So I felt absolutely awful about not updating for ages, so while I can't sleep due to a History exam tomorrow that I am gunna fail… I thought I would chuck you a quick chapter… =]
(Btw, this was on Wednesday night… the exam is over, it went shit…. Oh well, who cares about history eh?!)
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Okay to set a few things straight. I'm sorry about the confusion the last chapter caused. I hadn't read the first few chapters properly in a while, and as the chapter where Malfoy declares his mum is in prison was written entirely by Claire, not me I had forgotten. Apologies. I shall ask Claire to amend it. To be clear, Draco's Dad is in prison. His mother is not. So thank you very much to tfobmv18 for pointing that out. Cyber hug for you!
Come on guys! Don't lose faith in me now!
Natalie xxx
In the Last Chapter…
Hermione's POV
What happened there? Well nothing happened you idiot! Well what Almost happened? If I didn't know any better… I would say Draco and I had a…moment? Possibly? No we can't have. It's not possible! Your being stupid Hermione, just stupid. Nothing happened-nothing was going to happen.
Draco's POV
Draco! You were about to kiss her! No I wasn't! Yes you were! You were going to kiss her! No… No! I wasn't! I can't have! Because I don't like her! I can't like her! Not for real!
Chapter Ten: Talking It Through
Draco flung his head back in annoyance at the fact that he had just realised how much he liked Hermione. But she didn't like him; it was like Pansy all over again. Damn, unrequited love sucked ass. Big time. Why did this kind of thing always happen to him? I mean, why can't it happen to someone else? He hadn't been this bummed out since 4th year when he woke up and was covered in spots. Then he was just like, "cheers life," but now all joking aside, he liked Hermione Granger - soon to be Hermione Malfoy - And she didn't like him back. It completely sucked! There was only one person he could speak to about this.
Hermione was feeding Cara. She was just about weaned but still had milk late at night to calm her enough to sleep. At this moment in time Hermione started to wish that something as primitive as a bottle of warm milk could help her sleep. All she could think bout was her almost moment with Draco. She couldn't possibly like him. I mean, sure he was good looking, okay, extremely good looking, but there was no way he could like her.
It was a lost cause, and she was losing badly. The almost moment kept replying in her head, over and over until it seemed like it had been branded there, with one of those magic quills Umbridge had used in their 5th year. It didn't help that the more she played it over, the more it seemed to modify until it got to the point where she was actually kissing him before Cara cried. That was it. There was only one person who could do help her.
Draco stormed around the Castle looking for Blaise. He wasn't in his room, and it was after hours, so he must be somewhere with Weasley. Great! The one time I need his help, I have to search the whole damn castle for him! Ungrateful git.
It was then he heard a suit of armour clang down a hidden corridor, and he followed the noise. If it wasn't Blaise and Ginny, it would be someone else, and considering Draco was a prefect - on duty or not - he was in a bad mood and giving someone detention would satisfy him as well as talking the problem through with his best friend.
He ran down the corridor and found the source of the noise, unfortunately it was Ginny and Blaise, and they had seemed to knock over the suit of armour during a snogging session. Great, Draco thought to himself. Blaise, still completely oblivious to Draco's presence, yelped when Draco grabbed him around the waist pulled him off Ginny with a resounding, "Mate I need to talk to you." Draco dragged him down the corridor and into an empty classroom, leaving a very confused Ginny standing in the corridor with, "I am not amused," plastered across her forehead.
Draco put Blaise down to receive a whack across his upper arm and a, "Dude! What the hell?!"
"Look I'm sorry alright! But I need to talk to you," Draco said urgently.
"And this couldn't have waited until I wasn't spending some time alone with Ginny?" Blaise replied, with an amused smirk.
"No. I almost kissed Hermione," Draco said bluntly.
"Wow," breathed Blaise, "When?"
"Just now."
"Where?"
"In our room."
"Why?"
"I don't know. That's why I came to find you. Blaise I think I like her."
"Oh, well, is that bad?" Blaise questioned.
"Yes!" answered Draco immediately.
"Why? You're getting married, you're meant to like each other. That's the general idea!" Blaise said; he was confused. Why was Draco worrying so much?
"But she doesn't like me, not like that! I've only just made it right. I can't mess it up again," Draco said miserably.
"Wait…You almost kissed? Almost?"
"Yeah, we got so close to it, and then Cara cried. And she went bright red and murmured something about Cara wanting her night feed," he explained.
"So she stopped it. Did she notice your reaction?" Blaise asked.
"No, she just left. Damn it! I should have used Legilimency! Why didn't I do that?" Draco slapped his forehead in frustration.
"Because it would be an invasion of privacy and she would kick your ass?"
"Besides that?"
"Look mate. I think you should tell her. You're getting married. You're going to have to have a child. You do not want your wedding night to be sealed with, I can't believe I have to have sex with someone I like but can't tell….. do you?"
"I guess not…" he pondered, "So I should tell her?"
