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Chapter 5: The Day of the Incident

The next day, Hermione was walking alone in the hallway. Suddenly, someone grabbed her and pulled her behind the statue. She was about to scream for help but she realized it was just Draco. "What is it?" she asked while whispering

"They know?"

"Who knows?"

"Blaise and Pansy."

"How?"

"They noticed."

"So I guess we have to keep it a low profile."

"Yeah. I'm just scared she'll tell everybody or she'll tell my father."

"Let her. If she will, then we'll face everything together."

"No. You don't understand. If my father knew, he'd kill you."

"He can't. I love you. Trust me. Nothing can kill me, not even your father if I'm with you."

"Okay. Just be on the lookout."

"Okay. I'll be careful. Bye!"

"Bye!"

After classes, they went out to the lake for peace. It started snowing and Hermione cuddled with Draco for warmth. "Draco, you're so warm."

"I'll keep you warm then."

A snow flake fell on Draco's nose and Hermione just blew it off and they lye down on the partially snow covered grass. "Hermione, I love you."

"I love you too."

The next day, they threw snow balls at each other in a playful way and they just kept laughing. Draco said, "You look gorgeous in the snow."

"Thank you."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

It was already winter and Dumbledore announced one day that they'll have a Winter Ball that year. The Winter Ball was a month and a half away. It was enough time for preparation and everything.

Hermione's POV:

Hermione was just eating her dinner and she was laughing with her friends then an owl reached her. It had a parchment rolled in it's mouth. She took it and it read:

Meet me in the library after 5 minutes after dinner.

She thought it was Draco so she couldn't wait. She continued enjoying her meal. She went to the library like the parchment had said.

But much to her surprise, she saw Draco kissing Pansy.

Tears flowed down her cheeks as she said, "Draco, how could you? I thought you loved me. All you wanted to do was hurt me. So everything you told me in the Tower that night was nonsense. Here." She took off the necklace and threw it at Draco.

She ran to the Gryffindor Common Room in tears.

Draco's POV:

Draco was eating his dinner when an owl came and gave him a parchment. It read:

Meet me in the library after dinner.

Draco thought it was Hermione so he got excited. After dinner he went to the library expecting Hermione. He didn't see Hermione there but He saw Pansy.

"What are you doing here?"

"This is the library. You don't own this place so I can come here anytime I want."

The door opened and Pansy suddenly grabbed Draco and kissed him.

"Draco, how could you? I thought you loved me. All you wanted to do was hurt me. So everything you told me in the Tower that night was nonsense. Here." She took the necklace off and threw it at Draco then she ran away in tears.

Draco turned his head to Pansy, "You evil bitch! Why'd you do that? I hate you. Don't talk to me again. I hate you and I always will!" he screamed at her face and left.

Pansy's POV:

Pansy got two parchments and wrote on them. She sent one to Draco and the other one to Hermione.

She laughed in her head as she thought, I'm going to break them up tonight. I'll make it seem like Draco is cheating on her. She'll be so mad and they'll break up.

She waited in the library and Draco entered then he asked her, "What are you doing here?"

"This is the library. You don't own this place so I can come here anytime I want."

Pansy knew Hermione was about to enter so she grabbed Draco and kissed him.

Hermione started to speak then she turned her head.

She was saying, "Draco, how could you? I thought you loved me. All you wanted to do was hurt me. So everything you told me in the Tower that night was nonsense. Here.

"You evil bitch! Why'd you do that? I hate you. Don't talk to me. I hate you and I always will!"

Pansy thought, He may hate me now but he'll thank me later. I helped him save his reputation.

Normal POV:

Hermione ran to the Gryffindor Common Room in tears. Harry and Ron sat beside her and they rubbed her back for comfort. "What happened?" Ron said with a concerned voice.

"Hermione, tell us. Is it Malfoy? Did he hurt you?" Harry said

"He…. He…. In the library…… Snogging with Pansy." Was all Hermione could say

"What? How could he?" (Harry)

"I'm not gonna forgive him. I 'm gonna go there right now and beat him up until he wishes he never did that to you." Ron said while his face was turning to the color of his hair because of anger

"No. Ron, stay here. I need my friends now." With that, she continued crying.

They stayed with her the whole night until she cried herself to sleep.

The next day was a Saturday. It was the weekend where the girls and the boys would buy their clothes for the Winter Ball.

Hermione woke up and then she tried to forget all about Draco. She took a quick shower and then she brushed her teeth. She looked at herself in the mirror and noticed that her eyes were red and puffy. She covered all that by a charm.

"Hey Ron! Hey Harry! Ready for breakfast?"

"Yeah."

They went to the Great Hall and ate pancakes and muffins and then they left for Hogsmeade. Harry and Ron had picked out their tuxedos and Hermione had picked out a beautiful dress.

They still had a lot of time so they went to the Three Broomsticks for butterbeer. They finished it and they went for a walk in the far end of Hogsmeade. They met Malfoy there and they were about to turn around but Draco held Hermione.

"Hermione, let me explain."

"Let you explain what? I'm not stupid. I saw everything. I don't need an explanation." Hermione said while trying to pull away her hand.

"Let go of her!" Harry and Ron said together while pushing him. "Hermione, run and go ahead to the castle. We'll hold him off."

Hermione ran to the castle as fast as she could.

Draco was about to call out to Hermione but Ron had punched him in the cheek.

"Stop punching me and let me explain."

"Fine. Since we don't really know anything, we'll let you explain."

"Okay. Yeaterday, I received a parchment that said meet tme in the library after dinner. I assumed it was Hermione and that she wanted to tell me something in private. But when I got there, turns out, it was Pansy who sent me that. She knew Hermione was about to enter so she forcefully kissed me."

"Is this true?"

"Yes. I would never do anything to hurt Hermione. I love her."

"She did seem happy when she was with you. We only want to see her happy again so we'll set you up to meet in the lake so that you can explain."

"Thanks."

The next day, Harry and Ron brought Hermione to the lake. Draco was hiding behind the bushes until Hermione sat down. He revealed his presence then he started speaking.

"Hermione, I want you to know the truth."

"What truth? The truth that you were just using me?"

"No. The truth of what happened that night. Please hear me out. I won't stop until you listen to me."

"Okay. If it will save me time if I listen to you. Then speak."

"That night, I received a note that said meet me in the library after dinner. I thought it was you so I went there. Exactly the time you arrived, Pansy forcefully kissed me. I didn't want her to but she did. I'm so sorry. I'd never do anything to hurt you. I only want you to be happy. You believe me right?"

"Yes. I believe you. I also love you. That's what you want me to say right? I'm not stupid. I should have never trusted you in the first place. Stop making up stories. You just want to hurt me again. This is your way of getting out of trouble so that I will fall in love with you again and then you'll use me and everything will be repeated and you'll make up stories so that you'll have fun playing with my broken heart. You see, I'm tired. I deserved to be loved. I thought you'd love but I was so wrong." Hermione said furiously and she started walking away.

"Hermione, please. I promise. I swear. That was the truth. I'm not playing with your heart. I agree with you that you deserved to be loved and let me be the one to love you. This isn't for fun but because I love you from the bottom of my heart."

"Whatever. I don't need your lies and I don't need you and don't call me Hermione! I don't know why I ever trusted a ferret like you. Goodbye Malfoy! Oh and last, stay out of my life!" by then, Hermione had disappeared from their sight.

She wanted to believe him but she was already too hurt and she started becoming more careful. She cried more that night and she didn't even go to dinner. She just stared out of the window and into the moon while a river of tears flowed down her cheeks.