Home from the Holidays
By Stacy
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"I missed you." - Draco
"I missed you too." - Hermione
"How were your holidays?" - Draco
"Okay. You?" - Hermione
"I'm just glad to be back." - Draco
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"So how do I look?" - Ginny
"You look fine Gin. I don't know why you're worrying it's only Harry." - Ron
"I have a weeks worth of gossip to catch up on." - Ginny
"It's not like you'll spend anytime 'talking' anyway." - Ron
"Well at least when we do talk it's not only about quidditch." - Ginny
"Hey, I resent that..." - Ron
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"So how did the visit home go?" - Pansy
"Shut up." - Draco
"I take it things didn't go so well then." - Pansy
"What the fuck is your problem Pansy, you got what you wanted. Now leave me alone." - Draco
"I haven't got what I wanted yet, you're still seeing her aren't you?" - Pansy
"That's none of your business." - Draco
"I'd be careful if I were you Draco, your father would be far less forgiving if you decided to cross him." - Pansy
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"So how were you're holidays?" - Harry
"Okay, you know what mum's like when the whole family's home..." - Ron
"Yeah. How's Ginny?" - Harry
"She's good."- Ron
"So...." - Harry
"So...."- Ron
"Hear about those new quidditch tactics Hufflepuff are trying out?" - Harry
"Hufflepuff, no way..." - Ron
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"Can I have a word?" - Hermione
"Sure, what's up?" - Draco
"Nothing, just..... lately you've been kind of....distant." - Hermione
"You're right....." - Draco
"Anything I should know about?" - Hermione
"Probably." - Draco
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"Harry...." - Ginny
"Gin, hey I've missed you." - Harry
"Me too." - Ginny
"So you wanna go somewhere and...." - Harry
"and talk..." - Ginny
"right...." - Harry
"uh huh..." - Ginny
"Let's go..." - Harry
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"I think maybe this was a bad idea." - Draco
"What do you mean?" - Hermione
"I mean 'us'. It's not really working out that well is it?" - Draco
"It was working fine..." - Hermione
"Please Granger, don't make this any harder..." - Draco
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"Did you catch up with Harry?" - Ron
"That's one way of putting it." - Ginny
"So where is he now?" - Ron
"He went to see Hermione." - Ginny
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"Hey Mione what's....Have you been crying?" - Harry
"I'm okay..." - Hermione
"What happened?" - Harry
"It's over." - Hermione
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"I guess you heard about what happened?" - Pansy
"You know what, at first I thought he was insanely stupid for going out with a Gryffindor most especially Granger, but thinking back his standards have definitely gone up since you." - Blaise
"Well since you think so highly of her you might stand a chance now he's out of the picture." - Pansy
"If I wanted to know how it feels to be second best I'd just ask you." - Blaise
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"We need to talk." - Draco
"Talk? You're lucky if I don't smash your face in." - Harry
"I just....Is she okay?" - Draco
"Is she okay? So help me Malfoy if you don't get out of my face..." - Harry
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"Hermione...." - Blaise
"What do you want?" - Hermione
"He didn't want to end it. I just thought you should know...." - Blaise
"Wait...what are you talking about?" - Hermione
"Parkinson went to his father and let's just say Lucius wasn't to pleased." - Blaise
"But he never said anything." - Hermione
"He didn't want to worry you." - Blaise
"Why are you telling me this?" - Hermione
"Because he's copping a lot of flack where he doesn't deserve it." - Blaise
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"How is she?" - Harry
"Better...What happened to your hand?" - Ginny
"It's nothing." - Harry
"Harry..." - Ginny
"Ginny please just leave it....Where is she anyway?" - Harry
"She went to talk to Malfoy." - Ginny
"What!" - Harry
"She said she had something to ask him and then ran off..." - Ginny
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"Where is he?" - Hermione
"Like I'd tell you." - Pansy
"You're not making any friends here Parkinson." - Hermione
"Who says I'm looking for friends." - Pansy
"He's in the hospital wing...." - Blaise
"What? Is he okay?" - Hermione
"Maybe you should ask Potter..." - Blaise
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"Are you okay?" - Hermione
"I probably deserved it." - Draco
"He shouldn't have hit you." - Hermione
"It doesn't matter." - Draco
"It does matter..... Why didn't you tell me what your father said?" - Hermione
"Would it have made a difference?" - Draco
"I might have been inclined not to hate you so much." - Hermione
"I was just trying to make things easier." - Draco
"We both knew this was never gonna be easy. It doesn't mean you just give up" - Hermione
"Sometimes giving up is the only option..." - Draco
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To Be continued....