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Chapter 22

She spent the rest of the weekend with Draco, most of the time, to Draco's disappointment, cuddling because Ron, Harry, Josh, Pansy, Goyle or Crabbe kept interrupting. Thankfully there was the door leading to the bathroom leading to each others rooms for quick get aways.

Till finally it was Monday morning. Hermione woke up to see that she was in bed alone.

I knew it. He's already changed his mind. Why am I not surprised I bet you...

"Hey there gorgeous I didn't want to wake you so-"

But before he could finish she jumped up and kissed him.

"Well if I knew you were going to be like that I'd have a shower all the time. Also how is your breathe so minty you just got up?"

She smiled. "Well let's just say my father's a dentist and I'm a witch. You do the math."

He chuckled. He lay down next to her and started to play with her hair wrapping a piece around his index and middle finger.

"Back to reality again." Hermione whispered sadly.

He turned to look at her sorrowful eyes.

"Hermione, I like saying that, no matter what I will still have the same feelings for you as I have had. No regrets, right?"

She nodded. "No regrets." And gave him one final kiss.

"Well as much as I'd love to continue this I have to get ready for school. I'll see you down at the Great Hall. Okay?" Hermione asked.

He pecked her cheek. "Till then."

And he left.

As she made her way down to the great hall she couldn't help but smile like she had just won the lottery, unfortunately someone else noticed this too.

"Hey Mya why are you so happy chappy."

"Hello Joshua, yes I'm alright and how are you?" She said sarcastically. Her high was gone.

"Well if I knew I was going to kill your buzz..." He stopped as he noticed her looking at her knowingly.

"Yeah you're right I would have still interrupted you, anyway." She smiled.

"Okay I've been thinking about the ball this Friday. How about I meet you at your dorm say around 8:00?"

Hermione's eyes sprang open; of course Josh picked this up also.

"Let me guess you forget about the ball. Don't worry we'll talk about it later okay." And he kissed her on the cheek and ran to sit with his fellow house, Slytherin.

She looked up and saw Draco. If looks could call she just got a terminal cancer.

She was about to walk up to him and explain that Josh and her were just friends but then she remembered.

I can't. I'll just talk to him tonight.

She then headed in the opposite direction towards her table and sat in between Harry and Ron. Of course they were lost in a conversation about quidditch. She looked up and down the table but alas there was still no sign of Ginny.

"Where is that girl?" She said to herself.

"Where is what girl Mione?" Ron asked with a mouthful of food.

"Oh um where's Gin have you heard from her?"

Ron scowled. "She's probably sitting with that idiot Zabini."

Hermione nodded. "It's about time those two got together, I mean after that little episode the other night."

Ron looked at her angry. "You mean you knew all about them two and you didn't think it would help to tell me. Thanks Herms good to know you're there for me."

And he continued eating.

She put her fork back down and faced him piercing him with her eyes. "Ronald Weasley, don't you dear use that tone with me. You know better than I that if she really wanted you to know then she would have told you herself and if you weren't too busy being an idiot then maybe you would have seen that your sister needed you."

And she stood up and left the Great Hall before Ron could respond.

As she left she bumped into somebody and because of the rate she was going at the other person fell to the ground.

Hermione held out her hand. "Oh I'm sorry..."

But she stopped when she realised who it was.

"Ginny." Hermione whispered.

"Look Gin I'm sorry for the way I acted you know I'll always be there for you."

But before she could finish grovelling Ginny jumped up and hugged her till she couldn't breathe.

"Thank you for sticking up for me Herms." She said smiling.

Hermione blushed. "You heard me?"

"Hell yes I heard you, me and the rest of the school. Look I just want to say I'm so sorry about the other night I didn't mean to say all those things it's just that ever since I fell for Ace I get so over protective of him."

Hermione scrunched her face up. "Ace? Who the heck is that?"

Ginny giggled. "That's my nickname for Blaise. I'm so glad we're friends again Hermione."

They both smiled and hugged once more. "Well come on I have so much to tell you." And Ginny pulled her till the reached the Gryffindor common room.

They chatted for about an hour, well actually Ginny was doing all the talking about how she actually got caught by Blaise one of the nights she was 'observing' him, how they came together, and how he was the first one to saw I love you. She was happy.

"So you see Herms, the potion that we done at the beginning of the year was right. The last person I got was Blaise and as weird as I thought it would be it's actually the best decision I have made in my life."

Hermione smiled, glad that her friend was finally happy.

"So Herms that's enough about me, what's been happening to you?"

Hermione smiled. "Okay Ginny, you couldn't have come at a better time because boy do I have a story for you."

She talked about how Harry and Ron asked her to the ball but were sadly denied because of Josh, she left out the part about the sexual abuse. And what happened with Pansy, leading to Draco.

Ginny sat back gob smacked.

"My my Hermione, you've kept yourself busy haven't you." Ginny said humorously.

"Have you told Ron and Harry about Mal- sorry Draco?"

"Well actually no I haven't. Draco and I have decided we'd wait a bit before we told anyone. So please Ginny, don't tell anyone, especially Blaise. I know you two love each other but we can't take the risk."

Ginny thought about it for a moment then nodded. "Okay then, I won't tell a soul a promise."

Hermione looked down at her watch. "Well as much as I'd love to continue this little session we really should be getting to class. I'll talk to you later okay?"

Ginny nodded. "Okay then I'll catch up with you later." And she waved and headed to class.

She then remembered what she had first. Care of magical creatures.

"Oh great, I'll have to try and spend a whole hour with Ron, Harry, Josh and Draco."

And she ran towards Hagrid's hut in a huff.

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