"It's really bad, I don't care if he kills me any more I feel like dying anyway, everything is so screwed up Harry its not funny." Hermione cried into her legs.
"Who's going to kill you?" Harry asked.
"Oh no I told… I am so stupid… what do I say… what do I say?" Hermione thought through her knees. "No one."
"You mean Draco." Harry moves closer to Hermione as she pulled her head up to look at him.
"What?" Hermione was surprised.
"Draco is meaning to kill you isn't he… that's who you are talking about right?" Harry asked and he now was sitting right next to her.
"No… Not him… I was just being dramatic that's all." Hermione covered up.
"Well why did you run into him this afternoon? You yelled at that boy saying if it wasn't for him you wouldn't have ran into Draco and might have found Ginny before it was too late." Harry said looking at her while she just looked ahead.
"I did run into him… in fact I literally ran into him… and you know what Draco is like… he gave me a little bit of a scare that's all I promise… like I said I was just being dramatic." Hermione lied through her teeth. "I do feel to blame though if it wasn't from me I would have caught her out months ago and she wouldn't be dead." Hermione had fresh tears forming in her eyes.
"No…" Harry spoke. "If it's anyone to blame it's me. If it wasn't for me Ginny would still be alive. You know why she done this right? Her dad, Mr Weasley is dead because of me." Bitterness came across his voice. "If it wasn't for me your parents would be alive, Neville's Gran, I have hurt so many people." Harry chokes.
"Harry that's not true, you're not to blame." Hermione cuffed his face looking him in the eyes tears rolling down the side of her face.
"Oh no? Yes Hermione it's my entire fault, I went after Volemort and…" Harry was cut off.
"And we followed… we had a choice and we made it." Hermione plainly stated.
"If Mr Weasley didn't get killed looking for us Ginny wouldn't have been depressed and she would be still here with us." Harry pulled away from Hermione.
"Harry… Ginny had symptoms before her father died, it just triggered her depression." Hermione sighed.
"And your parents…" Harry whispered. "Hermione I am so… so… so sorry." Harry place one hand on Hermione hip and the other around her while gripping her into a hug and placing his head on her chest; and silently cried.
"Harry… I… its ok… its ok." Hermione said running her fingers through his messy hair while creating some new tears of her own.
After a while they had calmed down and had returned back to the castle about 9:30pm that evening. They didn't feel too hungry so they decided to go back up to the common room where they guessed many people would be waiting for them. They entered and no one was there, only the familiar red head siting in the corner staring at the fire. Both Hermione and Harry walked up to Ron and sat on the floor with him. His eyes were red, swollen and red. They didn't say anything for a few moments.
"How… how could she do… that… to herself?" Ron asked the two of them, while staring into the fire numbly.
"We don't know." Harry put a hand on Ron's shoulder only to have Ron brush it off.
"It's going to be ok Ron… your… we will get through this together." Hermione said softly.
"We? When has it ever been we Hermione? Where the hell were you too when my father died?" Ron spat. "Where the hell was that three of us the past 6 months? I tried talking to you Harry but you weren't completely there. Hermione you're criticising me all the time, and Ginny I watched her fade away." Ron yelled "I watched he slip through the fucking cracks." Ron whispered.
"Ron how could you've know what was going on, you were drunk or asleep most of the time." Hermione said.
"Oh Hermione I am not that stupid." Ron spat at Hermione as he began to get up while Harry and Hermione did the same. Ron faced Hermione and walked towards her pointing a finger in a rage. "She was my baby sister, if you think at all that I didn't notice her you are sadly mistaking, you know for someone so smart you can be stupid." Ron insulted her.
"Ron." Harry pulled Ron back away from Hermione.
"You know what; the two of you can get fucked… I don't need you I haven't needed you for six months… and where the hell were you this afternoon when we found out? I was here all alone going insane, Professor McGonagall ordered everyone to the rooms… where were you too then uh? Where were you too then?" Hermione and Harry didn't answer, they just stood there. "I loved my little sister with all my heart and for her…" Ron stopped to chock back some tears. "And for her to do what she did breaks my heart, its un real." Ron buried his face in his hand for a moment rubbing his eyes.