"It worked for me…" Blaise shrugged.
"Right… I should tell her…" Draco nodded more to himself than to Blaise and exited the classroom.
"Ginny!" Hermione said in surprise as the red head walked through the portrait hole into their common room.
"Just the person I need to talk to. I thought you were, "at the library," with Blaise? Anyway, that doesn't matter. I'm just glad to talk to someone!"
"Sure Hermione, what the hell's going on? Blaise left to talk to his best friend and now I am doing the same. What's happened?!" Ginny said, a tad angry, she had been abandoned by her fiancé. Not exactly a good idea.
"I just had a moment with Draco."
"A moment? What's that supposed to mean?"
"You know… a moment…?" Ginny shook her head not understanding.
Hermione sighed, "We nearly kissed. Well I think we would have, or it could have just been me, running away with my emotions again."
"Hang on- almost? It didn't progress to more?" she asked, "How come?"
"Cara… she cried- wanted feeding… but Ginny…..I think I like him," she said as if unsure of what she was saying.
"Well you're getting married, surely that is good…?" she said humouring her.
"I don't know! It's just that it happened so quickly, you know? One moment, we were leaning towards each other, the next Cara is screaming. I turn around and Draco is gone! He obviously didn't want anything to happen, or he would have stayed! Talked it through. He doesn't like me like that," Hermione said dejectedly.
"OK Hermione, you're getting worked up here. You've been getting on so well recently, how do you know he doesn't like you? Maybe he was confused like you, and needed to talk with his," Ginny put more force on the word his, "best friend. Like you're doing with me now."
Hermione mulled it over.
Ginny continued, "So instead of talking to your best friend- who happens to be in a passionate and loving relationship with your partner's best friend- you should be talking to each other. Stop letting us be the messengers, and work it out for yourselves. You like him Hermione- I can see it. You're so good together, it's like you were made for each other."
"Fine, if," Hermione paused, "when he comes back, we'll talk it over. You're right Ginny, thanks for being there for me. I hope Blaise is telling Draco the same sort of things…."
"No problem," Ginny smiled, "it's better to sort it out now than when you're standing at the altar, saying your vows."
Hermione beamed.
"I'm looking forward to the Hogsmeade trip, I'm meeting Draco's mother…. I'm quite nervous- she only just got out of Azkaban…. Anyway, as long as Draco doesn't leave me, I'll be fine. But that reminds me: can you please ask your mum to come and meet Draco's in replacement of mine? I haven't been able to go to Australia yet, and I'm really not ready to go just now- my life is seriously complicated," Hermione explained, a hint of sadness flitting across her delicate facial features before it returned to her questioning expression.
"Sure! Mum will be pleased. I have to write to her anyway. Do you say hi?" Ginny asked, relieved in the abrupt change of subject, and pulled out a quill, a bottle of ink and a clean piece of parchment from a pile that was lying on the table.
"Of course," Hermione answered, smiling, "Oh, it's Ron and Luna's engagement party next week isn't it? Do you have any dresses I can borrow? I'm not exactly a dress kind of girl and the Hogsmeade trip is the week after it."
"Yeah, I do. In fact I have a red one that would suit you perfectly. We're about the same size aren't we?" Ginny grinned, as she finished off her letter to her mum and signed it with four kisses.
"Yeah, I think so," Hermione replied.
"Lovely, in which case, let's get you a dress! I don't know about you, but I am really looking forward to Ron and Luna's wedding!" she said walking towards her room, "it's gonna be so different to everyone else's, a real laugh."
"I completely agree. I can't think of anyone else who will have Nargles and crumple horned snorkacks for company," Hermione laughed following her.
Sorry, if I didn't stop it there it would have gone on for god knows how many pages. And I'm tired =]
To come:
1. The babies go back =[
2. Ron and Luna's engagement party =]
3. Hmmm a moment? – you'll have to wait and see ; )
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And some recommendations:
Firstly, Claire is getting jealous because this is more popular than her other story, so as envy is one of the seven deadly sins, let's say we help her clear a pathway to heaven and read + review her story "Way Out Of Your League."
It's a Cedric/ Hermione (good if that's what floats your boat :p) I like it, much more angsty than this story.
Secondly, I'm really enjoying, "The Curse of Love," by xxxxcrazychickxxxx- it's a sequel to, "Destined to Love." They are both Hermione / Draco fics. Soo good! Give them a read!
Thirdly, "Gilded," by swordandpen28 which is about Victoire. Is really enjoyable. : )
(These are all on my favourites btw check them out (y) ) .net/~marieheart
And some good movies and TV shows that give me a pick up when I'm in the middle of exams (y):
- The Love Guru
- P.s. I love you (has the perfect soundtrack to this actually, go onto you tube and type in Galway girl P.s. I love you)
- Scrubs, (always good for a laugh)
- Gilmore girls
- The Inbetweeners
Love it? Hate It? Review it?
Natalie xxx