A/N: Hey guys! Sorry I took so long to update. School has been murderous. But before you read, I do wish to clear up something.
Well, this past Friday (the 12th), I stayed at my grandparents' house for the weekend. I didn't have any of my files to write there, so I read some stories. I came across a VERY talented writer, dracosgirl2515. I absolutely love her 'No Longer Just A Mudblood' series, and I encourage you all to read it if you wish (along with her other story in the works, 'Relationships Change').
Throughout the story, I noticed some things that were a bit similar in mine (Draco gets amnesia, for example). There are some other bits, in there, too, also similar to some things I have been planning.
Since she wrote her stories first, I wish you all to know, I in NO WAY copied her, at all. If you don't believe me, fine, but I really do swear, I didn't. The plots aren't even anywhere near the same, but there are some aspects in there that may provoke some people to believe I copied her ideas.
Dracosgirl2515 is an awesome author, and I wouldn't copy from her. I just wanted to clear this up for anyone who may have noticed the same thing.
Also, I wanted to thank Orlis-Diamond for pointing out something. She told me that I didn't allow anonymous reviews, which was true. At some point I had realized this, but forgotten to change it ; Thanks a lot for pointing that out, I appreciate it!
Alright, alright, I'll shut up now ; Enjoy! (Note: I made this a bit longer than usual, to make up for the wait!)
Chapter 10: Doctor Draco
The next morning, Draco led Hermione to the Great Hall. She looked around in awe, as if she had never seen it before.
"Yes, this place, I remember reading about it. The Great Hall, right?" she said, looking up at Draco.
Draco realized he was gazing at her and snapped out of it quickly.
"Hmm? Oh, yeah," he nodded.
She smiled widely and looked around a bit more, this time, at the tables.
"I'm in...Gryffindor. That one over there!" she said excitedly.
Before Draco could protest, she grabbed his hand and ran over to the Gryffindor table. He had no choice but to take a seat next to her.
"Good morning...wait, I've got it...Ginny, Harry, and Ron! Have you all met Draco?" she greeted warmly.
Ginny, Ron, and Harry stared at Hermione, then at Draco, as if Hermione had just announced that she was pregnant with Snapes' child.
Draco threw them a steely look and looked back at Hermione.
"You'd better eat up because you've got Transfiguration next," Draco told Hermione kindly, ignoring the death glares come from her friends.
Hermione smiled again, as she had been doing so lately. Draco secretly loved to see her smile.
"Alright then, I'll have my favorite breakfast today. But uh, Draco? Just one question. What was my favorite breakfast?"
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Hermione eagerly ran into the Transfiguration classroom, with Draco following behind.
'I shouldn't have told her it was her favorite class,' Draco thought to himself, somewhat regretfully.
Hermione plopped down in a seat at the very front of the class and immediately prepared herself for the lesson. Draco sighed, rolled his eyes, and took a seat next to her.
Hermione turned to speak to Draco just as Professor McGonagall walked in.
'Thank goodness for Professor McGonagall. And I'd thought I'd never be saying that,' Draco chuckled to himself, as the class commenced.
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By the end of the period, Draco was considering using his textbook as a pillow. Hermione, however, was still sitting up perfectly straight, as if waiting for more. Finally, Professor McGonagall dismissed the class.
"Your homework is to read about the spells we learned today, and write an essay, approximately two feet of parchment. Due Friday; you are dismissed," she said quickly.
The class groaned at their new assignment and began to gather their things.
Hermione sighed, and turned to Draco.
"That was a great class, don't you think? No wonder I love Transfiguration so much!" Hermione said excitedly.
Draco rolled his eyes.
"Oh yeah, real interesting. Just pure fun falling from the sky."
Hermione kept smiling; she didn't seem to catch his sarcasm.
Draco walked out of the class with Hermione. He was to accompany her to Potions, and every other class she hadn't been to yet, just until she got the hang of it.
The two walked in silence toward the dungeons. Draco took some time to gaze upon Hermione.
'She looks so happy, so innocent...' Draco thought to himself.
Draco had trouble admitting it, but he did think she was beautiful. Her face glowed, and her chocolate brown eyes were filled with happiness. Her soft, brown hair fell about her shoulders gracefully, and her perfect, pink lips wore a smile.
"Draco? Are you alright?" Hermione asked suddenly.
Draco quickly snapped out of his daydream.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, fine," he replied lamely.
He was relieved when they arrived to the Potions classroom. However, he wasn't as alleviated when she quickly took a seat next to him.
'Wow, I've got an amnesiac stalker. Well, how can any type of person resist me?' Draco thought to himself, chuckling at his pompousness.