"Ron your mum… does she know yet." Harry asked.
"Fred and George went home and told her. She had a break down." Ron said Hermione walked towards Ron and gave him a big hug while Ron returned the hug and Harry joined in by patting Ron on the back. They all broke away from one another "I am sorry I lashed out at you guys."
"It's its ok." Hermione stated.
"From now on we talk about what's going on ok." Harry looked at Ron and Hermione receiving a nod from Ron and a "Sure" from Hermione she was clearly lying but Harry and Ron didn't notice a thing.
Hermione laid awake in her bed that night; she couldn't sleep. Her best friend had died and she was guilty that she wasn't a friend to her for the past six months. Draco has now violated her, and she had now lied to her friends; something she hated. Hermione tossed a turned in her bed trying hard to go to sleep but she kept finding herself imagining her parents being murdered and getting told the news of Mr Weasley's and Ginny's death. She sat up in her bed for a moment the one time she couldn't stand to be alone she decide to take a little walk to make her tired. She ended up finding herself at the entrance of Harry's bedroom door. She opened is ever so quietly and shut it behind her. She heard the loud snoring that Ron was creating while opening Harry's bed curtains and closing them behind her getting under the covers with Harry. She felt the bed move as she put all her weight on the bed waking Harry causing him to gasp as Hermione pressed her hand over his mouth.
"Shh… Harry is me." Hermione whispered.
"Hermione what are you doing here?" Harry whispered back in the dark trying hard to see her face but couldn't.
"I… I… couldn't sleep." Hermione's voice became a little embarrassed.
"Oh." Harry answered. Hermione put her head down on the pillow; she felt the awkwardness Harry was feeling. So she placed a hand on his chest only to realise he wasn't wearing a night shirt. She felt his muscles rise as he breathed and Hermione moved closer to him trying to find comfort… and there is was, Harry's arm was around her and placed safely on her hip pulling her closer to him. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead before the both of them fell asleep in each others arms… for once Hermione felt truly safe.
Hermione woke up all refreshed and alert only to realise that Harry wasn't lying right next to her. she checked her watch and it was 11am. She spun out of bed and ran to her room. She went to her cupboard to retrieve her school uniform she would wear today, she got dressed brushed her hair and was out of the door in a flash. She had Potions now, she rushed through the corridors and stair wells to the dungeons. She opened the door to have everyone turn around and look at her; clearly she will get a detention for "disturbing the class."
"Sorry I am late Professor I slept in." Hermione breathed as she walked in.
"Its fine Miss Granger, please take a seat." Professor Snape she politely, which was really unusual.
"Ok." Hermione said taking a seat in-between Harry and Ron who seemed like they had be saving it for her. Professor Snape went back to talking. "Why didn't you wake me?" Hermione whispered to Harry.
"You seemed so peaceful, I didn't wanna wake you, and besides you needed the sleep." Harry whispered back.
"Is he being nice or is it just me?" Hermione asked Harry and Ron.
"No he's being nice." Ron said.
"Yea, Dumbledore ordered every teacher to be nice to us and Ginny's friends for a couple days." Harry smiled.
"Oh." Hermione said as a big wooden ruler was hit on the table.
"Lunch." Harry said as the class was dismissed.
"Yea." Ron moaned.
"What do you mean yea?" Hermione said. "You love lunch its you favourite subject of the day."
"Yea, and it's the only subject I would see Ginny in." Ron said getting up and walked out.
The three of them made their way to the great hall. They got there and sat down at the table; they filled there plates, picked up a fork and that's went they realised that they weren't hungry. The three of them decided to pick and play at their food until Dumbledore came and sat opposite them.
