A/N: Hey! I've been getting some reviews, people not happy with me because of Hermione's latest behavior. I'm sorry, she's not going to have a baby. That's all i'm going to tell you. Please keep reviewing! Thanks! P.S. Sorry for this chapter's title. I didn't know what to call it, it sucks, I know. LOL I hope you enjoy anyway!
Chap. 43 Friday
It was Friday. Draco came back today.
'Finally.' Hermione thought.
She also had to go see Madame Pomfrey about her stomach flu, even though today she wasn't feeling sick.
Hermione prepared to get ready for her classes.
She knew she'd be seeing Draco later that night when he came back so she tried to look nice today. She put on black stretch pants that hugged her legs and butt nicely. A silver chain sat low on her hips. She then put on a white button-up blouse with silver thread sewed throughout the shirt. She put her hair up in loose curls, some she let down adorning her soft face. She put silver hoops in her ears and a silver chain around her neck.
'Draco's going to like the silver on me today.' she thought happily. 'I'm glad Draco's coming back on a Friday, I can go casual. No robes.'
She put light natural make up, because she knew Draco liked that best.
She finally was ready for her classes. She grabbed her books and went off.
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'So in order to turn an ordinary liquid substance into smoke just dip your wand into the substance and call out 'Fumo'. This spell is helpful for cooking or for hiding from enemies. Anything you could think of. Just no messing around with it during meal here at Hogwarts.' McGonagall expained.
'How are we supposed to remember the word 'Fumo'?' Harry asked Hermione quietly.
'It means smoke in Italian.' Hermione smiled.
'How did you know that?'
'I listened.' she giggled.
'Transfigurations is hard.' Harry sighed.
'I think it's my easiest class.' Hermione said.
'Divination is mine. I just make things up and Trelawny(a/n: spelling?) thinks i'm a genius.'
'I hate that class. It's a bunch of crap.' Hermione sighed.
'I know, that's what makes it easy.'
McGonagall finished, 'Alright, just practice 'Fumo' in your spare time, class dismissed.'
The students rose and left.
Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Ron walked out together.
'Another class with no homework this week, wow, are these teacher's going soft on us finally?' Ron asked the group.
'No, I just think they ran out of things to assign.' Harry laughed.
Just then Lavender walked up to the group.
'Hey guys.' she said subtle-like.
'Hey Lavender.' Hermione and Ginny smiled.
'Hey.' Harry and Ron said together.
'Can I talk to you for a minute, Ron?' she asked nervously.
Ron looked over at Harry, then at Hermione.
'Sure.' he said walking over to her. They walked a few feet away. Hermione, Ginny, and Harry walked a little further from them waiting for him. Hermione watched carefully.
'How are you?' the pretty Lavender asked him looking at him, almost afraid.
'Good. I'm okay. You?' he asked, wondering why she pulled him aside.
'I'm confused.' she said bluntly.
'About?'
'Us. Is there an us?'
'Do you want there to be an 'us'? he asked her.
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'I hope Ron isn't messing this up.' Hermione said aloud.
'What do you mean? Aren't they going out?' Harry asked.
'Kinda. Ron wasn't too into it though. But look at Lavender, the way she's standing, the way she's looking at him. She's playing with her shirt, she wants him.' Hermione said.
'How do you know that??' Harry asked.
'Girls know other girls' actions, Harry.' Ginny explained.
'Oh.'
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'I do.' Lavender said answering Ron's question. 'But do you?'
Ron didn't answer right away. Lavender felt his tension.
'Ron, are we together? Were we ever together?'
'I don't really know what we are or were.' Ron said sadly.
'I thought we were. During Christmas vacation, at Hogsmeade, I thought we had something.' Lavender said.
She slowly stepped closer to Ron. She brushed her hands against his.
'I'm sorry, Lavender. I don't think i'm the one who can treat you the way you need to be treated. Your a great person, and you deserve a lot. I can't give this to you.' Ron said looking away from her.
She didn't say anything so Ron looked at her finally. Her eyes were red, and he saw she as trying hard to hold back tears from falling.
'So...you don't want to be with me.' Lavender said.
'I like you, I do.' Ron said. 'But I just don't think I can be a good boyfriend for you right now.'
She nodded and sniffed. She brought her hand up to her eyes and wiped her tears away.
'Please don't cry.' Ron said.
'I'm not...' she said, obviously lying. He stepped in and hugged her. She put her arms around him and buried her face into his shoulder.
'I'm sorry, Lavender.' he said pulling away.
'It's okay.' she said trying to smile, 'I'm glad I asked, now I know not to think something that's not true.'
'I still want to be here for you, be your friend. I wasn't lying when I said I liked you.'
'I know. We'll be okay, I just need a few days.'
'Okay.' Ron said.
She then walked away from him and he walked back to Hermione, Harry, and Ginny who were waiting patiently.
'Hey.' Ron said as he walked over.
'Wow...you're stupid.' Harry said.
'What??' Ron asked.
'Ron! Lavender just gave her heart to you and you threw it on the ground and stepped on it, then spit on it!' Ginny cried pushing her brother.
'Ginny, I don't want to be her boyfriend, I can't lead her on.' Ron said angrily.
'How come you don't like her? You like someone else?' Harry asked.
