Chapter 2 From Yelling to Smirks
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We were all stunned as we heard Harry and Ron. I looked at Ginny out of the corner of my eye looking like a deer in the headlights. I could see that Blaise was trying to look at anything but us while I felt Draco stiffen as Harry and Ron repeated their question more quietly than before and more stern.
"Oh, Ronnikins! Didn't know you were there!" Ginny faked a cheery voice while trying to laugh as we all turned around.
"Don't you 'Ronnikins' me! What is going on?" Ron got angrier by the word.
Ginny replied coldly, "Absolutely none of your business, Ronald. This has nothing to do with you. So I suggest that you back off while you are still ahead."
"Ginny's right Ron, back off. Our affairs have nothing to do with you, and it is our business." I agreed with Ginny.
"I WILL NOT BACK OFF!" Ron bellowed that the whole crowd of people turned to look at us even though we were near an alleyway. They all went back to their business when Ron yelled "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?"
"Ron, there is no need to shout-"
"Oh shut it, Hermione! How could you do this to me? Did you know that Ginny was planning to…I can't even say it…but did you know?"
"As a matter of fact, I did know. Besides, you're making it sound like it's not going to happen anymore."
"And trust me, it won't," He muttered as he looked at Ginny.
"Ronald Weasley! You will stay out of this! This has nothing to do with you!" His younger sister shouted in an exasperated tone.
I couldn't really blame the girl. After all, it was really not any of Ron's business, in a way. Ginny is capable of making her own decisions but then again, Ron really doesn't want his baby sister to get hurt. I understood that, oddly enough.
"I will not stay out of this Ginevra! I have every right to make sure that you don't do anything stupid!"
"I'm not doing anything stupid!" She bellowed loudly.
I leaned into Draco as I whispered "I think this is a family thing, maybe we should go?"
"You're right, come on," Draco whispered back as we turned to leave but got stopped by Ron's furious voice.
"You will not go anywhere Hermione! I'm not done with you!"
"Excuse me?" I whispered venomously. "Did you just order me that I couldn't leave? I'm sorry, last time I checked, I could make my own decisions, and so can Ginny," I warned. "So I suggest you back off the subject and leave, unless you want to regret it, Ronald."
I saw him look at me then Ginny then back at me. He looked reluctant but then turned to Harry. Harry put his hands up, whispering that he had nothing to do with this. He was right; he and Ron had nothing to do with the matter. He replied with a "this isn't over yet, we all will talk about this". And that just reached my boiling point.
If you thought my…little…outburst before my boiling point then you are sadly mistaken, as Ron was. I had had enough and I told him that.
"NO! NO, WE WILL NOT TALK ABOUT THIS LATER!" I bellowed. "You have nothing to do with the matter Ron! You never have!"
Did the boy never learn not to play with fire? Apparently not because he responded "I don't care if I have 'nothing to do with the matter'! Ginny is my sister and you are my best friend! I will not let you commit a stupid mistake because these Slytherins," He said the word disgustedly. "Have captured you under their 'charm'."
"Tell me Ron, what gives you the idea that you can interfere with our love lives, huh?"
"I-" He started off but I cut him.
"IT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION! Is case you didn't know, it's a question that can not be answered!"
"I knew what that meant! If you'd actually spend sometime around Harry and me, then maybe you would know what we actually know! But no! Everything is about Draco! And if it's not about Draco then it's about Ginny and Blaise! What ever happened to me and Harry? What are we? Second to your boyfriend? And your boyfriend's best friend and your best girl friend?" He shot back angrily.
"Oh shut up, Ron! Do not blame this on Draco! Or Ginny and Blaise for that matter! Besides every time I did try and actually wanted to talk to you, you'd ALWAYS criticize my choice of boyfriend. If not that, then it was always about Quidditch!" I tried to explain.
"Well, sorry! I can't change who I am Hermione! And I'm terribly sorry that you have to go out with this scum bag." He replied bitterly while looking at Draco.
"Ron! Just back off, please!" I alleged very fast.
Draco had a temper that should not be tampered with. I knew that he was trying to ignore it, for my sake. I was actually proud of the fact that he could stay that quiet while Ron was insulting him.
