Chapter 12
Hermione cried. She was crying on her bed and stared at her picture on her bedside table. It was of herself with Marco and Draco dripping with sandwich meats and sauces. It just hurt her even more. She moved towards her bedside table and made the picture face down. She could not stand to look at him anymore.
What was wrong? She had decided to make the first move to tell Draco that she was indeed still in love with him. But… He pushed her away. He told her he didn't even like her. She felt like her world crumbled.
FLASHBACK
"BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE YOU! LEAVE ME ALONE!" He shouted at her.
She didn't know what to do. With all her might she was about to slap him when a pair of strong hands held on to her.
"Hermione! What's wrong?" Blaise asked.
She just fell apart. She grabbed on to Blaise and hugged him tightly.
Just before they left, Hermione said her last words to Draco.
"Goodbye. Forever." She told him and went with Blaise.
Blaise was kind enough not to ask and brought her straight home.
END FLASHBACK
She sighed and wiped her tears. His loss. Right?
She straightened up and looked at the flowers Blaise had given her the second they got home.
Blaise was so kind. He really was the best guy for her. Not Draco. Damn. She was thinking of Draco again. But no worries. He always had Pansy by his side.
'I wonder if they were married? Well… I should ask Blaise about that.' She thought.
She got up and washed her face. She felt tired so she decided to take a well deserved rest.
The next morning she found herself in a room filled with flowers and balloons.
"Merlin!" she said shocked.
"No, it's Blaise. But that was a close guess." He smiled.
"Wh… What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Well… you looked upset yesterday and I thought I would drop by to make you feel better. I already called your offices, honestly, you work too much. Anyway, I called your offices and told them you wouldn't be in today." He smiled.
"Why wont I be in?" she asked.
"Well… if I tell you then that you would spoil the day I planned wouldn't it?" he smiled at her knowingly.
"Oh… By the way, Blaise is Pansy and Draco married? I always wondered." She said innocently.
'Damn. Why did I have to ask the question now!' she scolded herself mentally.
He looked at her weirdly but answered her.
"No. Marco and Monty aren't even Draco's." he confessed. "Draco's dad raped pansy's mom before he was sent to Azkaban. I believe he did it numerous times. So technically, Draco and pansy are siblings. In a very long sort of weird way."
"Oh…"
'Oh my gosh. Poor Draco. Poor Pansy. They were dropped into this without their consent. And here I thought they were theirs. That must be what Pansy wanted to discuss. Guardianship. I know Draco's mom died and pansy's parents are in Azkaban. They're left alone to take care of the kids. How sad…' she thought.
She looked up to him to find him smiling.
"Why do you want to know?" he asked her.
"Just curious." She answered back.
"Uh huh. And how curious are you?" he smiled at her.
"Just curious!" she told him as she hit a pillow on his head again and again. Instead of fighting back he decided to act.
"Hey! Ow! I think you left a bruise! Ouch! I'm dying!" he acted out badly.
Hermione was out of her bad mood and laughed as Blaise dropped on the floor and pretended to have a seizure.
Hermione laughed and laughed until her sides hurt.
"So you back to happy now?" he asked as she smiled at him as he got up.
She smiled and nodded. This was how it was supposed to be. With Blaise.
Draco POV
He lay next to Marco playing.
"Qui… Quid…" he was trying to say.
"Quidditch. Marco say Quidditch." Draco smiled.
"Quid… Quiddit… Quidditch!" Marco said triumphantly. He was improving very quickly. In a few days he had said words that even those his age could not pronounce.
Draco was proud. He smiled but his smile never reached his eyes. The truth was he was dying inside. He thought of what Hermione said in Diagon Ally.
Flashback
"Goodbye. Forever."
End Flashback
He couldn't bear the thought of Hermione out of his life. Why had he been so stupid? Why hadn't he just spoken to her calmly?
He was finally what he was before he met Hermione again. And when he was so depressed. But this was ten times worse because this time, he knew it was his fault.
He was a man without reason, a man with pain, a man without joy, and a man… without love.
Hermione POV
Blaise was so sweet! He had brought her to a movie. It was called 'A walk to remember' and it was once of the saddest things she had ever watched.
And now they were in the middle of the lake. He was rowing and all she had to do was sit there with an umbrella to keep out unwanted UVA's.
"Blaise… This is so sweet of you." She told him.
"Yeah well… I thought you deserved it. Besides, you were upset and I knew this would make you happy." He smiled.
"I'm… I'm sorry if I didn't explain to you what happened with Draco in Diagon Ally…"
He cut her off.
