that was cute!!!! i loved it! aw, sweet dramione moments, gotta love em! i know i do! therefore the entire world must also. b/c i say so.

anyways, loved it! and happy april's fool's day everybody!

~lizzie

I agree!! PAMS!!
~Becca~

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was amazing!!! Draco is so sweet to try and protect Hermione. I feel so bad for him. But Hermione's right as usual. PAMS

hey guys it's the next chapter! I tried to make it longer but this was as long as I could stretch it. This chapter is kind of dramatic and the next one will be to most likely as after all I've been really stressed out this week. Blame school for the sadness...

Chapter 34

“Hermione I’m hungry. Can we leave yet?” Draco whined in Hermione’s direction who was currently scribbling away on a piece of parchment as small as she possibly could while making her writing still legible.

“I’m almost done Draco can you just wait five more minutes?”

“You said that an hour ago!”

“Well go and eat something then for all I care.” Hermione yelled over her shoulder.

“But if I leave you you’ll never come down and get something to eat.”

“I’ll go down in a minute just—“

“No you won’t, and we both know it. Listen that essay isn’t due for a week just work on it after dinner if you have to finish it tonight.”

“But—“

“No more excuses. We’re leaving for dinner right now.” Draco crossed his arms and stomped his foot for emphasis. Hermione looked at Draco with the best puppy dog eyes she could manage, trying to let Draco stay to work on her essay. “It’s not going to work.” Draco marched over to where Hermione sat and pulled her away from her homework.

“Fine. But when I get a bad grade on this I’m blaming you.” Hermione protested as Draco lead her towards the portrait hole and down to the Great Hall.

“You never get a bad grade, ever.” Draco rolled his eyes.

“Liar, I missed five points on the last History of Magic test!”

“The fact that you only missed five points on a History of Magic test is testament to the fact that you’re a bloody genius.” Draco huffed as he continued to pull along Hermione towards the Great Hall. When the two of them reached the ground floor Draco and Hermione separated from each other, both of them looked disappointed that they couldn’t stroll into the Great Hall together without bickering with one another. They looked at each other’s now free hand and noticed how there was a tingling feeling that made each one of them want to grab the other’s hand.

“I’ll see you later Granger.” Draco tried to sneer in her face, but found it almost impossible to do so.

“Don’t forget that we have to patrol tonight Malfoy. I don’t want you to be skipping out on me again.” Hermione tried with a great deal of effort to sound cruel and harsh and had as much trouble with it as Draco had appeared to have. Draco leaned down as if to kiss her when Hermione stepped back and gave him a warning glance and looked up and down the corridor.

“Right.” Draco pulled back and gave a brief nod of his head and turned away from her and made his way through the enormous doors and disappeared from view. Hermione took a shuddering breath and closed her eyes and leaned against the wall. Today had been a tiring day for her. Between classes and all the drama that Ron had caused she didn’t know how much more she could take before she went insane. Hermione stood there for a few more minutes hoping that no one would notice her absence from dinner.

When Hermione opened her eyes they widened in fear and she tried to step back farther into the wall, which unfortunately wouldn’t move out of her way.

“What do you want?” Hermione demanded trying to stand up tall but couldn’t help cowering slightly.

“I want to talk to you.”

“Well you can’t I don’t want to hear anything you have to say.” Hermione took a step to the left, towards the direction of the Great Hall.

“You will listen to me whether you want to or not.” He took a step closer to her and Hermione tried effortlessly to make herself disappear into the wall. Hermione swallowed hard, her eyes darting around trying to figure out how to get out of there without getting hurt in someway.

“What do you want with me?” Hermione asked softly.

“I want you to stay away from Draco.”

“Why? It’s not like we’re involved. I wouldn’t want to be with him, he’s a Malfoy after all.”

“That’s not what my informant has told me. Now stay away far away from him, I wouldn’t want to have to kill a pretty face, or make him suffer the consequences for your foolish actions.” With that he gently stroked her cheek and briskly turned around only to stroll haughtily away with his clock billowing behind him. Hermione clutched her hand to her chest, trying to steady her racing heartbeat. She was terrified. She tried to shake herself back to a calm state but couldn’t do it, and she knew that she would have to make an appearance at dinner, now that Draco was expecting her and probably Harry as well she couldn’t just avoid going to dinner. She closed her eyes and tried to make herself appear as normal as possible, as if nothing was wrong. She turned completely toward the direction of the Great Hall doors and made her way in with her head held high.

