A/N I know Malfoy keeps getting nicer and nicer each chapter but as soon as I upload my first Draco POV chapter you'll understand why, unless of course you've already guessed (it is sorta obvious =P) anyway I've uploaded the start of the parallel to this (Draco's POV) and it should be on my profile now if you wish to read it. =)
Hermione woke early the next day, her head was pounding and she still felt sick. She rubbed her forehead a little before sitting up and swinging her feet over the side of the bed before she fell back and vomitted over the side of the bed. Luckily a sick bowl was just poking out from underneath the bed and caught the majority of her vomit. "Miss Granger! Lie back down immediatly." Madam Pomfrey scolded. Hermione groaned but did as she was told. "Your definitely still too ill to leave, and to think I was considering letting you leave this morning."
"I'm fine, honest, I just moved too fast." Hermione whined.
"Mhm." Madam Pomfrey said rolling her eyes.
"Listen to her, Hermione." A voice said in the doorway. Hermione looked over and saw Harry and Ginny stood together, Harry was watching her in grave concern. "Are we allowed in?" Harry asked Madam Pomfrey; Madam Pomfrey nodded and walked off. "Don't push her." She warned over her shoulder. Harry and Ginny nodded and walked over to her. Harry pulling up two chairs beside Hermione's bed. "How are you feeling?" Harry asked.
"Meh." Hermione said, "I have a headache still and I just threw up because I moved too fast so. . ." Ginny sighed at Hermione's explaination.
"Well Ron got sent to McGonagall and apparently she sent a letter home to mum." She explained. Hermione smiled a little. "The plan sort of worked then." Hermione muttered. "It all worked except you and Malfoy got injured." Harry said, a hint of pride in his voice. "How is Draco?" Hermione asked Harry. Harry looked at Hermione in surprise. "Well he's fine, he just has a very nice black eye." Harry said with a laugh. "Like me?" Hermione giggled. Harry nodded.
"He was frantic worrying about you yesterday." Ginny told Hermione. "I think he said something about wanting to see you today and hoping your okay because he'd feel bad if you weren't." Ginny informed Hermione. Hermione smiled and nodded.
"Well if you see him before me. Tell him I'm fine will you?" Hermione asked. Ginny nodded. "Well we're not leaving anytime soon, it's Friday so as far as I know all of us don't have lessons until after break." Ginny said, "So if Draco's coming to see you he'll either come now or tonight." She continued. Hermione nodded.
"I'd like to see you now, but I don't think my presence will be very welcome." A voice drawled in the doorway. "You're fine Malfoy, as long as you're not going to insult Hermione and you're only here to see how she is. I see no problem you staying." Harry said trying his best to be polite. Hermione smiled, thats what she liked about Harry he was like her brother, he would do anything to make sure she was happy and Malfoy being there certainly would make her happy. Malfoy walked over awkwardly and pulled up a seat on Ginny's other side, wary of Harry. "Thanks Potter." Hermione looked at Malfoy and smiled.
"How are you?" She asked him. Malfoy shrugged.
"Better than you." He replied playfully. Hermione laughed and looked to Harry and Ginny. "Did Ron say anything about mine and Draco's act?" Hermione asked, Malfoy turned to face the couple beside him. Harry nodded and smiled. "He fell for it, he genuinely thinks you two are dating." Ginny said with a giggle.
"He was fuming and so jealous when he got back, he ignored Lavender all night." Harry continued. Malfoy snickered. "Good. Maybe that will teach him."
"I think it has Malfoy." Harry said awkwardly, looking at him and forcing a smile. Hermione smiled at the awkward tension between the two and Ginny fought back giggles. "Hermione. . ." A new voice said in the doorway quietly. Hermione tensed up and looked at Malfoy who was staring at her, she then looked to Harry and Ginny who were glaring ahead of them. "Can I talk to you?" Ron continued.
"No." The four said together.
"Alone, please." Ron begged.
"No, whatever you have to say can be heard by your sister, your 'best friend-" She formed air quotations around the word 'best friend' "- And my boyfriend." Hermione said, continuing the act forcefully. Ron clicked his tongue disapprovingly at the word boyfriend. "I don't believe you two are dating, but fine." He entered and stood beside Harry. "I'm sorry Hermione. I shouldn't have cheated on you or hit you- accidently might I add -Or anything like that, if you give me until tonight I'll finish with Lavender and maybe me and you can pick up from where we left off?" He suggested hopefuly. This time Malfoy clicked his tongue disapprovingly."Not in a million years." Hermione said coldly, the venom obvious in her voice.
"Mum sent me a howler and I've. . . learnt my lesson." Ron added. Hermione scoffed. "I don't give a damn what mummy told you to do, you've apologised and I've not accepted it, at least most people worthy of forgiveness isn't a mummy's boy or daddy's boy and act themselves." Hermione continued. Harry smirked at Hermione. She really was becoming a bit bitchy, maybe Malfoy's coldness was rubbing off on her. "Then why have you forgiven him!" Ron snapped pointing at Malfoy. Malfoy tensed up and stood up. "Listen Weasley I may have always said i won't confide in my father, but I rarely did. He was very much a major part of the scum of this Earth. He forced me to become one of them-" Malfoy snarled, gesturing to his left arm. "I didn't want to and it serves my father right that he's in Azkaban and I hope he rots in hell. And my mother and I- unlike him- are trying to make amends. And I have, Hermione has forgiven me and I respect Harry and Ginny for at least talking to me" Malfoy finished his little speech angrily and glared up at Ron. "So if I were you I'd walk back to your slutty little girlfriend and leave Hermione alone." Malfoy spat. Hermione smiled warmly at Malfoy before looking to Ron. "I advise you to listen to Draco for once." Hermione said, her voice scarily steady. Ron turned and glared at Hermione before walking off angrily.
When Ron had disappeared Harry turned to Malfoy, "Wow Malfoy." Was all Harry said. Draco laughed and Ginny stood up. "Thanks Malfoy, I hope that Ron is starting to learn his lesson, Harry we should get going, we promised to tell Hagrid how Hermione was when we'd seen her." Ginny said, Harry nodded and stood also.
"Yeah, lets go, we'll see you tonight Hermione, take it easy." He said before bending down and hugging her lightly. Ginny copied Harry before taking his hand and the two walked off. Hermione looked to Malfoy. "That was really amazing what you did then, standing up to Ron." Malfoy shrugged.
"Like I said I want to make amends and start fresh, it's people like him however that stop me from achieving that." Hermione nodded and smiled.
"I think it's really sweet, that and everything you've done lately, especially what you've done for me." Draco blushed a little but tried to hide it, Hermione however noticed sharply and giggled. "Listen Hermione, I'm sorry that my fight with Weasley got you in here. You don't deserve it." Hermione shrugged.
"What can we do about it?"
"I want to break his jaw at the moment. The blood traitor."
"Some things don't change." Hermione teased. Malfoy smirked.
"He doesn't deserve change, Potter and his girlfriend do though, but I don't think they forgive and forget as easily as you."
"I'm very forgiving." Hermione shrugged. "I'm sure they will eventually." Malfoy shrugged and looked at Hermione for a few seconds, "I best get going, I told Pansy and them lot I was going to the library." Hermione nodded sadly and watched him stand. Hermione watched as he stood watching her for a minute, he leant forward slightly noticably then caught himself, he shook his head and walked off leaving Hermione watching him with a bemused expression on her face.