"How are the three of you doing?" Dumbledore asked, but he just got three sad looks. "I see… Ron, son your mother has requested for you to go home fore a couple of weeks to hep with the funeral and all, you know help her out." Dumbledore said placing a piece of chicken on his mouth.
"Course, when do I go?" Ron said pushing his plate away altogether.
"Tonight." Dumbledore answered. "Oh and Mrs Weasley asked me to tell you too that she is really sorry but she only wants the family at the funeral, its all she can afford." Harry and Hermione's head dropped.
"Did you tell Mrs…" Harry was cut off.
"Yes I told her that you would be willing to pay, or even help her out but she said that she wanted to pay for her own daughters' funeral, the only thing she could pay for her, that's what she said." Dumbledore stated and Harry and Hermione understood. "I am giving the three of you permission… to have the rest of the day off, but I didn't just come down to tell you what I just did… no there is something else… about Ginny… ahh how do I say this… guys she was four months pregnant… having a little boy." And with those words Ron got up out of his sit.
"No that's not true." Ron spat at his head master. "My sister did not have sex." Ron yelled. "She's only 15 for heavens sake. Your wrong." Ron yelled.
"Ron I assure you, she was pregnant, to someone in this school."
"Too who? Cause if I find out who it is I am going to rip of that fucks dick off." Ron spat.
"Ron calm down." Hermione got up and embraced him around his waist. "Come on its ok."
"No its not, my sister is not a slut." Ron spat at Dumbledore.
"I am not saying that Ron." Dumbledore said.
"Fuck off I'm going home." Ron said pulling away from Hermione and walking out of the great hall. Dumbledore left soon after Ron did and finally Harry and Hermione heard the cutlery again.
"I'm going too." Hermione said as she got up.
"Where too?" Harry asked.
"I don't know… some place to think… pregnant Harry!" Hermione couldn't believe it. She walked out of the great hall, too the grounds and then to the black lake. She sat down in the same spot her and Harry were last night, she rested her back on a tree before hearing footsteps. She looked up and saw Draco there, he sat down next to her and before she had the chance to get up he had gripped her wrist.
"I heard about your friend." Draco smiled. "Ginny that's her name right? I called her Ninny, just like I call you Herm… it's a shame she killed herself, she was a good screw." Draco said slyly. "Too bad she got pregnant." He laughed.
"What?" Hermione said harshly.
"Aww didn't you know I was seeing other people… Herm your not that special." Draco said squeezing her wrist harder. "and if you tell any one what I said you'll be just like Ginny."
"You killed her." Hermione gasped.
"No... That's not my work… I wish it was." Draco snorted. "She was just a dirt little cut."
"No you did… you're the one that made her..." Hermione was cut off from the pain Draco was putting on her. "Let go… Draco that hurts… let go… I'll scream." Hermione raise her voice.
"You wouldn't dare." Draco said. "How did you like last night? Was I pleasurable enough for you?" Draco asked.
"Please let go, you're hurting me." Hermione said pulling up her wrist and trying you pry open her wrist from his grip.
"Whoops… time to go to class." Draco said as he let go of her wrist and slapped her on the face with the back of his hand. He got up and walked away leaving Hermione breathless and hurt.
She made her way back to the common room covering her badly bruised wrist with her school jumper. Harry was sitting forward on the couch alone by the fire place which wasn't burning.
"Where's Ron?" Hermione asked.
"You just missed him." Harry said in a low voice.
"Oh." Hermione walked towards Harry and sat down next to him.
"How long is this pain going to last?" Harry let out a breath.
"I don't know… I really don't know." Hermione let her tears fall down her face as Harry out his hand around her.
"It will be ok." He said trying to stay strong for her… but if only he truly new what Hermione was really crying about… Draco.
A/N What do you all think a about this? Thank u so much for my nice reviews- if anyone else was wondering what a K-mart is it is like a grocery store/clothes store (K-mart was motioned in chapter 2) any way thank you some much for reviewing.
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