one second-

Ron, there's nothing you can do to make that right. NOTHING.

Really?

Really.

That was wayyyyyyy stupid.

Ooh, remember that time when you tried to put Itching Powder on Snape's desk, and then you put some on your hands to see if it worked? You were itching for DAYS afterwards.

And that time when you tried to charm Malfoy's broomstick, and instead of bucking him off like it was supposed to, it shot different curses whenever he touched the tip of the handle, and you got hit with a Transforming Charm, where you immediately turned into a fish.

Hey, I almost died then! There was NO water on that ground-

And then that day when-

All right, all right! I get it, I get it!

That's good. We're happy that your brain is actually functioning normally today, which is a ratio of about one to one million.

HEY!

Enough Ron-bashing you guys. I think he's getting upset.

Awwww, you want a tissue, Ronnie-kins?

I have one! I keep a pack with me all the time.

Whoa. You do?

Maybe…I am mYsTeRiOuS –waves hands mYsTeRiOuSlY-

Rightttttttttttttttttttttttt

Okay. Over that incredibly WEIRD moment.

Yah.

Well, I have to go. See you guys later.

Where?

I left some books in my room. Gotta go get them.

Oh ok.

See you.

Head's quarters

Draco?

What is it NOW, Mudblood?

Look…I'm really sorry…I shouldn't have listened to them…

Damn straight.

-and I do want to be friends. Will you forgive me?

Let me think about that…NO!

WHAT?

Gotcha!

Jesus Draco! Don't DO that to me!

Hahahahaha! You should've seen your FACE.

Not funny.

Yes it is!

NO!

YES!

Stop arguing!

YOU!

YOU!

YOU!

God, this feels so GOOD!

I know.

But we've gotta keep it a secret, okay?

But…but…

What will your friends say when they see you hanging out with a MUDBLOOD?

They'll…they'll…be cool with it…

NOT. And neither will my friends.

I guess…

Okay. Good.

Good.

See you in class!

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Awwwww they're friends again!

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Anonymous Reviews Column

Karen- Yeah, McGonagall and bikini is kinda gross –cringes- but oh well.

HarrysTwinFromHell- Yeah, Draco was an ass, but Hermione was an ass when he tried to apologize for the head thing, so I gave them both a chance! XD

Moi- I will use it probably in the next chapter, so stay tuned! –prays-

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