AUTHORS NOTE: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING!!! I just really love The Harry Potter Books!!
Chapter 14
"What are you doing here, Ron?" asked Hermione, her eyes wide with shock and horror. How long have you been there, watching me?""Are you spying on me? . "Long enough to see that either Malfoy has you under a spell, or you've gone completely nuts! I'm hoping it's the first one so I can beat the bloody pulp out of Malfoy!" replied Ron, his eyes alive with anger. "I second that" said another voice, next to Ron. "You too, Harry? What makes you two think you have the right to spy on me like this?" asked Hermione, her voice shrill with anger.
"We're best friends, Hermione. We're just looking out for you. Friends help each other when their in trouble, and from the looks of it, you need a lot of help!" replied Harry, trying to remain calm, with much difficulty. "True Harry, but shouldn't it be up to me to ask for help? I'm not in trouble, and I'm not under a spell. I like Malfoy. There, I've said it! And before you ask me why I didn't tell you before, just look at the way you reacted when you did find out! I knew you'd blow up about it, and I thought we had enough fighting to last us the rest of the year. And don't give me that look, Ron. I'm my own person, and I make my own choices, whether you agree with them or not. I don't expect you to understand this, I know you don't like it, but as my friends, I want you to at least try to deal with it, for my sake" said Hermione, her eyes pleading with Ron and Harry to be ok with the situation.
"Don't you think that's a bit much for us to accept so quickly?" asked Ron. "Especially seeing as it's Malfoy we're talking about. Our sworn enemy, remember? Or did you just conveniently forget all the times he called you Mudblood, not to mention the various other names he called us, or the countless pranks he played on us! Do you remember when you punched him because he made you so angry? Or are we supposed to forgive him now just because you're infatuated with him now?" asked Harry, his voice filled with rage and confusion.
"Did I ask you to Harry? Or you, Ron? I thought I asked you to try to deal with the idea of Malfoy, I mean Draco and I being together. Please, Ron, Harry, please try" she said, her eyes filling with tears. "I'll try, Mione, I'll try" promised Harry, unnerved by her tears. Everyone knew Hermione Granger didn't cry unless she had a very good reason to. Ron, on the other hand, wasn't as easy to convince.
"I have a few questions, first, if you don't mind. When did you start to feel this way about him? Why him? How long has this been going on? Is it just a physical attraction, or something more, something real?" Ron asked, his eyes never leaving Hermione's face. "God, why does everyone think it's just a physical relationship? Is that all everyone thinks I can have with Draco? It's bad enough to have you thinking it, but when I told Sir . . . somebody else, they thought it too! I started to have feelings for Draco, the real kind, not just an attraction, a little while ago" she lied, flustered because she had almost said she told Sirius about Draco.
"I don't know why it's Draco that I feel this way about. One doesn't have much say in the matter, not really. We've only started something serious very recently" Said Hermione, trying to be truthful with the rest of her answers. "Just one more question, Hermione. Is he the reason you broke up with me?" asked Ron, evidently hurt by the conversation. "Oh, Ron. How could you ever think that? I would never, could never do that to you. I broke up with you because I just didn't feel that spark you're supposed to feel" she answered, tears now streaming down her face. "Do you feel that spark with him?" asked Ron, looking at Malfoy with disgust and anger.
Hermione looked at Draco at this question, who had been staring at her through the entire argument/discussion with an undecipherable look on his face. Now that she was looking at him, she saw the familiar glint of humor in his eyes, but there was something else there, to. "Fear? No, anxiousness. He's anxious to see what I'm going to say" Hermione thought. Looking into Ron's eyes, she said, "Yes, Ron. I think I do." She glanced back at Draco and saw relief and pleasure at her words, while she saw skepticism in Harry's and disgust in Ron's.
"It's late. We should probably go to bed and finish this discussion tomorrow" said Draco. "Ron, Malfoy, you go. I want to talk to Hermione for a sec. Oh, relax Malfoy! I'm not going to try to convince Hermione you're not worth her time, even though it's the truth. I just have a question for her" said Harry, rolling his eyes at Draco. "Fine. Night Harry, night Mione. Malfoy" said Ron. "Night Potter, Weasley. Night Hermione" said Draco as he came over and gave her a light kiss goodnight. "Night" Harry and Hermione said as Ron and Draco left.
"Now, what did you want to ask me?" asked Hermione. "Did you think I wouldn't notice? Do you think I'm that dumb? How long has Sirius been back?" Harry asked, his voice filled with anger. "Who said anything about Sirius, Harry?"asked Hermione, panicking at the question. "You started to say his name before, but you caught yourself. How long have you been keeping this a secret, Hermione?" asked Harry, hurt that she wouldn't tell him his own godfather was alive. "Harry. I can't talk about it. I'm not saying he is alive. I can't talk about it at all, to anyone. I'm sorry, Harry" replied Hermione, hating to have to keep this from Harry.
"Who can, then? Who can give me answers? Dammit, Hermione, WHO?" asked Harry, angry and hurt and confused. Hermione was about to answer, when they heard a voice say "I can tell you anything you want to know." Standing in the doorway was Sirius Black.
Authors Note: She really stepped in it, didn't she? Luckily Sirius was there to bail Hermione out, huh? Tell me how you like it so far, and if you have any suggestions, please feel free to give them to me. I'm always looking for ways to make the story more interesting and fun. Thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed or both, and thanks to everyone who has given me suggestions.