Harry and Ron, accompanied by Dean and Seamus, soon entered the classroom. They were engulfed by a cheery conversation, but stopped abruptly at where Hermione was sitting.
"Oh, hello Harry, Ron! I'm afraid I don't recognize you other two though..." Hermione trailed off.
Draco had his arms crossed and was leaned back in his chair, appearing quite bored. He pretended to be unaware of the glare each boy was sending him.
"Hello, Hermione," Ron said through clenched teeth, eyes still on Draco.
"Won't you all just sod off already?" Draco said, annoyed at the group's attitude.
Hermione turned to look at him.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked in a confused tone.
"Oh, nothing, nothing at all," Draco replied dryly.
Harry cleared his throat and gestured toward Dean and Seamus.
"This is Dean, and this is Seamus," he said quickly.
Hermione smiled kindly at the two. However, Seamus did not so much as look at her.
"Hermione, do you prefer to sit with us instead of him?" Ron asked, emphasizing 'him'.
Hermione tilted her head to the side a bit, thinking quickly.
"No, I'd rather stay here, thanks," she said sweetly, and shrugged.
Ron looked like he was about to protest, but Harry shook his head slightly.
"Come on, Ron. Let's just sit down," he said quietly, throwing one last glare at Draco. Draco simply smirked casually.
"Who where those two other boys?" Hermione asked Draco.
"A friend of Pott—Harry's, and...your boyfriend," Draco said quickly, sounding a bit down on the last word (help me out here!).
Hermione's eyes grew wide.
"That boy, S-Seamus was his name, I believe...was my boyfriend? Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yeah, pretty sure," he said. "Not so sure why you got with him, though," he mumbled to himself.
"Oh," Hermione said shortly, sounding a bit sad. She quickly turned around just as Snape began to speak.
Draco sighed. This was going to be quite a hard process, and he hoped it could pass quickly.
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Classes passed by quickly that day—for Hermione, anyway.
Throughout the day, Draco would lead Hermione to her next class, and continuously avoid encounters with her angry friends. At the same time, he was slightly amused at the fact that they were all seething with anger, yet were forced to hold back (for Hermione's sake). All the while, he would simply grin.
Draco entered the Great Hall, alone. Hermione knew how meals went, and could manage it by herself. Draco was somewhat relieved at this. He quickly shook away all thoughts on the subject and took a seat next to Blaise Zabini.
"Hey Drake, what's up with you and that Mudblood chick? I hear she screwed up her head," Blaise asked suspiciously.
Draco refrained from wincing when he referred to her as Mudblood.
'No, that's what she is,' he convinced himself.
"Yeah, yeah, and that old fool has me taking care of the annoying little bitch," Draco sneered as cruelly as he could.
Draco didn't really enjoy badmouthing Hermione, but he wasn't about to ruin his reputation.
"You've got to admit, that chick sure is fine! I mean, she went from ugly nerd to hot babe..." Blaise trailed off.
"Oh Merlin, Zabini, don't jacking off in front of me, now!" Draco scrunched his nose up in his disgust.
Blaise just laughed.
"Whatever, man, whatever. For a Mudblood, she's fineeee, let's leave it at that," Zabini grinned, resuming his breakfast.
"Whatever you say, Zabini, whatever you say," Draco smiled to himself, shaking his head.
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Over at the Gryffindor table, Hermione chatted with Ginny.
"So, how has he been treating you?" Ginny asked, emphasizing 'he'.
"Who, Draco?" Hermione asked cluelessly.
"Yesss, Hermione, that's who I was implying," Ginny said as patiently as possible.
"Oh, he's fine, sweet as ever!" she exclaimed.
Ginny just stared at her in shock. She shook her head slowly.
"You're hopeless, Hermione. I hope you get that memory of yours back soon," Ginny sighed.
Just then, Seamus, joined by Harry and Ron joined them at the table.
"Hey guys! Hey...Seamus," Hermione greeted. Ginny simply waved.
"You feeling any better, 'Mione?" Harry asked quietly.
"Ah, I remember a few more things. Like Seamus...why didn't anyone tell me he was my boyfriend?" Hermione asked innocently.
At this, Seamus slammed his fist down on the table, causing everyone to jump slightly.
"You mean to tell me, my own fucking girlfriend didn't even remember me? Yet she remembered that git?!" Seamus roared.
He kicked the table leg with a frustrated grunt and ran for the door.
"Seamus, wait, please don't be mad!" Hermione called helplessly.
"Hermione, don't worry, he shouldn't get so mad about your...condition," Ginny told Hermione soothingly.
"Yeah, 'Mione. Besides, that one's been acting a bit mental, lately," Ron shrugged.
