Hermione woke with a start and she saw many people standing over her.
Blaise sat beside her and was holding her hand. Violet, Daphne, and Pansy sat on the other side of her and they were all teary-eyed. Draco sat down next to Violet and held her close, Theo held Pansy close and Samuel held Daphne close. It was clear to Hermione that they were all dating and it warmed her that they were happy. Kaliban sat next to Blaise. Finally, Hermione spotted Harry and he looked like he was going to explode.
'Hermione!' they all said when they saw that she was awake and they all rushed to hug her.
'Easy guys, one at a time,' Hermione said and they listened to her.
After the hugs, Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Dumbledore walked into the room.
'Are you alright dear?' Professor McGonagall asked Hermione.
'Yes, I'm doing better now that I'm around my friends and brother,' Hermione said before she winced at the pain in her head.
'How did this happen Hermione? Who did this to you?' Snape asked and Hermione felt that he really cared for her wellbeing.
'It was Ronald Weasley. He cornered me in the hallway and he started asking me about why I would befriend Draco so easily. I said that unless he could learn to accept it that I never wanted to talk to him again and then he swung his fist at me and then I woke up here,' Hermione described very clearly her attack and everyone looked furious.
Blaise jumped out of his seat and ran to the door before anyone could stop him.
Hermione tried to get up, but she was in pain so Draco and everyone else decided to go and stop Blaise from killing Ron.
Harry decided to stay behind and keep her calm.
Blaise rushed through the halls and found his target: Ronald Weasley.
'Why did you attack my sister? You had no right to think you can control her,' Blaise screamed as he pushed him to the ground and Ron got back up.
'She is a bitch for betraying me and Harry. She shouldn't be friends with you and all the Slytherins. All of you are evil,' Ronald screamed back.
Blaise attempted to punch his lights out, but he was stopped by Draco who grabbed him from behind and pulled him away.
'Don't insult or hurt our best friend ever again Ronald or you will seriously regret it,' Violet, Daphne, and Pansy warned him in deadly voices.
'You can't go around hitting people who you were friends with or who I am very close friends with,' Samuel said.
'She is like my sister so don't hurt her ever again,' Theo, Kaliban and Draco said in voices as deadly as the girls.
'I finally have my second half so don't you dare hurt her ever again,' Blaise said after he had calmed down and Draco let him go.
They left Ron in the hallway, but he was still mad and would never let Hermione forget about how he believed she had wronged him.
Blaise, Draco, Kaliban, Violet, Daphne, Pansy, Samuel, and Theo made their way back to the hospital wing and saw that Harry had left for classes and Hermione was all alone.
'Sorry about storming off Hermione. I just couldn't let him get away with it,' Blaise said and Hermione shushed him.
'I understand why you went and I appreciate all of you trying to help. I love you all for it, but if you don't hurry you'll all be late for classes,' Hermione said.
'What about you?' Violet asked her friend.
'I have been excused from classes until tomorrow, but I'll be back in the Common Room tonight. Come pick me up after supper and we can go,' Hermione said and everyone hugged her and said goodbye.
The day passed slowly for Hermione who was not used to niot being in class. Hermione spent her day reading, and sleeping before her friends and brother came to get her after supper.
'Thanks for coming to get me guys' Hermione said gratefully.
'You're welcome, Hermione' all her friends said and they helped her up and they started going to the Slytherin Common Room.
When they got there, Violet said the password 'Aconite' and the door flung open.
The boys said goodnight to Violet, Daphne, Pansy, and Hermione and the girls went to their dormitory to go to sleep.
Hermione went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and gasped. She had not seen her face yet and she was shocked to see that she had 2 black eyes, bruises all around her temples, and cheeks. Hermione wanted to cry, but she was determined to not let Ron win.
Hermione exited the bathroom and saw that the others were already asleep. She decided to send a letter to her mom to make sure that she knew that she was okay.
Dear Mun,
I wanted to write you and tell you that I'm okay. One of my former best friend from Gryffindor punched me and sent me to the hospital wing, but I am okay. I just have a few bruises and my head hurts a little. I'm going back to classes tomorrow ans will stick with Blaise, Kaliban, Draco, Violet, Daphne, Pansy, Samuel, and Theo fior a while until it seems safe. I love you and will see you at Christmas Break.
Sincerely,
Hermione Lila Zabini
Hermione's called for her beautiful silvery blue owl she named Midnight and she told her to send it to her mother. Hermione watched Midnight fly into night sky and she decided that it was time for her to go to sleep so thst she could get the rest she needed to take on the day tomorrow.
The next morning, Hermione woke up and her headache was totally gone. She got dressed, did her hair, and did her makeup. She went down to the Common Room to wait for the rest of her friends.
'Hey 'Mione' Violet, Daphne, and pansy said as they waited for the boys.
'Hey guys' Hermione said back and then she saw Blaise, Kaliban, Draco, Samuel, and Theo emerge from their dormitory and they went on their way to the Great Hall for breakfast.
They walked into the Great Hall and Hermione got a piercing glare from Ron from the Gryffindor Table, but Hermione was not bothered by it. She was not going to let him win or make her afraid because he hit her and was not remorseful about it.
Harry smiled and Hermione blushed.
Hermione sat down at the Slytherin Table to eat and was happy because really didn't like the hospital wing food that she was served by Madam Pomfrey. Hermione and her Friends began to prepare to go to Potions and it made Hermione happy because Ron could not do anything without Professor Snape getting on his head.
With her friends beside her, Hermione sat down at her table in Potions and she began to work on a new Potion for the day: Felix Felicis. Hermione knew this Potions was a very lucky Potion because it could make someone who was unlucky lucky.
Draco, Blaise, and Hermione finished the Potion in record time and earned 40 points for Slytherin. Ron, of course, glared at them again with hate burning in his eyes.
Thge rest of the day passed like Potions with Hermione answering questions and earning potions for Slytherin, and then Ron would glared at her with such hatred and fury in his eyes.
Hermione sat in the Slytherin Common Room with her friends and they worked on a Potions essay. None of them were going to fail that class, but they liked to get homework over and done with so that they could have fun.
Hermione and her friendscould not wasit for Christmas Break and promised to hang out during that time when they would not be at Hogwarts together.
