Chapter 17…and PROUD OF IT!
Chapter 17
Later that evening, in the Heads' common room
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HERMIONE GRANGER, GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!
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What's going on?
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WHAT'S GOING ON? DON'T PULL THAT BULLSHIT WITH ME!
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Ummm…I'm not. Seriously. What's going on?
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WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?
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Do what?
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SAY ALL THAT…STUFF!
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Stuff…?
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YOU KNOW BLOODY WELL WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! All those insults back there, with Cho…and me.
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Oh. That.
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'Oh. That.' is right! Where did it come from? I thought…
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You thought what?
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I thought we were friends. I thought you were fine with Cho.
Stop laughing.
Wait…does that mean we AREN'T friends?
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I was laughing at the part about me being 'fine' with Cho. So you can wipe that sad puppy dog look off your face.
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Wait…why aren't you fine with Cho?
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A lot of reasons actually.
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…elaborate in between the dots
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Do you want a list?
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-sighs- I guess.
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Reasons Why I, Hermione Granger, Hate Cho Chang
She loves talking about herself-believe me, you'll hear it.
She can't take an insult-already proven.
She is incredibly annoying-I don't even know where to START.
She is VERY self-centered-that goes along with talking about herself, but she will make you late for everything if she doesn't have her hair/make-up/etc. perfect.
She is over-sensitive-she cries at just about anything.
She will want to have an 'intimate talk' with you where you get out all your personal feelings, fears, weaknesses, and halfway through it she will start to cry.
She will want to talk about Cedric Diggory, her boyfriend in her 5th year who got murdered, and will start crying and then when you don't know what to do she will cry even harder-Harry has experienced this one, and believe you me, what he told me was not pleasant, especially when an entire restaurant is staring at you.
If you say that you have to go somewhere to meet another girl, even if it's for a project or a detention, she will go ballistic and scream at you-Harry has also experienced that. U.g.h.
If you actually get back together will her after that, she'll be extremely over-protective and won't let you out of her sight.
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Oh…
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-crosses arms- See?
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Well, she hasn't done a single thing on that list yet-
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-except for not being able to take insults-
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-so I think I'm fine.
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Sure…that's what they all say.
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What?
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Just kidding, just kidding.
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Oh, okay.
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So…what did you do when I left? You two were all alone…in a hallway…
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Hermione…
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What? Just tell.
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The truth?
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The truth.
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We screwed right then and there.
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WHAT?
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Hahahahahaahahahahahahahaahaha…YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN YOUR FACE!
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-tries to stop hyperventilating- Shit, Draco! You scared my half to death! Don't do that again! Ever!
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Hahahahaahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaha
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Not funny.
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You're right. It wasn't.
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I know I am.
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IT WAS FUCKING HLAIRIOUS!
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-stomps foot- DRACO!
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Give me a few more seconds! Hahahahaahahahahaha
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-taps foot-
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Hahahaahahahahahahaa
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-looks at watch-
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Hahahahahaahaha-OW!
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-shrugs- It was the only way to make you shut up. I didn't know you were such a weakling.
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That pillow has something in it!
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Hey, it does! Let me get it out-
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NO!
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-is confused- What?
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It's…something of mine. Now give it back!
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It can't hurt for me to look-
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YES! I mean…I think so. It might. It won't hurt you, but it will hurt me. Now, just give me the damn pillow!
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Okay, okay…you don't have to look so panicked. Here's the pillow.
Whoa…is that a JOURNAL?
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Maybe…
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-crosses arms-
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-shoulders slump- Okay, so it's a journal. I just didn't want you to read it.
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Why? Is there something in there that you don't want me to see?
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No, it's my journal, and I don't want anyone to see it!
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Oh, okay. I know what you mean. If anyone found my journal…-shudders-
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You have a journal?
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Yeah. But you're avoiding my question.
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What question?
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What were you two doing after I left?
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-runs fingers through hair- Oh, that? She just talked about what a horrible person you are and how sorry she feels that we have to share a common room.
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-snorts- Sounds just like her.
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Yeah, I-hey!
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-laughs- Well, I'm going to bed now. Have fun writing in your journal.
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Who said I was going to do that?
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You're going to be sitting in a room by yourself. With a journal. With nobody around to bother you. What ELSE would you be doing?
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Uh…getting a drink?
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Sureeeeeeeeeeee….whatever you say.
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HMPH!
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Good night, Draco…sw-
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What? What were you going to say?
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Never mind. It was nothing.
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Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee?
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Only for those puppy eyes.
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So?
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…sweet dreams.
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Draco's black and white composition book
Whoa, she was blushing so much when she left, I thought she was going to turn into a tomato or something. Then explode and squirt out ketchup. But anyway…that was really nice of her. I wonder why she blushed though.
Could she…? Nah…she wouldn't. I mean, she insulted me so much back there…wait. No…she didn't. She only insulted Cho!
So…it's possible right? She could like me.
But not in that way.
Like she'd ever even consider going out in with a SLYTHERIN. And what would her friends say?
Ugh, I'm being paranoid. She probably just likes me as a friend. And I already have a girlfriend. A nice, pretty…self-centered…egotistical…jerk. But I have one.
And I like my girlfriend.
Right. I do. I know I do.
But why am I feeling like I'd rather have Hermione than Cho?
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A few weeks later…
It's early December, and Christmas is approaching, as well as a few more Hogsmead trips for people to buy presents. Cho and Draco are still together…but he's still feeling a bit of attraction to Hermione. Which, being a guy, he does the stupid thing (A/N: Sorry about that, any guys who are reading this): he pushes his feelings away and avoids Hermione more than usual—usual being the act of not being friends usual. Hermione still hasn't spoken, and both haven't told their friends about their friendship.
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Hermione's diary, late at night, when it's snowing gently outside
Okay. I have GOT to address this. Is Draco avoiding me more than usual or is it just me? He's been doing this for a while now…and frankly it's starting to get on my nerves AND it hurts. Every date that he and Cho go on, the more attraction I seem to feel! It sucks.
Also, I don't think his and Cho's relationship is going too well. Every time they go on a date, they look so happy together, but at the end, Draco stomps in the common room with a scowl and a grumpy attitude.
Not that I mind that their relationship isn't going well…it just means a bad-tempered Draco when he gets back. And also he's not talking/writing to me-or barely anyway, so I have no idea what's going on. Does he not want to be friends or what? I still haven't told my friends about our friendship, but I really really REALLY hope that he does.
Or maybe it's just a guy phase?
I don't know. I'm so confused right now, I'm giving myself a headache.
On to a lighter subject, there's a Hogsmead trip tomorrow, and I can't wait to get presents for my friends. I might get something for Draco too…hell, I know what I'd want to get him, but I really don't think it'd be smart. If you know what I mean.
Oh well. Good night.
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Okay, that was a quick update. So I have a question for you. We all know that Draco and Hermione will be together…so I have a few options for you. We have these three love scences:
romantic
funny
mad (as in Cho and Hermione get in a fight)
And here are your picks:
Just a romantic love scene
Just a funny love scene
Mad love scene, then romantic
Funny love scene, then romantic
Mad, then funny, then romantic
Funny, then mad, the romantic
My random choice (as in me the writer, and choice as in I will surprise you)
Please answer! I need your feedback!
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