"No, stop Hermione," I turned to look at my fiancé. "Weasley obviously doesn't know when to back off, if he did, then he would have stopped by now." Draco and Ron were just staring each other down.
I looked up at Harry and just pleaded with my eyes to make his best friend stop. Harry always paid more attention to detail and besides that, he knew me better than Ron did. I knew that with the just the look in my eyes, he understood.
"Come on, Ron. It's none of our business anyway; Ginny and Hermione can make their own decisions as much as we would want to make it for them. And if they make a mistake then it'd be their problem. " Harry tried but Ron just kept looking at Draco.
"You know that's not really what you think, mate. You know just as much as all of us that you despise that Ginny is going to…marry…Zabini, if not more than actually knowing that she's going out with him." Ron replied breaking his gaze from Draco.
Harry looked guilty as he had cast his eyes down to the floor. It was all silent for a while. Tension was really thick in the air until Ginny broke it.
"Harry?" She whispered as she stepped toward him.
"What?" He choked out.
Ginny looked thoughtful as she planned her words, "Is what Ron said true? Do you really despise the fact that I'm going out with Blaise?"
"It doesn't matter anymore, Ginny. You're happy with…Blaise, I can see that, we all can. I just want you to be happy, Gin. And if Blaise can do that for you, then I can accept it." He replied sorrowfully.
"Thank you. Thank you for understanding, for accepting my relationship with Blaise." Ginny thanked with a smile.
Ginny walked fully up to Harry and hugged him. It was a shock to him but he hugged back after a moment's hesitation. When Ginny pulled back, she kissed his cheek. He blushed as she turned around and walked into the arms of her boyfriend.
"At least someone understands," Draco muttered as I shushed him.
"And Hermione," I looked up at Harry again as he spoke to me. "We both know fully well that I don't get along with Mal…Draco, but I want you to know that you are still my best friend no matter what. And I support you, and if you really want to marry him then I can live with that. Same goes for you Ginny. If you girls can fall in love with them, then I can try to get along with them."
"Aw, Harry!" Ginny and I cooed in unison.
We both walked up to him and hugged him. He was, again, shocked but hugged back anyway. After about thirty seconds, Ginny and I let go. We both looked at each other and turned back to Harry. We both stood on either side of him and kissed his cheeks at the same time. Harry blushed at this as we walked back to our fiancés.
Ron moaned loudly. "Harry! Why can't you ever be on MY side? It's always Hermione's if not hers then its Ginny's and now both? Harry!"
"Ron, stop being a baby!" I said harshly as Ron started to jump up and down complaining.
"She's right, Weasley. You look like a baby jumping up and down like a jack-in-the-box. And an ugly baby at that." Draco smirked smugly.
"Shut up, Malfoy!"
"Make me, Weasel King," Draco's smirk was still in tact.
"Do you really want me to, Ferret?" Ron replied harshly.
"I'd like to see you try,"
"Draco! Just stop it! You to Ronald! Really! You both are acting immature!" I interrupted exasperatingly.
"He started it!" Draco and Ron answered back in unison pointing to each other.
"Will you both just shut your mouths?" Blaise spoke up for the first time in a while.
"Oh yes, Zabini, you're still here."
"Obviously. That's the only reason why I'm standing in the same position when you dragged us in here." Blaise drawled lazily.
"I'm not through with you. I can't really influence Hermione to not marry the stupid git— "
"Ronald!" I hissed.
"—but Ginny is my sister, so therefore, I still can interfere."
"You will not!" Ginny screamed.
"Be quiet, Ginevra."
Ginny again, shrieked back. "Leave him alone!" Then she thought for a moment. "If you have to interrogate him, then at least do it nicely and if you don't, I'll have your head."
"Yes, I have to interrogate, thank you very much. Now, Zabini," Ron replied turning his attention to Blaise. "I don't like you nor do I want you to marry my sister. Actually, I would rather not have anyone marry Ginny—"
"Ron,"
"—but that's not the exact point of this. If I hear anything about you breaking my sister's heart or hurting her mentally, physically, emotionally, or any ally, I will make you wish that you would never have been born. That goes the same for you Ferret, hurt Hermione and you're dead."
