Chapter 2

Confessions

At the Gryffindor Common Room, Hermione darted around the room for Harry and Ron. There they were, playing chess and trying to make their time.

"Checkmate!" Harry yelled, interrupted by Hermione's presence.

"Oi Hermione! Where have you been? What happened!" Ron asked.

"I am so pleased to see you two again…"Hermione replied as she went on with the whole story.

"Wow Hermione. You've been going through a lot yesterday." Harry said as Hermione finished telling them the whole story.

At the Slytherin Common Room, Malfoy felt a jolt of pain in his wrist. The pain got so intense that he immediately ran out of the Common Room and darted to the Fat Lady's Portrait. When he arrived, he quickly began to pound on the portrait for Hermione to get out. He already knew that it was the cuffs acting on them. On the other hand, in the Gryffindor Common Room, Hermione felt and intense pain on her wrist. She then quickly turned her head to the door and heard the Fat Lady screaming. Hermione ran as fast as she could and opened the portrait. There she found Draco Malfoy standing outside panting. "Did you feel that? Out of no where, my wrist was sore…it was just unexpected." Hermione exclaimed.

"Yes, I know…" Draco said as he placed himself next to her. There, he saw the handcuffs appear back on their wrists. "Oh, bloody cuffs. GET OFF!" he roared with anger.

Hermione felt the same. Though, she new cursing wouldn't help. "Ugh! So what are we going to do now? My days are nothing now having to face you and your rude insults about me."

"Shut up, Hermione." Draco snapped. "What we need to do is act like we are getting along in front of McGonagall and she'll let us go. Duh! You don't seem as smart as you act."

"Ok, fine. I'll go for it; however, I really don't think that it will work out. It will be interesting to see your plan fail anyways." Hermione boasted.

"Well let us go then…but I'll need my buds over here to lie about it too…" he stared back into her eyes, disgusted with the sight ", and you mud blood. You better NOT even TRY to ruin it."

Draco motioned his cronies forward and allowed them to know his plan. Leading the four down to the office, he knocked on the door. The door opened it self-entering the students in.

"Hello…Draco, Hermione. Pleasure to see you again. Is there anything I can do for you?" the professor said, realizing they weren't the only ones that came.

"Yes, professor," Draco said clearing his head so she couldn't read it. "Hermione and I…" he couldn't help but gag at those words ", we were able to set aside our differences and become friends. I have learned not to trouble her in anyway anymore and she has learned not to provoke me either. Now could you please let us free?"

McGonagall glanced from Draco to Hermione and with everything written clearly on both of their faces. "Even if you seem to have reconciled your differences, it is not up to me to break you free. The handcuffs know when you truly understand one another and befriend each other. I cannot help you Malfoy."

When she finished, she turned back to them and continued to busy herself with other matters "Now please leave. I have other things to deal with."

Hermione immediately laughed to hear McGonagall reply. She was right his plan was going to fail. "Ah hah Malfoy, what have I told you!" she laughed.

"You CANNOT do this McGonagall!" Draco screamed as Hermione dragged him away ", my father will hear about this…"

"OUCH!" Hermione yelled "Nose down Malfoy! Behaving like that is just going to make it worse!"

McGonagall shut the door as Hermione dragged Draco far from her office. She shook her head as his last words met her ears, "My, my, I bet he most definitely will."

"I do NOT care, and shut up you…you…you filthy, dirty, rotten, little MUD BLOOD." he screamed. "I hate this! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been in this position!" he felt beads of sweat roll down his face.

Those words completely shot Hermione badly; she thought that they could never get along and free themselves. Standing there nowhere to run or hide, tears began to fill up her eyes and shouted, "MALFOY, I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE! I HAVE DONE ALL I CAN FROM BEING NICE TO YOU AND FOLLOWING YOUR DIRECTIONS AND THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT ME! ALL YOU DID WAS INSULT ME THE WHOLE TIME AND DISCOURAGE ME!"

Draco was completely shocked and speechless at the same time. "Well then." he whispered, clearly exhausted. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but let's TRY to become….f-friends."