My enemy and my saviour
Hermione woke up, feeling miserable. Her 'monthly problems' always caused her trouble. Rolling over, she heard someone knocking on the door. "Mione, are you ok?" Harry shouted on the other side. "We're going to be late for potions, if you don't hurry!".
She struggled to the door, feeling sicker every second. When she opened it, the boys looked shocked.
"God, Hermione, what have you been up to? You look terrible!" Ron blurted out.
"Thanks a lot Ron, just what I needed to hear!" Hermione said, "Just go to potions without me, I'm too sick to go to class today."
"Whatever you say."
Before they had closed the door, Hermione already lay back on her bed and fell asleep.
After what seemed like five minutes Hermione woke up again from a loud banging on the door. Getting cranky, she got out of bed. "Come on, you guys, can't you leave me alone for five minutes?" she yelled to the door. When she opened it, she scared herself to death.
"No." Malfoy said.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Relax,Granger, it's not that I'm going to destroy your common room.Which is, by the way, rather.nice."
"Yeah, I bet those black leather couches aren't really cosy."
"How do you know we have black leather couches?" Malfoy asked suspicious. Not wanting to tell him that Harry and Ron had spied on him in the second year, she hurriedly said: "Parkinson, Pansy Parkinson told me." To change the subject, she quickly asked: "Shouldn't you be at potions right now?"
"Silly girl, it's 6.00pm!" Malfoy smirked.
"What?!?" Hermione almost yelled.
"Yeah, you heard me!6.00pm. Since you didn't show up, Dumbledore thought it would be wise that I came to pick you up for our.I quote: 'informal chat' ."
"Oh no, I almost forgot that. Wait a minute while I get dressed." Hermione sighed.
"How can you forget our lovely meeting?" Malfoy said sarcastically before the door slammed shut. After twenty minutes they arrived at Dumbledore's office. "And then there were two of them." Dumbledore said with the usual twinkle in his eyes.
"Let's go to your 'detention room', shall we?" Dumbledore suggested. He took two steps to the left, where he opened a door. "Here we are!" he said smiling. Both students had to keep their mouth from falling open. Their Headmaster had a very strange sense of humour.
"I thought it would be wise not to muffle you two too far away, just in case." Dumbledore said, "Mr Malfoy, you may get inside. I have to say something to Miss Granger." Malfoy entered the room, and Dumbledore shut the door. What the Headmaster couldn't see, was Malfoy leaned against the door, and put his ear against it.
"Miss Granger, I almost forgot. Professor Snape has informed me that he, unfortunately, has lost your wand on the night of your detention." When he saw the unhappy face of Hermione, he added: "Don't worry, when you buy a new wand, he will pay it back completely." "Ok" was all Hermione said and she entered the room too. The place looked like some sort of waiting room with two armchairs in it.
"I'll come back in exactly one hour." Dumbledore said and left. They both took a seat in the armchairs and tried to ignore each other as good as possible. The only problem was, that there was nothing to stare at. The armchairs were the only objects in the room.
After ten minutes staring at the ceiling (they could choose between a bit of fluff and one very interesting stain to look at.) Hermione said: "So.what's going on between you and Snape?
"Nothing." Malfoy replied, not wanting to take the challenge.
After another ten minutes Hermione risked to take a look at Malfoy. His eyes were shut, he seemed to be completely in his own world. She couldn't understand that boy. One minute he was pestering her and the next he completely ignored her, seeming completely tortured by his thoughts. There was something strange going with him. The last four years he had pestered her every time he saw her. This year was different, he appeared to have cooled down a bit.
Hermione cringed when the pain in her belly errupted again. She wanted to take out her wand to place a soothing charm on herself, but then remembered that Snape had lost it. So, there was only one option left. "Malfoy?" she whispered.
"What now, Granger? Want to tell your lifestory?" Malfoy sneered.
"No, I just want to use your wand." she bit back, trying to stay calm.
"Why on earth should I give my wand to you?" Malfoy smirked.
"Because I have a terrible headache." she lied, "And besides, you don't have to give it to me, you only have to point it at me."
"Now, that's interesting!" Malfoy smiled. "Why don't I put you under.an Imperio curse?"
"That's not funny, Malfoy. Just point your damn wand and say a soothing charm!" Hermione cried out in pain.
"You didn't say please." Malfoy said teasingly. But when he saw tears in her eyes, he became serious and said: "Dolor Mitigationis!"
"Thank you." she whispered.
Trying to wipe away the tears, Hermione stared at the floor. Then, suddenly, a tissue blurred her sight. She looked up and saw Malfoy kneeling before her, presenting the little thing. She took the tissue and realized it was made of satin. "Boy, you are rich!" she said with small smile, "I almost don't dare to wipe away my tears with it."
When she looked at Malfoy again, she was surprised to see a warm smile on his face. He went back to his chair and they spend the rest of the time in silence.
Authors note : Dammit, now you still don't know why Dumbledore needed to talk to Malfoy. Sorry, it's all part of the plan. Those cliffhangers keep coming, huh? I just want to tease you a little bit ;-) The next chapters will be a little more revealing, I promise. So.keep R&R!!! It really helps, trust me.