"Trust me Weasley, I wouldn't dare to hurt your sister," Blaise turned to look at Ginny in the eyes. "she means too much for me, she's means the world to me."
"Aw!" I cooed as Ginny stood on tip-toe to kiss Blaise.
"Gross!" Harry and Ron moaned.
"Don't worry Weasel-King," Draco interrupted as Ron and Harry turned to him, away from the now, snogging couple. "I wouldn't hurt Hermione. She's everything I could ever want, actually, she's everything I need. And trust me, Hermione, I'll never need anything, as long as you're here with me."
"Aw! Draco,"
At his name, he leaned his head down and captured my lips in his. Ron, Harry, Ginny, and Blaise disappeared from my mind at that moment. Draco's lips were soft and he tasted like mint and chocolate from the morning dessert he had at "The Signs". I sighed into the kiss as he found his way into my mouth. His tongue pranced around in my mouth as I tried to chase it with my tongue. He pulled back slowly as I, once again, sighed.
"Are you four done yet?" Harry questioned in a disgusted voice.
"Sorry," Ginny and I answered in unison with a blush on our cheeks.
"We're not," Blaise and Draco said in harmony with smirks on their lips.
Ron made a face as he said, "You four are disgusting!"
"You're just mad, Weasley, because when was the last time you were snogged?" Draco questioned smugly.
"Malfoy," Ron's voice was stern.
"Okay…can't you two just get along for once in your lives?" Ginny asked with a sigh.
"Why are you so quiet, Zabini?" Ron asked suddenly.
"Ron, Blaise is usually quiet," Ginny responded for her fiancé.
Blaise spoke up after Ginny. "Don't worry, Weasley, I'm not coming up with a plan to hurt your sister or anything. I just…don't have much to say."
Ron narrowed his eyes then turned to Ginny. "You do realize that Mum will be hearing about this, right?"
"M-Mum?" Ginny stuttered with wide eyes.
"Yes, you didn't think that I wouldn't tell her, did you?" Ron laughed.
"Ron, you will do no such thing!"
"Mum has every right to know, Gin, and I have every right to tell her." Ron replied turning around. "See you for later." He added with a smirk and left the alleyway where we were still in.
"Mum's going to kill me," Ginny muttered.
I walked up to my best friend and hugged her even though she didn't hug back. Ginny still had the same look on her face, one of fear. I sighed as I felt sorry for her. Then, I suddenly looked at Draco and my eyes widened at the thought running through my head.
"MY mum's going to kill me," the realization came to me.
"What are you two talking about?" Blaise and Draco asked.
"Our mum's are going to…" Even though Ginny and I said it together, we could finish it.
"Don't worry; it's not your mum's you'll have to worry about…" Blaise trailed off.
Blaise was looking at Draco, so did Ginny and I. Draco was staring hard at the ground. I walked up to him silently. I stood at his side for a second before his arm went around my waist and pulled me close. His breath was still even and his eyes cold.
"Draco?" I whispered but he didn't respond back.
Blaise and Ginny both walked up to us as Blaise talked to his best friend. "You really have nothing to worry about, mate. If your father was still here, then that's when you'd have to worry but he's not here. And you and I both know for a fact that Narcissa never wanted you to marry Pansy anyway. She always wanted someone bright for you, and Hermione is the brightest witch of our age. You know that your mother wasn't much for blood either. So you have nothing to be worried about mate. Maybe you'll have to be worried for Hermione's family, but I'm sure Narcissa will welcome her with open arms, don't you think?"
"Open arms, yeah," Draco muttered.
I had no idea what to say. I couldn't tell him that I agreed with Blaise, for I have never met Narcissa. Sure, I was introduced to her at the Quidditch World Cup but met her, no. I knew that Narcissa wouldn't welcome me with 'open arms' maybe she'd have to be forced to, but willingly, I doubt it. But thankfully Lucius had died the year before, the summer before our seventh year, during the war. Though from what Blaise said, Draco really only did have to be concerned about my family.
"Listen Draco," He looked down at me. His silver eyes held fear. "I've never really met your mother but…" I couldn't continue from there, I didn't have any idea what to say.
