:A little dramione third year one shot:
Okay, maybe Hermione felt just a little bit bad for punching Draco Malfoy. But he damn well deserved it, and Hermione knew that. The loathsome, evil, little cockroach deserve so much more than a punch. But of course, that's where Hermione gave him mercy, she could've done anything she wanted to Malfoy, and she spared him that.
Though, despite everything she tried to tell herself, she knew deep down she wanted to know if he was alright. So much had happened in the last day, with Sirius finally finding his escape from a dementor's kiss and riding on Buckbeak going off somewhere safe and far away.
And Professor Lupin revealing to be a werewolf. At least he was sorry about it, and everyone knew he couldn't help that he showed his true self on that full moon. As well as...Wormtail? Scabbers? Hermione didn't even know what to call that disgusting rat that had once graced the insides of Hogwarts freely.
Unfortunately Hermione knew danger was close, somehow in her gut she knew. The Dark Lord would return soon or at least try to kill Harry in some way or another. At least everyone was kind of prepared for whatever could be ahead.
But that was a mystery and a deep thought for another day. Right now, her focus was on Draco Malfoy and his damned pretty face, his prejudice attitude, and his punched face.
It was after lunch that Hermione decided to check up on the blonde. Reluctantly, she walked over to where the Slytherins were piling out of the Great Hall and going off to their next classes or whatnot.
"Ermm, I need to speak to Malfoy. Do any of you know where he is?" Hermione asked nervously. About ten Slytherins stopped walking and turned their heads in her direction at once, the rest somehow not acknowledging her presence.
"Why should we tell you?" a dark skinned Slytherin spoke dryly.
"Because I want to apologize, that's why!" Hermione said, trying not to get angry already.
"Guess you'll have to find him on your own then, you've done enough damage to our house. Now piss off before we get Snape to give you detention" another random Slytherin said, poking into whatever conversation her and the other Slytherin were having. All the Slytherins then walked off, leaving Hermione in the dust.
"Fine!" Hermione stated through gritted teeth and stormed off angrily.
Hermione instantly went up to Gryffindor tower and somehow made it into the boys dorms without getting caught. 'Malfoy better be damn worth it' she thought.
Hermione went over to Harry's trunk and after casting alohomora, found the Marauder's Map sitting right on top of the other belongings in the trunk. Hermione quickly grabbed the parchment and stuffed it in her robes, bolting down the stairs and out the portrait hole in a flash.
After about twenty minutes, Hermione finally reached the nearest girls bathroom. Hermione stuffed herself into a stall incredibly quickly and pulled out the map. With her wand on the parchment she shouted, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!" and the paper then showed every set of footprints in the castle.
It took Hermione a couple of minutes but she finally found Malfoy. Apparently he was sitting outside, near a huge ass tree. Hermione knew where he was now, and no one was going to stop her from apologizing for no reason other than that she felt guilty.
Finally after almost fourty five minutes, she reached where he was. The Slytherin was sitting on the grass, picking at a dandelion bloom. He looked almost peaceful, but Hermione ignored that and decided to sit down beside him. Hermione cleared her throat after he didn't pay her any mind for a few seconds.
Draco turned his head slowly and when he realized who was beside him, he was shocked to say the least. "Granger! What the hell are you doing here? Wanna punch me again and make me more of a laughing stalk?"
"No, Malfoy" Hermione said quickly, maybe too quickly to come off as innocent. "I just wanted to apologize is all"
"Are you fucking serious? Apologize? To me?" Draco said, obviously stunned definitely not expecting an apology. "After all I've done to you, Potter, and Weaslbee, you want to apologize"
Hermione nodded in response. "I just felt like I should. I mean it damn well felt good...to punch you. But I was being illogical, and that wasn't like me. So yeah, that's all I have to say about it". Hermione got up and started walking away, embarrassed and feeling foolish for trying to make amends with the cockroach in the first place.
"Granger wait!" Draco said suddenly and ran to catch up with her. Hermione turned her head to look at him, though the sun was in her eyes and the wind was pulling her bushy hair in all directions; which made it a bit harder. "Listen I don't care if your sorry or not, I still hate you and you hate me. That's the way it is. But for the sake of your damn Gryffindor pride, I'll say I forgive you"
Hermione suddenly blushed a pale shade of pink when he looked straight at her after finishing his statement. "I wouldn't expect anything else, Malfoy" Hermione stated and turned her head so he couldn't see her blush. "See you around then" she muttered
"See you around" the blonde answered back. Hermione quickly gave him a peck on the cheek and ran off back up to the castle, leaving behind a stunned and confused Draco.
"Where were you?" Harry inquired, later that evening at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall.
"I just went for a walk is all" Hermione answered and smirked like crazy, digging her fork into her steak and kidney pie.
"A walk huh?" Harry said, disbelieving a word his best friend was saying.
"Yes a walk, I promise that was all" Hermione said sternly and took a sip of her pumpkin juice.
Harry let go of the question after that, but still there was one thing that made him wonder what she was actually doing earlier that day. Where was the Marauder's Map?
Alrighty my loves, what'd you think of this lol? I've never written a early year fanfic before, so hopefully it seems alright. As usual I took a long ass break and then got inspo.
I'm sorry for not writing and leaving all my works, basically to suffer in being unfinished horrible stories. But ehhh, here I am, with another shitty one shot story.
Anyways, I love you all and pls don't forget to heart, save, and comment on the story and everything,
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