Chapter 11
"Hermione hurry up, we're going to be late!"Ginny whined from the room across the hall as the two girls got ready for the end of term ball. Hermione huffed as she looked at herself in the mirror "What's taking so long?" Ginny questioned as she strolled into Hermione's room wearing a long silk blue dress that clung to her slim body; "Nothing fits me Gin!" Hermione slumped down on her bed and placed her head in her hands trying not to cry. "Oh, come on Mione, don't cry. You can borrow my white dress; you know the one that I wore to the Christmas ball?" Hermione looked up and smiled sheepishly at Ginny "Thanks Gin, but I just think I'll stay home" she sighed out in defeat "Please just try the dress on?" Ginny pleaded so Hermione agreed.
"Whoa Hermione!" Ginny gushed "That dress looks better on you than it ever did on me", Hermione looked herself over in the mirror "I don't know Gin, I think it hugs me a bit too much" she said with doubt seeded in her mind "Are you kidding? It shows off your curves and your boobs" Ginny giggled as did Hermione "Your boobs have got bigger though Mione, I think you might want to lay off your cinnamon cereal" Ginny joked. Hermione had been eating a lot more recently and not feeling too great, she shrugged it off and put it down to stress, these past 6 weeks hadn't been the easiest, she was looking over her shoulder wondering if Malfoy was going to get her back for their 'discussion' in the tower and the school work was ridiculous. Everyone eats when they're stressed right?
"Come one lets go" Ginny said while tugging on Hermione's arm, as they both half run down the stairs of the Weasly house, as they almost reach the bottom of the stairs Hermione stops "What's the matter? Did you forget something?" Ginny asked just before Hermione shot back up the stair and into the bathroom.
Ginny stood outside the bathroom and waited for Hermione to come out "You okay in there?" she asked while giving a little tap on the door "Yeah" Hermione replied coming out of the bathroom "I think I might have eaten something bad earlier" she looked at Ginny apologetically "Sorry I've made you late" Hermione said, Ginny just laughed at her friend "we're not late, everyone else is just early. If you're up for it we should leave now or we really are going to miss the ball" Hermione and Ginny dissaparented themselves to the ball.
"I always did hate that mode of transport" Ginny whined "Yeah me too" Hermione replied "At least we made it" the girls giggle and laugh between themselves before being interrupted "Where in Merlin's sake have you been?" Harry asked "I had to dance with Millicent" Harry whined
"Oh, poor you" Ginny hummed and Harry chuckled to himself "why were you guys so late?" Harry asked curiously "Hermione had trouble finding something to wear and then she got sick and it was totally gross" Ginny explained to Harry who laughed at Ginny's description of their evening. "You alright Mione? You've been sick quite a bit these past few weeks?" Harry questioned worriedly "I'm fine Harry, just stressed with school work" Hermione said reassuring Harry that she was okay.
Ginny, Harry and Hermione chatted for most of the evening before Harry asked Ginny to dance, leaving Hermione on her own so she decided to go grab some food instead of sitting by herself until her friends returned.
Hermione screwed up her nose to the choices available to them; the buffet table had the usual party foods but Hermione was put off by it all which was quite unusual "The food not good enough for you Granger?" a low insufferable voice questioned from behind her "go away Malfoy" Hermione mumbled loud enough for him to hear.
"What's the matter Granger? Still pissed that I took your innocence? Or are you mad that I made you think that I truly felt something for you?" Draco hummed from behind her being careful not to draw too much attention to the pair; Hermione snapped her head round and looked Draco straight in the eye her own filled with anger and hurt "You think you took my innocence? You took nothing. I gave myself to you and as for your feelings toward me, myself along with everyone else in this damn room knows that you aren't capable of loving anything other than yourself" Hermione retorted through gritted teeth, loud enough to turn a few heads. Draco's cheeks had a tint of red in them when Hermione was finished speaking, she had embarrassed him and he wasn't letting her get away with that.
Hermione walked away from Draco before an argument erupted between the two. She knew that he wouldn't be happy that she had just caused a scene and he'd be seeking some sort of revenge, her only question was when.
"Granger!" Draco shouted when she reached the middle of the hall, everyone's eyes on the two of them "You're just mad that I satisfied you in a way that Weasly was never able to" Hermione stopped dead in her tracks. This was the answer to her question. Draco smirked before continuing while slowly waltzing towards her "You're just mad that I fulfilled your every need, touched you in places that hadn't been explored yet" Hermione slowly turned toward Draco, while reaching for her wand and her eyes filling up with unshed tears. The second he was done talking she was going to curse his ass back to first year "You're just mad that I made you beg for more, you're mad that I made you moan in pleasure and scream out my name in ecstasy! You're just pissed that I gave you the best night of your life and then left you with nothing but a note. You're pissed that I used you" He chuckled "Did you really think that I could ever like a mudblood like you? Let alone love one" He laughed to himself as a tear slipped from Hermione's eyes; she slowly drew her wand on him and his laugh faded away along with his signature smirk.
Draco huffed to himself when everyone else in the hall was whispering about what happened and trying to guess what Hermione was going to do next "What will you do Granger? Hex me?" He joked half heartedly "Now that's not a bad idea" Hermione spat back her words laced with venom, her expression cold; before Hermione could hex him Harry stood in front of her "He's not worth it Mione, put your wand down" Harry said in a gentle tone giving her a soft look, Hermione looked up at her friend and a few more tears escaped her eyes, she nodded and put her wand away "Would you look at that, Potter saving the day! How gentlemanly of you" Draco sneered while drawing his wand but before he could cast any spell Harry disarmed him "Expelliarmus" the hall erupted in gasps and whispers "I think you've caused enough damage don't you?" Harry said before wrapping his arm around his friend who leaned in and silently cried into his chest as they left the hall.