Title: Helping Her
Genre: Humor/Romance
Category: Full Story
Summary: No one ever thought Draco Malfoy would show compassion. But him being the cause of a major turn up at Hogwarts, he must show at least a spark of it for what he has to deal with.
Crys: I know I don't deserve any reviews, but I appreciate the few I got. Again, I'm terribly sorry for everything and I think this story will be over around Chapter 20. I'll let you know ahead of time, though. And please drop a review, even if you yell at me, just drop one, cause I'm feeling lonely. Thanks, though.
Preview
Hermione was walking calmly down the hallway, towards the Gryffindor Tower, when she felt a hand around her mouth. She screamed, but it didn't come out as she struggled against her captor. One of their hands was around her waist, which was threatening to slip because of the kicking she was doing and the other hand was over her mouth, which she was trying to gnaw away.
"Petrificus
Totalus." They recited and she felt her body go numb as she was
being carried away, towards the dungeons. It was either between
walking down the steps or entering the Potions classroom when
Hermione fell unconscious.
Chapter 14: Closer to the End of a New Beginning
Hermione and Ginny had gone to find Ron and Draco and Blaise had sought out cheering up Pansy for the rest of the day. When Hermione and Ginny found Ron, he was sitting on the couch in the Common Room. Ginny sat next to him and Hermione hopped on Ginny's lap.
"Ron, what's going on?" Ginny asked, her eyes watching her brother with a concerning glance. The redhead slipped his hands through his hair, before sighing.
"Parkinson--Pansy--she thinks we have something. I--we got a little intimate and she thinks I like her! I do, though. I'm just not happy with all of this. I can't, Ginny. I just can't." She gave him a sympathetic look. Hermione looked angry.
"What's wrong with you! You just said you liked her and she most definitely likes you, so I don't know what's wrong!" Ron was gaping like a fish at the five year old in front of him, her hands on her hips. Ginny looked quite impressed with the small brunette's behavior, but was shocked when she grabbed Ron's hand and ran out of the Common Room.
"Where are you going, Hermione?" Ginny asked, keeping up with her. She didn't answer, but looked pleased as Blaise was dragging Pansy down the hall and Draco was off to the side. Blaise and Hermione smiled at each other because of their alike thoughts, and promptly found the nearest broom closet. In turn, they shoved both Ron and Pansy inside, locked it all around, and left with no turning back.
Hermione and Blaise high-fived with a smile and then turned to Draco and Ginny. "Let's find something to do." Hermione suggested. The four returned to the Head Common Room, Hermione skipping alongside Draco while humming a tune and Blaise and Ginny holding hands.
After arriving in, Hermione apparently didn't run out of things. They played a quick game of Exploding Snap, until Hermione, who was seated in Draco's lap, threw her cards down and set the Slytherin's pants on fire. After laughing and trying to smother the fire, they sat.
"God, Hermione. I wonder how we ended up with the same ideas." Blaise asked, a smile on his face. Hermione shrugged.
"It was kinda annoying. I bet you three galleons that they've snogged or done something in there." Hermione said, a grin in place. Blaise shook her hand.
"You're on, small fry. I know Pansy and she'll still be mad at Ron for leaving." Hermione crossed her arms jokingly.
"Well, I know Ron and he's gonna beg her for forgiveness and then snog her senseless." Blaise laughed.
"You've obviously never been around Pansy's bad side."
"I guess only you bring it out, Blaise." Hermione grinned smartly and Blaise made a face at her.
"Yeah, whatever. You bring out everyone's bad side." Offended, Hermione grabbed a few pillows and smacked Blaise over the head with them, feather's flying out.
Ginny laughed, until Blaise got her in the face with a few. Ginny leapt, aiming a pillow at Blaise, who deflected it and it landed on Draco. The Slytherin launched his pillow and it hit Hermione, who squealed loudly, accidentally kicking Ginny, who fell onto Blaise. Blaise grabbed Hermione's ankle in an attempt not to go down, and Hermione squealed again, jumping, while kicking Blaise in the cheek with her socked foot and grabbing Draco, as they all fell down, laughing.
Attempting to get up, Blaise got up first and grabbed Hermione around the waist, allowing Draco to get off of Ginny. They all smiled, before Hermione whacked Blaise with a pillow again and the two were into their own fight. Ginny watched with Draco as they rolled around.
"Ginny, do you love Blaise?" The girl looked slightly questioning, wondering why he was asking, but she answered.
"Yeah. A lot more than I thought I could love someone, but I do." She said. "Why?" Draco shrugged absently, looking out of the window.
"Just wondering. Blaise always talks about you." He added. Ginny smiled at the blonde.
"Yeah, I do my fair share of talking. It happens. I get so involved and so caught up with him that I do. It's habitual. That's how I realized it." The blonde smiled.
"You're not half-bad." He said, as Blaise and Hermione quit rolling around. She stood with a smile.
"It took you a while and a few confessions to realize this?" The girl asked, before walking over to help Blaise and Hermione up. Hermione jumped up happily and ran over to Draco.
"Come on, we've got to see what Ron and Pansy are up to!" The girl ran out of the portrait, ahead of everyone else. She walked down the hall and up the stairs, because the broom cupboard had been near the Gryffindor Common Room. Nearing the top, she wished she had stayed with everyone else. It was dark and shadows flickered across the normally lit walls. She had to stop worrying about everything. Stopping to catch her breath, she tried to regulate herself.
Hermione was walking calmly down the hallway, towards the Gryffindor Tower, when she felt a hand around her mouth. She screamed, but it didn't come out as she struggled against her captor. One of their hands was around her waist, which was threatening to slip because of the kicking she was doing and the other hand was over her mouth, which she was trying to gnaw away.
"Petrificus Totalus." They recited and she felt her body go numb as she was being carried away, towards the dungeons. It was either between walking down the steps or entering the Potions classroom when Hermione fell unconscious.
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Voices. She distinctly heard voices arguing.
"It's going to work. It had to be done sooner or later, we can't have the likes of her and him together in our Common Room."
"Like I agree! It's disturbing--a mudblood and a pureblood. I'm sure the teachers love it. Not trying to fix a damned thing."
"Okay, not as far as that, but I do agree the teachers had no effort in it."
"I'm positive it's going to work. And when it happens, it will be the fall out of the century."
Chapter 14: Closer to the End of a New Beginning
Crys: I want to thank those of you who chose to review my story after about seven months. Thanks a lot, it means a ton to me. Just keep reviewing!
