Chapter 3: A Friend In Need

A/N: Disclaimer in first two chapters!

With that, Hermione Jean Granger turned her back on Ronald Billius Weasley and let out a loud sob. She made her clumsy way back to Draco and stumbled into his arms.
"Why are you here with that slimy ferret?!" came a frustrated shout from behind her, silencing the room.
"For your information, Ronald, ferrets aren't slimy. They're fluffy" she told him, informatively, earning herself a round of laughter from the crowd. "Secondly, Draco is my friend and has been since the start of seventh year."
"WHAT?! HOW DARE YOU?!" was the last thing she heard before disapparting with Draco and leaving a furious Ron behind, whose red face happened to clash magnificently with his ginger hair.
As she landed in her flat, the one she bought before she moved in with Ron, she felt her knees buckle and she collasped onto the carpet. Draco was still holding onto her and fell to the floor with her. He pulled her tighter into his chest and allowed her to cry herself to sleep on his shoulder. He picked her up and brought her to her bedroom where he put her into her bed and tucked her up. " She's as light as a feather," he wondered, in his thoughts, of course. He didn't want to wake her up.
" Goodnight, Mione" he whispered, placing a small kiss on her temple.
***DRACO'S POV***
I disapparted away from Mione's house, seething. I still can't believe that the Weasel did that to her. I can feel her pain. Astoria Greengrass did that to me two weeks before I went back to Hogwarts. We weren't getting married or anything but it still hurt. Being with a girl for almost a year and then having said girl break it off by kissing some guy in front of you? It's excruciating.I still remember the heartache. I really thought that love had been true...obvisouly not. That's how Hermione found me...heartbroken and exposed to the harsh reality of relationships. She pieced me back together. Mended my broken heart and taught me how to smile, again. I feel like I owe her this. Helping to mend back the pieces of her broken heart, I mean. I don't know how she did it but I felt like a new man. I just hope I can do the same for her.
I walked out onto my porch and looked up into the night sky. The place was alive with stars.
"I swear, upon pain of death, that I will help you get over Weasley, Hermione" I vowed, staring at the constellation I was named after.
Despite the solemnity of the vow I just made, I couldn't help the soft smile that graced my lips.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for all your reviews, they mean a lot.
Thanks especially to,
gabyram07~ I can do what I want and if that's to leave you on a cliffhanger, so be it! Thanks for your review and hope you liked this new update.
Nathyn02~Thanks for your advice. I will take it on board. Only thing is, I have written these chapters in advance so they might be slightly to read. Thanks for your review!
curly123~I was tempted to! believe me! But I felt like Hermione isn't that that sort of person, especially when she is so hurt by someone she loves. Her vindictive side might come out in later chapters!
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