Just Little Games

LostLoveIsDead

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Hermione sat on the train in a compartment with Ron and Harry. Everyone was on there way home for the holidays so everything was pretty wound down as of now. Hermione would be spending her time off with Harry at Ron's house before venturing back to school.

"You brought Malfoy?" Ron grimaced at Hermione as his face was flushed with anger. "Why the bloody hell would you bring him?!" He asked outraged.

"Ronald, I don't quite see how you care since you are so busy with Lavender all of a sudden." Hermione retorted, keeping surprisingly calm.

"But its Malfoy! Bloody Malfoy!" Ron yelled at her again as Harry interrupted Ron's fit of anger.

"Ron calm down." Harry said grabbing his shoulder then turning to Hermione. "But it would be nice if you gave us an EXPLINATION Hermione." Harry emphasized, obviously just as mad as Ron but at least attempting to keep his cool.

"Harry I told you, He wanted to go and I was desperate for a date. Its not like we were bloody shagging or anything." Hermione said shrugging everything off, knowing bloody well Harry knew what was the problem.

"Hermione I can't believe you" Ron said as he stood up to leave the compartment as Lavender was passing by. She stopped and looked through the glass waving frantically as Ron grinned, glowered slightly and then left to go sit with 'Lav'.

"Well now that Ron is gone I need to ask you something." Harry said moving towards the window where Ron was sitting across from Hermione.

"What?" She looked from her hands to him, knowing bloody well what he was going to say.

"I'm not stupid Hermione, I know you like him." Harry said looking in her eyes as she immediately looked back down.

"I don't know what you are talking about" Hermione said casually, looking out the window.

"Hermione, don't play dumb with me. Are you with him to piss off Ron? Or are you with him to actually be with him?" Harry asked as Hermione looked back to him.

"Harry..." Hermione trailed off.

"Hermione, I swear, I won't tell anyone if thats what your worried about." Harry said, no longer as angry as he was before. Hermione sighed and began to speak.

"He really isn't such a bad guy." Hermione said giving in, after all...he was her best friend. Talking again before Harry could respond.

"He is on our side... Its just his family... He is dealing with a lot of issues, he needs someone to talk to." Hermione finally said to Harry as he grinned a little, he knew he was right. Then, his grin returned to the stern expression he had before.

"How can you be so sure though?" Harry asked, always knowing well enough to not trust just anyone.

"I just know Harry. Sometimes you have to have a little faith in people." She grinned slightly.

"Hermione, I still don't like it." Harry said flatly.

"Do you promise not to tell anyone?" Hermione asked, a pleading face on. Harry looked at her for a minute, unsure of himself.

"Fine. I promise" Harry said crossing his arms, Hermione grinned.

"But he isn't up to any good!" Harry said, arguing again.

"Harry, Please... Can we at least take a brake from all of this, at least for Christmas?" Hermione sighed. Draco Malfoy walked past the compartment they were in, he glanced in as he glared at potter for a moment, made eye contact with Hermione then kept walking.

Draco walked straight past and down quite a few compartments until he found one where he was completely alone. He sat completely still as if he was stone and stared straight out the window. Not too long later Hermione Granger came into the compartment to talk to him. After stepping in she muttered a charm that made the glass fog up so no one passing by could see that they were together.

"Its getting worse." Draco said flatly as he continued out the window. Hermione sat right across from him, she could see him clutching his arm, the one with the dark mark.

"Every day the pain gets worse... I don't know what to do." Hermione studied his face for a moment, it was true. He had gotten paler if that was possible and the circles under his eyes had gotten ten times as worse.

"You need to make a choice" Hermione told him.

"Excuse me?" Draco asked her.

"You need to make a choice" She repeated herself. "You need to take a side, Once and for all." Hermione said looking straight into his eyes.

"I can't stop fallowing the dark lord, He will kill me. There isn't a way around it Hermione..." Draco trailed off looking out the window.

"We will figure something out...." Hermione said looking out the window to the snow that was coming down quite hard.

"Its hopeless." Malfoy said, in the same monotone from before.

"What if you talk to Dumbledoor?" Hermione asked.

"What's that old nut job going to do for me?" Draco asked her, raising an eyebrow.

"He could help you. If you can't join our side maybe you could help out Dumbledoor as well, kind of like a double agent." She said, trying to make him feel better.

"So what am I supposed to do? Just walk in there and go to him 'I'm a death eater against my will let me join your side!' Life doesn't work like that." Draco said very impatiently.

"Draco..." Hermione trailed off.

"What?" Draco asked stone cold as he looked at her, his cool grey eyes felt like they were burning through her soul.

"He is a very understanding man Draco, Its worth a shot. After break talk to him. I'm going to head back to my compartment now, were almost home. Happy Holidays Draco" She said all jumbled together as she stood up, gave him a quick peck on the lips and went to go open the door.

"Happy Holidays Hermione" He said, still looking out the window. She stopped for a moment, smiled, opened the door and went back to find Harry and Ron. It was going to be a very, long break.

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Okay, I am so sorry that was so short! It was really hard for me to write due to my complete writers block at the moment. I'm really lacking ideas right now so if anyone has any they would be willing to share that would be great! I would mention you in my next chapter if you did help me out here. Thanks so much! Read and Review :)