The Trouble With Weddings
A Harry Potter Fan Fiction Story
Chapter 41:
After I managed to drag my self off of the Owlery cold hard floor, I walked back to my room, until the feast at Supper. I needed to get a shower to clear my mind from the events today, and I didn't get one right after my run. I was too busy trying to avoid Draco. I was glad that all of the teachers and staff that lived on Hogwarts grounds had there own private bathroom, living area, and bedroom. It was very much like my very own apartment complex.
My room was in Mahogany and gold, because I am a Gryffindor alumni after all, but my room was more to my taste. It was decorated in Silver and purple. There were dozens of book shelves that barely held all of my books. I grabbed a gray towel, and made my way to my spacious bathroom. It has a full tub, a shower, a double sink, a toilet, and the whole one corner wall of the room was a full length mirror, also a small lighted mirror above the sink. The lighting system had a dimmer switch, but I never bothered with that.
I slowly started to undress, and filled up the bath, with vanilla scented bath salts , and bubbles, and I let the tub fill with warm water. I got in slowly letting my whole body dissolve in the tub. I closed my eyes and leaned back. The instant that my eyes had closed it was like I was forced back into my memories.
I gasped and slipped into my unconscious, to the day that I had told Draco I loved, him and we made love in the light house by shore. Every emotion that I had felt came flooding back to me and I started to cry. I jolted up and cupped my head in my hands and cried harder. Why was letting him go so hard, especially now. It was over, the game to get back at Ron, and he no longer had to deal with me because of our friends. I thought I understood, but perhaps I did not. I got out of the bath and got dressed into a long white skirt, a green tee shirt and I put my Hogwarts robes on over top of it. I through my hair in a tight bun, and made my way to the Great Hall.
Draco Sat in The infirmary talking with Madame Pomphrey. When He had first walked in, she was rather alarmed, but now they were shooting the breeze like they were old friends.
Draco came bursting through the door, and it alarmed the few students that we in beds.
" Excuse me, Who is storming through the door like that?" Madame Pomphrey yelled coming toward the door, but stopping dead in her tracks when she came face to face with one of her former students and miscreants that always seemed to land, or land some one else in the infirmary when he was in school.
" Hello, Madame Pomphrey!" He said smiling at her, not some thing she saw him do often.
" Draco Malfoy… To what do I owe the interruption?" He smirked and looked around, but not seeing me any where.
" I was here looking for Hermione Granger, Have you seen her?" Madame Pomphrey looked a little confused, why would he be looking for me? " I was told I could find her here…" She nodded and looked at him hard.
" Indeed she does work here, she is my apprentice, but she is not here now. I have sent her away for working too much, that girl has too much work ethic. I'd imagine she is in her room or wandering about the castle helping other students with their problems." She turned to go back to the sick children.
" I'm sorry did you say she helps students with their problems, how?" She turned to smile at him.
" She is a very caring soul, and her job doesn't stop as my apprentice healer, no she takes the time to listen to the students with problems with studies, conflicts, friendship, or love. She does that in her free time, and since she returned from her vacation she has been in over drive with work. I am afraid she is going to over work herself. I am sorry Why do you want to know where Hermione is?" She realized that she was babbling and never asked why he wanted her. She did remember how much misery he had caused her in school, and hoped he wasn't here for that as well.
Draco sat down on a near by empty bed, and smiled to himself.
" I am afraid that the reason she is working her self to death since she had gotten back from her vacation is my fault. I was there with her at the wedding." Madame Pomphrey looked worried.
" You cursed her?"
" No!" It bothered him that her immediate reaction was that he could hurt Hermione, mostly based on his reputation during his time at school, and family history. " I fell in love with her!" She held her breath trying to figure out if he had said what she thought he had, and then she sat dow non the bed with him.
" I don't understand?" She looked at him with disbelief and confusion. This time Draco went on to explain everything. Soon Madame Pomphrey knew everything, and she couldn't stop smiling.
" Wow" she said.
" Yea" He nodded.
" I cant believe it, it's like a fairy tale!" She exclaimed clapping her hands together.
" So, you will help me?" He asked, and she took both of his hands in hers.
" My dear, I have always dreamed the war would change people, and how they looked on each other. Hermione is like a daughter to me, and I would love to see her happy again. So yes, Mr. Malfoy I will help you." He smiled and let go of her hands. Everything was working out quite nicely, another one on my side.
Draco felt quite satisfied , and since he had already got permission from the Head mistress to be there, as a visitor, and her help as well to win back the love of his life, and prove that he was wrong about everything. He made his way down to the Great Hall for Supper. By the time had made it down the to hall it was filled up with students, and teachers in the front of the hall. He could see me sitting in the corner on the front with the rest of the staff.
