If This Were A Normal Day...

I don’t really own Harry Potter.....but I do in my imagination.....

Chapter 12
Not Now But Soon

Draco walked back into the common room. He was covered in mud as usual.

“That was one of the hardest training sessions we’ve ever had.” He thought and he was happy about that.

He thought that maybe Hermione was still asleep, until he spotted a glimpse of long, vivid red hair and the sound of muffled cries.

He appeared in the doorway and looked down at them. They were sitting on the floor, Hermione tucked safely in Ginny’s arms and Ginny was softly cooing to her “It’ll be ok..”

“Why is it...” he began, startling both girls. “that every time I leave and come back, you’re always extremely upset? Oh! And you‘re mixing it up on me! Instead of one sobbing girl in my bathroom, I have two!” He smirked down at them.

Ginny released Hermione. She looked up and half smiled at Draco.

“First of all, its my bathroom too. If I feel like crying in it and inviting a friend to join along, I may do so. Second of all, maybe that\'s your hint to stop leaving.”

Ginny stood up, wiping her eyes and smiled at them both.

“I think I’m going to wander back to the common room. Maybe get something to eat, do some homework, or if my mood doesn’t change kick the ever loving shit out of Ron.”

Hermione smiled bleakly up at her. Draco’s eyes widened.

“I’ll be by again soon, Hermione.” Ginny smiled at her.

“Ok...I’d really appreciate that.” she said.

“Bye, Draco.” Ginny said, patting him on the muddy shoulder and wiping her hand on her pants as she left.

“Um...bye, Ginny.” he said and watched her exit the common room.

“Remind me never to piss her off.” He stated. “I think the whole damn Weasley family off their rockers!”

“Ginny can be a handful when she wants to be.” Hermione smiled. He extended his hand to Hermione and pulled her close to him.

“Wanna take a shower with me?” He whispered, wrapping his arms around her.

Hermione thought for a moment.

“I suppose I could do that.” She smiled back.

He turned on the water and helped her out of her clothes. He shed his muddy ones and they both entered the shower.

She wrapped her arms around him and lay her head on his chest.

Draco ran his hands up and down over her sides and hips. He looked down and noticed peculiar yellow bruising on them. They were obviously old almost looked like fingerprints.

“Hermione?” He asked, pushing her away from him slightly. “I didn’t do this to you, did I? I mean, if I ever hurt you or get too rough you need to tell me.”

His brow furrowed. He hated the thought of ever leaving marks on her.

“No no, you didn’t do this to me.” She said. She stopped and bit her bottom lip for a moment, thinking, before adding “and if you did, I didn’t notice.”

He smiled and let her lay her head back on his chest. The hot water ran over both of them, carrying Draco’s mud down the drain.

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When they were both finally clean and finished fooling around, they stepped out of the shower. Draco wrapped a towel around Hermione and began to dry her off.

She had to admit that she felt a lot better.

Draco wrapped the towel around her and they walked back to the bedroom.

“You know, we should really stop traipsing around half-naked, considering there are a large amount of people who just barge right into our common room whenever they feel necessary.” He smiled at her.

She smiled back at him and pulled on one of his t-shirts to sleep in. She jumped up on the bed and reclined.

Draco walked around the other side and crawled up beside her.

“Are you sleepy?” He asked.

“A little, but I feel like I‘ve slept all day.” She replied.

“In between barfing and crying?” He grinned at her.

Hermione half smiled at him.

“So what was that whole display in the bathroom?” He asked curiously. “You both looked pretty upset.”

Hermione felt a large lump form in her throat.

“I don’t want to lie...” she thought.

“It’s just the whole Harry and Ron thing. They’ve really upset me. There both adamantly against you and I.” she frowned at him. She rolled over and laid her head on Draco’s shoulder.

“Seems like Ginny’s taking it well though.” He said, stroking her hair.

“Yea...I can’t believe I ever doubted. Ginny is the greatest. Just makes me sad the other two aren’t handling it as well. They’ve both thoroughly shocked me lately.”

“Well, luckily, most of my friends are taking it well. Except for Pansy who is absolutely livid. I guess they figure it’s my business who I date. Surprising thought, I thought they would be just as irate as Potter.” He shrugged. “I mean, if Potter and Weasley have a problem with it, tell them to fuck off. It’s none of their business.”

Draco heard soft snoring, signaling Hermione had fallen asleep. He kissed her forehead before putting out the lights and drifting off himself.

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She was on the bed, Draco was gone, and Ron’s weight pinning her down.

“I love you, Hermione..” He was whispering in her ear. His fingers were digging into her hips as he thrust inside her and she was screaming.

“Let me go!” She commanded. “Get off of me! Please!”

She was awakened by the feeling of Draco shaking her by the shoulders. Her body was drenched in a cold sweat and tears were streaming down her face. She looked around the room wildly.

“It was just a dream...” she muttered aloud to herself. “It was just a dream...”

“Would you like to tell me what the hell is going on?” Draco cried. “You were fighting and screaming something about Weasley! If I’m going to have the shit beaten out of me every night I think I at least deserve to know why!”

His tone softened when he took a good look at her. She looked terrified. Her body was stiff and rigid. She was trembling all over. Draco pulled her onto his lap.

“Hey..” He whispered. “Are you ok?”

“I don’t know..” She choked out between sobs. “I thought I was, but maybe I’m not.”

“Please, please, tell me what\'s going on.” He begged.

Hermione shook her head.

“Not now,” she whispered, looking up at him. “But soon. I promise ok?”

He nodded. They both lay back down and he pulled her close to him. They finally drifted off to sleep.

Through the night, Draco could feel her body shake slightly and fresh tears slide onto his chest where he head was nestled.

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They awoke the early the next morning and began preparing for class. Hermione was, as usual, perched in front of the toilet. She wasn’t throwing up, but the possibility was definitely there.

Draco stepped into the bathroom and looked down at her.

“I’m going to head down to breakfast. You going to be alright?” he asked.

“Yea, I think so.” She replied.

“Are you going to join me?”

“No.” She groaned. “No food.”

“It seems like you’ve barely eaten in ages. Maybe you could just try some toast or something. You skipping meals really isn’t good for the baby.” he said, adjusting his tie in the mirror.

“See you soon hopefully.” he said as he exited the bathroom and then the common room, leaving a wide-eyed, slack-jawed Hermione in his wake.


A/N: I know its short and I’m sorry. Actually in word processor, its almost 3 pages. I’ll try and make the next one longer! Oh also, thank you guys for all your great reviews! I love you guys! Also, has anyone else noticed that when you upload stories that sometimes words disappear out of your sentences? So instead of saying \"The brown cow jumped over the fence.\" it will say \"Brown jum fence\". Its weird. I proof read my chapters and then I have Stefanie proof read my chapters, not mention running spell check on them and there are things that appear that I know for a fact that I didn\'t type! lol Please R&R!!!