"Look Draco," Ginny cut in as all three of us looked at her. "I have no idea what your mother's like and neither does Hermione but if Hermione can make you fall in love with her, then she can make your mother accept her. Don't worry about it; you'll still have your wedding and everything. Though Blaise is right, you just have to worry at Hermione's family."
"Why?"
"Because my mum has always expected me to marry after I finish school, and my father is really protective, worse than Ron. Then my relatives. Oh my gosh, MY RELATIVES!" I ended up screaming when I remember my relatives.
"What's wrong with your relatives?" Blaise asked.
"Kelsey, Jessica, Genelyn, Faye, Mariah, Christina, Melissa, Katie, Shelby, Justine…JUSTINE!"
"Hermione?" Draco pulled away from me. His hands were on my shoulders and his eyes were looking into my wide brown ones. "What are you talking about?"
"They're my cousins. My evil, envious, conniving, insufferable, foul, jealous cousins." My breaths were deep.
"Let's just say," Ginny put in. "you're fan club here Draco, will be NOTHING compared to Hermione's cousins."
"They can't be that bad, can they?" Blaise is so naïve sometimes.
"Blaise," I started out slowly. "Draco's fan club here stopped at near the middle of this year after he made the announcement of our relationship. They stopped what? Three months after Draco said that he was off limits. My cousins hate me because they think I'm so much better than them. If it takes these witches three months after he announces that we're dating to leave him alone, imagine how long it would take my cousins to leave the both of us alone after I tell them that I'm getting married!"
"I still don't see how—"
"Draco, my cousins have always wanted everything I've ever had and they are usually successful, spoiled brats. So they are going to want to get married before me or have a better wedding than mine. But that would be the least of my worries. Truth be told...I'm so going to inflate your ego," I muttered the last part. "Draco, you are drop-dead handsome. You hair is like no other, there aren't eyes like yours, your body is like a God's, and you're mine. They are going to want you; they are going to want to take you away from me for themselves. I trust you and everything but, I don't trust them. Trust me, they are all a lot more beautiful than I am and I just scared really…"
He smiled when I boosted his ego but frowned at my ending statement.
"Hermione, no one and I repeat no one is more beautiful than you. You are gorgeous, intelligent, and mine. You are mine, and I'm yours. And since I do happen to be the most loyalist boyfriend around," Blaise coughed. "Blaise is the second; you can make them…jealous,"
"Draco's right, Hermione! You have something they don't!" I was still skeptical but Ginny continued. "You have the most wanted boy at Hogwarts, next to Blaise of course, and although I say this just because it is obvious, Draco is everything a girl could want, I just don't want him because everything I could ever want is right here." She patted Blaise's chest. "Your cousins will be envious of you, they'll be jealous. And maybe it's time for…payback."
"What are you talking about Ginny?"
"Hermione, dearest," She walked up to me and placed her hand on my shoulder and looked me in the eye. "Think of it this way. Draco is card in a deck of cards; you have that card, use it to your advantage. Flaunt the card, flaunt your boyfriend. Brag about Draco being the best, because I'm sure for you, he is. Make them jealous and of course Draco will be loyal and true and show that he is the best. Trust me; they will never bug you after this wedding." Ginny smirked evilly.
"So, I have an advantage on them?" I asked slowly, catching on.
"Yep! And it's all because of Draco and his Malfoy-ness."
I thought about then smirked as well as Draco spoke up. "Okay, we have all realized that I'm the best and we now have this settled—"
"—we have a wedding to plan." I interrupted as I smirked and my eyes twinkling.
A/N: Woah, finally finished this chapter! Yes, the chapter started out with a lot of shouting then I got into a good mood around the part where Draco and Hermione kiss, so I just proceed to put it into a good mood. You may now get the whole 'jealousy has never tasted so sweet' but it's still just starting on that part. I have an idea on chapter three, so now it'll come sooner. YAY! I added a lot more Blaise on this chapter because I felt that he wasn't involved as much. I had to underline the italics because I have no idea how they work on harrypotterfanfiction. I can never get it to italicize just the parts that I want. I'll try to update as soon as I can! There's 3, 241 words in the chapter, not including disclaimer or a/n. Eight pages in Microsoft Word! Yay! I usually get six. Hoped you liked it! Remember compliments appreciated and flamers accepted.