"Look. I don't know what happened and honestly I don't know if I want to know…. But I want you to know I trust you completely. No matter what happens, ill be here." He told her and looked right into her eyes.
She could feel tears form in her eyes.
"Hey. I didn't plan all this to make you cry." He smiled at her and carefully placed the two oars in the boat. He grabbed his handkerchief and wiped her tears.
"I just don't understand it." She sniffled placing Blaise's handkerchief on her eyes and wiping her tears.
"What don't you understand?" he asked.
"Love. Fate. I just don't get it? What did I do to deserve you?" she asked.
"Maybe love and fate are just that way. I mean fate is very tricky. I remember when I was little I used to picture fate as a woman with a crystal ball or a group of people in the shadows. Now I picture trees, grass, clouds, people, and well, everything. I now know we make our own fate. And we only blame fate when we make a wrong decision or a mistake. But we shouldn't because we are the only ones who can define our fate and fate is nothing but the image in our heads."
She looked up at Blaise to find him looking right at her.
"You don't have to ask yourself what you did to deserve me. Because I know, deep down, that I don't deserve you. Just like Landon Carter. He was a wreck before he fell in love with Jamie. But look at him now. I have made many mistakes in my life… but I know you are not one of them." He smiled.
Hermione smiled and tears came once more.
"Look over there Hermione." He told her.
She followed his gaze and gasped.
Sixteen little boats that were hand made were floating towards them. Each boat had a teddy bear that was holding a heart. On each heart there was a letter that spelled out…
"I love you Hermione." He told her.
Hermione didn't know what to say.
She simply smiled at him and hugged him tightly.
She couldn't say she loved him back. She herself did not know.
Hermione had the most romantic day of her life. Not only did they go row boating but he even set up a whole evening shindig.
The play Romeo and Juliet was unfolding before them as they sat down in a private parlor for just them. There were champagne, roses and Hermione was taken away.
And he did all this just to make her feel better? Wow. He was really something else.
Hermione didn't even pay attention to the play. She just watched as Blaise was watching the play with a smile. He was really the kind of guy that could sweep you of your feet by just being himself.
"Anything wrong Hermione?" He asked her when he caught her staring at him again.
"Absolutely nothing." She smiled.
Blaise was humming.
"What are you humming?" she asked.
"Ssshhh." He told her. "Listen."
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive and not dead
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Tuned in, turned on, remembered the things you said
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
Draco POV
He was once again pondering on why Hermione suddenly changed her attitude towards him. He was so startled when she began acting like he was her boyfriend and that they were together. But they were not. No matter how much he hoped, they weren't.
He sighed and went back to the ministry of magic.
He went down the familiar white corridor and entered the door. He showed I.D. and came inside.
He needed to check if he could find it.
He was checking rows and rows when he thought of something.
"Of course! It's so simple!" he smiled.
He pulled out his wand and said,
"Accio Draco Malfoy Prophecy." He shouted.
A row of prophecies quivered behind Draco. He turned around and ran towards it.
He searched the top shelf to no avail and made his way down. Just as he was losing hope he found it at the very bottom, hidden in shadow.
"Yes!" he smiled.
He grabbed the prophecy as it replayed once again.
"In this eternal battle, where the light is against the dark, if this the dark lord cannot prosper, he will use the girl to trick the dragon who slumbers. She and he will never make it through, and if the dragon does live, he will have nothing to give; his one true love will die, because of the curse that I bestow. The young girl will not live happily as long as the dark lord chants with me, these immortal words I know, 'Dragón sin la tierra o la muerte.'
But if the young dragon has left his love, the curse will be lifted above. His happiness will indeed favor him, if he could win her heart again…"
Draco stood at shock as the whole story unfolded before him. Somehow, Hermione must have heard the prophecy. She must have known that they could be together. They could have been together all this time. He just had to let go of her once. He did not need to lose her again. He suddenly felt faint.
He… he turned her down! Unknowingly, he actually turned her down for real!
"Bloody Hell… Hermione!"
He ran fast towards the door dropping the prophecy to the floor. He ran out as the prophecy fell and broke. Just like his heart.
But he knew. There was no way in hell was he going to lose her again.
Authors Note:
Hey! Please help me finish the story by answering the question bellow with a review.
Which of the following would you like to happen?
a)Hermione turn Draco down because he has hurt her enough
b)Draco confesses everything and Hermione dumps Blaise
c)Blaise finds out about the prophecy and gives Hermione up
d)Draco finds Hermione with Blaise and gives up
e)Pansy and Blaise work together to help Hermione and Draco to become a couple
Your answers would really help. Thanks a lot!