Ron looked at Hermione and then looked back at Ron.
'No. There's no one else. I thought there was, but now I know I just don't need a girlfriend right now.' Ron said, 'Lavender's great, but someone else can be better for her.'
Hermione smiled at Ron.
'That's dumb. You could be good for each other.'
'Leave Ron alone, it was smart of him to be truthful.' Hermione said.
Ron gave her a look of 'thanks'.
The group was off.
'So, Hermione, when does Draco get back?' Ginny asked. 'I think he gets here at eight.' Hermione said, 'But first I have to go see Pomfrey, so i'll see you guys later.'
'Bye, Hermione.' the three called as she left.
Hermione ran down to the hospital wing.
'Well, good evening Miss Granger, what can I do for you?' Madame Pomfrey asked washing out some basins.
'I was just wondering if you had something to help me. I think I have the stomach flu.'
'What are your symptoms?'
'I get sick if I eat too much, and throw it up. I threw up yesterday morning.'
'Umm, well let's take your temperature.' Pomfrey said grabbing a thermometer. 'How long has this been going on?'
'Since I got back.'
'What? Really? Stomach flu shouldn't last more than a day or two.'
'Well, I haven't felt sick yet today.'
'Mmhm...' Pomfrey mumbled as she put the stick in Hermione's mouth.
'Well, you seem fine now, come back later if you feel sick again, okay?' Pomfrey said, 'I don't want to give you any potion if you aren't sick anymore.'
'Alright.'
Hermione then left, but just before heading out the door she looked at the clock. 7:00.
'I have an hour.' she thought.
Hermione went to the main hall and was about to go up the stairs. She saw Lavender sitting on a chair. Hermione stepped on the stair case and walked over to the pretty girl.
'Hey, Lavender, how are you doing?'
'Okay I guess.'
'I'm sorry about you and Ron.'
'It's okay. He must like someone else.' 'I think he just isn't ready for a girlfriend.' Hermione said. 'He was confused about some things. He just needs time.'
'What was he confused about? I liked him alot, didn't he know?' Lavender asked desparately.
'He... thought he had feelings for me still, Lavender. I just found out a day ago, but I told him that we could never be. He just didn't know what he felt. I think him seeing me with Draco threw him off.'
'So he was with me? While we liked you??'
'Something like that. That's why he can't be with you now. He's got to think about things and realize he doesn't really love me, just the idea of having me.' Hermione explained, 'But he did tell me that night that he did like you, so if you still like Ron after hearing this, be patient. He'll come around.'
Lavender nodded.
'I can't believe I was so blind. I like him alot. If there's hope that he'll like me again, I can wait.'
'Good.' Hermione smiled, 'Because I think you two would be perfect.'
'Thanks.' Lavender said.
'I was on my way up to the room, care to join me?' Hermione asked.
'Sure.'
The two girls got up there and opened the common room door. Hermione stepped in and saw Ginny and Parvati smiling.
'Hey guys, what's going on?' Hermione asked.
Then their bedroom door opened and Draco stepped out.
'Hey baby.' he smiled.
She laughed and strided over to him and threw her arms around him. He held her tightly. The girls in the room beamed as they saw them reunite.
Hermione kissed Draco softly.
'I'm so happy you are back. I missed you so much.' she said to him lovingly.
'I missed you, too.' he said, 'I was dying at the hotel without you.'
'Well, we're gonna leave you two alone.' Ginny said.
'No,' Draco replied, 'That's okay, I gotta get my stuff off to my new room.'
'Who's room are you in?' Hermione asked.
'Blaise's surprisingly.' Draco said smiling.
'That should be fun for you two.' she smiled.
She took his hand.
'Come on, let's go unpack.' Hermione said.
Draco grabbed his bags in his free hand.
'Nice seeing you girls again.' Draco said as they walked out the door.
Ginny, Lavender and Parvati sighed happily. They knew he was Hermione's fiancé but they all still thought he was dreamy.
Draco and Hermione walked to his new room. Blaise was in there reading a magazine.
'Hey fucker.' Blaise said as he entered the room, 'Good to have ya back.'
'Nice to see you too, Zambini.' Draco laughed.
Draco set his stuff down.
'So did you go see Pomfrey?' Draco asked Hermione.
'Yeah, I felt good today, so she said I should wait. If I felt sick again, she told me to come back.'
'Good, nothing serious then.'
'Nope. Just stomach flu I guess.'
After they unpacked Hermione and Draco laid on his bed and talked about their week without each other.
'You need fuck time? Alone time?' Blaise asked them from the couch he was sprawled on.
'No.' Hermione laughed, 'I'm feeling a little tired, I think i'll go back to my room now.'
'You're tired already? It's only ten.' Draco responded. 'I know, but i've been doing homework this week, while you've been laying around a nice hotel room. I've been sick remember? I get tired easier now from everything that's been going on, leave me alone.' she smiled.
'Okay, fine, fine, i'm sorry I questioned your tiredness.' Draco laughed sitting up.
He stood up with her and walked to the door.
'You want me to walk you to your room?' he asked quietly, trying to avoid Blaise from hearing.
'No, i'm a big girl, baby. I can walk there by myself. Thank you anyway.' she smiled.
He leaned down and kissed her.
'Goodnight.' he said softly.
'Goodnight.'
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