Hermione woke up, feeling miserable. Her 'monthly problems' always caused her trouble. Rolling over, she heard someone knocking on the door. "Mione, are you ok?" Harry shouted on the other side. "We're going to be late for potions, if you don't hurry!".
She struggled to the door, feeling sicker every second. When she opened it, the boys looked shocked.
"God, Hermione, what have you been up to? You look terrible!" Ron blurted out.
"Thanks a lot Ron, just what I needed to hear!" Hermione said, "Just go to potions without me, I'm too sick to go to class today."
"Whatever you say."
Before they had closed the door, Hermione already lay back on her bed and fell asleep.
After what seemed like five minutes Hermione woke up again from a loud banging on the door. Getting cranky, she got out of bed. "Come on, you guys, can't you leave me alone for five minutes?" she yelled to the door. When she opened it, she scared herself to death.
"No." Malfoy said.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Relax,Granger, it's not that I'm going to destroy your common room.Which is, by the way, rather.nice."
"Yeah, I bet those black leather couches aren't really cosy."
"How do you know we have black leather couches?" Malfoy asked suspicious. Not wanting to tell him that Harry and Ron had spied on him in the second year, she hurriedly said: "Parkinson, Pansy Parkinson told me." To change the subject, she quickly asked: "Shouldn't you be at potions right now?"
"Silly girl, it's 6.00pm!" Malfoy smirked.
"What?!?" Hermione almost yelled.
"Yeah, you heard me!6.00pm. Since you didn't show up, Dumbledore thought it would be wise that I came to pick you up for our.I quote: 'informal chat' ."
"Oh no, I almost forgot that. Wait a minute while I get dressed." Hermione sighed.
"How can you forget our lovely meeting?" Malfoy said sarcastically before the door slammed shut. After twenty minutes they arrived at Dumbledore's office. "And then there were two of them." Dumbledore said with the usual twinkle in his eyes.
"Let's go to your 'detention room', shall we?" Dumbledore suggested. He took two steps to the left, where he opened a door. "Here we are!" he said smiling. Both students had to keep their mouth from falling open. Their Headmaster had a very strange sense of humour.
"I thought it would be wise not to muffle you two too far away, just in case." Dumbledore said, "Mr Malfoy, you may get inside. I have to say something to Miss Granger." Malfoy entered the room, and Dumbledore shut the door. What the Headmaster couldn't see, was Malfoy leaned against the door, and put his ear against it.
"Miss Granger, I almost forgot. Professor Snape has informed me that he, unfortunately, has lost your wand on the night of your detention." When he saw the unhappy face of Hermione, he added: "Don't worry, when you buy a new wand, he will pay it back completely." "Ok" was all Hermione said and she entered the room too. The place looked like some sort of waiting room with two armchairs in it.
"I'll come back in exactly one hour." Dumbledore said and left. They both took a seat in the armchairs and tried to ignore each other as good as possible. The only problem was, that there was nothing to stare at. The armchairs were the only objects in the room.
After ten minutes staring at the ceiling (they could choose between a bit of fluff and one very interesting stain to look at.) Hermione said: "So.what's going on between you and Snape?
"Nothing." Malfoy replied, not wanting to take the challenge.
After another ten minutes Hermione risked to take a look at Malfoy. His eyes were shut, he seemed to be completely in his own world. She couldn't understand that boy. One minute he was pestering her and the next he completely ignored her, seeming completely tortured by his thoughts. There was something strange going with him. The last four years he had pestered her every time he saw her. This year was different, he appeared to have cooled down a bit.
Hermione cringed when the pain in her belly errupted again. She wanted to take out her wand to place a soothing charm on herself, but then remembered that Snape had lost it. So, there was only one option left. "Malfoy?" she whispered.
"What now, Granger? Want to tell your lifestory?" Malfoy sneered.
"No, I just want to use your wand." she bit back, trying to stay calm.
"Why on earth should I give my wand to you?" Malfoy smirked.
"Because I have a terrible headache." she lied, "And besides, you don't have to give it to me, you only have to point it at me."
"Now, that's interesting!" Malfoy smiled. "Why don't I put you under.an Imperio curse?"
"That's not funny, Malfoy. Just point your damn wand and say a soothing charm!" Hermione cried out in pain.
"You didn't say please." Malfoy said teasingly. But when he saw tears in her eyes, he became serious and said: "Dolor Mitigationis!"
"Thank you." she whispered.
Trying to wipe away the tears, Hermione stared at the floor. Then, suddenly, a tissue blurred her sight. She looked up and saw Malfoy kneeling before her, presenting the little thing. She took the tissue and realized it was made of satin. "Boy, you are rich!" she said with small smile, "I almost don't dare to wipe away my tears with it."
When she looked at Malfoy again, she was surprised to see a warm smile on his face. He went back to his chair and they spend the rest of the time in silence.
Authors note : Dammit, now you still don't know why Dumbledore needed to talk to Malfoy. Sorry, it's all part of the plan. Those cliffhangers keep coming, huh? I just want to tease you a little bit ;-) The next chapters will be a little more revealing, I promise. So.keep R&R!!! It really helps, trust me.