Sorry it took me so long. I had a severe writers-block. And a lot of stress caused by schoolwork. Have fun reading though.
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"Ron.. please.. just talk to me. I'm sorry okay. There will be other party's. It's not like this was a REALLY important one" Hermione sighed. It wasn't her intention to cause a fight. She had tried explaining that she had to work but Ron didn't accept the fact that she had been with Malfoy all night long. She banged on his closed bedroom door once again.
"Ron this is preposterous.. Are you seriously assuming I have feelings for ferret boy?" She had tried alohamora'ing the door multiple times but Ron had seen it coming and had used a magic blocking spell.
"YOU TOLD ME YESTERDAY HE WAS ACTUALLY QUITE NICE TO BE AROUND MIONE, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO THINK." This was actually an improvement seeing that all he said to her before was "go away".
She was once again annoyed by his immature behavior. Even Ginny and Harry understood that she had work to do.
"Ron.. are you daft? This is Malfoy you're talking about. He tormented me for 6 years. Why would I EVER like a guy that tried to ruin my life.." She knew this wasn't true. This "Malfoy" was not the boy that tried to make her life a living hell. This Malfoy was actually quite sweet. This was Draco.
She pushed the thought aside. No he was still the same guy. After a couple of days, months maybe, he would have his full memory again. He would hate her once again and probably never talk to her again.
No matter how much she tried to suppress it, the thought saddened her.
* klick *. Surprised, Hermione looked at the unlocked door. Did he want her to come in?
Slowly she pushed the door back and looked into the room. Ron was laying on his bed, obviously upset. She even swore his eyes were a tat bit red although Ron would probably deny it. Immediately guilt washed over her. She had been such a terrible girlfriend.
"Ron... I'm so sorry... It was never my intention to make you feel this way.." Hermione walked up to the bed and sat down next to Ron. "You know I love you, right?" Technically, she wasn't lying..
Ron looked up in surprise. "You just said you loved me. You have never said that before Mione."
Now that she thought about it, Ron was right. She didn't feel comfortable saying it before. Why was it that she felt comfortable saying it now.
"No.. I guess I didn't. But I do love you Ron. You must know that." After the second time she voiced it, it felt like she meant it. But not in the way a girlfriend should mean it towards her boyfriend. It felt like loving a brother. Why was she suddenly so sure she couldn't spend a lifetime with Ron. This wasn't supposed to happen.
Ron hugged her. "I'm, sorry I overreacted. I know it's your job. I should be a supportive boyfriend."
She felt awfull. She totally forgot about Ron because she was talking to Malfoy of all people. If she really didn't want things to end up badly with Ron, maybe she should be a bit more devoted to their relationship. She stood him up for Malfoy for Merlin sake.
"It's not your fault Ron. It's my fault. I should've just left. You are more important to me than work will ever be." She really hoped this was the truth." Do you want to go drink something in the leaky cauldron? My treat, to make it up to you."
"Thank you Mione, I'm glad we got to spend time together today. I hardly see you these days. Sometimes in the evenings but you're always so busy studying or working."
Ron had also ordered something to eat. She said it was okay because she had expected he would. When you say "Let's drink something" all Ron hears is "there will be food."
"Yeah I know Ron, but you know I really want this job to work out for me, right?" Hermione didn't get why she was trying to fix everything so badly. She had just realized she liked Ron as a friend. Why did she still try so anxiously to fix things, was there more to it?
Ron hummed in agreement and understanding and proceeded stuffing his face. In the moment of silence Hermione's mind drifted to Draco. He was so sweet yesterday. He had listened to her and showed her the respect Ron never seemed to grasp. He knew she was capable of defending herself. They actually had fun. Who knew Hermione Granger would ever have a fun conversation with Draco Malfoy.
Apparently Ron had been talking. She figured it must have been about quidditch so she just nodded in agreement. Ron never sensed it when Hermione didn't like a subject. She couldn't help but think how skilled Draco was at that.
She almost fell of her seat when she realized she had been calling him Draco in her head. What was happening to her. She quickly excused herself and walked over to the lavatory until she bumped into somebody.
"Hello Hermione," a familiar voice greeted "I see you also have a day off." Draco Malfoy smiled at her and her heartbeat accelerated.
"Draco? You shouldn''t be out of the hospital! What are you doing here?" Hermione started dragging him out of Ron's sight. Not that Ron would've seen him seeing he was still busy playing the single version of chubby bunny.
"Don't worry Hermione. I am here with Healer Noster. She says it's good for me to see apparently past familiar environments once in a while. It'll maybe bring up some memories." Draco smiled sheepishly at her. "I had fun yesterday. I can't believe I remember. I remember everything since you walked into my life Hermione. This must mean something."
"That I'm a fantastic healer perhaps," Hermione giggled, "I have been using a spell on you that I used on my parents once. I found it somewhere in an ancient book and I figured maybe it'd work on you. It doesn't bring your old memories back. It just keeps you from forgetting new ones."
Once again Hermione's face turned a little red and she beamed with pride. "I think they'll probably even let you leave the hospital and come back for treatments if this keeps on working."
"Thank you Hermione" Draco said with a serious face. She just then noticed his eyes. They were a lovely shade of Grey and blue. They looked like they could see right through her "You look beautiful by the way."
And with that he walked off.
Hermione felt like she was nailed to the ground. After what felt like hours she finally snapped out of it. She must have heard it wrong.
She rejoined Ron and after their dinner she owled Ginny to ask if she could come by. After 10 minutes or so she got an owl back saying
Anytime Mione,
Ginny
"Hey Gin. Is Harry home?" Ginny and Harry had been living together in Goderics hollow since the war so most of the time when she came to see Ginny, they sent him away to go occupy Ron.
"No he's still at work. What's wrong? Your letter sounded quite urgent." Ginny shot her a worried look and sat down on the couch, dragging Hermione with her.
"You probably know my first patient issue's right?" Hermione asked hoping Harry told his girlfriend.
"Yeah, Harry mentioned them. What did Malfoy do?" Ginny said with a knowing look.
"Err... It's not something that he did really. It's just..." What was the issue exactly? It's not like something happened between them. What did she come here for?
"The night I wasn't at your party I talked to Malfoy, and it kind of clicked and Ron and I don't click that much I find him annoying and we can't be together Ginny! We can't be. I'm freaking out Ginny." She kept on rambling without any pause.
"Mione, are you sure? I think you're just tired from all the late working times. You shouldn't make hasty decisions. You shouldn't jump to conclusions just because you had a nice talk with Malfoy. You're just in a very stressful situation right now. Don't worry about it too much Mione."
Hermione thought about what Ginny said. She was right. She was just over thinking this. "Thank you Ginny. You're right. I'm just a little stressed out is all. I think I'll go home and just sleep for a while. Bye Ginny." She hugged er friend and apparated inside her apartment.
She jumped on top of her bed and fell asleep right away. Her dreams were filled with Grey and blue eyes.
Hey guys. I actually had no idea what to do with this chapter. I'm really sorry if it's severely disappointing. After all I'm (obviously) not J.K. Rowling.
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