Hermione sighed. "I hope he doesn't stay too mad. If we were going out, I'd like to remember it," she half lied. "Whatever, I better get to my common room. I've got some homework to finish," Hermione said quickly, waving a quick goodbye to her friends.
As soon as Hermione left, the three friends began to talk amongst themselves.
"Seamus has been really angry lately. Like the other day, we were playing a game of Wizard's Chess. He lost, so he threw his chair aside and stormed off," Harry said.
"I think I know why. His relationship with Hermione wasn't exactly the best thing for either of them," Ginny sighed.
"What are you getting at?" Ron asked curiously.
Ginny looked around and leaned in. The two boys did the same.
"Hermione's told me some...things, way before the accident. She's never been happy with Seamus in the first place," Ginny said quickly, her eyes darting around as if she was expecting someone to be eavesdropping.
Harry and Ron exchanged glances of confusion.
"What? Why?" Ron asked a bit loudly.
"Hush!" Ginny whispered. "She just, doesn't like him in that way," Ginny replied, avoiding the whole truth. She knew Hermione wouldn't be too happy if the boys knew the real reason so soon.
"Why did she go out with him in the first place then?" Ron asked indignantly.
"Because, you idiot, she didn't want to break his heart," Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, that's the noble 'Mione we know," Harry chuckled.
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Draco sat comfortably on a common room couch. His mind was scrambled with thoughts, and it wasn't too welcoming.
'What's going on here, Malfoy? You either like this girl or you don't!' he thought.
'No, I just...have to do what's right. Once she regains her memory, no more confusion. Yeah, that's it. She'll go back to hating me, and it'll all be right again,' Draco told himself.
Just then, Hermione came into through the portrait. She seemed a bit confused. Then again, everyone seemed 'a bit confused' lately.
Hermione unexpectedly plopped down on the couch, right next to Draco, and sighed.
"My 'friends' are acting strange," she said sullenly, in between a yawn.
"Yeah, that's nothing new, believe me," Draco muttered.
Hermione sighed again. She reached into her bag, pulled out a book, and began reading.
"I found this book in my bag, and remembered that it's my favorite one," she told Draco.
Draco actually couldn't care less, but leaned over anyway.
"Oh really? That's good...what's it called?"
"Romeo and Juliet, a muggle book," she replied. "It reminds me a bit of something, but I can't seem to remember what," she sighed again, and then yawned. "Wow, I'm a bit tired."
Draco's eyes grew wide. He had heard of that novel before, and hoped she wasn't implying what he thought she was.
Draco pondered his thoughts a bit more, until he felt something on his shoulder. He looked to his left and saw that Hermione was now soundly asleep, her head resting comfortably on his shoulder.
"Uh...Granger...you're kinda...on me," he said cautiously.
This only caused her to sigh in her sleep and snuggle in closer to him. Their proximity slightly aroused Draco.
Draco was about to shake her off of him and move away, but he couldn't bring himself to it. He felt his eyelids closing, and before he knew it, he too was asleep.
Just then, Ginny crept through the portrait.
"Hermione, you left your book at dinne--," Ginny stopped in her tracks as she saw the scene before her. Hermione and Draco were sleeping, nestled closely together, their chests rising and falling slightly with every breath.
Ginny smiled to herself.
"I can just leave this here and not...disturb them," she grinned, placing the book carefully on a table.
Neither of them stirred as she exited the portrait.
"No matter how evil Malfoy may be, they are adorable together," she giggled to herself.
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A/N: Did you like that? Hope you did Sorry for the longgg wait, but hope you enjoyed this chappy!
For all who are confused...Draco's going through a tough moment. He doesn't want to admit anything to himself, but is still...really confused about what's going on. It'll all clear up eventually
Oh and, Camille and I were debating over something...Is Blaise's last name Zabini or Zambini? (With or without an 'm'?)Thanks to anyone who can answer that..
Alright, now some thanks to my reviewers...
That Other Girl: Yay, thanks I thought really hard (along with Camille) about the plot, before I began to write. It's a mix of a few things that have been seen before, along with some new things (hopefully). But just wait and see :) LMFAO you reminded me of Arnold Schwarzenegger when you said "I'll be back."
Georgie1234: Thanks! Don't worry, I won't give up on this story.
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Alright, that's it for now...btw, I'm alright with anonymous reviews, but if you have a pen name, please submit a signed review (or state your pen name at the top) because I like to personalize my thank-yous. It's alright if you don't though
Okay, I'll try to have the next chappy up ASAP, by Monday the LATEST. I would have it up by Friday, but I'm going to see The Grudge with some friends (Wish me luck D:), Saturday I've got this carnival/fair thing at my school, and Sunday we're doing a car wash fundraiser. I MUST find time to write though, so I'll try to update soon!!
--Thais