Chapter Six The Hidden Whispers
Running, I have to keep running, everything will be just fine, oh please let me get to him in time before he does something stupid. Hermione wasn't watching where she was going, not until she knocked someone over and herself in the process.
"Oh sorry professor"
"Quite alright, why such the rush"
"This" she hands Dumbledore the letter, and he reads it. "I must find him before he hurts himself or someone else."
"Yes do, I must go and inform someone from the order. Ahh, Poppy, find
Mr. Malfoy, with Miss Granger, please?"
"Yes sir." They went their separate ways, and soon enough the two women could hear the screams of a girl and the yells of several men.
"All of you cut it out this instant, the five of you follow me, NOW."
"Pansy are you all right?" It was Hermione speaking to her.
"Yes, I don't know what came over any of them, I tried yelling at them, because I am not stupid enough to get in the middle of them, but n one would listen."
"Don't worry, I don't think anyone will bet in trouble."
"Why?"
"It is not my place to tell."
The rest of the walk was in silence; when they reached the head master's office he dismissed everyone except for Draco, he said that it was something to never happen again, and made Harry and Ron go to the hospital wing.
Oh when is he going to be back, maybe he left school, oh but he would get clothes first. It has been many hours, please let him be fine. Hermione kept pacing in her room as she thought to herself; she even skipped dinner, and finally passed out on the couch.
When Hermione finally awoke, it was very early the next morning, still dark out, she walked up to Draco's room, but the door was still opened, nothing had been charged. On her way back down the stairs she looked out the window, towards the astronomy tower, and saw someone sitting there, she immediately took flight from the room. She ran like it was a matter of life and death till she made it, climbing onto the roof she was trying to catch her breath, and Draco just sat there, not even looking at her, just in to the distance of darkness.
"The fog is coming in." He stated, still starring into the great beyond.
"You know what they say about the fog don't you?" She took her seat next to him as she spoke starring as well.
"What's that?"
"If you listen you can hear the voices of your passed on loved one, they
only speak the truth."
He had now turned to face her, and she look at him too, then he whispered,
"Have you ever heard the voices?"
"My mom and dad's, I talk to them at night on the lake."
They just sat there, looking back out, at nothing really, more of just thinking, and comforting each other, with out words, just presence. As the sun started to rise, so did they, walking to the Great Hall, Draco slipped his hand into hers, she leaned her head on him, and Draco said "Thank you."
The day went on as normal, no one said anything to the two of them, about holding hands or the peck of a kiss Draco gave Hermione before parting to their different tables. The first practice for the band was this evening, and Hermione was heading down to the room, when Ron and Harry approached her.
"What is going on?" Harry asked.
"Malfoy talks shit about you, Pansy and our mothers, and you two start dating?" Ron wasn't mad, just confused, and hurt.
"We aren't really dating, well at least I'm not sure, and I think that Draco was just looking for someone to beat the pain away." By their faces Hermione worded her next line carefully. "Look, I can't tell, but something really bad happened, and he needs some time, I need to go bye, and talk to him, you might learn a lot." With that she left, and the other two went to find Malfoy.
Hermione's POV
"Ok girls, are we ready to get this practice started?" Hermione was the last to arrive, but wanted to start right away.
"Yeah."
"Yep."
"Well, I have a question."
"What?"
"What are we going to be singing at the dance?"
"Ooo, yeah, I would really like to get a feel for the sort of music we will be doing."
"Ok I brain stormed a bit of a list, if you don't like some then they can go, and we can add some of your ideas too." She placed the piece of parchment on a desk and the girls came around.
"Umm Harlie?"
"Yes Viper?"
"These are mostly muggle songs."
"You don't like them?"
"No I do, but we might need a little more witch music, how are we doing the boy parts?" At that moment Lee Jordan came in looking a bit confused.
"Glad you asked I almost forgot, let me introduce our newest member, Jay."
Draco's POV
"Hey Malfoy, Harry and I need to have a word with you."
"Ron's right, Hermione said we need to straighten this out."
"Look I am sorry for what I said ok, just leave me be."
"Nope, sorry can't do that."
"What is goin on with you."
"My mom died." He whispered, but only just, Harry and Ron had heard him though, and Harry slumped down onto the ground.
"Look, we're sorry too, I know how you feel though."
""I don't, but I will still be her for you, once you befriend a Weasley there is no going back, or getting rid of any."
"Yeah, his family is big, so watch out, once they get wind, all you are going to se is red hair."
"Hmm, maybe it'll be nice to have the spot light for once." Draco just smirked and Harry looked as if to blow, but then responded.
"Yeah well, don't get used to it, Ron has still got to have a turn, I promised."
They three of them talk for a while right there on the beach of the lake, just like they were old friends, reminiscing about the good old time. When the sun had started to set Harry and Ron went back to the castle for some food, but Draco stayed behind, he told them that he had something that he needed to test out.
I know you want to talk my darling son, so here I am."Mom is that really you?"
Yes it is, darling, I know how you are starting to feel about Hermione, why not tell her?
"Because I don't want o like her, what if I loose her, or I turn out just like my father?"
Don't blame him, he was sick for a long time, his parents should have gotten him the help that he needed, but it wasn't their fault either. If you want to blame someone for your pain it is I.
"No, I wont blame you!"
I never left him, I saw the pain he caused you, and I knew the pain myself, but I stayed.
"You stayed because you had to, when you married him it was binding, he had great power."
Oh and I suppose Dumbledore for one couldn't help?"But,"
Now enough of this, we can not dwell on the past, but look upon the future, Draco if you only think about what could have been different, or are afraid to take chances, then you will miss out on the world passing by, and forget what love really is. Bye, my son, I love you.
"Mom wait, shit." He yelled, and then whispered. "I love you too."