Okay sooooo really short chapter sorry about that in advance. Hope you like and already working on the next chapter. Thank you soooo much to my wonderful beta couldnt have done with without her Evil-little-kitten.

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Fighting Back

Hermione woke up the next morning with a pounding headache and a stiff body. She stretched out and looked at her watch. It was only 6 am, she had two hours before she needed to be downstairs for breakfast but she knew there was no way she was going to get back to sleep.

She stood up walking to the new door that had just appeared on the other side of the room. She smiled when she opened the door and saw a beautiful white porcelain tub sitting in the middle of the room filled with hot water and rose scented bubbles.

She undressed quickly got in the tub and placed her head against the towel rolled up on the edge. She tried thinking of anything but Draco but her mind was having none of that.

She groaned and went under the water to wet her hair. When had she become such a wimp? When had she turned into such a girl? She was Hermione Granger for Merlin's sake! She was 1/3 of the Golden Trio! She was tough. She had faced death more often than she wanted to admit.

When Hermione surface from the water she put a wet rag over her eyes and tried to relax again. She sighed; she knew when she had turned into such a girl, when she started falling for one Draco Malfoy. She hated this; she hated what he was turning her into. She knew that if Draco were to come to her right now and asked her to leave everything behind and run away with him she would, but she also knew that would never happen. Draco was too concerned about what people thought of him. He was terrified of leaving his family's fortune behind. She meant nothing to him why would he do it? The more she thought of him the angrier she got. He was still the slimy arrogant git he had always been.

Suddenly she was startled by someone clearing their throat. She removed the rag and gave Ginny a weak smile.

Ginny smiled back at her standing with her back against the doorframe.

"I know what you're thinking and stop it right now. Quit feeling sorry for yourself and get out of that tub. We have two best friends to get back and a blond albino ferret to win over."

"Gin", Hermione shook her head to clear her thoughts, "Ron and Harry are not going to speak to me. If you haven't notice they hate me and quite frankly I don't blame them. I would do the same if I was in their shoes. I have been sleeping with the enemy for months behind their backs. And honestly I don't even know what I'm feeling for Draco right now", Hermione felt a mix of anger, desperation, shame and something she hadn't felt before..

Ginny walked over to the tub holding out a white fluffy bathrobe.

"Get out Hermione! Now before I drag you."Now Ginny looked furious. "Look I don't know what has gotten into you lately but you are not the Hermione I used to know" Ginny let out a sigh. "You are strong and wonderful. I know you have what it takes to win my stupid brother back along with Harry. And I know that Draco doesn't hate you otherwise he would not be pacing back and forth in Slytherin's common room driving them all mad."

Hermione looked at her best friend quizzically.

"What….how do you know that?"

Ginny rolled her eyes and raised her eyebrow.

"Blaise told me." Of course who else. Hermione open her mouth to ask more questions but Ginny cut her off. "Don't ask! We have more important things to do. Now get dressed."

With that Ginny walked out of the room.

Hermione got out of the tub and dressed quickly. She didn't take much time on her hair or her appearance for that matter; she really didn't care at this point.

Hermione stopped in front of the doors of the Great Hall and took a deep breath.

Ginny looped her arm in Hermione's and gave it a light squeeze.

"Come on Mione! You can do this, I know you can."

Hermione nodded and they walked in together arm in arm.

She did her best to keep her eyes on the Gryffindor table because she didn't want to see Draco at that moment.

She sat down in front of Harry and Ron and took her plate filling it with food and tucking in.

Unfortunately she had to sit on the side of the table that was facing the Slytherin table and could not stop her eyes from wondering the room in search of a certain blond.

She regretted it the moment her eyes landed on him.

There he sat with Pansy Parkinson practically on his lap.

Hermione felt her heart flutter and her gut clench with jealousy. She looked away quickly when he caught her eye and smirked giving Pansy a squeeze causing her to squeal.

Ginny squeezed her hand under the table and whispered.

"Just ignore him. He's trying to get a rise out of you and you're letting him do it."

Hermione nodded and went back to her meal.

She looked up a few minutes later and rolled her eyes.

Harry and Ron were both glaring at her with their arms across their chest.

"If you're waiting for an apology you're not getting one. You two need to get over yourselves."

Ginny snickered and Hermione grabbed her bag and walked out of the Great Hall leaving her two flustered best friends behind.

Draco smirked as Hermione stormed out of the Great Hall.

He had gotten to her.

He pushed Pansy off of him. She was making him sick.

Blaise nudged him and leaned in.

"You know Draco; it's alright for you to like her."

Draco looked away.

"I don't like her. I was just using her."

Blaise rolled his eyes.

"Sure Draco, whatever helps you sleep at night mate! I have been your best friend since we were in nappies I know you better than you know yourself. You may not be in love with her but you feel something for her."

Draco sighed "Yeah Zabini those feelings were lust and I got what I wanted didn't I. End of story." Blaise shot him a dark look but before he could pressure him more Draco got up. "Now excuse me but I'm off to class."

Blaise watched as Draco stormed out of the Great Hall. He knew his best friend was falling for Granger but he was letting his family's influence and the threat of losing the Malfoy fortune keep him from making the right decision. He was going to have to prevent him from making the biggest mistake of his life.

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