I wasn't very hungry, but I couldn't just sit around in my room all day. I just hoped That I didn't see… too late. I looked up from my plate and I saw his platinum blonde hair as soon as he walked in, and I smelled his masculine cologne from a mile away. The smell that hypnotized me and drew my into his charm. I tried to hide my face and hope he didn't see me sitting there. I turned to my left so Professor Flitwick.
" Ms. Granger is there something wrong?" He asked looking at me suspiciously. I bit my bottom lip and turned back to my food. I swirled some peas around on my plate, just watching him come closer.
" Uh.. Yea.. I'm fine" I said feeling the beat of my heart get faster and the pit in my stomach get deeper. I stood up suddenly and ducked away out the back door. I closed the door behind me and leaned up against the wall. I closed my eyes and sighed relief. I heard footsteps, there were usually students coming to supper late, and they didn't want to make an entrance so they snuck in the back door, so I didn't think much of the noise, until I heard some one clear their throat. My eyes snapped open and I quickly turned around.
" Hermione…" I quivered watching him stare at me as if nothing had changed between us, and he didn't leave me standing there alone that night, with my heart slowly breaking each day I hadn't heard from him. He came toward me and I slowly back up, until I hit a wall.
" What do you want?" I tried to stay calm. He was now 2 inches from me. " Why …?" I whispered. I felt his warm breath on my neck and it sent shivers u my spine. " Why are you here" He reached a hand up and stroked the side of my cheek, but I slapped him across the face, but the moment that I had I flashed back to third year when I had punched him. I never meant to slap him, it just came out, and I must have put some force into it because his nose was swelling and blood started to drip from it.
" Bloody Hell, woman!" he backed up grabbing his nose. " Your trying to kill me!" I covered my mouth ,but then I started to laugh. He stopped at stared at me as if I had gone mental. " What is so funny? You think that this is funny?" He was angry, and I knew it he was only trying to talk to me after all it was just so hard right now. I continued laughing, and I walked toward him. He looked like he was about to give up, and he turned to walk away in a huff.
" Stop.. Wait" I said between laughs. I tried to control my giggles, and he turned back around, and I saw that look of hope in his eyes, and it made me sad to see him even more. "I'm sorry" I pulled out my wand and pointed it at his face.
" Oi! What do you think your doing?" I nodded
" Remove your hand" I said calmly trying to control my laughter. He just looked at me un moving, afraid I was going to curse him.
" Do you trust me?" I asked hoping tat after all of this he would.
" What?" He seemed un sure and that made my stomach turn, just watching him.
" Do you trust me? I am going to heal you, but you need to move your hand or I could permanently scar it, and heal your hand to your face with you moving about the way you are!" He slowly removed his hand from his face, letting the blood drip to the floor, and not taking is eyes off of me. I lifted my wand back up and pointed it at his nose. I took a deep breath. " Amendo!" With in an instant his nose was as good as new. I saw his smile grow and I turned to walk away.
" Hermione, please wait!" I stopped and sighed.
" Draco why are you here?" I turned around and walked back toward him.
" I came to find you!" He smiled waiting for me to just jump into his arms. I had to admit I loved seeing him again, and it gave me chills to know he came here for me, but something still wasn't right.
I folded my arms, and shook my head, I let tears stream down my cheeks and I walked down the hall. Draco wasn't taking that as an answer, so he followed me down the hall.
" I came here to apologize to you, Hermione I am so in love with, I cant eat , cant sleep, cant think about anything else. Look that day that I left with out a word I thought that I was doing you a favor, and letting you be with Ron if that's what you wanted. I never knew it would hurt this much. Please tell me you didn't feel it too?" he waited for my response and he was right, I did miss him, and it did hurt a lot.
" Draco…" I looked at the floor and then back up at him. " I am not going not lie to you, because that day that you left it hurt me more than I could ever feel. I really thought…" I laughed. " I thought you were different, and " I shook my head. " I doesn't matter, because I hadn't heard from you in like a month, or so. Not a letter, not a call, nothing, and you just show up and expect what… for me to just kiss you and melt into your arms like nothing had happened, like you didn't make me fall in love with you and then just rip it all away in an instant?" I just realized that I was shouting as students began to gather around and stare. I looked around and felt embarrassed. I looked at him. " I'm sorry Draco, but I'm not ready to talk to you, not just yet." I turned around this time and didn't look back , pushing my way around the group of students that had formed to watch the show.
" Go back to your houses… all of you before take points!" I shouted and everyone began to scatter. It left Draco just standing there watching me leave. He wasn't going to give up now. He smirked to himself, he had hope after all, I did fix his nose.