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Hermione weaved between the students who were on their way to the great hall. ‘of course they all decide to be early risers on this god awful Saturday’ she thought. ‘How could he? How could she?’ Unsure of where to go Hermione went to the first person she could think of, Ron. Hermione stepped up the portrait of the Fat Lady who was currently admiring her silky pink dress.



“Lion paw” Hermione said calmly



“Oh hellllooo Ms. Granger, how wonderful to see you again!” The Fat Lady said cheerfully



Hermione nodded in response.



“Such a lovely day isn’t it? I myself was planning on going to visit some of the other portraits later in the day –“



“I don’t mean to be rude but I’m in a bit of a rush” Hermione said with a harsh tone.



“hmph” the fat lady stuck her nose in the air and the portrait swung open. Hermione rolled her eyes and stepped into the Gryffindor common room.



Ron was lying out on a dark leather couch tossing a piece of rolled up parchment into the air and catching it before it could land on his face.



“Hermione, what –“Ron began but was interrupted by Hermione who started crying and was sobbing into her hands



“Ron this is horrible I just walked in on Draco and –“at the moment the portrait opened and Ginny walked into the common room.



“Morning Gins, where have you been at such an early hour?” Ron said as he sat up.



Ginny nervously looked over at Hermione “errrm…around” Hermione glared at Ginny and stood up from her seat.



“I’m going to the library Ron I’ll see you later” Hermione pushed past Ginny without a word and the teary eyed girl made her way to the library.



“What is her problem?” Ron asked with a puzzled look on his face. Ginny shrugged and took a seat beside Ron.



“She was saying something about Draco and someone” Ron shrugged “that foul git better not hurt her” Ginny nodded nervously had she fidgeted with the hem of her skirt.



“and who would want to sleep with him anyway? He’s scum, I don’t know what she sees in him” Ron sighed “Women. Gins I’m glad you have some brains, at least Harry isn’t a complete idiot”



“Yeah, Well Ron I’m off to breakfast” before Ron could say another word she was gone.





Hermione walked into the Great Hall unsure of herself and the entire situation ‘How do I tell Harry? Should I confront her? Should I confront him? What was I expecting? How-“



“Hey Hermione!”



Hermione looked up to see Harry waving her over ‘oh great’ Hermione smiled and walked over to the Gryffindor table



“Hello Harry” Hermione took a seat beside him “Harry I have something important to tell you”



Harry tilted his head slightly.



“But not here” Hermione leaned in and whispered “Meet me in the Astronomy tower in a few minutes” Harry nodded.



‘I wonder what is up with her.’ Harry continued eating his breakfast unfazed by the conversation.



Hermione glanced around and spotted a blond head of hair over at the Slytherin table. ‘That git’ Hermione stuck her nose in the air, gathered her things and exited the Great Hall. ‘Hermione, who cares about that excuse for a man, there are far better men out there’ Hermione reassured herself and continued walking down the hall. ‘If he was worth it he wouldn’t have done that. Plus it’s not like he was yours and you knew it was bound to happen, come on MALFOY!’ Hermione laughed at herself ‘How could I be so stupid?’



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Draco slowly swirled his cup of pumpkin juice and took another gulp ‘It’s not fire whiskey but it’ll do, for now’ Draco frowned as he remembered the previous night’s horrid events ‘you really messed this one up Draco’.



The summer break had been a cruel one, Draco often found that drowning himself in fire whiskey was the best way to forget, to forget the beatings, to forget the world, to forget the girl he longed for, to forget the fact that he was to be wed to that poor excuse of a human being, simply to forget everything.



Last night had been different; the wonderful idea of going out for a “magical adventure” had struck Draco as a brilliant idea, the cool night breeze would feel excellent against his sweaty skin. The castle was quiet and seemed to be spinning a bit, but he didn’t care, Draco stumbled and struggled to regain his balance. The rest of the night was hidden in some far off region of his brain, all that he remembered was the obnoxious pounding on the door, Hermione in tears, him realizing who the person lying beside him was and the slamming of his bedroom door. ‘Bloody hell’ Draco put his head in his hands and sighed ‘I’m such a bloody git’. Draco looked up anxious to see if she had come in for breakfast, ‘no Hermione’



“Hello love” Pansy chirped as she took her seat beside him



“What do you want?” Draco sneered



“Can’t a wife say good morning to her husband?”



“I’m not your husband Parkinson, nor do I wish to be”



“Yet” Pansy smiled



“Never” Draco snapped



“You say that now Drakie pooh but when my father dangles his pretty little business over your family’s heads they’ll be begging for our marriage.”



Draco grunted ‘that bitch is right’



“Arranged or not Draco, our life together will be amazing!” Pansy looked off into the distance probably dreaming about their life together.



‘Quick leave before she notices’ Draco quickly stood up and like a snitch in a quidditch game, he was gone.



Pansy looked around a bit surprised by his quick escape ‘you can run, but you can’t hide’



Draco smiled triumphantly at his great escape and continued to strut down the hall. ‘Merlin I’m brilliant’ somewhere in the distance he could see a frizzy head of hair weaving through the masses of students. Reality struck Draco like a brick wall ‘How should I apologize? Wait, should I apologize? Of course you should apologize you idiot, you love her you fool. But not now, she’s still angry, let her cool down.’ As much as Draco didn’t want to admit the voice in his head made sense, if he knew Granger, and he did, he knew that she wouldn’t listen to him. Draco sighed in defeat and made his way back to his room. ‘A nice, tall glass of fire whiskey should help’



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The Astronomy tower was quiet and filled with sunlight; Harry took a deep breath and gazed out the window overlooking the castle grounds. A few minutes passed and Hermione entered the tower.



“Harry, I’m glad you’re here” she smiled and gave him a quick hug



“Hello Mione, now what was so important?”



“Harry it’s about Ginny, I really don’t know how to tell you this.” Hermione fidgeted with the seam of her cloak



“Is everything alright?” Harry said with a worried look



“Yes, I mean no, Harry I, I walked in on Draco and Ginny this morning.”



Harry laughed “is this some kind of joke?”



“Harry no, I’m sorry”



All at once the light that was shining brightly in Harry’s eyes was vanquished and the tears that followed stung painfully. Harry blinked in an attempt to keep them from escaping their prison.



Hermione hugged him tightly “Harry, I’m so sorry” Harry looked at her, softly touched her face and ran out of the tower. Hermione watched as the door slammed, her own tears now making their way down her cheeks and landing softly on the cold floor.



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