A/N First things first I have uploaded a new fanfiction called The Secret Serpent and it is Rose and Scorpious so if you are interested in that pairing go check it out =)
Second of all, I know this chapter is very far past the time in my last chapter but I had to skip it to make it more interesting haha.
Please review I'd appreciate it 3
Hermione's POV
I walked down to the dungeons silently, wrapping my cloak firmly around me as the wind whistled and blew the snow that was falling towards me. It was the end of November and there was a sense of excitement all through the school. I reached the brick wall separating me from Draco. I mumbled the password and let the wall melt before stepping inside. "Hermione? What are you doing here?" Pansy asked in surprise.
"I'm here to see Draco." I replied Pansy exchanged a confused look with Blaise and Theodore.
"Why?" She asked.
"He's my boyfriend." I replied, beginning to get suspicious.
"I thought you two had-" She paused at looked at Theodore and Blaise helplessly.
"What Pansy means is." Theodore began.
"We thought you two had broken up." Blaise said slowly.
"What?" I shrieked, "Why?" There was silence which angered me more. Furiously I shoved past the Slytherin's and stormed up to the boy's dorm where Draco was sat on his bed with Daphne on his knee and their lips locked together. "Draco!" I cried, tears already forming in my eyes.
"Go away Granger! Daphne spat.
"Yeah." Draco echoed nastily.
"Hermione!" Pansy cried, I turned and faced her before racing out of the room.
"Hermione?" I heard Blaise cry but I ignored him and continued running. I stopped when I got to the main entrance and leant against the wall and cried. "Hermione." Blaise cried running over to me and getting me in his arms, hugging me tightly. "I can't believe Draco." He murmured rubbing my back soothingly.
"Pansy's telling him what for." Theodore informed me as he too approached.
It was quiet for a while as Blaise and Theodore hugged me when I heard Pansy approaching. The two boys stepped away from me and their comforting arms were replaced by Pansy's and the wall I'd been trying to build crumbled down. "Let's get you back the Gryffindor tower." Pansy said softly. She wrapped her arm around my waist and the four of us set off. I stayed mute, listening to the Slytherin's talking until we reach the seventh floor. I whispered the password to Pansy who stepped forward and repeated it for the Fat Lady who looked enraged about letting Slytherin's in. Blaise helped me in as my vision was blurred due to even more tears that were falling. "Hermione!" I heard Ginny gasp before her arms were wrapped around me. "What's wrong Hermione?" I heard Harry ask, but I just shook my head.
"Let's just say Hermione and Draco aren't an item." Theodore said. Shock took over me at his words. It was true; Draco had dumped me without telling me. I walked away from the group as Pansy explained what happened. I however had noticed but hadn't fully registered that Ron had remained quiet.
I dropped into a seat by the fire and buried my head in my hands. "I'm going to kill Draco." I heard Ginny hiss. "Tell me the password." She demanded.
"I would but you don't know where the common room is." Pansy replied.
"She does." Blaise muttered sheepishly.
"If you recall I was once with Blaise." Ginny said and I sensed the hints of a smirk in her voice.
"Let's just all go now." Harry said firmly and I heard their retreating footsteps.
"Hermione?" Ron said softly.
"Go away." I snapped at him.
"Hermione, I'm sorry." Ron continued.
"I said go away!" I yelled before standing up and storming over to the girl's dorms, this was the second time I'd been cheated on and my heart couldn't take any more pain.
"Hermione!" Ron cried again. But I just ignored him and slammed the girl's dorm door shut before settling on my bed and crying again.
I stayed locked in my room until Ginny appeared asking me if I was going down to dinner. "Not hungry." I replied my voice barely a whisper.
"Hermione." Ginny sighed striding across the room and dropping down beside me. "You can stay up in your dorm and not eat Hermione."
"I can and I will."
"Hermione." Ginny sighed heavily and I just fixed her with a glare that showed I wasn't moving. Ginny scowled and stalked out leaving me to sulk. The door had barely closed when I heard Harry calling my name. I growled and stomped to the top of the stairs leading out of the girl's dorm. "What?" I demanded
"You're coming to dinner with us." Harry said stubbornly.
"No. I'm not." I hissed.
"Yes you are, get your backside down here now." Ron shouted. I hunched my shoulders and stomped down the stairs.
"Happy now?" I spat.
"Much." Ginny said with a smirk and I glared at her. The three turned and wandered out of the common room with me following close behind them.
I was silent as we walked down to the Great Hall only letting out the occasional annoyed sound in my throat. When we walked into the hall it went deathly quiet and I wanted the ground to swallow me up as everyone stared at me. The Gryffindor who'd had her Slytherin Prince cheat on her. "Hermione." A group of voices to the left said and I sent my gaze to the people who had uttered my name. Pansy, Blaise and Theodore were approaching Harry, Ron Ginny and I and I smiled weakly at them. "How are you?" Blaise murmured to me.
"Devastated." I said calmly.
"We spoke to Draco he said he'd always loved Daphne and would never associate himself with someone like you." Theodore said and I shot him a murderous look.
"Shut it Theo." The group said at once.
"Anyway." Pansy said stepping in front of me. "We are going to sit with you. You need the company." Pansy said and I smiled at her giving her a light hug.
"Thanks." I whispered. Pansy nodded and our group headed to the Gryffindor table. I dropped into a seat between Pansy and Ginny and just stared at the food. I wanted to be sick but I thought better of it, with a heavy sigh I picked up a small bowl of chips and began nibbling on one. "I've eaten. I'm done." I said quietly. I made to stand up but was pulled back down.
"You're staying put." Ginny said firmly and I crossed my arms and pouted glaring over at Draco who was currently feeding Daphne some sort of food. I moved my hand to my pocket and gripped my wand. "No you don't." Ginny said quickly noticing my movement; she took my wand from my hand and handed it to Harry who placed it on the seat beside him. "Don't stoop to Draco's level he doesn't deserve all this, none of these tears, none of these murderous thoughts. Nothing. Just leave him he'll come around soon." Ginny said softly, I glared at her and huffed before nodding.
"Fine." I said bitterly, pushing my bowl of chips away. There was the familiar tinkling sound that alerted pupils to a speech or some important information. I turned my attention to McGonagall as the room fell silent.
"Next weekend is Hogsmeade weekend, it will be the last chance to buy a dress or suit for the ball before it is the actual ball; however pupils can go in on the afternoon of the ball to get their hair styled and make-up done. All formal wear shops will be closed so don't try buying an outfit then. That is all." I felt my heart sink and the pain and upset must have been visible on my face because next thing I knew, Pansy and Ginny were fussing over me once more. "We'll have a girl day this weekend and the day of the ball, just us three and Luna." Ginny said and I nodded mutely.
"I may not go." I said my voice hoarse.
"You will go." Pansy said firmly. "By then Draco will have come to his senses we'll all make sure of that." Pansy continued softly. I shrugged and sighed.
"I'm going to bed." I mumbled standing up once more I hurried out of the hall and headed up to the Gryffindor tower.
When I got to the common room I slipped inside and went straight to my room and locked the door before sinking on the bed and bursting into tears again. I cried for hours into my pillow until I fell asleep and couldn't remember anymore about the heartbreaks that had happened today. All I remember was the thought. Stupid Malfoy, running over and over in my head whilst I fell into an uncomfortable slumber.