As Hermione strolled in she didn’t look down the Slytherin table like she normally did, winking or gesturing to Draco went by not unnoticed by the Slytherin. He furrowed his brow, wondering what on Earth he could have possibly done to make her stop doing something that she did every day. He watched her as she made her way over to the Gryffindor table, sitting down next to Harry and Ginny and scooping only a few mashed potatoes on her plate. Something that was unusual for her since she normally ate a balanced meal, unless she was late for class. Draco thought of the consequences that would occur if he got up and talked to her. The Slytherin’s of course would notice and then they would tell someone and it would eventually get back to his father. Something he was not willing to risk. Blaise poked him in the side trying to get him to stop starring at Hermione, for if anyone looked at him and followed his gaze it would be obvious who he was staring at worriedly, something that Draco was not known to do. Draco was startled slightly but regained his composure and ate his dinner like he normally did, as arrogantly as possible. But his title as Prince of Slytherin didn’t keep him from worrying about the Gryffindor Princess. Something was up and he needed to know what.

Please just tell me who threatened Hermione and I will be satisfied.

omg!!! great post. can't wait 4 more!!!

Alright so my social/school/church/science life has been UBERLY crazy!!! Except until now cause my Science Oylmpiad Competition is OVER (sadness) and I don't even know what place we got becuase I had to leave early to go get ready for prom! (Science Competition and Prom in one day = 5AM to 2AM + No Sleep) Yup, kinda fell asleep at church the next day,then took a nap around 4 yesterday and woke up this morning. So no homework got done. OOPS! So I might be taking a break from writting this week in order to catch up. But if I haven't updated by next week bug me about it because chances are I'll have forgotten about it (blame the ADD)! So I'll miss you all and I wish I could update but I just have to much to catch up on. So! I'll talk to you all fairly soon and I got to go work on Physics homework.

Lots of Harry Potter-y love!
Sarah

ur such a witch using all those pro nouns now no one knows whoo threated Hermione, how could you make such a silly mistake? oh and u spelled whether, like weather which means like the climate, just so u know. lol
Lilah

i did? where?... i'm always doing that... i'll have to look for that.

how could I make such a silly mistake. I don't think I'll be able to fix it in the next chapter either. *pout* bummer.

So i've started working on the next chapter but it could be a potentially LONG one. so it might take me more time... also I've started taking on a D/Hr drabble thing... so look it up if you get a chance in the challenge arena. But anyways, next chapter will be here by next week. I swear it on all of my Harry Potter books!

<3
Sarah

Hey guess what? I'm posting up the next chapter early. Cause I can't think of anything more to write. I don't really like how the middle turned out but what can I say, I only have the basic points planned out, not all the details SO what comes out suprises me too! Yup. K so here is the next chapter enjoy it to the mucho grande and review please (like waht you don't like too so I can make sure to make chapter better!!! Yayness for that)
<3 Sarah

Chapter 35

Hermione sat at the Gryffindor table trying her hardest to ignore Draco, she didn’t know who could be watching, who could possibly be informing him. For all she knew he could possibly be watching her right now. It scared her to pieces. There was nothing more she wanted to do than to run up to Draco and have him hold her tightly in his arms while she cried from her fear. She didn’t know how on earth she would be able to tell Draco about this, not without risking everything. I tear formed in her eyes and she wiped it away before anyone saw it, or so she thought.

XoXoXo

Draco saw her wipe her eye and shake her head. He knew those movements and what they meant. It took all his effort not to jump up right then and rush over to the Gryffindor table. He now wished that he had sat on the other side of the table, so he could see Hermione trying not to cry and know that he couldn’t do a thing about it. Draco feared that he could have done something to cause this. Nothing could have made him feel guiltier than watching Hermione cry, even though he figured that he hadn’t done anything.

XoXoXo

Hermione stole a glance towards the Slytherin table searching for the mess of platinum blonde hair that she loved to run her fingers through. She spotted him, looking directly at her. She quickly averted her eyes, and felt like she was being utterly stupid. She was a Gryffindor for Merlin’s sake, and here she was acting like a coward just because she was threatened by some oaf? She stabbed her mashed potatoes with fury and ate them with great purpose. But that still didn’t stop her from being any less scared. He had threatened to kill her, and she knew that he wasn’t kidding. She would have to tell Draco, they would have to talk about what to do. Nothing was going to stop her now. Nothing in the world.

XoXoXo

Draco continued to look at Hermione, worried down to the core. His eyes flickered when Hermione gave him fleeting look. He only wished that she had held his gaze for a moment longer. He was growing more and more furious at his lack of knowledge. He finally slammed down his fork startling the people around him.

“You alright Drakie?” Pansy cooed, and stroked his arm. Draco shrugged her off and left the table and the Great Hall at once. Blaise looked at Pansy and shrugged and moved slightly closer to each other so their feet touched under the table.

XoXoXo

Draco’s exit had startled everyone in the Great Hall. Everyone was looking at the doors, wondering what on Earth could have possibly caused the Great Slytherin Prince’s dramatic exit. Hermione looked down at her plate knowing that it would have had something to do with her. Harry nudged her.

“Do you know what that was about?” Hermione nodded, but ever so slightly so only Ginny and Harry could see her.

“What then?” Ginny peered closer from over the table so Hermione wouldn’t have to talk so loud.

“Me.”

“What? Why?” Ginny asked very concerned.

“I don’t know, but I know it has to do about me.”

“How?”

“I just do.”

“Should you go talk to him?” Harry asked, unsure himself what he might do in the situation.

“Don’t’ you think that someone will notice if I follow him out.” Hermione asked worriedly looking around the Great Hall, trying to see if anyone was watching her.

“I don’t think so, but you need to go Hermione.” Ginny told her firmly, and Hermione nodded. She set down her fork and slowly stood up she lifted her hand and gave a sort of wave in Harry’s and Ginny’s direction. Harry and Ginny both looked at each other, concern obvious on each of their faces.

“Do you think something’s up.” Harry asked Ginny, who was much better at reading Hermione that he was.

“Most definitely, I think she’s scared. But I don’t know why.” Ginny said worriedly as she turned around so her eyes followed Hermione out of the Great Hall.

XoXoXo

Hermione had walked out of the Great Hall about five minutes ago, and was now heading towards the head’s dormitory. She couldn’t help but look over her shoulder and pause and corridors to make sure that she was alone. She stood at the portrait now and sighed in relief as she approached it.

“Password?”

“Manicore.” Hermione whispered, and the portrait door swung gracefully open. Hermione quickly clambered through the opening and shut the portrait quickly behind her. She looked in the mirror that sat across from the opening and saw that her hair was a complete mess, well more so than usual, her clothes were slightly ruffled from her clinging to them tightly whenever she heard a noise.

“What the hell happened to you?” Draco asked somewhat coldly, upon seeing Hermione’s current and uncommon state of disarray.

“He found me earlier.” Hermione whispered scared of what might happen if she told him.

“Who that Weasel face? ‘Cause I’ll beat him to a pulp if he—“Draco had stood up and begun using hand gestures too imitate what he might do.

“No. No, not Ron.” Hermione shivered and she once more wrapped her arms around herself. Draco stopped when he saw her shiver, he walked over to her and put an arm around her and guided her to the couch.

“Does this have anything to do with dinner?” Hermione nodded all the while trying to ensure that her breathing stayed at a realitively normal level.

“Who was it?”

“It was him, your father.”

“BLOODY HELL!” Draco jumped up from Hermione and began pacing in front of the couch. "How the hell could he have found out? The only Slytherin that knows is Blaise.”

“Well it wouldn’t be Blaise would it?”

“No, it couldn’t possibly I have so much dirt on him he wouldn’t dare screw me over.” Draco waved his hand in the air dismissing the idea.

“But then who could it be?”

“Who do we know that would do anything to make sure we aren’t together?” Draco wondered aloud.

“Pansy?” Hermione offered.

“No Pansy is with Blaise.”

“She is? I could never – Oh my god. He wouldn’t he, he couldn’t possibly be—“ Hermione muttered in shock.

“Who? Whois it?” Draco stopped pacing and looked Hermione directly in the eye.

“Ron.”

oh my flippin gosh!!! im gonna kill him!!! this would be in caps but i didnt hav enough time to press the button!!!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
lizzie!!! grrr

Ah!!!! RON!!!!! HOW COULD YOU?????
Y? Y? Y? Y?!!!!
Draco is so amazing!!!...
But Y RON Y?!?!?!...
Ok sorry im done!
I really liked this chapter!
Scandalous!!

LUV YA!
~Abby~